Chapter 51 Chapter 51
As shooting teams from various provinces arrived and gathered one after another.
The national training base also welcomed the crew of "Hot Blood Glory".
The movie "Hot Blood Glory" is an Olympic IP invested by various parties, backed by state-owned units. The investment and production are carried out by the best team. The main purpose is to welcome the Olympics and promote the spirit of sports competition.
The entire film "Hot Blood Glory" consists of four unit stories.
At present, the first three unit stories have been filmed.
There is one last story about a shooter.
In order to ensure the realism of the film, the director applied to the relevant departments for assistance in filming when he began to prepare the story of the last shooting unit.
Finally, the leaders decided that the National Shooting Training Base would assist in the shooting.
Song Anshan deliberately grabbed his hair, dressed himself, and came to the gate of the base to prepare to welcome the crew.
After a while, a bus slowly drove in.
After the bus stopped, the door slowly opened, and the first man to get off was wearing a brown vest and a cotton hat.
He looked to be in his forties, with a smile on his face.
"Coach Song, sorry to have kept you waiting." Ma Yudong smiled and walked forward to shake hands with Song Anshan.
"No, no, I just got here too. Come in, please. It's just right. Director, please tell me how you plan to shoot. We will do our best to cooperate." Song Anshan made a gesture of invitation and motioned Ma Yudong to go in.
Afterwards, other crew members carried the machine down together.
The last to come down were several extras and the main actor Wu Yuliang who was responsible for filming the shooting story.
After getting off the car, he looked around eagerly and seemed curious about everything in the training base.
"Brother Liang, I heard that you and Chu Xi had recorded a variety show together before. Can I see her here today?"
A girl from the extras next to him asked expectantly.
Wu Yuliang nodded. "Yes, I heard from the director that this shoot happens to coincide with the national team's Olympic trials, so Sister Xi will definitely be there."
"That's great! We can finally see the real person." The extras' eyes lit up.
I saw Ma Yudong and Song Anshan had already walked away.
Wu Yuliang hurriedly took a step forward to speed up and catch up.
After a while, the crew of "Hot Blood Glory" followed Song Anshan into the training ground.
Ma Yudong surveyed the surroundings and nodded, "As expected of a national training base, the environment and facilities are much better than other places I've seen before."
Song Anshan smiled and said, "Okay. If there's anything you need cooperation with, please let me know in advance so I can make arrangements."
"We may need to take a few panoramic shots of the shooting competition. This won't affect the athletes' performance, so the photographer can shoot from outside the venue. I'll be in your best interest then."
"Okay, no problem."
After taking the crew to inspect the competition venue, Song Anshan returned to his office with a smile.
The other coaches came over curiously, "Coach Song, I heard the crew of 'Hot Blood Glory' is coming to shoot here?"
Song Anshan sat down and nodded, "Yes, everything has been arranged."
"Has the release date for this movie been set? I heard that many veteran actors and movie stars are participating."
Song Anshan: "How would I know that? You'll know on the day it's released."
The office suddenly became lively, and everyone started talking about "Hot Blood Glory".
In recent years, there are very few movies that specifically talk about things in the sports world.
And it’s such a large production and investment.
The coaches would also like to see more movies of this kind.
…
At this time, Chu Xi and others had just packed their luggage in the dormitory.
Jiang Wannan and Chu Xi still lived in the same room. After packing their luggage, they lay on the bed for a while.
"Chu Xi, what do you think it feels like to participate in the Olympics?" Jiang Wannan looked at the ceiling with longing, her body sunk into the bed, lying in a big letter shape.
"There will be more responsibilities." Chu Xi said calmly.
Jiang Wannan sighed softly and suddenly sat up from the bed. "I don't know if I have a chance to win an Olympic spot this time."
She always felt that a grand event like the Olympics was still far away from her.
But before we knew it, the Olympic cycle had already begun.
"Do you want to go have lunch first?" Chu Xi turned to look at Jiang Wannan and took the initiative to change the subject.
"That's fine. I'm hungry." Jiang Wannan touched her stomach and quickly stood up. "Let's go!"
Chu Xi and the other person came out of the dormitory building and started walking towards the base cafeteria.
At this time, I happened to meet Wu Yuliang and several extras who were also heading to the cafeteria.
Several people just happened to meet each other.
"Sister Xi! What a coincidence!" Wu Yuliang shouted in surprise.
Chu Xi was also stunned for two seconds, "Why are you here?"
Wu Yuliang smiled and patted his chest, deliberately joking: "Actually, I... have also changed my career to become an athlete. Surprise, right?"
Chu Xi looked Wu Yuliang up and down, with a hint of suspicion in his eyes, "Is this true?"
"Of course it's fake." Wu Yuliang grinned. "I came here with the crew to scout locations for filming."
Jiang Wannan asked curiously, "What drama is it?"
"'Hot Blood and Glory'."
Jiang Wannan realized, "It's a movie about the Olympics, right? It's been trending on various Reuters searches since last year, it's quite popular."
Chu Xi also had some impression of this name.
"Hot Blood Glory" is like the movie where she just came into this world and her role was snatched away by Xu Qianqian.
"I remember Xu Qianqian also starred in this movie?" Chu Xi asked curiously.
Wu Yuliang was stunned. "This movie has four storylines, and she doesn't seem to be the main character in the first three."
"It shouldn't be the protagonist." Chu Xi remembered that the role she snatched seemed to be a major supporting role, playing a reporter or something.
"Then I don't know. There are quite a lot of actors in this drama, and many characters may only have two or three seconds of screen time. But everyone will be able to see it when it is released." Wu Yuliang explained with a smile.
The extras behind him all looked at Chu Xi's position excitedly, with their clenched hands, it was obvious that they had been patient for a long time.
After they finished chatting, one of the extras finally stepped forward and asked, "Sister Xi, can we take a photo together?"
Another girl: "Um...can I have an autograph?"
Chu Xi subconsciously touched the pocket of his sweatpants and found the ballpoint pen he carried with him.
This is a new habit she developed after her last visit to Jiangbin Province.
Because I always encounter children running up to me and asking for autographs, but they often don’t bring pens.
"Okay, come on." Chu Xi took out a pen very naturally and waved his hand.
Their eyes lit up, and they quickly walked to Chu Xi, took out their phones and started taking photos together.
Jiang Wannan also skillfully made room for them and glanced at Wu Yuliang, "Let's go to the cafeteria to chat."
After a while, Chu Xi and others who had helped sign followed.
After entering the cafeteria, everyone got their food, sat down around a table, and started chatting about all kinds of gossip.
In the afternoon, the Kyoto Provincial Shooting Team gathered and began organizing collective gun test training.
"Also, there's a new notice. The crew of 'Hot Blood Glory' will be filming some footage of our competition, which may be used in the film. Everyone, please be prepared in advance and don't let the footage affect your performance." Team leader Wang Xingwen gave another reminder.
Chu Xi and the others obviously didn't care about this and continued to clean their competition guns with their heads down.
Soon, it was Chu Xi's turn for gun test training.
She stood in front of the shooting position, pursed her dry lips, slowly raised her arm, and aimed at the bull's eye in front of her.
At this time, Ma Yudong happened to bring the camera teacher over to study the location and framing.
After seeing that the athletes were training, Ma Yudong and the photography teacher immediately lowered their footsteps and walked quietly along the wall into the venue.
Crisp gunshots rang out.
Ma Yudong's attention was immediately drawn to Chu Xi.
The shot just now was fired by Chu Xi.
She stood steadily in front of the shooting position, holding the gun in one hand, with no emotion on her face, exactly the posture of a professional shooting athlete.
Ma Yudong's eyes lit up, and he started chatting with the cameraman next to him, "This girl has quite a good temperament. Is she a professional athlete?"
The photography teacher glanced at Chu Xi's position and immediately smiled. "She wasn't a professional athlete six months ago. She was also in the entertainment industry before."
This photography teacher happened to be in charge of the filming of "Super Star Sports Games" and knew a lot about Chu Xi's situation.
Ma Yudong was stunned for a moment. "You used to be in the entertainment industry? Did you suddenly switch careers and become an athlete?"
There was a hint of surprise in his tone.
This was the first time he had seen such a thing.
It’s just a pity. If he had discovered Chu Xi earlier, his filming progress might have been smoother.
"Hot Blood Glory" is divided into four unit stories.
He happened to be the lead director for the fourth story.
At the beginning, he always wanted to tell this story from the perspective of female shooting athletes, which could not only reflect the spirit of athletes but also show the charm of women.
But unfortunately, he has never been able to find an actress in the industry who really understands shooting.
Later, there was no time left, so we had no choice but to change the script.
"Yes, she was very popular at that time. And after the Shooting World Cup ended some time ago, she won the first gold medal in the mixed team event and also defended the gold medal in the women's individual event. She should be a hot candidate for the championship in the next Olympics." The photography teacher continued with emotion.
Ma Yudong suddenly became more interested in Chu Xi.
However, Chu Xi was still training. Her eyes were always focused on aiming and shooting, and she did not notice that there were two pairs of eyes watching her from the side.
After an afternoon of gun test training, Chu Xi put away his gun, stretched his wrists, and prepared to call it a day and rest.
When coming out of the training ground, Chu Xi was stopped by Ma Yudong who had been waiting for a long time.
"Hello, I am Ma Yudong, the director of "Hot Blood Glory". Can I take a few minutes of your time?" Ma Yudong asked politely.
Chu Xi stopped and looked at Ma Yudong in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Yes." Ma Yudong coughed lightly and continued, "I understand that you switched from the entertainment industry to the shooting team six months ago. I'd like to interview you about your journey as a bonus for the end of our film. I wonder if that's convenient for you."
Their movie is to promote athletes.
It’s fitting that the film ends with an interview with a real athlete.
Chu Xi pondered for a moment, "Now?"
"We're all good, it depends on your schedule." Ma Yudong said with a smile in a very polite voice.
Chu Xi looked down at his phone.
It's dinner time now and there are no other plans.
She nodded, "Okay, now."
"Okay, no problem." Ma Yudong nodded quickly, "I'll go call the photography teacher over."
After a while, Chu Xi was invited to a quiet room, sat on the sofa, and began to prepare for the interview.
After Chu Xi saw that the camera was ready, he turned to look at Ma Yudong and asked, "Director, do you have any specific lines for me?"
"No, just tell us your truest thoughts and feelings. We hope to convey the athletes' true inner world to the audience and infect more people." Ma Yudong signaled Chu Xi that she could play freely.
Chu Xi lowered his head and thought for a moment.
The red light of the camera flashed, waiting to record every performance of Chu Xi during the interview.
After thinking for a long time, Chu Xi slowly spoke: "When I first started shooting, I never thought that one day I would step onto the international stage. When I put on the uniform representing the Chinese team, I realized that from that moment on, defending the national honor was my only goal..."
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A quarter of an hour later, Chu Xi ended the interview, stood up and shook hands with Ma Yudong.
Ma Yudong said gratefully, "The film will probably be officially released after the Olympics. If you have time then, we will definitely invite you to watch it in person."
"Okay." Chu Xi nodded in agreement.
After seeing Chu Xi off, Ma Yudong turned back to the room and exchanged glances with the photography teacher.
"This trip was really worthwhile. This interview is more exciting than the story of our entire unit. It is perfect to be used as an Easter egg in the movie." Ma Yudong nodded with a smile, his tone full of surprise.
The photography teachers all smiled and said, "I hope it will give the audience a surprise when it is released."
…
The next morning, the women's 10-meter air rifle-gun event trials started first.
After the World Cup and winter training, Jiang Wannan's personality has become much calmer than before.
In the qualifying round, he performed very well, directly surpassing another veteran player of the shooting team and successfully advanced as the first in the qualifying round.
Next, the second competition event of the afternoon was the women's 10-meter air pistol qualifying round.
There are many young and fresh faces among the contestants this time. They look like they are not even twenty years old, but they already have the ability to join the provincial team.
Before the competition started, many contestants excitedly ran to greet Chu Xi.
There are also photos and autographs required.
Later, after the referee blew the whistle, the players quieted down and returned to their positions.
"The Olympic preliminary trials - women's 10m air pistol qualifying round has begun."
The moment the words fell, Chu Xi's breathing slowed down.
Raising the gun and shooting, an action that was so familiar to her, began to be repeated over and over again on the field.
After the first round of shooting, Chu Xi ranked first with an absolute lead. Behind her in second place was Lu Meng, the third original national team player.
The fourth place is Wang Shaohan, who has fought against Chu Xi and Lu Meng before.
Yang Ruoxue is in sixth place.
This is her second time participating in the national training team selection event.
In the last selection, she didn't even make it to the finals and was eliminated directly.
After accumulating experience from failure, I came back this time and the ranking was surprisingly good.
She was a little surprised herself.
Soon, the contestants began the second round of shooting.
At this time, the camera set up outside for shooting is also working synchronously.
The photography teacher and Ma Yudong stood behind the camera, their eyes fixed on the screen.
"Director, do you think this angle is okay?"
Ma Yudong touched his chin and said, "Okay, we'll use these lenses when the time comes."
On the other side of the audience, Wu Yuliang and several extras who had no filming tasks sat together and watched the game.
The trials have never been open to the public.
If the crew hadn't come here to scout locations, many of them probably wouldn't have had the chance to witness this kind of internal competition.
"It's so stable. It's only the second round, and Sister Xi's first-place score is almost over." The extras shouted excitedly.
Wu Yuliang also began to sigh in amazement.
This is talent, an unparalleled genius.
After participating in the shooting variety show, he took the time to secretly practice with the shooting club coach for a long time, but his results did not improve much.
At most, he is just an amateur player with outstanding abilities.
But Chu Xi's outstanding performance in almost every competition makes it impossible for people to catch up.
An hour of game time passed.
Chu Xi put away his gun and finished shooting, while looking up at the score screen on the field.
Only after seeing that his name was still ranked first did he look away.
Everyone can see that Chu Xi seems to be more relaxed compared to previous games.
Wang Shaohan shook his head and sighed helplessly.
It seems that she has no hope this time.
Chu Xi and Lu Meng are at the front, and there are only two people qualified to participate.
As long as she can't surpass these two, she will never get a chance to compete.
But Yang Ruoxue, who was next to her, excitedly raised her fist after seeing the ranking.
Sixth place!
She can advance to the finals.
Compared to last time when we didn't even make it to the finals, this time we've finally made some progress.
Moreover, you can continue to compete on the same stage with the goddess.
In addition to her, the other two who advanced to the finals were also from that group of younger contestants.
This was their first time participating in the trials. The coach told them to come and gain some experience, but unexpectedly they all made it to the finals.
The two little sisters who came from the same team hugged each other happily.
"The top eight teams in this qualifying round will advance to the final tomorrow afternoon. I wish you all satisfactory results." The referee announced slowly.
After coming out of the competition venue, Chu Xi took out his mobile phone and clicked on the sports channel.
These days, the Korean shooting team also has an internal championship.
Chu Xi will still pay more attention to the strongest opponent at the moment.
After clicking on the Korean news report and seeing the latest game situation, Chu Xi was stunned for a long time.
[Seoul Senior Championships, South Korea, Lee Ye-eun vs. Song Yeong-mi]
[Song Lingmei won the championship with a 0.8 ring advantage, defeating veteran player Li Ruien! ]
These two rows of news left Chu Xi stunned.
I have never heard of Song Lingmei before, and this seems to be her first time participating in the Seoul Championship in South Korea.
Lu Meng walked up to her from behind with her cell phone in hand, "Have you heard of this Song Lingmei?" Her tone was also a little doubtful.
Chu Xi shook her head, with a hint of surprise in her eyes, "No. According to her profile, she's only eighteen years old this year. I guess... she's another dark horse genius."
As soon as Lu Meng heard this word, he became depressed.
The fact that Chu Xi appeared on the Chinese team was enough to make her exhausted.
Now the South Korean team has a dark horse, and he is only eighteen years old. How can people survive?
Netizens who were watching the Korean shooting competition also commented on the foreign website.
This is outrageous. She can already beat Lee Ye-eun at 18. If she keeps training for another year, she'll be completely defeated in the Olympics.
"That shouldn't be the case. We have a lot of talented people in our Chinese shooting team. We can't let her steal all the limelight."
It's hard to say. Shooting is gaining popularity with more and more young people. They're younger and don't quite understand the pressures that come with national honor. Relatively speaking, their shooting is more pure, and the psychological burden is lighter, so their performance in competitions is often more impressive.
[Really? Shooting athletes are replaced so quickly these days.]
In the afternoon, when there were no competition tasks, Chu Xi and Lu Meng watched the replay of the final between Song Lingmei and Li Ruien while eating.
The two of them looked up at the same time and looked at each other, with a hint of shock in their eyes.
"It's so scary. This kid doesn't seem to be under any pressure at all. He's more stable than me." Lu Meng was the first to speak with emotion.
Chu Xi was also a little surprised. "I guess the South Korean team will definitely send her to play in this World Championship."
Lu Meng put away her phone and speculated, "Do you think she can still perform so consistently in international competitions?"
"It's hard to say. Last time, South Korea's Kang Hyukjae also performed well in the domestic competition, but he suffered a setback in the World Cup." Chu Xi analyzed it and said, "We'll see then. It's their business if they're good, but we're not bad anyway."
Lu Meng felt a little relieved, "Yeah, never mind."
At this time, several coaches gathered together to discuss the Korean team's newcomer Song Lingmei.
"What do you think of Song Lingmei?" Song Anshan turned and looked at the coaches around him.
Wang Ruiguo replied confidently: "He is indeed a shooting genius. But what our Chinese team lacks the least is talent."
"Our Chu Xi came to the shooting team temporarily, but she still won two gold medals in the World Cup. When it comes to talent, no one can compare to her." Wang Xingwen nodded.
Song Anshan smiled and nodded, "As long as we have this morale, it's fine. I'm sure many of the team members are also watching the Korean game today. When you return to the team, remember to boost our morale. Don't encourage others and destroy your own prestige."
Wang Ruiguo patted his chest and said, "Don't worry. We can't let a group of foreigners affect the cohesion of our team."
After the coaches finished the meeting and returned to the team, the first thing they did was to call the players to assemble.
This is the Kyoto Provincial Shooting Team.
"Now that the trials have begun one after another, do you have the confidence to continue to win glory for the country in the World Championships?" Wang Ruiguo asked excitedly.
Chu Xi and the others looked at each other and said at the same time: "Yes!"
Wang Ruiguo nodded with satisfaction, then walked up to Chu Xi and patted her shoulder, "Compete well."
After the World Cup, Chu Xi's status in the coaches' hearts has been raised infinitely.
If she can continue to defend the World Championship title.
In the Olympics a year later, she will definitely be a well-deserved main player.
So now, not only Wang Ruiguo, but almost all the coaches have high expectations of her.
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