Chapter 437 Endorsement
Although the team gave Gu Sanjing and her team a twenty-day holiday, she had only been at home for two days when Pei Yunxia called and asked her to come to the team. Gu Jianguo had no choice but to drive her to the Sports Bureau.
When she arrived at the conference room, she saw several other members of the Olympic team who had won gold medals. Zuo Mingyan hadn't arrived yet. She walked over and sat next to a female gymnast, whispering to her, "What's going on?"
The gymnast's name is Tang Zilin. Although they are not from the same team, they know each other because they are both in the national team.
"It seems the TV station is going to air a program about the Olympics," Tang Zilin whispered. Then she moved closer to Gu Sanjing and whispered in her ear, "Have you heard about the commercial for Jianbaobao Beverage?"
"Doesn't Jianbaobao always have advertisements?" Gu Sanjing said.
Jianbaobao was one of the first products in China to advertise, and it's said that its annual sales were exceptionally high because of the advertising. Gu Sanjing didn't usually pay attention to these things, but when she was at home, Gu Jianguo and Gu Erhui would talk about business, and she learned a little bit about it.
Then Tang Zilin whispered again, "It seems they're looking for an Olympic champion to be the spokesperson this time. They all say you're the most likely candidate."
Because among these Olympic champions, Gu Sanjing is the best looking. If you want to appear on TV, you must find someone who looks good.
Gu Sanjing took out a bag of beef jerky from her bag and gave one to Tang Zilin, saying, "Anyone can win as long as they are an Olympic champion."
Tang Zilin took the beef jerky she handed over and smiled. In fact, she was just testing Gu Sanjing to see how much she knew about the matter, or whether Jianbaobao Company had already confirmed that it was her.
But Gu Sanjing's performance made her unable to see anything. Others said that Gu Sanjing was straightforward and simple-minded, but she didn't see that. Maybe she was just pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger.
Gu Sanjing, unaware that Tang Zilin had labeled her a "pig playing pig to eat the tiger," slowly ate the beef jerky. She truly believed that any Olympic champion had a chance, and being a spokesperson wasn't necessarily a good thing; it might even interfere with her training.
Pei Yunxia and several leaders from the Sports Bureau entered the conference room and saw Gu Sanjing eating happily. She frowned and walked over to take the beef jerky from her hand, then walked to the podium with a sullen face.
Gu Sanjing: ""
Fine, take the beef jerky, she still has some in her bag. But as soon as she reached into her bag, Pei Yunxia glared at her, "Try eating something again."
Gu Sanjing was stunned by what she said, then took out all the food from her bag, walked to the podium, and handed it all in. Pei Yunxia couldn't help but chuckle when she saw her like this, and then said, "Pay attention to your diet in the future, and don't eat snacks anymore."
The biggest problem she faces now is her physical development. If things go wrong, she won’t be able to participate in the next Olympic Games.
Gu Sanjing understood that Pei Yunxia was doing this for her own good, so she grinned and said, "I'm not eating anymore."
Although she loved eating, she was able to control her appetite in order to continue her current career. She returned to her seat and Pei Yunxia distributed the snacks she had handed over to several other coaches and leaders of the Sports Bureau. They opened the snacks and started eating.
After a while, Zuo Mingyan came in trotting. Seeing that there was no seat next to Gu Sanjing, she found a seat at the back and sat down.
Seeing everyone had arrived, a Sports Bureau official named Miao Qiang smiled and said, "We've called you all here after the holiday because the TV station is going to do a program about the Olympics and Olympic champions. We'd like to invite you all to participate. It's in two days, and everyone who doesn't have a special reason should attend. This is also to promote our national team."
No one had any objection to this, and then Miao Qiang talked about some things to pay attention to when participating in the show, such as some words that cannot be said and some things that cannot be done, etc.
After that, Miao Qiang dismissed the meeting, and the members of each team went to find their coaches. The gold medalists on the diving team at this Olympics were Gu Sanjing, Zuo Mingyan, and Qin Hanfei. The three followed Pei Yunxia to her office.
After sitting down, Pei Yunxia said, "There's one more thing. These days, several product brands have approached the bureau, asking you Olympic champions to be their spokespeople and shoot commercials. This is a good thing, and I also want you to make more money. But..."
Pei Yunxia was silent for a moment before continuing, "There are only a few brands, and their popularity varies, with prices offered at different levels, so competition is fierce. I hope you all focus on training, and let everything else take its course. You still have a long way to go, and there are plenty of opportunities to make money."
She didn't want her teammates to compete with others for a little endorsement fee. It would be better to train hard if they had that time.
Gu Sanjing and the other three naturally agreed to follow the team's instructions. Pei Yunxia was pleased to see that they were all obedient. After a few more words of encouragement, she let Qin Hanfei and Zuo Mingyan go first, leaving Gu Sanjing behind.
She said, "Those brands all want you to be their spokesperson, but the team can't give you all the opportunities. The team leaders are currently negotiating, and of course, they also need to listen to your personal opinion."
As she spoke, she showed the brands to Gu Sanjing and said, "See which one you want to endorse."
Gu Sanjing casually glanced at the brands and asked, "How much is the endorsement fee?"
"Two thousand to four thousand." Pei Yunxia said.
Gu Sanjing pursed her lips and thought for a moment before saying, "I'll discuss it with my family."
"Okay, go back and discuss it." Pei Yunxia couldn't help laughing. Things that others were fighting for would probably not be taken seriously by Gu Sanjing.
Gu Sanjing did look down on it. She felt it was not worth wasting training time for a few thousand dollars.
After discussing the endorsement, Pei Yunxia continued seriously, "The biggest issue you face right now is your physical development. After discussing it with the coaching staff, we all agree that it would be more appropriate for you to switch to the three-meter springboard. Besides, you've already won the gold medal in the ten-meter platform, so you have no regrets."
Gu Sanjing was mentally prepared for this, and her goal was a Grand Slam, so there was no need to keep hitting the ten-meter diving platform. She said, "I'll listen to the team."
"Okay," Pei Yunxia said, "Even though you won't gain weight after eating, you still have to control your diet and be moderate in snacking. You have a long life ahead of you. When you retire, you can eat whatever you want."
Gu Sanjing chuckled, "I know, I'll try not to eat it in the future."
"It's not that I don't allow you to eat, just eat less." Pei Yunxia knew that some people use eating to relieve stress, and Gu Sanjing likes to eat. She can't be too harsh on her in this regard, otherwise it will be counterproductive.
Gu Erhui and Zhang Zijun's child is named Zhang Yichen. I was confused when writing yesterday. When I was choosing a name, I thought Zhang Zichen sounded nice. Now that you guys mentioned it, I realized it has the same characters as Zhang Zijun.
My mind has been a bit foggy these past few days, with so much going on at home. My daughter, a little over a year old, was fine until the day before yesterday when one of her legs suddenly started limping. I was so scared I immediately took her to the hospital, and the doctor said it was a viral infection and she needed to be hospitalized. It wasn't a serious illness, though; a few days of IV drips would clear her up.
I have never heard that a viral infection can cause a person to become lame.
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