Although it’s still August 21st in Athens, it’s already August 22nd in China. Because it falls on a Saturday, many sports enthusiasts in China still choose to stay up late to compete. So even though it was already 1 o'clock in the morning, there were still many viewers staying in front of the TV to watch the Olympic games.
In the provincial capital, in the community where Zhang Guan lives, almost every house is brightly lit. There is an Olympic athlete in the community, and the residents of the entire community feel very proud, and the aunts who have nothing to do even talk about it to everyone they meet.
"Old Zhang, come here quickly, our son is here!" Zhang's mother shouted softly, and then heard the sound of the toilet flushing in the bathroom, and Zhang's father trotted out.
"It's about to start, why didn't you call me earlier!" Zhang's father sat on the sofa and kept complaining to Zhang's mother.
"This has just begun, and I'm calling you. Who made you stay in the toilet for so long and hide in there to smoke?" Zhang's mother seemed more powerful, and Zhang's father immediately stopped talking.
Then the two of them stared at the TV, refusing to miss a single detail.
At the same time, in the Land of Abundance, Mr. Chen was sitting by the TV, watching this game.
"Old Chen, it's so late. You should go to bed. The doctor said..." Old Chen's wife walked out of the room and saw Zhang Guan on the TV screen. She suddenly stopped talking. She knew that her husband's last words were on the TV. A proud disciple, Mr. Chen will never miss his competition.
The old lady looked at Mr. Chen nervously, then quickly ran to the room, took the Suxiaojiuxin Pill and held it in her hand. She was worried that her husband would be too excited and his heart would not be able to bear it.
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In the BBC studio, the camera gave a close-up of each athlete, while the host introduced each athlete one by one.
"This is American player Sean Crawford. His main event is the 200-meter dash, but he also has championship-level strength in sprinting." The host said.
Eriksen immediately went on to say: "Yes, Crawford will be the first in this group. The only suspense is what his final score will be."
"Obadlie Thompson is an athlete from Barbados. Many of you in the audience should have heard of Barbados. He is a country in the Caribbean and a member of our Commonwealth." The host introduced.
Ericsson responded with a tacit understanding: "Obalid Thompson maintains the fastest 100-meter speed in the world at 9.69 seconds, but this result was achieved with a tailwind of 5.1 meters. His strength Definitely not as good as Crawford, but there’s a lot of hope that he can cause trouble for Crawford.”
"Vicente Lima, a player from Brazil..."
"Aki Aliyu, a player from Nigeria..."
The camera finally focused on Zhang Guan. Before the host could introduce him, Eriksson spoke first: "This is the Chinese player I just talked about! I think everyone knows him without introduction. If he is If you don’t understand, you can read the Times from the past few days.”
Amid Eriksen's teasing, the camera quickly moved to the next athlete.
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The referee who gives the order carries a small loudspeaker, so his shout can be heard by people far away around him.
“Onyourmarks…set…”
The referee raised the starting gun, but before he could give the order, he saw two athletes rushing out.
Two people got away!
The referee immediately stopped the game and signaled the athletes to start again.
Zhang Guan returned to the starting line with a smile on his face, and not far from him, another athlete who had missed the mark also walked back slowly. As he walked, this person smiled at Zhang Guan.
At the start of the race, Zhang Guan and Kazakhstan athlete Gerardi Chernofey both jumped ahead.
In the BBC studio, the host introduced: "The two athletes who missed the mark are Gerardi Chernofey from Kazakhstan and Zhang Guan from China."
Eriksson immediately said: "I have said before that in the preliminary round or the semi-finals, if the athletes are not strong enough, they will choose to run with the gun to gain an advantage of a few tenths of a second. So obviously, these two Asians Knowing that there was no hope of advancement, they decided to use the press-and-run tactic to get a shot, but unfortunately, they didn’t understand the European referees’ calling rhythm, so the press-and-run tactics turned into a false start.”
On the field, Kazakhstan's Chernofey was indeed preparing to press the gun to gain some advantages. He felt that he was lucky enough to enter the second round, so he must give it a try in the rematch.
Zhang Guan, on the other hand, felt that he was a little too excited. He felt that he needed to adjust it appropriately, so he chose to take the initiative and let his body adapt to the rhythm of the game. Through this false start, Zhang Guan's competitive status actually improved a bit, reaching 68 points.
So far, Zhang Guan does not know the rules for the growth of competitive status, but he can clearly feel that the higher the number of competitive status, the easier it is to achieve good results.
One minute later, the eight athletes were ready to start again.
Inside the BBC studios. The host said: "The athletes are ready and the game is about to start."
Afterwards, neither the host nor the two guests spoke, quietly waiting for the sound of the starting gun.
After the starting gun sounded, the host began his passionate explanation.
"Let's start! Thompson started well. He was in the lead. Crawford started to catch up, accelerate, accelerate. He and Thompson were neck and neck, and Thompson also accelerated again. Who is faster? They are still in a stalemate! Oh , Crawford surpassed Thompson, Crawford! Thompson wanted to overtake, but he couldn't catch up, couldn't catch up! Crawford is faster! He is now in the lead... second!"
At the last word "second", the host seemed frightened and almost screamed.
According to the original commentary line, he was going to say "now he is in the lead", but when the word "lead" was about to be uttered, he realized that Crawford was in the second position.
Sean Crawford, one of the three favorites to win the championship, was only ranked second!
But the one in the lead was a Chinese, none other than Zhang Guan!
Thompson is indeed a twitch-type player, and his twitching speed is comparable to Crawford's. The host had also been paying attention to the fight between Crawford and Thompson. It was only at this moment that he noticed that Zhang Guan had rushed to the first place. This caused the host to fall into a state of confusion for a moment.
"What's going on? Am I dreaming? The Chinese are ahead? Crawford is actually behind a Chinese! How is this possible? A Chinese is ahead. This doesn't make sense at all! What is the name of this Chinese? Damn it, I don’t even know the names of the contestants, how should I explain it?” Countless questions popped up in the host’s mind instantly.
Not only the BBC hosts, but also the hosts from other TV stations didn’t know how to explain. They originally focused their explanations on Crawford, but now Crawford is lagging behind a Chinese, instantly letting the host know All the explanations prepared by people were in vain. The host really wanted to look down at the Chinese athlete's name on the information, but this was a 100-meter dash competition and he didn't have time to look up the information.
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In contrast, the domestic TV commentator was not affected at all because he only focused on Zhang Guan's game.
"The race started. Zhang Guan had a good start. He started accelerating. Come on, start accelerating. The competition was very fierce. Zhang Guan rushed to the front and caught up with Crawford! Very good. Try to keep his current position! Zhang Guan is very fast. , hold on, must hold on, if you can keep the top three, it is victory! Surpassed! Surpassed Crawford!"
The next moment, the commentator's voice suddenly rose several degrees, instantly changing from a mid-range to a high-pitched voice.
"Leading! Zhang Guan has surpassed Crawford! Zhang Guan is ahead! Come on! Come on! Come on! Crawford wants to overtake! He is still behind Zhang Guan! He is about to cross the line! Still leading! Hurry! Hurry! ! Come on! Cross the line! Zhang Guan crosses the line! Okay! Well done! First! First in the group! Qualified! Entering the semi-finals! We won! We rushed into the semi-finals!"
The commentator's voice has turned into a roar, and he seems a little incoherent, or he simply doesn't know what to say at this time. It wasn't until a moment later that he realized that the sound in the headset was vibrating to the point of causing his ears to hurt, and the sound was exactly coming from him. At this time, the commentator realized that his performance just now was a bit out of control.
This was a live broadcast of a program, and shouting like he just did regardless of his image could be considered a violation of live broadcast discipline. So the commentator took a deep breath and tried to calm down his excitement, but the next moment, the camera focused on Zhang Guan, who was in first place, and the athletes' results appeared on the broadcast screen.
The commentator couldn't restrain his emotions again and shouted: "9 seconds 87! 9 seconds 87! Zhang Guan ran 9 seconds 87! He ran into 9 seconds 9! Asians, Chinese, were the first to run in 9 seconds 9!"
There was already a round of applause in the director's room not far away. Director Xu, who was sitting in the director's room, did not notice the commentator's gaffe at all. He clenched his fists tightly and was almost trembling with excitement. The fatigue and sleepiness after working for more than ten hours completely disappeared without a trace at this moment. There was only excitement and shock in his heart.
"What an exciting match!" Director Xu took a sharp breath. Although it only lasted ten seconds, he felt that the excitement was much stronger than the previous badminton women's doubles final. In the one-hour badminton women's doubles final, the two teams of Chinese athletes indeed had a wonderful showdown, but both sides were Chinese. When watching, I always felt that something was missing. Although the gold medal was obtained, it brought a sense of psychological satisfaction to the audience. Far inferior to defeating foreigners, especially defeating Americans in their most powerful sprint event!
"Let's cut it now and play back the game in detail later!" Director Xu said.
At this moment, Director Xu's cell phone suddenly rang.
"It's so late, who is calling? My wife knows that I will be broadcasting live until late at night today." Director Xu looked at the caller ID and saw that the caller was the deputy director in charge of the station.
Director Xu hurriedly picked up the phone: "Hello, Director, this is Xiao Xu."
"Xiao Xu, I watched a 100-meter sprint race. The live broadcast of this race was great! I beat the Americans, which is very exciting! It should be highlighted in the news tomorrow, especially the sprint is The event that Americans are best at, and we beat the Americans in this event!" the deputy director said.
"Don't worry, Director, I will personally follow up on this report." Director Xu put down the phone and paid great attention to and reported on the Olympic Games every year. The main purpose was to boost the self-confidence of the Chinese people and strengthen national cohesion. In terms of the tone of publicity, Xu The director was already familiar with it, and at this moment, the prototype of the entire report had vaguely appeared in his mind.
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