All-round Athlete

Chapter 761 Playing a Charity Match

The news that Zhang Guan won all the gold medals in the men's short track speed skating event of the Winter Olympics instantly dominated the headlines of the media. Many people still find it unbelievable, and even more people find it surprising, but no matter whether it is an incredible person or a surprised person There are a lot fewer people, and many people even feel that they are used to it.

On the Internet, there are also some similar comments:

"Zhang Guan won all the gold medals in men's short track speed skating? What's so strange about it? After all, it's Zhang Guan. If he doesn't win the gold medal, that would be a strange thing!"

"Surprised? I'm not surprised at all. If someone else said it, I would definitely be surprised. But Zhang Guan, I'm not surprised. He is the most talented athlete in the world. No matter which sport he enters, I will get the highest achievement, I have long been used to it!"

"Ever since I heard that Zhang Guan is going to participate in the Winter Olympics, I haven't missed any of his games. I knew a long time ago that Zhang Guan will definitely not disappoint us!"

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In the Vancouver Winter Olympics, a total of eight gold medals were produced in the short track speed skating event, all of which were won by the Chinese team, and Zhang Guan alone won all the gold medals in the men's event.

Counting the gold medal in the previous figure skating event, the Chinese delegation won a total of nine gold medals at this Winter Olympics. This is the best achievement ever achieved by the national team, and it has already entered the top five in the gold medal list Before this, the national team had never entered the top ten of the Winter Olympics gold medal list.

In terms of medals, the Chinese delegation also ranked fifth with 15 medals, which is also the best result ever.

The five teams in front of the Chinese delegation are Canada, Germany, the United States, and Norway. Canada and the United States are undoubtedly traditional winter sports powerhouses, while Germany and Norway have always been outstanding in snow sports. Especially Norway, which is close to the Arctic Circle, has a small population, but it is the world's top winter sports power. Compared with these countries, the Chinese team is still not competitive in most sports in the Winter Olympics, such as ski jumping, Nordic combined, bobsleigh and ice sled, which are all major sports in the Winter Olympics, but There wasn't even a single person in the national team.

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After all, the attention of the Winter Olympics is not as good as that of the Summer Olympics. Whether it is the scale of the post-match celebration or the recognition of athletes, it is not as good as the Summer Olympics. However, being able to win all the gold medals in the short track speed skating events has also made the national short track speed skating team popular. At least in terms of advertising endorsements, they have gained more than the sum of the past four years.

And Zhang Guan has also obtained several new advertising endorsement contracts. For the current Zhang Guan, there is actually no need to strive for any very earth-shattering results. After all, Zhang Guan's advertising endorsement fee has long been the first in the world. Even if Zhang Guan wins dozens of world championships and breaks dozens of world records, it will not be of much help in the convenience of advertising endorsements. After all, Zhang Guan is currently The price of an advertising endorsement is already a very astonishing figure. It can be said that there is no room for price increase at all, so more championships or world records are just adding some achievements, and they can no longer help Zhang Guan earn more money. .

What Zhang Guan now needs more is the exposure rate of the media. As long as Zhang Guan can continue to appear on the news media, grab a headline from time to time, and attract people's attention, advertisers will keep investing money. It can be said that the current Zhang Guan has already entered the ranks of those who can make money with face.

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After the Winter Olympics, Zhang Guan got another short vacation. His next main goal is to prepare for the Turkish Men's Basketball World Championships and the Asian Games. These two competitions will start in the second half of the year, so the time is still very early. .

The first training camp of the men's national team will start in May, and then the final 12-man roster will be determined one after another. But there are two people who are privileged, even if they appear on the training list, they are not allowed to participate in the training camp, and that is Zhang Guan and Dayao.

Dayao's return date is undecided due to surgery. It is impossible for the national team to force such a meritorious athlete to play with injuries, so when Dayao returns to the team is entirely up to him. And Zhang Guan's privileges are not only in the Basketball Association, even at a higher level, Zhang Guan has privileges, and it is even more impossible for the Basketball Association to force Zhang Guan to participate in the training camp. Therefore, when Zhang Guan returns to the team, The same is what he said.

Even-numbered years are generally big sports years. For example, the Olympic Games held every four years are held in even-numbered years. World Championships and cup competitions of many events are also held in even-numbered years. The Vancouver Winter Olympics at the beginning of the year is just the beginning of the year's games, and the real highlight will be in June and July, the World Cup in South Africa, which will be a festival for fans all over the world.

Zhang Guan originally reserved tickets for the World Cup. Of course, Zhang Guan did not want to miss the opportunity to watch the World Cup. Before that, Zhang Guan had to deal with one person, that is "Bai Taisen" Chaga Yev.

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In the conference room, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes is demonstrating a PPT speech script he made.

The middle-aged man named Sun An is the future manager of the Hope Fund.

After several months of preparation, the Hope Fund will be formally established soon, and the relevant procedures have been completed. In fact, the process of setting up a charity fund is very complicated, and many related or unrelated departments have to be well managed. Sometimes it is normal to delay a year or a half for a seal, and sometimes it is even deliberately delayed, just for the sake of Let you feel embarrassed, if you don't mean it, then it's not mean enough to do it, and the stamping thing is naturally embarrassing.

Fortunately, He Yiming has a lot of connections, and Zhang Guan's reputation is big enough. It took a few months to complete dozens of chapters. Although treats and gifts are indispensable, it can save a lot of time. .

Naturally, it was impossible for Zhang Guan to manage the Hope Fund himself, so he still hired a professional manager, and the manager was Sun An. This Sun An is a doctor who has participated in or been in charge of several charitable relief projects, so he is a suitable candidate.

Just as Sun An finished explaining his manuscript, Zhuge opened the door and walked in.

"Zhang Guan, Chagayev's manager called again to ask you, when will the friendly match start?" Zhuge asked.

"If you don't tell me, I almost forgot about it!" Zhang Guan slapped his head.

"White Tyson" Chagayev wanted to see Zhang Guan's butterfly walk, so he proposed to play a friendly match with Zhang Guan, and even said that Zhang Guan could wear protective gear. But Zhang Guan refused on the grounds of participating in the Winter Olympics. Now that the Winter Olympics is over, Chagayev remembered this matter again, so he sent someone here to inquire.

"This Chagayev, I really don't want to die until the Yellow River! To be honest, I really don't want to fight with him." Zhang Guan suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and then he said: "Didn't you just discuss the Hope Fund?" Opening Ceremony? How would you like a charity boxing match to kick off our Hope Fund?"