Chapter 07 Chapter 7
Wu Yuliang, who was squeezed into a corner, became nervous.
He didn't expect that he would have so many competitors. He didn't care about maintaining his image as a male god anymore. He raised his arms high and said, "Choose me, choose me."
Fortunately, Qi Xiayan pointed to Wu Yuliang as agreed, "We choose Wu Yuliang. Sorry everyone, we already agreed on this."
With a smile on her face, she clasped her hands and apologized to the others.
"Huh..." Wu Yuliang breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appeared on his face, and he walked behind Chu Xi with his head held high and his chest puffed out.
The other artists who were not selected sighed, waved their hands and turned away, looking like they were finished.
He Yutong, who has learned archery for half a year, and Chu Xi, who has shot ten rings with an arrow.
These half-baked athletes can only compete for the bronze medal.
On the other hand, the artists who were unaware of the situation were even more confused.
What happened to these archery guys?
He Yutong stared at Chu Xi on the other side, and the desire to challenge in her heart became stronger and stronger.
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Half an hour later, the five teams finished selecting their players.
The director announced, "From now on, the five teams will compete on their own. Also, before 2:00 PM tomorrow, all contestants must submit their final project registration forms to the production staff. Please be mindful of the time."
Qi Xiayan looked at the team members behind her and shouted, "Everyone, brainstorm and come up with a team name first."
"How about...the winning team?"
"No, no, that's too tacky. We have to be stronger. If we want to shout, then shout. We have to be a stronger team than the must-win team!"
Qi Xiayan gave the man an appreciative look and said, "Okay, let's call it that."
"A team that is stronger than the must-win team will definitely win!"
More than 30 team members shouted slogans together, and their voices spread throughout the stadium.
He Yutong's team from next door all cast their gazes over and shouted, refusing to admit defeat: "Captain, let's come up with a slogan that's even more powerful than theirs!"
When the two teams started competing against each other, He Yutong walked out of the team and came to Chu Xi, "Now that the teams are divided, can you compete with me?"
Chu Xi raised his eyes, met her dissatisfied look, and challenged her: "Okay."
[Hehe, this is the first time these two have met, and their auras are already quite conflicting. Sure enough, they started fighting!]
[What happened that I don't know about? I just entered the live broadcast room, and it's so exciting? ]
[I've figured it out! Could it be that Chu Xi's reputation as an archery prodigy yesterday reached He Yutong? He Yutong wasn't convinced and came to the show specifically to challenge him, right?]
[The gentleman above, I think you guessed it right. ]
The other artists around who were unaware of the situation were also shocked by this scene and started whispering to each other.
"What's going on? He Yutong wants to challenge that Chu Xi?"
"Who is this Chu Xi? It seems like those people who signed up for the archery competition just now started fighting because of her. Now even He Yutong wants to challenge her personally."
"I found out! It seems that Chu Xi shot two perfect arrows yesterday. People on the Internet say she is an archery genius."
Yesterday, the artists from other events finished their training and basically fell asleep when they got home. They had no idea that such a thing happened in the archery event.
Chen Jiudong, the coach in charge of the archery project, was chatting with coaches of other projects.
Seeing that the archery area suddenly became lively, he quickly stopped talking and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go see what the commotion is over there."
When Chen Jiudong arrived at the archery area, Chu Xi and He Yutong had already stood in front of the archery range.
He learned about the competition between the two from the conversation among other artists.
"Who do you think will win?"
"That must be He Yutong. She's been learning archery for half a year, and her coach is full of praise for her."
"It's hard to say. I just saw Chu Xi shoot an arrow through the rings yesterday. It was impressive. But she seems to have only shot two arrows so I can't be sure if she can maintain this result."
Chen Jiudong's eyes showed some interest. That little girl was going to challenge others again?
"You should know the rules of indoor archery competitions, right?" He Yutong asked, glancing at Chu Xi.
People who are truly interested in archery will generally have watched a lot of related competitions. He Yutong is one of those avid fans who will stay up late to watch the World Championships and the Olympics.
Chu Xi replied seriously, "I really haven't understood this."
Her daily training revolves around shooting, and the competitions she watches are also mainly shooting.
Archery is another project, and she won't waste her energy on it.
Yesterday, a lot of people praised her as an archery genius, but it turns out she doesn't even understand the rules of archery competitions?
[Oh my god, Chu Xi's company wants to portray her as an archery genius, but they should at least put some effort into it. How come she doesn't even know the rules of archery?]
Wu Yuliang was stunned and whispered to Qi Xiayan beside him.
"Something's wrong. Sister Xi's performance yesterday didn't seem like that of an amateur."
Qi Xiayan folded her arms in front of her and said, "Do you think everyone is like you, holding a tablet every day to follow major competitions?"
"That's my passion for sports!" Wu Yuliang retorted.
Qi Xiayan snorted coldly: "Then you don't understand the rules of archery either."
"Because I like shooting more. I follow all the rules of shooting competitions, from the World Cup, World Championships to the Olympics." When he said this, Wu Yuliang puffed out his chest proudly.
When Wu Yuliang won the first gold medal in the air-step and gun-gun events at the last Olympics, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night. Later, he used a lot of connections to find the shooting Olympic champion to take a photo, and then he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night again.
Qi Xiayan ignored him and looked at Chu Xi in front of her.
"Indoor archery competitions are usually held at a distance of 18 or 25 meters. Each person shoots 60 arrows, and must shoot three arrows within two minutes. If you fail to complete your shot within the allotted time, the points for that arrow will be deducted. After all shots are completed, the person with the higher final score wins."
He Yutong patiently explained the rules of the game, and her dissatisfaction with Chu Xi grew stronger.
She doesn't even know the rules of the game, she's a complete amateur. I don't know where she gets the confidence to be such a prodigy in archery.
Chu Xi nodded and wrote down the rules: "Shall we follow the official competition rules?"
"Forget it, you don't even understand the rules, so I won't bully you. The distance can be changed to eighteen meters, but we can decide the winner with ten arrows." After learning that Chu Xi was probably a half-baked player, He Yutong's desire to challenge was not as strong as before, and her tone became indifferent.
The artists watching the game were also surprised after listening to He Yutong's explanation of the rules.
"So, in official competitions, the archery distance has to be this far. Can you really hit the target?"
"Don't doubt the level of a true athlete. Their outdoor archery competitions have a maximum distance of 70 meters."
Although no one said it, many people began to doubt it.
Chu Xi didn’t even understand the rules of archery just now. If she changes to the current archery distance of 18 meters, can she still maintain yesterday’s performance?
[Exciting! At a distance of 18 meters and a normal-sized target, it's hard for an average amateur to just luckily hit the ten-ring.]
[He Yutong has to be amazing. She immediately brought the show to the same level as the official competition. I'm looking forward to it!]
[Let's take a gamble. This little artist named Chu Xi is definitely going to be exposed this time.]
After a while, the on-site staff placed the targets at a distance of eighteen meters.
"Come on, I'll be the referee. You guys are ready, let's start anytime." Chen Jiudong walked out of the crowd with a look of watching the fun.
He Yutong adjusted her state and gestured to Chen Jiudong, "I'm OK."
Chen Jiudong looked at Chu Xi, and Chu Xi nodded quickly, "I can do it too."
"I'll now announce the archery rules. Considering the two contestants' requests, this match will be decided by ten arrows. In each round, you must shoot three arrows within two minutes. Otherwise, the score for that arrow will be deducted. At the end, the total score of the ten arrows will be calculated, and the one with the highest score will win."
"The game begins."
As soon as the words fell, the scene became quiet.
Everyone's attention, including the audience in the live broadcast room, was focused on Chu Xi and He Yutong.
He Yutong took the lead, aiming her bow. Her demeanor was calm and composed, her gaze fixed on the bull's eye, and she quickly released her first arrow: a nine-ring.
Then she nocked the arrow again and drew the string, preparing for the second shot.
Chu Xi adjusted his breathing rhythm without any rush. After feeling his heart rate stabilize, he raised his eyes, took aim, and shot the first arrow: Nine Rings.
"It's also nine rings." Someone at the scene muttered in surprise.
The second arrow shot by He Yutong: ten rings.
Chu Xi followed closely behind, and the second arrow still hit nine rings.
Time passes by second by second, and the two-minute time limit makes the archers more nervous psychologically, so when it comes to the final moment, the athletes often compete in mentality.
He Yutong took a deep breath and concentrated on shooting the third arrow: eight rings.
It’s a little worse than the previous two arrows, but still stable.
Chu Xi's third arrow scored a "ten ring" score.
After the first round, Chen Jiudong reported the scores of the two players: "Chu Xi scored 28 rings, He Yutong scored 27 rings."
In terms of the number of rings, Chu Xi was actually slightly better.
[This Chu Xi is really good, surprisingly so steady.]
[Don't worry, there are still seven arrows to go. The true strength of the two will be tested later.]
[Currently, Chu Xi does have some talent in archery, but He Yutong is not bad either. She will definitely catch up later.]
Wu Yuliang and Qi Xiayan looked at each other in surprise.
Just as Wu Yuliang was about to say something excitedly, Qi Xiayan raised her hand to interrupt him, "Be quiet and keep watching."
Wu Yuliang cleared his throat, became calm again, and continued to look at the competition scene.
He Yutong frowned slightly. She didn't expect that Chu Xi's score was one ring higher than hers.
She took a deep breath and finally took the game seriously.
"The second round begins." Chen Jiudong announced.
This time, He Yutong's attention was clearly more focused than the previous round. However, when she shot the first arrow, she seemed a little nervous, and her hand trembled slightly.
The direction of the arrow shot was obviously deviated, and in the end there were only seven rings.
He Yutong realized that she had shot off target, took a deep breath, gripped the recurve bow tightly, and prepared to catch up with the second arrow.
Number of rings on the second arrow: nine.
He Yutong breathed a sigh of relief.
In contrast, Chu Xi on the other side always had a calm expression, as if he was not in a competition but just doing daily training.
First arrow: Nine rings.
The second arrow performed just as well: nine rings.
The third arrow even scored a perfect ten rings.
He Yutong's third arrow finally recovered some of its condition and finally hit the ten rings.
Chen Jiudong announced the second round scores: "Chu Xi scored 56 rings, He Yutong scored 53 rings."
After two rounds, Chu Xi's score was already three rings higher.
He Yutong turned around and looked beside her in disbelief.
Chu Xi remained calm, staring calmly at the target in front of him, not affected at all by the change in results.
He Yutong slowly clenched her hands, lowered her head and gritted her teeth. She couldn't lose, absolutely couldn't lose!
"The third round begins. The time limit for this round is to complete four arrow shooting within 150 seconds."
After saying that, Chen Jiudong picked up his phone, found Song Anshan's WeChat, and sent him a message: [Chu Xi, whom you asked me to keep an eye on, has a new record.]
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