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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 9

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

There's no one here.

Nice.

It's so wasteful that nobody is using this place in the afternoon.

Let's go.

We have only two hours' time.

Come back.

We don't have much time.

Pair yourselves up.

The odd one out will take turns with the others.

We'll take the time to finish a set before

the second team comes back, okay?

Let's train.

Hey!

Who allowed you to play here?

Who allowed you to play here?

Captain Shi.

There's an empty table over there.

Let's go there.

Let's go.

No. You can't go there too.

There is no table for you here.

You are just some training partners. Why do you need to train?

Just be a good ping-pong launcher.

What did you say?

What did you say?

He said that you are just a ping-pong launcher.

This is enough!

Get back!

Who said it just now?

Me.

Brother, that's too much.

Captain Shi, we are not the one who said it.

Mr. Zheng is the one who said it.

Xu Nuo, how dare you said that we are ping-pong launchers?

Ping-pong launcher.

Shut up!

What did you say?

Shut up!

Quiet!

Shut up!

Enough.

Let's compete.

Not as ping-pong launcher.

Let's compete for real.

We are all men here. It's pointless to fight here.

Do you think you have the rights to compete with us?

Forget it.

Forget it.

What if we lose?

Xu Tan.

We won't lose.

No need to compete. Go back and sleep.

Let's compete then!

Let's compete.

You better don't be a coward.

Okay. What's the rule?

We'll play one round. A continuous battle.

The last one standing will be the winner.

What's the condition?

If we win,

these tables will belong to us

during the lunch hour.

Okay.

Beautiful.

Great shot.

Keep up with the pace.

Beautiful.

Beautiful.

Not bad.

Nice shot!

Beautiful.

Great shot.

Beautiful.

You are worse than a ping-pong launcher.

I was too kind just now.

It's okay.

We can still win.

My calf is cramping.

Switch.

My calf is cramping.

What's wrong, Xu Tan?

It's okay. Take a rest.

Are you serious?

I'll play with them.

What do you mean?

Fatty.

All the best.

Don't embarrass us. Play well.

All the best.

Great shot.

Beautiful. Great shot.

Not bad.

Let's fast forward this.

Great shot.

Great shot.

The ping-pong launcher is already discontinued.

Come on!

Beautiful.

Beautiful.

Your waist is still in pain?

Next.

Ma Chuan 06-11 Liu Shi

Great!

Keep it up.

Come. Next.

Jing Chun, finally, you are here.

This guy

has defeated four of us.

We can't let this continue.

Let me see.

Beautiful.

I already asked you not to be impatient.

Come on.

Come.

I'll play with you.

Beautiful!

Beautiful!

Finally, we defeated him.

Beautiful!

Liu Shi couldn't block his first shot.

But he can already graze the second shot.

For the third shot...

Beautiful!

Beautiful.

Steady.

How did the ball hit the net?

Great shot!

Beautiful!

Great shot!

Beautiful!

Great shot.

Beautiful.

Beautiful.

Beautiful!

Flick Smash

Fu Jing Chun 09-11 Liu Shi

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

You acted on your own and changed your training plan.

Then, you held a competition without permission.

How bold of you?

Who joined the competition? Raise your hand!

Okay. Enough.

Finally, you can't hold it in anymore.

This is right.

I've seen

the tension between both teams

lately.

Do you think that

you are better because

you are in the national team?

Do you understand now after the competition just now?

Do you see clearly now?

We lost to German and Korea.

Take a look.

Four years ago,

that wall was full of trophies.

Look how empty it is now.

How many competitions have we lost?

We can't lose to

our own arrogance and tendency to underestimate our opponents anymore.

These players with unique styles

are not chosen randomly.

From now onwards,

no matter it's during training or competition,

they are not your training partners.

They are your opponents, understand?

Yes!

Liu Shi's chop shot

is the skill that you have to master

in the near future.

The question is already shown to you.

As for the answer,

find it yourselves.

You've heard Mr. Fu.

To block against a chop shot,

you have to use the explosive power of a loop!

All of you are so lazy and sluggish.

We'll start this afternoon with strength training.

Suck it in.

One hundred.

Xu Tan.

This weight that you are using

is the weight used by the women's team.

I'll slowly increase the weight.

Fu Jing Chun lost to Liu Shi.

Liu Shi?

Who is he?

The chopper from the training partner team.

Fu Jing Chun lost?

That's bad.

His opponent is from the training partner team, right?

If I were there,

I would win.

What are you laughing at?

Come here!

What are you doing?

Start your training now!

Leicheng

I found it.

Where's it?

Did you bring me the thing I want?

Thank you.

Xu Tan is not in a good condition

for quite a while already.

Recently, he has been

so out of it.

His weakness is that he's slow to warm up.

That's a dangerous phrase.

Especially when he's here.

If he can't follow the rhythm of the national team in the long run,

we might not be able to keep him.

How about this.

I'll talk to him

and give him an intensive training

based on his physical performance.

Physical performance is a minor issue.

I'm worried about his attitude towards ping-pong.

He's dissecting the game like a question.

He's too slow.

Try letting him make the question instead.

Let him take the lead.

I've thought about it.

We are going to alter your training plan for this afternoon.

Continue to train your first three stroke.

Master, I think

this first three stroke attack

is not necessarily suitable for everyone.

Tell me then.

How do you want to train?

I don't know too.

Now,

you have to have a clear mind.

You can't always cling to your previous style

that you are used to.

You'll improve when you can successfully change your style.

Understand?

We need to see clearly

where we stand now.

Look at

how much we have fallen behind.

If this continues,

you know what will happen

in the future.

He's so childish.

Physical training is a gradual progress.

You can't improve in a day.

If you can't be consistent,

you won't be able to improve.

Can you keep going?

Come. Slow down.

Let's do it slowly.

Not bad.

You know how to use a hidden weapon now.

I keep thinking that the way you hold the paddle is not right.

Let me see.

There's no problem with it.

Boy.

We are in the national team now.

We

have to improve.

Not become worse.

You are always hanging out in the court.

But where's your soul?

We have

the lowest training points right now.

What should we do?

The next regional training

is going to start soon.

Do you want to be replaced by a newbie?

I don't want that to happen.

Look at how weak your legs are.

Forget it.

Take a rest first.

Mr. Lei.

What happened?

Mr. Qin!

Have you trained?

I'll do that now!

Don't be late to lunch.

Yes, Mr. Qin!

I've quitted smoking.

I've quitted smoking for six years.

It's hard

to break this five to six years of habit.

Let alone a habit

that has been more than a decade.

You know your own disciple best.

What should he do if you panic?

How is it? Doesn't it look great?

Your stomach looks better.

We train our body to increase muscle mass.

But you are doing it to slim down.

At least I'm better than Xu Tan.

As for Xu Tan,

he's still a young boy.

Have you heard?

In the training court today,

he cried after Mr. Lei

lectured him for a little bit.

Ever since the training partner team

came to our second team,

we've been a mess.

Not only us,

the coaching team is under pressure too.

I heard that the coach might be fired too.

No wonder.

With a disciple like him,

I would panic too if I were him.

Let's talk about that Liu Shi's chop shot.

How can we beat that?

I've already done my strength training.

But I still don't know how to beat it.

I wonder if Yu Ke Nan would be able to defeat him

if he was there.

Impossible.

He's in the national soccer team now.

That's right.

Both of you are really bad.

But Yu Ke Nan is just playing soccer now.

Won't Mr. Teng be worried?

It's pointless to worry about that.

In this current situation,

Fu Jing Chun lost to Liu Shi.

In my opinion,

Yu Ke Nan will have no chance

to go back to the centre table.

He will definitely...

We have a break tomorrow.

Do you have any plans?

My mother called

and asked me to eat at my aunt's house.

She has prepared some buttered-prawns for me.

Why are you going to your aunt's house again?

General Administration of Sport of China

Open the door for me.

No. Mr. Teng Biao said that

without his permission,

you can't enter the training court.

Teng Biao said that?

I was looking for you.

If you have something to say, sit down.

You made me play in the soccer field every day.

You don't allow me to go near the ping-pong table.

How am I supposed to play ping-pong?

I'm talking to you!

What attitude is that?

Besides that,

you are the one who looked down on that table.

Put your leg down.

You can even sit properly.

What's the point of playing soccer?

If this continues,

I won't know how to play ping-pong anymore.

If you don't even have this kind of patience,

how can you be the champion?

I have my reasons for doing this arrangement for you.

What are your reasons? Tell me.

Enough. Go and train now.

Don't waste your time to argue with me here.

If you can successfully make a goal,

I'll let you get back to your training.

I promise.

Thank you.

If you have any more uncovered paddles next time,

you can give them to me if you don't want them.

Hello?

-Who is it? -Hello.

What is it?

Do you have any unwanted paddles that are uncovered?

Are you crazy? I have no paddle.

Why are you disturbing me on my rest day?

Anybody there?

Signed paddles

from international players and the world champion.

What are you doing?

I'm doing business.

Look.

This is signed by Kang Ning.

You are selling it?

I don't think it's a good idea.

What's wrong with that?

It's not easy for a fan to get the signature of their idol.

I'm just the middleman

to help them out.

If you sell it,

you'll lose it.

How did you get so many signatures?

Are you that close with them?

I asked them for the signatures.

There are only three principles

to get their signatures.

You need to be thick-faced, shameless

and be an opportunist.

You are really shameless. So many signatures.

Don't let the coaches see you.

Or else, you'll be in trouble again.

Come.

What is it?

Since you are here, help me out.

Stand here and sell the paddles with me.

Train yourself.

Or else, how can you be the world champion?

Do it now.

You don't become a world champion by selling paddles.

Let's pump it up.

Hello.

Ping-pong.

The champion of China.

You can't buy it anywhere else.

Okay, no. Thank you.

This is awesome.

Xu Tan.

Help me interpret.

He can speak English.

He can speak English.

Good.

What should they do with these racquets?

What does he mean?

How do I know?

He's asking you how much it is.

You don't even understand that?

How much?

Two.

I don't have two 2000.

One thousand.

Is it okay for 1000?

Is it okay for 1000?

I'll give you 1000.

Okay?

Deal. Give me my racquet.

-Okay! -Okay.

Thank you.

Wait.

Here you go.

Okay. Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Thank you to everyone in your family.

Not bad, Xu Tan.

What are you doing?

The original price is 200. I'll sell you for 80.

You signed it yourself?

Of course not.

This is real.

Look at the signature.

You are rich now.

Not bad.

These paddles are around 10 to 20 yuan.

But you are selling them for 200.

You are quite the businessman.

I...

Don't try to make any excuses.

Let me tell you.

You are staining the spirit of ping-pong by selling

the signed paddles of national players in public, do you know that?

You...

Ma Chuan.

It's just a paddle. It's not that serious.

We are teammates.

No need to be so harsh.

I'm not his teammate.

We are teammate.

He's from the training partner team.

Don't always call them training partners.

They are players with unique styles.

You lost to him that day, right?

Give them back.

I'm going to close for the day.

Are you siding him now?

Let's go back.

Xu Tan, let's go.

We've earned some money. Let me treat you to a drink.

Xu Tan.

You just...

Let's go.

Just you wait.

You were out earning money

for your fourth grandmother.

Why didn't you tell him that just now?

I don't want to tell them.

I rather they think that

I'm greedy

than letting them pity me.

I love money anyway.

I don't care what they think.

Come.

Coffee milk tea?

It's half coffee and half tea.

Like the double-flavoured hot pot?

Something like that.

I want it then.

Two coffee milk tea.

They said that the training partner team is just a teaching aid.

And we have to leave after we serve our purpose.

But I don't believe that.

I think that if I work hard,

I'll be able to find a way to stay.

Do you know?

The whole second team is trying to figure out

how to break your chop shot now.

I think it's not a problem

for you to stay.

Look at me.

I'm more of a defender.

Everyone is looking down on me.

Now that I'm learning the first three stroke,

my weakness is even more apparent now.

I don't know how to play now.

Actually, we are the same.

Chop shot is the same too.

When they figure out my strategy,

I won't be able to use that anymore.

We are the type to wait for our opponents to make mistakes.

The thing is, no one can figure out your strategy.

If we want to break the chop shot,

we need to understand the chop shot first.

You want to learn chop shot?

I can teach you.

We can learn the chop shot together.

I don't think it's a good idea.

It's okay.

Thank you.

Yes.

Do a quick flick.

That's right.

This is it.

I've been learning it for so long but

I only managed to make a few chop shots.

Maybe it's wrong since the start to think that

I can learn this chop shot.

I've been learning this for

more than a decade.

And you learnt it in a few days' time.

Is that fair? It's absurd.

But you are a fast learner.

I think you'll be able to master it soon.

Actually, no matter it's the chop shot

or the attack that Mr. Lei asked me to practise,

they are all great techniques.

But maybe they are not suitable for me.

Besides, I think that my style before this

is not too bad as well.

I think so too.

Actually, your previous style is quite amazing.

And I think that you can still win

without having to forcefully change your style.

How about we train like before?

I'm sure you've improved.

Okay.

The training partner of the training partner team is back.

What do you mean?

He's very close to Liu Shi now.

They play ping-pong together every night.

Busybody.

You are such a busybody.

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What are you doing?

I...

I left something inside.

Can you open it for me?

It's opened now.

Remember to close the door and the lights when you leave.

I'm just a small ball.

Zheng Ren He's Playing Style

Who is it?

Mr. Qin.

What are you doing here?

Who let you in?

I left something here.

You couldn't even get in.

How did you leave something here?

What did you leave behind?

Knowledge and techniques.

Your knowledge and techniques are from a decade ago.

They are already outdated.

Why are you learning them?

It's from a decade ago?

Do you know who he is?

Zheng Ren He.

I know now.

The techniques that you taught me in the intensive training

were copied from him.

I didn't copy him.

He predicted his opponent's move

to shorten the length of his shot, right?

So, he went forward and hit it.

Interesting.

You make so much sense.

Stand here and don't move.

I can't listen to this alone.

I have to let everyone hear this.

Ping Pong Little Drama

Flick smash.

Flick Smash

Flick smash is developed from the basic of

long pips defend.

It's an offensive technique

that has a certain level of lethality.

Flick smash is often used as a return stroke

with a low backspin.

Low Backspin

No matter it's a serve

or a shot that is turned into

a forehand drop shot

Forehand Drop Shot

or backhand drop shot,

Backhand Drop Shot

you can do this flick smash.

Usually, you'll send it to the opponent's backhand

and make that opponent

hit the ball upwards.

When you flick it,

you hit the ball when it's going upwards

so that the attack is from top to the bottom

and from right to left.

Right to Left

Move forward to do the flick smash.

Backhand flick smash

uses the pips from the long pips

to make the ball stay on the rubber for a longer time.

When it bounces off the pips,

the ball will look like it's floating

and you'll get a point when your opponent

can't get used to this change of rhythm and spin.

Ping Pong