After everyone arrived at the place where the competition personnel of the Wenhuai Lake Equestrian Club rested, it did not take long for the competition staff to tell the riders who participated in the individual show jumping competition today to go to the competition registration office to take their places.

"I really don't know what the Sports Bureau does, although this is only a qualifying knockout round, but it is not so unreasonable to arrange the schedule, right? It's just eventing and speed racing, if it's arranged, it can be arranged in one day, but they actually arranged it for three days, did they have any intentions? When Tang Yao heard that she was asked to go, she muttered dissatisfiedly.

Fu Jun listened, smiled and shook his head, knowing that Tang Yao had been in the UK for a long time, and he didn't know much about the specific situation of domestic equestrian sports.

As for the schedule of the qualifying knockout round of this National Games, why does the Shanyang Sports Bureau know so much, Fu Jun, who has watched the equestrian competition in Shanyang for so long, naturally knows what is going on.

"What are you laughing at? Still shaking your head and laughing, have you taken ecstasy? Say, what do you know? Tang Yao saw Fu Jun snickering, and asked with frowning eyes.

"I'm not laughing at anything, but I can tell you about the schedule." Fu Jun replied.

"Honestly."

"Good!" Fu Jun responded and said: "If it is a competition, of course this schedule is unreasonable, but such a small regional selection competition, such an arrangement, in terms of the development of equestrian in Shanyang City, is indeed a good choice." ”

What do you mean by that? Is there any point in delaying the schedule and wasting everyone's time? When Tang Yao heard this, he said with a questioning face.

"It means a lot." Fu Jun nodded.

"......" Tang Yao was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What is the point?" Tell me about it. ”

In his tone, Tang Yao obviously did not believe that the schedule of the qualifying knockout round of the National Games was reasonably arranged and meaningful.

That's like saying to Fu Jun, you hurry up and brag so that I can see if it's right.

If she doesn't blow well and can't convince her, then Tang Yao will give Fu Jun a good look.

Of course, Fu Jun knew the girl's little girl mentality, and lightly pointed to the crowd in the stands around him, which was basically full, and said, "The reason why I said that the schedule is reasonable and meaningful is because of them. ”

"Them?" Tang Yao followed Fu Jun's point and muttered, "Are these audiences? Are they the reason why you said that? ”

"Hmm!" Fu Jun nodded.

"Why?" Tang Yao asked puzzled.

"The reason is very simple, to put it officially, it is to spread equestrian culture, attract more people to love equestrianism, build equestrian confidence in Shanyang City, and at the same time, bring economic vitality to Shanyang City."

"You're not one of those bureaucrats in the Sports Bureau, how can you speak with a bureaucratic atmosphere, can you say something I can understand?"

"Yes." Fu Jun responded: "You have been in the UK for a long time, there is a strong equestrian atmosphere, even if there is a regional competition without prize money, there will be many local horse fans everywhere to watch the race, but in China, it is very difficult. ”

"What can be difficult, is it difficult that no one can come to watch the competition, although I have been studying abroad for many years, but I still know some about the domestic horse industry, every year there are more and more people who love equestrian sports in China, and among them, there will definitely be people who come to see the equestrian competition." Tang Yao said.

"That's for sure, since the competition is held, they definitely want someone to come and see it, but even if the members of the equestrian clubs in Shanyang City come to see the competition and bring their families to see it, do you think they can fill the horse venue that the Shanyang City Government has built at a huge cost and can accommodate tens of thousands of people?" Fu Jun asked rhetorically.

"You shouldn't be satisfied, right?" Tang Yao estimated a little in his heart, and said in a weak tone.

"Not should, yes. Relying on the wealthy members and families of the various equestrian clubs, it is impossible to fill the seats. Besides, the Shanyang Municipal Government vigorously develops equestrian sports in the hope that more people can participate in this activity, rather than relying only on the members of various clubs to develop, which is obviously inconsistent with the original intention of the Shanyang Municipal Government. ”

Fu Jun said this, paused, and continued: "In the past, ordinary equestrian competitions without bonuses are good to be able to seat half of the people, and only those competitions with bonuses that can have publicity exposure points can win the attention of ordinary people and attract them to the horse venue to watch the competition, as for whether they will fall in love with equestrianism because of this, it depends on the will of God." ”

"According to you, isn't it an equestrian competition without prize money that attracts not many spectators? However, there is no prize money in today's qualifying tournament, why are so many people watching? Tang Yao said with a provocative look.

"That's because this is the National Games, how many competitions are there in China that can be compared with the National Games? Without the signboard of the National Games, it would be nice to really be able to come half of the people. ”

"......" Tang Yao was speechless when he heard this.

After all, the original intention of holding the National Games is to train newcomers and select talents for the country's Olympic strategy.

To put it bluntly, the National Games is to prepare for the Olympic Games, and the average domestic athlete, if they can't win results in the National Games, there is almost no great possibility that they will be selected by the country to participate in the Olympic Games.

"Is the domestic equestrian market still so cold?" Tang Yao said with some frustration.

"Anyway, it's not a popular sport, Shanyang City is still relatively well developed, and in other places, there can be dozens of horses, all of which are very large horse farms, and there may only be a few sports horses that can really compete." Fu Jun replied.

"I didn't expect that after so many years of domestic development, it still develops so slowly."

"Well, so we need to use every opportunity to increase the visibility of equestrian sports and promote the development of equestrian sports."

Fu Jun nodded and said: "This is also the qualifying tournament for the National Games in Shanyang City, and the Shanyang Sports Bureau will arrange the schedule that could have been completed in one day for three days, because this is not the end of the competition." In order to promote equestrianism and run a good competition, there are other entertainment activities inside and outside the equestrian venue in the past few days, making this competition a feast of equestrian sports, which is also the reason why Shanyang City has been able to make the atmosphere of equestrian sports famous in recent years. ”

"And the purpose of doing this is nothing more than to maintain more exposure, let these fans stay for a few more days, and use people's herd mentality to attract more people to pay attention to participating in this sport."

"Anyway, the ticket to the venue can be re-entered, for horse fans, it is nothing more than a waste of time, and for those who can participate in equestrian sports, this time is nothing at all."

"On the contrary, they can enjoy other entertainment activities inside and outside the racecourse, which in turn enhances their love for equestrian sports."