After Leaving the Sports Circle, I Became a Cooking God (Completed BL)

Chapter 21 - Public Discourse and People's Expectations

User 7: 【I just sent a direct message to the official Weibo account of the Provincial Sports Team in Province S. What the OP said is true. The Provincial Athletics Team of Province S has already officially announced that Qiu Wen is switching to the 400 meters event. The official announcement about Qiu Wen's event change will also be included in the athlete movement announcement to be released by the Sports Team's official Weibo account in April.】

User 10: 【Wow, is this for real? Qiu Wen is actually giving up the 100 and 200? I haven't heard anything about him having talent in the 400 meters event. What is the Provincial Athletics Team of Province S doing? Are they really taking a good prospect in the 100 and 200 and shifting him to the 400?】

In this thread, a lot of forum users expressed their confusion about the unexpected decision by the Provincial Athletics Team of Province S to have Qiu Wen switch to the 400 meters event.

However, the surprises in the thread didn't stop there. The forum attracted not only track and field enthusiasts but also individuals with connections in the sports industry, including sports journalists. Some users had connections in the sports circles and quickly reached out to insiders in the Provincial Sports Team of Province S to gather additional information about Qiu Wen's event switch.

Through these connections, the name "Su Bai" appeared in front of all the forum users.

User 33: 【Guys, just got some info. It's not just Qiu Wen switching to the 400 meters, but there's more to it. The coach mainly responsible for Qiu Wen's 400 meters training is not Zhao Heping, but Su Bai.】

User 35: 【Su Bai? Who's that coach? I don't seem to have come across this person in the coaching circles. Although there's a sprinter named Su Bai in domestic sprinting, I think he's from the Provincial Athletics Team of Province S, right? I remember he's a guy who runs the 100 meters.】

User 37: 【That's right, the one responsible for Qiu Wen is that guy who used to run the 100 meters.】

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This comment caused yet another round of astonishment.

What does this mean? Not only did Qiu Wen switch events, but the coach assigned to him is not an experienced 400 meters coach, nor someone like Zhao Heping, but a 100 meters sprinter?!

Wait a second, who is this sprinter? What's their background? Are they so impressive that they can guide another former 100 and 200 meters sprinter to train in the 400 meters event?!

Many forum users who initially remained relatively calm about Qiu Wen's event switch were now completely taken aback. The approach being taken in this matter was beyond their wildest imagination.

Due to this second explosive piece of information about "Coach Su Bai," forum users immediately started searching for any and all information related to Su Bai.

As the saying goes, the collective effort of many can achieve great things. While Su Bai might not have achieved particularly remarkable results as an athlete during his active career, his name and presence left a mark in the athletics community. With the combined efforts of the users on the forum, a series of information and details about Su Bai were dug up.

Su Bai, currently 23 years old, was a former 100 meters sprinter in the Provincial Sports Team of Province S. He had a personal best of 10.88 seconds in the 100 meters, and was awarded the title of National Level One Athlete. In March 2018, he officially retired from athletics and transitioned to the Provincial Sports Team of Province S as a cook in the athletics team's kitchen. He was responsible for preparing meals in collaboration with the team's nutritionist and head chef, Sun Xiangdong, for the nutrition needs of the team's key athletes.