“…… On August 3, 1997, at the 100m World Championships in Athens, Morris Green won the championship with a time of 9.86 seconds and set a record for the World Athletics Championships.

In 1999, at the 100m Athens Grand Prix on June 16, Morris Green won the Grand Prix in 9.79 seconds and set a world record.

At the 2004 Olympics, Justin Gatlin defeated Morris Green in Athens to win the men's 100m title.

At the 2005 Athens Grand Prix, Asafa Powell set a new world record in the men's 100-meter dash with a time of 9.77 seconds.

Athens, a new beginning and a new end.

In the world of athletics, the new generation of super-fierce track and field athletes seems to have begun to rise with Athens as the dividing line, and at the same time, it also marks the end of a great era that belongs to Morris Green.

Fortunately, among the top runners in this world men's sprint rise is one of our Chinese, who swept all the runners in the three Grand Prix races in Osaka, Eugene and New York this year.

We look forward to seeing him do well at this year's World Championships, and in many more competitions in the future, in the upcoming '08 Olympic Games! Suzu! Come on! ”

The next day, a report appeared on the sub-page of the sports weekly about Powell's victory at the Athens Grand Prix, and in the last paragraph of the report, it was clear what it meant in the recent past.

If it were before, the track and field event, even if the men's 100-meter world record was broken, would only shock the sports world, which would not be a big news for many ordinary people in China. There aren't many people who really pay attention, but since Athens, Suzu's popularity has gradually become a discussion among many people who didn't pay special attention to men's sprinting.

Thousands of years of cultural and historical precipitation, the Chinese people are proud, even if there is a hazy past, but stand up again, catch up, from the economy, national strength, military and even sports, we are so strong.

World No. 1, world record, Olympic champion, these words gradually integrated into the whole people with the 08 Olympic Games, from the Internet to the media and newspapers, they began to gradually brew and ferment.

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June 27, the imperial capital.

After Su Zu and Yu Yaling arrived from the magic capital last night, they attended the signing ceremony of the VISA endorsement today.

Just last month, after Su Zu won the men's 100m and 200m at three consecutive Grand Prix races in Osaka, Eugene and New York, VISA finally reached an agreement with the Athletics Management Center. This is one of the top endorsements Su Zu has received so far.

The details of which do not go into detail.

Su Zu has learned from Yu Yaling that many domestic first-line enterprises and international giants have contacted the Hetian Management Center, and it is obvious that with Su Zu starting to participate in international competitions, he also has a high degree of recognition in the international arena. Especially in Asia, the popularity is almost on the rise.

If he does a new good job at this year's World Championships in Helsinki, some of the world's top endorsements such as Mercedes-Benz may also invite him to be a global brand promoter.

After doing all this, Su Zu took the time to watch the development and operation of his athletes' home and runners' club.

With Su Zu's fame, after having a huge income, he did not put this piece down, and successively provided part of the funds for development.

There are many troubles for in-service athletes in engaging in these business activities, and the intangible assets of in-service athletes belong to the state. Athletes in service must be approved by the organization before they can carry out business activities such as advertising.

Therefore, the legal representative of the Athletes' Home and the Runners' Club is not him, and with the current size of the two, they are still small start-ups. There are only four stores between the athletes, and there is only one runner's club, and they are not in any high-end and prosperous area, and they are still very primitive in the initial stage.

Su Zu is not in a hurry, it is already difficult to lay the foundation in a year. Zhang Qunwen and Zheng Wei both need to have a growth process, and in this process, they will slowly introduce talents.

Moreover, both sides have now recruited one or two dozen retired athletes one after another, and they all need a gradual transition and adaptation process.

For such a small business, there is no need for Su Zu to go to the platform now. It's really a trouble to start making a big splash, he just needs to go to the imperial capital, occasionally take the time to go around these points, and leave a few group photos, it's enough.

Like the home of athletes, several stores have gradually changed from low-end brands at the beginning to agents of sports goods such as Antan, Adi, and Naike. Of course, during the period, Su Zu and Antan's marketing director greeted each other, which was naturally unavoidable. But gradually I can maintain the balance of payments, and I will be fine.

As for the Runners' Club, Su Zu's occasional appearance has already been able to bring in a lot of members, and there are now hundreds of members of the Runners Club, with some daily fitness projects, the development is better than Su Zu expected.

Something like a company that is on the track, and in the growth stage, if it does not encounter major setbacks and external interference, it will generally be able to develop relatively smoothly.

With Su Zu's age, if he wants to be for a long time, his focus will definitely be on the field. All he could do was plant a seed and wait for the day the flowers would bloom.

After the signing ceremony, and also took a turn at the Athletes' House and the Runners' Club, Su Zu flipped through a text message on his mobile phone and laughed.

……

"Sister, sister, have you ever been on a plane?"

"I heard that there are very tall buildings in the capital, can I go to see them in the future."

"You have to study hard in the future, and when you are admitted to university in the future, you will have the opportunity to fly and see high-rise buildings. Got it? ”

"If the weather is too hot after the holiday, remember to stay at home and don't walk around to avoid heat stroke. Boys, in particular, should not go to the river to bathe and swim, and if they do, they must be accompanied by an adult. ”

The weather in June was already quite hot, and in an old classroom, Li Yulin touched the sweat on her forehead, looked at the bunch of first- and second-grade elementary school students around her, and answered questions patiently one by one.

This is a large-scale volunteer activity of the Poverty Alleviation Foundation, and college students from seven or eight colleges and universities in the imperial capital formed a volunteer team to carry out a "summer safety popularization activity" in a primary school in Hebei Province.

In addition to the interacting with the elementary school students in the classrooms, there are also many college student volunteers on the playground at this time, leading the elementary school students to play games.

"Yulin, you're so patient."

After Li Yulin finally asked the primary school students who had been pestering her to explain various experiences, Fang Leshi, who had been standing beside her, kept fanning her with a propaganda poster.

The conditions of these township middle schools are limited, and there is no air conditioning in the classrooms, not even ceiling fans. The sun was shining on the roof of the bungalow on the first floor, and the heat was steaming.

"I told you not to come, you want to come yourself."

Li Yulin gave her a blank look at her high school classmate, who was born in a big city like her and was pampered since childhood, where did she ever suffer this kind of hardship.

"When are we going back?" Fang Yueshi asked a little boredly, she knew that these places didn't even have toilets, she would definitely not come.

"Come on, I'll probably go back tomorrow." Li Yulin estimated it and replied.

Looking at the playground, the elementary school students who were still having fun under the big sun, Li Yulin couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

I used to listen to his father Li Zhizhong at home that Su Zu's also started in such a township primary and secondary school, at that time Li Yulin didn't think it was good, only the first time to participate in college student volunteer activities, after walking to these places, I found how difficult it was to get out of here.

"Li Yulin, Fang Yueshi, it's so hot, let's drink saliva."

In the meantime, a boy walked in with two bottles of mineral water. The boy was wearing a white shirt, probably because he had just done an activity with some elementary school students, and he rolled up his sleeves high, looking quite capable and handsome.

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome, if it's hot, you can sit in the academic affairs office, there is a fan there."

After the boy put down the water, he smiled at the two of them, didn't stop long, turned his head and walked out of the classroom again.

"Hey—"

Fang Yueshi gently pushed Li Yulin's arm, and said in a long voice, "This is your new suitor again?" How many are these? ”

"What are you talking about?" Li Yulin didn't have a good airway.

"You're definitely going to fall in love when you're in college, you're a junior next semester, what are you waiting for?" Fang Yueshi said with a smile.

While the two were talking, suddenly there was a commotion outside the classroom, and some people even applauded.

"What's wrong? Outside? ”

"Looks like someone important is coming."

"I don't know, go out and have a look."

The elementary school students in the classroom seemed to hear the commotion and ran towards the outside of the playground in unison.

On the small playground, the college student volunteers and the leaders and teachers of the local township and school were all gathered together.

In the crowd, a tall, slender figure was smiling brightly and jumping on one foot with a little boy in the fourth grade.

Li Yulin covered her mouth slightly, looking at the figure surrounded by stars like a moon in the field with a surprised face, and the other party seemed to notice her gaze.

Suddenly turned his head to look at her, and walked over in a few steps.

"Senior sister!"