Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Subway advertisement

Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AdceikFpUk

This stars Kuo Hong-Chih who played for the LA Dodgers. If you don't speak Chinese, it's OK pretty much the actions speak for themselves.

But if you need a summary here goes: It's the ninth inning. With a one run lead, Kuo has just thrown a ball and now the count is full. Announcer and the crowd is discouraged. Coach comes up to the mound. The commentator asks what's the coach going to do. Turns out the coach has a Subway sandwich which is both filling and nutritious. After eating it, Kuo has energy to throw a strike and win the game. The sandwich is advertised for 69 NT (69 is also the number on the back of Kuo's jersey in the commercial) or around $2.50.

Tidbit: You might noticed the date 98 年 2 月 17 日 at the first two seconds of the clip. Direct translation would give Year 98 (February 17). No this was not shot in 1998 as Kuo would have only been 17 at the time. Year 98 is literally the 98th year of a non Chinese ruling emperor, who was overthrown in 1912. Thus, the year of this commercial is 2009 on the Gregorian Calendar.

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