After finishing the track and field World Cup journey, Zhang Guan returned to China with the national team. However, Zhang Guan did not rest immediately. He only had a quick meeting with Sharapova and then left the capital without stopping and rushed to the Xinzhuang base to continue. Training and preparing for this year's Track and Field Golden Grand Prix.
Last year's first Golden Grand Prix of Track and Field was held very successfully, and for this year's second Grand Prix, the organizer's organizational experience and coordination capabilities have also been greatly enhanced, and the order of the entire event is even more orderly.
This year's Golden Grand Prix has specially added a 200-meter event, which was specially added for Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan still has to participate in the four events of 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and long jump. The organizers also specially created a "World Sprint King" trophy and planned to award it to Zhang Guan after the competition.
In terms of participating athletes, there are also some big-name players participating. In the 100-meter event, both Powell and Obikwelu participated in the competition. In the 200-meter event, Tyson Gay was present. In the 400-meter event, Varina was still not present, but Merritt and Blackwood were two big names. contestants came to compete. As for the long jump event, the well-known competitor is Wallace Phillips, who is not in good form this year.
Therefore, Zhang Guan won the championship in the four events of 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and long jump without any suspense, and also won the "World Sprint King Trophy".
The day after the Golden Grand Prix, Zhang Guan rushed to the capital to find Sharapova. On this day, the China Open match also ended. Sharapova continued her good form in the US Open. , won the China Open championship at "home court".
Because of her status as "Zhang Guan's girlfriend", the current China Open has simply become Sharapova's home court. Sharapova's popularity is already very high, coupled with the audience's love for Zhang Guan, Sharapova Sharapova is even more popular than several golden flowers in China. Especially in the last match between her and Mauresmo, the audience overwhelmingly supported Sharapova. Mauresmo was originally a relatively slow player, but when the audience overwhelmingly supported his opponent, he became even more slow and was taken away by Sharapova with a score of 2:0.
For Zhang Guan, this year's track and field competitions are over. There are still two months left before the Doha Asian Games in December. Zhang Guan also got a short vacation to travel around the mountains with Sharapova. Play with water.
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Field Management Center.
Director Ma looked a little melancholy. At the center meeting that had just ended, President Qu of the association was also present. At the same time, Director Luo also read out an appointment document from the association, announcing that President Qu would also serve as the executive deputy director of the center. Recalling the rumors that Director Luo was about to be promoted, everyone present at the meeting understood that President Qu was here to take over Director Luo's class.
Director Yu is about to retire, and Director Luo is also going to be transferred. Both of them have worked with Director Ma for many years, and now they have to leave. Director Ma feels quite uncomfortable.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Before Director Ma could answer, he saw Director Luo push the door open and come in.
"Director." Director Ma stood up, and Director Luo was not polite and sat on the sofa, so Director Ma also came over and sat on the sofa next to him.
Director Luo said straight to the point: "I came to talk to you about Lao Yu's retirement. Lao Yu will be sixty years old at the end of the year. This retirement is a policy formulated by the country, and we must conscientiously implement it, so we have postponed it." Resigning is impossible. But there is definitely no problem in re-employing. The next Olympics are still two years away, so we have to let Lao Yu bring the Olympics there. Is there no problem with Lao Yu himself?"
Director Ma shook his head: "There must be no problem. Although Old Yu is now sixty years old, his body is stronger than the average young man. It is estimated that those young people who work all day long cannot outrun him."
"That's good!" Director Luo thought for a while and then said: "Lao Ma, if the track and field team needs anything or has difficulties recently, please try your best to bring it to me and I will help you with whatever I can solve. fixed."
Director Ma immediately understood what Director Luo meant. Director Luo wanted to help him one more time before being transferred. Now Director Luo is still the director of the Field Management Center, so he can still meet some of the requirements of the track and field team. If the next leader takes office, it will be difficult to say what the specific situation will be.
Director Ma hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Has the time been set?"
"It's decided, after the Asian Games!" Director Luo took a deep breath and continued: "The organization has great trust in me. Let me continue to lead the team to participate in this Asian Games, which can be regarded as completing the last job. Answer sheet!"
Director Ma thought for a while, lowered his voice, and then said: "There is one more thing, I must discuss it with you first. I heard that President Qu has always been opposed to Zhang Guan's establishment of a brokerage team to independently operate commercial value. Development, if he plans to take back Zhang Guan’s commercial development rights, it will be really troublesome. I understand Zhang Guan, he looks young, but he is more stubborn than anyone in his heart. I am worried that the two of them will not give in to each other. ah!"
"This is really a troublesome problem." Director Luo also frowned: "Our national conditions are different from those of foreign countries. If we were placed abroad, athletes would be subject to very few restrictions, but in our country, even if they are world champions, You still have to bow your head.”
"Yes, that's what I'm worried about. If it's other athletes, what our center says will be whatever it is. Even if there is resistance in the heart, you still have to be obedient. But Zhang Guanman has only been practicing sports for three years. He is not a traditional Athletes trained in the system have no sense of awe for the traditional system. And more importantly, Zhang Guan's current achievements, the world record holder in three sprint events! It is unprecedented... Sigh... " Director Ma said this and sighed helplessly.
Director Luo also fell silent. In the domestic sports system, fame and performance are not gold medals for immunity. Sometimes what the management agency needs is not an athlete who can produce results, but an athlete who is willing to obey orders. In the eyes of those traditional ideas, it is natural for athletes to be obedient, and disobedience is a deviation from the rules and should be punished.
This kind of ideological concept has been slowly formed for a long time. In the past, there was no commercialized sports. Professional athletes were the same as workers in state-owned enterprises and received monthly wages. At that time, the purpose of athletes was also very simple, which was to win glory for the country, and they did not care. What economic benefits? Of course, there were no economic benefits to be calculated at that time. Athletes were also assigned jobs after they retired. In that era, as long as you didn't make mistakes, you didn't have to worry about your life as an athlete. If many rural children can become athletes, it means that they can become civil servants or workers in the future, obtain the coveted "urban household registration", and eat the so-called "national treasury food".
Therefore, under that kind of system, athletes must be obedient. If athletes dare to disobey, they will be suspended from training, expelled, or even not assigned a job after retirement, and there will be no living security for the rest of their lives. And the management organization has gradually developed the traditional thinking that you must listen to what I say.
But the current situation is different from the past. Athletes in the past had to rely on the traditional system, but now well-known athletes can earn several years of income from one advertisement. Sometimes a large endorsement can be enough for an athlete for the rest of his life. Those who are capable Athletes find that they can live well without relying on the system.
Although many management agencies are slowly advancing with the times, many management agencies still use old traditional ideas to manage, and some conflicts will inevitably break out.
However, when a conflict does break out, one party must fail or actively choose to compromise. However, judging from the current situation, the party that fails or actively chooses to compromise is the athlete.
In the conflicts between the two sides, the governing body has too many practical weapons, such as various types of punishments, suspensions, media bans and smearing, bans from going abroad, expulsions, etc., but the only thing athletes can protect is their reputation. Reasoning is always just empty talk by idealists who are not deeply involved in the world. Even if everyone sympathizes with you, it is still of little use. "Sympathy" is just a pale word in the face of realistic means.
In fact, there are not many examples of star-level athletes defying governing bodies, and there are only a handful of examples that can be thought of. Under the domestic athlete selection system, through the selection and training of sports schools at all levels and sports teams at county, city and provincial levels, those so-called "thorns" have already been kicked out of the athlete team, and those who remain are some " A person who is willing to obey.”
Director Luo and Director Ma are both worried that once there is a conflict between Zhang Guan and Director Qu, Zhang Guan will misjudge the situation and naively think that relying on his "fame" and "achievement", he can fight against Director Qu. . But in fact, what he needs to fight is not just a music director, but a traditional management idea, and everyone who harbors the idea that "athletes must be unconditionally obedient".
After a moment of silence, Director Luo said without confidence: "I think even if President Qu is dissatisfied with Zhang Guan, he probably won't do too well! Zhang Guan's achievements and reputation are there, President Qu's actions When the time comes, I will definitely have some scruples.”
"That's true. I hope it's true!" Although Director Ma said this, he seemed very pessimistic.
"Okay, Lao Ma, don't think about this. Now you should congratulate me. I have entered the ministry." Director Luo said with a smile.
"That's right, I didn't even have time to congratulate you on your promotion." Director Ma also laughed.
For the vice-presidents of some associations or directors of management centers, being promoted to the president of the association or being transferred to be the president of other associations is already a good promotion path. Director Luo's transfer to the ministries and commissions obviously means that he has entered the training system for reserve cadres, which is much better for his career prospects than being mixed among various sports associations.
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The ancient capital of Xijing.
Sharapova, who had just visited the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, looked excited.
There are so many scenic spots worth seeing in China, but for many foreigners, natural scenery is far less attractive than historical sites. Natural scenery is given by God. There may be many similarities at the same latitude, but scenic spots and historic sites are different. They represent historical and cultural heritage, such as the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, and the Terracotta Warriors. For foreigners, it can It is a must-see attraction.
"The Terracotta Warriors and Horses really shocked me!" Sharapova said with a satisfied look on her face while fiddling with the set of souvenirs imitating the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in her hand.
"About the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, there is actually a love story." Zhang Guan continued: "According to legend, Qin Shihuang had a bodyguard named Meng Tianfang..."
Zhang Guan told Sharapova the story of ancient and modern battles between the Qin Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty, including the elixir of life and Meng Tianfang being made into terracotta warriors and horses, which immediately attracted Sharapova.
"Oh...you said there are no people really sealed inside those terracotta warriors and horses, right?" Sharapova asked curiously.
"How is this possible? You just saw a lot of damaged terracotta warriors and horses, and there is nothing inside. Martha, this is just a story." Zhang Guan replied.
"Yeah... this is just a story." Sharapova changed her voice and suddenly asked: "If there is really reincarnation, will you still love me?"
"Of course!" As soon as Zhang Guan spoke, he thought of himself in his previous life. He sighed, and then said: "Maybe if I am reincarnated, I may just be an ordinary person!"
"What's wrong with ordinary people! You can live an ordinary life and do what you want to do boldly. You don't have to worry about paparazzi taking photos everywhere, and you don't have to be careful about what you say all the time!" Sarah Bova took a deep breath and sighed: "That is the free life I dream of!"
"But it may be another way." Zhang Guan paused and continued: "Every day I work hard to survive, feel helpless in the face of high housing prices, and complain helplessly in the face of the increasing prices. Worried that I will lose my job, I repeat the same thing every day. Gradually, the edges and corners of life are smoothed away, my ideals are worn away, I start to become forward-thinking, I start to turn my dreams into illusory dreams, and I continue to live in a mediocre way... "
"I don't quite understand, why do you think that?" Sharapova added: "It's so negative."
"Reality is often the cruelest." Zhang Guan suddenly laughed: "So if I could really choose again, I don't think I would be an ordinary person."
"What if you have no choice?" Sharapova asked unconvinced.
Zhang Guan took Sharapova into his arms, tilted his head and kissed Sharapova on the forehead, and then said: "If you have no choice, then try to make my life better." Be ordinary!”
I have a lot of work on my hands today. I am already extremely busy and I will probably have to work overtime in the evening. This makes me feel even more excited! I'm taking a day off. I'll just update one chapter today. Please forgive me. Thanks to book friends Demon Fox, liu tail number 5757, 99***92, Four Fires, Riding Piggy 1, "" Onizuka, Waiting Hook, Waiting Hook, Super Giant Panda King, super丶M, MKxx_01, Wen Ang rewarded.
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