Zhu Fangyu: Guangdong and Zhou Qi had already made it very clear last year that the choice after the contract expiration would be given to Zhou Qi’s team

On August 27, Zhu Fangyu, General Manager of Guangdong Hongyuan, talked about Zhou Qi’s situation in a program.

Zhu Fangyu, the General Manager of Guangdong, originally said: The current situation is indeed that Zhou Qi has chosen the Beijing Shougang team. Throughout the process, there was no active trading by the club, nor did Zhou Qi make a unilateral decision to choose Beijing without consulting the club. Throughout this summer, both the club and Zhou Qi himself were in a very friendly negotiation process. We continuously communicated and came up with several plans to keep Zhou Qi in the Guangdong team, although Zhou Qi missed some games due to injuries last season. However, after returning to the court, his influence on the team, including nearly overturning the defending champion Liaoning team in the semi-finals, could not be separated from his return to the team. After the league ended, we actively contacted Zhou Qi’s team, hoping he would stay.

When we signed with Zhou Qi last year, both parties made it very clear that after the contract expired, the choice would be given to Zhou Qi’s team, rather than the club holding the priority renewal rights. The cooperation throughout the year was very pleasant and friendly. Choosing Beijing was a very comprehensive decision, such as children’s education, Beijing being closer to home, and some comprehensive family choices. For our Guangdong club, we made many efforts and attempts, but unfortunately, we also understand the choice of Zhou Qi’s team very much. Again, I emphasize that our communication was very friendly, and there was no active trading or any choices made without communication.