Chapter 103: The First Advertisement
-Ye Feng didn't expect the team's tactical training to be as easy as his teammates said, of course, the so-called easy is relative to the tactical manual, but Ye Feng can indeed see a lot of tactical shadows from it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoFrom this point of view, what Roy said is true, the routine is dead, people are alive, and if you stick to the tactical routine, you are likely to lose the fleeting fighter, this may be the so-called dogmatism, right? With a super high ball quotient, Ye Feng quickly followed his teammates to run tactics decently, because of his mistakes, the whistle that caused the pause was becoming less and less, and the cooperation was becoming more and more fluent.
The eyes of several main players of the team looking at Ye Feng also became different. Although Ye Feng answered Blake's question well, it didn't mean that he could keep up with everyone's rhythm when training. However, Ye Feng quickly gave the answer with his own actions, and everyone agreed that his ability to understand tactics may be the top among this rookie, and it is indeed worth the team to pay such a high price to take him. One of the most pleasing is Roy, who has taken on a lot of outside offense before that, and his partner Blake is just an average three-point shooter, and Webster on the wing will have a hard time supporting him. But now Ye Feng's performance makes him full of expectations for the new season, and it is a good thing to have such a smart teammate.
After a few days of training, Ye Feng began to gradually get used to this intensity, whether it was the intensity of the project or the intensity of the confrontation, he quickly passed the adaptation period. Looking at his own changes, Ye Feng had to admit that the mini training camp organized by the players was still very necessary, during the training period, it could not only accelerate the run-in of new and old players, but also for rookies It was a process of experiencing the NBA in advance, and now Ye Feng has prepared for the team's official training camp and preseason from both physical and psychological aspects, which he can't do by practicing hard at home.
Most NBA teams start their training camp in early October, and the Trail Blazers are no exception. But it's hard to make a mini-camp from July to September, but Roy has already planned it. In his words, the team's mini-camp isn't the only one this offseason, and it won't always be in Portland, and he's already planning to travel to Denver and Miami for two more mini-camps after this mini-camp.
I have to say that Roy has thought a lot about it for the new season, Denver is located on the Colorado Plateau, at an altitude of 2000-3000 meters, which also leads to the Nuggets' home court being called the "Devil's Home Field", because it will take more physical energy to play away games there. If training is scheduled in Denver, the players can work on their physical strength and cardiopulmonary fitness subtly. As for the mini-camp in Miami, it is mainly about recovery, and it should be very close to the opening time of the team's official training camp, after a full off-season of training, the players will be tired, and Miami's beach is undoubtedly a good place to relax.
Ye Feng himself really wanted to participate in the remaining two mini-training camps, but Duffy called him back to Los Angeles with a phone call, for the simple reason that some businesses came to the door hoping that Ye Feng could shoot an advertisement. On the phone, Ye Feng asked curiously: "I'm just a No. 6 show, so soon, a company will ask me to shoot an advertisement?" Duffy shrugged on the other end of the phone, completely unaware that Ye Feng couldn't actually see his movements, and he said lightly, "What's so strange about this?" Although you are not in the top three, your skin color is a selling point! After all, you are not a banana person, but a real Chinese, which should be of great help to the other party to further develop the Chinese market, maybe this is why the other party invited you to shoot an advertisement, right? ā
From Duffy's words, Ye Feng sensitively captured a word - "further". He went on to get to the bottom of the question: "What does it mean to be 'further'?" Could it be a brand that already has a huge presence in China? Duffy said with a smile: "You guessed right, I won't hide it from you, it was another brand that Yao signed after the end of his contract with Nike in 2003, Reebok." Ye Feng also smiled: "It turned out to be Mr. Duffy, your old acquaintance, then I don't have any problem, the filming location is in Los Angeles, right?" I'll fly back from Portland tomorrow. ā
Obviously, Duffy has a priority attitude towards his former partners, Ye Feng does not feel anything bad, as long as it does not harm his own interests, and from the perspective of Duffy's professional ethics, the possibility of him harming the interests of customers is very small. And Reebok is not bad, not to mention that in 2006, Adidas acquired all of their shares, which means that the current Reebok is equivalent to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adidas, which is a good start for his future cooperation with Adidas. As one of the two giants of the world's sporting goods, Adidas undoubtedly has a strong attraction to athletes, including Ye Feng.
When Ye Feng told Roy about this, he was surprised to find that Roy didn't have any opinion on it. In fact, shooting advertisements is commonplace in the NBA, as long as there is a little bit of well-known players, more or less have been filmed. Ye Feng didn't understand the truth when he first arrived, thinking that he would make the captain angry if he didn't go to the training camp and went to shoot an advertisement, but in fact there was nothing at all, Roy generously said that he could continue to train according to the plan in his free time, as long as he came to Portland to report when the team officially assembled.
Saying goodbye to his teammates, Ye Feng flew back to Los Angeles from Portland empty-handed. Before he came back, he had already called home, and his parents knew that he was going to shoot the commercial first when he came back this time, and he didn't say anything, just asked him to listen to the director in all his actions, and go home after filming the commercial. For this reason, Duffy deliberately drove a car to the airport to pick him up, and Ye Feng's own car was thrown directly in Portland, and he couldn't run back and forth with his own car. "It seems that it's time to buy another car, but I don't know when I'll get my salary......" Sitting in Duffy's car, Ye Feng thought secretly.
The filming location was selected in a warehouse in the suburbs of Los Angeles, and Ye Feng didn't know why many sneaker advertisements were warehouses in addition to the stadium, but it seemed that the warehouse was still very good after filming with some special effects. Ye Feng didn't come late, but it wasn't early, all kinds of props and lights were already ready, just waiting for him. As soon as he walked into the set, Ye Feng saw a somewhat familiar person, and when he stepped forward to take a look, it was more than familiar...... The connection between the two is not shallow! It turned out that in addition to Ye Feng, Reebok also signed a person in this year's rookies, it was Gallinari who was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 13th pick, and later the team directly exchanged him and two other players for Ye Feng, from this point of view, the two are indeed quite related.
However, Gallinari did not show a hostile attitude, but talked to Ye Feng very enthusiastically. It's not bad for him to play in New York, at least the exposure is guaranteed, and the team also needs a big pitcher like him, everyone looks up and doesn't look down on the court, and there is no need to have a stiff relationship. Looking at Gallinari's smiling face, Ye Feng also smiled in return, and the two equally excellent young people chatted in the corner. However, the same thought arose in the hearts of both people: Reebok really spared no effort to continue to open the Chinese (Italian) market!
The bilateral talks between Ye Feng and Gallinari did not last long, as the filming of the advertisement began very quickly. In this venue, they are just supporting roles, the director is the big boss who is the same, the tragedy is that the director invited by Reebok seems to be an obsessive-compulsive patient, as long as there is a little flaw, it will definitely be a new start. At this moment, the two talented teenagers who are calling for wind and rain on the court can only accompany the smiling faces, and make various movements again and again according to the director's requirements, turning, jumping, dribbling, and shooting...... There is no way, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, and now they are on someone else's territory!
When Ye Feng felt that he was numb to those movements, the director's "perfect" was like the most pleasant music to save him, and at that moment Ye Feng finally understood what it meant to be relieved. Gallinari, who was next to him, also had a look on his face, and he said in his not very proficient English: "God, the pain and suffering are finally over, and I feel much more tired than I did when I played a ball game in Italy." ā
Ye Feng asked curiously: "Dude, I know that you used to be a potential star in Italy, but have you never shot commercials before?" Are Italian businesses blind? In order to prevent Gallinari from not understanding, Ye Feng could also slow down his speech. Gallinari shrugged and said, "Of course I did, but compared to this one it was a treat, and I have to say that today this one is really beyond my imagination!" Ye Feng nodded sympathetically and said: "This is my first time shooting an advertisement, but I can only say that it is a nightmare, I never thought that shooting advertisements would be so tiring, I wonder if I will have any psychological shadow on shooting advertisements in the future...... This is simply the rhythm of going directly to dry goods without giving the adaptation period! ā
Duffy, who was on the sidelines, clearly heard Ye Feng's complaints, and he smiled secretly: "Boy, if there are some things you can't resist, then enjoy it!" Your attraction to businesses will not be much worse than Yao's, and it may soon become a part of your life to take on all kinds of advertisements. ā