Almighty Athlete

Chapter 36: Sudden

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The signing was not completed, and Manager Wang seemed a little unhappy. He said to Lawyer Zhu on the side: "Zhang Guan didn't sign this contract. It seems that his father ordered it. His father probably wanted more. In fact, Zhang Guan didn't sign the contract. I think we can do some more work for Zhang’s father and try to fight for him, there’s no need to leave so soon.”

Lawyer Zhu smiled and said, "I'm afraid this will be difficult. The head office cannot give too high a price."

"That's right." Manager Wang nodded and whispered: "The one we met has always been at odds with the president of the Asia-Pacific region. The original purpose of signing athlete endorsements was to get more budget."

Manager Wang did not elaborate, but Manager Zhu had heard about this matter. It is normal for regional executives of multinational companies to have conflicts. Today you are trying to get in my way, but tomorrow I am going to mess with you. This kind of thing is too common, especially when it comes to money. Since the annual publicity funds are budgeted, their superiors try various ways and find various excuses to apply for publicity funds every year. Take the matter of signing the contract with Zhang Guan. For example, the application was for US$100,000. In the end, the Asia-Pacific head office approved US$80,000, but when it came time to actually sign the contract, it was only willing to pay RMB 300,000, and the rest would be withheld. Of course, no matter whether the contract is successfully signed or not, as long as the publicity funds are approved, there will always be a way to spend them.

Lawyer Zhu asked: "Did you ask more about Zhang Guan's family situation before you came here?"

"Yes!" Manager Wang immediately introduced: "Zhang Guan's father is a senior executive of a state-owned enterprise in this city! I know this state-owned enterprise, which is one of the top large state-owned enterprises in the city. It was established in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Now, including retired employees, there are There are tens of thousands of people, and I heard that because the benefits have been good, they have not participated in the several state-owned enterprise restructurings."

"Isn't it! State-owned enterprises have preferential policies and land use, and they are such old state-owned enterprises, which have accumulated a lot of fixed assets for decades. As long as the leaders of this kind of state-owned enterprises do not spend money, they will be better than private enterprises. It’s easy to make money.” Lawyer Zhu responded.

Manager Wang continued: "Zhang Guan's mother is an English teacher in the city's No. 1 Middle School, which should be a high school! People of their age who can be high school English teachers can be regarded as the most educated group of people."

Lawyer Zhu said: "Judging from the occupations of Zhang Guan's parents, their income should be pretty good. Although not as good as business bosses, they are certainly richer than the average working class. According to the regulations of the Athletics Association, athletes can only earn Half of the endorsement fee, our 300,000, only got 150,000 in Zhang Guan's hands. This does not include personal income tax, so it is normal that this price cannot impress Zhang Guan's family. And Zhang Guan's parents should be both Parents who are educated and have a certain culture value their children's future growth and development more than their immediate interests."

"If there is pressure from the Athletics Association, there should be no problem in signing Zhang Guan, or I can report to the superiors and raise some prices, but the matter of minors is indeed a bit troublesome." Manager Wang said.

"The matter of minors can be solved if you really need it. In fact, there are ways to find some loopholes. It's just a little troublesome." Lawyer Zhu said.

Manager Wang shook his head: "It doesn't matter if it's troublesome. Zhang Guan is not a necessary part of our company's marketing plan. The Olympics are next year, and there will definitely be a large number of Olympic champions. According to the situation of the last Olympic Games, generally the Olympic Games The endorsement fee for a champion is only 30,000 to 400,000 yuan a year. After next year's Olympics, we can directly sign several Olympic champions as endorsements, and the publicity effect will not be bad. He is just an Asian champion. It really doesn't matter whether he signs or not. .”

Director Sun also returned to the field management center and reported to the leader that Zhang Guan did not sign the contract.

After traveling all the way and riding for several hours, the signing of the contract was not completed. Director Sun was also a little emotional, and it was inevitable that he would give a negative evaluation of Zhang Guan in the report.

"Leader, this Zhang Guan is too ignorant. Although he has broken the Asian record, he still has to obey the central management! Nike Company gives an annual endorsement fee of 300,000 yuan, and he can share it without doing anything. To reach 150,000, if you are an ordinary office worker, you may not be able to save 150,000 after working for several years!" Director Sun kept complaining.

The leader looked calm and said: "Okay, if you don't want to sign, don't sign! He is still young and has not entered the society. It is normal to think idealistically. And what others said is right. After all, he is not yet 18 years old. They are considered minors! We have to act in accordance with the law, so let’s slow down the signing of the contract."

"The leader is right." Director Sun immediately agreed: "We should leave him alone first. We won't contact him for advertising and endorsements, and let him hit the wall on his own."

The leader ignored Director Sun's complaints and said to himself: "As for athletes engaging in commercial activities, there are also different voices within the association. Many comrades believe that athletes should not engage in commercial activities, but should train in a down-to-earth manner. Only by training and achieving results can we live up to the country's training. It is right for athletes to train seriously and serve the country, but without financial support, how can athletes train with peace of mind and achieve results? Nowadays, training athletes is becoming more and more important. Expensive, so athletes participating in commercial activities is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Without affecting normal training, appropriate advertising and endorsements can also increase some funds for the center, which can also be regarded as contributing to the sports industry. contribute to its development.”

After that, there will be no track and field events this year. November to March of the following year are usually the competition time for the Winter Olympics. Most track and field athletes begin to reduce their training intensity in December, and athletes with injuries also start to seize the time. Treat and rehabilitate injuries.

In the blink of an eye, another new year has arrived, and finally it is the Olympic year. The Olympic Games will also return to its birthplace, Athens, which has special significance for the entire sports world.

This year's Spring Festival is relatively early. On January 22, many domestic coaches and athletes did not go home to prepare for the Olympics. Zhang Guan still got two weeks of vacation, and Mr. Chen also bought a plane ticket to return to his hometown for the New Year.

After the Spring Festival, Zhang Guan returned to the provincial track and field team on the eleventh day of the first lunar month, and normal training began on the twelfth day of the first lunar month.

However, Zhang Guan's training location this time is not outdoors, but indoors, because starting from next Tuesday, this year's National Indoor Track and Field Championships will begin.

There are four stations in the National Indoor Track and Field Championships. The first station will be held at the West Lake from February 10th to 11th. The second station will be held at the Xinzhuang Training Base in Huangpu City from February 14th to 15th. Three days later, on February 18th, , was held in Tianjin, and the last stop was on February 22, held at the Huangsi training base of the Capital Bayi Workers’ Team.

Indoor track and field events are different from outdoor track and field events. There is no 100-meter indoor track and field event, so Zhang Guan participated in the indoor 60-meter competition. The main purpose of the provincial team sending Zhang Guan to compete is to accumulate more competition experience. In addition, they also hope that Zhang Guan can win the gold medal, which can be regarded as an honor for the provincial team.

On February 8, two days before the first stop of the National Track and Field Championships, Zhang Guan was still on the training ground, sweating.

"It's already the beginning of spring, why is it still so cold? There's no heating in the training hall..." Zhang Guan complained for a while, but thinking about the buddies who were practicing walking in the cold wind outside on the playground, he suddenly felt much better.

"When running 60 meters, the key is to accelerate. The acceleration must be fast..." Mr. Chen next to him said while rubbing his chest and his face turned red.

"Mr. Chen, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Zhang Guan asked.

Mr. Chen shook his head: "I'm fine, I just suddenly felt a little bored."

Zhang Guan quickly helped Mr. Chen sit down. He noticed that Mr. Chen was in very bad condition and said, "Mr. Chen, please sit down for a while. I'll call the team doctor."

"No, just let me rest for a while." Mr. Chen said.

"Let the team doctor come and take a look. I'll go now." Zhang Guanyi trotted to find the team doctor.

A few minutes later, Zhang Guan returned to the venue with the team doctor, only to find Mr. Chen clutching his chest and falling to the ground.

"Mr. Chen!" Zhang Guan shouted and immediately ran over. The team doctor followed closely behind and rushed to Mr. Chen.

"Call 120 quickly." The team doctor said as he began to give Mr. Chen first aid.

The 120 ambulance arrived and took Mr. Chen to the provincial hospital.

February 10th, the first stop of the National Indoor Track and Field Championships.

"Where is Zhang Guan? Why didn't Zhang Guan come?" Chen Jian searched carefully among the crowd of athletes, but did not find Zhang Guan.

"Brother Chen, who are you looking for?" Yang Yao came over and greeted Chen Jian.

"I'm looking for Zhang Guan. Didn't he say he was going to participate in the 60 meters? Why didn't he see anyone?" Chen Jian said.

"You don't know yet!" Yang Yao said in surprise: "I heard that Chen Lao is ill. It seems to be quite serious. Zhang Guan is still with him in the hospital. He will definitely not come to this competition. I guess The next race may not come either.”

"So that's it." Chen Jian nodded. In addition to the teacher-student relationship, many athletes and their coaches have a family-like relationship. Especially in track and field events, many athletes are almost the same as the godsons of coaches, so it is normal for Zhang Guan to not come to compete when Chen Lao is ill.

Mr. Chen suffered a sudden myocardial infarction. According to the doctor, fortunately the team doctor performed first aid and delivered it in time. A little later, Mr. Chen was completely hopeless. However, Mr. Chen is still in danger.

Zhang Guan chose to stay in the hospital and wait for Mr. Chen to pass the critical period, so he gave up the first leg of the National Track and Field Championships.

Mr. Chen is still not awake in the intensive care unit. According to the doctor's description, his condition is much better. The Provincial Sports Center also specially invited famous experts from Beijing to consult with Mr. Chen, and the news they received was relatively optimistic.

Three days later, Mr. Chen regained consciousness, and five days later, Mr. Chen was able to eat on his own. According to the doctor, Mr. Chen's health was no longer serious, and he could go home to recuperate after a further period of observation.

Zhang Guan also missed the first three races of the National Indoor Track and Field Championships. But Zhang Guan can't miss the next game.

On February 21, Zhang Guan came to Beijing to prepare for the last stop of the National Indoor Track and Field Championships.

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