MTL - The Gold is Yours, You Are Mine-Chapter 2 Enemy

At the beginning of the game, Jian Changnian's backhand was a tricky net shot, but Jin Nanzhi was not a vegetarian, so he picked it back with ease.

Jian Changnian took a few steps back, staring at the white tail feathers in mid-air, and jumped suddenly, with his long arms stretched out, it was a beautiful jump kill!

There was a burst of cheers in the field.

Wan Jing sat on the coach's bench, turned his head slightly, and said in a low voice, "I'm in a good state today."

Xie Shi'an watched the field intently, and Jin Nanzhi resolved a crisis with his extraordinary reaction speed. The two fought back and forth, refusing to give in to each other.

"You can't beat her just by being in a good state."

While watching the game, Wan Jing was able to spare his attention to gossip with her: "That's right, it's about this time, so don't hide any tactics you have."

Jian Changnian deducted one point because of a mistake, and Jin Nanzhi temporarily took the lead.

There was a little commotion in the auditorium behind, but Xie Shi'an's lips showed a smile that was sure to win.

"Don't worry, let her win a round first."

as expected.

Jian Changnian lost the first round by a big score, and the two sides took a halftime break. Jian Changnian turned the racket and walked to the rest area beside him, picked up a towel to wipe his sweat.

She was so focused on talking to Xie Shi'an that she didn't notice that there was a gaze in the audience staring at her from beginning to end.

"What do you think of her current level?"

The person who spoke was a middle-aged man, who looked a little older, with a few striking white hairs mixed in with his black hair, but his suit and leather shoes seemed to be very energetic.

The woman sitting next to him pondered for a moment: "Top three in the world, if she beats Jin Nanzhi."

The man shrugged his shoulders: "Honestly speaking, it is indeed a good decision to lose a game first and consume her energy when she can't find the opponent's flaws, but Jin is not a fuel-efficient lamp."

Losing a round first means that Jian Changnian has come to her match point ahead of time. If she loses this round again, she can just pack up and leave. This will put a lot of psychological pressure on the players.

The intermission time was approaching, Xie Shi'an couldn't say anything more, she just handed her a bottle of mineral water silently.

Jian Changnian took it and took a big gulp, wiped off the water stains on the corners of her lips, and when handing the water bottle back to her, the two of them looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

Jian Changnian took a deep breath and strode onto the field.

At the beginning of the second round, as the man said, Jin Nanzhi is really not a fuel-efficient lamp. After the consumption of the last round, his movements are still fast and flexible.

The commentator on the commentary seat also frowned deeply: "Jin Nanzhi scored another point, 10 to 5. The situation is not good for Jian Changnian."

Another commentator also took up the conversation: "In the past games, the two sides have played against each other fifteen times. Jin Nanzhi has nine wins and six losses. It can be said that he is an extremely strong opponent."

"Look at this goal, it's beautiful! Jian Changnian hit the ball and scored! The score came to 10-6."

The director on the field gave Jian Changnian a slow motion, and saw her jumping high, her movements were clean and neat, and the badminton flew across the net and landed in front of Jin Nanzhi with lightning speed, landing from the gap between the racket and her body.

That is to say, from this spot kill, Jian Changnian blew the horn of counterattack.

"Beautiful! Another flat putt! The ball hits the ground, score!"

"Jin Nanzhi's side is not to be outdone, he hooked the corner and attacked one after another, but they were all resolved one by one."

"After the loss in the last game, Jian Changnian is now feeling hot, caught the opponent's mistakes in front of the net, took advantage of the victory, and scored consecutively!"

"Kim Nam-ji counterattacked, beautiful high ball, the ball landed, but unfortunately - out of bounds!"

"Jane Changnian scored another point!"

In just a few minutes, the two sides had each other's victory and defeat, and the game was inextricably tied. The score had reached 20 to 19. Jian Changnian not only tied the score, but also overtook his opponent. As long as he wins this crucial round Points, this game is sure to win.

Xie Shi'an on the coach's bench squeezed the ballpoint pen in his hand, pursed his lips slightly, and sat upright.

Looking down from the audience stand, I could just see her delicate and jade-like side face.

Because of attending a major event, Xie Shi'an deliberately put on light makeup today, which is more beautiful than before when he didn't wear makeup. It's hard not to attract people's attention.

"It's a rare meeting, do you want to say hello after the game?"

The woman withdrew her gaze and smiled wryly: "No, I think she...should be reluctant to see me."

The man held her hand and said in a low voice, "How come, you used to..."

The woman stopped his words: "Let's watch the game."

After being entangled with Jian Changnian for so long, Jin Nanzhi's patience has long been exhausted. She thought she could make a quick decision, but who knew that at the beginning of the second round, Jian Changnian clung to her like a piece of brown candy, every step of the way Not to give up, and even the score was overtaken.

Jin Nanzhi gritted his teeth and glanced at the electronic scoreboard, his eyes flashed with ruthlessness, and he jumped high, which seemed to be a jump kill.

Jian Changnian's mind was buzzing with alarm bells, and suddenly remembered a sentence Xie Shi'an mentioned to her during training: "You have to be careful of her fake moves, she is good at fast breaks and quick kills, but it doesn't mean she can't hit high balls..."

At this moment, Jin Nanzhi suddenly changed his moves, no one could even see what she was doing, and a feather was getting bigger and bigger in her pupils.

It was too late to run back at this time, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of Jin Nanzhi's lips.

If the ball is won again, the score will be 20:20, and two more rounds must be played to determine the outcome.

However, in the next second, the smile on the corner of her mouth froze on her face.

No, it's just a fake move, who doesn't seem like it.

The corners of the young man's lips were slightly raised, high-spirited, she didn't take a step back, and quickly raised her left hand behind her back, a super difficult backhand lob with a tricky angle came oncoming, and it was too late to make amends.

The director had to slow down the camera twice to see Jian Changnian's action clearly. When the badminton hit the ground, the audience cheered.

21:19.

Jian Changnian won the game by a narrow margin.

Xie Shi'an breathed a sigh of relief, and let go of the ballpoint pen in his hand.

The woman in the stands sighed sincerely: "I didn't expect that she is already so powerful, and Shi'an's tactics are also very successful."

Taking advantage of Jin Nanzhi's arrogance, Jian Changnian deliberately lost the first game, breaking her vigilance and fueling her arrogance.

As the saying goes, a proud soldier is bound to lose.

And Jian Changnian's observation ability, reaction ability, physical coordination ability, endurance, explosive power...even mentality, are among the best.

It is no longer the bean sprouts who used to hide and cry secretly after losing.

When Jian Changnian dropped the racket and ran over to hug Xie Shi'an and cheered, there seemed to be a trace of envy and a trace of regret in her eyes.

"It's even more unexpected that Shi'an even taught her his fame skills."

The third game, the peak duel.

Before going on the court, Jin Nanzhi and his coach exchanged a look, and the other party nodded, signaling her to play with confidence.

Jin Nanzhi took a deep breath, glanced at Xie Shi'an on the opposite coach's bench, and walked onto the field with his head held high.

From the corner of the eye, I saw that Jin Nanzhi had already passed by, and Jian Changnian was about to go on stage. Xie Shi'an moved his lips and called her to stop.

"Whether you win or lose, I, Lao Yan, Zhou Mu, Qidong, and all the brothers and sisters of the Binhai Provincial Team are proud of you."

Even if he won the second game, he still won the opponent's physical strength, but it was not easy.

Xie Shi'an knew that the third round was the real test, no one could help her, she had to fight back point by point by herself.

So there are some things she wants to say now, give her a little confidence, it doesn't matter even if she loses, Jian Changnian is different from her, she is still very young, so the future can be expected.

When Xie Shi'an said this, his eyes were calm, which implied gentleness and determination, and the faint smile on the corner of his lips melted his cold temperament like ice and snow.

Jian Changnian had a sore nose for no reason, yes, she knew that even if they couldn't come to watch the game live, they must be somewhere far away, watching everything that happened today.

Please also ask Lao Yan to bless her in the spirit of the sky, and bless her to win this world championship.

Jian Changnian prayed silently from the bottom of her heart, and reached out to give her a high five as before.

"I know, thank you."

After the first two rounds of competition, the physical strength and stamina of both sides have been almost exhausted, and each other's tactics can also be figured out. During the training interval, she huddled in the dormitory many days and nights to watch Jin Nanzhi's game. Of the videos, the most played back is the one from the Rio Olympics four years ago.

For this moment.

Jian Changnian waved the racket and hit the ball vigorously. The ball landed in front of the net and scored. The score reached 11:11.

As the game came to the second half, the battle became more and more intense. Both sides tried their best to win, and the score was very stalemate.

"More shots! 56, 57, 58..." The commentator counted the number of rounds for them, and his voice gradually became excited.

"Still playing! Jian Changnian caught the ball!"

Jin Nanzhi didn't expect that she would be entangled with Jian Changnian for so long. Her ideal match should have ended 2:0 long ago.

The last person who could fight her so hard was...

Thinking of this, Jin Nanzhi gritted his teeth a little bit, made a fake backhand, then jumped up and smashed, vowing to score another point.

Jian Changnian's gaze froze, caught her subtle movements, and took a few steps back. A perfect pick was about to be sent back to her. Who knew that her foot slipped, and eventually lost strength, and the ball landed in front of her net. .

Jin Nanzhi scored.

"Wonderful multi-shot! The two sides fought fiercely for 94 shots to decide the winner of this goal!"

Xie Shi'an, who was sitting on the coach's bench, pursed her lower lip slightly, noticing that the ground on her side was a bit damp due to the sweat stains.

After the goal was lost, Jian Changnian also noticed the impact, and raised his hand to signal the referee to suspend the game and clean up the field again.

The chief referee looked at the time, then at the scores of both sides, shook his head and rejected her request.

"During the intermission ten minutes ago, you have already exchanged venues and cleaned them up. Please continue the game."

At that time the score had reached 15:14, Jian Changnian was one point behind, the game was heating up, and the atmosphere in the arena was visibly anxious.

It's hot in Tokyo, and even with the air conditioner turned on in the indoor venue, it feels like you're in a sauna all over your body.

Jian Changnian was sweating profusely, that is to say, the sweat flowed into her eyes in the blink of an eye.

Kim Nam-ji scored again with a smash!

Jian Changnian blushed in anxiety, rubbed the clean clothes on her shoulders against her face, and continued to raise her head to play, but maybe the more anxious and chaotic she became, she made mistakes one after another, and another goal was ruled out of bounds.

At this time the score has come to 15:18.

The opponent sent a tricky netball, Jian Changnian flew to save it, and fell to the ground.

Xie Shi'an on the coach's bench frowned and kept pressing the ballpoint pen in her hand, which was her expression when she was nervous.

Wan Jing also frowned: "The replay came out, the ball did not pass the net, I'm afraid I often think about this state..."

"She was affected by the referee and the venue. Just now I saw that her sweat had already flowed into her eyes, otherwise the ball could have been caught."

If it goes on like this, I'm afraid it will be more or less a disaster.

Xie Shi'an got up and applied for a timeout.

When Jian Changnian returned to the rest area, she sat on the chair and gasped for breath, her hair was wet, and her knees were red and swollen from the fall.

The team doctor is doing emergency treatment for her.

Xie Shi'an handed over a bottle of mineral water, looked at her hurt eyes and was worried: "Can we continue?"

Jian Changnian raised her head abruptly, and the word "able" popped out between her teeth.

Jin Nanzhi on the opposite side was also resting, drinking water and asking his teammates to fan her, and even took the time to make an indecent gesture at her.

Jian Chang was furious, and threw the towel around his neck: "You saw it just now, why did the referee not allow us to clean up the field, the ground is so slippery that we can't stand on it!!"

The rest time is limited, Xie Shi'an can't talk to her too much, she just picked up the towel she threw on the seat, wiped the sweat from her hair, rubbed her head with this movement, Then pat lightly.

"Little Jane, do you still remember what Old Yan said? Competitive sports, win openly, lose beautifully, the only person who can beat you is yourself."

Since she came back from the United States to coach, in order to avoid suspicion, she rarely called her nickname in front of people.

In the past, she used to call her Bean Sprouts Bean Sprouts. Occasionally, when she was in a good mood after winning a game, she would call her "Chang Nian". She hadn't heard such an intimate name like "Little Jane" for a long time.

In the past, only Lao Yan often yelled like that.

Jian Changnian's heart became hot, and her eyes became wet. She pulled the towel from Xie Shi'an's hand and wiped her face, knowing that she shouldn't lose her temper with her.

"I'm leaving."

The back of her walking towards the arena has a bit of courage and determination of not breaking Loulan and never returning.

I don't know who took the lead in shouting "Jian Changnian, come on!"

Where there is the first one, there will be the second one, and the audience screams like a tsunami.

Amidst the monstrous shouts, Jian Changnian turned the racket in his hand and strode onto the field with his head held high.

The director's camera turned to the auditorium, and there was someone holding a red banner that read "Jian Changnian, No. 1 in the world!".

The commentator smiled and said: "Oh, this is Zhao Qidong, a Chinese badminton player. Although he has retired, Jian Changnian and Jian Changnian used to be teammates when they were training with the Binhai Provincial Team. I didn't expect to come to watch the match today."

"It's not just Zhao Qidong, look, her former teammates have come to cheer for her."

The camera flicked past familiar faces, and finally showed Xie Shi'an.

The commentator continued: "It seems that Jian Changnian's injury is not serious, and he scored another point. The most nervous person now should be our coach Xie."

"Coach Xie, as a former world famous badminton player, has played against Jin Nanzhi many times in her career. They have won and lost each other. It can be said that they are old enemies."

"As the youngest coach in the history of the Chinese team this time, this is also the first time she has led the team to the Olympics. The medal that Jian Chang read is very important to both of them."

With the voice of the commentary, the game has reached a fever pitch. No matter who scores, there will be a burst of fierce cheers on the scene.

Amidst the monstrous shouts, Jian Changnian suddenly remembered a long time ago, when she participated in the national competition for the first time.

As a rookie, defeat is a common occurrence, and at that time she would just hide and cry secretly.

It was Lao Yan who found her.

At that time, the old man was still in good health, and he could jump on the parallel bars on the playground in one leap, and the stars were bright that night.

Lao Yan patted the place next to him, motioning for her to come up too. The moonlight dragged the backs of the two of them very long.

That was the most important day in her career, so Jian Changnian remembered it very clearly, Lao Yan said:

"Little Jane, are you happy when you play ball?"

When she was young, Jian Changnian was still childish, she nodded in a daze, with tears still hanging on her face, crying so hard.

"Happy, I don't have to think about anything only when I hold the racket, but I feel like... nobody can win."

Lao Yan looked at her with a smile and touched her head: "Go and enjoy the game. Apart from winning or losing, playing can make you feel happy, and that's enough."

"But, I am ashamed of you..."

"How come, you are my proudest student."

The corners of Jian Changnian's lips raised slightly, and he jumped up suddenly, straightened his left hand to adjust the direction of his body, and smashed with his right hand, with such force that there was a bang, and even faint sparks were emitted when the shuttlecock collided with the racket.

"Jane often wants to smash the ball and score!"

The audience cheered, even the commentator couldn't help applauding for her.

"This is the strength of the new generation of Chinese players after Xie Shi'an. Even if they are affected by some off-court factors, they can still play shocking moves after a short adjustment and reverse the situation. No matter whether she wins the championship today, she is the uncrowned king! "

When the ball landed, even Jin Nanzhi was shocked, obviously feeling that something was different about her, and her fighting spirit was recovering from her body.

Jin Nanzhi gritted his teeth and glanced at the electronic scoreboard.

15:18.

Unable to let her equalize the score, Jin Nanzhi took a deep breath, served a backhand ball to the net, and planned to use a wave of fast breaks to win the game in one go, but in the end, he didn't know whether it was a hit or something, and he was blocked by his opponent every time When she came back, the more anxious she was, the more likely she was to make mistakes. Jian Changnian caught her loopholes one after another and equalized the score.

18:18.

The game entered a stalemate, and the atmosphere on and off the court was very dignified. Kim Nam-ji's coach applied for a timeout.

"Now we can see that Jin Nanzhi's coach has applied for a timeout and is talking to her. It should be arranging tactics."

"No matter who wins today, it represents the highest level of competition in the world badminton world, an unparalleled visual feast."

Although Jian Changnian has already played at a super level, Jin Nanzhi is not to be outdone. After being called out, he adjusted his mentality in time, and his style of play has obviously stabilized a lot.

The two sides fought back and forth.

Jin Nanzhi served the ball, and Jian Changnian flew to catch it, completing an almost impossible save.

Jian often read the ball, even if Jin Nanzhi fell to the ground, he would send the ball back to her.

Even the commentator couldn't help sighing: "The players on both sides are no longer trying their best to compete, they are fighting with their lives!"

18:19.

19:19.

19:20

20:20.

The audience off the field didn't dare to breathe, they were all waiting for the last crucial two points.

And the two people on the field stopped in front of the net and panted heavily, sweat dripped down their cheeks, Jian Changnian's back was already wet a lot, Jin Nanzhi was not much better, swallowing saliva frantically Take a breath.

This is the pinnacle duel of physical strength, endurance, technology, and mentality, and it is also a fateful battle for Jian Changnian to replace Xie Shi'an and Jin Nanzhi.

The regret at the Rio Olympics four years ago was fulfilled by her personally.

Jian Changnian straightened up, it was her time to serve.

Strangely, in the final moments, she didn't feel so nervous, as if she had returned to the time when she was training with the Coastal Province team, repeating the mechanical movements of serving, swinging, and hitting the ball.

At that time, the sky was as blue as it is now, and it was midsummer in July, the sun was scorching hot, and the training was hard, but Jian Changnian felt very happy.

At that time, she was surrounded by Xie Shi'an, her best friend Zhou Mu, Lao Yan, and some other friends.

Although everyone was separated during this long journey called years, at this moment, it seemed as if they could still hear them calling her name in their ears and asking her to cheer.

A smile appeared on the corner of Jian Changnian's lips, his movements became more and more light and agile, and he didn't even have much technical content, using back to basics to defuse Jin Nanzhi's attacks every time.

Another backcourt high ball.

The commentator's voice became more and more excited: "Jian Changnian's counterattack is really beautiful, but I feel that the ball is going out of bounds..."

The white feathers streaked across the air, falling like a meteor.

Everyone held their breath, and the director played back in slow motion. The ball landed firmly on the line, but Jin Nanzhi made a mistake in his judgment and did not return to defense in time.

"Beautiful! Jane Changnian didn't miss the ball! She is only one point away from the world championship!!"

Accompanied by the cheers of the audience, the electronic display screen lights up. At 21:20, Jian Changnian is still one step away from being the world champion!

Xie Shi'an's brows also relaxed a little, and his whole tense body relaxed, only then did he feel sweat in his palms.

When it was Jin Nanzhi's turn to serve, she glanced at Jian Changnian on the opposite side. At this time, the eyes of each other were exactly the same.

Gritting his teeth, Jin Nanzhi jumped high, intending to use a beautiful jump kill to open the curtain of the decisive battle.

Jian Changnian noticed her movement, stepped back a few steps, jumped high, stretched her long arms, set up a racket, and was ready to catch the ball, but perhaps because of her high speed, she only heard the light sound of the soles of her shoes stepping on the ground , Before he could move in the future, he lost his balance.

Xie Shi'an stood up suddenly, and the ballpoint pen in his hand flew out because of too much force.

The ballpoint pen fell to the ground, and there was a dull sound from the green field. Jian Changnian fell heavily, with the back of her head on the ground, the racket dropped, and the white badminton fell beside her. The audience was silent.

For a moment, Xie Shi'an's eyes went dark, and the scenes that happened in the Rio Olympic Games quickly flashed through his mind.

How familiar this scene is, except that it is Jian Changnian who is lying on the ground with her eyes closed, and it is herself who is shouting her name hoarsely on the sidelines.

She finally heard her own voice.

"Little Jane, Jane often reads, wake up, stand up! Doctor! Doctor!"

The team doctor on the side rushed out first, while Xie Shi'an pushed aside the obstruction of others, stepped over the railing of the rest area, and ran straight over.

The woman sitting in the stands was also stunned: "How could this happen? It's only a point difference. Could it be..."

Sitting on the other side of her was a young girl. Seeing this scene, she murmured in a crying voice: "Four years ago in the Rio Olympics, the women's doubles team formed by Jian Changnian and Xie Shi'an was also against Jin Nanzhi and her teammates. , at the point of the game, Xie Shi'an suffered a leg injury and suddenly fell down and had to stop the game, and won the silver medal with hatred, is history going to repeat itself again?"

After the auditorium fell silent, the one holding the banner took the lead and shouted, "Jian Changnian, stand up!"

The girl beside her also shouted hoarsely: "Jian Changnian, get up!"

The woman glanced at the man beside her.

The man shrugged: "Honestly, I don't think she can continue to compete. Her knee is already injured, and the back of her head is on the ground. It's a bad luck. The athlete's body is the biggest asset. If she can't win this time, there will be a next time. Even if she If you really stand up, you may not be able to..."

The voice did not fall.

The woman had folded her hands into a trumpet shape, and after many years, she called her name again.

"Jian Changnian, stand up!"

"Jian Changnian, stand up!"

"Jian Changnian, get up!"

"Jian Changnian..."

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