Germany, Stuttgart.
January 29th was the Saturday off time, so the Sparkson Cup indoor track and field competition attracted a lot of spectators.
Zhang Guan had just broken the world record in the indoor 60-meter dash and was in the limelight. When he appeared on the competition venue, he immediately enjoyed star-level treatment. Obviously, both the organizers, participating athletes, and the audience are full of expectations for the world's number one flyer.
Germany's sports atmosphere is definitely at the forefront among European developed countries. In addition to football, Germans are also very interested in other sports, whether they are summer sports or winter sports, whether they are land sports or water sports. Projects, whether indoor or outdoor, have a high degree of public participation, so people who care about sports competitions will always find that no matter what competition it is, there always seem to be Germans, and the Germans will always achieve good results. results. This can also be seen from the distribution of German medals in the Olympic Games. The events are very even. They do not have a specific strength or a particular weakness. They will not monopolize all the medals in a certain event like China and the United States. , but to develop more in various sports, such as track and field, swimming, diving, weightlifting, shooting, three major sports, horse racing, canoeing, etc. It seems that there is nothing that the Germans are not good at, even table tennis. There can also be players like Tim Ball who have the ability to break the monopoly of Chinese athletes.
The Germans are much more generous and richer than the Russians. They gave Zhang Guan an appearance fee of US$40,000, which is definitely high for an indoor competition. However, the organizers also asked Zhang Guan A small request was made, hoping that Zhang Guan can visit Stuttgart Football Club and watch Stuttgart's home game against Nuremberg tomorrow night. Apparently Stuttgart Football Club sponsored the tournament.
Even this kind of football club with a history of more than 100 years needs publicity. On the road to professionalization of sports and commercialization of professional clubs, even giants like Real Madrid will invite some celebrities to visit from time to time. Come visit training, interact with players, exchange gifts, etc., and then conduct soft publicity in the form of news, the effect will be much better than direct advertising. European football clubs already have a complete business operation method, and they understand this very well.
Signing autographs and taking photos have become Zhang Guan's main tasks before the game. Athletes, coaches, staff, enthusiastic spectators... In short, Zhang Guan feels that he has been surrounded. Fortunately, the Germans are more orderly, even for signing autographs and taking photos. Come one by one in a very polite manner.
Finally, it was Zhang Guan's appearance. He went through a simple first round of preliminaries, and then easily advanced to the first place, which received bursts of cheers from the audience on the sidelines, followed by autographs and photos...
At lunch, Zhang Guan tasted authentic German sausages in the buffet. According to the regulations of the national team, athletes are not allowed to eat meat or meat products when dining out. The main thing is to avoid eating things they should not eat, such as diuretic ingredients or hormone ingredients, which are classified as stimulants. A sort of. But for an IAAF event like this, the organizers prepare a buffet, and the IAAF requires samples of every dish to be kept. And every participating athlete and coach will eat it, so you don’t have to worry too much about safety issues. If you eat something like stimulants, everyone will be affected together. According to regulations, as long as a doping problem is detected, whether it is one person or a group of people, the IAAF will directly test the food samples. If the problem is caused by the food provided by the organizer, the IAAF will not punish the athletes. , and athletes can also claim compensation from the organizers.
In the afternoon, during the final of the indoor 60-meter event, Zhang Guan was not using potions. His physical strength was still over 80. Perhaps because he was in a good mood, his state was also at the high point of 90. He felt that this state It is possible to break the indoor 60-meter dash world record again.
The indoor 60-meter dash is not an Olympic event, so naturally it does not receive as much attention as the 100-meter dash. The top 100-meter runners in the world often do not participate in the indoor 60-meter sprint. Even if they do, it is when they are not very famous. Once they become truly famous, they will focus on the Olympic events. , If Zhang Guan hadn't found an excuse to go abroad and hide for a while, he would definitely not have participated in such a low-level indoor competition. Because of this, the indoor 60-meter world record is far less valuable than the 100-meter dash, so it will be easier to break the world record.
The opponents in the final were stronger than those in the Moscow Indoor Tournament, but they were still no threat to Zhang Guanzao. Among all the sprinters in Europe, except for Portugal's Obikewelu who can keep up with Zhang Guan's pace, the other athletes are still one level behind Zhang Guan.
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As the starting gun sounded, Zhang Guan quickly took the lead. The competitors were not strong, which made the competition not so fierce.
"At the beginning of the game, Zhang was in the lead. He was accelerating, and other athletes were desperately trying to catch up. Zhang had a huge advantage and was about to cross the line! Crossing the line! Zhang won the championship. We congratulate him!"
The commentator looked at the track, his voice seemed a little flat, as if he couldn't shout at all. The gap between the athletes on the field was too big. It was natural for Zhang Guan to win the championship. He was in the lead from the beginning until the end of the game. He followed the script in the commentator's mind without any new ideas. There are no sudden changes, and this kind of game makes the commentator feel that there is no passion.
"Call it over and prepare to commentate on the next game." The commentator thought to himself.
As soon as Zhang Guancai crossed the finish line, the commentator picked up the athlete information for the next game from the side and flipped through it. But then, a burst of manic applause suddenly broke out in the stadium, mixed with screams and whistles, as if there was no trace of it. It came like a tsunami without warning.
"What's going on?" The commentator was stunned by this sudden change, then raised his head and focused his attention on the field again.
"6.36 seconds!" the commentator screamed, sounding like a dog whose tail was rubbed. But then, he immediately suppressed his excitement, and then his voice returned to normal, and he said: "6.36 seconds, a new world record for the indoor 60-meter dash! It's a new world record! Incredible! It's incredible! Last weekend, To be precise, on Sunday, Zhang Guan broke the world record for the indoor 60-meter dash in the indoor competition in Moscow. And now, not even a week has passed, but he once again broke the world record for this event! Within a week, he continued Breaking the world record twice! It’s incredible! I can’t find the right words to praise him now!”
Amid the cheers of the commentators, the audience went crazy. They spent money to buy tickets to watch the game, just to appreciate the wonderful performances of the athletes, and the most wonderful performance is tantamount to breaking the world record. At this moment, the audience felt that their tickets were worth buying, and they had witnessed with their own eyes a When a new world record was born, they did not hesitate to cheer and applaud. If before, they paid attention to Zhang Guan just because of Zhang Guan's fame, then now, they are completely impressed by Zhang Guan's strength, breaking the world record twice in one week, which is enough to conquer the most picky audience in the world.
The next day, Zhang Guan insisted on visiting Stuttgart Football Club. The club gave Zhang Guan a jersey with "Zhang" printed on the name. Then, Zhang Guan watched the football match between Stuttgart and Nuremberg at home, which was also the winter break of the Bundesliga. Stuttgart's first home game of the period.
On the third day, Zhang Guan rushed to Berlin and boarded the plane back home.
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The news that Zhang Guan once again broke the world record in the 60-meter dash spread back to China immediately. He broke the world record twice in one week. Although it was an indoor 60-meter event, it is still unparalleled. The entire athletics association was suddenly filled with joy. As the Spring Festival was approaching, everyone wanted to hear some good news. Of course, there were some people who were not happy when they heard the news, such as President Qu.
In the morning of the next day, the president of the association attended a meeting at the sports association. In the afternoon, the president immediately summoned the main leaders of the association to prepare to convey the spirit of the meeting to everyone.
The president walked into the conference room with a happy face, sat in his seat, looked at everyone who had come, and then said: "This morning, I attended a meeting at the General Administration, and this meeting was hosted by the director himself. Convened, next, I will convey the spirit of the meeting to everyone, and I hope you can study and understand it seriously."
As the president spoke, he opened the record book in his hand and began to convey the spirit of the meeting to everyone. The first half was some words that everyone had heard many times. It was nothing more than an affirmation of the achievements in sports and hoped that everyone would work seriously in the next work. Learn from the guidance of superiors, strengthen self-construction, promote the continued vigorous development of sports, etc.
After saying this, the president changed his voice and continued: "The leaders of the bureau particularly affirmed the achievements of our track and field association in recent years. The leaders specifically pointed out that before the first month of this year has passed, Zhang Guan has been here twice. We broke the world record and got us off to a good start. At the same time, the leaders expressed great affirmation of our recent athlete management work. Finally, the leaders asked us to proactively plan, seize opportunities, and innovate in future work. On the current basis, we will comprehensively promote talent training and athlete career development, and make new contributions to the overall development of my country's track and field industry!"
The president said this, his voice deliberately raised a few points, which made his speech style instantly improve a few points. Then he put down the notebook in his hand and continued: "I will convey the spirit of the meeting here. I think the leadership's instructions have been very clear. I feel that the General Administration's affirmation of our work is not only encouragement, but also a spur. Therefore, we cannot be complacent, we must continue to work hard, work hard, and get the job done well.”
The president changed his voice and continued: "Zhang Guan broke the world record twice in a week, which is unique in the history of world track and field. In the past, everyone paid attention to the Football Association, the Basketball Association, and even the Table Tennis Association and the Badminton Association. , received more attention than us! So we must seize this opportunity of Zhang Guan breaking the world record, increase publicity efforts, create a publicity atmosphere, and establish a positive publicity image in the minds of the media and the public... "
Not far away, President Qu was holding a pen and pretending to be taking notes, but he was in a very depressed mood. The president has set the tone and wants to promote Zhang Guan in a positive direction. It seems that Zhang Guan's management team has been saved.
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The program of the Spring Festival Gala must still be kept secret at this stage, but as long as confidentiality is mentioned, it means that the secret will be leaked soon. Two days later, the program list appeared in the media's view. Although it was not the final program list, it was close to the same.
Judging from the leaked Spring Festival Gala program, Zhang Guan's singing can be regarded as the biggest highlight. It is said that it has been almost five months since the Olympic Games, and the sports storm should have passed. However, in the past few days, the news that Zhang Guan continuously broke the 60-meter dash has spread throughout the country, and the sports trend has been blown again. The Olympic champion's participation in the Spring Festival Gala has also become the focus of public opinion.
Soon after, the Spring Festival Gala program was officially announced, and Olympic stars such as Zhang Guan, Liu Feiren, and women's volleyball team will appear on this Spring Festival Gala.
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The International Hall of Capital Airport. Zhang Guan wrapped himself tightly with a hat, mask, sunglasses, and long down jacket so that others could not recognize him.
Zhang Guan stood in a very inconspicuous place and stared at the exit gate carefully. A moment later, a tall figure appeared in Zhang Guan's sight. She was also tightly wrapped, complete with hat, sunglasses, and mask. Seeing her, Zhang Guan immediately walked up quickly and gave the other person a Big hug.
The people around them just forgot about them and noticed that one of them was a blond foreign woman, so they didn't pay attention and continued to go about their own business. In everyone's opinion, it is normal to use this kind of hugging etiquette for Westerners.
"Is it enough to wait for you?" Sharapova asked.
"No, I didn't dare to come too early for fear of being recognized by others. The car is over there, let's get in the car." Zhang Guan helped Sharapova carry her luggage and walked towards the parking lot.
At the Pan Pacific Open, which started on January 31, Sharapova won another championship after a fierce battle. This competition was held in Tokyo, Japan, and Sharapova's next competition was the Qatar Open on February 21, so she decided to take advantage of this period to come to China to find Zhang Guan.
"I really didn't expect that I would come to China again so soon, and it would also be the Spring Festival. I can just experience what the Chinese Spring Festival is like." Sharapova leaned on her seat and continued: "You also want to Take me to the Great Wall, I also want to see giant pandas.”
"No problem." Zhang Guan nodded: "I mentioned to you before that I am going to attend the New Year's Eve party. There are two rehearsals before that. Other than that, my time is all yours."
"Oh? How long can you stay with me?" Sharapova asked.
"It depends on when you leave." Zhang Guan thought for a while, and then said: "There is a Melbourne Track and Field Grand Prix on February 10th, but if you want to come, I will push it away. Throughout February, the European Indoor Track and Field Grand Prix will be held. The competition is relatively intensive, and the indoor competition is relatively low-level. It doesn’t matter whether I go or not. The main thing is to accompany you."
A warmth arose in Sharapova's heart. She thought about it and felt that she should not delay Zhang Guan's match too much, and she also needed to train, so she said: "Well, I will arrive in Qatar a week in advance, about 2 May 13th, I also need some adaptive training. By the way, I heard that the New Year’s party you are going to attend is the party with the largest audience in the world, what show are you going to perform? "
"Sing. Go sing a song." Zhang Guan said.
"You can also sing! I want to hear it."
"Chinese songs, you can't understand them."
"I will listen even if you don't understand." Sharapova showed the attitude of a little girl.
"The car is not suitable. How about I take you back to the hotel and sing to you later?" Zhang Guan said with a smile.
"Go back to the hotel? After returning to the hotel, I'm afraid you will be busy with other things and won't have time to sing to me." Sharapova said, her face slightly red.
Zhang Guan understood the meaning of Sharapova's words, and the smile on his face became brighter.
It’s better to say goodbye than a wedding!
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On New Year's Eve, there was a Spring Festival Gala performance. Zhang Guan was scheduled to appear on the fourteenth appearance. The program was called "Striving for Wonder and Beauty". It was actually a segment in which multiple pop songs were performed consecutively. A total of four singers participated, and Zhang Guan was arranged to appear on the first stage. .
There is a basis for the arrangement of the director team, because the thirteenth program is the sketch "Magic Olympics", which will feature a number of Olympic champions including Liu Feiren, and Zhang Guan will perform in this program immediately after, and the two programs are connected. , also continues the theme of the Olympic Games.
Zhang Guan lip-synched during the Spring Festival Gala. He lip-synched for three minutes before leaving the stage. After all, he was not a professional singer and his level was not up to par. Moreover, on this stage, facing Chinese audiences all over the world, for the sake of performance, , even many professional singers will choose to lip-sync.
It has basically become a theorem that anyone who sings the Spring Festival Gala will become popular, and if the quality of the song is very good, then it will become a hit. "Stubborn" is originally a song of high quality, especially the lyrics that make people feel a lot of emotions. Therefore, after the Spring Festival Gala, this song instantly became popular all over the country and became the favorite song of young people.
However, Zhang Guan's singing skills were indeed too average. Soon some lesser-known singers began to perform covers. As soon as various cover versions came out, a small group of singers who were originally very popular became popular.
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At the beginning of the new year, Zhang Guan began to take Sharapova everywhere. During the Spring Festival, all the northern drifters went home to celebrate the New Year, so the capital city seemed a bit empty. There were no traffic jams on the roads, the business district was well populated, and even the scenic spots did not have many tourists.
The two had a brief good time. Sharapova left first for Qatar to prepare for the competition. The next day, Zhang Guan flew to Sweden to prepare for the indoor track and field competition in Stockholm, Sweden.
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