In the blink of an eye, the City Games arrived.

Zhang Ben and Wang Ben flew to Changsha. The 5th National Urban Games was held in Changsha, Hunan. Wang Ben did not attend the opening ceremony, but arrived in Changsha the night before the 100-meter race.

A total of 57 cities participated in the 5th Urban Games. The 100-meter race was divided into six groups, which were divided into preliminaries and finals.

The preliminaries are at nine in the morning and the final at five in the afternoon. Wang Ben has only two games. 4x100 meters, 200 meters are not involved. The main reason is that the attention of the city games is not high. The Athletics Association used Wang Ben's reputation as the first flying man in Asia to increase the attention of the city games.

Originally, according to Zhang Ben's idea, Wang Ben did not need to participate in this urban games, and even rarely participated in domestic competitions in the future, and the main focus was on the international track.

It was just the request of the Athletics Association, and Zhang Ben had to comply.

The fifth Games will be held next year. Taking advantage of the opportunity of Wang Ben to break the Asian record, the Athletics Association obviously has a mentality to take full advantage of this opportunity, and wants to mobilize people's attention to sports in the whole country, so it is about a year ahead of schedule. And time is in a hurry, Changsha is under a lot of pressure.

At this point, Zhang Ben expected that, different from the previous life, the city sports meeting was ahead of schedule.

The development of sports events in this era has actually surpassed the scope of sports itself, and has a strong role in promoting economic development and political and social development. Especially when the concept of national fitness is gradually gaining popularity.

Entering Changsha, Zhang Ben saw the charm of sports in China.

Sports events, especially those of a national nature, are also urban games. For the cities that host the games, whether it is urban construction or economic development, the development of commercial value is undoubtedly of great significance.

"Using the power of the whole province to hold the City Games well" is not an empty phrase. Although time is in a hurry, Changsha is almost set as the venue for the 5th City Games. In this short period of time, Changsha has started from competition organization, transportation, etc. Construction, security, logistical reception, news reports, etc., are well organized.

Games-themed logos, or some banners, can be seen everywhere in the city.

CCTV has even activated the fourth and fifth channels of CCTV to broadcast the whole process. It is foreseeable that the Athletics Association will attach great importance to this urban games.

Zhang Ben did not attend the opening ceremony, so he did not know how grand the opening ceremony was. But when he came to the stadium, Zhang Ben saw advertising signs everywhere in the stadium. Among them, Coca-Cola, Anta and Mengniu, with Wang Ben's photo printed, can see this kind of advertisement in the stadium.

When Zhang Ben and Wang Ben stepped into the stadium, they instantly attracted many reporters.

The number one flying man in Asia appeared in the stadium, and the photographer even directly transferred the camera to Wang Ben who entered the stadium. The audience at the stadium cheered enthusiastically. Among them, a teenager jumped off the audience stage, held a pen and paper, rushed towards Wang Ben, and was directly stopped by the security personnel.

The athletes who were competing felt extremely depressed. Originally, they were the focus of the audience. With the arrival of Wang Ben, all the attention was placed on Wang Ben.

Wang Ben didn't care about this. He walked into the stadium, about half an hour before the 100-meter preliminaries, and Wang Ben needed to warm up. During the warm-up, a reporter from a local TV station in Changsha wanted to interview Wang Ben, but was stopped by Zhang Ben.

Although Wang Ben didn't care about this, he was the focus of the audience at this moment, and he was treated like a star. For the first time, he felt the atmosphere of his popularity in the country and waved his hands around him.

"Flying Man...Asia's No. 1 Flying Man!"

The arrival of Wang Ben, Changsha citizens showed extremely warm emotions.

............

Wang Ben began to warm up, while Zhang Ben was bombarded here.

"Xiao Zhang...you are..."

Yu Wei's face was full of distress: "What do you think?"

Zhang Ben was a little puzzled, and Yu Wei bombarded him as soon as he met, making him a little confused: "Old Yu, what are you doing? What do I think, how do I listen to the clouds and fog?"

"Hum hum..."

Yu Wei didn't hide it: "Chu Yan knows..."

Wait, the name is familiar... by the way: "Know what?"

The beautiful reporter even asked him to drink coffee, and Zhang Ben directly ignored the "date". As Wang Ben became famous on the international circuit, I don't know how many reporters wanted to ask him to find out the exclusive news of Wang Ben... As a coach, how could he betray his own disciple?

"What's wrong?"

Yu Wei was depressed: "It's nothing, you deserve to be single..."

Zhang Ben was even more depressed: "Old Yu, if you have something to say, what is going on? What does this matter have to do with me?"

Zhang Ben really didn't know, and Yu Wei was even more puzzled: "It seems that it's my fault that I didn't tell you in advance, I thought you young people, if one of you took the initiative, it would be easy to chat... You are An elm lump, a reporter from Chu University is a flower, but you choose to ignore it when someone invites you. I finally won the opportunity for you..."

"Thank you old Yu..."

Zhang Ben is indeed not small, but now, his marriage has not yet arrived. At 28 years old, he is indeed an older young man... and it is unknown whether he can meet his wife in his previous life in the future.

Yu Wei was also bothered for him, and Zhang Ben was very grateful.

I just have heart, how can be empathetic?

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The first five groups of competitions ended soon, and the sixth group, Wang Ben, gradually stepped onto the track.

"Let us welcome the fourth course with the warmest applause, Wang Ben from Licheng, Qi Province, this legendary athlete, our flying man. Wang Ben's best time in the 100m history is 9.96, which is a domestic record. Also an Asian record..."

"Oh..."

"Wang Ben..."

"Flying man!"

On the track and field, as the host's infectious voice fell, the entire field erupted into a burst of cheers. Applause, screams, and gradually merged into one voice: "Wang Ben! Flying man!"

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely boiling, and CCTV's five sets of cameras were also aimed at Wang Ben.

The commentators Yang Jian and Han Shengqiao, who were in charge of the commentary, were not as "heroic" as before, recalling the past of Chinese sprinting history. Yang Jian's voice was full of ease: "This may be the most competitive game I have ever seen."

Not to mention the City Games, even in the National Games last year, there were not as many people on the scene as there are now.

The audience was almost full, cheering and applauding passionately, calling out a person's name in unison. Han Shengqiao was even more touched: "This shows that our domestic audiences have begun to contact sports and begin to understand sports. This is a good phenomenon. In this way, it is an extremely positive phenomenon for sports development."

Yang Jian's tone was joking: "Mr. Han, I always feel that the reason why so many spectators in this City Games is for Wang Ben? I feel that this is a one-man game, and Wang Ben is alone. exhibition match."

"It is not easy for each of our athletes. Being able to come to the scene and watch the athletes compete is a recognition for each athlete."

Han Shengqiao said with a smile: "I hope that every game in our country will be full of spectators. Not just for one person, but for everyone. At that time, our sports in China, analyzed from the side, is the real rise. now,"

Yang Jian knew that he had made a blunder just now, so he quickly changed the subject: "After the City Games, Wang Ben will participate in the Japan Invitational Tournament, and then he will participate in the winter training. There will only be a few games after the year. Mr. Han, based on your experience, Wang Ben is only now. Just after his 18th birthday, he has already run for 10 seconds. How much improvement do you think Wang Ben will have in the future? Will he be able to win the championship in the Athens Olympic Games in more than a year?"

"The potential of athletes is not praised by others. As a Chinese, of course, I hope that Wang Ben can run faster and faster, so that he can win the world championship and become a world trapeze man."

Han Shengqiao's words were full of expectations: "The field of sprinting in the world has always been monopolized by European and American countries, especially black athletes. So far, in the field of sprinting, except for black athletes, there has not been a white or Asian person who competed in the Olympic Games. , to be able to achieve such a result.”

"Of course, the appearance of Wang Ben may break this balance. An eighteen-year-old boy who can now run under 10 seconds is rarely seen in European and American countries. I have great expectations for Wang Ben, I believe Domestic audiences also have great expectations for Wang Ben."

Han Shengqiao's words were full of sighs: "Nowadays, with the rise of Wang Ben, Chen Hai has gradually lost his halo when he saw Yang Yaozu and others. Yin Hanzhao finally chose to retire, and Chen Haijian heard that he was injured. For domestic sprinting, it is a loss."

"In Japan, with the retirement of Yin Donghao and the last continuation of Shenwu, this generation of local athletes has reached its peak and is still hitting the 10-second mark of the older generation, and the younger generation is also a few years older than the Chinese teenager Wang Ben. Therefore, the rise of Wang Ben is not only the rise of my country's sprint field, but also a critical moment for the younger generation to replace the older generation."

Han Shengqiao went on to say: "We can look forward to the 2004 Olympic Games. I believe that Wang Ben will give us a satisfactory answer for the 2008 Olympic Games. Don't forget, Wang Ben is only 18 years old, and he has already broken through the 10-second mark. The Beijing Olympic Games Only less than 24 years old. 24 years old, for an athlete, is the age where he can best show his strength..."

"Mr. Han is quite right. The achievements of Wang Ben's age are not inferior to some top players in Europe and the United States at the same time. Okay, the camera is now aimed at Wang Ben. It seems that the photographer also loves ours. Flying man..."

"Wang Ben greeted everyone through the camera... This is... hehe..."

Yang Jian was explaining, and suddenly smiled softly: "This is an arrow from the string, which is a unique action of Wang Ben. It reminds me of the National Games and the Asian Games. Wang Ben used this method to tell everyone that my speed It's an arrow from the string. This kind of weirdness shows that our athletes are still very relaxed."

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On the track, Wang Ben watched all the cameras aimed at him, and felt a little bit of excitement. After pulling the arrow, he made a face at the camera. It wasn't something that was fun to do on the track before, it was done on purpose.

Looking at the audience with banners and photos of themselves on the audience stage, Wang Ben's heart beat violently: "From now on, in the field of domestic track and field, I am also a celebrity."

Now Wang Ben has received three advertisements, and many well-known advertisers have found the Athletics Association, hoping that Wang Ben can speak for them. The Athletics Association is also determined this time, and the cost is doubled!

From the account book's point of view, Wang Ben now not only has to achieve a good result, but also knows how to sell himself and build his reputation. For example, in later generations, a female athlete, whose power is reverberating throughout the country, is a marketing method, marketing herself and enhancing her commercial development value.

As a result, it is logical for the Athletics Association to increase advertising costs. The current trapeze, if the current achievement is not the peak, but the continuous breakthrough, is the most worthy of investment.

Zhang Ben has a deep understanding of this point, so he actively let Wang Ben show himself.

"Okay, the athletes start the game, the scene is quiet..."

On the track, Wang Ben leaned over, put his feet on the running aid, and kept still.

In this preliminaries, this group of Wang Ben has no familiar players, and none of them can be called by name.

At this time, the entire arena was extremely quiet, and his eyes were on the track and on the athletes. Yang Jian and Han Shengqiao are in a very good position, and they can see the entire track and the entire race.

"It doesn't seem right..." Yang Jian said something inexplicable. After carefully observing Wang Ben's posture, Yang Jian suddenly thought: "Wang Ben's starting posture seems to be different from before."

From the National Games, to the Asian Games, and now the City Games, Yang Jiandu watched Wang Ben's games as a commentator. In order to explain the characteristics of each athlete, Yang Jian, as a commentator, still needs to study some athletes, among which Wang Ben and Yang Jian have studied more. Yang Jian vaguely found that Wang Ben's posture was different from before.

In the end what is different, Yang Jian has no idea, it is very awkward.

"This should be Coach Zhang Ben, the reworked running method..."

Regarding Zhang Ben, they will not mention it in the program. They will only promote the positive side. The appearance of Zhang Ben has an impact on domestic sports.

"Is it too late?"

After the Asian Games, it has only been a few days since the end of the Asian Games. The adjustment of posture has a great impact on athletes.

Yang Jian, who was looking forward to Wang Ben's competition, is now a little worried: "Can you maintain the results of the Asian Games?"

A change in posture means a change in habits. The change of habits is difficult for everyone to adapt to, and it takes a long time to practice. As a commentator, Yang Jian has a deep understanding of the game and has doubts in his heart, but he can't explain it.

"Coach Zhang should have new ideas. In the domestic sprint field, no one is qualified to question Coach Zhang Ben's coaching level. Let's wait and see... This time Wang Ben's posture change will definitely be of great use. .."

Han Shengqiao was looking forward to it, completely different from Yang Jian's worries.

"preparation"

"Snapped......"

Just a momentary thought, the starting gun snapped, resounding throughout the track.

Seeing the person who changed Wang Ben's posture, it was too late to think about it.

Yang Jian quickly entered the role, adjusted his state, and began to explain.

"The game has begun..."