VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

I was resigned but my boss doubled my base salary so I decided to stay.
double the base salary is not gonna happen in other salaries.
I want to make sure my decision is good. I don’t want to regret my decision 1-2 month later…
usually they will increase your salary 13-15%

the main reason I was talking about you…

If I change my job they will give me salary based previous salary so for me now my company is the best choice.

we need to collaborate with different influencers

it exist all the time but recently it become more popular.
I think sneaker company really do a good job in the marketing.
streetwear brands collaborate together and the collaboration collection is very expensive and the amount is limited.

When I was a child I can’t afford that sneaker and now I don’t care how much it is and I just want to have it.
the quantity/supply is very low

Also because recently the sneaker drop culture . To get shoes you need to join a drop online so you need a membership.
If you didn’t buy anything online or in their shop then your account is meaningless so you don’t have any opportunity to get their drops.

before we had offline drops and it adapts every time.
This time I drop a shoe and people can come and line up and the shop realized those people are paid to line up. The next time the store requires if you want to line up you need to wear nike shoes
they make the requirements stricter and stricter but people find ways to trick the system 

every people go out the store and they pay for those people to line up.
They have a platform and they provide the service for people to recognize which one is real / fake and people trust this platform.
Usually Chinese young people resell shoes on that platform.
That platform will give you a tag to improve they checked it and make sure that is real.

if it is high level fake I can’t. they can make the shape similar but the wearing experience is different.

We production their marketing photos and videos and I can see the Nike is real good at marketing.
Every year they will bring some design back and they want to make this design popular and they will do that.

every brand looks at what Nike is doing. And Chinese Nike is looking at global Nike there is a pyramid

I resigned  but my boss doubled my base salary so I decided to stay. / come back.

doubling the base salary is not gonna happen in other companies. / it was an offer I couldn’t refuse / I would not have got better elsewhere
I want to make sure my decision was good/correct. I don’t want to regret my decision 1-2 month later…
usually they will increase your salary 13-15% when you jump ship.

the main reason I was talking with you… / I shared with you the reason I wanted to quit before

If I change my job they will give me a salary based on my previous salary so for me now my company is the best choice. / if I jump ship the salary I get will be based on my previous salary…

we need to collaborate with different influencers

it has existed all the time but recently it has become more popular.
I think sneaker company really do a good job in the marketing.
streetwear brands collaborate together and the collaboration collection is very expensive and the amount is limited. / it is a limited collection

When I was a child I couldn’t  afford those sneakers and now I don’t care how much it is and I just want to have them.
the quantity/supply is very low

Also because recently there is the sneaker drop culture . To get shoes you need to join a drop online so you need a membership.
If you don‘t  buy anything online or in their shop then your account is meaningless / if you don’t have purchase history with them you don’t have any opportunity to get their drops.

before we had offline drops and it adapted every time.

This time I drop a shoe and people can come and line up and the shop realized those people were paid to line up. The next time the store requires if you want to line up you need to wear nike shoes
they make the requirements stricter and stricter but people find ways to trick the system 

they pay for those people to line up.

They have a platform and they provide a authentication service and people trust this platform.
Usually Chinese young people resell shoes on that platform.
That platform will give you a tag / certificate of authenticity  to prove they checked it and made sure that is real.

if it is high level fake / high end replica I can’t distinguish them.
They can make the shape similar but the wearing experience is different.

We produce / make / shoot  their marketing photos and videos and I can see Nike is really good at marketing.
Every year they will bring some designs back and they want to make those design popular and they will do that. / they always succeed

every brand looks at what Nike is doing. And Chinese Nike is looking at global Nike there is a pyramid

in my industry if you play on words they joke they will deduct money from your salary
they find it not professional

Vocabulary

to deduct (v) 扣除
I get some invoice so that I can deduct from my taxes

deduction (n)
We calculated the tax deduction

shooting (n)
We have a shooting with a model tomorrow / this is the shooting plan..

shoot (n)
I had a shoot in GZ yesterday

to shoot (v) fire a gun 射击 / take picture or video 拍摄
Tom shot his rifle and killed a man
I shot the pictures during her birthday

cameraman / videographer (n) person taking video
The cameraman carries a big camera

director of photography (DP) (n) 摄影指导
Christopher Doyle is a great DP

play on words (n) joke linked to a similar pronunciation but different meaning
He made a play on words

plastic waste (n)
They collected plastic waste and turned it into shoes

foam (n) 泡棉
some foams are made with environmentally friendly materials

insole (n) 鞋垫
you can check the insole

replica (n) 1-1 fake 复制品/艺术复制品
The museum realized the painting was actually a replica..

to replicate (v) )复制
They try to replicate the technology but can’t…

certificate of authenticity (n) document saying this is a real product
I asked the seller for a certificate of authenticity

authentication (n) 验证
They will do the authentication

to authenticate (v)
I asked the expert to authenticate those shoes

pyramid (n) 金字塔/锥体
it is like a pyramid

to resign (v) quit / you make the decision to leave the company yourself
I resigned because I had a disagreement with the boss

to be laid off(v) :the company doesn’t want you anymore
I was laid off because of covid

to jump ship (v) to move to another company
I used to work for apple but Huawei offered triple my salary and I jumped ship

luxury goods (n) 奢华
buying luxury goods is expensive

handicraft (n) 工艺品
handicraft is usually expensive