Chapter 66 Olympic Opening Ceremony
At this time, the local time is 1:30 in the morning.
CCTV Sports Channel, which holds the broadcasting rights for the Olympics, has already begun live broadcasting of the opening ceremony of San Lito.
"Tonight's opening ceremony will follow the footsteps of the torchbearers."
The originally dark live broadcast screen gradually became brighter, and a faint firelight gradually extended from the corner to the center. It was the light from the torch.
I thought of a young athlete in sportswear, with his feet on the ground, holding the torch high in his hand, running forward wildly.
As he walked forward with firm steps, the entire screen was gradually ignited by flames.
The five rings symbolizing the Olympic spirit slowly appeared in the center of the screen.
The San Litos Olympics opened.
Dong Wenyue, the host of Minzhong Video, began to commentate on the live broadcast, "The San Litos Olympics are about to begin."
"It is now 2024, and the Chinese sports delegation has grown into a powerful force of hundreds of athletes from various sports. They are about to compete in this Olympic arena, fighting for their dreams and for national honor."
"Here, we sincerely thank every athlete who has allowed the five-star red flag to fly high on the world stage. The Chinese people's unyielding spirit will never fade, as the torch is passed on."
"I wish the San Lito Olympics all the best. I wish the Chinese sports delegation all the best."
Ahhhhhhhh! It's begun! This is my first time staying up late to watch the Olympics. It's so exciting.
[Beer and fried chicken are on order! Let's see what this opening ceremony is all about.]
After listening to the central bank's explanation, tears welled up in my eyes. China has truly stood up!
Although it is already late at night in China, there are still many people watching the live broadcast.
Major media accounts will not miss this wave of popularity and have started waiting in the live broadcast room early, ready to collect materials at any time.
Soon, Sanlitos began to perform live singing and dancing.
At the lively opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, tens of thousands of people cheered and cheered. The people of San Lito held high their national flag and excitedly waved and cheered towards the live camera.
For St. Lithos, they have spent nine years preparing for this event.
The opening ceremony performance, which lasted for several hours, spread the news of the opening of the event throughout the world.
The Seine River is one of the famous attractions of San Litos. This time, the athlete delegations from various countries will take a boat cruise on the Seine River.
The opposite banks on both sides are already filled with people from various countries.
When the Chinese delegation appeared, a striking Chinese red slowly appeared in the camera.
The Chinese spectators on the shore cheered, holding up the red flags in their hands and shouting "Go China!"
"Next up is the Chinese sports delegation. The flag bearers are from the men's table tennis team and the women's swimming team. This Chinese sports delegation consists of 716 people. They are a strong team with dreams, strength, and organization. They are waving their national flags and approaching us."
The boat carrying the Chinese delegation floated on the Seine.
They waved red flags in their hands, with warm smiles on their faces, and raised their hands to wave back to the audience around them.
The eye-catching Chinese red has become the most beautiful scenery on the Seine River.
At this moment, the whole world's attention is focused here.
The number of people online in Minzhong Video's live broadcast room began to increase rapidly, and many night owls received the message and clicked into the live broadcast.
The Chinese team has entered the arena! So red! Hahahahahaha.
【It really is a touch of Chinese red on the Seine River. 】
I saw a video this morning that said China only had one person competing in the Olympics. Now, our team is incredibly large.
[Ahhhhh, so when does the first gold medal finals start? I've been waiting. Why aren't the qualifiers being broadcast live?]
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At this time, inside the shooting competition venue.
Shooting competitors from around the world are already conducting pre-competition training.
The pre-Olympic training lasts for forty minutes.
Chu Xi had already made a plan before coming. In the first twenty minutes, he mainly practiced the feeling of the gun and shooting speed. In the second twenty minutes, he tried some good ten-ring shots and tried to remember this feeling.
There are a total of twenty-eight teams participating in this qualifying round.
Considering the large number of players and limited venue area, the qualifying round will not be broadcast live.
But there will be no restrictions on the audience.
At this time, the audience who had received the news in advance had already started to enter.
Many media outlets that were paying close attention to the developments of this first gold medal competition also rushed to the filming area.
Chu Xi and Lu Meng each stood in front of their shooting position.
The Chinese reporters around raised their cameras and took crazy photos of the two people.
After practicing for about half an hour, Chu Xi suddenly felt a slight tingling sensation in his wrist.
She frowned slightly and hesitated for a moment before shooting.
She slowly put down the gun and grabbed her palm hard, trying to relieve the pain.
Fortunately, the tingling sensation did not last long and soon disappeared, returning to normal.
Chu Xi let out a breath quietly and continued shooting.
At this moment, a Chinese audience member in the audience noticed Chu Xi's pause.
He quickly grabbed his friend and said, "Did you see Chu Xi suddenly stop? Is there something wrong with her?"
My friend was just looking at Lu Meng and didn't notice what happened on the other side at all.
"What could possibly happen to Chu Xi? You must have seen it wrong."
The audience frowned and thought for a while, but said nothing.
After a while, the referee stopped the game.
The contestants stopped their movements, put away their guns and waited for instructions.
Women's 10m Air Pistol Qualifying Round Rules: Each competitor has a total of 60 shots, with a time limit of 75 minutes. Each shot must be completed within 50 seconds.
The time limit puts a lot of pressure on the contestants.
Soon, the women's 10-meter air pistol qualifying competition began in such a hurry.
Many Chinese audience members in the audience were still a little puzzled.
Such a grand Olympics, and the first game just started like this? There wasn't even any live broadcast or commentary.
At this time, netizens in China can only watch the videos and photos shared by the live audience.
Netizens howled online.
[No, why aren't the qualifying matches being broadcast live? I'm still waiting to watch it.]
[They said there weren't enough venues for the competition, so all the players had to split up into two groups for the qualifying rounds, so it couldn't be broadcast live.]
[Holy crap! The qualifying rounds just started so quietly? I had no idea!]
[It's okay. The qualifying rounds aren't really that exciting. It's just everyone shooting for sixty shots, and then the finals are determined by the total score. It's not as exciting as the finals. I might as well wait and see the finals.]
[Chu Xi and Lu Meng should have no problem in the qualifying round, right? ]
[It's not a big deal. They'll both advance to the top eight, so they're pretty sure.]
"The women's 10-meter air pistol qualifying round begins." After the referee's announcement, the contestants in the first match adjusted their states and began to prepare for shooting.
Chu Xi stood at the shooting range, took a deep breath, and slowly raised his arm.
The moment he raised his eyes, his cold gaze swept forward.
When she first stepped onto the shooting field, she said to herself, "Since I've decided to practice shooting, I'll practice hard and achieve a result that satisfies me."
Now, it's time for her to give her own answer.
The first gunshot rang out in the quiet stadium.
Soon after, competitors from other countries around him also started shooting.
In the first group of ten shots, Chu Xi's overall score was lower than usual training, with a total score of 103.7 rings.
Lu Meng scored 102.9 rings.
Song Anshan, who was sitting in the waiting area watching the game, pursed his thin lips and frowned between his brows.
Before the competition, he had made a prediction in advance that due to various factors such as the Olympics, Chu Xi and the other team's results would definitely be lower than their usual training.
The current result is still within his expectations.
Because similarly, players from other national teams will also be affected to some extent.
Soon, the second set of shooting began.
Chu Xi held the air pistol and placed it on the shooting table.
She loaded the bullets into the magazine of the air pistol with an expressionless face, paused for two seconds, readjusted her state, and raised the gun again.
The muzzle of the gun was aimed at the bull's eye in front, and slowly overlapped with the black dot on the bull's eye.
Chu Xi's cold eyes flashed, his lips were pursed tightly, and his slender fingers gently pulled the trigger and shot again.
The second and third groups of shooting ended quickly.
Chu Xi scored 104.1 and 102.8 respectively.
Lu Meng's two groups scored 104.3 and 101.7 rings respectively.
Currently, no corresponding rankings pop up on the field.
This is just the first group of contestants, there is another group of contestants behind who have not yet shot.
The final ranking results will be announced after all the contestants have finished shooting, and the overall ranking will be determined according to the number of rings.
"It makes me so nervous. Can Chu Xi and Lu Meng advance with these results?"
The Chinese audience in the audience began to worry.
"It's okay, you'll definitely get in." The friend patted the back of his hand comfortingly.
"But their shooting scores today seemed a bit low, and both of them scored below ten rings."
My friend turned to look at the competition venue and said, "I can tell you only started shooting this year. At the Olympics, all athletes' shooting scores will be a little lower than usual, but it's no big deal."
"Yeah?"
"Don't worry about it, just watch carefully."
As soon as the two finished speaking, the local audience suddenly cheered.
It turned out that the contestant from St. Litos had just scored a score close to a full ring.
Song Anshan's breathing slowed down in the waiting area.
His hands, resting on his knees, had slowly clenched into fists without him noticing.
As the head coach of Chu Xi and Lu Meng, he could of course see that both of them made some small mistakes in the third group of shooting.
Soon, the fourth group of shooting began.
Song Anshan let out a light breath and stared at the shooting results of Chu Xi and Lu Meng on the field.
There is no ranking yet.
But based on his experience, Song Anshan can predict that the two's current results should be able to hope to enter the top eight.
Song Anshan raised his hand to smooth the air in his chest, relaxed his body, and continued to look at the field.
In the fourth set of shooting, Chu Xi readjusted his condition and his results returned to stability, eventually scoring 104.1 points.
Lu Meng's score in this round was 103.7 rings.
At this moment, something unexpected happened on the field.
Lee Ye-eun of the South Korean team, who has been attracting much attention since participating in the competition, made a mistake in the fourth group shooting and only scored 101.5 rings.
Song Anshan did not expect the results of this group.
He glanced in the direction of Lee Ruien on the field in surprise.
Li Ruien lowered his head, with the gun in his hand resting on the table. It took him a long time to catch his breath.
It can be seen that she herself also realized the seriousness of the previous group of shooting errors.
But there was no turning back in the competition, so she could only continue preparing for the next set of shooting.
"Oh my god, how could even the last Olympic champion make such a serious mistake?"
"Brother, this is the Olympics. You were training at home at the time. With all the pressure from all sides, mistakes are inevitable."
"Can Li Ruien still advance?"
"It's hard to say. In every Olympics, the most terrifying thing isn't the previous champions, but the dark horses that suddenly appear. In almost every Olympics, there's a new dark horse who suddenly emerges and becomes famous overnight."
"No, I'm looking forward to seeing Chu Xi win the championship! Don't let a dark horse suddenly appear.
The shooting continued to the fifth group.
The number of athletes making mistakes began to increase. Among them, the highly-watched Indian team member Rishiri also made a serious mistake during the fifth group of shooting, and scored below ten rings for three consecutive shots.
Song Anshan in the waiting area opened his eyes wide and stared at the Indian team's shooting results for two seconds.
Wow, there were so many unexpected changes in this shooting competition.
But it seems normal. In the previous World Cups and World Championships, the Indian team's performance has not been very good. It seems that the status of these two players has not yet adjusted.
At present, the only players with relatively stable performance on the field are Song Lingmei of the South Korean team, Chu Xi and Lu Meng of the Chinese team.
The remaining players who have the potential to win the championship were all assigned to the second qualifying round.
After the fifth set of shooting, Chu Xi's results stopped fluctuating and began to stabilize.
In this round, she scored a total of 104.9 points, which was better than her performance in the first round.
Lu Meng made two mistakes in the shots and his total score was 103.2.
The Chinese audience in the auditorium had already begun to pray with their eyes closed, their hands clasped together, and their breathing had become quieter.
It's the last round, so hold on tight.
Song Anshan could no longer stand, so he stood up from the chair, took a deep breath, and cast a firm gaze towards the game field.
We can win! We can definitely win!
After the last round of shooting, Chu Xi took a deep breath and tried to calm down.
My heartbeat uncontrollably quickened, thumping loudly in my chest.
Chu Xi took several deep breaths and lowered his head to install the bullet into the magazine.
She could feel countless eyes staring at her from behind.
Thousands of thoughts now turned into one sentence: I must win.
The sixth round of shooting begins.
Chu Xi exhaled slowly, raised his eyes and aimed forward. That resolute gaze seemed to burn everything away, making people afraid to look at him.
Crisp gunshots rang out.
"Damn! It's the final round! When will the rankings be released? I'm so nervous. Can Chu Xi make it through?"
"Why are you so nervous? Everyone else in the competition seems calmer than you."
"First gold medal, first gold medal! If we can't even advance in the qualifying round, what's the point of fighting for the first gold medal?"
Not to mention the players were nervous, the audience watching the game felt like they were going crazy.
I can't calm down until I see the final ranking.
At this time, news also spread from the country.
[Ahhhhhh! I'm going crazy! Why isn't it live? I really want to watch it!]
[Don't worry, I'm already kneeling in front of my Guan Gong statue. The Chinese team will definitely advance, don't worry.]
[This is so funny! I've never been a believer in feudal superstitions, but now I'm a believer in them.]
[I think not live streaming is a good thing. I've been having a bit of a Mercury backlash lately, and the games I've watched haven't been going well. Not watching the games will also prevent my bad luck from affecting Chu Xi and Lu Meng.]
So what's going on with the qualifying rounds? Haven't the rankings been released yet? I saw some netizens say Chu Xi is already in the final round of shooting.
…
Not only netizens are paying attention, but all leaders and superiors of the General Administration of Sports are paying serious attention to this qualifying match.
At the Jiyue brand headquarters, employees were anxiously waiting for news on the qualifying round.
The meaning of the first gold medal is never just a gold medal.
It represents the morale of the Chinese team and is also the confidence that allows other athletes to relax and compete.
Marketing bloggers across the internet are also anxiously waiting for news about the competition.
Although most of them are here to take advantage of the Olympic hype, as Chinese people, they are actually proud and proud when they see their athletes doing their best to win glory for the country.
Nearly five minutes passed.
Foreign media immediately reported: [In the first qualifying round of the women's 10-meter air pistol, China's Chu Xi scored 628.5 points, temporarily leading the way. China's Lu Meng scored 626.9 points, temporarily ranking fourth.]
After the first qualifying match, when the results were transmitted to the country, it immediately became the number one trending search.
【Ahhhhhhhh, with this result, can Chu Xi and Lu Meng both advance? 】
[There is one more qualifying match. After the second match, the final ranking will determine the qualification for the next round.]
[Help! I just checked out the second qualifying round players, and they're all really good. Italy, Chinese Taipei, Katantu, and Hassanko.]
[It's not a big deal, I'm still praying! I'll keep praying! The Chinese team will definitely advance!]
After the results came out, netizens were temporarily relieved, but they couldn’t let go completely because there was still a second qualifying round.
If all the players in the second qualifying round perform very well and their results all surpass Chu Xi, then there will be a big problem.
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The scene of the Sanlitos shooting competition.
The Chinese audience in the auditorium stood up and cheered excitedly. For a moment, the entire auditorium was dominated by the eye-catching Chinese red.
After the game, Chu Xi slowly exhaled, put down his gun, turned around and left.
Arriving at the waiting area, Song Anshan immediately stepped forward and handed water to Chu Xi and Lu Meng. "It's okay, your grades are okay, sit down and rest for a while."
Lu Meng was a little worried and didn't even bother to drink the water. "Coach, I... my chances of advancing are slim with this score."
Song Anshan raised his hand and patted her shoulder. "It's okay. It's normal to make mistakes when participating in the Olympics for the first time."
He didn't say it explicitly, but the comforting tone made Lu Meng guess something.
In fact, at the moment the game ended, Chu Xi and Lu Meng both realized that their performance was not very good.
There are many top players in the next qualifying round. Once they all perform well, their ranking will definitely be pushed down.
Chu Xi finished drinking the water, screwed the cap on the bottle, lowered his head and sat down silently beside him.
With her results, she should have no problem advancing, but Lu Meng is in more danger.
After the first game, there was a ten-minute break and then the second qualifying round began.
Chu Xi sat in the waiting area, his hands on his knees, looking up at the competition field, watching his former opponents come on stage one after another.
Soon, gunshots were heard again in the quiet field.
From the first round of the competition, it can be seen that the performance of this team is better than that of Chu Xi and the others overall.
Hassan scored 104.8 points in the first round of shooting.
The players from Italy and Catantuan also performed well.
When seeing this, Chu Xi frowned.
This performance was much better than their previous one.
Lu Meng next to him had already clenched his hands nervously and was looking at the field in silence.
In the audience, the Chinese audience who had just watched Chu Xi's qualifying match were also a little dumbfounded.
"No, why are all the players in this match performing so well? Isn't it said that everyone will be nervous and make mistakes?"
"I'm impressed. What magic did Hassan and the Italian team take to perform so well?"
"It's not a big deal. There were sixty shots in total. Maybe there were some mistakes later."
Time passes by every second.
The players in the second qualifying round performed very stably until the last round. Except for occasional minor mistakes in one or two shots, their scores remained around ten rings most of the time.
Under the tense gaze of the audience, the second long qualifying round came to an end.
The moment the game ended, everyone's attention was focused on the screen showing the overall ranking.
Chu Xi raised her eyes and looked at the overall ranking with pursed lips.
About five seconds later, the overall ranking of the qualifying round on the field changed.
First place, Hassan Ketuan Meisong Yisha
Second place, Victor Yu of Italy
Third place, Chu Xi of China
Fourth place, Song Lingmei of the South Korean team
Fifth place, Olmido of San Litos
Sixth place, Lu Meng from the Chinese team
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The moment the rankings came out, the Chinese audience at the scene immediately cheered excitedly.
"Advanced! Both of them made it!"
"I told you not to worry too much. It's just a qualifying round. How can it possibly stump our Chinese athletes?"
Chu Xi and Lu Meng in the waiting area also breathed a sigh of relief.
The two turned their heads and looked at each other.
Tears welled up in Lu Meng's eyes. It was obvious that before the rankings were announced, she had almost prepared herself for not advancing.
"Good! As long as we advanced." Song Anshan was relieved and walked forward to hug the two team members with satisfaction.
…
Soon, the news that two Chinese players advanced reached the country.
The whole Internet was boiling.
[Advanced! Both of them made it! I'm crying! I can finally watch the live broadcast of the first gold medal final tomorrow!]
[The sleep I stayed up all night wasn't in vain! But I have a feeling I won't be able to sleep tonight. I'm too excited to even feel sleepy.]
[Why are you sleeping? The finals are at 8:30 tomorrow morning. Don't sleep any more. Get up and have fun. I'll catch up after watching the finals.]
At the same time, the leaders of the Sports Bureau who were following the game were also relieved. They sat in the conference room and smiled with relief.
"Hurry up and make arrangements. All relevant personnel must be present to watch the first gold medal final tomorrow."
"yes!"
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In the conference room of Yuexin Video headquarters.
When the employees who were working overtime to follow the game received the news, they cheered excitedly.
"Boss Wang, what are the arrangements? The first gold medal event finals will be at 8:30 tomorrow morning. Are we still going to sleep?"
The employees looked at their leaders excitedly, waiting for arrangements.
Mr. Wang suppressed his excitement and tried to calm down. "Well, everyone, go catch up on some sleep now. We'll meet at the company promptly at 7:30 tomorrow morning."
"The first gold medal event will attract a lot of attention, so we have to manage the live broadcast room well. Also, the programming department will be working hard these past few days. Let's work hard to get through the Olympic period, and then we'll give you a long vacation!"
In less than ten minutes, the news that Chu Xi and Lu Meng advanced to the finals spread quickly across the entire Internet.
All the netizens who were still awake were excited.
Live game videos released by foreign media reporters were also transmitted to China one after another.
Chu Xi stood in front of the shooting position, holding the gun in one hand, looking forward with a firm gaze, and fired.
The figure standing alone on the field has unknowingly become the last line of defense of the Chinese shooting team.
I don’t know when it started, but it seems that as long as the Chinese team is in a shooting competition, everyone will subconsciously believe that they are fine.
Neon lights silently illuminate every road in the city. On quiet nights, every room with lights on is filled with the restless hearts of the Chinese audience.
All those who stayed up late were quietly following this game which was not broadcast live to the public.
#Chinese Shooting Team Advances# became the hottest topic of the night.
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