When you do everything to the extreme

Chapter 53 No one thinks Wang Xiao can win! Start preparing for a retreat!
A North American media person ran up to Wang Xiao as quickly as possible and put the microphone directly to Wang Xiao's mouth.

"Mr. Wang Xiao, what do you say about you stealing Ed's championship?"

"Mr. Wang Xiao, Mr. Wardy said this is the last game of your career. What do you think?"

The reporter asked two questions in succession.

Wang Xiao ignored him and just walked towards the competition venue.

Not far away, Wardy and several other athletes laughed and waved at Wang Xiao, then made a throat-slitting gesture.

Wang Xiao couldn't help but smile when he saw Wardy's move. He then waved his fist and said directly to the media: "If Wardy can't afford to lose, he can use his fists to compete with me. I welcome it!"

A European media reporter immediately asked, "Mr. Wang Xiao, do you have a tendency to be violent? Are you saying that if you lose a bet, you will resort to violence?"

This is what normal media is like. They will use any means necessary to create conflict and focus.

Therefore, many public figures will not accept interviews from unfamiliar media.

Wang Xiao stopped talking and walked towards the competition venue under the protection of Liu Yong, Ma Zhilin and Yang Xiaoyu. Sun Hong, Sun Li and others also stopped several media reporters outside to prevent them from disturbing Wang Xiao.

Once we entered the competition venue, the media reporters were stopped outside and the surroundings became much quieter.

Wardy shouted to Wang Xiao, "If you still want to participate in the competition in the future, admit defeat now and apologize to my friend Eddie. I can let you continue to participate in the competition in the future. If you continue to lose to us, you will become more aware of the gap between you and us!"

The person next to Wardy also said, "Wang Xiao, there's no way you can win the championship! Paka and Searles are already participating."

Wang Xiao asked calmly, "Oh? Then can we just give them the championship without the competition?"

Wodi and the others were stunned for a moment and were speechless.

Wang Xiao ignored them and walked towards the rest area next to him.

Sun Hong glanced at the people nearby and whispered, "Paka and Sales are both ranked in the top three men's international half marathon professional competitions. Only the top-ranked runner didn't come this time! Both of them can run under an hour, which is four or five minutes faster than some of the top half marathon runners in China! According to media and professional predictions, the champion will be one of them."

"Among the Chinese athletes participating this time, the best result is Xie Lei, who has run over one hour and three minutes. Following closely behind is Zhang Dongxuan, who has also run one hour and four minutes. There are also several other top half-marathon runners who can run over one hour and four minutes. However, it's unlikely that any of them will make the top ten in this race. Only if they perform exceptionally well while the other competing foreign athletes underperform, but that's just luck..."

"However, we will have our own internal ranking of Chinese athletes. If you perform well, you can also receive internal rewards, and your achievements will not be buried."

Sun Hong said this somewhat helplessly.

In order to encourage the development of China's own half marathon and full marathon sports, a ranking and reward mechanism for China's own athletes was introduced in the past two years.

In every professional competition, Chinese athletes who rank in the top three will also receive internal rewards. Although the prize money is not as high as that of the champion, it is also an encouragement.

Otherwise, as long as there are top foreign professional athletes participating in the competition, domestic athletes will not be able to win the championship at all, and even the top three will be almost impossible. It will be difficult to get into the top ten in this Beijing Half Marathon.

If this continues, domestic athletes will not be motivated by honors and bonuses, and gradually no one will develop professional full and half marathon competitions.

For example, Liu Yang, Cai Jikun, Li Xinyong and others who competed in Shanghai last time were ranked second, third and fourth among all the Chinese athletes who participated in the competition. They were also able to receive a lot of bonuses and accumulate qualifications for major competitions!

Sun Hong felt that as long as Wang Xiao could outrun other Chinese athletes in this competition, he would be considered a success.

Wang Xiao didn't care about the helplessness in Sun Hong's tone. He just glanced at Paka and Sales who were not far away. He didn't say anything, but his eyes were still full of confidence. He continued to slowly adjust his breathing and state to ensure that he would be in the best physical condition during the competition.

This championship is more important to him than others imagine.

Yang Xiaoyu said to Liu Yong and Ma Zhilin, "You are responsible for Wang Xiao's security. You must keep a close eye on him. Don't let anyone outside the arena disturb Wang Xiao's game! Last time in Shanghai, I caught a few people who were deliberately disrupting Wang Xiao's game. This time in Beijing, you must also be vigilant."

Liu Yong frowned slightly and said, "This is the capital, and it's a professional competition with international attention. No one would dare to do something like that."

Yang Xiaoyu shook her head and said, "Don't be complacent. That's not the mentality of a strong person. Always be vigilant. If something unexpected happens and you don't do anything, you two don't need to come."

Yang Xiaoyu also has the same strong personality as Wang Xiao, because she is also a gifted martial artist, but her strong personality is directed outwardly, not towards Wang Xiao.

If the two security guards did not play any substantial role, Yang Xiaoyu felt that there was no need for them to come, otherwise the two of them would be an eyesore.

Liu Yong and Ma Zhilin looked at Wang Xiao speechlessly. Seeing that Wang Xiao ignored them, they could only nod and agree to Yang Xiaoyu. They stared at the court vigilantly, feeling even more aggrieved.

Zhang Jun appeared at this time, walked over to look at Wang Xiao who was adjusting his condition, and just said: "Play well!"

Then he pulled Sun Hong aside and said in a deep voice with an unpleasant expression, "Old Sun, how do you lead the team? Why did you let Wang Xiao bet with a foreign player? Isn't this nonsense?"

Sun Hong knew Zhang Jun would cause trouble for him, and he complained helplessly, "Director Zhang, there's nothing I can do. I can't stop him! Don't you know Master Wang's temper? However, I've already contacted reporter Liang Bing and asked her to help minimize the impact of this bet."

Zhang Jun shook his head and said, "Liang Bing, a reporter, can't do such a thing. Now the domestic and international sports media have reported this incident! There is no possibility of regret. We must be prepared for the aftermath." Zhang Jun looked at Wang Xiao who was warming up not far away, his eyes full of pity, but also helplessness.

If Wang Xiao lost the bet, he would really not be able to continue to participate in the competition. Under the hype and pressure from foreign media, Wang Xiao's career in sports was almost cut off.

but……

He is really optimistic about Wang Xiao's sports development.

But at the same time, he had no way to deal with Wang Xiao's temper.

He doesn't talk to Wang Xiao now because he thinks this is Wang Xiao's last game and there is no possibility of the two of them working together in the future.

Wang Xiao had already registered for the Yingdu Men's Full Marathon Professional Competition next month, but he was unable to participate.

Sun Hong nodded and said helplessly: "Okay, I understand!"

He knew that the aftermath Zhang Jun mentioned was not only about dealing with Wang Xiao losing the bet after the game, but also about allowing the team they had just temporarily put together to find their own ways and new jobs.

Wang Xiao wants to win the championship...

Almost impossible!

The security personnel on the scene quickly began to clear the area, driving irrelevant people away to a farther place, trying not to disturb the athletes in the competition.

The competition is about to officially begin!
At the referee's call, groups of athletes gathered at the starting point, waiting for the starting gun to sound.

Wang Xiao looked relaxed, mixed in with the one or two hundred athletes. He looked no different from the other Chinese athletes, nothing special, except that he looked more relaxed. The other Chinese athletes all had serious and stressed expressions on their faces.

Reporter Liang Bing was infected by the strong self-confidence that Wang Xiao showed during the interview just now, and also gained some confidence in Wang Xiao. At this time, he took out his camera and took several close-up photos of Wang Xiao, recording the scene of Wang Xiao's competition, which might be useful in the future.

At the same time, many other media outlets were also filming Wang Xiao. Most of them were filming because of the bet between Wang Xiao and Wardy.

The result of this game was not surprising to them, so there would not be any eye-catching news.

Now, the bet between Wang Xiao and Wardy has become even more controversial than the final result!
Although……

Almost no one believed that Wang Xiao could win the championship and win the bet.

but……

They wanted to see the scene where Wang Xiao lost the bet in the end.

In their hearts, they were actually grateful to Wang Xiao. They were grateful to Wang Xiao for making this unnoticed game so popular, which gave them, the media reporters, material to report on.

"He seemed quite serious about participating in the competition."

"There's no point in being serious. Ultimately, sports competitions are all about strength! He's never participated in a professional half-marathon before. This is his first time. Asians have average talent, so how could he possibly beat Paka, Sales, Wardy, and the others? He's a blessing from God that he can even finish in the top ten..."

"Haha, I can't wait to see his miserable look after losing the bet. I wonder if he'll get so angry he'll cheat!"

Several European and American reporters were whispering about this, their tone filled with contempt and gloating.

And among the crowd.

Yang Xiaoyu asked Liu Yong and Ma Zhilin to go to the front and keep an eye on the crowd as much as possible to prevent anyone from trying to trip up Wang Xiao.

She asked Sun Hong to borrow a bicycle from someone else, and planned to ride the bicycle and follow Wang Xiao's pace in the race, protecting Wang Xiao as much as possible at any time.

Snapped!
There was a crisp sound.

The game officially begins.

The shouting crowd around immediately quieted down.

Many prepared athletes took action together, crossed the starting point and began to run towards the finish line.

Wardy glanced at Wang Xiao, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he winked at several athletes he knew!

Several athletes moved slowly, running and gathering around Wang Xiao.

(End of this chapter)