In the hotel room, Sharapova wore wide pajamas, leaned on the recliner, holding a half glass of red wine in one hand and a mobile phone in the other.
After a long time, she turned around and said to Zhang Guan, "I can probably stay in China for three days, but I have to leave after three days."
"Return to America?" Zhang Guan asked.
Sharapova shook her head, "No, go to Moscow, there is the Kremlin Cup on October 12, which is a first-level event, and I plan to go back to see my grandmother in advance."
"Okay! Then I will take you to the airport." Zhang Guan said, slightly disappointed.
"I have read the competition information. The Doha Asian Games will end on December 15. Can you come to Australia to find me later?" Sharapova continued, "I know a very good resort hotel, just on the Gold Coast. It's also very close to Surfers Paradise, so we can go surfing.
"Okay, as long as you don't delay your preparation for the Australian Open." Zhang Guan said.
"The Australian Open won't start until mid-January. I have two weeks to prepare for the game. And if I go to Australia early, I can adapt to the climate there," Sharapova said.
Zhang Guan thought about it and said, "I may not have any competition in a few months after the end of the Asian Games. The next year's IAAF Golden League projects have not yet come out, and I don't know what to register for. If possible, I will accompany you to the Australian Open."
"Really?" Sharapova showed a girlish look, "Then we're all set!"
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The day after the National Day, Sharapova boarded the plane to Moscow.
As soon as Zhang Guan got out of the airport and got on the bus, he received a call from He Yiming.
"Come here at night and I will introduce someone to you." He Yiming said.
"Well, I will pass now." Zhang Guan agreed first but then asked about the identity of the other party.
Yiming only said, "He is a good friend of mine, Chairman Wang of Yadi Group. You should have heard of him!"
"I heard from him." Zhang Guan nodded. He knew that Wang Dong was a well-known entrepreneur in China. He was only forty years old this year. He started from scratch and has developed Yadi Group into a domestic first-class enterprise. Wang Dong also became the richest man in China.
He Yiming on the phone continued, "Dong Wang is very interested in the free lunch program of Champion Fund and wants to invest."
"Oh?" Zhang Guan immediately came to enjoy it.
Although the "free lunch" program has been started for several months, and because of Zhang Guan, this program has also received a lot of attention, but there are so many primary and secondary schools in poor areas in the country, the "free lunch" program can help only help a bit. You can only be part of the participation if you have big money, then it will be very helpful to expand the scale.
Soon after, Zhang Guan met Chairman Wang, and the two quickly talked about the "free lunch" plan.
Chairman Wang said with emotion, "I grew up in the countryside. There are a total of eight brothers and sisters in my family. My father passed away while I was still in school, so the family conditions are very bad. Some of my sisters got married without going to school, and my brother dropped out of school and started working to make money for me to go to school, so I can best understand the pain of poor children who have not studied. I have also donated a lot in poor areas over the years. I hope that every child can go to school."
"But since I read the report about the" free lunch "program you made, I found that it is not enough to establish Hope Primary School. A school is just an educational place, and many children in poor areas may not even have enough food and clothing. I can't guarantee it. How can they go to school? I also realize that creating opportunities for children to study is not enough, but also to give them the conditions to study."
"Chairman Wang, I still have a question. The threshold for establishing a charitable foundation in China is probably not for you. Why do you value my championship fund so much?" Zhang Guan asked.
"Open and transparent." Chairman Wang continued, "I have been paying attention to your free lunch plan for the past few months. I found that you will help those schools, the specific conditions of each school, and every school and the amount of money spent per month, the related personnel funds, etc. are all made public, so if I give the money to your championship fund, I can be psychologically relieved at least. Since I know that my money is being used in useful places, and it is given to those who need it. "
The disclosure of the accounts of the "free lunch" plan is the principle that Zhang Guan has always adhered to. Zhang Guan occasionally shoots some accounts and posts blogs. This so-called account disclosure is also selective disclosure, such as how many students in which school, how much money was spent this month, and how much manpower cost, etc. These figures are easy to calculate and give people a more intuitive feeling.
Zhang Guan sincerely wants to do something to help those who need help, so Zhang Guan dares to disclose his accounts, while some people who do charity have other purposes, naturally, they dare not disclose their accounts.
Domestic philanthropy started relatively late, especially in a special era, when philanthropy was regarded as a "decoration of the old society's ruling class to paralyze the people" and was repeatedly criticized until the recovery began in the 1990s. It has encountered a lot of resistance, and most of them are government-run or semi-government-run. In terms of the monitoring mechanism, it is equivalent to self-monitoring. Just like the welfare lottery fund, there will always be a part of it that is embezzled, occupied, or simply unknown. Even if it is on the news, in the end, no So of course, it's impossible.
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After reaching a capital injection agreement with Chairman Wang, Zhang Guan first visited Chen Lao and then spent a week at home before returning to the national team to report and participate in the Doha Asian Games training.
Zhang Guan had just returned to the dormitory and was still packing his luggage. He saw Liu Feiren enter with a half face.
"Seeing that the door is closed, I guess you are back. Let's go and have dinner together." Liu Feiren said while walking into the house and then said, "I envy you for having a long vacation. I came from Athens, and after returning the team gave me three days of vacation, and then I had to prepare for the Asian Games."
"It's because of your previous injury that delayed some training." Zhang Guan didn't pack his luggage anymore, he yelled at Liu Feiren and walked toward the cafeteria, then walked and said, "But I am a layman who still has to persuade you with a few words, you have to change from eight steps to seven steps before going to the hurdle, or think about it carefully. Although I haven't practiced hurdles, I am also a long jump champion anyway. This is like suddenly becoming a jumping leg as if we were holding chopsticks with our right hand. So suddenly becoming a left hand will be difficult, and the increased pace will also be a burden on the legs."
"I know, but I want to give it a try." Liu Feiren continued, "According to my current physical condition, it may have reached the limit. I want to be faster. I can only use this method. And for Robert of Cuba, you also know that he uses the seven-step hurdle technique. You can see that his performance has improved so much this year. At the beginning of the year, he was only the runner-up in the indoor competition. At the end of the year, he can already get the medal in the track and field World Cup. Yes. If I can learn the seven-step hurdle technique, I will be faster than Robert."
In the future, there is a saying that Liu Feiren's injury in the middle and late careers is caused by the eight steps to the top of the bar instead of seven steps. At that time, Zhang Guan didn't know much about it, but now he has become a professional athlete, especially after striding and long-jumping, Zhang Guan can deeply feel that this group of technical changes has too much impact on the athlete's body. Zhang Guan can even feel that if he didn't learn the skills of "strong knee" in advance, he might have problems with his knee now.
Hearing Liu Feiren's answer, Zhang Guan sighed, he did not continue to persuade Liu Feiren. Zhang Guan's understanding of Liu Feiren is that it will not be effective if he persuaded. This is not because Liu Feiren is stubborn, but because Liu Feiren always has the heart to pursue the championship.
Liu Feiren did not continue to talk about this topic, but said, "You should know about Yu's retirement."
Zhang Guan nodded, "Director Ma has already told me, but the center has decided to re-engage in the coach. I think the coach cannot be retired in the next two years."
"Also the list of the track and field team to be sent to Athens has been set, a total of 66 coaches and athletes. Besides Director Luo, Deputy Director Ma." Liu Feiren continued, "Our men's project has sent a total of 22 individuals athlete in the Asian Games."
"22 people? That much more than what I thought." Zhang Guan said.
"In fact, in addition to the race walking project, the other projects have only one person participating, oh, it is not counted as a person like you who also has several projects." Liu Feiren pointed his finger and told Zhang Guan, "The 110-meter hurdle has me and Dashi, Meng Yan at 400 meters, Lin Qianqin at 3000 meters, Hu Kai, Wen Yongyi and you at 100 meters, Yang Yao and you at 200 meters, 400 meters have you, 800 meters have you and 1500 meters have you..."
Speaking of people here, Liu Fei seemed to suddenly think of something, "Yes, mentioning the 800-meter and 1500-meter middle-distance running, the team also gave you a middle-distance running coach, which may be reported soon!
"Mid-running coach?" Zhang Guan suddenly felt a little irritable.
For Zhang Guan, if it is another project, given a special coach, Zhang Guan will certainly be glad to accept, but in the middle distance running, Zhang Guan is not prepared to spend time for special exercises.
Zhang Guan's middle-distance running all relies on a "follow-and-run" skill. This skill is how fast the person in front runs, and Zhang Guan runs as fast as possible, so it doesn't matter to Zhang Guan whether to practice or not. Zhang Guan felt that with that extra time, he might as well practice physical strength and endurance.
"No, I have to go to Director Ma to talk about it, and don't arrange a middle-distance running coach for me."