Recently, the national table tennis team has finished the Macau World Cup, and will continue to prepare for the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam. Looking back on the Macau World Cup, Ma Long is undoubtedly the number one winner, the 35-year-old veteran dragged his tired and injured body, and he was able to defeat Wang Chuqin and Lin Gaoyuan one after another to reach the World Cup championship stage, which is indeed very remarkable.
However, at the same time, after the end of this competition, Malone has recently caused controversy because of his successive advertising behaviors after the award presentation and the competition.
First of all, looking back at the award ceremony of the World Cup that day, we can see that when Malone stood on the stage, there was a controversial detail that was captured by the media. At that time, when he was standing waiting for Liu Guoliang to present the award, Ma Long had been busy exposing the watch in his hand, and because his long sleeves once blocked the watch, Ma Long had to push his sleeves up one after another. In this regard, the media revealed that Malone was doing this to show a certain brand watch that he was endorsing, hoping to promote the watch at this high-profile moment.
However, some fans have a different view of Ma Long's approach. After all, on such a sacred stage as the World Cup, Ma Long is busy advertising the brand he endorses, isn't it inappropriate? In addition, after the end of this competition, Ma Long has been advertising a home brand on social media non-stop, and has also released a video of his endorsement, which has also caused a lot of controversy. Some fans think that Ma Long has just won the championship and has been advertising frantically for a few days, is it too commercial?
It is understood that Ma Long, as the most successful athlete in national table tennis, has a very high income from endorsement fees. Previously, it was reported by media people that Ma Long earned a total of 40 million from endorsing 22 brands in two years, and the income is still very considerable.
In fact, objectively speaking, Ma Long has made a lot of contributions to the national team over the years and won many honors, and he deserves to be rewarded. In addition, Ma Long is relatively handsome, and brands like to cooperate with him, so it is not surprising that he has earned tens of millions in recent years. In fact, table tennis is a niche in the entire sports industry, if it is a football player or a tennis player, they will collect tens of millions of dollars a year in minutes, and it is not an exaggeration for Malone to earn this money.
As for some fans questioning Ma Long's recent crazy advertising, in fact, this approach is understandable. After all, Ma Long has been waiting for the opportunity to break out in the past two years, and now he has finally stepped onto the stage of the World Cup champion again after many years, so he naturally wants to take advantage of this heat to enhance his business value. If the fans like it, then go to the stadium, if they don't like it, they can choose to turn a blind eye, and there is no need to question that athletes like Malone make money.
After all, Ma Long's bonuses earned for fighting for their country are very limited, and they also have to earn more money to support their families. So as long as there are no violations of laws and regulations, it is Ma Long's own freedom to receive any endorsements and advertisements.