As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, the grain and grass go first, and the same is true for the Chinese women's volleyball team.
Although there is a state funding for every sport, commercial sponsorship is needed to live well. For example, the national football team or the men's basketball team hire foreign coaches, and the annual salary is tens of millions of euros, and they can't afford to hire them without sponsors. Another example is the training competition of youth teams at all levels, and another example is the funds attracted by the women's volleyball team to develop the men's volleyball team. If you don't have money, it's really hard to move an inch.
If the results are good, the sponsor will come to the door themselves. After the Chinese women's volleyball team won the championship in Rio, large companies that asked for business cooperation lined up in a long line, and the volleyball association picked up and signed contracts. The Chinese women's volleyball team suffered Waterloo at the Tokyo Olympics, and there were no commercial contracts throughout the Paris cycle, which was as deserted as a bird!
Not long ago, the Chinese Volleyball Association just signed a strategic partnership agreement with Chery Automobile, and the Chinese women's volleyball team finally waited for a new business cooperation!
At the Chery Fengyun Night press conference, the Chinese women's volleyball team sent blessings through VCR, and Li Yingying, Gong Xiangyu, and Wang Mengjie appeared on the camera. As Li Yingying said, the Chinese women's volleyball team is preparing for the World League, and they have not appeared in public for a long time.
Li Yingying took the lead, Gong Xiangyu followed, and Wang Mengjie was the last to press. They may appear according to their age, Li Yingying is the youngest, Wang Mengjie is the largest, and Gong Xiangyu is in the center.
The women's volleyball girl talked eloquently in front of the camera, full of youthful vitality, Li Yingying became more and more confident and calm, Gong Xiangyu was also calm, Wang Mengjie may not appear on the camera, and she seems to be a little nervous. The fly in the ointment is that Gong Xiangyu seems to have gained some weight again. Her face seemed to be larger and looked more rounded.