Chapter 46 Chapter 46
All of a sudden, all the reporters' cameras were focused on Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan.
There was also warm applause from the audience.
Although he failed to win the gold medal, for Katantu, winning the silver medal is also a good result.
After the two players from Catanto looked at each other, they followed the guidance of the on-site staff, holding guns in their hands, and walked to the front of the audience to take a photo.
Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan stepped forward together to take a photo.
The four contestants stood together harmoniously, accepting congratulations from all the audience.
"The awards ceremony for the 10m air pistol mixed team will be held later. This live broadcast will continue to be broadcast. Please be patient."
A few seconds after Xu Yingzhe finished speaking, the live broadcast screen switched to an advertisement.
[Relaxed! The first gold medal belongs to China!]
[Okay, okay, I'm finally relieved. I'll continue working on my PPT.]
[Ah ...
[I can't take it anymore, I'm already getting carried away. I need to search for the brand of hairpin Chu Xi is wearing so I can buy the same one as the champion.]
The game was over, but the live broadcast room was still lively and excited, with everyone still immersed in the moment of winning the championship.
At the same time, the official account of the Jiyue brand directly announced its endorsement cooperation with Chu Xi the moment the Chinese team won the championship, and immediately sent congratulations and condolences to the Chinese shooting team.
Congratulations to the Chinese shooting team for winning their first gold medal in this World Cup! We wish you continued athletic excellence in future competitions. Congratulations to @Chuxi, the spokesperson for Jiyue Sports, for winning her first world-class gold medal while competing for her country!
Soon, #Shooting World Cup first gold medal# became a hot search topic. The official account of the Jiyue brand had a greater weight and the congratulatory message was sent out the earliest, so it was directly ranked in the top three of this hot search topic.
When netizens click on the hot search terms, they can see the news about Jiyue Sports.
[When did Chu Xi become the spokesperson for Jiyue? What did she endorse?]
I just searched Taobao for the hairpin Chu Xi wore during the competition, but couldn't find anything like it. Could the manufacturer come forward and claim it? Where can I buy it?
I've always bought Hongke sneakers, but now that I see them, Jiyue looks pretty good too. I'll go check them out, hahaha.
The popularity of the first gold medal in the World Cup made Ji Yue very profitable. Not only did their exposure increase, but the key point was that they bet on Chu Xi in advance.
At this time, the four contestants took a group photo and began to leave the stage one after another.
The reporters who were already waiting at the entrance immediately picked up their microphones and surrounded Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan.
"Would you two be available for a few minutes of interview?"
Chu Xi turned around and glanced at Lu Wenxuan.
Lu Wenxuan spread his hands, indicating that he was fine.
Chu Xi retracted his gaze, looked at the reporter and replied, "About two minutes. We still have individual events to prepare for later."
The reporter quickly asked, "I heard this is your first time competing in an international mixed team competition. Do you have any tips for training?"
Chu Xi pondered for a moment, "Just train more."
Lu Wenxuan nodded, "Yes, just practice."
The reporter continued with the second question: "How do you feel now after winning the first gold medal for the Chinese team in the Shooting World Cup?"
Chu Xi: "I'm very happy, but I still have individual events to compete in, and I have to go to training later."
Lu Wenxuan continued to nod, "Yes, we have to practice later."
The reporter couldn't help laughing when he saw the two people's answers were so concise and to the point.
"Excuse me, besides training, do you have any other hobbies?"
Lu Wenxuan answered simply: "No."
Chu Xi thought for a while before speaking: "Let's catch the doll."
The reporter wanted to ask a few more questions, but Chu Xi suddenly asked, "Is the two minutes up?"
At this point, the reporter felt embarrassed to waste their time any longer and quickly said with a smile, "Alright. We won't disturb you two from training then."
Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan looked at each other, then turned around and left.
The reporters didn't dare to delay the athletes' training, but the coaches still had plenty of time.
After a while, the group of reporters blocked Song Anshan's side and continued the interview.
Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan came to the waiting area and began to change into their award-winning clothes.
"Come, take a quick look, is it okay to do my hair like this?" After Lu Wenxuan changed his clothes, he stood in front of the mirror and began to fiddle with his hair.
I don’t know what boys’ aesthetic standards are, but I always think it’s cool to have hair combed back.
Chu Xi frowned and took a look, "Why don't you just give up."
"Isn't this handsome?" Lu Wenxuan asked in surprise.
Chu Xi glanced at his hair, feeling a bit speechless.
But considering he just won the gold medal, he still gave him some face, "Not bad."
"Yeah, I think it's pretty handsome too. I'll go like this to receive the award later." Lu Wenxuan straightened his back and adjusted the collar of his jacket.
After changing their clothes, Chu Xi and Lu Tianyang came to the public waiting area.
Lee Ye-eun and her partner from the South Korean team had just finished their bronze medal match and had been sitting on a bench watching the game.
When the two saw Chu Xi coming, they stood up and greeted him with a smile on their faces.
Chu Xi had participated in many international competitions before. In order to facilitate communication, he later studied spoken English for a period of time.
She smiled and shook hands with Lee Ruien, and the two chatted briefly in English.
Afterwards, two players from the Catantu team also changed their clothes and came over.
The contestants from the three teams gathered together, and the on-site staff began to explain the award ceremony process to the three of them.
Bronze medals will be awarded first, followed by silver medals, and finally gold medals.
The last process is raising the national flag.
After Chu Xi and others memorized the process, the award ceremony venue was also set up.
The contestants are preparing to enter the venue one after another.
The live broadcast ended with the advertisement, and the screen switched back to the award ceremony at the competition site.
Xu Yingzhe sat back at the commentator's booth, refreshed. "Now it's the awards ceremony for the 10-meter air pistol mixed team. The two Chinese athletes, each in their new uniforms, walked into the competition venue with smiles on their faces. During competition, they usually appear expressionless and stern, but at the awards ceremony, they finally cracked a relaxed smile."
Chu Xi, Lu Wenxuan and six others entered the venue one after another and stood behind their respective podiums.
The broadcast of the game was synchronized with the six players.
[Do Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan have any more individual events to compete in later? I'll go schedule the live broadcast of the competition first.]
[Girls, I just searched a lot online, but I couldn't find the same hairpin as Chu Xi. What's going on?]
Don't worry, wait a few days. Yiwu is probably already rushing the production. You can take a look at Jiyue first. Chu Xi is the spokesperson for this brand, so it should be pretty good.
[Jiyue? I've always bought their sportswear and other things. They seem to have recently introduced sun-protective sportswear, so I'll check it out.]
The host of the award ceremony spoke English throughout.
Netizens in the live broadcast room didn’t care too much. After all, they were just waiting for the final part of raising the national flag and singing the national anthem.
After a long series of introductions and award speeches, the Vice President of the International Shooting Federation presented awards to this year's gold medalists Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan.
The vice president of the International Shooting Federation is a kind old man with silver hair, rosy complexion and an unstoppable smile on his face, which makes people feel very friendly.
The vice chairman came to the podium, smiled and put gold medals on Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan, and hugged them both.
After the award ceremony, the vice chairman stood beside the stage, applauded with the audience and sent his blessings to the athletes.
Then, the award ceremony came to the last item.
The eye-catching five-star red flag is hung in the center of the flagpole, symbolizing the first place in this game.
Secondly, the flags of the Catan team and the South Korean team were twice.
A few seconds later, in the quiet venue, the prelude of the national anthem most familiar to the Chinese people resounded throughout the venue.
Three national flags were raised at the same time, and everyone in the audience raised their heads and saluted.
The award ceremony began to come to an end after the national anthem ended.
What a shame, there weren't many Chinese spectators at this World Cup.
The Shooting World Cup has received too little attention. I didn't even know it existed before the competition started. If there had been more publicity before the competition, there would definitely have been a lot of Chinese people attending the event to support it.
[Well, they're participating in a competition, not a variety show. They definitely won't start pre-marketing online like they do in the entertainment industry.]
Although I understand that athletes and the entertainment industry are different, I still hope that sports can receive more attention. The country should promote these things more. There are many things we can learn from the spirit of athletes.
The award ceremony ended and the athletes and spectators began to leave.
The assistant looked at the national flag on the field, feeling a little emotional: "It ended so quickly, and I suddenly feel like I haven't seen enough."
Lu Tianyang stood up and opened his casual sports jacket. "There are other events to come. There's enough for you to watch."
The assistant quickly retracted his gaze and looked at Lu Tianyang with a smile, "Mr. Lu, congratulations. Wen Xuan won the gold medal this time. Do you want to help celebrate?"
"What's there to celebrate? Let's wait until he finishes his individual event." Lu Tianyang said calmly, his eyes still fixed on the field, until Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan disappeared, then he looked away.
Lu Tianyang turned and walked towards the exit of the auditorium, "Let's go."
The assistant quickly picked up his backpack and followed.
…
After coming out of the venue, Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan went straight to the business car parked on the side of the road.
This is the car rented by the national team here, which is specifically responsible for picking up and dropping off athletes from the hotel to the training ground and competition venue.
After Chu Xi got in the car, he put his hands in his pockets, leaned his head against the back of the chair, and began to close his eyes to rest.
Lu Wenxuan was quite excited and kept sharing with Song Anshan his thoughts on the field.
Song Anshan glanced at Chu Xi's position and sighed softly, "Lu Wenxuan, when will you ever be able to give me peace of mind like Chu Xi does? You missed those shots in the finals, and your mentality was so impetuous! If Chu Xi hadn't stopped you in time, your last few shots would have definitely given me a heart attack."
Lu Wenxuan has a strong talent for shooting, but his personality is sometimes easily influenced.
This is also what worries Song Anshan the most.
Lu Wenxuan immediately calmed down.
He lowered his head and began to reflect on himself: "I was indeed a little impetuous during the game today. It's my fault. I will go back and reflect on it carefully."
Seeing that he finally learned to restrain himself, Song Anshan nodded and said, "You deserve praise for winning the gold medal today, but Lu Wenxuan should also reflect on his mistakes today. You both have your own individual events later. Even if today's event is over, you should adjust your mindset and start preparing for the next one tomorrow."
Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan nodded immediately, "Understood."
When it was getting dark, Chu Xi returned to the hotel and collapsed onto the bed as soon as he entered the room.
The women's 10-meter air pistol individual event in which she participated was scheduled for the day after tomorrow.
So she will continue training all day tomorrow to keep in shape.
"Chu Xi! Congratulations!!"
After Jiang Wannan came back from training, she rushed straight towards Chu Xi and said, "That's amazing! I heard that in the gold medal match, you and Lu Wenxuan were always behind in the early stages, but you only managed to catch up later."
"Quick, show me what the World Cup gold medal looks like." Jiang Wannan rubbed her hands, her eyes full of anticipation.
Chu Xi picked up the gold medal from the bedside table and threw it over.
Jiang Wannan carefully took it and began to examine it carefully under the light. "You've got to say, this World Cup gold medal doesn't look as good as our domestic designs."
Chu Xi also agreed with this point, "Indeed."
Chinese culture from ancient times to the present has always emphasized one word: restraint.
Only Chinese people can understand and design such a low-key medal that can still show cultural heritage.
"But you don't look excited at all. Winning the first gold medal in the World Cup is such a great honor." Jiang Wannan put the medal in the box and looked at Chu Xi curiously.
Chu Xi continued to lie on the bedside to rest, sighing: "I'm so tired. If I have time to get excited, I might as well let me sleep for a few more days."
Jiang Wannan smiled and said, "You take a rest. I'll go wash up."
After seeing Jiang Wannan go into the bathroom to wash up, Chu Xi slowly closed his eyes. His body was resting, but his mind was reviewing today's game.
I hope everything goes well in the next games.
"Ding! Congratulations! The host's emotion value has reached 17,530,000! We only need 82,470,000 to reach 100 million."
The prompt sound suddenly rang in his mind, startling Chu Xi.
It took her two seconds to react before she remembered the existence of the system.
I'm really curious about what kind of surprise prize will be triggered after the emotion value accumulates over 100 million.
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It is still daytime in the country at this time.
When Zhu Lifang and Fang Xiangyun saw the Chinese team win the first gold medal, they were both extremely excited.
The older generation still has a strong sense of patriotism in their hearts.
Especially in international competitions, seeing the Chinese flag rising on the world's stage, the sense of pride is completely uncontrollable.
"Our Xiaoxi really brings honor to the country!" Fang Xiangyun smiled and slapped his thigh.
During the qualifying round yesterday, he went to deal with some farm matters and didn't have time to watch the live broadcast.
But he watched today's final in the live broadcast room until the end of the award ceremony.
"Hmph, you still have the nerve to say that. Didn't you yell at Xiaoxi to stop practicing?" Zhu Lifang glanced at Fang Xiangyun with disdain.
Fang Xiangyun cleared his throat and said, "That's what you said. Didn't you also say at that time that you were worried that Xiaoxi's training would be too hard, so it would be better to let her go home?"
Zhu Lifang's face darkened.
Fang Ruinian, who was sitting next to them, saw that his parents were about to quarrel, so he quickly stood up to interrupt: "Okay, okay, Xiaoxi won a medal today, and our family must maintain this festive atmosphere. Don't start a quarrel suddenly."
Zhu Lifang and the other person each snorted coldly, turned around without looking at each other, and went about their own business.
Fang Ruinian lowered his head, took out his cell phone, and sent a congratulatory message to Chu Xi.
The person on the other end didn't reply, probably fell asleep.
Fang Ruinian returned to the bedroom and continued to browse Weibo with his mobile phone.
After the first gold medal of the World Cup was born, it has been on the hot search list on Weibo in China for a long time.
The names of Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan were also mentioned frequently in the comment section.
Fang Ruinian raised the corners of his lips and forwarded a news report about the Shooting World Cup victory to his Moments, with the caption: [Congratulations to my sister and the Chinese team members for winning the gold medal!]
As soon as this was posted on WeChat Moments, a lot of comments popped up.
His classmates who studied abroad with him: [Your sister? Really?]
Friends I met while playing games: [? ? When did you get a sister? And she's an athlete?]
Fang Ruinian replied with a smile, and also sent private messages to all the classmates, solemnly introducing the identity of his cousin Chu Xi.
This afternoon, Fang Ruinian received almost continuous WeChat messages.
All I can say is, it’s really cool to have a world champion sister at home.
At this time, at the headquarters of the Jiyue brand, Yu Wanya was also extremely busy.
Originally, they didn't expect this popularity to bring much sales to the brand.
But no one expected that the netizens of this generation have the eyesight of a microscope.
After Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan won the championship, netizens immediately dug out the private clothes they wore during training.
Previously, when Chu Xi went to the World Cup, a reporter took photos of her private clothes.
The sportswear he was wearing happened to be from the Jiyue brand, and the sports shoes were also from the same series.
This series of sportswear is actually not selling particularly well, as production was reduced at the beginning of this year and there is not much stock left.
But no one expected that Chu Xi's private clothes were exposed by netizens.
The sportswear she wore was a huge hit.
The inventory of each offline store was originally limited, and with such a large number of orders suddenly coming in, the warehouse was directly cleared out.
Consumers who failed to grab the product in stock are asking customer service when the product will be restocked or if a pre-sale link can be opened in advance.
"Director, this series of clothing has always been a poor seller, and we had almost canceled the truce. Now, should we increase production, or..." The person in charge of offline store management came to Yu Wanya with a worried look on his face to ask.
Yu Wanya held her forehead and pondered for a moment. "Well, first, you contact the factory and see how many they can rush out in the near future. Once you get the specific number, contact the store to open the pre-sale link."
"Okay, that's it for now."
Yu Wanya waved her hand, signaling him to hurry up and deal with it. After the store manager left, Yu Wanya paused for a moment, then stood up and prepared to go to the legal department.
The influence of the World Cup can directly boost the sales of a series. If it comes to a more popular event like the Olympics, how much more attention will it get?
They must strive to win over both Chu Xi and Lu Wenxuan.
The World Cup schedule continues.
On the second day after winning the first gold medal, the Chinese team successfully won the silver medal in the final of the 10-meter air rifle mixed men's and women's team.
Jiang Wannan, who represented the Chinese team for the first time, also successfully advanced to the finals with the first place in the qualifying round.
At the same time, the clay pigeon shooting events also started one after another.
Within one day, various competition events began simultaneously in different competition venues.
Inside the shooting training venue.
Chu Xi sat down in the rest area nearby to drink some water and rest.
Her eyes fell on Lu Meng who was still doing shooting training in front of her.
She had been observing Lu Meng for a while, and she didn't know what was going on. Lu Meng seemed to be in a bad state these days.
This feeling reminded her of herself, who had been stuck in a rut before.
Because she was afraid of failure, she kept training frantically, and her whole state became paranoid, which resulted in her shooting results getting worse and worse.
"Lu Meng, stop." Song Anshan also noticed that something was wrong with Lu Meng and stopped her practice in time.
"You haven't been in good shape in training today. What's wrong? Tell me what's weighing on your mind."
Lu Meng frowned and walked down from the shooting position, "I...maybe a little nervous."
This is her first time representing the Chinese team in such an international competition.
Although the coach has been advising her to just take this opportunity to gain experience and not put too much pressure on herself.
But she always wondered how big of an impact it would have if she lost.
The family will be disappointed, the coach and teammates will be disappointed, and the Chinese audience watching the game will be disappointed.
Before coming, she was confident that she had so much competition experience that she would not be affected.
But the moment we arrived at the foreign competition venue.
When she saw the stadium full of foreign spectators, as well as the Chinese reporters and broadcast cameras, she realized that competing for the country and competing for herself are two completely different concepts.
Song Anshan stepped forward and patted Lu Meng on the shoulder. "It's normal to feel pressure in international competitions. The more attention you receive, the more distracting thoughts you have. Think about the original intention of learning shooting. Put aside the competition results and other concerns, and focus on your own heart."
Lu Meng nodded, "Well, I'll try."
After the chat, Lu Meng stopped training. She took her water bottle and came over to sit down with Chu Xi to rest.
After she finished drinking the water, she pursed her lips and hesitated for a moment before looking at Chu Xi. "Don't you think participating in international competitions will be more stressful?"
Chu Xi screwed the cap on the water bottle. "It's okay. I was under a lot of pressure before. But the suspension period made me think straight."
Lu Meng was stunned for a moment, "How did you figure it out?"
"I'm more afraid of not being able to participate in the competition than losing it." Chu Xi slowly turned his head and smiled slightly, "So, I'm not afraid of anything anymore."
After experiencing something worse, the previous not-so-bad thing actually makes me feel relieved.
Chu Xi no longer cares about the consequences of losing the game.
She just wants to try her best to win every game while she can still compete and enjoy the sport of shooting with all her heart.
Lu Meng seemed to understand something, but couldn't fully appreciate the feeling.
But at least she wasn't as nervous as before.
The next day, the women's 10-meter air pistol individual qualifying round began.
Chu Xi and Lu Meng represented the Chinese team.
Chu Xi came to the shooting position. No matter how loud the audience cheered, her eyes were focused on the bull's eye in front of her.
The first mixed group match was to win glory for the team.
Now it's her time to fight for her dream.
"Women's 10-meter air pistol qualifying round begins."
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