Episode 8 recap: Gu Li has a special fondness for Gao Feng. Zhou Yu challenges Wang Ji Fei.
Liang You Guang couldn't stop Pei Zhen when she insisted on taking Liang Bing Bing away. He could only reveal the incident where he gave Liang Bing Bing the most valuable medal. Zhou Yu believes that Liang Bing Bing may not understand Liang You Guang now. When she sees the medal, she might think that Liang You Guang gave up on her for the sake of training. Liang You Guang continuously assures Zhou Yu, explaining that he never intended to give up on Liang Bing Bing, not once.
Early in the morning, Zhou Yu was in the restroom, watching videos while getting ready. Gao Feng and the others were in a hurry to use the restroom and kept knocking on the door, but Zhou Yu couldn't hear them at all. Finally, when Zhou Yu came out, Gao Feng and the others rushed in, leaving Zhou Yu alone in the outside world. Zhou Yu was eating in the cafeteria when she noticed Liang Bing Bing approaching. She pretended to be engrossed in her meal and lingered a while longer, hoping to talk to Liang Bing Bing about Liang You Guang's matter. However, Liang Bing Bing was too excited and didn't want to listen, so Zhou Yu had to give up for now.
Hao Di discussed the preparations with Liang You Guang and Gu Luo. Liang You Guang had great confidence in Zhou Yu's training and focused on pushing her to compete in the 100-meter and 200-meter events. Gu Luo felt that Gao Feng's training had hit a bottleneck, with no significant breakthroughs yet, so he couldn't decide on which event to compete in at the moment. Hao Di and Liang You Guang analyzed Gao Feng's situation and agreed that he should aim for second place in the competition. After Liang Bing Bing finished her class with Liang You Guang, he brought her soup to eat. However, Liang Bing Bing, due to her childhood experiences where Liang You Guang didn't come to watch her competitions and didn't visit her when she was hospitalized after injuring her leg, refused to accept his kindness.
Liang You Guang didn't explain the past events and simply asked Liang Bing Bing to drink the soup and take care of herself. Liang Bing Bing took the soup and brought it to Gao Feng, asking him to drink it. Gao Feng noticed that Liang Bing Bing couldn't understand Liang You Guang, so he shared his own difficulties with her. He felt that Liang Bing Bing was much happier than him because she could do what she liked and had her father's care, while he had only training throughout his life. When Gao Feng was young, he wanted to go to the aquarium with Zhou Yu, but his father didn't allow him to have any other entertainment because Gao Feng didn't win swimming championships.
Zhou Yu invited Liang Bing Bing to the playground, and although Liang Bing Bing hesitated, she still went there to listen to Zhou Yu talk about Liang You Guang. Gu Li interviewed Gao Feng, but the chief editor, Lu Ka Si, made careless changes to the article, portraying Gao Feng as a spoiled athlete. Hu Jing Tian saw the report on Gao Feng and immediately rushed to find him, worried about the situation. However, Gao Feng didn't care much about those things. Gu Li learned about the changes made to the article and had to call Gao Feng to explain the situation and apologize.
Wu Hao's shoulder injury worsened because he didn't stop training to receive proper treatment. The doctor gave Wu Hao an ultimatum, demanding that he cease all training. Wu Hao was afraid that if he skipped a day of training, he would lose his sense of water and fall behind in his training. He couldn't bear to stop training. Gu Li and Liang Bing Bing went out to catch up, and since Liang Bing Bing knew Gao Feng well and had a special liking for him, she asked Liang Bing Bing about Gao Feng's situation, wanting to know things she didn't know.
Liang You Guang and Gu Luo had dinner with Lao Liu and discussed sending Wang Ji Fei to the Zhijiang Provincial Sports School for an exchange, allowing Wang Ji Fei to have a friendly competition with their team members. When Wang Ji Fei arrived at the Zhijiang Provincial Sports School, he criticized each member of Zhou Yu's team, which made them extremely displeased. His reasoning was that having won several gold medals gave him more qualifications to speak, which they couldn't accept.
Gu Li talked a lot with Liang Bing Bing about Gao Feng and, upon returning, seriously reflected on the interview with Gao Feng. She especially wanted to write a report about Gao Feng and started writing during her spare time. The 628 dormitory challenged Wang Ji Fei, expressing their dissatisfaction before deciding to have a competition to let the results speak for themselves.
Wang Ji Fei looked down on everyone from the 628 dormitory, but after the competition, he realized that Zhou Yu, whom he didn't think was worthy of competing with him, was only 0.2 seconds behind him. Wang Ji Fei refused to admit defeat, claiming that he had only used 80% of his strength. In his heart, Zhou Yu silently vowed to swim faster than Wang Ji Fei the next time.
After the competition, Gao Feng was in a terrible mood. He realized that his speed hadn't improved at all, and Zhou Yu had already surpassed him. He began to question his training.
I thought sports-themed dramas would be cliché and lacking originality, but after watching a few episodes, I realized that it draws inspiration from real stories without any fictional elements.
It's authentic, passionate, and of high quality. I look forward to seeing it gain more recognition and being seen by more people as word-of-mouth spreads.
It's so authentic. Although Zhou Yu has a talent for swimming, after giving it up for many years, she definitely wouldn't be the best at the beginning. The entire drama must revolve around Zhou Yu's journey towards success, step by step, through her own psychological changes and efforts.
It's so inspiring and full of passion, exceeding my expectations. Li Wen Han's swimming skills are incredibly professional, and he portrays the character of Zhou Yu very well! Also, his physique is absolutely amazing. Those muscular lines and swimming posture are so pleasing to my eyes!