Chapter 27 Chapter 27
The scene was quite silent.
Wu Yuliang was stunned, not quite understanding how Sister Xi became the captain.
Xu Qianqian had a gloomy face and looked dissatisfied. She just glanced at Chu Xi coldly, then looked away and started pretending to be a stranger.
If Wang Ruiguo hadn't been there, he would have probably loudly questioned why Chu Xi could be the captain.
Soon, veteran actor Jiang Lu got off the bus.
He smiled gently and greeted Chu Xi: "Hello, I'm Jiang Lu."
Chu Xi also replied: "Hello, just call me Chu Xi."
The last person to get off the bus was Su Mingzhi, who is currently burdened with countless negative news.
It is said that Su Mingzhi used to be quite lively, but after being scolded badly, she became much more restrained in her words and deeds.
She greeted Chu Xi with a smile, then stayed quietly aside without saying anything.
The program director came over and introduced the filming process to the guests:
"We're here at the team today, mainly to familiarize ourselves with the situation. The live show officially begins tomorrow. Chu Xi is also currently trying out for the shooting team. Her abilities have been recognized by the coach, who personally selected her to be the team captain. I'm confident that with her leadership, we'll be able to successfully complete the tryouts and filming. Good luck everyone!"
After giving encouragement, the director left the scene, leaving the space for communication to the artists and guests.
Xu Qianqian's cold eyes fell on Chu Xi, and a deep disdain rose in her heart.
Got the coach's approval?
Who could tell what was behind this? She didn't believe Chu Xi really had the ability to gain the recognition of the provincial team coach.
"Sister Xi." Wu Yuliang was the first to run over to Chu Xi, curiously asking, "What's going on? Did you really try out for the shooting team?"
These guests are eligible for the shooting team trial opportunity because they have to record the program.
And it seems that Sister Xi was invited directly by the coach.
"Yeah." Chu Xi responded and looked up at the other three people, "It's almost lunchtime. I'll take you to the cafeteria."
Su Mingzhi and Jiang Lu nodded and followed Chu Xi towards the cafeteria.
Xu Qianqian followed at the end of the team, staring at Chu Xi's back with gloomy eyes, wondering what she was thinking.
Wu Yuliang was puzzled. Sister Xi had actually been formally invited to try out for the shooting team. Was she planning to switch careers and become an athlete?
After a while, Chu Xi led the team into the shooting team canteen.
Their appearance immediately attracted the attention of many athletes in the cafeteria.
"Are they the artists who came to the team to film the show?"
"Her figure and facial features are indeed several times better looking than in the camera."
"Is the person leading the team the Chu Xi who arrived two days late?"
Many curious and inquiring eyes fell on Chu Xi.
She was not affected at all and led everyone to the cafeteria window. "The production team probably hasn't processed your meal cards yet. Please use mine for today's meal."
Chu Xi took out a meal card from his sportswear pocket and glanced at everyone, "What do you want to eat? Come one by one, I'll swipe the card."
"Sister Xi, you're so generous! I won't be polite then." Wu Yuliang rolled up his sleeves and immediately ran to the cafeteria window to start ordering. "Auntie, I'll have an order of sweet and sour pork, duck roe and beans, and... hot and sour shredded potatoes."
Wu Yuliang and Chu Xi had already become familiar with each other after recording a program. It was just a meal, so of course he would not be polite to Chu Xi.
When it was Su Mingzhi's turn to order, she felt a little embarrassed and hesitated for a long time before ordering a dish of cold cucumber.
Chu Xi glanced at her sideways and asked, "Are you losing weight?"
"Oh no, I... don't know which dishes are more delicious." Su Mingzhi explained softly, her shy look completely different from the negative rumors on the Internet.
Chu Xi pointed at a few dishes and said, "Fish-flavored shredded pork, garlic vermicelli shrimp, and meatball soup are all pretty good. Would you like to try them?"
"Okay, sure." Su Mingzhi nodded quickly.
Chu Xi and the cafeteria aunt pointed at the dishes, then swiped their cards to pay.
Su Mingzhi followed Chu Xi with a plate in hand and whispered, "Thank you very much. I'll treat you when I get my meal card tomorrow."
"It's okay." Chu Xi didn't care and turned to look at Jiang Lu. "Just order whatever you want to eat. I'll swipe the card."
Jiang Lu was already in his thirties, and he felt a little embarrassed that Chu Xi had to pay for his meal.
He scratched his ear awkwardly and said, "I'll just have a couple of bites."
Afterwards, Jiang Lu quickly ordered two dishes and cleared his throat, "That's all."
Chu Xi looked at his plate with so little meat on it and reminded him, "The team's training is not easy. If you eat so little, you might not be able to keep up with the physical strength."
"Then I'll add another chicken leg." Jiang Lu quickly turned around and said to the aunt at the cafeteria window.
After finishing their meal, Jiang Lu, Su Mingzhi and the other two took their plates back to their previous seats and sat down to eat.
Only Xu Qianqian hadn't gotten her meal yet.
Chu Xi glanced at her and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
"I'm not eating. I'm losing weight." Xu Qianqian's face was dark, and she looked like she would rather starve to death than spend Chu Xi's money.
"If you lose weight here, your physical fitness will not be able to keep up with the training." Chu Xi reminded dutifully.
"It's none of your business." Xu Qianqian turned her head and left, her back looking very chic.
Chu Xi ignored her and turned around to get his own meal.
Two minutes later, Chu Xi came to the dining table with a tray and sat down.
After Wu Yuliang finished a large mouthful of sweet and sour pork, he looked up and saw that Xu Qianqian had disappeared. A hint of doubt appeared on his face. "Xu Qianqian isn't going to eat?"
Chu Xi picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of beef and put it into her mouth, "She said she didn't want to eat it because she wanted to lose weight, and then she left."
"Come to the shooting team to lose weight?" Wu Yuliang was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask much, because many artists in the circle do need to be on camera and must control their diet at all times.
Jiang Lu and Su Mingzhi both seemed to be introverted. Apart from concentrating on eating at the table, they didn't say much. It was Wu Yuliang and Chu Xi who were chatting.
After a while, a large number of athletes suddenly poured into the cafeteria.
Song Jingbo and Shi Lei were among them. They both looked exhausted, their sweatshirts soaked with sweat, and it looked like they had just finished training.
"After Chu Xi won the championship, the coach's requirements for us are getting stricter and stricter. Alas." Song Jingbo came to the window, picked up the dinner plate casually, shook his head and said to Shi Lei.
Shi Lei pursed his lips, finished his meal in silence, and found an empty seat to sit down.
When he put the dinner plate on the table, Shi Lei looked up and sat down, his eyes just happening to fall on Chu Xi who was sitting opposite him.
He was stunned for a moment, quickly looked away, picked up the chopsticks, and lowered his head to pick up the food.
Song Jingbo noticed Shi Lei's movements and looked in the direction he had just looked.
Chu Xi and others were concentrating on eating. The plates in front of them were almost empty, and they had probably been eating for a while.
"Now you know that she has real skills. Before, you even doubted whether Chu Xi was qualified to participate in the tryout. Well, now her status in the shooting team is higher than both of us." Song Jingbo shook his head bitterly.
The National Shooting Championship is a highly prestigious event in the industry.
Of course they couldn't help but pay attention.
When the news came that Chu Xi had won the final, he and Shi Lei were training.
It is reported that the women's 10-meter air pistol final was very exciting. Lu Meng was in close pursuit, and Wang Shaorui, who ranked third, was also very strong.
Despite this, Chu Xi still withstood the pressure and secured the championship spot in the last shot.
Song Jingbo didn't know how to describe his feelings at that time.
Confusion, shock, helplessness, all kinds of complex emotions intertwined together.
He and Shi Lei have been in the shooting team for nearly three years, and they can only guarantee to advance to the finals of the National Shooting Championship.
As for the top three rankings, they didn't even dare to think about it.
Shi Lei must have been hit hard that afternoon, but he kept it to himself and didn't want to say it out loud.
"Don't be so competitive. We have to admit that there are people in this world who are more powerful than us." Song Jingbo knew that Shi Lei had not yet come out of Chu Xi's shadow, so he took the initiative to comfort him.
Shi Lei paused for a few seconds with his chopsticks by his mouth, then lowered his head and said calmly, "It's okay, I've let it go a long time ago. The coach's judgment is correct, Chu Xi is indeed very capable."
Song Jingbo observed his expression suspiciously, "So what did you just do..."
"I just feel a little embarrassed." Shi Lei picked up a piece of green vegetable and put it in his mouth. "I doubted that he was qualified to join the shooting team before, and his attitude was so arrogant. Now that I think about it, I feel like an idiot."
No wonder Chu Xi always looks like he doesn't care about anything.
Because people just don't care.
So what if I’m questioned? A championship can prove myself.
Shi Lei shook his head, continued to eat, and prepared to continue practicing in the afternoon.
After quickly eating a few mouthfuls of rice, Shi Lei stood up and left first.
Looking at Shi Lei's back as he gradually walked out of the cafeteria, Song Jingbo sighed heavily.
He picked up his plate and greeted Chu Xi as he passed by her table with a smile on his face. "Congratulations. I heard you won the championship."
Chu Xi raised his head and saw that it was Song Jingbo. He nodded to him and said, "Thank you."
Without saying anything else, Song Jingbo turned around and left with the tray.
Chu Xi withdrew his gaze, picked up the last meatball on the plate and put it in his mouth.
"Sister Xi, what do you mean by winning the championship? What competition did you participate in?" Wu Yuliang cast a curious look at her.
Jiang Lu and Su Mingzhi on the opposite side also raised their heads, as if they were listening attentively.
"I just participated in a shooting competition." Chu Xi said while eating.
Wu Yuliang's eyes widened slightly. "That's impressive! You can even participate in professional shooting competitions. No wonder the coach arranged for you to be our captain. I remember a few shooting clubs recently held a joint competition, and you won that one, right? That's amazing! It's hard for ordinary people to win a championship in that kind of professional competition."
Normally, the clubs would jointly organize some competitions privately. These competitions were indeed considered more professional for ordinary amateur players.
But compared to the national shooting championship that Chu Xi participated in, it was just childish play at best.
"It's not that competition." Chu Xi was about to continue explaining when a voice spoke up, "Sister, I heard they said you're going to train the star team?"
Yang Ruoxue seemed to have just finished training and was walking over here with a tray of freshly prepared food.
After approaching the dining table, Yang Ruoxue noticed the people around Chu Xi.
She was stunned for a moment and realized that these people were probably the celebrities who were coming to film the show.
"Hello everyone, my name is Yang Ruoxue, Yang as in poplar tree, Ruo as in vague, and Xue as in snowflake. I'm from Donghua Sports School, and I'm an athlete currently trying out for the shooting team."
Yang Ruoxue put the plate aside, bent down and shook hands with the artists one by one, with a bright smile on her face.
Jiang Lu and Su Mingzhi stood up and shook hands with her.
Wu Yuliang patted the remaining empty seat in a familiar manner and said, "Hahahahaha, come on, sit down, and eat together."
Yang Ruoxue nodded quickly and sat down opposite Chu Xi, "Okay, okay."
"Sister, I see that the National Shooting Championship will be over soon. Will the athletes our team sent to participate in the competition come back after the competition?" Yang Ruoxue asked very actively.
Chu Xi glanced at her and said, "She should be back soon, what's wrong?"
Yang Ruoxue coughed a little shyly, then handed Chu Xi a photo. "Well... my friend really likes Senior Sister Jiang Wannan from our team. Could you please... get her an autograph for me?"
Chu Xi took the photo handed to her by Yang Ruoxue and glanced at it. It was a close-up photo of Jiang Wannan participating in a competition before.
"Just let her sign the photo?" Chu Xi looked over.
"Yes, yes, yes." Yang Ruoxue nodded quickly, with a hint of joy in her eyes.
But soon, she spoke again worriedly: "Sister Xi, you won't... mind this, right?"
"It's okay." Chu Xi could completely understand asking idols for autographs.
Wu Yuliang, who was standing nearby, overheard their conversation and became even more puzzled. How come Sister Xi had become more mysterious after not seeing her for half a month?
Wu Yuliang put down his chopsticks and stopped eating. He asked with a puzzled look on his face, "What is the National Shooting Championship?"
Yang Ruoxue glanced over, her expression a little surprised. "You don't know about the National Shooting Championship? It's a large-scale national event. Sister Xi just won the championship here. This result is good enough to get her specially recruited into the shooting team."
Wu Yuliang was stunned.
He had just thought that the championship Sister Xi was talking about was a competition privately organized by the club.
It turned out to be a national level big competition? ?
Jiang Lu and Su Mingzhi next to them also realized that something was wrong.
After the two exchanged glances, they both raised their eyes. Jiang Lu also asked curiously: "Is it difficult to win the championship in this competition?"
"Of course. My friend's idol, Goddess Jiang, only won a silver medal in this championship. But she is the player in our shooting team who is most likely to enter the national team this year." Yang Ruoxue introduced seriously.
"But my goddess is Sister Xi. She won the championship directly this time." Yang Ruoxue smiled proudly.
Wu Yuliang was even more shocked.
He looked at Chu Xi in disbelief, "Sister Xi, are you...going to change your career and become an athlete?"
Before, he could explain that Sister Xi might be as fond of shooting as he was, so she invested a lot of energy in it.
But the current situation has obviously completely exceeded the scope of interests and hobbies.
"Yes, I do have this plan." Chu Xi did not hide it and nodded frankly.
Being an athlete is not shameful, and there is no need to hide it.
Chu Xi had just finished her meal. She put down her chopsticks and looked at Su Mingzhi and the others. "Have you finished eating? I'll show you the dormitory later."
Su Mingzhi and Jiang Lu were also a little dumbfounded.
After they came to their senses, they nodded quickly and said, "We're done eating."
"Sister Xi, I'll leave the signing matter to you. I have to train in the afternoon, so I won't go with you." After saying goodbye, Yang Ruoxue separated from Chu Xi and the others.
Chu Xi took Wu Yuliang and the other two towards the dormitory building.
Wu Yuliang followed behind Chu Xi, staring at her with an incredulous look.
He had always thought that he was the most passionate shooter in the circle. But now compared with Sister Xi, he was nothing.
Sister Xi is so passionate about shooting that she wants to change her career and become an athlete.
This made him feel very embarrassed.
Su Mingzhi and Jiang Lu walked at the back.
The two of them knew nothing about Chu Xi before, and this was their first meeting with Chu Xi.
So, they actually found it a little hard to believe that an artist would suddenly change careers to become an athlete.
They even wondered in their hearts whether Chu Xi was joking.
Or maybe Chu Xi was just in a spur of the moment mood, and after a while, she might return to the entertainment industry and continue to be an artist.
Chu Xi took Wu Yuliang and the other two to familiarize themselves with various places in the shooting team.
Soon, it was night.
Xu Qianqian, who hadn't eaten for a day, lay on her bed in the dormitory, tossing and turning due to hunger, unable to sleep at all.
Because she didn't have a meal card, Xu Qianqian didn't eat dinner at night. She was too embarrassed to ask Chu Xi to buy her food, so she could only pretend to be on a diet and starve herself.
In the middle of the night, when Xu Qianqian was extremely hungry, she threw back the quilt and suddenly sat up from the bed, her eyes glowing green in the middle of the night.
If she continues to starve, she will really have to go to the hospital.
Xu Qianqian came out of the dormitory and wandered in the corridor for a long time. Finally, she came to Chu Xi's room and knocked on the door.
Fortunately, it wasn’t too late and Chu Xi hadn’t gone to bed yet.
The door opened, and Chu Xi looked at Xu Qianqian with a frown, "What's wrong?"
Xu Qianqian coughed awkwardly: "I'm hungry."
"Aren't you trying to lose weight?" Chu Xi asked her.
Xu Qianqian felt like she was tripping over herself. She choked for a moment before continuing, "I want to lose weight, but now I can't hold on any longer. I'm too hungry."
Chu Xi looked at her for a while and explained, "The cafeteria should be closed at this late hour."
Upon hearing this, Xu Qianqian immediately became anxious, "What should I do? The show hasn't even started yet. I can't just starve myself to death, right?"
Chu Xi looked Xu Qianqian up and down.
Her face did look a little pale, and the color of her lips was pale.
Chu Xi turned around and went back to the room. He rummaged through his backpack for a while and found an unopened red bean paste bread and two sausages.
She returned to the door of the room with bread and sausage, "I have some food here, you can eat it first."
Xu Qianqian immediately reached out to take it, but Chu Xi dodged her.
Chu Xi put the bread and sausage behind him, looked at Xu Qianqian and said, "Nothing is free. After eating my bread, you must obey my instructions after the training officially starts tomorrow. You can't act like a spoiled brat, you can't skip training at will, you can't always tell me to lose weight, and you can't skip eating properly. The training in the next month will be very tiring. If you don't eat, you won't be able to keep up with my training pace, which will delay everyone's progress."
Xu Qianqian: “?”
Just for a piece of broken bread and sausage, you asked so many questions of her?
"Do you agree?" Chu Xi continued to look at her and asked.
Xu Qianqian gritted her teeth and stared at Chu Xi. She looked at her for a long time and felt a strong sense of hunger coming from her stomach.
"I promise!"
"If you can't do it, I will ask the director to let you train alone." After saying that, Chu Xi handed the bread and sausage to Xu Qianqian, and then closed the door directly.
Xu Qianqian's face darkened as she squeezed the bread in her hand tightly.
Chu Xi, I will tear you into pieces!
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The next morning, the official Weibo account of "Centripal Shooting" announced the identity of the mysterious guest.
This season, mysterious guest @Chuxi will lead a team of entertainers and guests through a month-long shooting team tryout. Congratulations to Chuxi for winning the 2024 National Shooting Championships - Women's 10-meter Air Pistol Final! We wish you a bright future and many more exciting performances in your future competitions.
After this news was made public, netizens started talking about it.
[The mysterious guest is Chu Xi? Wasn't she participating in an archery competition a while ago? How did she end up in the shooting competition again?]
[Wait, what is the National Shooting Championship? How did Chu Xi win it? ?]
"It's only been a short time since we last met, and Chu Xi has already won the women's 10-meter air pistol final? Are you kidding us?"
At the same time, the program team’s live broadcast room has officially opened.
Inside the Kyoto Provincial Shooting Team.
Chu Xi stood in front of Wu Yuliang and the other four entertainers with his hands behind his back, and announced with a serious expression, "Our first training today will start with physical fitness and stability."
"Captain, I have a question." Xu Qianqian suddenly raised her hand.
Chu Xi's eyes fell on her, "What's the problem?"
"Yesterday I heard from the coach that Captain Chu is a very strong shooter. But none of us have seen what the captain looks like when shooting. Why not, before the training officially starts today, can the captain show us his skills?" Xu Qianqian looked at Chu Xi with a smile on her face.
She didn't believe how good Chu Xi was at shooting. Today she had to make Chu Xi look bad in public!
Wu Yuliang didn't know what Xu Qianqian was thinking, but he also wanted to see Chu Xi shoot again. He rubbed his hands in anticipation, "Yes, Sister Xi, didn't you just win the championship? It's a good opportunity for you to show us the style of a champion."
Xu Qianqian was stunned for a moment, looked at Wu Yuliang hesitantly, and began to feel that something was wrong.
champion?
When did Chu Xi win the championship?
Chu Xi didn't answer, but looked at Xu Qianqian with a deep gaze for a long time.
Xu Qianqian sensed Chu Xi's threatening gaze and quickly explained, "Captain, I'm not disobeying the training arrangements. I'm just making a reasonable suggestion. If the captain doesn't want to, then we absolutely won't force it."
She absolutely didn't want Chu Xi to leave her alone to train. It would be so embarrassing in front of everyone.
After thinking for a moment, Chu Xi withdrew his gaze from Xu Qianqian and continued, "Originally, I planned to warm everyone up first, and then experience shooting. But now, let's temporarily change the course. Let's experience shooting first, and then do the physical training."
"And Xu Qianqian, I see you're quite interested in shooting. Come join me for the shooting experience later."
Chu Xi's eyes swept over Xu Qianqian, then he turned and led the team towards the shooting training ground, "Everyone follow me."
Xu Qianqian's expression froze, and she had a bad feeling.
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