The angular Ludao International Exhibition Center is like a giant ship, quietly docked on the shore.

On the lawn in front of the main building, a group of people are busy, setting up tables and chairs, arranging light boxes, adjusting cameras, and arranging pickups, preparing for outdoor shooting.

They are used to doing this kind of work, and although the location is different, they are still familiar with the road, busy but not chaotic.

Seeing the test shooting effect, the director nodded with satisfaction, turned around and walked to the two people who were chatting next to him, "Don't talk about it yet, it's already cleaned up over there, if you have anything to say, you better go over and talk about it!"

The man and woman, who were talking in a whisper, nodded happily, walked to the center of the venue surrounded by equipment, and sat down face to face.

They all wore glasses, but the woman's face was rimless, while the man's nose was much thicker, the same Bee Holo1 holographic glasses that had been in the limelight for the past month.

Receiving a signal that the two protagonists were ready, the director finally confirmed the surveillance footage, picked up the guide tube and shouted: "Start shooting!"

At the sound of an order, the clapperboard was stuffed in front of the camera, and the "snap" sounded.

Just as an athlete heard the starting gun, Dong Qian quickly got into the groove and said the opening remarks to the main camera: "About a month ago, at the entrance of the building behind me, Atletico Madrid set a new men's marathon record, becoming the first marathon runner in human history to run for two hours. ”

Then she turned slightly and continued to ask: "Now that you are back to your hometown, what do you think of Atletico Madrid?"

Smiling at the camera, Atletico said calmly: "Of course there is some excitement, but not too much. ”

The host asked, "Is it because the records have dragged on for too long?"

Because the undulations of the course and the tailwind have too much impact on the performance, for the sake of fairness, there has been no world record in the marathon, only the best time in the race.

However, there are records in other sports, which makes the people who eat melons form a mindset in their hearts, and directly default to the fact that the best result is the world record.

In view of this situation, the IAAF no longer insisted on its own opinion, and since 2004 has set a marathon world record, but has set strict requirements: the distance of the track must be strictly measured to ensure that it is a full foot of 42,195 meters, in order to reduce the influence of slope and wind, the track must not be straight, the undulation should not be too large, and the difference in altitude between the start and finish must not exceed 42.2 meters.

Influenced by this, major competitions have successively launched switchback routes, such as Heron Horses, and races such as North Malaysia and East Malaysia that do not turn back, and the routes will be carefully designed to be as flat as possible. Among the "Big Six", only Boma, the originator of the road marathon, is an exception, and it still uses a century-old classic track in its own way, and its results cannot participate in the world rankings.

The Egrema Circuit meets the requirements and has passed the retest, and the world's best set here naturally qualifies as a world record. Atletico ran into two hours last month, but the IAAF waited until yesterday to recognize his results, which not only made the people who eat melons suspicious, but also made Dong Qian and them bad.

Atletico nodded, "Yes, but I understand the IAAF's approach, they have had problems with doping before, and it's normal to be cautious now." ”

"Fortunately, it's finally here," Dong Qian looked at the other party, "so can you tell me, how did you do it? After all, it's not a day or two since the marathon has been dominated by East African runners." ”

"The East African highlands are indeed rich in long-distance runners, but we have the advantage of equipment. ”

"Do you mean your glasses?" the host asked, "why are they different, and they don't seem to be wearing this one during the game?" ”

Atletico reached out and took off his glasses and put them aside, "It's all requested by your director, and I had to wear glasses to appear, so I had to change to an indoor model with transparent lenses." ”

"Obviously you asked for it," Dong Qian said in her heart, and her eyes turned to the small table next to her, next to the glasses was a pair of thick-soled pointed-toe running shoes, and two neatly stacked clothes, which were Atletico Madrid's competition boots and jerseys.

Finger running shoes, Dong Qian asked: "I heard that your shoes and clothes are made in China? And it is also your own factory? Is there any reason?"

"There's no reason, it's just convenience. At first, like everyone else, I bought star shoes on the market, and then I gradually had the intention of customizing shoes according to my foot shape and running habits. ”

Atletico pointed to the north, "There are a lot of shoe companies next door, and then I asked them to customize. However, the cooperation is not smooth, simple measurement and customization is good, if you want to change the structural design, you have to go back and forth for a long time, and then I built a small factory by myself, buy equipment, dig experts, and make shoes for myself. ”

"Just one faux shoe for you?"

"Yes, my wife thinks my shoes are too ugly, and she and the children are wearing shoes that are bought outside. ”

Dong Qian nodded slightly, "Don't make other varieties and styles, only study one running shoe in a few years, your craftsmanship is worthy of admiration, and the harvest is huge enough." Those companies must have regretted it at the beginning, right? I missed the opportunity to fly with you. ”

Shaking his head slightly, Atletico denied the other party's speculation, "Actually, no, they have no regrets, and they don't need to regret them." The spirit of craftsmanship is not so magical, if the goal is set as the fastest running shoe, we have indeed achieved it, but if the goal is positioned as economic and practical value, we are still far behind. ”

"It's like this," said Atletico with his running shoes next to his fingers, revealing his shortcomings: "These are not the running shoes I wore when I competed. Originally, the pair had been scrapped and looked a little miserable, so I had to take the same batch of backup shoes to make up the number. ”

After exchanging the interview outline before, Dong Qian naturally knew it in her heart, but she still asked knowingly: "Why did it break so quickly? If it breaks after running 42 kilometers, such shoes will definitely be unqualified." ”

Atletico Madrid is unhurried, "My pair is for competition, just like F1 racing tires, trying to pursue extreme speed, for which weight and construction are sacrificed, and the corresponding wear resistance is much worse than ordinary running shoes." Of course, it does not mean that the horse will immediately degum and fall apart after running the horse, but it will be like a used tire, and it can only be scrapped for the sake of performance. ”

"Understood," Dong Qian nodded her head in approval, "I heard that your same running shoes have sold more than 3,000 pairs, won't they all be like this, competition shoes?"

"We've divided it into several versions," Atletico said, "and let users choose according to their needs, which is not possible for the time being." ”

"Is it because of strength?"

"There is an element of this. Because of the long time spent on research and development, my private shoe factory, or shoe-making laboratory, lost money for several years, and it was only recently that I finally made results and saw the money back. Therefore, for the time being, we are unable to develop more styles and varieties, and we can only specialize in one. ”

"That's also very powerful," Dong Qian was slightly excited, "As far as I know, international giants like Nike and Adidas also have a two-hour challenge plan, but we still took the lead." Does this mean that the strength of domestic enterprises in manufacturing and R&D has finally caught up with the international level?"

Well, the official media likes to compare with the international advanced level the most. Complaining in his heart, Atletico Madrid said somewhat conservatively: "I can only say that some places are not worse than abroad." ”

"Some places are not bad, so do you think other aspects are not good and need to be strengthened?"

"I didn't say that," Atletico quickly denied, "I only have an understanding of the development of running shoes because of my personal needs, and I don't really have a deep understanding of the development of the entire industry." Of course, I will definitely deepen my understanding in the future, but not now. ”

If it is Dong Qian's former colleague, the old Wang who established the status of the show's style here, he will definitely chase after this topic at this time, throwing out a series of questions of "but others don't think so", "who can prove it", "why", "what do you think".

However, Dong Qian is not her predecessor who resigned and ran to become an official, and then returned to the hosting circle, seeing that the other party was unwilling to answer, she stopped asking and changed the question, "You can represent the first Asian to break the two-hour record, which is naturally a happy thing." But many people are as worried about you as I am, afraid that foreign players will soon catch up and make the current advantage a flash in the pan. What do you think about this question?"

"There is no doubt that records are broken and that someone will be able to surpass me in the future. ”

Ma Jingyun said lightly: "As for myself, I don't really care about these, records only represent the past, and updated technology in the future will inevitably bring better results." Of course, if the person who broke my record wore my glasses and my shoes, it would be perfect. ”

Hearing him say this, Dong Qian immediately picked up the topic, "As far as I know, your glasses and running shoes have been sold a lot, and you have also published a special paper to introduce your footwork theory, maybe someone is already using them, doesn't this mean that your record will soon be lost?"

Just as money and connections make it easier to succeed in hard work, talented players are more able to play to their equipment advantages, and the combination of the two is easier to achieve.

"But don't worry about that," Atletico shook his head, "I've been working with my shoes for several years to get to where I am now." The other top players also have their own pace and shoe habits, which are easy to modify and change, so no one should do this anytime soon. ”

"Then I'll rest assured," Dong Qian looked relieved, and quickly threw out a new question: "I heard that you signed up for the Tokyo Marathon at the last minute, breaking the usual practice. What are you doing this for?"

Although I really want to say that "my losers are looking at the money, forcing me to participate in more competitions and brush up on my popularity, and sell a few pairs of shoes to go out", but in fact, what came out of Atletico Madrid's mouth was "I have joined the Athletics Association's Volkswagen Olympic program, and if nothing else, I will participate in the marathon event of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the future, and it is good to familiarize myself with the venue in advance." ”

Dong Qian was almost overwhelmed by Atletico Madrid's practice of "going to familiarize herself with the venue three years in advance", the intellectual and calm smile on her face trembled for a while, and finally stabilized, and she made a note in her heart that this expression must be cut, and she asked again: "Only participate in one marathon event?

She has not forgotten that the person in front of her who casually broke the world record for 5,000 meters while still on vacation.

"No," Atletico shook his head, "and the marathon doesn't have to be me, it depends on the final result and form." ”

"I don't see it that way, professional athletes are not as fast as you, how can other mass runners surpass you?"

"These are temporary, the future is uncertain, the state is uncertain, and no one can pack a ticket. ”

If it continues, it will become a criticism meeting of the General Administration, Dong Qian hurriedly pulled the topic back, "There are six major marathons in the world, since you have broken the convention and decided to participate in the Tokyo Marathon, what about the other five major competitions, do you also want to participate together and get a Grand Slam Silver Star back?"

"It depends," Atletico said noncommittal.

"What about domestic competitions? You can't continue to favor one over the other, right?"

Atletico had no choice but to spread their hands, "Those organizing committee officials also said the same. I used to insist that I would only participate in the heron horse, but now that the mouth is open, everyone has come to pull people's heads, and even the half race has invited me. ”

"So what do you do? Do you say no to them all, or do you choose to agree?"

"I can only say as much as possible," Atletico said with some chagrin, looking like "people are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong".

"Actually, I run marathons to study exercise physiology in extreme conditions, and I only participate in competitions to make my thesis more convincing. Now that the results have been recognized, it doesn't matter whether you participate in other competitions or not, and it is certainly good to be able to see it, but you will not feel sorry if you don't make it. ”

"You can see it," Dong Qian nodded, "If you don't say it, I almost forgot, Atletico Madrid, you are still a famous research-oriented entrepreneur, and you publish a large number of papers every year." At the same time, you also manage the entire Bee Group, and I'm curious, how do you manage your time?"

"Time is all about time, and I'm actually pretty much the same as everyone else in this regard. If there is anything special, that is, our online office system is developed by itself, the function is fully in line with its own reality, the accuracy and effectiveness of the information are well controlled, and the middle level of hands-off authorization can effectively improve the overall work efficiency. ”

Of course, Atletico's own abilities also play a big role in it, every year there are middle and senior executives who are demoted, fired, or even prosecuted for trying to modify the data, and every time Atletico conducts large-scale interviews, many colleagues will be left afterwards. Over time, rumors began to circulate in the company that Atletico Madrid had set up surveillance software on office computers and polygraphs in the office to monitor and screen management.

Dong Qian had also heard of these rumors, but this kind of topic was not suitable for public discussion, so she had to hold back her curiosity and avoid talking about it.

With the cooperation of the two people, the interview ended quickly. After collecting enough materials, the program team quickly quit and left, and time was running out of schedules.