Chapter 606 New Coach
Buzz——
He Hui’s mind was instantly confused. Could it be that the auditory and visual hallucinations were the sequelae of rebirth?
Seeing He Hui standing there stupidly, Lin Xiaoman asked again, "Have you considered changing coaches?"
Before He Hui could even open his mouth, Coach Li rushed over, puffing his beard and glaring, "You... why are you poaching people on the spot?"
Lin Xiaoman shrugged nonchalantly, "But I'm asking for her opinion."
"You..." Coach Li was furious.
Lin Xiaoman is 29 years old this year. She has all five triple axels, high and far jumps, and smooth skating techniques. After all, when she was active, the scoring system was still the old six-point system, which is completely different from the current one. The six-point system scores from a more macro perspective based on composition, originality, use of ice, style and musical expression. *
Lin Xiaoman retired at the age of 25. After that, she began to be active in ice performances in various countries and became a mainstay of the box office.
He Hui quickly recalled the memories of his previous life. Although He Hui rarely paid attention to the annual competitions and players after leaving figure skating, he always had a rough idea of the impression of the competition from the fragments on the Internet.
Some information and images finally flashed through his mind in fragments, piecing together most of Lin Xiaoman's life trajectory.
——Lin Xiaoman did seem to have started her coaching career when she was in elementary school. But the person Lin Xiaoman accepted as her apprentice was not her, and the ending of the story was not good.
A hint of melancholy flashed in He Hui's eyes.
"You should know me, right?" Lin Xiaoman smiled and lifted her hair.
He Hui nodded. Who among the figure skaters didn't know Lin Xiaoman? There were even posters of her in the corridors of the ice rink.
Lin Xiaoman opened her red lips slightly and pulled out a ticket from the compartment of her exquisite cross-body bag.
"Well, I have an ice show next Saturday night, so I'll give you a ticket." Lin Xiaoman blinked her eyes, as if she was bewitched, "You'll come, right?"
He Hui nodded subconsciously.
She took the ticket and saw that it said "Section C, Row 1, Seat 6". This was a great spot for viewing.
"By the way, I'll come find you after the show."
Then, Lin Xiaoman turned and left, the big black waves of her shawl swaying in the wind, full of charm.
He Hui looked at Lin Xiaoman's back thoughtfully.
He Hui recalled his last impression of Lin Xiaoman in his previous life, which seemed to only stay at the press conference, when she lowered her head and apologized to everyone. She was obviously such a bright and arrogant person...
This expression made Coach Li's heart flutter. He was anxious to say something to promote himself, but his lips moved, but he couldn't say a word to keep him. After all, he seemed to be just a demonstration machine. Even the five triple-week moves that shocked the circle were all figured out by He Hui himself.
He Jianmu smiled, "Coach Li, you've worked hard."
Coach Li didn't say a word until He Jianmu took He Hui away.
Coach Pei, who had seen everything from some point in time, sneered: "Alas, so what if some people's apprentices are very powerful? I don't know if they will still be your apprentice next week."
"Hmph, then I am also an enlightenment coach, and better than you." Coach Li rolled his eyes at him, but he couldn't help feeling uneasy.
He Hui was like sand that could not be grasped, slipping away through fingers bit by bit.
*
On the way home in the car, He Jianmu finally took the initiative to talk about He Hui's career plan.
"Have you mastered all the triple jumps?"
In He Hui's opinion, his "shrewd" father, the president, was asking the question even though he already knew the answer.
"Except for the triple Axel, the success rate is not low." He Hui answered the question seriously and explained the value of it, "Mastering all five triples is the ticket to professional figure skating."
"Then our Huihui is really amazing!"
He Hui reasonably suspected that He Jianmu deliberately did not mention his career, and she naturally would not miss any opportunity to persuade him.
"So, can I skate professionally in the future?"
"But you also said that this is just an admission ticket." He Jianmu turned the steering wheel and responded calmly.
"So how far do I have to go to be considered a professional?"
“Practicing sports is very hard.”
"I am not afraid of hardship."
"You are doing very well now, but what about the future? Which athlete is always victorious? Which athlete has never been injured? Some people's injuries even have lifelong sequelae. Dad loves you, so he doesn't want you to become a professional athlete."
"Then all you have to do is protect yourself and keep winning, right?"
He Jianmu was choked by He Hui's question.
He Hui took advantage of the victory and continued, "If I lose, I will go back and inherit the family business, how about that?"
He Jianmu happened to brake at a red light. He took a deep look at He Hui in the rearview mirror and suddenly felt that he didn't recognize his daughter.
This father-daughter fight was filled with the smell of gunpowder in business negotiations. In just a few words, He Hui won this round.
*
The ice performance day arrived as scheduled.
Lu Yanfeng was worried about her eight-year-old daughter going to the ice show alone, so she reserved a seat next to her. As for He Jianmu, he was responsible for taking care of the baby at home.
In addition to the retired Lin Xiaoman, the organizers of this ice show also invited several active figure skaters. In addition to ice dancing, which is not well known in China, women's singles, men's singles, and pairs skating were all invited, and the lineup was star-studded.
The ice show was held in the Municipal Gymnasium, which at that time had not been renovated for the competition and could accommodate two thousand people.
The lights are being tested in the venue and the ice sweeper is completing the final cleaning of the ice.
He Hui looked around, looking at the empty seats in the back row and on the side stage, feeling a little upset. Most of the audience came to see Lin Xiaoman, with 10% of them being fans of foreign contestants, and the rest of them looking like they came with free tickets.
"It seems that there is still a lot of room for improvement in the commercialization of figure skating." Lu Yanfeng obviously also noticed this.
“Yeah, I feel like a lot of viewers don’t understand yet.”
"I heard from your father that you are very determined to become a professional. But you also see that figure skating not only requires a high initial investment, but it may also be difficult to guarantee sufficient commercial returns in the future. This doesn't sound like a suitable long-term investment."
He Hui saw that Lu Yanfeng was a lobbyist sent by He Jianmu. If she was really just an eight-year-old child, she should have been persuaded by her parents' emotional and logical opposition. In fact, she did give up like this in her previous life.
But He Hui doesn't want to waste the chance to start over. The birth of her younger sister Lu Xing makes her more certain that history can be changed.
"That's because figure skating lacks a dominant superstar to lead the entire industry to gain more audiences in the domestic market."
He Hui didn't care how mature her speech was at this time. She was eager to convince everyone and pursue her dream. Moreover, she knew clearly how difficult it was to convince her parents, and she was mentally prepared for a long-term struggle.
Lu Yanfeng was stunned.
"Huihui, you want to be a superstar." She used an affirmative sentence.
He Hui nodded, determination pouring out of her eyes.
"I think I can."
In the second round against his parents, He Hui still won.
*
After a while, the lights in the auditorium went out, leaving only a few lights on the ice rink, creating a mysterious and exciting atmosphere.
With a snap, a figure dressed in red appeared under the spotlight.
Lin Xiaoman appeared on stage holding up her skirt.
There was an immediate burst of screams in the stadium, with many ice fans shouting Lin Xiaoman's name.
Lin Xiaoman will perform Carmen, a famous song that countless champions cannot avoid, and the song she won the championship with at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. This opera, composed by French composer Bizet, tells the love story of a beautiful, passionate and straightforward gypsy girl.
In He Hui's opinion, Lin Xiaoman and the song are 100% compatible.
The composition of the repertoire of the ice show is different from the short and long programs in the competition. The contestants pay more attention to the showmanship and artistic performance. Here, they have less psychological burden and are more willing to try difficult jumps and interact with the audience enthusiastically.
Lin Xiaoman's opening was just like this. When the heavy drum beats hit her eardrums, she completed her perfect chorus appearance with a high and far-reaching 3Lz.
The atmosphere instantly became lively.
The red skirt was like a beautiful rose on the ice, fluttering in the wind and blooming as Lin Xiaoman spun.
Lin Xiaoman's skating speed is very fast, sharper than it looks on TV.
He Hui was stunned. She was sitting in the middle of the first row, feeling the strong aura coming towards her. Her heart contracted and expanded with the beat of the music, supplying blood to her brain which was almost deprived of oxygen.
It turns out that this is what it feels like to watch top figure skaters live.
When the song "Carmen" ended, the whole audience burst into applause. He Hui also kept clapping, and her little hands soon turned red.
The contestants who came on stage afterwards gave special performances one after another, interpreting the popular or elegant and intellectual songs in an extremely vivid way.
He Hui stared at the people jumping and spinning on the ice, his eyes full of admiration and envy.
Finally, all the performers came on stage again to say goodbye to the audience, circling around the venue and waving their hands. Thus, a wonderful ice show came to an end.
After the audience left, Lin Xiaoman found He Hui who had been waiting as agreed.
"What is this...?" Lin Xiaoman asked the middle-aged woman next to her.
"My mother."
"I was negligent." She curled her lips apologetically, "I should have given you an extra ticket."
Lu Yanfeng stretched out his arm to shake hands with Lin Xiaoman, and said half-jokingly: "It's okay, but it seems that you are the one who kidnapped my daughter to watch Bing's performance."
"That's right." Lin Xiaoman smiled helplessly, "Besides, I hope we can have more opportunities to work together."
Lu Yanfeng had received a text message from Coach Li trying to retain him two days ago, so he naturally knew why Lin Xiaoman came.
"But I have no intention of changing Huihui's coach in the near future." Lu Yanfeng spoke first.
Lin Xiaoman raised her eyebrows, "But I am much better than that Coach Li, as you saw today."
“But coaches and players are not the same thing.”
Lin Xiaoman was hit on the root of the problem. She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said to Lu Yanfeng, "To be honest, I don't have much experience as a coach. I may still be a novice in coaching, but I really hope to climb to the top of the figure skating podium with He Hui. She is a very talented figure skater. There are only a handful of people in the country, no, in the world who can complete five triple axels at her age. I believe that in time, she will be able to amaze the world."
Lu Yanfeng fell silent.
After a while, she gently handed the choice to He Hui, "Hui Hui, do you think so?"
In an instant, Lu Yanfeng and Lin Xiaoman's burning gazes fell on He Hui at the same time.
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