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Chapter 160 Let's Compete for Second Place (Ask for a Monthly Ticket!)
The next day Lu Yuan got up early as normal, his body was soft after taking a shower last night, and he fell asleep soon after a day of fatigue.

After waking up, Lu Yuan found that Bai Ye was no longer on the bed, it seemed that he woke up earlier than himself.

After washing up, Lu Yuan took the room card and went out to the restaurant on the second floor to have breakfast.I happened to meet Wang Yourong on the road, and Lu Yuan asked, "Da Nai, did you see Ye Zi?"

Wang Yourong shook his head and said, "I didn't see him, did he already have breakfast in the restaurant?"

So the two went to the restaurant on the second floor. The restaurant on the second floor was full of players and coaches from various schools. The breakfast here was a rich buffet.

The two found a round table to sit down, Wang Yourong waited at the table, and Lu Yuan went to get food.

With Wang Yourong sitting here, ordinary people really dare not come and sit there. When someone came to ask if there was anyone here, Wang Yourong stared wide-eyed and didn't speak, and he was scared away.

As a result, when Lu Yuan came back with a bunch of steamed buns, corn and millet porridge, Wang Yourong was still the only one on the round table, and he directly occupied the table.

Just in time, Zhang Fan, Zou Zhou, and Wu Peng all came down after a while, and everyone sat down to have breakfast together.

Only Bai Ye didn't show up, I don't know where this guy went.

Chen Jieru and Gao Jing arrived at the restaurant a little later, and asked Bai Ye why he didn't come to eat, Lu Yuan said: "He went out early in the morning, I don't know where he went."

Just as he was talking, Bai Ye appeared in the restaurant with sweat on his face, went to the independent drink area and poured himself a large glass of watermelon juice, and came to the round table after drinking.

Seeing Bai Ye's appearance, Gao Jing said, "What's the matter, Bai Ye, did you go to training in the morning?"

Bai Ye wiped off her sweat and said, "I woke up very early in the morning. I couldn't fall asleep, so I went out for a run, ran to a basketball court in the community, and played basketball there for a while."

Lu Yuan handed Bai Ye a steamed bun and said, "Ye Zi, are you too nervous?"

Bai Ye glared at Lu Yuan, and said, "You're the only one who talks too much."

Judging from Bai Ye's reaction, he was indeed a little nervous, but Gao Jing felt very strange about it, Bai Ye was always calm and calm.Judging from his basketball level, he must have participated in high-level competitions before. It stands to reason that he shouldn't be so nervous in the city-level competitions.

Chen Jieru on the side understood Bai Ye somewhat, she knew that this child seemed strong and indifferent, but deep down he was actually very fragile.

Chen Jieru poured a cup of soy milk for Bai Ye, and said, "You can rest for a while at noon, and you must maintain good physical strength for the afternoon game, or you will be easily injured."

Bai Ye nodded and did not speak.

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It will be around eight o'clock after the meal, and the opening ceremony will be held at the SZ City Sports Center at ten o'clock.

Because the Xincheng Garden Hotel is less than two kilometers away from the sports center, everyone left the hotel and walked to the sports center after eating.

Zeng Hongzhi complained along the way, saying that there is a shuttle bus to the gymnasium for our county competition, but why did we have to walk to the city competition instead!

Then this guy refused to leave on the road, and went to the hotel entrance to find a shared bicycle, and he rode a bicycle when others walked.

Halfway through the ride, I saw a beautiful girl on the road, and turned my head to stare at her patronizingly. I didn't look at the road ahead, and bumped into a street light.

Not only was he stunned, but he was also laughed at by other school players passing by.Zeng Hongzhi had no choice but to put the car on the side of the road and walk to the gym with his teammates.

"If you can't walk well, you have to ride a bike, isn't it shameful? Look at their team."

While Gao Jing criticized Zeng Hongzhi, she pointed to the players from Yuanpei High School who were also walking to the gymnasium.

A group of them lined up neatly from low to high, marching towards the gymnasium amidst the leader's slogans at a unified pace.

This is indeed a unique landscape among many schools, making people feel that it is not a high school team, but a PLA team.

"Everyone has seen it. They are a national defense team with strict discipline. You can't be careless in the afternoon game."

Gao Jing repeatedly reminded the players that this is the first time she has nagged.

It can be seen that Gao Jing is also very nervous. Although there are 15 teams walking on the way to the stadium, it is quite spectacular.By the end of the game this afternoon, half of the team will have to go home, and there is no way to come here again.

In the past, Lizhong was the poor guy who was often eliminated in the first round. He came here to make a cutscene to be someone else's wedding dress, and this is the cruelty of the NHBA competition.

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After more than 20 minutes, the group arrived at the SZ City Sports Center, which is very similar to the NJ City Olympic Sports Center. It is a large complex of sports venues, and the core building is the large stadium in the middle.

The place where the opening ceremony is held today is the Suzhou Sports Center Basketball Hall, which is a medium-sized steel structure basketball hall, not as huge as the Olympic Sports Center Basketball Hall.

The inside of the gymnasium is rectangular, with four sides in total, three sides are auditoriums, and one side is electronic screen and podium.

Fifteen teams first roll their names and sign in at the registration desk at the entrance, and then enter the stadium with their number plates.

This time Lu Yuan finally saw the figure of Benshi Middle School in the lobby of the gymnasium. They were wearing dark blue sportswear. There was an XJ player who looked like a foreigner. ditch head.

Lu Yuan took a closer look and found that this ditch head was indeed different from the previous one named Liu Miao. The two were about the same height, but Liu Miao had a round face and a thick body; while the one from Benshi Middle School had a pointed face and a relatively tall figure. emaciated.

Each team enters the gymnasium and lines up on the court in turn according to the report card issued by the registration office.

When Lu Yuan stepped into the stadium, he found that the auditorium was already full of spectators. He thought to himself that it was just an opening ceremony, why so many people came to see it.

"The tickets for the opening ceremony are free, and you won't be charged until after the game starts in the afternoon." Zhang Fan, who had participated in the opening ceremony of the city competition before, explained to Lu Yuan.

"No wonder, it turns out it's free, so I'll come if it's me."

Gao Jing listened and said: "Because this is a city competition, the level is not high enough. You will know it in the East China Winter Trials. It is hard to get a ticket. Let alone the national competition, everyone work hard."

Thinking of participating in the opening ceremony of the East China Regional Competition and the National Competition in the future, Lu Yuan's heart was filled with joy. What a spectacular scene it would be.

Maybe there are cameras on the scene, reporters, cheerleaders, and a national live broadcast!

Thinking about it, Lu Yuan couldn't help feeling flustered, everyone had already walked to their own positions, this guy was still moving forward, and went directly to the other team.

"Hey, which team are you on?"

Lu Yuan woke up from his fantasy when he heard someone talking to him. He saw, isn't this from Liu Miao's team?
Lu Yuan hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, I passed by, passed by."

He hurried back to his team and looked at Gao Jing in the front row. Fortunately, he didn't find it, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But back in his team, Lu Yuan was still restless, looking around, here and there, Bai Ye standing behind him was annoyed, and said angrily: "You can't stand still! What are you looking around for? !"

Lu Yuan turned his head and said, "I...I'm looking at the flag."

"What flag are you looking at?"

Lu Yuan replied: "It's the championship flag! Don't the champions of each level of competition have a championship flag? There must be a flag handing ceremony later."

After speaking, Lu Yuan stood on tiptoe and began to look around, but the players standing on the field today were too tall, and Lu Yuan was too embarrassed to jump, so he scanned for a long time but couldn't see where the flag was.

We can only wait for the opening ceremony.

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The opening ceremony started on time at [-]:[-] a.m., and the heads of the NHBA Suxi-Changzhou Division and the leaders of the SZ City Sports Department made speeches.

The speech is nothing more than to publicize the great significance of this game, praise the sportsmanship of the players present, and emphasize that the players should show the spirit of fighting for the first place in the game and strive to create good results.

Generally speaking, there is not much difference between the opening ceremony of the city competition and the county competition, because the county and city competitions still rely on the assistance of the local sports department, and because the commercial nature of the two competitions is not enough, there is basically not much income for holding the competition.

Therefore, the selection of the venue, the method of holding the event and the opening ceremony are still relatively traditional, unlike the commercialized and well-developed KFC National Challenge, which has so many gimmicks.Only in the winter trials and national competitions during the winter and summer vacations is the time when the NHBA really attracts money and attracts attention.

However, this does not affect the excitement and intensity of the city-level competitions. A competition area with a high overall level like the Suxichang Division will still attract the attention of many fans.

At the end of the opening ceremony, as usual, it was the time when the champion of the previous municipal competition came to the stage and returned the championship flag.

The players who had been drowsy before suddenly regained their energy.

This is the most sacred and ceremonial link in the opening ceremony of each NHBA competition. The moment when the previous champion handed over the flag to the organizing committee represents the official start of the life-and-death competition.

Everyone's eyes widened, including Lu Yuan, and then he saw a man with furrowed hair standing up from the first row next to him, carrying a flag on his shoulder, like Monkey King carrying a golden cudgel Walked up to the podium unsteadily.

Lu Yuan looked at the back, it wasn't that Liu Miao!It turned out that the championship flag was in his hand, right next to his team, but the guy had been squatting on the ground, so he couldn't find it after searching for a long time.

Liu Miao walked onto the stage under the attention of all the players and audience, and returned the championship flag to the person in charge of the organizing committee.

This is not over yet. After handing over the flag, he actually walked up to the microphone and said loudly to the audience: "Everyone, please work hard! After all, we have two places to participate in the East China competition. Work hard! Fight hard!"

After finishing speaking, Liu Miao walked off the awarding platform amidst the audience's exclamation. His words were very obvious. There are two places in East China, so you should fight for the second one.

(End of this chapter)