[Short track speed skating] From academic master to Winter Olympic champion

Gu Ran was startled when she walked into the classroom with a book in her hand. Usually there are only [-] students in the class, but today the entire auditorium is full.Gu Ran took a cursory glance, there were at least sixty people here.

"..."

Gu Ran was fine, he called the roll first, made sure that no one who was supposed to attend the class didn't run away, and he didn't care about the extra ones, and opened the courseware to start the lecture.

Although Gu Ran's class can't be said to be based on the book, it is not vivid. When it is time to explain, it is explained, and when it is time to do the questions, it is done.

Teacher Xiao Gu stood tall and tall on the podium, wearing a pair of silver-rimmed glasses, making his face as big as a palm.When he turned around to write on the blackboard, the female classmates present stared at his butt without looking at the blackboard.

"Let's talk about the next recursion..."

Gu Ran turned around and threw the chalk on the podium: "I can't stand you taking pictures, can you turn off the flash?"

A student below said: "Teacher Gu, get out of class is over soon, let's stop talking about new content, and ask questions after class changes."

Gu Ran glanced at the time, and indeed there were not 2 minutes left.If you can't finish talking, just stop talking: "Ask."

Later, a girl raised her hand boldly, "Mr. Gu, this sounds boring, it would be nice if it was more lively and interesting."

Gu Ran said: "If you want to listen to lively and interesting classes, you shouldn't sit here."

A student on the other side also asked: "Mr. Gu, do you represent other classes, such as skating?"

Gu Ran didn't raise her head: "I don't know how to skate."

He spoke nonsense in a serious manner, and the students were amused by him.Suddenly, someone in the corner said again: "Mr. Gu, how did you get your ass so up?"

"intrinsic."

"..."

At noon that day, the video of Gu Ran's lecture was posted on the Internet.Gu Ran, who retired almost half a year ago, was once again on the trending list.

"Teacher Gu is so handsome, he is my favorite male god of abstinence!"

"I don't understand what Teacher Gu said."

"It's alright if you don't understand the algorithm design."

"I want to know when and which classroom Mr. Gu will attend next time. If I don't understand, I will go."

"Teacher Gu doesn't know how to skate, but he has won fifteen gold medals in short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics."

"Buttocks are born, you can only look at them, not touch them."

"Whoever said that Mr. Gu's class is boring, as long as he is standing on the podium to give a lecture, I think it is lively and interesting."

"..."

In the morning, short track speed skating national training team skating hall.The players have changed their equipment and come to the ice rink.

After Cheng Sen arranged today's training plan, the team members were about to disperse, but Xu Qing stopped everyone: "Wait a minute, I will introduce a new member to you at this time."

Cheng Sen said: "Our team has joined a new executive coach, everyone welcomes."

Everyone applauded while looking towards the entrance of the ice rink.Chi Lang was saying to Lin Jiaxi who was on the side: "I hope it is a young and beautiful young lady."

Lin Jiaxi nodded: "She's quite young and pretty, and we all know each other."

"Ah?" Chi Lang looked up, and the person had already slid in front of them, Chi Lang's eyes suddenly widened, "Big Joe!"

Meng Yuqiao gave him a cool look: "What did you call me?"

"..." Chi Lang changed his words in a polite manner, "Meng...Meng Guidance."

Mentor Meng didn't talk too much, and he didn't talk about the friendship of the same family at all. He started with Chi Lang, an old teammate, and tossed him to death for a whole morning.

After the training, Chi Lang immediately called Gu Ran: "Gu Xiaoran Gu Xiaoran, our team has a new executive coach today, guess who it is."

Gu Ran had just finished eating and was about to go back to the dormitory to sleep, walking around the campus quite leisurely: "Sister Qiao."

"I'll go!" Chi Lang expressed surprise on the other end of the phone, "How do you know?"

"He came to school to find me yesterday, and we had a meal together."

Chi Lang was over there in a strange mood: "He went to look for you as soon as he returned to Beijing yesterday. What's the relationship between you two?"

Gu Ranyun said calmly, "It's the relationship you want."

Chi Dali snorted exaggeratedly on the other end of the phone: "I'm jealous!"

"Eat, eat more."

"..."

When arguing with him, Chi Lang has never won, so he changed the subject in a timely manner: "Xiaoran, do you think I offended Da Qiao before, and now he has become a coach and started to avenge himself publicly."

Gu Ran smiled: "You think too much, if you dare to offend him, he will beat you on the spot."

Chi Lang laughed twice on the other end of the phone: "Oh, I don't miss you anymore, I'll find an excuse to call you."

Gu Ran said, "Don't worry about me."

Chi Lang sighed: "If you don't retire, the few of us can stay together every day."

Gu Ran laughed loudly: "Come on, I don't want to be trained like a dog by Director Meng every day."

At noon, Cheng Sen was sitting across from Xu Qing with a plate, and found that he was staring at the phone, smiling like an old father, and asked, "What are you looking at, smiling so happily?"

Xu Qing didn't raise his head: "Look at my son."

Cheng Sen was shocked: "Why didn't I know when it happened?"

Xu Qing showed him the phone screen, it was a video of Gu Ran's lecture on the hot search: "This is my son."

Cheng Sen glanced at it, and immediately changed his words: "Your son is awesome, and now he is giving lectures to college students."

Xu Qing said: "That's right, I retired for half a year and stayed in school all day. A student can secretly shoot a video, and it will be on the trending list immediately."

Cheng Sen said with a smile: "Our son is good-looking, and he is very popular."

Xu Qing emphasized: "It's my son."

"Ah, yes, yes, your son, your son..."

Xu Qing asked him: "The new season is about to start, are you panicking?"

Cheng Sen asked back, "What are you panicking about?"

"Without my son, you won't be afraid that your grades will be too far from previous years."

Cheng Sen buried his head in his meal: "I'm afraid it will be of no use. Sooner or later, this group of athletes will retire. Now that Xiao Gao and the others are still here, the results shouldn't be too bad."

The results are indeed not too ugly. Chi Lang, Gao Ziyi and Lin Jiaxi still have a certain ability to win the championship in their respective main events.But without Gu Ran, the Chinese team lost its dominance over the years in men's individual events and relay events.

After a whole season, although they also won a few gold medals, they lost even more.The two relay races cannot be compared with the previous ones.

The 2000-meter relay was not bad, and he won two gold medals. The men's 5000-meter relay failed to make it to the top three several times.

In the second year's World Championships, only Gao Ziyi won a gold medal in the 1500m, and they only won a silver medal in the 2000m mixed relay.

On the plane back to China, Xu Qing asked Cheng Sen: "How will you explain this year's results to Lao Song when you go back?"

Cheng Sen shrugged: "I can't explain it. I can only find good players and start training them slowly. If it's really not good, I'll quit my job at worst."

He thought for a while, and then said, "Why don't you call Xiao Ran back?"

Xu Qing immediately rejected his proposal: "Forget it, he hasn't graduated yet, so don't distract him."

Cheng Sen looked at him in shock: "This makes my heart hurt, it's really your son."

Xu Qing sighed: "As long as you mention it to him, he will come back without hesitation. But do you have the nerve to mention it to him?"

"Forget it." Cheng Sen laughed at himself, "The main reason is that he doesn't have this face."

Xu Qing said: "In the last championship match, I found a few good young players. After the holiday, I called the training team to have a look."

"Okay." Cheng Sen put down the back of the seat, ready to go to sleep, "Send me the information first."

In general, Gu Ran's life after retiring is good.In school, I worked desperately to complete scientific research projects, write papers, publish them, and work hard for graduation.

During the period, Yan An invited him and Wei Yuening to have a meal at a restaurant near the school.

Gu Ran found that after his old classmate dropped out of school, his mental state seemed to be much better than before.

Yan An is currently working as a code farmer in a major Internet company, with an annual salary starting at two and seven figures. Although he cannot afford a house in Beijing, his life is not bad.

"I figured it out," Yan An said with a smile, "I'm only suitable for being a screw, not for scientific research."

Wei Yuening and Gu Ran looked at each other: "I think..."

Gu Ran said, "I also want to..."

Yan An hurriedly told them to stop: "You two have persisted until now, just grit your teeth and pass."

Wei Yuening smiled and said, "We are dependent on each other now."

Gu Ran said: "Who wants to depend on you for life?"

Wei Yuening nodded obediently: "Yes, you have a way out, but I don't."

Indeed, Gu Ran doesn't necessarily have to get this Ph.D.He has many choices, to be a coach, to join the entertainment industry, or to go back to work for his father.

He also doesn't have such a strong sense of face, thinking that he would be ashamed if he didn't get a doctorate or dropped out of school.With so many people coming and going around him, he has long understood that exam-oriented education and scientific research are completely different things, and it is impossible for everyone to be suitable for extended research.

But because of his personality, his strong desire to win made him unable to say the word "give up".He spent a lot of time, energy, and even retired to concentrate on studying. If he fails to graduate in the end, it will be the greatest regret in his life.

In the third year after Gu Ran retired, Chi Lang and Gao Ziyi also retired one after another.Gao Ziyi was retained by Cheng Sen as the executive coach, but Chi Lang finally became the guy in the entertainment industry, signed a contract with an outdoor competitive reality show, and became a resident guest on it, taking on proper physical fitness.With his handsome appearance and serious attitude among athletes, he has attracted a large number of fans in a short period of time.

Gu Ran was also invited by him to be a flying guest. The two were divided into the same group to play games. The opponent was a combination of other stars and athletes. They had to answer questions and test their physical fitness.

Compared with other guests whose scripts are too heavy and seem unreal, the audience likes to watch them the most.The two are too familiar, especially when they are fighting each other. Chi Lang is often choked up by Gu Ran, but he still obediently does things according to his orders.

He also complained to the camera behind his back: "See, the team leader of our team, I have been oppressed by him all the year round."

Gu Ran was studying the props on the other side: "Chi Dali! What are you muttering there, bring me the things."

"Hey, here we come!"

The well-designed brain-burning games of the program group, the guests in other groups have not yet figured out the rules of the game, when Chi Lang was confused about the topic, Gu Ran read it roughly, and after a little time, he was able to give the answer.

The director team couldn't laugh or cry, and discussed with him in private: "Mr. Gu, just... can we show that these questions are very difficult."

Gu Ran frowned: "You can choose some difficult games, such as this Sudoku. I can finish it in one minute with your difficulty. You can change it to a diagonal line and remove a few numbers."

The director was confused: "Don't we also have to take care of the level of other guests?"

Gu Ran is right when he thinks about it, after all there is such a fool as Chi Lang.

In the most difficult part of the game, the two went hand in hand. Gu Ran showed the super thrust and calculation ability of science students, while Chi Lang trusted and carried out his instructions without reservation.An old teammate of more than ten years, one expression, or even one look can accurately understand the meaning of the other party.

The program was recorded from the morning to the evening. The two of them competed for intelligence and physical strength all the way, and they crushed the other guests. In the end, they won the first place without any suspense. The prize was the mobile phone provided by the sponsor.

In the final presentation, Gu Ran held the phone in his hand, and the camera took a close-up.This made the sponsor very happy. This famous Winter Olympic athlete would not be able to hire him to shoot an advertisement even if he had money. Today's sponsorship fee is too worthwhile.

After the show was broadcast, the bullet screen was full of discussions about Gu Ran:

"My mother, he and Chi Lang have a good time!"

"This question is too fast, don't you need to think about Sudoku, just fill in the numbers?"

"Obviously this is a script, even simple Sudoku requires reasoning."

"You don't know anything about the number sensitivity of science students."

"I suggest you review his lecture video."

"Ming people don't say dark words. I don't think Gu Ran is suitable for this show. He should go to the strongest brain."

"I also want to see him with the strongest brain!"

"..."

A few days later, Gu Ran really received an invitation from a large-scale brain science competitive reality show. There were twelve episodes to be recorded, and one episode was recorded for two days.

Gu Ran refused without thinking, he didn't have the time.

The program team decided to ask him to be a special guest, and if he had time, he would go, and if he didn't have time, he wouldn't go.

Gu Ran has watched several episodes of their program, and the guests are all like mascots, mainly as tool people, proving how difficult the questions provided by the program group are, and it seems that all the contestants are geniuses.

Gu Ran still didn't agree. If he went, he would solve the problem more clearly than the contestants, and solve the problems faster than the contestants.

After retiring for two years, Gu Ran is finally about to graduate.Although graduation was postponed for one year, it did not prevent the school and tutors from loving and admiring him.Not graduating is like throwing an olive branch, hoping that he can stay in school and continue to engage in scientific research and education.

Wei Yuening agreed, but Gu Ran still hesitated.

In this year's World Short Track Speed ​​Skating Championships, the performance of the Chinese team was similar to last year.Lin Jiaxi won a gold medal in the 1500m, that's all.

Apart from Chi Lang and Gao Ziyi, Liang Kexin and Yang Shanshan have also retired, and now only Lin Jiaxi is still struggling.

Although Gu Ran seldom went back to the training base after retiring, he usually had a lot of contact with his teammates.

Lin Jiaxi revealed to him very early on that she still wanted to hold on to another Winter Olympics.

Although for short track speed skating, this age is slightly older.But in the Winter Olympics, there are also many top athletes who are over 30 years old and still achieve very good results.

Gu Ran felt that it was already very remarkable that he could persevere, and he naturally supported his ideas very much.

Moreover, after everyone retired one after another, only Lin Jiaxi was left struggling to support him. For this, Gu Ran thought he was a very great athlete.

In fact, in the past two years, Gu Ran has also been paying attention to short track speed skating events at home and abroad.Since his retirement, the South Korean men's team has finally found a chance to turn around, and several young athletes have performed quite strongly in international competitions.After a lapse of more than ten years, I tasted the feeling of being a champion again in the World Championships.

Not only that, but in some interviews at home and abroad, they secretly poked at the connotation of the Chinese team, saying that leaving Gu Ran, Chinese short track speed skating is nothing.

Gu Ran also paid attention to several domestic young players, who were of the right age but not as strong.The strength is good, and the age is a little younger, which is very embarrassing.

He sometimes went to Jiang Yan's house for dinner, and chatted with the two former coaches about it, worrying about them.

In the past two years, Gu Ran watched the national team's performance in international competitions drop off a cliff. He thought that Cheng Sen and Xu Qing would tell him about returning to the national team, but the two coaches never mentioned it.