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Swimming champion Pan Zhanle's "no star" declaration: the collision of sports and entertainment
Pan Zhanle's sentence in the program "The Champion is Coming" "I just want to go home and have a good rest" aroused heated discussions among netizens. The swimming champion, who has just broken the world record twice, punctured the bubble of the entertainment industry with a simple sentence.
What a surprise! Do sports stars have to chase stars?
From Pool to Screen: An Entertainment Journey for Sports Stars
Pan Zhanle made a big news this time. As a rising star in the swimming world, he has just broken two world records in a row at the World Championships. This can make the major media and program teams greedy, and they all want to invite him to show his face on their own programs.
The "Champion is Coming" program team may feel that they have picked up a treasure, so they quickly arranged a video connection. At the scene of the show, Hua Shao and the hostess were all excited, eager to treat Pan Zhanle as a baby. The hostess also specially introduced Hua Shao as the "chief star-chasing officer", saying that she could help Pan Zhanle realize her wish to meet with celebrities.
Who knows, Pan Zhanle came and said: "I just want to go home and have a good rest." This is good, the atmosphere of the scene is instantly embarrassing to freezing point. The hosts were probably dumbfounded, and they must be thinking: "This script is wrong!" "
Star-chasing culture: an alternative test for sports stars
To be honest, Pan Zhanle's operation is really eye-catching. The current star-chasing culture in the entertainment industry has almost become a social etiquette, as if not chasing stars is unsocial. Especially for sports stars, it has become commonplace to be asked which star they like when participating in variety shows.
However, let's think about it, these athletes usually train so hard, how can they have time to chase stars? Other people's idols may be their own coaches or senior athletes. forcibly putting the entertainment industry into the sports world may make athletes feel uncomfortable.
Some netizens said it well: "In the world of athletes, there is nothing to chase stars, and some are just chasing dreams." That's a real point!
The values of sports and entertainment collide
Pan Zhanle's play actually reflects the difference in values between the sports world and the entertainment industry. Athletes pursue self-breakthrough and win glory for the country, while the entertainment industry is more about pursuing fame, fortune and traffic. People in these two circles may really have different ways of thinking.
Some media may feel that pushing sports stars into the entertainment industry can make them more "popular". But is it really good to do that? Will it affect the concentration and professionalism of athletes?
I think we should respect the choice of athletes. If they want to get involved in recreational activities, that's certainly fine. But if they prefer to focus on training and playing, we should support that as well. After all, the way they win glory for the country is to achieve good results on the field, not to grandstand on variety shows.
Media coverage: How to get sports stars right
Speaking of which, I have to mention the responsibility of the media. Nowadays, some media always like to dig up the gossip of athletes or label them with various labels in order to attract attention. Is that really good?
I remember a few years ago, there was a diver who was asked by the media about his love life after participating in a competition. People clearly said that they wanted to focus on training, but they were still questioned by various questions. This approach, to be honest, is quite uncomfortable.
In fact, when media reports on athletes, it is entirely possible to focus on their athletic careers, training experiences and competition performances. That's what really motivates people, isn't it?
The Entertainment Path of Sports Stars: What Are the Pros and Cons?
After all, is it good or bad for sports stars to participate in entertainment programs? It's really hard to say.
On the one hand, participation in entertainment programs does get athletes more attention and may be helpful in promoting sports. For example, a few years ago, after some table tennis players participated in variety shows, they did make more people pay attention to this sport.
But on the other hand, over-entertainment can distract athletes and even affect their careers. I remember that there were individual gymnasts, because of their frequent participation in variety shows, their training time was greatly reduced, and their results plummeted in the end, which is really embarrassing.
So, it's really hard to grasp this degree. It may take the athletes, the coaching team and the relevant authorities to work together to find a balance.
Pan Zhanle's response this time actually gave us a good inspiration. Athletes are first and foremost athletes, and their main battlefield is the arena, not the entertainment industry. We should focus more on their athletic achievements than on their entertaining gossip.
At the end of the day, everyone has a choice. Whether it's chasing stars or focusing on training, as long as it's our own choice, we should respect it. For Pan Zhanle, at this moment, maybe it's really the most important thing to "have a good rest", right?