After Leaving the Sports Circle, I Became a Cooking God (Completed BL)

Chapter 55: Interview impact,Athletics fans' resistance, 400M Preliminaries

Translator: dapotaturs
Release Date: 09/04/2023

The journalist scrutinized Su Bai from head to toe. Honestly, Su Bai's appearance didn't fit the mold of a coach. After all, for most people, the old saying "a person with no facial hair can't be reliable" still held true. Su Bai, regardless of whether he had facial hair or not, looked as youthful as someone in their early twenties!

Uh...

Wait a minute.

The journalist paused, suddenly remembering that Coach Su Bai was indeed in his early twenties. Was he twenty-three or twenty-four?

This was quite awkward, to be honest. There was a moment when the journalist from the sports channel felt his thoughts had frozen for a second.

But then again, in the traditional world of competitive sports, there were very few coaches of this kind. Some provincial sports schools were one thing, but Su Bai was the head coach of a certain event within the national team.

Even if this particular event hadn't been performing well previously, the title and significance were different.

Due to the momentary information overload, the journalist's mind didn't react fast enough to form words. Su Bai also didn't say anything; he simply looked at the journalist quietly. Occasionally, he glanced in the direction of the camera, smiling and nodding at the cameraman.

After a slow pause of two or three seconds, the journalist's professionalism kicked in, bringing him back to reality. He held the interview microphone out to Su Bai with even more enthusiasm.

"Coach Su Bai, is this your first time being interviewed by the media? It's an honor for me to interview you. I'm Xu Hui from the Sports Channel."

"Uh, hello. I'm Su Bai, head coach of the 400-meter event in the national track and field team."

Hearing this clear position from Su Bai once again, Xu Hui couldn't help but feel a bit strange. "From what I know, Coach Su, you've just taken charge of the 400-meter event in the national team. Could you tell us the goals of our national track and field team for the 400 meters and the 4x400 meters relay events at the Jakarta Asian Games?"

"What goals do we have?"

This kind of question was a typical one in the repertoire of sports journalists—'What are your goals? Do you have confidence? What expectations do you have for the future?' These questions were basically the standard routine. It was evident that Xu Hui was being considerate toward Su Bai as a new coach, not throwing any sharp or uncomfortable questions at him right from the start.

Su Bai sensed the reporter's goodwill, and he also remembered the concerns many track and field enthusiasts had expressed about his previous actions on the internet. So, he planned to use this interview as an opportunity to ease their worries.

After thinking for a moment, Su Bai spoke earnestly, "For the Jakarta Asian Games, the athletes in the national team's 400-meter event are fully prepared. In the 400-meter individual race, both Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen have set the goal of making it to the finals. As for the 4x400-meter relay, we will put in our maximum effort to sprint for the medals."

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After Su Bai finished these remarks seriously, the journalist Xu Hui on the other side became rigid for a moment. He signaled the cameraman to pause filming and then tentatively asked Su Bai, "Coach Su, for the segment just now, do we need to reshoot it?"

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Seeing that Su Bai seemed not to understand, Xu Hui put it delicately, "I remember in the last Asian Games, the two leading athletes in the national team's 400-meter event back then failed to secure a place in the finals in order to ensure stable performance in the 4x400 relay."