CHAPTER 971: CHAPTER 562: STAFF TECHNIQUES

Night class, the clouds are heavy and low, no stars or moon in sight.

In the classroom of Class 8, it’s brightly lit with the noise of people.

"It’s set, it’s set, November 2nd, next Sunday, the city’s half marathon will start!"

"Damn, the prize money is impressive!"

"Quick, count it, count it!"

Zhang Chi heard the commotion from the four seats in a row and quickly ran over to watch, leaning over to ask, "How much is the prize?"

"Six 6s!" Wang Longlong said.

"Six 6s..." Zhang Chi quickly calculated in his head, exclaiming, "660,000?"

"The champion prize is 660,000." Wang Longlong admired, "That’s incredible, even in a full marathon, let alone a half marathon, it’s rare to see a prize this high!"

For example, even in the marathon events in Peng City that are so developed, the prize is only about 100,000.

Hearing this prize amount, Zhang Chi’s breathing became uncontrollably heavy. 660,000, even if he spent 1,000 yuan a day, it would last him for almost two years!

Zhang Chi looked at Dan Kaiquan: "Did you register?"

"I registered early, paid 100 yuan." If he hadn’t paid in advance, after the incident with Lan Zichen, he couldn’t have even afforded the 100 yuan.

Dan Kaiquan looked at Zhang Chi’s greedy expression and smiled: "A total of 5,000 spots, all gone early."

Zhang Chi was instantly extremely disappointed.

It’s not just the champion prize of 660,000, even placing in the top 100 would get 1,000 yuan.

1,000 yuan is more than two months’ living expenses for him.

"Damn, I should have registered!" Zhang Chi cursed, at that time he was reluctant to spend the 100 yuan.

Seeing him so frustrated, Dan Kaiquan continued to add fuel to the fire:

"The 100 yuan registration fee also gives a T-shirt, from Nike, at least worth several dozen yuan, and a timing chip engraved with your name. Along the way, there’s all kinds of drinks, chocolates, fruits, you can eat as much as you want, registering is definitely worth it."

"Oh right, if you finish the race, there’s a medal, and that thing can be sold for money."

Dan Kaiquan’s words made Zhang Chi regret not registering earlier.

Wang Longlong suddenly said, "Don’t worry, Chi Zi, now there are only 5,000 spots available, but tonight at 10, there are 5,000 more spots, you can draw lots online then."

Zhang Chi’s eyes lit up: "Thanks Brother Long, send me the website for the draw."

Dan Kaiquan shook his head silently, before Evergreen Liquid announced the prize, spots were still available, but now that they’ve announced the prize, everyone knows the competition will be fierce. Getting a spot will be as hard as grabbing a Xiaomi phone.

"I’m off, I’m off." Dan Kaiquan tied his shoelaces, ready to go to the track to run. He’s been consistent with his training for almost a year, and now he feels uncomfortable if he doesn’t train for a day.

Just as he was leaving, a usually silent male classmate at the back door of the classroom spoke up: "Dan Kaiquan, can you help me with running?"

Dan Kaiquan turned back in surprise and found it was Miao Zhe.

Miao Zhe usually has a low presence, not in the same circle as them. At the beginning of the school year, because of some trivial matter, Dan Kaiquan had been scratched by him, and at that time he complained to Brother Ma, saying Miao Zhe was no good.

Now, a year later, their relationship was still just so-so.

But Dan Kaiquan was no longer who he used to be, training had broadened his mind, he had grown a lot: "Sure, if you want to run, just follow me."

"Okay." Miao Zhe stood up, he wasn’t tall, and was quite thin.

The two not-so-familiar classmates left the classroom together and came to the broad square below. They were silent with each other, and Dan Kaiquan found the atmosphere slightly awkward, so he started a topic:

"Why did you suddenly want to start running?"

Miao Zhe: "I plan to get fit."

"Oh, alright." Dan Kaiquan said no more.

Miao Zhe remained silent, he had been in an online relationship with Yun Ni for a year, chatting frequently every day, feeling like they could talk forever, their outlook on life was completely aligned.

That day, Yun Ni asked when they would meet, and Miao Zhe panicked.

He wasn’t ready for another person to appear in his life yet.

Yun Ni asked him, were they planning to chat online for their whole lives?

This question utterly broke down Miao Zhe’s psychological defenses, he dreamt of touching Yun Ni, feeling her warmth.

For Miao Zhe, whose parents divorced when he was young and who was often bullied by classmates due to his small stature, she was the only person in the world who understood him.

He had touched Yun Ni countless times in his dreams, but waking up, it was just a dream, leaving him bewildered.

This was the moment Miao Zhe realized he had to face reality, return to the real world, only then could he embrace Yun Ni.

He remembered the perfect boyfriend Yun Ni had described.

In reality, Miao Zhe was quite ordinary, so he wanted to change himself.

His skin wasn’t good, so he turned to Lu Qiqi, who was good at beauty, and learned skincare from her.

Skincare alone wasn’t enough, so he took the next step, getting fit.

One day, he would stand before Yun Ni proudly and tell her loudly, ’I, Miao Zhe, am the one you love!’

Approaching the gym door, Dan Kaiquan couldn’t stand the awkward atmosphere anymore and asked:

"You want to get strong, right?"

Miao Zhe said: "Yes."

"Then I suggest, don’t start with running, focus more on anaerobic exercises." Dan Kaiquan said, "Our school’s gym has opened, I just learned a tutorial two days ago, come on, let’s try."

The two of them went to the gym and chose the Smith Machine. Dan Kaiquan put a 5kg weight plate on each side.

He explained, "Doing bench presses with this equipment is easier because the path is fixed."

"Let’s warm up first." He did some stretching.

Then he lay down on the flat bench and pushed fifteen reps in one go.

After finishing, Dan Kaiquan said, "Your turn."

A guy nearby said, "Doing bench presses on a Smith Machine is boring, if you want to play, do free weights."