◎Only the strong can fight◎
"Old Xu, are you going to tell them directly like that?" Jiang Lin stood aside, looking at Xu Chi disapprovingly.
"They already knew about it. Given my relationship with the leader, I might be replaced sooner or later. I asked the two kids to prepare as early as possible, so that they would be prepared if the time came." Xu Chi looked at Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi in front of him, then turned to talk to Jiang Lin, "Besides, they are quite tough, so they won't be unable to accept even this."
Ji Tiantian fell silent. She understood Xu Chi's words very well. Tang Yi was injured in the sub-station and could not go to the National Championships. In fact, it was all attributed to Xu Chi. Going back further, Qian Xiyue's frustration and leaving the team might also be attributed to Xu Chi. With all these things added together, Xu Chi's impression in the eyes of the leaders was naturally not very good. Compared with performance, leaders are more disgusted with subordinates who don't listen to orders and are difficult to control.
Perhaps, the leader just needed a reason, a reason to kick Xu Chi out.
"That is to say, if we can get into the top three in both the Grand Prix and the World Youth Championship, you won't leave?" Ji Tiantian came back to her senses and looked at Xu Chi.
In that case, she would work with Tang Yi to make sure the leader would not be able to find an excuse.
"Yes, that's what I wanted to say." Xu Chi nodded, his eyes becoming more serious. "If you can keep the bronze medal in the youth group, I probably won't leave. More importantly, your overseas training will continue. So this is actually good news."
It's like a bet, to hold on to your position, you have everything, but if you can't hold on to it, everything seems like a big dream.
Ji Tiantian couldn't help but clench her fists.
"You, can do it?" Xu Chi looked into Tang Yi and Ji Tiantian's eyes with trust and expectation.
The young eagles he personally raised have grown wings, and they will fly high with or without him. He believes in them.
"Yes!" Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi said almost in unison.
"It's not that difficult actually, is it, Tang Yi?" Ji Tiantian turned to look at her partner, her chest heaving slightly.
In the final analysis, the dilemma that Xu Chi and his team are facing is still a question of discourse power. Compared with other domestic sports, ice dancing does not have enough status and discourse power. It is still at the mercy of others.
Every game is not just a game, but also a battle for the right to speak, which is closely linked to their international and domestic status.
Every game is a real battle. In order to protect what they want to protect, they must move forward. One day, the current situation will be completely reversed.
Tang Yi nodded to Ji Tiantian, then walked over, put his hand on Xu Chi's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Old Xu, you won't leave."
Xu Chi was stunned when he looked at the boy in front of him, who was taller than him. For a moment, he really had the illusion that the boy in front of him had grown up and could be trusted.
"Don't talk big." Xu Chi paused and turned to look at the calendar beside him.
There is still a month until the finals. He couldn't help but take a deep breath: "There is not much time left before the next tough battle. In these two days, you should prepare well and then leave for training. Your parents are in the capital, so it shouldn't be too much trouble to say hello, right?"
"Leaving now?" Ji Tiantian was stunned. The training came much faster than expected.
"Old Xu, where are we going for training?" Tang Yi asked.
"Many world-renowned athletes have taken classes at the Montreal Ice Dance School in Canada. This is the best resource I can get for you." At this point, Xu Chi finally smiled brightly, "I have already contacted the school, and you can start training there."
After arguing with his boss for many days and paying a heavy price, he finally secured good foreign training resources for his athletes. Xu Chi felt that even if he really had to leave one day, he would have no regrets.
"Clara will go with us, and her husband teaches at that school. Montreal belongs to the French-speaking region of Canada, and Clara and her husband have a complete team there. There are land dance coaches, skating coaches, technical movement coaches, and so on. The scale of the coaching team is something you simply cannot see in China. When you arrive, Clara and her husband and their team will be fully responsible for improving the techniques and content of your programs. In short, don't think about anything else, just train well when you get there."
Xu Chi confessed everything he needed to confess, and the conversation ended there.
After finishing a day's training, Ji Tiantian ran home and told Zhang Lilian about the external training.
"The finals in December will be held in Canada, right? Once you go out...you won't come back before the end of the competition?" Zhang Lilian looked at Ji Tiantian with worry in her eyes. It was the first time she saw her daughter go out for such a long time.
"Mom, don't many of my classmates from South City go abroad to study? I'll only be away for a little over a month." Ji Tiantian comforted her mother in a soft voice, "I'll be back soon. The coach will take care of us, don't worry."
"Well, you're so good, mommy won't worry." Thinking of the two dedicated coaches and Tang Yi who came to teach Ji Tiantian from time to time, the worry in Zhang Lilian's eyes faded a little. She reached out and pinched her daughter's soft face.
"By the way, don't you have the bonuses? Just carry them with you and buy whatever you want." Zhang Lilian suddenly thought of something and immediately turned around to take out the bank card where she had deposited the bonuses.
"Don't be so exaggerated, Mom. I don't need so much." Ji Tiantian shook her head and smiled sweetly at Zhang Lilian. "If you want to buy something, use this money to buy it. You are alone in the capital, so you have to take good care of yourself. Or you can call Dad to accompany you."
"It's okay, Mom can take care of herself." Zhang Lilian smiled and touched Ji Tiantian's head, "Then call me if you need money, okay?"
"Yeah." Ji Tiantian nodded vigorously.
In a blink of an eye, Ji Tiantian packed her luggage and appeared at the Capital Airport again, accompanied by Tang Yi and her coach. Ji Tiantian looked at the familiar airport and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Not long ago, she had just finished the second stop of the competition and flew back home, but in the blink of an eye, she would have to set off again.
She had no idea that an athlete's life was like this.
However, it seems quite interesting.
Their world is not only filled with ice and snow, but also various scenery along the way.
Ji Tiantian looked out through the floor-to-ceiling window of the airport and couldn't help but smile. It was really good to have such a life. She would definitely do her best to protect it.
"Ji Tiantian!" A voice came from the side.
Ji Tiantian looked in the direction of the voice and saw Chen Yusheng and Wang Hao who came to see them off.
"Hey, you're leaving again so soon." Chen Yusheng held Ji Tiantian's hand and pouted reluctantly, "We lived in the same dormitory a year ago. Who would have thought that you would be flying all over the place in the blink of an eye."
"We'll always have time to be together in the future." Ji Tiantian said with a smile.
"You'll be gone for a long time." Chen Yusheng was still reluctant to let him go. After a pause, he suddenly had an idea, "How about Wang Hao and I go to Canada to watch your game?"
"Next time." Ji Tiantian shook her head gently. "Tickets are hard to buy. Besides, you just transferred to the capital, so it's more important to go to school. You have to leave a good impression on your teachers and don't ask for leave casually."
Chen Yusheng nodded gently. Ji Tiantian was right. During the Grand Prix Finals, it was also close to the end of the semester, so it was really difficult to ask for leave.
"Then I will definitely come to watch the next finals." Chen Yusheng hugged Ji Tiantian tightly, "No matter how far we fly, you must remember that I am your best friend."
"Yes, I will definitely remember it." Ji Tiantian hugged Chen Yusheng tightly.
Soon, she said goodbye to her friends who came to see her off, as well as Zhang Lilian, and embarked on her journey to Canada.
In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the Montreal Ice Dance School. Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi put their luggage in their respective dormitories.
Then the next evening, the principal of the ice dance school held a warm welcome ceremony for them.
The welcome ceremony was a dance party, and all students from the school had to participate. In addition to Ji Tang, there were many ice dance stalwarts from all over the world who came to the ice dance school for training at this time.
The theme of the dance fits in with the short dance theme of the current season, which is Latin.
In other words, a dance is a relatively free land training. Ice dancers have always been not only masters of gliding, but also excellent social dancers.
On the night of the dance, the handsome male partners in the school all wore black V-neck dance costumes, while their beautiful female partners changed into colorful little skirts and wore high heels specially designed for Latin dance.
Ji Tiantian tied up her black hair and put on a black dance costume with hollows and high heels. The costume and shoes were borrowed from Clara's friend, who happened to have one in her size.
The black dance costume makes Ji Tiantian look even slimmer and taller. Under the skirt, her two slender legs are shiny white.
She took Tang Yi's arm and came to the large dance studio where the dance was held. The dance hadn't started yet, but many people had already arrived. Among them were the Canadian giants, Lucas and Mia, who were also studying at the ice dance school.
Many players who are wealthy and have a strong background in related events in their own countries will choose to invite a coaching team to accompany them in training. However, the wealthy group is Canadian players, so coming to the ice dance school is as easy as drinking water, so they came.
This time, the top team entered the finals with an outstanding result, ranking second only to the Russian team.
Ji Tiantian didn't know if it was because of this reason, but the dazzling aristocratic temperament of Lucas and Mia became even more dazzling. The two of them stood together, as if they could glow.
"Tang, long time no see. How are you?" Lucas came over with Mia to greet Ji Tang.
"Not bad." Tang Yi replied indifferently.
"I also want to say that if you can't get better, you don't have to force it." Lucas gave Tang Yi a faint smile, "Our country's competition quota is very full every year, and many outstanding players cannot step onto the international stage. I believe they don't mind joining Chinese nationality and partnering with Tiantian. If necessary, I can find someone immediately." After that, he turned to look at Ji Tiantian with a gentle look.
The pronunciation of "Tiantian" is not difficult for foreigners. Many contestants who have a good relationship with Ji Tang will call Ji Tiantian "Tiantian" and choose to call Tang Yi by his surname.
Lucas said this in a joking tone, but Tang Yi did not laugh.
"No need to bother." Tang Yi said calmly, "I haven't thought about retiring yet."
Then Ji Tiantian once again felt the strong smell of gunpowder in the air.
Soon the dance started. This was a Latin-themed dance, and everyone present was a good dancer, so there was no need to take it easy.
Ji Tiantian only listened to the music of various Latin dance styles such as cha-cha, samba, rumba, bullfight, and cowboy, which kept interweaving and echoing in the classroom, so intense.
Ji Tiantian had already practiced these dances under the guidance of teachers from the Capital Dance Academy High School, so she was not in a hurry.
Tang Yi danced vigorously to the lively music, as did Lucas and Mia.
The two groups of contestants were vying with each other and jumping back and forth throughout the classroom.
Ji Tiantian was a little confused. She didn't know why, but she always felt that Tang Yi and Lucas were easily able to compete with each other. It was a welcome dance that didn't require much seriousness, but Tang Yi almost went all out, as if he had already started a competition.
Of course, the same is true for Lucas.
However, she also enjoyed this atmosphere.
In the cheerful and lively cowboy dance music, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi held hands and kicked their legs forward and backward, tapped the ground, and jumped on the spot, with their skirts flying back and forth. Sweat kept falling down their necks, but they felt very happy.
While Mia was dancing with Lucas, she did not forget to look at Ji Tiantian. Seeing Ji Tiantian looking at her, she smiled happily. Ji Tiantian then smiled happily at Mia as well.
They all enjoyed this atmosphere.
Completely different from performances and formal competitions, the happiness they felt at the dance party was different.
The purer joy of dance.
"You two Chinese contestants are truly an incredible pair!" The principal of the ice dance school stared at Ji Tang who was jumping back and forth with Lucasmia, then turned to speak to the choreographer Clara.
The other students couldn't dance anymore, but these two groups never stopped. "They are so energetic." The principal couldn't help but smile, "I am very optimistic about them."
"To be honest, this is the first time I've seen them like this." Clara was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "But all the same, I'm also optimistic about them."
In the second half of the dance, everyone was tired of dancing and went to the social area. The students who participated in the dance gathered together to introduce themselves and make friends.
With his outstanding performance at the dance party and his outstanding results this season, Ji Tang quickly became friends with the students in the ice dance school. Many people took the initiative to come and get to know them.
After all, Ji Tiantian had just arrived in Canada, and the dizziness from flying had not completely subsided. After greeting the people around her, Ji Tiantian said hello to Tang Yi and walked outside the classroom to breathe fresh air.
She came to a relatively quiet place in the corridor, found a bench to sit down, leaned against the wall, closed her eyes and rested.
Although she felt dizzy, she enjoyed the dance very much. It instantly relieved her anxiety caused by the upcoming Grand Prix. She was just a little tired.
"Are you okay?" A familiar low voice sounded. Ji Tiantian slowly opened her eyes and saw Lucas standing in front of her.
"Well, just take a break." Ji Tiantian stood up and looked at Lucas, "How are you and Qian getting along recently?"
Qian refers to Qian Xiyue.
For Lucas's safety, Ji Tiantian asked Qian Xiyue to look after Lucas during the ski training.
By the way, after finishing this period of external training, Ji Tiantian thought that she could also go to the ski resort where Qian Xiyue was.
"You care about me a lot." Lucas spoke to Ji Tiantian in a firm tone, "Did I misunderstand what you meant?"
Ji Tiantian was stunned for a moment.
"I admire your talent." Lucas looked into Ji Tiantian's dark eyes and continued, "If you are interested in me, I don't mind waiting for you to grow up. You don't have to worry about my engagement with Mia. It will be resolved naturally after my family and I announce that we are together."
What does this mean... Ji Tiantian's dizzy little brain slowly started to work.
Oh, she slowly realized that the young and domineering CEO had confessed to her?
She experienced firsthand the plot that she had only seen in idol dramas in the past!
"Ah, no... you may have misunderstood." Ji Tiantian rubbed her forehead and spoke while thinking, "Well, the reason why I acted like I cared about you... is actually because your family specializes in ice and snow equipment... I... I just hope you can give me a discount."
Ji Tiantian looked up at Lucas, and Lucas also looked at her quietly. She guessed that what she said might have hurt the young boss's heart, but there was no way, she couldn't say that everything was because Tang Yi said that he would have an accident in his previous life.
And she does care about discounts.
"I think... maybe you and money have more in common." Ji Tiantian couldn't help but add.
Because of Ji Tiantian's instructions, Lucas would go to Qian Xiyue whenever he wanted to ski during his ice dance training.
Although Ji Tiantian often received messages from Qian Xiyue complaining about Lucas not following the rules, she felt that the fact that the two of them could go skiing together frequently after they met should mean that they were destined to be together.
"I understand what you mean." Lucas nodded. "If you change your mind, tell me." After saying that, the young boss turned and left.
Ji Tiantian continued to lean against the wall. Just as she was about to close her eyes to rest, she saw Tang Yi standing not far away. He was standing in the shadow formed by the wall, and she didn't know when he came.
Tang Yi approached silently under Ji Tiantian's gaze.
He frowned and thought for a moment, and finally chose a more straightforward way of communication: "Lucas confessed to you just now?"
"Well, I guess so." Ji Tiantian was stunned.
Tang Yi stood in front of Ji Tiantian, lowered his black eyelashes, and looked at the girl's beautiful face.
Even if he didn't tell Ji Tiantian that Lucas would have an accident, Lucas' confession would have definitely happened. Whether it was from his past life experience or from his male intuition, he knew that Lucas liked Ji Tiantian.
He was curious about how she would react.
Maybe she would be happier with Lucas, he thought sometimes.
"Lucas seems a bit like you." Ji Tiantian suddenly burst out laughing.
"Me?" Tang Yi raised his head slowly, a little confused.
"I think you are probably like him when you are still young. You are rebellious by nature, don't follow the rules, will hurt yourself, and do things without considering the consequences." Ji Tiantian said with a smile.
That's not wrong. Tang Yi thought gloomily, and sat down next to Ji Tiantian with his head down.
"I can't be with him. It feels like taking care of a child." Ji Tiantian stretched out her legs and swung them in the air. "But I'm a child now, too."
Now she doesn't have time to play love games with an immature boss.
Except for Tang Yi, the male athletes around her were just kids to her. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance at Tang Yi.
During this year, due to the increase in the intensity of strength training, Tang Yi's arms have developed muscles that are visible to the naked eye.
But he is still slender overall, with a pair of enviable long legs, and his upper body wrapped in a black dance costume is a vaguely visible inverted triangle, which is very consistent with the aesthetics of ice dancing from top to bottom.
Tang Yi's chest rose and fell slightly with his breathing, and his body was full of active vitality, but his posture was calm. The breath of adulthood and the breath of youth blended perfectly in him, forming a unique beauty. It was incredible.
Ji Tiantian blinked and noticed that Tang Yi looked a little strange, with a blank look in his eyes. "Are you okay?" she asked.
"Yeah." Tang Yi took a deep breath, propped up his forehead with one hand, and closed his eyes. "I was fed an alcoholic drink just now, and I feel a little dizzy."
There were not only minors attending the dance, but also many adult students. If they were not careful, they might drink the alcoholic beverages brought by the students. Asians are naturally small, and the person who provided the drinks might not have thought that Tang Yi was a minor.
Ji Tiantian knew that Tang Yi was naturally sensitive to alcohol, so she patted her shoulder generously, "Then lean on me and take a rest."
Tang Yi did not insist and just did as he was told. He leaned his head on the thin shoulder of the little girl.
"Tang Yi, I've made up my mind. Let's start from scratch with our past lives." After a while, he heard the clear voice of his little female companion speaking this way.
Don't think about the difficult and hard days in your previous life, don't think about whether he has ever loved her, and whether she has always lived in his shadow.
Everything is reset to zero.
Ji Tiantian thought so.
"I think our current... partnership is pretty good." Ji Tiantian stretched out a slender hand in front of Tang Yi, "Let's get rid of the troubles of the last life together. Let's just pretend that we just met in this life, okay?"
It all starts from the beginning.
Tang Yi was silent for a moment, then reached out and held Ji Tiantian's hand.
He hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask: "Then, do I still have a chance?"
"Huh?" Ji Tiantian was stunned.
"It's okay." Tang Yi smiled to himself, "Just like that, just do as you said, start from scratch."
That's it, it's already good enough. Tang Yi thought so and slowly closed his eyes.
Ji Tiantian also felt a little dizzy, so she yawned and slowly closed her eyes.
After the dance, Jiang Lin and Xu Chi came to pick up their contestants to go back to the dormitory to rest. They soon found that Ji Tang was not in the dance room, and everyone looked for him together, only to find that Ji Tang was sitting on a bench at the end of the corridor.
Tang Yi rested his head on Ji Tiantian's shoulder, and Ji Tiantian rested her head on his head, and both of them slept soundly.
"What a lovely child." Clara couldn't help but sigh.
Other contestants including Mia came over after hearing the noise. Mia couldn't help but take a photo of Ji Tang, with a pleased smile on her face.
In a blink of an eye, Ji Tang's pre-competition training at the ice dance school had been going on for a month.
The end of the year Grand Prix Finals is approaching step by step.
The Grand Prix is the most watched figure skating event besides the Winter Olympics and the World Championships. The top six of the youth and adult groups in the four figure skating events will be decided after the individual stages, and then they will compete together in the finals. The elites of the adult and youth groups will gather together.
Many ice hockey fans pay more attention to the Grand Prix than the World Championships because this competition is very valuable. Only the top players who have passed the competition will come to the finals.
Six players/pairs in each match. Every match is the essence.
This is a confrontation between the strong and the weak.
The races held at the end of the year are always more grand and lively than those held at other times. This period is the Christmas season in the West, and many families will go out to play or watch the races at this time. So naturally, the tickets for the Grand Prix are much harder to get than those for the races.
Figure skating at home and abroad was as festive as the Chinese New Year. Those who had grabbed tickets were screaming that they had gotten them, while those who hadn’t grabbed tickets were wailing and begging for tickets everywhere.
During her break, Ji Tiantian browsed a domestic forum and saw that a discussion thread dedicated to ice dance for the finals had already been opened.
1L: Everyone! We have a deal! No matter what rank Tiantang gets this time, we will support her!
2L: Right! This is the first time we have entered the finals of ice dance, please don’t be pessimistic!
3L: Even if we get sixth place in the finals, our team will still get the bonus! We should be happy for them.
4L: Tiantang is the best! Go for the bonus!
Ji Tiantian couldn't help but smile when she saw the post. Some fans seemed to be worms in her stomach, knowing that she was very happy to receive the prize money.
She continued to scroll through the posts and saw a post for voting to decide the cartoon image of Tiantang.
In this forum, there were quite a few fans who wanted to go to the scene to support Tiantang. After discussion, everyone decided to collect cartoon characters, make them into support items and bring them to the scene to create an atmosphere.
Ice fans with drawing talent uploaded their own hand-drawn cartoon images of Tiantang to participate in the vote. In the end, the work with the highest number of votes was drawn by an ice fan with the famous work "Fei Fei Studying Abroad".
The cartoon image of Sweet Sugar that she drew is an elegant little ballet swan, nicknamed Sweet Goose, and there is also a fierce-looking village bully goose, named "Sugar Goose".
Tian Goose undoubtedly represents Ji Tiantian, while Tang Goose represents Tang Yi.
The cartoon picture of Sugar Goose completely captured the essence of Tang Yi’s expression. Ji Tiantian couldn’t help but smile as she watched.
Ice fans in the forum also liked Sweet Goose and Sugar Goose very much, and decided to raise funds together to make them into plush dolls and throw them on the ice.
The cartoon character author "Fei Fei Studying Abroad" said that she is currently studying commercial illustration in Korea. She not only drew the sweet goose and the sugar goose standing together in a normal posture, but also drew the sweet sugar goose in a double twist and the sweet sugar goose being lifted.
Each group is very cute and full of sincerity. Although Ji Tiantian is still not used to the group name of Tiantang, she likes this cartoon image very much.
"Thank you for your hard work. You're really cute." Ji Tiantian put on a vest and left a message under the cartoon image of Tiantang Goose.
The day before the competition, Ji Tang set out for the designated hotel near the stadium.
The finals were held in Quebec, Canada, not far from Ji Tang's training ground.
They no longer need to rush to pack their luggage and take a flight. They just need to take a leisurely ride to the designated hotel before the game starts.
Ji Tiantian and her group arrived at the designated hotel and happened to meet the men's singles Ning Huai, women's singles Ye Yido and the doubles Gao Zhe and Yu Sha, who had come all the way from their motherland to participate in the competition.
In addition to Ji Tang, the youth groups in the other three events also performed very well this season and all qualified for the finals.
The young athletes in the three events were carrying large suitcases as usual. Seeing Ji Tang traveling light, they were all envious.
"You guys have made great progress!" As everyone hugged each other, Gao Zhe smiled and said to Tang Yi, "I have never encountered such a good thing when training outside the competition venue."
"Yes, I think it's great too." Tang Yi smiled faintly.
"Before I knew it, another year has passed." Ning Huai said with some emotion, "It's great that the four of us can gather here."
"Isn't this normal?" Ye Yiddong said this, but his eyes were shining with excitement.
"This is the last game of the year." Yu Sha cheered up and turned up the volume, "Let's play well together, and then go home and have a good New Year!"
"good!"
Everyone spoke at once, and a passionate sound of Chinese echoed in the cold air of this foreign land.
High morale.
The author has something to say:
The ice dance school is named after the Montreal Figure Skating School, where many famous skaters train and it is nicknamed the Dumpling House because of the large number of people who go there.
However, this school was probably not built in 2011... I'm just making it up.
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