Run, Best Actor!

Anyone with a discerning eye would never believe that the "accident" in the men's 100-meter final was an accident.

This is the current consensus within the Chinese track and field team.

But since things have come to this point, there's no point in pursuing the matter any further.

Liu Taile failed to defend his silver medal and even failed to place in any medals at this Olympics due to an accident.

More importantly, Liu Taile has fractured his leg. Although he will definitely recover, it is still unknown whether he can return to his previous condition after recovery.

In reality, it's highly unlikely to work.

Just like in the original timeline, after the pandemic, in mid-2023, Su Bingtian decided to end the 2023 season early in order to prolong his professional career.

As a result, he was still unable to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics the following year.

He announced his retirement after the 2025 National Games.

Why?

Firstly, I am indeed getting old, and my physical strength has declined significantly.

Secondly, it's also because I tested positive during the pandemic, which caused some damage to my lung function.

Even ordinary people can feel that their bodies are not as good as before after testing positive for COVID-19.

For athletes, the difference is even more pronounced.

Liu Taile faces a similar situation.

Even if the fracture heals in the future, the performance after recovery will probably not reach the same level as before.

Therefore, a dignified exit is the best option.

This is something that Liu Taile, Feng Shuyong, and even Liu Xiang and Su Bingtian all understood.

Even Liu Xiang is currently considering retirement.

After all, failing to perform in two consecutive Olympic Games, he really couldn't continue his professional career.

However, compared to Liu Taile, Liu Xiang is involved in more business matters, and it will probably take him two or three years to sort everything out.

After the "Two Lius" retired, Feng Shuyong was pessimistic about whether successors could reach their level.

Competitive sports truly rely heavily on talent.

Without talent, relying solely on hard work will result in a very limited potential.

As for whether we can adopt technology like those abroad?

Haha, the predecessors of Chinese track and field in the last century have already exhausted this path.

The current Chinese track and field team cannot afford the option of "adopting technology".

Moreover, the whole world is picking on the Chinese national team.

People like Liu Tai-le need to undergo hundreds of urine tests a year, leaving them with absolutely no opportunity to use "technology"!

In fact, this is something that Chinese athletes feel humiliated about now.

If you don't get a good ranking, you'll be ridiculed.

However, if they achieve good results, they will be suspected of "using technology," and will then face dozens of times more urine tests than athletes from other countries.

And those exceptionally talented athletes will be specifically targeted.

For example, Liu Xiang has been openly targeted in recent years.

Before the Olympic Games, when he should have been preparing well, he had to participate in many other competitions.

It's obvious they're trying to wear him down.

Liu Taile had encountered this before, but he relied on his youth and the cultivation techniques he had developed, which gave him extraordinary recovery ability, allowing him to pull through.

But no matter how good his recovery ability is, he is not a digital body.

Unlike digital characters in games, their stamina isn't fully restored once it's recovered.

A period of high-intensity competition really takes a toll on the body.

Just like a bow that is always fully drawn, the bowstring is very likely to break after a while.

Ten years ago, Bolt withdrew from the IAAF Diamond League due to health reasons.

In the original timeline, Bolt himself said that he had to undergo more than 200 urine tests a year...

Considering Sun Yang's experience, it's clear that it's not untrue that well-known athletes who are not from the Five Eyes alliance have been persecuted.

It's only natural that Liu Taile was scared.

Feng Shuyong couldn't say anything more.

The national team should also respect the athletes' own wishes.

Moreover, the national team is currently unable to protect its athletes, or even help them seek justice, which is truly unreasonable.

In the end, Feng Shuyong could only say "Take care" before hurriedly leaving.

Liu Taile looked at the other person's back, which was unable to straighten up, and sighed softly.

"Coach, I will eventually walk my own path."

……

A week later, after some twists and turns, Liu Taile finally returned to China.

As soon as I got back, a bearded man showed up at the door.

"Brother Le, welcome back to China!"

Guo Fan greeted him in a very familiar manner.

What are you doing here?

Liu Taile looked at the other person with disgust, as if he were looking at some kind of stinky dog ​​poop.

"No, Brother Le, I only swindled a million from you last time."

Guo Fan, completely oblivious to the fact that his family was so wealthy, said, "Your family is so big and powerful, you're not short of money."

"Yes, I'm not bad off, but I'd rather donate this money than have you use it to support a poisonous insect!"

Liu Taile snorted coldly.

"..."

Guo Fan's expression changed instantly, becoming very embarrassed.

He said somewhat irritably, "Sigh... I regret not listening to you, Brother Le! But who would have thought that Brother Cheng Long's son could be so unreliable!"

Oh, the two of them were talking about the romance film "Li Xianji's Adventures" directed by Guo Fan last year.

It's the movie starring Jackie Chan's unfortunate son and Wang Ziwen.

The film tells the story of Li Xianji (played by Fang Zuming), who suffers from "time difference syndrome" and loses his lover Wang Qian (played by Wang Ziwen) in an accident. In order to travel through time and save their love, he sells his kidney to modify his arm into a metal one and embarks on a surreal adventure while clearing a mysterious game.

The film is adapted from the 2009 online animated short film of the same name created by Li Yang. However, due to the consideration of film budget and plot presentation, a combination of live-action and animation was adopted. The original illustrator Li Yang was responsible for directing the animation part of the film, while Guo Fan directed the other live-action parts.

Yes, this is a film co-directed by two directors.

Besides romance, there are also some science fiction elements.

This explains why, despite a budget of 15.1 million, the film only grossed a little over 7 million in its original timeline.

If Guo Daji were to direct the film entirely on her own, with her naturally superior "begging" skills, the film's quality would definitely be elevated to an even higher level.

If only two people are directing together, then the cost and quality of the film become completely uncontrollable.

After all, the animation part was completely beyond Guo Fan's control.

Li Yang is not only the author of the original animated short film, but also someone who was specifically invited by film producer Yin Le.

At that time, Guo Fan was directing a feature film for the first time and didn't have much say, so he could only follow the producer's ideas.

However, he was doing his best to save the movie, for example, by insisting on inviting Mr. You Bencang to play the elderly Li Xianji.

Thus, Yu Bencang's performance in just over two minutes completely overshadowed the entire scene!

Without uttering a single line, he vividly portrayed Li Xianji's willingness to sacrifice everything to save his former lover through his eyes alone, making him one of the few highlights of the film.

But it still couldn't salvage the film's poor box office performance.

In this timeline, because of an unexpected acquaintance with Liu Taile, Guo Fan managed to beg for another million from him.

Liu Taile also experienced firsthand what it means to have "maxed-out alms-begging skills"!

His rudimentary "begging for alms" skill crumbled completely when he encountered his opponent.

Although it was only an extra million, in Guo Fan's hands, it did, if not turn something rotten into something magical, but it still had a significant effect.

The film quality is noticeably better than the original timeline version.

In terms of box office performance, this film ultimately grossed over ten million yuan.

Even if you only look at box office revenue, the film still lost money.

But movies with box office revenue of tens of millions are completely different from those with less than ten million.

Movies that gross over ten million yuan at the box office after release tend to have better film rights that are easier to sell.

With long-term investment, there's an 80% chance of making a small profit.

In fact, the original timeline version of "Li Xianji's Adventures" did not incur any losses through copyright management.

Otherwise, how could Guo Fan, who ruined his film debut, have had the opportunity to direct the youth film "My Old Classmate" later?

Guo Fan's reputation in the industry has further increased in this time and space.

Liu Taile genuinely wanted to befriend Guo Fan.

For no other reason than that this thing has truly paved a path for Chinese science fiction films, an achievement that will go down in history!

That's right, Liu Taile had a lot of opinions about his insistence on using the name of the group, that poisonous insect.

At that time, Liu Taile had no evidence to prove that Xiao Fangzi was unreliable.

I was very upset to see that Guo Fan still used the name of the production team to make this film, "Li Xianji's Adventures", and the film was still released during the National Day holiday in 11.

However, two months later, after the film was taken off the screens, the people of Chaoyang District in Beijing had done a great job!

Someone was found to have been using illegal drugs with friends at their residence in Yanjing...