In this chapter, Ming-liang tries to convince his father to let him go to college. He compares the statistics of the basketball team to the photos of the "iron-blood floor" on the wall of the school gym. He tells his father not to bring the injured Lei-Yang along to play with the team, because he will not be allowed to enter the future school team. He also tells Ming-Yang that he will become a professional basketball player in the future because of his physical strength and talent. Ming-Ling asks his father why he gave up such a promising career. He says that he knows his father very well, and that he looks strict but has a soft heart. He reminds his father that he is the captain of the team now, so he needs to play host.