Volume 3: Hot Summer Chapter 017 Baseball Kingdom
The most difficult thing in the world.
There is nothing better than saying no to your benefactor.
If it is a matter of principle, or involves personal key interests, I can still barely say that word, and I can get over it in my heart.
But what if it’s not a matter of principle and it’s just a piece of cake?
Who can say no to his benefactor?
Maybe some people can, but not Kataoka.
After failing to qualify for Koshien for several consecutive years, the principal and the dean of studies were so displeased with Coach Kataoka that it was almost visible on their faces.
Without the support of the school board, Kataoka would never have had the final say in the baseball team.
From this perspective, the school board is definitely Kataoka's benefactor.
At this time, the school's board of directors hopes that the team can accept interviews with reporters to expand the school's influence and appeal.
Even though he was not really willing, Kataoka had no choice but to agree.
After looking through more than a dozen applications, Kataoka finally set his sights on the one submitted by Fujio.
Since he has agreed to do it, Kataoka will never cheat.
There are two reasons for choosing Fujio. One is that this reporter had previously covered Seidou specifically, and even when the Seidou High School baseball team was in a bad situation during those years, he never left.
With a reporter like this, many things become easier to say and do.
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The most important reason is the magazine that Fujio works for, Baseball Kingdom!
Among the professional baseball media in the entire island nation, Baseball Kingdom is definitely ranked among the top three.
And when it comes to high school baseball, Baseball Kingdom is the undisputed number one.
By accepting an interview with such a magazine, the task assigned by the board of directors can be completed smoothly.
When Fujio received the call from Kataoka, he couldn't believe it.
After spending several years together, he thought he had a pretty good understanding of Director Kataoka.
Although he still lacks experience, Kataoka has gradually grown into a qualified supervisor.
He is very protective of his disciples, just like a hen protecting her chicks.
Apart from competitions, he has never allowed his disciples to be exposed to any external shocks.
Therefore, during the competition, the Seidou High School baseball team rarely accepts interviews.
Even if there are, most of them are before and after the game. Coach Kataoka comes out to explain their ambitions and goals.
The first game caused a sensation, and the Seidou High School baseball team, which had been somewhat unpopular, suddenly became hot.
Despite Fujio's opinion, Director Kataoka still would not accept the interview.
However, under pressure from the magazine, he still submitted an interview application to the Seidou High School baseball team.
Unexpectedly, I actually passed.
After receiving the call, Fujio rushed to Qingdao with his photography assistant without even having time to change his clothes.
According to the agreement between him and Coach Kataoka on the phone, he could take some photos of the players' training.
You can also apply for interviews with the three contestants.
Fujio didn't even hesitate on the phone and directly decided on the names of the three people.
The first is the highly-watched Dongqing Kingdom.
It is said that his name is already on the files of several professional baseball teams.
This means that no matter how the Seidou High School baseball team performs this summer?
The future of Dongqing Kingdom will not be bad.
You know, this is very rare among teams that have never made it to Koshien.
Generally speaking, only by making it to Koshien can a player use that platform to truly soar to success.
Without that platform, the difficulty level for contestants to become famous would increase by at least 10 times.
But even so, Dongqingguo's strength is enough to attract the attention of professional baseball.
I wonder how many reporters are eagerly waiting to interview such a contestant.
The remaining two spots are either taken by the captain Tanaka or the strong player Yuki.
Instead, they are two first-year players with outstanding performance.
The first one is of course the catcher Miyuki who perfectly replaced Chris.
His role and talent are enough to attract people's attention.
The other one is Zhang Han.
Four at-bats, one hit, one home run, one walk, two RBIs.
It was his first official high school game and he was able to produce such a performance. It was impossible not to attract attention.
Moreover, Qingdao High School also moved him to the middle batting line.
What does this mean?
This fully demonstrates that Zhang Han’s previous performance was definitely not a fluke.
At least the people on the Seidou High School baseball team don't think he got away with it.
Zhang Han must have enough strength to be able to obtain such a position.
Plus, he is an international student.
The topics about this person are definitely not less than those about Yuki.
After Fujio finished speaking, he clearly felt that Kataoka on the opposite side was stunned.
It seems that the people I interview have a very different status in Director Kataoka's mind.
This made Fujio more determined in his thinking.
Qingdao High School.
When Fujio entered the baseball stadium, he saw nearly a hundred players sweating on the field.
On both courts AB, teams were practicing fielding and batting.
On both sides of the court, there were people doing frog jumps and running.
In the bullpen, several pitchers and their partners were also practicing pitching.
"We have a lot of team members, so if we train separately, we can improve efficiency."
Ota, who was in charge of reception, explained with a simple smile on his face.
"I've also heard about Qingdao's training."
Although the team's performance was not very good, the blame was basically placed on Kataoka.
The team's failure to win is largely due to the coach's lack of experience.
As for the players trained by Qingdao High School baseball team, they are all very good.
There are even several who are active in professional baseball.
It is for this reason that the slogan of Seidou High School baseball team is particularly convincing.
Who sweats more than anyone else?
Qingdao!
What kind of training do the athletes need to go through in order to be able to shout out this sentence with their heads held high?
"You can take pictures now. After you finish taking pictures, we will gather the three contestants for an interview together."
After Minister Ota finished speaking, he stepped aside and let the photographer take pictures of the athletes training.
This task is not difficult for photographers.
Soon the other party took dozens of photos and then signaled to Minister Ota that they were ready.
"Then let's go!"
Minister Ota took the lead and walked towards Supervisor Kataoka's office.
On the court, the kids were talking about it.
"The one holding the camera just now is a reporter, right?"
“Are there any reporters interviewing today?”
"Who knows? Aren't there a lot of reporters coming during the public practice?"
"You know that was an open practice, but this is not the case."
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