 In a bid to reverse the club's fortunes they brought in a new manager in Wu Jingui who brought in a whole host of new players in the 2010 Chinese Super League, particularly former Chinese international Li Yan who replaced him in midfield, nevertheless he still played his part aiding the team to their best league finish of fourth and a chance to play in the AFC Champions League.Before the start of the 2011 league season his club believed they had enough cover in midfield and allowed Cai to leave the club.For the whole season Cai would be a free agent, however at the start 2012 Chinese Super League season he had the chance to join his old club Zhejiang Greentown who had now renamed themselves Hangzhou Greentown.