Chapter 12 Chapter 12
Chu Xi slowly retracted the bow.
She knew that she had taken advantage of the program team. Now the target was much easier to hit than in regular competitions, both in terms of distance and size.
Being able to achieve such a result is nothing for her, or for more professional archery athletes.
After a while of exclamations from the artists watching the competition, they quieted down and began to wait for Xu Chongguang's archery results.
Xu Chongguang hesitantly picked up the arrow from his hand, but he never dared to raise the bow and aim.
There was no time to aim, and the rapid shooting was a huge challenge for an amateur like him.
Thinking of this, Xu Chongguang felt even more nervous.
"Huh..." Unable to delay any longer, Xu Chongguang took a deep breath and began to try to draw the bow and shoot the arrow.
As expected, Xu Chongguang's first arrow missed the target without timing, and flew into the open space to the left of the target.
[Sure enough, this rapid fire still requires a bit of luck.]
【Hahahahaha, I'm dying of laughter. I knew this would happen.】
[Back to the point, Chu Xigang was able to hit the target, was it luck or strength that enabled him to do so?]
He Yutong, who had been squatting in the live broadcast room, narrowed her eyes.
Luck! Chu Xi's arrow just now was definitely lucky!
She had learned archery for half a year, but she couldn't guarantee that she would hit the target every time with rapid shooting. She could only rely on basic muscle memory to estimate the target's position.
Chu Xi is even more impossible.
But the next second...
Chu Xi shot the second arrow quickly, and the score was eight.
It was one ring lower than the previous arrow, but the landing point of the arrow was very close to the previous arrow, very close to the ninth ring.
The expressions of the artists on the scene became solemn.
This arrow doesn't seem to be a lucky shot.
The game goes on.
Chu Xi shot arrow after arrow, his movements smooth and flowing without any pause.
After Xu Chongguang realized that no matter how cautious he was, he could not reverse the situation, he let go and shot arrow after arrow.
After a while, the two men finished archery and put down their bows.
It can be seen that there are only five arrows hanging on Xu Chongguang's target.
And Chu Xi's target was full of ten arrows.
Xu Chongguang shook his head, his smile tinged with bitterness.
But he was lucky enough to at least hit five arrows.
[This time, it's certain that Chu Xi didn't rely on luck, but purely on strength.]
[Awesome! I've learned something new today. There's actually such an archery prodigy in the entertainment industry.]
[Ahahahahahaha, am I the only one who thinks Xu Chongguang is hilarious? Just to get a free class, he had to challenge Chu Xi, only to be challenged instead, and he lost miserably.]
Chu Xi put down the bow and counted his gains: 4,600 emotion points.
It seems that we can make more archery games like this in the future.
Wu Yuliang trotted over to the two archery targets, calculated each person's total score, and shouted, "Xu Chongguang scored 37, Chu Xi scored 82. Chu Xi wins!"
The artists at the scene began to talk in low voices, looking at Xu Chongguang with amusement in their eyes.
"I really feel sorry for Xu Chongguang now, hahahaha."
"Stop talking, stop talking. Our Brother Xu also has to save face."
"Really? I was still following the detective drama he starred in yesterday and thought he was so handsome and cool. Today his character has completely shattered hahahahahaha."
Xu Chongguang was quite thick-skinned, and when he heard the teasing from the people around him, he just smiled helplessly.
He turned to look at Chu Xi, his smile bitter, "I will never forget this lesson of yours."
Chu Xi explained: "In fact, rapid shooting is the fastest way to improve your aiming accuracy. If you keep practicing, it will greatly improve your body's stability."
"But if you have any questions about archery in the future, don't try to learn it this way. Just ask me directly."
Xu Chongguang stood there in a daze, looking at Chu Xi in surprise.
It turns out that this is what she meant.
He thought Chu Xi initiated the rapid-fire competition to teach him a lesson in front of everyone.
Wu Yuliang walked over, with a kind of arrogance, "Old Xu, did you hear me? You still need to practice more."
He put his hand on Xu Chongguang's shoulder and spoke in a teasing tone.
Xu Chongguang slapped his hand away and didn't bother to be polite with him. "You used to call me Brother Xu, but now you're becoming more and more disrespectful."
Wu Yuliang chuckled, "Don't be angry, Brother Xu, I was just joking with you."
"Ahhh!" Qi Xiayan suddenly emerged from the crowd, ran towards Chu Xi, and hugged him, "Chu Xi, I knew you were the best. You really give our captain a lot of face!"
Afterwards, members of Chu Xi's team also gathered around.
"Sister Xi is awesome!"
"A team that is stronger than the must-win team will definitely win!"
The team chanted in unison, resounding throughout the venue.
The artists from other teams were still chatting in shock, but upon hearing the slogan, they quickly stood up and said, "Let's go, let's not delay training any longer. Archery is not an option, we have other events."
"Captain, that means... we should just give up on archery? Isn't that a shame?"
"You're stupid. With He Yutong and Chu Xi in archery, no matter how hard you try, you can only win the bronze medal. You still have to focus on other events."
He Yutong, who was squatting in the live broadcast room, had a hint of frustration in her eyes.
She had long known that Chu Xi's strength was not that simple.
Today's rapid-fire competition made her realize the gap between herself and Chu Xi.
If it were her, she would definitely not be able to hit the target every time.
…
As night fell and training ended, Chu Xi returned to the hotel arranged by the program team.
She took a shower, dried her hair and sat down on the sofa.
Now the emotional value she has accumulated has reached 13,400 points.
"Exchange for thirteen hours of training time."
"Exchange successful."
Afterwards, Chu Xi's consciousness was pulled into the shooting training space.
"A simulated Catantuan World Cup shooting arena."
"Generating simulation environment..."
The simulated competition venue will not only generate the environment of a normal competition, but also match Chu Xi with athletes of similar strength as opponents, creating a 100% real competition atmosphere.
A minute later, the fluent English match announcer sounded: "The contestant standing at shooting position H is Chu Xi from China."
Before the game started, Chu Xi's mood had already changed slightly.
Chu Xi lowered his head, took a deep breath, raised his head again, looked at the target paper in front of him, adjusted his mood, and prepared to shoot.
…
After more than 40 minutes of competition, Chu Xi lost to the foreign team player by 0.3 rings and only won the second place.
"The World Cup Shooting Arena simulation has ended. Would you like to simulate it again?"
Chu Xi clenched his hands tightly and remained silent for a long time before he slowly raised his head. A hint of fighting spirit ignited in his usually calm eyes.
No one wins forever.
The meaning of failure is to move towards the next victory.
"Come again." Chu Xi's voice was firm.
"World Cup Shooting Arena Simulation Generating..."
The training lasted for dozens of hours and simulated a total of 15 World Cup shooting competitions. Among them, he won the second place in the world in five games, won the bronze medal in third place in four games, and failed to enter the top three in three games.
There were also three games that won the hard-earned championship gold medals.
There was a fire burning in Chu Xi's eyes, a determination to win the championship.
"Come again."
"Insufficient emotional value balance to redeem training time."
Chu Xi then realized that she had been training for thirteen hours.
The anger that was pent up in her chest dissipated instantly. She shook her head, rubbed her solar plexus, and exited the training space.
After returning to reality, only two hours had passed.
Chu Xi paused for a moment, took out his mobile phone and began to check information such as World Cup qualifications.
The ISSF Shooting World Cup is a large-scale shooting event organized by the International Shooting Federation (ISSF), which qualifies for Olympic qualification and the results achieved in this event can be recognized as world records.[1]
There are only two and a half years left until the next Olympic Games.
She no longer had the time to work her way up from small competitions step by step.
Therefore, the only hope of getting a place in the Olympics is the World Cup and the World Championships.
Both of these international competitions are eligible to award Olympic berths.
After a few minutes, Chu Xi already had a rough plan in mind.
The World Cup can only be registered as a training team, which means that she must at least enter the provincial shooting team to be eligible to register.
So her next goal is the National Shooting Championship.
This kind of national competition is a key channel for various shooting teams to discover shooting talents.
Only if she stood out in the competition could she attract the attention of the shooting team.
"National Shooting Championships," Chu Xi muttered to herself. She had participated in this kind of event before, but unfortunately, she was too young at that time, and her shooting ability and mentality were far behind.
In the competition, I only won a bronze medal.
This time, she may have a chance to achieve a higher ranking.
…
The next morning, Chu Xi had just gotten up when she received a call from Hu Yanming: "Sister Xi, the company... asked us to go back for a meeting today."
"Okay, got it." Chu Xi replied and hung up the phone.
Chu Xi arrived at the downstairs door of the hotel.
A silver Volkswagen slowly lowered its window, and Hu Yanming stuck his head out and waved to her.
"Sister Xi, here!"
Chu Xi walked towards the silver Volkswagen, sat in the passenger seat, fastened his seatbelt, and turned to look at Hu Yanming, "What should I pay attention to in the company meeting?"
"Ah, no." Hu Yanming stepped on the accelerator and added, "It's just that... those people might not say nice things, sister, don't mind it."
Half an hour later, Chu Xi followed Hu Yanming to the Starlight Entertainment conference room.
There were already quite a few people sitting on both sides of the conference table, and sitting at the head was General Manager Wang Yang.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, I'll say a few words first."
Wang Yang leaned back in his chair, his attitude condescending. "Everyone knows that Chu Xi has been in the company for three years, but so far she hasn't produced any potential masterpieces. The company is not a place to keep idle people. We need to make a more comprehensive plan for her."
Hu Yanming quickly spoke up, "Boss Wang, our sister Xi recently participated in the show 'Super Star Sports Games' and it received quite a good response. And..."
"I watched that show." Wang Yang interrupted Hu Yanming with a cold face. "Chu Xi's archery ability is indeed a publicity point, but it's not very effective."
"It doesn't matter how good she is at archery. She's not going to be good enough to win a gold medal at the Olympics. So, as I said before, the company needs to cultivate stars with commercial value, and that's what we should focus on."
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