Chapter 610: Jersey
Wednesday 14 February is Valentine's Day, an important day for couples with no statutory holidays, and Manchester United's squad continues their daily training routine.
Fans are waiting for the next round of matches between the first team and the reserve team, as well as the outcome of Ye Wei's labor certification appeal. However, the number 37 shirt has been quickly launched in Manchester United and partner Nike online and offline stores, selling for £60 per piece like other players, while the full kit including shorts and socks is £118. Although not cheap, the various versions and sizes were snapped up by buyers from all over the world as soon as they hit the shelves, and this month's sales far surpassed Rooney, Ronaldo and others, as well as stars such as Owen, Henry, Ronaldo and David Beckham.
According to Sky Sports' survey, according to the statistics provided by well-known sporting goods chains and websites such as SportsDirect, Kitbag, and World-soccer-shop, Ye Wei's jersey sales were about 150,000 pieces in 48 hours from the 10th to the 12th.
Manchester United sold around 1.4 million shirts last year, and the number 37 is expected to increase by 10.7% this year in just two days, generating £9 million in revenue for Manchester United, which is not equal to profit, but definitely a windfall for United this season. Sky Sports quoted a SportsDirect marketing consultant as saying: "Ye Wei's jersey has just been launched, and it is his only professional jersey, and the sales are as hot as we expected. "It's impossible to sell 75,000 pieces a day, but 500,000 pieces a year is not far away.
Just when the secrets were happy that their idol's jersey had become a hit, the Daily Mail pointed out that the figure was fake: "We went to the official store at Old Trafford, and the rows of Ye Wei's jerseys were not cared for, and the clerk also said that his jersey was not easy to sell. ”
A spokesman for Nike's London office told the newspaper Tynas: "Our initial global sales are more than that. ”
In fact, Sky Sports also made it clear that the analysis is "global", it is sold generally in the UK, and it is a bee rush in the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other places in China, and there are already many voices on Twitter complaining about the high shipping cost, but I can't wait for the local listing to buy it!
"Those who were surprised underestimated the appeal of VIY. "He's a superstar of movies, he has one of the most popular YouTube channels, his success on social networks has been imitated by celebrities from all walks of life, and no one else has done anything better than him, and everything he says is news." In addition, because Ye Wei donated all his personal gains, buying his jersey is equivalent to charity, which boosts fans' enthusiasm for buying. ”
Now let alone business, there are only a handful of celebrities with Facebook and Twitter, all of whom are mainly VIY gangs. Even with Ye Wei's great success, PR marketers still have doubts about whether celebrities are suitable for being so "close to the people", and blogs and personal websites are safe.
And when it comes to fame and influence, except for a few top figures at the level of cultural icons, sports superstars are difficult to compare with acting superstars. The average ticket price in North America in 2006 was $6.55, and Ye Wei's girl trilogy totaled more than $230 million at the North American box office during the year, selling more than 35 million tickets, and Manchester United's 1.4 million jerseys sold more than $150 million.
A Nike spokesperson concluded: "If he can make a name for himself at Manchester United, it's only a matter of time before the jersey sells millions. ”
The people who rushed to buy jerseys in these two days are die-hard fans and rich fans, many people are saving money, and many people, especially fans, are waiting and watching.
Previously, many media asserted that signing Ye Wei would be a stain on Ferguson's life, and it was mentioned by all the "Ferguson's Top Ten Failed Reinforcements" list, which was more than Massimo Taibi, Jemba, Veron and other players, but looking at it now, this is simply a stroke of genius.
A £1,000-a-week free agent, who hasn't played a single game and doesn't even have a labor permit, sold 150,000 jerseys in two days.
Nike also plans to launch more size 37 coats, sweatshirts, special models, etc.
"Now Sir Alex Ferguson has a headache about how to make Ye Wei interested in playing next season at Carrington. The newspaper wrote.
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When the lights come on in Manchester, a Volkswagen Tiguan pulls to a halt in the parking lot of Salford Quayside Apartments on the riverside side of the city, and the city lights light up the night sky.
Ye Wei took a bouquet of lilies he had just bought and strode into this fashionable four-star hotel. He's a reserve player and can stay outside because of Valentine's Day, tonight's physical training has been cancelled, or there is another sport...... He sniffed the bouquet of lilies in his hand, and the fragrance permeated his heart.
Rang the doorbell of this two-bedroom apartment with a river view, Ye Wei looked at the left and right of the corridor, the door opened, and a young girl in a red and black plaid jacket and jeans, Lily. He walked in, closed the door, looked at her and smiled, and kissed her, kissing from the door to the floor-to-ceiling window door by the balcony, and he kissed her against her in the night cityscape.
I don't know how long it took to kiss, the two lovesick for many days separated, and he was about to go further, but she took the lily bouquet and walked away, and said with a smile: "I went to Old Trafford in the afternoon, and you still have a lot of jerseys." ”
"You won't buy them all, will you?" Ye Wei looked at her beautiful figure, and his heart became more and more angry. Lily has been attending London Fashion Week lately, walking the catwalks and watching certain shows as a celebrity, and she has been commuting between Manchester and London these days.
"I bought a home and away set. She placed the bouquet on the round glass table. He asked, "Is your show going well?"
Lily immediately raised her eyebrows happily, "It's so funny, everyone says that I walk like a super model, but I laugh too much." Ye Wei suddenly felt a little guilty, "I'm sorry, I didn't go to London, I regret it." Lily said heartily, "I'm glad you didn't come, I'm nervous, my first show! ”
Ye Wei smiled and shook his head, "Forgive me, I want your forgiveness, I'm a selfish ghost." ”
This weekend is actually a big day, Chinese New Year's Eve on the 17th, Spring Festival on the 18th, and his birthday on Monday the 19th, these days should go back to Los Angeles to spend with his family. But London is not San Francisco, and the 25th is Oscar, and if you fly around, the time is spent on the flight and jet lag, and the body and ball skills will not only not improve, but will regress. He kept telling his family and himself that "I was going to college in another country", but it wasn't.
"I understand. Lily gave him a blank look, "Every day's training is precious to you now, what can you do if you take three steps forward and then two steps back?" You know that modeling is not my love, I walked a show, and I felt ...... I don't belong there. ”
As she spoke, she picked up a chocolate from the round table and unpacked it, it was food he could eat, she walked over and handed the chocolate to his lips, and said with a sweet smile: "Happy Valentine's Day, I love you!"
"Happy Valentine Day and love you too. Ye Wei ate it and gnawed it up, and asked, "Why? That's not an underwear show...... Lily frowned angrily when she heard it, looked at him coldly, and shrugged her shoulders and said, "I said, I want your forgiveness." ”
"That's not fun, bastard. Lily was about to walk out of the balcony to watch the night view, Ye Wei pulled her over and hugged her and kissed her, "I just want you to be angry and coquettish, it's so cute." Lily rolled her eyes and smiled, "Bastard." It's that kind of atmosphere, for no reason, I just don't like it, or it's better to host. ”
"Why don't you walk the catwalk and let me see it?" Ye Wei was looking forward to it.
"Okay. Lily walked briskly to the bedroom, "Wait a minute, I've got a surprise for you." ”
Ye Wei had a guess, and after a while, Lily walked out of the bedroom door, her long hair was tied in a ponytail, and she was wearing the red jersey of Manchester United's home stadium at No. 37, which was his size, and she wore it wide and loose on her body, as well as white pants, black socks and red sneakers. She walked naturally with catwalks, her body twisted slightly, her hands swayed slightly, her beautiful face was expressionless, she spun around in front of him, and walked back.
"Wow-oh-haha......" he admired and laughed, "this is so cool." ”
"Just cool?" she asked, turning around urgently, isn't it sexy, leaning to the side, revealing her slender shoulders and the white lingerie suspenders on her shoulders.
Ye Wei took a long breath and said as he walked towards her: "Every time I see you, I will start to feel sour and soft, then tremble, and then I will sweat, and when I start to sweat, I feel better, not like I have lost my soul." Lily was already smiling, and he picked up the princess on the ground.
"I feel like you're light. He wondered, "You're not going to lose weight, are you?" ”
"No, my weight hasn't changed. Lily gently kicked her feet and snuggled into his arms, "Another reason I don't like models." ”
"That's the result of your training, you're lucky, you're in trouble. Ye Wei looked around, his eyes like a raging flame. Lily whispered, "Do we really want to do this, we will ...... as soon as we meet" He nodded: "Unless, of course, you want me to explode." She rolled her eyes and smiled, "Then go to the bedroom." ”
He looked at the gray-blue fabric sofa facing the floor-to-ceiling doors and windows, "but I think it's a good sofa, a very good sofa......" she glanced at and said disobediently, "No, go to the bedroom." He looked at the kitchen again, and she sighed in disgust, and while the atmosphere was still there, he had to carry her to the bedroom, kissing as he went.
"Lily, you are the best Valentine's Day present. ”
"You're the Worst ......"
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With the Oscars approaching and the awards season coming to an end, the insiders are seeing the situation clearly, and the chances of supernova Jennifer Lawrence or other nominees beating Helen Mirren to be crowned the actress are slim to none.
The biggest suspense of this year's eight main creative awards is the best picture and two screenplay awards, last year the blockbuster studio was won by Lionsgate with a strange trick, this year there was no chance, the party's preview DVD is sent, the commercials are also played, Paramount chose "Babel" and Warner Bros.'s "The Departed" fought fiercely, and "Winter Bones" has been satisfied with the nomination.
In the competition for the Adapted Screenplay Award, Ye Wei, who was double-nominated, is undoubtedly a big hit, but the side-by-side Screenwriters Guild Award makes it more risky to bet on him.
Is it one of the two bones or The Departed?
When media fans analyze predictions, they will talk about one problem, votes!
When an actor competes for the same category with multiple films, the one with the highest number of votes is shortlisted, and if he wants to get double nominations in a year, he can only win the male lead/supporting actor for different performances. Leonardo, who has "The Departed" and "Blood Diamond" this year, was finally nominated for the male lead with "Blood Diamond", and fans regretted that he was not nominated for "The Departed" which led to a decrease in competitiveness, in fact, no one can beat the Forrest Whitaker of "The Last Dictator" this year.
In recent years, there have been the 73rd Steven Soderbergh Best Director in 2001, and this year, Alan Robert Murray and Babu Yasman have won the Best Sound Editing for "Flags of the Fathers" and "Letter from Iwo Jima", as well as Ye Wei.
There have only been 2 times in history when the best adapted screenplay was mentioned, the 11th in 1939 and the 15th in 1943, and both teams won the award in the end.
But that was a long time ago! World War II didn't end. Although in various voting surveys and predictions on the Internet, netizens chose "Lovely Bones" to win, the problem of voting cannot be avoided, and the battle between the two bones has made this problem even more serious.
And because of age and other factors, it is really hard to say what Ye Wei, who has been saying in the media to "break the dusty 65-year history", can do this time.
The two bones compete at any time, and "The Departed" won the award.
However, in the list of Oscar guests announced by the academy that attracted the attention of the media, Ye Wei will take the stage to present the best sound editing, and VIY said that he must appear once!
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Friday, February 16, is an ordinary day for others, but for Liz it is a once-in-a-lifetime big day, her 18th birthday. She has several requirements for her 18th birthday party, in order, one is to have a big meal, the second is that the whole family must be there, the third is that friends can attend, and the fourth is that Ye Wei can attend.
At the Beverly Hills Hilton that night, the first three were basically realized, but the fourth was not.
Ye Wei couldn't come because she was in Manchester, so she called to congratulate and Togia sent a gift, and when she accepted it, she opened it on the spot and took a look, a white volleyball with a black marker drawing a smiling face, so... Wilson, Tom Hanks, Oh my God!
Liz really wants to use this volleyball to hit him, knowing that she likes to play volleyball, she will give a volleyball, she really has no heart, why not send a few McDonald's coupons?
Her disappointment was unfortunately seen by Mary-Kate and Ashley, but neither of them found fault with her today, one of the best days of sisterhood.
"What do you think he's trying to do? Now in England. Mary Kate really wanted to know, "It's not now to pursue your dreams." "How many parties, ceremonies, and events are there in Oscar Month, Ye Wei will be the star of stars in Los Angeles now, but he has run far away in Oscar Month for two consecutive years, and almost abandoned all those exciting limelights.
If you want to talk about loving sports, this year's NBA All-Star Weekend will be held in Las Vegas, and Ye Wei will participate in the celebrity challenge to be more fun and more popular.
"I don't know. Liz didn't bother to think about it, "Science says there's a fine line between a genius and a madman, and sometimes he's a madman, yes." ”
It doesn't matter if he can play or not, I hope his dream will come true, and I bought a few of his jerseys online...... But that's not my 18th birthday wish!
It's a little weird to miss him, can you see the Independent Spirit Award on the afternoon of the 24th? Neither is it!