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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 15

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

After so many years,

I finally see that unyielding spirit

in you again.

That year,

when you left the team,

I told you

not being able to play

does not mean your career

has ended.

But at that time,

you couldn't accept it.

Now that you're back,

having heard so much here,

seen so much here

I'd like to tell you the same thing

over again.

You are a national Ping Pong player.

A national Ping Pong player's

proudest moment in his career

is not during the time when you're a player.

Your identity as a player is just a part of it.

The other part of your identity

is who you are right now.

You have to pass your experience,

your teachings and even your regrets

to the Ping Pong players from the next generation

as a coach.

This burden,

are you willing to carry it?

Let's train together in the future.

What's wrong? Why aren't you practicing?

Are you a statue?

I'm not practicing shouts anymore.

I'm practicing my stare.

I'm telling you,

I'm not

used to this gameplay after all.

How am I supposed to gain any confidence?

What are you doing?

I finally have a coach

in the national team.

You're sad even if you lose the game,

you're also sad when you win the game.

You should shout it out.

Yes!

Yes!

Yes!

I'm amazing!

Your defense is good lately.

Should I call you Mr. Yu now?

Don't be silly.

Nothing.

Let's continue.

That's quite a good chop.

But you have a poor foundation.

From now on,

train from the basics, understand?

Why are you so happy?

That's right, Mr. Qin.

I have a question that I don't quite understand.

Ask.

What did you mean when you said I was feeding too comfortably

the other day?

Mr. Zheng had Fu Jing Chun alternating between deep and drop shots

to limit your chop

That was to lead you to move front and back.

Don't forget,

a chop is not limited to its gentle side.

When you play as a chopper, you should be gentle

and tough when you have to.

A combination of attacking and chopping, leaving no chance for your opponent.

In the future, chop as if there's no tomorrow.

But,

your rubber needs to be changed.

Change long pips to antispin pips.

I'll set your training plan later.

Changing it to antispin pips.

Changing the rubber is just the first step when you play chop-and-attack.

The ball travels faster

and has a better anti-spin effect when you use long pips

but you don't get enough bounce

which weakens your attack.

Changing it to antispin will give you a better bounce.

In the future, you can choose to bounce

and do flick smashes.

The speed of the ball is faster with a stronger attacking power.

Look.

What does Mr. Lei's military order say this time...

What nonsense are you talking about?

Drink.

Shut your mouth.

They can't hear us.

This is partly due to my abilities.

I hate it, I'm telling you.

He's getting more and more...

Hi.

The one that Fatty gave you...

Sit up straight.

Sit up straight!

Hey, you.

You should let him finish his sentence

before you leave.

For someone like Yu Ke Nan

to take the initiative is really rare.

You didn't even let him finish his sentence and left.

What if he thinks that you're rejecting him?

Hey, are you listening?

It's just an ordinary greeting.

What does it have to do with rejecting?

You're saying as if it is real.

It says our story.

It's such an obvious confession. What can it be if it's not a love letter?

How would I know what he is thinking?

Let me ask you this.

Tell me the truth.

Look straight into my eyes.

Do you have any feelings for Yu Ke Nan?

A little.

That's enough.

Your skin is so dry. There are flakes on it.

You have to start with hydration.

Try mine.

It's a super-effective toner.

It's enriched with fruit essence oil

that keeps the sebum and water balance,

while lightening the melanin on your face.

Giving you hydrated and bright skin.

Try this.

Super hydrating essential oil.

Smell this. It smells good.

Here comes the magic.

Mix the two together.

Done.

Xu Tan.

The chocolate that you gave me...

You opened it?

Did you eat it?

I did.

I found something weird inside.

Did you put something by mistake?

I don't think so.

To be honest,

this is my first time receiving a present like that.

Really? This is also my first time.

Thanks.

But I don't think I get to use it for now.

There's no point in giving it to me.

Why don't I give it to you when we meet again?

It's all right. If you don't like it,

just throw it.

That's not it.

Or maybe, I can give it to my father.

Don't do that.

If you gave it to him, wouldn't he be bothered?

All right then.

I'm not done with my homework.

I'm hanging up.

Rest early. Bye.

June 2006, Beijing

Let me explain a little.

In two weeks' time,

we're having promotion and relegation.

I don't have to emphasize the importance of the competition.

The top eight from the second team

against the last four of the first team.

Picking four out of 12.

The top four will join the first team.

Regarding the selection for the players for promotion and relegation,

the coaches have decided

to have a small game of round-robin within the team tomorrow.

The top eight players will be chosen based on the number of wins gained.

The capable ones

will grab this opportunity.

Those who are incompetent

should find your own position through this game

to understand how much you're lacking compared to the rest.

Do you understand?

Understand!

All right. Dismiss.

Getting into the top three really soon. Can you see that?

Fatty. You should eat less.

Boring.

Jia Chen

You are ranked tenth. You've got to work harder.

Brother is here. Let's go.

Let's go.

Yu Ke Nan.

Come here.

What's the matter?

Look, what is this?

The latest model from the Hurricane series.

Did you buy this for me?

Dream on.

Your father bought this for you.

Since your dad is so generous,

I can't be too stingy too.

I'm giving you a piece of sponge that I cherished very much.

Your father wanted me to give you the sponge

and see if your backhand improves.

This is pretty similar to the one I was using.

You don't like it?

Fine.

I'll send this back to Old Man Yu then.

Don't!

I can still use them together.

Train properly.

Let me help you out by gluing your paddle.

Oh, you.

Hurry. You're too slow.

Let me tell you just once. I'm not going to repeat it.

Look at this.

Come over here.

Turn around.

All right. Relax your neck. Relax.

Now, imagine your head as a ball.

I'm going to touch the contact point.

You're going to feel it.

Imagine how this ball would spin.

Feel the force.

Is it spinning?

It's spinning.

All right. All right. All right.

It's just that simple, straight forward.

Other people use their brains to play,

and you use your brain to feel.

All right.

Remember this.

Chopping has a point that is really gentle.

Really gentle.

What are you doing?

Can you feel it?

I can feel it.

Come on.

All right.

Relax. Gentler.

That's right.

Stop.

The way you serve...

You can't serve like that.

Mainly,

you have to watch your finger and wrist.

You've got to get the spin done properly.

Your serve floats lightly,

there isn't any threat here.

Again.

What's the matter?

I think I'm having cramps.

All right. That's all for today.

There's a meeting at night.

Make full use of your time and grab some food.

Thank you, Mr. Zheng.

Before talking about the rules for tomorrow's competition,

I would like to introduce

the history of Ping Pong balls to you.

This is the ancestor of Ping Pong balls.

According to legend, more than a hundred years ago,

two gentlemen in England were talking about Tennis in a hotel.

While they were excitedly talking,

they took the cork from the champagne bottle

and started to point around on the table.

The lady boss at the hotel saw it

and was very surprised.

It was then named

Table Tennis.

This cork from the champagne

became the first Ping Pong ball.

This second ball is made of rubber.

The third

changed its material by using softwood wrapped with wool.

Later,

this celluloid ball

which is 38 millimetres in diameter.

Lastly,

it is this one that we are more familiar with,

which is also the one that we are using now,

the ball with a diameter of 40 millimetres.

Mr. Long.

Will you have us use

the Ping Pong ball made of cork to play tomorrow?

Mr. Long has explained the history about

Ping Pong balls to us.

I'll continue to explain what follows.

The competition tomorrow is related to these balls indeed.

These balls are chips

that you exchange using points you collected.

Tomorrow's competition is on a 5-point scale.

The first to get five points wins.

These five different kinds of balls

represent different points.

This 40-millimetre ball is 20-points.

This is 100 points.

Antique is still higher in value.

With the points I've collected,

I can only exchange for one cork and a few balls.

This is not something you can buy as you like.

This cork is prepared for the coach's team.

Let me explain this.

Whether it is a race to five

or the promotion and relegation competition later,

it is an assessment for teammates.

It is also an important assessment

for us, the coach's team.

So, I was hoping to get the coach's team to participate

through this event.

In the process of betting against each other,

players get to understand their opponents better,

coaches get to understand each player better.

I'm going to proceed with the rules.

This ball can be used to bet on yourself,

or the opponent.

But remember,

if your opponent has higher points than you,

he gets an additional serve.

This would give a huge advantage

in this race to five competition.

So, you have to consider this carefully.

Also, I have to emphasize this,

in order to prevent foul-play,

once you get to know

who your opponent is,

you can't place your bets anymore.

Do you understand?

Understand.

After the competition,

the top eight players with the highest chips

will go straight to the promotion and relegation competition.

Do you understand?

Understand.

Xu Tan.

You've got a brilliant mind. Help me out on strategising.

Those are points that I've collected with all my effort.

Wasn't there a competition of some sort?

Tian Ji's strategy for horse racing.

Yes, it is Tian Ji.

Can Tian Ji not make me lose my chips?

This. This.

Didn't you practice with everyone from the second team?

You can calculate the winning rate

to know how you should bet tomorrow.

Let me calculate for you.

Xu Nuo.

60 percent.

Sixty.

Zhai.

Eighty.

Fu Jing Chun.

This... I can't tell for sure.

Let's put zero percent.

In that case, don't bet on this tomorrow.

Fatty.

Forty?

Zhang Chen.

Thirty?

That's too little.

Fifty.

Fifty.

It seems like...

I'm quite all right.

You gave yourself too little.

We're more or less the same.

It doesn't matter how much I get.

I have to get be in the top eight.

You haven't even played.

You're being too pessimistic about yourself.

You've improved a lot lately.

You might even surprise everyone.

You have to believe in yourself.

All right. I will do my best.

This is for you.

Let me calculate too.

All the best for tomorrow.

All the best to you too.

When I first joined the team,

I've always wanted to get the

center table from you.

Now that we're about to play in the promotion and relegation competition,

I think the center table

should belong to you.

I'll wait for you in the first team.

We'll see after the game.

Fu Jing Chun, 400.

Ma Chuan, 320.

Yu Ke Nan, 400.

Xu Tan, 280.

Liu Shi, 320.

Good one.

Mr. Lei, are you done thinking?

You are going all in?

Are you that confident?

I've even had the military order.

What other options do I have?

Kid, your coach only has these two eggs.

All the best!

Xu Tan has 330 points now.

Fu Jing Chun has 350 points.

Fu Jing Chun has an extra serve.

Wait.

Eighty.

Don't waste my points.

All the best!

You must create the atmosphere

where you are in control of the game

to get your opponent.

Understand?

Nice!

What do you think?

I'm not quite used to using antispin.

I can tell but it's still fine.

The purpose of this race to five is to test it out.

Remember not to rush things.

What are you so happy about?

Mr. Qin, last time when I take breaks,

there was no coach to guide me.

I finally have someone now.

What's so good about that?

Now, I don't even have time to take two sips of water.

Are you all right?

I'm fine. Just a minor sprain.

I noticed you've been having extra practices lately.

The improvement is noticeable.

You don't have to mind the result of practice competitions,

like this one.

This is a good opportunity to

put those techniques you've been practicing

in your game.

All the best. Keep it up for the following games in this competition.

Sure.

All the best!

How's your leg?

It's still a little painful.

Can you still play with Yu Ke Nan?

No problem. I'll continue.

Xu Tan is in seventh place?

I'm disappointed.

I'm feeling disappointed.

I need happiness.

I only have this much happiness.

I only have this much too.

Bet on Yu Ke Nan.

Twenty.

All-in.

Yu Ke Nan, 100.

Nice one.

Your performance was affected

because you sprained your ankle.

Not exactly.

It's not easy to go against you now

You should get it taken care of.

Don't let it affect the promotion and relegation competition.

It's okay. I'll just move about and spray some medication.

It should be fine.

Ignore it.

Do you think he has a problem?

Can he recover in two weeks?

Mr. Zheng, there's something that I want you to know.

His injury is different.

It's not an ordinary sprain or pull.

Look at this. The reason for his injury is

the fracture to a piece of cartilage in his ankle

which has moved out of the joint.

In this situation,

will it affect his training and competition in the future?

The reason why I said it is special,

is because

if this happened to an ordinary person,

there wouldn't be much of a problem.

You can even ignore it for life

and not do anything about it.

But he's an athlete.

The exercising pressure on his ankle

way exceeds the level for a normal person.

If this fragment

moves into his joint,

it could cause irreversible injury to the leg.

What do you think are the

chances for this to happen?

According to the statistics,

the likelihood of it is less than zero percent.

If he is lucky,

there won't be any problem for life.

To protect his future,

I suggest for it to be removed through surgery

to completely address the potential problems.

I understand.

I'd like you to keep this a secret.

He is the seed player of the second team.

I'm worried if someone knew of his injury,

they would use this against him.

This could lead to some serious consequences.

Sure. I understand.

How about this? I'll prescribe some medication first.

Great.

You have to remind him

to think it through as soon as he can

and make a decision.

Sure.

How is it?

Mr. Zheng.

Stop. Don't get down.

Up.

I'm sorry, Mr. Zheng.

I disappointed you.

Why do you have so much to say?

I'm well aware of your standard.

Forget about the competition for now.

Take a good rest.

Mr. Zheng.

What did the doctor say?

Is it serious?

Will this affect the promotion and relegation that's coming up?

I'm fine. I can bear with it.

What are you doing? Sit first.

I can bear it.

Every world champion has injuries.

Look at Brother Kang Ning and Brother Rui Feng.

They got a jab before a competition

and they persisted.

Regardless,

the promotion and relegation cannot be delayed.

You should not overthink.

This is just a normal sprain.

The sprain is a little serious.

The doctor said to have some medication

and take a good rest for a couple of days.

Don't worry. It's not going to affect the competition.

All right.

I'm glad it's nothing.

Well then. You should rest here.

I'm going to get the medication.

Thank you, Mr. Zheng.

Xu Nuo, 20.

Xu Tan.

Xu Tan.

Not bad.

Keep working hard to get into the first team.

Sure.

Zhai Jia Chen, 40.

What is it?

That many?

Xu Tan. You're amazing.

Come on. Take it. Take two big ones.

I'm giving you this.

I've placed mine.

Isn't this unbelievable?

It's like you're laying eggs. Go.

How is it?

Nothing much.

Athletes

are prone to injuries.

Let me do it.

What happened to the competition?

What do you think?

Your game is really amazing right now.

What a pity

we didn't get to play a good game.

It's fine. We will see each other on the first team.

Don't screw up in the last minute.

I'll try my best.

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What's with the knocking?

It's 6:20 a.m.!

Coach, it's time for a morning jog.

Five more minutes!

Mr. Qin, did you have too much alcohol last night?

Shut up when you jog.

Coach, the promotion and relegation competition

is important to me.

It's also important to you.

What are you trying to say? Say it.

Actually, I only have a small request.

From today on, please don't drink anymore.

Liu Shi.

Nobody told you off, right?

You think you're great, right?

Let's not talk about being great.

We'll talk about drinking alcohol.

You should stop drinking before the competition.

You can drink as much as you want after the competition.

I'll drink with you.

Nonsense.

Are you worthy to drink with me?

If I'm not worthy,

I'll talk to Mr. Fu

and ask him to drink with you. All right?

Okay.

I give up.

Usually, it is the coach who trains the disciple,

but you, you're something.

You're trying to change me now.

Small matter.

This kid.

Ping Pong Little Drama

Chop

Chop.

Chop

is a technique

that uses the friction from the paddle

to chop-and-attack.

When attacking,

the racket is held towards the back,

From the upper side of the body,

swinging forward and downwards.

The paddle swings on a circular arc.

Hitting the lower middle point of the ball

during the ball's descent.

The technical features are

spin,

Spin, Steadiness, Low, Variation, Attack

steadiness,

low,

variation,

and attack.

There are many kinds of gameplay including

chop focused,

counterattack with chop,

combination of chop, block, and attack,

chop-and-attack,

and many other gameplay.

Current chop techniques

are developing in

spin,

Spin, Steadiness, Low, Variation, Attack

steadiness,

low,

and attack.

The four directions.

Slow ball speed,

longer arc length,

and backspin are characteristics of a chop.

It uses its spin and variation in drop points

to threaten the opponent.

There are close-to-table chop,

Close-to-table Chop

long chop

Long Chop

rotated chopping,

Rotated Chopping

non-rotated chopping,

Non-rotated Chopping

near-to-edge chopping and

Near-to-edge Chopping

loop drive chopping.

Loop Drive Chopping

Ping Pong