Vol 5 Chapter 438: Official competition (three more)

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In the conference room, most of the top executives of Tour de France gathered here.
"You should all know about Zhang Guan. I just spoke with Zhang Guan on the phone. He was willing to participate in the next Tour de France as a driver." Prudom glanced at the crowd and then said: "Everyone Let’s talk about your views!"
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 athletes list, even if he is faster than others, he is not eligible to enjoy the results." Another said immediately.
"I have a different opinion." John Lange, the director of operations of the Tour de France, was speaking.
Just listen to John Granger saying: "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 is not Very good, our operation and promotion of the Tour de France have been greatly hindered. If we can draw Zhang Guan to 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! The credibility we have accumulated through the centuries of Tour de France, How can it be regarded as a child's play!" the gray-haired old secretary said.
John Granger ignored the old tournament official, but continued on his own: "Our Tour de France has experienced 98 years of development. The European market has long been saturated, and the European economy has not yet recovered. Under the circumstances, 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 Tour de France, first of all, we need to 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, and bicycles there are also very popular. . Bicycles are not just a sport, but also a transportation tool. Through Zhang Guan, we don't need to spend too much time, we can get an audience group in 100 million units, perhaps more than the entire audience in Europe! "
John Lange’s words made many people on the scene quite emotional. John Lange decided to add another fire. He went on to say:
And Zhang Guan is of great commercial value. His fans are all over the world. Willing to appear on the Tour de France should be what we want. 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 basketball games, but also play a game on the court during their free time. Others, such as table tennis fans and feather fans, can also play two shots, and even a few are middle-level players.
If you don’t understand the sport at all, you won’t be able to understand anything when you watch the game. Naturally, you won’t be able to talk about the audience. This is better in traditional sports, but in emerging e-sports. This is especially obvious. 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 at all, you don’t know what skills the heroes have or what the equipment is used for. I definitely don’t understand the League of Legends game.
The same is true of cycling. To train a person who cannot ride a bicycle to become an audience of Tour de France, first of all, 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, and 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 listening to John Granger, everyone here nodded, and the old race 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: "Let one The guests are temporarily involved in the competition, which is too unfair to other athletes! I think we should seek the opinions of other teams."
"The Tour de France is a sport of racing, which is faster than speed. It is clear who is faster and who is slower. Zhang Guan was able to cross the finish line first because he is faster than the other 198 competitors! Can the faster one win? After the game, will anyone feel unfair? I think the 198 contestants should take a good look at why they are not 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 the teams should be very willing to see this and put the Tour de France as a pie As we grow larger, the team will attract more sponsors. At this point, our Tour de France organizers, teams and sponsors have common interests."
The old tournament officer was a bit stunned, and of course he was not as good as John Granger than 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 heard him say: "If Zhang Guan is allowed to participate, there will be a lot of unnecessary troubles. For example, how should his equipment be solved? Bike?"
"I believe 22 teams are very willing to provide sponsorship for Zhang Guan. They will ask for nothing. Besides, with Zhang Guan's wealth, it is not a problem to buy a few sets of equipment." John Lange said.
"But Zhang Guan doesn't have a team!" the old tournament official continued.
"Then let him race as an independent driver!"
"Independent driver? What about the 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 teams add up to him without money. For him, a logistics service team employing dozens of people is dedicated to serving him alone, and It's not a problem. Maybe it can also lead to our employment in France!" John Lange said.
"How about the entry fee? Other teams participated in the Tour de France, but they all paid the sponsorship fee! Is Zhang Guan willing to pay the sponsorship fee?" The old tournament official then asked.
"With Zhang Guan, we can attract more sponsors, which can make up for the problem of sponsorship fees. Moreover, Zhang Guan personally also carries hundreds of millions of dollars in sponsorship contracts, I can go to Zhang Guan’s sponsors to talk about it, If they are willing to sponsor Tour de France, we can give Zhang Guan more shots during the broadcast. I think those sponsors will be happy to accept it." John Lange 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 other excuses, so he sat there dumbly and sulked.
Tour de France President Prudom interrupted this awkward atmosphere at the right time.
"It seems that everyone has made a decision. Let's vote for it! Agree Zhang Guan as a driver. If you want to participate in the next race, please raise your hand." Prudom said, raising his hand first. And John Lange raised his hand for the first time.
Seeing that the chairman had raised his hand, others did not hesitate and raised their hands in support.
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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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