Chapter 02 Chapter 2
It caused a heated discussion online.
[Is this variety show still being produced? Last year, a bunch of artists were just doing gymnastics for fun, and in the end, a half-baked guy won the championship. I was speechless at the time.]
"Celebrities should just be celebrities. Why do we have to hold a sports meet? Not only are the individual performances lame, but last year's archery competition had a group of people unable to even draw their bows. They're simply treating sports like a joke."
If you're going to film this, get some real athletes. I want to see some excitement and real competition! No kidding!
After a while, #SuperStarSportsGamesStartRecording# climbed to the bottom of the hot search list.
However, netizens have great doubts about whether this season's program can be truly competitive.
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The recording location of the Super Star Games was chosen to be the Bay Road Hill Sports Stadium.
At this time, hundreds of artists have arrived and gathered.
Chu Xi walked into the venue wearing a loose white sportswear. The air conditioner was turned on very high, and the cool air blew away the heat on her forehead.
Before stepping onto the Olympic stage, she had trained and competed countless times in such venues.
The familiar feeling made Chu Xi feel safe and eager to try.
"Why is Xu Chongguang here too? He's so popular right now, there's no need for him to participate in this kind of variety show to gain exposure."
"I was just watching that detective drama he starred in a few days ago. He was so good that I stayed up all night to finish it."
The two girls' conversation reached Chu Xi's ears.
She followed the two men's gaze. Xu Chongguang, wearing a blue and white tracksuit, one hand in his pocket, was chatting and laughing with his friends with a calm demeanor. A beam of light from the center of the stadium fell right on him, highlighting his delicate profile.
After just a glance, Chu Xi looked away without any interest.
After a while, the artists and guests arrived one after another.
The director stood in the center of the stadium and began to explain the rules of the sports meeting: "Before the sports meeting began, the production team invited national and provincial team coaches to provide professional sports technical guidance. I hope everyone will prepare well and live up to the time and expectations!"
"Next, let me introduce to you our head coach for this season's show, Song Anshan, Coach Song!"
As Song Anshan appeared, everyone's attention was focused on him.
"Coach Song is the shooting coach for the national team. He has trained countless Olympic champions in shooting and is a well-deserved gold medal coach."
"Next, please let Coach Song speak!"
There was warm applause in the venue.
Chu Xi looked up, ready to listen to what this gold medal coach had to say about sports.
Song Anshan walked to the front of the crowd, his back as straight as a pine or cypress, and his face with fine lines revealed a bit of majesty.
"Many people say that competitive sports are exciting, passionate, and thrilling. That's because they have only one meaning: I want to win!"
"Perhaps you don't understand its true meaning yet, but during this Games, you will have countless opportunities to understand it. I hope everyone can fully enjoy the charm of sports competition and feel the joy..."
Chu Xi's heart was touched.
Every athlete who can enter the Olympic arena has the determination and courage to "win" in his heart.
Of course she is too.
"Dear artists and teachers, please take a break and fill out the sports meeting registration information form. Professional coaches will guide you later." The program staff repeated while holding a loudspeaker.
Chu Xi's eyes fixed on the column for selecting projects. She picked up a pen and checked the "archery project".
"Those who have signed up for archery, follow me." After a while, a man in sportswear came over. He was the archery coach of the provincial team invited by the program group.
Chu Xi cast a questioning look at him, "Isn't it Coach Song who teaches us?"
Chen Jiudong looked at her and chuckled, "You're really imagining that. Coach Song coaches Olympic champions, so why would he bother teaching amateurs like you?"
Song Anshan was invited by the director to elevate the quality of the show. As for whether he is willing to teach in person, that depends on his mood.
Xu Chongguang, who also signed up for the archery event, turned his head to glance at Chu Xi, then looked away.
At this time, the live broadcast room of the program has been opened, and a large number of netizens and viewers have poured in.
This season was quite professional, even inviting an Olympic champion coach to help out.
[A bunch of celebrities just come here to show off their faces. Can they really fight like athletes, fighting to the death, just to win a championship?]
I'm curious what this year's gymnastics and archery events will bring. I remember last season, the archery artists couldn't even draw their bows; it was a complete joke.
Chen Jiudong brought the artists to the archery training area, stopped, turned around, and swept his eyes over the artists.
"Are there any of you who can shoot arrows?"
There are a total of twenty-three people who signed up for the archery event this time. Chen Jiudong thought that at least two or three of these twenty people must have some knowledge of archery.
As a result, all twenty-three people remained silent.
Chen Jiudong frowned slowly and sighed in his heart.
His mission this time is very difficult.
Twenty-three amateur novices have to be taught to shoot archery within a week, which is more tiring than directly training professional athletes.
"Okay, then let's start with the most basic bow drawing exercises." Chen Jiudong said resignedly, then bent down and picked up the recurve bow.
The entertainers and guests eagerly picked up the bows at hand and began to try to draw the bows.
Xu Chongguang gripped the recurve bow tightly in his hand, and looked at the entire structure of the bow with curiosity.
Unlike traditional bows, recurve bows have sights on the bow to help the archer aim at the target and can be adjusted to suit different ranges and wind speeds.
Xu Chongguang's crime drama is currently on the air, and its popularity is soaring. In order to maintain his exposure, his agent conveniently arranged for him to appear on this variety show.
"Coach." Chu Xi suddenly raised his hand. "I've been exposed to archery for a few days, but I haven't learned it systematically. Does that mean I know how to shoot?"
Chu Xi's definition of being able to shoot archery is: having reached the archery level of a professional athlete.
So when Chen Jiudong asked the question, she did not answer immediately.
But she thought about it again and realized that her thinking might be a bit too advanced. Chen Jiudong's archery skills probably meant being able to shoot an arrow at a target, so she suddenly raised her hand to ask.
"It doesn't matter. You can just start with bow practice like everyone else." For Chen Jiudong, there is no difference between having learned archery for a few days and not having learned it at all. He is just an amateur anyway.
Chu Xi didn't say anything else.
After all, she is not a professional archer, but there are similarities between archery and shooting, and they can learn from each other.
She started from the beginning and was able to lay a better foundation.
Xu Chongguang looked at Chu Xi again, but he was not familiar with her. After thinking about it, he withdrew his gaze and continued to study the bow and arrow.
The live broadcast room in the archery area was flooded with comments like crazy:
[It's useless. This year's archery event is useless again. It's full of amateurs.]
[You can tell how exhausted the coach must be, having to teach over twenty amateur players at once. The production team should remember to give him two chicken drumsticks.]
[Below, enjoy this annual archery masterpiece from the noobs: the disappearing arrow. It was clearly headed for the target, but why did it mysteriously vanish before your eyes? All because... it went astray!]
[Sorry, I'm starting to want to laugh...]
As Chen Jiudong began his archery teaching, the artists all entered the learning state.
"Everyone probably thinks archery is a cool and stylish sport. But today I want to tell you that archery is actually a very boring sport. Because all your practice is just for one thing: to shoot the arrow into the center of the bull's eye."
"Take table tennis for example. It's one of the most competitive sports in our country. When playing, athletes' bodies and minds are active, so every training session is a new battle."
"And what about archery? It requires the athlete to be absolutely still. Your body must be still, and your mind must be even more still. Only in this way can you ensure that the arrow is shot towards the center of the target, rather than straying off the target."
Chu Xi listened patiently to Chen Jiudong's teaching and gained new insights into archery.
Archery and shooting are indeed very similar, but there are still some differences when it comes to specific training.
After half an hour of instruction on basic stance, bow grip, and string drawing, Chen Jiudong dismissed the group: "Everyone, have a drink of water and take a stretching break. In ten minutes, we'll begin the second intensive training session."
The archery teaching and training is not very tiring, and the celebrity guests have just started to learn archery and are still very curious about this sport.
After drinking water, Xu Chongguang and several artists came to the shooting area with their bows.
"Brother Xu, want to try a few arrows?" Wu Yuliang joked with a smile.
Wu Yuliang, a former idol, transitioned into online dramas last year, starring in a school drama that received positive reviews and earned him a small reputation within the industry. He had previously interacted with Xu Chongguang at a gathering within the industry, and the two happened to bump into each other this time, naturally becoming friends.
"Okay." Xu Chongguang gripped the recurve bow, his eyes showing a hint of eagerness, and he stood at the shooting position.
A few minutes passed, and with a few whooshing sounds, eight of the ten arrows missed the target.
Xu Chongguang put down his bow, scratched his hair, and gave Wu Yuliang an awkward smile. "This archery is really difficult."
"It's okay. You just started learning. It's good enough that you can hit two arrows." Wu Yuliang comforted.
After putting away the recurve bow, Xu Chongguang turned around and his eyes just happened to sweep over Chu Xi who was walking towards him.
Chu Xi walked into the archery area holding a bow.
She has basically mastered the basic archery teaching just now. She still needs to study more about holding the bow and pulling the string. As for aiming, she got the hang of it relatively quickly.
She wanted to test how far she could go with her current level.
"Look, someone is going to test the archery." The female artists who were practicing archery on their own noticed Chu Xi's figure.
There was a name tag on the back of Chu Xi's white sportswear.
Everyone saw her name, but no one knew Chu Xi, so although they were curious, they just watched from nearby.
Chen Jiudong finished drinking the water, screwed the cap on, put the bottle down, and walked through the crowd to the archery area.
His eyes swept over the name tag on Chu Xi's back, "Do you want to try archery?"
Chu Xi turned to look at Chen Jiudong and nodded, "Yeah, I want to try it."
Chen Jiudong looked at the girl's calm expression and felt a little interested.
From the moment they started training, he noticed something different about Chu Xi. While the other artists were eager to try their hand at archery, Chu Xi remained completely calm, seemingly devoid of any emotion.
He can also see this state in professional archers.
But Chu Xi is just an artist, but he has such strong psychological qualities, which really makes Chen Jiudong curious.
"Didn't you say you learned archery for a few days? I won't teach you. You try it yourself. I want to see how good you can be." Chen Jiudong raised a sly smile on his face.
"Okay." Chu Xi responded lightly with just one word, then focused his attention on the recurve bow in his hand and began to adjust his breathing.
She stood firmly with her feet apart, holding the bow with her left hand, with her fingers naturally bent and placed on the bow handle to keep the bow balanced.
Raise your right arm, pinch the bowstring with your fingers wearing gloves, raise your chin, and stare at the bull's eye in front of you.
"Nice posture." Chen Jiudong commented in surprise.
Chu Xi's postures were all those he had just taught her, but for a novice, it was difficult to master the postures so standardly within half an hour.
This Chu Xi is a hidden talent.
The camera in the live broadcast room passed by Chu Xi's delicate face.
[Who is this girl? I've never seen her before. She has a nice demeanor.]
The name on her back is Chu Xi. Chu Xi? This name sounds strange.
[Hmm, your archery posture is pretty standard. It seems you paid close attention during the lesson just now.]
The artists watching were also looking forward to it.
Time seemed to stand still, and everyone's eyes were focused on Chu Xi.
Her eyes were as focused as an eagle, and all her attention was focused on the center of the target ten meters away.
Then, at the instant of aiming, she released the bowstring.
The arrow flew like lightning and hit the bull's eye.
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