Chapter 420 I want to build my own sprint era

There was only a quarter of an hour left, and CCTV reporters like Dong Ri were helping Li Hong screen questions. Hundreds of reporters sent in as many as two or three thousand questions, many of which were repeated or similar.

"Don't be anxious, don't panic, you can just hand it to me during the interview." Li Hong said after forcing herself to calm down.

Dong Ri was somewhat impressed by Li Hong at this time. If it were her, she might not be able to handle such a big occasion.

After Li Hong gave some instructions, there was still some time, so she hurried to touch up her makeup.

What bothered her was that she was not prepared at all. She was still wearing sportswear, a sports T-shirt on the upper body, sports trousers on the lower body, and running shoes on her feet.

Fortunately, I had my bag with me, so I could touch up my makeup.

He Zhongqiu sat in the lounge for a while, took a shower, and changed into new sportswear. At this time, Feng Shuyong got his 100-meter data.

He took it and looked at it. His starting reaction time was 0.111 seconds, first place.

"Zhongqiu, your reaction at the start today was so quick!" Feng Shuyong praised.

He Zhongqiu smiled. When he was running in Shishi before, he didn’t run at full strength because he knew there would be no problem getting the Olympic A standard.

Before the run, his qi and blood did not explode, and his condition did not reach 100%. Today, after his qi and blood exploded, his condition may have reached 150%.

"What a pity! If there was a tailwind, we would be faster today!" Luo Chaoyi said with a little regret.

"Director Luo, 9.69 is already a human miracle." Sun Haiping said with a smile.

"Yes, yes." Luo Chaoyi nodded quickly.

He Zhongqiu continued to look down and saw that the second fastest reaction at the start was Fasuba with 0.130 seconds, the third was Atkins who won the bronze medal with 0.137 seconds, the fourth was Tyson Gay who won the silver medal with 0.143 seconds, Powell was fifth with 0.145 seconds, and Martina was sixth with 0.180 seconds.

In the first thirty meters, he ran 3.90 seconds, ranking fifth. Among the top six, only Martina was slower than him, which once again proved that he was at a disadvantage in the acceleration stage.

In the middle thirty meters, which is the mid-run stage, he ran 2.52 seconds and came in first place.

In the latter part, which is the 3.27-meter sprint, he was first with a time of seconds.

Feng Shuyong said: "In the last fifty meters, Zhongqiu, you will be the first. You were at a disadvantage in the first thirty meters, but you only used the middle twenty meters to overtake from behind."

He Zhongqiu nodded. Only after entering the mid-run stage would his stride and explosive power advantages have a chance to fully burst out.

Liu Xiang said with envy: "With Zhongqiu's physical fitness, if his skills are better, I can't imagine the results in a year."

"Beijing Olympics."

Several people suddenly became excited.

After chatting for a while, the time was almost up, so He Zhongqiu and his friends went to News Hall No. 1.

In the hall, Dong Ri and others selected twenty questions, and then Li Hong arrived.

She looked at the thick stack of notes, but only took five and said, "No more. This is an exclusive interview with CCTV. Giving five opportunities to ask questions is generous enough."

"God, how many notes did she take?"

"I counted them. There should be five."

"This is unfair. Wolverine should hold a press conference. Why is it an exclusive interview with CCTV?"

"I'm from CCTV too. This was an interview that was planned in advance. Who made you guys waste your time outside just now?"

“I heard that a press conference was originally scheduled, but time was wasted unnecessarily, so it had to be cancelled.”

"Damn it, I was almost trampled to death just now."

The reporters below were talking about it, but there was nothing they could do. It was already good enough to give them the opportunity to participate in the exclusive interview with CCTV.

"Li Hong, is Mid-Autumn Festival here?"

At 11 seconds before 20 o'clock, Li Hong received an inquiry from CCTV International Channel.

"Not yet, but I just contacted him and he will be here on time."

"Then let's start the show on the hour without any commercials. Li Hong, the 10-second countdown begins now... 10 seconds, 9 seconds..."

When he counted to 7 seconds, He Zhongqiu appeared at the door of the hall. Li Hong waved his hand quickly, adjusted his expression, and entered the live broadcast state.

"Clap clap clap..."

"Crack, click, click..."

When He Zhongqiu entered the hall, hundreds of Chinese and foreign reporters burst into thunderous applause and the shutter sounds of countless cameras rang out.

At 11 o'clock sharp, CCTV's camera switched to the moment when applause broke out, and the real-time live broadcast to the world officially began.

He Zhongqiu waved to the reporters and strode towards Li Hong.

"Hello, Mid-Autumn."

"Hello, Li Hong."

Li Hong introduced two foreign student translators, and He Zhongqiu shook hands with them, which made the two of them so excited that they were smiling from ear to ear.

After sitting down, Li Hong smiled and said, "Zhongqiu, first of all, congratulations on breaking the men's 9.69-meter world record and the World Track and Field Championships record with a time of 100 seconds."

He Zhongqiu nodded and said, "Thank you!"

Li Hong took out the data sheet, looked at it and said, "Zhongqiu, you have the fastest reaction time at the start, 0.111 seconds. This is also your fastest reaction time at the start. How did you stay in such good shape?"

He Zhongqiu certainly couldn't say that it was because of his own blood circulation, so he just said:
"Just concentrate fully. One hundred and twenty points of concentration will allow you to react as quickly as possible."

Li Hong kept smiling and continued, "You spent 6.42 seconds in the first 6.42 meters, just like Powell, who also spent seconds in the first meters."

"But in the last 3.54 meters, he took 3.27 seconds, and you took only 0.27 seconds, which was seconds faster than him."

"As far as I know, in the 0.01-meter race, 0.27 seconds is a huge gap, let alone seconds?"

"Zhongqiu, do you know what 3.27 seconds means in the -meter event?"

"I really don't know about this." He Zhongqiu was stunned.

Li Hong said excitedly: "3.27 seconds is the fastest last-mile record. You are the fastest person in the last meters. You are the first last-mile runner in history.

"Of course, 9.69 seconds, you are the fastest person right now."

Dong Ri, who was standing on the side of the stage, was very surprised when he heard this.

3.27 seconds is the fastest record in the latter part of the race. Even with her current professional level, she didn't know this situation, which shows how thorough Li Hong's preparations were in the early stages.

Li Hong continued, "In the last 40 meters, you defeated the most powerful sprinter in the world today with a huge advantage, fully demonstrating the advantage of your stride length." "Your last 40 meters also fully demonstrated that height is not a limitation for sprinters, but in some cases, it is an advantage."

"You have fully demonstrated that a giant over two meters tall can also be the best sprinter on the planet."

"It seems so." He Zhongqiu said with a smile.

Li Hong smiled and asked, "Zhongqiu, you set many world firsts tonight. 9.69 seconds, the world first in 100 meters. 3.27 seconds, the world first in the back half of 100 meters."

"At 211 centimeters tall, he is the world's fastest -meter runner. He also has the longest stride length among -meter runners."

"Zhongqiu, you have negated many rules of the 100-meter race through your own performance, and you are redefining the rules of the 100-meter race.

Now, in the sport of the 100-meter race, your existence is of epoch-making significance.

So I want to know, how do you view your current position and significance in this sport? "

He Zhongqiu thought for a moment and said in a firm tone: "Just like the NBA, I hope to establish an era that belongs to me in sprinting."

"Sprinting, not just 100 meters?" Li Hong confirmed.

"Yes, sprinting." He Zhongqiu nodded.

Li Hong asked excitedly: "Does it include the 400 meters?"

"include."

He Zhongqiu nodded without hesitation and said, "But for the 200m and 400m, my skills have not yet reached the world-class level. I hope that in the Beijing Olympics next year, I can run a satisfactory result in my hometown."

Li Hong nodded excitedly and said to the camera: "Dear audience friends, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games welcomes you. Beijing welcomes you. I hope that people all over the world will witness a new miracle together at that moment."

The two took the opportunity to promote the Beijing Olympics before returning to the main topic.

At this time, some leaders of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee who were also watching the interview were eager to immediately insert some Olympic promotional footage.

The current general international perception, not just in Western countries, but even in many developing countries, is that China does not believe that it can host the Olympic Games successfully. China needs such a powerful publicity opportunity.

It can be said that it was a very good move for Li Hong and He Zhongqiu to take the opportunity to promote the Beijing Olympics.

With just two sentences, the Beijing Olympics came into the spotlight of countless people around the world, and the two were also appreciated and recognized by top leaders.

The interview lasted for half an hour. Li Hong also asked five questions to other reporters at the end, but those reporters were not satisfied because five questions were too few.

"Then let's continue for another ten minutes. Li Hong, can you help me..."

In the end, He Zhongqiu had no choice but to decide to add a press conference at the end, with Li Hong temporarily acting as the host of the conference and calling the roll, with a duration of fifteen minutes.

Li Hong quickly contacted the station to ask whether the following press conference could be broadcast live.

The two directors of CCTV had been in the live broadcast studio and immediately decided to continue the live broadcast, with four or five channels broadcasting simultaneously.

He Zhongqiu's decision calmed the reporters' complaints. In the end, fifteen minutes were not enough and the reporters did not let him go, so they continued for another fifteen minutes. When the interview was barely over, it was already past 12 o'clock.

At this time, 9.69 seconds has become known to the whole world on the Internet.

In less than three hours since the end of the game, the number of related keyword searches has exceeded 3 billion, the number of related game videos loaded has exceeded 300 million, and the number of video clicks has exceeded 1.5 billion.

And it didn't end there. Videos of the interview and press conference also began to circulate on the Internet.

The next day, the third day of the World Championships, August 8, He Zhongqiu did not have any competition.

That day was the Ghost Festival. In the morning, he called Yang Xue and told her about sending away the ancestors. He asked Yang Xue to prepare a glass of wine and offerings for his father in the evening, and to burn some paper money.

He spent the day training at Osaka University.

My 200m is now level 88, and my 400m is level 86. My technique is still a little lacking. In fact, the upgrade speed is not slow. It’s mainly because my training time is too little and too short.

What he mainly practiced today was cornering technique, which is also the most important technique in 200 meters and 400 meters.

In these two sports, the distance around corners is greater than the distance around straight lines, which shows the importance of cornering technique.

Compared with other sprinters, he is too tall, so the centrifugal force is relatively large, the center of gravity is high, and it is more difficult to improve his cornering technique.

On that day, the focus of the world media's reports was still He Zhongqiu's 100-meter time of 9.69 seconds.

The top five keywords searched on the global Internet on that day were: 9.69 seconds, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, Wolverine, Beijing Olympics, and Exclusive interview with Li Hong.

The interview with Li Hong, which ranked fifth, had over one billion searches and clicks in just one day.

During dinner, Li Hong, who had been interviewing at the Changju Arena for a day, was very excited and said, "Mid-Autumn Festival, guess what the ratings for last night's 100-meter final and the subsequent interview were? Domestic."

"How many?"

He Zhongqiu said, "I don't want to guess, just tell me directly."

"The 91-meter final had a % viewership rating."

Li Hong couldn't suppress her excitement at all and her face turned red.

He Zhongqiu was startled and asked, "91% of the viewership, what are those people doing with the remaining 9%?"

Li Hong was stunned. Are you still not satisfied with 91%?

She said quickly, "Mid-Autumn Festival is different now than it was 20 or 30 years ago. This time, not only CCTV is broadcasting live, but many local TV stations are also broadcasting live, and there are also live broadcasts on the Internet. Some people are watching the game through these methods."

"Oh."

He Zhongqiu said he understood.

Li Hong added: "Last time you broke the 81-meter record in Shi City, the o'clock news broadcast had a live audience rating of only %. This time you broke the world record, it's even higher."

"What about the subsequent interview?" He Zhongqiu nodded and asked.

Li Hong smiled happily and said, "The highest number reached 65%. At least half of the people in the country watched our interview."

The reporters who were having dinner together, including Dong Ri Na, looked at Li Hong with undisguised envy, jealousy and hatred.

"Are there global ratings?" He Zhongqiu asked again.

Li Hong was even more excited now, and said: "International media said that at least three billion people around the world watched the live broadcast of the 100-meter race, which exceeded last year's World Cup final in Germany.

It is said that the subsequent interview was also watched by 1.5 billion people, which also exceeded the World Cup final in Germany. "

Dong Ri Na interjected, saying, "It's mainly because our own country contributed more than a billion viewership, otherwise it wouldn't be that high."

He Zhongqiu smiled and said, "Not bad. I scored 3 points in Game 101 of the last finals. It was said that only a little over 20 billion people watched it."

(End of this chapter)