Chapter 416: Avid Fans
At half past eight o'clock in the morning of the next day, Liu Yan and Qi Yulin pushed Jiang Yang to the front hall of the Beijing Gymnasium, and before they entered the door, a large number of reporters with "long guns and short cannons" surrounded them, shooting at the three of them one by one, and reporters put the microphone in front of them and asked questions, of course, Liu Yan had the most reporters in front of them.
"Mr. Liu Yan, may I ask who is your main opponent in this finals, and are you sure of winning?"
"What do you think about the fact that there are a lot of Japanese players participating in this competition?"
"Can you tell me who your master is? How many brothers do you have?
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The reporters threw out all the questions they could think of, and the three of them were overwhelmed and couldn't get into it at all.
Liu Yan knew in his heart that they were all reporters from small media who were blocking them here, because media reporters with strength and background were already waiting at the press conference, and if these young reporters didn't hurry up at this time to ask a few questions and take a few photos, they would not have the opportunity to post hot news.
Liu Yan answered two questions briefly, and then pleaded with the reporters to get out of the way and let them in.
However, there were still many reporters' questions that were not answered, so they blocked the way of Liu Yan and the others and prevented them from entering.
Seeing this, the security guards of the gymnasium immediately rushed over and blocked these tabloid reporters, and Liu Yan and the three of them squeezed out.
Jiang Yang had never experienced this kind of scene, shook his head with a smile and said: "I used to see those stars on TV surrounded by reporters, I thought it was quite funny, a little envious, but now when I look at it, it's really scary!"
Liu Yan smiled bitterly: "Yes, when you are not famous, you want to be famous, but if you are really famous, there are too many troubles, there is no personal freedom at all, you have a lot of people to follow you for everything, it's terrifying!"
The three of them walked into the front hall of the gymnasium, Liu Yan first pushed Jiang Yang's wheelchair to the side and asked two security guards to take care of it, and then he and Qi Yulin sat on the rostrum according to the instructions of the staff.
The rostrum is very large, except for a few seats in the middle that are reserved for the leader, there are six seats on the left and right for twelve players, and when Liu Yan and Qi Yulin came in, there were already three or four players sitting there.
The names of the players were written on the seats, Liu Yan and Qi Yulin were next to each other, after the two sat down, they said hello to another player next to them, his name is Zhao Jin, and he is also in the southwest region, Liu Yan and Qi Yulin have fought against him, if it weren't for Liu Yan who seriously injured Okamoto Chuan, Zhao Jin would not be eligible to enter the finals.
Therefore, Zhao Jin was very humble, he understood his strength, he came here to accompany the prince to study, and he was also a cultivator, he was congenital, and his level was relatively low.
Other players also walked into the venue one after another, Liu Yan noticed that several Japanese players also walked in, from the appearance, the Japanese people are still obvious, their eyes are closed, the Chinese people are small, and they like to grow beards, and they all have a translator behind them.
Only Kawaguchi Sinan did not bring an interpreter, he understands Huaxia, unlike other Japanese players, it can be seen that he knows a lot about Huaxia, from the dress, he also wears a set of traditional Chinese practice clothes according to the local customs, which is very distinctive.
After Kawaguchi walked into the venue, he also kept his eyes scanning the rostrum, looking for Liu Yan, and when the two looked at each other, they both nodded slightly tacitly and did not speak.
Shinan Kawaguchi sat on the other side of the rostrum, the time came to nine o'clock, all the players arrived, the host picked up the microphone, gently blew and ate, debugged, and said loudly: "Leaders, guests, players, friends from the media, good morning!"
The host's loud voice spread throughout the audience, and the hall immediately fell silent, and everyone's eyes were on the rostrum.
He continued: "Thank you all for coming here to participate in the press conference of the finals of the Chinese Wushu Conference, today, we are fortunate to invite Chairman Wang of the Organizing Committee, Director Lu of the National Sports Bureau, and the 12 outstanding players who have entered the finals, everyone is warmly welcome!"
The applause immediately rang out, and these reporters also had a lot of martial arts fans among them, they came today not only for work, but also to be able to communicate with these martial arts masters in the world, which will be the glory of their lives!
With the applause and the sound of music on the spot, the two leaders also walked into the venue slowly, and Chairman Wang and Director Lu waved to greet everyone, with a kind and cordial attitude.
Liu Yan and other twelve players also stood up, applauded and welcomed, and the two leaders also shook hands with them one by one, and occasionally chatted with a few players, which was generally words of encouragement.
When Chairman Wang and Director Lu walked to Liu Yan's place, they stayed for the longest time, Chairman Wang held Liu Yan's hand, shook it vigorously, and said approvingly: "The young man is good, you are the youngest among the contestants this time, and the strength you can show is almost the strongest, what a young hero!"
Liu Yan replied modestly: "Chairman Wang has won the prize, there are many players in the qualifiers who did not do their best, the finals are a bigger stage, I will strive for the championship!"
"Okay, come on, fight for our Chinese martial arts community!"
"Thank you Chairman for your encouragement, I will do my best not to let you down!"
The two chatted in a whisper, and Chairman Wang patted Liu Yan on the shoulder again, and then moved to the next player, and Director Lu and Liu Yan chatted a lot.
"You are Liu Yan, hehe, I saw your video on the Internet, it's very good, and your skills are profound!" Listening to Director Lu's tone, he still has a certain understanding of kung fu.
"Director Lu has won the award, you are also an expert, I heard it, hehe, I hope you will give me more advice!" Liu Yan said modestly.
"Haha, I'm old! If I was young, I could still cope with it, but even before, I was far inferior to you, and now I am your young generation, come on!" Director Lu never let go of Liu Yan's hand, and his love was overflowing, he really liked Liu Yan, a young man.
"Thank you Director Lu for your care, I will try not to disappoint you, nor our sports and martial arts circles in China!"
"That's right, confidence must be there!" Saying that, Director Lu was still lying next to Liu Yan's ear and whispered, "The champion must be given to me, otherwise I will spank you!"
Director Lu's humorous words made Liu Yan laugh, and the two laughed out loud at the same time, Liu Yan nodded vigorously: "I won't let you down, otherwise I won't have the face to see you!"
Although the two leaders are not young, they are very energetic, and it can be seen that they really like martial arts and are happy to chat with these players.
After Chairman Wang and Director Lu sat down, the host pushed the microphone in front of Chairman Wang and said, "Next, I would like to ask Chairman Wang of the organizing committee to give you a few words first!"
The applause rang out, Chairman Wang looked around the audience with a smile, pressed down with both hands, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Hello everyone, tomorrow, it is time for the finals of this Chinese martial arts conference to officially start, I believe you have long been like me, I can't wait!" ”
The reporters in the audience also laughed heartily and shouted: "Yes, Chairman Wang, let's start quickly, we have long wanted to feast our eyes!"
Chairman Wang smiled and nodded, and continued: "Okay, I know that you reporter friends are not here today to see my old face, you want to interview these outstanding players......
Speaking of this, the reporters burst into laughter again and applauded Chairman Wang's witty and humorous words.
"Then I won't say more, just one last sentence! I hope that Huaxia can hold more and more martial arts competitions, and I hope that more outstanding players can participate, so as to achieve the propaganda purpose of national fitness!"
After Chairman Wang finished speaking, he turned his head and motioned to Director Lu to say a few words as well, Director Lu shook his head, he belongs to the pragmatic faction and doesn't like to speak very much, and what Chairman Wang said is almost what he wants to say, so he simply let the host move on to the next link.
The host took the microphone and continued: "In the next session, two player representatives will give you a few words, first of all, please invite the player representative of the southwest division, Mr. Liu Yan!"
When the host read out the word Liu Yan, all the reporters stood up and applauded vigorously, some of them were still whistling, and what was even more exaggerated was that several female reporters rushed up to take a group photo, but they were all stopped by the security guards.
Although Liu Yan had already received similar treatment at the door, these reporters were also so crazy, which he didn't expect.
Fortunately, Liu Yan has seen the world, he stood up, walked to the middle, nodded to everyone, and after the scene was quiet, he said slowly: "Leaders, players, journalists, friends, hello!"
My name is Liu Yan, and I am honored to participate in this martial arts event, and I am lucky to make it to the finals. This competition is of great significance to our Huaxia, as far as I know, such a large-scale competition has not been held for many years, and it can be seen from this conference that there are still quite a lot of martial arts fans, and from my personal point of view, many kung fu enthusiasts have a talent, but they have not cultivated it well, which is a pity. Therefore, after this conference, I hope that everyone's eyes will not only focus on the champions or the top few, but let the people around them participate in it, practice together, and achieve the role of national fitness!"
Liu Yan's words resonated with the two leaders and media reporters, and the audience applauded and agreed with Liu Yan's statement, in fact, many reporters are very strange, Liu Yan, a young man, is not as arrogant, impetuous, and no one in his eyes as the current young generation, but is very low-key, modest, very pragmatic, and has a long-term vision, so Liu Yan's few words instantly aroused everyone's favor.
As the leader of the Japanese players, Kawaguchi Sinan also cast an approving glance at Liu Yan, he admired Chinese culture very much, but he was very unconvinced, which caused his contradictory personality. It is not surprising that humans are complex emotional creatures.