On May 1, 2005, the 48th World Table Tennis Championships was held in Shanghai, China, which was the first time that Shanghai hosted the World Table Tennis Championships and the third time that China held it, the first two being in the capital in 1961 and Tianjin in 1995. The Shanghai Municipal Government attaches great importance to the World Table Tennis Championships, not only spending 150 million yuan to shock the table tennis world, but also writing the event into the government work report.

The six singles players sent by the Chinese table tennis men's team are Ma Lin, Wang Liqin, Wang Hao, Kong Linggray, Chen Qi and Liu Guozhen. Although such a lineup lacks Ye Hao, it is still luxurious, and the six members are all world champion-level athletes, so it can be said that the competitiveness is still strong.

As the game progressed, surprises kept coming.

First of all, as the legendary "veteran" Waldner of the world table tennis world, this World Table Tennis Championships is his last battle, and he has announced his retirement from the Swedish national team after this competition. In his farewell match, "Veteran" Waldner lost 0:4 to "Little Soldier" Samsolov, and a generation of legends is finally about to withdraw from the eyes of fans and withdraw from the stage of history.

If Lao Wa's departure only made Chinese fans and the Chinese table tennis team sigh, then the elimination of Wang Lan, the eldest sister of the Chinese women's table tennis, sounded the alarm for the Chinese team. South Korean teenager Wen Xuanjing defeated Wang Lan 4:3, causing a big upset in this World Table Tennis Championships.

After that, in men's singles, the Chinese team is also in jeopardy. First, Liu Guozheng met Spaniard He Zhiwen in the second round of the game and lost the game with a score of 2:4. The result of this game is a big surprise, because He Zhiwen is already a year of confusion. But it was this veteran who was not confused, relying on tricky serve and excellent pushing to block Liu Guozhen's offensive, and wrote a miracle without showing mountains and dew.

In this round, Wang Hao and Chen Qi also broke out in the upset, they lost to Dutchman Hester and Japanese teenager Mizutani Hayabusa respectively. Especially after Mizutani Hayabusa's victory, the Japanese media was blowing a lot.

"Mizutani Hayabusa beats the Chinese Olympic champion!"

"The Japanese men's team is about to rise!"

"Japan's future leader, the rising star of the world table tennis arena - Hayabusa Mizutani!"

On the second day of the World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese men's singles lost three generals, and the national table tennis suddenly became noisy again.

However, the bad luck of Chinese men's table tennis is not over, and in the third round, Kong Linghui met Denmark's No. 1 player Metz. Although Metz is only ranked 19th in the world, his well-balanced forehand and backhand skills can be very threatening if they are used. In the end, Kong Linghui lost to the opponent 2:4 and was eliminated.

So far, only the two cores of the Chinese men's team, Ma Lin and Wang Liqin, are still struggling to persevere.

At this time, Ye Hao also came to Shanghai, he did not come for the World Table Tennis Championships, because in his mind, even if he is gone, the Chinese table tennis team is strong enough, and there should be no suspense in winning all the gold medals. And according to the trajectory of his previous life, Wang Liqin should have won the championship in his hometown this World Table Tennis Championships, once again frustrating Marin's dream of winning the championship.

The reason why Ye Hao came to Shanghai at this time is because the premiere time of "Extreme Challenge" is coming. This is his first step into the entertainment industry, and he can only succeed, not fail!

No, Lu Wei was as nervous as Ye Hao, and he was also at a loss in his heart, so the two got together to discuss related matters.

"I'm very confident in the show,......, the key is that the publicity aspect has to keep up." Ye Hao looked at Lu Wei after speaking.

"Propaganda?" Lu Wei said he didn't know anything about it.

Ye Hao explained to him: "It's to let as many people know about our show as much as possible, we are not afraid of the deep alley." I think I need to hurry up and run commercials and videos! TV, newspapers, and roadside billboards, even if it's hot and news, anyway, just do everything possible to let everyone know that this show is extremely picky. ”

"Heat, news? Now the hottest thing in Shanghai is the World Table Tennis Championships! But the performance of our men's table tennis doesn't seem to be very good. Lu Wei said.

"It's impossible, our strength is very strong, it should be no problem to win all the championships." Ye Hao felt a little surprised.

"I'm afraid not necessarily, this time in the top 16 of the men's singles, the Chinese team has Ma Lin and Wang Liqin, and the remaining four have been eliminated early, I think it's a bit hanging. I heard that Liu Chengmin, Schrager and others are all menacing, and there are many dark horses eyeing them around. And this time the Chinese table tennis team is fighting at home, and the current game situation is not good, but there is a lot of pressure. Lu Wei is obviously very concerned about the World Table Tennis Championships.

Ye Hao listened carefully to Lu Wei's words, and suddenly he asked: "Uncle Lu, according to what you say, now everyone is not very concerned about the World Table Tennis Championships, so the ratings and attention are very high." ”

"Of course, now it can be said that the people of the whole country are paying attention to the World Table Tennis Championships, after all, it is a national sport!" Lu Wei said here, and a sense of pride arose.

Ye Hao rolled his eyes, turned into Xiao Zhuge and immediately had an idea in his heart. "Uncle Lu, we can borrow the east wind!"

"What east wind?" Lu Wei was still confused at this time.

"World Table Tennis Championships, you see, I am the defending champion of the World Table Tennis Championships, or the new Olympic champion and Grand Slam winner, such a good resource must be fully utilized. Let's highlight this article when we promote, and it will definitely attract a large number of audiences. If the Chinese team doesn't do well, it will be even better......" Ye Hao said impatiently.

In the face of Ye Hao's ghost idea, Lu Wei had to be amazed, how did he know that the marketing publicity in the future would be even more terrible and excessive.

Now that the idea is in place, it's a question of implementation. Lu Wei and Ye Hao immediately took action, the production of new promotional videos, the placement of newspapers and street billboards, and the premiere was only half a week away, and they were very busy.

With the continuous progress of the Shanghai World Table Tennis Championships, the publicity of the extreme challenge is also in full swing. The key is ......

A car of the Shanghai Metro.

"Have you heard? This World Table Tennis Championships, our national team's performance in the men's singles doesn't seem to be good! ”

"Isn't there Wang Liqin? He's from Shanghai. ”

"What's the use of this! The key is that our defending champion, who seems to be called Ye Hao, did not participate at all. ”

"Yes, I heard that even Korean sticks and Japanese devils are starting to be arrogant!"

"Really? So why didn't the Chinese team send the defending champions? ”

"Well, I know that. Ye Hao had a car accident after winning the Athens Olympics last year and has now retired from the national team. ”

"Huh?"

"That's a shame!"

"Who's to say it isn't."

"Ye Hao you are talking about, is that him?" Suddenly, a person asked, pointing to a screen in a subway car.

"Hey, it's really Ye Hao, I watched the men's singles final of last year's Olympic table tennis, and it was he who defeated the South Koreans and won the Olympic gold medal."

"He participates in this show called Extreme Challenge?"

"Ye Hao changed careers to the entertainment industry?"

"It seems that the premiere time is on the night of the men's singles final of the World Table Tennis Championships."

"That's right, it's ten o'clock on Friday night, and the game should just be over."

"Then I'm going to take a look at this extreme challenge."

"Well, me too. Ye Hao is my idol! ”

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Similar scenes are playing out in many parts of Shanghai.