Tibet

Chapter 29
The Polo Federation only recruits fifty members each year. In fact, it only recruits free polo players, that is, black players, while white players are selected from black players. It is impossible to directly recruit new players. Very powerful excuse.

However, the Polo Federation also withdraws at a rate of 60 to [-] people every year, because there is a membership fee of [-] yuan per year, and if they do not pay, they will be dismissed by the Polo Federation.

Many black golfers have not made any money for several years, so they don't want to continue to pay membership dues, so they naturally quit the profession.

The social status of a professional polo player is very high. It is completely different from a dancer or musician who pleases the rich and powerful, because the rich and powerful have to play in person, and many white players are the children of the rich and powerful.

Being able to earn money, have social status, and have the opportunity to be a star, such a career is of course highly respected by young people, and it also attracts many middle-class families. Therefore, many wealthy families think that their sons have no hope of imperial examinations, so they change their minds and spend money to send them Learning to play polo in the arena.

The entrance exam for the Polo Federation in early March every year is probably the second most important exam in Chang'an after the imperial examination. If you pass the exam, you will be a professional golfer.

Every year, thousands of people come to compete for the precious [-] places, and the other [-] places are recommended places, which are recommended by letters from people with high prestige in the polo circle, not necessarily dignitaries, but also team coaches or Advanced polo player.

Of course, the examination for thousands of people will be divided into three rounds: preliminary examination, re-examination, and final examination, which are also called qualification examination, advanced examination and admission examination.

Today is the first day of March, the day of the first test. Thousands of polo players will take part in the first test at ten polo fields at the same time, which is the qualification test. Of course it is not a written test, but a very simple [-]-step batting. Passed the qualifying exam.

Li Ye and several friends were recruited by Du Wang together with acquaintances, so they all took the initial test at the Zuowei Polo Field. Starting from the morning, a total of 400 people took the test at the Zuowei Polo Field.

Holding an old jujube wood polo club in his hand, Li Ye was wearing a samurai uniform, and rode his old skinny horse to the reporting point. The reporting point was at the left and right side doors, and two officials stood above the door. Li Ye handed over the registration card .

"Brother Li, I'm with you, see you later!" Qiao Bin shouted from afar.

"Good luck!"

Li Ye smiled and waved his hands. Qiao Bin's skills are average, and he really needs luck.

At this time, an official inspected his second-hand polo clubs, looked at his old skinny horse meaningfully, shook his head and said, "Young man, change your horse early! You old man will die on the field from exhaustion." .”

Li Ye smiled lightly and said, "I'll think about it after I pass the exam!"

The official smiled, found his nickname on the registration list, and said loudly: "Flying Shark, No. 20 of the five racecourses will appear."

There has always been a chain of contempt among polo players. White players look down on black players, old players look down on new players, top-ranked players look down on low-ranked players, good horses look down on bad horses, and high-end harnesses look down on usable players. Low-end harness.

Li Ye belongs to the bottom end of the chain of contempt. His bad horse makes people despise him. His first-generation Zhenguan cue is already an antique, and now the most popular one is the seventh-generation Tianbao cue.

So when other people in the fifth examination room saw his horse and cue, they couldn't help covering their mouths and sniggering.

There is no way, a slightly better horse costs hundreds of guan, and the black satin BMW ridden by Xiao Feilong costs thousands of guan, which his family cannot afford, but Pei Sanniang has promised that if Li Ye is admitted to the black ball player, he will Buy him a medium horse of two hundred calibers.

As for the cue, Li Ye's real cue is a metal cue, but no one can use such a heavy cue, he doesn't want to shock the world, and he doesn't care about the style.

The exam started, and there were 40 people in their fifth track. Li Ye happened to be in the middle, and there were 20 people in front of him.

Everyone led their horses and stood in a shed to watch the start, and everyone took turns to hit the ball.

"The third is eliminated, the fourth is on the field, and the fifth is ready!"

More than half of the golfers will be eliminated in the first test, and only about a thousand players will be able to enter the second test.

Those who passed the exam went to register with joy, while those who were eliminated led the horse away with a look of frustration.

The fifth exam went very quickly, and it was only half an hour before it was Li Ye's turn.

"No.19 is eliminated, No.20 is played, and No.20 is prepared!"

Their feng shui on the fifth track is not very good. So far, they have all been eliminated, none of them passed the exam, and they didn't even score a single goal.

In fact, not only Li Ye, but the two examiners on the fifth track also saw the reason. The hole was slanted, and one side was sunken, which meant that the hole became half smaller, making it difficult to score a goal.

But now that the game has been played halfway, it is impossible to change the bat again, which means that the officials admit that they are not serious about their work, and it is unfair to the previous candidates.

Anyway, only 30 people will be admitted to thousands of people, so let it go!
There is no way, I just say that the candidates of the fifth course are unlucky, and I wish them a good result next year.

The No. 20 candidate is a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old. He seems to be called Black Panther. This nickname is too common and must have been taken by others. He has to change his nickname after he is admitted.

The Black Panthers came from Luoyang. The polo club entrance examination is not only available in Chang'an, but also in Zhangye, Luoyang, Taiyuan, Fanyang, Chengdu, and Yangzhou, but the number of places is relatively small.

As for the recommended places, don't think about other places, only Chang'an has them.

For example, there are only five places in Luoyang, so this candidate went to Chang'an to take the exam, but he was assigned to the fifth track.

The Panthers obviously hit the first ball, but it was bounced out of the hollow again, and everyone sighed with regret.

Panther was very frustrated. When he hit the second ball, he was extremely nervous and his hands were shaking. The second ball went flying without even touching the cueboard.

"No. 20 is eliminated, No. 20 is on the stage, and No. 20 is ready!" The examiner's tape recorder shouted from the sidelines.

Li Ye rushed to the field, there were already three balls placed on the [-]-pace line, and the balls were one foot away. No matter how you play, you must score two of the three balls to qualify.

Li Ye galloped on his horse and swung his club without hesitation, "Crack!" The ball flew out in a straight line and flew into the hole by brushing the edge of the hole.

This is the only route that can be entered, and there is no other way to enter.

Finally a goal was scored, and the examiner in the fifth lane suddenly became happy. Who said there was a problem with the cricket, isn't this a goal?

Li Ye rode his horse around for a short while, then charged again. The trajectory of the second ball was exactly the same as that of the first ball, in the same position, and also missed the edge and shot into the hole.

The examiner immediately shouted: "There is no need to hit the third ball, the No. 20 player passed!"

There was no applause, and all the candidates looked at Li Ye in despair. Li Ye showed them how to make a hole. The answer is there, but who can do it?

(End of this chapter)