After Leaving the Sports Circle, I Became a Cooking God (Completed BL)

Chapter 56: Asian Games 400m Semifinals - Zhang Ziyi segment

Translator: dapotaturs
Release Date: 09/04/2023

Amidst the confusion, track and field enthusiasts couldn't make sense of the situation even after watching the morning's qualifying races of Qiu Wen and Zhang Ziyi.

Huang Yilun was an ordinary track and field enthusiast, also among those who had criticized Coach Su Bai the most severely recently.

It's not that people like Huang Yilun hoped for their national team's athletes to perform poorly. However, based on common reasoning, the athletes' confidence should have been shaken after their defeat against the American athletes. Moreover, Su Bai's erroneous decision might have led to difficulties in conveying coaching instructions for some time.

As spectators, track and field enthusiasts judged Su Bai's actions and their actual results from a third-party perspective, naturally considering his decisions to be problematic.

But...

He clearly made a wrong decision and action, so why did it lead to a positive outcome?

That couldn't possibly be turning a negative into a positive, right?

Sitting at his computer, the burly Huang Yilun was feeling somewhat perplexed.

While Huang Yilun was lost in thought at his computer, a message suddenly appeared on the live stream chat.

【Friends, what if... during the previous interview, Su Bai was actually telling the truth? 】

The truth?

Seeing this, Huang Yilun quickly reviewed what Su Bai had said during his interview on the sports channel...

"Qiu Wen and Zhang Ziyi's goal is to reach the finals of the 400 meters event?"

"The goal for the men's 4x400 meters relay team is to compete for a medal in the relay event?"

Thinking about this, Huang Yilun's expression turned serious. If this turned out to be true, he might have to make a video apology and do some social media reposting. He'd be okay with that!

Apart from public discussion forums like the Athletics Kingdom, there were also private discussion groups. Huang Yilun had joined a few groups related to track and field. Currently, these groups were abuzz with discussions about Qiu Wen and Zhang Ziyi's qualifying performances.

Not Wanting to Run: "What's going on? Both Little Qiu and Zhang Shuai seem to be in great shape in the 400 meters event today? Zhang Shuai even broke 46 seconds for the first time this season? It's higher than his personal best from last season, right?"

Horse Not Eating Grass: "Did you guys watch the livestream? Damn, I just finished watching, and I was shocked. Little Qiu is doing great. In just one season, he's already running under 46.10 seconds? He's going to break the 46-second barrier next season, isn't he? And not just Little Qiu, Zhang Shuai also took off. I even thought Zhang Shuai had more energy left than Little Qiu. Neither of them pushed their limits, did they?"

This small group, named "Rise of Short Sprints," was formed by Huang Yilun and a few friends who were passionate about short sprints. They used it to chat about track and field and life in general, and they had become quite good friends.

A few days ago, when Su Bai first joined the national team and the practice match incident happened, Huang Yilun and his group of friends were quite angry. Initially, due to that incident, they didn't hold much hope for the 400 meters event at this Asian Games. However, the recent news of Su Bai's interview had sparked their anger again. They had decided to watch Qiu Wen and Zhang Ziyi's qualifying races today. If their performances were subpar, they planned to criticize Su Bai on his social media.