Tennis center.
"Come, Zhang Guan, drink tea!" Director Liu handed the teacup to Zhang Guan's table with a smile.
"Thank you, Director Liu, I'll just take it by myself." Zhang Guan took the teacup, smelled it, and didn't drink it. He put down the teacup and then said, "Director Liu, we just talked about the Olympics. Next year's Olympics is very important for our country. My energy will focus on preparing for the Olympics. I will take part in the track and field. In this event, I need to do some restorative training, so I'm not going to participate in next year's Grand Slam, or else my energy can't keep up."
A Grand Slam match takes almost a month from preparation to the end of the match, which is somewhat unaffordable for Zhang Guan. What's more, Zhang Guan is going to participate in the special training of basketball, and he has no time to participate in the tennis match.
"Don't participate?" Director Liu stunned slightly, and then he immediately said, "This question, I think you still have to consider it carefully."
Zhang Guan's failure to participate in the Grand Slam was a big loss for the Tennis Center. That was something Director Liu didn't want to see.
"I also have no way to do things, there is so much time, I really can't help myself. But I will participate in the Olympic tennis game, and my goal is to get the gold medal of the men's singles in the Olympics." Zhang Guan said.
Zhang Guan's words gave Director Liu peace of mind. Director Liu naturally knows how important the Olympics will be next year, especially the 2008 Olympic champions, which is even more important. The Grand Slam champion can only be regarded as good management for the tennis center, and the tennis Olympic champion of 2008 has a special meaning that is not comparable to the Grand Slam champion, it can rise to political height.
When thinking of the tennis championship of the Olympic Games, Director Liu is very enthusiastic. If he can win the tennis championship of the next Olympic Games, Director Liu will be promoted. So Director Liu said, "Since this is the case, then our tennis center respects your choice. After all, the Olympics is very important. But I also hope that you don't relax your daily tennis training. If you have any needs, please tell us, we will try our best to help you."
"Then let me thank Director Liu." Zhang Guan said.
Just then, a staff member knocked on the door and whispered something in Director Liu's ear.
Director Liu nodded and then said to Zhang Guan, "I have to go to the General Administration for a meeting in the afternoon. This meeting is still about you."
"Related to me? Which aspect?" Zhang Guan asked immediately.
"Special Sports Development Fund." Director Liu did not conceal it to Zhang Guan but then went on to explain, "15% of the advertising endorsement fee for athletes is used as a special sports development fund. This year's athletes in our country will count your advertising fee the most. Your fifteen percent is not a small sum. Our tennis center wants it, and the field management center wants them too. So this afternoon's meeting is to discuss this matter. It's about fighting for money!"
"Oh? Who's more likely to win now?" Zhang Guan asked.
"The tennis association is far inferior to the track and field association, so our tennis center is naturally inferior to the track management center. Otherwise, we will not take this matter to the General Administration of Sports." Director Liu said with a smile, "In the early years, crying children have milk, and at the level of the general body, they also pay attention to a balance. They will support relatively weaker projects, which is more beneficial to our tennis center."
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In the afternoon, the General Administration of Sports. Director Liu and Director Qu have been arguing. However, for the development fund of tens of millions of special sports projects, even if the two are yelling, someone will understand.
"Zhang Guan has been engaged in tennis sports for a whole year this year, so the special development fund should of course be managed by our tennis center!" Director Liu said.
"But Zhang Guan is also a registered athlete of our Tian Association, and he has a lot of advertising endorsements, which were signed last year. At that time, Zhang Guan did not play tennis! This special development fund can be said to have no relationship with the tennis center!" Director Qu said very hard.
"If it were not for Zhang Guan's achievements in tennis and the Grand Slam championship, would those advertising endorsements continue to invest in Zhang Guan? Furthermore, sponsors need the propaganda effect of athletes, so they will sponsor athletes, and Zhang Guan's propaganda effect has been reflected in the tennis court for a whole year. The track and field did not help the sponsors anymore! And I remember that at the beginning of the year, the Tian Xie Center also banned and blocked Zhang Guan in the media, which hurt Zhang Guan's commercial value. Instead of helping the athletes develop commercial value, your field management center has pulled him back. I feel that you are not qualified at all to have a special development fund again." Director Liu immediately strived for a reason.
"The penalty for Zhang Guan's suspension is because he violated the discipline!" Director Qu said immediately.
Director Liu snorted immediately, "Zhang Guan won the championship at the Australian Open and made a historic breakthrough for our tennis career. This is a matter of glory for the country. I can say for the first time that glory for the country is not disobedience!"
"Cough..." The leader of the General Administration sitting in the middle gave a dry cough and said, "We will not discuss today the punishment of Zhang Guan. The theme of our meeting today is who the special development fund should be given to..."
The leader of the General Administration was able to help Director Qu's clearance, but because of the mention of Zhang Guan's suspension, Director Qu's momentum was inevitably weaker.
But when it comes to money, and it is such a huge sum, neither side will compromise. Now is not the time to talk about love. Director Liu and Director Qu, the directors of the two sports management centers, quickly fell into a heated debate.
"Eun..." The leader of the General Administration coughed again, stopped the words of the two, and then said, "I have understood what you mean, and there is a certain amount of truth to each other. Continue to argue. There is no result. I don't think it looks like this. Since this is Zhang Guan's advertising endorsement income, how about we listen to the opinions of his parties?"
The leader of the General Administration said, looking at He Yiming who had been sitting there silently.
He Yiming watched a good show in the afternoon and knew that it was time for him to play, so he cleared his throat and said, "Leaders, then I will express our views on the champion and give you leaders a reference. The special development fund turned in by athletes has always been what kind of athletes turned in their respective special projects. There has never been a cross-sports event like Zhang Guan. So, Zhang Guan can be said to be a special case, I think that since it is a special case, you can do it specially. There is no need to refer to those express regulations."
"Special case?" Everyone's eyes were focused on He Yiming. He Yiming's last sentence had something to say, and now no one is clear about what medicine He Yiming sells in the gourd.