After quitting sports, I became a chef

Tonight's men's 400-meter sprint semi-final will undoubtedly be an anxious battle.

Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen had already been called away by Su Bai alone in the afternoon, and they had a separate conversation.

After Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen arrived at Su Bai respectively, the first thing Su Bai did was hand over the evening grouping form to them, and then quietly waited for them to read the grouping situation of their evening game.

In tonight's game, Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen belonged to the first group and the third group of the semi-finals respectively. Looking closely at Zhang Ziyi's list of the first group of the semi-finals, there are Morris from Grenada and Gardiner from the Bahamas , Hernandez of the United States, Le Clos of South Africa and so on.

If you have to talk about the concept of the players in this group, then counting Zhang Ziyi, he was the final top six players in last year's World Championships. Four of them are in this group. Gardiner and Hernandez are even more He was the 4m champion and runner-up in last year's World Athletics Championships.

It was also in Su Bai's hands that Zhang Ziyi saw the grouping form for the first time. After seeing the grouping form, Zhang Ziyi also took a breath, but in the end he didn't say anything else, just said something to Su Bai 'I see'.

After talking with Su Bai, before leaving the conference room, Zhang Ziyi smiled and said to Su Bai: "Coach, don't worry, don't worry about me."

On the contrary, Qiu Wen, after he went into the meeting room alone to meet Su Bai, looked at the grouping list in his hand, and frowned again.

"Old Zhang's group..."

Qiu Wen spoke half a sentence, but after glancing at Su Bai, he swallowed the second half of the sentence that he wanted to utter, "It would be great if Lao Zhang's grouping was changed with me." .

Even though Qiu Wen is usually a erha who doesn't like to think with his head, he still clearly knows that such words are not only disrespectful to Zhang Ziyi, but also disrespectful to himself.

No matter how good teammates they are off the field, on the field, they will be opponents who will go all out to win or lose.

However, knowing it in his heart, Qiu Wen still feels dull pain as long as he thinks of Zhang Ziyi's determination to complete Su Bai's training plan at the expense of his professional life for the Olympics.

Although Qiu Wen didn't say it out loud, Su Bai knew what Qiu Wen was thinking just by looking at Qiu Wen's expression.

"Qiu Wen, what you can and should do now is to go all out on the field to get a good result." After a pause, Su Bai said: "This is what I mean, and it must be Ziyi's." idea."

After Su Bai, Zhang Ziyi, and Qiu Wen finished their conversations, Zhang Ziyi's momentum became stronger. Although he will face a group of opponents who are likely to miss the 400-meter final, he really knows what he needs to face. When the enemy is strong, Zhang Ziyi's aura of throwing everything to glory, but people can't see at all that what he wants to participate in is very likely to be a battle with no hope of victory.

Between Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen, it was Qiu Wen who was a little wimpy at first. On the way to the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, the main track and field venue, Qiu Wen was carefully looking in the direction of Zhang Ziyi, and then glanced at Lao Zhang. He shrank back to his position again, looking a little absent-minded.

Wang Shen's Olympic competition tasks are all over. He is also sitting in the car at the moment, turning his head to look at the silly boy Qiu Wen beside him. With his head, Qiu Wen, who was originally a bit listless, was forced to jump up from his seat.

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Wang Shen raised his eyebrows, glanced at Qiu Wen's hair again, and said amusedly, "So that's why you made iron bangs for yourself?" Then, Wang Shen said with disgust, "Don't do it next time, It feels too bad."

"???"

Qiu Wen looked at Wang Shen with a puzzled look on his face: "Mouth! My head is not for Rua! What does it matter if I feel bad? If you don't Rua, it's over?"

"Ah, what you said seems to make sense." Wang Shen replied with a smile.

Qiu Wenzheng was about to nod, but Wang Shen said with a sincere distressed face: "^^ But I really want rua, what should I do?"

Then, Wang Shen, who had just been named as the top ten handsome figures of the year by the Internet eating melons and Yangou, looked at the simple-minded Erha with sincere eyes: "^^ As good friends, should we help each other?" Mutual aid, such as..."

Qiu Brainless Erha Wen was led astray by Wang Shen with a blank expression like this: "For example, give you rua my head?"

Wang Shen nodded with a satisfied smile: "^^, is that so? Thank you so much!"

Qiu Wen: "??????"

no……

He really didn't mean that!

and many more……

So what does he mean if he doesn't mean it?

Qiu Wen, who was still worrying about Zhang Ziyi's grouping situation in the semi-final, was led astray by Wang Shen.

While Qiu Wen was bewildered, Wang Shen glanced at the message from Su Bai on his phone.

Su Bai: [Thank you, you have worked hard. 】

Wang Shen: [^^ Ah, it’s okay, it’s still fun to tease Erha. 】

Besides, this Erha is indeed his good friend, and he doesn't want to see Qiu Wen fail to show his strength in the arena because of his mentality.

When both Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen had arrived in the locker room of the players in the backcourt, changed their clothes and prepared to warm up and prepare for the match, Qiu Wen finally realized that Wang Shen's trouble in the car made him break away from his panic at first. mentality.

When the two of them changed their game uniforms and spikes, the women's discus final was being shown on the TV in the lounge. In the women's discus match, the female player of the Chinese team performed well. Although she did not win the championship, she still won the first place The silver medal made many audiences feel excited.

After the women's discus game ended, the men's 400-meter warm-up time also came.

Before going to the warm-up venue, Zhang Ziyi suddenly stopped and said softly: "Qiu Wen, remember, what we pursue is higher, faster and stronger. In tonight's game, I can compete in the Olympic arena." I'm going to play against the best players in the world, no matter what the result is, I'm very happy."

After a pause, Zhang Ziyi said: "On the field, we are rivals and cheer for each other."

Hearing Zhang Ziyi's words, Qiu Wen was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly responded seriously: "Okay!"

Zhang Ziyi's semi-final group is the first group. When he finished warming up and was about to enter the arena, Qiu Wen saw his back not far away, so he shouted at him—"Old Zhang!! Come on!" !!!”

Zhang Ziyi's footsteps paused for a moment. He didn't look back, but raised his right hand with a smile, and waved in the direction of the voice from behind.

In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi and Li Sen had been discussing tonight's men's 400m semi-final before the match, but until now, they were still full of tension about the upcoming match.

On the Athletics Kingdom forum, in the discussion post the day before, many people were worried about whether Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen could break through today's men's 400-meter sprint semi-final.

After the track and field national team officially announced the grouping of Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen this evening, the mood of these track and field fans became even more depressed.

——[Absolutely, how does Zhang Shuai's group compare? 】

——【7个对手，3个pb在44秒以内，另外还有3个在44秒50以内……】

——[I don't dare to watch the live broadcast anymore. After watching the live broadcast, which brother will help you to report Zhang Shuai's results on the forum. 】

——[Zhang Shuai's group is really a complete death group, alas, it's a pity, but Erha's group seems to be okay. If Erha and Zhang Shuai switch groups, Zhang Shuai may have hope to advance. 】

——[Hey, brothers in front, let’s be sorry, don’t bring Erha, Zhang Shuai would be fine if Zhang Shuai was originally in Erha’s group, but if Erha and Zhang Shuai change groups or something, could Erha be assigned to Zhang Shuai Does this group deserve it? 】

——[…No, I don’t mean that either, I just think Erha is still young, it’s a pity that Zhang Shuai is like this now...]

……

In the track and field kingdom forum, many people are not only pure track and field fans, but of course there are also athletes who have their own preferences. At this moment, because of the grouping situation of the 400-meter sprint semi-final and the two matches against Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen Some track and field fans quarreled while chatting, which aggravated the anxiety and pressure brought about by the upcoming competition.

In the end, it was one sentence that stopped the quarrelsome people—【Stop arguing, Zhang Shuai's group is on stage. 】

Tokyo, Olympic Stadium

Zhang Ziyi had come to the field with his opponents at this time. His track was located in the eighth track. Although it was not a golden track, it was by no means the worst track.

On the field, the players in the middle lanes of 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th are the four strongest players on the field. Among them, the players in the fourth and sixth lanes were respectively in the World Championships last year. Gardiner and Hernandez, who won the men's 4-meter sprint championship and runner-up in the race, were South Africa's Le Clos and Grenada's Morris in the 400th and 5th rounds.

For the rest of the contestants, some of them are already old acquaintances to Zhang Ziyi. On the ninth track is Bahrain’s McKnight, and on the third and second tracks are Cuba’s Ramires. Ziz and Walcott of Botswana.

This semi-final will ultimately determine who is eligible to break into the top and most glorious arena in the four-year Olympic event.

"Judging from the current ranking arrangement, Zhang Ziyi's ranking position is acceptable, but in the four positions from the fourth lane to the seventh lane, they are all top players that cannot be ignored."

Shao Minyi has already introduced the 8 players on the field one by one. At this time, on the TV screen, the names of the 8 players and their pb, sb and other results have been hung at the bottom of the TV screen to help viewers who don't know much about track and field events. Understand the performance gap between these players.

Including Shao Minyi and Li Sen, they also very simply introduced the significance of the different results of each player.

Of course, what passers-by can understand most intuitively is the ranking of the results at the World Athletics Championships last year.

"We have said repeatedly just now that tonight's semi-final will be a fierce battle for Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen. The only thing we can support them is to hope that they can put down the pressure and go all out. What regrets are left on the field.”

The meaning of Shao Minyi and Li Sen's words is very clear, but looking at the atmosphere on the field at this time, listening to Shao Minyi and Li Sen's words, even the ordinary track and field novice audience in front of the TV, They all felt the oppression from this top arena.

In the auditorium, in the seats in the Chinese player area, Jiang Wentao, Pei Jin'an, Su Bai and others didn't even have to chat before the game. Everyone just sat quietly in the auditorium, anxiously waiting for the upcoming game .

Among all the people, Zhang Ziyi's expression was the calmest when the camera caught sight of him on the field. Or, it wasn't just calm, but a kind of fearless firmness.

The spectators at the scene were already cheering loudly for the players on the field, but after the starter's voice sounded on the radio, the scene re-entered the tense and stressful pre-match mode.

The men's 400-meter sprint semi-final competition of the first group is about to start!

The contestants on the scene were already waiting to take their positions beside their respective starting blocks. When the starter's "Everyone is in place" sounded, all the contestants squatted on their respective starting blocks, put their hands on the ground, raised their hips, and started Waiting for the final starting gun.

"Everyone take their places."

"preparation."

"boom!"

At the moment when the starting gun sounded, the Tokyo Olympic Stadium turned into a sea of ​​boiling again. The cheers and shouts in different languages ​​in the auditorium gathered together, converging into a majestic force, rushing forward. To the arena!

On the track of the arena, the eight contestants in the first group of the semi-finals had already rushed forward frantically at the first moment of the gunshot—oh, no, among them, Walcott, a player from Botswana on the second track, His starting state was obviously wrong. Not only did it take a full 8 seconds to listen to the gun reaction, but after the start, when he got up from the corner, his body obviously shook unbalanced.

The famous player from Botswana basically declared his failure in the game in the first second of the semi-final because of excessive nerve tension.

On the track, Zhang Ziyi's reaction speed at the start was quite satisfactory, with a reaction time of 0.159 seconds, ranking fourth in the field, and the reaction speeds of the top three and No.5 were basically in this range. There is no very clear distinction.

From the moment the game started, Zhang Ziyi was like a wild beast out of the cage, launching his fierce attack forward without hesitation!

He knew very clearly in his heart that in this semi-final, it might be very difficult for him to have the hope and opportunity to advance, but this did not affect his desire to chase victory and limit in this semi-final.

In front of his eyes and around him are all powerful enemies that he could never imagine being able to compete with them on the same stage.

Yes.

Before Su Bai appeared, although he was carrying the flag and label of No.400 in the Chinese men's 1-meter sprint, his heart was full of holes and confusion.

Is there really hope for China's men's 400-meter sprint?

Will China's men's 400-meter sprint really have a day to refresh the national record?

Can China's men's 400-meter sprint really hope to open the 45-second mark?

or……

Is he really talented in the 400-meter sprint?

Once upon a time, he could only compete with the top players from all over the world as a wild card player of the organizer when the Diamond League was held in S city of China every year.

At that time, while facing those top players, he could only barely fall to the bottom, and with numbers starting with 45 seconds or 46 seconds, he won a ranking of eighth in the game.

At that time, qualifying for the World Championships was just an extravagant hope, and he even dared to imagine his glory in the Olympics in his dreams.

Maybe some people don't know how China's 400-meter project climbed up step by step, or maybe some people once knew it, but they have forgotten the past.

But Zhang Ziyi will not forget.

He may be the one who has the deepest understanding of the rise of the men's 400-meter sprint in China. He will never forget the disbelief and surprise in his heart when Su Bai told him, "You have a chance to participate in the Olympics".

These pasts have already settled in Zhang Ziyi's heart bit by bit. He is not used to saying too much, but in his heart, he will never forget these details that are condensed bit by bit.

When he set foot on this field, which might be his last Olympic single event, all those past details had been filled and converted into the most solid backing and strength in his heart.

Run it!

Go all out in this final, highest arena!

This will be the most precious and regrettable moment in your life!

On the track, Zhang Ziyi’s body was stronger than ever. The firmness and remembrance in his heart seemed to have turned into an inexhaustible source of strength in his body, making his steps more solid and explosive on the track. .

Almost every step can give his body a stronger and faster momentum!

Faster, faster!

The wind on the field blew across Zhang Ziyi's face, and he seemed to be able to feel the sense of separation brought about by the wind, and the wind driving his hair seemed to prove that he had torn the wind barrier in front of him.

"Zhang Ziyi! Zhang Ziyi's current state is very good!" Shao Min stared at Zhang Ziyi who was running at full speed on the track, and he said without hesitation: "This is his best form this season! For a powerful enemy that cannot be defeated, he still goes all out to break through himself!"

"This is the spirit of competitive sports and the spirit of the Olympics!"

"Regardless of Zhang Ziyi's ranking today, his performance and spirit are his victory medals!"

Shao Minyi and Li Sen stared at Zhang Ziyi on the field. From their rich experience, it could be seen that Zhang Ziyi's state today was indeed as good as they said.

However, Zhang Ziyi is far from the only one who is in excellent condition on the field.

Maurice, a player from Grenada, in today's semi-finals, he can almost be said to be in an explosive state. He even dropped the top star Hernandez who controlled the flow, and soon passed the second corner. At that moment, he rushed to the first place.

Hernandez, as the top master of control flow, his state today is still perfectly under his control. On the track, Hernandez is second only to Morris, and he is from South Africa Le Clos followed closely behind these people in front.

McKnight from Bahrain is also in excellent form tonight. Perhaps without the interference of Qiu Wen, the famous Bahrain player ran his best form this season. In the stalemate between.

Among the 8 players on the track, in addition to Botswana player Walcott who made a mistake at the start stage, last year's world champion player Gardiner also made an obvious mistake in the middle, so that he is now clearly behind. In the last few.

"Come on!! Zhang Ziyi, come on!!!"

The competition has entered the final stage, and the top five players have already turned the second corner and cut into the straight for the final straight sprint.

Morris and Hernandez had already rushed far ahead, and Le Clos also fell in the third place trying to chase Hernandez who was second in front.

And after the first three players, the fourth and fifth place are McKnight and Zhang Ziyi from Bahrain!

"Rush!!! Zhang Shuai rush!!! Rush up!!!"

"Shuai Zhang!!! Come on!!!"

In the auditorium at the scene, the audience from China shouted loudly.

On the track, Zhang Ziyi also ran out of a state that he had never run before in today's race. He could feel his speed was fast, but the desire in his heart was still urging him, telling him - not enough , this is not enough!

Zhang Ziyi could see that the three players in front were far away from him, but this was by no means a reason for him to give up.

Run, with the last strength in your body.

Zhang Ziyi's eyes were fixed on the finish line ahead - he wanted to go faster, faster.

as he said.

Go beyond yourself, go beyond the limit!

"Zhang Ziyi!!! Come on!!!"

"The last 50 meters!!"

"30 metres!!!"

Even though they already knew that there was no chance of advancing in this game, even though they already knew that Zhang Ziyi had lost his chance to win, all Chinese audiences still watched this last moment seriously and nervously.

They watched Zhang Ziyi get faster and faster in the final sprint stage, and then... crossed the finish line almost neck-to-neck with McKnight, who was in fourth place!