"I told you a long time ago, he shows extraordinary humor and energy on the court, and he is not the kind of funny clown fighting for attention."
"I don't know, I don't believe it, tennis players are so boring."
"But he is different. I am serious."
"I think he's pretty good, and he plays very well."
"Ha ha!"
"Hahaha!"
A burst of cheerful laughter erupted in the company's tea room, and you could clearly feel the joyful atmosphere surging in the office. This was so different from the usual working day mornings that even the footsteps of people passing by casually stopped, curiously.
When I cast my gaze, someone immediately greeted me inside.
"Mark, come here and take a look, the 'Today Show' is interviewing the new US Open champion."
"Mark, I remember you usually play tennis on weekends, right?"
Mark Palmer, who stopped at the door of the tea room, immediately noticed Gawain appearing on the TV screen and nodded slightly subconsciously.
"I know he, Gawain, broke Sampras' record as the youngest US Open champion."
A short sentence, like a pebble falling into a calm lake, immediately stirred up ripples, sighs, surprises, and praises rushing around my ears. You can clearly feel the surge of concern, even if you usually don't care about tennis.
Even people who have no interest in sports are no exception.
Palmer was very surprised. He stood at the door of the tea room for a moment and couldn't help but laugh along with everyone:
I have to say that Gawain does have such charm.
Palmer watched the US Open men's singles final and was indeed deeply impressed by Gao Wen, but that was just the performance on the court, and Gao Wen defeated Cilic in straight sets - another dark horse, after all, it was not as good as defeating the Big Four to reach the top.
The championship came at a wonderful time, so the impression was there, but the impact was lacking.
However, today I saw Gao Wen on a program that I am familiar with, and his performance off the court made Gao Wen's image a little bit fuller and more distinct.
The "Today Show", with an average viewership of over four million, is undoubtedly the best companion for North American office workers to start a new day of work in the morning, even on Wall Street, which is so busy that no one touches the ground.
Today, everything is even more turbulent and crazy.
Before Gawain's appearance, the number of viewers was about 3.8 million. With Gawain's appearance, the number of viewers began to slowly soar at a speed visible to the naked eye, and there was a small spike after the "Nike Moment"
, and then the upward momentum slowed down again, but it still continued to rise.
Four million, four and a half million, four and a half million...then, five million.
After a long absence, the "Today Show" viewership has once again exceeded the 5 million mark, and continues to move forward. The soaring upward curve is so gratifying that the program team who is paying attention to the ratings figures in real time is overjoyed.
Both of them became excited together.
Adidas is no exception.
David Harnett is also watching the "Today Show" live. They can't see the real-time ratings of the show, but they can see the real-time hot searches on social networks:
Not only are discussions about Nike and Gao Wen continuing to rise; Adidas's name has also been mentioned frequently, and people are obviously trying to understand what is going on.
With an average of 2,000 refreshed trends per second, the trend exploded with unimaginable heat during the busy morning hours, even more heated than the discussion when Serena Williams and Godwin won the championship. Countless gossips, rumors, discussions, and arguments,
The text of exploration keeps refreshing the screen.
Crowded!
Harnett's heart throbbed.
After Gao Wen upset Isner in the first round, Adidas had conceived such a plan. They would sign Gao Wen as soon as possible, and then Gao Wen could wear an Adidas jersey on the stage of the second round.
, strongly igniting heated discussions on social networks.
However, Adidas actually missed Gao Wen, and after going round and round, they witnessed their idea being realized through Nike, and it exploded with unimaginable popularity——
It is not just the news that Nike is the first to sign a history maker, but more importantly, the personal charm that Gao Wen showed on the "Today Show" is a rare and valuable trait in any competitive sport.
It is also the most important potential to become a superstar.
Harnett seemed to be able to hear the stock exchange bell ringing as Nike's stock price continued to rise, hitting Harnett's heart hard.
At this moment, Harnett finally understood what they had missed due to their hesitation and conservatism. He couldn't help but think of the time when Tobias came to Adidas to negotiate but came back without success. He accompanied Tobias.
Yas took the elevator to the parking lot.
He could no longer remember the specific words of Tobias, but he still remembered the calmness in Tobias's eyes, and then conveyed a meaning:
You will regret it.
Hartnett still remembers his answer. They will not regret it, even if they miss Djokovic's contract extension, because Adidas has such capital; however, now facing Tobias again, he can still be sure
Say the same words?
Harnett didn't know and wasn't sure.
On the TV screen, the live broadcast of the "Today Show" continues.
"...What is your biggest feeling right now?"
Raul asked a very common open-ended question to give Gawain space to express some thoughts. This is also a standard question in a championship interview, but Gawain once again went out of his way to give an unexpected answer.
"I'm not sure I have enough time and space to feel, you know, from yesterday to today, everything is like being thrown into the dryer and pressing the fast forward button, and it's spinning upside down."
"I've always known that in the age of social network media, everything has become faster, but before today, I had never been able to appreciate this craziness. It's like now, I'm doing the 'Today Show' live?"
"Oh my God."
More than words, Gawain responded to the camera with a wide-eyed emoticon, which vividly and vividly conveyed clarity, truth and frankness, which also made Raul and Clee both laugh.
Although Gawain did not answer the question directly, the emotions between the lines were enough, and they could all understand it.
Keli looked at the young but experienced Gawain in front of her and asked a question curiously, "So, what has changed for you?"
This is a simple question, but Keli expects Gawain to give a different answer.
Sure enough, Gawain did not disappoint her.
"I look forward to being able to say that nothing has changed. I am still a kid who has just entered professional tennis. I am still trying to become a professional player. I still hope that I can go on the court to complete the game and impact my opponents, but I know
, this is just my own wish."
"As for what has changed, I can't tell now. Maybe we can only know the answer when we see me on the court again after this storm is over."