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On August 19, Guo Bin, husband of national table tennis star Wang Nan, posted several gold medals on social media, each weighing 3 kilograms. During the Olympic Games, he also posted several times that he was happily preparing prizes for the national table tennis players.

Guo Bin said that this was a souvenir given to the champions who had made major breakthroughs in this Olympics. He had previously posted that he would give a 3-kilogram gold medal to the "Shatou" combination and Ma Long each.

According to the current gold price, a 3 kg pure gold medal is worth more than 1.7 million yuan. Wang Nan and Guo Bin's gift of a "pure gold" medal is both a material support and a spiritual encouragement.

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This behavior has caused heated discussions online. Some people think that Wang Nan and his wife are very arrogant, and joked: I don’t even dare to make pancakes this thick.

Yang Duoduo’s mom: I don’t even dare to make pancakes that are so thick.

The Wind Blows to the North: If they do this, Wang Nan and Lao Guo are really worried that they will go bankrupt.

Oh my god: these three pieces must be worth millions! Wang Nan and Mr. Guo are really!

A Rain Without Sugar: I can’t bear to buy such a big mooncake!

Because three gold medals appeared in the video, some netizens questioned why other Olympic champions did not see them?

Landehutu: I hope to give a piece to Xiaopang. It was so hard for him to defend the gold medal in this men's singles competition!

Lululu: Why doesn’t Li Meng have it?

Chicheng: Mr. Nan, please be more generous and add two pieces and it will be perfect!

Some netizens also responded on behalf of Wang Nan and his wife, explaining that the prizes were given to athletes who had made major breakthroughs, and that they prepared the prizes with their own money and could give them to whoever they wanted.

Oh: The first mixed doubles championship in history is something to be proud of. The Dragon team achieved the legendary 6 gold medals, which is worth a thumbs up. Don't ask why there are no others. If you ask again, you can also give it to the one in your heart.

Big Guy: It’s their money, they can decide for themselves.

Regarding the act of giving away a "pure gold" medal, some netizens questioned whether Wang Nan and her husband were "riding on the popularity". In response, Guo Bin captioned the video showing off the gold medal:

No one's money comes from the wind. For so many years of charity, including respect and support for society and athletes, we have more or less had to endure doubts and accusations... If you say that it is for advertising and profit-making strategies, that's nonsense. I will keep my word this time and my original intention will not change in the future, but just live a peaceful life.

Once gave each champion a house

Total price at least 35 million

According to the Daily Economic News, during the Tokyo Olympics, Wang Nan promised to give houses to the table tennis champion and runner-up, and Wang Nan's husband Guo Bin posted a Weibo post in support.

According to China Securities Journal, "Courtyard" is a type of apartment in a real estate project jointly developed by Wang Nan and his wife and Agile Group.The total price of a unit of this type is at least 5 million yuan.

At the Tokyo Olympics, many Chinese table tennis players will take the field, including Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Xu Xin, Liu Shiwen, and Wang Manyu, who replaced Liu Shiwen in the women's team.This means that Wang Nan and his wife will give away 7 houses with a total market value of at least 35 million yuan.

Wang Nan's husband Guo Bin also has close ties with the table tennis team. He even shared his chat records with Sun Yingsha to cheer her on. Guo Bin said that if Sun Yingsha wins, he will not only treat her to a meal, but also give her the restaurant.

Wang Nan and his wife's business empire

Wang Nan has a brilliant career as an athlete: 24 championship titles, ranked first in the world for 10 consecutive years, and is the first person in women's table tennis to achieve a Grand Slam.

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Qichacha shows that Wang Nan and her husband Guo Bin are affiliated with more than ten companies, including Qinjian Sports Culture Media (Weihai) Co., Ltd., Wang Nan Sports and Leisure Apparel Co., Ltd., Weihai Nanhai Table Tennis Training Base Management Co., Ltd., etc.

The reporter found that the registered addresses of Wang Nan and his wife's companies are mostly in Shandong, covering multiple industries such as sports, clothing, hotels, education, real estate, and cultural media.

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Shareholder information shows that most of the above-mentioned affiliated companies are headed by couples as legal representatives or senior executives, and they are suspected to be the actual controllers through direct or indirect shareholding.

It is worth mentioning that in April 2021, Wang Nan and Guo Bin invested in the establishment of Weihai Guoqiushe Table Tennis Club Co., Ltd.; in June, the couple invested again to establish Weihai Qijia Hotel Management Co., Ltd., and Wang Nan was the major shareholder and actual controller.

In addition, in November 2017, Country Garden Group and Wang Nan and his wife signed an agreement with Weihai Nanhai New District, announcing that they would invest 50 billion yuan to build a sports industry specialty town.

Agile said at the time that the sports town includes three core industries, namely sports training services, sports competition performances, and fitness and leisure tourism; at the same time, it has derived two extended industries, namely sports rehabilitation and health care and leisure and sports tourism. Ultimately, the operation of the entire town and industry will be supported by two platforms: the "theme hotel platform" and the "high-quality education platform." The above project was launched in August 2019.

With the sports industry characteristic town as the core, Wang Nan and his wife successively established a table tennis club and a hotel in the area this year. Among them, on April 1, 2021, Wang Nan and Guo Bin invested in the establishment of Weihai Guoqiushe Table Tennis Club Co., Ltd. According to media reports, on July 17, the Wang Nan Guoqiushe Table Tennis Hall was officially opened, and the Wang Nan Guoqiushe is located in the Agile Champion Sports Town.

source:Comprehensive report by Lu Jingjun of Xinwen Morning Post