In the afternoon, Zhang Guan returned to the Olympic Village. As soon as he returned to his room, he heard a knock on the door. It was Director Ma.
"Zhang Guan, you will be very busy next." Director Ma said straight to the point: "Director Hou personally approved you as the flag bearer for the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. It seems that you will not be able to leave Athens until after the Olympic Games."
Zhang Guan was slightly surprised, but then calmed down immediately. Based on his achievements in this Olympics, there is nothing wrong with him serving as the flag bearer for the national team's closing ceremony. It’s just that it will take some time to attend the rehearsal of the closing ceremony.
I saw Director Ma continue to say: "Besides, you have to go out with me. Counselor Zhu from the embassy is here, specially looking for you. It is not easy to enter the athletes' dormitory, so I will wait for you in the lounge in front."
Zhang Guan followed Director Ma to the lounge and met Counselor Zhu. After the two exchanged a few polite words, Counselor Zhu got down to the topic. Zhu Shenzhan took out a golden invitation from his briefcase. After opening it, it was written in English and Arabic. Naturally, Zhang Guan didn't recognize the Arabic word, and the English was also written in handwriting. It was very difficult for Zhang Guan to recognize it.
"Zhang Guan, this is an invitation to invite you to the Olympic party. When I come here this time, in addition to transferring this invitation to you, I also hope that you can attend this party." Counselor Zhu said.
Zhang Guan looked at the horse coach next to him, and then asked: "Don't our national team not want athletes to participate in such entertainment activities?"
"This also depends on the specific situation." Director Ma said vaguely, and at the same time motioned to Counselor Zhu to explain.
Counselor Zhu pointed to somewhere on the invitation and said: "The person who sent you the invitation is not an ordinary person. He is the eldest son of the King of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. His name is Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed. - Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.”
Counselor Zhu said such a long name in one breath without blushing, while Zhang Guan only remembered the words "Ben" and "Mohammed".
Just listen to Counselor Zhu continue to say: "This name is too long, we can call him Prince Sheikh Rashid for short. This Prince Sheikh Rashid loves sports, and he has also participated in the Asian Games. And he has won medals. Prince Sheikh Rashid likes to meet sports champions from various countries. This time he hosted this private party and invited all the champions in the current Olympic Games. It seems that he really wants to get to know you. know."
Zhang Guan nodded. The United Arab Emirates is a wealthy country in the Middle East, and Dubai is a world-famous wealthy city. As the prince of the emirate of Dubai, he must be the richest among the wealthy. Since he is a wealthy country, anything is possible.
Counselor Zhu handed the invitation back to Zhang Guan and said at the same time: "Our country's oil demand has surged in recent years, and we have been looking for more suppliers to ensure our energy security. After the Iraq War last year, the international oil Rationing has not been very stable. Oil has become OPEC's biggest weapon, and our country's economic development requires a large amount of oil. So at a strategic level, we hope to strengthen cooperation with the United Arab Emirates and increase oil imports from the United Arab Emirates. .”
"But we have been negotiating with the UAE for a long time but were unable to achieve a breakthrough. Abu Dhabi has been waiting for a price. There are many factors involved. Therefore, the country decided to launch a series of public relations activities. The main targets of public relations are except Abu Dhabi. Beyond that, there’s the Emirate of Dubai. The Emirate of Dubai controls almost all non-oil trade in the UAE, and if the Emirate of Dubai wishes, it’s very important to Abu Dhabi.”
The United Arab Emirates is composed of six small emirates, the largest of which is the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The emirate of Abu Dhabi is also the main producer of oil in the United Arab Emirates. The chief of the emirate of Abu Dhabi is also the president of the UAE and is the top leader in the UAE.
The Emirate of Dubai is the second largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates. The Chief of the Emirate of Dubai is also the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, which is the second-in-command in the United Arab Emirates. Although the Emirate of Dubai is not as rich in oil as Abu Dhabi, it controls the UAE's foreign trade, especially non-oil foreign trade. It is basically controlled by the Emirate of Dubai. Although the oil countries in the Middle East are rich, many industrial products and daily necessities need to be imported. Therefore, the Emirate of Dubai, which controls foreign trade, undoubtedly controls most of the lifeline of the UAE.
Counselor Zhu continued: "As the grand prince of the King of the Emirate of Dubai, Prince Sheikh Rashid is also a very important public relations target for us. However, this prince has been keen on various entertainment and sports activities recently. Our people want to I tried to contact him but found no opportunity. Another point is that Dubai has been developing tourism in recent years. Recently, they are preparing to strengthen the use of photovoltaic energy. They are expected to invest billions of dollars. Our country's photovoltaic companies are also preparing to participate in the tender. , but this large-scale bidding process is quite complicated. Therefore, we are very eager to contact Prince Sheikh Rashid, and it is best to understand the bottom line of the real needs of Dubai people, so that it is better for participating in the bidding. Very advantageous.”
Zhang Guan nodded. After all, it is a seller's market. There is nothing he can do even if he makes excuses to disappear. Then Zhang Guan asked: "So you want to contact Prince Sheikh Rashid through me? Then I need to do something What?"
"You only need to go to the party. We will send a person as your translator to attend the party with you. Afterwards, he will naturally find a way to contact the prince. You can enjoy your party with peace of mind." Zhu The counselor said with a smile.
"You mean as long as I am your ticket?" Zhang Guan asked.
"You can say that! You only need to bring our people to the scene." Counselor Zhu paused and then said: "This Prince Sheikh Rashid has a very weird personality. We have to contact him through formal channels." He made many appointments, but he refused for various reasons, so we could only meet him by giving in to him."
"Okay. No problem, I will follow the organization's arrangements." Zhang Guan agreed without hesitation.
"Thank you. You will have to go out with me later. We need to make a dress for you. You don't have to worry about the cost. We will be responsible for it."
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There are two major highlights of this day's Olympic Games. One is the kick-off of the diving event, which is another major event for the national team to win gold. The other highlight is the appearance of Liu Feiren in the men's 110-meter hurdles.
Liu Feiren was placed in the third group, and he easily ranked first in the group and advanced to the second round; while Da Shi, another player on the track and field team, was a little less lucky and failed to advance to the second round.
In addition, in other track and field competitions, pole vault queen Isinbayeva successfully won the championship and once again broke the world record.
It is worth mentioning that in the men's 200-meter dash, Yang Yao made a historic breakthrough into the second round, while 18-year-old Jamaican youngster Usain Bolt was eliminated in the first round due to injury. , ended his first Olympic journey.
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The next morning, Zhang Guan will be interviewed by CCTV. This kind of exclusive interviews are all drafted in advance, and what to say and how to say it have been arranged. Zhang Guan only needs to read it out according to the script.
After the interview ended, it was almost noon, and Zhang Guangang was about to leave for lunch, but Director Ma walked in excitedly.
Director Ma threw several newspapers in front of Zhang Guan and said, "What's going on?"
Zhang Guan picked up a newspaper. It was an English newspaper, but one of the titles had been marked by Director Ma with a pen. Zhang Guan could barely understand it with his English level.
"Olympic champion gets 10 million spinach bonus"
Zhang Guan put down the newspaper and said, "Director Ma, didn't you know this before? I bought some sports betting to buy myself the 100-meter dash championship, and I almost got punished for this matter."
"That's not what I'm asking! I know you bought spinach. What I'm asking is what's going on with the ten million? Why is there ten million? Several people called me early in the morning to ask. Director Lian Hou I have personally asked about it." Director Ma said and took a long breath: "This is 10 million euros. According to the current exchange rate, it would cost hundreds of millions to convert in China!"
"When I bought lottery tickets, I bought a little more, so the bonus I got was higher." Zhang Guan continued: "Actually, it's not that much. After all, you have to pay taxes on the bonus."
"One hundred million. I have never seen so much money in my life! If I had known you could win the Olympics, I would have bought some with you so that I would not have to worry about retirement." Director Ma said.
"Director Ma, you are still very young and it is still early to retire!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.
"You! I can see it. You are just a monkey. You have to make trouble for me wherever you go!" Director Ma continued helplessly: "You know, just two hours ago, the US team submitted a request to the Olympic Committee Report, saying that you have made more than 10 million euros in profits through the competition, are suspected of manipulating the game, saying that you violated the spirit of sportsmanship and sports ethics, and ask the Olympic Organizing Committee to cancel your gold medal."
"What does the Olympic Organizing Committee say? Is there an investigation? Do you need me to explain?" Zhang Guan asked.
Director Ma shook his head and continued: "The Olympic Organizing Committee is not a fool. It is possible to say that an athlete deliberately lost the game and then made profits through spinach, but have you ever heard of that athlete who deliberately won the game? It is only natural for athletes to win the competition, and you broke the record to win the championship. Can the world record be broken intentionally? If according to American logic, winning the championship is deliberately manipulating the competition, then does every Olympic champion It was deliberately manipulating the game. Therefore, the Fair Committee did not accept it."
"Americans can't afford to lose. Winning games is said to be against sportsmanship and sportsmanship. According to this logic, a sportsmanship and ethics award should be given to the national football team. Anyway, they always lose games, but it reflects sportsmanship. and sportsmanship." Zhang Guan said with a smile.
Director Ma did not answer, but said: "The American team is indeed a little anxious now. The track and field event is already halfway through, and they are still lagging behind in the gold medal standings, so they are starting to prepare for some dirty tricks!"
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