8月3日，深圳卫视《中国合伙人》的路演现场格外火爆，“翼鲲飞盘”作为史无前例的崭新项目登台亮相，瞬间吸引了所有人的目光。商界大佬们第一次接触飞盘运动，就被这一项特色运动所深深吸引。
《中国合伙人》是由深圳卫视推出的中国首档殿堂级创投真人秀，由真格基金创始人徐小平、当当CEO李国庆、贝塔斯曼CEO龙宇、58集团CEO姚劲波和著名音乐人黄舒骏五名总身价超千亿的商界大佬坐镇，与创业者进行面对面融资谈判的电视节目。
宁波诺丁汉大学的毕业生薛志行作为“翼鲲体育”的创始人，在节目中向各位嘉宾详细介绍了飞盘运动的历史，全面展现了翼鲲体育飞盘产品的多样性；同时展示了公司在世界范围内，尤其是在北美市场的迅猛发展和广阔前景，分析和憧憬了飞盘产业在国内发展的巨大潜力和可能。
真格基金创始人徐小平惊喜地说：“一个新的伟大的运动在这里诞生了。”并决定作为天使投资人出资400万帮助翼鲲体育发展飞盘运动。58集团CEO姚劲波和著名音乐人黄舒骏说道：“你们正在开创飞盘运动的历史，我们会继续关注这个项目。”
“翼鲲体育”作为第一批进入宁波诺丁汉大学孵化产业园的入驻企业，是由宁波诺丁汉大学的毕业生亲创的企业 。令人意想不到的是，这家飞盘企业，最初是由六个还在宁波诺丁汉大学读书的学生创立的。成立八年来，他们生产的飞盘从宁波诺丁汉大学的操场飞往世界50多个国家和地区，而翼鲲体育也发展成了世界前三、亚洲唯一获得世界飞盘联盟最高认证的飞盘公司。
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他们当初放弃了在银行的高薪工作，凭借着对飞盘运动的热爱创办了这家公司，如今，翼鲲体育的销售额已达800多万元人民币，并且每年营业额可以增加近翻倍，仓库也从最开始的100平方米变成现在的1000多平方米。2017年，翼鲲体育选择入驻宁波诺丁汉大学孵化产业园。
2017年，翼鲲体育选择入驻宁波诺丁汉大学孵化产业园。薛志行在接受学校采访时曾表示，之所以选择宁诺孵化产业园入驻，一方面是对母校的支持，另一方面他认为宁诺是一个很好的平台，一个国际化的平台可以在渠道、媒体等方面极大地帮助公司打开海外市场。另外，他认为宁诺的学生特别有创意、工作能力强，公司入驻学校的孵化产业园为他们提供了一个实践的平台。在谈到入驻孵化产业园后的感受，他提到孵化产业园环境好，国际化、设计感很强，设备先进，符合国际标准，是一流的国际化办公场所。同时，他认为入驻宁诺孵化产业园会对飞盘运动的赛事和培训有一定的帮助，此外，在国内外销售资源以及投资机构的对接，公司宣传等方面，宁诺孵化产业园都能给到极大的支持。
在《中国合伙人》节目录制后的采访中，薛志行说道：“我觉得今晚他们是被我们团队的激情和梦想所打动的，我们有一如既往的热情，和推广飞盘的决心和信心。我们也希望可以通过努力，见证和推动一个伟大运动的诞生。”希望翼鲲体育能通过一个全新的平台，在宁诺孵化产业园，在学校的帮助下茁壮成长，成为国内乃至世界一流的大企业。
The latest episode of ‘Chinese Partner’ shown on 3 August, in which ‘Yikun Discs’ made its debut, turned out to be a great hit. Though unfamiliar to many prior to the program, the flying discs soon grabbed everyone’s attention once introduced by the Yikun team.
Developed by the Shenzhen Media Group, ‘Chinese Partner’ has become the most high-profile reality show of its kind, aimed at connecting startups to much desired early-stage capital. Big names in the business arena, including Xu Xiaoping-founder of the Zhen Fund, Li Guoqing-CEO of Dang Dang, Long Yu-CEO of BAI, Yao Jinbo-CEO of 58 Group, together with Huang Shujun, a popular figure in the showbiz, formed the expert panel. Entrepreneurs have to go to all lengths in order to win a vote of confidence, and of course a generous sum.
Xue Zhixing, founder of ‘Yikun Sports’ and also a former UNNC graduate, impressed the guests with a lively presentation, which not only featured an overall introduction of disc sports, but more importantly, pointed to its vast potential as a commercial venture. In particular, He highlighted the company’s product diversity and strong performance in North American market to support his optimistic outlook.
"A new great sport was born here," exclaimed Xu Xiaoping, who decided to contribute four million yuan to support Yikun on the spot. Meanwhile, Yao Jinbo and Huang Shujun also spoke highly of the project: "What you are undertaking is groundbreaking and we will continue to follow your every move.”
As one of the first tenants that settled in the UNNC Incubator, Yikun Sports was initially created by six UNNCers during their undergraduate years. Over the past eight years, the flying discs have travelled from the UNNC campus all the way to over 50 countries and districts in the world. YiKun sports is also the first Asian disc sports company which is approved by the WFDF for championship level competition ( World Flying Disc Federation).
Back then, they left their high-paying jobs in bank to start this venture with a true passion for the Discs Sport. Now, Yi Kun sports has reached total sales of more than 8 million yuan, with twofold increase in turnover on a yearly basis. The storage space has also grown remarkably from the mere 100 square meters at the outset to more than 1,000 square meters today.
In July 2017, Yikun Sports opted to base their operation in the newly launched UNNC Incubator Park. In a recent interview conducted by the incubator staff, Xue Zhixing explained that Yikun chooses to join UNNC Incubator not only as a kind gesture, but also he viewed it as an international platform, which would help the company to tap into oversea markets through better channeling and publicity. In addition, the students in UNNC are known to be innovative and multi-talented. In a way, the companies in the Incubator can provide ample opportunities for the students who look to hone their skills in the real world. When it comes to the feeling after moving to the incubator, he mentioned that the environment is great and internationalized, especially given its strong sense of design and advanced equipment, both conducive to productivity. Meanwhile, he thinks that UNNC Incubator can provide great help not only on the disc competition and training, but also the sales, investment and company promotion resources.
"I think they felt for our passion and ambition, and believed in our ability and enthusiasm to promote the sport of flying discs.” Xue Zhixing said in the interview after the ‘Chinese partners’ program. Let’s hope that Yikun can thrive with the full support of UNNC and UNNC Incubator and truly become a world class company.
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