Chapter 1236 Olympic Games Prelude
The opening ceremony of the Olympics is coming soon, but unlike the official opening on August 13, the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics started two days in advance. Then it gradually reached its peak on August 13.
Because he was in Athens, Yang Dongxu took his family to join in the fun on the 11th. However, compared with the official opening ceremony of athletes from various countries on the 13th, the opening ceremony on the 11th was more about some art exhibitions in Greece, and some were reviews of the highlights of the Olympics.
Although it was not as lively as the official opening ceremony, the crowds still made the scene very hot. At the same time, the carnival crowds could be seen everywhere on the streets of Athens.
Although the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics has not officially started, athletes from various countries have actually arrived in Athens a long time ago, and even came a week in advance.
Yang Dongxu first took Zhou Ya and his son to stroll around the Olympic venues to get familiar with the road, and waited until the opening ceremony to come back. Then he played around on the street, and when it was almost noon, he went to the hotel where the Chinese athletes stayed.
When I first arrived in Athens, although I felt that the atmosphere of the Athens Olympics was already very strong, I didn’t feel that there were so many people. Now the whole of Athens seems to be in a state of carnival. Whether it is the streets or alleys, there are people everywhere. Even the hotel lobby, which is usually relatively deserted, has many people at this time.
Not long after arriving at the hotel, Yang Yao saw Dayao who had just returned from the gym. Dayao is the chess player of China in this year's Olympics and one of the most famous sports superstars in the world.
So his appearance attracted the attention of many people. The staff who followed him were examining the crowd who came up to ask for autographs like thieves. As the chess player of China in the Olympics and the core of the national men's basketball team, Dayao must not be injured and must be well protected.
Therefore, when a man smiled and waved to Dayao here, it immediately attracted their attention, but they soon excluded this man from the threat list.
Because the man had an oriental face and was holding a child in his arms, he might be a fan who came over, and the woman standing next to him was very beautiful and had a good temperament.
The next moment, the distracted bodyguard was stunned for a moment and then quickly caught up, because Dayao, who was signing autographs for fans, saw the man waving not far away and his eyes lit up. After signing for the fans quickly, he smiled and walked towards the man.
The bodyguard didn't step forward to stop him. After all, Yao Ming looked like he had met an acquaintance. And this was in the hotel lobby, and there were many security guards around.
Most of the fans were actually blocked outside the door. The ones who wanted autographs just now were just some fans who stayed in the hotel. There were not many people, so the danger was not great.
"When did you come? I was thinking of inviting you to watch the men's basketball Olympic game last night." Yao Ming came up and gave Yang Dongxu a hug.
Yang Dongxu frowned and kept dodging. Yao Ming was sweating all over after training. Especially this head was too oppressive. Yang Dongxu's height of 186 was not short. But compared with Yao Ming, he still felt like a child being looked down upon by an adult.
"You don't even take a shower." Yang Dongxu, who was held by Dayao, rolled his eyes, but with a smile on his face, he teased: "Will you give me front-row tickets to watch the men's basketball game? If you give me tickets, I'll go."
"You are a big boss, and you still need my money?" The boss patted his shoulder and greeted Zhou Ya standing next to him with a smile, "Hello sister-in-law, I'm Dayao."
"Hello, I've known you for a long time. You are now a business card of our country, and you are really tall." Zhou Ya said with a smile. Although her temperament gave people a feeling of coldness, she was very easy-going when she smiled and talked.
Zhou Ya's height is actually not short. After all, she feels very compatible with Yang Yao, who is 186 cm tall, even if she doesn't wear high heels. She can't be that low even if she wants to. But even Yang Dongxu feels oppressed when standing in front of Dayao, let alone Zhou Ya.
"Thank you sister-in-law for the compliment, my height is given by my parents and I can't do anything about it." Dayao shrugged helplessly. Obviously, this is not the only person who has expressed such emotion in front of him.
Dayao gives people the impression of being a little shy, but he is actually quite talkative and humorous in front of acquaintances.
A group of people walked towards the elevator surrounded by staff and Yang Dongxu's bodyguards. Before entering Dayao's room, they saw a group of men's table tennis players.
Ran Feifei approached like a little fan girl, Zhou Ya also ran over, and finally even Yang Dongxu followed with his son to ask for an autograph, which made Dayao smile bitterly. People who don't know would think that their fans have betrayed him.
Of course, these are all jokes. When seeing the men's table tennis team, Dayao was the first to greet them with a smile, and then attracted the attention of Ran Feifei and Zhou Ya.
"Hello, Mr. Yang." The leader of the men's table tennis team saw that someone wanted an autograph and was actually coming to the floor where the men's table tennis team rested. He frowned and prepared to remind the staff in a while that they should not be so careless, but when he saw that the person coming was Yang Dongxu, he was dazed for a moment, and the seriousness on his face turned into surprise, and then he smiled and greeted him.
"Hello, Coach Liu. You can call me Xuzi or Dongxu. We are abroad. Our compatriots are all relatives. It's too polite to call them that." Yang Dongxu smiled and shook hands with Coach Liu.
Although Yang Dongxu was reluctant to pay attention to the men's football, he gave a lot of support to other domestic sports. Especially the electronic products of Huaxiu Clothing and Dongxu Technology, the sports models are basically endorsed by domestic athletes.
In addition to some free donations, he is familiar with the people of the State Sports Bureau and some leaders. Men's table tennis is also one of the sports he supports.
Of course, compared with supporting the men's track and field sports, which are still unknown, and the women's volleyball team, whose performance has gradually improved, and the women's football team.
In the table tennis field, whether it is the men's team or the women's team, they don't need his support. They have developed very well. After all, our country's table tennis is the world's king-level. The only domestic sports team that can compare with it is the diving dream team.
Other sports teams do have good results, but in terms of fame and attention, they are obviously not on the same level as these two king-level teams.
"Come to see Yao Ming?" Coach Liu said with a smile.
For the young man in front of him, although domestic newspapers have not reported much about his deeds. The public opinion raised by the previous FBI incident has also settled, but Coach Liu obviously knows more than ordinary people.
"No, I mainly come to express my condolences to all the athletes in our country. If the team leader agrees, I will treat all the athletes in our country to a meal." Yang Dongxu said without blushing.
He did come to see Dayao, at least that was his idea before he met the men's table tennis team. But now that he has met other athletes, he naturally cannot lose face.
"Haha, OK, I'll remember your meal. I'll go to the leader to apply for it later. You should prepare to treat us." Coach Liu looked like he was going to keep his word.
The two joked a few times, and Zhou Ya and Ran Feifei had to sign. Coach Liu took the men's table tennis players away first. They rented a table tennis training venue. Now all sports venues are in short supply.
So we have to take the men's table tennis team to the venue to practice. Although the game will not start for a few days, we can't do less regular training. We have to keep our hands in order to achieve better results.
"Where do the women's table tennis girls live?" Yang Dongxu waved goodbye to Coach Liu and couldn't help asking Dayao.
Seeing the men's table tennis team naturally made me think of the women's table tennis team. In various sports in China, either the men's team has good results or the women's team has good results. The results of both the men's and women's teams are good. As I said before, apart from diving, there is really no other sport that is more powerful than men's and women's table tennis.
"Not in this building, but on the other side. For the convenience of management and security, male and female athletes live separately." Dayao began to say.
Yang Dongxu was already a little disappointed.
But Dayao changed the subject: "But the management is not too strict in normal times. After all, many women's sports also have many male coaches, and even sports teams have many male members. There are also female coaches or female staff in men's sports.
In order to maintain the athletes' condition, coaches and staff must live in the same building as the athletes. So if you want to go over and take a look, I can just say hello to the team leader over there."
"Forget it, I won't bother you. Anyway, the Olympics will be held for a long time, so there are plenty of opportunities." After saying that, Yang Dongxu was stunned for a moment, and obviously thought of something and looked at Dayao with a strange look: "You don't want to go over to see your wife under the name of me wanting to see the women's table tennis team, right?"
"What wife, don't talk nonsense." Dayao blushed instantly.
Dayao's girlfriend is also a basketball player, but now she is still a member of the college women's basketball team and a reserve member of the national team. This time, she also followed the national team to the competition site to see and feel the Olympic Games scene and prepare for the future.
"How old are you and still blushing? It's not a secret underground relationship. You have made your relationship public, okay? Why are you still so shy?" Seeing Dayao blushing, Yang Dongxu continued to tease him.
Such childish bullying, Zhou Ya next to him couldn't stand it, and slapped him on the back in annoyance.
The group talked and laughed into the room. Although Dayao was still very burly after sitting down, he was not as scary as standing up. Wen Chen, who was a little shy, kept staring at Dayao with big eyes and secretly looked at him. After seeing Dayao sitting down, he was obviously relieved. After all, this guy was too tall, and his long legs were indeed a little scary when he stood up.
"You didn't even tell me before you came, and I didn't have time to prepare gifts for the children."
"What gifts? My family is rich and we don't care about those vulgar things. Why don't you bring back the gold medal you won in the Olympics and give it to my son to play with. If you don't win the Olympic men's basketball gold medal, give your championship ring to my son." Yang Dongxu said with a smile.
"That's a nice thought." Yao Ming knew that Yang Dongxu was joking, and he curled his lips like a stingy person.
But he is undoubtedly very eager for both the Olympic men's basketball championship and the NBA championship ring. He already has the latter, and he can have more, because he is now at the peak of his career, and his teammates are very powerful.
I don't know what to say about the former, after all, the US men's basketball team is called the Dream Team, and the basketball players in it are all superstars.