Zhang Shangwu’s off-field life

In 2010, Zhang Shangwu: "After retiring, I went back home. My family was also divided, and no one cared about me. I had to live. My mind was very confused at the time... To be a security guard, I had to be 165cm tall. I I’m already 27, can I tell him that I couldn’t grow taller because I practiced sports to win glory for my country?…” The Universiade gold medal was sold for 100 yuan. ”

Zhang Shangwu said: He also thought about seeking help from relevant foundations, but received no response. “Many people don’t believe me.” And if I have a stain, others may not be willing to help me. "In the most difficult time, he sold off his medals one by one. The World University Games gold medal that had brought him the highest honor was sold for 100 yuan in the antique market.

Zhang Shang Wu first set up a stall in Shijiazhuang, but his income was very small. More than a month ago, he came to Beijing and performed handstands, Thomas Twists and other performances to beg at Wangfujing subway station, earning 4 to 50 yuan a day and three meals a day. He could only eat instant noodles and spend the night in an Internet cafe or under an overpass. On the 14th, a Weibo post brought this former champion who thought he had been forgotten back into the public eye.

“I hope there will be more. Many people know about me."

Zhang Shangwu said: From 1987 to his retirement in 2005, he practiced gymnastics for 18 years, but his life after retirement has been very difficult. "In fact, after retirement Many athletes, some of my teammates, are facing employment difficulties and deteriorating health conditions. It's just that some families may be better off at home, but I am in the most miserable situation. "

He said: If it is said that the only people who have changed their destiny because of sports are the Olympic champions. "But how many Olympic champions can there be? How many people and how many years does it take to produce an Olympic champion? A boy needs to practice from the age of 5 or 6 until he is 18 before he can achieve results. Over the years, the national gymnastics team has produced only a handful of champions, namely Li Ning and Li Xiaoshuang, with less than 20 in total. But how many sparring partners are there? "Take gymnastics as an example. A group of members of the national team come from various provincial teams, and there are many local teams under the provincial teams. "It would be great if there are 1 or 2 world champions in a group. "In early 2007, Zhang Shangwu was sentenced to two months' detention by the Tianjin police for theft. However, this punishment did not attract his attention. After returning to Beijing, Zhang Shangwu began to wander around Internet cafes and intensified his theft plan. < /p>

The reason why Zhang Shangwu places all his crimes in sports schools is because of his growth experience as an athlete. Zhang Shangwu is very familiar with the work and rest patterns of sports teams, so he frequently chooses sports schools and sports teams to commit crimes. On June 25, 2007, Zhang Shangwu stole laptops, mobile phones, MP3 players and other property worth tens of thousands of yuan from Beijing Xiannongtan Sports Technical School. At the same time, the process of his committing the crime was also intercepted by the school's surveillance video. < /p>

He was once so glorious, with the aura of being the gymnastics champion in the 2001 Beijing University Games; but now he is in such a state of desolation that he has been living on the streets of Beijing and has been begging for many days. Just before that, he was imprisoned for repeated thefts. Zhang Shangwu, who is 1.54 meters tall, claims that all this is "forced by life", so what are the facts?

In 2005, with a total compensation of 38,000 yuan, pension insurance and "full of complaints" "Zhang Shangwu said goodbye to his gymnastics career of 17 or 18 years. Zhang Shangwu, who was living on the street, said that he earned money from performing arts to treat his grandfather in his hometown in Baoding. "The family has no money, and my grandfather has cerebral thrombosis and incontinence." For Zhang Shangwu's First of all, I would like to express my condolences and sympathy for him. He has won the world gymnastics championship, and his strength and talent are highly praised by his teammates. He should have a bright and brilliant future, but he is in such a miserable situation. It is sad! What caused today's situation should be Who is to blame? Some people may complain that Zhang Shangwu lacks the spirit of self-reliance and fails to rise up from setbacks. This is certainly true. Faced with the difficulties of reality, he once made a mistake, which is proved. It reflects his lack of personal character and cultivation. No matter how difficult life is, no matter what, you should not steal or rob! On the other hand, Zhang Shangwu’s tragedy has a deeper reason. He has entered the body since childhood. He went to school and received professional training in sports. He developed extraordinary gymnastics skills at a young age, which was truly remarkable. He won gold and silver, and was intoxicated by the applause. The future is clouded. Except for Zhang Shangwu, who has no skills in gymnastics, when he had to retire, he was given away a mere tens of thousands of dollars. This is not like putting a bird that has never experienced wind and rain and is injured suddenly in a storm. In the society? It is not difficult to imagine the tragic ending. I noticed the statements of the leaders and coaches of Zhang Shangwu’s provincial team. They all felt that Zhang Shangwu was “rewarded according to his merits.” Zhang Shangwu was treated well; the coach was extremely dissatisfied with Zhang Shangwu who was suffering from injuries and could not withstand difficult training, claiming that "he is in the team without me"! The relevant people must think that they have done an impeccable job in handling Zhang Shangwu. They have The so-called agreement is written in black and white, but they have the pursuit of winning gold and silver. Under the dominance of the current system and gold medal consciousness, Zhang Shangwu's tragedy was expected.

It seems that no one is wrong, so we have to focus on Zhang Shangwu again. Under the premise that the necessary humanistic care is lacking and the overall situation cannot be changed in an instant, why can't Zhang Shangwu be stronger and stronger? Why can't Zhang Shangwu imitate the tenacity and persistence of the writer Shi Tiesheng, and why can't he learn from the wisdom and hard work of the business elite? ?My wishful thinking is really too much for Zhang Shangwu, who has lived in the system for a long time. But other than that, what can I say? At around 3:50 pm on July 28, 2011, "Champion Beggar" Zhang Shangwu was invited by "First Charity" Chen Guangbiao to come to Nanjing Huangpu Recycling Resources Utilization Co., Ltd. company and officially became an employee of Chen Guangbiao.

Chen Guangbiao introduced that after Zhang Shangwu becomes an employee, he will receive 2 letters of appointment, one of which is the deputy director of the Charity and Public Welfare Department of Jiangsu Huangpu Recycling Resources Utilization Co., Ltd.; the other is the company’s public welfare and love image Ambassador Spokesperson.

After Zhang Shangwu learned that he was going to become "Minister Zhang," he said he felt heavy pressure and responsibility, but he would do his best.

Zhang Shangwu also received his salary card and some daily necessities at the scene. At the same time, he accepted the 50,000 yuan donated by Chen Guangbiao for his grandfather’s medical treatment and a 30,000 yuan special reward.

Within 2-3 months after Zhang Shangwu takes office, the company will hire professional teachers for him to teach him in broadcasting, hosting, singing, photography, videography, driving, engineering management, large machinery operation, chef, etc. Provide training in earthquake prevention and disaster reduction skills.

Chen Guangbiao said that after taking office, Zhang Shangwu can freely spend 10,000 yuan, and he can choose needy users to donate.

Resigned and left

On October 14, 2011, Zhang Shangwu, the Universiade gymnastics champion who had attracted much attention for performing at Wangfujing subway station, was employed by Chen Guangbiao’s company. After 110 days, he submitted his resignation. After that, he returned to Beijing and proactively contacted the media for interviews. Zhang Shangwu said that he resigned because he participated in a TV program arranged by the company and the critical remarks made by two sociologists greatly damaged his self-esteem and was despised by his colleagues in the company. He "cannot hold his head high." On the morning of October 20, Jiangsu Huangpu Company issued a statement saying that it had approved his resignation and expressed regret for his resignation.

Earn 100,000 in March

On July 28, 2011, Zhang Shangwu arrived in Nanjing, wearing a suit customized by Chen Guangbiao, attended the media meeting ceremony, and met with Jiangsu Huangpu Company signed a three-year employment contract and served as "Deputy Minister of Charity Department" and "Charity Ambassador" with a monthly salary of over 10,000 yuan.

Before resigning, Zhang Shangwu participated in Huangpu Company’s charity donations and Chen Guangbiao’s solo concerts 7 times, and successively accepted 80,000 yuan in meeting gifts from the company, and twice received a monthly salary of 11,000 yuan.

Zhang Shangwu said that most of this income was given to his family.

I felt uncomfortable because of the scholars’ remarks

“It can be said that my life is gradually developing in a good direction,” Zhang Shangwu said. The turning point occurred on September 19, when he attended the company’s in a scheduled TV show.

“The two scholars invited by the program, Lu Zhen and Gu Jun, started to attack me personally as soon as I came on the stage,” he said. What they said was, “Do you think (you) are really a loser?” Are you ready?” Comments such as “One thousand four hundred yuan at most is enough” made him extremely uncomfortable.

Zhang Shangwu said that after the program was broadcast, colleagues in the company talked a lot, "I couldn't even hold my head up in the company, and it was painful for a month."

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On October 20, Jiangsu Huangpu Company issued a statement stating that after Zhang Shangwu submitted his resignation, the company had been trying its best to retain him, but he had decided to leave. On the morning of the 20th, the company formally approved Zhang Shangwu’s resignation after communicating with him.

On the 20th, Chen Guangbiao said on Weibo that he regretted Zhang Shangwu’s departure, “Shangwu’s departure has made me reflect deeply, and I still need to carefully summarize and learn on the road to charity in the future. " On the morning of August 12, 2011, the well-known domestic philanthropist Chen Guangbiao appointed the newly hired former gymnastics world champion Zhang Shangwu to the Legal Evening News office and handed over 100,000 yuan in cash to the "most beautiful mother" Shi Fengxia.

On October 1, Zhang Shangwu publicly disclosed his current situation and said that he had donated 6,000 yuan to a poor college student to help him complete his studies.

Since then, Zhang Shangwu has faded out of public view. On October 1, the National Day, Zhang Shangwu said hello to everyone on Weibo: "Happy holiday to all netizens! Some time ago, I was very busy because I was living in a driving school to learn to drive, and I went to Bijie to attend a concert, and I didn't bring my computer with me, so I haven’t learned the difficult steps of surfing the Internet yet. I’m very sorry for not greeting you for so long!”

Zhang Shangwu also revealed that he would donate 6,000 yuan to a college student to support him in college and repay the people. . It is reported that the college student named Ning Ning is from Fujian. He grew up in an orphanage and lived a very difficult life.

Later Zhang Shangwu met with Ning Ning and fulfilled his promise - handing over 6,000 yuan to him. In November 2011, Zhang Shangwu returned to Beijing, but this time he did not go to the bustling Wangfujing to perform, but opened his own company in the west of Beijing...

Zhang Shangwu crossed industries. The boss said, “I want to sell our products well.

"His company is located on the 4th floor of a shopping mall in Shijingshan District, the western suburbs of Beijing, occupying a separate space of more than 200 square meters. As soon as he entered the door, the words "Shangwu Brilliant Technology" were hung on the golden wall opposite, and the two front The receptionist stood up and respectfully called Zhang Shangwu "Mr. Zhang".

During the conversation, Zhang Shangwu kept talking about his product: "...it is a pillow with its own patent..." ..." He also said that he would give the first product to Chen Guangbiao so that he could have a good sleep.

Zhang Shangwu is the legal representative and chairman of "Shangwu Brilliant Technology", but the company's actual investment He is the general manager. As early as July and August, the manager expressed his intention to cooperate with Zhang Shangwu. After leaving Chen Guangbiao, Zhang Shangwu went directly to Beijing to plan the establishment of the company. "He was busy for a month. The company is finally almost on track. ”

Convened a press conference to withdraw from the company

On March 1, 2012, the 28-year-old young man held a press conference again, announcing his withdrawal from “Beijing Shangwu Huihuang Technology Co., Ltd.” . From being caught "performing" at the Wangfujing subway station in July 2011, to joining Chen Guangbiao's charity company in a high-profile manner, then resigning, and then "partnering" with others to open a company selling pillows, he did not have time to make "brilliant achievements" "But announced his withdrawal. Over the past six months, this "former gymnastics champion" has accumulated too much right and wrong.

At 3 pm on March 1, Zhang Shangwu informed reporters that in a family The hotel held a press conference. After arriving 10 minutes late, Zhang Shangwu walked quickly into the hotel. He held a medical record in his hand, but only the crooked words were written on the middle page. Later I found out that it was Zhang Shangwu who was responsible for this incident. The press conference was "drafted".

However, the press conference did not start smoothly. The hotel told Zhang Shangwu that he could not be interviewed in the lobby because photography was not allowed. In the end, he had no choice but to pay. 260 yuan was spent to open a room and hold a less formal press conference.

When talking about why the press conference was held, Zhang Shangwu said, "The main reason is that there are too many people asking me to cooperate every day. There are private messages and phone calls to me. It would be too laborious for me to answer them one by one. "

The reason was not disclosed

Zhang Shangwu did not disclose the reason for his withdrawal and did not want to say anything related to the company. "However, in the past few months, I feel that I have no relationship with the company. The shareholders and employees get along very well, but they just want to leave. The most important thing I brought to the company is Mr. Chen’s charity philosophy, which has deepened the company’s understanding of charity. “I know the internal things in these experiences, but I don’t want to talk about them. "

Facing reporters, "Do you yearn for attention in your heart? Are you afraid of being forgotten?" Zhang Shangwu replied: "It's not that I'm eager to be noticed, I think they want to pay attention to me. ”

After being matched up with two businessmen, starting from November 20, 2011, Zhang Shangwu transformed into the general manager and legal representative. He did not invest or occupy any original shares, but This move surprised those who followed him, but they also sincerely hoped that he could really "do something big." However, more than three months later, he said, He wanted to leave the company and put his former rhetoric behind him. On the evening of April 3, 2012, he posted his bank account on his personal Weibo, hoping to get funding from others, which attracted a lot of criticism.

Zhang Shangwu. This "begging" behavior was to help a paralyzed former Zhejiang women's gymnastics team athlete.

The reason was exposed

Just when this incident seemed to be "whitewashed" again. At that time, the female athlete spoke angrily on Weibo: “I never said I needed funding! ”

Zhang Shangwu posted an apology on Weibo: “Dear netizens, I know you are very angry.” Very hurt, I have deleted the account after all. After all, my life will continue to go on. Considering the kindness of my interaction with netizens this year, I hope that the majority of netizens will be merciful. "Mr. Jia, a cleaner at Oriental Xintiandi, said that at around 6 p.m. on January 26, 2012, a man in red sportswear performed a handstand at the Wangfujing subway entrance and the entrance of Oriental Xintiandi. There were several gymnastics pictures on the ground. Outside the photo, a white card reads "Zhang Shangwu Gymnastics Performance"

"He is not tall and doesn't talk much. He teaches everyone a few gymnastics moves and then stands on the ground. Mr. Jia said that there was a white rice jar in front of the photo. When Zhang Shangwu stood upside down, many onlookers put money into the rice jar and took photos. "There were 1 yuan, 10 yuan, and one person gave Zhang Shangwu some money." One hundred. "

Mr. Jia said that the "performance" attracted forty or fifty citizens to watch, because it caused congestion at the subway exit. "At almost 8 o'clock, the security guard came over to persuade him to leave. , and he left. ”

Come back and perform again in Beijing

In July 2012, Zhang Shangwu once again appeared on the streets of Beijing as a performer. Many people witnessed Zhang Shangwu’s “comeback” in the underground passage. Since 2011 After Zhang Shangwu's busking on the Wangfujing subway in Beijing was exposed in July, the outside world cast sympathetic and concerned eyes on the down-and-out gymnastics champion.

Zhang Shangwu also had other job opportunities, but he thought it would be better to go out and perform. "At that time, I saw on CCTV Channel 13 that they would arrange for me to work as a welder in a company. I have injuries on my body, and I am afraid that my waist and cervical vertebrae are... I can't stand it. If this is the case, I might as well go perform, so that it will be easier on my body."

Now that Zhang Shangwu is in trouble again, he can only "return to his old career" and return to his old career. Performing and begging in the underground passages of Beijing. Zhang Shangwu's experience reflects the helplessness of a retired athlete. He lacks the necessary skills to face life. The help from all walks of life may only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. There is still a long way to go to completely solve this problem.

On February 4, 2013, as the Spring Festival was approaching, in a subway passage in Beijing, former gymnast Zhang Shangwu showed up again to perform and make money. His performance attracted many people to watch and take photos, and from time to time passers-by donated money generously.