Chapter 340: Meet the Big Guy Again
Although UYX endorses Minglin's products, its initial sales in the United States were not good. In the first month, only 4,000 units were sold.
In the minds of American consumers, Chinese-made products are related to cheapness and low quality, and do not have any high-tech and innovative technology.
Due to the limited duration and venue of the UYX press conference, Kevin was unable to introduce the highlights and selling points of his own products as Ye Tang did at his own press conference.
Consumers naturally have a vigilant attitude and wait and see what the person who buys the thing first has what he has to say, so as not to step on the thunder themselves.
After all, the pricing of Minglin products is not cheap, a sweeping robot is 899 US dollars, and a Xiao Ming robot is 999 US dollars, which is about the same price as a UYX mobile phone.
Such sales results made Lin Wei and Ming Lei, who were full of confidence, a little disappointed, they thought that their products were very good, and all along, they were making great progress in China and expanding rapidly; I didn't expect it to be difficult to follow the customs of foreign countries, covered by bigwigs, and ran into walls everywhere.
There is only one month left before Ye Tang's visiting scholar work ends, and she doesn't want to return like this.
Seeing that she was depressed, Professor Grosso comforted her, saying that she had done a good job, "I think Minglin's product is great, it just lacks publicity, you know that people nowadays would rather believe in advertising." Maybe you can invite a few American celebrities or public figures to help you advertise. ”
Ye Tang also understands the importance of marketing, but she has not had the slightest intersection with local American stars in her life - in her previous life, she did live in the same community as Hollywood actors and Grammy singers. It is foreseeable to rush to them and ask for cooperation, they will not be as easy to talk as Kevin.
In April, there was only one month left before Ye Tang's visiting scholar work ended, and the annual Boston Marathon kicked off at this time.
Ye Tang signed up for this competition.
She will run with nearly 30,000 runners from across the United States and around the world, of all colors, ages, and ethnicities......
The Boston Marathon is one of the oldest and most solemn marathons in the world, with the opening ceremony and the entire event broadcast live from around the world.
At the opening ceremony, all the senior management of the International Marathon Federation attended, and the president of the Federation, Paul Calder, who only took office last year, took the stage to speak, wearing a dark blue suit, neatly tied tie, and his dark skin could simply glow in the sun.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Boston Marathon ,......"
Ye Tang looked very inconspicuous in the crowd, she and the people around her, looked up at the black people on the big screen, after the A City Marathon that year, Ye Tang did not see Paul's news again, and the news about him on the Internet only said that he recuperated after a serious injury.
Gradually, Ye Tang forgot this memory. Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, the former marathon runner has retired to become a leader.
A legend is a legend after all, and there are still many marathon enthusiasts who regard Paul as an idol to this day.
At the end of his speech, the audience resounded with deafening applause and cheers.
The starting gun sounds, and the game officially begins.
Footage in the U.S. media usually rarely shows Chinese contestants, unless they are unusually good performers. An hour and a half after the game, the American media captured Ye Tang.
She is ranked 72nd in the top 100 and has a total of 96 professional athletes in the competition. As we all know, the yellow race is not outstanding in track and field due to their natural physical reasons, and the best result of an Asian American woman in the Boston Marathon is only 84th.
Who is this girl? Is she a professional athlete?
The American audience watching the live broadcast was curious.
There are also people who don't care, it's not a big deal to run fast in the middle, the front sprint is too hard, and the probability of being thrown away in the back is greater.
The photographer dug out Ye Tang's beautiful appearance is also a highlight, and gave her many close-ups. Paul, who was chatting with his colleagues, government officials, and other bigwigs, glanced at the live broadcast screen and was stunned for a moment, he didn't even hear what the Boston chief said.
The others followed his gaze and snickered, oh, a beautiful oriental girl, no wonder Paul was fascinated.
According to the number plate on Ye Tang's body, they found her registration information, and it turned out that she was a Chinese national, called Ye Tang.
The camera turned back to the field, two-thirds of the way through the schedule, Ye Tang not only did not lag behind, but also advanced 8 positions to 64th.
She has become another focus of attention from the audience in addition to those famous players.
By the end of the race, she did her best to finish 56th across the starting line, and although she didn't finish in the top 50, she still set a record for a Chinese woman at the Boston Marathon.
Chen Yumo and Ye Tang said okay and waited for her at the end of the line.
Ye Tang looked around, but didn't see Chen Yumo's shadow, sweat dripping down her cheeks, she was still a little panting, the American media wanted to interview her, and saw a handsome yellow man walking behind her, patting her on the shoulder, she immediately turned around, saw the other party, her eyes changed from surprise to surprise, and the man also had a bright smile on his face. The whole process was filmed by American media cameras.
"Why are you here?"
"I can't run a marathon with you, at least I have to accompany you to present an award," Luo Xingchuan brought a cool wet towel to wipe the sweat stains on Ye Tang's face.
Speaking of this stubble, Ye Tang also regretted that the Boston Marathon had to register half a year in advance, Ye Tang forgot to remind Luo Xingchuan, and when Luo Xingchuan logged in to the system, the registration had already closed.
"When did you arrive? Why didn't you tell me in advance? ”
"It's no surprise to say in advance, I only arrived in the early hours of last night, I don't want to disturb your rest, you have to recharge your energy and prepare for today's game."
"Where's Yumo?"
"She said I came, she didn't come, she didn't want to be a light bulb."
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The two were chatting, and suddenly felt someone approaching, and an inexplicable sense of oppression, they turned their heads to see that Paul Calder had come to them at some point, and there were several bigwigs with him, Ye Tang recognized one of them as Boston Shi, and they also brought attention comparable to a 10,000-watt light bulb.
Countless people stared at Ye Tang inquiringly, and the first place in the competition failed to get Paul's personal greeting. So much so that the American media photographer kept aiming at Ye Tang for a moment, and Luo Xingchuan also appeared on camera with him.
This year, Ye Tang tanned in Boston, and Luo Xingchuan also tanned on the construction site, they both had wheat-colored skin, showing a healthy and powerful physique.
Their image and temperament have not been suppressed by the bigwigs in the slightest.
Paul looked at Ye Tang and Luo Xingchuan at the same time, with a smile on his face, revealing his unusually white teeth, "My life-saving benefactors, I'm very happy that we meet again." ”