All-round Athlete

Chapter 190 Set up an award for Zhang Guan

Zhang Guan's time was very tight. The private dinner of the Belgian royal family was held in the evening, so Zhang Guan got up at 5:00 in the morning, and was taken to the embassy for targeted training.

Although it is a private dinner, the scale is not very large, but the initiator is the Belgian royal family after all, so there is no room for sloppy etiquette. It would be really embarrassing if you lose face on such an important occasion.

At the same time, Zhang Guan also shoulders an important task, which is to bring up the entry of martial arts into the Olympics with the chairman of the Olympic Committee Rogge. Of course, you can’t say this kind of thing directly on this occasion. You need to use some topics to warm up and guide. Some words only need to be clicked, and you don’t need to say too much. For example, the entry of martial arts into the Olympics, let Rogge understand his intentions, and get a good response, which will achieve his goal.

This is the first time for Zhang Guan to participate in such a high-level dinner party, but Rogge has seen many similar occasions. As the chairman of the International Olympic Committee, no matter which country he visits, he will always get the head of state or quasi-head of state level. accompany. So at the party, when Zhang Guan "inadvertently" brought up the topic of martial arts, Rogge guessed Zhang Guan's purpose.

Since taking office, Rogge has been promoting the simplification of Olympic events, and has also deleted several Olympic events. Therefore, Rogge did not agree with the entry of martial arts into the next Olympic Games at the very beginning. The original philosophy was different.

But if you look at the analysis carefully, if it's just a performance project, it doesn't really matter. Adding one more event to the Olympic Games will cause problems in organization, venue, personnel, reception, audience, security, etc. Generally speaking, it will cost more money, even for performance events. The organizer is willing to spend money and send people to engage in a performance project, and it always has to give some face.

Normally, if Zhang Guan brought up the topic of martial arts, Rogge would definitely not respond, but this time the situation is different. Zhang Guan broke the world record in Brussels, and there were two of them. Even the Belgian royal family showed great friendliness to Zhang Guan. It would be inappropriate for Rogge not to respond at this time.

So Rogge immediately gave Zhang Guan a relatively cryptic response to the entry of martial arts into the next Olympic Games. Rogge didn't agree or disagree, but said that it needed to be discussed.

This answer also made Zhang Guan heave a sigh of relief. Rogge did not object to discussing this issue, so even if Zhang Guan's mission goal this time has been achieved, the next work can be handed over to Director Zhu and the others.

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After the IAAF Golden League in Brussels, Zhang Guan will fly to Berlin to participate in the last stop of this year's Golden League - Berlin.

In the waiting hall of the airport, Director Zhu is also here. He is going to the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, to complete the follow-up work for the entry of martial arts into the Olympics.

"Zhang Guan, thanks to you this time!" Director Zhu said, "If it wasn't for you, we would have had to go through a lot of trouble to get past Rogge."

"Director Zhu is too polite. This is what I should do." Zhang Guan said modestly.

"I've already reported this matter to the leader, and I'll take the credit for you!" Director Zhu went on to say, "You're going to Berlin to participate in the final match of the Golden League. I wish you the championship in advance!"

Just as Zhang Guan was about to thank him, Director Zhu's phone rang. Director Zhu picked up the phone and looked at the caller ID, his face suddenly became serious, and then he said to Zhang Guan, "I'll answer the call."

Director Zhu ran to the corner next to him, picked up the phone, and after a while, he trotted all the way to Zhang Guan.

"Zhang Guan, Chairman Li of our Olympic Organizing Committee wants to call you," Director Zhu said.

"Chairman Li?" Zhang Guan didn't realize who the other party was.

"It's Chairman Li, the vice chairman and deputy secretary of our Olympic Organizing Committee." Director Zhu explained.

Zhang Guan immediately realized that he thought of Director Li's current and future identities, Zhang Guan felt extremely nervous just thinking about it.

Director Zhu spoke with the phone before handing the phone to Zhang Guan.

Opposite the receiver was Chairman Li's secret technique. He asked Zhang Guan to wait for a while, and soon after, the secret technique told Zhang Guan that Chairman Li had arrived, and then a kind voice sounded from the other side of the receiver.

"Is it Zhang Guan?"

"Hello Chairman Li, I'm Zhang Guan!" Zhang Guan replied immediately.

"Okay, good boy! Two world records in one day! Unprecedented!" Chairman Li went on to say: "Director Zhu has already reported to me, and this time is also thanks to you. On behalf of our Olympic Organizing Committee, I want to You say thank you."

"Thank you, Chairman Li! As an athlete, it's only natural for me to contribute to the country!" Zhang Guan didn't dare to take the credit, but continued to be humble.

Next, Chairman Li chatted with Zhang Guan for a few more words, learned about Zhang Guan's recent game situation, encouraged Zhang Guan, and then ended the call.

When handing over the mobile phone to Director Zhu, Zhang Guan was already sweating profusely from nervousness. He never thought that he could talk to a leader of this level. Thinking about his previous life, he was just an ordinary person, and the highest he saw was Zhang Guan is honored to be the head of the sports bureau, but now he is able to talk to the big shots, but at the same time, he feels a little dreamlike and unreal.

Along the way, Zhang Guan was reminiscing every sentence in the call, until he arrived in Berlin, and his heart gradually calmed down.

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Berlin, Germany.

The IAAF held its first official press conference for the Golden League Berlin leg.

The official spokesperson introduced the match arrangement of the Golden League Berlin station in a leisurely manner. The voice was very magnetic but could not attract the reporters present, because the relevant match arrangement information could be found on the website. This is not something to rush to hear.

Berlin Station is the last stop of the Golden League. Of course, what attracts everyone's attention most is the ownership of the final million dollar prize. This is also the topic that reporters are most concerned about. The contestants are the focus of everyone's attention, and who will win the million-dollar prize every year is also the biggest suspense in Berlin.

But this year's IAAF Golden League has a special situation. Zhang Guan participated in two competitions of the Golden League at the same time, and won two five consecutive victories with a crushing attitude. This unprecedented situation is even more public opinion topic focus.

"Zhang Guan has won five consecutive victories in two events, so in terms of bonus distribution, is it calculated according to one quota or two quotas?";

"If Zhang Guan only wins six consecutive victories in one event, what's the difference between winning six consecutive victories in both events?".

These two questions are the questions that the reporters want to know the most. They hope that the IAAF can give a clear answer, but it is not the time for the reporters to ask questions, so they can only endure.

I saw the spokesperson talking, and finally talked about the final million dollar grand prize of this year's Golden League.

"Speaking of the final million dollar award, this year's Golden League is very special. There is an athlete who participated in two events at the same time, and he has achieved five consecutive victories in both events. To be honest, we have never We have never encountered such a situation, and we didn’t think it would happen when we designed the bonus rules.” The spokesperson deliberately paused for two seconds, while the reporters on the scene stretched their necks and waited. The speaker's next words.

The spokesperson was very satisfied with the reaction of the reporters, and he continued: "After 2003, the prize money of the Golden League has been increased to 1 million US dollars. Our rule is that players need to win individual championships in 5 of the 6 races. You can share 500,000 prize money, and if you win all the individual championships in the 6 stations, you will get a million prize. Therefore, if it is simply understood literally, the final prize money should be calculated according to each contestant.”

The reporters below were suddenly in an uproar, and some even began to discuss in low voices. The hidden meaning of the last sentence of the spokesperson was that although Zhang Guan had won five consecutive victories in two events, he could only calculate the prize money as one player.

The spokesman still had a smile on his face. He waited for the reporters on the scene to gradually calm down, and then said: "But we consider that the opponents of the two events Zhang Guan participated in are also two different groups of players. It is unfair to other contestants if the bonus is calculated in one event. So we finally decided that for Zhang Guan, the 100m and 400m will be calculated separately!"

The scene once again entered into a heated discussion, but those players who have already won four times definitely don't want to hear this news. One more spot, even if he wins five consecutive victories in the end, he will eventually lose tens of thousands of dollars.

The spokesperson stretched out his hands to signal everyone to be quiet first, and then continued: "Currently only Zhang Guan has won five consecutive victories, so as long as he wins the championship in one event in Berlin, he can exclusively enjoy the remaining fifty Ten thousand dollars in prize money! So in this regard, Zhang Guan won six consecutive victories in one event and two events in six consecutive victories, the effect is the same. However, we have also made a special arrangement!"

When the spokesperson said this, he saw the staff walking over pushing a small cart. There was something on the cart, which was covered by thick corduroy cloth, and the contents inside could not be seen.

The spokesperson went on to say: "For this Golden League Berlin competition, we have specially set up an award for the most valuable player of the Golden League. It can be said that this award is specially set for Zhang Guan. If Zhang Guan can If you can win six consecutive victories in both the 100-meter dash and the 400-meter dash, you will receive this award!"

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