Volume 3 The King of Athletics Chapter 31 The Third-rate Organizer (Part 1)
On July 5, the IAAF Super Grand Prix Lausanne was held in Lausanne, Switzerland.
In the restaurant, Liu Feiren held a large plate of food and kept stuffing it into his mouth, he was obviously in a good mood at the moment, as if he had stepped out of the shadow of failing to win the Golden League in Paris.
Lausanne can be said to be the blessed land of Liu Feiren, who broke the world youth record and Asian record in the 110m hurdles in Lausanne three years ago.
"Lausanne is a great place for you! The first time you broke the Asian record, it should be here! Zhang Guan said with a smile on his face.
"Yes, it's been three years in a blink of an eye, and time flies." Liu Feiren's mouth was full of food, and he said vaguely.
Zhang Guan knows that next year, here next year, which is also the Lausanne station of the IAAF Grand Prix, Liu Feiren will break the world record in 12.88 seconds, so Lausanne is indeed a blessed land for Liu Feiren.
"You ate so little today?" Liu Feiren looked at the plate in front of Zhang Guan.
"I don't seem to be hungry today." Zhang Guan replied, but he was thinking about going to dinner with Sharapova for a while.
Sharapova came to Lausanne earlier than Zhang Guan, and now she is in the hotel, waiting for Zhang Guan.
Liu Feiren didn't think much about it, he thought that the Swiss dishes did not meet Zhang Guan's taste, and then whispered: "I still have two packs of instant noodles there, go back to you?" ”
"You've eaten three packs?" Zhang Guan suddenly laughed, and then said: "I still haven't eaten a pack, if you finish eating, I will help you when the time comes." ”
"You haven't eaten a pack!" Liu Feiren said with a little surprise: "I didn't dare to eat it, I only soaked a pack when I was really hungry, if you really don't eat it, go back to me." ”
Considering that there may be problems in terms of European eating habits, the training base specially prepared several packets of instant noodles for everyone, which were fried by the chefs of the base themselves. However, Zhang Guan went on a date with Sharapova almost every day, so he didn't have the opportunity to eat instant noodles at all.
This time the international super prize was in Lausanne, and Powell did not participate. The main reason is that the schedule is too tight.
The first leg of the Golden League is on 1 July, while the second leg in Rome is on 8 July, and the athletes will have to attend a pre-match press conference and acclimatization, so they must arrive in Rome two days in advance. The super prize of Lausanne is held on July 5, which means that if you participate in the Lausanne competition, you must rush to Rome to participate in the second leg of the Golden League the next day after the competition. Head straight to Rome to prepare for the second leg of the Golden League.
Lausanne was a blessed place for Liu Feiren, who ran better than the first leg of the Golden League, winning the 110m hurdles in 13.05 seconds, while Liu's main rival retired in the middle of the race.
At the same time, in the 100-meter sprint, Zhang Guan, who was equipped with running shoes, also easily won the championship in the 100-meter sprint, with a time of 9.92 seconds. Zhang Guan also felt the effect of running shoes for the first time.
After Lausanne station, after participating in various activities organized by the organizers, the group went to the airport that evening and boarded a plane to prepare for the flight to Rome.
However, halfway through, the plane was delayed. The class that was supposed to take off at seven o'clock in the evening left Lausanne at half-past eight, then flew another hour and arrived at the airport in Rome at ten o'clock in the evening. And because many of the international competitors in Lausanne also flew on the same flight. So after arriving in Rome, rushing to the hotel has become a big problem, and the car sent by the organizer to take the opportunity turned out to be a bright Iveco, which can seat ten people is already good with luggage. The athlete is almost like a sardine in a can.
"No, don't sit, let's take a taxi!" Zhang Guan's height doesn't want to be crammed into this car.
Coach Yu and Coach Sun glared at Zhang Guan at the same time. Obviously, he told him that the funds for the competition were tight, and he could save it, and he sent a car to pick it up, so why spend that unjust money.
Zhang Guan immediately understood, and then said: "Take a taxi, I'll pay for it!" ”
"Hehe, we forgot, there is a billionaire standing in front of us!" Director Yu is obviously talking about the fact that Zhang Guan made a lot of money at the Olympics last year.
"That's it, we're not short of money!" Zhang Guan said as he walked to the taxi stop.
The hotel booked by the organizer has a very grand name, called the Royal Hotel in Rome. However, when Zhang Guan and his party arrived at the hotel, they were told that the room was full. So they had to contact the organizer again, and it took a lot of effort for the organizer to contact another nearby hotel.
When Zhang Guan arrived at the hotel, it was already past twelve o'clock, and everyone was still hungry at this time, but they were told by the hotel that there was no catering service at this time, and if they wanted to eat, they had to go back to the Royal Hotel.
Zhang Guan was really angry this time, he tossed for seven or eight hours in a row, and he was hungry, which was absolutely unbearable.
Zhang Guan ran to the corner, picked up the phone, and dialed Sharapova's number.
"Honey, I waited for you all night, I also called the airport to confirm, I heard that your plane was late, you are here now?" Sharapova's voice was a little lazy, as if she was a little sleepy.
"Martha, we've arrived, but we've had some problems, the hotel is full, and then there's nothing to eat, can you help me see, is there still a room where you live?" The best words are food. Zhang Guan said.
"Alright! I'll call you in a moment. Sharapova hung up the phone, and a few minutes later, she called back and told Zhang Guan that she had booked a room and that the hotel was ready to eat.
Zhang Guan immediately walked up to everyone and said, "Let's go, let's change to a hotel, I've already found someone to set a place, and there is something to eat!" Don't worry about the cost, we're not short of money! ”
"So you're hiding in a corner, you're booking a hotel? When did you become so powerful that Rome still has your overseas connections? Coach Sun said as he lifted his luggage and prepared to follow Zhang Guan, after all, he was tired all day, and he also wanted to find a place to eat something quickly, and then sleep beautifully.
"Hehe, just follow the local tyrant." Zhang Guan patted his chest and took everyone out into the taxi.
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"It looks more upscale than the Royal Hotel!" Liu Feiren looked at the decoration in the hotel lobby. Speak.
Zhang Guan smiled and didn't say anything. First, Sharapova can't stay in a bad hotel, and second, the Golden League is about to start, and by this time, only expensive high-end hotels have rooms, and generally cheaper hotels are already fully booked.
There is a reason why the prices of high-end hotels are high, for example, even after 1 a.m., restaurants still serve food, and there are chefs on duty 24 hours a day, although the food at night is not as complete as during the day. But it's already a perfect treat for the hungry.
By the time we finished eating and washing, it was already three o'clock in the morning, so everyone almost fell asleep.
The next day, Zhang Guan didn't get up until noon, and everyone else was similar, so they ate lunch directly, and after lunch, Zhang Guan and Liu Feiren took a car to the training venue arranged by the organizer for adaptive training.
But what I didn't expect was that the venue arranged by the Roman side was not suitable for training at all. Originally, everyone thought that a separate stadium would be arranged, but they did not expect that it would be an open stadium, where many Roman citizens came to exercise, and there were even two amateur football teams competing in the middle field.
"What kind of training ground is this! It's simply a center of mass activity. This should be placed domestically. Dozens of square dance teams can be organized! Zhang Guan complained in his heart, he felt that this situation was obviously impossible to train.
However, Liu Feiren had to work harder, even if he was surrounded by ordinary citizens, Liu Feiren still carried out more than two hours of recovery training.
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Evening. In front of the balcony of the hotel suite, Sharapova handed a glass of water to Zhang Guan, and she picked up half a glass of red wine. He took a sip, then shook the glass in front of his eyes, and continued, "It's a shame that you can't enjoy this delicious red wine." ”
"No way, there's a game tomorrow! Don't eat indiscriminately. Zhang Guan stretched out his arms, and Sharapova sat down in Zhang Guan's arms and leaned on him.
"I'm going back tomorrow when you're done." Sharapova gently stroked Zhang's chest and continued: "I need to start training, there will be several major tournaments to come, the Bank of the West Classic, the Akula Classic, the Los Angeles Open, the Toronto Open, and then the US Open. ”
Zhang Guan nodded, July and August before the US Open was held, it was the peak period of all kinds of tennis competitions in the United States, and the degree of commercialization of sports in the United States was very high, and many large consortia were willing to spend money to sponsor tennis tournaments, so the tennis tournaments held in the United States had higher prize money than tennis tournaments in Europe. For example, the Bank of the West Classic has a total prize fund of $585,000, while the Budapest Classic held in Hungary on the same day has a total prize fund of only $140,000, which is a normal prize amount in Europe. On the other hand, in North America, the Akula Classic, the total prize fund is $1.3 million; Los Angeles Open, $585,000, Toronto Open, $1.3 million, and New Haven Open, $585,000. In the tournament held in North America, the amount of $585,000 has become the minimum guarantee line, while many European competitions have a total prize fund of only 100,000 yuan, so many European big-name players,
Sports is a thing, sometimes throwing money really works!
"And when are you going to leave?" Zhang Guan then asked.
"The plane to New York the morning after tomorrow." Sharapova spoke.
"So we should cherish our time?" Zhang Guan picked Sharapova up.
Wine glasses rolled on the ground, and the red wine that flowed out spread on the white floor, bright as blood, but reflected the figures of the lovers who lingered next to them. (To be continued.) )
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