After visiting Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, before he had time to go to the Summer Palace, Chen Mingliang was about to return to the team to train. Athletes don't always have that much freedom, and they don't have much time to be themselves.

The father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law went back after the National Day. Before leaving, he also helped move to a new house, because the decoration has ended, and Yunyang's family still has a lot of things to do with his mother-in-law.

The father and son have had a very hard time for more than a month, and they are tired of eating the small restaurant and instant noodles at the door, but the mother still cooks deliciously.

The family has moved, but no one has gone to live there. Ren Jing still lives in the dormitory of the school, and if she wants to apply for day school, she must first move her hukou to a new house. Chen Mingliang is training task is still very heavy, and he will represent the national team for the first time on the 20th of this month.

The venue of the competition is Seville, Spain. The 7th World Athletics Championships.

In fact, Seville is also a big city in Spain, a bit like Guangzhou and Shenzhen in China. However, it is not well known internationally, unlike Madrid or Barcelona, which are famous for football and are widely known all over the world.

On October 19, 1999, the day before departure, the national team held a pledge meeting for the track and field team to compete in the World Championships. There are many athletes sent to participate in the competition this time, but there are not many who are really strong, even if they are training for the Olympics.

There are a total of more than 50 people, there are really not many points that can rush for gold, and the real more sure is the women's race walk, followed by the men's race walk, and then the women's shot put, the women's javelin and the men's long jump.

In the previous life, the results of the later competitions also confirmed this, the national team was indeed at a low point, and only Liu Hongyu and Wang Yan won the gold and silver medals in the women's 20km race walk.

The rest of the athletes are basically soy sauce players, including Chen Mingming, of course.

Although Chen Mingming's test score has been able to run steadily within 1 minute and 43 seconds, anything can happen on the field. He has made a name for himself in domestic competitions, but after all, he has not really proven himself, and this is his chance to preach.

Before Liu Xiang, no one believed that the East Asian yellow race could succeed in track and field, especially in sprinting, because he broke this stereotype and then reaped great honors.

Coach Chen also specifically said, "It is said that your results are already very good, but considering that you are still too young, I will not give you specific pressure." I don't know what the goal of this competition is, but it is a surprise to be able to get a good result, and it is a matter of accumulating experience if I don't get it. ”

"I can't go out with the team this time, you can take advantage of it yourself, as long as you play normally, not to mention the gold medal, a medal should still be able to impact it, I won't make a game strategy for you, you can adapt according to the scene, of course, you can lead directly to the end, anyway, your strength is already there."

The country's economic development has been rapid in recent years, and the guarantee of the national team has become more and more perfect. When competing abroad, the athletes themselves do not have to pay for it, and the only requirement is to abide by local laws and customs, abide by the discipline of the national team, and do not run around. The tour leader must agree to travel.

There is no requirement for results, because there have been no results in the past, and of course, the track and field team is still better than the men's team, at least for a period of dominance in the middle and long distance running.

For each athlete who participates, the national team also gives a certain subsidy. It's not a lot of money, it's not too little, it's $1,000, and if you have more money, you can buy a large item. At this time, it was generally believed that foreign industrial products were still good.

Chen Mingliang originally had little money to buy a house, decorate, and entertain his relatives, and there was less than 10,000 yuan at that time. This time I went abroad, took stock of my assets, and I didn't expect that the salary of the provincial team was 2,000 yuan a month, and the salary of the national team was 3,500 a month, all of which were paid in full.

5500 a month, in this era, is already a high-income group.

Kari still left a few thousand dollars of money to bet on, otherwise he would have no confidence in his heart. Chen Mingliang himself also exchanged 1,000 US dollars in cash, and athletes go abroad to exchange for a certain amount of foreign exchange, and of course they can also exchange for studying.

His idea is to buy a bag for his girlfriend, in his previous life, he didn't like the bag of the "donkey" brand, which cures all diseases.

Starting from the capital, it is not too far to Seville, and the national team chartered a plane to fly directly to the destination.

It is also a high-grade hotel. It's really a poor family, and all the expenses spent away from home are to make people comfortable, which shows that the entire security system is very well designed, and it depends on the performance of these athletes.

There are also a lot of sports reporters with the team, and a few went to interview Chen Mingming. In particular, the reporters in Dongshan are very enthusiastic about the athletes who go out of this province. I started the interview while waiting for my flight.

"Hello Chen Mingming! Meet again. ”

"Hello Reporter Li, long time no see." This reporter Li is an old acquaintance of Chen Mingming. Chen Mingliang knows them all.

"Chen has achieved good results in the 100m and 800m in China, what events did he participate in this World Championships, and what are his goals?"

Nonsense, you have the schedule in your hand, and you ask me what event I participate in.

Of course, the interview can't be nonsense, just click to the end.

"I'm only in the 800m this time, and I haven't decided on a specific goal yet, but I want to be able to make a breakthrough in this event."

"Does breakthrough mean to win a gold medal?"

"It's not that high, and being able to win a medal is already a personal plan."

"As a domestic 100m record holder, why didn't you sign up for this event at the World Championships?" Reporter Li has this in mind. It is not normal for the first person in the 100 meters not to participate in the 100 meters. is also preparing for the Olympics public opinion, he knows more than Chen Mingming, if he can't participate in the competition this time, then he may not have the opportunity to participate in the Olympics, he must fight for 1 by himself.

"Maybe I can't make a breakthrough yet, although my previous main event was the 100m, but the 800m performance is better, and besides, I'm not a sprinter."

Chen Mingliang also understood, but he could only say something implicitly.

The reporter also wanted to dig deeper, Chen Mingliang said that he was tired, can he take a break.

In the face of such a polite athlete and a fellow countryman, it is naturally not good to continue to ask, otherwise, it seems that there is a routine for him.

Let's wait until we get good results to talk about anything else.

In Spain, the urban infrastructure construction in developed countries is relatively perfect, but there are not many high-rise buildings, which can only be said to be relatively clean.

In his previous life, Chen Mingliang had also seen foreigners, but there were not so many. Ah, beautiful Spanish girl.

Chen Mingming's first international competition kicked off.