Chapter 2358 - 598: The Free-Riding Emperor
In Europe, you can let the newspapers glorify you.
But in Asia, it’s all about subtlety.
After the Olympics, even if Yellow Ball King urinates on Li Yanhong’s head, he would have to lick it clean with a smile and say: "It’s so delicious."
Regarding football.
Except for Inter Milan, which just changed owners, none of the European giants are making big moves.
However, news about the Olympics is everywhere.
As the athletes have arrived at the Olympic Village.
London has gotten completely lively.
The news about Robinho was just a few days old when the Brazilian Olympic delegation came out to back him.
Perhaps due to the language, athletes from English-speaking countries are noticeably more active, with members of the U.S. delegation frequently being spotted at nightclubs.
As the Olympics approached, Huang Kaiwen started to reduce training these days, focusing on maintaining his physical condition and energy.
Li, who wanted to return to London, was held back tightly in Milan by the lady.
The lady is not worried about her draining Yellow Ball King.
But she is somewhat concerned that she’s only responsible for lighting the fire, not for putting it out.
The day of the opening ceremony finally arrived.
Reportedly, the theme of the opening ceremony is derived from Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest".
Next up is the theme of Satan’s Mill, used to metaphorize the Industrial Revolution in the UK, the entire venue changed from a simple rural landscape to a scene filled with factories.
The Queen’s parachute entrance was indeed stunning, featuring a segment with the Queen and Bond.
The next part was called "Children, Our Future", and before this, William had invited Huang Kaiwen to participate in this segment, after all, Huang Kaiwen had truly saved so many children.
However, Huang Kaiwen declined.
Following this was the representation of religious influence, simply named Walking with the Lord.
𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
It is evident that efforts were made in this aspect as well, but there’s a saying that hits the nail on the head.
London turned the opening ceremony into a concert.
There were too many song and dance performances, and they were overly flashy, it didn’t feel quite fitting.
The order of entry was Greece first, the host country’s delegation last, and the other Olympic delegations entered alphabetically.
The audience was in a constant state of excitement.
Every delegation received applause when they entered.
When the Chinese delegation appeared, the largest cheers finally erupted from the audience.
It’s worth mentioning that while everyone worldwide waited to watch the lighting of the torch, the Japanese delegation was led in the wrong direction by the guide and left the venue.
Outside, they directly gazed at the moon.
This was destined to become the biggest news of the opening ceremony.
Early the next morning.
The Times seriously criticized the organizing committee, writing: "This is an unforgivable mistake, how could it be that a delegation couldn’t witness the lighting of the torch on-site, perhaps you’d see such a plot in a comedy film, but for it to happen at the opening ceremony is very untimely."
Daily Mail: "Today’s men’s archery ranking round has attracted significant attention, a traditionally less popular event, but due to Kevin’s participation, tickets are hard to come by."
The Sun newspaper: "Simone Inzaghi expressed in good humor that Filippo has always been a jerk, but he’s willing to forgive his brother."
On the morning of July 27th.
Huang Kaiwen and other members of the national team arrived at the competition venue.
It was British Summer Time, with a 7-hour time difference from home, the ranking round would take place at 4 PM local time, which was a relatively friendly time for spectators back home.
Four years ago, Zhang had already commentated on an archery competition, and this time he did it with ease.
"In this Olympics, Huang Kaiwen’s old rival Park Kyung-mo has retired, but the strength of the South Korean team is still significant, with Wu Zhenhe and previously record-holder Lim Dong-hyun, who holds the men’s individual ranking round world record of 696 rings, as formidable opponents. However, Huang Kaiwen’s competition mentality should be alright haha, just not sure if he can break the ranking round record."
"Yes, and also the Japanese competitor Kogawa Takaharu is quite strong as well, he’s a year younger than Huang Kaiwen, but has competed a lot, this is already his ninth year as a professional athlete."
[MSI] forum.
"Why only introduce competitors from these two tryhard countries?"
"That’s because their performance in archery is excellent, you know, damn, Little Stick has always been a powerhouse in archery. No matter what normally, today I’m supporting Huang Kaiwen to break the record."
"My dad walked into my room and saw me on the forum without noticing me cursing Huang Kaiwen, and directly took out the Seven Wolves, now my living expenses have been halved."
"Don’t you hate this guy then?"
"How could I? I’m damn cheering Huang Kaiwen on till death today, so my dad can see my attitude and increase my living expenses back up."
"Your attitude isn’t the key, Huang Kaiwen’s damn performance is. If he can truly suppress Little Stick and break a record, your dad might actually give you more living expenses."
"Of course, I know. But you guys aren’t unaware of Huang Kaiwen’s habits. He never really stands out in these qualifiers, probably ending up ranked somewhere between 10th and 20th. It’s too hard to expect him to break a record."
"We’ll see how it goes, if Huang Kaiwen can break Little Stick’s record today, he’ll be like my real brother from now on."
"Damn, everyone seems to have taken a step back; before, to eliminate Little Stick, it was about recognizing him as dad, now you just recognize him as brother so lightly?"
Sitting in the rest area chatting with teammates, Huang Kaiwen didn’t even have the inclination to draw cards.
The ranking round was too easy for him.
His dynamic vision should be among the best in the world.
Apart from this, his upper body strength, muscle control, and finger dexterity are all there, for a competition aiming to be in the top sixty-four, it really poses no difficulty.