They stayed at home for three days. Apart from the week they spent fishing at sea at the beginning, they spent the rest of their time either going to the beach or fishing on the shore. The four of them had a very leisurely time.
On October 12th, the four of them boarded the intercity railway back to Haikou.
Bai Yu and Wang Hai went to the provincial track and field team, while Li Shuang and Lu Sheng returned to Ocean University.
Bai Yu and his group went for training, while Li Shuang and her companion were preparing to find jobs and start internships. With only six months left until graduation, it was time for them to start thinking about these issues.
As for Bai Yu and his companion, they still have a track and field competition waiting for them today.
Wang Hai is working hard to qualify for the next Olympics. Track and field events at the Olympics are different from other events. In other events, you can register as long as you have the qualifications in China, or if a Chinese athlete has reached the international ranking standard in the event, you can be eligible to register.
However, track and field events are different. You need to meet the performance standards to be eligible to register. Otherwise, even if you are the best in the country, if your performance does not meet the standards, you will not be able to participate in the Olympics.
Wang Hai was in a similar situation at that time. He was the undisputed number one in the country in the 800-meter event, but he was still some distance away from qualifying for the Olympics.
He now needs to work hard to close this gap and strive to participate in the next Olympic Games.
As for Bai Yu, his achievements are already sufficient. What he needs to do now is to compete for the championships of various world leagues. He wants to collect gold medals in various competitions before the next Olympic Games and then strive for a Grand Slam in long-distance running.
To date, he has won all the gold medals in long-distance running events across major Asian competitions, but his performance in international events is somewhat disappointing.
The main point is that he's participating in these kinds of major competitions. He's the only Chinese participant, or rather, he's the only Asian participant.
Without anyone to help him, it would be extremely difficult to win gold medals in major competitions, because he has just too many opponents.
For example, in Bai Yu's first major international competition, the World Athletics Championships,
During the 10,000-meter race, there were only twenty finalists, but six of them were from the same country, and Bai Yu was the only Asian among them.
In this situation, the other contestants were surrounded and attacked by six people, so they all lost. The top three spots were directly taken by them.
What Bai Yu needs to do now is to come up with a way to break through the encirclement of many opponents.
How can you outrun six world-class long-distance runners who take turns attacking you?
When training at the provincial team base, Bai Yu's daily training volume was astonishing, with a daily mileage of around fifty kilometers.
And it's not just about running; you also need to do some targeted training, like being pulled by your opponent and pulling back your opponent.
As the days passed, in the latter part of 2018, he and Wang Hai went abroad again to participate in some competitions.
This competition is not the final of a major tournament, but rather a series of smaller-scale qualifying events organized by the IAAF to accumulate individual points and rankings.
When Bai Yu returned home before the Lunar New Year, he once again took his grandfather and uncle to the shipbuilding industry in Hainan Province to learn about fishing boats.
While Bai Yu was focused on training and competing in various places, his parents made a special trip to his uncle's house to talk to him when his uncle came home to rest.
I'd like to ask my uncle if he has any thoughts about going solo, or rather, about starting a boat for his nephew.
After all, the only person Bai Yu's family knew with a captain's license and whom they could trust was their eldest uncle. They really didn't know who else to turn to besides their eldest uncle.
As for my uncle's thoughts, they are not important.
When Bai Yu's maternal grandfather heard that his grandson wanted to buy a boat and that his eldest uncle wanted to be the captain, the grandfather agreed on behalf of the eldest uncle and did not allow the eldest uncle to object.
Just like that, while his uncle was still in a daze, his future career had already been arranged.
However, there's no rush. Uncle doesn't need to resign immediately. After all, Bai Yu hasn't even bought the boat yet, or even built it. It's not too late for Uncle to resign when the boat is about to be launched.
Moreover, once the eldest uncle resigned and came to work for Bai Yu, he could be said to have changed jobs and been promoted, rather than simply working for his own nephew.
After all, in his original company, his current position is only first mate. Although he has a captain's license and enjoys the same treatment as a captain, his status is slightly lower than that of a real captain.
Unfortunately, his company has a limited number of ships. Unless the company adds new ships, and the old captain resigns or retires, he cannot become the captain.
After Bai Yu brought the two old men and his uncle to the shipyard, the four of them focused on visiting the ships that were 70 to 75 meters long, because they wanted to buy ships of that size.
Throughout the process, my uncle communicated with the shipyard staff and asked some rather technical questions.
They didn't mention buying a boat once until they left, but the sales staff became much more enthusiastic towards them.
After all, as a qualified salesperson, he can tell in just a few words which of the people visiting the shipyard are really interested in buying a ship.
It seems that Bai Yu and his group genuinely want to buy the boat, so their attitude should naturally be more positive.
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