Almighty Athlete Chapter 438: Official entry
In the conference room, most of the top executives of Tour de France are gathered here.
"You should all know about the Zhang Guan. I just talked to Zhang Guan over the phone, but he was willing to participate in the next Tour de France as a driver." Prudom glanced at the crowd, then said: " Let’s talk about your opinions!"
A gray-haired tournament official immediately said, "How about Zhang Guan reaching the finish line first? He is not a contestant, and his results are definitely invalid."
"Yes, there is no Zhang Guan on our athlete list, even if he is faster than others, he is not eligible to enjoy the results." Another said immediately.
"I have a different opinion." The spokesman is John Lange, Director of Operations, Tour de France.
Just listen to John Granger and say: "If Zhang Guan is willing to participate in the next 20 stages, I think he can be regarded as an official driver. You all know that in the past two years, the European economy Not very good, our operation and promotion of the Tour de France have been greatly hindered. If we can draw Zhang Guan into our competition, it will be very helpful for the promotion of the Tour de France."
"You are the Director of Operations, of course, only thinking about marketing, but have you ever thought that doing so would break the rules and have an impact on the credibility of the Tour de France! Our Tour de France has accumulated over a hundred years How can it be regarded as a child's credibility!" said the gray-haired old secretary.
John Granger ignored the old tournament officer, but continued by himself: "Our Tour de France has experienced 98 years of development, the European market has long been saturated, and now the European economy is still Without recovery, we must open up new markets, and China in Asia is clearly the best direction for our efforts.
In other countries, we want to promote the Tour de France, we must first involve people in the sport of bicycles, and in China, we don’t have to be so troublesome. Almost everyone there will ride a bicycle. Very popular. Bicycles are not only a sport, but also a mobility tool. With Zhang Guan, we don’t have to spend too much effort to get an audience group in billions, perhaps more than the entire European audience! "
John Lange’s words made many people on the scene quite emotional. John Lange decided to add another fire, and he continued: “And Zhang Guan itself has great commercial value, and its fans are all over the world. Since he is willing to appear on the Tour de France, it should be our best. Zhang Guan can attract more attention for the Tour de France!"
The audience of any sport must have an element, that is, familiarity with the sport, and some people will take the sport as a hobby in their spare time. For example, many basketball fans not only watch the basketball game, but also play a game on the court in their free time. Others such as table tennis fans and feather fans will also play two shots, and even a few are middle-level players.
If you don’t understand the sport at all, you can’t understand anything when you watch the game, and you can’t even talk about the audience. This is better in traditional sports, but in the emerging This is particularly evident in e-sports events. For example, people who watch League of Legends games are all players of the League of Legends, even if the level is poor, they will be able to play. If you don’t play it at all, you don’t know what skills the hero has, or what the equipment is used for, you definitely don’t understand the League of Legends game.
The same is true for cycling. To train a non-cyclist to become a Tour de France audience, first let him learn to ride a bicycle, then let him have a bicycle, and then the theoretical knowledge of rules and other aspects. But for Chinese audiences, it is not so complicated. With the popularity of bicycles in China, only a few words are needed to introduce the tour to the Chinese audience. Even many smart people do not need to introduce, just watch a game. Can understand what is going on. So for the organizers of Tour de France, China is the easiest potential market to develop.
After hearing John Lange’s words, everyone here nodded, and the old tournament official obviously represented the traditional forces. He did not want to see the Tour de France change because of a certain person, so he said: "It's too unfair for other athletes to let a guest temporarily participate in the competition! I think we should seek the opinions of other teams."
"The Tour de France is a racing sport, which is faster than speed. It is clear who is faster and who is slower. The reason why the Zhang Guan can cross the finish line first is because he is faster than the other 198 competitors! Is it faster? Will someone feel unfair if the quicker person wins the game? I think the 198 contestants should take a good look at why they are not even as good as a guest." John Granger paused, then said: " As for the team, as I said just now, the addition of Zhang Guan is conducive to the promotion of our Tour de France and attracts more attention. The sponsors of each team should be very willing to see this. If the cake is bigger, the team will attract more sponsors. At this point, our Tour de France organizers, the team and the sponsors have common interests."
The old tournament officer was a bit stern, and of course he was not as good as John Lange compared to playing tricks. What's more, John Lange talks about money everywhere, which makes it difficult for the old tournament officials to parry and talk about feelings in front of interests? Obviously no one ignored him.
The old tournament officer was still very unwilling. He decided to change the angle and only listened to him: "If Zhang Guan is allowed to participate, there will be a lot of unnecessary troubles. For example, how should his equipment be solved? Can't you do without a bicycle?"
"I believe 22 teams are very willing to provide sponsorship for Zhang Guan. They will ask for nothing. Besides, with the wealth of Zhang Guan, it is not a problem to buy a few sets of equipment." John Lange said.
"But Zhang Guan does not have a team!" The old tournament official continued.
"Then let him race as an independent driver!"
"Independent driver? What about logistics? A team has a logistics service team of 40 or 50 people!" said the old race officer.
"Zhang Guan should be able to solve it by himself. He has a net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars. It is estimated that all the teams add up to him without money. For him, a logistics service team employing dozens of people is dedicated to serving him alone. It’s not a problem~ IndoMTL.com~ may also be able to drive our employment in France!" John Lange said.
"How about the entry fee? Other teams have participated in the Tour de France, but they have all paid the sponsorship fee! Is Zhang Guan willing to pay the sponsorship fee?" The old tournament officer then asked.
"With Zhang Guan, we can attract more sponsors, which can make up for the problem of sponsorship fees. Moreover, Zhang Guan individuals are also carrying hundreds of millions of dollars in sponsorship contracts, I can go to Zhang Guan sponsors to talk, If they are willing to give sponsorship to Tour de France, we can give Zhang Guan more shots during the broadcast. I think those sponsors will be happy to accept it." John Granger replied, as the operation director of Tour de France, It is natural for him to pick money from the sponsor.
The old tournament officer was silent. He could not find any more excuses, so he sat there dumbly and silently.
Prudom, the chairman of the Tour de France, interrupted this embarrassing atmosphere in a timely manner.
"It seems that everyone has made a decision. Let's vote! Let's agree that Zhang Guan will participate in the next race as a driver. Please raise your hand." Prudom said, raising his hand first stand up. And John Lange raised his hand for the first time.
Seeing that the chairman has raised his hand, others did not hesitate and raised their hands in support.
On the afternoon of July 2, 2011, with the formal approval of the Tour de France Organizing Committee, Zhang Guan will participate in the Tour de France as an independent driver.
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Chapter three is delivered, and today we guarantee five more. The gap between the second monthly ticket and the second one has been widened to 200 votes. After all, in the last month of 2016, I did not want to bring regrets to 2017 in the last month. Try hard to fight today! I also urge readers to give their great support and pass the monthly pass to pass, so that all-round athletes rush into the top two, thank you all for passing! (.)