291: Chapter 291: Few people?
(Second update) 291: Chapter 291: Few people?
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“Arrogant.”
“Presumptuous!”
“Utterly insufferable!”
A group of reporters snapped out of it, and each one of them began grinding their teeth in anger—they had never been insulted like this before.
Just a kid, and he’s acting like he’s above everyone else.
Daring to call them frogs in the well.
Hmph, if Zhang Fan doesn’t take first place today, no, if he doesn’t even run under 15 seconds, they’d definitely plaster this guy’s failure all over the press.
So what if he was directly recruited by Tsinghua?
They’d seen plenty of big shots and not a single one had ever cursed them out.
Watching Zhang Fan’s back, the group immediately followed after him.
Not just the reporters—onlookers grew interested as well.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, so this is the guy mentioned in the news, the one who broke the world record?
Quite full of himself!
Immediately, a large crowd made their way over to the sprinting area.
The first event was the 100-meter dash, which wouldn’t take long, and then it would be time for the 200-meter sprint.
They really wanted to see what this kid had that made him so cocky.
“Yo, Brother Fan, I see Brother Fan!”
“Dammit, if you see him then hurry up and go!” The people in the broadcasting room urged on.
Right away, a few people ran towards Zhang Fan.
“Brother Fan, good morning!”
“Haha, good morning,” Zhang Fan greeted them with a laugh as well.
Anyone who would call out ‘Brother Fan’ at a time like this must be from the Dalian group.
“Where’s Yang Haochen?” asked Zhang Fan.
“That idiot, he’s on his way here.
Can’t believe he didn’t even know Brother Fan was attending the provincial games—what’s the use of him?”
“Hehe, I kind of forgot to tell you all, I’ve been really busy lately,” Zhang Fan said with a smile.
“We know, we all know, hehe, we didn’t get a chance to go to S City the last few times but this time, we finally get to see you.
Come on, let’s take a picture!” Several people quickly took out their phones and started snapping away.
“Pfft!
Just a handful of fans, and he’s showing off.”
A scoff was heard, and Zhang Fan turned around to see it was that reporter from Z City.
“Brother Fan, you wait, we’re going out to get more people, hehe, just a few guys, huh?” A young man sneered and immediately ran outside.
Five minutes later, he came back with more than forty people.
“Brother Fan!”
A chorus of exclamations arose, and over forty people quickly gathered around.
“It’s good that traffic’s restricted today because of the provincial games.
Otherwise, it would’ve been a total jam.
Lucky we made it in time.” Three girls ran over and immediately hugged Zhang Fan.
“Stop, stop, stop!
Girls can hug, but guys, back off, I’m not gay,” Zhang Fan said hastily, as a crowd surged towards him.
“Oh come on, nobody starts out gay, you just turn that way gradually,” a young man said with a mischievous smile, running behind Zhang Fan and grabbing him from behind.
“Damn it, back off!
Let me tell you, I’ll never turn that way in my life.
I only like girls,” Zhang Fan cursed jokingly, fully aware that the guy was just messing around.
“Hey, who was it that just said we had only a few people?
Come on out; it was that reporter, right?
Talking about you,” one person yelled toward that reporter from Z City.
“Yo, uncle, got some nerve, eh?
Come on, let’s go to the corner and have a nice little chat,” Suddenly, over ten guys surrounded the reporter from Z City.
The reporter from Z City panicked and quickly dove into the crowd, disappearing in an instant.
“Hahaha, what a wuss!” The group burst into laughter.
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Around him, a group of competitors at the Provincial Sports Meet stared with gaping mouths.
“Fuck, who is this guy?
How come I’ve never seen him before?”
“A newcomer?” someone exclaimed in shock.
“Damn, what newcomer has so many fans?”
“Did you see, standing beside that kid, those few people are Ouyang Feng and his gang.
Look at that crowd, it’s obvious they’re not here for Ouyang Feng.
They didn’t even greet him.”
“Shit, that’s even less likely.
In S city’s Provincial Sports Meet, Ouyang Feng and his gang are the ones with the popularity.”
Suddenly, a group of athletes started guessing Zhang Fan’s identity.
Xiong Lin squeezed through the crowd and came next to Zhang Fan, speaking hurriedly, “Get ready, we’re starting in ten minutes.
Go and warm up first.”
Zhang Fan smiled faintly, “Warm up for what?
It’s just a 100 meters, do I need to warm up for that?”
Xiong Lin rolled his eyes and completely resigned himself to it.
Fine, fine, no warm-ups; whatever you say goes.
“Exactly, does Fan-ge need to warm up for a competition?
He can casually take first place, no problem.” A group of people echoed.
It was a joke.
Before, when Zhang Fan ran the 200 meters sprint, he was wearing casual clothes and board shoes.
Now that he’s switched to sportswear, it can already be considered a buff.
Where’s the need for warm-ups?
After a warm-up, wouldn’t that just crush everyone to smithereens?
There should be some mercy in life, leave people a bit of hope.
Hearing the conversation here, a group of athletes got angry.
“Fuck, casually taking first place?”
“Damn it, do they think we’re dead or something?”
“Let’s go warm up.
Hmph, when the race starts, let’s see if I don’t annihilate him.” One person said furiously, his eyes fiercely glaring at Zhang Fan before heading towards the track.
Zhang Fan was having a joyful conversation with the Dalian team.
On the side of the track, a giant elevator was slowly moving.
On top of it, there was a camera.
Next to the camera, a dude holding a megaphone was full of vigor, straightening his outfit.
As the first host of the Provincial Sports Meet, he was very proud.
Today’s live broadcast was fully covered by the provincial sports channel.
After he took a sip of water, he slowly said with the megaphone, “Hello everyone, I am the host for today’s Provincial Sports Meet, Xiaoxiao, the ‘wind’ in ‘gentle breeze’.”
“It’s a great honor to host the Provincial Sports Meet here for everyone.
The first competition will begin in ten minutes.
Meanwhile, let’s have a look at the bustling scene.”
Then, he manipulated the camera and panned it around.
“What a sea of people, you all must see the lively atmosphere.
Next up, I will give everyone a brief introduction to today’s schedule.”
Zhang Dongyang sat on the sofa, turned on the TV, and looking at the bustling scene, his mouth also curved into a faint smile.
“Dad, what are you watching?” Zhang Xiaoyuan asked curiously as she walked into the living room.
She had never seen Zhang Dongyang watch TV before.
This was a first.
“Watching the competition,” Zhang Dongyang said with a bottle of beer in his hand.
He took a sip and added indifferently.
“Competition?” Zhang Xiaoyuan glanced at the TV, then curled her lip and said, “What’s so interesting about that?”
“The Provincial Sports Meet.
Your brother is going to compete soon,” Zhang Dongyang explained.
Zhang Xiaoyuan was surprised and quickly sat on the edge of the sofa, her beautiful eyes fixed on the screen she asked, “Fan-ge is also competing?”
“Mhm!”
“Yah, why didn’t he tell me?” Zhang Xiaoyuan complained with a pout.
“He left early in the morning at six, you were still sleeping,” Zhang Dongyang said with a smile.
“Hmph, that bad guy, not taking me to the scene.”