my football i call the shots

On July 7, the office building of the Liaolian City Football Association.

At 9:30 this morning, the leaders of the 8 teams participating in the National Finals of the High School Football League will gather here to make a lottery decision on the matchup of the 8 teams!
Different from the draw of the provincial finals, the 8 teams participating in the national finals first need to be completely divided, 4 teams will enter the upper half, and 4 teams will enter the lower half, and then they will be drawn against each other.

The division of the upper half and the lower half is purely determined by the luck of the lottery, not by region.

A strange thing happened in a certain year: the results of the division were released, and the four strong northern teams were grouped together, and the four southern teams were also squeezed into one half. In this way, the "northern half" became an absolute The "dead half area", you know, whether it is the Western Division, the Northeast Division, or the capital's Beijing Division, it is absolutely where the traditional giants are located. medium.

The "Southern Half" also stood out due to its weak overall strength, which resulted in a lack of appreciation. The teams participating in the finals were weak, and finally turned what should have been a close final into a one-sided game.

Therefore, after gaining such experience, the competition committee has also added new requirements: if the result of the district draw is "4 north and 4 south", then it will directly announce "the lottery is invalid! Disrupt and re-draw!" This is to ensure that the two divisions are competitive enough to avoid all kinds of hype in the final champion.

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Today, the principal also got up early. After all, the boys were training in Liaolian City on the first day. How can I say this? As the principal and team leader, I can set an example. I have breakfast with the boys early in the morning. A mobilization, so that the boys can train with peace of mind, and wait for the good news that they will come back from the lottery.

At about 9 o'clock, the principal had already arrived at the Liaolian City Football Association building.

When he came to the lottery scene, the principal also had to sigh with emotion: Although he was the principal of a provincial key high school respected by people in Nanhu City and the deputy director of the Municipal Education Bureau, he came to Liaolian City and came to the football association building. At the lottery scene, I was really an inconspicuous character.

For example, Kangqiao Middle School from Shanghai, the "capital of charm", and the High School Affiliated to Beijing Institute of Technology from Beijing, the "Emperor Capital", and even the weakest Nanhua Middle School, from the "Pearl of the Orient" Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, all of them are in the national finals He is a frequent visitor to the stage, and he has been familiar with the bigwigs from the Liaolian City Football Association for a long time. When he came to the scene, he could come and go freely, chatting and laughing happily, as if he was on his own territory.

And myself, as the leader of a team participating in the national finals for the first time, seems out of place with the people and things here. In the provincial competition, at least I can establish a relationship and find some indirect acquaintances Talk a few words, it is not so transparent.

But fortunately, not long after the headmaster came to the scene, officials representing the Guangdong and Guangxi competition areas also came to the scene.

"Principal Liu, you actually led the team to participate in the competition!"

Hearing this familiar official tone, the headmaster quickly responded, even though he was much higher than a small competition committee official in terms of rank—in the end, he was still afraid of being bored and embarrassing.

"Oh! Xiao Li, you are here! This time, the Guangdong-Guangzhou Division will send you here alone for business?"

"Yes……"

Speaking of this, the official named Xiao Li, the principal, also said enviously: "After all, the competition committee's business travel funds are quite limited, so I can only send me to cooperate with you."

Compared with the treatment, Xiao Li is of course envious of Nanhu No. [-] Middle School—Nanhu No. [-] Middle School eats and lives in four-star hotels, and he lives in an express hotel by himself, and he has to go to fast food restaurants to squeeze in. Not only that, but in this The travel expenses on the side have not been reimbursed yet!I originally wanted to come here earlier, but thinking about the cost of taking a taxi, I still took the bus.

After all, Mr. Principal is also a fine person, and he can immediately hear the envy in Xiao Li's words.

This is a rare opportunity to directly connect with people from the Guangdong-Guangzhou competition area!Although his school team is in the limelight now, the "old Jianghu" like the principal understands very well that in many cases, only absolute strength combined with good human sophistication can go further.

I saw the principal quickly responded: "Tsk, it turns out that the competition committee sent you here alone! Why don't you go and return the room, and then go to the hotel where we are staying to eat and live together. Anyway, we are here The itinerary for a period of time is basically the same... oops! Talking about money hurts feelings, don’t worry about the competition committee, our alumni association here provides enough funds, and our school will reimburse you in full! Let's fly business class together!"

"yes!?"

Hearing the principal's words of "reimbursement in full", the official named Xiao Li couldn't hide the joy on his face: "Then I'd rather be respectful than obedient!"

"Okay! You'll get it done later, go and return the room, and then find us here, I'll contact the school team to book a room for you first, and we'll have dinner together at noon."

"Okay, okay...Then Principal Liu, I'll go over and say hello to the officials here, ahem, I'll try to get a good lottery when the time comes!"

"it is good!!!"

After all, the two also showed a smile of "you understand and I understand".

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At exactly 9:30, the officials from the eight provincial competition areas who came to coordinate with the eight participating teams, and the coaches or team leaders from the eight teams who came to be in charge of the draw ceremony were all seated. The excitement was different. At the draw ceremony of the national finals, each family was relatively unfamiliar with each other, so even though they were sitting together, there was basically no communication. Everyone had a serious face and waited for the meeting to start. .

After waiting for the "big boss" level figures to take their seats, today's lottery ceremony finally began.

"Hello everyone! I am XXX from the Liaolian City Football Association. Welcome to Liaolian City to participate in the National Finals of the No.20 High School Football League. On behalf of Liaolian City and the competition area, thank you for coming, and also I hope everyone can show their respective championship performances and strive to achieve good results in the national finals!"

Next is a series of official routines of "Pi Li Bang La", I don't know, it's the 28th year now, has this opening speech been rewritten?

Of course, as a newcomer to the national finals stage, the person in charge of the lottery ceremony of Nanhu No. 28 Middle School, our principal is not clear about this. We still have to ask the High School Affiliated to Beijing Institute of Technology. None of the [-] National Finals has been absent. The absolute giants of the team, only they know it?

However, seeing that the person in charge of the High School Attached to Beijing Institute of Technology has already dozed off, it is estimated that this set of official words has really not been changed in 28 years...

Just when the principal was about to be hypnotized, the "big brother" in charge finally finished his "speech draft" reading aloud, announcing that the divisional lottery has officially begun!
The person in charge of the lottery ceremony of the eight teams and the officials of the eight divisions listened to "Get ready to start the divisional lottery", and everyone quickly came to their senses, sat upright, and waited for the next lottery ceremony.

"According to the lottery rules, we divide the number of times the participating teams from each competition area have entered the national finals into two batches... Hey, now, please do a good job with the leaders of the High School Affiliated to Beijing Institute of Technology, Cambridge Middle School, Nanhua Middle School, and Beijiang Middle School. Prepare."

After the "big brother" finished speaking, four masters of ceremonies came up from behind, and placed four small opaque boxes in front of the heads of the four schools, and these four heads were also very familiar with their work. After digging and digging in the box, after about three or four seconds, everyone stretched out their hands at the same time and raised the small ball in their hands.

The principal paid attention to it. The shape and size of the balls held by the four schools are exactly the same. The only difference is red or blue. Among them, the middle school affiliated to Beijing Institute of Technology and Beijiang Middle School all hold red balls. Nan Hua Middle School and Cambridge Middle School from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region raised the blue ball.

The statisticians quickly explained: "The Middle School Affiliated to Beijing Institute of Technology and Beijiang Middle School enter the upper half of the district, and Cambridge Middle School and Nanhua Middle School enter the lower half of the district."

"Oh, it seems that there are so many strong players in the upper half..."

The "big brother" of the chief seat nodded with a smile, and emphasized again: "Later, if the champions of the Central Plains Division and the Northeast Division are all drawn in the upper half, we have to draw lots again. you know?"

"Know……"

"That's it, the second batch, start drawing lots!"

Different from the drawing method of the first batch of regulars of the national finals, the leaders of the next four teams did not each get a box to draw the division, but a master of ceremonies held the box, according to the arrangement just now In order, let the leaders of the four teams complete the draw.

"The leaders of the four teams, please hold the ball tightly, and lift it up together after they are all drawn."

At this time, the two teams in the upper half are the most nervous on the scene. Their eyes are basically focused on Jinshi Middle School, the champion of the Central Plains Division, and Yanji No. [-] Middle School, the champion of the Northeast Division—or both teams will draw The blue ball enters the lower half, otherwise all the red balls will be drawn!In this way, the four northern teams gather in one division, and then they can start all over again!
After the Nanhu No. [-] Middle School representing the Guangdong-Guangzhou competition area completed the draw, the "big guy" in the chief seat also signaled everyone to present the ball in their hands. At the same time, the two teams in the upper half of the area were also staring at Jinshi with trepidation The wrapped right hand of the person in charge of the middle school and Yanji No. [-] Middle School!
However, the result was not as they wished—Jinshi Middle School and Yanji No. [-] Middle School did not draw balls of the same color!This also means that the draw does not need to be repeated!And the upper half has become an absolute "death group"!
The lottery situation is as follows: Jinshi Middle School has drawn a red ball, Yanji No. [-] Middle School has drawn a blue ball, Suyang Middle School has drawn a red ball, and Nanhu No. [-] Middle School has drawn a blue ball.

The statisticians also gave a quick response: "Suyang Middle School and Jinshi Middle School have entered the upper half of the district, Yanji No. [-] Middle School and Nanhu No. [-] Middle School have entered the lower half of the district. The division is complete!"

Seeing the results of the lottery, the principal also let out a sigh of relief: As long as you don't enter the upper half, you won't be surrounded by strong teams. Judging from the situation in the lower half, neither Suyang Middle School nor Nanhua Middle School is considered strong. Too strong, and the strongest is only Yanji No. [-] Middle School. In other words, if one of Suyang Middle School or Nanhua Middle School is drawn in the first round, then Nanhu No. [-] Middle School still has a good chance of winning a game in the national finals!

After the division was completed, the "big brother" of the chief executive did not procrastinate, but drew the lottery together: "Then let's draw the lottery immediately! Since no team in our Liaolian City has entered the national finals, it is enough to avoid it." Therefore, I will do it for everyone in the next match draw, I wish everyone good luck."

The lottery draw is not complicated. The teams in the upper half are a subset, and the teams in the lower half are a subset. The "big guy" of the main seat only needs to take two numbers from the two subsets of AB to determine Next match against both sides - the first round of the drawn two teams, the first round of the remaining two teams in the subset, it's that simple!
The action was very fast, and this "big guy" completed the lottery draw, but this result surprised everyone. It can be said: some people are happy, some people are worried!

I don't know whether Nanhu No. [-] Middle School is the happy one or the sad one? ? ?
Everyone hopes, which team will Nanhu No. [-] Middle School, which is in the lower half, face in the first round? ? ?

Let's see you tomorrow! o(∩_∩)o