Japan, Yokohama.
"You look tired." Zhang Guan said to Liu Feiren beside him.
Liu Feiren nodded: "I came back on the 16th and leave for a day off on the 17th. I started training on the 18th and only trained for three days. Isn't that why I came to Japan? I have to participate in the National Athletics Grand Prix after going back to the finals. Fortunately, after the finals, there will be no major competitions at the end of the year. You can take a good rest and adjust your status by the way. "
"Yeah, I feel that you are much busier than me. I recorded a song and made an advertisement, and I didn't leave the city, unlike you running across China." Zhang Guan said with a smile.
"I want to practice down-to-earth, but some activities can't be refused!" Liu Feiren approached Zhang Guan and asked in a low voice: "You set up your team of brokers?"
Zhang Guan nodded: "Well, I almost pinched the association for this matter."
Liu Feiren stared at Zhang Guan with envy and said: "You set up a team of brokers. At first, I thought it was fake, but then I realized that it was true. I didn't expect that the center would allow you to set up your team of brokers. But I have heard that the diving prince overcame the swimming association because of the broker's business. "
"This position can be understood by both parties. No matter which association does not want their athletes to go solo, after all, it is not easy to train a champion athlete. And athletes also know that they eat youth, so they both I hope to make more money when I am young, otherwise, the best result after retirement will only be spent in the second half of the life in the business unit." Zhang Guan said.
"Yeah, the image of Little Prince of Diving is pretty good. Even if you are not an athlete in the future, you can still be an actor or something. As long as you are always under the lens of the media, you will be able to earn money, which is better than a death salary." Liu the trapeze said.
"Actors are not good enough, they are scolded for bad performances, and sometimes they have to be scolded when they are red." Zhang Guan looked at Liu Feiren and said with a chuckle: "Boy, your looks are pretty good. You can be an actor after you retire. I'm optimistic about you!"
"Oh, retire? It's too early! I'm still ready to run to 40." Liu Feiren said with a smile.
Liu Feiren's words made Zhang Guan feel some emotion. He remembered that when Liu Feiren announced his retirement, his expression was so bleak and helpless, and he was so sad when he cried. Before knowing him, Zhang Guan would also feel that he might be deliberately performing, but after knowing him, Zhang Guan knew how much Liu Feiren loves hurdles, and he always hides a champion's heart in his body.
At this time, the car slowed down the destination was about to arrive, Zhang Guan looked out the window and said: "Okay, don't mention these, it's coming. The reporter wants to interview for a while, think about how to deal with the reporter! "
...
The official designated broadcaster of the Yokohama IAAF All-Star Game is TBS TV, so Zhang Guan and Liu Feiren will be interviewed by TBS before the game.
This kind of interview must be communicated in advance. When Zhang Guan took the interview outline, he saw about a dozen questions. The main question is about the Athens Olympics, and there are also a small number of personal lives and impressions of Japan. Zhang Guan feels that although there are many outlines, they are all conventional issues, such as the Olympic championship and personal life issues. He has already received dozens of interviews in China. The problem with Japan's impression is nothing more than to say a few words of politeness. With a complimented politeness on your back, you can change the name of the country wherever you go.
But at the end of the interview, an accident happened, and the host of TBS asked a question outside the outline.
"Zhang Guan, do you object to the use of stimulants?" The host asked.
For athletes, all questions about doping are like throwing a blockbuster, and the host asked this question, it must have been implicitly pointed out, and TBS can be thought out with ass.
Zhang Guan did not expect that the host would ask questions beyond the outline, and this is also the first time he has encountered a question about stimulants. Although he has received a lot of media interviews in China, domestic media people certainly do not of asking about their country's Olympic champion doping.
Zhang Guan did not hesitate and immediately said: "Of course I am firmly against the use of stimulants! As an athlete, I have to work hard to make progress. If someone uses some unethical means to achieve good results, this must be unfair."
"Then if there is a potion, drinking it will improve your score to within 9.7 seconds or within 9.6 seconds, will you drink it?" The host asked, reluctantly.
"I certainly won't." Zhang Guan was annoyed by this impolite host. He couldn't help saying: "Within 9.6 seconds, it must be a never-before-achievable result for Japanese players. It takes 10 seconds to run, so you need to use stimulants to achieve it. But for me, running 9.6 seconds is not out of reach, maybe somewhere in the future, I can make 9.6 Results within seconds. "
The host's face suddenly turned red. She didn't expect Zhang Guan's counterattack to be so sharp. He simply didn't give the Japanese a little face. She was very unconvinced. She was just about to ask questions. I know you will question my answer, but don't forget, I'm the fastest person in the world now, so if anyone can run within 9.6 seconds, I have the right. "
Zhang Guan finished speaking, deliberately pretended to look at his watch, then stood up and said, "Okay, time is almost up, I think our interview can stop here."
Looking at Zhang Guan's back, the host also breathed a sigh of relief. She has been in the circle for many years. Of course, she will not know the rules. She also knows that this time she can offend Zhang Guan. But before coming here, TBS received an oral request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hoping to ask Zhang Guan about stimulants and warming up the topic of stimulants.
...
Although the interview was over, Zhang Guan's mood was very bad. He felt that the Japanese host was a little too ignorant of the rules.
"Brother Liu, did the Japanese reporters look like this when you came to Japan before?" Zhang Guan asked.
Liu Feiren thought for a while and then shook his head: "No, although they occasionally ask questions out of order when they ask questions and sometimes ask questions beyond the outline of the interview, they never ask about doping. The question in this category is very sensitive. Under normal circumstances, no reporter will deliberately ask such a question. "
For athletes, most of the questions that reporters ask about doping are implicit. Normally, when a reporter asks this kind of question, either the doping scandal broke out recently, or the interviewed athlete is suspected of doing it. But the reporter asked this question without warning, which is a very rude act, which has violated the potential rules that sports journalists need to follow.
"TBS should be a TV station officially reported. They dare to ask this kind of question. It must be given by the organizer. It seems that the Japanese are not at ease!" Zhang Guan's eyes flashed coldly, but his mind began to analyze quickly What is the purpose of the Japanese doing this?
...
Greene and Gatlin of the US team have to arrive in Yokohama earlier.
"Fight against Zhang Guan again! I can finally get revenge! For this day, I have been waiting for almost a month!" Greene clenched his fists in excitement, his expression filled with expectations.
Greene has been holding a breath since he lost the Athens Olympics. He plans to seek revenge for Zhang Guan, but Zhang Guan did not participate in competitions such as the IAAF Grand Prix. If Greene wants to fight Zhang Guan again, he may have to wait until next year, for the grumpy Greene, of course, he is not willing to wait until next year, so when he heard of the Yokohama All-Star Game, he could not wait to decide to participate, he had to decide against Zhang Guan.
Gatlin never walked away and said, "I just watched the online polls. Both you and I have more than 40% support, and Zhang Guan has less than 10%."
"The voting representative of the US website is nothing. If you go to China to vote, I'm afraid that 90% of them will vote for Zhang Guan. Finally, I have to go to the competition field to win or lose with strength!" Greene said.
"It's not just our website in the US, it's the same thing in the European media." Gatlin finished, throwing several newspapers in front of Greene.
"Chinese Olympic champion will encounter a loss"
"Have Zhang Guan run out of luck?" Athletics All-Star Game Ushers in True Test "
"Investigation: 80% of Londoners think Zhang Guan is just a flash in the pan"
"Parallel Olympic champion? Can Zhang Guan prove his strength? "
"Huh?" Greene frowned, he muttered to himself: "What's the matter? None of these idiot media, the athletes who can run within 9.8 seconds are parallels! Even if Zhang Guan is a yellow man, he doesn't dare to look down on him so much! "
"Do you also think that the direction of public opinion is not right?" Gatlin whispered: "Have you noticed that most of the British media or the British reports cited."
"British? What are the arrogant guys doing?" Greene said puzzled.
Gatlin stepped in and lowered his voice: "As far as I know, the IAAF has a senior British citizen named Sebastian. He doesn't like Chinese athletes very much."
"Sebastian? What started?" Greene asked.
"Politicians of the Conservative Party have served in the International Olympic Committee and the IAAF and are also one of the leaders of the British bid to host the next Olympic Games. If London's bid for the Olympics succeeds next year, he is likely to become the chairman of the London Olympic Organizing Committee."