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Chapter 242 Can't be sold cheaply

In an indoor training ground in the training bureau, Chen Zhongzhou looked at the newspaper in his hand and couldn't help but exclaim.

Zhuang Wei, who was standing beside him, looked at the reports one after another and even grinned, "Why did he suddenly feel famous?"

Athletes are famous. As a team worker, they naturally rise. As a physical therapist, he knows that as long as he cooperates with the athletes, he will basically be sure that the athlete's entire sports career will continue.

With this qualification, even if Ye Qin retired later, no matter which team he went to, or if he left the national team and opened a physiotherapy shop, it would be enough.

Chen Zhongzhou looked at Zhuang Wei who was having fun and shook his head slightly, "That's not. After last year's Olympics, some media actually noticed Ye Qin, but the impact Liu Yangyu brought was too great at that time. Although it was shocking enough for men to enter the finals in the 200m to win sixth, it was only a champion in the eyes of many media."

"That's true. Only the champions are eye-catching enough in competitive sports." Zhuang Wei nodded and said with a smile, "Isn't there a joke? Someone asked, what is the highest peak in the world? Everyone knows it is Mount Everest. What about the second peak in the world? It seems that few people know it. The second is like this, let alone the sixth one."

"Although the analogy is not very appropriate, this is the reason."

Chen Zhongzhou nodded slightly and agreed with Zhuang Wei's statement.

In the past few days, the media has suddenly paid more attention to Ye Qin. The biggest reason is that Ye Qin won three championships in the men's 200m and men's 400m indoor competitions in the indoor track and field championships.

Although it is just an indoor track and field championship, you can get six gold medals, which is enough to allow media people with keen sense of smell to get articles that can be written.

Of course, on the other hand, there is also the reason why Liu Yangyu rushed to Shenghai Station. It is said that the media criticized Liu Yangyu a lot at that time, and Liu Yangyu was under a lot of pressure. It is even rumored that another top sports star, Yao Yao, had gone to comfort the other party.

Although he also won the championship at Tianjin Station later, the media will still be willing to give some attention to some other athletes. There is a saying in the stadium that the failure of senior athletes is often an opportunity for junior athletes.

Whether it is a professional team or a coach in the competitive arena, most of the time they choose experienced athletes, especially in some collective events. This is not to say that empiricism, coach leaders prefer, but trust in a person is based on enough understanding.

In the same state, old athletes have sufficient competition experience and a more calm mind, and are more able to properly cope with the difficulties they face. The opportunities for junior athletes are often caused by injuries or poor condition of old athletes.

In history, many rookies have emerged, seized such opportunities, acted as critical moments, or showed their potential.

Compared to what happened in the media these days, Ye Qin was able to occupy a certain area this time. In fact, on the one hand, his achievements have come, and he has won three and two events that surprised many people. In addition, it was also at the beginning of the season. After Liu Yangyu took the lead in the first stop, many people focused on other players.

In addition to Ye Qin being a little sensation these days, there is also a Guangdong-based athlete named Wen Yongyi, who has also become the focus of attention of many media. The men's 60-meter championship in three stops and the Yanjing station competition in the last stop, breaking the national men's 60-meter record. Such a result is indeed very rare for a track and field athlete.

"Hi, Zhuang, please come here."

Chen Zhongzhou and Zhuang Wei were watching the newspapers that had been reading these days. On the other side, Randy Huntel waved at Zhuang Wei with a baseball cap.

"Oc Oak!"

Zhuang Wei shuddered and instantly stuffed all the newspapers in his hand into Chen Zhongzhou's arms. He ran over with a smile on his face and asked, "Coach Randy, what's the matter with me?"

Zhuang Wei looked at Randy Huntel after saying this, but his head tilted slightly and blinked at Ye Qin.

Because Chen Zhongzhou has good English skills, the track and field team did not give Randy Huntel a translation. Although Ye Qin didn't understand some of his professional terms, there was no problem with daily communication. Moreover, Chen Zhongzhou explained it from the side and basically understood the meaning quickly.

Only Zhuang Wei knows nothing about English, so communication with Randy Huntel may not be particularly smooth.

Ye Qin sat on a yoga mat, looking at Zhuang Wei's movements, couldn't help but feel a little funny, and said, "I want to be a group of angels to activate muscles. The coach asked you to come and help."

"Okay, I understand."

When Zhuang Wei heard Ye Qin say this, he immediately understood and made an OK gesture to Randy Huntel, and then he began to bend down to assist Ye Qin in completing the next training movements.

Seeing this, Randy Huntel stopped talking. When he was speechless, he communicated less with Zhuang Wei, but he felt that this fat physiotherapist sometimes needed some urging to do things.

"Chen, are you reading Ye Qin's report?"

Seeing that Ye Qin's training was on track, Randy Huntel immediately walked to the sidelines and walked towards Chen Zhongzhou. When he saw the newspaper in his hand, he asked.

Chen Zhongzhou handed over one of the newspapers with Ye Qin's winning photos and replied with a smile, "The National Indoor Track and Field Championships, the champion of two events in three stages, Ye Qin has attracted great attention from the media. They call Ye Qin the second Michael Johnson."

Randy Huntel laughed, "This statement is very interesting. I have seen Michael's past achievements. Compared with the same age, Ye Qin is really no worse than Michael."

When Chen Zhongzhou heard Randy Huntel's words, his pupils shrank slightly, "Randy, are you sure this is true? I thought it was the media's statement."

At this point in time, even the Morris Green theory is far inferior to Michael Johnson in the track and field sprinting event. Two non-human world records are in hand, and Michael Johnson even retired as the top sprinters in the track and field industry are still using him as a comparison target.

"Of course." Randy Huntel smiled, "Michael Johnson is not much better than Ye Qin in sprinting at Ye Qin's age. However, there are many geniuses in this world. When I went to Jamaica, I visited the Kingston Training Center. They had an athlete who should be the same age as Ye Qin. Oh, by the way, they should have met in the World Youth Championship. He is the champion and Ye Qin is the third place. The other party ran the result that Michael Johnson could achieve at about 20 years old. If it weren't for the poor performance of the opponent in last year's Olympics, he would have been a well-deserved track and field star in Jamaica."

"At the age of sixteen or seventeen, Michael Johnson achieved his 20th grade. Such a talent?!"

Chen Zhongzhou chewed it silently, shook his head slightly, and couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart.

"So, Chen, the current results do not represent the future. I have seen too many athletes show unparalleled talents in their youth, but they have not reached the end, or died early before they reached the peak. There are many factors in this. Most of the talented athletes in the United States have lost to public opinion and money."

Randy Huntel waved his hand with the newspaper with Ye Qin's photo in his hand, "Now, look, they are coming to the door, too."

"It is inevitable that you can achieve results in the field and be chased by the media." Chen Zhongzhou thought of the scene where Liu Yangyu became the number one superstar in the country almost overnight after the Athens Olympics, and couldn't help but whisper.

In the past, he had only heard about how European and American sports stars were sought after by people, but when such athletes appeared in China, the performance of Chinese people was not necessarily more rational than that of others.

"Of course, I just hope it won't affect our normal training too much." Randy Huntel has seen such situations after all. Although he doesn't know much about the country, he has always been the same mentality of chasing winners. Then he seemed to think of something and asked, "By the way, Chen, I remember that Ye Qin doesn't seem to have commercial endorsements, right?"

Chen Zhongzhou was stunned for a moment, then thought for a while before speaking: "It shouldn't be, yes, I remember it didn't."

"That should be coming soon." Randy Huntel sighed, "Chan, I have something I hope you can convey to your leaders and bosses."

"Please tell me." Chen Zhongzhou looked a little serious.

"Before this year's World Championships, don't let Ye Qin accept any commercial endorsement or related behavior." Randy Huntel said with a faint smile on his face, "I don't want my athletes to be sold at a low price."

Chen Zhongzhou was stunned again. He began to think that Randy Huntel wanted to protest against this, hoping that the Field Management Center and the team would not let Ye Qin accept commercial activities, so as not to affect his training and game progress. However, he thought that Randy Huntel was talking about this.

But thinking about it, Randy Huntel coaches in the United States, and the athletes' business behavior is normal. What he is worried about is that Ye Qin's commercial value is underestimated now.

Before last year's Olympics, he remembered that Liu Yangyu and a gymnast had a commercial advertisement. No one cared too much at that time. After all, before the Olympics, the domestic sports circle might be the focus of training, and the public was still unfamiliar with the players who might be the focus of training.
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