Match point

Chapter 1326

slowly.

Gradually.

Roland-Garros ushered in a small heat wave.

In fact, this is not surprising. Top tournaments, including the Four Grand Slams, will arrange relevant activities before the games to fully arouse people's interest.

Previously in Miami, Gao Wen also participated in a series of activities organized by the government, and now at Roland Garros, it is actually the same.

However, this Nike jersey event was a small accident. It was not an official event of the French Open, or even an official sponsor of the French Open. However, it accidentally ignited a cluster of small flames in Roland Garros, and then went on in a mighty way. It is definitely a surprise when it spreads.

Although there are still two full days before the official start of the race, this piece of red soil has already made preparations for the annual event.

Obviously, Gao Wen, who first set foot on the Roland-Garros journey, has become part of many hot topics, and the popularity continues to rise.

At the same time, New York on the other side of the Atlantic has just ushered in the first ray of golden dawn in the morning.

Although it's the end of May, Xia Tian's footsteps have been wandering around the corner of the street for a short time, tentatively trying to get closer, but he dare not advance rashly; The sound, the whole world roared.

Looking up, the thin sunlight is falling weakly, as if it can't touch the ground at all, and the city is shrouded in the shadow of large blocks of high-rise buildings.

Involuntarily, you need to wrap your windbreaker jacket tightly.

It was not until entering the room, taking the elevator through the clouds, reaching the midair of the city, bathing in the sunlight falling through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, that I could feel a little warmth, squinting my eyes to find a touch of bright color at the junction of the sea and the sky at the end of the horizon, Capture the gorgeous figure dancing in summer.

In the early morning, it seems quiet and noisy, obviously there are not too many noisy voices, but you can still feel the busyness of New York, which is full of time in every corner.

boom!
Accompanied by a muffled sound, a figure pushed open the door of the meeting room and broke in, but stopped after seeing the tidy crowd in the meeting room. After looking around, he hesitated a bit——

"Sorry, Charlie, I didn't say it outside, I thought the meeting hadn't started..."

Reese Bennett looked a little embarrassed.

Bennett worked for Nike and was once a middle-level leader in the player development department. He was also one of the key figures in Nike's excavation and signing of Gao Wen.

Now, Bennett has been promoted to become the general manager of the player development department of Nike's entire North American region. He is responsible for the business scope and breaks the shackles of the tennis field. He also dabbles in basketball, rugby, ice hockey, baseball, etc. Wisdom helps Nike continue to expand the market.

However, it has only been less than a month since Bennett took office, and he is still in the stage of fully familiarizing himself with the business. It is inevitable that he always has a little partiality for tennis affairs, and he pays more attention to it during his busy schedule. , looking forward to tennis playing more roles.

The reason is very simple——

Nike's global business sector has been relatively stable. If you want to seek breakthroughs in existing advantageous projects, you may often encounter more bottlenecks; but exploring new projects in those unfamiliar new projects can often tap more potential and become The entry point to break through the inherent model of the market.

For example, extreme sports.

Rock climbing, skydiving, skateboarding, parkour, etc., these seemingly niche extreme sports are being fully expanded through social networking platforms, quickly winning the favor of young people, The market potential is releasing unprecedented energy.

Of course, the same is true for tennis. Compared with the global mass base of the tennis market, the energy of the market potential may only release a small part.

In just one month of promotion, Bennett is adapting and adjusting, and at the same time learning and inspecting. What he needs is not "three fires for new officials", but to truly break through barriers and open up a new battlefield to prove his ability. There is no doubt that tennis, which I am most familiar with, is the best choice.

Today was the first time Bennett seized the opportunity to attack, but he didn't expect that he would encounter an unexpected sniper attack just after he was dispatched.

at this time.

Bennett's movements were frozen in place. This small detail can be seen. Among these senior leaders, he still appears to be inexperienced.

Today is Saturday, there is no regular meeting, and even most of the employees did not come to work in the company, only a small number of people who need to work extra overtime came to work, but when they entered the meeting room, they found that it was full of people, which was obviously different from my own He was surprised by the conflict of judgment.

Right in front of the meeting room, Charlie-Dansen (Charlie-Dansen), who was sitting in the boss chair and swayed gently from side to side, waved his hand indifferently—

"Don't worry, this is not Adidas."

There was a roar of laughter in the meeting room.

Danson, who is over 40 years old this year, is currently the president of the Nike brand and also the co-president. He has been with Nike for nearly [-] years and is currently a member of the top team in the Nike management pyramid. He is responsible for building the image of the Nike brand. Related businesses, covering the world.

Danson's ridicule just now is actually Nike's internal joke——

All along, Nike advocates free culture, respects personal color, and breaks fixed concepts.

Things like breaking into the conference room by accident are not a big deal in their view, as long as there is a good reason, everything can be discussed.

But obviously, not all leaders of all companies can accept this style of behavior. For this reason, Nike has fired two CEOs in the past seven years, because they tried to promote more rigorous and more efficient within Nike. orderly.

Therefore, Nike often jokes like this internally. Apart from self-deprecating, it also makes complaints about its competitors.

Bennett also laughed, "I was just caught off guard, and I didn't expect the meeting room to be full."

As he said that, Bennett covered his chest and made an expression of angina pectoris, expressing his embarrassment, and the atmosphere relaxed without needing more words.

Danson still smiled and reminded, "Reese, you better have a good reason, otherwise you may need to start helping us prepare coffee."

Bennett reacted immediately, did not continue joking, just spread his hands and shrugged, and then cut directly to the point before avoiding further disturbing the meeting.

"Charlie, you have a meeting first. After the meeting is over, I want to discuss Gao Wen's affairs with you."

After throwing out a key word, Bennett was ready to turn around and leave, leaving time and space for the meeting to end before sitting down for an in-depth discussion.

Unexpectedly, Danson's response hit the wall directly, "Gao Wen? What's wrong with Gao Wen?"

Clearly, it's a name to keep an eye on, even within Nike.

(End of this chapter)