Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 191: Real man, as it should be! (Ask for monthly ticket)

London, EMI headquarters.

It's past midnight, but there are still many people busy in the building of one of the world's top five record companies.

Christian is one of them. As a senior executive of EMI Records and a senior producer, staying up all night when he is working has become a common thing for him.

But tonight, at 30 in the morning, he temporarily put down his work and left the recording studio and returned to his office. He made a cup of coffee and turned on the TV to the NBC Sports Channel.

Christian's favorite sport is football, but since last summer, he has also been paying attention to track and field events - mainly for Wenhao.

In recent years, the global record industry has been in the most precarious period in history due to free downloading and sharing, and the building is about to collapse.

At the beginning of the year, EMI Records had no choice but to be acquired by the private equity fund Terra Firma Capital.

Whether a financial company can successfully run a music group with a long history and a large scale is a question that will take time to answer.

But this kind of problem is not what Christian needs to consider. The old guys who held some shares like him in the past found their own way out or enjoyed life after EMI was acquired by Taifeng.

Christian is different. Not only did he inherit the shares from his father, he also has a deep affection for music and the record company where he has worked for more than 20 years.

But if you want to continue working at EMI and maintain a high position, you must have enough cards in your hand. Wenhao, the most special and most profitable artist under EMI Records, is the best card in Christine's hand. .

This pair of good cards has been played very well before. Wen Hao's first "We Are Young" has reached the top of the charts in many countries after its release, bringing continuous and generous income to the flagging EMI Records.

At present, Wen Hao's first overseas fan meeting is about to be held, and his second English single is about to be released, but an unavoidable hurdle is also placed in front of him and EMI Records:

As a special being of an athlete + singer, the outcome and final results of the New York Reebok Grand Prix will directly affect Wen Hao's future public opinion.

If they win the competition, the American media that have been constantly creating pressure from public opinion in recent days will immediately cease their efforts. The direction of public opinion facing the new single will be positive, and there will naturally be no need to worry about sales.

As for losing the game, although sports and music are not on the same "track", the negative impact will definitely be considerable.

After all, as a Chinese, Wenhao's singles are very popular in European and American markets. In addition to the excellent quality of the songs themselves, a large part of the reason is also due to his status as an athlete.

Now that he has received this traffic in the sports field, this traffic can naturally turn around and come back to bite him.

So, don’t lose!

"Set——"

"Snapped--!"

In the live broadcast, as a gunshot sounded and the players started fiercely, the excited voices of the two commentators also followed.

"A neat and beautiful start! Can this top-level competition allow us to witness a new history in the 100 meters?』

"Wenhao is in the leading position!" Tyson Gay is chasing after him! 』

"They left all the players behind by a long way!" Rush to the finish line neck and neck! 』

"Wen Hao or Tyson Gay?" Maybe victory is not important at this moment! 』

"What's more exciting than victory is that a new world record was born!" 』

"9 seconds 74!" ! ! 』

"Wuhu~! 9 seconds 74!"

Christine, who was originally sitting on the office chair, couldn't help but jump up, raising her hands above her head and cheering like a child.

The last time a sports scene moved him so deeply was when he witnessed Beckham leading his team to defeat Argentina at the 2002 World Cup.

As the NBC commentator said, if the crossing score of 9 seconds comes true, then victory is really not that important.

Even if Wen Hao really loses to Tyson Gay, it will be on the premise of setting a new world record together. If someone is willing to use this to criticize, then EMI Records is not a vegetarian!

On the other side of the Atlantic, in the live broadcast room of NBC Sports Channel, after Tom Hanks shouted "9 seconds 74", Ato Bolton immediately took over the topic to comment:

"9 seconds 74!" We have to wait for the wind speed to be verified. If the wind speed is within the legal +2.0m/s range, then this will be a 100m time that has never been run by anyone in the past! 』

"When they crossed the line, their figures almost overlapped. I can't tell who won with my mortal eyes, but what I want to say at this moment is——"

In a short period of time, Ato Bolton recalled his past career.

He has competed against Maurice Greene, the strongest sprint king in the world, for several years. Born in a Caribbean island country, he has also been questioned by the outside world, especially Americans, after running excellent results many times. In the past it was him, it was Donovan Bailey, in the past 2 to 3 years it was Liu Xiang, and now it is Wen Hao.

Every athlete who has defeated the top players in the United States will be questioned like this, because in the minds of these doubters: Since the United States is so powerful, there must be something wrong with anyone who can approach or surpass the Americans in any field!

Fuck you!

"In the past two weeks, the American sports world has given a cold look to this supernova from China. They either said that the 9 seconds run in Osaka was illegal, or that it was impossible for a 88-year-old young athlete to run Such quick results. 』

"But now, we are in New York, the richest city in the world that symbolizes the great power of the United States! Wen Hao responded to the doubts with his toughness, and he probably ran the fastest 100-meter time in human history under any conditions - 9 seconds 74! 』

Ato Bolton had just finished speaking these impassioned words, and before Tom Hanks could open his mouth to make amends, the live camera shifted from Tyson Gay to Wen Hao.

At the same time, a table with two lines of English on one side was also displayed at the bottom of the screen:

CHN——WEN HAO

WINNER——100M——9.74 (+2.2)

"Oh~~~!"

Seeing this result, there was another sigh at the scene.

On the track inside the stadium, when he saw the specially marked (+9) wind speed information after 74 seconds 2.2, Wen Hao, who had already stopped, felt sorry for himself in his heart.

Unfortunately, it is +2.2m/s. If converted purely based on hard power, if this shot can reach the wind speed of +1.8m/s, he will have a chance to run 9 seconds and break Asafa Powell's world record.

What a pity, what a pity!

After finishing the American schedule and heading to Europe, more games will be played in semi-open or even semi-enclosed stadiums, and it will be difficult to encounter such big tailwind conditions again.

World record!

Whether it is 9 seconds 74 or 9 seconds 76, although it is destined to be broken in the future, even if it is only for such a short month or two, it is definitely a supreme honor!

After a brief moment of regret, facing the swarming reporters, Wen Hao wanted to follow the passion of the moment and get in front of NBC's live camera and shout: "Look clearly America - I am the champion!"

But if you act in this way, it will not only cause more controversy and doubts, but may even cause you to suffer unpredictable troubles in this seemingly prosperous and peaceful land, but in fact, crises are lurking.

A gentleman should not stand behind dangerous walls. This is the wisdom our ancestors used to warn future generations thousands of years ago.

Victory in this game is the best response to those controversies and doubts!

The swarming reporters surrounded Wen Hao, leaving him almost no room to move forward. This even caused the local air to heat up, causing him to start sweating involuntarily.

In contrast, Tyson Gay, who was ranked second only by a hair's breadth, although there were some reporters around him, compared to the lively atmosphere at Wen Hao's side, it still seemed a bit deserted.

The media is like this, or the world is like this.

In a game, even if the results of the champion and the runner-up are so close that there is only a slight difference, the attention that the champion receives after the game is far greater than that of the runner-up.

Even in this land, Wen Hao is an "outsider".

However, compared with other players, Tyson Gay's situation is actually very good. At least the organizers will give him some shots.

The remaining six players, except for the pre-match introduction session, never appeared alone in the camera.

When Wenhao and Tyson Gay were being interviewed live on NBC Sports Channel, a black boy with dreadlocks was walking calmly off the court.

The broad and fat coach greeted him and said, "Good run." However, the boy with dreadlocks was not happy. Instead, he looked back at the results list on the big screen.

Wind speed: +2.2m/s

1 - China - Wen Hao - 9.74 (0.739)

2 — United States — Tyson Gay — 9.75 (.0.741)

3 — Bahamas — Derek Atkins — 9.83

4 – USA – Sean Crawford – 9.92

5 - United States - Leonard Scott - 10.00

6 – Jamaica – Dwight Thomas – 10.08

7 – Jamaica – Yohan Blake – 10.09

8 – Antigua – Daniel Bailey – 10.12

Because the wind speed exceeded the legal threshold of +2.0m/s stipulated by the IAAF, although he ran 10 seconds this time, it was not counted as a new personal best.

The coach said he had a good run, but Blake didn't think so.

At the Caribbean Sports Community meeting in April, when he set a PB and a new Jamaican national youth record with a time of 4 seconds, the wind speed was +10m/s.

Tonight, he participated in the senior international high-level competition for the first time in his career. Under the condition of a strong tailwind of +2.2m/s, he only "progressed" by 0.01 seconds.

Coach Mills' "good run" was probably just a consolation.

Looking back at Wen Hao, who was chatting and laughing in front of the camera, Blake felt grateful for the advice he had given him, but also extremely envious of the unlimited scenery he enjoyed at this time.

Man, this is how it should be!

　Late night sneak attack!

　　In addition, continue to ask for monthly tickets~

　　

　

(End of this chapter)