On May 9, 2022, Zhang Benzhihe, a fierce opponent of national table tennis and world runner-up, has made an important decision, that is, to sign a three-year contract with the Ryukyu club of the Japanese T League. Before that, Zhang Benzhihe also signed with Ulm FC in the German league, and it seems that his goal in the new season is very clear - to work hard to make money and continue to suck up money!
As we all know, Zhang Benzhihe is the most outstanding athlete in the Japanese men's table tennis singles in recent years, once won the World Cup runner-up, the championship of the finals, defeated Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin, Lin Gaoyuan and other national table tennis world champions, and because of his Chinese identity and received attention outside the table tennis circle, the reputation is very large (whether it is good or bad).
Super high popularity will inevitably bring great commercial value, so Zhang Benzhihe was favored by Japanese clubs very early, Kinoshita Group has cultivated him since he was 13 years old, and some other companies have also found Zhang Benzhihe to ask him to endorse advertisements, and it is rumored that when he was "hey", he once earned hundreds of millions of yen a year, which also allowed his family to obtain superior living conditions in Japan.
In 2022, Zhang Benzhihe officially signed a contract with the world's top brokerage company IMG, which also means that his influence will continue to expand to countries and regions outside Japan. At the same time, Zhang Benzhihe also ended the cooperation with the old owner Kinoshita Group and began a new money-making plan.
At the beginning, the German table tennis club extended an olive branch to Zhang Benzhihe, so he chose to play in the Bundesliga, and became a teammate with world champion Ochalov (Germany), world runner-up Moregold (Sweden), and world runner-up Lin Yunru (Chinese Taipei) at Ulm Club, at this time everyone thought that Zhang Benzhihe would no longer continue to compete in Japan's league.
But it didn't take long for the Ryukyu Club to announce that it had successfully signed a contract with Zhang Benzhihe, and the first signing was 3 years, so Zhang Benzhihe had to run across the Eurasian continent. However, it is clear that clubs in Japan and Germany are happy to see such an athlete join, which will also increase their probability of winning the championship and the popularity of the group behind them.
Don't look at Zhang Benzhihe's current achievements are very good, but the competition in the Japanese table tennis world is very fierce, so he may also be eliminated by newcomers at any time. Because of this, Zhang Benzhihe's mother Zhang Benling (a former national table tennis player) has always hoped that he can study seriously and leave a way back for himself, and now although her son has not been admitted to the University of Tokyo as she wished, he has also been admitted to Waseda University.
In addition, Zhang Benzhihe is not a Japanese player after all, so the pressure is also greater. The time of competitive sports athletes on the field is at most about twenty years, so it is understandable that Zhang Benzhihe wants to make more money while he is young - after all, after all, after passing through this village, there may not be this shop.