Chapter 47: The Cloud Moves (1/2)
Chapter 47: The Cloud Moves
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
In the swimming management center of the sports general administration, everyone relevant to the situation was discussing it in the meeting room.
”As the main coach of the national swimming team, it's my fault that I didn't manage it very well. I failed in bringing the team together which caused this problem. I take full responsibility and I apologize to all the managers…” The main coach of the national swimming team, Donglai Huo, looked down and was very sincere when he made his self-criticism.
”Come on, Huo. You are not the only one at fault. Improper competitions between athletes have happened before. Everybody knows the incredible records you left during these years of management. Nobody wants things like this happen.”
The person who spoke was in his early forties. He looked very smart and capable. He was the vice director of the swimming management center, Hongjun Zhuge, and was also in charge of the sub operations.
Zhuge continued, ”It's the internet era now. The news spread very fast, and there are many internet users who have questioned the matter for no reason. What we should do now is discuss how to deal with this problem and make its influence miniscule. Huo, as the main coach of the national team, you go first!”
Huo nodded and composed himself. ”Feifei Yu works very hard during her daily training, so the rumors floating around of her being lazy are not true at all. As for her weight gain, it's the truth. But it's a normal physical phenomenon that everyone goes through during their growing development period. We've already taken measures to help her lose weight. However, the result is not obvious. Although we hired some nutritionists from the capital medical university, there is still no progress. And what's worse, she is becoming even fatter.”
”This kind of weight gain during the physical development period can't be reversed. Normal people that are 26 years old can't be slimmer than they were at 16. I think it's a very ordinary phenomenon for people who are Feifei Yu's age,” Coach Bai said, who was next to them.
”He has a point. But if this kind of weight gain is nonreversible, does that mean she will never be able to get slimmer, which would mean she will never get back to her peak condition? Her recent records were not as good as we expected. She couldn't even rank in the top of the national competitions. Do we have to waste our resources on an athlete like her?” someone asked. He was the department head in swimming management center.
”Department head Jiang, are you saying we should give up our development of Feifei Yu? She was the career grand slam swimming athlete and broke the world record!” Donglai Huo said anxiously.
Jiang argued immediately, ”That was a few years ago. And the reason she was able to make such good records is because of our swimming center's development program. Now that it has become hard for her to get back to her former competing condition, it would be a waste to still spend so many resources on her. We'd be better off using these training resources on other athletes. Maybe we could cultivate a second or third Feifei Yu.”
”But she is under 20-years-old. She is still very young. There must be some potential that we could explore,” Huo said.
”There are many athletes who are 15 or 16 with potential that are reserves for our national team. They might have more potential!” Jiang fired right back.
”That's different. Besides, she took part in many important competitions where she showed her ability to everyone. As long as she can lose weight, she will be able to return back to her normal condition for sure,” Huo retorted.
”Could she? If she was able to lose weight, she wouldn't have gained 7kg last year!” Jiang continued.