Since his debut on Hunan TV's Tian Tian Xiang Shang in 2015, Fan's variety journey has spanned nine springs and autumns, with an accumulated income of just under ten million dollars.
In the world of variety, Fan Zhiyi has performed the challenge of "top of the food chain" together with Bale.
In his time, Pei led Fan to survive in the wilderness, working with snow and ice, eating rat meat and climbing snowy mountains.
Standing at the peak of the snow-capped mountain, Fan exclaimed to Bei, "Life always requires the pursuit of goals, and embarking on a new journey makes you even more eager for new goals."
Since then, the footprints of "General Fan" on the variety stage have become wider and wider.
According to incomplete statistics, after retirement Fan hosted or participated in more than 20 variety shows, starred in a movie and a season of drama, and served as the protagonist of brand advertising TVC many times. He doesn't seem to have much to offer on the soccer field.
Fan's personal movie and TV page on Douban, the top five most watched works are Flower, Beyond, Spitfire Season 5, Run Season 2 and Hahaha Season 3.
Fan Zhiyi's lanky figure and trademark shrug of the shoulders remind people of his majesty and ferocity. Rumor has it that some of the show's crews were worried about his fiery temper when they first filmed the show, fearing that they would clash with the guests during the taping of the show.
However, whether it's on the pitch or in a variety show, Fan Zhiyi is always able to bring out the "golden words". In the fifth season of the Troubleshooting Conference in a short 10-minute talk show, he was on fire, not only to reintroduce the year criticizing the national football team's famous words: "shameless! He also "transplanted" it to the men's basketball team and said bluntly, "What is the level of the men's basketball team? Only a few people, Zhou Qi playing center, no one knows how to attack!"
He has also interacted with fans in a playful way, blaming them for his temper: "These people are really mean. Do you know how loud it is? Now I'm getting more and more grumpy. I can't even hear my ears!"
Looking back to the first year of A A, Fan Zhiyi's monthly salary of 2500 yuan, only 500 yuan less than the current Shenhua coach Xu Genbao, which at that time was a minority.
Fan is now a resident guest on the fourth season of the hit variety show Haha Haha Haha Haha Haha, and is the program's first resident sports star.
It is undeniable that Fan Zhiyi has always occupied the pages of Chinese soccer in the past 30 years, with enthusiastic responses from the audience both on and off the field. He has not only brought traffic to tournaments and programs, but also left many "classic moments" in the history of sports variety shows, which have become a topic of discussion.
Soccer career overshadowed by variety.
In 2006, at the age of 37, Fan ended his soccer career.
After his retirement, he took over Suzhou Funpus, the first professional soccer team in Suzhou.
At that time, Suzhou Funkypants was facing salary arrears, and even when Fan introduced Diadona as a shirt sponsor, he could not make up for the club's financial gap. Five months later, he parted ways with the team.
In 2009, Fan Zhiyi became the head coach of Shanghai Dongya Youth Team, and led Shanghai U16 team to participate in the 11th National Games of Boys' Soccer Group B, and succeeded in reaching the final eight.
In 2010, Fan Zhiyi took over at Shanghai Dongya, leading the team to fight in the Central League, but failed in the "Super League" and was dismissed.
In 2018, Fan Zhiyi bid farewell to professional soccer after his irrational behavior due to his dissatisfaction with refereeing decisions during his tenure as head coach of Shanghai Shenhua's reserve team.
The trigger was a match between Shanghai Shenhua's reserve team and Shanghai SIPG's reserve team. After the match, Shanghai Shenhua suspended Fan Zhiyi. The CFA eventually banned him for one year and imposed a 200,000 yuan fine.
Fan has said, "I have nothing to say, I can understand the referee's situation on the pitch. The most important thing is to train the players and help them improve, but I think we must dare to face and take responsibility."
Since then, Fan Zhiyi has never left the soccer-related field. During his tenure as vice president of the Shanghai Football Association, he focused on the youth game and invested time and energy in youth training at the Genbao soccer base.
Liaoning Ironman shouts 'Super League' slogan, accelerates club's commercial development.
In March 2024, Jin Yan, deputy general manager of Liaoning Ironman Football Club, announced at a pre-season conference that the team will strive to overtake this year and is fully prepared.
Shenyang soccer does face a grim reality, that is, the lack of stars like Fan Zhiyi with national recognition and public vision, which makes the Shenyang ball market in the market competition is at a disadvantage.
As a membership club, the new Liaozhu has attracted a lot of attention. This time, it successfully "broke the circle" through the scandal with Fan Zhiyi, saving millions of dollars in publicity costs.
Fan reportedly showed up at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center stadium during the Liaoning Ironmen's home game against Suzhou Dongwu last weekend, which helped the new Liaozhi side.
"Coinciding with the opportunity of Liaoning's soccer reform seeking a new leap, I am willing to use my learning (and) soccer resources to help LiaoFootball rebuild its glory, because as a former national team player, my emotions can be seen by everyone, and my beliefs have never changed. I will also cherish such an opportunity to learn." Fan Zhiyi said in an interview with East Sports.
According to the official announcement of Liaoning Ironmen, Sun Wei, who played in the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, will serve as the deputy head of the coaching team, deputy technical director and first executive coach along with Fan Zhiyi, a credit to the old Liaozhu ten-champion period. Li Yingfa and Li Shubin will also serve as technical advisors to the club.
It is not unprecedented for a club to be assisted by a celebrity in its "overtaking". 2022, Wei Qun and Yao Xia led Chengdu Rongcheng to complete the overtaking business as executives. The club's popularity is no less than that of Sichuan Quanxing, once again creating China's famous "gold medal market".
Since the start of this season's Central League, Liaoning Ironman is temporarily ranked 11th in the league with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, and the team's attendance is slowly rising. However, the team's market is growing rapidly, having just signed two well-known local companies, Huishan Dairy and Daoguang 25.
This time, regardless of the prospects of the new Liaozhu Super League, at least there is a significant increase in attention, and the prospect of increased attendance is worth looking forward to.
"Money back brother" He Sheng's statement speaks the mind of many fans: "Anyway, this wave of traffic is full, it's time to consider watching an iron man match."
