Chapter 58 Chapter 58
Chu Xi, who had just sat down, paused.
Lu Meng's expression also froze.
This sound attracted the attention of many people around.
All kinds of inquiring and surprised eyes fell on Chu Xi and Lu Meng.
The two looked at each other awkwardly, then smiled and nodded and greeted the audience around them.
"It really is Chu Xi and Lu Meng! Oh my god, I actually saw them alive!" The audience member sitting behind Chu Xi excitedly picked up their phone, looked at Chu Xi, and asked, "Sister Xi, can we take a picture? I came here just to watch you compete."
Chu Xi coughed lightly: "Okay."
Many audience fans immediately stood up and began to line up to take photos with Chu Xi.
About ten minutes later, contestants from various countries came on stage one after another, and the commotion in the audience finally subsided.
Chu Xi and Lu Meng breathed a sigh of relief, sat down, and prepared to start watching the game.
Jiang Wannan's performance was relatively stable. She and her teammates maintained a leading advantage in the first few rounds, giving no chance for the teams behind to catch up. In the second stage, she performed even better, perfectly winning first place in the qualifying round and advancing to the gold medal match.
There was another burst of enthusiastic cheers from the audience.
The moment the game ended, in order to avoid being surrounded by fans again, Chu Xi and Lu Meng left the audience seats quietly a few minutes in advance.
Only after getting in the car did Chu Xi take off his mask, open the window and breathe in the fresh air.
After a while, Jiang Wannan, who had finished the race, got into the car.
She looked at Chu Xi and Lu Meng in surprise, "Huh? Why are you both here to watch my game today?"
Chu Xi: "You are the only one who is not finished yet. Come and take a look together today."
After Jiang Wannan settled into her seat, she looked around the car, "Lu Wenxuan and the others didn't come?"
"They walked slowly and were blocked by fans in the audience and asked to take photos." Lu Meng explained.
Jiang Wannan burst out laughing.
During the last two days of the World Championships, the atmosphere in the shooting team finally became relaxed.
Song Anshan was also very easy to talk to. He clapped generously and approved leave for the contestants to go out.
Chu Xi and Lu Meng went to some popular local attractions, took photos and checked in, and bought some local specialties and postcards to bring back to their friends and family.
Time flies, and the 10-meter air rifle-gun mixed men's and women's team ushered in the finals.
On the field, Jiang Wannan held the gun with both hands, keeping his body absolutely stable and still.
Sharp eyes looked at the bull's eye in front.
"In the final shot, Jiang Wannan scored 10.8! Her teammate scored 10.6. The two of them once again secured two points in this round, successfully winning the mixed team final and securing another gold medal for China!"
"At the same time, this is also the last event of this Shooting World Championship. After this game, the Arcemiller Shooting World Championship will usher in the final closing ceremony. Thank you to the audience friends who have been watching the game in the live broadcast room. We look forward to seeing you next time."
The Assemiller Shooting World Championships officially came to an end.
The Chinese shooting team won a total of seven golds, six silvers and seven bronze medals, and also secured five Olympic spots for China.
The Chinese shooting team won another great victory and won numerous hot search terms in succession, becoming the most popular and watched team during the Shooting World Championships.
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After the Asemuller Shooting World Championships, the Kyoto Provincial Shooting Team ushered in a new round of training cycle.
Winter is coming and the temperature drops extremely low.
Chu Xi always wears a thick down jacket when she goes out. She holds a hot egg in one hand to warm her hands, and holds her phone in the other, making a video call with her aunt.
"Xiao Xi, have you received the down jacket and cotton pants I sent you two days ago?" Zhu Lifang's voice came from the other side of the phone.
Chu Xi nodded, "Got it, I'm wearing cotton pants today."
"Okay, if you need anything else, tell your aunt and I'll send it to you when the time comes. By the way, does your team have a holiday for the New Year?"
Chu Xi hesitated for a moment, "Probably not a holiday. There might be a competition at the beginning of the year, and we'll probably have to have closed training during the New Year."
Zhu Lifang sighed softly: "Okay, then let's talk about it after you finish the competition."
"Well, Aunt, I have to go to training."
Zhu Lifang: "Go ahead."
After hanging up the phone, Chu Xi put the phone in his pocket, held the hot egg in his hands and rolled it back and forth in his palms to warm them up.
"Sister Xi." Yang Ruoxue, who was walking towards her, raised her hand and greeted Chu Xi.
Chu Xi nodded to her, "Well, are you going to train too?"
Yang Ruoxue smiled helplessly, "Yes, the domestic individual championship will start soon, and the coach has been watching us practice more."
"Let's go, together." Chu Xi turned around and walked towards the training range with Yang Ruoxue.
Thick snow has covered the entire training base.
The dead tree, which had long lost all its leaves, looked lonely against the white background.
As he walked into the training range, warm air hit his face, dispelling the chill in Chu Xi's body.
She stood up and stretched her body, peeled the eggshell, swallowed half of it in one gulp and began to chew it carefully.
"Sister Xi, I'll go in first." Yang Ruoxue greeted her.
Chu Xi nodded to her and waved his hand, "I'll go after I finish eating."
After watching Yang Ruoxue go in and start training, Chu Xi quickened his chewing speed and ate the entire egg. He clapped his hands, stretched, and walked into the shooting range.
At this time, many athletes from the provincial team were already practicing on the field.
Chu Xi rubbed his hands, lowered his head and blew into his palms, then walked to the shooting position.
"Sister Xi, Coach Wang Ruiguo asked you to go find him." The junior brother who just joined the team last month came over and called Chu Xi.
Chu Xi turned her head and looked over, with some doubt in her eyes, "Call me?"
"right."
Chu Xi had no choice but to stop training and turn to walk towards the coach's office.
After a while, Chu Xi came to Wang Ruiguo's office and knocked on the door.
"Come in." Wang Ruiguo's voice came.
Chu Xi walked into the office.
Wang Ruiguo was pouring water from the teapot, and a stream of hot steam slowly rose from the teacup.
He waved to Chu Xi and said, "Sit down and have some tea to warm yourself up."
Chu Xi sat down on the sofa opposite Wang Ruiguo and looked up at him suspiciously. "What's going on?"
Wang Ruiguo smiled. "Didn't we have a shooting team that was trending a lot at the World Championships a while ago? At the end of the year, the official Weibo team is inviting our shooting team to participate in the Weibo New Year's Eve Gala to receive a team award. I was thinking of having you lead the team to receive it."
"Why is Weibo awarding awards to athletes?" Chu Xi was a little surprised.
"It's because they're popular. During the World Cup and World Championships, our athletes had hundreds of trending searches combined. I don't know what's going on these past two years, but a lot of people don't like reading entertainment gossip anymore, and they've all flocked to our sports circle."
Speaking of this, Wang Ruiguo was also puzzled.
In previous years, their competitions received basically no attention at all.
But this year, all major media outlets and platforms are scrambling to buy the broadcasting rights for the game.
Chu Xi pondered for a moment, "It's a good thing that someone is paying attention to the sports world. When are we going to receive the award?"
Deep down, Wang Ruiguo and others certainly hope that more people will pay attention to sports.
Wang Ruiguo came back to his senses and said, "This Saturday night, the organizer will send a car to pick you up."
At this time, the guest invitation list for Weibo’s New Year’s Eve has also been made public online.
Artists who are very popular this year, such as Wu Yuliang, Su Mingzhi, Xu Qianqian and others are on the invitation list.
The most surprising thing is that the Chinese shooting team will also participate in this highly anticipated Weibo New Year's Eve event.
[Aaaaaaaa! Weibo is amazing! They even invited the shooting team.]
Weibo is really showing off, inviting a world champion to participate in New Year's Eve. I have to watch it this year.
[When is the live broadcast? I set the alarm in advance.]
I haven't paid attention to Weibo's New Year's Eve events in years. If you do this, I'll have to see what's going on.
After finishing training in the afternoon, Chu Xi received a WeChat message from Wu Yuliang:
[Sister Xi, are you guys also going to Weibo's New Year's Eve party? That's great, we can see each other again. Su Mingzhi, Qi Xiayan, and Xu Chongguang should also be there.]
Chu Xi hadn't heard these people's names for a long time.
She felt a little emotional. Time flies so fast. It felt like only a short time had passed, but more than a year had already passed.
Chu Xi lowered her head and typed a reply: [Okay, let’s talk when we meet.]
When I returned to the dormitory that night, Jiang Wannan excitedly ran over from next door, holding a lipstick, "Chuxi, Chuxi, come and see how I look with this shade? Doesn't it make my skin look brighter?"
Chu Xi glanced at her lip color and said, "Well, it looks good."
"Is that so?" Jiang Wannan smiled and walked in front of Chu Xi, bent down, and lifted her chin. "Come, let me help you apply one and try it too."
Soon, a touch of pink red appeared on Chu Xi's lips.
Jiang Wannan pulled Chu Xi to the mirror and asked, "Look, what do you think?"
"Okay." Chu Xi nodded.
Jiang Wannan looked at Chu Xi's facial features in the mirror, touched her chin and sighed, "Don't mention it, if you didn't change your career to become a star, this face would be enough to drive people crazy."
Chu Xi smiled helplessly, "Coach said that we should all wear our shooting team uniforms for New Year's Eve. Remember to tell the others."
"I understand." Jiang Wannan took the lipstick and jumped happily back to the dormitory next door.
The shooting team has been spending years in training and competitions. This is a rare opportunity to participate in other activities, and all the team members are looking forward to it.
This relaxed and joyful atmosphere continued until New Year's Eve.
This is the last day of the year and it happens to be a weekend.
Many office workers and students who have already taken vacation are eagerly planning their New Year's Eve itineraries.
As night falls, neon lights come on, adding a touch of prosperity to the entire city.
Weibo New Year’s Eve event scene.
Outside the hotel lobby, a ten-meter-long red carpet extends from the steps to the roadside.
On both sides of the road were media reporters from various websites, holding cameras ready to take pictures at any time.
At this time, Weibo’s New Year’s Eve live broadcast has already started.
In just a few minutes, millions of viewers flocked in.
【Aa ...
[This is the first time that the celebrity and sports circles have come together to participate in an event. Come join in the fun, hahahahaha.]
[Athletes and celebrities performing on the same stage is a rare combination in a century, and this year Weibo has finally made it happen.]
[When will Chu Xi come?! I've been squatting here for a long time.]
On the way to Weibo’s New Year’s Eve party, Chu Xi, Jiang Wannan and others sat in their seats in the black business car, looking at the scenery outside the window with anticipation.
"I was following Xu Chongguang's criminal investigation drama a few days ago. I heard that he is also going to participate in the New Year's Eve party today. Maybe I can see him then." Jiang Wannan hugged the pillow in her arms, with a little excitement on her face.
Chu Xi and Lu Meng have been listening to Jiang Wannan's constant chatter in their ears for the past two days, and their ears are almost callused.
"Do you like the drama? Just say you like Xu Chongguang's face." Lu Wenxuan folded his hands in front of him and muttered from the passenger seat.
Jiang Wannan: "So what? Everyone loves beauty."
"An Hongran and I are quite handsome, and I haven't seen you pay much attention to us." Lu Wenxuan continued to sneer.
An Hongran, who was sitting in the last row, raised his hand immediately, "Yes, yes, yes! Aren't we handsome?"
Jiang Wannan and Lu Meng immediately looked at each other, and both of them looked speechless.
"Do you have abdominal muscles?" Jiang Wannan looked Lu Wenxuan up and down.
Lu Wenxuan was silent for a moment, then retorted: "I'm a shooting athlete, why should I train my abdominal muscles?"
Jiang Wannan immediately spread her hands and said, "Look, you don't even have abdominal muscles."
Chu Xi listened to the laughter and jokes of several people in his ears. It was quite annoying, but sometimes he felt that this atmosphere was quite warm.
After chatting and joking all the way, a quarter of an hour later, the black business car stopped at the end of the red carpet.
The staff guarding on both sides ran over quickly, bent down and opened the car door.
Chu Xi was the first to get out of the car. She held onto the door with her hands, her feet on the red carpet. As soon as she stepped out of the car, the cameras in front of her flashed frantically.
She subconsciously raised her hand to cover her eyes to block the glare.
"Teacher Chu, please come this way." The staff member who came to receive him reminded Chu Xi in his ear.
Chu Xi raised her legs and followed in his direction.
Afterwards, Jiang Wannan, Lu Meng and others got off the car one after another.
All members of the shooting team wore uniform national team sportswear. When they appeared on the red carpet, fans not far away cheered excitedly.
In the live broadcast, the camera gave Chu Xi and Jiang Wannan a frame together, which immediately triggered another wave of barrage.
【Ahhhhhhhhh it’s really coming! 】
[After squatting for half an hour, I finally got it! ]
[Looking forward to Chu Xi and Jiang Wannan's next match!!]
The screen was full of comments, almost covering up the live broadcast.
After all the members of the shooting team walked onto the red carpet and entered the venue, a black business car drove over.
The car door opened, and this time it was Xu Chongguang who got out.
The criminal investigation drama that was popular in the first half of the year earned Xu Chongguang a lot of reputation and fans.
Now his resources are close to the first-tier level.
After getting off the car, Xu Chongguang greeted the reporters and fans around him with a smile.
He walked quickly and soon reached the end of the red carpet, where he met Chu Xi and others at the autograph board.
"Ah, Xu Chongguang!" When Jiang Wannan turned around, she saw Xu Chongguang walking towards her and suddenly became excited.
Xu Chongguang stopped and saw Chu Xi, his face was moved. "Sister Xi, long time no see. You have won so many medals for the country."
After greeting, Xu Chongguang bent down slightly and began to shake hands with all the members of the shooting team one by one. "Hello everyone, just call me Chongguang."
Jiang Wannan held Xu Chongguang's hand and looked at him with great excitement, trying hard to control her emotions. "Hello, hello. Your performance in 'Murder and the Murderer' is so great. I've been watching it these past few days."
Xu Chongguang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you. I've been watching your matches, especially the last mixed air rifle and rifle match. You guys were so stable."
Chu Xi glanced at the live broadcast camera next to them and interrupted the two people's commercial flattery, "Let's go, let's talk inside first, don't delay the artists coming in later."
"Okay, okay." Jiang Wannan let go of Xu Chongguang's hand, followed Chu Xi obediently, and walked into the venue with the team.
Chu Xi brought all the shooting team members to the Weibo New Year's Eve event.
The entire venue is large, with different positions and round tables arranged in each area.
It is said that the position of each table and the artists are arranged according to their status.
As soon as Chu Xi and the others entered the venue, a staff member came forward to greet them, "Everyone, please come this way."
The staff led Chu Xi and the others to the round table in the first row and said with a smile: "Everyone, please sit at this table.
This position is closest to the stage, with a very clear view and angle, making it a better position.
Chu Xi raised his hand and motioned everyone to take a seat.
Xu Chongguang was led by staff to the artist table next door, where several renowned and prestigious artists were already seated.
Many senior actors were looking towards Chu Xi's table with inquiring eyes.
It was also their first time to come into close contact with the world champion, so they were naturally curious.
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