Chapter 108: Breaking the 60m Record Again
Germany, Stuttgart.
January 29th is the time for a Saturday break, so this time the Spakson Cup indoor track and field competition attracted a lot of spectators.
Zhang Guan has just broken the world record for the 60-meter indoor sprint, which is in the limelight. When he appeared at the competition venue, he immediately enjoyed the star-level treatment. Whether it is the organizer, the participating athletes, or the on-site audience, all look forward to the world's first flying man.
The sports atmosphere in Germany is definitely at the forefront of developed European countries. In addition to football, Germans are also very interested in other sports, whether it is summer sports or winter sports, whether it is land or water. For projects, whether indoor or outdoor, people's participation is very high, so people who care about sports competitions will always find that no matter what kind of competition, there will always be a German figure, and Germans will always get good. Results. This can also be seen from the distribution of German medals in the Olympics. The items are very uniform. They do not have a specific strong point or a special weak point. They will not monopolize all medals of a large item like China and the United States. It's more about flowering in various events, such as track and field, swimming, diving, weight lifting, shooting, three big balls, horse racing, kayaking, etc. It seems that there is nothing that the Germans are not good at, even table tennis, where there can also be players like Tim Ball who can break the monopoly of Chinese athletes.
Germans are more generous and richer than Russians. They gave Zhang Guan an appearance fee of 40,000 US dollars, which is high in an indoor competition level, but the organizer also gave Zhang Guan a small request, hoping that Zhang Guan could visit Stuttgart Football Club and can watch the match against Stuttgart at home against Nuremberg tomorrow night, obviously Stuttgart Football Club sponsored the game.
Even this kind of football club with a history of more than 100 years needs to be publicized. On the road of professionalization of sports and commercialization of professional clubs, even giants such as Real Madrid will invite some celebrities to visit from time to time. Come visit training, interact with players, give gifts to each other, and then carry out soft propaganda in the form of news, the effect will be much better than direct advertising. European football clubs already have a well-established business operation method, which is even more obvious.
Signing and taking photos, this became Zhang Guan's main task before the game. Athletes, coaches, staff, enthusiastic audiences. In short, Zhang Guan felt that he was always surrounded, but fortunately, the Germans are more orderly, even if they are wanted signed photos, it is also very regular to come one by one.
Finally, it was Zhang Guan's appearance, a simple first round of preliminaries, and then an easy first promotion, in exchange for the cheers of the audience on the sidelines, followed by signatures, group photos...
At lunch, Zhang Guan tasted authentic German sausages in the buffet. According to the regulations of the national team, athletes are not allowed to eat meat or meat products when eating out, mainly to avoid eating something that should not be eaten, such as diuretic or hormonal ingredients, which are classified as stimulants. However, like this IAAF event, the organizer prepares a buffet, and the IAAF requires that every dish be sampled. And every athlete and coach will eat it, so you don't have to worry too much about safety issues. If you eat something like doping, everyone will take action. According to the regulations, as long as the problem of doping is detected, whether it is a person or a group of people, the IAAF will directly test the sample of the food. If the problem is caused by the food provided by the organizer, the IAAF will not punish the athletes, and athletes can also claim compensation from the organizer.
In the afternoon, Zhang Guan did not use the potion in the final of the indoor 60-meter project. His physical strength is still over 80, which may be the reason for his good mood. His state is also at a high point of 90. He feels this state It is possible to break the world record for the indoor 60-meter dash again.
Indoor 60-meter sprint is not an Olympic event, so the attention is naturally not as good as the 100-meter sprint. The top 100m athletes in the world often do not participate in the indoor 60m sprint race. Even if they participate, they will also put the competition center on the Olympic events when they are not very famous. If Zhang Guan did not seek an excuse to hide abroad for a while, he would not participate in such a low-level indoor competition. Because of this, the gold content of the indoor 60-meter world record is far less than the 100-meter sprint, so it will be easier to break the world record.
The opponents in the finals are stronger than the Moscow Indoors, but they still don't pose a threat to Zhang Guan. Among the sprinters in Europe, apart from Obik Viru of Portugal who can keep up with the rhythm of Zhang Guan, the other athletes are one level away from Zhang Guan.
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With the start of the gunshots, Zhang Guan quickly rushed to the leading position, the competitors are not strong, which makes the game not so intense.
"At the beginning of the game, Zhang took the lead, he was accelerating, and other athletes were desperately catching up. Zhang's advantage is very large, and he will cross the line! The race is over! Zhang won the championship, and then we should congratulate him!"
The narrator looked at the track, and his voice seemed dull as if he couldn't utter it at all. The gap between the athletes on the field is too big. Zhang Guan won the championship completely as he deserved. He took the lead from the beginning until the end of the game. He was completely following the script arranged in the mind of the commentator. There was no new idea. There are no sudden changes, and this kind of game makes the commentator feel no passion.
"Stop work, prepare for the next game commentary." The commentator secretly said.
Zhang Guan had just crossed the finish line, the narrator picked up the next athlete's profile from the side, and then turned to look, but then, manic applause suddenly sounded in the field, with a scream and whistle in the middle, as if it was nothing. A tsunami without warning is generally rushing in.
"What's going on?" The narrator was taken down by the sudden change, then raised his head and focused his attention on the field again.
"6.36 seconds!" The narrator at the scene screamed, the sound seemed like a dog that was wiped to the tail. But then, he immediately suppressed his excitement, and then his voice returned to normal. He said, "6.36 seconds, a new world record for a 60-meter indoor sprint! It's a new world record! Unbelievable! It's incredible! Last weekend, To be precise, on Sunday, Zhang Guan broke the world record for the 60-meter indoor sprint in the indoor competition in Moscow. Now that he has not finished the week, he broke the world record for this project again! Within a week, he continued to break the world record twice! It 's incredible! I can't find the right words to praise him now! "
In the cheering of the commentary, the audience at the scene was already crazy. They spent money to buy tickets to watch the game, the purpose is to appreciate the wonderful performance of athletes, and the most wonderful performance is tantamount to breaking the world record, at this moment the audience feels that the value of their tickets bought, they witnessed a new world record was born, and they did not hesitate to cheer and applaud. If they were concerned about Zhang Guan before just again because of Zhang Guan's fame, then now, they are completely convinced by Zhang Guan's strength, breaking the world record twice in a week, which is enough to conquer the world's most discerning audience.
The next day, Zhang Guan insisted on visiting Stuttgart Football Club. The club gave Zhang Guan a shirt with the name "Zhang" printed on it, and then Zhang Guan watched Stuttgart's home game against Nuremberg at the scene. This is also the Bundesliga winter break. The Stuttgart team will play their first game at home.
On the third day, Zhang Guan hurried to Berlin and boarded the plane that returned home.
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The news that Zhang Guan once again broke the world record for the 60-meter dash came back to China for the first time. He broke the world record twice a week. Although it is 60 meters indoors, it is still unprecedented. The entire Tianxie Association was suddenly full of joy. As the Spring Festival approached, everyone hoped to hear some good news. Of course, some people are not happy after hearing this news, such as President Qu.
On the morning of the next day, the president of the Association arrived at the General Assembly to attend a meeting. In the afternoon, the president immediately summoned the main leaders of the association to prepare to convey the spirit of the meeting to everyone.
President Chang Chunguang walked into the conference room, sitting in his place, looked at all the people have come, and then said: "This morning, I went to the General Administration to participate in a meeting. This meeting was personally held by the director. Next, I will convey the spirit of the meeting to everyone. I hope you can study and understand it seriously. "
The chairman said that he opened the record book in his hand and began to convey the spirit of the meeting to everyone. The first half was some words that everyone listened to many times. It is nothing more than affirming the achievements made in sports. I hope you will be serious in the next work. Learn the guiding spirit of superiors, strengthen self-construction, and promote the continuous development of sports.
After saying this, the president's voice changed, and then said, "The leadership of the bureau is particularly affirmed by the achievements made by our Association in recent years. The leaders specifically pointed out that Zhang Guan broke the record twice before the first month of this year. We broke the world record and gave us a good start. At the same time, the leader expressed great affirmation on our recent athlete management work. Finally, the leader asked us to actively plan, seize opportunities, and innovate in our future work. Based on the present, comprehensively promote the cultivation of talents and the professional development of athletes, and make new contributions to the overall development of China's track and field career!"
When the chairman said this, the voice was intentionally increased by a few points, and the style of speech was also improved by a few points. Then he put down the notebook in his hand and then said, "The spirit of the meeting, I will convey it here. I think the instructions of the leadership have been very clear. I think the General Administration's affirmation of our work is not only encouragement but also a spur. Therefore, we cannot be complacent, we must continue to work hard, do a good job, and do our job well. "
The president's voice changed and then said, "Zhang Guan broke the world record twice in a week, which is unique in the history of world track and field. In the past, everyone paid attention to the Football Association, the Basketball Association, even the Table Tennis Association, and the Badminton Association. The attention we receive is higher than before! Therefore, we must seize the opportunity of Zhang Guan breaking the world record, increase publicity, create a publicity atmosphere, and establish a positive public image in the media and the public..."
President Qu was not far away, was holding a pen, pretending to be recording, but the mood was very low. The chairman has set the tone and wants to promote Zhang Guan in a positive direction, so it seems that Zhang Guan's agent team is guaranteed.
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The program list of the Spring Festival Gala is still confidential at this stage, but as long as confidentiality is mentioned, it means that the secret will be leaked immediately. Two days later, the program list appeared in the media's field of vision. Although it is not the final program list, it is still in the same position.
Judging from the currently leaked Spring Festival Gala, Zhang Guan's singing is the biggest highlight. It has been said that the Olympic Games is almost five months away, and the gust of sports should also pass. However, in recent days, news of Zhang Guan's continuous break of the 60-meter dash has spread throughout the country, and the wind of sports has been blown up again. The Olympic champion's Spring Festival Gala has also become the focus of public opinion.
Soon after, the Spring Festival Gala program will be officially announced, and Zhang Guan, Liu Feiren, women's volleyball, and other Olympic stars will board the Spring Festival Gala.
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The International Hall of the Capital Airport. Zhang Guan wrapped himself tightly, with hats, masks, sunglasses, and long down jackets that others could not recognize.
Zhang Guan stood in a very inconspicuous place, staring at the exit carefully. A moment later, a tall figure appeared in Zhang Guan 's line of sight. She was also wrapped tightly. Her hat, sunglasses, and mask were complete. When she saw her, Zhang Guan quickly walked up and gave the other party a big hug.
People around them just forgot about them and found that one of them was a blonde foreign woman, so they didn't care and continued to do their things. In everyone's opinion, the etiquette of using such a hug to Westerners is normal.
"Should l I just wait?" Sharapova asked.
"No, I don't dare to come too early. I'm afraid others will recognize it. The car is over there. Let's talk about it again." Zhang Guan helped Shara with her luggage and walked towards the parking lot.
At the Pan Pacific Open, which began on January 31, after a fierce battle, Sharapova won the championship again. This match was held in Tokyo, Japan, and Sharapova's next match is the Qatar Open on February 21, so she decided to take advantage of this time to come to China to find Zhang Guan.
"I didn't expect to come to China again so soon, and I still meet at the Spring Festival. I just can feel what the Chinese Spring Festival looks like." Sharapova leaned on the seat and continued, "you still want to take me to the Great Wall, I still want to see the giant panda."
"No problem." Zhang Guan nodded, "I mentioned it to you before. I'm going to New Year's Eve party. There are two rehearsals before. Besides, my time is all yours."
"Oh? Then when can you stay with me?" Sharapova asked.
"It depends on when you are free." Zhang Guan thought about it and then said "There is a Melbourne Athletics Grand Prix on February 10, but if you want to come, I will push it. Throughout February, European indoor competition is more intensive, the indoor competition, the level is relatively low, I can go or not. The main thing is to accompany you."
A little warmth rose in Sharapova's heart. She thought about it and felt that she didn't want to delay Zhang Guan's game too, and she also needed training, so she said, "So, I will arrive in Qatar a week in advance, probably May 13th, I also need some adaptive training. By the way, I heard that the New Year's party you are going to attend is the party with the most audiences in the world. What show are you going to perform? "
"Sing. Go sing a song." Zhang Guan said.
"You still sing! I want to hear it."
"Chinese songs, you don't understand."
"If you don't understand, I have to listen." Sharapova showed the little girl's gesture.
"It's not very suitable in the car. Should you sing it to you after returning to the hotel?" Zhang Guan said with a grin.
"Back to the hotel? After returning to the hotel, I was afraid that you would be busy with other things. You won't have the time to sing to me." Sharapova said, her face slightly reddish.
Zhang Guan understood the meaning of Sharapova's words, and the smile on his face grew brighter.
It's a new wedding!
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On the night of New Year's Eve, the Spring Festival Gala performed live. Zhang Guan was scheduled to appear on the 14th appearance. The title of the show was "Zheng Qi Dou Yan Feng Feng". It was a part of the continuous singing of multiple popular songs. A total of four singers participated, and Zhang Guan was scheduled to appear in the first appearance.
The director's arrangement is also based on this, because the thirteenth program is a sketch of "Magic Olympics", which will include a group of Olympic champions including Liu Feiren, and Zhang Guan followed this program to sing, and the two programs were connected. It also continues the theme of the Olympics.
Zhang Guan sang at the Spring Festival Gala and stepped down after three minutes on the stage. After all, he is not a professional singer, and his level is not up to standard, and on this stage, facing Chinese audiences around the world, to perform, even many professional singers will choose fake singing.
After the Spring Festival Gala is sung, it must be red, which becomes a theorem, and if the song is of good quality, then it will be a rhythm of red and purple. "Stubborn" was originally a very high-quality song, especially the lyrics will make people feel a lot of emotions, so after the Spring Festival Gala, this song instantly became popular all over the world and became the favorite song of young people.
However, Zhang Guan's singing skills were indeed too general. Soon some unknown singers performed cover. As soon as various cover versions came out, a small group of singers who were very popular on the street was on fire.
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Together at the beginning of the New Year, Zhang Guan began to take Sharapova around. During the Spring Festival, the north drifters all went home for the New Year, so the capital city seemed a bit empty, there was no traffic jam on the road, the business district was nice, and there were not many tourists even in the attractions.
The two had a good time, and Sharapova took the lead to go to Qatar to prepare for the game, and the next day, Zhang Guan flew to Sweden to prepare for the indoor track and field competition in Stockholm, Sweden.
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