After the end of the journey of the Athletics World Cup, Zhang Guan returned to China with the national team, but Zhang Guan did not rest immediately, he just met with Sharapova in a hurry, and left the capital non-stop, rushed to the Xinzhuang base to continue training, preparing for this year's track and field gold Grand Prix.

Last year's first Athletics Gold Grand Prix was very successful, and this year's second Grand Prix, the organizers' organizational experience and coordination skills have also been greatly enhanced, and the whole event order is even more orderly.

This year's Golden Grand Prix has added a 200m event, which is specially added for Zhang Guan, who will still compete in the 100m, 200m, 400m and long jump. The organizers also created a special trophy of the "King of World Sprinting", which was ready to be awarded to Zhang Guan after the competition.

In terms of participating athletes, there are also some big-name players who participate. In the 100m, Powell and Obikviru competed, in the 200m with Tyson Gay, and in the 400m, Varina did not come, but Merritt and Blackwood, two big names in the race. As for the long jump, the well-known one who came to compete was Wallace Phillips, who was not in good form this year.

Therefore, Zhang Guan won the championship of the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and long jump without any suspense, and also won the "World Sprint King Trophy".

The day after the end of the Golden Grand Prix, Zhang Guan rushed to the capital to find Sharapova, and on this day, the China Open competition also ended, Sharapova continued her good form in the US Open, winning the China Open at the "home field".

Because of the identity of "Zhang Guan's girlfriend", the current China Open has simply become Sharapova's home field, Sharapova's popularity is already very high, coupled with the audience's love for Zhang Guan's house and Wu, Sharapova is even more popular than several domestic Jinhua. Especially in the final match between her and Mauresmo, the crowd was simply one-sided in support of Sharapova. Mauresmo, on the other hand, was originally a relatively slow athlete, but when the audience supported his opponent sideways, he became even slower and was taken away by Sharapova with a score of 2:0.

For Zhang Guan, this year's track and field competitions are over, and with two months to go until the Doha Asian Games in December, Zhang Guan has also been given a short vacation to travel with Sharapova.

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Field Management Center.

Director Ma's expression was a little melancholy, in the just finished center meeting. President Qu of the association also attended, and Director Luo also read out an appointment document of the association, announcing that President Qu is also the executive deputy director of the center. Thinking of the rumors that Director Luo was going to be promoted, the participants all understood that President Qu was here to take over Director Luo's class.

Director Yu is about to retire, and Director Luo is also going to be transferred, both of whom have worked with Director Ma for many years, and now they are leaving, Director Ma feels quite uncomfortable.

Right now. There was a knock on the door, and before Director Ma could answer, he saw Director Luo push the door in directly.

"Director." Director Ma stood up, and Director Luo was not polite. sat down on the sofa, so Director Ma also came over and sat on the sofa next to him.

I only heard Director Luo say straight to the point: "Come to you to talk about Lao Yu's retirement, Lao Yu will be sixty years old at the end of the year." This retirement is a policy formulated by the state, and we must implement it conscientiously, so it is impossible to postpone retirement. But rehiring is certainly no problem. There are still two years left in the next Olympics. I have to let Lao Yu bring the Olympics over. There is no problem with this old man himself! ”

Director Ma shook his head: "There must be no problem, although the current old Yu is sixty years old, his body is stronger than the average young man, and it is estimated that those young people who work all day long can't outrun him." ”

"That's good!" Director Luo thought for a while, and then said: "Lao Ma, if the track and field team has any needs or difficulties recently, try to bring it up to me, and I will help you solve it if I can solve it." ”

Director Ma immediately understood what Director Luo meant, Director Luo wanted to help himself again before being transferred. Now Director Luo is still the director of the track and field management center, so he can still meet some requirements of the track and field team.

Director Ma hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is the time set?" ”

"It's decided, after the Asian Games!" Director Luo took a deep breath and continued: "The organization has a lot of trust in me, let me continue to lead the team to participate in this Asian Games, and it can be regarded as completing the last answer sheet!" ”

Director Ma thought for a while, lowered his voice, and then said, "There is one more thing, I have to discuss it with you first. I heard that Chairman Qu has always opposed Zhang Guan's establishment of a team of brokers to independently operate the development of commercial value, and if he is ready to take back Zhang Guan's right to develop commercial value, it will be really troublesome. I understand Zhang Guan's child, he looks young, but he is more stubborn than anyone else in his bones, I am worried that the two of them will not let each other go! ”

"That's a really troublesome question." Director Luo also frowned: "Our national conditions are different from those of foreign countries, if they are placed abroad, athletes are subject to very few restrictions, but in our country, even if they are world champions, they still have to bow their heads." ”

"yes, that's what I'm worried about. If it is another athlete, what our center says is what it is, even if there is resistance in the heart, but you still have to be obedient. Zhang Guanman, who has only been practicing sports for three years, is not an athlete trained in the traditional system, and has no sense of reverence for the traditional system. And more importantly, Zhang Guan's current achievements are the world record holders of three sprint events! It's unprecedented...... Hey......" Director Ma said this, sighing helplessly.

Director Luo also fell silent, under the domestic sports system, fame and achievements are not death-free gold medals, sometimes the management body needs not an athlete who can produce results, but an obedient athlete. In the eyes of those traditional ideologies, it is a matter of course for athletes to be obedient, and disobedience is a deviation from the scriptures and should be punished.

In the past, there were no commercial sports, and professional athletes received monthly wages like workers in state-owned enterprises. At that time, the purpose of athletes was also very simple, that is, to win glory for the country, and they did not care about any economic interests, of course, there were no economic interests to be taken into account at that time. After the athlete retires, he is also assigned to work, and when he becomes an athlete in that era, as long as he does not make mistakes, he does not have to worry about his life for a lifetime. Many rural children, if they can become athletes, it means that they can become civil servants or workers in the future, and they can get the "urban hukou" they have dreamed of. Eat the so-called "treasury grain".

Therefore, under that system, athletes must be obedient, and if athletes dare to be disobedient, they will be suspended from training, expelled, and even have no assignment after retirement, and there will be no living security for the rest of their lives. And the governing body has gradually developed the traditional idea that you must listen to what I say.

But the current situation is different from the past, where athletes had to rely on the traditional system, while today's well-known athletes can earn for several years after an advertisement, and sometimes a large endorsement is enough for the athlete to live the rest of his life. Those athletes who are capable find that they can live well without relying on the system.

Although there are many management institutions that are slowly advancing with the times, many management institutions are still using the old traditional thinking to manage, and some contradictions will inevitably erupt.

However, when the contradiction does erupt. There will inevitably be a failure or an active choice to compromise. However, as things stand, the one who loses or actively chooses to compromise is an athlete.

In the conflict between the two sides, the governing body has too many practical weapons, such as various types of punishments, bans, media bans and smears, bans from leaving the country, expulsion, and so on. And the only thing an athlete can honor may be fame. Reasoning has always been just the empty talk of idealists who are not deeply involved in the world, and even if everyone sympathizes with you, it is still useless. "Sympathy" in the face of realistic means. It's just two words that are pale and weak.

In fact, there are not many examples of star-level athletes confronting governing bodies, and there are only a handful of examples that can be thought of. Under the domestic athlete selection system, after the selection and training of sports schools at all levels, county, city and provincial sports teams, those so-called "thorns" have already kicked out of the athletes' team, and those who remain are some "obedient" people.

And Director Luo and Director Ma are very worried that once Zhang Guan and Director Qu have a conflict, Zhang Guan will misjudge the situation, and naively think that relying on his "fame" and "achievements", he can fight against Director Qu's means. But in fact, what he needs to fight against is not just Director Qu, but a traditional management idea, against all those who have the idea that "athletes must be unconditionally obedient".

After being silent for a moment, Director Luo said very unconfidently: "I think even if President Qu is dissatisfied with Zhang Guan, he shouldn't do too much!" Zhang Guan's achievements and fame are there, and President Qu will definitely have some scruples when he acts. ”

"That's right. Let's hope so! Director Ma said that, but he looked very pessimistic.

"Okay, old horse, don't think about this, now you should congratulate me, I can be regarded as entering the ministry." Director Luo said with a smile.

"That's right, I didn't even have time to congratulate you on your ascension." Director Ma also laughed.

For the vice president of some associations or the director of the management center, it is already a good way to be promoted to the president of the association or transferred to other associations as presidents. Director Luo, who was transferred to work in ministries and commissions, obviously entered the training system of reserve cadres, which is far better for the future of his career than being mixed among various sports associations.

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The ancient capital is Xijing.

Sharapova, who had just finished visiting the Terracotta Army, looked excited.

There are so many things to see in China, but for many foreigners, natural scenery is far less attractive than historical sites. The natural scenery is given by God, and there may be many similarities at the same latitude, but the places of interest are different, he represents the historical and cultural heritage, such as the Forbidden City, such as the Great Wall, such as the Terracotta Army, which can be regarded as a must-visit attraction for foreigners.

"The terracotta warriors and horses really shocked me!" Sharapova fiddled with the terracotta-like souvenir in her hand with a satisfied expression.

"About the Terracotta Army, there is actually a love story." Zhang Guan continued: "According to legend, Qin Shi Huang had a guard named Meng Tianfang ......."

Zhang Guan told Sharapova the story of the ancient and modern wars of the Qin Warriors, among which such as the elixir of life and Meng Tianfang being made into terracotta warriors and horses, immediately attracted Sharapova.

"Oh...... You said that in those terracotta warriors, there will really be no one sealed inside! Sharapova asked curiously.

"How is this possible? You also saw a lot of damaged terracotta warriors and horses, and there was nothing in them. Martha, it's just a story. Zhang Guan replied.

"yes...... It's just a story. Sharapova's voice changed, and she suddenly asked, "If there is really a reincarnation, will you still love me?" ”

"Of course!" As soon as Zhang Guan's words came out, he thought of himself in his previous life, he sighed, and then said: "Maybe if I am reincarnated and reborn, I may only be an ordinary person!" ”

"What's wrong with ordinary people! You can live an ordinary life, you can boldly do what you want to do, you don't have to worry about the paparazzi who are secretly taking pictures everywhere, and you don't have to be careful about talking all the time! Sharapova took a deep breath and sighed: "That's the free life I dreamed of!" ”

"But it could be a different story." Zhang Guan's voice paused, and then said: "Working hard every day to survive, sighing in the face of high housing prices, complaining powerlessly in the face of increasing prices, worrying about losing your job all the time, repeating the same thing every day, gradually smoothing out the edges and corners of life, grinding away ideals, and beginning to look ahead, and begin to turn dreams into ethereal dreams, and have been living in idleness......"

"I don't really understand, why do you think that?" Sharapova added: "It's too negative. ”

"Reality, it's often the cruelest." Zhang Guan suddenly laughed: "So if I can really choose again, I don't think I will be an ordinary person." ”

"What if you don't have a choice?" Sharapova asked, somewhat unconvinced.

Zhang Guan took Sharapova into his arms, tilted his head and kissed Sharapova's forehead, and then said: "If you don't have a choice, then try to make my life extraordinary!" (To be continued.) )

PS: I have a lot of work at hand today, and I am already busy as a dog, and I guess I have to work overtime at night, and I feel even more! Take a leave of absence, it's a more chapter today, please forgive me. Thanks to the book friend Demon Fox in the Demon World, Liu Tail No. 5757, 99***92, Four Fires, Upside Down Riding Pig 1, "" Ghost Mound, Waiting Hook, Waiting Hook, Super Panda King, super, M, MKxx_01, Wen Ang for rewarding.