"Dear passengers, I am the captain of this flight. The plane is preparing to descend. We are about to arrive at the destination of this flight, Doha. Today is January 2nd. Here, on behalf of the crew members, I
Happy New Year to all passengers, the current local time is..."
The lights in the cabin slowly turned on, and the light blue halo left shallow ripples swaying on the pupils. The low voices of conversation surged in the high-pressure air, gently touching the eardrums like waves.
The whole world is wrapped in a hazy restlessness, and the body seems to be floating on the surface of the Dead Sea. The back feels the moisture, and the front is bathed in warmth. The center of gravity rises and falls with the water waves. The half-dream and half-awake feel a little confused, like a long dream.
At the end, it is difficult to distinguish between true and false.
Yu Jia opened his eyes, which were a little blurry and chaotic.
"What's wrong? You haven't woken up yet?"
A questioning voice came to my ears, but due to the air pressure, it seemed distant and empty, as if it was coming from the other side of the sky.
Yu Jia was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the colleague sitting next to him. After thinking about it for a while, the focus and focus were refocused, and then he giggled.
"Well, I didn't wake up..." He paused and rubbed his cheeks vigorously, trying to regain his senses, "I had a very long dream, and I don't want to wake up."
Wei Jiang, the photographer and Yu Jia’s colleague, could see the fatigue caused by the long-distance flight on his cheeks, but he still couldn’t hide the excitement and anticipation in his eyes. He adjusted his sitting position and said, “From your tone, it should be
A sweet dream, tell me about it?”
"Nothing, nothing," Yu Jia waved his hands repeatedly, "It's just a crazy and weird dream..."
Yu Jia stretched a lot, feeling that all the bones in his body were protesting, but he still couldn't hold back in the end, even though Wei Jiang didn't ask in depth at all.
"I just dreamed about Gao Wen defending the US Open."
Wei Jiang was very surprised, but not because of the "defending" action, but because of the US Open. "The US Open is still more than half a year away. Even in dreams, it should be the Australian Open, right?"
"Yes, I find it strange too." Yu Jia shook his head, "But you see, the Australian Open is Djokovic's back garden, the French Open is Nadal's territory, and Wimbledon now basically depends on who is in better condition, Federer or Djokovic.
However, Murray is an uncertain factor, and it is still too difficult for other players to break through, which means there are more opportunities at the US Open."
Wei Jiang couldn't help but laugh. He thought about it seriously, but couldn't refute it——
Even in dreams, they still couldn't escape the shadow of the Big Four, and he took it for granted, which was both sad and funny.
However, "defending the US Open is an incredible feat. Judging from the end of the year, the status of Niu Niu and Xiao De still has no downward trend."
Cow, Federer's nickname, is because in 2003, Federer reached Wimbledon for the first time in his career, and then went to compete in the Swiss Open. The tournament organizing committee prepared a celebration ceremony for Federer and presented him with an 800-kilogram cow.
Yellow and white cow as a special gift.
After that, "Cow" became Federer's nickname, and fans also called themselves "Milk Powder."
Yu Jia nodded in agreement, "I also know that defending a title is much more difficult than winning it. Even if it is a dream, I still feel it is not real."
From 2004 to 2008, Federer completed five consecutive championships in Flushing. However, in 2009, Del Potro ended Federer's dream of six consecutive championships. After that, no one could defend the men's singles championship.
The championship trophy changes hands every year, and the changes are very frequent.
Wei Jiang was noncommittal and shook his head, "The second half of last year was already crazy enough, and the offseason has continued this crazy wave."
"So, you still have to have dreams. Who knows? What if it comes true?"
Yu Jia laughed happily, "That's right, I didn't expect that Doha would invite Gawain to participate in the competition. This is already an accident."
The sunshine of 2015 has spread all over the world, and the new season has officially kicked off.
In the offseason that just passed, a series of major events did occur, so much so that the Chinese media had more expectations for the new season.
Yesterday, New Year's Day, Nike held a fashion show and press conference in New York. The main purpose was to release the new season jersey.
This is not unusual. It can be said to be Nike's practice. It will continue to update the jersey design every season to match the four-season tennis schedule.
The point is that, according to previous years' practice, a separate section will be opened for the series of jerseys of Federer, Nadal, Serena Williams and Sharapova to carry out publicity. Obviously, the sales of the jerseys of the four superstars are the most important part of Nike's annual revenue.
Source, and this year a fifth section was added——
Gawain.
unprecedented!
The crowd is excited!
Because everyone knows what this means:
Nike, get ready to show off.
In horizontal comparison, Bouchard was born last year, so much so that Nike and Adidas fought over each other to compete for this new generation of tennis sweetheart. As a result, Nike won the final contract, but Bouchard still did not get the exclusive treatment of his own jersey series, let alone
A dedicated section.
And Gawain?
Not to mention whether there is a championship or not, at least Gao Wen has only been in the professional arena for only half a year. Nike has actually taken such an important step. Are you afraid that you are crazy?
What if the jerseys don’t sell well?
But the key point is that Nike will never do business at a loss.
After the press conference, the Associated Press released an official report that explained the situation perfectly:
In the fourth quarter of 2014, Gowan's jersey sales reached US$10 million, surpassing Federer and Nadal, firmly occupying the top spot in the tennis equipment sales rankings.
What’s even more exaggerated is that in terms of jersey sales figures, football and basketball have always dominated, and it is almost difficult for other sports to effectively compete with them; however, in the fourth quarter of the national jersey sales list, Gao Wen single-handedly
He broke into the top ten and was surrounded by NBA players.
LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Kobe Bryant rank in the top four respectively.
And the fifth place is none other than Gawain.
The entire sales figures are not only amazing, but also astonishing——
Of course, according to the statistical chart, the strong purchasing power of Chinese fans is the fundamental core reason, which has created the feat of riding alone to the sky.
In addition, the Associated Press also made a prediction for the sales curve of Gao Wen's jersey in 2015. Because Gao Wen has just started, the follow-up should be more powerful and stronger. The sales in the four quarters of the year are very expected to exceed 50 million, which is very similar to that of Gao Wen.
Federer and Nadal are two equals.
Nike is confident about this.
Of course, Nike is not blindly confident. The jersey sales data for the fourth quarter of 2014 is only one of the supporting materials; and their new advertising blockbuster "Dream More Crazy", which was officially launched at midnight on New Year's Eve, is one of the supporting materials.