“Oh, sorry, his name is Chen Shu!”
“This is his first time competing in an international competition!”
“If you have any questions, feel free to ask me!”
Cui Deng Rong, seeing the situation, immediately understood…
He was afraid that Chen Shu might say the wrong thing, so he quickly took the microphone.
But it was clear… the Australian wouldn't be so easily dismissed.
“Cui, we have no ill intentions.”
“We are simply amazed that such a young athlete can swim a 47.20!”
“That's a remarkable achievement!”
“There are less than five swimmers in the world who can achieve this time!”
“And your student is only 13 years old!”
“Pan has already amazed us enough.”
“But when he was 13… he couldn't have swum a 47.20, right?”
“He couldn't!”
Pan Zhan Le spoke up on his own.
Mainly because the reporters were looking at him.
“Therefore… he is destined to shine on the world stage!”
“I just wanted to know more about his background!”
“Chen Shu... a great name!”
The Australian reporter was praising him.
And the focus was now on Chen Shu.
Cui Deng Rong could only watch him.
Chen Shu smiled and said to the reporter, “Thank you!”
“Chen Shu… are you China's secret weapon?”
“To be honest, when I saw you swim a 47.20, I asked my assistant to check your relevant records… but there was very little.”
“Only one qualifying race result!”
“Did you not participate in any international competitions before?”
“No!”
“Because I’m only 13 years old!”
“I've only been on the professional team for two months!”
“…”
Many of the reporters in the audience looked at each other in disbelief.
Two months?
God… In just two months, he's achieved the 12th best result in the world?
Looking at the entire history of the men's 100m freestyle, including Pan Zhan Le's world record earlier today!
There have only been 11 times that someone has broken 47.20.
Many foreigners obviously had their back teeth ground down.
This Pan Zhan Le, a god-like being, is now followed by Chen Shu?!?
So the Australian reporter said without hesitation.
“Have you undergone any related urine tests in the last few days?”
Cui Deng Rong's face changed.
Chen Shu knew these guys were up to no good.
“Of course, once in the morning, once at noon, and once in the evening, and another one during the competition break.”
“Or… would you like to have WADA come and test me in front of all these reporters now?”
“I can livestream the test results to the entire world.”
“Are your Australian athletes brave enough to try that with me?”
Cui Deng Rong: “…”
The Australian reporter: “…”
Pan Zhan Le and the others were also stunned by Chen Shu's words!!
Damn!
Brave!
This is too freaking brave!
Wang Hao Yu in the audience couldn't help but give Chen Shu a thumbs up.
Chen Jun Er next to him was also laughing with his hand over his mouth.
He could see the shock and disbelief on the Australian reporter's face.
He clearly didn't expect Chen Shu to answer the question like this!?
Damn!
This swimming team… actually has someone even tougher than Pan Zhan Le.
Who is his commander?
Oh, he's a 10-year-old!
No problem.
The 00s are already fixing the media!
The 10s will be even more arrogant.
“Excuse me everyone, Chen Shu is only 13 years old!”
“Childhood innocence!”
Cui Deng Rong smiled next to him.
But the Australian reporter was relentless, apparently not expecting that a 13-year-old Chinese kid, not only wouldn't be intimidated by the media, but would also be so confident!?
He was about to continue asking questions, but was ushered away by staff.
Because… his time for asking questions was up.
The Australian reporter was clearly furious, I only asked one question, I just wasted 20 seconds being lost in thought.
But as Cui Deng Rong said… Chen Shu is only 13 years old, are you really going to argue with a 13-year-old?
Do you have no shame?
The rest of the reporters who were conducting the interviews, seeing Chen Shu with his serious expression, were clearly a bit afraid.
No one knew what kind of words would come out of this young man's mouth.
The key is that he's only 13 years old!
Age is his greatest advantage!
Like holding the imperial edict, he can cut you down at will!
But… what can you say?
Therefore, although there was a lot of tension in the following interviews, they all focused on Pan Zhan Le.
And Pan Zhan Le clearly had some training in this area.
He spoke very frankly.
When he encountered a reporter trying to be difficult, he would simply… straight up argue.
Many Western reporters had interviewed Chinese athletes for many years.
This was the first time they had seen athletes like this.
In the past, they were always humble and polite.
But this new generation… was clearly different from before.
“Look at the expressions on those reporters' faces, as if they were saying, 'We don't believe you, are you on drugs?'!”
“They don't question their own athletes, but come and needle us…”
“I really want to give them a taste of their own medicine!”
On the way back, Pan Zhan Le was still chattering away.
But Cui Deng Rong didn't bother him.
For years, there had been so many shenanigans going on outside the pool, making the whole thing a mess.
Clearly, the athletes needed to vent.
These reporters were the perfect punching bag.
And, this relay gold medal was very inspiring.
The entire swimming team's low morale seemed to have been swept away.
Even Qin Haiyang, who hadn't slept much in the last few days, seemed to have regained his composure.
“Actually, these reporters were asking outrageous questions, we're all fine!”
“The real annoyance is the questioning and the haters on the internet!”
Chen Shu suddenly said.