On July 10, all members of the national track and field team had returned to the country. At this time, there was less than half a month left until the opening ceremony of the Olympics on July 24.

According to the organizer's arrangement, the track and field events will start on July 31, but the national track and field team has received relevant notices from the Sports Federation and the Athletics Administration Center. The star players of the track and field team will be uniformly arranged to participate in the entry formation for the Olympic opening ceremony. Therefore, most members of the track and field team still need to go to Japan around July 15 as originally planned.

Because the national track and field team will return home late this time, starting from July 11, the General Administration of Sport and the Athletics Administration Center will hold a mobilization meeting directly facing all members of the track and field team.

During the meeting, not only was zero tolerance for stimulants emphasized repeatedly, all coaches and athletes took a joint oath, and the Sports Federation also expressed its performance expectations for the track and field team at the meeting, which included reaching the finals in the men's 100-meter and 110-meter hurdles events, and striving for sixth place and third place.

It can be said that the General Administration of Sport and the Athletics Center have set relatively reasonable expectations for the goals of all events. In terms of the requirements for final results, they have fully taken into account the uncertainty of competitive events, allowing athletes to have a certain amount of pressure without being overburdened.

In addition, the General Administration of Sport has already arranged language course lecturers as well as lecturers on Japanese customs and etiquette, who will provide intensive short-term remedial courses for all members of the track and field team so that they can have a clear understanding of the participation rules for all national team members during the Olympics, the customs of the host country and other related matters.

Among these many people, the ones with the heaviest tasks are the star players of the track and field team, such as Su Zhe, Zhou Tianjue, Ye Jun, Chen Zhi, etc. After being arranged to participate in the opening ceremony formation, they and all other athletes participating in the Olympic formation have a new training item, which is the formation etiquette and the formation movement at that time.

This training will be briefly arranged in China, and then further adjusted in Japan based on the rehearsal situation of the opening ceremony.

After completing so many meetings, classes, and rehearsal training, team members also need to take time out to complete some personal maintenance training.

These complicated meetings, etiquette, etc., give many people a headache.

It was not until July 14, the day before the track and field team members were about to set off, that Chen Guangzhi, the deputy director of the Athletics Management Center and a good friend of Su Yinsheng, made a joyful phone call to the national track and field team, greeted Su Yinsheng, and said he wanted to tell him a good news.

"Old Chen, what's wrong?" Su Yinsheng held the phone, not knowing what good news Chen Guangzhi was going to announce to him with such a cheerful look: "Is the Athletics Management Center planning to give us a bonus or something else?"

On the other end of the phone, Chen Guangzhi choked and groaned, "Old Su, can't you have some other good news?"

Su Yinsheng rolled his eyes nonchalantly, said "oh", and then asked: "Okay, then what good things do you have waiting for us?"

Although Su Yinsheng's tone was very provocative, Chen Guangzhi already knew what kind of person Su Yinsheng was, so he simply ignored his tone and said with a smile:

"Haha, let me tell you, Director Sun of our Athletics Management Center has secured for Su Zhe the position of flag bearer for the Chinese national team in this Olympics!"

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"Hello???" Chen Guangzhi called into the phone twice, but found no movement on the other end. "Lao Su? Are you listening?"

"..." Su Yinsheng was silent for a while before saying, "Oh, I'm here."

"Oh, why don't you say anything? I thought the phone was disconnected!" Chen Guangzhi then said with a smile: "Look, our Su Zhe is going to show up in front of people all over the world this time!"

Hearing this, Su Yinsheng rolled his eyes in annoyance: "Okay, that's it, right? I got it. I'll go back and inform him. When we get to Tokyo, let him train well with the team."

"Hey, let me tell you." Chen Guangzhi said on the other end of the phone, "Why do you look unhappy? This is a good thing! It is an honor for our national track and field team, and it is also good for Su Zhe's popularity! He is the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Olympics, how many people around the world are paying attention to him?"

Su Yinsheng rubbed his forehead, but didn't say anything more. He just nodded and said, "I know this is a good thing, but I think that athletes' popularity should not be improved by such things. It should be earned by athletes themselves."

Chen Guangzhi laughed and shook his head when he heard what Su Yinsheng said. "Hey, you old Su, you still have such a bad temper. Okay, I know your bad habit, but the General Administration of Sport agreed to let Su Zhe be the flag bearer, which also recognizes his strength in track and field, his contributions over the past year, and even his influence."

"I think you should stop worrying that your Su Zhe will become arrogant because of his achievements. I think he is a good kid. He is under the guidance of you and Lao Lu. Do you think the Athletics Management Center doesn't pay attention to him? I won't say anything about your training volume, but he also practices extra every day. We have seen it all!" Chen Guangzhi said earnestly on the other end of the phone: "I know you are worried that your child will go astray, but compared to other famous athletes, your Su Zhe is already very well behaved!"

Chen Guangzhi's sudden long speech made Su Yinsheng silent for a while, and then he said "hmm" in an unpleasant tone.

After hearing his response, Chen Guangzhi finally said, "Okay, that's about it. You should control your bad temper a little. Director Sun has been very angry with many people for Su Zhe to be the flag bearer! This flag bearer is the face of our track and field team, and it is also the honor of the track and field management center and the track and field team. I'm looking forward to watching your Su Zhe on TV later!"

After hanging up the phone with Chen Guangzhi, Su Yinsheng pressed his temples again and finally sighed to himself.

How could he not know what Chen Guangzhi had just said to him?

But now, as Su Zhe's grades are getting better and better, he needs to consider his child more, whether out of the mentality of a coach or a father. After thinking too much about various things, his mentality is inevitably a little too extreme.

After hanging up the phone, Su Yinsheng found Su Zhe, who was exchanging baton passing experience with Chen Zhi, Meng Hao, and Zhao Zhixuan, and told him the news that the General Administration of Sports had selected him as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.

Su Yinsheng glanced at Su Zhe, who just said "Oh" after hearing the news, and asked, "Why? Are you not happy being the flag bearer?"

Hearing his father's question, Su Zhe was a little confused, then turned to look at Su Yinsheng: "You seem quite happy, what's wrong?"

Choked by his son's question, Su Yinsheng rolled his eyes, said "Remember to go for training later", and then turned and left.

Behind him, Chen Zhi smiled and rubbed Su Zhe's head. Meng Hao and other members of the relay team came up to him one by one, gave him warm hugs one after another, and congratulated him on obtaining the qualification to be the flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

Before turning around, Su Yinsheng looked back at the training ground. Under the early summer sunshine, the young athletes huddled together, laughing heartily at each other. They were enthusiastic and innocent at this moment.

This pure smile and look made Su Yinsheng touch his nose, then shook his head and smiled, then he put on a stern face again and went to make the final preparations before departure.

On the morning of July 15, the advance team of the Tokyo Olympic national team, consisting of nearly a thousand people, will set off today.

The track and field team also arrived at the airport one after another in accordance with the relevant arrangements and instructions of the Sports Federation staff.

The B City Airport was extremely busy on this day. The departure of the Olympic delegation was a big news recently, so naturally countless media gathered here, hoping to interview the star athletes in various events and get their first-hand information.

When the members of the track and field team arrived at the event, they encountered a large group of reporters. While the athletes were checking in their luggage and printing their boarding passes, they spotted the star athletes in the team and began interviewing the lone athletes one by one.

Most of the reporters who came to interview were veteran frontline sports reporters who would leave other teams behind to follow the track and field team. Of course, they were also old acquaintances of the track and field team members present.

But at this time, even if we are acquaintances, we still have to ask the questions that need to be asked.

Su Zhe held the boarding pass he had just taken out, looked at the bunch of microphones and recorders stuffed into his arms, and walked to a more empty place with a few old friends, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, to start the interview.

"Su Zhe, you are about to go to Tokyo to participate in the Olympic Games held every four years. How do you feel now?"

"The press officer of the General Administration of Sport has announced that you will be the flag bearer for the Chinese delegation at the opening ceremony of the Olympics. As a 'newcomer' athlete, do you think you can shoulder this honor?"

"According to the list of athletes' events announced by the Athletics Administration, you will be participating in the men's 100m, 110m hurdles and 4x100m relay in this Olympics. According to statistics, if you make it to the finals in all three events, you will have to run eight straight races in the entire track and field competition. This intensity is a huge burden even for foreign athletes. Are you sure you can maintain your condition in the competition?"

Questions from reporters came one after another like a machine gun.

In the Olympics, a hot event that attracts the attention of the entire nation and concerns the honor of the country, any slight detail has the potential to become a hot topic.

There were also questions like "What do you expect from your performance in this competition?" and "I qualified for the Olympics just one year after entering the sports circle. Did you ever think that you would achieve such an achievement a year ago?" There were all kinds of topics.

Before boarding the plane, Su Zhe gave calm and steady answers to the reporters' questions one by one - this was also the focus of previous training content, how to answer domestic and international journalists in a dignified and gentle manner, and at the same time not fall into the reporters' interview traps.

As the boarding time approached, the track and field team staff finally snatched Su Zhe back from the reporters. After saying goodbye to everyone with a smile, the members of the track and field team were finally able to have a little peace and quiet for a while.

But even though the reporters did not follow into the terminal, the passengers in the terminal were different.

Seeing the athletes all wearing the uniforms of the national team, the passengers in the terminal hall also became excited. In this period when the Olympics are approaching, ordinary people feel like they are seeing a star when they see someone who looks like a national team athlete.

Although they were embarrassed to disturb them, many people secretly turned on their phones and recorded short videos for everyone.

Among all the athletes, Chen Zhi and Su Zhe are the most famous, especially Su Zhe. Many girls and boys were staring at him with their mobile phones and secretly taking pictures.

Fortunately, Su Zhe was already accustomed to this type of camera angle, so he didn't feel uncomfortable.

So, the track and field team members looked at the people around them, who were taking pictures of Su Zhe, and then looking at the video after taking the pictures, and then they let out low screams of excitement.

At the end of the filming, there were still some little girls on the side encouraging each other, and finally they came up to Su Zhe with notebooks and pens and asked for his autograph.

Everyone in the team looked at Su Zhe who signed autographs for the girls in a very lively manner and laughed at how he acted like a real celebrity and how beautiful his autographs were.

Su Zhe rolled his eyes at them in amusement and didn't say anything more.

After all, he had two years of experience as an idol, and as for the autograph, he had someone design it for him immediately after signing with the company, and he practiced it for a long time.

This fancy signature does look quite stylish, but it is different from his usual handwriting.

When the track and field team members landed in Japan, overseas media were already stationed there.

Japan has already done its best in preparation for the Olympics, and the atmosphere among the people is very enthusiastic. Just look at the number of participants in the previous Olympic ticket draws and Olympic volunteer draws to get an idea of ​​the current atmosphere in Japan.

When the Chinese team's athletes landed, relevant Tokyo Olympic volunteers were already waiting there, communicating with the relevant officials of the Chinese team and guiding the Chinese team members to the bus stop specially set up to welcome athletes from various countries.

On the way, they encountered Fuji TV's 24-hour pre-Olympic live broadcast vehicle. Not only that, after Fuji TV's live camera scanned the track and field team, it quickly found Su Zhe hiding among them. The live camera then followed Su Zhe for a long time before cutting the screen to other teams.

For the Japanese media and the public, especially Fuji TV, Su Zhe's popularity is almost as high as that of the major athletes in Japan. Without Su Zhe's knowledge, his Japanese fan club has been expanding its scope again and again.

About 20% of the views on YouTube for the Hurricane F1 commercial he shot came from Japan. Subsequently, his various diamond tournament live broadcasts and prize-winning broadcasts, as well as Victor and François' Instagram stories about him, have all sparked quite a stir in Japan.

In this country that infinitely pursues aesthetics and powerful forces, Su Zhe's existence can be said to be a perfect match for their fantasies. This unique beauty shines into the tearing feeling of reality, making them unable to help but begin to follow in Su Zhe's footsteps.

If we talk about Su Zhe's current fan base, 70% of his fans are from China, and at least 20% of the remaining fans are from Japan.

Even the volunteer who was in charge of communicating and guiding the track and field team whispered to Su Zhe to cheer him up when he finally boarded the bus.

Even after arriving in Japan, the athletes of the delegations could not sit idly by and wait for the Olympics to begin. In the Olympic Village, the organizers designated daily training areas for each delegation. At the same time, the athletes had to take turns going to their respective competition venues to conduct some adaptive exercises.

As flag bearers and members of the delegation formation at the opening ceremony, Su Zhe and his colleagues also need to understand the corresponding nodes of the rehearsal and follow the ceremony to scout the location and rehearse during the official rehearsal phase of the opening ceremony.

These busy days give people a strong sense of anticipation.

As the flag bearer of the delegation, Su Zhe would feel incredible from time to time during the team training. A year ago, he had never thought that he could actually become a member of the Chinese Olympic delegation, or even serve as the flag bearer of the delegation, holding a red flag, standing in front of people from all over the world, showing the style that belongs to China.

It's an incredible feeling.

After training with the delegation for several days, Su Zhe gradually became familiar with the delegation members from other major teams. Among them, the ones with whom he had the best relationship were probably the ace players of the shooting team.

Of course, all this is thanks to Zhou Tianjue.

Su Zhe really didn't expect that this guy, who exuded a proud and immature personality, would be able to get familiar with the shooting team's ace players so quickly after meeting them. He even brought himself, Ye Jun, Zhang Minghao and others to the shooting team's training hall while the shooting team was training, and said eagerly that he wanted to try out the joy of playing with guns!

On the way to the shooting training hall, Zhang Minghao was exaggerating all the way: "I'm not saying anything, Zhou Tianjue, with your human body outlining skills, do you really want to show off in front of the aces of the shooting team?"

Zhou Tianjue responded to Zhang Minghao with a cold look: "Brother Wang promised to teach me how to shoot!"

The "Brother Wang" mentioned by Zhou Tianjue is named Wang Yisheng. He is no more than 30 years old this year. He is the ace player of the national team's men's 25-meter rapid-fire event and the hot candidate for gold medal in this event in this Olympics.

Zhang Minghao and Zhou Tianjue usually play games together, and he is used to Zhou Tianjue. He rolled his eyes and said, "Come on, Brother Wang is training hard just to win the prize, why are we here to join in the fun? Are you really going to let Brother Wang teach you how to shoot before the game?"

It was of course impossible for Wang Yisheng to really teach everyone how to shoot before the game, but it was quite normal for the players from various teams of the national team to visit each other during breaks in training and have some jokes and fun together.

Looking at the familiar figure of Zhou Tianjue leading everyone to the shooting training hall, one can tell where he has spent his time during the rest time between training these days.

Zhang Minghao glanced at him and said, "Why are you so eager to try? You must have learned a few tricks from the big guys in the shooting team before? Can you hit the target now?"

Zhou Tianjue glared back at him, and said with an unhappy face: "Wait for me to avenge my past shame! Wait for me to show you what a shooting genius is!"

Su Zhe and Ye Jun walked behind, watching Zhou Tianjue and Zhang Minghao quarreling. They thought about Zhou Tianjue's hit rate of "not one in a hundred" when playing games these days, then looked at each other and laughed again.

Compared with the training of the track and field team, the shooting team's shooting training looks much more elegant and neat. Everyone wears shooting suits made of cloth and leather, stands in a spacious and bright shooting hall, raises their hands and guns, aims, and shoots. This series of actions is enough to make boys of Su Zhe's age yearn for this sport.

Seeing Zhou Tianjue bringing Su Zhe and others to the shooting training hall, Wang Yishen put away his gun after completing a set of rapid-fire exercises, turned around and walked towards Su Zhe and others, greeting them with a smile.

Although we are not familiar with each other, they are all players of the Chinese team and have heard of each other for a long time.

Just like Su Zhe and his team knew that Wang Yisheng was the ace player in the men's 25-meter rapid-fire shooting, Wang Yisheng and the shooting team were also very familiar with Su Zhe, Zhang Minghao, Ye Jun and others.

Of course, Wang Yishen already knew the purpose of Zhou Tianjue's visit. After he got to know this talented young man during the delegation's formation training, he never concealed his interest in shooting. In the past few days, he would come to the shooting training hall whenever he had free time, regardless of whether he could touch a gun or not. He looked very satisfied just to take a look.

During these few days, Zhou Tianjue took advantage of his free time to ask about some shooting techniques.

Seeing that Zhou Tianjue really liked shooting, Wang Yishen agreed and asked him to take time to bring his friends to the training gym so that everyone could play together.

We are all members of the national team. Under the supervision of staff, there is nothing wrong with letting them touch the guns.

When the members of the shooting team heard that their teammates from the track and field team were coming to visit, they stopped their training and greeted everyone after their respective training sessions.

After Wang Yisheng and his staff prepared the gas pistol and gun, he turned to Zhou Tianjue and the others and asked, "It's ready. Who of you wants to try it first?"

As soon as this question was asked, Zhou Tianjue would definitely take the lead.

He took the gun that Wang Yishen handed to him, then looked at the ten-meter target that Wang Yishen had set for him. He thought about some key points that Wang Yishen had taught him in the past few days, and looked very confident.

Not far away, Zhang Minghao turned to Ye Jun and Su Zhe and said, "Hey, let me tell you, do you think he can hit the target today? Look at the size of that 10-meter target. Is it as big as a cigarette box?"

"Oh, I think this guy will be crying again soon."

Looking at Zhou Tianjue's back holding a gun, Zhang Minghao shook his head for a moment and came to this conclusion.

Zhou Tianjue ignored the movement behind him, but raised his hand and started shooting at the ten-meter target according to the posture taught by Wang Yishen.

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