Chapter 118: City Games

In the blink of an eye, the City Games arrived.

Zhang Ben and Wang Ben flew to Changsha, where the 5th National Urban Games was held in Changsha, Hunan. Wang Ben did not attend the opening ceremony, but arrived in Changsha the night before the 100-meter race.

In the 5th City Games, a total of 57 cities participated, and the 100-meter race was divided into six groups, divided into preliminaries and finals.

Nine o'clock in the morning is the preliminaries, and five in the afternoon is the final. Wang Ben only has these two games. 4x100 meters, 200 meters did not participate. The main reason is that the attention of the City Games is not high, and the Athletics Association uses the name of Wang Ben as the No. 1 flyer in Asia to raise the attention of the City Games.

Originally, according to Zhang Ben's idea, Wang Ben did not have to participate in this City Games, and even rarely participated in domestic competitions in the future, focusing on the international track.

It's just a request from the Athletics Association, and Zhang Ben had no choice but to comply.

The fifth edition of the Games was supposed to be held next year. With the opportunity of Wang Ben breaking the Asian record, the Athletics Association obviously has a psychology of taking advantage of this opportunity to fully exploit it, and wants to mobilize people's attention to sports across the country, so it is about a year ahead of schedule. And the time is in a hurry, and the pressure on Changsha is very high.

At this point, Zhang Ben expected, unlike in the previous life, the City Games were ahead of schedule.

Sports events, developed to this era, have actually gone beyond the scope of sports itself, and have a strong role in promoting economic development and political and social development. Especially when the concept of national fitness is gradually deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Entering Changsha, Zhang Ben saw the charm of sports in China.

Sports events, especially those of a national nature, are also city games, and it is undoubtedly of great significance to the cities that host the games, whether it is urban construction or economic development, and the development of commercial value.

"Raise the strength of the whole province to run the City Games" is not an empty word, although the time is in a hurry, it is almost set Changsha as the venue for the fifth City Games, this short time, Changsha from the competition organization, traffic construction, security, logistics reception, news reports, etc., arranged in an orderly manner.

Everywhere in the city you can see signs with the theme of the Games, as well as some banners.

CCTV, even enabled the fourth set of CCTV, the fifth set of channels live broadcast the whole process, it is foreseeable that the City Games Athletics Association attaches great importance to it.

Zhang Ben did not attend the opening ceremony, and he did not know how grand the opening ceremony was. However, when he came to the stadium, Zhang Ben saw that there were advertising signs everywhere in the stadium. Among them, Coca-Cola, Anta and Mengniu, which are printed with photos of Wang Ben, can be seen in stadiums.

When Zhang Ben and Wang Ben stepped into the stadium, they instantly attracted many reporters.

Asia's first flyer appeared in the stadium, and the photographer even directly shifted the camera to Wang Ben, who entered the stadium. The crowd at the stadium, cheering enthusiastically. Among them, a teenager jumped off the audience, holding a paper and pen, and rushed towards Wang Ben, but was directly stopped by the security personnel.

The athletes who were competing felt extremely depressed, they were originally the focus of the audience, but with the arrival of Wang Ben, all the attention was on Wang Ben.

Wang Ben didn't care about this, walked into the stadium, there was still about half an hour, and the 100-meter preliminaries were about to start, and Wang Ben needed to warm up. During the warm-up, a reporter from a local TV station in Changsha wanted to interview Wang Ben, but was stopped by Zhang Ben.

Although Wang Ben didn't care about this, he became the focus of the audience at this moment and was treated like a star, and it was the first time he felt the atmosphere of his popularity in China, and waved his hand around.

"Flyer... Asia's No. 1 Flyer! ”

With the arrival of Wang Ben, the citizens of Changsha showed extremely enthusiastic emotions.

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Wang Ben began to warm up, and Zhang Ben was bombarded here.

"Xiao Zhang... You're a man..."

Yu Wei's face was full of bitterness: "What do you think?" ”

Zhang Ben was a little puzzled, Yu Wei bombarded him as soon as they met, making him a little confused: "Old Yu, what are you doing here?" What do I think, how do I listen to the clouds and mountains of fog? ”

"Hmph..."

Yu Wei didn't hide it: "Chu Yan knows..."

Wait, that's a familiar name... By the way: "You know what's wrong?" ”

This beautiful reporter also asked herself to drink coffee, and Zhang Ben directly ignored this "date". With Wang Ben's fame on the international circuit, I don't know how many reporters want to ask him out about the exclusive news of Wang Ben... As a coach, how can you betray your disciples?

"What's wrong?"

Yu Wei was depressed: "It's nothing, you deserve to be single..."

Zhang Ben was even more depressed: "Lao Yu, I have something to say, what is going on, what does this matter have to do with me?" ”

Zhang Ben really didn't know, and Yu Wei was even more puzzled: "It seems that I didn't tell you in advance that it was my fault, I thought that you young people, if you have the initiative, it will be easy to talk together... You are an elm pimple, Chu Da reporter is a flower, people asked you, but you directly chose to ignore it. I've managed to get you the chance..."

"Thank you, Lao Yu..."

Zhang Ben is indeed not small, but now, his marriage has not yet arrived. He is 28 years old, and he is indeed an older youth... And when he meets his wife in his previous life in the future, it is unknown whether they can be combined.

Yu Wei bothered for him, and Zhang Ben was very grateful in his heart.

It's just that the heart belongs, how can you empathize with other loves?

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The first five groups of competitions ended quickly, and the sixth group, Wang Ben, gradually walked onto the track.

"Let us welcome the fourth one with the warmest applause, Wang Ben from Licheng in Qi Province, this legendary athlete, our flyer. Wang Ben's all-time best time in the 100m is 9.96 seconds, which is a domestic record and an Asian record ......"

"Oh..."

"Wang Ben..."

"Flyer!"

On the track and field, as the host's infectious voice fell, the entire arena erupted in a burst of cheers. The applause and screams gradually converged into a single voice: "Wang Ben! Trapeze! ”

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely boiling, and the cameras of CCTV's five sets were also aimed at Wang Ben.

The commentators in charge of the commentary, Yang Jian and Han Shengqiao, were not as full of "heroism" as they were just now, recalling the past of Chinese sprinting history. Yang Jian's voice was full of lightness: "This may be the most competitive game I have ever seen." ”

Not to mention the City Games, even if it was last year's National Games, there were not as many people as there are now.

The audience was almost full, cheering and applauding passionately, calling out a person's name. Han Shengqiao was even more touched: "This shows that our domestic audience has begun to contact sports and begin to understand sports." This is a good phenomenon, and in this way, it is an extremely positive phenomenon for the development of sports. ”

Yang Jian's tone was joking: "Teacher Han, I always feel that the reason why there are so many audiences in this City Games is that Wang Ben is coming?" I feel that this is a one-person competition, an exhibition match for Wang Ben alone. ”

"It is not easy for each of us athletes, and being able to come to the scene and watch the athletes compete is in itself a recognition of every athlete."

Han Shengqiao said with a smile: "I hope that every game in our country will be full of spectators." Not just for one person, but for everyone. When the time comes, our Chinese sports, from the side analysis, will really rise,"

Yang Jian knew that he had a gaffe just now, so he hurriedly changed the topic: "After the City Games, Wang Ben will participate in the Japan Invitational Tournament, and then he will participate in winter training, and there will be only a few games after the year." Mr. Han, in your experience, Wang Ben has just passed his 18th birthday now, and he has already run into 10 seconds, how much improvement do you think Wang Ben will have in the future? Will you be able to win the Athens Olympics in a little more than a year? ”

"The potential of an athlete, others don't praise it. As a Chinese, of course, I hope that Wang Ben will run faster and faster, be able to win the world championship and become a world flyer. ”

Han Shengqiao's words are full of expectations: "In the world of sprinting, it has always been monopolized by European and American countries, especially black runners. So far, in the field of sprinting, apart from black athletes, no white or Asian has been able to achieve such results in the Olympic Games. ”

Of course, the appearance of Wang Ben may upset this balance. An eighteen-year-old boy can now run into 10 seconds, which is rare in European and American countries. I have great expectations for Wang Ben, and I believe that the domestic audience also has great expectations for Wang Ben. ”

Han Shengqiao's words were full of sighs: "Now domestic sprinters, with the rise of Wang Ben, Chen Hai has gradually lost his aura when he sees Yang Yaozu and others. Yin Hanzhao finally chose to retire, and Chen Haijian heard that he was injured, which is a loss for domestic sprinting. ”

"In Japan, with the retirement of Yoon Dong Haoji, the last Shingo, the generation of athletes of the Tujiang Kuanyu has reached their peak state, and they are still impacting the 10-second mark of the older generation, and the younger generation is also a few years older than my country's young player Wang Ben. Therefore, the rise of Wang Ben is not only the rise of China's sprinting field, but also a critical moment for the younger generation to replace the older generation. ”

Han Shengqiao continued: "We can look forward to the 04 Olympic Games, and I believe that Wang Ben will definitely give us a satisfactory answer to the 08 Olympic Games." Don't forget that Wang Ben is only 18 years old now, and he has already broken the 10-second mark, and the Beijing Olympics are not yet 24 years old. 24 years old is the age at which an athlete can best show his strength......"

"What Mr. Han said is still very right, with Wang Ben's age, the results achieved are not inferior to some top players in Europe and the United States in the same period. Okay, now the camera is on Wang Ben again, and it seems that the photographer also loves our flyer......"

Wang Ben greeted everyone through the camera again... This is... Hehe......"

Yang Jian was explaining, and suddenly smiled softly: "This is an arrow off the string, and it is Wang Ben's unique action." reminds me of the National Games and the Asian Games, and Wang Ben said to everyone in this way that my speed is the arrow off the string. This kind of funny shows that our athletes are still in a very relaxed mood. ”

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On the track, Wang Ben looked at all the cameras aimed at him, and he also felt a trace of excitement. After pulling the arrow, he made a grimace at the camera lens. It's not a move that was fun to do on the track before, but it's done on purpose.

Looking at the audience on the stage, with banners and photos of themselves, Wang Ben's heart beat violently: "From now on, I am also a celebrity in the field of domestic track and field." ”

Now Wang Ben has received three advertisements, and many well-known advertisers have found the Athletics Association, hoping that Wang Ben can speak for them. The Athletics Association is also iron-hearted this time, and the cost is doubled!

From the perspective of the account book, Wang Ben now not only has to run a good result, but also knows how to sell himself and start his popularity. For example, in later generations, a female athlete, the power of the wilderness resounded throughout the country, it is a marketing means to market herself and enhance her own commercial development value.

In this way, it is logical for the Athletics Association to increase advertising costs. The current flyer, if the current achievements are not the peak, but continuous breakthroughs, is the most worthy of investment.

Zhang Ben has a deep understanding of this, so he actively let Wang Ben show himself.

"Okay, the athletes start playing, it's quiet ......"

On the track, Wang Ben leaned over, put his feet on the running aid, and remained stationary.

In this preliminaries, there are no familiar players in this group of Wang Ben, and there is no player who can be named.

At this time, the whole arena is extremely quiet, and the eyes are on the track, on the athletes. Yang Jian and Han Shengqiao are in a very good position, and they can see the whole track and the whole race process.

"It doesn't seem to be right......" Yang Jian said something inexplicable, carefully observing Wang Ben's posture, Yang Jian suddenly thought: "Wang Ben's starting posture seems to be different from before." ”

From the beginning of the National Games, to the Asian Games, and now to the City Games, Yang Jian watched Wang Ben's game as a commentator. In order to be able to explain the characteristics of each athlete, Yang Jian, as a commentator, also needs to study some athletes, among which Wang Ben and Yang Jian have studied more. Yang Jian vaguely found that Wang Ben's posture was different from before.

What is different, Yang Jian is not clear, it is very awkward.

"This should be Coach Zhang Ben's reformulated running style..."

For Zhang Ben, they will not mention it in the show, they will only promote the positive side, Zhang Ben's appearance, for the impact of domestic sports, they know it in their hearts, but they can't say it.

"Is it too late?"

After the end of the Asian Games, it has only been a few days now, and the adjustment of posture still has a great impact on athletes.

Yang Jian, who was originally looking forward to Wang Ben's competition, is now faintly worried: "Can you maintain the results of the Asian Games?" ”

A change in posture means a change in habits. Habit changes are difficult for everyone to adapt to, and it takes a long time to practice. As a commentator, Yang Jian has a deep understanding of the game, and he has doubts in his heart, but he can't say it.

"Coach Zhang should have a new idea, in the field of domestic sprinting, no one is qualified to question Coach Zhang Ben's coaching level, let's wait and see... This time Wang Ben's posture change, it will definitely be of great use..."

Han Shengqiao is looking forward to it, which is completely different from Yang Jian's worries.

"Ready--"

"Smack......

In just a momentary thought, the starting pistol snapped, resounding throughout the track.

Seeing Wang Ben's posture change, he didn't have time to think about it at this time.

Yang Jian quickly entered the role, adjusted his state, and began to understand.

"The race is on......"