Run Out of My Life

When Su Zu came out of Budapest Airport, the sky was completely dark, and the slightly cold street lights were on.

Sitting in a taxi from the airport, looking at the buildings with different styles on both sides, and the occasional pedestrians hurrying under various Hungarian and English billboards, Su Zu touched the corner of his lips , the heart is warm and safe.

In one afternoon, the two of them crossed the Chain Bridge along the Danube River, visited the famous local attractions, tasted the local specialties of Gulas and grilled sturgeon along the way, and watched Heroes Square, Fishing People's Fort and Matthias Church and other scenic spots. Although the temperature in Budapest was quite low at this time and it was snowing, both of them had a great time.

It was not until 19:00 that the two separated and sent Ellen at the airport to catch the flight back to Amsterdam.

"Coach, are you waiting for me?"

After the taxi arrived at the hotel where the delegation stayed, Su Zu got out of the car and saw Li Zhizhong who was pacing back and forth in front of the hotel.

"Where did you go?"

Li Zhizhong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Su Zu standing in front of him safe and sound, and then his face became stiff again.

"I went to a few scenic spots to see." Su Zu looked at Li Zhizhong's anxious expression, and felt a little apologetic in his heart.

"Didn't you stay in the hotel to rest? You are going out for a walk, so pay attention to the time."

Li Zhizhong raised his wrist and pointed to his watch, "Look at the time, it's almost eight o'clock, it's not as good as in China."

Speaking, Li Zhizhong glanced around. Some people at the door of the hotel noticed the movement here and waved their hands, "Okay, let's go upstairs first."

All the way into the hotel lobby, on the elevator, Li Zhizhong is not good-looking.

"If you come back a little later, I will recruit Feng Gui to contact the main committee and the embassy. You are in a foreign country, you must be organized and disciplined, in case you get lost What if something happened?"

Su Zu nodded, this time he was prepared to scold him, and people flew over to see you, and they must accompany him. As for the matter of not going back to the night, there is no need to think about it. If you leave the team without authorization in a foreign game, if it is small, it will be punished by the team. If it is big, you may really call the police and ask for official assistance.

"That's it, don't talk too much with other people. Go back and rest."

Exiting the elevator, Li Zhizhong looked at Su Zu, hesitated, and finally sighed and asked Su Zu to go back to the room directly.

…

The three-day track and field indoor world championships went very fast. In the end, the Chinese delegation participated in 11 people, and the harvest was not bad. Su Zu won the men's 60-meter gold medal, Liu Yangyu won the men's 60-meter hurdles silver medal, and Guan Yingnan won the fourth place in the women's long jump and Li Mei won the sixth place in the women's hammer throw. Another high expectation of the women's pole vault, Gao Suyin, did not perform well because the coach did not follow along.

At this time, with the end of the indoor competition, the news was sent back to China, and the news reports about this track and field indoor world championships also began to spread.

"In the men's 60-meter race of the 10th Indoor Track and Field World Championships held on March 5, 17-year-old Chinese player Su Zu won the championship with a time of 6.48 seconds, which is also the World Athletics Championships. The seventh-best 60-meter result in the history of the altar. While breaking the national 60-meter record, he also created the best result for a Chinese player in the world competition."

On the morning news of CCTV on March 7, after about ten minutes of the broadcast of major political and economic events at home and abroad, a sports news suddenly appeared on the TV.

The host finished broadcasting the news smoothly and clearly, the TV screen went directly from the CCTV live room to the scene of the game, and at the same time, the CCTV host commentary sounded off the screen.

"After the shot was fired, Su Zu, who was on the fifth track, started quickly, and he finally crossed the finish line with a score of 6.48 seconds. This is also the first Asian player to win the track and field indoor world championship. The honor of being a champion.”

The screen on the TV advanced with the host's voice, and the last scene where Su Zu almost fell down and was supported by other athletes flashed by, but it was not completely edited. Audiences who are accustomed to watching the morning news, their sharp eyes caught a glimpse of the scene at that moment, and they couldn't help but smile.

…

March 9, Imperial Capital Airport.

The Chinese delegation that participated in the 10th Indoor Track and Field Championships returned to the imperial capital, including Su Zu, Liu Yangyu, Guan Yingnan, Li Mei and other athletes who had performed well in the indoor competition this time. Congratulations to the reporters who came to pick up the plane and some track and field enthusiasts.

Su Zu was blocked by several media and magazine staff before he walked out of the airport lobby. Under the instructions of the team leader Feng Shuyong and the coach, Su Zu gave a brief interview in a reception room of the airport .

Interviewer: Chinese track and field athlete Su Zu

Interview reason: In the just-concluded 10th World Indoor Athletics Championships men's 60m race, Su Zu won a historic gold medal for the Chinese team and refreshed the event twice in a row Asian record.

Interview Spotlight: What does the Olympic Games look like?

Reporter: Your main event is the men's 100-meter sprint. What's the point of winning the men's 60-meter championship this time?

Su Zu: my country's men's sprint, or the entire Asian men's sprint, has always been at a disadvantage in the international arena. It is a breakthrough that I can run this time. I hope to give some encouragement to domestic sprinters and Asian sprinters. European and American players are very strong, almost dominating the entire track and field events, but we are not without opportunities. My coach has always made me focus on the 100m event, hoping that I can try to break Koji Ito's 10-second record.

Reporter: Speaking of coaches, how do you evaluate your coach Li Zhizhong?

Su Zu: (laughs) He is a good coach worthy of respect, with top-notch professionalism, from the very beginning when I first joined the city team to the later when I joined the national team, he has been guiding and encouraging me , and helped me a lot in life and training. I am very grateful to him.

Reporter: It is only 157 days before the Athens Olympics, do you feel the pressure is increasing?

Su Zu: There must be pressure, but everyone should be the same, just adjust yourself.

Reporter: Chinese sports, especially the men's sprint, have always been considered impossible to compete with European and American players. Your track and field indoor championship seems to have changed the minds of many people.

Su Zu: This is exaggerated. I am a track and field athlete, and I have some achievements, but in fact, the athletes in our team are very good, but I was lucky and took the first step. It is believed that more and more Chinese sprinters will win honors in international competitions in the future.

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"Chinese Athletics New Force, National Record Holder Su Zuyangwei Budapest"

"Historical Breakthrough, Men's 60m Gold Medal at Indoor World Championships"

"Sword to the Olympics, Su Zu: I hope to break 10 seconds"

"The seventh best result in the history of 60m track and field"

A brief airport interview news was processed and reprinted by China Sports, Morning News, Sports Weekly and many other newspapers and magazines, as well as online media.

Su Zu returned to the National Sports Bureau on the 9th and attended several formulaic commendation meetings. Soon to be back in training.

Because the performance of the sprint event itself is full of miracles, and this year is the year of the Olympic Games, media reporters secretly took pictures and interviewed at the training ground.

After winning the men's 60-meter championship at the World Indoor Athletics Championships, Su Zu's name completely entered the field of mass media.

On the morning of the 11th, according to Li Zhizhong's plan, he was scheduled to return to the Xinzhuang training base in the magic capital to continue the next training plan. Suddenly, a notification from the team was interrupted by several uninvited guests.

"Coach Li, Su Zu, we meet again."

In a conference room of the national track and field team training base, a chubby middle-aged man walked in with a smile like a Maitreya Buddha. Behind him was a capable man in a neat suit.

"You are that Zhou...?"

"Anniversary abundance." The chunky middle-aged man introduced himself indifferently, "We met with you at the 2002 Athletics Grand Prix. Coach Yu Liwei and I met with you."

"Yes, Director Zhou, I'm really sorry." Li Zhizhong patted his forehead, smiled and stretched out his hand to shake Jienianfeng.

"Haha, Coach Li, you are busy with your personal affairs, it's normal, normal." Juvenile Feng laughed and didn't care. Then he looked at Su Zu next to him, "Su Zu, I haven't had time to congratulate you, you have made a big face for our people."

Son, but it is rare to be able to lower your stance to deal with all kinds of people.

"Come on, Coach Li, Su Zu, let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Xiao from Antan Company." Zhou Jianfeng stepped aside and sent the two behind him to Li Zhizhong and Su Zu introduced.

"Su Zu, Coach Li Zhizhong, hello. I'm Xiao Weien, Marketing Director of Antan Sports Goods Company."

Xiao Weien is about thirty-five or six years old. He has been working in the market for a long time. He is quite graceful. He shook hands with the two of them politely and introduced himself.

Li Zhizhong and Su Zu looked at each other when they heard that it was from Antan Sports Goods Company, and they understood.

When Su Zu broke the national record and won the city games championship last year, someone mentioned the matter of taking an endorsement advertisement. It was just that the fame was not enough at that time, and several sponsors were still waiting and dragging.

This time Su Zu won the men's 60m championship at the indoor world championships, and the meaning is completely different. Just a few days after returning home, someone came to the door immediately.

Although Antan is not a big international company, it still occupies a large market share in the domestic sports goods market, and is also one of the major sponsors of the national team.

After a few people took their seats, they chatted a little about Su Zu's performance in various competitions.

Annual Feng raised his head, tapped his finger on the table in the conference room, and said straight to the point: "That's right, the center has accepted the sponsorship of Antan Company, and asked Su Zu to shoot for Antan Company. A promotional ad."

"Oh, about this, Director Zhou, you directly inform the team, I can move the training plan, and you don't need to come to the door in person."

Li Zhizhong smiled lightly. The field management center arranged for the shooting of commercials. He was completely unable to get involved as a coach, so he just watched and adjusted the time.

As soon as Zhou Jianfeng heard it, he knew that Li Zhizhong was a little bit conflicted, he immediately laughed, turned his head to look at Xiao Weien and said, "Director Xiao, why don't you tell me."

Xiao Weien nodded, looked at Su Zu and Li Zhizhong and said: "We Antan Sports Goods Co., both of you know, also from Ronghai Province, we have sponsored the CBA professional league for three consecutive years , Now there is an excellent athlete from my hometown, of course we have to sponsor it vigorously. And this time, our company's sponsorship is not only Su Zu, but also I hope that Coach Li will be able to appear together and take a good picture for us. advertising.”

"Me?" Li Zhizhong pointed to himself, but he didn't expect his share.

"Yes, our creative team and hired director already have a relatively complete script, just waiting for you two."

[Note] The World Indoor Athletics Championships are partly identified as the first session since 1985, and partly identified as the first session in 1987. So the eleventh session above and the tenth session here are not contradictory.