In the movie "the Grandmaster", Zhao Benshan plays a martial arts guru who has a few lines in the film:
People live a lifetime, some become face, some become Li Zi, all because of the times.
In one school, some people are facade, attracting disciples and attracting attention. Some people are inside, strong but low-key.
This remark seems to be applicable to women's track and field in the past two years.
This face, of course, is the famous Wu Yanni.
Flamboyant characterThe most important feature of Wu Yanni is publicity.
She does not admit defeat, do not admit soft characteristics, let many netizens think she is more "arrogant".
Whether it is the "overlord step", or the signboard posture of "pointing to the sky with one hand" on the field, it is the attention of netizens.
Her best score was no better than Lin Yuwei, but she received far more attention than the other side.
This is the new way to play in the era of traffic.
Wu Yanni is the "face-saving" figure of track and field.
Don't worry about what Wu Yanni has achieved. Her popularity has undoubtedly brought substantial benefits.
The first point is that the sport of women's track and field has received attention, otherwise people would not have recognized Lin Yuwei, a strong athlete.
The second point is that Wu Yanni has successfully endorsed many brands.
This is a real off-court income, and it is also another life choice for athletes in addition to their achievements.
Achievement-only theory, gold-medal theory, has been gradually forgotten.
Whether it has commercial value and whether it can bring the visual enjoyment of sports competition to the audience is the focus of modern sports.
Off-site lifeIn addition to the controversy on the field, Wu Yanni outside the field also has constant traffic.
For example, she took a selfie in the luxury car, specially revealing the Maybach logo and letting netizens take a look at the interior of the top luxury car.
And she knelt on the seat of a luxury store and chose a designer bag, all of which hinted at her success.
Although everyone would complain that she was suspected of showing off her wealth, this was in line with her character on the field.
No one is "arrogant and domineering" on the field, but "polite" in reality.
People who like her want to see her recalcitrant appearance, while those who don't like her have to rely on these things to pay attention to her, talk about her, and bring traffic.
Good appearance is the only way to talk about it.Although everyone says not to judge people by their appearance, but from stars to Internet celebrities, most of them still depend on their appearance.
Wu Yanni's ability to stand out has a lot to do with her appearance.
Xia Sining is also famous with her.
Health, beauty, vitality and youth are the labels on them.
When you see Xia Sining's lovely selfie, does the result still seem so important?
Presumably when they start a live broadcast, there will be a lot of old friends competing to be the top brother on the list.
ConclusionThe goal of sports competition is faster, higher and better.
It was supposed to inspire people to break through their own physiological limits and create new records.
But many athletes pay too much for it, not only their families and love, but also their bodies.
They are plagued by various injuries, so the commercial value of athletes needs to be re-examined.
Talk about ideals, talk about dedication, although high-end, but really retired or can not be on the field because of injuries, how can life go on?
Will fans who have "encouraged" them to do their best pay out to treat them?
Isn't Liu Xiang the best example?
If you don't care about injuries and the future, and just want to leave a new record on the stage, then such people, we can call them great athletes, a kind of strong people who fully live up to their ideals!
But such athletes are after all a minority, and we cannot ask every athlete to be so great and selfless.
This is how some people live to save face, and some people live to become insiders.
Therefore, we should treat athletes like Wu Yanni rationally and appreciate her beauty, which is also a kind of enjoyment of sports competition.