Hello, the Sharpshooter Episode 2 Recap
> Hello, the Sharpshooter Recap
During a crucial livestream of the Haiya University Shooting Team, Tang Xin faces a crisis when a technical issue threatens the broadcast. Her boss, Zhou Zuguang, harshly reprimands her over the phone, threatening to fire her if she doesn't get the stream back online. Torn, Tang Xin fears that continuing the broadcast will jinx the team and cause them to lose.
At that moment, Du Lingfeng, the heir to Lingda Group, approaches and suggests a clever workaround: he will film the competition on his phone, and she can re-broadcast his feed. The plan works perfectly as Shen Qingyuan, Haiya's star shooter, makes a remarkable comeback after an emergency trigger repair. He wins the championship with a perfect 10. 9 shot, thrilling Zhou Zuguang, who immediately instructs Tang Xin to secure a live interview with Shen Qingyuan for a homepage feature.
While another shooter, Zhou Yue, views Shen Qingyuan as a rival, Shen Qingyuan's mixed doubles partner, Shi Xiaoci, dismisses this. She explains that Shen Qingyuan competes only against himself and never considers others as rivals. Following her boss's orders, Tang Xin approaches Shen Qingyuan for an interview. She introduces herself as Tang Xin from Rui Live, but he curtly refuses.
Desperate, Tang Xin brings up their past, asking if he has thought of her at all over the last few years. Unwilling to discuss it on camera, Shen Qingyuan ends the interview by abruptly covering her phone's camera with his uniform. Infuriated by the blocked camera and wasted promotion, Zhou Zuguang calls Tang Xin, cynically speculating that she and Shen Qingyuan are ex-lovers. He orders her to exploit this "ex-boyfriend" angle to generate buzz for their platform.
Although uncomfortable with the idea, Tang Xin, needing to keep her job, resolves to approach Shen Qingyuan again. Later, Du Lingfeng formally offers Shen Qingyuan an endorsement deal for his company's eye drops. Shen Qingyuan refuses, claiming his vision is perfect. Tang Xin unexpectedly interjects, revealing to everyone's surprise that Shen Qingyuan's vision is actually 0. 1, making him an unsuitable candidate.
Shen Qingyuan assumes Tang Xin dug up this private information as an interview tactic and accuses her of fabricating stories. Tang Xin apologizes, explaining she only wanted to help clarify the situation and even offers the contact information for her own eye doctor. Her sincerity convinces him to grant her a brief, two-minute interview. During the perfunctory exchange, he gives terse answers about his past, stating he was always focused on training and competitions.
When asked to summarize his past self, he uses a metaphor about a shooter always looking forward at the 10-meter target, never backward. After she leaves, Shen Qingyuan is seen alone, clutching a stopwatch and pondering why she has such a profound effect on him. On the flight back, Tang Xin is coincidentally seated next to Shen Qingyuan. Their teammate Jiang Yitian, seated nearby, eagerly chats with Tang Xin, prompting a quip from Shen Qingyuan about his newfound chattiness.
Du Lingfeng is also on the flight and makes a snide remark to Tang Xin about her eyesight, referencing her earlier revelation about Shen Qingyuan's vision. Later, when Tang Xin struggles to retrieve a small bag from the overhead compartment, Shen Qingyuan silently helps her. During a bout of turbulence, Tang Xin feels airsick and uses an aromatic inhaler, which she accidentally drops while disembarking. Shen Qingyuan picks it up and returns it to her.
When she tries to offer it to him as a friendly gift, he coldly rejects it, stating they are not friends. The next day at work, Tang Xin is greeted as the "big live streamer" by her colleagues, as the interview has gone viral. Zhou Zuguang informs her that he has submitted her application for a full-time position.
However, their success is built on a lie, as news outlets and online forums are filled with fabricated stories about Tang Xin and Shen Qingyuan being former lovers who have recently rekindled their romance. Tang Xin confronts Zhou Zuguang, asking him to stop the rumors. He shamelessly defends his actions, claiming the company merely "amplified" existing public speculation and that such "unconventional" tactics are necessary for their platform's survival. He emphasizes the need to leverage Shen Qingyuan's potential Olympic fame.
Overwhelmed with guilt, Tang Xin hopes for a chance to explain the situation to Shen Qingyuan. In his dorm, Shen Qingyuan looks at online photos and comments about them, repeating Tang Xin's name to himself, unable to place why it feels familiar. Tang Xin arrives, intending to apologize for the online rumors.
However, Shen Qingyuan coldly dismisses her, pointing out that since Rui Live and the shooting team have not yet signed an official contract, he has no obligation to cooperate with her. He then turns and leaves for training, ignoring her attempts to talk. Meanwhile, Du Lingfeng visits the shooting range again, where Shi Xiaoci sternly warns him not to touch her firearms.
Undeterred, he proposes that she become the endorser for Lingda Group's eye drops instead, praising her skill and appearance. Shi Xiaoci firmly rejects his offer, ordering him to leave and warning him that "bullets don't have eyes." As he departs, Du Lingfeng notices Shi Xiaoci's wall of awards, and his interest in her is piqued.
He then confirms with his assistant that Rui Live is indeed the sponsor behind the rumors and plans to use this information to his advantage to secure Shen Qingyuan's endorsement deal. Later, Tang Xin presents the finalized guest list for a celebratory dinner to Zhou Zuguang, who praises her for being reliable. Back at the shooting team's common area, Jiang Yitian finds Shen Qingyuan lost in thought and playfully asks if he is thinking about Tang Xin.
