“……”
Cui Deng Rong had been listening to their exchange, and couldn't help but blink. This kid, he actually knew about this?
These young people from Huaxia, they really get into the internet early!
He even knows about foreign internet trolls?
Cui Deng Rong suddenly felt old.
Compared to the 13-year-old boy in front of him, he really didn't understand anything. He wouldn't take these foreign internet things to heart, of course. Huaxia people have their own circles.
But the younger generation, they embrace the world, and they are a group with extreme confidence, so they wouldn't tolerate these well-meaning frogs barking in their well.
Older people just see it as a joke, while the young people will definitely respond with direct counter-attacks.
This is the new generation of 00s and 10s, more open compared to the 80s and 90s.
Cui Deng Rong had always thought Chen Shu was a very introverted child.
But from his interactions these past few days, and from the reporter's questions just now, he was clearly a very mature person on the inside.
He definitely wasn't just saying those words for nothing.
It's very possible that he would really do it.
He was much more mature than he looked.
This kid is truly a treasure for the future swimming team.
Perhaps his future prospects will be even wider than Pan Zhan Le's.
The advantage in the 50 and 100 meters!
And Pan Zhan Le hasn't quite gotten his 50 meters down yet.
"Chen Shu, when is your skateboarding competition?"
Cui Deng Rong knew Chen Shu had also signed up for skateboarding, just as a hobby.
He hadn't taken it seriously at first.
After all, Chen Shu was only 13, and he was probably just there to experience the Olympics.
So no one had taken it seriously that he had signed up for both events.
He hadn't expected Chen Shu to help the swimming team win a relay gold medal so quickly.
Cui Deng Rong had definitely struck gold with this.
"The day after tomorrow, in the morning, prelims!"
"If I make it to the finals... it'll be in the afternoon!"
Chen Shu said.
Cui Deng Rong nodded.
"Alright, it doesn't conflict, your 50 meter is on the morning of the 2nd!"
"Skateboarding…... can you make it to the finals?"
Cui Deng Rong suddenly thought of something and asked.
"I don't know, I should be able to?"
Chen Shu was far more confident in skateboarding than swimming.
After all, it was only admitted to the Olympics in the previous session.
It was a new sport, and not many people participated.
Honestly, the difficulty of the moves was a complete dimensional drop for Chen Shu, who had air-staying skills.
He had a one-second advantage in the air compared to everyone else, how could anyone beat that?
In one second, Chen Shu could change his position and find the right spot to land on the skateboard.
That's why he rarely fell when practicing skateboarding.
Stability - that was his strongest advantage.
He would only play this sport at this Olympics, he would definitely focus on swimming from now on.
If any of the skateboarders heard this, they would probably vomit blood; you mean, we're just meant to be tortured by you?
……
Back in the training room, Huang Wei began to give a speech.
Summarizing the results of the day's competition.
Afterwards, everyone happily went back to the Olympic Village.
Today's swimming events had yielded one gold and one silver.
They had already exceeded the coaching team's set goals for the day.
Before the competition…...Cui Deng Rong had given them a mission: to secure at least three medals and aim for five!
There were 35 swimming events: three gold medals were the base, and five were the goal!
And among them….. Qin Haiyang, Pan Zhan Le, and Tang Qian Ting should be able to get four, without any surprises!
Qin Haiyang held the world record for the 100 and 200 meter breaststroke.
Pan Zhan Le held the world record for the 100 meter freestyle!
And Tang Qian Ting was the reigning champion for the women's 100 meter breaststroke.
So, if they were lucky, five was actually a possibility.
Using the Parisian night as their backdrop, the bus sped down the road and soon arrived at the Olympic Village dormitories.
"Gold medal, wow!"
His roommate Zhang Zhan Shuo touched Chen Shu's gold medal with envy.
Before Chen Shu won this medal, he was the youngest Chinese swimming world champion at 16.
He had won gold at the World Championships and Youth Championships in February.
But now, that record belonged to Chen Shu.
He wasn't jealous of the broken record.
He sincerely wanted to win a medal too.
But for this Olympics, he had signed up for three swimming events, and his chances of winning were low.
The 400, the 800, and the 200 meter relay.
Except for the relay, which he had a chance at, the 400 and 800 were mainly for experience.
"Zhan Shuo, what's your personal best for the 200 meters?"
Chen Shu didn't have a competition tomorrow, and he planned to practice the 200 meter freestyle to see how fast he could go.
And also, the butterfly stroke!
This was currently the weakest point for the Chinese team.
There were no top-notch competitors in the 200 meter butterfly.
The only one they could rely on was Wang Chang Hao.
But he was still a distance away from the world's top butterfly swimmers.
Let alone the top tier!
But even so, Wang Chang Hao was still the top butterfly swimmer in China.
"1 minute 45 seconds 98!"
"Only once have I broken into the 46 second mark!"
Zhang Zhan Shuo handed Chen Shu's gold medal back to him.
"Awesome!"
Chen Shu gave him a thumbs up.
This score, across all of Asia, would be in the top three.
Even Pan Zhan Le sometimes couldn't beat him.
Pan Zhan Le didn't have much advantage in the 200 meters, hovering around 46 minutes.
But Zhang Zhan Shuo was only 16…... he definitely has a bright future.
"What's wrong, you want to try the 200 meters?"
Zhang Zhan Shuo lay on the bed and asked.
Chen Shu didn't hide it: "Yeah, I have that idea!"
"I want to test myself tomorrow!"
He then looked at Zhang Zhan Shuo: "You didn't sign up for the 200 meter freestyle in Paris this time?"
"No, Xing Ge and Pan Team are in it, they have a competition tomorrow!"
Xing Ge was Ji Xing Jie.
Besides the 100 meter relay, he was also the main player for the 200 meter relay.
Unlike the 100 meter, where he was placed fourth, he was one of the top three in the 200 meter freestyle for the Chinese swimming team.
Pan Zhan Le, him, and Zhang Zhan Shuo in front of him, their strength was basically the same.
All in the 1 minute 45 to 46 range.
They were neck and neck in their usual training matches.
Unlike the 100 meter freestyle, where the top four were obvious and their strengths were easily distinguished, each in their own class, the 200 meter was very close, all three were about the same, with wins and losses back and forth.
"How about we race each other tomorrow morning?"
Zhang Zhan Shuo suddenly suggested.
Beating an Olympic champion, in his opinion, was a really cool thing to do!
"Alright…"
Chen Shu didn't refuse.
Although there was no reward for this kind of competition, there was experience to be gained!