Chapter 10: Wang Xiaoming? That’s Crazy Xiaoming!
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“I usually work part-time selling beef offal!”
“Selling beef offal?” The reporter was completely dumbfounded.
“Yeah!” Wang Xiaoming nodded. “I do work-study at school to earn some tuition money!”
Hearing this, the reporters didn’t have any particular reaction.
But Wang Xiaoming’s teammates nearby were in an uproar.
What’s going on? Weren’t we told this kid was from some prestigious wealthy family?
How come he still has to work-study? And earn tuition?
Could it be that we were all wrong from the start?
The reporter pressed on, “I saw you encouraging your two teammates after they lost. What exactly did you say to them?”
Wang Xiaoming paused, trying to recall his words.
After a moment’s thought, he suddenly remembered, “Oh, I told them, ‘It doesn’t matter, I’ll step in!’”
In an instant, the entire scene fell into a terrifying silence!
All the reporters’ mouths dropped open, then their lips couldn’t help but curl into smiles.
Today’s biggest scoop had arrived!
Audacious!
This young man before them was simply too audacious!
Meanwhile, in front of the screens, the livestream audience heard Wang Xiaoming’s words instantly.
The chat exploded with messages.
“This is too cool, wow! ‘It doesn’t matter, I’ll step in!’”
“Amazing, truly amazing! This is a real boss!”
“Insane, just insanely bold!”
“So what if he’s bold? Since when did the law forbid audacity? The guy’s got the strength to back it up!”
“Exactly, the first gold for China!”
“I think from now on, he shouldn’t be called Wang Xiaoming, but ‘Bold Xiaoming’!”
“Bold Xiaoming, that nickname’s great!”
The reporter continued, “Will you be participating in the remaining events, like the 25-shot air pistol rapid fire and the 10-meter air rifle?”
Wang Xiaoming smiled, “As long as I make a little appearance...”
Before he could finish, the coach pulled him aside, “Sorry, this is Wang Xiaoming’s first Olympics, so he’s still figuring things out!”
“If you have any questions, just ask me!”
Wang Xiaoming then watched as the shooting coach began a battle of wits with the reporters.
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After a lengthy back-and-forth, nothing useful came out.
Wang Xiaoming sighed inwardly—these coaches were all masters of social niceties!
Though he was a renowned expert marksman, he truly was poor at social skills.
After all, anyone who needed social finesse had long since fallen to his gun!
Though Wang Xiaoming hadn’t finished speaking, his words had already been deeply etched into the hearts of all viewers!
Chinese audiences were fired up with passion!
But audiences from other countries weren’t buying it.
They mocked and ridiculed him one after another.
“Aren’t the best traits of the Chinese supposed to be humility? I don’t see any humility here!”
“Right, does he really think he can sweep all the shooting gold medals?”
“So arrogant, totally disrespecting our team members!”
“Hmph, acting this cocky now will only make the fall hurt more later!”
“Though he’s got some skill, this guy’s personality is too flamboyant. That’s not the impression I have of outstanding Chinese youth. I don’t like it!”
Meanwhile, after handling the reporters, the shooting coach returned to the team.
He looked at Wang Xiaoming, a mix of excitement and awkwardness on his face.
“First of all, Xiaoming, congratulations on winning China’s first gold! You’re amazing!”
He rubbed his hands nervously and continued, “Actually, besides the air pistol, there aren’t many entrants for the other events...”
“Not many? How many?” Wang Xiaoming asked.
The coach held up one finger. “For air rifle, we had no hope, so we only registered one person... but we registered quite a few for skeet shooting!”
Wang Xiaoming shook his head. “Switch them out for me. I want to compete in all these events!”
“All of them? The 25-shot air pistol rapid fire, 10-meter air rifle, 50-meter rifle three positions, men’s multi-target skeet, men’s double skeet?”
Wang Xiaoming thought for a moment. “Hmm... I won’t do the three positions; I don’t like kneeling. Put my name down for the rest, and I’ll bring you four gold medals.”
With that, he left the team and walked toward the podium to claim his gold medal.
The coach and several teammates were left dumbfounded.
“Bold, just wildly bold! But I love it!” a female shooter blushed deeply and said shyly.
The others looked at their coach.
“Coach, are we really going to replace them all with him?”
The coach hesitated, but Wang Xiaoming’s prowess in the recent air pistol and 10-meter events was undeniable!
Could it be just luck?
The thought flashed briefly, then he immediately dismissed it!
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Luck?
Whose luck would let them score five consecutive perfect 10.9 rings?
If such luck existed, he’d be willing to trade everyone here’s lifelong singlehood for it!
With that thought, he immediately went to the Olympic organizing committee to begin the process of changing the lineup!
In the end, he chose to believe in Wang Xiaoming!
Wild!
But strong!
In a flash, Wang Xiaoming’s name spread throughout every corner of China.
Countless viewers grew intensely eager to see more from him.
“Do you think Bold Xiaoming will keep competing?”
“Who knows? I hope Ming-ge competes in every shooting event!”
“Ah, though he’s amazing, can one person do multiple events?”
“Of course, as long as you have the skill and stamina, you can do them all, as long as it’s not across genders!”
“Then Ming-ge can do the air rifle and skeet shooting too...”
“Stop dreaming. Anyone who wins a gold in just one field in their lifetime is already incredible, beating over six billion people. You want him to be a jack of all trades?”
“Exactly, his earlier interview comments were probably just talk. Who has that much energy?”
Though everyone hoped Wang Xiaoming would continue competing, the reality was clear: with so many athletes worldwide, even shining in a single event was rare.
Trying to master others? Even Bold Xiaoming’s ability was doubted!
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Yet, the very next day,
In just a single day, multiple trending topics about Wang Xiaoming flooded China’s internet!
Every viewer who saw the headlines was instantly electrified and shocked!
No one expected this to happen, nor could they believe it!
“This... this Wang Xiaoming... is truly... wildly audacious beyond measure!”