Shenyin Shanhaijing

Chapter 47
Taking advantage of his free time in the afternoon, Lu Cheng went to a newly developed villa area.

After looking around, he had a general impression.

Then, he found a real estate company and explained his requirements. It was a single house with a big enough yard and a basement. The cleaner the location, the better!

The real estate agent who was in charge of receiving him was a thin young man in a suit named "Hao Yunlai". Seeing a big client coming to his door, his eyes lit up with enthusiasm, and he repeatedly promised that he would do his best to help him find a satisfactory house.

Lu Cheng said: "You sort out the information and send it to me. I'll select a few after browsing, and then make an appointment to see the house."

"Well, I'll send it to you as soon as possible."

At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, he went to the kindergarten to pick up his younger sister Lu Xinyuan, and then took the high-speed train to Quancheng with his mother. After arriving in Quancheng, he took a taxi past the medical school, picked up Jiang Qiuyun, and then went to the airport. There was a plane to Xiamen in the evening.

It was almost 10 o'clock when they arrived in Xiamen and checked into the hotel.

Rao Yuqiu hugged his sleeping daughter and said softly, "I came here too hastily, I traveled all the way, and finally got here! I won't come with you next time."

Jiang Qiuyun didn't feel tired, and said with a smile: "Auntie, next time you take off directly from Daicheng, don't come to Quancheng to pick me up. Give me an address, and I can go there by myself and meet up there."

Rao Yuqiu smiled and said, "You little girl, what if you get lost?"

"Look at what you said, I'm a college student, what can happen?"

"That's hard to say. Many years ago, college students were also trafficked and sold into the ravine..."

Lu Cheng said: "Mom, you are here again. I told you earlier that the times are different."

Rao Yuqiu smiled and said, "Rest early, there will be a game tomorrow."

"Mom, it's only 10 o'clock, Jiang Qiuyun and I will go out for a walk, and come back after some supper."

"be careful."

Xiamen is a city that never sleeps. From Haiwan Park to Wuyuan Bay and Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street, it is full of feasting and feasting.

There are many bars here.Opened on the seaside, it is full of exotic style, open bar group, very unique in appearance alone, a sail-like Western-style building.The bar seat extends all the way to the wooden plank road by the sea, facing the sea, where you can drink with invincible sea view.Under the night, the opposite Haicang District is brightly lit and the high-rise buildings are bright; the Haicang Bridge next to it is like a fire dragon; from time to time, various ships pass by slowly, making the sound of waves...

Lu Cheng is a night owl, he can still run a marathon without sleeping all night.

But Jiang Qiuyun can't, she doesn't stay up late on weekdays.

Therefore, the two only went shopping for an hour before going back to the hotel to rest.

Lu Cheng didn't fall asleep immediately, lying on the bed, watching the local news.

He read an article related to marathons, saying that domestic marathons and cross-country running have developed rapidly in recent years, almost to the point of "running with eyes closed".According to data from the Athletics Association, more than ten years ago, there were only 2013 marathon events in 39, 2019 in 1828, and 2026 in 7377. Almost every province, city, and county has its own marathon .

Marathon is not only a city card, but also brings huge economic benefits.Marathons are held in major cities, which can not only enhance the popularity and influence of the city, but also promote the development of local transportation, tourism, retail trade and other related industries.

In 2018, the total annual output of domestic marathons was 746 billion yuan.And by 2026, the total output will be nearly one trillion yuan.

Among the many domestic marathons, the higher the level of the event, the more favored it is by sponsors.Sponsors cover catering and accommodation, real estate, banking and finance, insurance and other industries, among which China Resources C'estbon, Xtep, and JD.com are frequent sponsors of the marathon.

Taking Xtep as an example, its investment in marathon and road running events has promoted the overall revenue of Xtep's footwear and clothing products. In 2019, the revenue of Xtep's footwear products was 46.53 billion yuan, and it will increase to 2027 billion in 558.

As far as the city of Xiamen is concerned, the marathon also brings huge benefits. In 2017, it will "absorb money" of 6 million yuan, and in 2027 it will reach 50 billion yuan...

After reading the news, Lu Cheng couldn't help sighing: "I ran a race and got hundreds of thousands of prize money, which is already a lot. However, compared with the money-absorbing ability of the organizer and sponsor, let alone the insignificance. Not even a hair on it!"

He practiced "sit in a well" for a while in the bedroom before falling asleep.

Only three or four hours later, at 03:30 in the morning, he woke up.

After leaving the hotel, I called a taxi and came to the exhibition center.

The competition level of Xiamen Marathon is relatively high, and the inspection is divided into three steps. The first inspection is composed of security personnel and volunteers, and those who do not have a number book or certificate are discouraged at the security checkpoint; The verification of the year and the corresponding assembly area is the second inspection; and the last inspection procedure is that the referees and the chip timing staff use electronic scanning instruments to check the timing chips worn by the runners.

Because Lu Cheng registered online, he had to come in advance to get the number book and timing chip.

In the first two marathons, he printed the number book by himself and did not need to wear a timing chip.

Lu Cheng learned that there were 6 contestants in Xiamen this time, and they were divided into four starts.

The best runners are all in Section A, starting at 7 a.m.; shots are then fired every 25 minutes.Just because they are not running at the same time, a timing chip is needed.

After Lu Cheng got the timing chip, seeing that it was still early, he went to the beach for a walk, drank a cup of coffee, ate a bowl of chaotic, and returned to the exhibition center at 6 o'clock.

It stands to reason that if a professional athlete is doing warm-up activities at this time, how could he be as idle as Lu Cheng?
The preparations for the marathon are very complicated, no matter how fast it is, it will take more than half an hour, and many runners have to do it for an hour or two.

At 06:30, Jiang Qiuyun rushed over, but she couldn't enter the exhibition center.

At 45:[-], the contestants in Area A were ready.

As the seed player, Lu Cheng was at the front of the team.

He turned his head and looked around, and at a glance, he saw Hong Yanming, Zheng Can, Gu Heng, and Jin Min, acquaintances who had just participated in the Hangzhou Marathon last time, and came to the Xiamen Marathon again this time. It seems that in the next period of time, These people are competitors.

Hong Yanming's face was stern, his lips were tightly pressed, his eyes were firmly looking ahead of the runway, and he did not look at Lu Cheng.

Zheng Shen was handsome, he nodded to Lu Cheng, showing a slight smile, and he had a few white teeth.

Jin Min is very young. He looks under 20 years old. He is tall, with long legs, and his jaw is raised high. He looks quite arrogant.

Gu Heng looked down at the shoes on his feet, they were a new pair of shoes with the "Xtep" trademark printed on them.

Lu Cheng also saw another acquaintance standing a few meters behind him: Hu Qikun from Quancheng.

Hu Qikun was good-looking and tall, so he could be regarded as a handsome guy, but his face was cold and his eyes flickered, which made his appearance lose a lot.He avoided Lu Cheng's gaze, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

(End of this chapter)