Chapter 39 Hot Sale
Thirteen-year-old Tony Trabert changed his clothes, walked into the tennis court, and couldn't wait to take out his new tennis racket, intending to show it to his companions.
Tony Traport, who had just entered the seventh grade and entered the Horcao Mountain Middle School, is a tennis star in the school. He won the championship of the US Tennis Children's Championship two years ago and is also a talented tennis boy. At Horcao Mountain Middle School, even the senior student is not a match for Tony Traport.
It is precisely because Tony Traport is surrounded by the halo of a talented tennis boy that he is also the absolute focus of the school tennis court. When he appeared on the school tennis court that day, he immediately attracted the attention of many people.
"Tony, you're here, practice together!" A voice sounded, talking to a companion of Tony Traport on the school tennis team.
"No problem, Tom, wait for me to take out the racket." Tony Traport said, deliberately placing the tennis racket in a conspicuous position in front of him.
Tony Traport is holding a new tennis racket. He just bought it on the weekend. Now Tony Traport can't wait to show off his new racket in front of his companions. After all, this racket is "the same style as the US Open champion."
However, the next second, Tony Traport discovered that Tom was also holding a new tennis racket, exactly the same as the one in his hand.
Tony Traport was slightly stunned, but while Tony Traport was stunned, Tom on the opposite side took the lead in introducing the racket in his hand.
"Tony, look, I just bought a new racket, which is a new type of tennis racket. It is said that this tennis line uses artificial sheep intestinal thread. Do you know, the US Open champion not long ago used this new type of tennis racket!" Tom said proudly.
"Why does he have this kind of tennis racket too!" Tony Traport suddenly felt a little frustrated, just like a child showing off his new toy but failing to succeed.
As Tom on the opposite side spoke, he also saw Tony Traport taking out a brand new tennis racket from his bag.
"Tony, you bought this new tennis racket, too?" Tom asked.
Tony Traport had no choice but to nod, and then said calmly: "Actually, I have bought it a long time ago, but I just haven't taken it out to use it."
At this time, another senior member of the tennis team also came over.
"Tony, Tom, are you holding that new type of tennis racket in your hands?" asked the senior team.
"Yes, I just bought it this weekend, brand new, it's the first time I've used it today!" Tom said proudly.
"It seems that this new tennis racket is very popular!" The senior player also showed his tennis racket while speaking, which was also a new tennis racket.
"You have it too?" Tony Traport asked in surprise, with a hint of sourness in his tone.
"Of course, this new tennis racket is not expensive, and this year's US Open champion uses this new tennis racket. Of course, I want to buy one to try." The senior team member paused and continued: "I thought I was the first to use this new tennis racket in our school, but I didn't expect many people to use it."
"Many people? Are you talking about more than three of us?" Tony Traport asked.
"Of course there are more than three of us. Look over there, Anthony, Donald, Jimmy, and Kevin, they all use this new type of tennis racket." The senior team replied.
Tony Traport's expression suddenly solidified, and the feeling of frustration in his heart made him want to find a place to vent.
This is probably like the children in kindergarten are eager to show off to their companions. Last night, their parents took them to eat KFC, but they found that each of their companions was holding a family bucket and chewing.
Not far away, the coach of the school tennis team was holding a folder filled with application forms for students to join the tennis team. Looking at the thick application form, the coach's face was filled with joy.
"There are still many people who like tennis in the school, and there are also many people who are willing to play tennis, provided that they can afford tennis rackets." The coach murmured to himself.
Walnut Mountain High School is a public school, and the size of the school is quite large in the United States, but the family conditions of students who attend public schools are also uneven. Of course, they can afford an expensive tennis racket. The family's financial conditions are not good, which means they can guarantee basic living. Tennis rackets are really a luxury for them.
Nowadays, new and cheaper tennis rackets appear in the market, which immediately meets the needs of ordinary families. Even families with less economic income can afford a new tennis racket.
Tennis rackets have become cheaper, which has directly affected the degree of participation in campus tennis.
If it were in China, even if sports goods became cheaper, it might not be able to promote the development of campus sports. However, in the United States, the sports atmosphere on campus is very strong. Students are willing to participate in various sports. Family and schools also encourage students to engage in sports. Therefore, the price of tennis rackets has become affordable, which directly allows more students to participate in tennis, and campus tennis has also developed rapidly.
Of course, this also has something to do with the identity of the tennis aristocratic sport.
Of course, ordinary people want to try this kind of sport that only nobles could afford before. They really didn’t have that condition before. Now that they have this condition, they are not flocking to it!
Just like in the early 1990s, private cars were a rare item in China. Few ordinary people could afford a private car. If anyone had a Poussan, then relatives and friends would borrow it as a wedding car when they got married, which was very proud. Later, as the income of ordinary people increased, more and more people could afford cars, and more and more private cars on the streets were becoming more and more. Many people even had to buy a car to drive without even driving licenses.
Of course, the people's legal awareness has been strengthened now, and there is almost no such situation of driving without a license. However, at the beginning of the new century, when private cars were about to become popular, it is indeed quite common to buy a car without getting a driver's license.
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At the Southern California Tennis Association, Jack Cramar was holding a new tennis racket and talking endlessly about the advantages of the new tennis racket to the man in front of him.
This famous man named Perry Jones is the chairman of the Southern California Tennis Association, the person who banned Pancho Gonzalez in the previous article.
In the entire California tennis world, Perry Jones is undoubtedly the most powerful person.
Perry Jones and Jack Crama have a very good personal relationship, and Jack Crama also regards Perry Jones as his life mentor. Jack Crama is the son of a railway worker. It is very difficult to engage in tennis with his family. Fortunately, with the sponsorship of the Southern California Tennis Association, he can continue his tennis career. At that time, it was Perry Jones who decided to sponsor Jack Crama.
Now that Jack Cramar is back in California to promote new tennis rackets, of course, he has to come to find the most powerful person in California tennis. If he receives the support of Perry Jones, the promotion of new tennis rackets in California will become unimpeded.
Perry Jones still attaches great importance to Jack Cramar, otherwise he would not have sponsored him to play tennis back then. Now Jack Cramar is here again under the banner of promoting tennis. Perry Jones certainly showed support for Jack Cramar.
It has to be said that Jack Krama does have many connections in the tennis world in the United States, and these connections will also establish his position in tennis in the future. Now these connections have also made Jack Krama feel like a fish in the process of promoting new tennis rackets.
After the formation of California, Jack Crama went home to take a look. At this time, Jack Crama had not been home for more than two months.
Since taking on the job of selling new tennis rackets, Jack Krama has taken the train to American cities, walked into sports goods stores, or searched for connections, or went directly to the coach of a tennis club, and tried to sell tennis rackets.
It is true for Jack Krama, not going home for more than two months is not a rare thing. When he was working in the Coast Guard, he tried to not go home for a longer period of time, especially when the Pacific War broke out and Japanese submarines appeared near the US coast, Jack Krama either went to sea or was on standby, and it was common for him not to go home for several months.
At that time, Jack Krama was trying to defend his country, and now, he is realizing his dream of promoting tennis.
From one city to another, Jack Krama was tired, but happy. For him, this was not just a job, but also his personal hobby and the ideal he pursued.
Hobbies can be combined with work, which is really a happy thing. The goal of work is the ideal you pursue, which is something countless people dream of.
Jack Krama felt very lucky that he found a job he liked and could realize his ideal.
In addition, the salary for this job is quite good.
Judging from the promotion of new tennis rackets in the past month, Jack Krama has made a lot of money, more than he did when he was in the Coast Guard.
Moreover, in the process of selling tennis rackets, Jack Krama also met a young and beautiful lady. In Jack Krama's opinion, this young and beautiful lady is his angel.
Jack Krama, who has achieved both love and career, feels that he has become a winner in life!
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At this time, the real life winner Chen Qiang was in Bakerland's laboratory, listening to Bakerland introducing the new products developed by the laboratory: several nylon ropes of different thicknesses.
Chen Qiang was not interested in nylon ropes at all, but Bakerland was just the opposite. As long as it was made of plastic-related products, Baker shells were very interested. Therefore, the military's feedback on nylon ropes has not yet arrived, and the order for the second batch of nylon ropes is far away. Bakerland has developed several new nylon ropes.
Listening to Little Beckland constantly introducing nylon ropes that he didn't understand at all, Chen Qiang felt bored. He had been useless for a lot of effort and finally brought the topic back to the new tennis racket.
"Since you won the US Open championship, the sales of new tennis rackets have been increasing. Do you remember that our warehouse was full of returns? Now the warehouse has been cleared, all the goods have been sent out, and there are new orders. The Jack Krama you found is really a good material for sales. Our tennis racket workshop will not be able to meet the market's needs even if we are fully producing it. Do you think we should expand the scale of production?" Little Beckland said.
Chen Qiang thought for a while and answered: "I don't think there is a need to expand the production scale of tennis rackets for the time being. According to my judgment, there are two main reasons for the sales of tennis rackets so well. The first is that I just won the US Open championship and the popularity has not yet dissipated, which makes the new tennis racket have good sales; the second is that because the new tennis rackets have just been launched, and the price is cheaper, it temporarily fills the market's demand for bottom-priced tennis rackets. As more and more people buy new tennis rackets, the market is becoming more and more saturated, and the sales of new tennis rackets will also decline. So I think that if we blindly expand our production capacity, when the market becomes saturated, we will lose money."
"What you said makes sense!" Little Beckland showed an expression of approval, and then said, "I think you are really better than me in business."
"You have said this more than once." Chen Qiang said with a smile.
Little Beckland said, "From the initial hula hoop, then bowling, and then to new tennis rackets, I found that the products you make money are all sports goods. I think you should set up a sports goods company and then specialize in selling sports goods to make money."
"Sports Products Company?" Chen Qiang was slightly stunned, and suddenly felt that this was a really good idea.
In terms of understanding sports goods, no one in this era is stronger than Chen Qiang. If Chen Qiang opens a sports goods company, he only needs to improve several sports goods in accordance with the direction of future sports development and make money.
"Why, are you interested in starting a sports goods company?" Bakerland immediately showed a flattering expression and continued: "If you really open a sports goods company, it's just my share! I believe that you can definitely make a lot of money by selling sports goods with you."
"Okay, if I open a sports goods company, I will definitely call you." Chen Qiang agreed casually.
At this moment, the knock on the door rang out, and Little Beckland's secretary hurried in.
"What happened?" Little Beckland couldn't help but ask.
"Oh, I just got a good news, so I came to inform Mr. Chen." The secretary turned to Chen Qiang and continued: "Mr. Chen, just now, the House of Representatives passed the repeal of the "Restriction of Chinese Immigration Act"!"
After hearing the news, Chen Qiang also showed joy on his face.
The United States' "Chinese Exclusion Act" has finally been abolished.
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Chapter completed!