Under the sunshine of midsummer, two teenagers lay under a big tree beside the playground, and the sunlight shone on the teenagers through the mottled shadows of the tree.
Two young men in loose uniforms, with grass leaves in the corners of their mouths, were spread out under the tree. The mottled light and shadow seemed like the beating notes of youth.
"Lu Ming, are you going to learn running from that old man?"
"Ah, yes. Aren't you going?" The handsome and gentle-looking young man smiled, playing with the light spots passing through his fingers with one hand.
The slightly cold-hearted boy frowned and was silent for a moment: "No, I'll go."
Under the scorching sun, young people were running as hard as they could on the plastic track. One of them was wearing a white training suit and looked particularly relaxed. The sunlight shone on him, casting a layer of golden light around him. Behind him, there was another figure in black, pursing his lips and moving forward expressionlessly.
They had grown up together and witnessed each other's success and failure, until one moment, the life that had once flourished suddenly withered, and the one left behind could only find those memories in his memory.
"We once promised to chase the end of the light."
"I never forgot our agreement."
The short 30-second clip is a recollection of a period of youth.
Xie Wei and Lu Ming in the picture look a little immature, but their youth is genuine.
In the picture accompanied by sunshine and green, this kind of green is like a cool breeze, refreshing.
The first ones to finish watching the trailer were naturally the "satellites" and "philosophers" who showed up at the first opportunity. Fans of both Shao Xingchen and Su Zhe are now particularly harmonious and friendly. Under the official Weibo of "Chasing the Light", fans of both sides are flattering each other. If you don't look at the avatars and nicknames, you can't tell for a moment which side's fans are speaking.
Little satellite orbiting the stars: [Wow, I have never seen such a clear and transparent white sports boy. When Lu Ming smiles, his eyes are full of stars. When the sun shines down, it is like an angel's wings are waving... awsl, let me go, let me protect this beautiful angel Lu Ming! ]
Zhebaobaosaigao: [Xie Wei is so awesome!!! He is the one with the handsome eyebrows and beautiful eyes!!! The posture of Momo when running is also so elegant, just looking at his back makes my heart beat faster... How can Xie Wei be so awesome? My heart is all yours for you!!]
This wave of commercial promotion confused many bystanders who came in randomly, and some even re-opened the trailer to confirm that Shao Xingchen played Xie Wei and Su Zhe played Lu Ming.
【??? This comment section was a bit confusing for me for a moment... I thought I had mistaken the two leading actors, so I clicked on the trailer and watched it again...】
The appearance of this passerby comment made fans laugh, and the two sides became more enthusiastic in praising each other.
Soon, the topic #Shao Xingchen and Su Zhe fans commercially promote each other# was also on the hot search list. Although most of the power was contributed by Shao Xingchen's fan "satellites" and the publicity team of the "Zhu Guang" drama who were well-known for their contributions, this did not prevent this somewhat interesting hot search from soaring all the way to a high position.
Running parallel to this trending search, or even growing faster, was a new tag that came with the trailer reposted by the production crew: #Lu Ming’s actor Su Zhe won the national men’s 100m championship#.
This somewhat inappropriate trending search first stunned the passers-by who did not understand what was going on, and then their first reaction was three question marks.
When some of the spectators who had paid attention to the topic #Let Su Zhe get out of the sports circle# in early July saw this new topic from the production team, they were all stunned.
[Wait…is this Su Zhe the same Su Zhe???]
It can be said that the sports circle and sports-related topics have always been a relatively unpopular presence on Weibo. Most of the spectators can only learn about the popular topics and figures in the sports circle.
When the topic in the sports circle does not reach a certain volume, it is difficult for most spectators to get the corresponding melons.
It is precisely because of this that, even though Su Zhe has won the men's 100m championship in the national championships, and even ran an excellent time of 10.11 seconds despite an injury, the majority of netizens have never heard of this incident.
[…What the hell, my impression of him is still stuck at the time when I told him to get out of the sports circle…I seem to remember saying that this Su Zhe did have some ability in sprinting, but didn’t everyone disperse afterwards?]
[My melon… and the spoon I used to eat it with it fell off… I just searched the competition that the crew mentioned, the highest-level track and field championship in the country, and that Su Zhe, with an injury on his right foot, ran to 10.11 seconds…]
[Huh? 10.11? Didn’t he run 10.18 in the last provincial games? He only improved by 0.07 seconds and won the national championship? ? ? ]
[The above melon friend, you can't say that... In a 100-meter race, even if you improve by 0.01 seconds, it's already very impressive. If you watch those top 100-meter races, the gap between the top few is usually only 0.01.]
As expected by the production team, this topic attracted a large number of passers-by to come in and watch. After all, for most passers-by, how can an athlete act? Or, how can an actor run the men's 100-meter championship in a national competition?
As the topic is hot, the publicity personnel of the crew have communicated with the marketing accounts and started to release information one after another, such as Reuters videos from the set, stills, and some gossip between the actors, which have begun to be circulated back and forth in the marketing accounts and pushed to the bystanders.
Similarly, among all the materials, the one that attracted the most audiences was the video of Su Zhe taking another test on the outdoor track of the sports team.
The flying hair, the determined face, the speed of the wind, the clean picture, and the exclamations of other staff around him make the running boy even more unique.
As the video spread, the topic #That boy like the wind# also began to rise steadily.
At this time, because Zhu Guang had many hot search topics, some people who attempted to sway the trend began to appear under many marketing accounts, but once such people appeared, they would be removed in time, and then the direction of the topic discussion would be redirected.
Su Zhe couldn't help but admire the smooth operation of Liu Zhengyan's team in the promotion and publicity. They are indeed a professional and efficient team.
After choosing to forward the trailer initially pushed by the crew and @Shao Xingchen, Su Zhe quit Weibo and stopped paying attention to online gossip. It was already past ten o'clock in the evening. As an athlete and injured person who needed to maintain a normal schedule, Su Zhe quickly chose to return to his room to recuperate.
For the next three or four days, Su Zhe stayed at home peacefully to recuperate from his injury. With the accelerated recovery effect of the perfect aura of the sand sculpture system, the injury caused by hitting the hurdles in the 110-meter hurdles preliminaries had basically recovered and there was no need to worry too much.
During these few days, Su's mother rarely went out to work, but often dragged Su Zhe to watch various family ethics dramas with her, and from time to time complained to Su Zhe how irrational the logic in the dramas was.
After being confused for two days, Su Zhe gradually got used to his mother's habit of complaining while watching TV dramas happily.
While watching the drama with his mother, Su Zhe may have to deal with Su's mother's doubts about the logical rationality of the plot, while standing from the perspective of Su's mother's favorite character and praising the character's various choices. After completing this series of operations, Su Zhe found that he was not as anxious as he was on the first day when he was free.
Every day I watch TV series at home, cook with my mom, listen to soothing music, eat and wash dishes. At the end of the day, my time is surprisingly fully arranged and I have a comfortable time.
After noticing the change in his mental state, Su Zhe also vaguely understood his mother's intention.
"Thank you." Su Zhe hugged his mother gratefully, and then, under the guidance of his mother's gentle gaze, he continued to shift his attention to the family ethics drama on TV, feeling both amused and helpless.
In the S Province Sports Team, the two-week summer track and field training camp has also come to the final stage. Su Yinsheng and Zhao Changhe have sorted out the data on the key focus points in the training camp. At the same time, they have to arrange the follow-up communication work and select appropriate students to join the sports team to be trained as the next generation of sports team members - this is a necessary task for every team with long-term planning.
Just as Su Yinsheng and Zhao Changhe were working hard, they heard hurried footsteps outside the office. Su Yinsheng looked up and immediately turned his head away in annoyance.
Li Mingdeng, who was holding a dozen materials in his hand, saw Su Yinsheng's action and couldn't help laughing: "Hey, Old Su, what do you mean? You turned your head away when you saw me? Don't you want to see me?"
Su Yinsheng pointed at the chair unhappily, motioning Li Mingdeng to sit down: "Tell me what good things you have to ask me for these times? I get a headache when I see you now."
Li Mingdeng sat down on the chair and put the materials in his hand on the table. "Okay, this time it's not a bad thing. Here, I just received a notice that Azhe has been included in the list of key observation athletes for the men's 100-meter sprint and 110-meter hurdles by the Athletics Administration Center. If nothing unexpected happens, Azhe will be considered for the next national team training."
Su Yinsheng took the materials, frowned, and glanced at them. He still couldn't help but complain: "Are both the 100-meter and 110-meter hurdles included in the list of key observation athletes? Isn't Lu Fei's disciple in the 110-meter hurdles? Why include Su Zhe?"
To Su Yinsheng, these words were just a way of venting his anger, expressing his understanding that Su Zhe could not concentrate on the 100-meter sprint. Li Mingdeng had worked with Su Yinsheng for so many years, how could he not know his temper?
After Su Yinsheng curled his lips and was no longer angry, Li Mingdeng said with a smile: "The Athletics Administration Center is also very cautious about this notice. During their first meeting, Zheng Wensheng proposed the idea of combining the 100m and 110m hurdles. If the training is not done properly, will the athletes' performance in both events gradually weaken? After the meeting, they directly asked Lu Fei to participate in the next round of discussions. It was Lu Fei who gave them a positive response and suggested that the Athletics Administration Center pay more attention to Azhe in the 110m hurdles event."
The appearance of the name Lu Fei made Su Yinsheng stunned for a moment, and then he nodded without surprise.
In the past two days, some friends in the sports circle have told him that Lu Fei attaches great importance to Su Zhe's potential. In addition, Lu Fei's suggestion to the Athletics Management Center is enough to show how much Lu Fei values Su Zhe in the 110-meter hurdles event.
After thinking for a moment, Su Yinsheng looked up at Li Mingdeng and asked, "Is that all the Athletics Management Center said?"
Li Mingdeng pointed to the materials in Su Yinsheng's hand and said, "Here, they are all in here. The official list for the World Championships Challenge has been announced. Didn't Azhe sign up for the men's 100-meter sprint? He's been selected. And for the 110-meter hurdles, your Azhe is also one of the designated participants. I looked at the schedule and the competition may be quite stressful."
Hearing this, Su Yinsheng didn't say much.
The World Championships Challenge is an event that is responsible for selecting outstanding athletes. It is necessary to select outstanding athletes to represent the country to participate in the World Championships. There are two sources of final participants in this challenge. One is that the athletes register themselves and are screened by the Athletics Administration Center. The other is that the athletes are ranked according to their performance in the annual track and field competitions, and the Athletics Administration Center directly designates personnel to participate.
Since the Athletics Administration Center has decided to select Su Zhe as a key observation athlete for these two events, he will certainly be allowed to participate in as many events as possible to accumulate competition experience. At the same time, he will have more opportunities to refresh his personal performance. It would be best if he could be lucky enough to meet the Olympic competition standards.
After just glancing at the schedule, Su Yinsheng nodded without saying anything more.
For Su Yinsheng, the list and schedule of this World Championships challenge are like a perfect match - ever since he discovered Su Zhe's psychological problems, he has been worrying about how to adjust his competition mentality these two days.
He still thinks that Su Zhe's biggest problem is that he can't learn to make choices during competitions.
If one is persistent in making progress but fails to learn how to make choices and adjust, this persistence will constantly make one feel anxious and eventually put one into a tense mental state.
Su Yinsheng has seen a lot of psychological problems among his athletes over the years. For example, his favorite student Chen Zhi, when he first joined the national team, faced all kinds of pressure and heavy responsibilities. He also fell into a state of anxiety for a long time, which even affected his own competitive state.
Su Yinsheng believes that heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine. Since Su Zhe's problem lies in his obsession with grades and competitions, this World Championships challenge may be a breakthrough for him to adjust his competition mentality.