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

Chapter 105-106

Translator: dapotaturs

Release Date: 09/11/2023

Chapter 105: Public Opinion Frenzy & Training

The first episode of 《 Athletics Idol Training Camp》 airs with a huge success!

Following the conclusion of the first episode of the program, various entertainment public accounts with headlines like these have started appearing in large numbers on the internet.

【'《 Athletics Idol Training Camp》: Showing Us the Power of Reality!】

【The Unseen Training Life of National Team Athletes!】

【Chef? Coach! Exploring the Daily Life of Su Bai, the Handsome Face of China's 400-Meter Sprint Coaching!】

These headlines were popping up all over the internet, accompanied by numerous campaign advertisements.

"Thank you, thank you! Athletes work hard in their training. Please take a moment to scan this QR code and vote for 400-meter sprinter Qiu Wen from the National Athletics Team. Help him secure the Hook advertising deal!"

"Zhang Zi Yi, the captain of the National Athletics Team's 400-meter sprint men's team, the stalwart leader of China's 400-meter sprint project, who has silently borne the pressure of advancing the 400-meter project and broke the national record in the 400-meter sprint, doesn't he deserve your vote?!"

"Take a look at this young talent! Li Jun Hao may seem rebellious on the outside, but he's actually a good kid. He follows the coach's words to the letter. At the Asian Games, in both the preliminaries and finals, look at Ah Hao, giving it his all and surpassing his opponents, securing an unprecedented silver medal for our Chinese Athletics Team in the 4x400m relay. Such a good kid definitely deserves your vote!"

So, before track and field enthusiasts could even react, information about supporting the National Athletics Team was everywhere on the internet. The Weibo hot search rankings featured topics like #pickNationalAthleticsTeam. Even more popular athletes like Chen Yadan, Zhang Ziyi, Qiu Wen, and Li Junhao had their personal pick topics trending on Weibo.

Beyond Weibo, Baidu's real-time search engine popularity rankings also saw keywords like National Athletics Team, Su Bai, 《 Athletics Idol Training Camp》, and how to pick the track and field team surge to the top. At times, it seemed like they were dominating the trending charts.

Industry insiders quickly checked WeChat hot topic indices, Baidu's search trends, and other search engine data related to 《 Athletics Idol Training Camp》. The 24-hour keyword trend chart showed a stark contrast between the show's popularity after 8 PM compared to the previous track and field-related keywords. Search and discussion popularity skyrocketed to a whole new level.

If the discussions on Weibo during the broadcast and the presence of various fan accounts and detractors could be considered a small explosion for the show, the post-show internet frenzy and the explosion of word-of-mouth were evident to anyone with eyes. This sports-themed program airing on the sports channel, with an expected total of fewer than five episodes, suddenly became a phenomenon.

Who could have predicted this?

This sports-themed variety show featuring the National Athletics Team as its main theme, airing on the sports channel, and not expected to have more than five episodes, had ignited the hearts of countless viewers. From its initially ordinary start to the mid-show surge in word-of-mouth, it steadily outperformed a national-level ace variety show airing on a different channel in the same time slot.

Even though the ace variety show had reached its third season and was experiencing a slump in ratings, no other variety show had ever managed to dethrone it from the top spot in viewership until tonight.