Chapter 279 Wind Horse
Xu Chen got up early.

In fact, I woke up at dawn, which meant that I couldn’t suppress my excitement and nervousness.

The various news he heard and saw in the past two days made Xu Chen’s originally calm and determined mood become anxious and excited.

It’s not that I don’t have confidence in Brother Bing, it’s just that today’s game has become extremely important due to various coincidences.

A 100-meter hurdles race only takes a dozen seconds.

But these short ten seconds have sparked such a big topic and attention.

And these ten seconds may determine many things in the future.

……

Xu Chen still pretended to be calm and had a leisurely buffet breakfast in the hotel.

This “Hotel Asaka” is right next to the Nagai Stadium. If you don’t close the windows during the day, you can even hear the cheers and noises coming from the stadium.

It seemed that the air within a few miles around the stadium was filled with anxiety.

Xu Chen ate a bowl of udon noodles and ordered some fried shrimp tempura.

This is not a particularly good star hotel, but the breakfast is pretty good…

As I ate the delicious food, my mood just calmed down for a moment, when the TV next to me was turned on by the staff and began to broadcast news reports on the “East Asian Youth Games”.

Xu Chen was quite helpless. He finished his udon noodles in big mouthfuls, then got up and went downstairs.

……

In the autumn under the marine climate, the blue sky is filled with huge and thick pure white clouds.

Xu Chen wore a quick-drying sportswear and walked towards the Changju Stadium.

Osaka is the second largest city in Japan, prosperous and modern.

The vehicles on the road are all from Toyota, Honda, and Nissan, as well as a number of K-Car small cars unique to the Japanese market.

The occasional “luxury cars” were a few Lexus cars. As for BMW and Mercedes-Benz, Xu Chen didn’t see a single one along the way.

They are indeed a repressed nation with some obsessive-compulsive disorder. Almost all the cars seen on the street are spotless, with paint so shiny that it almost reflects light.

……

Arriving at Changju Stadium, Xu Chen followed the “instructions” of coach Cheng Hong and went directly to the east gate.

Walking around the stadium, we saw many local people walking inside with cheering flags.

They all looked silent and introverted, with solemn expressions and not saying a word.

This still made Xu Chen a little uncomfortable.

When spectators of various domestic sports events enter the stadium, one can still see the excitement and joy of happy playfulness, but the Japanese spectators, at least outside, all look “silent and depressed.”

When we arrived near the east gate of the stadium, we saw the “contact person” from afar.

Xu Chen smiled and walked over quickly:
“Hello, Coach Liu. I’m Xu Chen.”

In front of me is a young girl, who is also the assistant coach of the national team. Her name is Liu Shengnan.

Coach Cheng Hong was not available to come out at the moment, so she arranged for Liu Shengnan to come.

Team leaders, assistant coaches, etc. like Cheng Hong and Liu Shengnan are usually former athletes.

After retiring, he stayed in the team as an assistant coach. From his physique and body shape, one can still see that he is an athlete.

Liu Shengnan greeted Xu Chen with a smile and handed him three tickets.

She turned and pointed again:
“Go through security through this door and it will be quicker to get to your seat once you’re inside.”

Xu Chen said: “Thank you, Coach Liu!”

Liu Shengnan smiled politely, then turned around and left.

……

Xu Chen glanced at the time and found that there was still plenty of time.

He still needs to wait here for Wu Feifei and Nie Fei.

Wu Feifei originally bought the tickets and stands seats herself, but the tickets she bought temporarily from public channels were in very remote locations.

Xu Chen then helped her get a new ticket. Like Xu Chen and Nie Fei, they both had good seats reserved by Coach Cheng Hong.

……

After a while, Wu Feifei was seen walking towards him from afar.

She wore a red baseball cap to block out the glaring sunlight.

Xu Chen smiled and handed over a ticket, and Wu Feifei took it generously:
“Thank you!”

Xu Chen: “You can go in first. I have to wait for someone else.”

Wu Feifei: “I’ll go with you…Who are you waiting for?”

Xu Chen: “He’s a client of Party A. I came here to talk about business cooperation with Brother Bing.”

Wu Feifei sighed softly, showing a hint of discouragement:
“My dad is right when he criticizes me…

I am 18 years old like you, and you have already started a company, completed many projects, and made a lot of money. “

Xu Chen:

“You can’t compare them. Your dad is a big boss and you’re a girl. You don’t need to go through the same things as me!”

Wu Feifei sighed again:

“Brother Bing is also a girl, and she’s already the national champion…”

……

Wu Feifei looked not far away and suddenly said:
“That’s a CCTV reporter!”

Xu Chen turned his head and saw the three-member interview team walking quickly inside.

They all had press cards on their chests. The young girl in the front was probably the reporter, and the two men behind were carrying two large bags, which were probably video and recording equipment, etc.

The two large black bags had the eye-catching “CCTV” logo printed on them.

Wu Feifei said:

“I read the online discussion yesterday and found out that CCTV originally did not arrange for reporters to come to this match.

Seeing that the topic and attention were getting more and more heated over the past day or two, I guess they arranged for someone to come here…”

A large group of spectators dressed in red came over from afar.

Their formation is quite eye-catching and looks extremely striking.

Xu Chen smiled and said, “Those are the fans who rushed to Osaka from Saitama Prefecture!”

Wu Feifei: “That’s a good thing. Someone is cheering for Brother Bing.”

She looked up and said, “It looks like there’s a drum behind it!”

Xu Chen took a look and saw that there were two uncles behind him carrying a huge red drum.

“The fans’ presence is indeed strong.”

……

Please wait a moment.

Xu Chen’s phone vibrated, he picked it up and took a look:
“Wait for me here for a while. I’ll go pick someone up.”

Wu Feifei: “I’ll just go with you.”

Having said that, he followed.

The two of them walked towards each other and saw Nie Fei again.

Today, “Sister Fei” did not wear a capable but formal professional suit and high heels, but a light gray casual outfit and light-colored sneakers.

“Sister Fei!” Xu Chen was still very polite. After all, Nie Fei was the “party A’s financial sponsor.”

Nie Fei smiled appropriately and accurately, and stretched out her hand to shake hands with Xu Chen:

“Sorry for the long wait. There was a traffic jam on the road.”

Xu Chen smiled and first introduced Wu Feifei next to him, saying that they were classmates and friends who came together to watch Xie Bingran’s competition.

As a “rich daughter”, Wu Feifei was generous and free and easy in such occasions. She shook hands and got to know Nie Fei, who had a strong aura, naturally and casually without showing any shyness.

“Let’s go in!”

Xu Chen spoke, and then led the two of them towards the security check at the entrance.

While waiting in line, Xu Chen said to Nie Fei:
“There are two leaders in charge of business resources from the General Administration of Sports today. One is Li Yue, whom I know, and the other is Director Li’s superior, whom I have not met yet.

I have already said hello, let’s watch the game first.

After the game, we will go to a lounge and meet with the two leaders for a chat.”

Nie Fei nodded and said:

“Is there a chance to treat the leader to lunch at noon?”

Xu Chen: “I have already asked, the leader has other receptions at noon, maybe I have to wait until I return home to arrange it.”

Nie Fei nodded: “Okay, then let’s establish contact with this place today and get to know each other.”

She looked at Xu Chen again: “Will there be a chance to have lunch with Teacher Xu Chen at noon?”

Xu Chen smiled and said, “Then I have to bring two more people.”

Nie Fei: “No problem.”

Xu Chen smiled: “Besides Wu Feifei, there is also Xie Bingran…”

Nie Fei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, “It’s such an honor!”

It’s an honor, of course, to have the chance to have dinner with Xie Bingran.

Xu Chen has already confirmed Xie Bingran’s schedule with coach Cheng Hong.

Xu Chen wanted to take Xie Bingran and Nie Fei out for dinner so that they could get to know each other first and lay the groundwork for starting “Ranbing Sports” later.

……

There were some noisy noises coming from the security check queue ahead.

Wu Feifei leaned over to take a look and whispered:
“Ah… it seems that the big drums of those football fans have been stopped.”

Xu Chen took a look and found that it was indeed the case.

In addition to the big drum that was stopped, it seemed that some horns, whistles, etc. were also stopped by security staff.

The group of fans were still communicating politely, but it seemed that the Japanese uncle in charge of security had no intention of giving in.

Wu Feifei whispered, “What a pity.”

Seeing that the “equipment” of that group of fans was stopped, they all passed through security check empty-handed.

Xu Chen: “It doesn’t matter, as long as we are here!”

Wu Feifei nodded: “It’s enough for Brother Bing to see that there are dozens of people who came to Osaka to cheer her on. “

Nie Fei said: “I saw the news about the fans this morning, it turns out to be true!”

……

……

Stadiums around the world basically have the same specifications and appearance.

The three of them entered from the second-floor entrance and walked through the passage to the grandstand area.

Looking up, I suddenly feel enlightened.

The male host was broadcasting in Japanese on the loud speaker.

Wu Feifei listened for a while and explained, “The shot put competition just ended and the awards ceremony is being held…

The champion is Mongolia, and the runner-up is us…”

Nie Fei was a little surprised: “So you know Japanese.”

Xu Chen: “She is from Shanghai Foreign Language School, majoring in Japanese.”

Wu Feifei smiled and said, “I’m only a freshman, so I have some basics…

In addition, the introduction to Japanese is actually quite simple, and I heard that it is easy to learn.”

……

The stadium wasn’t packed with spectators, but it still filled three or four areas of the stands.

In particular, there were two areas on one side where a large number of Japanese audiences were seated, and at a glance there were probably several hundred or even a thousand people.

They all wore light white tops and waved the Japanese flag in their hands.

Obviously, they all came to cheer for the seven Japanese players.

In other areas of the stands, there were a few people sitting here and there, probably scattered spectators.

Xu Chen and the other two found a seat, which was an area on the second-floor stands with a very good view, facing the runway below.

I looked back and saw two or three rows of spectators behind me, and from their appearance they were all Japanese natives.

Parents with their children, or classmates and friends traveling together…

They did not have uniform attire and were clearly unorganized “individual tourists”.

The three of them sat in the front row, and Wu Feifei pointed to the stands opposite:
“Those fans are so far away!”

I saw dozens of fans on the stands diagonally opposite, all wearing red clothes and waving national flags standing together.

They were indeed half a stadium’s distance away from the running track.

I guess it was because I bought the tickets at the last minute and had to accommodate the unified grandstand area, so I couldn’t buy a seat close to the stands.

But from a distance, that little red ocean looks quite impressive.

Of course, compared to the local audiences in those three or four Japanese films, they are still much “weaker”…

After all, this is their home ground, and having so many fans coming is already a big sign.

……

A burst of loud and majestic music suddenly came out from the loudspeaker.

Then came the host’s voice, reporting in Japanese.

Wu Feifei listened attentively and roughly translated it to Xu Chen and Nie Fei:
“They are introducing the women’s 100-meter hurdles race. They say it’s about to start…”

A burst of loud cheers immediately came from the stands.

Xu Chen turned his head and took a look. It was the Japanese spectators in white not far away.

They all stood up and waved the national flag in their hands.

It seems that this group of people really came here specifically for the “seven-on-one” women’s 100-meter hurdles event.

On the large LED screen above the opposite stands, the picture changed to introductions of some players.

Then there were even louder cheers and clamor.

Wu Feifei said, “I’m introducing several players from Japan…”

“I’m introducing Akabane Kaoru, who defeated a famous Japanese general and a famous Indian general some time ago…

A former Asian University Games champion…”

The waves of applause and cheers also confirmed the popularity of Akabane Kaoru.

Xu Chen glanced at the promotional video on the big screen. Akabane Kaoru was also a pretty girl with a typical Showa beauty appearance.

As expected, no matter where you go, this world still values appearance…

……

as predicted.

There was no special introduction segment for Xie Bingran in the on-site Japanese host’s broadcast.

As expected, the “host” still has its own convenient exclusive operations.

After the seven Japanese contestants were introduced one by one, the names and track information of the final eight contestants were displayed directly on the big screen.

The only “foreign” contestant, Xie Bingran, was not even mentioned in the broadcast by the Japanese host.

It seems that today’s game is a scramble within Japan.

“It’s too much…”

Wu Feifei said in a low voice, obviously a little angry.

In the opposite stands, there was also a noticeable agitation from the group of fans who came to support Xie Bingran.

……

Immediately afterwards, a loud noise suddenly came from the Japanese audience stands not far away.

The group of Japanese spectators, dressed in uniform white, stood up and cheered.

Xu Chen looked down and saw that several Japanese players had entered the venue…

The leader was none other than “Akabane Kaoru”, and it seemed that the one standing with her was another popular contestant, Tada Miyoshi.

Seven Japanese athletes entered the field, running to warm up and waving to the stands.

They were all wearing light white vests. No wonder the Japanese audience today were also wearing light white cheering T-shirts.

……

Suddenly, there was an inexplicable burst of boos from the stands next to me.

This round of booing was clearly full of hostility.

At the same time, several athletes in red entered the field.

The one walking in front was Xie Bingran.

Bai Miao, Dong Jiajia and two other girls gathered around Xie Bingran…

Xie Bingran was still wearing a long-sleeved sportswear and started running to warm up as soon as she entered the venue. Bai Miao and others surrounded her and ran with her.

At this moment, the two Japanese spectators in white clothes on the stands booed continuously…

Wu Feifei’s complexion turned extremely bad:
“unacceptable!”

Nie Fei remained silent, but frowned, obviously very dissatisfied.

Xu Chen said nothing, but lowered his head to look at Xie Bingran who was running silently.

Brother Bing was at the starting line, still quite far away from here, but he could be recognized at a glance from his figure and running posture.

Nie Fei turned sideways to look, perhaps he couldn’t recognize him.

Wu Feifei pointed: “The one in the front, with short hair and the tallest figure, is Brother Bing…”

As Xie Bingran and others ran along the track, there were constant boos from the stands.

Wu Feifei and Nie Fei looked at each other, and both girls felt complicated.

They couldn’t help but worry whether these malicious boos would affect Brother Bing’s performance in the game.

They all turned to look at Xu Chen again.

Xu Chen had a cold expression and said nothing, but he was obviously in a bad mood.

……

At the same time, the huge LED screen above the stands was showing shots of several athletes in a loop.

That was the photography area, with live footage from several cameras being broadcast.

When Akabane Fumio, Tada Miyoshi and others appeared on the screen, they again drew cheers.

They also waved to the stands…

When the screen finally cut to Xie Bingran, the Japanese audience in the stands once again made noises full of hostility and contempt…

Xu Chen remained silent, but his expression became extremely ugly.

He looked up at the big screen.

Xie Bingran ran slowly, and the short hair on her forehead fluttered rhythmically.

She lowered her head slightly, her delicate eyes and brows staring at the runway, cold and determined.

Seeing those eyes and that look, Xu Chen leaned back in his chair and his mood relaxed.

……

……

Suddenly, rhythmic shouts echoed in the conference hall.

Following the sound, I saw waves rising from the red “little ocean” on the stands diagonally opposite.

Those were the fans who traveled a thousand miles from Saitama to Osaka to cheer for Xie Bingran.

They had just experienced the disastrous defeat of their domestic team in Japan and were already feeling angry.

They looked towards the track, clapping and shouting “Xie Bingran”…

Before the day before yesterday, they might have never heard of or understood this name.

……

a certain moment.

An old man in the sea of red stood up and said loudly to the people behind him:
“Guys, what the hell is today?!

What the hell are we doing here today?!
They can put down our drums, but they can’t put down our roar!

Bring out the formation…

Bayonet!!”

……

next moment.

A loud, uniform, angry and wild singing voice emerged from the small red ocean and echoed in the stadium:

“The wind is howling and the horses are neighing.

The Yellow River is roaring!
The Yellow River is roaring!

……

In the midst of thousands of mountains.

There are so many anti-Japanese heroes!
……

Defend your hometown!

Defend the Yellow River!

……”

Nie Fei and Wu Feifei were stunned and dumbfounded.

Yet I felt inexplicably excited.

Xu Chen smiled and whispered:
“Or… our fans in China are really ruthless!”

(End of this chapter)