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Chapter 723: The Lost Generation? The Golden Generation!
"Game start!
"Liu Xiang's start was very smooth. He is currently in first place, with Trammell and Ollie Garce next to him. Liu Xiang is in the leading position!
"Liu Xiang, Liu Xiang won! Liu Xiang won!
"Liu Xiang made history! A black-haired, yellow-skinned Chinese became the world's fastest man!
"Liu Xiang won the world championship, the Olympic championship, and set a new Olympic record of 12 seconds! He tied the world record set by Colin Jackson in 91!"

August 2004, 8, Greek time, Athens Olympic Stadium, the 27-meter hurdles final of track and field event.

Born in 1983, Shanghai teenager Liu Xiang single-handedly suppressed athletes from the United States, Cuba and other countries, and created a new Olympic historical record with a dazzling result of 12 seconds, shocking the world.

For a long time, the 110-meter hurdles have been monopolized by athletes from Europe, the United States and other countries. Asians have never won a medal in this event, and in the past 20 years, no Asian has entered the finals.

The emergence of Liu Xiang broke this monopoly.

This was a breakthrough in the history of track and field in China and even in Asia. The young athlete Liu Xiang became famous in one battle with his unrivaled style.

Olympic gold medal, making history, breaking Olympic records, tying world records - this was the perfect answer that Liu Xiang delivered on August 2004, 8.

The entire Athens Olympic Stadium was boiling.

Winning a single-player event is always so exciting, especially in track and field—the strong are strong, the weak are weak, there is no such thing as a team, and there is no such thing as a brotherhood. If you run fast, you are the best.

Not to mention that Liu Xiang's victory was still so shocking. When he won the championship, he left the black people behind him at least two body lengths behind him, and defeated all his opponents, creating a rare "no man's land" in the track and field arena.

Even though he had known the result in his previous life, when Zhou Yi actually saw this exciting scene in person, he couldn't help but raise his clenched fists at the moment Liu Xiang won the championship, becoming one of the few spectators in the area who couldn't control his cheering.

"Liu Xiang is awesome!!!"

Zhou Yi, who was sitting in the center of the Western guests, suddenly stood up and cheered. When the camera swept past him, he stood out from the crowd.

"Oh, we saw that in the guest seats in the stands, our famous young singer Zhou Yi was also cheering and applauding for the miracle created by Liu Xiang..."

In the CCTV live broadcast room after 28 a.m. on the th, Beijing time, the studio broadcasting the game live had become a sea of ​​joy.

Commentator Yang Jian was so excited that he could hardly contain himself but he still had to finish the on-site commentary. However, his tone was no longer filled with worry, but rather with a hint of sarcasm: "They are both people who broke world records. It seems that Zhou Yi is only two years older than Liu Xiang. They were both born in 81. They are both heroes at a young age."

Logically speaking, he shouldn't be able to say this.

But, never mind.

These are all facts, why can’t you tell them? Let’s talk about it after having fun tonight!

Anyway, the competition is over, and now is the time to wait for the results to be confirmed and the awards to be presented. This is the time for the commentators to express themselves freely.

"We saw Liu Xiang walking on the edge of the runway, draped in the national flag, and looking very excited in front of the camera..."

"Who said that yellow people can't get into the top eight at the Olympics? I must prove to everyone today that I am an Olympic champion!"

Liu Xiang, who was interviewed by a CCTV reporter on the scene, showed signs of being choked with excitement after his crazy outburst. However, to Zhou Yi, the words that came out of his mouth sounded somewhat sad and contained a sense of sweetness after bitterness.

The sweat shed over countless days and nights finally paid off on this day.

"Cool, that's your compatriot, right?"

Eva Green, who knew nothing about sports, clapped along with Zhou Yi and elbowed the man next to her in surprise: "Break the record?"

It was the first time she saw Zhou Yi so excited.

You know, even when Zhou Yiying's album topped the French Singles Weekly Chart for a month, he was not so excited. Instead, he was calm and composed.

"Isn't it obvious?"

Zhou Yi, his excitement having faded, sat back in his seat in a very good mood.

No wonder it is often said that track and field sprint events can easily make people hold their breath and become extremely nervous. This kind of sport that purely challenges one's own human limits is really great to watch live.

The only pity is that it’s not the 100-meter sprint.

However, no matter how small the 110-meter hurdles are, this result is a breakthrough. Considering the dominance Liu Xiang showed in this event later, he almost dominated nearly half of the championship medals in international hurdles events, big and small.

In Zhou Yi's heart, Liu Xiang was undoubtedly the number one figure in Chinese sports, at least that was the case until he was reborn.

After all, he is the man standing in the center position with Bolt on the World Athletics Federation’s commemorative poster.

Whenever Zhou Yi appears, he has always been the focus of everyone's attention, but this time is an exception.

Even though he had come down from the guest seats, reporters still rushed towards Liu Xiang - in the Olympic arena, results are king.

The eternal and unchanging truth.

"It's rare that he's not popular with the media." Eva Green couldn't help but teased him when she saw this scene.

“My headline is in two days.”

Zhou Yi chuckled and pinched the back of her neck nonchalantly, causing her to shrink her head.

After watching the award ceremony, Zhou Yi, who did not rely on his fame and status to join Liu Xiang's team in the celebration, left the Olympic Stadium with Eva Green. But just as he walked out of the stadium, reporters from other countries who were waiting for him surrounded him.

"Spike! The Free Press reported that you used your power to bully Ms. Zaskalaki, the president of the Greek Olympic Committee. According to insiders, you may have used your sponsors to put pressure on the Olympic Committee. Is this true?"

"Spike! Spike, the Pacemaker published a report that detailed how your sponsor bribed officials of the International Olympic Committee with huge sums of money to achieve their own goals. Do you have anything to say?"

"Spike, Eva, The Sun photographed you two spending three days and two nights together in a hotel. Are you currently in a relationship?"

"Spike, do you have anything to say to the audience about the eight-minute Olympic performance in two days?"

"Spike..."

Libertad, one of the best-selling newspapers in Greece;

Pádiz is one of the most famous sports newspapers in Greece.

When heavyweight newspapers like these go down, it's hard not to blame the rest of the media for speculating -

Especially the Bu Dian Newspaper, which has become a real heavyweight in recent months.

Just a week ago, on August 8, this newspaper single-handedly exposed the scandal of the Greek Olympic delegation taking drugs. According to the information they have, for nearly seven years, the Greek Olympic Committee has been using tacit approval and suggestion to let athletes from various sports teams take drugs in order to win gold medals.

In the men's 62kg weightlifting final not long ago, Greek athlete Sabanis was exposed by this newspaper for abnormal urine test, which broke out a doping scandal.

The newspaper even directly and publicly stated that more than 60% of athletes in the Greek sports world are currently taking illegal drugs of varying natures, which greatly won them points in the hearts of the Greek people.

Such a newspaper reported at this juncture that the sponsor behind Zhou Yi was suspected of oppressing the Greek Olympic Committee, so naturally many people believed it.

After all, he even killed his own people, and his main purpose was to uphold the banner of fairness and justice.

"First of all, I need to make it clear that I have never actively and deliberately bullied others. This does not conform to my personal aesthetics. When I have conflicts, I just curse at others directly. Or, I just make a PPT and hold a press conference. I think you should know this better than me."

Zhou Yi raised his index finger and emphasized, "In the spirit of fair and just Olympic Games, I submitted a report to the Greek Olympic Committee, and the Greek Olympic Committee felt that what I said made sense, so they adopted the report.

"The truth is so simple, I have never even met Ms. Zaskalaki, and I was still in Paris when I submitted the report. It was Director Zhang Yimou who helped me submit it.

"In summary, this is the end of my response to this matter. I will not fall into the trap of self-proof. It is not me who should produce evidence, but the media that spread rumors and stir up trouble.

"I have always liked the Olympic spirit. I think this spirit is as precious as gold. I am very satisfied with the Greek Olympic Committee, a team that strictly implements the Olympic spirit..."

"..."

No buddy, it's somewhat humorous what you're saying about the Olympic spirit now.

What are you insinuating?
Is this the 60% drug use rate in the Greek sports world that was recently exposed? You are still very satisfied with the Greek Olympic Committee. Do you really think you are the emperor?
It's confirmed that you made the request, right?
"Then how do you explain the changes in the stage plan? According to public information, the changes in your stage information are traceable."

"What's there to explain? Can you tell me which eight-minute performance plans for the Olympics have not been extensively modified? Ah?"

Beckenbauer even requested a temporary change of refereeing team in the 02 World Cup. Why are you pretending to be an elephant by sticking a green onion in your pig's nose?
You want me to attack your Greek sports world?
Zhou Yi's aggressiveness was still the same as before, and the group of reporters were excited but also somewhat helpless——

Attacking journalists is one thing, but this bastard didn't say a word about the chaos currently happening in the Greek sports world. He kept talking about the Olympic spirit of fairness and justice. If you didn't know better, you would think it was some IOC official chanting some Buddhist scriptures.

The question was clearly A, but Zhou Yi answered C. After that, he scolded those reporters who followed the trend.

This behavior basically makes it clear that he did it, and everyone knows it.

But unfortunately, there is really no evidence, not even any personal testimony.

As a result, many media outlets can only wail in their own small areas.

"A sad night in Athens: The Greek Olympic Committee bows to the East"

The Rise of the Eastern Power: Looking at the Future Talent Blowout Trend from Spike and Liu Xiang

"What happened to our country? Why do we keep losing points in our own advantage areas?"

"Spike's new album's global sales officially exceeded 1000 million copies, Liu Xiang broke the Olympic record - the East is conquering us in the field of culture and sports!"

"..."

If Zhou Yi represented the "wen" in the literary style before, then the appearance of Liu Xiang represents the "ti".

Coincidentally, both of them emerged at the beginning of the century.

Zhou Yi reached the peak of his career as soon as he debuted, and Liu Xiang also reached the peak of his career as soon as he debuted - before winning the Olympic championship yesterday, he had already won his first world championship in May 2001.

More importantly, both of them are not only powerful at home, but also broke the dominance and monopoly in Europe and the United States after going abroad.

Even a strong person like Cheng Long only operates under the rules of Hollywood. In the Chinese entertainment industry, only Zhou Yi has broken the restrictions and has the right to make his own decisions by investing in Warner.
There is no need to say much about Liu Xiang. The athletic field is the most intuitive. If you can't run fast, you can't run fast. It's useless to brag about it before the game. The results are the voice.

CNN even published a report that made people frown:

"A glimpse of China's future: The lost generation of the 80s? No, the golden generation!"

"Spike and Xiang Liu are only two years apart in age, both born in the 80s, but both have shone with unparalleled brilliance in their respective fields. They are now the world's number one in each other's field, which is a very dangerous sign.

“Does this mean that China’s post-war golden generation has grown up and is beginning to shine, and does it mean that China’s golden age is about to arrive?
"After the American writer Jack Kerouac proposed the concept of the Beat Generation after World War II, this argument became very popular. After being introduced to China, this view quickly became mainstream and became a voice criticizing the new generation born in the 80s, calling them the Beat Generation.

“But now, only in the fourth year of the new century, two new generation people born in the 80s from China have used their own abilities to smash the long-standing monopoly of the Western world. Does this mean that China’s golden generation will explode in the future?

"This is a very dangerous sign..."

The shock Zhou Yi brought to the Western world was too great. If there was only one, it would be fine. But now there is another one that breaks the monopoly in the sports world. It is hard for some writers not to smell a business opportunity.

The China threat theory has been popular for a long time.

Although it has eased a bit in recent years, that's about it.

There was only one Zhou Yi before, but now there is another person to report together, and the evidence of danger is more sufficient.

Zhou Yi couldn't help himself after seeing this——

"This is really a combination of literature and sports."

"This is flattering you. If you don't perform well in the eight minutes, you will be severely criticized the moment you step down." Qian Jiang sensed a commercial trick.

Zhou Yi performs well: the threat theory continues;
Zhou Yi performed poorly: scold him harshly.

Anyway, it's all about attracting attention. I can only say that CNN is knowledgeable.

"Why does it sound like there's something about bondage? Don't tell me this can be a double act."

"It's just a tying up. After all, you two are Chinese. The Chinese people banding together to fight against the world is already ptsd in the US and UK media."

Qian Jiang has a lot to say about this as he experienced the British occupation era.

"If that's the case, then we can't let these bastards down."

Zhou Yi flicked the corner of the newspaper with the title "2008 Beijing Summer Olympics" in his hand and felt a little funny.

These are the props he asked his team to make, and they have now been delivered to each performer.

Every newspaper had the front-page headlines of the 08 Olympic Games in both Chinese and English, and the accompanying pictures were of different Chinese cities.

"Let's go, it's time to set off."

.........................................................

"Hurry up, the closing ceremony is about to begin! Zhou Yi is about to appear!"

Imperial capital, Cheng Hao’s home.

After staying up late, Sun Yanzi, who still had a facial mask on her face, rushed to Cheng Hao's house with a big can of potato chips, jelly and other snacks in her arms. She threw off her slippers and jumped onto the sofa as if she knew the place well. Cheng Hao, who had just cut some fruit, looked helpless and amused.

2004年8月29日，21点15分（帝都时间8月30日凌晨2点15分），本届雅典奥运会闭幕式准时开始。

"Not that fast yet. The previous performances are all about Athens' theme performances. Zhou Yi only has eight minutes - no, he only has more than three minutes out of eight minutes."

"It's all the same."

Sun Yanzi didn't care at all, it was just a show anyway.

However, after she had endured the long program, when it was finally her turn to perform the Chinese Eight Minutes, the cheongsam erhu that came on first stunned her.

"What the hell?! What on earth is Zhang Yimou playing at?! How can he wear such an ugly dress?!"

"Is that how you play Jasmine?!"

"It's over, the door is dark!"

"Shit! I stayed up all night, Zhang Yimou wouldn't have messed up all eight minutes, right? Where's Zhou Yi?!"

At that moment, all the active netizens on the Internet, those who were paying attention to the closing ceremony, were silenced by the strange cheongsam design and the "Jasmine Flower" that was adapted to the point that even their mothers could not recognize it.

Forums like Tianya and Mop can have several new posts if you refresh them in the middle of the night.

Everyone who had been eagerly awaiting the closing ceremony was instantly devastated by the opening performance by Zhang Yimou...

Zhang Yimou, what are you doing? !

What about Zhou Yi? !

Save it!

Help Zhou Yi!!!

(End of this chapter)