Chapter 04 Chapter 4
At this time, the barrage in the live broadcast room has been flooded with comments.
[!! How did she hit the target? The camera just gave a perspective of Chu Xi's position. I felt dizzy just looking at the rings, let alone getting through them and hitting the bull's eye.]
[Even with the obstacle rings, he was able to accurately hit the ten rings. That's quite impressive.]
[And did you notice how calm she was after shooting the arrow? Almost like a robot. That must be a very strong mental state.]
Now, the faces of the artists around him were even more shocked.
Originally, everyone came to this show just to have some fun, but unexpectedly, such an awesome person showed up. This comparison made them seem like losers.
All of a sudden, everyone started to feel anxious and nervous.
Song Anshan's gaze fell on Chu Xi, and he looked at her curiously, "Have you learned archery before?"
Chu Xi answered truthfully: "I studied for two days."
She started learning archery when she happened to visit and study with the national archery team during her vacation, so she studied with the athletes of the national team for two days.
But she has never participated in any professional training.
Song Anshan frowned and looked at Chu Xi hesitantly.
The girl's performance didn't seem like a joke, but it was unbelievable that she could reach this level of archery after only two days of training.
Xu Chongguang was also stunned.
Just now he thought that Chu Xi had to learn archery for at least a few months to be able to shoot at that level, but he had only learned it for two days?
Qi Xiayan ran to Chu Xi with stars in her eyes, "You can learn this in just two days? That's so cool."
[That's just bullshit! It's definitely bullshit! Archery isn't some simple sport. If she could learn it in two days, I'd tear my head off and let her kick it like a ball.]
"That's right, he must have said that on purpose to create a persona of an archery genius. I've figured out the ways of the entertainment industry."
[I see, the production team is doing all this just to promote this Chu Xi, right?]
[Although, don’t you think Chu Xi’s archery was really cool? A female archer!]
The comments, which were originally quite peaceful, suddenly turned into heated arguments with everyone holding their own opinions because of this wave.
The director backstage noticed the sudden surge in comments and immediately gave instructions: "Go arrange a solo shoot for Chu Xi."
There are hundreds of artists participating in the recording of this program, so the director naturally cannot ensure that each artist has the same number of shots.
Except for more famous artists like Xu Chongguang who have their own exclusive follow-up, everyone else will be based on their performance.
This incident just now suddenly gave the director a new idea.
In last season's Super Star Games, the final was ridiculed by netizens because the artists performed too unprofessionally.
Therefore, the professional archery skills demonstrated by Chu Xi this time may very well become a breakthrough in restoring the reputation of the program.
Must pay special attention.
"Coach Song, what do you think of Chu Xi?" After finishing the archery challenge, Chen Jiudong followed Song Anshan to the rest area. The two of them even specially removed the program team's microphones.
"Her archery posture is very standard, her aiming ability is also very strong, and her psychological quality is ridiculously high. However, it is absolutely impossible that she has only learned archery for two days." Song Anshan commented accurately.
Chen Jiudong also nodded. "Indeed, no matter how talented one is, they can't learn to this level in just two days. Maybe her company deliberately created a persona for her as an archery genius, so she said that."
Song Anshan pondered for a moment, "It doesn't seem like she's lying. She might have only learned archery for two days, but she also learned shooting, and it must have taken her quite a while. Judging from her aiming posture just now, she has some habitual movements that tend to favor shooting."
"Shoot?" Chen Jiudong's voice was a little surprised.
He quickly came to his senses. "If she had a basic shooting skill and then switched to archery, she might have made rapid progress. But how could she, an entertainer, have learned shooting?"
Song Anshan was also thinking about this question, but for a moment, he couldn't figure out why.
The image of Chu Xi's calmness while shooting resurfaced in his mind. He turned to Chen Jiudong and said, "I have to lead the team in training tomorrow. Please help me observe her for two more days. Let me know if there's any news."
Chen Jiudong gossiped, "Could it be that Coach Song has taken a fancy to her?"
"That also depends on whether she has the willingness to change careers. Sports competition is not easy." At this point, Song Anshan sighed tiredly.
There are only two years left until the next Olympics, and he is under a lot of pressure.
…
Training for various events continued in the afternoon.
After Qi Xiayan finished her archery practice in the morning, she went to practice gymnastics.
Chu Xi stood in the archery area, fiddling with the recurve bow in his hand, and counting the mood points he had gained in the morning.
Probably because of the live broadcast of the program, she actually gained 1,300 emotion points in the morning, which was just enough to exchange for one hour of training time.
"Sister, would you like some water?" Wu Yuliang suddenly came over with a bottle of mineral water.
Chu Xi's thoughts were brought back to the present, and she looked up at him, "No need, I have water."
Although he was rejected, Wu Yuliang didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he forced a smile and said, "Sister, Xu Chongguang and I are both terrible at archery. We'd like to become your disciples. What do you think..."
Xu Chongguang came over from behind, coughed lightly, and looked a little embarrassed, "..."
"It's not like I'm your disciple, but I can teach you some postures and stuff." Chu Xi put down the bow in his hand and looked at the two of them. "Is there anything you don't understand?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Wu Yuliang said quickly, "I was shooting an arrow, but I couldn't control the direction of the arrow. I was clearly aiming for the bull's eye, but it flew out."
Chu Xi analyzed: "It's probably because your archery posture is wrong. The direction of force is deviated, and the arrow's trajectory is also crooked. Practicing your posture more will improve it."
Xu Chongguang put on a patient listening posture and gradually became absorbed in it.
Other artists who were secretly watching nearby also swarmed over, gathered around Chu Xi, and started to take the class for free.
As night falls, the day's training ends.
The program team informed all artists that they could call it a day and rest, and come back early tomorrow morning.
"Sister, we are having a party later, do you want to join us?" This afternoon's practice had made Wu Yuliang and Chu Xi completely familiar with each other, so he took the initiative to invite them.
Chu Xi asked, "What party?"
Xu Chongguang explained, "It's a private gathering among us in the industry. Many artists will be there today, so I can introduce you to them."
Chu Xi hesitated whether to go or not.
After all, she and Xu Chongguang had only known each other for half a day, and they were both of the opposite sex. It would be bad if any rumors were accidentally spread.
"Sister? Who are you calling sister? I met Chu Xi first. If anyone wants to take her to the party, I have to take her there."
Qi Xiayan suddenly appeared out of nowhere, quickly took Chu Xi's hand, turned around and gave her a smile, "Right, Chu Xi."
Wu Yuliang: "...Okay, okay, you take the lead."
Qi Xiayan and Wu Yuliang met on a variety show. Wu Yuliang has a very lively personality, but in front of Qi Xiayan, he appears to be particularly mature and steady. At that time, the two of them were a popular couple for a while.
However, in order to avoid suspicion, the two rarely interacted in front of the camera, but they had a good relationship in private.
Chu Xi asked Qi Xiayan curiously, "Are you going to the party too?"
"That's right." Qi Xiayan nodded. "Many people will be attending the Super Star Games this time. Let's go. Let's get going."
After the camera was no longer filming, Qi Xiayan and the other two were obviously more relaxed.
Chu Xi hasn't changed much, he has always been very silent.
Sitting in the nanny car, Qi Xiayan looked at Chu Xi curiously, "Strange, I thought you would become more talkative without the camera, but why are you still so cold?"
Chu Xi looked at her suspiciously and asked, "Why do you have to speak?"
She really didn't like talking, but that was because she felt it was a waste of energy and she would rather focus on practicing shooting.
Qi Xiayan looked incredulous, as if she had discovered an alien.
"You know those domineering CEOs with the naturally icy face in romance novels? You're practically a gender-swapped female domineering CEO!"
Chu Xi was still very frugal with her words, "Really?"
Qi Xiayan hugged Chu Xi's arms with stars in her eyes, leaning against her like a little bird, "But I like it!"
Chu Xi always felt something was wrong, and when she was wondering, the nanny car stopped.
Qi Xiayan led Chu Xi to a private club box where people in the circle gathered.
There were a dozen people in the box. A quick glance revealed that they were all handsome men and beautiful women. Each of them had delicate and three-dimensional features that were shocking. All they could see were 1.8-meter-long legs and perfect body proportions.
Chu Xi sighed in her heart: There is really no shortage of beautiful women and handsome men in the entertainment industry.
"Come, let me introduce you to everyone. This is Chu Xi, a new friend I met today. She has a very nice personality and is very emotionally stable." Qi Xiayan pulled Chu Xi in front of her and began to introduce her to everyone.
Wu Yuliang added, "He's pretty good at archery."
Xu Chongguang stood silently by, observing Chu Xi's expression changes out of the corner of his eye.
After this afternoon's contact, Xu Chongguang could also feel Chu Xi's strong psychological quality and stable emotional core.
Everyone has a desire to be strong.
Chu Xi's mentality, which was so strong that she seemed to no longer care about anything, naturally made Xu Chongguang envious.
Everyone in the box immediately became interested in Chu Xi.
"I'm so envious of people who can shoot arrows. I've always wanted to learn, but I'm always too busy and never have the time. Let's add each other on WeChat so we can go archery together in the future. By the way, can you shoot? Shooting is pretty cool!"
A group of people came up and started adding Chu Xi as a friend.
At the end of the party, a drunken girl hooked her arm around Chu Xi's shoulder and asked with a slightly tipsy face, "Sister, can you ride a horse and shoot a bow? Our crew is currently in need of an actor who can ride a horse and shoot a bow. The director has been so worried about not being able to find anyone that he's always sullen, which makes our entire crew panic."
Chu Xi thought for a moment, "I know a little bit, but it's still far from professional."
Horseback archery is simply her personal hobby.
She always dreamed of being a heroine when she was a child, so after she got in touch with shooting and archery, she specifically learned horse riding and archery.
The little sister's eyes lit up and she drank the beer in her cup in one gulp. "That's great! Sister, you are my sister, you have to help me with this."
Immediately afterwards, the little sister took out a bunch of crew information from her mobile phone and sent it to Chu Xi.
"Spring Breeze and Galloping Horses" is a web drama about martial arts and martial arts, which happens to include a horse-riding and archery scene in which a female general dies on the battlefield.
Because it is a close-up shot, this scene requires the actress to have good looks and temperament, and the actress must also be good at riding and shooting.
There are very few actresses who can meet both of these requirements at the same time, and this is just a guest appearance with not many scenes. Most actors will not learn horse riding and archery specifically for such a small role.
So far, the director has not been able to find the right actor.
After hearing what the little sister said, Chu Xi understood what she meant: "You want me to make a guest appearance?"
"Yes! Is your schedule convenient? We're shooting this close-up next Saturday. We can basically finish it in one day."
Chu Xi hesitated for a moment, "I have to talk to my agent first."
…
The next morning, Chu Xi told Hu Yanming the news.
"What! Is it Director Yan's "Spring Breeze and Horse Hooves"? Sister, this is a big IP that became popular before it was even aired!" Hu Yanming was shocked, and very shocked.
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