Chapter 32: Treasure (1/2)

Chapter 32: Treasure

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Soon after Coach Chen went back to the grandstand, a man who was similar in age to Chen moved close to him, asking, ”Hey Chen, did you decide on that 10.75 second boy and want him to go to your school?”

Coach Chen didn't want to hide anything, so he nodded and got straight to the point. ”I just gave him an admission to our independent recruitment.”

”An admission? That boy was definitely kissed by fortune. Who else can easily get an admission from an 11 second performance? Lao Chen, don't you worry that he might have just outdone himself today? Perhaps he cannot be that fast in daily training. In that case you would have a fluke!” The man was a close friend of Chen, which was why his words were quite straightforward.

”That is where you are wrong, Lao Wang. In the 100m sprint, normal people can rarely run inside 11 seconds, because that is beyond our physical limitations. Nobody could cross that barrier simply by 'outdoing oneself.' That is like jumping in a room with a ceiling above your head: you will not be able to jump higher than the roof because it blocks your path. The higher the roof is, the higher you can jump. You can take his performance, 10.75 seconds, as a pretty high roof. That is proof that he is gifted as an athlete. He has a lot of potential,” said Coach Chen. Lao Wang nodded, not fully understanding.

Coach Chen continued, ”His coach looks like he is just over twenty, like a college student. He is so young! I heard that he runs a training class. He is lucky to meet such a talented student. He will gain some valuable experience through teaching.”

”Yeah, you are right. One of his students is chosen by you, and gets an admission to the Provincial Sport University. This coach is famous for his student now. For that, his training class is going to be super popular next year!”

The two talked back and forth, not giving any credit to Dai Li. Li was too young to be a successful coach. In every field, young people were always neglected.

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Time passed quickly. It was now time for the twelfth heat. Six out of eight students of Li's had finished their competitions, and they had all reached the national second-class qualifying standard.

Because none of his students were about to run, Li didn't pay attention to the heat. He took Haiyang Chen aside and whispered encouragement in his ear.

On the other side of the bleachers, Director Zhao's eyes were glued to the track. The best student in his training class was ready for the competition.

Lei Wang, you are our trump card! Do your best—you must impress Coach Chen! Director Zhao said to himself.

As the gun sounded, the race began. Eight competitors darted off. As a top student, Lei Wang was holding a safe lead. He left the other runners far, far behind.

Good job, Wang! Director Zhao clenched his fists, his face flushed.

First place! Director Zhao took a deep breath. He was sure that Lei Wang had run inside 11 seconds, but he was not sure whether Wang could attract the attention of Coach Chen or not.

Here comes Wang's result. Hooray! 10.84 seconds! Coach Zhou cheered up. That was a satisfying result.

”Look, another performance that's less than 11 seconds!”

”That participant must from the sport school training class. People from that school are clapping now.”