I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 456: Paris is different from what we imagined
Before going abroad, Xia Qingdai thought France was a developed country. But after arriving here, smelling the urine smell all over the streets and the two-euro toilets, she and her brother were silent.

How come when I travel abroad, I feel like I've traveled back to a period drama! In Xia Qingdai's mind, only period dramas have scenes of charging for toilets. I never thought that Paris would have the same scene. It's really amazing.

Xu Yan was more used to it, after all, she had been here once last year. Anyway, they came to Paris not for tourism, but to watch the Olympics.

A total of twelve basketball teams were selected for the Olympics. It can be said that there is no weak team and they are all very strong.

The twelve participating basketball teams were divided into three groups, A, B and C. The Chinese team was in Group B, and its opponents included Brazil, Germany, and host France.

Just looking at the lineup, you can tell that the men's basketball team, which only managed to squeeze into the Olympics by luck, won by entering the finals. There are basically no mission requirements and no one expects this team to win the game.

It is already luck to get an Olympic ticket. After all, it is no longer the golden generation when Yao Ming was there. Today, Yao Ming has become the chairman of the Basketball Association and traveled to Paris with the team.

If there is anything worth looking forward to in the current Chinese team, it is probably the basketball rookie Yan Shixian who shined in the Universiade.

Yan Shixian, who is not even 20 years old, is still a young basketball player, but his static and dynamic talents are already top-notch. Compared with the other players on the Huaxia team whose potential can be seen at a glance, Yan Shixian's future is still full of possibilities.

It can be said that half of the Chinese fans who came to the scene were there to see China's future basketball stars.

Although he has not played a formal match for the national team, Yan Shixian has already proven himself in the Universiade. His gorgeous skills and superb basketball IQ have impressed everyone who has seen him and filled them with expectations.

People do not expect Yan Shixian to become the core of the Chinese men's basketball team now, nor do they expect the men's basketball team to go far in this Olympics. The biggest wish is that they don't lose too badly.

Therefore, this trip to the Olympics was stress-free for Yan Shixian. He was brought here by the main team to gain experience, and his time is in the future.

The outside world did not put pressure on Yan Shixian, but he was full of energy in his heart.

He came to Paris not just to show off his face and gain some experience points.

He came here to win.

Therefore, for this Olympics, he came with the team early to adapt to the venue and diet.

The conditions in the Paris Olympic Village are naturally incomparable to those in China's home base. Even the air conditioning needs to be brought in by China. The food is also lackluster. It is said that only French and Chinese food can compete in the world, but the French food in the Olympic Village is definitely not.

Fortunately, Yan Shixian was very adaptable and could live a simple and frugal life. In order to avoid ingesting inappropriate food, he would not touch anything other than the Olympic Village cafeteria, and would only drink the bottle of water he had opened.

After landing in Paris, Xia Qingdai sent a message to Yan Shixian immediately.

Originally, she and her brother bought tickets for the back row, but when Yan Shixian heard that she was going to watch the game in person, he was very happy and immediately arranged a front row ticket for her, right next to his relatives and friends who were coming to watch his game.

Xia Qingdai herself didn't really care about the front or back row. After all, she was a fake fan, so it didn't matter where she sat. But Xia Shanglu, a real fan, was different. He was definitely very happy about this. He had traveled thousands of miles across the ocean to Europe just to watch the game of the Chinese basketball team. It would be great to be able to sit in the front row and experience it up close.

The next day was the first game day for the Chinese basketball team, against the veteran powerhouse Germany.

From the players to the domestic netizens, no one thought that the Chinese basketball team could win. Losing decently and not making the score difference too big was victory. Xia Qingdai and her group didn't even have the heart to go shopping. Seeing that it was almost time, they got on the bus to the stadium, entered the stadium in advance and waited in their seats.

Xu Yan and Xia Qingdai were not in the same area, but her position was also good. There were fans of Yan Shixian all around her, so she could be considered to have found her organization.

Oh no, she is a fan leader. This time, she even customized a lot of items to support Yan Shixian at her own expense, such as banners, fans, headscarves, etc., completely like a fan circle.

Xia Qingdai was holding a fan given by Xu Yan, which was printed with Yan Shixian's style on the court. When Yan Shixian turned his head to look at her while warming up on the court, she happened to be holding the fan to half cover her face.

The two sides smiled at each other, each feeling happy in their own way.

The match was scheduled for 1:30 pm Paris time, which was not a prime time. However, Paris was in summer time and there was a six-hour time difference with Beijing. According to Beijing time, it was 7:30 pm, which was a prime time.

CCTV-5 sent a photography team to broadcast the game live, and they frequently gave close-ups of Yan Shixian before the game.

Although Yan Shixian is only a young player at present, he is actually the most famous in the team in terms of international basketball fame.

After all, the others were only playing in domestic leagues and had no outstanding performance in international competitions. However, Yan Shixian became famous overnight in the Universiade, and many famous schools in the United States offered him olive branches.

In addition to his international fame, Yan Shixian's appearance is worthy of the high-definition camera provided by CCTV-5, and he has as many female fans as his male fans.

With a whistle, the game began.

"Ah, Yan Shixian is the starting player." Xia Qingdai was surprised. After all, she had heard from her brother before that Yan Shixian had always played as a substitute in previous warm-up matches and friendly matches.

But now in the Olympic Games, Yan Shixian, who represented the national team in a formal competition for the first time, actually stood in the starting position.

Xia Shanglu was not surprised by this. He explained to his sister, "Although Yan Shixian is young, he is the best player on the team in terms of skills. It's not surprising that he is the starting player."

"Oh." Xia Qingdai nodded.

While the brother and sister were talking, Yan Shixian dribbled past the opponent and in less than a second, he made a quick stop and passed the opponent behind him and rushed into the German team's three-second zone.

According to FIBA ​​regulations, the offensive time in this area is only three seconds.

Yan Shixian relied on his superb dribbling skills and broad vision to create an opening for himself right at the start. He jumped up with the ball in one hand, and then made a windmill dunk that ignited the whole court. He completed the first attack in less than a second, giving the German team a warning.

"Beautiful!" Xia Shanglu suddenly stood up from his seat, extremely excited, as if he was the one who dunked the ball.

There was a thunderous roar in the stadium. Although this was not China's home court, the Chinese people relied on their advantage of loud voices to create the momentum of a home court.

"Interesting." The core player of the German team narrowed his eyes slightly, tilted the corner of his mouth, and looked serious.