Orc Undead Sports Warrior

"When you were on the phone with your son just now, did you notice the smug look on his face?"

Mr. Lu was watching sports news on TV; today's program was a special feature on the Chinese track and field team.

"Asking this question is like you've never been in contact with him. I'm not proud of it, but I feel that our son's self-confidence has improved a lot. They say that girls change a lot as they grow up, and our Luwei is now a real man!"

When Lu's mother talked about Lu Wei, her eyes were filled with uncontainable joy. Now, Lu Wei is the most popular athlete in the Chinese track and field team, second only to Liu Xiang.

"I don't think it's time to be happy yet. The relay team beat their opponents in the rain, but the result was just average. These two months are crucial. We need to train hard to have a chance. Look at that big guy from Jamaica who ran 9.76 seconds in the 100 meters a few days ago. Although Lu Wei's result is unmatched in Asia, whether he can make it to the finals will probably depend on his performance."

As a seasoned sports fan, Mr. Lu still maintains a very objective view of sports events. When he spoke, he glanced at Mrs. Lu before turning his attention back to the television.

"You think you're so capable? You're so knowledgeable, but I've never seen you have any athletic achievements when you were young!"

Lu's mother is now resistant to any criticism of Lu Wei, and she even criticizes her own husband.

Mr. Lu smiled. After so many years of marriage, he knew all too well that in family life, insisting on reasoning with one's wife would never end well.

Whenever the topic enters this environment during a discussion, he basically stops arguing. A husband determined to win the argument is likely to lose in life.

He firmly believes this.

At this moment, both of them focused their attention on the news content.

After returning from the Japan International Track and Field Grand Prix, the Chinese track and field team received unanimous praise from the media. Lu Wei, in particular, became a media darling and sports fan favorite. The previously empty training ground, which was almost only used by students taking a stroll, was now packed with students during every training session.

"After today, I'll communicate with the school to make training a fully closed mode from now on. Their training situation is confidential, but our athletes are like actors on the university campus. Look, the Japanese newspapers have written about our training situation in detail. How are you communicating with them?"

In the conference room, Yu Wei brutally humiliated An Jian again in front of several key coaches. As he spoke, he threw a newspaper onto An Jian's seat.

"Look, a single sports report has clearly explained our entire day's training. Lu Wei is usually the first athlete to arrive in the morning, and he typically starts his training with a 30-minute warm-up run. And look here, Liu Feiren's training volume has decreased by almost half compared to last month, with only about 3 hours of training per day. You probably couldn't even explain all this clearly, but they know it all inside and out. If anyone brings their phone or laptop to observe our training tomorrow, you'll be working as a security guard at the training ground from now on!"

After Yu Wei finished speaking bluntly, An Jian chuckled and replied, "Okay, boss, I understand!"

"If you know, then hurry up and go now!"

After Yu Wei finished speaking, he gestured for An Jian to leave. It seemed that this secretary, who had grown up in the office, was not to his liking.

After An Jian slunk away, Yu Wei said to the coaches present, "Coach Feng asked me to say a few words at today's routine meeting. There are less than two months left until the Olympics, so we need to seize the time and focus all our energy on training."

Regarding the arrangements for later competitions, the principle is to allow athletes to focus their time on training, especially the younger athletes who can improve their abilities through training!

After speaking, Yu Wei looked at Zou Zhen, who nodded and then took notes in his notebook.

"However, the veteran players whose skills are already established are another matter. Players like Huang Xiaoxiao, Guan Yingnan, Huang Qiang, and even Shi Peng should continue to compete. As for Liu Yangyu, he was quite fatigued recently, so he should stay and train to recover!"

The other coaches nodded frequently. With the leader's approval, the next steps would proceed as planned at the beginning of the year.

"By the way, Lao Jiang! Lu Wei went to shoot an advertisement. Did he say when it would be finished? It should be fine today, right?"

While assigning tasks, Yu Wei suddenly remembered that the Track and Field Management Center had arranged several advertisements for Lu Wei recently. The original plan was to take advantage of Lu Wei's popularity during this period to shoot more advertisements, which would be a win-win situation for both the Track and Field Management Center and Lu Wei.

Unexpectedly, after reading several brand introductions, Lu Wei directly rejected one brand that had nothing to do with sports. Another brand was about to be signed, but Lu Wei was dissatisfied with the contract and simply left, and no amount of persuasion could change his mind.

"Yeah, he was picked up by a car this morning. This kid is getting better treatment than us now, always being driven around. I asked when he came, and it seems like it'll only be today. The commercial shoot is mostly sports-related, so it should be finished quickly!"

Jiang Jianjun laughed: "This kid has a good eye. He picked the most popular sports brand in China. I heard the company will even make special Olympic competition gear for him. Thinking back, we used to share a pair of running shoes. Young people these days are really enviable!"

Yu Wei laughed when he heard this: "Don't even mention you guys, we weren't much better off back then. The shoes we wore were all mass-produced running shoes. Some people have wide feet, so to make sure they fit properly during the competition, they would wear them and walk around on the track for a month beforehand, but they didn't dare to use them too much, for fear of ruining them during the competition. Okay, let's give this kid a day off today, consider it a reward for him!"

A street outside Beijing's 5th Ring Road, which usually doesn't see much foot traffic, was indeed packed with people today. Although they arrived early, Lu Wei and his group were still spotted by the crowd.

Because the content of the advertisement was not complicated, only a relatively wide street was chosen as the filming location.

The advertisement depicts a woman preparing to board a bus, only to discover upon boarding that her camera has slipped off the bus. Just as the bus starts moving, she realizes that Lu Wei happens to be passing by, picks up the camera, and catches up with the bus.

Lu Wei's segment was completed relatively quickly, but the director had some reservations about the female lead's tone of voice: "This take is better, but we need to do it again. Remember, don't speak too sweetly. We're shooting a sports commercial, so try to find the feeling of movement!"