Chapter 410: Various groups of people
Trampling, tumbling, tumbling.
"Left!"
Tap tap tap.
"Left!"
Tap tap tap.
"right!"
On the practice field, Gao Wen was sweating profusely. He stood in the middle of the serving line, his feet keeping in place at high speed, his center of gravity ready to push off the ground at any time. Then, at Sampras' command, he moved laterally to the left or right, touched the outside line of the serving area, and returned to his position as quickly as possible, waiting for the next command.
The whole person is in a state of being ready to go all the time. The seemingly simple training places very high demands on physical strength and energy, and the attention must be highly concentrated.
Clap, clap, clap.
Sampras was still beating the beat with both hands, controlling the speed of Gawain's steps. He couldn't keep a constant speed, but needed to disrupt the rhythm by speeding up and slowing down to ensure that he could complete a quick response at different speeds.
At this year's US Open, Kei Nishikori was indeed in a "crazy" state. His entire batting feel and belief in his shots exuded a firmness that emanated from the inside out. He hit quite a few incredible shots. Raonic played to his best last night, but still missed the victory regrettably.
I'm afraid that in the upcoming quarterfinals, the impact and threat brought by Kei Nishikori will be even greater than that of Wawrinka.
If Sampras analyzes objectively, Kei Nishikori does have a greater chance of winning.
But it is also because of this that Gao Wen’s training enthusiasm is high today and he is full of fighting spirit for the upcoming competition tomorrow. Challenges are always worth looking forward to.
Tobias stood on the sidelines and watched Gawain train. Before going to watch Dimitrov's game, he came to see Gawain's condition.
It did not disappoint.
Just as Gao Wen said, he did not lose himself because of the great achievements he made in his first Grand Slam and the praise from the media; he always stayed sober and focused, put himself in the position of a challenger, and was ready to attack his opponent.
In the quarterfinals, whether facing Raonic or Kei Nishikori, Gawain needs to give his all without reservation and there is no room for celebration.
It is precisely because of this that Gao Wen has very strict requirements for his own training. After finishing the burst and reaction training, he asked Sampras about his performance just now, reviewed and summarized it on the spot, and after a short rest of 60 seconds, he started the second set of training again, strictly demanding himself to strive for excellence.
Looking at Gawain, who was sweating profusely as if he had walked out of a sauna, Tobias couldn't help but reveal a hint of admiration in his eyes: He is worthy of being Gawain.
Sizzle.
The vibration of his cell phone in his pocket interrupted Tobias's thoughts. He took out his phone and looked at it, then smiled. It was Raonic's agent.
As expected, after the match last night, Raonic did not leave Flushing Meadows immediately, but came to watch Gao Wen's training. Perhaps he could give Gao Wen some first-hand information about Kei Nishikori, but why did the agent contact Gao Wen instead of Raonic? When Raonic showed up, next to him and his agent, there was a New Balance brand representative, and the answer came to light.
Last night, after a difficult struggle between heaven and man, Tobias decided to sit back and wait and see for the time being, but this did not mean doing nothing. Tobias still quietly released the news through his own channels, releasing the news of the crocodile's sudden rise.
One stone can cause a thousand ripples.
It is conceivable that all the major brands must have stayed up all night, discussing strategies and analyzing the current situation.
Should we continue to compete for Gao Wen's sponsorship contract? Are the costs and benefits proportional? If we are ready to give up, are there any alternatives? If we continue to insist, how should the contract terms be more competitive?
What does a benchmark of $700,000 per year mean to each brand? Can they come up with a higher number? If not, what conditions should they put forward to impress Gao Wen?
In fact, there is really no need to rush into sponsorship and endorsement. You can just wait until the US Open is over, see Gao Wen's final results and his market influence, and then propose a cooperation agreement. This is obviously a more rational and reasonable choice. This is the case for many brands that have been eagerly waiting to sign Gao Wen.
One or two of them are ready to go, but all of them are holding back for the time being.
The situation of sports brands is a little special. After all, Gao Wen is now wearing the UCLA uniform. If he can change into a certain brand of clothing for the next game, the influence will naturally be different; but the special effect is ultimately limited, and Tobias has never given in. This is also the reason why most sports brands have unanimously waited and seen what will happen.
Everything will have to wait until the US Open is over.
But the emergence of an unexpected situation broke the balance, and one stone caused a thousand ripples. So everyone became busy, swearing and holding an emergency meeting to discuss the next plan, which created a grand scene.
After dawn, Tobias had received contact inquiries from seven sports brands. Obviously, no one was willing to give up easily.
But obviously these seven are still not all. New Balance also seized the opportunity. Even Raonic, who had just lost the game last night, did not have time to lick his wounds before being caught.
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The New Balance representative did not disturb Gao Wen's training. He just showed up for a moment and then stayed by his side quietly. Raonic chatted with Gao Wen, showing enough sincerity and consideration for Gao Wen in everything. It was really impressive. Even Jiang Yanyun asked about it.
After dealing with Gao Wen 's matter, Tobias went to the training ground where Dimitrov was preparing for the game, and met his old friend from Nike there.
In name, they came to care about Dimitrov and hoped that Dimitrov could make a breakthrough at the US Open; in fact, their target was Tobias.
Unlike Knox's straight punch that hit him right in the vitals, Nike and Tobias are already old friends.
In fact, Nike had initially offered Gao Wen a sponsorship contract of $80,000 per year, but Tobias thought the contract amount was too small and did not agree. After Tobias defeated Isner in the first round of the US Open, Nike also proposed a contract of $250,000 per year to show its sincerity.
Nike has always performed well in terms of intimacy and sincere gestures.
In any case, they are old friends of Tobias, and have many aspects of cooperation with the IMG agency behind Tobias.
So, when Nike came to Tobias today, it did not simply make an offer, but put forward a request that was not excessive but very excessive.
"No matter who it is or what the number is, you tell us and let us see if we are still competitive."
Nike is worthy of its name, cunning and sophisticated enough.
(End of this chapter)