just to make those dreams come true

Chapter 285 Before the Final

olympic stadium

On the stands of the arena, there is a place specially provided for the main personnel of each delegation to watch the game. This is almost the same position arrangement during the opening and closing ceremonies.

In the area closest to the side of the field, Yu Weili, who was nagged by Sun Ping, was here at the moment.

With a calm smile on his face, he and Feng Yong stood side by side, holding on to the guardrail tightly. The expressions on their faces were both indifferent and excited, complicated and inexplicable.

As for Feng Yong, it was completely different at this moment. His excitement was beyond words, and he seemed to be in high spirits and in a turbulent mood.

Since the start of the track and field competition, this is the third time he has watched the competition with all his heart. The first time was the 400-meter rematch, and the second time was the 110-meter final. He was very happy every time.But this time, first the 200-meter hurdles advanced, and then Yang Zuyao entered the [-]-meter final. How could he not be excited!

He was happy and excited about the results, and he was even more excited that China's track and field events, especially the men's short-span events, had made leaps and bounds in his hands.

Even though his vanity is not strong, but the recent situation, the envious eyes cast by the regiment headquarters in meetings, as well as the commendations and honors that have been and may be, all of these have made his heart ache. There is uncontainable excitement.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Feng Yong wanted to share his feelings with his old partner around him, so he turned his head slightly and looked at Yu Weili beside him, but he was a little stunned by this look.

"I said, Lao Yu, something is wrong with you!"

Looking at Yu Weili's calm and happy expression, he was completely lacking in the pride, pride, excitement, and excitement he had imagined, and he just felt familiar.

"What's wrong?" Yu Weili was a little puzzled.

"Hey, I'll just say I'm familiar with it, my feelings are contagious!"

"Haha, Boss, do you think you look like Xiaolin? Haha!" Yu Liwei raised his eyebrows involuntarily, and after thinking about it, he also said with a smile: "Is there anything wrong with that? Our coaches need to keep calm enough Only then can we discover and solve problems. Boss, there is nothing wrong with Xiaolin’s way of thinking.”

"Besides, there are really no surprises in this match. Isn't it normal for Xiao Yang to enter the final? Xiao Zhu, we are also mentally prepared to be eliminated, aren't we?"

"I..." Feng Yong was a little choked, and he really didn't know how to refute.It seems to be really wrong, but it seems that this is not the case, right?
"Old Yu, didn't you say that? We have entered the semi-finals and finals of the short-span event, and we still have the hope of winning a medal. Isn't this rare? Isn't it worth getting excited about?"

Yu Liwei nodded and said with a smile: "Of course it's rare, but isn't that what I said before? It's quite expected. I just came over from Xiaolin. Although I didn't see him, I'm sure he didn't either. How excited you will be, maybe you still think about the problems of this trip?"

"You~" Feng Yong shook his head helplessly.

"Boss, actually think about it, do you think? Will the Americans be excited because one or two of their players enter the finals? I don't think so, this is normal, okay?!"

"Old Yu, your spirits are still high! Haha. But it's good!" Seeing Yu Weili comparing the United States, Feng Yong smiled heartily.There was indeed something comparable, which really put him in a good mood.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, I called you here to tell you some news, and by the way, you can communicate more with Xiao Lin when you turn around, let him... how should I put it, let him be a little... a little more lively~"

After the excitement subsided a little, Feng Yong restrained his smile, and then continued.

"We had a meeting at the regiment headquarters today, and with Director Luo's revelations, the main leaders of the bureau have already settled the matter, and the promotion of the deputy head coach has officially entered the process. Moreover, the matter of adding a deputy director has also been passed. , even Director Luo..."

"That's how things are. We should have waited until we got back to discuss these things, but after thinking about it, Xiao Lin would definitely have to travel across the country with the delegation, and this would take a lot of time. Taking advantage of the time of the competition, Talk to him more when you have time, his completely indifferent appearance is really a headache."

Feng Yong shook his head helplessly.

"Our center was struggling with this matter last year, and now it has finally been implemented, or the Olympic Games is more important!" Feng Yong also felt a little emotional. Last year's honor was even greater than this, but after reporting it, it was procrastinating. It's been almost a year, and I haven't heard any specific news before the Olympics.But now that the Olympic Games are not over, this has been officially implemented, and the efficiency is not low.

He was only slightly moved, and Feng Yong continued: "As we discussed before, let Xiaolin lead the leadership, and we want to make him the face of the track and field team. Now he, regardless of his grades and position All fit well enough.

Moreover, as far as the Director and Director Li are concerned, by the end of the year, the bureau will inevitably arrange something for him, which will also help his external image, but he may need to be more active, at least interviews and publicity must be guaranteed ...

After a while, my work may focus more on the center, Lao Yu, you get along with Xiao Lin the most, you have to..."

"Uh-huh……!"

Yu Weili nodded from time to time, and Feng Yong's confession, about Lin Mu, Yu Weili took it down very seriously. As for the possibility that he might become a deputy director, Yu Weili didn't care at all.

He now has positions in the Athletics Association and the track and field manager, but he basically doesn't interfere with the affairs there. In his heart, he is still more willing to devote himself to the work of the track and field team.Moreover, he is not young anymore, and he will not be able to work for many years. It is more important than anything else to contribute more to track and field events and track and field teams.

Feng Yong carefully thought about what he should explain, and after remembering something, he said with a smile: "In addition... Director Luo mentioned to me later that the Department of Central Commerce has already made international long-distance calls. Xiao Lin and Xiao Zhao’s offer intentions piled up a foot high, and Xiao Yang, Xiao Chen, Xiao Shen, and Xiao Zhu all had quite a few of them. Now our track and field team is really..."

Feng Yong stopped. He didn't know how to describe it. Although endorsement and commercial sponsorship are about profit, there are actually many problems in response.

"It should have happened! And now that the Olympic Games are over, they are known all over the country, so it's not surprising!" Yu Weili shook his head with a smile, which was also expected.

For the Olympic Games, there are more than 50 billion people in the world and more than 10 billion people in China. Not many people actually watch the games, but definitely more than half of them know and understand.The track and field sprint is the focus of most attention in each Olympic Games.How can someone who can stand out among them lack attention.

"It's Xiaolin's side... After the Asian Championships last year, there was a business intention, and Cai Meng, the center, hit a wall. He already has some opinions. He is also the head coach, and Director Luo also appeased the Ministry of Commerce. This allowed the matter to pass. But this time, it probably won’t work, even if the field manager agrees, the General Administration will not agree..."

Feng Yong was a little worried. He really didn't want Lin Mu to make the relationship with the higher-ups too stiff because of these things.According to Xiaolin's current situation, dozens of contracts can't escape. These contracts bring benefits, but various contract constraints are indispensable.

For example, what competitions must be participated in, what activities must be attended, etc. This is troublesome and time-consuming.Kobayashi has already consumed almost all of his time as a coach and as an athlete. No wonder he has some resistance to these things.

"Boss, it seems inevitable! Don't let me persuade Xiao Lin, it's useless!" Yu Weili exhaled, and the joy and excitement he had just disappeared completely. Just like Feng Yong, he was also worried .This is not a small benefit, no one will let it go, if Lin Mu really insists on it, then things will be very troublesome.

"Do you think this will work?!" Yu Weili straightened his mind, and then continued: "The agent and the public relations team, don't let the center or the higher-level department arrange it, let's find him and find some suitable ones. Candidates. Come and help Xiaolin take care of these things. First of all, the people on our side can at least ensure that the arrangements are made without affecting Xiaolin's work as much as possible?!"

"Well~" Feng Yong nodded noncommittally, "Let me report this matter to the director, so as not to be too stiff, the center may agree. After all, Xiao Lin has a different identity, and his coach is his job. Then we should find a way Hire an outstanding spokesperson, and look for a suitable agent. Don’t count on him for this matter!!”

"Well, in fact, it's time to make up all of Xiaolin's team support. After the Olympics, it's going to be another period of time to focus on improving. It's not good to have no one to help him deal with these external trivial matters!"

"Then let's make this decision first. You can go back and talk to Xiaolin about it. I won't talk about the specifics. At present, the work is still mainly about the competition. Tomorrow is the 200-meter final, and there is a relay behind, so I need to worry about it. As for Find someone, I'll drag down the relationship and inquire in those circles!"

"Yeah, it's another final!"

……

"...Liu Xiang's start was very good. He was not affected by the rush. In the first three hurdles, he ran very steadily...He is now full of strength, and his movements are very coordinated. He is leading, and there are two hurdles left. Liu Xiang, Liu Xiang... At 13, it was very easy. At the last moment, Liu Xiang let go of the water a little bit, and the 18th Jamaican player Maurice Vigneau took the opportunity to overtake and won the first place in the group at 6. Liu Xiang The second place in the group, successfully advanced to the final, the final will start at 13:17 tomorrow night Yanjing time, everyone is welcome to watch then..."

On the evening of August 8, Athens time, on August 26, Yanjing time.

In the early hours of the night, in China, countless families are watching the Olympic games. Outside, many restaurants and temporary stalls have set up TV sets and tables.Family members and close friends gather together to watch the exciting scenes of competition on TV.I felt bursts of blood rushing up.

And at this moment, with Liu Xiang's successful promotion, even in the middle of the night, there are countless screams and cheers from all over the country.In this Olympic Games, the men's sprint, including hurdles, is really surprising.

"...After the men's 110-meter hurdles, we will bring you the men's 800-meter semi-finals and the women's 4*100-meter relay preliminaries... at 22:45 p.m. Athens time and 3:45 a.m. Yanjing time , Our station will broadcast live the final of the men's 200m race, and our country's player Yang Zuyao will participate in the men's 200m final... Before that, we will review the 200m with you during the broadcast interval of the game The competition, the journey of our country's players all the way, everyone, don't go away..."

Following the introductions by Yang Jian and Han Qiao, the audience who were planning to take a break and come back later stopped their movements immediately.Although many people have watched the live replay of the game many times, they are still interested.

They don't want to miss every exciting moment, just feel it more, and wait for the more exciting men's 200m final in more than an hour!
……

at the same time
Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece

athlete's rest area
Yang Zuyao, who is about to participate in the evening final, is here at the moment, and beside him are the athletes of the relay team.It also includes Liu Xiang who just finished the game.

At this moment, they are getting together, chatting leisurely, and it seems that they don't have the nervousness when they are about to face the finals of the competition.Even Liu Xiang, who was so excited just because he ran into the final, was gradually fading away from the excitement caused by this battle.

Accepting the physical therapy service of a full-time physical therapist, I looked at the several national team teammates who were chatting about the game gathered in front of me, and Yang Zuyao, who was faintly regarded as the eldest brother by several people.To be honest, he was a little envious.

The life of an athlete is very hard, training is hard, competition is hard, enduring boredom is even harder, and being able to achieve results is the accumulation of these hardships.Once upon a time, he also hoped that in these painful processes, there would be some like-minded friends who would walk side by side with him.Of course, it would be even better if he led the way!
Also from Shanghai, Yang Zuyao entered the national team later than him, but now Yang Zuyao is much better than him in terms of performance and reputation.Is it because of genius?Maybe there is.But in Liu Xiang's heart, he himself is also a genius.Just being able to enter the national team at a younger age is enough proof.

Maybe there's something else I haven't discovered? !
Liu Xiang thought silently in his heart.

"Oh! By the way, Lao Liu, congratulations on entering the final!"

As if he just remembered, Zhao Lin who was talking turned his head to congratulate Liu Xiang.

"Uh!"

Every time he heard this "Old Liu", Liu Xiang felt a little speechless, but he didn't know how to refute.In reality, Zhao Lin was indeed younger than him.

Thinking of being young, Liu Xiang couldn't help thinking of the series of honors this young man, who will only turn 10 in October, has won.He felt a little depressed.

He won the World Youth Championship, broke the world youth record, and is also the Asian record holder.But it seems that everything is in front of Zhao Lin, and it doesn't seem to have much weight.

"World Champion, No.10 in Asia within 1 seconds, Olympic runner-up..."

Instead of replying to Zhao Lin's congratulations, Liu Xiang counted Zhao Lin's achievements one by one in his heart, and some will became more determined in his heart.

"Okay! Let Liu Xiang have a good rest. He was quite tired just after running down." As if seeing something, Yang Zuyao stopped Zhao Lin who was about to say something.

For Liu Xiang's final tomorrow, it's better not to let Zhao Linduo's words bring unnecessary influence.Speaking of it, he is really not familiar, even if he is also from Shanghai.Maybe geniuses are proud!
Individuals have their own ideas and concepts, just like what the coach said, I may disagree, but it does not prevent me from understanding.

Shaking his head secretly, Yang Zuyao didn't think about Liu Xiang any more.

Looking at the teammates around him, anyway, he felt that the current atmosphere of the relay team made him very comfortable, and that was enough!Maybe it will become a tradition in the future, and I think it's a good thing when I think about it.

Mutual encouragement and mutual promotion, failure is comforted, victory is blessed by others, what is there to be dissatisfied with? !

Originally, some of the depression caused by the analysis of himself quietly receded at this moment. In Yang Zuyao's heart, all the tension disappeared, and it was replaced by calmness.

"Coach..."

He knew that several teammates were specially assigned by the coach to chat with him, just to help him calm down.It may seem like a common thing, but it happens to have an effect on him.It boils down to a character.He never doubted that the coach could see through him, even people in the team said he was mature.

There are really many things that I can learn, but for now, let's finish this game well!

Standing up from his position, there is still an hour before the start of the game, and it is time for him to go to the inspection area!
The coach will watch me from the sidelines, use my best efforts to play the best level, and report my results to the coach!

……

"They're all back?! Over there, you don't feel comfortable staying here. Go!"

Smiling at the athletes who had just come back to report to him, Lin Mu waved his hand.

"Coach Lin, your psychological counseling is very interesting. In our domestic sports teams, some professional psychiatrists do it, and some coaches do it themselves. It's really rare for athletes to chat and spank."

Yu Weili watched the athletes walk away and said with a smile.

"Hehe, Director Yu, it's a matter of adapting to the individual and the time. After all, athletes are different from athletes."

Lin Mu explained with a smile, in terms of understanding Yang Zuyao, he still has some experience.Speaking of the truth, the effect of caring and caring may not be very good. On the contrary, he prefers the atmosphere of unity and friendship among teammates.

"Hehe, you have taught me another lesson. It's a pity that I am not as young as he is in his teens. In this way, under the leadership of your director Lin, I can also taste the taste of progress!"

Yu Weili listened to the words, and said with a half-serious, half-joking smile.

"Director Yu, if you want to talk about the experience of leading athletes, Lao Yuan, Lao Liu, Lao Meng, and Lao Chen, no one has their own way. Don't make fun of me!"

"Haha, Director Lin, I can't do it. Xiao Yang has been with me for more than a year, and I have no idea what his character is!"

The coaches of the relay team were almost together. Liu Ren refuted the words directly, and the other coaches also smiled.If they think about it, they really have their own ways, but it's really hard to say in such a detailed way.

"Don't follow me, just watch the competition. It will be the women's 4*100m relay. Although it is not a men's event, the men's and women's relay patterns in various countries are similar. Let's take a look."

Lin Mu's words made the coaches around him stop joking in an instant.

The single project is about to end.Tomorrow, the preliminaries of the relay will start, you really have to watch it!
This year's individual event is considered to be exceeding the quota and history. The final relay cannot be lost. The importance of the team is much greater than that of the individual event.

(End of this chapter)