The final exams were finally over, and Feng Yu finally had the time to deal with Bing City Pharmaceutical Enterprise's sales. Other than the few Zinc and Calcium supplements, he still needs to advertise the common flu medicines and anti-inflammatory medicines. These medicines must be prepared at home. This was the core concept that Feng Yu wanted to instill in the students.
But before he could finish his preparations, another big event that shook the entire country broke out on the news!
The Ma Family Army's 3 Xia Ladies announced that they want to change coaches!
When this news was out, not only the Chinese Athletics world was shocked. Even the commoners were shocked! These 3 Xia Ladies were the backbone of the Ma Family Army. If they want to change coaches, then what about the rest?
After that, the rest of the Ma Family Army's athletes, regardless of male or female, all announced that they wanted to change coaches. They wanted to change coaches to Shenyang's Tian Guan's male team's middle-distance running coach.
It was not a big deal for athletes to change coaches. But these were not ordinary athletes. They were the top athletes in the world. Furthermore, they wanted to change coaches!
In the current Hua Xia, the status of athletes was not that high. Just look at the Ma Family Army's Coach Ma. He was more famous than those athletes who had won gold medals! When an athlete achieved good results, people would praise the coach for his or her performance. If not, why would the athlete succeed when the athlete worked hard?
The coach had a high status in the athlete's career. It was even higher than teachers in ancient times. This was evident from the fact that the Ma Family Army's athletes could not get endorsement deals, but Coach Ma could get endorsement deals worth millions.
Actually, the Ma Family Army's athletes and Coach Ma had been at odds for a long time. An athlete's talent, training, and hard work were all important. But the most important factor was talent!
Training and hard work would determine an athlete's bottom line. But talent was the deciding factor. All the best athletes in China were in the Ma Family Army. This was the main reason why the Ma Family Army was so successful.
As for the deer style that Coach Ma "invented", it was just an imitation of the European and US athletes. He changed the name and claimed that it was his own creation. But the essence was the same. If Coach Ma can teach, then other coaches can also teach. This was why the athletes did not care and dared to change coaches.
When this news was released, it caused an uproar. Weren't they going to attend the World Championships in Athletics? Why did such a thing happen before they set off?
The reporters gathered at the Ma Family Army's training ground again. Feng Yu saw Coach Ma's gloomy face from the TV. He casually said a few words to the reporters and left.
Others might not know, but Feng Yu knew that the Ma Family Army had been in the limelight at this year's World Championships. There were still the National Games at the end of this year, the Asian Games next year, and even the 1996 Olympic Games.
In Feng Yu's previous life, the endorsement fees of sports stars were even higher than those of movie stars, as long as they were influential enough. For example, Yao Ming, Liu Xiang, etc. Other than Yao Ming and Liu Xiang, the brands of other athletes were not very successful.
Feng Yu rubbed his chin and thought if he should sign these athletes. For 5 years, the endorsement fees for each of them would not be more than 500,000 RMB, and the influence they would bring would be beyond his expectations. He could also rely on them to enter the overseas market.
The more he thought about it, the more Feng Yu thought about it. He decided to go to Shen City to have a chat with Wang Junxia and the rest.
Wang Junxia and the rest of the athletes had been unhappy with Coach Ma for a long time. Coach Ma only gave them a basic salary, and all the subsidies and bonuses were distributed by Coach Ma. They did not get anything from him!
Even when companies approached them to advertise for them, Coach Ma did not allow them to do so. But Coach Ma still went out to advertise for a high price.
Their current athletes were all under Coach Ma. For example, Wang Junxia had gotten a good ranking in the National Games in 1991, and she was replaced by Coach Ma. Wang Junxia had always felt that the previous Coach Wang was the best, and Coach Wang had always been considerate of her.
In the hearts of the Ma Family Army's athletes, Coach Ma was a hot-tempered, stubborn, greedy, and extreme person. They did not like this coach.
Especially after the health supplement scandal broke out, they realized that all their hard work had been wiped out by the fake accounts' first sentence, "It's all because they drank the Chinese Turtle Essence that they could achieve such good results!"
Coach Ma had earned all their money, and they did not get any. Their honor was also ruined by Coach Ma. There was no reason for them to continue like this.
When they formed an alliance to talk to Coach Ma, Coach Ma scolded all of them. He wanted them to remember: All of you are here today is because of me, Coach Ma!
Coach Ma asked all of them to say that they only drank the Chinese Turtle Essence and the Energy of Life. If there were any problems with the products, it was the fault of the unscrupulous businessmen. It had nothing to do with them. Also, the bonuses for the World Championships will be distributed according to the old rules. The bonuses will go to Coach Ma and the training base, and the athletes will only get a small portion of it!
Coach Ma had no choice. He does not have any money. If it wasn't for the bank loans, the training base would have closed down. He had lost more than 10 million RMB in one go, and he still owes a lot of money.
Coach Ma only hoped that the World Championships would bring him glory and change his image. He wanted to make more money and fill up his debt.
But the athletes did not want him to do this. Why should they bear the responsibility for his mistakes? This time, the conflict intensified. The male and female teams and the leaders of the mobilization team left first. Many people responded to the call and Coach Ma could not stop them!
These athletes knew that the country was waiting for them to bring glory to the World Championships and will not punish them for this incident. They had said privately that if Coach Ma was still like this, they will not follow him anymore. They will report Coach Ma for beating and scolding the athletes during training. They will report Coach Ma for forcing them to lie. They will also report Coach Ma for forcing them to take some unknown drugs!
Feng Yu remembered that in his previous life, the Ma Family Army was disbanded the following year. It should be before the Asian Games. At that time, everyone felt that Wang Junxia and the rest had gone back on their words. No one spoke up for these athletes. It was only until Wang Junxia and the rest won glory in the 1996 Olympics that the reputation of the Ma Family Army improved.
After hearing these rumors, Feng Yu felt that it was unfair. Why did the coaches get most of the credit for the athletes' achievements? Why did Coach Ma monopolize most of the prize money? What did they use to build that training base by the sea? Why did it belong to Coach Ma?
But Feng Yu did not understand. In his previous life, it was the male athletes who started the fight. Why did Wang Junxia and the rest of the female athletes start the fight?
In this life, the disbandment of the Ma Family Army was brought forward. The main reason was because of Coach Ma. But the main reason was because of the health supplement scandal. Feng Yu thought that the disbandment of the Ma Family Army in this life … … was it because of him?
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