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After Valencia played the match against Mallorca at the Mestalla Stadium, they also announced the end of all matches in the 17th round of the 05-06 La Liga season and the start of the winter break.

Despite the absence of Ello in the game before the winter break, Valencia were not under much pressure in attack and defence against a team like Mallorca, who are aiming for relegation this season, and this game was beaten 3-0 by Albelda, David Villa and Aurelio respectively.

Valencia are seven points clear at the top of the league table because Barcelona also won their last game before the winter break, but David Villa's goal moved up one place in the scorers' charts and re-emerged second-placed Samuel Eto'o.

And Iroh was unable to participate in this match due to the fact that he went to Turin to receive the European Golden Boy Award, and his goals are still nineteen.

After leaving Turin, Iro, accompanied by his agent Papa Adrian, went to Versace's headquarters in Milan again, this time to shoot a print advertisement for Versus' new brand and unveil the new look.

Although it was not very troublesome, it also took Ayroh a day.

After a busy day at Versace, Arlo thought that he would have time to rest with his teammates on Christmas Eve, but what he didn't expect was a call from his agent Adrian, and he had to get busy again.

According to Iroh's original intention, he wanted to refuse, but after Adrian's persuasion, Iroh readily agreed, because it was the phone call from William Pereira, the president of Nike's headquarters in Europe, to invite Iroh to Nike's U.S. headquarters to sign a contract.

In other words, after he signed a contract with Nike, he could enjoy Nike's global promotion plan, not only did he have endorsement fees, but also a lot of fame.

Why not?

So he called Chen Tao and Feng Xiaoting to say 'sorry', and then boarded a flight to Portland from Milan's Malpensa airport, accompanied by William Pereira, Nike's president at the European headquarters, and his agent, Papa Adrian.

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With Nike's specific terms, Papa Adrian has already negotiated with William Pereira.

So Iroh wasn't worried.

Nothing to say all the way.

Starting from Milan, it flew across the Atlantic Ocean, and from the westernmost part of the continental United States to the easternmost part of the Pacific Ocean before arriving at its destination, Portland.

When we arrived in Portland, it was nearly five o'clock in the afternoon of the 25th.

So, William Pereira, led by Nike's commercial attaché in Portland, had a dinner there, and then in the evening they took a Nike car to Beaverton.

It was nearly ten o'clock in the evening when they arrived at Beaverton, and this time the three were hosted by Hilary Duff, deputy general manager of Nike's public relations department.

And the standard of hospitality is very high, along the way accompanied by William Pereira, president of Nike's European headquarters, and when he came to Nike's headquarters, he was also received by the deputy general manager of Nike's public relations department.

William Pereira also introduced Hilary Duff, the deputy general manager of the public relations department, and she also expressed that she was a fan of Iello, and under the introduction of the former, this beautiful young woman came from Houston, Texas, in the southernmost part of the United States.

It can be seen that Nike's signing of Iroh is very favorable.

Papa Adrian is also very satisfied with this.

At the same time, Iroh also instantly felt that his identity had improved several times.

My heart began to flutter.

After the meeting, Iroh and Papa Adrian checked into the five-star hotel that Nike had prepared for a long time.

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The next morning, after breakfast, they went to the Nike World Campus in Beaverton, accompanied by William Pereira and Hilary Duff.

At the door, there were already countless reporters waiting at the entrance of the headquarters.

Among them, the Chinese media are the majority.

It is estimated that Chinese media outlets based in the United States for a long time have been invited.

This is followed by the local media in the United States.

Entering through the doorway, the road was paved with cobblestones, which made Iro, who was wearing Versace's dress shoes, a little dazed, because the soles of his feet were a little painful because of the pebble 'thorns'.

But under the 'illumination' of the flashing lights, he had to smile and face it, and William Pereira and Hillary Duff on both sides of him also introduced Nike's culture and business philosophy to Elo.

The most eye-catching thing for Iroh is the big Nike hook in the front building, which is particularly conspicuous.

The highlight of the "campus" of more than 178 acres is not the appearance, but the environmental protection and sports.

The two-meter-wide pebbles are lined with bushes.

So all the way through, the green belt at Nike's headquarters is in a very good situation.

Although the influence of football in the United States is not very large, even after basketball, football, and baseball, there will be no shortage of people who love football in this land.

Led by William Pereira and Hilary Duff, Iello quickly made his way to the conference room in the main building.

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Papa Adrian had already negotiated terms with Nike, so there was no objection, and all that was left for Arlo was to sign.

In the presence of more than 40 Chinese and foreign journalists in the conference room of the main building, Iroh signed his name on the contract in triplicate.

Then there is the exchange of contracts.

And then William Pereira announced that Iroh had become a footballer signed by Iro.

As a result, Iroh also became the first footballer in the history of Chinese football to sign with Nike.

After signing the contract, it is the traditional media interview.

At the time of the interview, he was still accompanied by William Pereira and Hilary Duff.

This interview is basically about Iello's mood and expectations for being able to become a Nike signing player this time.

Originally, everything was carried out as expected, but ...... There was a little bit of an accident this time.

According to the arrangement before the press conference, there was no Korean media in charge of the naming interview, but I don't know why the "Nikkan Sports" from it took the initiative to stand up and ask questions.

"Isn't it a pleasure to be a Nike signatory, and to have the opportunity to promote Nike's program in the Asia Pacific region?"

This is a question posed by a reporter from Nikkan Sports.

After hearing this question, Hilary Duff, the deputy general manager of the public relations department who was in charge of arranging the interview, frowned obviously, but because of his identity, he could not call for the interview to be stopped.

Otherwise, the scandal of Nike's manipulation of press conferences will break out at that time.

Although everyone understands these unspoken rules, they are different once they are explicitly stated.

This would have a serious impact on Nike's reputation.

"Of course I'm glad!"

Iroh kept a smile on his answer and nodded.

In fact, what Iroh didn't know was that because of William Pereira's recommendation, Iroh got the opportunity to promote in the Asia-Pacific region, and the original football player promoted in the Asia-Pacific region was Lee Young-pyo from South Korea, and the opportunity to promote this time was robbed by Iro.

"Since you're happy, do you know what you can bring to Nike after you sign with Nike, and what benefits will you bring to Nike??"

After the first round of ordinary greetings, the reporter's questions from Nikkan Sports also became tricky.

Hearing this question, William Pereira and Hillary Duff frowned at the same time, and the question was easy to answer and difficult to answer.

That's why Iroh was worried.

But they clearly underestimated Iroh.

They could hear the meaning of the words, and Iroh could naturally hear it, but in his own self-confidence, he replied very chic and confident, "I don't know what I'm going to bring to Nike, because that's not something I need to worry about......"

When Iroh said this, the reporters were obviously stunned, didn't this make it clear that they didn't care after signing the contract?

Thereupon...... The shutter in their hands kept pressing.

The South Korean reporter who asked the question also showed a weird smile, as if to say: Boy, if you rob us of the promotion plan of the Republic of Korea, you will have to pay the price!

He can already imagine that tomorrow's major sports newspapers will run a highly controversial headline: "Shameless Chinese, become a parasite after signing Nike!" "It's time to name the headlines.

William Pereira and Hillary Duff's brows are becoming more and more apparent, and it seems that they are not satisfied with Elo's answer.

Of course, this qiē was naturally taken into the eyes of this South Korean reporter.

Hey, that's what it is!

But I didn't count that Iroh still had something to say, so... He had to interrupt his thinking.

"Because signing me means a profit! And...... I don't really have to worry about what happens next, and I'm just a footballer by profession and I just have to play every game, right? ”

Iroh said lightly in everyone's surprise.

At the same time, his words also made William Pereira and Hilary Duff shine!

The South Korean reporter who asked the question just now snorted coldly and stopped answering.

The subsequent Nike press conference was also on the right track under the guidance of the press officer.

After all, the reporters invited by Nike all understand the unspoken rules of the industry.

Especially in Nike, one of the leading international brands in the sports industry, ordinary reporters really can't afford to offend, like the previous Korean reporters are just a flash in the pan.

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By the time I finished the interview, it was noon.

Nike showed everyone's demeanor and invited Arlo and all the reporters on the scene to dinner.

However, it is not a luxurious meal, but a fast food such as hamburgers and coffee bought by the staff of Nike's headquarters outside, which is equivalent to the usual working meal of reporters.

After a while, after Iroh had rested, he changed into a jersey and sneakers at the print advertising center at Nike's headquarters and filmed the print advertisement.

This is not the first time Iroh has shot a print advertisement, he has also done it after signing with Versace, so it can be said that he is familiar with it.

The shoot was so good that even Nike's top photographers were full of praise for Ello, in his words: "Athletes who are born to be big!" ”

After the shooting, it was still early, before three o'clock in the afternoon, and William Pereira took Iello to visit the entire Nike headquarters.