Although Kishi Kishi, president of the Japan Sports Association, did not go to North Korea, he has been paying attention to the affairs of the Gyeongphu Athletic Games.

In order for Chen Qiang to participate in the competition, Japan has to eat and live, and also have to bear the round-trip expenses, and the key is to give a 350 yen appearance fee!

For Kishi Qingyi, this amount of money is not much, but it should be in my heart! The 350 yen was spent, which made Kishi Kishi have a depressed feeling of losing 35,000 yen.

"You are a Chinese, I invite you to participate, it is already very face-giving you, you still dare to ask for money!" In the end, the money was really given, why do you think I'm so cheap! ”

The thought of the 350 yen made Kishi Kishiichi angry, and he wanted to break one or two more teacups.

"The race should have started now! Maybe Nanfang-kun and Yoshioka-kun have already defeated Chen Qiang! ”

The phone rang suddenly, and Kishikishi answered the phone, and it turned out to be Lieutenant General Oshima.

"Lieutenant General Oshima, don't worry, I have already sent someone to the telegraph room, waiting for the good news from North Korea, and I will inform you as soon as possible!" Kishi Kiyoshi said. Then he exchanged a few more pleasantries with Lieutenant General Oshima and hung up the phone.

A minute later, the phone rang again, and a familiar voice came from the phone, it was the man Kishikiichi had sent to the telegraph room.

"Nakano-kun, is there good news from North Korea? What are the results of Yoshioka-kun and Nanbu-kun? Kishi Kishi asked.

"President, the 100-meter sprint race has just ended, Yoshioka-kun's time is 10.7 seconds, and Nanbu-kun's time is 10.6 seconds!" Said on the other end of the phone.

"10.6 seconds, a new Asian record, great! The fastest in Asia, finally belongs to us Japanese! Kishi Qingyi clenched his fists excitedly, this victory made him feel like he was about to suffocate.

For Kishi, the victory not only earned Japan the title of "Asia's fastest", but also showed the strength of Japanese sports in front of the North Koreans.

Next, Japan can make a big propaganda in Korea, how excellent the Yamato nation is, Japan is better than China, the former suzerainty of Korea, a better nation should rule Korea, and the inferior Koreans should also submit to Japan!

Kishi Qingyi was dreaming of spring and autumn, but the other end of the phone continued: "President, I haven't finished speaking, that Chinese Chen Qiang, he ran 10 seconds 5!" ”

Kishi Kiyoichi's smile froze, his mind suddenly stopped, and the sour feeling in his heart seemed to have been robbed of his daughter.

From heaven to hell in an instant!

……

Tianjin, Ta Kung Pao Newspaper.

The latest issue of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper had just arrived at the newspaper office, and Editor Hu, who was fluent in Japanese, immediately took it over and studied it carefully.

Ta Kung Pao did not have reporters in Japan, so it could only learn about Japan through Japanese newspapers. Editor Hu is fluent in Japanese, and his job is to read various newspapers from Japan every day, and then translate some of these worthy reports into Chinese and publish them in the form of reprints in Ta Kung Pao.

Editor Hu read it quickly, and in a blink of an eye, he read several editions of the content, but did not find anything worth reprinting.

Suddenly, a news report the size of a tofu block caught the attention of editor Hu.

"China's athletes will break the Asian 100-meter sprint record".

This is a Japanese newspaper, and the "Japan" mentioned here refers to Japan, of course.

"I remember reading a report a few days ago that we Chinese set an Asian 100-meter sprint record, was this broken by the Japanese?" Editor Hu's heart tightened, and he immediately looked at the content.

"Takatak Yoshioka finished third with a time of 10.7 seconds, and Tadahei Minami finished second with a time of 10.6 seconds, setting a Japanese best and breaking the previous record in the Asian 100-meter sprint?" What the hell is the previous record? Is there any such a statement? The Japanese are only runners-up, so who is the champion? Editor Hu was stunned for a moment, and then continued to read.

"The championship was won by China's Chen Qiang." Editor Hu let out a sigh: "It's been a long time, and it's us Chinese who win!" ”

Although the Japanese media's report is not taken out of context, it is also evasive, and a "former record" statement is made, as if its athletes are very powerful, this kind of statement fools those ignorant readers, and people with a little sports knowledge can see that the Japanese media are laughing at themselves.

"Asahi Shimbun" deliberately avoided Chen Qiang's championship, so the report on Chen Qiang was only a passing mention, and Chen Qiang's achievements were not even mentioned. But anyone with brains can understand that the second-place Southern Zhongping has broken the "former record" in Asia, so isn't the first-place Chen Qiang faster?

Editor Hu didn't find Chen Qiang's results, but he didn't give up, he took a new copy of the "Daily News", and also found a report the size of a tofu block on it.

The Mainichi Shimbun didn't cover as much as the Asahi Shimbun, and there was less coverage of the tournament above. Editor Hu found the Yomiuri Shimbun again, and the situation was similar, with few relevant reports.

The Japanese media is actually very contradictory, Nanbu Tadahei has created a Japanese best result, which should have been written about in a big book, and Nanbu Tadahei should also be portrayed as a hero-like figure.

But Nanbu Tadhei was not the champion, and the fruits of the victory were picked by Chen Qiang, and the Japanese media obviously did not want to report such a defeat. Therefore, when writing a press release, it is a tofu block that avoids the important and trivializes, so as not to cause the opposite effect.

Editor Hu was a little helpless, he searched through the major newspapers in Japan, but he couldn't find any detailed information about the competition.

Suddenly, Editor Hu had an idea and thought that the venue for this competition was in Seoul.

"I can go and look at the North Korean newspapers, maybe there will be more credible reports." Thinking of this, Editor Hu immediately went to look for a newspaper from North Korea, and he really found the latest "Dong-A Daily".

Although Dong-A Ilbo was a Korean-language newspaper in this era, the content was basically Chinese mixed with Korean, and the proportion of Chinese characters was even more. Editor Hu was able to understand the contents of Dong-A Daily.

Until the 80s, there were still a large number of Chinese characters in Korean newspapers, and now Koreans in their fifties have also experienced the teaching of Chinese characters when they were young. Young Koreans, if they do not specifically learn Chinese characters, they will probably only write their names in Chinese characters, because Koreans have Chinese names on their ID cards.

Getting back to the point, Editor Hu opened the "Dong-A Daily" and soon found the news of the Beijing Games.

North Korean newspapers reported on the Games in much more detail than Japanese newspapers, and Mr. Hu was quick to find Mr. Chen's achievements.

"10.5 seconds! This is a new Asian record in the 100-meter sprint. Jian Chen is so powerful, it's only been a few months, and he has broken the Asian record again! The title of 'Asia's Fastest' is well deserved! ”

Editor Hu was a little excited, and he decided to translate the report in detail, and then persuaded the editor-in-chief to put it on the front page to report it.

……

Zhang Boling walked into the office, and the latest newspaper was already on his desk, and the official "Ta Kung Pao" was on the top.

Zhang Boling planned to deal with official business first, and then read the newspaper when he had leisure, so he grabbed the newspaper and prepared to put it aside.

However, the headline on the front page attracted Zhang Boling.

"Asia's Fastest Chen Qiang Breaks the Record Again".

Seeing this title, Zhang Boling lost his mind for a few seconds, and then picked up this "Ta Kung Pao" and read it carefully.

The excited expression gradually appeared on Zhang Boling's face, he was happy, after reading this report, he felt that it was not enjoyable, and read it a second and third time.

"Good!" Zhang Boling suddenly stood up and walked around the office twice with the newspaper in hand, and the look of being at a loss could not hide the excitement in his heart.

"A new Asian record, Chen Qiang is good! Also won two Japanese, did not disgrace the Chinese, and did not disgrace us Nankai! ”

Zhang Boling read the report again, and then carefully tasted the contents.

"Yoshioka Lund's time is 10.7 seconds, which is already tied with Chen Qiang's previous Asian record in the Far Eastern Games, right? Nan Zhongping's time was 10.6 seconds, which also surpassed Chen Qiang's previous Asian record. Fortunately, Chen Qiang was fast enough, and he ran a time of 10.5 seconds. That's 0.1 seconds faster! ”

Zhang Boling took a deep breath, thinking of the results of Yoshioka Lund and Nanbu Tadahei, and thinking of the 0.1-second advantage, Zhang Boling felt more and more that this time Chen Qiang held the title of "Asia's fastest", and the process must be extremely dangerous.

I saw Zhang Boling pick up the newspaper and walk out of the office in one step and two steps.

He plans to post this report on the school's bulletin board, so that all teachers and students will know the good news that Chen Qiang has broken the record again.

……

"Read the newspaper, read the newspaper, 100-meter sprint, my country's athletes beat Japan again!"

"The pride of the Chinese people, Chen Qiang broke the Asian record in the 100-meter sprint again!"

"Look at the newspaper, today's headlines, Far East champion Chen Qiang once again refreshed the fastest result in Asia!"

The next day, newspapers in Beiping, Shanghai, Nanjing, Guangzhou and other places also reported the news that Chen Qiang had set a new Asian 100-meter record.

At that time, China was poor and weak, lagging behind the world in all aspects, and for the Chinese, even the slightest achievement of the Chinese people was worth writing about. For example, Huo Yuanjia defeated the British Hercules Opiyin that year, and his fame shocked the whole country; Another example is Mr. Mei Lanfang's tour of the United States, which also made the whole country feel excited.

Modern China has been weak for a long time, the people are inferior, this inferiority also makes the people urgently need international recognition, for ordinary people, any honor that can be recognized, is a rare encouragement, worthy of infinite magnification.

Overnight, Chen Qiang became a "national hero" in the eyes of the people, although most people don't know what track and field sprinting is, and they don't know what the Asian record is, but the words "the fastest run" are still easy to understand. The concept of "defeating the Japanese" is also easy to understand, and you can understand it as soon as you hear it.

Because of this, when Chen Qiang returned to Tianjin by boat, not only the students of Nankai University, but also many citizens of Tianjin spontaneously came to the dock to welcome the hero's triumphant return!

……

Mr. Zhang Boling did not break his promise, and he held a celebration party for Chen Qiang. At the celebration party, the old gentleman was very happy, and he drank a lot of wine until he was drunk.

Perhaps because of the hangover, Zhang Boling did not come to school the next morning, and it was not until the afternoon that he appeared in the principal's office with a confused expression.

Chen Qiang heard that Zhang Boling had come to work, and immediately went to the principal's office to find him.

"Headmaster, I want the school to renovate the runway." Chen Qiang said straight to the point.

"Why, our school's runway can't support you, the fastest in Asia?" Zhang Boling asked with a smile.

"The principal laughed, I want the school to run to the standard of repair." Chen Qiang paused, and then said, "I'm going to start practicing the 200-meter dash. ”

Zhang Boling suddenly came to his senses: "The 200-meter sprint has a curve, and it is necessary to repair the school's track in accordance with international standards. ”

"Headmaster, if the school is in trouble, I can donate the money I earned this time. I managed to earn 350 yen from the Japanese for an appearance fee this time. Chen Qiang continued.

"Hehehe, don't worry, Nankai is not short of your 350 yen, you keep this money, buy delicious food yourself!" Zhang Boling smiled and continued; "Leave it to me about the runway, don't forget that I have a nickname called 'Huayuan Monk', I don't have other skills, find money for the school, I have a way!"

The next day, Nankai University began preparations to repair a standardized runway, which is estimated to take several days to build.

Although the track has not been built, Chen Qiang is not idle, and in the training space, he has already begun to train for a sprint of 200 meters.

……

Kobe, Japan.

A car pulls up in front of a traditional Japanese-style mansion, and Kishikishi Kishi, president of the Japan Sports Association, gets out of the car.

Cars were also a rarity in Kobe at the time, but passers-by did not cast curious glances at the car, but took it for granted. Because the owner of this house is surnamed Jiana, and the Jiana chaebol is also a very important chaebol in the Kansai region, such as Japan's famous Kikumasamune Liquor, which is the industry of the Jiana chaebol.

The owner of this mansion is even more unusual, his name is Jigoro Kano, a famous Japanese educator, and the founder of modern judo, known as the "father of judo".

Jigoro Kano is also the founder of the Japan Sports Association and the first president of the Japan Sports Association.

Kishi Kishi followed the servant into the mansion, came to the living room, took off his shoes and stepped on the tatami mat, and then walked in, rushing to Jigoro Kano inside.

Jigoro Kano nodded slightly, pointed to the chessboard in front of him, and said, "Kishi Kiyokun, accompany me to play a game of chess!" ”

Kishi Kiyoshi didn't dare to refuse, so he knelt down in front of the chessboard and began to play chess.

After only a dozen steps, Jigoro Kano stopped, and he said, "Kishi Kiyokun, you have a lot on your mind, so your attention is not on the chess game at all. ”

"Teacher, I'm sorry." Kishi Kishi quickly apologized.

Although Kishi Kishiichi did not learn judo from Jigoro Kano, as the successor of the Japan Sports Association, Kishi Kishiichi always regarded himself as a disciple when facing Jigoro Kano, and he was honored in turn.

"Tell me, what difficulties have you encountered? But when it comes to politics, I can't give you an answer, I've always disliked getting involved in politics. Jigoro Kano said.

"Teacher, I want to know, have you ever encountered that kind of opponent that you have tried everything you can, but you have never been able to defeat?" Kishi Kiyoshi asked.

"Of course there is, and there are a lot of them. Although I am known as a 'judo master', I am not the best master in the world. Jigoro Kano replied.

"So may I ask you, teacher, what should you do when you encounter an invincible opponent, but you want to defeat the opponent?" Kishi Kishii then asked.

Jigoro Kano thought for a moment and replied, "When I was young, I used to study under Fukuda Hachinosuke of the Tenjin True Yang School, and there were many seniors or juniors who were stronger than me at that time. Later, I went to study at Iikubo Tsunnen, and there are still many seniors or juniors who are better than me! However, in the True Yang School Dojo, my Rising and Backward School technique is the strongest, and in the Rising and Reverse School Dojo, my True Yang School technique is also the strongest. ”

"Teacher, I still don't understand what you mean, please make it clear." Kishi Kiyoshi bowed down after speaking.

"You have to understand that you don't have to use your own weaknesses to compete with other people's strengths. If you want to beat an opponent, the best way to do that is to attack his shortcomings. That's all I can tell you. Jigoro Kano said slowly.

"Thank you for your teachings." Kishi Kishi bowed down again.

Back in Tokyo, Kishi sat in his office, thinking about Jigoro Kano all the time.

"Attacking the opponent's shortcomings? What are Chen Qiang's shortcomings? Start? No, Chen Qiang's start is faster than that of European and American athletes. Running on the way? It doesn't seem to be, and Chen Qiang's running on the way is not slow. The final sprint? What's more, his second half is even better than Yoshioka Lude! His 100-meter dash, with any shortcomings, is simply impeccable! ”

Suddenly, Kishi seemed to think of something.

"Chen Qiang's 100-meter sprint is indeed impeccable, but what about other sprint events? Could it be his shortcoming? ”

As soon as Kishi Kiyoshi thought of this, he picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"I'm Kishi Qingyi, you immediately call the Consulate General in Tianjin and ask them to investigate how Chen Qiang did in the 200-meter sprint. Message me as soon as possible, yes, the more open the better! ”

Next, Kishi Kiyoi fell into a long wait, and finally he even ran directly to the telegraph room to wait for news.

After most of the day, the Japanese Consulate General in Tianjin finally sent a reply.

"President Kishi, according to the reply from Tianjin, they did not find Chen Qiang's results in the 200-meter sprint." The telegraph operator spoke, handing Kishi the reply to the telegram.

"Ask them immediately why they didn't find it." Kishi Kiyoshi said immediately.

Soon after, the Japanese Consulate General in Tianjin replied.

According to Tianjin's investigation, Chen Qiang has never participated in the 200-meter race. The only time he signed up for the 200m event was at the National Games in China, but Chen Qiang finally abstained for physical reasons! The telegraph man spoke.

"Abstained? If you can run, why abstain? It turned out that Chen Qiang couldn't run 200 meters at all! Kishi Qingyi was immediately overjoyed.

"I've finally found your shortcomings! In the 100m event, although we Japanese athletes are not your opponents, we can still compete in the 200m competition. The 200-meter sprint will surely beat you by our Japanese athletes! ”

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