Chapter 44: The Demon King Appears
After a short period of adaptation, He Hui regained some of her ancient memories of wearing high heels and was finally able to walk properly.
Amid the enthusiastic drumbeats, Lu Xing watched He Hui go onto the stage.
The glaring incandescent light from above made He Hui squint his eyes unconsciously and pause.
She pulled herself together and followed the rhythm of the other models she had seen during the rehearsal, moving her legs left and right with a cool, world-weary expression on her face as she walked all the way to the sign and stopped.
According to the director's request, two poses are required here.
But the director saw that she was not a professional model and told her to just pose in two poses that she was familiar with.
He Hui stood at the end of the overpass, her mind suddenly went blank. Subconsciously, she performed two ballet moves used in her short program "Black Swan".
He Hui held on to his body, turned around angrily and walked back to the backstage.
"Wait, isn't this He Hui? Why is she a model?!"
"I know this question! Lu Xing is He Hui's younger sister, and she came to help. This year, He Hui's free skate costume was designed by her younger sister, and it's so pretty!"
"It's really lively! The colors are vibrant but not cliché at all!"
"The scene where He Hui is awkwardly walking on the catwalk but trying to look impressive is so cute! These two poses are definitely engraved in our DNA for figure skating, haha."
Lu Xing was also full of questions about her two poses.
"Sure enough, you have become obsessed with figure skating!" Lu Xing exclaimed.
He Hui didn't have time to argue with her sister. She quickly took off her high heels and collapsed on the sofa.
"Well, the work is not over yet. You will go on stage with me later, and then I will explain the design concept and the judges will comment on it." Lu Xing scratched his head and explained, but took out a pair of red flat ballet shoes from behind, "But you can wear this!"
He Hui took the shoes and asked: "Where did you find them?"
Lu Xing turned his head away: "Anyway, I found it for you, wear it or not!"
"I'll wear it." He Hui happily changed into flat shoes and felt that the pressure on her ankles and soles was instantly reduced a lot.
When Lu Xing was called out by the director, the makeup artist next to him came closer and said, "Actually, she asked every designer and finally found it for you."
He Hui was stunned and looked down at his shoes in a daze.
It seems a little hard to imagine such a proud sister asking others for help.
Lu Xing came back quickly and took He Hui's hand: "Let's go, it's our turn to go on stage."
"good."
He Hui inexplicably felt like he was being taken care of by a big shot.
The two returned to the stage. He Hui looked at each contestant's design and felt that his sister was indeed outstanding.
The judges did praise Lu Xing's work.
The final result is obvious. Lu Xing successfully won the title of champion of this National Youth Designer Competition and became the youngest champion in history.
Lu Yanfeng and He Jianmu in the audience were both pleased and worried.
Lu Yanfeng: "Both children are shining in their respective fields. I am so happy for them."
He Jianmu: "Alas, it's a pity that there is no one to inherit the family business."
What a sweet trouble.
*
The video of He Hui's catwalk was quickly posted on social media by fans.
Two days ago, she was a figure skating genius who successfully challenged the 4T, and now she has become a novice model shining on the catwalk. The gap in her identity is so big that people can't help but wonder if they have seen it wrong.
But the one with the biggest reaction came from Zhu Jianyong from the provincial team.
"Didn't you say that fame and money are nothing?!" Zhu Jianyong couldn't understand, so he couldn't help but ask during training.
He came in front of He Hui with his cell phone in hand and played the video of her fashion show on the spot.
"This is the maintenance of family affection." He Hui blinked and answered honestly, "This is priceless."
Zhu Jianyong: “…”
Zhu Jianyong couldn't laugh when he thought about the signing bonus that he missed out on.
He sighed, "Okay, let's go train."
Throughout November, He Hui was either consolidating the success of 4T or polishing two sets of programs every day.
The high-intensity training caused He Hui to fall asleep in his third-year math class. He supported his head with his hands and nodded unconsciously.
The teacher was a little helpless. He wanted to remind her but the words kept turning around in his mouth. In the end, he was considerate enough not to wake her up during class.
"If you have any questions, you can ask me after class." The math teacher said as he passed by He Hui after class.
"good."
He Hui thought that when people really wanted to accomplish something, it seemed as if the whole world would come to help.
*
Another month later, the Grand Prix Finals for adults and juniors kicked off in Sochi, Russia.
This competition is more like a warm-up for the Sochi Winter Olympics next year. After all, those who can rank among the top six in each event are the tough guys of the year. Everyone comes here to get familiar with the venue and meet their opponents.
Who knows if the next time we meet will be at the Winter Olympics?
"How do you feel?" Lin Xiaoman asked.
"The quality of the ice is very good." He Hui's mind flashed back to the wet memories of the French station, and he decided to give it a try. "It's much better than that of a certain station."
With the right time, right place and right people, He Hui performed steadily.
The two clean programs snatched the championship titles in the Russian contestants' home court, and easily achieved the achievement of consecutive championships.
"Has the girl never made a mistake in the tournament? The existence of the great devil is so strong!"
"Yes!! The bigger the competition, the more stable He Hui's mentality seems to be. He is simply born for the gold medal."
"I'm really looking forward to the World Youth Championship in Milan, but I don't know if I'll be able to play in the four weeks."
*
As time passed and it was the end of February, ice fans' expectations reached their peak before the start of the Milan World Youth Championship.
Ever since He Hui released the 4T video last October, everyone has been paying attention to when her quadruple jump will be able to be used in major competitions and be internationally recognized.
Thanks to her outstanding performance in winning the World Youth Championship last year, He Hui won three women's singles places for China.
In this World Youth Championship, in addition to He Hui, Kong Ziqiu and Lu Nanfeng were also successfully selected for the participation list.
Lu Nanfeng and He Hui were arranged to train together before the game in the same group, while Kong Ziqiu was in the afternoon of the same day.
"I didn't expect that I would get a place in the World Youth Championship!" In Lu Nanfeng's heart, He Hui is now a god-like existence. "Oh, I'm a little nervous for the first time."
He Hui looked at Lu Nanfeng who was looking around like a curious baby, and a smile appeared on his face.
Before He Hui could say anything, Lu Nanfeng saw his coach calling him and slipped back.
"I won't say any more, or the coach will kill me. Bye, see you in the game!!"
What a fiery woman.
Even when He Hui was in the training ground, he was constantly being watched. If it were any other player with weak mental qualities, they would probably be so nervous that they would be restless.
There was inquiry, expectation, envy in his eyes, and curiosity to ask her whether she would go around.
But everyone only dared to watch from a distance, and few people actually came forward to ask.
Except Li Chumiao.
After Hele's training, Li Chumiao went to He Hui to buy water.
She stood in front of the vending machine, looking at the dazzling array of drinks, and finally pressed the corresponding number for the simplest mineral water.
Gulp, Gulp——
Two bottles of mineral water fell out one after another.
"Please have some water." Li Chumiao generously handed the mineral water to He Hui.
"Thank you, for saving..."
"Don't!" Li Chumiao quickly stopped He Hui from saying anything, then unscrewed the bottle cap and took a big gulp of cold water.
"It's wonderful." He Hui changed his words.
Li Chumiao smiled and asked, "He Hui, I'm a little curious, are you going to skate on the 4T in your free skate?"
He Hui was stunned by this straightforward question, but he also felt that there was nothing strange about asking this question from Li Chumiao.
"I want to give it a try." But more importantly, He Hui intended to tell the truth to Li Chumiao.
Li Chumiao's eyes widened: "You are so strong!"
He Hui waved his hand: "In fact, my success rate is only about 60 to 70 percent now. Going to 4T is a risk."
"Sixty percent is already very high!" Li Chumiao looked into her eyes sincerely, "What does Coach Lin say?"
He Hui smiled awkwardly: "She said I don't give her peace of mind."
"Hahahahahaha." Li Chumiao laughed loudly.
The two of them just stood in front of the vending machine, letting the light reflect and illuminate their faces.
Li Chumiao probably remembered something: "Come to think of it, my success rate of 3Lz+3T combo jump seems to be only about 65% now. It sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. Sigh."
He Huiyou looked at Li Chumiao's performance in the individual races. Although she didn't succeed in every jump sequence, the extra points she got were very high.
"But your jumping height is very good." He Hui replied immediately.
And what’s more important is that Li Chumiao makes a little more progress every time.
"You will definitely win two places in this World Youth Championship." He Hui had a hunch that Li Chumiao would definitely become the pride of the Ice-Free Country.
"I hope so." Li Chumiao shrugged casually, "What if I clean it?"
She handed the bottle of mineral water in her hand forward and signaled He Hui with her eyes.
He Hui immediately understood what she meant and also held out his mineral water bottle.
There was no sound when the plastic collided, and both of them laughed out loud at the same time.
*
The women's singles match was scheduled for the evening of the first day of competition, and this year He Hui's opponent had a new change.
Diana Volkova and Constance Simona have become strong contenders for the podium in the new junior finals.
He Hui's three old friends Anna Victoria, Hardy Irene and Eriko Sanada have all been promoted to the adult group to show their faces more in the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics and strive to get higher program content points.
"Do you envy others for being promoted to a higher group?" Lin Xiaoman asked.
He Hui is very open about the fact that she was born in the second half of the year.
"It's not bad. It can help everyone earn more places next year." He Hui thought of Lu Nanfeng who was extremely happy because of a place.
The promotion age for figure skating is based on July 1st of the year. In the same year, He Hui, who was born in October, will be promoted one season later than Anna Victoria, who was born in June.
"Besides, there is still one year to show my face." He Hui is quite optimistic. "I will first complete the four-week race, and then I will compete with everyone in the adult group next year."
Lin Xiaoman originally wanted to comfort He Hui, but she didn't expect that after a few words, she would become the one being comforted.
But another variable that really worries Lin Xiaoman is the technical refereeing of this World Youth Championship.
"Did you know that the technical referee this time is Louis Polly?"
Kong Ziqiu, who had just arrived at the international competition, shook his head in confusion and asked, "Who is she?"
"The most eagle-eyed and ruthless technical referee in the figure skating world." Lin Xiaoman's explanation was easy to understand, causing Kong Ziqiu to shudder unconsciously.
He Hui had heard of the terrifying Canadian woman.
Louis-Polly's brilliant achievements include but are not limited to:
The rising star of the youth group who had shone in the past two years was caught in a meeting on the scoreboard and burst into tears on the ice rink.
A player who tries to fool both the Lz and F jumps with a flat edge will be penalized for both jumps, causing the clever player to fall out of the top circle directly.
Also, a well-known player who was troubled by the development problem was directly demoted to a lower group for his weekly jump, without giving the old man any face at all.
"So, you two must pay special attention to details such as the preservation of the circle, the error of the blade, and the classification." Lin Xiaoman advised worriedly.
"I'll be careful." He Hui immediately raised his hand and promised, "I won't give her any chance!"
"Me too!" Kong Ziqiu nodded rapidly.
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