As of the Olympic men's 100m sprint preliminaries the day before, Su Zhe had completed three official competitions after the Diamond League system was upgraded and restarted.
That night, after Su Zhe returned to the Olympic Village, he received a prompt from the system. After logging into the system, he found that the task of automatically turning off the competition status buff had been completed.
This task, which requires a single-game competition with a score of 70 without buffs, was originally divided into two sub-tasks: sprinting and hurdles. Su Zhe previously thought that he needed to complete three sprinting and hurdles competitions with a score of 70 each to unlock the relevant permissions. However, he did not expect that these two sub-tasks actually shared the task progress and only needed to reach the score during the competition.
After the Diamond League S City race, until the Olympic men's 100m preliminaries, his personal score without the buff was above 70 points, so he completed the task without any burden and was qualified to turn off the sprint buff and hurdle buff on his own.
After turning off the status buffs of these two items, Su Zhe felt a little better - although the status buff is a good thing, based on the comparison of his feelings in the two games at the S City sub-station, after stripping off the status buff, he can participate in the competition more directly based on his personal status, which can stimulate the improvement or even explosion of his competitive status.
Unfortunately, up to now, he has not yet triggered the buff of "status overflow" again, and the task of deepening his learning has not been completed yet.
Su Zhe felt that during the Diamond League S City leg, his personal status should have reached the scoring standard that triggered a numerical overflow, but the system was being upgraded at the time, so although he experienced the thrill of competing without a buff, he also missed the opportunity to complete the in-depth learning task.
On August 2, Su Zhe and Chen Zhi faced the men's 100m semi-final in the evening session, which was to start at about 19:10. In this semi-final, there were a total of 24 participants, including the top 2 athletes from the 8 preliminary groups who advanced directly, and the top 8 athletes among the remaining athletes.
The 24 semi-finalists will be divided into three groups to compete in the semi-finals. The top two players in each group and the two best players among the remaining players will be selected to advance to the finals.
The most anticipated event in the evening session of the day was the semifinals and finals of the men's 100m event - that is, if either Su Zhe or Chen Zhi could successfully advance to the finals, they would participate in the pinnacle battle of the Olympic 100m in the evening at 21:35.
On the domestic Internet, the topic of Su Zhe has not yet subsided.
Because Su Zhe inexplicably topped the trending searches the night before with his face, it also caused a series of follow-up effects including Shao Xingchen, Kuang Biao, and Bruns cosmetics and skincare ads.
Coupled with the advertising and marketing efforts of the Kuangpian Group and Bruns, even though it was already the next day, the heated discussion about Su Zhe on the Internet still made many people jealous.
Many netizens who went to bed early the night before received a series of stunning critical comments related to Su Zhe more directly after going online that morning, and they enthusiastically joined in the discussions related to Su Zhe.
After Su Zhe retired from the entertainment industry, his personal super topic was applied for by the Su Zhe Fan Club and moved from the entertainment star category to the sports star category.
Previously, after the number of followers of his super topic soared to 300,000, it basically reached the top of the ranking in the sports category. However, after the explosive spread of information last night, the number of followers of his super topic soared all the way to 920,000. This number is considerable even in the ranking of super topics of traffic stars - what's more, the number of followers of his super topic are all real active users, which is even more amazing.
In just one night, the number of followers on Su Zhe's personal Weibo soared from over two million to six million, and as the topic became more popular, his number of fans showed no sign of slowing down.
Starting from the evening of August 1, this series of events involving Su Zhe could almost be described as a classic top-tier traffic explosion event. Many people in the entertainment industry reviewed and analyzed the entire incident overnight, but the final result of the review and analysis only made everyone in the entertainment industry understand that this incident and route were completely unrepeatable.
Everyone who has reviewed this incident can see it clearly in their hearts - this was due to the popularity of the Olympics, Su Zhe's special personal status, Su Zhe's personal strength, and official acquiescence... It was the combination of these many difficult-to-replicate factors that produced a miraculous effect.
No matter who you are or what time it is, you won't be able to achieve this level.
Since the event cannot be replicated, why not join in the carnival of this event!
Of course, it is actually because of Su Zhe’s sudden popularity that these big Vs in the entertainment industry will inevitably look for topics to start with about him and attract readers who are currently interested in Su Zhe.
Therefore, all the well-known public accounts in the entertainment industry began to dig into Su Zhe's personal history in detail, from his idol period to his various achievements and deeds during his athlete period.
These big V writers in the entertainment industry may not know enough about the sports industry, but they can look up information! They read over and over again the series of information about Su Zhe written by various sports bloggers as if they were textbooks.
Compared with sports commentators, these big Vs in the entertainment industry are much better than those writers in the sports circle in terms of skills in digging out gossip, writing gossip, sensationalism, etc.
In just one night, various public accounts published gossipy essays on Su Zhe’s work from different angles and topics.
【#Tokyo Olympics##The most handsome Olympic athlete in history#There is a man named Su Zhe, who always persisted, honed himself, and finally blossomed a dazzling flower at the top of the world - from an unknown idol who retired from the circle to an Olympic athlete, he walked this road firmly under the mocking gaze of everyone, leaving the mockers with only a back figure that could not be chased.】
[#Tokyo Olympics##Su Zhe Advertising# The Asia Pacific spokesperson for the cosmetics brand Blanc! A person who opened the door to the fashion world with his identity as an athlete! ]
【#Tokyo Olympics##Su Zhe Advertising#At the age of 21, he was terminated by the company and forced to leave the entertainment industry; a year later, he stood on the Olympic arena, representing China, facing the eyes of the world! 】
Starting from late last night, people in the sports circle have also paid attention to Su Zhe's incident. However, for people in the sports circle, what commercials Su Zhe has filmed and what he looks like are nothing compared to the news that Su Zhe and Chen Zhi both made it to the Olympic men's 100m semi-finals.
But what they never expected was that just because of Su Zhe's looks and a few advertisements, whom they didn't care about at all, Su Zhe's name would become so popular.
When someone brought all the gossip about Su Zhe from the entertainment industry to the track and field kingdom forum, these straight men who usually pay little attention to the entertainment industry were a little confused after seeing this series of articles from various big Vs.
1L: [Oh my god, was Master Zhe so miserable in the past? ]
3L: [… Damn, what are these guys from the entertainment industry doing? Are they trying to steal me? Forget it, Zhe Shao has already retired from the industry! ]
Among all the public accounts, the one with the most unique perspective is probably the Pear public account owned by Zhuo Siming. As the earliest reporter to follow Su Zhe and Shao Xingchen, Zhuo Siming took out all his own assets and personally wrote an article titled "Shao Xingchen's Star-Chasing Journey".
From Shao Xingchen and Su Zhe's collaboration on "Chasing Light", Shao Xingchen's Weibo posts about Su Zhe, the live clips of the "Chasing Light" crew's visit to the national team, to Shao Xingchen's trip to Country D to watch the World Athletics Championships, to City N to watch the indoor championships, and this trip to Tokyo to watch the Olympic track and field events...
All of these were recorded by Zhuo Siming in this long article on the official account.
[Top traffic star Shao Xingchen traveled thousands of miles for him, in the vast sea of people, just to see him once...]
This article, with a title so melodramatic that it leaves people speechless, managed to gain millions of views and clicks on the same day, thanks to its outstanding melodramatic quality, among the countless gossip news related to Su Zhe.
Also because of this long article from Zhuo Siming, which was originally hidden in the CP super topic, which could almost be called a forced matchmaking CP super topic of 'Xing Wei Ni Zhe', a large number of followers suddenly poured in, making this loose and undisciplined cold CP follow-up group seem to have changed from a polar circle to a hot CP overnight.
This change confused the girls in the original CP super topic, and they were almost at a loss.
Seeing this trend of attention, the official media will naturally not give up on directing this attention in the right direction.
National Track and Field Team: [#Tokyo Olympics##The Most Handsome Olympic Athlete in History#Tonight at 7:10 pm Japan time, our athletes @Su Zhe and @Chen Zhi will compete for the Olympic finals qualification. Welcome all netizens to watch the @Sports Channel live broadcast and cheer for our athletes! Can they break through history and create miracles? Let us wait and see! ]
Sports Federation: [#Tokyo Olympics##The most handsome Olympic athlete in history#Our male sprinter @Su Zhe, he not only has an outstanding appearance, but also has world-class strength! Tonight at 7:10, let us cheer for @Su Zhe and @Chen Zhi. They will bring everyone's expectations and challenge the forbidden area of the Olympic men's 100m finals that the Chinese team has never opened! ]
This enthusiasm was channeled very effectively. Everyone wanted to see whether this athlete, whose appearance was so outstanding that she could be considered the top level in the entertainment industry, was attractive only in appearance, or whether she also had skills that could surprise people?
At this time, Su Zhe, who was abroad, knew nothing about the series of events in the country.
After getting up in the morning, he and Chen Zhi, accompanied by the coaching staff, performed simple exercises that did not affect their physical fitness, aiming to get themselves into a slightly active physical state in advance.
After the two finished their practice, Qiu Zhongwen from the General Administration of Sport and Zheng Wensheng from the Athletics Administration Center came over together and brought the grouping information for that night's semi-finals - unfortunately, today's grouping was not good news for everyone.
"The grouping results are here." Qiu Zhongwen sighed: "Su Zhe and Chen Zhi, they are both placed in the first group of the semi-finals."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the coaching staff in the training room frowned.
Su Yinsheng was still frowning, and Zhang Yexian couldn't help but speak: "Is this a random grouping by the computer? Isn't it said that if the random grouping is not suitable, there will be human intervention? The two players of the Chinese team were divided into the same group in the semi-finals. Does the organizing committee think it is okay?"
Zheng Wensheng shook his head: "It's not just us. The computer randomly divided the teams this time, and two members of the Japanese team were randomly assigned to the same group. The Japanese team did not object, and the organizing committee has already decided to compete according to this grouping."
After this was said, everyone in the coaching staff was speechless. The players of the host team were randomly assigned to compete in the same group, so what else could they do?
However, this would make the competition among the semi-final teams too intense.
Other players in the same group with Su Zhe and Chen Zhi include Montredo from Canada, Dlamini from South Africa, Adrian from France, Baragon from England, Gate from the United States and Touré from Côte d'Ivoire.
In this semi-final group, Gates of the American team is undoubtedly the strongest opponent. In addition, Dlamini once ran a good result of 9.93 seconds in the last season, and Baragon is also a strong player who has the ability to break the 10-second mark.
Plus Su Zhe and Chen Zhi...
In the first group of the semi-finals alone, there were five athletes who broke the 10-second mark.
In the semi-finals, there was such an intense showdown, and one can only admire it - it is worthy of being the Olympics.
In the training hall, the two people who were most relaxed at this moment were Chen Zhi and Su Zhe. When Su Zhe received the grouping list for the two and confirmed that they would meet in the semi-finals, he was stunned at first, and then quickly calmed down.
"How is it? Are you nervous?" Chen Zhi turned and looked at Su Zhe with a smile.
When he heard this question, Su Zhe subconsciously shook his head at first, but quickly nodded.
Even though he didn't say anything, Chen Zhi roughly understood what he meant - the match was not tense, what was tense was that it would be the first time that the two of them would officially compete on the field!
Just as Chen Zhi understood, Su Zhe's nervousness at this time also stemmed from this.
For Su Zhe, Chen Zhi has always been the person he admires most in his childhood, youth, and even now. He has been looking forward to the sight of Chen Zhi running on the track since he was a child. That kind of infinite love and passion for the track was once the biggest pillar that motivated his growth.
Ever since he returned to the sports circle, he knew that he would most likely have a real competition on the field with his senior brother who had grown up with him.
However, he did not expect that this competition would take place at this very moment, in this crucial arena that would determine whether the two could enter the Olympic finals!
According to the rules, in the three semi-final groups, only the top two players in each group can advance directly, and the remaining players will have to see if they can finish among the top two of the remaining players.
After seeing the group list, Su Zhe knew that this semi-final would be a life-and-death fight, but in this fight, there would also be the first official showdown between him and Chen Zhi.
Chen Zhi seemed to sense the worries and troubles in his heart. He smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "Don't be nervous. Don't forget what we agreed on - 'Keep your blood flowing and keep running.'"
"Remember this sentence and enjoy the pursuit of speed on the field. All we have to do is try our best and leave no regrets."
Yes, the blood never stops and the running never stops.
Su Zhe remembered the agreement he had made with Chen Zhi, and even more so, Chen Zhi's passion and purity for the competition - there was nothing to be nervous about, and there was no need to consider whether one of them would lose the qualification to advance to the finals because of their performance on the field.
All he had to do was run as hard as he could in this race...
Before leaving, Qiu Zhongwen also sincerely comforted Su Zhe and Chen Zhikuan: "You two have already opened up a new record for our country's sprint events. From now on, every step you take will be a new expansion of the record."
"Don't be nervous, just run with confidence, we will be there to cheer you on!"
After Qiu Zhongwen left, the information about the Olympic semi-final groupings quickly spread to the country. After seeing the groupings, the faces of people in the sports circle changed. The original level of nervousness, which was only 5 or 6 points, turned into 10 points in an instant.
The two Chinese players were placed in the same group, which greatly weakened the hopes of both athletes reaching the finals at the same time, or even reaching the finals separately.
At this moment, many track and field fans who were ready to cheer and wave their flags suddenly didn't know who they should cheer for.
In the Athletics Kingdom forum, a bunch of posts cursing motherfuckers appeared on the front page, along with all kinds of complicated language.
However, established things will not change because of people’s resistance and opposition.
As the time approached 7:10, the hearts of sports enthusiasts were getting more and more excited, and in the Tokyo New National Stadium, Su Zhe and Chen Zhi were already ready to enter the game.
"Come on."
Chen Zhi and Su Zhe hugged each other before going on stage, and then walked onto the noisy arena together.
At this time, the 80,000 bustling spectators in the stadium are already full of eager anticipation for the upcoming game.
In the live broadcast room of the domestic sports channel, Zhang Jing and Wang Miaochuan also felt a little overwhelmed about tonight's game.
Zhang Jing said in a slightly serious voice: "In tonight's competition, our athletes Chen Zhi and Su Zhe have been placed in the first group of the semi-finals. Soon, they will compete with the remaining six world-class sprinters in the group for a place in the finals!"
Japanese commentator Ippei Ishida was also surprised: "Oh, the nightmare from the Chinese Empire and the beautiful snow leopard boy, they are actually assigned to the same team! In tonight's game, will the winner be the terrified contestant Chen? Or will the contestant Su, who is so beautiful that she can kill people with her appearance? Let's wait and see!"
In fact, although he had prepared himself mentally during the day, the unexpected encounter with Chen Zhi in the semi-finals still had a certain impact on Su Zhe.
Even though he had already told himself that he just had to try his best, in reality, this effect made Su Zhe feel a little uneasy before he stepped onto the court, which made him unexpectedly a little anxious about his game in the evening.
This feeling of anxiety really disappeared when he stepped onto the track. He walked along the track, squatted down at his starting point, adjusted the starting blocks, stood up, massaged his muscles, and relaxed his mind...
During this preparation process, Su Zhe's original anxiety gradually dissipated.
When he looked up and saw the occasional cheers in Chinese from the audience, and even saw Japanese Sakura girls holding up banners to cheer for him, the feeling of anxiety gradually left him.
The noise and bustle at the scene gave him an extra sense of excitement, and the occasional shouts of "Come on, Su!" made him feel as if the blood in his body had finally started to burn.
As he kneaded his own muscles and listened to the gradually boiling, thumping heartbeat, he suddenly felt a sight. When he looked up, he unexpectedly saw a familiar figure in the audience near the front row...
Shao Xingchen?
Why is he here?
Su Zhe looked at Shao Xingchen who was dragging a camera in the audience, then smiled and waved in the direction of the camera.
The moment he saw Shao Xingchen's figure, Su Zhe suddenly had an epiphany. He realized very clearly that he was carrying the expectations of countless people.
This expectation has been gradually accumulated since he stepped onto the field, and it is also the result of his identity as an "Olympic athlete".
Before this moment, he had always felt that in such a grand arena, trying his best just for "love" seemed a bit empty, but after clearly feeling this expectation, he suddenly remembered the heavy responsibility on his shoulders to represent the glory of the Chinese team.
This burden placed on him made Su Zhe's original somewhat empty "running at full speed" take root deep into his bones. His heart began to gradually become practical.
As mentioned before, the passion never stops and the running never stops - and the real source of the passion is the responsibility and honor he carries.
He is Su Zhe, a track and field athlete from the Chinese team.
Tonight, he will fight for the glory he deserves for his motherland on this track and field arena!
Keep up the good work...!
Su Zhe took a deep breath, listened to the cheers from foreign countries and the heartbeat that seemed to be right next to him, and felt that his condition had finally returned to the boiling point!
[Ding, host's competitive status score detection, current no buff competitive status score: 50...60...65...69...82...84...]
[Congratulations to the host for triggering the value overflow state again. The conditions for deepening learning and unlocking have been met. ]
The author has something to say: _(:з」∠)_ I have written more about the pre-match events than I expected, and the semi-finals will officially begin tomorrow!
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