Recently, keen fans discovered that Zhang Jike, the former national table tennis Grand Slam champion, no longer has any existing enterprises under his name, and his only studio has changed from being in operation to being cancelled! The news of all the companies under Zhang Jike's name being cancelled has sparked intense discussions among domestic fans. Once upon a time, Zhang Jike had various advertising endorsements and commercial collaborations pouring in.
Nowadays, Zhang Jike's commercial empire is no longer what it used to be, and his only studio has also been officially cancelled. It is understood that Ningbo Haishu Giant Star Yang Cultural Creative Studio was established in April 2024, which is less than a year from now. It is worth noting that before this, Beijing Feiao World Trade Co., Ltd., in which Zhang Jike held a 35% stake, was also cancelled in July 2024.
However, although all the companies and studios under Zhang Jike's name have been cancelled, it has not had much impact on him personally! Nowadays, Zhang Jike has officially returned and transformed into a coach, with income mainly coming from live streaming sales and offline teaching. It is understood that Zhang Jike sells table tennis courses on short video social platforms, which directly exploded in sales, earning 1.7 million yuan in less than half a month. Although this income is far less than what Zhang Jike earned at the peak of his career, compared to ordinary people, it is already an exaggerated existence.
Although Zhang Jike has achieved success in live streaming sales, he has also faced considerable controversy and even been questioned by some fans! The reason is that when Zhang Jike livestreams on short video social platforms, in addition to teaching his own playing skills, he also talks about some inside stories of the national table tennis team. Previously, Zhang Jike revealed in the live broadcast that national table tennis sparring partners not only need to play well, but also know how to please the main players and cannot look too unattractive. Zhang Jike's remarks caused a heated discussion among domestic fans. All along, the national table tennis team has always been seen as "the capable rise, the mediocre fall" in everyone's mind. Now, Zhang Jike's revelation of such explosive material in the live broadcast is really hard to accept.
Another time, Zhang Jike even directly targeted Wang Chuqin, the current main player of the national table tennis men's team, in the live broadcast. Zhang Jike said in the live broadcast: "It's not good to name names, the national team has blind confidence, very blindly. In fact, they don't have that strength, results represent everything. Be more solid, improve your strength a little more." Although Zhang Jike did not directly name anyone, with a little thought, one can guess who Zhang Jike was referring to. At that time, Wang Chuqin had just come out of a low point and his competitive state had not fully recovered. However, to be fair, although Zhang Jike speaks somewhat directly, he does have the ability, after all, the title of the fastest Grand Slam is not just talk.