Chapter 14 Chapter 14

#Super Star Sports Games Qualifying Round#

Early in the morning, the program team became a hot topic.

Many netizens are discussing this heatedly:

Do you know that archery prodigy Chu Xi? I watched her rapid-fire match with Xu Chongguang a few days ago. I was so impressed, I immediately became a fan and have been rewatching her archery videos for two days straight.

[Ahhhhhhh me too, I'm obsessed with archery lately. ]

[He Yutong will also be participating in the promotion match today. These two will probably have another unprecedented and exciting showdown. Hahahahaha, looking forward to it!]

Inside the Wandaoshan Sports Center, the artist contestants have already started warming up.

Chu Xi patiently did stretching exercises without any pre-match nervousness.

Compared to the various large-scale international competitions she had participated in before, this small competition was no different from her daily training.

But Qi Xiayan and Wu Yuliang who were beside her didn't think so.

The two of them were so anxious that they kept circling around.

Wu Yuliang looked worried. "What should I do? I'm so nervous. Who would have thought archery would be the first competition? I'm going crazy."

Qi Xiayan was devastated. "I'm even crazier. Gymnastics and archery are being competed at the same time. I have to review my gymnastics moves later, so I won't have time to watch Chu Xi's archery competition."

Chu Xi was not affected by the two. After finishing his warm-up exercises, he turned around and looked at them. "Why don't you warm up? Otherwise, you might get muscle strains during the competition."

The two of them calmed down and went to do warm-up exercises.

At the same time, He Yutong and Xu Chongguang next door were also warming up.

The atmosphere between the two was rather silent.

He Yutong moved his wrists expressionlessly, stretching his hands harder and harder each time, giving the impression of an Avenger returning.

"There is ample time limit for today's game. Don't be in a hurry. Just take your time and make sure you perform stably." He Yutong instructed Xu Chongguang.

"Okay." Xu Chongguang nodded and began to review the archery skills he had learned before in his mind.

…

"Men's and women's archery, gymnastics, and 100-meter sprint competitors, please assemble at the designated venue immediately. The qualifying rounds will begin shortly."

The announcement was played on a loop throughout the stadium.

Qi Xiayan waved to Chu Xi and said, "I'm leaving now. Let's work hard together!"

Chu Xi gave her a reassuring look in return, "Keep going."

Wu Yuliang took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and muttered a few words before he regained his spirits and said, "Let's go!"

At this time, Wang Ruiguo, who served as the archery referee for today's qualifying match, also arrived at the scene.

The director personally took Wang Ruiguo to familiarize himself with the on-site environment. "Coach Wang, this is the venue for the archery competition."

Wang Ruiguo stopped, put his hands behind his back, and looked towards the archery range. "The target is only about ten meters away."

The director chuckled, "Yes. After all, the contestants here are all entertainers. If we really follow the formal competition requirements, it's unknown whether we can hit the target."

Wang Ruiguo asked again, "I heard Coach Song mention that there's someone named Chu Xi in your archery program. He's said to be quite talented in archery?"

The director nodded quickly. "Yes, yes, she's a very good archer. It just so happens that she's competing in the archery event today, the one you're judging."

Coincidentally, Chu Xi and Wu Yuliang were walking towards the archery range.

The director gestured with his hand, "That's Chu Xi."

Wang Ruiguo looked over there.

Chu Xi is tall and slender, with steady steps. Her calm eyes are like the calm surface of water, revealing no real emotion.

He really has the temperament of a shooting genius, but temperament alone is not enough.

Wang Ruiguo retracted his gaze and said to the director, "Okay, I'll go to the archery area."

Before the archery qualifying round officially begins, each contestant has a chance to try out the arrows.

He Yutong drew lots and was ranked number one.

She went forward to test the arrow.

Ever since being inspired by Chu Xi, He Yutong would occasionally take time out to practice archery alone at home even when she was filming on the set.

She thought that she had made a lot of progress after this week's practice.

He Yutong confidently came to the No. 1 archery position, raised the bow in a standard posture, aimed at the target in front, and shot the first arrow.

Ten rings.

[Ten rings! Hahahahaha, it seems He Yutong hasn't been idle during this period.]

[In fact, He Yutong's archery skills are quite good. If she hadn't been nervous and missed two arrows in the previous competition, she wouldn't have lost to Chu Xi.]

Chu Xi must be feeling the pressure now. This is a qualifying round. If she fails to advance, she'll be eliminated. I don't believe she can still be as calm as before.

The audience also has a rebellious heart.

The calmer and more composed Chu Xi appeared, the more everyone wanted to see what she would look like when she failed.

So many of the audience today came to watch the fun.

I just want to see whether Chu Xi will make mistakes due to nervousness in today's qualifying match.

"I'm Wang Ruiguo, from the provincial shooting team. I'm mainly responsible for training the 10-meter air pistol athletes. Today I will serve as the referee for this archery competition." Wang Ruiguo came to the contestants and introduced himself generously.

Chu Xi was attracted by the attention.

She raised her eyes and looked at Wang Ruiguo in surprise.

From the provincial shooting team?

"Contestant number seven, come and try your arrows."

Chu Xi drew number seven. She withdrew her gaze, turned around, picked up the bow, and went to position one to test the arrow.

Chu Xi raised his arm and slowly raised the bow, maintaining an angle slightly higher than horizontal, and easily shot an arrow.

The archery test was just to test the feel of the bow, so Chu Xi didn't aim particularly accurately, and this arrow only hit the ninth ring.

The audience and netizens who were particularly concerned about the number of rings immediately went wild.

[Holy crap! Is Chu Xi going to fall from grace? He only managed to hit the ninth ring.]

[I was saying, it's impossible for anyone to be so consistent all the time. It must be because of today's qualifying match that Chu Xi is under pressure. When he's nervous, he tends to make mistakes.]

[I saw that He Yutong was in good shape just now. We're going to have a good show today.]

"Dear viewers in the live broadcast room, I'm Zhou Yumei, the commentator for this archery qualifying competition. The competition will officially begin in five minutes. Our contestants are currently conducting trial runs at the competition venue. Please be patient."

Zhou Yumei sat on the commentary desk, her neat short hair covering her earphones, looking at the camera and smiling.

She is a professional commentator in the sports circle. With her sweet voice and professional commentary skills, she is widely loved by fans in the sports circle. This time, she was invited by the program team to be a commentator, which also attracted many fans in the sports circle.

Gradually, more and more sports fans entered the live broadcast room.

[Last season's promotional rounds made me black out. This is my last chance with the production team. If they're still as bad as before, I'll block them and never watch again.]

Ahhh, I really like competition, but I also really don't want to watch a bunch of half-baked artists fighting each other on the field. Wouldn't the program director consider making a real competition variety show?

The audience that came in later were basically fans of the sports world. What attracted them was not the stars, but the competition and games.

It is often the preferences of this group of people that are the most difficult to satisfy.

After seeing these questioning comments, the director backstage was instantly sweating.

Now that things have come to this, I hope the performance of the archery event can boost the reputation of the program.

Five minutes later, the archery range became quiet.

"Now we can see that all 24 archery athletes are ready. Next, the first group of athletes will come forward to start the competition." Wang Yumei's calm voice slowly spread in the exclusive live broadcast room of the archery competition.

The audience who were still posting comments and discussing immediately stopped.

Everyone's attention was focused on the archery competition venue.

The archery event was divided into four groups, each with six people, and they shot in groups.

The contestants who drew the first six numbers walked into the competition venue one after another.

He Yutong was the first one in line. She stood in front of the archery position and took a deep breath, obviously feeling a little more nervous than before.

"According to the rules of the archery qualifying competition, each contestant must complete the shooting of fifteen arrows within ten minutes. Finally, the total number of rings will be counted, and the top six contestants in the overall ranking will advance. If you fail to complete the archery within the specified time, you will be eliminated directly." Zhou Yumei quickly read out the rules of the competition.

The contestants, who were already very nervous, became even more anxious.

It’s already difficult to hit the target, and there’s also a time limit, which is simply killing you!

"Huh..." He Yutong closed her eyes and calmed down for a while before opening them again and looking at the target in front of her.

Wang Ruiguo saw that the contestants were ready and immediately announced: "The competition begins."

As he finished speaking, he pressed the timer for ten minutes.

“Swoosh—”

The first group of contestants began to shoot one after another. Without any surprise, some people missed the target after the first arrow.

He Yutong was not affected. She focused on her target and started shooting.

Directly hit the ten rings with two arrows.

Zhou Yumei's eyes lit up. "Beautiful! Contestant He Yutong, in position one, was the first to shoot two ten-ring arrows. Let's look forward to her performance later."

Is the gap between archers this season so huge? One guy with two perfect scores and several who missed the target?

[Two arrows, ten rings. That's quite interesting. The production team finally found someone who can really shoot.]

This is so hard. After following the first two seasons, I've rarely seen a contestant score two consecutive 10-rings. I'm starting to look forward to this season.

Because today is the qualifying match, the number of online viewers in the live broadcast room will be several times more than usual.

This part of the audience has never watched the previous daily training live broadcast.

They had no idea how many archery performances had shocked the audience during this week's event.

Soon, five minutes passed.

He Yutong, who was in the number one position, had quickly shot seven arrows, four of which were ten-ring and three were nine-ring.

Apart from that, most other contestants hovered around seven and eight rings.

Wang Ruiguo also glanced at He Yutong twice, then reminded everyone: "There are five minutes left. Players who haven't finished shooting, please pay attention to the time."

Zhou Yumei continued her commentary, "Judging from the current situation on the field, He Yutong, the number one competitor, is well ahead, and the other competitors' scores aren't very different. It looks like the next five minutes will be a fierce chase."

Only five minutes left?

The contestant standing in the second position looked visibly nervous.

She still had ten arrows left to shoot, but time was running out.

The contestants who had been performing relatively stably became nervous due to time constraints.

After a while, several misses occurred.

At the end of the last five minutes, only four people in He Yutong's group completed the shooting of fifteen arrows within the specified time.

The total score of the four people appeared simultaneously on the electronic screen above their heads.

He Yutong secured first place with a score of 140 rings.

Zhou Yumei smiled and said, "Let us congratulate contestant He Yutong, who is currently ranked first in the overall ranking."

[Shocking! Someone actually managed to shoot 140 rings in this kind of celebrity sports event.]

[I looked it up, and this guy is quite popular in the entertainment industry. I didn't expect he's so good at archery, too. It's true that talented people are excellent at everything.]

After a moment of exclamation, everyone returned to silence and waited for the second group of contestants to take the stage.

Chu Xi is number seven and is in the first position in the second group.

As she walked into the competition venue, she passed He Yutong.

"Play your best, don't be so nervous that you can't even make it through the qualifying round. I still want to compete with you in the finals." He Yutong's voice came from the opposite side.

Chu Xi turned his head and met He Yutong's eyes. "See you in the finals."

Chu Xi is about to take the stage! Looking forward to it!

An uninformed passerby asked: "What Chu Xi? Who is she? Another popular celebrity?"

Fans explained: [No, our sister Xi is a little-known person, but she is quite good at archery, but still far behind the professionals.]