The entire 110-meter hurdles scene of the national championship preliminaries suddenly fell into an eerie silence. The only sound could be heard as athletes crossed the finish line one after another. Then, everyone who crossed the finish line looked in the direction where Su Zhe was with the same look of surprise.
In the sunlight, Su Zhe gradually stopped and turned to look in the direction of the finish line. Covered in golden light, he looked like a god in the eyes of everyone present.
"How did he do it..."
In the stands, those track and field fans from City G stared at Su Zhe blankly, and couldn't help but ask a soul-searching question - why?
A 100-meter runner.
A 100m athlete who had to compete in the 110m hurdles qualifiers because staff filled out the wrong registration form.
A 100-meter runner who had just returned to the sports circle from the entertainment industry, was less than 180 cm tall and looked like a little sheep that had strayed into a pack of wolves...
14.05 seconds is not the top 110-meter hurdles result for a Chinese athlete who once led the world record in the 110-meter hurdles. But in today's era of talent shortage, Su Zhe's performance is already impressive enough!
This is a good result that is enough to cheer up all track and field fans.
Among the few people, the middle-aged man wearing glasses was the first to react and took the lead in posting a message in the 110-meter hurdle section of the track and field kingdom. The title of the post only had a number representing the result: 14.05 seconds!!!
Compared with the bewilderment of track and field fans and athletes at the event, the happiness of the "philosophers" is much simpler and more direct.
Some of the girls in the stands hugged each other in groups of three or two, some covered their mouths and screamed silently, and some simply made voice calls on WeChat to announce the good news to their relatives and friends who were not present.
"Ahhh! I'm telling you! Zizi is first again!!! He's also first in the 110-meter hurdles!!!"
The lively atmosphere spread from the stands to the live broadcast room. The bullet screen in the entire live broadcast room was as lively as the Chinese New Year, and everyone was cheering and rejoicing happily.
[Ahhh, my baby is awesome! Mommy is so happy!!!]
[I can’t stop spinning around happily and throwing flowers. Woohoo, baby, mommy is so proud of you! ]
[Ah, whoever said that 100m athletes also compete in the 110m hurdles was talking nonsense, I'm going to slap him in the face! ]
These little girls were laughing happily and unrestrainedly in their own territory. They used to be able to discuss their idols quietly in their own small Weibo groups, hoping that one day their idols would get a small new resource so that they could see him appear in front of the camera and on the scene.
But every time there is a small resource to look forward to, we have to worry that even this tiny resource will be snatched away by someone else.
After Su Zhe hit rock bottom because of the emoticon incident, these girls accompanied him through many days of being ignored or ridiculed. At that time, some people gradually quit the platform because of despair, and the remaining girls all held their love and accompanied each other for warmth.
At that time, they told themselves that everything would be fine - the worst case scenario was that Su Zhe would quit the circle, and they could still see this person on Weibo, and that would be good.
Now, their idol has retired from the entertainment industry and is training in the sports team all day long, looking like a complete training maniac, but he still remembers to say hello to everyone every day and occasionally posts some selfies. He has gradually started to participate in domestic track and field competitions, and his opportunities are increasing day by day!
Moreover, his condition is getting better and better. He even conquered with his own strength the figures that the "philosophers" in the past dared not look up to, obtained resources that he could not touch before retiring, and completely got rid of the reputation of being an emoticon scammer.
Some sisters who had left have returned to the game, and there are even some new fans joining in, and everyone is licking the screen and screaming together.
They watched him grow little by little. In just one month, the man who was once boycotted by the sports community has now stood at the entrance of the highest-level national competition and obtained two tickets that were impossible to obtain in the eyes of track and field fans.
Several "philosopher" girls shed tears of excitement. They hugged each other and cried, not only because of the achievements of the day, but also because the babies they had followed and protected all the way had gradually grown up and found their own direction.
They saw their dreams come true in Su Zhe, and also saw the shining stars that seemed to be gradually rising behind him.
When the track and field fans nearby came to their senses, they discovered that the little girls not far away were hugging each other and crying in groups of three or four.
Seeing a group of young girls crying around them, the men suddenly felt at a loss as to what to do.
The shaved-haired young man who was mocking Su Zhe before the game about whether he would hit the first fence and fall to the ground, now swallowed his saliva and shouted cautiously to someone not far away: "Hey, what... Su Zhe's results are not very good? You should be happy, why are you crying?"
Several other men also spoke up to persuade them, "Yes, yes, this Su Zhe you like is really good, with a time of 14.05 seconds! He is now at the top level in the country! He will definitely make it to the finals in the next national championships!"
The "philosophers" who were crying excitedly heard the advice and finally wiped their tears. After looking at each other, they all burst into laughter.
Yes! They should be happy, why are they crying?
A group of young girls thanked the track and field fans for their consolation. Some of them also began to ask the fans for knowledge related to track and field, asking them what level of score 14.05 is considered in the current track and field circle.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the stands became joyful.
On the field, the athletes from Group 5 had already exited the track and headed to the rest area. Everyone still had an incredible look on their faces, and their eyes kept glancing in the direction of Zhou Tianjue and Su Zhe from time to time.
After Zhou Tianjue finished his fight, his face was still ashen, his fists were clenched tightly, and his aura was visibly low.
"Su Zhe."
When they were about to reach the rest area, Zhou Tianjue suddenly called out to Su Zhe.
"Yeah, I'm here."
Su Zhe stopped and looked back at the tall young athlete. His face was full of unwillingness, and his eyes were filled with pride and sadness of having never experienced setbacks.
Zhou Tianjue stared at Su Zhe's face fiercely, and after a while he said: "You are not as strong as me. In the previous race, you ran your best, but I didn't!"
He seemed to want to use this conversation to explain that Su Zhe's victory was just an illusion and that he was still the real strong one.
Su Zhe nodded and admitted, "Ah, yes." After a moment, Su Zhe looked at Zhou Tianjue seriously: "So?"
Zhou Tianjue was stunned by Su Zhe's question, and then he said fiercely: "So you should know that I didn't really lose to you, I just didn't use my full strength!"
Hearing this, Su Zhe couldn't help but laugh: "But, Zhou Tianjue, you should also know that in the record of this qualifying competition, my speed is always 0.02 seconds faster than yours, right?"
These words made Zhou Tianjue look even uglier, and he was eager to explain something.
"This is the plan between me and my coach. You don't need to exert your full strength in the qualifiers! And my competitive state is not adjusted to the best state. You beat me now, but it doesn't mean you really have the strength to beat me!"
Zhou Tianjue's anxious and irritable look made Su Zhe laugh.
"Since you know that you are preparing for the competition according to the plan, why are you so nervous to prove something? You are also an experienced athlete who has grown up from a child. In competitive sports, results represent everything in the end, regardless of whether you have any difficulties or not." Su Zhe said to Zhou Tianjue seriously: "You have implemented your competition plan according to the plan with the coach. For you, you have achieved your competition goal, but you cannot ask others to cooperate with your plan and lower their level of competition."
"If you are unable to be number one because you have held back, then the only problem is that you are not strong enough."
The sharp tone in Su Zhe's words made Zhou Tianjue's face change constantly. His expression changed from sullen at first to unwillingness. In the end, he wiped his face fiercely with his right hand and reluctantly returned to calm.
"You're right." Zhou Tianjue suddenly affirmed Su Zhe's words, "It's because I'm not strong enough that you ran ahead of me. It's also my tactical choice that made you run ahead of me. But in the next national championships, I will go all out, and we'll see on the court then - you will know that in my eyes, you are still that little lamb!"
After uttering these harsh words with great momentum, Zhou Tianjue snorted, walked around Su Zhe, and quickly walked into the rest area.
Su Zhe looked at the tall figure that flashed by, and could still vaguely see his stubbornness and grievance.
Su Zhe scratched his head and sighed, "Alas, the psychological quality of young people is still not good enough."
The players around him looked at Su Zhe who was also walking towards the rest area, and looked at each other in confusion - wait, isn't this Su Zhe only 20 years old? Why are they complaining that the 19-year-old Zhou Tianjue is a young man with poor mental quality? ? ?
Online, the Athletics Kingdom forum has been in an uproar over the post by the fan at the event.
1F: [Sofa, the race time seems to be not over yet? But this result can almost lock the first place, so is Jue's result steadily improving again? Looking at this result, running under 14 seconds is just around the corner! ]
2F: [Cheers! There is finally a new player growing up in the 110-meter hurdles in China! Lu Shuai is amazing. He is indeed worthy of being the Lu Shuai who brought out the golden generation. If Jue Geer can work hard for another two years, there will be hope! ]
5th floor: [Looking at the exciting title of the poster, one can imagine how excited he was at the time. Alas, it's a pity that I'm not from G City, otherwise I would also like to see the style of Jue Ge'er in person. ]
10th floor: [Haha, everyone is concerned about Jue Ge'er, have you forgotten that Su Zhe also participated in the preliminaries today? I really want to know his results... I wonder if he will have the nerve to continue participating in the 110-meter hurdles competition after the results are announced.]
Since the middle-aged man only posted an exciting title, and his posting ID has always been used by fans of Zhou Tianjue, everyone tacitly accepted that this result should have been won by Zhou Tianjue.
Until the middle-aged uncle at the scene finally remembered the post he had posted, and after opening it, he found that everyone's understanding had gone completely wrong, so he quickly re-edited the content of the main post -
[Today's National Championships qualifiers, Jue Ge'er and Su Zhe were both in Group 5. The final results were: Jue Ge'er: 14.07, Su Zhe: 14.05!!! As of now, Su Zhe's result is still the first in the qualifiers! ]
When everyone saw the changed information on the main page, the entire Athletics Kingdom forum was shocked.
What? ! !
The person who ran 14.05 seconds was not the much anticipated Jue Ge'er, but that Su Zhe? ! !