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Ping Pong

This show is the selected drama by NRTA

in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the PRC,

and was funded under the 2019 Art Creation of Hubei.

Episode 12

This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.

It's wrong. You've got it all wrong.

I'm telling you, Mr. He.

In just two days, I've made more than 20 trips

for just the three of these.

What do all this mean?

I've even fixed the broken ones for you.

I play ping pong,

and I'm not here for repairs.

You said you play ping pong?

Yes.

Play it.

That's too easy.

Of course, it's easy.

A dog can play too.

I got lucky. Got lucky.

Come on. Do it again.

No one can hit that.

I play ping pong.

The ball is not a dog. It doesn't go between the hoop.

Who's able to hit that?

Fang Yue.

Fang Yue?

Was he being punished here too?

All of them were just young boys when they came,

after a while he became famous.

Fang Yue was nothing.

This table should become a collection item.

How did he train here?

His training has nothing to do with you.

Please teach me.

Yu Ke Nan

was here with our women's team.

Everyone should be familiar.

Starting today,

he will be helping our reserve players

with training

to ensure a good condition before the competition.

Isn't this the person who lost to you the other time?

I heard he's being punished by Mr. Fu to be here.

Ke Nan.

Say hello to everyone.

You will be playing with them often.

Hello, everyone.

I'm Yu Ke Nan.

Silence.

The Asian Cup players from Japan and Korea

are Lin Hui Zhong, Li Qing, Yoshiyuki Oda.

These players have outstanding

backhand abilities.

We have a player

with the best backhand abilities from the Men's team

to help everyone with training.

Best?

Isn't he just here because of a punishment?

Exactly.

All right. Let's give him a warm welcome.

Have you bought the tickets?

We've bought it in the afternoon.

Liu Shi. Liu...

Would you like some soup? I just made some.

Papaya with sea coconut and pork ribs soup.

Smell this. It's flavourful.

Actually, I made this soup for you and Xu Tan.

About the paddle and the trophy,

I really didn't mean to cause any argument.

If I knew this would happen,

I'd rather have my mouth sewn

than saying anything about it.

I'm sure I won't do that.

How about this?

Why don't you try this?

Forget it. You've been talking like that since I came

I don't think there was a problem with it actually.

But you got Xu Tan involved this time.

If you'd really like to apologize to him,

you should have a good talk with him.

He went straight into his room after he came home.

I felt awkward.

What about this?

Help me give this to him.

Please help me.

We're all teammates, right?

We'd be seeing each other regardless.

It's not nice to keep a straight face every time we see each other.

Right?

Just pass this to him

and tell him

I'll apologize to him immediately after two days

when he's not that mad anymore.

I'll definitely apologize to him.

Go.

But, I...

Hurry. Go.

Xu Tan.

Xu Tan.

I'll move them later.

Get up and finish the soup.

I feel terrible.

Are you having a cold?

You don't even use a blanket when you sleep.

Where's the cold medicine you gave me the other day?

That was quite effective.

Take your medicine later.

Fatty made this soup.

He said he wants to apologize.

He was afraid you might not want to talk to him,

so he asked me to bring this in.

It's good to drink this now, and sweat yourself out.

Fatty is just a blabber-mouth,

but he didn't have any bad intentions.

My punishment has nothing to do with him.

I'm not even mad at him.

What did you do at the warehouse?

You're so tired, you can't even sleep well.

I was moving things and doing registration.

After I'm done with registration, I'd be moving things again.

What about you? How are you?

I'm fine.

Why are you trying so hard to move things around?

It's not even training.

If I don't try harder, I'd be the old one that became useless.

My arm.

Let me give you a massage.

Come on. Lie down. Let me massage your back.

Okay.

It hurts. It hurts. It hurts.

You were not here tonight.

I had dinner with Bo Bo and Chang He.

They will be leaving tomorrow.

What time are they leaving?

General Administration of Sport of China

Let's go.

Both of you should go back.

Don't let your training be affected by us.

Go.

Seriously.

We got a private bus before we leave.

We have fulfilled our merits and virtues.

Xu Tan.

Shi Tou is being too blunt.

He might not do well in the national team.

Please look out for him if there's any problem in future.

He's capable. He's much stronger than I am.

Xu Tan.

If it wasn't for my mistakes,

you wouldn't be punished too.

Now, we're leaving after causing the trouble,

leaving you responsible for the mistake. We're sorry.

It's such a good day today.

You're such a party pooper.

That's disgusting.

Exactly.

Let's hope Yu Ke Nan appreciates that.

It's all in the past.

I don't care whether anyone appreciates it or not.

Xu Tan, we're all rooting for you.

We're coming to the end of this journey.

But you're different. All the best!

We're optimistic about you.

When Lin Hao Zhi left

at the regional training,

I thought,

he was so useless.

But right now,

I guess I can understand

how he felt at that moment.

The journey towards professional ping pong

is way more difficult than what I imagined it to be.

I used to laugh at people.

Looking back,

I only made it a little further

than him by just a section.

I don't know how much further I can go too.

Xu Tan. We can all tell

you're different from the rest of us.

You're good.

I have faith in you.

We're all waiting for you to be the champion.

Right?

Yes.

That's right.

All the best! Be the champion.

Be the champion.

What about me?

What are you going to tell me?

Nothing.

There's nothing to tell you.

What is there to tell you?

We forgot about you when you came, have you forgotten?

Don't let Shi Tou down like that.

So, we're pretending to praise you.

At least, you're the best chopper

on the second national team.

That's good. That's quite a great start.

Of course.

Both of you

must become famous

and let your names be known.

All right. Let's not behave like ladies.

We're leaving.

We're leaving.

All the best! Let's go.

Take good care of yourself.

♫ How far is the road? ♫

♫ How high is the sky? ♫

♫ I've been through day ♫

♫ I've been through the starlight too ♫

♫ Youth is short ♫

♫ But dreams are endless ♫

♫ Break free from confusion ♫

Shall we take a picture?

Come on.

Yes! Let's do it!

Take a picture.

We can save it for life. Come on.

Three. Two. One. All the best, brothers!

All the best, Ping Pong.

♫ I will always look forward to more younger faces ♫

♫ I will find the image that I belong ♫

♫ On the way ♫

All the best!

September 2, 2006

The teaching team graduates from the National team

I'm going to get some water.

Boring.

What do you mean, Yu Ke Nan?

I find it boring in becoming

your training partner.

We've practiced for 10 minutes

and you've had eight water breaks.

I did a couple of spins and you can't cope physically.

Your returns aren't great.

Your body is out of balance.

Your arms and legs are not in sync too.

You have nothing here at all.

What are you trying to say now?

Based on your current condition,

you're not going to win even if you went for the Asian Cup.

Who did that?

Don't cry, Jing Jing.

Don't listen to him.

Yu Ke Nan. You're just a training partner.

Just cut the crap, will you?

She was the one who asked.

Your mental endurance is so poor.

All right, Jing Jing. Don't cry.

Go and get your face cleaned.

Yu Ke Nan.

Have you been on the first team?

All of us made it here based on our own efforts.

Who gave you

the right to speak like that?

What I said is the truth.

Couldn't you change the way you speak to people then?

Changing the way I speak doesn't make her a champion either.

Xiao Jun, let's continue.

Maybe both of us can give it a try?

You're not worthy of it.

Don't stop.

Get some water.

Continue.

Mr. Zheng.

I've hit the numbers.

But you lack quality.

Continue.

Mr. Zheng.

I think

I've been following your instructions

but

it doesn't seem to have much of an effect.

What I mean is,

do you think there are other training methods that suit me better?

Come here, Xu Nuo. Hold the board.

That's right. Hold it right here.

Serve.

Go through this gap here.

Give me three serves.

Ball.

Fu Jing Chun, let me tell you.

If you're not achieving perfection

in the national team,

you're ordinary.

Xu Tan.

I have something to ask you.

Seriously, that level of exhaustion?

This is not going to be easy for me.

Don't you want to know

how Fang Yue did his training?

Could it have been with you?

Of course not.

Look at my age.

Why would I train with him?

Come with me.

That's quite a bad temper.

You were quite good today.

Let me have two of this too.

Brother Nan is my brother.

Brother Nan is the best drinker.

I only acknowledge Brother Nan when it comes to training partners.

There's a lot of people here. Lower your volume.

Jing Chun, you are really...

Get out of my way.

Mr. Qin,

I'm aware that being in the national team,

making effort alone is not enough.

I'm really looking for a master.

Keep looking then.

You have a terrible catch rate.

Who's able to catch it when it's served like that.

This 10-year-old machine does have a problem.

Topspin, backspin, sidespin are served at random.

In those days, Fang Yue

used to train like this.

Your physique is humiliating.

These three spots here.

Do you see it?

These are the marks Fang Yue left when he trained in those years.

Didn't you say

you don't want to be useless?

Sure.

Start by conquering this.

♫ Toss the ball, blood burning ♫

♫ Every second is shining ♫

♫ I can hear the heartbeat of Ping Pong ♫

♫ Forget the pain ♫

♫ Stand up and conquer it ♫

♫ Are you ready, champion ♫

♫ Keep sprinting ♫

♫ Trying your best just to show the world ♫

♫ I'm running without restrain ♫

♫ This is my stage to capture the moment of glory ♫

♫ In spite of all, just to let the whole world see ♫

♫ Passion is my religion ♫

♫ As long as the ball doesn't touch the floor, never giving up ♫

Mr. Qin.

I gave it a good thought.

Mr. Zheng, Mr. Teng, Mr. Lei.

They are not for me.

I'm a chopper.

I watched the games you played with Zheng Ren He.

I watched it repeatedly for more than 10 times.

I think,

you are

the best chopper in the world.

But I didn't learn it,

and you don't...

Mr. Qin,

you're not asleep?

It's midnight and you're not in your room.

Why are you out?

I went to send some money to my granny.

You're just saying.

How much money do you even have yet you're sending money back.

Don't you send it to your parents?

I don't have parents.

It's just the both of us at home, me and my granny.

There's quite a lot of money from the team.

I don't have to spend on food, accommodation and clothes.

I'll just spend sparingly.

Mr. Qin, I really like to stay on the second team.

Besides looking forward to playing,

I'd also love to let my granny have a better life.

Don't you feel tired

doing this?

As long as I get to play, I don't feel tired.

Your gameplay

isn't too bad.

Joining the second team as a chopper

is actually quite rare in recent years.

You may not be weaker than the others.

You know what I mean?

Yes.

You mean...

Yes!

Liu Shi.

Why are you hiding?

Come here.

Come here.

I'd like to apologize.

It's about the paddle.

It was my mistake.

I'm sorry.

I know.

It's a terrible feeling to be framed.

The feelings are quite strong.

That's why I came to talk to you.

If you don't forgive me,

I guess I can't do anything about it.

There isn't anything that I can't forgive you for.

Actually, all of you don't have to keep

coming to me to apologize.

Xu Tan was the one who took the blame.

You should actually thank him for this.

He's been coming back late recently.

Yes.

When will you and Xu Tan return?

I don't know.

Xu Tan doesn't know either.

Do you know the warehouse where he is at?

You're here to see your apprentice?

He.

You're not going to bed yet?

Now that I'm old,

I can't sleep thinking about money and death.

How's this young man?

Honestly,

He's not the mischievous type.

He's obedient. He'll do anything you tell him to.

A boring man.

Introverted.

He was like this since young.

But,

ever since he came to me

I've never had peace.

It's been noisy all day.

Sorry for causing you trouble.

That's not true.

Although, I'm in the national team,

it's been some time

since I've heard these sound.

Hearing this once in a while,

isn't too bad.

If you'd like to hear it...

If you'd like to hear it, go back to the stadium.

The sound is endless there.

They are crisp.

No way.

I have to stick to my post.

Moreover,

listening to these sound more often

is going to annoy me.

You're used to listening to a solo

and not a symphony.

The trophy has nothing to do with you,

why did you get yourself involved?

If I didn't do that,

Mr. Fu will find out that you've fought.

Do you think you could still stay?

Moreover, a fight can't happen

with just one person.

Aren't we all responsible?

You have a big heart.

Taking up responsibilities all the time.

Have you ever thought about the consequences of taking the blame?

In that case, before you clench your fists,

have you thought about the consequences?

I...

Liu Shi and Mr. Teng

told me to thank you when they saw me.

I did come here thinking to say that.

But...

But this matter has nothing to do with you.

Do you have to stand up for it and get yourself punished?

It's not fair.

Actually, it's fine.

Since I wasn't doing well

in the second team.

Now that I'm moving equipment,

I could train my stamina.

Oh right, the equipment warehouse

has a launcher that Fang Yue used to train with.

It's still working well now.

I'm training with that.

I think it's quite good.

No wonder you've improved on your forehand

when I saw you just now.

Right?

Where did you see me?

You should continue eating.

I just remember...

I need to go for extra practices.

Mr. Teng wants me for two days of extra practice. I'm leaving.

Come in.

Mr. Teng.

I'm here to thank you.

It's time for practice.

Why aren't you heading to the women's team?

My time at the women's team

made me realize

I was terribly wrong before.

As a teammate,

I shouldn't have gone against the coach.

I should've listened to the coach's guidance, and train well.

I can only improve

under the coach's guidance.

Is this still Yu Ke Nan?

Why do you speak in such an awkward tone

after some time

being with the women's team?

Is it awkward?

Awkward.

Although it's awkward,

it's still much better

than how you normally spoke.

Give me a little more of that.

I'm really sorry.

I shouldn't fight.

Shouldn't...

Keep going.

I've said everything I should.

Don't you get it?

Not really.

I want to come back for training.

At least you have the right attitude.

All right.

Go back for now.

Let me think of a way.

Thank you, coach.

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Zhang Cai Wei.

I'm going back for training.

Congratulations.

Don't you think it's a pity?

What is there to feel pity about?

You should play one game with me.

I don't have time.

Here. Xiao Jun. Serve.

Contact point is too far back.

Your side to side is too slow.

Slower.

Watch your timing before you make a move.

Do you have a problem?

Do you have time?

No.

Slower.

Watch your timing before you make a move.

Every ball is the essence here.

It's the strength.

All of them are the national team's spirit.

Continue with the game.

Just treat me like I'm not here.

Don't go.

Let me do it with you.

Let me do it with you.

Who's playing with you?

Don't go.

Ping Pong Little Drama

Launcher

Launcher.

The machine that Xu Tan used for training

is called

Automated Ping Pong Launcher.

Automated Ping Pong Launcher

is suitable for use in the society,

Society

schools,

School

family,

Family

and professional training stadiums.

Professional Training Stadiums

Automated Ping Pong Launcher

can serve any kind of

topspin,

backspin,

left and

right sidespin,

and any kind of sidespin with topspin,

sidespin with backspin and other kinds of mixed spin balls.

It uses a dual wheel drive

that gives it speed

according to your needs.

At the same time,

it could also serve without spins.

The speed of the serve,

frequency of the serve,

and speed of the movement of the machine

has many gears

that can be adjusted.

Balls are launched at

17 to 90 balls in a minute

which is close to an actual game in real life.

It also has an automatic ball-retrieving system

and ball-launching system

that allows continuous hits

without the need to pick the balls.

Ping Pong Launching Machines can be divided into three types.

Stand,

desktop,

and portable.

Stand

Desktop

Portable

The stand type is the biggest in size

which is suitable for practicing

mid-range to long range training.

For example, continuous spins.

Continuous Spin

Desktop type

only has a support on the desk.

It is suitable for short range practice.

For example, forehand attacks.

Forehand Attacks

Portable types are convenient to carry around,

which is more suitable for beginners' practice.

Ping Pong