49 Nothing cannot be given up
After leaving the training center in Beijing, Jiang Xin did not hesitate or stop more, and directly boarded the plane to Toronto, Canada.
After throwing an olive branch at her, Muller gave her plenty of time to think. Because it is not only the issue of players transferring to clubs, in all major competitions, players represent the country, so if Jiang Xin does decide to become independent from her past teammates and completely free from the control of her past coaches, she must also do one more thing, which is naturalization.
Give up your nationality and play for other countries.
Compared with the past, although the audience's recognition of athlete naturalization has been much higher, there are still many people who do not accept this statement. They think that since a person can give up even his own nationality, what else can they not give up?
They were right - what else could she not give up?
She sat in the waiting room with her ticket in her hand and smiled.
No.
She blinked, there was nothing she couldn't give up.
Just after Lu Bolin's press conference, she looked at her black posts that quickly spread across the Internet, looked at the Weibo comments that exploded instantly, and the pink and black war that followed. But I didn't know how to react for a while.
Angry, surprised, disappointed, sad......
These emotions may all exist, but they are all like some vague emotions floating in the air, locked in a transparent box, and there is a distance from the real her.
The only thing she knows is that she is finished, and how she finishes it is not so important.
This scandal has come to an end, which means that her contract with the advertiser has ended, and she may face early termination of endorsements, early withdrawal of advertisements, or high compensation. She didn't know, but she would soon know.
The outflow of this hotel photo also made Lu Bolin's side anxious. Athletes are not more positive than entertainment stars, they tend to represent a more positive and healthy image, so this is even more problematic. His public relations department spent a lot of effort to appease the CEOs of the company, and finally managed to calm down the matter.
Lu Bolin sat in the office and put down the phone, and his secretary knocked on the door, saying that Jiang Xin was outside the door and she wanted to see him.
"Let her in. Lu Bolin rubbed his temples.
This day was supposed to be a training day, but Jiang Xin was wearing brightly colored civilian clothes, makeup, and only carrying a small bag, which didn't look like he came from the figure skating center, nor did he look like he would go to the center later. She stood in front of Lu Bolin with no special expression on her face.
"I'm sorry. Lu Bolin smiled and opened his mouth first. "I should have contacted you a few days before...... But you also know that people are really busy and can't leave. ”
"It doesn't matter. Jiang Xin said, "I'm not here to ask about this. ”
"Sit down. ”
Jiang Xin sat down on the chair in front of him.
"We are both responsible for this. Lu Bolin said, "I didn't expect it here." I have also tried my best to save your reputation and reputation for you. ”
He was referring to the posts on the Internet that "Jiang Xin was persecuted by the figure skating team", which sprouted on the Internet a few months ago, and now it is a wave again, which is the masterpiece of the public relations department of the star agency. Jiang Xin knew yes, but she felt that it made no difference to her whether they did it or not.
"If you're going to move to another club," Lu continued, "it's a good time. Do a live stream and explain the facts to your fans. Then ......"
More specific things, he left to Jiang Xin to think about for himself.
Jiang Xin knew very well in his heart that Lu Bolin made this suggestion to her - or from the time he simply admitted their relationship at the press conference, in fact, it meant that she was no longer of any use to him.
At this time, he suggested that she change clubs, give up her nationality, and let the public relations department create public opinion in the opposite direction from the public's perception, which can actually be regarded as human favor.
After all, leave a line in everything, and see each other in the future.
This is Lu Bolin's always style. It's one thing for a company to be contracted, it's another thing for him to be private. On the one hand, he is rigorous, and on the other hand, he shows human feelings.
Jiang Xin knew this, so she felt even more at this time that the person in front of her made her very disgusting.
All along, what she can't stand the most is the neglect of her by others. She once wanted to be the best athlete she could be, to win a standing ovation, or to be the best sports star and let everyone be impressed by her beauty and charisma. Therefore, Lu Bolin's formulaic attitude towards her is only the attitude of treating her as a commodity, which makes her very annoyed while knowing what is going on or should be so.
She hated that about herself, too, this terrible ambivalence.
If possible, she hoped that she would be more decisive, throwing away her preferences, ideas, dignity, and even morals. In order to win, to win, to be the core, to trample under the feet of those who once looked down on her, she should temporarily abandon herself.
When she left Lu Bolin's office and communicated with Müller again, she made a clear request to Müller.
This request was actually a bit naïve, but under the intense anger and unwillingness, she didn't have the extra energy to tell herself what to say and what not to say.
She told Mueller that she was going to be the core.
Mueller had 10,000 reasons to refuse and mock her, but he agreed.
"There was nothing wrong with that. He said dryly, "I promise you." ”
For Jiang Xin, Toronto is not too strange a place. Someone from the Muller club had already taken care of all the handovers to the domestic training centre before he had come to pick her up at the airport.
"Good work. He said to Jiang Xin, and at the same time took the luggage in her hand.
"Let's go. Jiang Xin just smiled faintly. At this time, she was tired of pretending to be kind and cute to unfamiliar people to win their favor like she used to do.
She sat in the back of the car, looking at the street scene that quickly passed by, and there was still no extra fluctuation in her heart. Whether it's Toronto or Beijing, what she faces every day is just that indistinguishable ice rink.
On his first day at the club, Jiang Xin met with Muller, the founder and head coach. After he retired, he looked different from when he was a player in the past, and he had gathered some sharpness and had something more that he couldn't tell what it was. She didn't care too much, either.
"Tired?" asked Mueller.
"It's fine. ”
"So, take a tour?"
There weren't many people in the club, and a few of them were people she had only seen in the past, but couldn't name them. Mueller didn't let them say hello to each other, after all, there was still a lot of time to go.
"I've heard everything before. Mueller said usually.
Jiang Xin's heart lifted.
"It doesn't matter. He reassured her, "It's not that bad. As athletes, we still use results to speak. As long as you have good grades and are ranked in the world, no one can say anything to you. ”
It's not that bad.
Mueller's tone was not exactly like a simple reassuring of her, but as if he was so sure that there really wasn't a big deal about it.
"World ranking. Jiang Xin muttered to himself.
"Yes, world rankings. Mueller said.
"You have your ......," Jiang Xin pondered his words, "plan." ”
"Of course. Mueller smiled. They had already walked into the ice rink, and there were already several athletes in the center of the ice rink who looked very young at first glance practicing, and she didn't know them. "I have my plan. But," he looked at her, "I'm not a very talkative coach. ”
"Of course. Jiang Xin replied, "...... I'm prepared. ”
Müller leaned against the wall and watched the junior team members practice their jumps on the ice rink.
It's been a while since he last saw Jiang Xin during the competition, and in the past, there were still some naivety and naivety in her, but now, these things have all receded, replaced by an absolute decisiveness and indifference.
This is something he appreciates very much, and he thinks that he needs this quality, or rather this temperament.
He didn't lie to Jiang Xin, he did have a plan of his own, and he wanted to fix her style - while figure skaters should be able to master all kinds of tunes, but having a precise style orientation can also be a good way to attract attention.
He wanted to make her a seductive and cold queen, so that she and his partner were not in love like most romance tracks, but he wanted them to present a more crazy, complex, mutually hateful relationship.
She looked down on them, hated them, wanted to get rid of them but couldn't.
It's a theme he's always been obsessed with, and no one in the active roster, including the two Canadians at their peak, has been able to express it.
It's dangerous, but it's also an opportunity.
At this time, Jiang Zhijun also walked into the ice rink from the outside. He didn't say hello to Muller, didn't even look like he was here, and walked straight into the ice rink, ready to start practicing.
Mueller smiled helplessly.
"That's what he is. He said to Jiang Xin first, and then knocked on the railing.
Everyone in the ice rink looked in his direction, he waved his hand, and pointed at Jiang Zhijun again.
Jiang Zhijun slid over, his expression was the kind of coldness that could not see the ups and downs of emotions, which would be a little similar to Xu Haoyang. Jiang thought to himself, however, Xu Haoyang was more silent, while Jiang Zhijun gave people a feeling of rejection thousands of miles away.
"Let's get to know each other. Mueller usually said, "Jiang Zhijun, Jiang Xin." After that, it's your partner. Starting next season...... No, starting with the commercial show after this season. ”