All-round Athlete

Chapter 36

Manager Wang seemed a little displeased when the contract was not completed. He said to Lawyer Zhu beside him, "Zhang Guan didn't sign the contract. It seems that his father ordered him to do so. His father probably wanted more. In fact, I think we can still do some work for Zhang's father and fight for it, there is no need to leave so soon."

Lawyer Zhu smiled and said, "I'm afraid it will be very difficult. It is impossible for the head office to offer too high a price."

"That's right." Manager Wang nodded, and said in a low voice, "The one we went to has been at odds with the president of the Asia-Pacific region. The original purpose of signing athletes as endorsements was also to get more budget."

Manager Wang didn't go into details, but Manager Zhu had heard a little about it. It is normal for regional executives of multinational corporations to have conflicts. One day you block me, and tomorrow I will mess with you. This kind of thing is too common, especially when money is involved. Since there is a budget for publicity funds every year, their superiors think of various ways and excuses to apply for publicity funds every year. Take the signing of Zhang Guan. For example, the application was 100,000 U.S. dollars, and finally the Asia Pacific head office approved 80,000 U.S. dollars, but only 300,000 yuan was willing to be paid when the contract was signed, and the rest would be withheld. Of course, no matter whether the contract is successfully signed, as long as the publicity funds are approved, there is always a way to spend them.

Attorney Zhu asked, "Did you inquire about Zhang Guan's family situation before you came?"

"Yes!" Manager Wang immediately introduced: "Zhang Guan's father is a senior executive of the city's state-owned enterprise! I know this state-owned enterprise, and it is one of the largest state-owned enterprises in the city. The state-owned enterprise established in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China now counts retired employees. Tens of thousands of people, I heard that because the benefits have been good, they have not participated in several state-owned enterprise restructurings."

"That's right! State-owned enterprises have preferential policies and policies on land use, and this kind of old-fashioned state-owned enterprises have accumulated a lot of fixed assets over the past few decades. As long as this kind of state-owned enterprises are invincible, they are 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. No. 1 Middle School should be a high school! People in their age group can be regarded as the most educated group of people who can be high school English teachers."

Lawyer Zhu said: "Judging from the occupations of Zhang Guan's parents, their income should be pretty good. Although they are not as good as business owners, they must be richer than ordinary wage earners. According to the regulations of the Athletic Association, athletes can only get Half of the endorsement fee, our 300,000 yuan, only 150,000 yuan 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. Moreover, Zhang Guan's parents should be both Those who are educated and have a certain culture, the parents of this kind of family value the future growth and development of their children more than the immediate interests."

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

"The matter of minors can be resolved if you really need it. In fact, there are ways to find some loopholes, but 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. Next year will be the Olympic Games, and there will definitely be a large number of Olympic champions. According to the situation of the last session, the general Olympic The champion’s endorsement fee is 300,000 to 400,000 yuan a year. After next year’s Olympics, we will directly sign a few Olympic champions as endorsers, and the publicity effect will not be bad. He is just an Asian champion. It really doesn’t matter if he signs or not. .”

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Director Sun also returned to the field management center and reported to the leader that Zhang Guan had not signed a contract.

After traveling all the way and sitting in the car for several hours, the signing of the contract was not completed. Director Sun also had some emotions, and he inevitably gave Zhang Guan a negative evaluation in the report.

"Leader, this Zhang Guan is too ignorant. Although he broke the Asian record, he still has to obey the management of the center! Nike offers an endorsement fee of 300,000 yuan per year, and he can share it without doing anything. Up to 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 sign, don't sign! He is still young and has not entered the society. It is normal to think about idealization, and what he said is right. After all, he is not yet eighteen years old. It’s considered a minor! We have to act according to the law, so let’s slow down the signing of the contract.”

"The leader is right." Director Sun immediately echoed: "We should leave him alone, let's not contact him with advertisements and endorsements, and let him hit the wall by himself."

The leader ignored Director Sun's complaints, but said to himself: "There are also different voices within the association regarding athletes engaging in commercial activities. Many comrades believe that athletes should not engage in commercial activities, but should train in a down-to-earth manner. Only by training results and training results can we live up to the country’s training. It is right for athletes to train hard to serve the country, but without financial support, how can athletes train with peace of mind and how can they achieve results? Nowadays, training athletes is becoming more and more important. Therefore, it is not as simple as it seems on the surface for athletes to participate in commercial activities. Without affecting normal training, some advertisements and endorsements can be properly carried out, and at the same time, it can increase some funds for the center, which can also be regarded as a contribution to the sports cause. contribute to the development of

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After that, there will be no track and field competitions this year. November to March of the next year is usually the competition time for the Winter Olympics. Most track and field athletes start to reduce their training intensity in December, and athletes with injuries also start to hurry up. Treat and recover from injuries.

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

The Spring Festival this year was relatively early. On January 22, many domestic coaches and athletes did not go home to prepare for the Olympics. But Zhang Guan still got a two-week vacation, and at the same time, Mr. Chen also bought a plane ticket to go back to his hometown for the New Year.

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

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

The National Indoor Athletics Championships has a total of four stations. The first station will be held by 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 , held in Jinmen, and the last stop will be held on February 22 at the Huangsi training base of the Beijing Bayi Engineering 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 race. The main purpose of the provincial team sending Zhang Guan to the competition is to accumulate more competition experience, and 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 Athletics Championships, Zhang Guan was still on the training ground, sweating.

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

"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.

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

Old Chen shook his head: "I'm fine, I just feel a little bored all of a sudden."

Zhang Guan quickly helped Mr. Chen to sit down. He found that Mr. Chen's condition was very bad, so he said, "Mr. Chen, please sit down for a while, I'll call the team doctor."

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

"Let the team doctor take a look, I'll go now." Zhang Guan trotted to find the team doctor.

A few minutes later, Zhang Guan returned to the stadium with the team doctor, only to find that Mr. Chen had fallen to the ground clutching his chest.

"Mr. Chen!" Zhang Guan yelled, and immediately ran over, followed by the team doctor, rushing to Mr. Chen.

"Call 120 quickly." The team doctor began to give first aid to Mr. Chen while talking.

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

...

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

"Where's Zhang Guan? Why didn't Zhang Guan come?" Chen Jian searched carefully among the athletes, but couldn't find Zhang Guan.

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

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

"You don't know yet!" Yang Yao said in surprise, "I heard that Mr. Chen is sick. It seems to be very serious. Zhang Guan is still with him in the hospital. This competition will definitely not come. I guess The next race may not come."

"So that's the case." 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 similar to the godsons of the coaches, so it is normal for Chen Lao to not come to participate in the competition when Chen Lao is sick.

...

Mr. Chen had a sudden myocardial infarction. According to the doctor, fortunately, the team doctor gave first aid, and it was delivered in time. He was completely hopeless later, but Mr. Chen is still in danger.

Zhang Guan chose to stay in the hospital, waiting for Mr. Chen to pass the critical period, so he gave up the first race of the National Athletics Championships.

Chen Lao in the intensive care unit is still not awake, according to the doctor's description, the situation is much better. The Provincial Sports Center also specially invited well-known experts from the capital to consult Mr. Chen, and the news they got was also quite optimistic.

Three days later, Mr. Chen woke up. Five days later, Mr. Chen was able to eat on his own. According to the doctor, Mr. Chen's health was fine, and he could go home to recuperate after a period of observation.

Zhang Guan also missed the first three races of the National Indoor Track and Field Championships. But for the next game, Zhang Guan can no longer miss it.

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

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