Chapter 89 New Rival
After the ice show ended, the crowd dispersed.
He Hui stayed almost until the last moment. She sat in the corner and watched everything return to calm.
It was not until the venue staff called out to her that He Hui was awakened from her sweet dream.
"Aren't you leaving yet? We're going to turn off the lights and close the museum." The other person was wearing work clothes and holding a heavy bunch of keys in his hand.
He Hui was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Sorry, I'll leave right away."
The dreamy soap bubble that floated up finally burst. But the dream wrapped in the bubble was so beautiful that whenever He Hui thought of it, the corners of his mouth would unconsciously rise.
Or perhaps, the success of the first bubble gave He Hui the confidence to move towards her goal.
When I got home, it was already evening.
"The ice show was wonderful, I liked it very much." Lu Yanfeng's gentle voice soothed the melancholy in He Hui's heart.
Lu Xing also gave a high evaluation: "Super beautiful!"
As for He Jianmu, he looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated, seeming out of place standing nearby.
He Hui raised her eyebrows, not wanting him to end the topic like this.
"Dad, what do you think of my ice show?" He Hui called out to He Jianmu who was about to leave.
He Jianmu paused, put his fists in front of his face, coughed twice, opened his lips, and finally uttered two words - "very good".
He Hui nodded contentedly when he heard these two words.
In the first round of He Hui vs. He Jianmu, He Hui won.
"So, compared to the real economy, figure skating isn't that bad, right?"
If He Hui's first words were a little provocative, now she was speaking with particular seriousness. She looked at He Jianmu with her dark and shining eyes, waiting for an answer again.
He Jianmu thought for a moment and said, "That's right. But doing it once in a while is not the same as doing it as a long-term career."
He Hui was silent.
Yes, if my stubborn father could change his mind so easily, he would not be so conservative.
"You will find out that your idea is wrong." He Hui took a deep breath and calmly said the harsh words.
He Jianmu was also very calm and nodded.
"I'll wait and see," said He Jianmu.
But after this successful ice show, there was indeed less opposition from He Jianmu.
He Hui's credit card was restored, and she breathed a sigh of relief. In order to hold a good ice show, He Hui had invested all her contract money. Although she made some money later, it could only be said to be a return on investment.
It is no wonder that He Jianmu is still not optimistic about this. In his opinion, a business with too low a profit margin is not worth doing.
He Hui thought, at least she didn’t have to think about making money every day when she opened her eyes, which was also good.
*
The first thing Ophelia Park did when she opened her eyes every day was to take a bus at dawn and sway for nearly an hour to go to the school cafeteria to work and study.
She is a first-year high school student, 15 years old, and according to US law, she can work no more than three hours a day.
"Morning, Ophelia."
The person who greeted her with a smile in the cafeteria was a classmate who worked with her and was one year older than Ophelia.
"Aren't you going to be promoted to the adult group next month?" the man asked, "Why do you still come here to work every day?"
Ophelia lowered her head, smiled sheepishly, and said, "The cost of skating is quite high, I want to subsidize it a little more."
The other party curled his lips: "That's right, figure skating is not something a family like mine can afford."
Ophelia wanted to say that she was too.
Ophelia is a second-generation immigrant from South Korea, with an older sister and a younger brother. Her parents run a Korean restaurant, and their income can support the family's daily expenses, but Ophelia's skating expenses are obviously a huge extra investment for the family.
But her talent in figure skating was obvious. She performed an advanced triple-triple jump at the age of twelve, won the championship in the junior group at the age of fourteen, and won the gold medal at the U.S. Championships in the same year.
Her family thought Ophelia had a future, so they naturally tightened their belts and let her continue figure skating.
But Ophelia still wanted to subsidize the family as much as possible. The school cafeteria paid $15 an hour, which was not much, but it was also an income.
Everyone clocked in for work and the cafeteria opened for breakfast.
But Ophelia's mere desire to work became difficult.
"Park, why are you still eating here?" For example, a white girl with a mocking expression said, "Why, is the food at home not good?"
"Kathy, isn't Park your teammate?" Another girl nudged the girl named Kathy next to her and winked.
"Yeah." Casey crossed her arms and looked at Ophelia Park. "Every time she skates on the ice, she smells like rice."
The other two pinched their noses with their hands and looked at Ophelia with disgust, as if there was some strange smell on her body that couldn't be dispelled.
Ophelia just stood there, silent.
"Hey, are you guys going to get food or not?" Ophelia's colleague couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted the verbal bullying, "If you don't want food, don't block the road."
The three of them then calmed down and started to order in a domineering manner.
"Give me toast and scrambled eggs."
“Salad will do.”
"I want yogurt and toast."
Ophelia said nothing as she placed the food on a plate and passed it to the three of them.
When the girl named Cathy took it, she wanted to let go and pretend that she didn't catch it, but Ophelia's hand holding the plate was very steady, leaving her opponent with no chance to use any tricks.
Ophelia: "Enjoy your meal."
*
He Hui and Ophelia first met at the American station in October.
The US station is the first round of 2016, held in Chicago, and the lineup looks pretty good.
The three vacancies of the American team are all filled, the Japanese team has Eriko Sanada and another new player, and He Hui from China and the new player from Russia all came alone.
After changing to a new team, Malaysia's Lee Chu-myo happened to be assigned to the same group as South Korea's Kim Hye-mi.
"Are you getting used to the new coach?" He Hui asked when he saw Li Chumiao, "Do you have the confidence to beat Jin Huimei?"
Li Chumiao glanced at He Hui unhappily: "You are just here to watch the fun and make trouble."
"So, are you ready to make Colin feel regretful?" He Hui asked in a different way.
"What he thinks is none of my business." Li Chumiao shrugged and selectively skipped Colin's topic. "I think Vanessa is pretty good. She also choreographed my dance this season. Both of her programs are great! You can look forward to it."
He Hui became interested: "I will definitely watch it carefully."
Li Chumiao's short program used a rock song with vocals, and Vanessa's choreography was handsome and in line with Li Chumiao's temperament.
Her jumps were full of power and she performed all three jumps beautifully and brilliantly.
He Hui thought of Li Chumiao whom he met when she was in the youth group. At that time, she was like a ticking time bomb that could explode on the field if she was not careful.
Li Chumiao, whose stability is improving year by year, truly illustrates what it means to take one step at a time.
The new coach Vanessa can provide Li Chumiao with greater help in music choreography and step grading.
As a former ice dancer, she transformed Li Chumiao's originally rough steps and the wandering steps that made up one-third of her program into something new overnight.
Although Li Chumiao was out of breath after leaving the ice rink, the visible improvement in her score made the corners of her mouth go from drooping to upturned in an instant.
"How come you're still so happy even though your score isn't higher than Kim Hye-mi's?"
"The average score for program content is 0.5 points higher than before! This is a big step forward." Li Chumiao said calmly, "I can't surpass it now, but maybe I can surpass it in the free skating?"
"Too."
He Hui appeared in the last group. As the champion of the Winter Olympics and World Championships, and the only female singles player with 3A difficulty in this competition, her victory was no surprise to anyone.
In the past, Lin Xiaoman would still say a few words, but after the ups and downs of last season, she is now particularly calm and composed.
He Hui opened his mouth.
"I won't say any more nonsense." Lin Xiaoman patted He Hui on the shoulder, "Come on."
He Hui closed his mouth, nodded, and went on stage.
She was wearing a green dress and spreading the message of spring on the field with the music.
The opening tano 3F was light and agile, and the 3Lz+3Lo jump continued to maintain tano's high level of performance.
As everyone says, He Hui will win, and win effortlessly.
Lin Xiaoman was watching the show very attentively and relaxedly, as if she was really there to enjoy the show just like the other audience members.
But she soon stopped laughing.
As soon as He Hui's 3A took off, Lin Xiaoman's expression froze.
"She also did tano for me with 3A???" Lin Xiaoman felt the blood rushing to her head instantly.
He Hui on the field raised one hand, and his body did not seem to be completely tightened, but it still maintained a very high rotation speed in the air.
The whole process looked magical, but He Hui did it.
Lin Xiaoman's blood had just surged when He Hui fell into ice, and the result was so good that she was speechless.
The music ended and He Hui walked off the stage leisurely.
Lin Xiaoman stared at her without saying anything, as if to say that she would be lenient if she confessed.
"I was going to tell you this before the show started." He Hui blinked innocently and explained, "But didn't you say 'Don't talk nonsense'? Just cheer up."
Lin Xiaoman: “…”
She felt that she shouldn't trust He Hui too much!
"But after I add all the tano, if goe doesn't have +3, it should be +2, right?" He Hui said.
Lin Xiaoman looked at her, her emotions racing.
Although He Hui was already the champion recognized by everyone, she did not stop challenging because of her temporary lead.
She keeps challenging one milestone after another.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoman smiled and handed the coat to He Hui: "It's good that it's done."
"certainly."
He Hui looked at Lin Xiaoman with a look that said, "How dare you doubt me?"
Lin Xiaoman raised her hands in surrender: "Well, I shouldn't doubt you."
"That's more like it." He Hui raised the corner of his mouth.
The first day of competition came to an end. He Hui lived up to expectations and ranked first with a more than ten-point difference. Eriko Sanada ranked second, and American players Hardy Irene and Ophelia Park ranked third and fourth respectively, followed by Russian players.
But except for He Hui, the score differences among everyone else are very small.
*
The next day, free skating.
Ophelia Park was the first player from the last group to play. The fifteen-year-old girl's eyes were full of ambition as she stood on the ice rink. She was completely different from the girl who lowered her head to serve food to her classmates in the cafeteria.
But the moment that really made everyone exclaim was when Ophelia completed her first jump.
After entering turn three, Ophelia took off with a very deep outside edge and quickly completed four circles in the air.
This is...4Lz!
After a perfect four-sided landing, Ophelia easily followed up with a double T and completed the first series of jumps.
The audience in the venue was immediately excited. Everyone clapped their hands and cheered for the American players who were playing at home.
He Hui's pupils shrank slightly.
She knew that when she opened the door to the quadruple jump, the era of quadruple jump in women's singles was opened ahead of schedule.
But what she didn't expect was that this moment would come faster than she thought.
He Hui searched for the name of Ophelia Park in his mind, but had no memory of her.
At the same time, Ophelia on the field touched the ice and flew up again.
Soon, everyone realized what shocking thing had happened on the ice rink.
——The second 4Lz appeared!!
An unexpected new rival appears for He Hui.
Coming with great force.
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