Later generations used "Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen" to describe China's first-tier cities, and at that time, the noun to describe China's first-tier cities was "Shangqingtian", that is, Shanghai, Qingdao and Tianjin.

Qingdao in the thirties was indeed very prosperous, the Germans engaged in construction in Qingdao for decades, so that Qingdao has the best infrastructure in the whole of China, the Japanese regard Qingdao as their own back garden, but it also makes Qingdao away from the warlord melee, no warlord does not dare to attack Qingdao without opening his eyes. Coupled with Qingdao's status as a "commercial port", a large amount of foreign capital, national capital, and even bureaucratic capital have all poured into Qingdao, which has also promoted the development of Qingdao as a whole.

With the development of commerce and trade, the tax revenue is naturally high, the municipal government of Qingdao has money in its hands, and the scale of the construction of Qingdao Stadium is also extraordinarily large. What's more, Mayor Shen originally hosted this year's North China Games in order to compete with Chairman Han, and the scene naturally had to be more atmospheric, to overshadow the limelight of Jinan hosting the North China Games two years ago.

In this North China Games, a total of 12 teams from Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Suiyuan, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Beiping, Tianjin, and Qingdao participated in the competition, with 1,034 participants. The scale of this competition is quite large, considering that in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, there were only 1,331 athletes in total. Qingdao hosts a regional sports meeting, and the scale of athletes is comparable to the Olympic Games.

In this arena, Chen Qiang is a well-deserved superstar, and the Shandong team also gave Chen Qiang special treatment, specially booking a single room for Chen Qiang in a hotel by the sea.

Subsequently, the leader of the Shandong team also came to the door in person.

"Chen Qiang, this competition is a heavy task, and we have signed you up for seven competitions." The Shandong team leader spoke.

"Seven projects, so many?" Chen Qiang was slightly surprised.

"Five individual events, two group events." The team leader went on to explain: "The individual events are the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints, as well as the long jump and triple jump, while the team events are the 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay. ”

Chen Qiang just nodded slightly, but there was no answer.

The team leader didn't put on an official show, but said with a pleasant face: "Chen Qiang, Chairman Han attaches great importance to this North China Games, and he hopes that our Shandong team can strive for the upper reaches and achieve good results." Before I came to Qingdao, Chairman Han specially told me to meet all your requirements as much as possible and provide you with sufficient security for your participation. In addition, Chairman Han also said that after you win, he will hold a banquet in Jinan to celebrate your success! ”

Obviously, Chairman Han of Shandong also knew that Mayor Shen was deliberately competing with him when Qingdao held the North China Games. With Chairman Han's character, this is absolutely unbearable, and we must find a way to counter this provocation.

However, this is a sports competition, and in full view of everyone, no matter how strong Chairman Han is, he can't play tricks, he must follow the rules, so Chen Qiang has become the most advantageous counterattack weapon in the hands of Chairman Han.

Your Mayor Shen is holding a North China Games, don't you want to compete with me? Then I'll let our Shandong athletes take away all the gold medals and slap you in the face!

If it was before, Chen Qiang might have thought that Chairman Han cared about himself, he really cared about sports, or he cared about the honor of the Shandong team, but on the train when he came, Zhang Boling had already pointed out the relationship between Chairman Han and Mayor Shen, so Chen Qiang knew that Chairman Han cared so much about himself, just to slap Mayor Shen in the face at the North China Games.

Although Chen Qiang is now the world's No. 1 athlete, he has become famous no matter whether he is playing in China, but he still has no money, no power and no background, Chen Qiang never dares to offend the emperor of Shandong like Chairman Han, Chairman Han has spoken, and Chen Qiang can't refuse.

So Chen Qiang said: "Those five individual events, as the world record holder, I will definitely win the championship for the Shandong team, but 4 x 100 meters and 4 x 400 meters, I can only do my best, after all, this is a sport of four people, I run fast alone, and the other three run slowly, I am helpless, please understand." ”

"Understand, of course understand. I believe that Chairman Han can also understand. The team leader said immediately.

To be able to get the guarantee that Chen Qiang won the championship in five individual events, the team leader is already very satisfied. As for the other two group projects, they can only be done by people.

However, the team leader believes that with Chen Qiang, even if he can't win the championship in the team event, he can at least win the second or third place, and after returning to Jinan, it will be enough to give an account to Chairman Han.

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At the same time, some officials at the Qingdao municipal government are also reporting to Mayor Shen on preparations for the North China Games.

"Mayor, the teams from various provinces and cities have arrived in Qingdao one after another, and according to our understanding, they have all checked in......"

Mayor Shen nodded and said: "We must pay attention to ensuring the personal safety of the participating athletes, these days, more patrol police are sent to the streets, as well as those street gangs, let them give me some restraint, don't fight the idea of athletes." We finally held a large-scale sports meeting, and we had to fight for face for Qingdao. In addition, the three participating teams of Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Jilin should keep an eye on it, we have a lot of overseas Japanese in Qingdao, so don't let them have conflicts with overseas Japanese, so as not to cause unnecessary right and wrong. ”

"Subordinates obey."

Mayor Shen then asked, "The Shandong team is also here, right?" ”

"Yes, the Shandong team arrived this afternoon." Someone spoke.

"That world's No. 1 athlete, Chen Qiang, is also here?" Mayor Shen continued to ask.

"Chen Qiang also arrived, and the Shandong team arranged a special place for him to live." The man replied.

Mayor Shen's face was a little gloomy, he held this North China Games in order to compete with Chairman Han and make the North China Games a big scene, but also to show that he was very good. However, in the end, sports competitions still have to depend on the results, if in the competition, the athletes of the Shandong team are in the limelight, it will not be a pretense to be forced but slapped in the face!

Mayor Shen's idea of holding the North China Games was born two years ago, and at that time, Chen Qiang was not the so-called "world's No. 1 athlete", so Mayor Shen didn't consider Chen Qiang's matter at all.

Who knew that when the 17th North China Games fell in Qingdao, the Olympic Games in Los Angeles were over, and Chen Qiang suddenly became the "world's No. 1 athlete", and suddenly became the holder of the world record in five events.

Mayor Shen couldn't refuse Chen Qiang's participation, so the current Mayor Shen could be regarded as a dumb loss.

There was a subordinate next to him who had already understood Mayor Shen's thoughts, and he said, "Mayor, why don't we use some means to prevent that Chen Qiang from participating in the competition?" ”

"By what means? Looking for someone to rush into the hotel and beat Chen Qiang? Let's not talk about whether this thing can be done, just say that people came to our Qingdao to participate in the competition, and then they were beaten by strangers in the hotel, if it spreads, we Qingdao will not be laughed at by the whole country? Where do I put my old face? Mayor Shen said.

"Otherwise, I will secretly give Chen Qiang some medicine, such as croton and the like, it won't hurt the body, it's diarrhea." Someone spoke.

Someone next to him immediately denied it: "That's not good, if this is spread out, say that our Qingdao health is not good, and the players eat something and have diarrhea, which is also quite embarrassing, don't forget the last National Games, the athletes collectively had food poisoning, and that time Hangzhou made a big joke, and it was a shame to throw people to the whole country." ”

"I don't think it's better to do this, we buy off the referees and do some tricks in the game." Someone suggested.

"It's even more impossible, Chen Qiang is so famous now, there must be a lot of people to watch his game, and in front of everyone, it is impossible for the referee to reverse black and white. Don't forget, the chief referee of this game is Zhang Boling, if there is a penalty that is unfavorable to Chen Qiang, Zhang Boling will definitely protect Chen Qiang, so the referee will not work. Someone vetoed the proposal.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what the hell should I do!" A hint of anger flashed in Mayor Shen's eyes.

At this time, someone whispered, "Mayor, I have a solution." I think we still have to think of something in the game, but it's not about buying the referee, it's about the schedule. ”

"Oh? Let's hear it. Mayor Shen asked.

"Didn't Chen Qiang sign up for a lot of competitions? We can arrange these events more intensively, such as the 200-meter run followed by the 400-meter, without giving Chen Qiang a chance to breathe, so that his physical energy will be consumed, his performance will inevitably decline, and maybe he will not win the championship. The man spoke.

"Well, that's a good idea." Mayor Shen nodded approvingly.

The man continued: "In addition, we can also arrange the two competitions to be held at the same time, such as arranging the 100-meter final and the long jump final at the same time, and arranging the 400-meter final and the triple jump final at the same time. ”

"That's a good idea, Chen Qiang doesn't know how to doppelganger, no matter how powerful he is, it is impossible for him to appear on two projects at the same time!" The other spoke.

Mayor Shen also nodded approvingly: "This method is feasible, just follow this method!" ”

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At the opening ceremony, Mayor Shen stood on the rostrum with a triumphant look and began to speak with great posture:

"The people of our country are always peaceful, and all habits are quiet and unmoving, and those above are accustomed to being weak and prone to passivity, and those below are misguided and malfeasant, all because they have no great physique, but no great thoughts, and noble morality, with the growing tide of the world, and the country is in turmoil, so if you want to make the country strong, you must have a strong physique, and this is one of them."

"Second, if everyone can work hard, the social order will be stable and the national strength will naturally be abundant, and this requires a sound physique. Third, China's territory is vast, the transportation is inconvenient, and there are few contacts between various places, so the Games can enhance exchanges between various places and enhance the cohesion of the whole country. ”

Mayor Shen on the stage made an impassioned speech, but Chen Qiang in the audience looked at the schedule in his hand and frowned.

"This schedule is cheating on me!" Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart.

Normally, the 100-meter event is placed at the front, but this is not the case at the North China Games.

The morning of the first day was the opening ceremony, and immediately after the opening ceremony, the 200-meter preliminary race and the 400-meter preliminary race were held consecutively, while in the afternoon the 200-meter semi-final and the 400-meter semi-final, the two races were also held consecutively.

This kind of schedule is very unscientific, 200 meters and 400 meters for physical energy consumption, much larger than 100 meters, especially 400 meters sprint, physical energy consumption is very huge. In future international events, it is common for athletes to run only one 400-meter race a day.

If an athlete does not run both the 200m and 400m, then the 200m and 400m are held consecutively without any effect on the athlete. But if an athlete runs both 200 meters and 400 meters, then this kind of schedule is almost equivalent to asking the athlete to make a choice between 200 meters or 400 meters.

After an athlete finishes 200 meters, his physical exertion is already large enough, and then he goes to run 400 meters, and his physical strength has not yet recovered, he will definitely not be able to run well, and it may be difficult to finish the race.

Chen Qiang runs both 200 meters and 400 meters, so such a race is also a big test for Chen Qiang's physical fitness.

The first day of the competition was already very unfriendly to Chen Qiang, but even more unfriendly was to come.

The next morning, the 200m and 400m finals were held consecutively, along with the triple jump final. In other words, the timing of the triple jump conflicts with the finals of the 200m and 400m.

"It's a bit troublesome, I don't know how to doppelgänger, I can't appear in two arenas at the same time!" Chen Qiang frowned and continued to look at the schedule.

In the afternoon of the second day, there will be a 100-meter preliminary race, a semi-final, and a 4x400-meter preliminary race. In other words, Chen Qiang has to run three races, including one 4 x 400 meters.

On the morning of the third day, there will be the semi-finals and finals of the 100 meters, and the final of the long jump will be held at the same time as the finals!

It's another time-clash event.

On the afternoon of the third day, there will be a 4x100m preliminary race, followed by a 4x400m final, followed by a 4x100m final.

"This schedule is deliberately manipulating me!" Chen Qiang's face was depressed, he had never seen such a nonsense schedule.

In athletics, there will be a time when the field and track competitions will be held at the same time, but the finals of each event will not be held at the same time. For example, when the final of a certain event is being held on the track, then the final will not be held in the throwing field or the long jump sand pit. When the finals are held on the same throwing field or in the long jump sand pit, there are often preliminary or semi-finals on the track.

This kind of schedule is arranged so that the audience can enjoy all the finals process, after all, the level of athletes in the finals is relatively high, and the competition process is also relatively thrilling. If the finals of the two events are held at the same time, the audience will have to have to choose one of the two finals, and it is likely that they will miss out on the exciting competition, which will also lead to a great reduction in the spectacle of the competition.

"Qingdao has never held a large-scale sports competition, and may not know the schedule of track and field competitions, but the director general of this competition is Hao Gengsheng and the chief referee is Zhang Boling. It doesn't make sense that the finals of both events will be held at the same time! According to this schedule, athletes who run both 200 meters and 400 meters will definitely suffer a big loss, and even athletes who run both sprint and long jump will also suffer a big loss. Chen Qiang said secretly in his heart.

In the next second, Chen Qiang suddenly realized that he met these two standards! He is both a runner in the 200m and 400m, as well as a sprinter in the long jump. So with such a schedule, he is at a loss.

"This schedule shouldn't be specifically aimed at me, right? Mayor Shen of Qingdao and Chairman Han of Shandong do not deal with each other, and I am representing the Shandong team in the competition, maybe Mayor Shen will simply stumble me on the schedule in order to let me win less championships. Chen Qiang has already guessed in his heart that eight or nine are not far from ten.

Subsequently, Chen Qiang's heart became even more depressed.

Sports competitions are inherently fair, and it is inevitable that any athlete will be treated unfairly.

Chen Qiang originally thought that in this era, China was weak and incompetent, and Chinese athletes had no status in the international arena. He, the "world's No. 1 athlete", goes to participate in international competitions, and he may be like Huawei, and he will inevitably be secretly calculated and targeted by foreigners.

But what Chen Qiang didn't expect was that after he became famous, the first thing he calculated was whether he was a foreigner, but his compatriots.

"The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and this Mayor Shen of Qingdao also underestimates me too much, does he think that such a schedule can stop me?"

Chen Qiang clenched his fists fiercely, this kind of targeting and plotting made him even more combative!

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The opening ceremony was over, the track was quickly emptied, and the 200-meter preliminary race was about to begin.

This preliminary round is somewhat similar to the Olympic schedule, and the top three in the group will advance, but the number of competitors is not that large, so there are only three rounds of the 200m race, and after today's preliminary and semi-finals, the final will be held tomorrow.

Chen Qiang was assigned to the last group to appear, but for Chen Qiang, it doesn't matter how many groups he is divided into, after all, the gap between his strength and that of other players is too big.

In the 200-meter sprint, Chen Qiang holds the world record of 21 seconds, in addition to Chen Qiang, China only Liu Changchun alone received 22 seconds, and other players can run into 24 seconds, which is already a very good level.

In the preliminary round, the level of the runners is even lower, and it is normal to run for more than 25 seconds, and there are many people who run for more than 26 seconds.

The 200-meter sprint and the 25.5 seconds by hand are already the standard results of the national third-level athletes in later generations, and in the thirties, those who could reach the national third-level athletes in China were considered high-level athletes.

In this preliminary race, Chen Qiang didn't need to exert any effort at all, and he ran a 25-second result casually, and it is estimated that he could win the first place in the group.

Chen Qiang stood on the track, and when the on-site announcer introduced Chen Qiang, the surrounding audience resounded with long-lasting applause and cheers.

Mayor Shen competed with Chairman Han, causing Chen Qiang to be targeted by the organizers of the competition, but the people of Qingdao didn't know this, and the people didn't care which team Chen Qiang represented. In their eyes, Chen Qiang is a model of winning glory for the country and a national hero, and they are willing to send the warmest applause and cheers to Chen Qiang.

The current Chen Qiang is probably like Liu Xiang, who won the Olympic gold medal in 2004, as long as the competition is held in China, no matter which city, it is his home stadium, everyone will cheer for him, and the limelight can easily crush local athletes.

On the rostrum, Mayor Shen also saw Chen Qiang.

"That person is Chen Qiang!" Mayor Shen nodded silently, and continued: "He is worthy of being the world's No. 1 athlete, and he looks different from other athletes." ”

Chen Qiang is also an athlete who has participated in the Olympics and won five gold medals in the Olympics, so his temperament is certainly completely different from that of other athletes. Compared with others, Chen Qiang seems more confident and calm, which is probably like the first master of martial arts in martial arts, and every time he appears on the stage, he has a bull fork halo.

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The race started quickly, and after the starting gun rang out, Chen Qiang immediately rushed out of the starting line.

In this game, Chen Qiang didn't need to exert his strength at all, just gave full play to his cornering skills, and then advanced to the semi-finals with the first place in the group without any suspense.

"Chen Qiang, come on!"

"Chen Qiang, good job!"

The audience was obviously very satisfied with this result, and the hero in their minds easily won the first place, which is also in line with their perception of heroes.

The world's No. 1 athlete should be like this!

At this time, the audience at the scene was like watching the Olympic table tennis game, the first round of the Chinese player met an unknown weak chicken, everyone knew that the Chinese team would win, but it was still very cool to watch!

On the rostrum, Mayor Shen frowned.

Although Mayor Shen is not an athlete, he studied in Japan when he was young and knows a little about sports. He could see that Chen Qiang didn't exert any strength at all, so he won the first place in the group with a crushing attitude.

"This Chen Qiang's strength is obviously much stronger than other players." Mayor Shen spoke. At this time, he had doubts in his heart, and he didn't know if the stumbling block he had given Chen Qiang would have an effect.

Mayor Shen, a layman, can see it, which also shows that Chen Qiang's advantages are obvious enough.

Someone next to him immediately comforted: "This is the first game, Chen Qiang's physical strength is still relatively sufficient, so he runs fast, and when he waits for the next 400 meters, he will not be so fast." ”

Mayor Shen nodded and accepted the statement.

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The 200-meter preliminary race was immediately followed by the 400-meter preliminary race.

There are only three rounds of the 400m, with today's preliminary, semi-finals and tomorrow's final.

Half of the athletes who participated in the 200m did not register for the 400m, and the other half appeared in the 400m.

Participating in two competitions in a row is still relatively large for the physical consumption of athletes, and many athletes who have just finished running 200 meters appear to be a little depressed when they appear again.

Chen Qiang didn't leave the track at all, because in the preliminary race of 400 meters, he was divided into the first group and would be the first to appear!

200 meters is the last group, 400 meters is the first group, Chen Qiang This is a real continuous running, obviously, in order to consume Chen Qiang's physical energy, the organizers are not only on the schedule, but also in the group, so that Chen Qiang does not have time to rest.

On the rostrum, someone came to Mayor Shen and whispered: "Mayor, I have already arranged, the 200-meter race, Chen Qiang is in the last group, the 400-meter race, Chen Qiang is in the first group again, he runs 200 meters and then runs 400 meters, we will not give him a little more rest." ”

Mayor Shen nodded with satisfaction, and at the same time praised "not bad", which made the subordinate immediately overjoyed.

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In the stands, the audience also saw that Chen Qiang did not leave the track at all, and immediately walked to the 400-meter starting line after completing the 200-meter race.

"Chen Qiang still has to run!"

"Next is the 400-meter race, and Chen Qiang also participated."

"Great, Chen Yang is on the scene again. Come on, Chen Qiang! ”

The common people don't care whether Chen Qiang runs continuously or not, whether his physical fitness can hold it or not, they just want to see Chen Qiang run one more time.

Among the spectators at the scene, there were many people who came specifically for Chen Qiang, and the 200-meter race just now lasted more than 20 seconds from start to finish, and the audience had not watched it yet!

This is like listening to Jacky Cheung's concert, fans don't care whether Jacky Cheung is tired of singing or not, they hope to listen to as many songs as possible, and everyone wishes that Jacky Cheung will become a repeater that plays on a loop, and sing it again and again.

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The 400 meters is indeed very physically demanding, but it is also divided into how to run.

If Chen Qiang runs towards the 46-second mark like the Olympic finals, his physical fitness will definitely be drained, and he may not be able to recover overnight.

But if Chen Qiang runs at the level of a national third-level athlete, he won't be able to consume too much physical energy.

The 400m standard of the future national Level 3 athlete is 56.5 seconds, more than 10 seconds slower than the world record held by Chen Qiang.

In the thirties, the 400-meter technique of Chinese athletes was so poor that in this group competition, running a 56-second run and winning the group was more than enough.

A person who can run for 46 seconds runs according to the time of 56 seconds, and his physical strength is not much of a drain.

In the 200-meter preliminary race, Chen Qiang's physical energy did not consume too much, he did not exert his strength at all, and when he practiced on weekdays, Chen Qiang consumed more physical strength than today's 200-meter preliminary race.

So, in the preliminary race of 400 meters, Chen Qiang won the first place in the group without any suspense, and everyone can see that Chen Qiang ran so easily that after he crossed the finish line, he didn't gasp for breath.

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Chen Qiang's indifferent and peaceful appearance came into the eyes of Mayor Shen, compared to him, the other players were all panting heavily, looking like they were consuming a lot.

"How do I think that in these two races, Chen Qiang's physical strength was not consumed at all, he ran this 400 meters, and he didn't even breathe for the air, it feels like he has walked a long way!" Mayor Shen's heart was uneasy, and this uneasiness also made him feel inexplicably in a bad mood.

"Mayor, the competition has just begun, and the level of athletes in the preliminary round is relatively weak, and the intensity of the competition is not enough, and when it comes to the rematch in the afternoon, it will be different, and those who can advance to the semi-final are all good sprinters! The intensity of the game is much greater than this, and Chen Qiang's physical consumption is also much greater. Someone spoke up and comforted.

Mayor Shen pondered for a while, and felt that this was the same truth, his expression eased a lot, and the depression in his heart dissipated a lot.

The man continued: "And this preliminary round and semi-final were originally to consume as much of Chen Qiang's physical energy as possible and prepare for tomorrow's finals." So the key is tomorrow's finals, and Chen Qiang's body will definitely be exhausted at that time! ”

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