At five o'clock in the afternoon, the plane from Nihu to City B landed smoothly, and Su Zhe and the other national team members on the plane got off the plane together.
Perhaps because everyone was wearing the same national team uniforms, many tourists around turned their eyes to Suzhe and his group.
"Why do I feel that the public's response today is particularly enthusiastic?"
Zhang Minghao, the high jumper of the track and field team, looked around at the crowd with a puzzled look on his face.
Su Zhe has never had the experience of traveling and returning with the national team, but when he set out for Nibo not long ago, he did not feel as much attention as he is receiving now.
This much-anticipated sense of confusion was finally resolved after everyone reached the exit passage.
At the entrance to the airport reception, dozens of reporters were waiting there. When they saw the track and field team members appear, all of them picked up their equipment. In addition, there were also some young girls holding banners and carrying cameras, as if they were waiting for stars. However, when they saw the track and field team members, their eyes lit up and they started to press the shutter button frantically in the direction of the track and field team.
As athletes in an unpopular sport, the track and field team members have never experienced being stuck in airport traffic, except for special moments like returning home from the Olympics.
Traditionally, domestic athletes, even those well-known national players in the fat ball circle, have to do what they are supposed to do when they come back from participating in competitions, let alone those of them who are not well-known.
At this moment, each team member was a little confused. After being stunned for a moment, Zhang Minghao turned his head to look at Su Zhe and said seriously: "Azhe, these people should be here to block you, right?"
It was unmistakable that the girls at the airport cheered in delight when they saw Su Zhe. They were indeed Su Zhe's fans. But those reporters couldn't be his fans too, right?
In fact, Su Zhe was quite confused. You know, even in his idol career, he only enjoyed this kind of treatment of having reporters blocking the airport to pick him up in the early stage. Since he became an emoticon, this kind of treatment is basically unavailable, not to mention that there were reporters blocking people at the pick-up gate. Even those genuine stars would not attract reporters blocking the airport unless there was something serious, right?
In terms of the importance of this Asian Champions Invitational Tournament, it is actually slightly less important than the previous World Championship Challenge Tournament. The national team is not returning home as a group this time, so how come there are reporters blocking people at the airport?
Although they didn't understand what happened, they still had to go through the required passage. When everyone walked to the airport pick-up gate, reporters from all walks of life were already waiting there in a serious line. The shutter clicks of photographers kept ringing, making everyone enjoy the treatment of a superstar.
A female reporter with a sports channel press card on her chest handed the microphone to Su Zhe first after everyone approached. Then, team members such as Zhang Minghao were handed various interview tools such as recorders.
"First of all, welcome back all the players of the national team! Congratulations on your excellent results in the Asian Champions Invitational Tournament!"
A female reporter from the sports channel sent her blessings to the track and field team members on behalf of all the reporters on the scene with a smile - their results were indeed worth celebrating. Not only did Su Zhe win a place in the men's 100m event at this year's World Championships, but Zhang Minghao, Wu Zikai, Liu Mingfei, Wang Ya and other athletes also achieved their best results of the year in the championships and qualified for the World Championships.
For the players who returned to China this time, it can be said that they have achieved great results.
Most of these reporters are professional sports reporters. Although 80% of the reason they came to stop us was because the Su Zhe incident a few days ago had caused a stir on the Internet, they did not favor one over the other and ignore other athletes when they came to interview us.
Sports reporters usually ask relatively harmonious questions during interviews, especially after athletes have won glory for their country. They are unlikely to ask questions that may cause discomfort.
After the reporters took turns asking the athletes questions such as "How do you feel about qualifying for the World Championships?" and "Do you have any expectations for your performance in the World Championships?", the reporters finally turned their attention to Su Zhe.
"Su Zhe, this is your first time participating in an Asian-level competition. Did you feel any pressure during the competition?"
As soon as this question came out, all the cameras turned to Su Zhe. However, it should be said that Su Zhe was worthy of his two years of experience as an idol. Facing these cameras, he remained very calm.
Looking back on his change of mentality during the two-day competition, Su Zhe said objectively: "In fact, it was my first time participating in a competition, and the pressure was quite high. However, with the help of my seniors and coaches, I was able to effectively overcome the psychological problems during the competition, and it also laid a good psychological foundation for future competitions."
"So... Su Zhe, what is your impression of Ni Hong?"
This question is a bit abrupt, but not outrageous.
After a little confusion, Su Zhe said seriously: "Not bad, the organizers have been very careful in the arrangement and preparation of the event. What surprised me more was that there were many people watching the track and field competition. In this regard, the track and field atmosphere in Nihong is better than that in China. I am a little envious of Nihong..."
When Su Zhe was describing his impressions of Nihong, a female reporter from the sports channel suddenly said, "As far as we know, many people in Nihong, including the commentators of the games, like you very much. We have specially excerpted some of the compliments from the people of Nihong. Do you mind reading these words yourself?"
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Wait...this sinister aura!
Su Zhe became alert the moment the female reporter opened her mouth, but the surrounding reporters, including members of the track and field team, all looked like they were enjoying the show after hearing the question.
Soon, a question board that had been prepared was placed in front of Su Zhe.
Everyone around, including the "philosopher" sisters in Su Zhe's family, couldn't help but show an amused expression.
Su Zhe, who never knew his nickname in the Nihongo show and the content of Ishida Ippei's commentary, finally witnessed a series of amazing compliments when he was surrounded by sports reporters as he got off the plane and left the airport.
Despite Su Zhe's calm personality, he couldn't help but turn his head away silently, not wanting to face the attack of the camera lens.
"…How can you pronounce these things?"
Su Zhe endured it again and again, but finally, after watching the entire commentary by Ippei Ishida, he complained with hatred.
The surrounding sports reporters and track and field teammates who caught a glimpse of the content on the question board immediately burst into laughter. Among them, Zhang Minghao laughed the most exaggeratedly and kept patting Su Zhe on the shoulder.
Su Zhe, who was holding a bunch of recorders in his hands and unable to knock Zhang Minghao away, had no choice but to turn his head to avoid Zhang Minghao's attack.
In the camera of the magical sports photographer, Zhang Minghao patted Su Zhe's shoulder and laughed, and the photo of Su Zhe with a bald face eventually became the most classic photo of this interview.
After finally answering the reporters' questions, the "philosopher" girls who had been waiting for a long time finally came forward and mustered up the courage to greet Su Zhe.
Su Zhe is very grateful to these little fans who have supported him all the way. The little girls did not make any excessive requests, they just hoped to get photos and autographs.
The girls also brought a set of training clothes and sportswear specially selected for him by all his fans on Weibo as a gift to the airport.
This gift is not expensive, but it represents the love of these little fans for Su Zhe. After hesitating for a moment, Su Zhe accepted the gift and left the contact address of one of the fans. He was going to hand over the promotional banners prepared by the organizers of the National Championships to these girls, so that they could give this small gift back to the partners who have always supported him.
It was about an hour later when Su Zhe and the national team members left the airport on the bus. After getting on the bus, Su Zhe thanked all his teammates on the bus one by one and thanked his teammates for their patience waiting at the airport.
After Su Zhe and others left, the fan girls at the airport couldn't help but excitedly post their gratitude for welcoming them on Weibo.
[Woo woo woo, the gift is given to the baby. It’s so great to see the baby in person...]
[Today I met a large group of sports journalists at the airport. It was another luxurious interview lineup... I always thought that it was an illusion that Zi Zi was becoming more and more popular after retiring from the entertainment circle. Now it seems that Zi Zi is really popular 233333]
Many fans who did not go to the airport to pick up the fans were waiting for the latest news from the party who picked them up. After seeing the latest Weibo posts from the party who picked them up, everyone couldn't help but laugh.
Looking back now, everything they have experienced in the past few months seems like a dream.
The little transparent idol who was once a fan of him did not remain silent after retiring from the entertainment circle. Instead, he became very popular after switching to a professional athlete and became a hot topic all the time...
Although there are also trolls causing trouble, but in the case of this whole-network troll attack, before they could figure out how to deal with it, the trolls were trampled under the feet of the official media.
This kind of thing would have been unthinkable a few months ago. Not to mention that various official media bigwigs came to the airport for interviews...
This group of "philosopher" girls reminisced on Weibo about what they had seen and heard over the past few months, and they could not contain their joy.
After learning that Su Zhe had also prepared small gifts for his fans, the super topic was filled with joy and celebration.
In the forum of the Kingdom of Athletics, the style of these rough-mannered fans of Su Zhe is completely different from that of the "philosophers".
Although no one on the forum went to the airport to pick them up, many people knew that amid this wave of championship fever, sports reporters would definitely come to the airport for interviews.
These journalists now focus on speed when conducting interviews and reporting news.
Before Su Zhe and the track and field team members arrived at the national team training base, reporters had already finished editing the interview manuscript at the airport, transmitted the content back to the editorial department, and published it quickly.
After these press releases were pushed, links were immediately forwarded to the Athletics Kingdom forum.
[Looking at Zhe Shao’s own answer, it seems that his condition was not very good during the preliminary round...]
[Yes, but Master Zhe adjusted his attitude very quickly. I wonder who gave him the guidance... Didn't Su Lao Hu go abroad with him? ]
[Among the list of players going abroad this time, the one that Zhe Shao is most familiar with should be Ye Jun, right? Ye Jun is also a veteran with rich competition experience, so he will have no problem guiding the newcomers! ]
[I guess it's Jun Ye +1]
Based on clues from the interview, track and field fans have been able to reconstruct Su Zhe's mental changes during the two days of the championship game, and the overall process is surprisingly consistent with Tao Sheng's long article.
[Tsk, teacher Tao is indeed Zhe Shao’s biggest fan. His guesses about Zhe Shao’s mentality and state are so accurate… (Attached is a photo of Tao Sheng holding a banner to cheer for Su Zhe at the provincial games)]
As soon as this photo of Tao Sheng came out, there was an immediate burst of laughter below the post. This photo of Tao Sheng, which gained fans instantly, can be regarded as a treasure in the track and field circle.
Of course, after the sports news media posted photos of Su Zhe looking hopeless in the face of flattery, the track and field circle quickly added a strong member to the funny illustrations.
In just a blink of an eye, this picture was photoshopped with words such as "life is meaningless", "don't want to talk", "refuse to answer", etc., becoming the new generation of emoticon king in the track and field kingdom forum.
[I am dying of laughter. Is this the first time that Zhe Shao knows his nickname in Nihong? This reporter is too cruel...]
[I can't help but say, well done to the reporter XDDD]
[To publicly criticize others for praising him is like a public execution... I almost saw Zhe Shao's tears, it was too tragic (hahahahahahaha)]
This news release [Su Zhe personally read Ni Hao's fancy flattery at the airport] was enthusiastically spread by the Haha Party in the track and field kingdom, and was inexplicably pushed to the top of the hot searches taking advantage of the popularity of sports-related information in the past few days.
After reading the original text of Ni Bo's praise and the desperate expression of Su Zhe left by the sports reporter, the passers-by burst into laughter.
When Su Zhe and his team arrived at the national team training base, it was already evening.
At this point, most of the players in the base should have completed a day's training and returned to the athletes' dormitory to rest and recover.
But after Su Zhe and his team returned to the team and reported for duty, they learned from the staff that there would be a meeting for all athletes tonight, and asked Su Zhe and other returning team members to go to the meeting immediately and not miss it.
Although they didn't know what kind of meeting was so important, Su Zhe and others immediately followed the staff's instructions and rushed to the conference room.
When passing by the training ground, everyone found that many staff members were arranging something. After looking carefully, they found that these staff members seemed to be arranging various camera equipment, and these equipment were facing the athletes' training ground, covering a very wide area.
What is going on?
Zhang Minghao scratched his head, confused: "What is this for? Are they monitoring our training progress every day?"
Of course, athletes have their own tasks to complete during training, but the number of coaches is limited. Even if there are auxiliary training staff, it is difficult to keep an eye on the athletes to complete their training one by one. It is true that occasionally there will be athletes who are lazy and do not train enough.
But for athletes who want to improve, no matter how hard or tiring the training is, the final result belongs to them. Therefore, there are still only a few athletes who really want to slack off during training.
Not to mention the pre-match training for the World Championships. Who among those who are able to enter the training camp doesn't want to achieve a good result in the World Championships?
In this case, it would be unreasonable to say that the surveillance systems installed in the base are used to monitor their training.
Su Zhe looked at the staff's actions and felt a little confused, but he finally shook his head.
"Forget it. The meeting later might be related to this. I'll probably know what it's all about when I get there."
Everyone agreed with Su Zhe's statement, temporarily put aside their curiosity about the staff and the camera, and quickened their pace towards the conference room.
The evening meeting was held in the auditorium of the training center because of the large number of people.
When Su Zhe and the others arrived at the auditorium, they were already gathered and ready to start the meeting.
In the auditorium, all the coaches and coaching staff of each event, including Su Yinsheng and his coaching team, Lu Fei and his coaching team, and all the domestic training team members were present.
Under the guidance of the staff, Su Zhe and others quickly sat down in the empty seats, ready to listen to what was being discussed at the meeting.
The first person to come on stage was Wang Zhao, the head of the training center. After he came on stage, he first encouraged all the people on the scene, and then explained that due to the recent public enthusiasm for sports events, especially track and field events, the sports channel communicated with the track and field management center and would make a new attempt in this training camp.
The training center will open live training sessions for some events to the public.
To be honest, this is not the first time that such a live broadcast of training has been conducted, but track and field events have never tried this before. Of course, the live broadcast only involves some basic training, which is an opportunity for viewers who are interested in track and field events to have a deeper understanding of track and field sports.
At the same time, a special film crew from the Sports Channel will be stationed at the training center to take the opportunity to record a complete documentary of the World Athletics Championships.
This was the first time that the athletes at the event heard this news, but Chen Guangzhi from the Athletics Management Center had already communicated it to the coaching staff individually before.
Judging from the popularity of the Asian Champions Invitational in recent days, people's enthusiasm for track and field events has increased a lot - regardless of the real reason for this enthusiasm, we should try our best to maintain this enthusiasm for the broader development and future of track and field events themselves.
At the same time, live broadcasts can not only maintain the public's enthusiasm for track and field events, but can also directly connect to the Athletics World Championships in October, during which time we can strive to cultivate public attention to track and field. Isn't that great?
Although there were some disputes among the coaching staff, who believed that such things should not be done during the pre-match training of the World Championships, the filming crew of the sports channel and the live broadcast channel stated that it was only necessary to broadcast live the basic training area and would never involve the athletes' confidential training plans.
Furthermore, although it is a closed training camp, in past training camps, when sports media came to interview, the training grounds would still be opened to the interviewers to provide news material.
After weighing the pros and cons, the coaches did not find it difficult to accept the live broadcast of some basic training.
On the bright side, with the live camera watching, the problem of athletes being lazy during basic training can be solved a lot, which is a good thing.
However, since it is a live broadcast, there are bound to be some tricks.
After conducting a survey, the sports channel has drawn up a list of popular athletes in various events. It is hoped that the athletes on this list can take a few extra minutes outside of their daily training time to interact with the audience in the live broadcast room, and at the same time share some trivia about track and field with the audience. It would be even better if they could combine hot topics, such as how to exercise to effectively lose fat and gain muscle.
They have even prepared the name of the interactive program in the live broadcast room - Let's lose weight and work out with the national champion!
Of course, this little trick, which only takes a few minutes a day, was allowed.
As for Su Zhe, if we only consider his popularity and recent public recognition, he is undoubtedly the number one among all athletes - so he was undoubtedly sold to the production crew of the sports channel.
Also being sold are Zhang Minghao in the high jump, Zhou Tianjue and Ye Jun in the 110-meter hurdles, and many more.
Su Zhe was still a little confused until the meeting was over and he returned to his room - he understood the principle, but why did he have to be in charge of business operations after he became an athlete?
That evening, news that the national track and field team would broadcast live part of its World Championships training session was posted online. As expected, this topic quickly attracted the attention of the public.
After all, the ultimate goal of the recently highly anticipated Asian Champions Invitational is to help athletes win more places in the World Championships.
At this time, news related to the World Athletics Championships will of course attract more attention from the public.
Many people happily made an appointment to go to the live broadcast room the next day to watch the daily training of the national team members. In a sense, this live broadcast, which brought together hot words such as "national team", "closed training", "track and field events" and "Su Zhe's daily training", was quite attractive.
Moreover, the director and editor of this live broadcast of the sports channel is very smart. In addition to setting up separate training live broadcast rooms for each event, he also cleverly arranged separate straight-shot cameras and live broadcast rooms for several popular athletes.
This kind of operation can be said to be very annoying.
In the dormitory, Su Zhe had already accepted the setting of inserting some live broadcast tasks into daily training.
But when he finished washing up and was about to enter the training space for targeted training, the sand sculpture system suddenly popped up again.
"drop.
Added a new time-sensitive daily task: Live Broadcast.
Mission objective: Complete the daily random live broadcast mission during the training live broadcast period.
Mission Reward: Perfect Idol Training Space Training Hours*1"
This mission... Su Zhe rubbed his forehead, not knowing whether he should praise this stupid system for finally remembering its identity as a "super idol system".
But regardless, the reward of this daily task was what he desperately needed.
So, before going to bed that night, Su Zhe adjusted his training goals for the next period of time - he had to work hard on training, and live streaming... it seemed like he had to work hard too.