Chapter 1176
Chapter 1176: Zhang Ye commentates the Olympics (Part 2 of 5)
Translator: Legge Editor: Legge
At noon .
Everything was set up and ready in the live coverage studio .
The professional athlete invited by the Central TV Sports Channel had arrived . It was the former table tennis Grand Slam winner 1 —Bao Han . She had been retired for many years .
"Sister Bao . " Yu Yingyi nodded at her .
Bao Han smiled and said, "Teacher Yu . "
The two of them had commentated together many times and were very familiar with each other .
But when Bao Han saw that there was another person sitting in the live coverage studio, she was taken aback for a moment . She clearly knew who he was because it was just impossible not to know him . In all of China, who did not know the famous Zhang Ye? But it was obvious that Bao Han had not expected Zhang Ye to be here today . The retired athletes who appeared on the show to provide commentary were usually only participating as guests . Sometimes, it would be her, sometimes it would be other people, and there was also a chance that they would make a last-minute switch . This lineup was often not fixed, so she didn't know about the changes to the internal arrangements of Central TV Sports Channel's commentators and other affairs . It was also likely that Central TV Sports Channel had not informed her beforehand due to the awkwardness surrounding the situation . After all, the table tennis team was the cause of the battle between Zhang Ye and the sports world that had shocked the nation .
Zhang Ye nodded at her .
Yu Yingyi quickly said, "The three of us will be teaming up for today's show . "
Bao Han acknowledged her and looked at Zhang Ye .
Zhang Ye looked back at her .
Bao Han smiled and went forward with hand reached out . "Hello, Professor Zhang . "
"Hello . " Zhang Ye stood up to shake her hand . "There's still about half an hour before we go live . Shall we get to know each other a little first? That will help us work better later . "
Bao Han said, "I already know you pretty well . "
Zhang Ye was surprised . "Oh, are you?"
"Yes, we have argued on Weibo before," Bao Han said with a smile .
Zhang Ye said, "Ah? Did we?"
Yu Yingyi was taking a sip of water and nearly choked . "Cough, cough!"
Bao Han said helplessly, "Yes, we did . When you declared war on the sports world during the new year, a few hundred of us responded and scolded you back . But as it was, none of us could outscold you at all . That's why I said it's not our first time interacting . You don't even know how aggravated we were over that matter at the time . But we shouldn't bring that up again and just let bygones be bygones . Just for that 'Leg of God' that you 'played' on the first day of the Olympics, we'll write off all the unpleasantness from before . That trip of the referee was such a release! You've scolded us once, but also taken the blame for us once, so that makes us even . " Only now that she realized they were in the studio, so she asked, "Ah, the cameras are not recording this, are they?"
The camera operator laughed and said, "No . "
Bao Han wasn't good-looking, but her temperament was rather interesting .
Yu Yingyi was really afraid that the two would come to blows, but it looked like she had been worried for nothing .
"Then shall we go through the script together?"
"OK . "
The two women exchanged whispers with each other .
Zhang Ye did not take part in the exchange since he did not have any lines .
…
It was almost time .
Zhang Ye's mother turned on the television . "It's starting . "
His father said, "What did our son mean by that?"
"Who knows? He only said to watch the Olympic live coverage in the afternoon, that's all," his mother said .
His father nodded . "Then let's just watch it . "
…
At Old Yao's house .
Yao Mi shouted, "It's starting, it's starting!"
Yao Jiancai asked, "What's on in the afternoon?"
"Ping pong . It's the women's quarterfinals match," Yao Mi said .
Old Yao's wife said, "Oh, that's not interesting . It's a guaranteed win . "
"But we still have to watch it . " Yao Mi said, "That's the result everyone is expecting as well . But if no one watches it, then how bad would the viewership ratings for the Beijing Olympics be?"
Yao Jiancai said in amusement, "Alright, let's watch!"
…
Zhang Ye's first uncle's house .
The fall semester hadn't started yet, so the three sisters had gathered here .
"Wow, it's starting . "
"Time to watch the Olympics!"
"It's the table tennis event today . "
…
Meanwhile .
A lot of others had also turned on their televisions .
Some people were watching the live coverage on their cell phones in the subway .
Some people had secretly launched their web browsers to watch the Olympics at work .
But of course, there were also many others who did not really pay attention to today's events . They did not think that would be any surprises, and since it wasn't the finals yet, there was less attention given to it .
The live coverage began!
After the introductory music played, the cameras cut to the live coverage studio .
Yu Yingyi appeared on screen . "Welcome, everyone, to the Olympics live coverage studio . I am Yu Yingyi, and the women's table tennis quarterfinals match will be starting in five minutes . The match will be between the current world number two, China's Sun Linlin, and the current world number thirteen, Japan's Kaki Aoi . "
The opening commentary did not seem any different than before .
But with the following introduction, all of the viewers watching TV burst into an uproar!
Yu Yingyi smiled and said, "First, let us introduce today's guest that everyone should know, Bao Han . "
The camera cut to her .
Bao Han waved . "Hello, everyone . "
Then Yu Yingyi said, "Next up, we have a new guest commentator who will be joining me to cover the Olympics live from today onwards, the famous host—Zhang Ye . "
The camera cut to him .
Zhang Ye's smiling face appeared . "Hello to our viewers and friends . "
His mother pointed at the television dumbfounded . "Little Ye!"
His father was stunned . "It's Little Ye!"
His eldest younger sister exclaimed, "Ah!"
His third sister shouted, "It's Brother! Brother's on TV!"
Yao Jiancai said, "What?"
Yao Mi got extremely excited . "Teacher Zhang has become an Olympic commentator?"
Old Yao's wife sat down . "This will be interesting! I'll watch as well!"
Everyone on the Internet went crazy as well!
"How could this be?"
"Damn, did I see that wrong?"
"How did Zhang Ye go and become a commentator?"
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