Tokyo Normal University Stadium, Japan.

The two athletes raced down the track and crossed the finish line.

After crossing the finish line, Yoshioka Lund slowed down, looked back at the finish line with a little disappointment, and then said to another athlete: "The southern seniors are really still superior, and I lost to you again!" ”

The "Southern Senior" smiled slightly and said, "Yoshioka-kun, you are still young, and there is still a lot of room for you to improve in the future, so it is only a matter of time before you surpass me." You shouldn't be focusing on me right now, you should aim for a world record! ”

At this time, the coach who was in charge of timing at the finish line ran over with an excited face.

"Yoshioka-kun, your time is 10.7 seconds, and you have already tied the Asian record!"

"Nanfang-kun, your time is 10.6 seconds, if this is an official competition, you will set a new Asian record!"

The two athletes lost their minds for a few seconds at the same time, and the Asian record was still very tempting for them.

"It's a pity, the next Far Eastern Games will have to wait until three years later, otherwise, I will definitely defeat that Chinese Chen Qiang and take back the Asian record!" Yoshioka Lund spoke with a ruthlessness.

"If you want revenge, you can't wait three years!" A voice suddenly rang out from a distance.

Everyone looked back and saw a middle-aged man in his thirties walking in the distance. Everyone knows this person, surnamed Nakano, and even a secretary under the command of Kishi Kishi, the president of the Japan Sports Association.

"It turned out that Nakano-kun was here." The coach immediately greeted.

Nakano smiled slightly, and said, "President Kishikiyoshi asked me to see how Yoshioka-kun and Nanbu-kun trained. If I can, I hope you two can participate in the Games in Gyeongseongfu next month. ”

"Another game?" Yoshioka Lud and Nanbu Tadahei both showed eager expressions.

I only heard Nakano continue: "This time, not only are North Koreans participating in the competition, but we, the Great Japan Sports Association, also plan to invite Chinese athlete Chen Qiang. ”

Hearing Chen Qiang's name, Yoshioka Lund's body was shocked.

Nakano continued: "Yoshioka-kun, if you want revenge, use this last month to hurry up and train, and when the time comes, defeat Chen Qiang in the capital mansion and take back the title of 'Asia's fastest'!" ”

……

After Nakano returned, he told Kishi about the training of Yoshioka Takaku and Nanbu Tadahei.

"It's good news, Yoshioka Lund has reached the level of the Asian record, and Nanbu Tadahei is 0.1 seconds faster than the Asian record, this time we asked Nanbu Tadahei to focus on sprinting, and it was not wrong!" Kishi Kiyoshi said excitedly.

Nanbu Tadahei is a long jumper and sprinter, and in the previous Far Eastern Games, he did not participate in sprinting in order to ensure that he won the long jump championship. And now, in order to regain the title of "Asia's fastest", Kishi Seiichi asked Nanbu Tadahei to strengthen his sprinting training, and in terms of results, the effect is very good, and Nanbu Tadahei is even better than Yoshioka Lund.

"This Games in the capital province is very important for us, not only to take back the title of 'Asia's fastest' from the Chinese, but also to show the strength of our Japanese athletes to the North Koreans!"

"North Korea used to be a vassal state of China, and now Korea is the territory of the empire, but there are many Koreans who still hope that the former suzerainty can rescue them!"

"This time, we have to defeat that Chen Qiang in front of countless North Koreans, and we want to let the North Koreans know that the fastest Chinese athlete can only be defeated by our Japanese athletes! We must make the Koreans realize that the Chinese are just a group of sick men of East Asia, that our Yamato nation is the best nation in all of Asia, that the Koreans obediently serve the empire, and that the Chinese should not fantasize that they will go back to rescue them! ”

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On the track, Chen Qiang ran to the finish line in one go.

With a score of less than 11 seconds, the task was completed, and Chen Qiang gained 50 points.

"Sure enough, I've been getting stronger lately, and it's much easier to run under 11 seconds than before." Chen Qiang pinched the muscles on his thighs and smiled with satisfaction on his face.

"This is just the beginning, in the next two years, my body will be stronger, and by the time I'm in my twenties and at the peak of my athletics body, maybe I can run under 10 seconds!"

In this era, a hand meter was used, and the 10 seconds of the hand meter was equivalent to 10.24 seconds of electronic timekeeping, which was not even considered a world-class level in later generations.

The Olympic A standard for the 100-meter dash at the London Olympics has been raised to 10.18 seconds, and the Olympic B standard is 10.24 seconds, which means that even if Chen Qiang runs a hand-counted 10 seconds, at the London Olympics, he has just reached the minimum standard for participating in the Olympic Games.

Chen Qiang was touching the muscles in his legs, and a teaching assistant from Nankai University ran over in the distance.

"Chen Qiang, go to the reception room, there is a Japanese looking for you." The teaching assistant spoke.

"The Japanese? I don't know any Japanese! Chen Qiang was stunned.

"It's someone from the consulate." The TA added.

"Okay, change your clothes and go over right away." Chen Qiang took off his sweat-soaked vest, put on a dry shirt, and walked towards the reception room.

In the reception room, Chen Qiang met the Japanese, his name was Shiro Kitajima, less than 30 years old, and he was a staff member of the Japanese consulate in Tianjin.

After Kitajima Shiro introduced himself, he handed a letter-like thing to Chen Qiang, and said at the same time: "Chen Jun, this is an invitation letter, and we, the Japan Sports Association, invite you to participate in the Beijing Athletic Games next month. ”

"Capital Mansion? Where is it? Far away? Chen Qiang asked subconsciously.

The teacher at Nankai University who was in charge of receiving Shiro Kitajima explained to Chen Qiang in a whisper: "Jingchengfu is the Seoul of North Korea, and Jingchengfu is the name that the Japanese later changed. ”

"It turned out to be the first ...... Seoul! Then you can get there by boat from Tianjin. Chen Qiang almost blurted out the word "Seoul".

"Jingchengfu" is the name given by the Japanese, Chen Qiang did not learn this name before in order to take the exam and review geographical knowledge, obviously China still does not recognize the name "Jingchengfu", and the Chinese are still used to calling it "Seoul".

Then Chen Qiang opened the envelope and looked at the invitation carefully. There are two invitations, one in Japanese and one in Chinese, both with the seal of the Japan Sports Association. The content is basically to invite Chen Qiang to participate in the Beijing Games.

Kitajima Shiro on the opposite side was still waiting for Chen Qiang to reply, but Chen Qiang asked unhurriedly: "Mr. Kitajima, may I ask what is the prize for the champion of this Beijing Mansion Athletic Conference?" ”

"Nani? Isn't it all about giving out a trophy for champions? By the way, there are also championships, when has there been a bonus? Kitajima Shiro looked confused, he never knew that there was such a thing as a prize money in the competition.

In fact, in this era, professional sports in the United States and Europe have long had competition bonuses, but in Asia, sports as a whole are backward, so there is no such thing as bonuses at all.

After thinking for a long time, Kitajima Shiro opened his mouth and replied, "Chen Jun, the champion of this competition has no money. ”

Chen Qiang nodded, and then said: "Mr. Kitajima, you must know that the price of a ferry ticket from Tianjin to North Korea is very expensive for me. Moreover, after arriving in North Korea, it costs money to eat and stay. If there is no prize money, I am afraid I will not be able to participate because I have no money. ”

Hearing this, the teacher of Nankai University couldn't sit still, Nankai University is so dignified that he can't even afford a ticket to North Korea!

He just wanted to say that the ticket was issued by Nankai University, but Chen Qiang glared at him, meaning don't talk too much. So the teacher brought the words to his mouth and swallowed them back.

Kitajima Shiro nodded approvingly: "So that's the case, it's because we ignored Chen Jun's economic situation." I apologize to you for this. ”

This Kitajima Shiro is also real, he actually stood up and really bowed to Chen Qiang to apologize.

There is no money to buy a ferry ticket, which is indeed a reason, and Chen Qiang is really poor.

But before Kitajima Shiro came, he received an order to let Chen Qiang go to the capital to participate in this competition no matter what. So Kitajima Shiro continued: "Chen Jun, if you don't have the funds to participate, our Japanese consulate can take care of your participation funds. ”

The Japanese Consulate in Tianjin is the Consulate General of Japan in North China, with jurisdiction over the Japanese Consulates in Qingdao, Jinan, Zhangjiakou, Taiyuan and other places. With Kitajima Shiro's authority, he can directly agree to this matter.

Hearing that the Japanese contributed funds, the teacher at Nankai University finally understood why Chen Qiang was glaring at him, it turned out that he was trying to make the Japanese pay for it.

Nankai University saved money, and let the Japanese pay for it, and the teacher's heart was suddenly happy.

Chen Qiang smiled: "Thank you very much for your generosity. Next, let's discuss the appearance fee, shall we? ”

"Nani? It was a bonus just now, why is there an extra appearance fee now? Listening to this term, is this still asking for money? Shouldn't athletes participate in competitions for honor, why do they need money? Shiro Kitajima was once again confused.

Sports in Europe and the United States have long had such a thing as appearance fees, but Asian sports as a whole are lagging behind, so there is no such thing as appearance fees.

Chen Qiang was still unhurried, and only listened to him explain: "Mr. Kitajima, it takes time and energy for me to go to North Korea to participate in the competition!" I'm in college, and participating in competitions takes up my time and energy from studying, and when the competition is over, I have to use the extra time and energy to catch up on classes. You know, time is precious. So if the Japan Sports Association invites me to participate, should I be given some financial compensation? ”

At this time, even if Kitajima Shiro was honest, he could hear that Chen Qiang was asking for money by changing the law.

Kitajima Shiro really wants to rush up and beat Chen Qiang hard, in Kitajima Shiro's opinion, my grand Japanese empire invited you a Chinese to participate in the competition, that is to give you face, and the cost of clothing, food, housing and transportation is still from Japan, you don't have to spend a penny, this is already a big concession! But you, a Chinese, even ask for extra money! That's a lot of work!

However, Kitajima Shiro is a diplomat after all, and this diplomacy is all on the face behind the back, even if it is angry, or taller, it will not show on the face.

I only heard Kitajima Shiro calm down and said, "Jun Chen, how much do you need for the appearance fee?" ”

"Mr. Kitajima, I went to North Korea to participate in the competition, the time on the way back and forth, the time to prepare after arriving in North Korea, and the time for the competition, how can it be calculated that it will take about ten days, I think this number is more appropriate."

Chen Qiang smiled and stretched out five fingers.

Chen Qiang felt that it was not too much to spend ten days to participate in a competition, and it was not too much to ask for 50 yuan, and the Japanese should be able to agree to the loss of work fee of only 5 yuan a day on average.

However, Kitajima Shiro shook his head very resolutely: "Chen Jun, 500 yen is too much, it is impossible for us to agree!" ”

Chen Qiang's heart shook violently.

"I just wanted 50 pieces of ocean, but how did it become 500 yen! This Kitajima Shiro is really atmospheric, and he is in a hurry to send me money! ”

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