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Chapter 133 The whole world is questioning you! Then use your achievements to shut them up!

October 24, 2024, the first day of the Incheon World Cup Swimming Championships.

There are 12 individual qualifying events to be held this morning, including the women's 50m freestyle, the men's 100m medley... and Chen Shu will participate in the men's 50m freestyle and 100m butterfly.

Unlike the first day of the Shanghai Station, when Chen Shu started the men's 100m butterfly group competition, this time the first event to start was the men's 50m freestyle.

This should be the event where Chen Shu has the most advantages.

After all, this is the event he is best at the earliest.

The men's 50m freestyle was the seventh to start, and the 100m butterfly was the 11th, the second to last, with an interval of 1.5 hours in between.

Because of his outstanding performance in the Shanghai Station, Chen Shu was pulled by Cui Dengrong to do a pre-match press conference. Of course, swimming enthusiasts, reporters, etc. around the world also hope that he will attend.

Also present were Pan Zhanle and Zhang Yufei, both leaders of the Chinese swimming world. Obviously, there should be one female representative.

This is a routine part of many competitions, which is to increase exposure and topicality through interviews.

For large-scale events such as football and basketball, the interview before the game is the most important process.

Many coaches and players talk nonsense at this time.

The famous Ronaldo hat-trick reversal against Atletico Madrid was because Atletico Madrid coach Simeone opened champagne before the game, thinking that Atletico Madrid's promotion was inevitable with a 2-goal lead, and then mocked Ronaldo and Juventus, and the opponent scored 3 goals in a row.

And now, Chen Shu is also experiencing such a thing.

"Hello, Chen Shu. Now the outside world is saying that you performed brilliantly in the Shanghai Swimming World Cup, and you took the absolute advantage of the host country!"

"You practiced and familiarized yourself in this venue for more than a month before the game, so you even had your own prediction of the starting gun!"

"Excuse me, can you continue this state in our Incheon station?"

This is obviously a local reporter from Korea. Now that Korean swimming is declining and China is rising, they are obviously very unhappy, so how could they miss such a good opportunity to talk about it in the media.

After listening to the reporter's interview, Cui Dengrong glanced at Chen Shu beside him and asked him to pay attention to answering.

Although Chen Shu, in his opinion, is already a very mature interviewee.

Because in all previous competitions, Chen Shu's attitude and answers to CCTV and foreign reporters were very good, and he didn't say much, and he said it after thinking for a long time, showing a kind of decency and sophistication that was very different from his age.

So he has gradually begun to feel assured of Chen Shu's answer.

This is also the reason why Cui Dengrong finally agreed to Chen Shu's participation in the pre-match press conference.

"My condition will only get better!"

Chen Shu's first sentence made Cui Dengrong's heart tremble slightly, and he looked up at Chen Shu.

The reporters who interviewed him were alsoLooking at him in surprise, reporters from other countries laughed as they watched the show, and the camera was also pointed in the direction of Chen Shu.

"Why?"

The reporter hurriedly asked.

"Because China is a country of etiquette, we value hospitality and should be the best host!"

"But here, it's not necessary!"

Cui Dengrong: "..."

"..."

Zhang Yufei and Pan Zhanle had already turned their heads and covered their mouths and laughed.

Chen Shu spoke in Chinese, and many foreigners had to listen to the translation, but the Korean reporter happened to understand Chinese, so his face suddenly became ugly.

"I hope you have good luck and can get what you said!"

The reporter smiled and said mmp, and Chen Shu also smiled back: "Thank you, I hope to see you again after the game!"

"Yes, I will be responsible for the interviews of the Swimming World Cup this time!"

The reporter was quite proud.

Chen Shu nodded: "That's good!"

The two of them had an invisible confrontation. Looking at Cui Dengrong who was standing by, he was overwhelmed. He thought Chen Shu was introverted and would accept the interview well, but he didn't expect that he was also a thorn!

Thinking about it, isn't 14 the time to be rebellious?

People have said that to you, is it still Chen Shu's temper not to hit back?

"Next, ask a question!"

The person in charge of the interview area was talking there, and Cui Dengrong quickly put his hand to his mouth and whispered to Chen Shu: "Answer well, don't be too aggressive!"

"No, I'm telling the truth!"

"She was the first to talk about my advantage as the host, so I'll talk to her!"

"Chen Shu, put aside the advantage of being the host in Shanghai, do you think you can break the world record you created in Incheon?"

This is an American reporter.

Obviously, he is also here to dig a hole.

"Of course, I have confidence!"

Anyone would answer like this. If they fail to do so, these reporters will obviously lash out after the game.

Chen Shu knows these guys' routines too well. He has seen many interviews before and after the game in his previous life.

So Chen Shu's answer is the same as above.

"Your words make me look forward to it!"

The American reporter smiled slightly.

"Ah~~~"

Cui Dengrong sighed on the side. These foreign reporters are really too mean. They can't bear to see the Chinese people so outstanding. Now they are digging holes one by one for a reversal after the game.

How topical is this?

Before the game, Chen Shu, the king of Chinese swimming, who broke more than 10 world records and won nine gold medals in a row in the Magic City Station, made a bold statement.

After the game, once a mistake or poor performance, a piece of news that foreigners love to read can be generated immediately.

And if they perform well after the game, they will still flatter and say that they are indeed talented... Anyway, they have said everything. Now many reporters and media are like this.A creature with fluctuating morals, everything is for traffic and opposition.

This is true both at home and abroad.

……

Soon, an interview of nearly half an hour ended with questions that besieged and dug holes in Chen Shu.

On the contrary, Pan Zhanle and Zhang Yufei asked very few questions, and Cui Dengrong just made routine speeches.

It can be seen that Chen Shu has now become the "new darling" of the media. After all, the price of coming out of nowhere is to suffer various doubts from the media.

Many sports kings have come this way.

C Ronaldo and Messi have many black materials, not to mention Chen Shu, a "newcomer" who has just emerged in the swimming world. The whole world hopes that he will fall from the altar. Except for parents and people who really admire and like you, many people actually can't see you well.

"Damn, these guys are so shameless!"

"What kind of questions are they asking? I really wanted to say something back at them!"

Pan Zhanle was cursing.

Cui Dengrong said unhappily, "Is this your first time meeting these guys?"

"Okay, adjust yourself. Don't take these things to heart. If you play well in the game, you will be the strongest and undefeated. For the rest, it's useless to say anything!"

When Cui Dengrong said this, he glanced at Chen Shu who didn't say a word.

"Yeah!"

Pan Zhanle nodded, but Cui Dengrong said, "Chen Shu, did you hear that?"

"Ah?"

Chen Shu really didn't hear what he said.

"I said, don't take the questions and words of the reporters to heart. Are you thinking about the questions of those reporters just now?"

"No, they are not worth my time to think about!"

Chen Shu was just thinking, should he swim a single shot with all his strength in the 50-meter freestyle later?

"Haha, that's right!"

"Xiao Pan, see, Chen Shu's mentality is better than yours!"

Cui Dengrong smiled, and Pan Zhanle muttered: "You listen to him bragging, he is just thinking about how to retaliate against those guys later?"

Pan Zhanle was right.

It is obviously impossible not to take it to heart, but the best way to slap someone in the face is indeed as Cui Dengrong said, that is, results.

In competitive sports, being bad is the original sin!

As long as you are strong enough, you can get recognition from the outside world through this way again and again.

The media's popularity is not a bad thing at some point, provided that you always win!

Chen Shu and his companions arrived at the lounge of the Huaxia stadium, a very cramped place, about 5 square meters.

Not to mention compared with the spacious lounge of the Oriental Center in Shanghai, it is not even as good as the backcourt of many domestic stadiums. There is no place for everyone to sit, and standing is also crowded and depressing, so they can only go to the public area.

The key is that there is not a TV in each room in the backcourt, but only in the public area, there is a large projection screen, which broadcasts the frontcourt events live.

"It's a mess!"

"This place holds the World CupWorld-class competition, it's a joke!"

"Too stingy..."

Many athletes have been complaining for two days. During training yesterday, everyone was complaining.

Xu Jiayu and Sun Yang had competed here before, so they could accept it, but it was their first time and they were obviously devastated. (To read exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)

The venue is not good, which actually affects the state.

Chen Shu, on the other hand, is full of fighting spirit. He just wants to finish the competition in three days and go to Singapore to participate in the last stop.

The venue is also better than Incheon, but not much.

"Okay, those who want to compete in the first and second games later, follow me! ”

Cui Dengrong greeted, and Zhang Yufei, Yang Junxuan and others immediately walked into the backcourt.[]

The rest of the contestants who had no competition today, as well as the contestants who started the next few games, all sat in the public area of ​​the backcourt.

They watched the live broadcast of the frontcourt with the contestants from other countries.

The whole scene looked clearly divided, and it was easy to tell which country it was based on the team uniforms.

Everyone occupied a small area to cheer for the contestants of their own country. When the game started later, the atmosphere would obviously be very tense.

It seemed calm now.

The first game was the women's 50m freestyle. Chen Shu and Pan Zhanle sat in down jackets. There, looking up at the TV in the hall.

Yang Junxuan, Zhang Yufei, and Wu Qingfeng went on stage one by one.

As a result, the backstage was full of shouting, and it looked noisy, like a vegetable market.

Finally, Yang Junxuan ranked second in the group and advanced to the next round in the sixth round of the preliminaries.

Zhang Yufei ranked third in the preliminaries and ranked first in the group.

The games went on in an orderly manner. Soon the women's 100-meter medley ended, and the next was the men's event.

And the first men's event was the 50-meter freestyle!

Chen Shu was in the third group, Pan Zhanle was fourth, and this time he also signed up for 4-50, 100, 200 and 400-meter freestyle!

"Brother Shu, come on! ”

The players of the Chinese team cheered Chen Shu.

Old rivals such as Dressel and McEvoy were in the first and second groups respectively, and they finished the game quickly.

The state was as good as ever, and they finished first in the group, which was not much different from the performance in the Magic City Station.

And Chen Shu was the focus of everyone. They just wanted to see how much the Chinese players could achieve without the advantage of the host country.

Before, Zhang Yufei and Yang Junxuan did have an impact.

Although the ranking was similar to the Magic City Station, the results were actually much worse.

Zhang Yufei was more than 0.1 seconds slower than the last 50m freestyle preliminaries, and Yang Junxuan was also slower, so many of his opponents paid special attention to Chen Shu's results.

After clapping hands with Pan Zhanle and others, Chen Shu walked into the player channel with a relaxed demeanor.

“.~The next player to appear is Chen Shu, who we are all looking forward to!”

“The outside world is now paying close attention to his performance in this game. Everyone knows that in the just-concluded 2024 World Swimming Championships, he performed bravely, breaking world records in both the preliminaries and finals, and won 9 gold medals!”

“So many people say that he has the advantage of being the host country, but his actual level is not that exaggerated!”

“Including domestic platforms, many fans and media are also discussing this matter!”

“I don’t know if these remarks have any impact on Chen Shu, but I still believe that he is a strong contender for the gold medal in this event!”

“Chen Shu, come on!”

Niu Yinhao is still the commentator of this stop in Incheon, and now he is a full-fledged fan of Chen Shu.

"Okay, we see Chen Shu has already appeared!"

"He looks very relaxed, he should not be affected much!"

"Let's see how he performs in this qualifying match!"

As Niu Yinhao said, Chen Shu was warming up, shaking his whole body, looking at the swimming pool in front of him, and exhaled slightly.

The last men's 50m freestyle competition was a week ago.

At that time, only acceleration and sprinting could support 50 meters throughout the whole process.

Whether it was starting or underwater turning, the extra points had not been raised.

In the end, he set a new world record of 18.95 seconds in the men's 50m freestyle at the Shanghai Station.

"Now, whether it is my reaction to entering the water or my underwater turning, it is much faster than it was then. This world record should be able to move forward!"

As for whether to break the world record again in the final, it depends on Chen Shu's state and physical fitness.

In good condition, it won't be a big problem to beat the time by a few tenths of a second.

Anyway, he must give it a try in the next qualifying round and shut up all those who doubt him in the world.

Beep——

The reminder sounded that the competition was about to start, and Chen Shu hurriedly put on his goggles, and the foot on the shore also exerted force, and then he stood in front of the starting platform.

Ten players kept their postures ready to enter the water.

(Money) Except for Chen Shu standing there with a relaxed look, all other players were obviously very nervous.

Because they have the absolute number one player in this event in this group match, and swimming with him must be stressful.

And Dressel of the American team, who had just finished the first and second group matches, and McEvoy of Australia, came to the public area at the back field at the same time. They walked into the teams of various countries, and raised their heads at the same time, looking at the men's 50m freestyle group match that was about to begin!

The same is true for the Chinese swimming team, including Cui Dengrong, who also looks very nervous.

Even though Chen Shu's men's 50m freestyle is a world record, far exceeding the 18.95 seconds of countless people, that was in China, not in the Magic League.All.

As the outside world said, it is the absolute host advantage.

Everyone is questioning Chen Shu's world record, and this is certainly not without reason. Cui Dengrong knows that Chen Shu has indeed conducted a month of adaptive training in the arena, and he must perform better than other places.

This is well known to athletes, coaches, etc.

The host advantage is a blessing for many athletes, and Chen Shu... is no exception.

"Swimming within 20 seconds is already a victory!"

Cui Dengrong murmured, clenching his fists, and heard the electric whistle sounded in the previous game.

"The game begins!"

Swish——

Before Niu Yinhao's voice fell, Chen Shu had already completed the entry into the water first.

0.12 seconds!

A water entry reaction time that is as stable as the Magic City Station.

“Yes!”

Cui Dengrong couldn’t help but yell, and the athletes from other countries were like seeing a ghost, and couldn’t help but hold their heads.

In fact, this water entry reaction time is too abnormal.

Before Chen Shu competed in Shanghai, he could have a water entry reaction of more than 0.1 seconds. Many people speculated that he had the advantage of being the host and was familiar with the rhythm of the electric flute.

So he could suppress the opponent.

But now?

He didn’t adapt in Incheon!

But he still entered the water in 0.12 seconds. What does this mean? ! .