After Leaving the Sports Circle, I Became a Cooking God (Completed BL)

Chapter 300-302(Extras 4-6)

Translator: dapotaturs

Release Date: 10/20/2023

Chapter 300 Extra: After the Olympics (4) Post-Olympic Variety Show Options?

The majority of the athletes in the national track and field team participating in the Olympics for the first time did not anticipate the kind of schedule they would face after their return. For some athletes who did not have any Diamond League events lined up, their 2020 outdoor season had essentially concluded. They might have had one or two less important events on their schedule, with the rest of their time potentially available for a rare extended vacation before the start of winter training.

However, the reality was different.

While the athletes were still competing abroad, they couldn't feel it as much. After returning to China, a series of invitations began pouring in from various sources.

Although the quadrennial event of the Olympics had concluded on August 8th, the dividends of the Olympics were far from over for the well-developed entertainment media in the country.

During the Olympic season, the audience was primarily exposed to the performances of the Olympic athletes on the field. However, following their return to the country, what better attention-grabbing mode existed for the athletes than invitations to appear on variety shows?

In reality, some events in the Olympic schedule were arranged in the early stages, causing some athletes to return home earlier. These athletes had already made appearances on domestic variety shows. This included the first Olympic gold medalist for China in the current Olympics and popular teams in classic events such as the national table tennis team, among others.

However, in terms of the most talked-about team in this Olympics, it was undoubtedly the track and field team. Therefore, as the track and field team finally returned, and when Su Bai and others returned to the national track and field team training base, Liao Jie from the Athletics Association was already holding a stack of invitations, waiting for Su Bai and the others to make their selections.

It was no exaggeration to call it a stack of invitations. The invitation letter handed to Su Bai by Liao Jie had already been through a selection process at the Athletics Association, yet it still formed a thick stack once the specific invitation plans were printed out.

Seeing Su Bai's slightly furrowed brow, Liao Jie spoke first. "Xiao Bai, don't resist these variety show invitations. Our sports ultimately need the support of the public to develop in a positive and healthy manner."

"I know you're not very interested in this area, and we don't ask for too much. Just choose two or three programs to participate in and let the audience see our team members on television. Nowadays, not to mention the table tennis team, the leaders there are astute, and the popularity and discussion of the sport itself are high. Bringing the team's athletes to participate in programs has attracted a lot of fans. The same goes for other sports. They have all caught up, introducing many star athletes."

"Our track and field team has a good foundation, but using the popular phrase of the moment, the athletes also need to 'market' themselves appropriately."

Su Bai had initially wanted to refuse, but he understood that Liao Jie's words made sense. He eventually nodded and began selecting the program plans that had been delivered to him.

Most of the scripts that had passed Liao Jie's screening and reached Su Bai were fairly standard. They mostly invited some of the most popular athletes in the track and field team along with Su Bai. The contents of the variety shows were more or less related to the Olympics or sports, but under the scrutiny of the Athletics Association, the content of the programs was generally safe, preventing the participating athletes from getting injured.