Chapter 1113 Betting Events
"William Jones, I want you to apologize for the insulting Chinese players just now!" With Lu Yuehua's words, many players and staff members were immediately attracted to the attention of the scene!
William Jones almost thought something was wrong with her ear. She looked at the Chinese player who was about half a head lower than her, but she couldn't remember the other party's name in her mind.
It is no wonder that in the track and field, especially on the 100-meter track, there are very few famous athletes in China, not to mention that Lu Yuehua is still a complete newcomer. It is normal for a famous player like William Jones to not recognize her.
William Jones looked at the Chinese player carefully, as if he had noticed her presence for the first time.
The next moment, a contemptuous smile appeared on her face.
"Apology? I heard it right, did you ask me to apologize to you?" William Jones said with a mocking expression as he looked at the Chinese player.
She saw that more and more people around her gathered, but she didn't care. She laughed and said, "Why should I apologize to you? I just told the truth."
"Fact? Do you think you are sure to win?" Lu Yuehua didn't care about the mockery of the American player, and stared at her eyes without any hesitation.
If it were Lu Yuehua in the past, let alone looking at William Jones like this, she would probably not even have the courage to stand in front of her. After all, the other party is a world-class sprinter, and she is just an ordinary student in the sports school.
However, Lu Yuehua is no longer the same as she. Now she is a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining, a super strong man who runs into ten seconds for a hundred meters. William Jones may have been afraid of her in the past, but now, with such confidence, how could she be afraid anymore?
Moreover, in William Jones's words just now, there were words that insulted Chinese players. For Lu Yuehua, who grew up with patriotic education, especially at this moment, she still means that the Chinese team is going to participate in the competition. Of course, she cannot tolerate such performance from the other party!
"Of course. Even if you can't win the championship, you will still have no problem outperforming you!" William Jones looked at the Chinese player and said provocatively.
She knew that Chinese players care about their country very much. She did insult China in her words just now, so it is normal for the other party to be angry. However, if she wants her to apologize to the other party, there is no need to think about it.
Why? Because what she said is the truth!
China's sprint is not good. How can those short-legged yellow-skinned monkeys compare with their European and American athletes? As strong people, you don't need to apologize to the weak!
"Is that so? William Jones, do you think you can beat me?" Lu Yuehua asked with an eyebrow raised.
As a cultivator, even if he is just in the early stage of Qi refining, his mentality will undergo tremendous changes. It is a transformation at the level of life. This transformation is enough to make a person's heart stronger and more confident!
"Of course. Do you have any questions about this? Chinese people, I know you are not convinced of my words just now. Why not do this? Let's make a bet. If I beat you in a short game, you will admit in front of the reporter that you Chinese players are not as good as American players. Do you dare?"
As soon as William Jones said this, the onlookers immediately showed an expression of interest on their faces. The game was so nervous. Having a fun could undoubtedly relieve everyone's nervousness.
Suddenly, a few foreign players who were familiar with William Jones were laughing and echoing, "That's right, bet, Chinese. Do you dare?"
Zhang Haining looked at the current situation and immediately felt a little worried for Lu Yuehua, quietly pulled her clothes, and whispered, "Yuehua, why not forget it, the competition is about to happen. Don't be too complicated, what are you doing with them?"
When Zhang Haining talked to Lu Yuehua, she used Chinese. She thought these foreign players couldn't understand it, but what she didn't expect was that a female player from the UK could understand a little Chinese. She immediately laughed and said, "Chinese people are scared, haha, they will bluff like this!"
Lu Fei, who was standing next to him, secretly clenched his fist. Looking at the scene in front of him, he wanted to go forward and punch the British player who was mocking the Chinese player. However, this was in the Olympics, and he kept reminding himself to be calm and calm!
"Oh? Bet? So what if I win?" Lu Yuehua raised her eyebrows and looked at William Jones quietly and asked.
"You win? Chinese, are you talking in your sleep? Do you think you have the possibility of winning me?" William Jones continued to say in a mocking tone.
In theory, for an Olympian, he should maintain a little bit of a minimum demeanor, but women are all petty, and Olympians are no exception. What's more, William Jones is an international top sprinter? How could she weaken her momentum in front of Asian athletes she has always looked down on?
So, when she heard the Chinese people's words, she thought the other party was just bluffing, so she started to mock her even more violently.
"Since it's a bet, it's natural that both sides have to have a bet to be fair. If I lose, I admit it in front of the media. So what if you lose?" Lu Yuehua asked back without any weakness.
"Haha, you are so confident and cute. Well, Chinese, if you can beat me, I will also apologize to the media in person and admit that I am not as good as you and not as good as Chinese players, okay?" William Jones said with a relaxed smile. After hearing this, the female players next to him laughed.
Everyone thinks that this is a joke. Chinese people, who have always been weak in track and field, threaten to beat European and American players, and challenge world-leading top sprinters like William Jones. Are they really talking in their sleep?
At this time, the staff also walked into the players' waiting area and reminded the women's 100-meter sprint preliminary round to prepare for the first round of the women's 100-meter sprint, and the competition officially began ten minutes later!
"Okay, just say it's up to you. Remember what you said, and I hope you don't regret it then!" Lu Yuehua stared at William Jones and said word by word. Her English pronunciation was very standard and her voice was very loud. Everyone present heard her words, including media from several other countries that were interviewing, just like Luffy.
"Haha, of course, do you think I'm going to be untrustworthy? Chinese, just wait to eat dust behind my butt!" William Jones smiled relaxedly.
"Hey, Yuehua. You are not serious, this is not a trivial matter!" Zhang Haining immediately became anxious as he saw the two of them talking and actually made such a bet.
This is really not a trivial matter. Publicly admitting in front of the media that he is not as good as a player from another country. For an Olympian, this not only represents his own face, but also represents the dignity of a country! If Lu Yuehua really loses the game and wants to publicly admit these contents in front of the media, where will the Chinese delegation put the face?
However, it is not an easy thing to take back the words you said and poured out the water. In such a public situation, under the witness of so many people, it is basically impossible to regret it!
It is precisely because of this that Zhang Haining was worried for Lu Yuehua. She had never watched Lu Yuehua's game, but she knew the strength of William Jones. Even if she was in the A group with strong players, she was at least in the top three. For herself, she had participated in so many games before and stood with these world-class players. The final result was seventh or eighth, and it would be best if she could only run into sixth place!
There is no way, the fact is so cruel, the gap in strength lies there.
And she felt that even if Lu Yuehua was stronger than herself, she was still very strong. How could she compete with a world-class player like William Jones?
"Don't worry, Sister Haining, I won't lose!" Lu Yuehua looked at her teammate Zhang Haining's worried expression and felt warm. She was still worried at first. Joining the track and field team would steal the limelight from these teammates and make them feel uncomfortable. But now it seems that she is thinking too much. At least, this teammate like an elder sister only cares about and cares for herself at this moment!
Of course she would not explain to Sister Haining that she is a cultivator. In her opinion, everything she says is redundant now, and everything she sees on the field!
"Yes, Yuehua, if you lose, you won't lose. The more foreigners look down on us, the more we should be more capable we should run well. Run well, I will cheer you off the court!" Luffy couldn't help but secretly admire the courage of this girl, and said with a thumbs up at her!
Even he couldn't help but have an attack in that scene just now. William Jones was too much. There were also those foreign players who clearly looked down on Chinese people, which made him very angry!
Just now, Lu Yuehua's counterattack made him feel very happy! As an athlete, he should have such courage. What are you afraid of? Just compare! Even if my strength is not as strong as you, at least I can't lose in terms of momentum!
"Brother Lu, thank you for your encouragement. Don't worry, I will run well and will not embarrass our China! I will definitely make her regret what she said just now!" Lu Yuehua looked at Luffy and said seriously.
"Well, I believe you, come on!" Luffy said, patting Lu Yuehua on the shoulder with encouragement.
At this moment, what several people didn't know was that this private bet had spread on the scene less than three minutes after they made it!
This cannot be blamed on anything else, but only the technology is too developed and the information channels are too convenient. When William Jones and Lu Yuehua were betting, several foreign journalists next to him also captured this scene. They thought it was quite interesting news at the time, so a few people simply edited it with their mobile phones and posted it on their own personal meagerity.
Nowadays, meager has become one of the most important media platforms, and any news usually appears here first. And at the time of the Olympic Games, the meager of these media responsible for event reporting and broadcasting is naturally attracting much attention.
Eric is a reporter for the US ESPN Sports TV. As the US and even the world's largest sports TV station, its participation in the Olympics is naturally indispensable. For this Olympics, Eric has dispatched a huge lineup of more than 100 journalists, and at the same time used a dedicated satellite for live broadcast of the event!
Eric is one of the reporters in charge of track and field reporting. In addition to official official reports, he also likes to post some gossip news on his personal Twitter. The United States' Twitter is equivalent to the meager of China, and its influence is greater. Eric himself has hundreds of thousands of listeners on Twitter and has a great influence.
Just now, he witnessed the bet between two contestants with his own eyes, and immediately took out his cell phone excitedly, edited a small news briefly, and posted it.
"The Chinese female athlete threatened to defeat the United States, and William Jones was challenged." Such a title, which was just released, attracted the attention of many people.
"As we all know, China is a traditional weakness in track and field, but I discovered something interesting at the competition site just now. A Chinese player who is less than 20 years old is trying to launch a positive challenge to American super sprint actress William Jones..." In the article, Eric narrated this fact in short language.
Eric uses his own personal account, and does not use espn's official account. After all, this kind of news is of entertainment, and it is not serious to publish it on a formal platform.
But even so, the news just came out, which immediately attracted many people to watch and comment.
"What? Chinese people want to beat William Jones? This is the funniest joke I've heard this year!"
"Eric, today is not April Fool's Day, don't post fake news!"
"The Chinese are so funny. When did they become so humorous?"
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Looking at the messages he left meager, Eric was very satisfied with this effect. He wanted to make this matter attract more people's attention. The Olympics had just begun. If the Chinese were embarrassed at this time, it would definitely hurt their morale and affect their performance in the next game. As an ESPN reporter, Eric was of course happy to see this scene because they were American TV stations.
In addition to Eric, journalists from Britain, France and several other countries also released the news through informal channels. Of course, the Chinese media were excluded.
Of course, Luffy would not let such news be published. After all, he still has to maintain the honor of the Chinese national team. Although he said it very well when he encouraged Lu Yuehua just now, he was actually not optimistic about this bet at all, and even felt that Lu Yuehua was a little impulsive.
After all, that's William Jones, the top three player in the 100-meter world!
Luffy looked at the arena not far away. At the starting line, the players were warming up one after another, and the competition was about to begin!
Chapter completed!