Chapter 312: Departure for Shanghai
"Would you like to hear how your signature sneakers sold in two days?" Sitting on a special plane to the city of S, China, Sam. Bernie asked Addison, and by looking at his expression, he could tell that the sales of the signature sneaker should be positive.
"Don't ......," Addison's reply was a surprise to his agent, who chuckled as he picked up a sports magazine, "No matter how good the sales numbers are in just two days, they don't sound satisfying, can I still reach a million dollars in sales in two days?" Wait until after the first quarter to tell me how your sales are, I like satisfying numbers and I'm confident in that. ”
"I don't know if you're too shrewd or too proud......" Sam. Bernie shook his head and muttered, but followed the other man's advice. At the beginning of July, Addison and his brokerage team were invited by NIKE Asia and TX China to board a special plane to prepare for their own 'Asia Tour'. His business trip covers four countries: China, South Korea, Japan, and Singapore, and there are four cities to pass through in China alone: S City, G City, Capital City and Taipei, and the entire business trip will last at least half a month. The entire business trip is basically organized by NIKE Asia Branch, but there will also be companies that have been invited to different countries, such as TX in China, CJ in South Korea, CJ in South Korea, which has signed a home endorsement contract with Addison, and Sony in Japan, which has signed a PlayStation endorsement contract......
Addison does not rule out such business activities, after all, he has signed contracts with these large enterprises, and he will naturally carry out corresponding activities after taking the money from the other party. And he also wanted to go to China to Asia, to see the customs and customs of places dominated by yellow people like himself, although he used to travel to China every year, but this did not dampen his enthusiasm. That's why Addison made his first stop last month in China, where his blood is located, and where he wants to keep his fullest spirit and greatest passion.
As for business itineraries in other countries, let it be......
"I looked at the approximate schedule and basically every afternoon and evening gave us enough time to train. You're almost coming to an end of your weight-gain training, and from now on we can turn more of our attention to recovering the feeling of shooting. Rutgers, who was sitting on the side, flipped through the timetable and said to Addison with satisfaction. Thanks to Gary. Peyton wanted to spend more time with his family in the offseason and was reluctant to follow Addison to Asia for business activities, so Addison simply offered another sum of money to invite Rutgers to continue to follow him and guide him in personal training during the 'Asia tour'. With the ability to travel to Asia in the offseason and a good salary, Rutgers immediately agreed.
In the past half a month since the end of the finals, Addison has successfully carried out his weight gain plan, and his weight has increased from the original 75 kg to 80 kg, and these 5 kg have been converted into real muscles, so his body shape does not seem to have changed from the outside. Rutgers was quite surprised by Addison's physical receptivity, most people will have a series of digestive rejection reactions after completing concentrated weight gain in a short period of time, while Addison did not have any rejection reactions except for the shooting hand to feel a certain effect, and the sudden increase of 5 kilograms of muscle quickly integrated into his body functions.
"You were born to be a competitive athlete, Add, and your body says it all." Rutgers lamented this rare situation at the time, "Physical fitness is not only about speed and bounce, but also about body capacity, adaptability, and waist and abdominal flexibility...... Together, these are the complete physical qualities. Your kid's resilience and adaptability are definitely at the top of the league, and I've almost never seen anyone who hasn't experienced rejection after a short period of weight gain. ”
"We're going to be in S City for three days, and the Play City ad for you and the girl group will be filmed for those three days; Then we will go to G City, and then go south to Taipei City; After that, we took a special plane directly north to the capital city to complete our entire itinerary in China. "Sam. Bernie re-examined the formation in China before emphasizing it to Addison.
"Shoot commercials...... Addison scratched his hair with a complicated expression, he has had several experience in shooting commercials, but he has not co-produced commercials with the opposite sex, "I hope Play City won't come up with any too embarrassing scripts, and there shouldn't be an embarrassing plot for an advertisement for a basketball game, right?" I mean...... That's a basketball game after all, isn't it? ”
Sam. Bernie and Rutgers looked at each other, and the two of them laughed and chose to ignore the question, looking around. In today's society, what kind of scripts can't be produced by those screenwriters in order to attract attention? There are often screenwriters in TV dramas who temporarily add kiss scenes and even bed scenes in order to increase ratings...... However, Addison is not one of those artists who does not have the right to choose, and if he is not satisfied with the script, he can directly bring it up. They don't lack a partner called Play City, and if the two sides can't get along, they will break up immediately, and the company's contract liquidated damages are nothing compared to Addison's current value.
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Addison's arrival time in S City was around 11:00 a.m., and his activity itinerary had been officially announced by NIKE in advance, so when the young Chinese walked out of the airport, the sight in front of him almost made him stay where he was.
The exit aisles of the airport were already crowded with people, and the crowd that gathered when they saw Addison walking over erupted in fierce cheers and screams, which were no less powerful than the shouts of the whole audience when Addison scored a beautiful goal in the American Airlines arena. Addison never imagined that he would be in China with so many active fans, let alone that the fans who came to pick him up would fill the entire airport exit channel......
"Keep smiling, boy, you should know how to deal with crowds and cameras better than I do by now." Sam walking behind him. Bernie patted Addison on the back and laughed the stunned young man, "These are your fans, don't tell me you can't even handle your own fans." ”
Addison came to his senses in an instant, he would not be at a loss in front of tens of thousands of fans in the stadium, how could he be at a loss now? As the agent said, these are the fans who support him, and what he has to do in front of them is confidence and smile.
"You can sign autographs for the fans in the front row, but please don't take too long, two or three minutes is enough, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain order on the spot." The reception staff of NIKE, who had already joined Addison, whispered to him that these staff members had received many stars who had come to China for business activities and knew how to control this aspect well.
Addison walked out with cheers and screams and walked straight to the front row of the fans. The cheers at the scene became even hotter, and the fans who saw Addison walking over to the front row were excited, and the pressure on the on-site security personnel increased sharply. One by one, the Chinese point guards took the pens handed over by these fans, some of them hoping to sign them in their notebooks, and some of them hoping to sign them on their clothes...... Sure enough, as the receptionist said, as he signed one by one without refusing, the crowding in the front row became more and more crowded, and then the receptionists would come forward and forcibly stop the signing from continuing. They are well aware of who should play the role of the villain on such occasions, and it must not be these balloon stars.
Addison's team walked outside the airport to the car that was ready to take them to the hotel, and even then he kept a gentle smile and gestured to the enthusiastic fans on both sides as he walked. In a sense, stars are somewhat similar to idols, they are also a kind of idols, and their global influence also depends on the publicity and support of fans to increase faster. So Addison naturally didn't put a bad face on these fans who supported him, and he was really in a good mood when he came to China, and he was even more overjoyed to see far more fans than he imagined.
He understood what Krystal meant when he said to him, 'You should really come to Asia to see your popularity'......
The time has come to noon, and the organizer's arrangement is to take the Addison team to the hotel first, then have lunch, spare the afternoon time for Addison to train, and then start the first business event in S City in the evening. It was indeed a very player-friendly schedule, and Addison readily agreed. After all, this 'Asia trip' was actively invited by NIKE's Asian branch, and the treatment was naturally very high-standard, and Addison was even a little reluctant to stay in the hotel if it wasn't funded by the organizer.
“Oh my god…… Although I have satisfied my appetite many times when I have traveled to China before, as a professional athlete, shouldn't I be too indulgent? When Addison saw the lavish lunch that the hotel had prepared for him, he swallowed his saliva and hesitated. For a person like him, who is extremely paranoid and self-disciplined in terms of his profession, it is extremely difficult to decide whether to let himself enjoy such a luxurious Chinese meal with many calories.
"Relax, Add, since we're here to do something, let's enjoy our bodies and organs as much as we can during this time. Anyway, after this meal, I'll give you more training in the afternoon, so don't worry. Rutgers smiled and reassured, but judging by the German trainer's eyes glowing, Addison thought that this guy must have indulged in the deliciousness of Chinese cuisine.
In the end, Addison enjoyed a meal of Shanghainese cuisine and walked back to his room with great satisfaction, he had to rest for at least an hour before he could train. Sitting in a high-rise room overlooking S-City, one of the most economically and fashionable cities in China (perhaps remove 'one'), Addison's spectacular and extremely modern scenery made Addison feel that this is almost another Big Apple city in New York.
The sudden and continuous vibration of the mobile phone broke his trance, and Addison took the phone only to find that the caller was a person who had not been in touch for a long time, and it should be said that since he regained his ability to speak, he had not officially contacted this person by phone.
"Since you called me, it means that you should have received the news that I came to S City......" Addison deliberately lowered his voice, his relationship with Li Jingyi was not so familiar, but at least they were good friends. Idols can understand idols a lot of the time, even though the two of them are 'idols' in completely different environments.
“…… Let me take a moment, my God, this is the first time I've heard your voice directly. This contrast is really too unacceptable, and I was still a little ghost who couldn't talk before......"
"Who's a little ghost who can't speak? You're only a year older than me. Addison couldn't help but roll his eyes, this reaction had been encountered many times since he was able to speak, "But is the speed of information popularization in S City so terrifying?" When I first came out of the airport, I was surrounded by a lot of fans. ”
"Your itinerary was made public a week ago, okay? We are also being asked by the company to be ready...... We've even been pushed off the show now, waiting to shoot an ad with you, big star. The girl on the other end of the call responded in a slightly teasing tone, and Addison's quiet voice allowed Addison to automatically sketch the other party's ink-painted style face and the corners of his mouth in his brain.
"I ...... We? Addison noticed the measure words used by Li Jingyi, which gave him a bad premonition.
"Of course it's 'we', it's a game endorsement, and it's a game endorsement with NBA stars...... Do you think the company will let me appear alone? ”