Chapter 20 Chapter 20
After slowly putting down the bow, Chu Xi's arms were still shaking slightly.
She did miss the shot just now.
It’s not that she was nervous, but the crazy training in the past few days caused a muscle strain, and she hasn’t recovered well yet.
The competition requires high concentration, and all the muscles in the body are kept tense. When she shot just now, she suddenly felt a sharp pain, which directly affected the accuracy of her shot.
Chu Xi slowly lowered his arm, which was now numb from the pain.
She quietly scratched her palm, trying to ease the pain. After a while, it gradually subsided.
Chu Xi exhaled gently, raised the bow again, picked up the arrow at hand and began to aim.
When the arm muscles exerted force again, the pain spread. Chu Xi frowned slowly, but still endured the pain and continued to draw the bow.
Chu Xi's mistake caused a burst of exclamations in the originally deserted scene.
Wang Yang, who had been as steady as a rock, was so angry that he slapped his thigh. He stared anxiously at the center of the field and patted Hu Yanming with his hand. "Xiao Hu, what's going on? Wasn't Chu Xi quite stable before?"
Hu Yanming's brows showed a hint of worry as he looked at Chu Xi in the audience. "Maybe there are too many people in the audience. Sister Xi is a little nervous."
"Oh, what's there to be nervous about? It's just a fun game." Wang Yang sighed repeatedly, feeling regretful.
The surrounding audiences also kept talking.
"I was thinking of going to the bathroom, but I'd better hold it in. I'm afraid Chu Xi will make another mistake with the next arrow."
"Pfft, pfft, pfft, could you please stop being such a jinx?"
"If Chu Xi continues to make mistakes like this, He Yutong might catch up. Damn, why is this game suddenly so exciting?"
The excitement of the game lies in its unpredictability.
Chu Xi's mistake directly caused the atmosphere in the entire venue to become tense.
In the archery competition venue, He Yutong also saw the changes in the total number of rings in the players' rankings.
She was stunned for a moment and looked at Chu Xi in disbelief.
Seven rings?
After the first few competitions, even her mentality has improved a lot, and she rarely gets a score below eight rings.
How nervous must he be to make such a sudden mistake?
"In the last shot, contestant He Yutong scored nine rings. Now, in the overall ranking, Chu Xi is still first with 107 rings. He Yutong is second with 102 rings. After one round, the top two contestants are only five rings apart."
Zhou Yumei's tone turned serious: "It seems that the final winner of this final is still difficult to predict."
Silence returned to the venue.
The audience at the scene and in the live broadcast room all kept their eyes fixed on the field.
The second arrow shooting begins, and this round will eliminate the fifth-ranked player.
Chu Xi raised his eyes and glanced at the contestants' ring rankings.
She lowered her head, unable to let it affect her performance any longer, and had to get back to her normal state as soon as possible.
After retracting his gaze, Chu Xi lowered his eyes, adjusted his breathing rhythm, and took a long time to relax before raising his arm, pulling the bow high and aiming.
She had been aiming for a long time, and the pain made her usually steady arm tremble slightly.
This arrow hit the ninth ring.
"Nine rings, Chu Xi seems to have regained his form." Zhou Yumei's tone was a little excited, but she quickly calmed down and continued to explain: "And He Yutong also performed well in this arrow, hitting the tenth ring."
At the end of the round, the two were still four rings apart.
The nervous audience began to lose their composure.
[I stopped breathing! I've been betting on Chu Xi to win for so long, will He Yutong overtake and win the championship soon?]
[Impossible. Chu Xi has recovered now, so there shouldn't be any more accidents. She must have been distracted just now.]
[I see. It must be my bad luck. Chu Xi made a mistake the moment I entered the livestream. I won't watch anymore. I'm going to go and pay my respects.]
At the end of this round, the player ranked fifth was eliminated and unfortunately out of the game.
Only the last four players remain on the field.
"After this round of shooting, the fourth-placed athlete will be eliminated. This also means that the top three medal winners of the women's 10-meter indoor archery event will soon be announced," Zhou Yumei said in a steady voice.
He Yutong glanced at Chu Xi out of the corner of her eye.
She had already given up the delusion of defeating Chu Xi.
But Chu Xi's missed arrow just now gave her hope again.
If Chu Xi made mistakes again in the last two arrows, she would have a great chance of overtaking.
Although this idea is a bit shameful, but... there is only one champion, who doesn't want it?
"The contestants are ready to start shooting the second-to-last arrow." Zhou Yumei's calm voice was filled with anticipation.
Because the bronze medal for third place was about to be announced, the program crew gave close-up shots specifically to the third and fourth ranked contestants.
The two players are currently only three rings apart, and an unexpected reversal is entirely possible.
Under the gaze of the entire audience, the two men raised their bows, took aim, and began to shoot, shooting the arrows almost simultaneously.
Zhou Yumei was stunned when she saw the final results, then she said excitedly, "The fourth-place contestant performed exceptionally well, scoring a perfect nine rings, while the third-place contestant unexpectedly missed the target."
"The elimination results for this round have now been announced. Let us first congratulate the three athletes remaining in the competition. They will be the first three medalists in this women's archery competition."
At the same time, the live camera was given to Chu Xi and He Yutong again.
In the last round, both of them performed normally.
Chu Xi returned to the ten-ring score, and He Yutong was also relatively stable, hitting the nine-ring score.
Seeing this, the audience breathed a sigh of relief.
[I was so scared, but luckily Chu Xi is back to normal, and I feel relieved again.]
[There are only two arrows left. Chu Xi can't possibly pull off another shocking comeback, right?]
[Forget it, I don't need to use the restroom. I'd better keep an eye on the last two arrows.]
Shi Lei, who was at the competition scene, looked at Chu Xi with a frown.
He noticed that Chu Xi missed the target just now.
It's just a small competition. You can't even handle this kind of pressure, and you still want to join the shooting team.
Shi Lei's dissatisfaction with Chu Xi became even stronger.
"This round will be the second to last arrow shot, and this round will determine the bronze medalist." Zhou Yumei's voice drew the audience's attention back to the competition.
Chu Xi exhaled slowly, adjusted his state, raised the recurve bow, and continued to aim at the bull's eye in front.
The world became quiet.
She blocked out all distracting thoughts, tilted her head slightly, raised her bow, aimed, and looked forward.
A hint of coldness flashed across his calm eyes, and the next second, he decisively shot the arrow in his hand.
The audience's expectant eyes fell on the electronic score screen.
Ten Rings
"Very good! We can see that Chu Xi's condition should have adjusted back. This arrow has maintained her current first place." Zhou Yumei's tone was obviously more excited.
He Yutong was also in very good condition and hit the bull's eye with a ten-ring shot.
Compared with her previous results, He Yutong has performed exceptionally well this time.
"Here, I would also like to congratulate Sun Xiaoqi in advance for winning the bronze medal in the women's archery event at this Super Star Games!" Zhou Yumei adjusted her mood and continued to announce.
There was warm applause from the audience.
After congratulating the bronze medalists, everyone's attention once again focused on Chu Xi and He Yutong.
The next and final arrow will determine the champion.
I can't breathe anymore!! I'm so nervous. Should I sit down or stand to watch? Which position is more auspicious? I'm afraid I'll defeat Chu Xi and make her make another mistake.
[It's not a big deal. Chu Xi should have adjusted to her current state. It's definitely okay, definitely okay!]
Everyone's heart seemed to be strangled by an invisible hand.
A tense and anxious atmosphere spread across the stadium.
Similarly, He Yutong also began to get nervous.
"Hu..." She exhaled, feeling her rapidly beating heart, and tried hard to calm down, but the more anxious she was, the faster her heartbeat became.
At this moment, she finally understood the difference between competition and daily training.
Even though this was just an informal competition in a variety show, the tense and anxious atmosphere was almost making her nervous to the point of collapse.
She simply couldn't imagine how much pressure the athletes standing on the Olympic arena were under.
"As we all know, archery and shooting are both popular events that have been selected for the Olympics. Both events require athletes to have extremely strong mental qualities and accurate shooting talents."
"Now is the time to test the contestants' mental fortitude. The final arrow will decide the outcome. This is the crucial shot, the one that will determine the champion."
After she finished speaking, Zhou Yumei turned her gaze to Chu Xi.
There was no fluctuation on Chu Xi's face. It seemed as if the mistake just now had never happened. He had completely adjusted his mentality.
Her calm and composed appearance calmed the audience down a little.
In this round, He Yutong was the first to raise the bow.
Everyone held their breath and stared at this moment.
He Yutong closed her eyes, held her breath, and after a few seconds, she adjusted herself and opened her eyes.
He raised his eyes and looked at the target in front of him.
Pull the bow, release the string, and shoot, the whole process is as smooth as flowing water.
The arrow flew through the air and headed straight for the target ten meters away.
"He Yutong completed the shot first!" Zhou Yumei's voice rang out at the same time: "Nine rings! Despite such great pressure, He Yutong still performed brilliantly. Her current number of rings is almost the same as Chu Xi's."
The next second, Chu Xi raised his bow, raised his arms, and tensed his whole body.
She stared straight ahead with a firm and cold gaze, blocking out all the noise around her.
Her slender fingers pushed hard on the bow, and her other hand pulled the bowstring to its full extent. She raised her chin high and aimed calmly at the bull's eye in front of her.
At the moment when the sight is aligned with the bull's eye.
Chu Xi released the bowstring.
The heavy arrow is shot towards the target at a very fast speed.
The audience's hearts were almost in their throats. No one made a sound. Everyone was waiting for the result of this arrow.
The subtitles [Ten Rings] slowly appeared on the electronic score screen.
"Congratulations to Chu Xi! With a total score of 146, she's the women's archery champion!" Zhou Yumei finally let go of her excitement. "A minor mistake didn't shake her determination to win. That's the charm of sports. No one can predict the outcome, but everyone unwaveringly strives towards the same goal."
"Congratulations to He Yutong for taking second place in this competition. Her performance in the finals surpassed her results in the qualifying rounds. For her, this is undoubtedly a breakthrough victory!"
The audience and fans at the scene burst into enthusiastic shouts and cheers at this moment.
Everyone was infected by the charm of the finals.
Some people laughed, some felt regretful, some were angry, and some were excited.
[Ahhhhhhhhhh! I knew it, Sister Xi is the best! She wins the gold medal straight away!]
[Awesome! I'm going to have another barbecue to celebrate!]
[I’m crying, I’m crying. This match made me so nervous and excited! ]
This competition made me want to learn archery, too. Alas, after the finals, the show was over, and I suddenly felt a little reluctant to leave.
…
Chu Xi put down the bow, slowly raised his calm eyes, and looked around at the packed seats.
The crowd was still cheering and shouting, celebrating the atmosphere of the final.
This was her first competition since coming into this world.
But this is just the beginning.
…
The finals of other events are still in progress. Due to limited space, the award ceremony for the women's archery event has been scheduled to be held after all the competitions are over today.
Chu Xi followed the staff to the rest area.
She sat on the bench, her hands on her knees, slightly bent over, and her head lowered as if she was thinking about something.
He Yutong, who came to rest together, glanced at her and said, "Congratulations, you won the gold medal."
There was a hint of bitterness in her tone. After all, she had practiced archery for so long, always claiming to be unbeatable in the entertainment industry, yet she always lost to Chu Xi.
I thought I could easily crush everyone in this kind of entertainment competition, but now, I can only get a silver medal.
Chu Xi rubbed his still sore arm and raised his head, "Well, you're not bad either."
He Yutong took out a bottle of mineral water from the side and said disapprovingly: "What's so great about a silver medal for me?"
There's really nothing to be proud of if you win a silver medal in this kind of entertainment competition.
Chu Xi, however, didn't know what he was thinking about. He lowered his head and muttered, "It's not easy to get the silver medal. After all, I have to compete step by step among so many people."
Seeing Chu Xi so serious, He Yutong was stunned.
She didn't know why, but she could always sense a very determined power in Chu Xi. This power made her unconsciously respect Chu Xi.
…
After other competitions ended that day, the news that Chu Xi won the archery event spread among the contestants.
"It's no surprise that Sister Xi won the championship." Wu Yuliang spread his hands, looking as if he had expected it.
Xu Chongguang was not too shocked by the news.
With Chu Xi's strength, winning the championship is just a normal thing.
"But I'm quite surprised that you were eliminated in sixth place." Xu Chongguang glanced at Wu Yuliang and said jokingly.
The smile on Wu Yuliang's face froze immediately. "Tsk, I was just too nervous and didn't perform well. Otherwise, with the archery skills Sister Xi taught me, I would have won a bronze medal!"
Xu Chongguang smiled and picked up the bottle of mineral water beside him. "That's a shame. But fortunately, I lived up to Sister Xi's expectations and won the silver medal in the men's archery competition."
Wu Yuliang: “…”
Who asked you if you won the silver medal? Who asked you?!
…
At this time, in the artist's exclusive lounge.
"Sister, the director is looking for you. We will be presenting awards to the contestants soon." The assistant bent over and reported carefully.
Xu Qianqian's face darkened as she pinched the mascot pillow in her arms, "I know!"
Chu Xi actually won the championship. What’s the difference between this and stabbing her in the heart!
She had finally snatched so many resources from Chu Xi, but a small variety show directly made Chu Xi's popularity soar.
The video of Chu Xi winning the championship just now has become a hot search, and its popularity is higher than hers.
Why! She only has those little archery skills, why is she more popular than her!
And later, she would have to happily present the award to Chu Xi.
Why!
…
A quarter of an hour later, Xu Qianqian came to the podium with a smile on her face and personally put the gold medal of the champion on Chu Xi.
Because the cameras were on, she had to hide her conscience and say a lot of praise: "Chu Xi is the most talented artist I've ever seen in archery. We usually have a good relationship in the company, and we often make plans to get together privately. I'm very happy for her to win the championship this time."
Chu Xi looked at her meaningfully and chuckled, "Really?"
"Of course." Xu Qianqian intimately took Chu Xi's arm and said hello to the camera next to her, "Come, let's take a photo together."
But in her heart, there was a dark thought: Chu Xi, don’t be too proud too soon! !
…
In the audience, Wang Yang grinned and started taking pictures of Chu Xi, his mouth almost stretching back to his ears.
"Xiao Hu," Wang Yang instructed as he patted her, "No matter what, you have to invite Chu Xi back to the company this Saturday. I have something very important to discuss with her, got it?"
Hu Yanming frowned slightly.
The reason why Wang Yang is so eager to help is probably largely because he wants to discuss contract renewal with Sister Xi.
But Sister Xi seemed to mean that she needed to think about it again.
"Boss Wang, Sister Xi has been..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Wang Yang. His face darkened, and his cold eyes swept over him, "What? Chu Xi is against me, and you are following her example?"
Hu Yanming quickly shut up, lowered his head, and said with a smile, "How dare I?"
"I must meet Chu Xi at the company on Saturday afternoon. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences." A threatening voice came into Hu Yanming's ears.
He lowered his head, not daring to object.
He dared to speak to Wang Yang like that before because he knew that Wang Yang needed help at that time and would not make things too difficult for him.
But now Wang Yang obviously has no patience. If he continues to cause trouble, it would be very tactless.
…
The first day of the finals ended successfully, and everyone made plans to go to a party to celebrate.
Chu Xi returned to the hotel arranged by the program team alone and began to prepare information for the shooting team trial.
After studying for about half an hour, Chu Xi finally figured out what information was needed.
"Oh..." She rubbed her cervical vertebrae and sighed softly.
In the past, she had a coach to help her with these things, and she only needed to train well.
Now that I have to do everything myself, I realize how complicated the declaration procedures are.
"Buzz..." The phone on the table suddenly vibrated.
Chu Xi lowered her eyes and glanced at the screen. The caller ID showed that it was a staff member of the shooting association that she had noted.
She answered the phone.
"Hello, is this Ms. Chu Xi? I'm from the Shooting Association and I called you before. This time, I wanted to inform you that the National Shooting Championship may be moved up due to some unforeseen circumstances. It will probably start at the beginning of next month."
Chu Xi frowned, "Could you please tell me what day of the month it is?"
"No exact date has been given yet. I will inform you as soon as I receive the notification."
"Okay." Chu Xi had no choice but to agree.
After hanging up the phone, Chu Xi pursed his lips and fell into deep thought.
She had originally planned to participate in the competition after the shooting team tryouts were over.
It just so happens that the two sides' time can be staggered.
But I didn't expect the game to be suddenly advanced.
If that happens, she'll most likely miss the first week of shooting team tryouts.
After thinking about it, Chu Xi sighed worriedly, found Wang Ruiguo's contact information, and made a call.
The call was quickly connected, and Wang Ruiguo's voice came through, "Is there a problem with the tryout application materials?"
"That's not it. Coach, I have a special situation I'd like to ask you about." Chu Xi quickly and clearly recounted his personal registration for the competition, then asked, "If I participate in this competition, can I go to the shooting team tryout a week later?"
Wang Ruiguo was stunned, his tone filled with shock. "Wait a minute. You registered for the National Shooting Championship in your own capacity?"
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