If it weren't for self-destruction, how could the former world champion Zhang Jike have fallen into such a state that he can only make money by live streaming now?
When he appeared in the live broadcast room, some of his old friends were willing to support him, including Wang Nan's husband. If it were any other anchor, they would at least politely express their gratitude. However, Zhang Jike's attitude left many puzzled. He seemed indifferent to the support, which made netizens in the live broadcast room feel that he might be too impolite. At the same time, some people felt that Wang Nan's husband should not have given gifts at this point in time, as it was akin to openly mocking his downfall.
What motivated him to give gifts to Zhang Jike? Why did Zhang Jike appear so indifferent when he saw the gifts given to him?
The initial signs of conflict within the national table tennis team have emerged? World champions turned into coaches
The main forces of the national table tennis team have directly withdrawn from the world ranking competitions, leaving WTT in an extremely embarrassing position. Many also believe that this is their collective resistance to Liu Guoliang, as they cannot accept being treated as mere money-making tools by WTT. In response to this passive situation, Liu Guoliang has not made any public response. In contrast, Zhang Jike frequently speaks out online in a righteous manner. Some believe he is trying to expose the unknown aspects of certain individuals within the national table tennis team, while others think he is merely seeking attention.
In the face of external criticism, his attitude is straightforward - he no longer engages in petty arguments as he once did. Now, he has set his sights on coaching others in table tennis. Initially, he felt quite embarrassed about it. After all, he was once a mainstay of the national table tennis team and had won numerous honors for the country. Suddenly becoming a coach for elementary school students must have been a significant psychological blow!
Therefore, he did not initially publicize his new role as a coach. It was only later, when parents of his students posted about it online, that he had to acknowledge his new identity. Realizing that his new identity was no longer a secret, he eventually embraced it and even changed his name to "Coach Zhang."
Perhaps aware that his new identity was widely known, he started live streaming to increase his income. The traffic in his live broadcast room was indeed substantial, with many celebrities coming to support him, including Wang Nan's husband, Guo Bin.
Seeing the number of people in his live broadcast room quickly surpass 20,000, everyone assumed Zhang Jike would be thrilled. However, what was unexpected was that he seemed completely unimpressed by this massive influx of viewers. This led many to wonder if he was being too arrogant?
In my opinion, he does have the capital to be arrogant. After all, before his downfall, no one in the national table tennis team could match his popularity. However, the sharp decline in his popularity is undoubtedly related to his own actions.
Choosing self-destruction, reluctantly starting live streaming
Before he made any mistakes, many people associated his name with bringing glory to the nation. Indeed, his on-court performance was impressive, which is why Liu Guoliang held him in high regard at the time. Many referred to him as a "Tibetan Mastiff."
Had he cherished this honor, his current popularity and commercial value would not be far behind the likes of Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin. However, his actions were truly baffling.
As a national-level figure, he amassed debts amounting to millions, and after accumulating these debts, he tried every means possible to evade them. When these matters trended on hot search lists, everyone hoped he would stand up like a man and admit his mistakes. Instead, he chose to continuously evade responsibility, claiming there were no debt disputes. Could this really be a deliberate smear campaign?
However, more and more people provided evidence, using real-name systems, making everyone believe they wouldn't dare to maliciously slander him. If someone were to deliberately tarnish the reputation of an Olympic champion who had brought great honor to the nation, the consequences would be obvious!
Despite this, those who spoke out against him faced no repercussions, naturally causing fans to waver in their support. Moreover, everything was traceable.
At the age of 16, he had already developed a love for gambling, going so far as to borrow bank cards from others specifically for this purpose. Being so young yet so passionate about gambling naturally led people to believe that his nature was hard to change.
Additionally, during a related program, Jing Tian mentioned similar issues, feeling terrified of others finding out during that period, constantly preoccupied with the matter, completely losing herself.
When the evidence surfaced, major brands rushed to terminate their contracts. Logically, if he hadn't done anything wrong, these brands wouldn't have acted this way. However, the reality was the opposite.
These brands that terminated their contracts were all well-known, including Anta, Nortland, etc. After these incidents came to light, he did attempt to salvage his image, but it was already too late.
This is also why, in recent years, whenever the national table tennis team participated in related activities, he could never obtain an entry ticket again. Regardless of how unacceptable the changes in his life are to him, he can only blame himself for his past mistakes!
Now, he no longer plans to forcibly ride on the coattails of the national table tennis team's fame to avoid further attacks, so he focuses his attention on live streaming.
During his live streams, it was discovered that Guo Bin also appeared in the live broadcast room, which was unexpected. It was unclear whether he came to mock or help Zhang Jike.
During this period, Wang Nan and her husband have gained considerable fame in the international arena. Many believe this couple is remarkable, treating the Chinese table tennis team like their own family.
This is no exaggeration. During the Tokyo Olympics, the couple rewarded the national table tennis champions. Seeing the rewards, one can only say that wealth allows for such generosity. As long as these athletes could secure the championship, a house worth 5 million yuan was placed in their hands.
When the Paris Olympics took place, they shifted their focus to gold. The price of gold during that period was exorbitant, yet they offered an astonishing nine kilograms of gold.
Suspected of being ridiculed? No response was given
After the Olympics' heat subsided, the couple never considered riding on other hypes until this time, when Zhang Jike started live streaming, once again pushing Guo Bin into the limelight.
Perhaps seeing that not many people were giving gifts in his friend's live broadcast room, he was very generous, spending 3000 yuan on a carnival. Everyone thought Zhang Jike would at least express some gratitude at this point, but he remained unmoved upon seeing the gifts, even appearing somewhat disdainful, as if he didn't want the other party in his live broadcast room.
Could it be that in his heart, he felt the other party was intentionally humiliating him by giving gifts? At this point, some felt it was unlikely, considering the good relationship between the two, often seen in various photos together.
However, their actual relationship may not be as simple as netizens thought. Previously, netizens discovered that in 2021, he allegedly exposed their chat records on his social media account.
This made many believe that their relationship was not as good as it once was, hence the outbursts of anger! Moreover, at that time, it was also rumored that Zhang Jike refused an invitation to attend his commercial event.
It was precisely because this incident came to light that people believed he might not be supporting the other party's career by giving gifts.
If he genuinely wanted to help the other party's career return to its former glory, he should at least have topped the gift-giving chart. Since he is not short of money, why did he persistently stay in second place? Could it be that he really intended to irk Zhang Jike in this way?
However, Zhang Jike has not responded to this incident. After all, the other party did give him gifts. If he were to respond first, many might think he was being ungrateful.
Zhang Jike's current mindset is straightforward: he no longer responds to any external messages and only wants to lead a low-key life!
What do you think about this?