Vol 7 Chapter 108: Snow, Rain, Frost, Fragrant Road (8)

"When two beasts are placed in a cage, they must compete against each other, not to mention that the friends around them are also opposed to each other. As long as the two of them are pinched, I can't run away, because I will definitely be compared, Everyone, I mean the media, sponsors, fans, clubs, teammates, everyone, will want you to fight, you can't escape, you can't escape. You're really backing off, you're going to lose more than you win many things."
"What? Like?"
"For example... Xing Ge, the qualifications of a star." Wang Ai reminded.
Shui Junyi suddenly asked, "Why?"
"Why are you a star? What do people admire about you? Your superb skills, your strong body, and your unyielding will. Even in the era when we talk about friendship first and competition second, an athlete has sports. Moral, what? Higher, faster, stronger, you have to do your best to respect your opponent and have friendship, otherwise you look down on others or be looked down on by others.

"This is the first time I realize this." Shui Junyi nodded solemnly.
"Did we develop commercial sports relatively late? In fact, literary and artistic stars also have this problem. It's just that they are not in the competitive industry and generally do not require unyielding will, but they often play different characters, so they require high morality. Xingge. Once you break the ring in this regard, you will no longer be regarded as an idol by the public, and you will not be a star."
"Can you analyze it in more detail? I think many fans will be curious about your comments on sports stars, which may be helpful to the development of commercial sports in our country and the self-shaping of many athletes." Shui Junyi respectfully asked.
"Uh... That's what I said, I'm just throwing a brick and attracting jade? In the follow-up, everyone has to improve and explore according to their own situation and our specific national conditions. I'm just leading the way?"
"Okay, I won't cut this sentence out."
Wang Ai smiled and thought for a moment: "Both material civilization and spiritual civilization are indispensable. Civilized countries in ancient and modern China and foreign countries have such a common pursuit. And if a star is actually a popular idol, then of course it must have both aspects. That is, you must be a leader in business to be admired and imitated, and you must also have spiritual appeal. Only when you combine the two can you be a complete star. In modern times, we are popular and professional, and in ancient times, we have both ability and political integrity. Cao Cao, the great white-faced man of the ages, also has feelings of compassion, such as 'the bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster in a thousand miles', this is the bottom line. If you don't have this, you will only be strong in business and lack of morality, and it will be finished soon. Because every ordinary person will think that a person with good business is basically a strong person, but if a strong person is not bound by morality, he will hurt us sooner or later. Why should we make him strong for such a person? So from From the first step, there are moral requirements. We are Confucian in China and religion in Europe. We have it from the beginning of ordinary people. The stronger the stronger the higher the requirements, this is the reasonable requirement of every individual and group in our human society to defend themselves.

After listening, Shui Junyi nodded deeply: "What you said is easy to understand, it's such a low-level logic."
Wang Ai took a sip from the cup and put it down, and then eased his tone a little: "The most sports stars are probably our football stars. After all, the audience is the largest, so I will take football stars as an example. Well, let's put it this way, look at those football fields. , There may be various shapes and colors on the outside, but from the sky, are they very similar? They are basically the same? Then think about it, these football fields are similar to what kind of ancient buildings?"
Shui Junyi said tentatively, "The Colosseum?"
Wang Ai sighed silently, leaning on the chair and nodding with emotion: "We are all gladiators, just like in ancient times, we have to win the applause of the audience with our own hard work, and eat this bowl of rice with our own skills. You can lose. Games, such as ancient gladiators were killed by opponents, eaten by lions, this is inevitable, and modern us are also inevitable to lose. But no matter what, you can't be cowardly, you can't run, you can't cry, you can't beg, you are Lose to the last minute. You lose your star, but you don't disqualify. You're a total loser, a slow slide, and people still remember your glory days. And if you disqualify , everything goes to zero in an instant, and all you get for the rest of your life is ridicule and abuse."
"Why is this happening? Or why is it a requirement of unyielding will to sports stars?" Shui Junyi asked.
"Because sports is a part of the military! The six arts of the gentleman in ancient China, among them driving and archery, are driving a carriage and shooting arrows, and the carriage was equivalent to a tank at the time. If you can drive a tank, you also need to be able to shoot a gun. This is not a combat team. You see, this is both military and sports. European gladiators compete with personal skills, and they can be used on the battlefield when they go out. Even in modern times, some of our high-tech arms are also closely related to sports. For combat missions, you may need to work continuously for several days and nights. You may not be able to eat or sleep well, but you have to endure it. Can you do it without a good body and a strong will? Military struggle is a life-and-death struggle, and you cannot retreat. struggle, so the public's requirements for sports stars have the same core as the requirements for generals and heroes. For example, the most common phenomenon is that a sports star is a hero, but you basically never hear that singers and movie stars are Such a compliment."
In Shui Junyi's deep nod, Wang Ai summed up this passage: "Sports stars must be outstanding athletes, but outstanding athletes are not necessarily stars. Simply put, even if you lose, you will lose on the battlefield and in the charge. , you should be beaten on the face instead of the back. Sports stars do not need to dress up, but they must have strong mental strength. Even if you go to this station, your toughness will blow in the face. Come on, it's the so-called aura, you can be rough but you must be strong! It doesn't matter if you look ugly or even ugly. Coincidentally, we are really ugly people in the sports industry, and there are very few people who can see the past. If you don't believe me, look at that Yao Ming, look at that Sun Jihai, look at that Fan Zhiyi, look at that Gao Hong...Cough, aren't they celebrities? That's what the public demands, no one thinks they are not qualified to accept endorsements, and no one is because of them. disgusted face."
"Then are you ugly too?"
"I, I... don't compare me to their ugly idiots." Wang Ai waved his arms: "I have thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a high nose, right? And my skin? I'll tell you the last point, The public has no requirements for the appearance of sports stars, but if you want to be really good-looking, wouldn't it be better?"