Chapter 15 Chapter 15
Chu Xi came to the number one position and began to make preparations for the game.
Zhou Yumei began to introduce the personal information of each contestant.
"Contestant Chu Xi, standing in position one, is said to have performed exceptionally well in pre-match training. Let's look forward to her performance."
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After waiting for the commentator to finish introducing the players' information, Wang Ruiguo announced expressionlessly, "The game begins."
Then, his eyes fell on Chu Xi.
Chu Xi stood in front of the archery position with his head down, no emotion visible on his face, giving off a cold and isolated feeling.
In comparison, the nervousness and anxiety of the other contestants were quite obvious.
About two seconds later, Chu Xi adjusted his breathing rhythm and slowly raised his eyes. He picked up the recurve bow beside him and put the arrow on the string with his right hand.
The recurve bow is raised upward with the arrow pointing forward towards the bull's eye.
Aim, shoot, and the arrow flies forward.
Nine rings.
"Contestant number seven, Chu Xi, hit the ninth ring with her first arrow," Zhou Yumei's commentary began. "Let's see if she can maintain that score with her next shot."
Chu Xi frowned, looking a little dissatisfied with the result of this arrow.
She lowered her head to adjust her breathing rhythm, her expression became calm again, she raised the bow again, aimed and shot.
Second arrow: ten rings.
"Ten rings! Contestant No. 7 Chu Xi surpassed the result of his previous arrow." Zhou Yumei looked at Chu Xi on the broadcast screen with some surprise.
She could see that Chu Xi was different from the other contestants.
Chu Xi's archery posture is more stable, his hands are steady, and his emotions are also stable.
This is not something that ordinary people can have.
Soon, Chu Xi shot the third arrow, which still hit ten rings.
Zhou Yumei's eyes lit up with interest. "It looks like the competition in this archery competition will be very fierce."
[It's only the qualifying round, and already two contestants have managed to shoot a ten-ring? The production team finally got some professionals involved.]
Judging from the distance between the targets in this competition venue, it's estimated to be only about ten meters. Furthermore, the targets are noticeably larger. In this situation, hitting the ten-ring mark isn't a big deal.
It's already not easy. You didn't see the whole last season's archery competition, where a bunch of weaklings fought each other. This season's archers are at least much better than last season's.
While netizens were chatting and posting comments, Chu Xi had already shot the fifth arrow.
Except for the first arrow which scored a nine-ring, the remaining four arrows all scored ten-rings.
Seeing this result, Zhou Yumei couldn't help but sigh: "We can see that even though Chu Xi shot such an excellent result, her face still showed no emotion, which shows that she has a very strong mental state."
Wang Ruiguo, who was watching the fight, frowned slightly and his expression became more serious.
Before coming here, he always thought that Song Anshan was trying to trick him by saying that there were potential people who could learn shooting here.
Looking back now, it seems that he really misunderstood.
Chu Xi continued.
She calmed herself down and continued to aim her bow forward.
In five minutes, Chu Xi had shot nine arrows, an average of two arrows per minute, at least twice as fast as other players.
What is even more surprising is that except for the arrow that she shot while distracted, which hit the nine-ring mark, the other eight arrows were all ten-ring marks.
[I remember that He Yutong, who performed very well in the last round, only scored ten-rings with five arrows.]
[The archery competitors this season...are quite ruthless.]
【Hahahahaha, I love watching this kind of gods fighting drama! 】
Another two minutes passed, and Zhou Yumei's voice, tinged with surprise, began to comment: "Only eight minutes have passed, and contestant Chu Xi has already completed all fifteen arrows. Now, let's wait and see her total score."
After a few seconds, the electronic score screen above Chu Xi's archery position showed the total score: [One Hundred and Forty-Eight Rings]
"One hundred and forty-eight! The highest score in the women's archery competition has been achieved so far," Zhou Yumei said excitedly. "This also means that contestant Chu Xi has hit the ten-ring mark on thirteen of her fifteen arrows. This is an astounding statistic!"
Netizens in the live broadcast room were also shocked.
[One hundred and forty-eight rings? This has already broken the record for this show in its three seasons.]
[And she shot all fifteen arrows in just eight minutes! !]
[Damn it, this obsessive-compulsive person just wants to change those two nine-rings into ten-rings!]
Zhou Yumei continued excitedly, "Although the qualifying round hasn't ended yet, Chu Xi has already secured her spot in the finals thanks to her outstanding archery performance. Let's congratulate her!"
Wu Yuliang, who was in the men's archery waiting area, couldn't help but sigh after seeing the results. "Amazing, Sister Xi! She advanced so quickly. I wish I could be so steady."
Xu Chongguang came over and asked tentatively, "You must have made considerable progress during your training with Chu Xi during this period."
The two were now competitors, so of course they couldn't reveal too much. Wu Yuliang immediately scratched his head modestly, "It's just average, my training is just average." Xu Chongguang: "..."
I don’t know when it started, but Wu Yuliang’s humility began to become more and more like Chu Xi.
The qualifying match has not ended yet, so Chu Xi still has to stay on the field.
She put down her recurve bow, lowered her eyes, flexed her wrists, and fell into deep thought.
She didn't know whether Wang Ruiguo's shooting team would recruit new members in the near future. She had to find a chance to find out.
After a while, the women's archery qualifying round ended.
"Emotional value +9000!"
Chu Xi turned and walked out of the archery competition venue.
Wang Ruiguo on the other side looked at her back as she walked away, a hint of deep meaning in his eyes.
He is now 100% certain that Chu Xi is definitely playing the pig to eat the tiger.
Archery relies on the strength of the upper limbs and back muscles to launch the ball, while shooting focuses more on hand stability and breathing rhythm.
In the qualifying match just now, Chu Xi was obviously using shooting skills to complete the archery operation.
In other words, she must be a good shooter.
No wonder Song Anshan personally called to recommend him. He is truly a hidden talent.
Wang Ruiguo raised the corner of his mouth, and a look of determination flashed in his eyes.
Their shooting team wants this Chu Xi!
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After finishing her own competition, Chu Xi came to the gymnastics competition venue.
The gymnastics competition is in progress.
Qi Xiayan drew number 8. Number 7 was currently demonstrating her gymnastics skills, and she was next.
After this week's training, Qi Xiayan has already mastered the most basic gymnastics movements. She only needs to perform normally on the court.
But the closer the time got, the more nervous she became.
Her palms were covered in cold sweat and her breathing rhythm was disrupted. Qi Xiayan didn't dare to look at the situation in the competition venue anymore, so she had to turn her head to look at the surrounding audience seats.
At this time, Chu Xi in the audience waved to her.
Qi Xiayan was stunned.
Shouldn’t Chu Xi also be participating in the competition?
Her mind was confused for a while, but she soon realized that with Chu Xi's archery ability, she must have advanced at the speed of light, and then came here to watch her fight.
"Huh..." Qi Xiayan took a deep breath, and suddenly felt a little relaxed. She nodded firmly to Chu Xi.
"For the gymnastics event, athlete number eight is on stage." The referee began calling people.
Qi Xiayan quickly withdrew her gaze, turned around and walked into the gymnastics competition venue.
The scene was very quiet.
After a few seconds, background music started playing, and Qi Xiayan slowly opened her arms, raised her slender neck, and moved gracefully.
A second before making the move, Qi Xiayan glanced at the audience again.
As if noticing that she was looking at him, Chu Xi nodded at her.
At that moment, Qi Xiayan's originally uneasy heart completely calmed down.
She still has teammates.
When he looked up again, Qi Xiayan felt a strong belief in winning in his heart. He concentrated all his mind and started the game.
In the audience, Chu Xi watched Qi Xiayan complete one difficult gymnastics move after another in the center of the competition field.
She took out her cell phone, turned on the video mode, and recorded this wonderful gymnastics performance for Qi Xiayan.
A few minutes later, the gymnastics competition scores came out, and Qi Xiayan, who performed exceptionally well, successfully advanced to the finals.
In addition, Xu Chongguang and Wu Yuliang also advanced to the men's archery finals.
"Sister Xi is so awesome. If it weren't for her, a half-baked contestant like me would never have made it to the finals." A hint of pride flashed across Wu Yuliang's face.
Xu Chongguang hummed, "Following the archery techniques and training methods she taught me, I've made rapid progress."
"Chu Xi, I advanced!" After Qi Xiayan left the stage, she immediately found Chu Xi in the audience to report the good news.
"Congratulations." Chu Xi looked up at her. "You danced very well just now. I took a video for you."
"Really?" Qi Xiayan's eyes lit up with stars, and she came closer to Chu Xi, "Let me see how the photo was taken."
She grabbed her phone and began to admire her own performance, "It's really pretty good! How come I can dance so well!"
Chu Xi was amused by her and relaxed against the back of the chair.
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Time flies, and two days later, the qualifying rounds of various events ended one after another.
The director stood beaming in the center of the stadium, holding a megaphone and shouting, "I declare that the qualifying rounds for this Super Star Games have concluded successfully. Congratulations to all the athletes who successfully advanced and earned the chance to compete for the medals!"
"Our finals will officially begin in ten days. I hope everyone will make good use of this precious final time, continue to train hard, and show their talents in the finals!"
At the same time, Zhou Yumei on the commentary desk said goodbye to the audience in the live broadcast room.
"Dear viewers in the live broadcast room, see you in the finals!"
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After the recording ended, the eliminated artists and contestants left the stage with regret.
Chu Xi, Qi Xiayan and Wu Yuliang walked together towards the exit of the stadium.
"Please wait a moment."
The voice came from behind. Chu Xi stopped and turned around to see Wang Ruiguo striding towards him.
"I think you are all archers. I see that you all performed well in the qualifying rounds. Our shooting team is open to the public recently. Are you interested in visiting?" Wang Ruiguo stated his purpose generously.
Wu Yuliang was the first to exclaim, "Shooting team? Shouldn't we see a lot of shooting champions? Interesting, very interested."
Qi Xiayan was excited at first, but then she thought of something and sighed dejectedly.
"My agent is still pushing me. He said there's a variety show that needs to be filmed tonight."
Xu Chongguang also shook his head. "Me too. The director of the last drama suddenly needed to reshoot a few scenes, and my agent said I had to be there within an hour."
"Okay, okay, I know you two famous people have a lot of schedules. Go ahead, I'll visit the shooting team on your behalf." Wu Yuliang waved at the two of them.
"Sigh." Qi Xiayan was really a little regretful, but the announcement couldn't be delayed. "Chu Xi, remember to take a few videos for me when you get to the shooting team."
"Okay." Chu Xi nodded.
Finally, there were a total of four people who were confirmed to have time to visit the shooting team. Apart from Chu Xi and Wu Yuliang, the other two were also archery athletes, but they had just been eliminated in the qualifying round.
The two were originally in a low mood, but suddenly they became cheerful again after learning that they could visit the shooting team.
"Okay, let's go." Wang Ruiguo smiled with satisfaction.
In fact, Wang Ruiguo decided to visit the shooting team on a whim.
Sports competition is not an easy industry. After most people understand the hardships involved, it is easy for them to want to give up.
Wang Ruiguo planned to take Chu Xi to experience the shooting team's daily training up close in the name of visiting the shooting team.
Then observe the other party to see if they are determined to continue training hard in sports competitions.
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At this time, inside the Kyoto Provincial Shooting Team.
The black-haired young man wearing the uniform of the archery team had a cold look between his sharp brows.
He held the air pistol in his hand, aimed at the bull's eye ten meters away, and pulled the trigger.
The crisp sound of gunfire spread throughout the training venue.
"Brother Bo, the coach just sent a message saying he'll be bringing the promising player that Coach Song recommended to visit the team. From the coach's tone, he seems quite satisfied with that person. Tell me, how is that possible? I've been practicing shooting since I was twelve years old, and I played in competitions all the way to have the opportunity to be promoted to the provincial team. But that person named Chu Xi, an entertainer in the entertainment industry, was specially recruited into the provincial team without any effort."
The burly Shi Lei came over, his face looking as if he was filled with anger.
Song Jingbo put away his gun and turned to look at Shi Lei, "Did the coach say he's definitely going to recruit him?"
"Of course she is, otherwise why would I bring her to visit the team." Shi Lei became more and more aggrieved as he spoke.
Song Jingbo put down his air pistol, lowered his head and pursed his lips.
He and Shi Lei joined the provincial team at the same time.
He naturally saw Shi Lei's efforts over the years and could understand why the other party was so indignant.
He has seen many "people with connections". Those people have no real ability, but they occupy the places in the competition and even drag down the team's ranking.
A dark hue flashed across Song Jingbo's eyes. "If she really is related to someone, there's nothing we can do. However, Coach Wang isn't that kind of person. We should trust him."
Shi Lei obviously couldn't calm down and was still furious. "If she really was related, I would never let her join the team so easily!"
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Wang Ruiguo took Chu Xi and the other three on a tour of the various areas of the shooting team.
While Wu Yuliang and the others were taking a break, he took Chu Xi to the shooting range for a tour. "This is where the athletes usually train. Their training schedule is basically full every day, and they don't have a chance to rest."
Chu Xi looked at the training ground environment curiously.
The environment is similar to that of the national team, except that the national team's training venues are larger in area and have more types of training items.
Wang Ruiguo observed Chu Xi's expression out of the corner of his eye.
Throughout the tour, he kept explaining how hard the life of an athlete is.
Chu Xi remained calm from beginning to end, indicating that she had a very calm personality. This personality, coupled with her performance in today's archery competition, made her a natural fit for shooting.
Wang Ruiguo smiled, put his hands behind his back, and turned to face Chu Xi. "What do you think of our shooting team?"
Chu Xi nodded, "Very good."
"Since you think it's good... have you ever considered learning shooting specifically to try it out?" Wang Ruiguo continued to ask tentatively.
Chu Xi hesitated for a moment. What did he mean by this?
"Coach Wang wants to recruit me into the shooting team?"
Seeing that she had guessed his intention, Wang Ruiguo no longer concealed it and admitted with a smile, "Yes, after watching you compete today, I guess you must have learned shooting before. I don't know what happened specifically to make you give up shooting. But as coaches, we can't miss any potential talent. Therefore, I would like to formally invite you to participate in the tryout of our Kyoto Provincial Shooting Team."
"Are you interested in trying it?"
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