Swimming Center, mixed interview area.
After a regular competition, there are two types of interviews.
Domestic follow-up interviews and official interviews.
On TV, we see the CCTV reporter holding a microphone asking questions after the competition ends, this is a follow-up interview.
Generally only domestic media, including Hong Kong, can have this privilege.
And regardless of winning or losing, athletes may face follow-up interviews.
Of course, other countries can also apply for access, but they need to obtain approval from China and the athlete; while official interviews are not as complicated, they are an exclusive interview privilege enjoyed only by the champions.
It's like a press conference, sitting at the press table and answering questions from all media around the world.
This requires a fee for the interview slot.
Moreover, there is a time limit.
Each national media can only occupy one slot, each slot has a 90-second question time.
Even a second over, they will be taken away directly.
This is a kind of protection for the athletes.
Furthermore, which country's interview to accept also needs to be scheduled in advance.
Not everyone can just hold a microphone and ask questions.
This interview process... is very complicated.
Of course, Chen Shu and his teammates weren't preparing for the official interview.
Because this requires appointments and arrangements... which need a long preparation time, usually starting after the award ceremony.
Right now, they are being interviewed by domestic mainstream media like CCTV and Tencent Video.
Since they are from the same country, the questions asked... are naturally casual.
"Pan Zhan Le, Chen Shu, Wang Hao Yu, Chen Jun Er, you guys are amazing!"
"Congratulations, you were incredible!"
The CCTV reporter was also very excited.
He said to Chen Shu and the others who were walking over: "How do you guys feel... after breaking the 64-year monopoly of the European, American, and Australian men's 100-meter freestyle relay? Anything you want to say?"
The reporter put the microphone in front of Pan Zhan Le.
After all, everyone knew that all four of them performed exceptionally well in this 4*100 freestyle relay.
But the biggest hero... was Pan Zhan Le.
Without his final leg's heroic comeback, they wouldn't have been able to defeat the strong Australian and American teams.
The second biggest hero... was Chen Shu.
"64 years? Is it that long?"
Pan Zhan Le smiled: "Actually, I didn't know that."
"Just one sentence - winning this gold medal!"
"Did you think about winning the championship before the competition?"
"No... not really!"
"But... after Shu Ge finished the first leg, we all felt it!"
"Shu Ge?"
The CCTV reporter seemed surprised by this nickname.
Pan Zhan Le looked at Chen Shu who was wiping his body beside him and quickly pulled him into the camera: "Come on, Shu Ge, say hi to everyone!"
This was actually the first time Chen Shu had ever been interviewed.
"You are the one who should be interviewed!"
Pan Zhan Le's interview was very relaxed. Winning the championship made him feel much more relaxed, and his confidence was boosted, so he wasn't overthinking anything; Unlike interviews after losing a match, which were truly agonizing, you have to prepare what to say.
"Um, hello everyone, I'm Chen Shu!"
Chen Shu pretended to be a social phobia and retreated to the side after finishing his sentence.
"Really!"
"Shu Ge is the most stable one!"
"This is his first time participating in a competition like the Olympics."
"At least I've participated in several world championships!"
"I know how nervous it is to be on a big competition for the first time!"
"And the first leg, there's a lot of pressure!"
"He was so stable and performed so well, we should really thank him for the gold medal!"
Pan Ge... you can talk if you want to!
Chen Shu was very happy to hear these words!!
The CCTV host originally wanted to interview Pan Zhan Le first and then Chen Shu!
But now that Chen Shu was here, he quickly said: "Hello Chen Shu, I heard you are only 13 years old?"
"Yes, 13 years and 11 months... my birthday is in a few days!"
"Just a few days apart from Pan Ge!"
"My goodness, 13 years old? You're amazing!"
"Do you know how much time you swam for in your first leg?"
"47.20 seconds, I think!"
Chen Shu still remembered his time.
"Yes, 47.20 seconds, breaking the world youth record!"
"And you've broken the record for this age group at 13 years old!"
"It's unbelievable!"
The CCTV reporter was clearly good at complimenting people: "And you broke the world record for the 4*100 meter relay!"
"When you swam the first leg, what were you thinking?"
"Why was your condition so good?"
"Many young players might get stage fright when they get on the field!"
"But you performed so brilliantly!"
"Do you have any little secret?"
The CCTV host asked a bunch of questions in one breath.
But Chen Shu didn't show any fear!
"I wasn't thinking about anything!"
"I just thought, Pan Ge is so strong, my teammates are so amazing, I definitely can't let them down, I have to give it my all!"
"It turns out... we were able to beat Australia! We were able to beat the United States team!"
"That's well said!"
This was the truth!
The CCTV reporter didn't expect that Chen Shu, a 13-year-old middle school student, could still be so calm and collected in the face of an interview.
"Still, I have to thank Pan Ge!"
He said.
Chen Shu pulled Pan Zhan Le back in front of the reporter again.
Pan Zhan Le continued to answer questions.
Then came Wang Hao Yu and Chen Jun Er.
After interviewing all four of them, they walked to the backstage of the training room.
Bang! Bang!
They were greeted by fireworks and cheers from the entire swimming team: "Yeah!"
"Awesome!"
"First gold!"
"It's the first gold in the relay!"
The first day of swimming was simply perfect.
One gold and one silver to finish!!
The key is that they defeated Australia and the US!
This gold medal's value is even higher.
"This is the youngest Olympic champion in swimming history, right, Shu Ge?"
"He's so strong!"
"As expected of Shu Ge!"
"Coach Cui is really brave to let you compete!"
Everyone was happily surrounding the four of them, patting and hitting them, basking in their good fortune.
Soon, the volunteer in charge of the award ceremony came in.
Chen Shu and the others quickly changed into their team uniforms before heading towards the podium.
Ji Xing Jie, as a substitute, could also receive a gold medal.
However, he was not qualified to be on the podium.
But he was already ecstatic!
Because everyone knew that he wouldn't be able to win this gold medal if he participated.
It was a pleasant surprise.
Except for the media not interviewing him, all the other treatment was exactly the same as the gold medalists.
Ding!
【Congratulations to the host for winning the gold medal in the men's 4*100 freestyle relay at the Paris Olympics, rewarding 5000 experience points!】
Ding!
【Congratulations to the host for breaking the world youth record in the first leg of the men's 4*100 freestyle relay, rewarding 3000 experience points!】
Ding!
【Congratulations to the host for breaking the world record in the men's 4*100 freestyle relay at the Paris Olympics, rewarding 5000 experience points!】
……
On the way to the podium, Chen Shu received system prompts.
A total of 13000 experience points directly stunned Chen Shu.
A full 13000 points!
This was the reward for breaking the world record and winning the championship.
"This is too amazing!"
"Now, I can directly upgrade my sprint to the Grandmaster level!"
"And my diving reaction time can also be upgraded to intermediate or advanced!"
After all, Chen Shu still needs to prepare for the 50-meter freestyle.
This is a challenge to human swimming limits.
To be honest, he was able to win this relay gold today, although it was due to his own strength and the system's assistance.
But more... was Pan Zhan Le's godly descent.
Without that last leg's super burst, they wouldn't have been able to beat the US team.
This guy was so powerful that even with the system, Chen Shu needed to upgrade to the Grandmaster level to defeat him.
Chen Shu basically won by default.
At least, Chen Shu's current Master-level sprint plus advanced acceleration made him no match for this guy in the 100-meter freestyle.
It's estimated that only Grandmaster-level sprint, combined with diving reaction time, underwater turns being faster, might be able to compete with him.
Thinking about this... Chen Shu directly added the 13000 experience points to sprint and diving reaction time.
——【Sprint lv40】：Grandmaster, temporarily gains 20 seconds of sprint time, each 10000 experience points upgrades lv1.
——【Diving Reaction Time lv10】：Intermediate, gains an additional 0.15 seconds of reaction bonus, each 200 experience points upgrades lv1.
"Grandmaster-level skills require 10000 experience points to upgrade lv1..."
"What's beyond Grandmaster?"
Chen Shu didn't know.
However, sprint reaching the Grandmaster level shouldn't need to be upgraded for the time being.
Moreover, for the 50-meter freestyle, Chen Shu could directly jump into the water and activate Grandmaster-level sprint + acceleration!
"With this buff..."
Chen Shu didn't even dare to imagine.
It's too powerful.
20 seconds of acceleration, finishing the 50-meter freestyle only takes 22 seconds!
Is this 20 seconds of sprint even human?!
"The... world record for the 50-meter freestyle?"
"I should be able to challenge it!"
Chen Shu might still have Pan Zhan Le as an opponent in the 100-meter!
But in the 50-meter, he's invincible!
Everyone else... is just a joke!
Just like Pan Zhan Le in the 100-meter... a complete dimensional strike!