PFC Chapter 305 Signing with Nike
Chapter 305 Signing with Nike
Chapter 305 Signing with Nike
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After Valencia played against Mallorca at the Mestalla Stadium, it also announced the end of all matches in the No.05 round of La Liga in the 06-17 season and began to enter the winter break.
Although Aiello was missing in the game before the winter break, facing Mallorca, a team that is aiming to avoid relegation this season, Valencia did not have much pressure on both offensive and defensive ends. In this game, Albelda, David Villa and Aurelio each scored a goal and defeated the visiting Mallorca with a score of [-]-[-].
Because Barcelona also won the last game before the winter break, Valencia still ranked first in the league with a seven-point advantage, but David Villa also rose one place in the scorer list with his goal in this game, surpassing Eto'o, who was originally ranked second.
And Ai Luo failed to participate in this game because he went to Turin to receive the European Golden Boy Award, and his goals were still at [-].
After leaving Turin, Aiello, accompanied by his agent Papa Adrian, came to Versace's Milan headquarters again, this time to shoot a print advertisement of Versace's new brand VERSUS and a new clothing launch conference.
Although not very troublesome, it also took Ai Luo a day.
After being busy with everything in Versace, Ai Luo thought that he would have time to have a good rest with the teammates of the national youth team 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 Ai Luo's original intention, he wanted to refuse, but after Adrian's persuasion, Ai Luo readily agreed, because this was the call from William Pereira, the president of Nike's European headquarters, to invite Ai Luo to go to Nike's US headquarters to sign a contract.
That is to say, after he signs with Nike, he can enjoy Nike's global promotion plan, not only the endorsement fee to get, but also a lot of fame.
Why not?
So he called Chen Tao and Feng Xiaoting one after another and said 'SORRY', then boarded the flight from Milan Malpensa Airport to Portland, accompanied by William Pereira, the president of Nike's European headquarters, and Papa Adrian, his agent.
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The specific terms with Nike, Papa Adrian has negotiated with William Pereira.
So Ai Luo is not worried.
Speechless all the way.
Starting from Milan, we flew across the entire Atlantic Ocean, and then flew from the westernmost part of the continental United States to the easternmost part near the Pacific Ocean before arriving at our destination --- Portland.
It was almost five o'clock in the afternoon on the 25th when we arrived in Portland.
Therefore, William Pereira had a local dinner under the leadership of Nike's business commissioner in Portland, and then took the Nike special car to Beaverton in the evening.
It was nearly ten o'clock in the evening when they arrived in Beaverton. This time, the person in charge of receiving the three was Hilary Duff, the deputy general manager of Nike's public relations department.
Moreover, the standard of hospitality was very high. Along the way, William Pereira, the president of Nike's European headquarters, accompanied him, and when he arrived at the Nike headquarters, he was also received by the vice general manager of the public relations department of Nike.
Among them, William Pereira also introduced Hilary Duff, the deputy general manager of the public relations department, and she also expressed that she is a fan of Aiello, and under the introduction of the former, this beautiful young woman came from Houston, Texas, the southernmost part of the United States.
It can be seen that Nike is very fancy about Ai Luo's signing.
In this regard, Papa Adrian is also very satisfied.
At the same time, Ai Luo instantly felt that his status had increased several times.
My heart began to flutter.
After the meeting, Aiello and Papa Adrian checked into the five-star hotel that Nike had prepared long ago.
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Early the next morning, after breakfast, they went to the World Campus, Nike's headquarters in Beaverton, accompanied by William Pereira and Hilary Duff.
At the door, there were already countless reporters waiting at the door of the headquarters.
Most of them are Chinese media.
It is estimated that all Chinese media organizations stationed in the United States for a long time have been invited.
Followed by the local media in the United States.
Entering from the door, the road is paved with cobblestones, which makes Aiello, who is wearing Versace dress shoes, a little confused, because the soles of the feet "thorned" by the cobblestones hurt a little.
But under the 'illumination' of the flashlight, he had to face it with a smile. William Pereira and Hilary Duff on both sides also introduced Nike's culture and business philosophy to Aiello.
What attracted Ai Luo's eyes the most was the big Nike Gogo on the front of the building, which was particularly conspicuous.
The highlight of the "campus" covering more than 170 eight acres is not its appearance, but its environmental protection and sports.
The two-meter-wide cobblestones are lined with bushes.
Therefore, looking along the way, the green belt of Nike headquarters is very ideal.
Although football is not very influential in the United States, even after basketball, rugby, and baseball, there will be no shortage of people who love football in this land.
Led by William Pereira and Hilary Duff, Aiello quickly made his way to a conference room in the main building.
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Papa Adrian had negotiated the terms with Nike a long time ago, so there was no objection, and the only thing left for Aiello was to sign.
Under the witness of more than 40 Chinese and foreign journalists in the conference room of the main building, Ai Luo signed his name on the triplicate contract.
Then there is the exchange of contracts.
And then William Pereira announced that Aiello has become a football player signed by Aiello.
Therefore, Ai Luo also became the first football player in the history of Chinese football to sign with Nike.
After signing the contract is the traditional interview with the media.
The interview was still accompanied by William Pereira and Hilary Duff.
This interview basically asks about Ai Luo's mood and expectations for becoming a Nike signing player this time.
Originally, everything went according to expectations, but... a little accident happened this time.
According to the arrangement before the press conference, the media responsible for this roll call interview did not have Korean media, but I don’t know why the "Nikkan Sports" from will take the initiative to stand up and ask questions.
"Aren't you very happy to be a signed player of Nike and get the opportunity of Nike's promotion plan in the Asia-Pacific region?"
This is the question raised by the reporter of "Daily Sports".
After hearing this question, the deputy general manager of the public relations department, Hilary Duff, who was in charge of arranging the interview, frowned obviously, but due to her own status, she couldn't stop the interview.
Otherwise, there will be a scandal of Nike manipulating the press conference.
Although everyone understands these unspoken rules, it is different once they are clearly stated.
This will have a serious impact on Nike's reputation.
"Of course happy!"
Ai Luo kept answering the reporter's smile and nodded.
In fact, what Ai Luo didn't know was that because of William Pereira's recommendation, Ai Luo got the opportunity to promote in the Asia-Pacific region. The football player originally promoted in the Asia-Pacific region was Lee Young-pyo from South Korea. This time, Ai Luo snatched the promotion opportunity. As a Korean, he was naturally very unbalanced, so he planned to embarrass Ai Luo at the press conference.
"Since you are happy, do you know what you can bring to Nike after you sign with Nike, and what benefits will it create for Nike?"
After the first round of ordinary greetings, the questions from the reporter of "Daily Sports" also became tricky.
After hearing this question, William Pereira and Hilary Duff frowned at the same time. This question is either easy to answer or not easy to answer.
So I worried about Ai Luo.
But they obviously underestimated Ai Luo.
The two of them could hear the meaning of the words, and Ai Luo naturally could also hear it, but because of his own self-confidence, he answered very chicly and confidently, "I don't know what I will bring to Nike, because that's not something I need to worry about..."
When Ai Luo said this, the reporters were obviously taken aback. Doesn't this mean that after signing the contract, it doesn't matter?
So...the shutters in their hands kept pressing down.
The South Korean reporter who asked the question also showed a weird smile, as if to say: Boy, if you rob our 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 use a very controversial headline "shameless Chinese, become a parasite after signing with Nike!" to name the headlines.
The black lines on the brows of William Pereira and Hilary Duff became more and more obvious, which seemed to be their dissatisfaction with Ai Luo's answer.
Of course, all of this was also taken into the eyes of the South Korean reporter.
Hey, just want this effect!
But after all the calculations, Ai Luo had nothing to say, so... he had to interrupt his thinking.
"Because signing me represents a benefit! And... I really don't have to worry about the next thing, and my job is just a football player, I just need to play every game well, don't I?"
Ai Luo said lightly amidst everyone's surprise.
At the same time, his words made William Pereira and Hilary Duff shine!
The 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 Nike, one of the best international brands in the sports world, the average reporter really can't afford to offend, like the previous Korean reporter, it was just a flash in the pan.
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When the interview was over, it was noon.
Nike showed everyone's demeanor and invited Ai Luo and all the reporters on the scene to dinner.
However, it is not a luxurious meal, but fast food such as hamburgers and coffee bought by the staff of Nike headquarters outside, which is equivalent to the usual working meals of reporters.
After a while, after Ai Luo finished his rest, he changed into his jersey and sneakers in the print advertising center of Nike headquarters, and started shooting the print ads.
This is not the first time that Ai Luo has shot a print advertisement. He has also shot it after signing with Versace before. It can be said that he is familiar with the road.
The commercial shooting was so good that even the top photographer hired by Nike was full of praise for Aiello. 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 proposed to take Ai Luo to visit the entire Nike headquarters.
(End of this chapter)