Chapter 83 of "I Became a Big Star After I Quit the Entertainment Industry"



As in every previous competition, Su Zhe was squatting on the starting blocks, taking a deep breath, and then waiting with bated breath for the referee's final signal.

Every time at this moment, it is the quietest moment on the field, and Su Zhe can only hear the breathing of the athletes on his left and right sides.

Plop, plop.

In such an environment, he could hear the beating of his heart in the left side of his chest, which seemed to be responding to the tense atmosphere before the game.

At this moment, each of the seven athletes around him is a top athlete in the 60-meter hurdles event. This feeling of gathering of strong competitors makes the light in Su Zhe's eyes even sharper.

What kind of results can I achieve this time?

Among such a group of fierce opponents, how high can he fight?

Su Zhe took another deep breath and forced himself to suppress the urge to rush forward that he was about to lose.

He needs to be patient for a while, and then after the starting gun sounds, he will release this unstoppable urge to rush forward more thoroughly!

"Everyone, take your positions!"

The referee's calm voice rang out over the on-site broadcast.

Here it comes!

Su Zhe's eyes lit up, and the seven other athletes in the same field with him all got ready to start.

On Track 5, Holness's face was filled with obvious excitement. He seemed ready to run wildly, and the light in his eyes was full of confidence in this track.

On Track 8, Zhou Tianjue was looking grimly ahead. This final was his first time participating in an international final. Although he still stubbornly believed that the way he entered the final this time was a bit "cheating", respecting every competition was still an instinct that Lu Fei had instilled in him since he was a child. He wanted to prove in this arena that he was truly qualified to enter the final!

“Ready!”

All the players' thoughts were completely focused as the referee sounded the call. All thoughts in their minds were cleared, leaving only the instinct to win.

"Bang!"

After the crisp sound of the starting gun, the eight athletes on the track immediately responded!

Everyone immediately stepped on the starting blocks with powerful pushing and stretching movements to get themselves into the rhythm of an explosive start!

Among them, the fastest one was Holness in lane 5. This dark-skinned guy with big braids was the first to rush onto the track with a 0.119-second reaction time when the final started.

Among the eight runners, the slowest one was Adolf from France. When he started running, his thinking was delayed for a moment, so that when he was listening to the gun, he only had a reaction time of 0.191 seconds.

In an event of the level of the 60m hurdles final at the World Indoor Track and Field Championships, this reaction time has basically determined that Adolf will have a hard time winning a medal in this competition.

Su Zhe's reaction time to the shot was 0.137 seconds, ranking third among all the players. The one who reacted faster than him was Gomez from Brazil.

Seemingly dissatisfied with his performance in the semi-final, Gomez's acceleration at the start of the final was particularly strong. Judging from the stage before the hurdles, his speed was even comparable to that of Holness.

At the start, athletes use their own explosive force to push the starting blocks while continuously pushing forward at their own pace. This initial speed burst and acceleration from zero often consumes a lot of athletes' physical energy at the initial stage.

The speed Gomez displayed during the start and acceleration today was obviously beyond his usual explosive state. Although his speed was basically the same as Holness's in the early stages of the start and acceleration, it also planted a trace of worry for his performance in the subsequent stages.

Su Zhe did not consider the situation around him. In fact, in such a short race of 60-meter hurdles, at the starting stage, except for a strong madman like Holness, the gap between the other athletes was not too obvious.

Especially now that he has mastered the seven-step pace in front of the hurdles, the stage in front of the hurdles is no longer his weak stage. With his current explosive power and rhythm of his steps in front of the hurdles, he can already occupy the top four positions in the stage in front of the hurdles.

On the field, from the moment the athletes started, the cheers from the audience were released again. The audience shouted loudly for the two players of the Chinese team, hoping that their voices could bring a little strength to the two players on the field!

On Lane 8, Zhou Tianjue's start was not too good. Perhaps his mentality still had a certain impact on him. In the reaction stage, he only gave a reaction of 0.162 seconds. Although this reaction speed is not the slowest, it is also among the last.

When he stepped on the starting block with his right foot, he felt his foot slip slightly and did not fully exert his strongest force. Fortunately, he quickly adjusted himself back to his state. In the next two or three steps of starting and accelerating, he deliberately increased his strength when pushing off the ground in an attempt to make up for the lack of explosive power.

Although it consumed more energy than usual, he still successfully achieved his goal. In the stage before the fence, he also stabilized his position and was not left behind by other opponents until the end!

"Good! Both Su Zhe and Zhou Tianjue have a good start!"

In the commentary booth, Zhang Jing, Wang Miaochuan and Lu Fei were all watching the game intently and did not have the energy to say more.

On the track, just as Su Zhe had hoped at the start, the moment he heard the starting gun, he completely released his desire to sprint forward.

When the roar of the audience reached his ears, the boiling atmosphere and his desire to sprint completely ignited him.

From the moment he started running, Su Zhe, with this burning and beating heart, constantly swung his arms, took strong and precise steps, released the power in his body through precise technical movements, and pushed himself forward!

Although there was no influence of wind speed in the indoor venue, Su Zhe still felt a sense of wind tearing through the air.

With this feeling of resisting the resistance in front of him, Su Zhe moved forward and came to the first railing.

At this moment, there is still not a big gap in speed between the players on the track. Even Adolf, who is at the end, still has a chance to win back some time in the attack phase!

At the front of the entire stage, Holness was already in first place. He was the first to start attacking the hurdles. Following closely behind was Gomez, who had exploded with unprecedented power in the early stages of the hurdles today!

On the track which is narrower than outdoors, the eight athletes started their respective attack phases. At the same time, a bang-bang-bang sound was heard - that was the sound of the railings falling down.

Hitting the hurdles is a familiar and common occurrence for any hurdles athlete. Even in the world's top competitions, athletes often fall over and hit the hurdles because of their pursuit of extreme hurdle efficiency.

The first person to kick over the railings today was none other than Gomez.

There is no doubt that the reason why Gomez kicked over the first hurdle was that he tried to seize every second of favorable time with the most extreme efficiency in attacking the hurdles in the inter-hurdle section, so as to compete with Holness who was flying and leaping forward like a black lightning.

Unfortunately, he made a fatal mistake when he attacked the first railing!

There was a moment of fright on Gomez's face, but even though the fallen railing slowed down his speed and affected his rhythm between the rails, he still did not give up and continued to attack forward!

Gomez was in the fourth lane, and next to him was Su Zhe in the third lane. While Gomez kicked over the railing, Su Zhe was also attacking the railing.

As Su Zhe's body was flying over the railing, Gomez on the fourth lane kicked over the railing. As the railing fell, the railing on Su Zhe's side also shook slightly!

Fortunately, Su Zhe had already jumped over the railing. It was just that when his swinging leg landed on the ground and his striding leg went over the railing, the heel of his striding leg slightly rubbed against the railing, but this friction had little effect on his movements and speed, so he could barely be considered uninjured.

On the eighth lane, Zhou Tianjue was also attacking the hurdles, and on the seventh lane next to him was Adolf of the French team.

Fortunately or unfortunately, Zhou Tianjue and Adolf were once again in adjacent lanes on the court, and today Adolf was also slightly slower than Zhou Tianjue.

Adolf naturally still remembered this member of the Chinese team. Although his actions at the World Championships were accidental, he was eventually penalized by the International Athletics Federation, which disqualified him from that year's World Championships and required him to pay the corresponding fine.

However, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the arena. The track is so wide, and hurdlers are usually tall and strong. It is common for their arms to invade other people's tracks when they swing their arms while hurdling... just like now.

Adolf is 193cm tall and Zhou Tianjue is 195cm tall. After these two tall guys started attacking the hurdles one after the other, their respective lanes seemed particularly narrow.

The two people's arm swinging movements are almost the same frequency, and the competition for space is also very fierce!

Zhou Tianjue didn't care whether Adolf would have any impact on him. He just kept rushing forward at his own pace.

Speed ​​and a steady rhythm are the two things he must maintain in this race. Only by maintaining these two states can he achieve results that will not make him regret!

Compared to Zhou Tianjue, Adolf's condition is not very stable.

The failure at the start and the fact that he and Zhou Tianjue failed to gain an advantage in the attack on the first two hurdles made Adolf a little anxious.

Starting from the third fence, the number of people hitting the fence suddenly increased!

Gomez, Adolfo, Alcides and Zhou Tianjue all hit the railings to varying degrees. It was obvious that Gomez was in a very unstable state, while Adolfo hit the railings accidentally and caused the railing he was crossing to shake severely. It was the shaking of the railings that caused Zhou Tianjue and Alcides on his left and right to hit the railings slightly.

On the field, due to the large number of athletes hitting the fences, even amid the enthusiastic cheers of the audience, the sound of the fences hitting the fences and the movement of the fences falling were still very obvious on the track.

At this time, the only people on the track who were completely unaffected by the hurdles were Holness, Elano and Lister. Even Suzhe had his legs rubbed against the hurdles twice due to Gomez's consecutive hurdles.

Gomez's constant hitting of the hurdles eventually slowed him down completely, and Adolfo also fell to the back of the pack after hitting the hurdles.

Su Zhe was not greatly affected. To him, the bang bang bang sound of the railings sounded like the beat of a war drum urging him to speed forward.

As he crossed the railings in front of him step by step, Su Zhe had reached his maximum speed at the fourth railing. His forward steps were allowing him to catch up with Elano, Lister and others in front of him.

When facing the fifth hurdle, except for Holness who was one step faster and had already reached half of the hurdle, and Elano who was half a step ahead, Su Zhe and Lister pushed off the ground and took off at almost the same time!

It was difficult to tell who was better between the two of them in terms of attacking techniques. When attacking the hurdles, both of them crossed the hurdles with extreme efficiency by just brushing against them. Between the two of them, just in terms of crossing the hurdles, Su Zhe only managed to gain a slight advantage with the most extreme movements. The moment their swinging legs touched the ground, the moment to compete for the final medal arrived!

"The final sprint!" In the commentary booth, Zhang Jing shouted loudly, "Come on Su Zhe!"

This shout not only led to even more intense and crazy voices from the audience, but also caused all the audience in front of the live broadcast screen to clench their fists and silently chant "Come on" in their hearts!

For athletes, the final sprint stage of the 60-meter track is too short. Even if Su Zhe has a strong ability to accelerate in the latter stages, it is difficult for this ability to be fully exerted and displayed in this limited stage.

As top figures in the hurdles event, Lister and Elano's sprint speed in the final stage was naturally not slow. The result of all these factors was that in the final sprint stage, Su Zhe and the other two crossed the finish line together in a posture that was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye!

Except for Holness who had a clear advantage, it was difficult to tell who was in the first place among Suzhe, Lister and Elano when they finally crossed the line.

After these three, Alcides and Zhou Tianjue crossed the line one after another, while Adolfo and Gomez were the last two in the final.

Wang Miaochuan was a little excited in the commentary booth: "Although the final result is not yet certain, Su Zhe's performance is already wonderful enough! In this arena full of strong players, he was not affected by Gomez's mistakes next to him. He stabilized his state and successfully squeezed into the semi-finals!"

Zhang Jing also nodded: "Yes, just as Coach Lu said before the game, Su Zhe's amazing stability is one of his greatest weapons. From this game, we can see that even a strong player like Alcides will inevitably be affected by the impact of his opponent hitting the fence next to him."

Wang Miaochuan then affirmed: "Yes, Zhou Tianjue, who stepped into the final of the world's top competition for the first time, also deserves recognition. In the state of strong opponents, he did not lose to Adolf in the first two fences. When Adolf hit the fence later, he also stabilized his performance and did not let Adolf's hitting the fence affect himself and make major mistakes."

"Yes, his final result was only one point slower than Alcides', which is enough to show that his performance in this game was already excellent."

Amid the commentary of Zhang Jing and Wang Miaochuan, the referee team also made the final result judgment through the final video monitoring of the track.

Among the three, Elano was slightly ahead, followed closely by Suzhe, and the last one to cross the line was Lister from the American team.

At the end of the track, Lister, who had just walked from the buffer wall to the finish line, held his head in disbelief, with an expression of difficulty accepting the result on his face. His expression was recorded by the reporters on the scene with their cameras.

After seeing Su Zhe's results, Holness put his arm around Su Zhe's shoulder for the first time and proudly declared that the world would be ruled by the Dwarf King combination from now on!

When Holness said this, Elano obviously also heard it. He glanced at Holness who was arm in arm with Su Zhe, and put his hands up and rolled his eyes helplessly.

Although she wanted to refute this little guy who was only 1.80 meters tall, this Jamaican boy who suddenly appeared was really too strong. Elano had remembered this incredibly beautiful athlete from China since last year's World Championships. Today's game only proved once again that this extremely good-looking Chinese athlete was also incredibly strong.

If he had relaxed even a little bit in today's game, his silver medal would have definitely fallen into the hands of this guy.

Looking at Holness and Suzhe, Elano also felt a little dazed - what the hell is this dwarf king combination, will the cross-hurdle world really be dominated by these two guys who are 180 cm tall in the future?

In the audience, after the director projected the final video screenshots onto the large screen, there was silence for less than a second, and then all the audience who saw the images clearly shouted excitedly!

"Su Zhe! Well done!!"

In the commentary booth, Zhang Jing also laughed happily: "Okay! Congratulations to Su Zhe for winning his second world championship medal in this year's World Indoor Track and Field Championships!"

At the competition venue, reporters from various countries were taking photos of the medal-winning athletes. Some reporters also wanted to take individual photos of Holness or Su Zhe, but Holness refused, saying that "the dwarf-king combination cannot be separated."

Su Zhe silently covered his face, then took Holness's claws off his shoulders, patted Holness on the shoulder, and after seeing the other party's puzzled eyes, he gave up the idea of ​​lecturing.

Forget it, let the Dwarf King be the Dwarf King. All these reporters have heard it, what else can he do?

Sure enough, all the reporters at the scene, both Chinese and foreign, had already started laughing. Even someone as calm as Xu Zhi laughed twice and gave Su Zhe a thumbs up.

The interviews with reporters were still ongoing, and the referee team submitted the final results of the players to the commentary booth.

After seeing the results, Wang Miaochuan began to announce the final results of the match to the audience on site and in front of the live broadcast: "In the final of the men's 60m hurdles event at the World Indoor Track and Field Championships, first place, Holness (Jamaica) 7.45 seconds, second place, Elano (Brazil) 7.49 seconds, third place, Su Zhe (China) 7.50 seconds, fourth place, Lister (USA) 7.51 seconds, fifth place, Alcides (Spain) 7.56 seconds, sixth place, Zhou Tianjue (China) 7.59 seconds..."

As the results of each player were announced, the audience gave round after round of enthusiastic applause. Of course, when the results of the two players from the Chinese team were announced, the applause became even louder.

On the field, the players had not officially left yet. Zhou Tianjue stood on the track, staring at it. There was a hint of confusion in his eyes at first, but after a brief moment of confusion, his eyes returned to a firm look.

Although in this competition, when advancing to the finals, Zhou Tianjue always had a feeling of frustration that he did not make it to the finals based on his true strength, but after the actual competition, the frustration in his heart gradually dissipated.

In this game, he has played everything he could, although there were some flaws, but even when Adolf hit the fence, he was not affected too much.

With a reaction time of only 0.162 seconds, a less-than-perfect start, and hitting a hurdle in the middle, he was able to get a score of 7.59, which means that he performed very well in the rest of the race.

Just because he didn’t do well this time doesn’t mean he won’t do well next time.

Even for Song Chen, this is not the first time he has won the championship in a major competition!

Su Zhe glanced at Zhou Tianjue and found that he seemed to be in a stable mood, so he breathed a sigh of relief. He patted Zhou Tianjue on the shoulder and said, "Brother Jue, Xu Ji asked us to take a photo together."

Zhou Tianjue turned his head to look at Su Zhe, rubbed his nose, and snorted, "I lost this time. Let's compete again next time after we go back to training!"

Hearing this, Su Zhe smiled. He remembered this sentence. He had issued this challenge to Zhou Tianjue after losing in the Japan Indoor Invitational Tournament.

"Okay." Su Zhe smiled and repeated Zhou Tianjue's original challenge dialogue: "I also think that I will win the next game."

Just when Xu Zhi was taking pictures of Su Zhe and Zhou Tianjue, Holness appeared from somewhere, put his arm around Su Zhe's shoulders, and joined the picture with a smile.

Su Zhe was no longer angry with Holness. After explaining that they were taking interview photos, Holness still asked seriously if he could join in.

Xu Zhi thought the scene in front of him was pretty good, so he raised his camera and took a group photo of the three of them.

In this photo, Su Zhe stands in the middle, with Zhou Tianjue and Holness beside him. The three of them have different appearances, but there is a firm light in their eyes that belongs to strong men.


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