Match point

Chapter 336
sizzle.

sizzle.

When the phone vibrated, Eric Robinson had just finished washing and left the bathroom. His tense and sore muscles were relaxed, ready to take a good rest and relax. When he saw the caller ID, Robinson didn't want to answer the phone——

Now is the break time, all work calls are refused to answer.

However, the phone vibrated tirelessly. After hanging up for the first time, it stopped for a while and then vibrated again. It seemed that he would keep calling until Robinson answered the phone or the phone died.

Robinson was a little impatient, but finally answered the phone.

"Reese, it's already twelve o'clock in the middle of the night here, don't you know that there is another thing called jet lag on earth?"

The North American season has come to an end with the start of the US Open, and the NCAA is in the offseason. As a Nike scout, Robinson has no way to be idle, so he goes to Europe to continue his work. Now he is in Marseille, working on Look for promising youngsters at the local tennis school.

"If you are asking about Daniel Medvedev, it will take me a while, I just watched two training games so far..."

"Eric, no, I don't care about Medvedev. What I want to ask is, Gao Wen, do you really think Gao Wen is a talent that can be cultivated?"

Gawain?

Robinson froze for a moment, then became angry.

"I told you at the time that the kid is a very, very promising youngster. We should not see his physical fitness or technical level, but his playing style."

"He is a very intelligent player. He knows how the game should be played, and he can also grasp the context of the game, and improve his state at critical moments, and give full play to his abilities. This trait is enough for him in the game. Occupy a place in the top [-] in the world rankings."

"I warned you at the time, but you didn't pay attention to it at all. Is it too late now? Adidas must have taken the lead, you guys!"

Crackling, Robinson scolded angrily.

Reese Bennett on the other end of the phone is obviously Robinson's immediate boss, but at this time he was scolded by his old friend to the point of being speechless.

"Eric, calm down, calm down!"

"Are you serious, is he really at the top [-] level in the world?"

Robinson snorted, ignoring Bennett's question.

Bennett also knew the temper of his old friend, "Eric, Adidas has not signed Gao Wen yet, but the competition will soon become fierce."

"In the first round of the just-concluded U.S. Open, Gawain beat Isner in an upset."

"Next, regardless of whether he wins or loses in the second round, it is certain that Gao Wen will take a chance in the Asian market very quickly, but we need to determine what is Gao Wen's potential? Is luck taking the majority of this upset, or is it Strength takes the majority."

Gurgling.

Gurgling.

Robinson's thoughts surged. He didn't pay attention to the US Open at all. He didn't expect that Gao Wen would bring such a huge surprise.

Gao Wen actually defeated Isner?

It seems that Nike should be very, very surprised. All of a sudden, Gao Wen came out in a surprise attack, making history, comparable to a thunderbolt on the ground that killed everyone by surprise.

If it is said that the double crown of the US Championship and the three championship trophies of the Challenger League are still not enough, then the upset victory in the first round of the US Open already has room for manipulation——

Although Gao Wen played it lightly at the press conference, for marketing, this is the moment of making history and writing records. There is no doubt that Gao Wen's commercial value has skyrocketed instantly.

Of course, if it’s just a victory in one round, followed by a loss in the second round, then the commercial value will inevitably be affected, and the upper limit will be visible to the naked eye; but for the Chinese market, this is enough, because the number of male tennis players Blank really has been incomplete for too long.

Looking back seriously, since the women's doubles won the gold medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics, China's men's tennis has never been able to create more value in the commercial field for ten years. Brands including Nike and Adidas, in fact All a little anxious.

Now that Gao Wen was born, they had no reason to miss it.

Bennett was taken aback from the bottom of his heart, and only then did he realize how important Robinson's advice and advice three months ago were.

However, for a big company like Nike, they need to race against time, every second counts; at the same time, they also need to carefully consider, a little more or less deviation may be millions of dollars.

So Bennett contacted Robinson impatiently, he needed first-hand information.

Robinson understood.

Not to mention Bennett, even Robinson was stunned, and didn't react immediately. He believed that Gao Wen would achieve results sooner or later, as can be seen from the growth rate of the National Championship, but Robinson didn't expect that either. Gao Wen's rebirth was faster than he imagined.

In his Grand Slam debut, he defeated Isner. You must know that Isner's world ranking in the first half of the year has been stable in the top ten, and he is definitely not a casual unseeded player.

No wonder Nike is in a hurry.

Therefore, Robinson did not rush to answer, but thought about it seriously.

"Reese, I'm serious."

"Although I can't guarantee whether Gao Wen will be able to rank among the top ten in the world after entering the professional arena, and how many championship trophies he will win; but what I can be sure of is——

Gao Wen has the temperament to become a top player. "

There are too many influencing factors in competitive sports. No one can guarantee the future of players, but some players do have certain characteristics, which make them have the ability to stand out. As for whether they can stand out, they still need to pass the game Polished and tempered.

Bennett could tell that Robinson was sincere.

"I see."

"I will feed back the news, and then I will see their decisions. Whether to make a decision immediately, or to look at the performance in the second round, it is up to them to decide."

Between the words, Bennett rarely revealed a little sincerity, and then paused.

"Eric, good job."

The phone, just hung up.

Robinson's hair was still dripping with water. He stood still and recalled seriously, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and without any special movements, he turned and walked back to the bathroom, and began to wipe his hair with a towel.

In this room, the dark tide is surging, and the surface is calm. It seems that no movement can be seen, and only the frequent movements behind the scenes can be faintly noticed.

On that side, one stone caused a thousand waves, and all the major media around the world have been fried, and a tsunami is sweeping across the world with Flushing as the center.

Because, when the second game came to an end, the most unpopular title was still as stable as Mount Tai——

"Wild card player Gao Wen upset the NO.13 seed John Isner", which also became the first upset since the start of the 2014 US Open.

　Sorry, the number of the chapter name is wrong.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)