Chapter 1975: A group of people started to rob
. Tim was a little reserved and a little embarrassed——
He was still not good at this kind of thing, and had no idea whether it was the right time to speak. Perhaps it would be more natural to change the place or time, but this was exactly the point. If not now, he was not sure when would be the right time to speak.
However……
Even now, Tim still hadn't figured out how to start the conversation. Just imagining it in his mind made his stomach burn.
To be honest, Tim felt a little embarrassed. He started sweating before he opened his mouth, and his back was covered with sweat. It was because he had just finished training and was sweating all over that he did not expose himself, but his expression was still unnatural.
However, once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. You will have to speak eventually. If you stick your head out, you will be hurt. If you hide your head, you will also be hurt. It is better to just close your eyes and speak.
Cough cough.
Tim cleared his throat to hide his embarrassment, and then spoke in one go -
"I want to ask, have you confirmed your upcoming schedule? If not, maybe you can consider Vienna."
After saying it all in one breath, Tim held his breath, then immediately panicked and added another sentence.
"But if you have already arranged it, then there is no need to think too much. I am just asking, just asking, don't take it to heart."
Tim wanted to die.
Gawain saw this scene, but he said nothing and didn't even react. As a result, Tim had gone back and forth between heaven and hell several times.
Sure enough, Tim is an honest man.
The corners of Gao Wen's mouth curled up slightly in a smile.
"Did the tournament director in Vienna call you?"
Hit the mark——
Tim's expression froze for a moment, but he immediately let out a long breath and relaxed, nodding his head. "Yes, they asked me to ask you..."
"Just asking?" Gawain's voice rose slightly.
Tim, ... "Actually, they hope that I can invite you warmly, but you have your own schedule, and of course you can't adjust it casually. God, I feel like I'm taking advantage of you just by asking, I, I don't like this feeling."
"Don't worry, Domi. I don't mind." Gawain comforted with a smile on his face.
Tim looked at Gawain blankly, not knowing how to express himself.
Gao Wen shrugged, "Friends, we need to use each other... oh, no, help each other."
Tim looked helpless, "Man..."
Gao Wen laughed out loud, "We all hope that interpersonal relationships can remain pure. Once interests are mixed in, they may slowly start to change. Not to mention friendship, family affection and love will not be able to withstand the test. But in real life, purity is a relative existence."
"Domi, you just asked. I'm not going to agree anyway, so there's no need for you to feel too guilty."
Amidst the teasing and complaints, Tim couldn't help himself and smiled again, his tense shoulders finally relaxing.
In the tennis tour, except for the four Grand Slams, all events have to face box office pressure, including the Masters. Naturally, the stronger the participating lineup, the more secure the box office, and the event can form a virtuous circle.
Not to mention the 500-point and 250-point competitions, they are under tremendous pressure and have to invite top players to participate in various ways.
Many tournaments have set their sights on promising new stars who have just entered the professional tournaments, and require them to sign long-term competition agreements in exchange for a wild card, such as a wild card in exchange for six years of continuous participation. Similar situations are common in the tour.
If this trick doesn't work, they could go for something as rich and lavish as the Middle East events, where a check for a $500,000 or even a million dollar appearance fee could be enough to invite the Big Four to come, easily creating topics and focus.
Of course, not just any player can be called a "box office appeal".
Generally speaking, there are two types of players in the tour. One is the top 30 players in the world, whose participation in the tournament itself means attention; the other is the topic players, such as those who just defeated the Big Four in a Grand Slam and will become the hottest players in the 250-point tournament in a blink of an eye.
In addition, there are two special cases:
First, local superstars. The world's highest-ranked players from their own country are not only a thrill for the audience, but also an inspiration for young players.
The first is the world superstars, such as Federer and Nadal, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. Now, Gao Wen has officially joined this group.
In fact, after the US Open, Gao Wen’s next schedule is the focus.
The reason is very intuitive——
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The battle for world number one.
Gao Wen needs to participate in competitions and also needs to accumulate points, otherwise the battle for the world's No. 1 will not happen at all. Naturally, every competition of Gao Wen is the focus. Does he overlap with the other four giants, or stagger them? Does he participate frequently, or does he control the quality? At the same time, the hot discussion of "continuous fighting" on the whole network has also made Gao Wen's market appeal soar. Putting aside the topicality and popularity, the freshness is off the charts, which is an advantage that other players cannot match.
so.
In addition to the two events in China, which are already set, which weeks does Gao Wen choose to participate? If he chooses to participate, there are often two or even three events in the same week. Which one will he choose? While Gao Wen was still busy in New York, the phone calls and emails between the major events and Tobias were already busy, and the focus was on them.
For the event, they want to take advantage of the popularity; moreover, they also want to sign long-term contracts.
Basel is a classic example.
Thanks to the presence of Federer and Wawrinka, Basel already has box office guarantees, but the Basel tournament director convinced Nadal through Federer's relationship that there is no need to worry about the tournament's box office attendance, even if it is just a 500-point tournament, it can always create a topic.
Now, there are also events that hope to sign a long-term appearance contract with Gao Wen, not just one or two -
To some extent, the situation of the event organizing committee is similar to that of major brands last year.
Gawain's rise was so fast that it caught them off guard. They didn't have time to observe and judge, and there was no benefit period for the newcomer. Gawain was like a rocket soaring all the way. They either had to make a prompt decision and seize the initiative, or completely lose the initiative and become an ant on the hot pan.
It has only been a year from last year's US Open to this year's US Open. All major tournaments are trying to figure out Gao Wen's box office appeal and his schedule. Before they have time to figure out the reason, the "Fifth Giant" has already resounded throughout the Internet, and the tournament organizing committee was instantly put on the defensive.
What to do? If they want to persuade Gao Wen to participate in their competition, the difficulty will increase sharply, and all kinds of skills will be used.
Like Basel, Vienna also used its trump card, hoping to persuade Gawain to participate in the competition through Thiem and seize the initiative in this "Gawain battle".
But apparently, the Vienna tournament director should have overlooked one thing: Thiem is not Federer.
(End of this chapter)