Chapter 1487 White Moonlight in the Water
When Shen Ze participated in the first 100-meter freestyle preliminaries, Shi Li and Zhuang Cheng met in the cafeteria and watched the live broadcast together on their mobile phones.
There was a thunderous cheer at the competition venue, and the camera focused on the audience seats, where many compatriots who had come from afar were waving their national flags excitedly and cheering loudly for Shen Ze.
Outside the camera, Shi Li also couldn't help but clench her fists.
"I believe Brother Ze can do it! His training match results are ranked among the top eight in the world!" Zhuang Cheng muttered loudly beside him, hiding his inner nervousness.
The 100-meter freestyle race is very short, taking only one minute from entering the water to exiting the water.
Shen Ze is like a nimble fish, swimming through the waves and finally reaching the other side.
His result was displayed on the big screen - 48 seconds.
First in the group!
"The semi-finals will be held tomorrow morning. If Brother Ze can make it to the finals, he will make history!" Zhuang Cheng took a long breath.
Shi Li blinked her sore eyes, unclenched her fists, and her palms were full of sweat.
The camera followed Shen Ze as he walked out of the swimming pool. He immediately looked at the thousands of fellow countrymen in the audience who were cheering for him, and bowed sincerely to thank them for their support.
The moment he raised his head, his eyes were clear and bright, and his upbringing was engraved in his bones and blood.
Shi Li looked at him steadily, and her heart stopped beating for a moment without any warning.
The swimming team performed very well this time, and Xu Yang entered the finals smoothly in several events that he was good at.
The upcoming semi-finals and finals will be the truly tense moments.
The young athletes and other staff who stayed behind at the training base spontaneously gathered in the cafeteria to cheer for their familiar teammates.
Shi Li also attended every event. When she met Feng Hui on the road, she looked at her and teased her.
"Xiao Shi and Zhuang Cheng have a really good relationship!"
Shi Li didn't know what Feng Hui meant by saying this, so she just smiled as a reply and didn't take it too seriously.
In the 100m freestyle semi-final on the second day, Shen Ze lived up to expectations and entered the finals as the second in the group.
A huge wave of heat followed.
Because of his previous performance as an intercontinental athlete and his outstanding appearance, he has received a lot of attention. In addition, with Monda's series of publicity, he has long been targeted by a number of marketing accounts.
Now he has become the first yellow man to enter the 100m freestyle final. Many marketing accounts have posted articles, letting many passers-by who usually don't pay attention to sports events know the name Shen Ze.
"This is not a good idea." Shi Li frowned worriedly as she looked at the soft articles that kept being pushed to her phone.
Zhuang Cheng didn't understand, "Why is it bad? This time, Brother Ze will definitely be able to take on more advertisements and make a lot of money!"
"The marketing account exaggerates too much, which will make everyone have extremely high expectations of him. If he doesn't perform well in the finals and disappoints passers-by, there will definitely be people who scold him."
Shi Li glanced at Zhuang Cheng.
These athletes who train all day are still too naive and don’t know how terrible public opinion is now. Especially for athletes, if you achieve good results, you can be praised to the sky, but once you fail to perform well, you can be scolded and become a hot topic in minutes.
Zhuang Cheng was stunned, "No way..."
Shi Li didn't feel like criticizing him, but was secretly worried about Shen Ze.
Shen Ze knew nothing about these things that had nothing to do with the competition.
In order to allow the athletes to concentrate on the competition, all communication devices of the athletes were collected from the first day of the competition and returned after the competition.
Shen Ze is no exception.
His temporary roommate this time was Lin Zidong, with whom he had participated in the relay before. When he saw him make it to the finals, he was the first to congratulate him.
"You must get a good rest tonight and strive to make a big splash tomorrow!" Lin Zidong gave Shen Ze a thumbs up, his face full of admiration.
Shen Ze smiled and nodded, picked up his toiletries and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
When he came out drying his hair, Lin Zidong had already gone to bed, but he left a night light on for him. The dim light made the dormitory peaceful.
Shen Ze put down the towel, sat on the edge of the bed, and picked up the mineral water on the bedside table.
This bottle of mineral water was the one he had drunk before and there was still half of it left.
When unscrewing the bottle cap, Shen Ze somehow remembered Shi Li's instructions before they set out, and tightened the cap again.
It is better to be safe than sorry. Don’t be afraid of wasting half a bottle of water at this critical moment.
Shen Ze poured out the remaining half bottle of mineral water, threw away the empty bottle, and then opened a brand new bottle of mineral water.
Lin Zidong, who was in the next bed, turned over and fell asleep.