Forty years old, awakening attribute panel

Chapter 107 Shock from classmates

In early spring, the average temperature in Dubai is around 17 to 28 degrees, and the climate is pleasant.

At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the burning clouds dyed half of the sky red. The evening breeze blew slowly from the direction of the Persian Gulf, which was very pleasant. On both sides of the walking boardwalk in front of the Burj Al Arab Hotel, many tourists held cameras and mobile phones to record all this wonderful scenery.

In front of the fountain in front of the Burj Al Arab Hotel, Qiu Qicheng, Wu Yi, Lei Qingfu and others all came over.

After knowing that the person in front of them was Jiang Sheng, everyone was stunned and couldn't believe it.

After all, Jiang Sheng now looks like he is only twenty-one or twelve years old at most. Even after covering his mature and deep eyes, just looking at the thin and tender skin, even if he says that he is eighteen years old, he still looks like he is eighteen years old. Absolutely no one will doubt it.

Normal people would be surprised to see it.

What's more, Qiu Qicheng, Wu Yi and Jiang Sheng were college classmates. When they met again more than ten years later, their faces were all scarred by the years, but only Jiang Sheng still had the appearance of those green years, even worse than How could they not be shocked when Gengjuan showed up back then?

"Damn it, Jiang Sheng, have you had plastic surgery?"

"You are going through reverse growth, you are getting younger as you live!"

"Wow, your skin looks so tender and smooth."

"Let me touch..."

A few male compatriots were a little more reserved, but Feng Zixin and other female comrades were not satisfied with just looking at it, and even touched it with their hands.

Two of the women were the wives of Qiu Qicheng and Lei Qingfu. They were not classmates with Jiang Sheng, but they were quite familiar with them after Feng Zixin's introduction.

After feeling Jiang Sheng's incredibly tight skin, he opened his mouth in surprise.

People who have received cosmetic injections or Korean-style semi-permanent injections can actually tell at a glance that the skin's gloss and firmness are completely different from real natural collagen, and the feel is even more different.

No matter how Jiang Sheng's skin looks or feels, there is no trace of plastic surgery. The key is that the whole person exudes a youthful atmosphere.

Jiang Sheng didn't hide anything. He told the truth that he practiced internal martial arts and became like this. It didn't matter whether they believed it or not.

Naturally, everyone doesn't believe it, but they are all adults and know what is enough, and there are things that others don't want to say, so of course they won't get to the bottom of it.

Then they chatted about the reasons why each other was here.

When Jiang Sheng said that he was invited to participate in the 2024 Dubai International Marathon, everyone was shocked and disbelieving again.

Those who can be invited to participate in international marathon competitions are all top runners from all over the world. Talent and years of training can make them stand out.

And Jiang Sheng is just an ordinary person, but it is really strange that he can be invited to participate in the competition.

"When did you become a professional long-distance runner?"

"Hehehe..." Looking at the shocked looks of a group of old classmates, Jiang Sheng bared his teeth and smiled very happily, "I'll talk about this later. Why did you come to Dubai together? And now that the students have started school, there is no need for you to go out and hang out. Go to work and take care of the kids?”

Qiu Qicheng smiled and said: "We made an appointment to travel to the Middle East together three years ago. As a result, various things delayed it until the Chinese New Year this year. We thought we couldn't delay it any longer, so we collectively took an annual leave. Come here, let your parents or friends take care of the child."

"Oh oh oh, that's it..."

Jiang Sheng nodded.

In fact, it can be seen from the dress, temperament and demeanor of several people that their living environment is much better than he was before.

"Then when you saw me just now, why were you so frightened that you ran away? Even though it was said that I was trying to deceive my compatriots, it's not like I was avoiding snakes and scorpions, right?"

"Hey! Isn't there an uproar about telecom fraud in northern Myanmar on the Internet now? It is said that many telecom fraudsters have come to Dubai. Before coming, many friends and colleagues told us not to do it in Dubai. Talk to people with Asian faces and nine times out of ten they are liars.”

"Ah? That's it."

Jiang Sheng hasn't read these tidbits of news for a long time.

Wu Yi said: "I was reading online news reports before. Dubai is replacing northern Myanmar as the new center of electronic fraud. The four famous electronic fraud parks are Phoenix Park, Wynn Park, DIP Park and Oasis Park."

"Previously, the DIP park was invaded by hackers, and internal daily work photos were exposed, and the salary slips were also clear. However, it was suppressed by the news in northern Myanmar and did not receive a lot of exposure."

After a pause, Wu Yi continued: "But we are just here for a normal trip to see the exotic customs here, so there is actually no problem. After all, 99% of e-mail fraudsters are actually voluntary, and they are really completely unknowingly deceived. Very few."

Jiang Sheng smiled and said: "Okay, don't stand at the gate and chat. It's a rare encounter. I'll treat you to dinner and chat while we eat."

Under normal circumstances, non-residents and restaurant customers are not allowed to enter the Burj Al Arab Hotel, but Jiang Sheng is special because he was invited to participate in the marathon. The room he lives in is a high-end VIP suite, and he is qualified to invite friends over for dinner. , and there is also a free order limit.

Seeing Jiang Sheng bring them into the hotel with just a few words, Wu Yi, Qiu Qicheng and others finally believed that Jiang Sheng was indeed an athlete invited to participate in the marathon.

Everyone followed Jiang Sheng in the exclusive elevator to the Michelin-starred restaurant Al Muntaha on the top floor of the Burj Al Arab, which means "peak" in Arabic.

"Wow~~~so beautiful!"

The three women were all amazed.

Five other men, including Jiang Sheng and Jiang Yuanzhou who were also here for the first time, were also shocked by the scenery here.

Below the wrap-around seats by the window is the huge freshwater swimming pool inside the Burj Al Arab, and further away is the entire Dubai Island. The sparkling Persian Gulf Straits and Palm Islands under the sunset look simply beautiful.

Lei Qingfu cursed and smiled, "Oh no, if Jiang Sheng hadn't brought me in, my legs and stomach would be shaking right now."

Wu Yi laughed softly and said: "If you don't have money to come to a place like this, you definitely don't have the confidence!"

Jiang Yuanzhou also said with a smile: "Now the price is quite affordable. At its peak, the location here needed to be reserved one month in advance, and the per capita consumption was at least tens of thousands of RMB."

"Hahaha, come early and enjoy early, come late and enjoy discounts..."

While several men were chatting about how much a meal here cost during their prime, three women next to them were taking photos and checking in with their mobile phones.

This rare moment of showing off, if you don't take photos to commemorate it, this trip will be in vain.

After taking the photo and sending it to Moments, the address was also attached: Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai.

Several women had happy smiles on their faces.

At the same time, Jiang Sheng ordered a set meal of 1200 dirhams (2400 RMB) for each person, which was 8 dirhams for 9600 people, and the total free bill for his three-day trip was only 10000 dirhams.

In other words, he ate up all his food expenses for three days at the Burj Al Arab in one meal.

Of course, it didn't matter to him. Anyway, this was the last meal he had in a public restaurant before the game. From then on until the end of the game, he would not eat any food, including drinking water, except the food provided by Jiang Yuanzhou.

A very iconic-looking sommelier wearing a white shirt and black vest came over and poured each of them a glass of pre-dinner white wine.

Then the waiter brought out canapés.

Both sweet and savory are available.

It's just that the snacks are really small, not enough to fit between Jiang Sheng's teeth. The main meal arrived soon, including pan-fried scallops, anchovy sauce and fresh white truffles, cheese salad, smoked salmon, ravioli, wild sea bass steak, Australian Angus steak, etc.

"Wow~~~~The legendary white truffle! I heard this thing is very expensive, let me try it...well, it's really delicious."

"Hey, there are razor clams and nuts underneath this cheese salad. What kind of magical combination is this?"

Several women were yelling at each other, and Jiang Sheng also sent a video to his wife.

"Although you can't eat it, my wife, you can still feel a sense of participation by watching me eat it..."

……

During the chat, Qiu Qicheng and the others learned that Jiang Sheng was actually the winner of the China Overseas International Marathon in early January this year, and he also broke the Asian record.

Everyone was surprised.

"Wow~ Isn't this awesome?"

"It makes me want to practice long-distance running. If I can win a prize, wouldn't I be able to gain both fame and fortune like Jiang Sheng?"

"Don't dream, Dafuzi. Do you think those black contestants are just for free? Jiang Sheng's win is not due to luck!"

"That's right! In addition to long-distance running requiring years of unremitting exercise, what really determines whether you can become the world's top runner is your talent."

After eating a sumptuous French meal, everyone left the Summit Restaurant with unsatisfied feelings and followed Jiang Sheng downstairs to visit his luxurious VIP suite.

Of course, it wasn't Jiang Sheng who took the initiative to invite, it was Feng Zixin who insisted on going over to open his eyes.

Jiang Sheng and Feng Zixin were considered heterosexual in college back then. Then one day Feng Zixin confessed to him in a joking tone, and then he rejected her in a joking tone, and then nothing happened.

In fact, he is not a fool, he can feel Feng Zixin's intention for him, but who made her look too safe, so that he has no sexual interest at all and can only get along as brothers.

As long as she was at all pretty, they might have had several babies by now.

Enter the hotel room.

The decoration inside is as always in the luxurious Middle Eastern style, with all kinds of glittering gold and rich decoration materials. However, after all, the hotel has been in business for more than 20 years, and the style of the facilities inside is obviously backward and there is nothing amazing about it.

But the biggest feature here is the view outside the window. In addition, the room is a duplex with an area of ​​more than 200 square meters, which is very exaggerated.

So it was a feast for the eyes.

Lei Qingfu said with emotion: "The scenery is really good. No wonder a night's stay back then cost 10 RMB! Unfortunately, the facilities are old, and I just found that there are not many guests here. I guess the Burj Al Arab Hotel is losing money now." Operational status.”

Wu Yi said with a smile: "I don't think so. With the terrifying amount of money the Burj Al Arab Hotel attracted back then, the money should have been earned long ago. Now it's just a return to normal prices, so we can't talk about losing money. We can only talk about making money. Not so much anymore.”

Qiu Qicheng, who was standing by the window and looking at the brightly lit Dubai Island, was also filled with emotion: "The wealthy people in this world are really crazy. Ten or twenty years ago, they would have paid 100,000 yuan to stay here for one night." , what is this concept?”

Jiang Sheng also looked at the scenery outside and said with a smile: "One hundred thousand dollars in our eyes may be equivalent to a few steel coins thrown away in the eyes of those rich people."

"It would be great if I were so rich..."

……

Many people were staring at Jiang Sheng, the Asian marathon record holder. When they learned that the Doping Testing Center of the Dubai Marathon Organizing Committee had immediately conducted a urine test on him, they were all anxiously waiting for the test results.

Generally, routine urine tests for stimulants can produce results quickly and only take a few minutes. However, the testing of the Dubai Marathon Organizing Committee is very strict, and there are dozens of reagents that need to be tested one by one.

It lasts for three hours.

At 7:30 in the evening, the results finally came out.

"What, no problem?"

Zheng Shaoguang, a Singaporean member of the AFC Committee, immediately received the report from the doping testing center with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Impossible! Are your reagents the latest? I heard that America developed a new stimulant last month that cannot be detected by conventional reagents on the market."

"Commissioner Zheng can rest assured that our reagents are the most advanced in the world and indeed no stimulants were detected in his urine."

"Then...is it possible that he changed the urine?"

"This is even more impossible. We have video of the entire process."

"..."

Zheng Shao was so angry that he had contacted all the reporters and was just waiting for the doping testing center to announce that Jiang Sheng's test result was positive, and then he could make a big deal about it.

The result was absolutely unexpected!
  Just when Zheng Shaoguang was angry, the teams behind all the platinum-label players participating this time received news one after another, such as Pang Taihua, general manager of Guardian Sports Events Company.

Although it had been expected that Jiang Sheng had most likely not used doping, when the test results came out, it was very difficult for him to accept it.

This also means that Jiang Sheng has basically locked in the Dubai Marseille championship.

Not only will the championship bonus of US$20 and the record-breaking bonus of US$30 have nothing to do with them, but the subsequent advertising endorsements of athletes will also be greatly affected.

After all, what advertisers value is the influence of marathon champions, not skin. Only those who can’t win will ignore you.

Pang Taihua immediately took out his phone and dialed.

……

On the morning of February 2, all participating athletes went to the Adidas store in Dubai Mall to receive their competition material packages and familiarize themselves with the competition venue. The basic process was similar to that of China Shipping.

When you open the competition bag, you will find T-shirts, bib numbers, pins, energy gels, candies, chocolates and other small items. In addition, there is a detailed shopping and travel map of Dubai and three additional tickets to the Dubai Towers.

Although Jiang Sheng already knew the on-site map well, he still went to the site for a walk to ensure nothing was missed.

Lunch was specially prepared by Jiang Yuanzhou. After lunch, Jiang Sheng and Jiang Yuanzhou went to the "Dubai Tower", the tallest building in the world, together.

Feng Zixin and Qiu Qicheng were planning to go to the Palm Island. They heard that Jiang Sheng and the others had gone to the Dubai Towers, so they rushed there to visit too.

Jiang Sheng gave them the extra ticket, while the tickets they purchased were refunded.

Then we went to visit the Dubai Tower together, and then went to Dubai Water Park and Yin Lang’s internet celebrity town.

During this period, Jiang Sheng didn't eat anything or drink a bottle of water.

The official competition will be tomorrow. At this juncture, it will be troublesome if the test value fails due to eating randomly.

(End of this chapter)