"A new 400-meter world record? There is really someone in this world who can break the 400-meter world record!" The scene went completely crazy.
Legendary American sprinter Michael Johnson was undefeated in the 400 meters for seven consecutive years. At the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Spain, he set a new 400-meter world record with a time of 43.18 seconds. This world record is also in the sprint event. One of the most difficult world records to break, it is also known as a world record belonging to the 21st century and cannot be broken within fifty years.
Since Johnson retired, many 400-meter runners have appeared in the world, but they have not challenged the 400-meter world record left by Johnson. Not because the athletes don't want to, but because they simply don't have the qualifications. How can a group of athletes who can't even run under 44 seconds be qualified to challenge the world record of 43.18 seconds
Until the appearance of Zhang Guan, he entered the 44-second mark with a time of 43.99 seconds in the Oslo Golden League. In the following Golden League, Zhang Guan also continued to refresh his best results. But even though Zhang Guan recently achieved a 400-meter performance that ranked tenth in history, no one thought Zhang Guan would break the 400-meter world record.
The world record of 43.18 seconds is too difficult!
Zhang Guan overcame this difficulty today. He improved the world record of 400 meters by 0.02 seconds. This sudden result of 43.16 seconds made people feel a little unprepared. There was no warning before and everyone was not mentally prepared. , Zhang Guan broke this world record.
In the eyes of professional sports people, Zhang Guan's breaking the world record in the 400-meter dash is more meaningful than his breaking the 9.70-second mark in the 100-meter dash. Zhang Guan is the 100-meter world record holder. He has broken the 100-meter world record many times. It is only natural for a world record holder to break his own world record. In the 400-meter event, Zhang Guan is not the world record holder. He broke the world record set by Michael Johnson, which means that he is also at the top of the world in another event.
International Olympic Committee President Rogge is of course one of the professional sports people. He knows how difficult it is to break the 400-meter world record. He also knows that this new 400-meter world record is very difficult for a 100-meter world champion. , the gold content is so huge!
His Highness the Prince looked extremely excited. Sprinting can indeed easily arouse male hormones. He said: "In one day, no, it should be said in just a few hours, Zhang Guan broke two records." The world records for each event are 9.68 seconds for the 100-meter dash and 43.16 seconds for the 400-meter dash. This is really a miracle! I believe history will remember this day! Remember this miracle that belongs to Belgium!"
Behind Rogge, a Swiss assistant glanced at His Highness the Prince secretly. Zhang Guan broke two world records, but His Highness the Prince forcibly gave him the title of "Belgian Miracle". Although it is true that the place where the world record was broken was in Belgium, breaking the record is mainly due to the strength of the athletes and does not seem to be directly related to where the competition is held. Since when did breaking world records have to involve feng shui
But the VIP room was almost all Belgians. When they heard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's words "a miracle belonging to Belgium," they all nodded and looked in deep agreement, even Rogge.
Seeing this scene, the assistant sighed helplessly, and his boss nodded in agreement. Let's call it the "Belgian miracle"!
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In this Golden League, the broadcaster still invited Michael Johnson as a guest.
In the studio at this time, Michael Johnson looked confused, with a hint of despair in his eyes. Apparently he couldn't accept the reality that the 400-meter world record had been broken.
Michael Johnson, the former 400-meter world record holder, certainly knows how difficult it is to break the 400-meter world record. For Michael Johnson, the 400-meter world record is the biggest achievement in his sports career and the most important. Something worth bragging about.
But today, Michael Johnson witnessed his own world record being broken. It felt like a child he had raised for many years was suddenly taken away by others. The sadness in his heart made Michael Johnson want to grow up. Cry a little, but this is a studio. Not only are there a lot of staff, but there are also viewers from all over Europe in front of the TV. So Michael Johnson could only endure it. Every minute and every second at this time was extremely painful for the former flying star.
The host on the other side looked at Johnson helplessly and thought to himself: "Perhaps this world record came too suddenly, and it was hard for Johnson to accept it for a while! After all, the 400 meters was once his strongest point."
At this moment, the director's voice came from the host's headphones: "Michael seems to need some time to adjust himself. I'll cut the camera to you, and you can speak for yourself first."
The host had no choice but to talk to himself: "It's really amazing. Not long ago, at this venue, Zhang Guan broke the world-class record in the men's 100-meter dash. He pushed the limit of the human 100-meter dash. It reached within 9.70 seconds. The new world record of 9.68 seconds still makes it difficult for me to use words to describe the shock in my heart! However, what I didn’t expect was that just two hours later, at the same venue, Zhang Guan broke the 400-meter world record!"
"The 400-meter dash, as the most difficult event among all sprint events, is also recognized as the most difficult world record to be broken! The previous world record for the 400-meter dash was 43.18 seconds held by Mr. Michael Johnson. Zhang Guan will take this The result improved by 0.02 seconds, oh, another 0.02 seconds. In the 100-meter dash event, Zhang Guan also improved the world record by 0.02 seconds. What a wonderful coincidence!"
"To be honest, among all the track and field world records, I always thought that the 400-meter world record was the least likely to be broken. If someone told me that the 400-meter world record had been broken, I would definitely think it was an April Fool's Day joke. . Not long ago, when I saw Zhang Guan’s score of 43.16, my first reaction was that someone could really break the 400-meter world record! Zhang Guan, he is the well-deserved king of world sprints! I need us to say He is the greatest sprinter in history!"
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The final awards ceremony at the Brussels Station has obviously become another highlight for the media. Before the game, the organizers arranged a special award ceremony for athletes who can break the world record at the Brussels Station. Since only one athlete, Zhang Guan, was present at the Brussels Station, The world record was broken at the Brussels station, so this special awards ceremony became a stage for one person.
According to the official announcement process before the game, the President of the Belgian Olympic Committee will award Zhang Guan a special bonus of 100,000 euros, and the Mayor of Brussels will also award Zhang Guan an honorary citizen certificate and city key. However, when the award ceremony begins, The situation has changed. The President of the Belgian Olympic Committee and the Mayor of Brussels all stood aside, because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Belgium personally appeared in front of the medal podium and awarded Zhang Guan a special bonus of 100,000 euros and an honorary citizen certificate of Brussels and the city. key.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Belgium personally presented the award to Zhang Guan, and the meaning behind this was completely different. After two brutal world wars, there are not many European royal families left. Although many royal families in Europe currently have no real power, and their main role is to represent the image of the country, at the same time, the royal family is also the spiritual yearning of the people. The honor of a country's crown prince personally presenting an award cannot be bought with money.
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Hard-working editor Gao Jie learned his lesson this time. He knew that today was the IAAF Golden League Brussels competition, and Zhang Guan had to participate in two more events, so he simply waited in the office.
Sure enough, in the early morning, Gao Jie received the news that Zhang Guan won the men's 100-meter dash and broke the world record with a time of 9.68 seconds, becoming the first person to break the 9.70-second mark. This news is of great news value. For a person in the news industry, news of this level must be given a full page.
After finishing the new edition, Gao Jie still did not leave. He was waiting for the news of the 400-meter race. Sure enough, he waited for the news that Zhang Guan broke the world record and won the championship in the 400-meter race.
Relevant news content and pictures were quickly delivered to Gao Jie's e-mail. While he was scheduling his shifts, he sighed at the two world records Zhang Guan had just won.
Gao Jie was not an editor with a sports background, nor did he know much about track and field. However, when he saw the manuscript sent to him by the reporter, he realized how valuable the 400-meter world record was.
After finishing all this, Gao Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then he left the office and walked to the parking lot, ready to go home.
With a tired look on his face, Gao Jie opened the car door and couldn't wait to get into the car. Before he could start the car, his cell phone rang.
Gao Jie's heart suddenly tightened: "Is it going to be revised again? Zhang Guan won the championship again? Impossible. Zhang Guan only participated in two events. The 100 meters and 400 meters have been completed. Zhang Guan won two The champion has broken two world records, so there should be no problem!”
Gao Jie was complaining and picked up the phone helplessly: "I'm Gao Jie. Yes, I haven't left yet. I just got in the car and it's in the parking lot! Is it going to be revised again? Or is it Zhang Guan? Hasn't he already finished the game? Two championships in the 100 meters and 400 meters, two world records, the articles have been lined up, and there are two entire pages! We also need to focus on reporting on the award ceremony? What is so good to report on an award ceremony! What? The prince of Belgium Give Zhang Guan the award in person!"
Gao Jie hung up the phone, looked out the car window with a lost expression, and murmured to himself: "Prince, isn't that the Crown Prince? The Crown Prince of Belgium personally presented the award to Zhang Guan. This treatment is probably unique in the world. Let’s have one!”
For ordinary people in China, the word "Prince" is extremely lethal. Even though many people don't even know where Belgium is in Europe, since it holds the title of "Prince Prince", everyone generally thinks it is a very powerful and amazing thing.
Professional sports reporters will definitely report on Zhang Guan breaking two world records in one day, and list various data to prove how great Zhang Guan's two world records are, but the official public opinion guidance hopes to report more on Wang. Chu awards. Two world records are just two numbers in the eyes of people who don't understand sports, but presenting the award to the Crown Prince is a very honorable thing, so in this calculation, it is certainly better to win face for the country in Europe than to set two new world records. The number is more important.
The family compound where Zhang Guan lives was filled with firecrackers early in the morning. Passersby knew that Zhang Guan had won the championship once again when they heard the sound of firecrackers. The owner of a small newsstand not far away had a happy smile on his face. Whenever Zhang Guan won the world championship, his newspaper sales would always be several percent higher.
"Lao Wang, Zhang Guan won the championship again? To be honest, I feel boring about winning the championship all the time." A passerby who was familiar with the parking boss asked.
"Not only is he the champion, but he has also broken the world record!" Boss Wang said with a snort: "The 400-meter world record! Even the prince of Belgium gave Zhang Guan an award!"
"Oh! So powerful! The prince of Belgium! Then bring me a newspaper." The passerby threw the money to the boss.
CCTV once again showed its extremely high work efficiency. On the news at 7 o'clock in the morning, it had already produced a documentary about the 400-meter dash. Although the documentary only lasted for ten minutes, it introduced the past decades in detail. The development of the 400-meter dash has made people understand this event and let everyone know how difficult it is to break the 400-meter world record.
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Qiya Automotive Company.
Minister Jin was holding the phone with a look of panic, because the person talking to him on the other side of the phone was Director Cui, a senior executive of the company. Director Cui was the executive director of the company, and his position was far above that of the minister.
Director Cui on the other end of the phone said, "Minister Jin, I'm personally very satisfied with the commercial Zhang Guan shot for us last time. However, I think the two versions you sent were a bit inappropriate in terms of time." . One is a 15-second version and the other is a 30-second version, both are too short."
"I understand! I will immediately send someone to contact the advertising company to produce a one-minute version." Minister Jin said.
"Add a 45-second version and a longer 90-second version." Director Cui directly instructed.
"Yes. However, for a 90-second advertisement, we may spend more on advertising fees." Minister Jin continued: "The production cost is only one of them. The key is that the time we buy advertisements from TV stations will increase. This This will lead to increased publicity costs.”
"You don't have to worry about funding! Zhang Guan just broke the 400-meter world record. He is now the focus of the world. We must take this opportunity to increase investment in publicity. We signed Zhang Guan Being a spokesperson already costs a lot of money, and the company's finances have already used the future publicity budget. It can be said that in the next five years, we are unlikely to have the budget to sign other big-name celebrities, so we must make good use of it. Every achievement Zhang Guan has achieved is used to promote our brand." Director Cui said.
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There were overwhelming reports in China, but in Belgium, Zhang Guanzheng was staying in the embassy to receive professional foreign affairs training.
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