boyutpedia Chapter 218 Durant: Did you come to see me?
Chapter 218 Durant: Did you come to see me?
On Jenna's private jet, flying from Houston to New York.
Wang Xiucheng's phone rang.
He glanced at it and saw it was Evans, who had been calling him almost every day recently.
"Hello, Evans," Wang Xiucheng asked as he answered the phone.
"Hello, Mr. Wang." Evans' friendly voice rang out: "Mr. Wang, I received a rumor yesterday that it came from Argentina..."
Wang Xiucheng listened with a cold smile, without interrupting Evans.
During this time, Evans called himself frequently, afraid that he might forget that the World Cup was about to start.
In fact, Wang Xiucheng hadn't been to Las Vegas for a while.
Firstly, New York is too far from Las Vegas, and secondly, Wang Xiucheng deliberately cooled off Evans.
After Evans finished speaking, Wang Xiucheng said, "You mean to say that Argentina has a problem?"
"That's for Mr. Wang to decide. I'm just telling you my information."
Evans immediately distanced himself from the situation, as if afraid of taking any blame himself.
"Evans, we're playing the Knicks tomorrow, you know that, right?" Wang Xiucheng asked.
"Of course, the odds in Las Vegas are currently more favorable for the Nets."
"Evans, if we win tomorrow, Durant will put up $300 million to join my plan, hahaha, let's pray the Nets win."
When Evans heard the number "300 million" on the phone, he gasped.
Are there really any fools who would go crazy with this Chinese guy?
"Please believe me, Mr. Wang, you will definitely win."
"Lend your auspicious words."
Wang Xiucheng hung up the phone and snorted coldly.
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Wednesday, September 11th.
This was originally just an ordinary day.
But for sports fans in New York, today is a very special day.
As one of the most prosperous cities in the United States, and even the world, New York City is home to numerous professional sports teams.
Each of the four major leagues has two professional teams in New York.
The New York Yankees and New York Mets in MLB.
The New York Rangers and New York Islanders of the NHL.
NFL's New York Giants and New York Jets.
There are also the NBA's New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets.
Every year, these teams' head-to-head matches are a major event in New York.
On this day, the entire city of New York will go crazy. Even the most rational fans will wear their favorite team's jersey to express their stance.
It's no exaggeration to say that more than 7% of the fans of the New York Knicks are probably Knicks fans, compared to the Brooklyn Nets.
The Nets' fans were originally mostly local fans from Brooklyn.
Later, with the formation of the Big Three, some young fans who liked to watch superstars became Nets fans.
Now, more than 10% of New York's population is Chinese, and almost all of them who follow sports are fans of the Brooklyn Nets.
Although this size is still nowhere near that of the Knicks.
However, in terms of actual ticket sales and attendance, the Nets have at least the ability to compete with the Knicks.
The New York Post published an investigative report yesterday by reporter Brian Le.
According to an investigation by the New York Post, the Brooklyn Nets had sold more than 12000 season tickets by early November.
This number represents an increase of approximately 30% compared to last year's 9000 units.
This is even with the price of a regular season pass increasing by 20%.
Moreover, it's not that the Nets only had 12000 season tickets, but that they only sold 12000.
After all, the Barclays Center has about 19000 seats.
The remaining seats are single-game tickets that go on sale before each match.
These tickets will sell for a higher price, which is more beneficial to the team's ticket revenue.
Of course, this is only if the team's performance and appeal are both promising; otherwise, the ticket price cannot be justified.
The New York Post bluntly concluded that Wang Xiucheng's arrival was the biggest reason for the sale of 3000 more season tickets.
This is also why the Barrek Center is always packed every night.
The New York Post interviewed a season ticket holder from the sidelines.
This fan said that his courtside season ticket had increased from $3500 per game last season to $5400, an increase of more than 50%. In a season of 41 games, he spent more than $22.
But then the fan said it was worth the money, and the team's performance this season was very promising. He felt that both Durant and Wang Xiucheng made him feel that this season was very hopeful.
Furthermore, this fan also stated that in the previous game, he asked the fan sitting next to him, and he had bought a single-game ticket for $6500.
This made him feel like he had earned $1100.
The New York Post also cited an example: the Nets partnered with several travel agencies in China to launch a tour package that reserved the best seats for Chinese tourists every night.
Of course, these things require tourists to spend a considerable amount of money to obtain.
After three consecutive seasons of losses, the Nets seem to have a chance to significantly reduce their losses this season, or even break even.
Today's New York derby began in this atmosphere.
TNT, which is responsible for broadcasting the entire stadium today, had Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley arrive at Barlake Center early and take their seats in the broadcast booths focused on TNT.
Wang Xiucheng appeared on the court with the Nets players to warm up.
With Wang Xiucheng's appearance, the stadium, which was not yet full, suddenly erupted in applause, interspersed with some standard Mandarin.
Wang Xiucheng looked up and saw many Chinese faces there today.
Furthermore, dozens of fans wearing Wang Xiucheng's jerseys were seated on the second tier of seats near the players' tunnel.
According to the Nets' public relations department, these tickets were reserved for domestic tour groups in China.
Wang Xiucheng estimated that this trip from China to New York to watch another of his own games at the Barclays Center would cost significantly more than the 188888 he paid in Houston last year.
After all, this is New York.
After waving to his fellow villagers, Wang Xiucheng jogged over to the TNT location and hugged O'Neal and Barkley.
If Yang Yi is the biggest Wang fanboy in China, then these two are the biggest Wang fanboys in the United States.
Although they themselves do not admit it.
O'Neal even went so far as to frequently include Wang Xiucheng's outrageous mistakes in his own "Shaqtin' a Fool" segment.
There were many more celebrities in attendance at today's New York derby than usual.
Aside from JAY-Z, who is present at every game.
Scarlett Johansson, who had not yet left New York, appeared on the sidelines again with Cody.
Captain Depp, accompanied by his beloved daughter, made his first appearance at the Barrack Center.
In addition, Wang Xiucheng also knew 50-meter and Eminem, who were sitting in the middle opposite the technical table.
At the end of the Nets' bench sat Kristen Stewart and her girlfriend, Dylan Meyer.
The two were talking quietly, occasionally getting up to exchange pleasantries with celebrities who came over to say hello.
Durant made a clean three-pointer, then stood next to Wang Xiucheng and said, "Do you think it's possible—I mean, possible—that Scarlett came to Barrack Center just to see me?"