"General Administration of Sport?"
At the dinner table on the set, Zhang Yuan was holding his mobile phone with a hesitant look on his face.
As soon as he heard the other person's head rise, he immediately straightened his back, put down the chopsticks he was using to eat, and switched his cell phone to his right hand.
At first, he thought it was a scam call.
It’s not the kind of scam calls that come from Southeast Asia in later generations.
"Beauty dealer deals cards online..."
Not that kind.
It's a scam call targeting celebrity artists.
Keep your head very high.
A certain group, a certain real estate company, a certain local government, etc.
Then they promise sky-high performance fees to the artists.
You went there happily, and after the performance was over, when it was time to pay the bill, no one was there!
The fake team circled the money and ran away.
Everyone must believe that the intelligence of most artists and managers, and even most wealthy people and leaders, is no higher than that of ordinary people.
This world is just a huge grass-stage team, and most of the people on the stage are just clowns.
In later generations, someone in China pretended to be the famous British magazine ODDA, set up ODDA China, and tricked people including Gu Li Nazha, Lin Xinru, Ma Sichun, Tan Zhuo, Lin Yun, Yuan Shanshan and others to shoot covers for it.
Later, because the magazine never paid the photographer, the photographer directly contacted the official account of the overseas ODDA headquarters on INS, and was told by the other party that there had never been a Chinese version of the magazine.
This scam shows that celebrities are actually very easy to deceive.
But if you think about it more deeply, why did it end up being discovered by a photographer and not the stars who participated in the shooting?
Because this group of celebrities shoot covers for well-known overseas magazines, not only do they not pay for it, but they even pay for it!
So naturally there will be no payment problems, and no celebrities will report it.
Most actresses flock to these fashion magazines in order to compete for celebrity status and fashion resources.
How else could Su Mang, an old witch, have dominated the world for so many years and still dare to yell at celebrities?
Therefore, Zhang Yuan became cautious after receiving the call.
But when he heard that the other party asked him to bring e-sports world champion Li Xiaofeng to attend, most of his doubts disappeared.
"Oh, I still took advantage of this guy's popularity and took advantage of my own employees."
After all, visas for overseas competitions at that time were all approved by the General Administration of Sports.
Li Xiaofeng was also invited to appear on CCTV.
After confirming the address and time, Zhang Yuan still put down his phone hesitantly.
He had to find someone to confirm, lest some netizen deceived him and Li Xiaofeng as well.
But he didn't expect that someone would confirm this for him the next second.
"The General Administration of Sports invited you to attend the dinner?" Zhang Ziyi leaned over and asked with wide eyes.
"Um...yes, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, you are so lucky."
Seeing the jealous look in Jiujiazhang's mouth, Zhang Yuan understood.
"Her current boyfriend is the second oldest son of three generations in the Hao family."
"The Hao family is very close to the mainland's sports department."
“Maybe I’ll go to this dinner party in Hong Kong too.”
"After all, the three generations of the Hao family were all exposed to love affairs the year before last."
Their family has great wisdom.
The two grandsons had their future routes planned early on.
The eldest son takes the sports route.
The second child takes the route of finance and family business management.
The two revealed their relationship in the same year, and their partners were both top celebrities in mainland China. This was more or less the operation of the Hao family.
Zhang Yuan remembered that the old man passed away around the end of 2006.
At that time, a top-notch scene was also broadcast on TV, with the chief executive supporting the coffin and the national flag covering the coffin.
He has been a businessman all his life, and he is the only one who can achieve this level since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The old man's health should not be very good now.
In addition, the 15th Asian Games will be held in Doha at the end of the year, and there will be the Olympic Games in 2008. The younger generation of their family will definitely use this opportunity to develop relationships in the mainland in order to allow the family to continue to prosper after the death of the old man.
Zhang Yuan glanced at the International Chapter again.
This guy is so strong and wants to be in the limelight.
If I have the chance, I would definitely like to attend this dinner.
But I guess the Hao family didn’t let her go.
The Hao family actually doesn't like Zhang Ziyi very much.
Outside you are an international chapter, a well-known actress.
But in front of the Hao family, you are just an actor.
Zhu Linlin, the wife of the eldest son of Hao, is also the mother of Hao Qigang.
At that time, she was the first Hong Kong sister to marry into a top wealthy family.
What about after marriage?
You are not allowed to go out of the main door, and you are not allowed to step forward from the second door.
She used the Hao family's jewelry to attend a dinner party, and she, the eldest daughter-in-law, was even asked by her family to register for the rental.
In the end, she couldn't stand the divorce and ended up leaving the house.
Zhang Ziyi on the side felt very uncomfortable as Zhang Yuan thought.
The Hao family has already talked to her. If she wants to get in, she must first quit the entertainment industry.
After marriage, you can no longer work and are only allowed to stay at home to support your husband and raise your children.
And this is something to talk about later, Hao Qishan just played with her and didn't take it seriously.
Anyway, there aren’t many scenes left, it’s the dinner party again.
Zhang Yuan told Director Feng about this, and the director even lamented his good luck.
Not everyone can go to this kind of scene.
A few days later, he got off work two hours early and took a car to the imperial city.
Royal Capital Hotel is located at No. 35 East Chang'an Street.
This place opened in 1990.
It has hosted world celebrities such as George W. Bush, Margaret Thatcher, and Kissinger.
After arriving here, Zhang Yuan was even more certain that the Hao family would definitely attend this meal.
Because the VIP Pavilion Hotel was funded and built by the Hao family.
The name "VIP Pavilion" was chosen by the old man himself.
What a great location this is.
Next door is Wangfujing, and further east is Imperial Union Medical College Hospital.
To the west is the Great Hall of the People.
Standing on the roof of the building in the early morning, you can vaguely see the national flag being raised every day.
Looking out from the Alpha that the company bought for tax deduction years ago, Zhang Yuan took a deep breath.
Next to him, Li Xiaofeng's legs were trembling.
Zhang Yuan thought to himself that the large courtyard house he bought was in a good enough location.
But compared to here, it's just "countryside".
The car came to the underground garage and parked, and the two took the elevator up.
But they didn't notice that a white van was following closely behind and parked not far away...
After going up to the lobby and announcing my home address, the staff led me into a huge auditorium.
Zhang Yuan looked up after entering the room and saw that there were at least forty or fifty tables, with four to five hundred people sitting there!
Not to mention Li Xiaofeng, Zhang Yuan rarely saw such a big scene.
And at a glance, he immediately saw many familiar faces that he often saw on CCTV Sports Channel.
"Sure enough..." Zhang Yuan led his younger brother and walked towards the rostrum in an open manner.
Since the General Administration of Sports only sent invitations to him and Li Xiaofeng, he didn't even bring an assistant.
Let Zhao Jue, who acted as the driver, play by himself.
To come to a place like this and put on airs and bring an assistant in such a scene is to seek death.
The two passed by many tables as they moved forward, and many people present cast curious glances at Zhang Yuan.
"Hey!"
"Who is this?"
"Yes, yes, I know you!"
"Then who is coming..."
Zhang Yuan had no intention of greeting the audience and fans, but walked straight towards one person.
"Hello, Mr. Oh."
He came to a young man with a young face and a kind face.
Next to this person stood an elegant girl with slender eyebrows and crooked eyes.
"Oh, hello, hello." Hao Qigang turned around to see him, and then extended his hands to hold them politely.
Then he turned to Li Xiaofeng beside him.
"Bring glory to the country, thank you for setting an example for our young people in China."
Young and promising, he speaks nicely...
Today's dinner is hosted by their family and is a business dinner for all athletes who will go to Doha, the capital of Qatar, to participate in the Asian Games at the end of the year, as well as a group of executives from the General Administration of Sport and celebrities in the sports industry.
Hao Lao's eldest son Hao Zhengting is a member of the Olympic Committee.
In the previous Asian Games in the imperial capital, families donated hundreds of millions.
In order to prepare for the imperial capital's bid for the Olympics, their family was even more busy.
"Communicate" with the "Commissioner Smith" of the International Olympic Committee.
The International Swimming Center currently under construction, commonly known as the Water Cube, also has donations from others.
There are rumors that the swimming pool was financed because of his relationship with Miss Guo... That is pure nonsense.
More than ten years ago, the swimming pool for the Asian Games in the imperial capital was built with money given by others, and it was named Yingdong Swimming Pool.
At this dinner, Hao's eldest son did not show up. He deliberately let his eldest grandson, who would pursue an official career in the future, take charge of the overall situation in order to train him.
And Zhang Yuan also understood why he was invited today.
Because in later generations, this man was a member of the Asian E-Sports Federation, and even became the chairman later!
In 2022, it was he who pushed e-sports into the Yuhang Asian Games roster and became an official event.
"It is estimated that he has seen the possibility of e-sports in the future, so he plans to make plans in advance."
In fact, Zhang Yuan's situation is still too small, and he only wants to be half right.
"Hey, the world champion is here." At this moment, a rich middle-aged male voice sounded from beside them.
Hao Qigang quickly introduced.
"This is Deputy Director Liu."
"He approved the subsidy for you to go to Singapore to play games."
"Hello, Director Liu." Zhang Yuan quickly nodded and shook hands with the other party.
As mentioned before, in that era, even the higher-ups had two factions in their opinions on e-sports and games.
Conservatives believed it was a scourge, an electronic poison, and issued a series of bans. They even broadcast many documentary programs against it on CCTV.
There are conservatives and there are reformists.
Director Liu is a representative of the reformists.
In 2003, e-sports entered the national sports list, and he had a vote.
But the problem is that e-sports has not produced results for several years in a row, and has even been suppressed by baseball countries.
Conservatives talk about yin and yang.
If you have the money to fund games, why not give them traditional strengths like table tennis and diving?
The most outrageous thing is that it is better to give the money to the national football team...
Of course, conservatives are not just targeting e-sports.
They discriminate against all non-high intensity events.
Some people have even suggested that since Go players sit still all day long and consume little energy, it is better to lower their athlete meal standards by one level and subsidize other high-intensity sports.
The Go player said: We move less, but we are not in a vegetative state.
Playing chess consumes a lot of mental energy and requires special nutrition.
Just like a computer, the CPU is often the one that consumes the most power and needs the most heat dissipation.
In the end, it was Mr. Zhan’s friend, Mr. Nie Weiping, who had played chess with the first generation leaders of the country, who used his connections to stop the matter from happening.
So every time Director Liu mentioned increasing the budget, those people would talk about it.
"We have the world champion, what do you have?"
Now, now I have it too! Since the Singapore Red Flag Display, Mr. Liu has become more aggressive in his speeches in meetings.
"Now we have an eSports world champion."
"The response online has been overwhelming and young people are very encouraged."
“So I think we need to continue to increase investment.”
"After I finish speaking, who agrees and who opposes?"
Coupled with the recent popularity of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the promotional short film has also aroused a lot of popularity.
Bureau Liu discussed with Hao Qigangyi and planned to recruit Zhang Yuan to promote e-sports.
After all, he has celebrity status and already owns an e-sports club, so he is just right for this job.
What is De Dao Duo Zhu?
He originally just wanted to gain popularity through e-sports, but he didn't expect there would be an unexpected gain!
He and Li Xiaofeng, one famous and the other powerful, just met Bureau Liu's work needs.
Now Zhang Yuan could see everything.
Only people directly related to sports can come here.
Hao Qishan didn't even come, so how could the International Chapter be qualified to come?
What sports do you know?
Multiplayer sports are not considered sports...
"Um..." After Zhang Yuan chatted with the two big shots for a long time, he planned to take a seat.
Guo Jingjing, who had been by her boyfriend's side, suddenly said hello to him.
"Can we take a photo together?"
The life of professional sports athletes is actually very boring, and they often have to face closed training.
Therefore, the way many athletes relieve their boredom is to watch TV.
"I should say this, it is an honor for me to take a photo with the world champion."
After that, Zhang Yuan directed Li Xiaofeng to get the Polaroid camera.
"Mr. Oh, let's come too."
"Okay."
This gave the three of them a group photo.
After taking several pictures in a row, Zhang Yuan also got one of them.
"Put it back in a frame and hang it on the wall of the study."
"Maybe you can use it to scare people if you get into trouble."
Miss Guo was quite polite and asked her partner Wu Mingxia to take a photo together.
Li Xiaofeng muttered after seeing this.
The boss is famous, even world champions have to take photos with him.
Soon after the meal started, Zhang Yuan and Li Xiaofeng were placed at the third table.
The salary is already very high. The people sitting at the first two tables are basically leaders and top sports figures.
After three rounds of wine, the five flavors of food...
Zhang Yuan looked at the room full of people and was so greedy that he almost drooled.
These people are all masters in various fields, and their attributes may be very good!
He raised the wine glass and asked Li Xiaofeng to follow behind him holding the bottle, and then went to join the table.
At the boxing team's wine table, he met Zou Shiming, the top seed in the Asian Games.
At the basketball table, he met Zhu Fangyu, Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jianlian.
Zhang Yuan came to this group of brothers and felt that he was short for the first time.
It feels like Wu Song has become Wu Dalang.
At the diving team table, Zhang Yuan looked around but didn't see Tian Liang.
Only then did I remember that this guy was fired from the national team last year.
How to say this?
For advertising fees of one million, the national team will draw one, the provincial sports bureau will draw another, and the general sports bureau will draw another, and then pay taxes. In the end, it will be in your hands, and you may not even have 200,000.
Anyone else would be mentally unbalanced.
Li Lianjie also complained about this for many years.
But it was somewhat unwise to throw away one's basic base for money.
And you happen to be the most popular, so using you to scare the monkeys will have the best effect.
If he had not been expelled, it is unclear whether he would be able to follow the sports management route like Guo Jingjing.
Arriving at the billiards table again, Zhang Yuan saw Ding Junhui, who had an old look on his face when he was young.
However, it was rare for this person to take the initiative to say hello to Li Xiaofeng.
Because the two of them had just been named "Mr. Fashion" with Han Han and Lang Lang, and they even went to shoot magazine covers together.
Also at the same table was the nine-ball queen Pan Xiaoting.
After Zhang Yuan took a few glances, he confirmed that the face of this descendant should have been moved.
Now he looks a bit rustic, not as foreign as he would be in later generations.
But Zhang Yuan didn't know whether she was good at nine-ball.
But after close observation, it can be confirmed that her No. 1 ball and No. 2 ball are very large and round...
There have been rumors on the Internet that Pan Xiaoting and Ding Junhua had an affair.
But Zhang Yuan was at the scene now, and seeing Pan Xiaoting talking to each other like he was lecturing his bad brother, he knew that the two of them were fine.
He walked around the streets and basically visited every table.
Found out quickly.
“A woman’s attributes are so good!”
Zhang Yuan slapped him, no wonder those male idols in later generations all rely on female fans to make a living.
He walked around, and the people who welcomed him most were mostly teenage female athletes.
"So handsome!"
"Much thinner than I look on TV."
"He is so kind. I thought celebrities all have airs."
Those in their teens and twenties are the age to watch TV series, and they are basically fans of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
There are quite a few people taking photos with him.
It even caused dissatisfaction among many male athletes.
Physical exercise tends to increase hormone secretion.
The only people these guys can usually come into contact with are the women on the same team.
Now that I saw them all smiling at Zhang Yuan, I naturally felt unhappy.
By the time the dinner was about to end, Zhang Yuan had already gained a lot.
From table tennis, badminton, shooting, archery, billiards, judo, and basketball, there are a lot of them.
But what surprised him was that at the football table, he gathered a bunch...
Protein absorption +1
Food appreciation +1!
+1 for sports car appreciation!
There’s even a +1 for acting!
But there are very few football-related attributes...
"After that, I will arrange for you to help China E-Sports do some promotional activities." Before leaving, Director Liu pulled him and said.
“I just don’t know how much your appearance and endorsement fees are now?”
"Hey, it is necessary to contribute to the national sports industry, regardless of money." Zhang Yuan replied immediately.
"Hehehe, good." Director Liu was very satisfied, thinking that this boy was much more knowledgeable than Tian Liang.
If you can get on the line with the General Administration of Sports, you should burn the incense, and ask for money?
Zhang Yuan is not stupid, this kind of relationship is worth much more than money.
Besides, unlike Tian Liang, he has other ways to make money, which is not bad.
He said hello to Hao Qigang again.
The eldest young master chatted with him in a friendly manner and agreed to take e-sports players to Xiangjiang for exchanges in the future.
He seemed to have something to discuss with Director Liu, so Zhang Yuan said goodbye and planned to leave.
"That, Zhang Yuan."
Turning around, he found that Guo Jingjing, who was waiting for her boyfriend, called him.
"I told the team members that I saw you and they want your autograph, is that okay?"
"Of course, no problem. You can sign one for me. Who doesn't want the autograph of the world champion?"
Guo Jingjin narrowed her eyes happily.
Seeing that she was not prepared, Zhang Yuan said: "I have paper and pen in my car. Please wait for me for a while and I will get it."
"Let's go together, I have to wait for him anyway." Guo Jingjing pointed to Huo Qigang who was chatting beside him.
The two of them took the elevator to the underground garage.
"We have been following your "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" recently."
In the elevator, Guo Jingjing, who was wearing a single ponytail, said.
Zhang Yuan felt that although this person did not look or speak strong, he still had a domineering air about him.
That's right, if the world champion is not domineering, then there is no justice.
But at the dinner just now, the most domineering woman Zhang Yuan had ever seen was Zhang Yining who he saw at the ping pong table.
This person's face was expressionless, but it seemed as if there were two words engraved on his face.
Invincible.
And this person actually has a little connection with the entertainment industry.
Because her future husband Xu Wei had been in love with Yuan Li for many years.
He even proposed marriage twice, but was rejected by Yuan Li both times.
Then he gave up in frustration and met Zhang Yining.
Everyone knows what happened later. Zhang Yining and her husband were in love and happy.
However, Yuan Li got married and divorced twice, and because he was trying to convert people to other religions, he was completely devastated and was completely abandoned by the entertainment industry.
On her third marriage, she married a poet who was more than ten years younger than herself and lived in a Tongzi building.
He is a typical example of someone who won’t die if he doesn’t seek death for domestic entertainment.
"Thank you for your attention." Zhang Yuan replied with a smile.
"If you still want any actor's autograph, I can get it for you, or even deliver it to your door." He added.
"Really?" Guo Jingjing said: "There are also team members who like Xiao Longnu and think she is so beautiful."
"If she says so, I can even come over to take a photo with you and have dinner."
"Ah, aren't you actors very busy? You don't need appearance fees?"
"It's enough for you to prepare a box of Wahaha for her as payment..."
Ding dong... the elevator door opened, and the two of them arrived on the second floor.
Although VIP Pavilion is a high-end hotel, it is quite old.
Later in the 18th year, the store was closed for three years and underwent comprehensive renovations.
Now after more than ten years of use, many devices have begun to become obsolete.
For example, problems often occur with the lighting system in underground garages.
The two of them walked around in the garage, which was always light and dark, and came to Zhang Yuan's car.
As the driver, Zhao Jueju went to stroll on the nearby Chang'an Street.
Fortunately, Zhang Yuan left a spare car key.
Of course, even without a key, he could still open it with his skills.
He opened the side sliding door, took out a bag next to the back seat, and took out a notebook with a kraft paper cover from it, with a black pen on top.
This was specially prepared by Zhang Yuan, just to give autographs to fans at any time.
"Who do you want to sign for? Tell me your name."
"I can write some blessings."
Zhang Yuanzheng and Guo Jingjing discussed how to sign.
In a parking space more than ten meters away from the two people, all the doors of a white Jinbei van were suddenly opened from the inside.
Under the obvious overload situation, a dozen people filed out.
A true "van man".
In the quiet underground garage, a series of disturbing footsteps suddenly sounded.
These people are holding hollow steel pipes as long as their arms and are running quickly in the direction of Zhang Yuan... (End of Chapter)