"I tied the world record, is that a consolation prize?" Ben Iscaman let out a long sigh.

Ben Iscaman lost the match but tied the world record, and Ben Iscaman didn't know whether to take it as good news or bad news.

However, he was relieved a lot, a world record of 46.4 seconds, at least it proved that he had done his best, he had played his best, even if he lost the race, there should not be too many people responsible for him.

"I tried my best, I really tried my best, and I don't blame me for losing!" Ben Iscaman forcibly gave himself a wave of psychological comfort.

However, at this moment, the sound of discussion next to him reached Ben Iscaman's ears.

"Ben Iscaman equaled his own world record, but only finished third, which means that the world record in the 400m has been broken!"

Ben Iscaman suddenly realised this, and after the race, 46.4 seconds was no longer the world record, and he was no longer the world record holder in the 400m.

"It's terrible!" Ben Iscaman has been sure that this is completely bad news!

At the same time, Ben Iskaman also felt a little inexplicably relieved, he was no longer the world record holder, he no longer had to fight to keep his honor, it was more like a relief for him.

……

"The third lane, 47 seconds 4!" The referee continues to announce the results. The third lane is not an American athlete, so no one pays attention to his results, and the audience is more looking forward to hearing the results of the fourth runner, because the fourth runner is the American Bill Carr!

"Fourth lane, 46 seconds 2!" The referee spoke.

Sure enough, Bill Carr broke the world record! He was 0.2 seconds faster than Ben Iskaman! Unfortunately, he still lost to the Chinese. ”

The crowd in the surrounding stands still gave Bill Carr a round of applause, but at the same time there were some sighs of regret.

46.2 seconds, which is 0.2 seconds faster than the world record, but still can't get a victory, perfect process, perfect data, and in the end there is only one bad result.

Bill Carr felt that the audience's performance was sympathy for the weak.

"I'm not weak, I don't need your mercy, I don't need sympathy!" Bill Carr clenched his fists viciously, and his pride took another blow.

The round of applause ended very crampedly, which also represented the audience's dissatisfaction with the results of the American team. A good time of 46.2 seconds, but not being able to win the gold medal, did not satisfy the American crowd in the stands at all.

"Fifth lane, 47 seconds 2!" The referee proceeds to announce the results.

The fifth lane is the American James Gordon, for whom this result is already his limit. He was not as strong as Bill Karl and Ben Iscarman, and he was not expected to do much before the race, but now he ran a time of 47.2 seconds, but he met the psychological expectations of the audience, and the applause was enthusiastic and lasted even longer than Bill Carr.

Finally, the referee announced Chen Qiang's results.

"Sixth lane, 45.9 seconds!" The referee spoke.

Sure enough, it was a result that caused an uproar in the audience!

Chen Qiang broke the 46-second mark!

There should be applause here.

There was a lot of applause here!

Some people may be reluctant to give Chen Qiang applause, but at this time, they can only clap their hands against their will. Because this is a world record, because this is the first time that a human has run the 46-second mark in the 400m event!

Marvel? Praise? None of this is needed anymore. In the past four days, Chen Qiang has been amazed and praised too much, and those who have come to the scene to watch the game for several days in a row have become accustomed to Chen Qiang's continuous creation of miracles. Every day, they were witnessing Chen Qiang's miracles, and they even began to become numb.

The U.S. team lost again, and it was still losing in a strong event, and it wasn't the first time anyway, and it was used to losing too much.

The most embarrassing were those who had mocked Chen Qiang before, and not long ago, they were still chanting "that Chinese is no good", "the Chinese's good luck has run out", "the Chinese's good life is over" and so on, and as the 400-meter race ended, they were slapped in the face again.

……

Ben Iscaman sighed helplessly, facing a score of under 46 seconds, he was convinced!

Chen Qiang was a full 0.5 seconds faster than Ben Iskaman, which was a huge gap in the 400m event, and Ben Iscaman even felt that he would never be able to run under 46 seconds in his lifetime.

Bill Carr next to him was still unconvinced. Although he knew that he had lost, he did not want to admit defeat, even if he was ridiculed, he had to hold his head high.

"That Chinese is too cunning, in the previous preliminary rounds, semi-finals and semi-finals, he was deliberately releasing water, deliberately making us feel that his strength was very poor, and then in the final there was another surprise attack. This method is not gentlemanly at all, it is like a villain, it is so despicable! What is there to praise for a shameless bastard who won the game with such a shameless method! ”

Bill Carr said, putting on a look of disdain.

At this time, many people also saw that Bill Carr didn't want to admit defeat, so he could only put on a good posture and forcibly pick bones in the eggs to discredit Chen Qiang.

Ben Iscaman couldn't get used to Bill Carr's style, and only listened to him say: "No matter what method that Chinese uses to race, he runs 45.9 seconds, can you be faster than him?" ”

Bill Carlton was speechless, he wanted to say yes, but the truth was that in the game just now, he lost to Chen Qiang.

Gongjing feels that life is so stressful!

……

Birth of the King of Sprints! 》

The headline appeared in the evening newspaper, and many people who don't know the truth may think that this is a praise for American athletes, after all, sprinting has always been the strongest track and field event in the United States.

However, looking at the content, I found that the whole article was about a Chinese, and the whole article was about introducing Chen Qiang.

There are only three events in the sprint, 100 meters, 200 seconds and 400 meters, Chen Qiang won the gold medal in all three events at the same time, and broke the world record in all three events, there is no doubt that he should be called the "king of sprinting".

However, a Chinese, in the Olympic Games held in the United States, defeated the Americans in the strongest event of the American team, and was also named the "king of sprinting", which made many Americans feel sour.

It's a bit embarrassing to be the most powerful sprinter in the world but not have the strongest sprinter.

……

"King of Sprinting" is just one of the titles that Chen Qiang has newly obtained, and in other newspapers, there are other titles arranged on Chen Qiang's body.

For example, "the first person in the Olympic Games", such as "the world's first athlete" and so on.

Chen Qiang won five gold medals and broke five world records at the Los Angeles Olympics, which is indeed an unprecedented achievement.

At the 1924 Paris Olympics, Sweden's Ver Ritala won four gold medals in the 10,000m, 3,000m hurdles, 3,000m relay and team cross-country events, the best results ever achieved by an athlete in an Olympic track and field event. And two of the four gold medals were gold medals in team events.

The future Jesse Owens is also known as a legendary athlete because he won four gold medals in track and field at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. However, Jesse Owens also has a gold medal in the team event.

Now Chen Qiang has surpassed Sweden's Ver Ritala's four gold medals with five gold medals and set a new record!

What's more, Chen Qiang's five gold medals were all won in individual events.

And to win five gold medals in one Olympic Games, Chen Qiang is not the first. At the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, American Willis Lee also won five gold medals, but Willis Lee was a shooting athlete, and four of the five gold medals were team gold medals, and only one was an individual gold medal. There was a team shooting event, so at that Olympics, his teammates also mixed in four team gold medals.

In comparison, Chen Qiang's track and field sports are obviously more physically challenging than shooting sports, and they also pay more attention to physical exercise. Chen Qiang's five gold medals were all won by individual events, not to mention that Chen Qiang also broke the world record in these five events, in terms of gold medal content, Chen Qiang's five gold medals are much larger than the five gold medals of American player Wells Lee.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Chen Qiang is the No. 1 athlete in Olympic history.

……

Chen Qiang was wearing a tuxedo and sitting in a car as he prepared to attend the Olympics ball.

Chen Qiang was holding a newspaper in his hand, and the headline of the sports section of the newspaper was a photo of Chen Qiang standing on the podium.

The newspaper described Mr. Chen in the same phrase: "five-gold-man." ”

This can be understood as "the one who won five gold medals".

Looking at this title, Chen Qiang laughed self-deprecatingly.

“five-gold-man？ Iron Man is called Iron-man, Spider-Man is called spider-man, and Batman is called bat-man. According to this translation, should I be called 'Hardware Man'? How does it feel like opening a hardware store, specializing in selling screws and pliers. Would you like to join the Avengers Deluxe Lunch? Maybe you can sell Thor's hammer! Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart.

Thinking that when the Avengers made a collective appearance, a "hardware man" came out with a wrench and a screwdriver, Chen Qiang couldn't help laughing.

At this time, the car stopped, and the driver turned around and said, "Mr. Chen, we have arrived at the hotel." ”

As soon as the driver's voice fell, a waiter stepped forward to open the door for Chen Qiang, and then led Chen Qiang to the banquet hall.

There were already a lot of people in the banquet hall, including athletes participating in the Olympic Games, leaders or coaches of Olympic delegations from various countries, Hollywood stars, and local celebrities in Los Angeles.

When Chen Qiang came here, he instantly attracted everyone's attention, a yellow-skinned and black-haired Chinese face was already more conspicuous here, not to mention that Chen Qiang was still a "hardware man".

In this kind of Olympic ball, the gold medal is the most shining business card, any gold medal winner, they will be surrounded by the guests attending the banquet, Chen Qiang, this five gold medals, five world records against the sky, of course, is the most sought after existence in the entire banquet hall.

If a male athlete can win five gold medals and break the world record in five events in the Olympic Games in the future, there will definitely be a large group of female athletes surrounding him in the hope of having a deeper exchange.

Fortunately, in the thirties, the United States was not so open, and the people who participated in such occasions were more reserved. And most of the people present were men, even if there were a few Hollywood actresses or famous ladies, they were not so interested in Chen Qiang, a Chinese.

Of course, there are also some American young ladies who want Chen Qiang to throw a flattering look from time to time and try to hook up with Chen Qiang.

At that time, California law clearly stipulated that Chinese and white people could not intermarry, and those American ladies who wanted to hook up with Chen Qiang either took a fancy to Chen Qiang's identity as a "hardware man", or they had a kind of curiosity.

……

At the banquet, there were people coming and going, and there were batches of people in front of Chen Qiang, and it didn't take long for Chen Qiang to remember how many people had introduced themselves in front of him. So much so that when he got to the back, Chen Qiang saw a person casually, regardless of whether he recognized it or not, he immediately put on a smiling expression on his face, and then raised his glass to salute.

Maybe the other party is the person who just introduced himself, although Chen Qiang didn't remember people, but the other party just finished introducing him, and he forgot who the other party was, which was really rude.

Not far away, the leader of the French Olympic team, Cadeo, had just finished talking to Chen Qiang, and he took his wine glass and stepped aside.

"You've been talking to that Chinese for a long time!" A voice suddenly rang out.

"Sir Hans!" Cardio immediately recognized the other party's identity. He was talking to an English nobleman,

Cadio immediately put on a polite smile and continued: "I didn't expect that Chinese athlete to know French, so I chatted with him a few words." ”

"That Chinese athlete is fluent in English, you didn't expect him to know French? This kind of person is rare in China, and it should be the elite among the Chinese. Sir Hans spoke.

"China is, after all, a poor and backward place, full of hunger, full of ignorant people, who can engage in sports, of course, are the elite among the Chinese." Caddio nodded, and then said: "For example, Chen Qiang, that Chinese athlete, I don't think he is ignorant, on the contrary, he is very knowledgeable, his talent does not match his age, he has some knowledge of France, I even think he has lived in France for a long time, but he has not." So I've extended an invitation to him to visit France. ”

"Is it just an invitation to visit France? Nothing else? Sir Hans laughed meaningfully.

"Dr. Hans, you're confusing me." Cardio spoke.

"Looks like you haven't heard from it yet." Sir Hans lowered his voice and continued: "The Americans have set their sights on athletes who have excelled at the Olympics. ”

"You're saying the U.S. wants to recruit athletes from other countries? Why are they doing this, they are already the number one sports power in the world. Cardio was immediately alarmed.

"America's thirst for talent is no secret to the world. During the war in Europe more than ten years ago, the Americans absorbed a lot of talent in Europe, and many Germans, Russians, you French, and us British immigrants came to the United States. Sir Hans said with a smile.

"But those are all technical talents, such as scientists and engineers...... And that Chinese, just an athlete. Cardio spoke.

"Which do you think is more difficult, being a scientist or being an athlete breaking five world records? What's more, that Chinese is not yet twenty years old this year, right? That's a lot of potential! Sir Hans replied with a smile.

……

At the same time, in front of Chen Qiang stood a pot-bellied American, his name is Lewis, one of the officials of the organizing committee of the Los Angeles Olympics.

"Mr. Chen, you don't know what you think about the United States?" Lewis asked with a smile.

"Mr. Lewis, what do you mean?" Chen Qiang asked.

"Politics, economics, culture, life, etc., all aspects." Lewis replied with a smile.

Chen Qiang thought for a while and said, "The United States is the world's number one power. ”

"Thank you for the compliment!" Lewis smiled even more, and this answer made Lewis feel very comfortable.

The United States in 1932 should be regarded as the world's first power when considered comprehensively, but the British obviously did not want to admit this, and the British still had colonies all over the world, so the British always felt that they were the first in the world. Fortunately, the British and Americans have always been allies, so the Americans did not compete with the British for the false name of "the world's first".

Chen Qiang said that the United States is the world's number one power, and it is not red at all. Since the 80s, there is no doubt that the United States has always been the world's number one power. Chen Qiang, who came from later generations, has long been accustomed to the role of the United States as the "world policeman".

Hearing Chen Qiang's evaluation of the United States, Lewis first seemed very happy, only to hear him then ask: "Mr. Chen, I know that your competition is over, I wonder if you are interested in staying in the United States?" ”

"Are you going to invite me to continue my visits to some cities in the United States?" Chen Qiang asked subconsciously.

Just now, the French team leader Cadeo also invited Chen Qiang to visit France, so Chen Qiang subconsciously felt that Lewis was also inviting him to continue to visit the United States.

Lewis, who was on the other side, shook his head, and he said, "Mr. Chen, after the Olympics are over, if you want to stay in the United States, there is no problem. You're the best athlete I've ever met, and several of our universities in the U.S. are willing to give you the opportunity to study and can offer you a full scholarship. ”

Hearing the "Full Teaching Award", Chen Qiang was slightly surprised.

In the United States in the thirties, college was also an opportunity for elites, and the number of American universities in this era was far more precious than that of later generations. Especially in some prestigious schools, the gold content of the degree can be much higher than that of later generations.

As for a full scholarship, that's a great temptation. A full-ride scholarship to a U.S. university is not just as simple as free tuition and fees, but also covers the student's daily living expenses. If you go to college in the United States, if you have a full scholarship, you can not only go to school without paying a penny, but you can even earn a fortune.

I have to say that Chen Qiang at this time is really a little excited, even if it is in the future, go to the United States to study in college, and there is a full scholarship, it is a very tempting thing, and the average Chinese high school student will definitely not refuse. What's more, it was in the thirties, when I went to college in the United States, was it much bigger than in the future?

Lewis seemed to see that Chen Qiang was a little moved, and he decided to increase the size, only to hear him continue: "Mr. Chen, if you want, we can even provide you with American citizenship!" ”

This time, Chen Qiang was really taken aback, and he suddenly realized that Lewis's invitation was not simple.

"It's only 1932, and the United States has begun to rob people!" Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart.

As a matter of fact, the United States' strategy of "grabbing talents" has never stopped, and it is the national policy of the United States to constantly absorb talents from all over the world, and it is precisely because the United States has absorbed talents from all walks of life from all over the world that the United States can become as powerful as it is today. If one day, when the United States says "no" to foreign talents, it may be the time when the United States declines.

Many people may think that what the United States wants are high-end technical talents such as scientists and engineers, but in fact, in the United States' national policy of "grabbing talent," the United States will not refuse anyone with a skill. For example, actors, painters, sculptors, musicians, athletes, as long as they have achieved certain achievements in a field recognized by the United States, the United States will choose to accept it.

Actors, painters, musicians, athletes, these people can't make the country strong, why does the United States want them, is it because the United States is stupid?

Apparently not.

The development and strength of a country should be the simultaneous development of all walks of life and the common prosperity of all fields. More than 200 years ago, the United States was aware of this when it was founded, so they have been absorbing talent from all walks of life. However, more than 200 years later, keyboard warriors still don't understand.

As someone said, throughout history, no weak country has been strong in sports.

But again, throughout history, no strong country has been weak in sports.

To get back to the point, Chen Qiang has realized that the United States obviously takes a fancy to his outstanding performance in the Olympics and wants to recruit him.

I only heard Chen Qiang speak: "Mr. Lewis, I have to remind you that I am a Chinese, but the United States has the Chinese Exclusion Act, and I cannot obtain American citizenship." ”

Article 14 of the Chinese Exclusion Act clearly stipulates that no state or federal court may grant U.S. citizenship to Chinese. If there is a law contrary to this Act, this Act shall prevail.

Hearing Chen Qiang mention the Chinese Exclusion Act, Lewis smiled awkwardly, and he continued: "The Chinese Exclusion Act is only for illegal immigrants from China, and Mr. Chen is not an illegal immigrant. ”

"But I'm Chinese." Chen Qiang said.

"It is true that the law does not allow Chinese to be American citizens, but there are exceptions, in fact, we have some quotas, which are reserved for special talents." Lewis spoke.

Chen Qiang suddenly remembered those scientists who resolutely decided to give up their American citizenship and return to China in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. According to the Chinese Exclusion Act, they should not have obtained American citizenship and become American citizens, but in fact, as Lewis said, there are exceptions, and real talents are not restricted by the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Chen Qiang still shook his head: "Mr. Lewis, you misunderstood what I meant, I said that I am Chinese, not to express doubts about the laws of your country." I want to say that China is my motherland, so I will not go anywhere, I will not leave my motherland! ”

"But as far as I know, the situation in China is very bad now, your government has not been able to control the whole country, and you are still facing Japanese aggression, maybe tomorrow, war will break out in your country! Such a place is not suitable for athletes to survive, there is no soil for sports. If you continue to stay in the United States, you will be wasting your talent! ”

Lewis paused, then continued: "We're different in the United States, where athletes get the best training environment, they have the best training facilities, we have the best coaches in the world, we have the most competitions in the world. In the United States, you can use your talent at will, you can show your talent on the field, and you can win countless honors! The United States has the soil for sports to survive, and only in the United States can you find your own value! ”

"Mr. Lewis, you are right! It is true that there is no soil for sports survival in China now, and in this regard, the United States is indeed much better. Chen Qiang nodded, and then his voice changed, and he continued: "But I believe that my country will change, and one day, we Chinese will also attach importance to sports, and we will give birth to the soil for sports survival." Maybe it's a few years, maybe a dozen years, maybe it's decades, but I'm willing to wait, and when that day comes, I'm willing to work hard for it. ”

Chen Qiang took a deep breath and continued: "What's more, I still have my family in China, and he is looking forward to my return!" ”

At this moment, Chen Qiang's mind couldn't help but think of Zhang Boling's face.

……

Tianjin, at four o'clock in the morning, Zhang Boling couldn't sleep, he got up, simply washed up, and stood outside the door looking at the sky. As dawn approached, the distant wisps of morning glow gradually became clear.

"At this time, Los Angeles should be in the afternoon, and Chen Qiang should also participate in the 400-meter final, I don't know how his results are, whether he can win another gold medal."

Zhang Boling took a deep breath, but a smile appeared on his face, and his eyes were full of longing.

"Regardless of the results, the game is over and he should be back soon!"

At this time, Zhang Boling is like an old father, looking forward to the return of his wanderer.

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