The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

8 month 23 day.

Peking University Gymnasium, where the men's singles table tennis final of the Beijing Olympics is about to be held.

The two opponents are Wang Hao and his teammate Zhang Jike from the Chinese National Table Tennis Team.

At this time, the Chinese table tennis was in the era of Wang Nan and Zhang Yining, who dominated the women's table tennis, while the men's table tennis was in the era of "two Wangs and one Ma".

Wang Hao, ranked first in the world men's table tennis, did not give up after the defeat in the 2004 Athens Olympics. He once again made it to the Olympic men's table tennis final, held his half, defeated one strong opponent after another, and met his teammate Zhang Jike in the final, keeping the gold and silver medals for China.

For Wang Hao, this Olympics is a game to prove himself, because he was criticized and doubted for losing to South Korea's Ryu Seung-min in the 2004 Athens Olympics.

And this time, China is hosting the Olympics, which is of great importance. Wang Hao is extremely eager to win the men's table tennis singles championship. This will not only prove himself, but also be a great achievement that can bring honor to his ancestors and open a new page in the family tree.

Wang Hao looked at Zhang Jike who seemed stubborn and arrogant on the other side.

He knew Zhang Jike and was very familiar with him. Zhang Jike was demoted back to the Panshan Sports Team, but he didn't expect that Zhang Jike would soon win the championship in the Table Tennis Super League and return to the national team, where he would serve as a sparring partner for the two Wangs and one Ma.

Who could have thought that this sparring partner was so fierce that he defeated him in 2007 to win the World Table Tennis Championships, and defeated him again in 2007 to win the World Cup Championship.

In this year's Olympic men's table tennis competition, Zhang Jike was in the death zone. His competitors in this zone included last Olympic gold medalist Ryu Seungmin, Ma Lin and Wang Liqin.

In the semi-finals, Zhang Jike met Marin. Facing Marin's 18 touches, he used a stop strategy to disrupt Marin's rhythm, defeated Marin, and advanced to the finals.

In every round of the game, Zhang Jike's backhand twist was successful and hurt his opponent.

This is also Zhang Jike's unique skill, which he uses to defeat his opponents.

This time, Zhang Jike successfully broke out from the other half of the competition area and met Wang Hao in the final, becoming a dark horse.

Before this, everyone was optimistic that Ma Lin or Wang Liqin would be able to break out of this half of the group, but no one expected that it would be Zhang Jike.

Facing Wang Hao, Zhang Jike has a strong psychological advantage, because Zhang Jike won the 2007 World Table Tennis Championships and World Cup titles by defeating Wang Hao.

Zhang Jike glanced at Liu Tao who was watching the game in the audience, and scenes from the past emerged in his mind. A look of determination appeared in his eyes, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

He must defeat Wang Hao, he is sure to win the gold medal!

At the beginning of the final, the first game was very close and intense. The two sides fought from 10-16 to 17-16. After leading -, Zhang Jike unexpectedly called a timeout. It was very rare to call a timeout in the first game, and it was even more unprecedented in the first game of an Olympic final.

After the timeout, the game resumed. Zhang Jike made a decisive shot with a backhand straight line, 18-16, and got off to a good start!

这个暂停打乱了王浩的节奏，此后两局都没有回过神来，以5-11、6-11脆败，大比分0-3落后。

In the fourth game, Wang Hao fought tenaciously to win the game 12-10 despite an unfavorable situation, changing the score to 1-3.

In the crucial fifth game, Wang Hao got the game point at 10-9, but Zhang Jike then fought back strongly, using two backhand straight twists to break through Wang Hao's defense and eventually won the winning game 13-11.

Zhang Jike excitedly jumped over the barrier, ran to the podium, knelt down and kissed the podium affectionately.

Win the Olympic gold medal and achieve the Grand Slam!

From winning the World Table Tennis Championships in 2007, to winning the World Cup, and then to winning the Beijing Olympics today, he achieved the Grand Slam in just 445 days, setting the fastest Grand Slam record in history.

His dream was to participate in the Beijing Olympics and win a gold medal. And now, he has realized this dream!

He used his own strength to slap the media in the face time and time again amidst a lot of pessimistic voices, and won this valuable gold medal, achieving the Grand Slam. He is the third Grand Slam winner of the Chinese men's table tennis team after Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui, and the fourth Grand Slam winner in the world men's table tennis sport. The first Grand Slam winner was Waldner.

In this Olympics, he defeated the 'Two Kings and One Horse' and successfully won the gold medal!
The one who is trying to seize power is not Anshan Xiaoma, but Zhang Jike! There is no era of "two kings and one horse", there is the era of Zhang Jike!

This year, he was a young man in fine clothes and riding a vigorous horse. He was in high spirits and rode his horse at a gallop. He saw all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.

As for Wang Hao, his eyes were blank and his rims became red. He tried hard to hold back his tears, but they still fell uncontrollably.

He reached the singles finals twice in a row, but lost both times and could only get the silver medal.

Perhaps for overseas table tennis players, winning a silver medal is already a very high honor, enough to make them extremely happy.

But for him, the silver medal was the biggest defeat and a shame!

In the audience, Liu Tao did not expect that this classic showdown would be staged again, and Zhang Jike actually defeated Wang Hao again and won the gold medal of the Beijing Olympics.

Zhang Jike won all the Grand Slams by defeating Wang Hao.

I have to say that Zhang Jike is Wang Hao’s victim!

Destiny?!

Liu Tao sometimes feels that this world is very magical, with all kinds of incredible things, and fate seems to really exist.

There are too many things in this world that cannot be explained by science.

Liu Tao whispered something in the secretary's ear, the secretary showed surprise and disbelief in his eyes, and then left quickly.

At the award ceremony, when Liu Tao appeared as the award presenter, the audience and the viewers in front of the TV felt extremely incredible.

You know, before this, there has never been an award presenter of this level.

Normally, award presenters at the Olympics will be officials from the International Olympic Committee, heads of international federations of events, or important figures from relevant countries and regions.

Before this, the highest-ranking person to appear was Henry Fok, who personally presented flowers to Guo Jingjing and put the gold medal on her when she won the women's 3-meter springboard diving championship.

And Liu Tao's appearance this time broke this record!
Zhang Jike was also a little stunned at this time. He was already very happy that Liu Tao could be present in the stands to watch the game. He felt that Liu Tao still remembered what he said and kept his promise.

He never expected that Liu Tao would become the award presenter.

As a member of the Panshan Sports Team's table tennis team, Liu Tao is undoubtedly the biggest leader.

After the shock, Zhang Jike was ecstatic.

Liu Tao encouraged Zhang Jike to be neither arrogant nor impatient and to achieve better results.

After Liu Tao left, Zhang Jike still felt as if he was in a dream, but he remembered deeply the words "Do not be arrogant or impatient and create more achievements", and used them to encourage himself and spur himself to move forward.

Zhang Jike will never forget the shame of being rejected by the national team. He will never forget what happened that night. If it weren't for that night, he felt that he might have escaped or even stopped playing table tennis.

Many people wonder why he plays so hard, because they don’t know that he only has one chance, and if he doesn’t seize it, he will never have another chance.

He must grow into a towering tree in the cracks!

Are there any special breeds of kings, princes, generals and ministers? (End of this chapter)