Unlike in many other jobs, teachers would get a winter vacation from their work. Whenever a professional athlete retired in China, it would be common for them to go to the various schools in the provincial capital and become a physical education teacher. These former pro athletes would no longer have their glory. Instead, they would start dealing with an average daily life and work. Although they were former pro athletes, Chinese athletes wouldn't have very good medical insurance. Many pro athletes would start feeling pain in their bodies after retirement due to their previous strenuous exercise and injuries!
The television advertisement that Wang Yongyong participated in indeed managed to grab the attention of quite a few people. Many people who were personally acquainted with Wang Yongyong started calling him to ask about the surgery he received.