Chapter 1146 Wang Yi made a mistake, the alliance corrected it
Chapter 1146 Wang Yi made a mistake, the alliance corrected
Other sponsors have long been upset by Nike.
So they had already touched each other privately and thought about changing this situation, and today is this opportunity.
Wang Yi was suspended for the game without wearing Nike logo, and the league's ratings dropped sharply, so this is a huge loss for other brands.
But at this time, Xiao Hua was also in a difficult position to get on the verge of a tiger.
If you want to increase your viewership, the easiest way is to lift the ban on Wang Yi.
But first, Wang Yi's words were lifted, and there was no way to explain to Nike. Second, if Wang Yi had just said that if Wang Yi didn't correct it, he would not let him play again. As a result, Wang Yi would be in the next game, and he would be hit in the face.
It's a snap.
Wang Yi did not change his relationship, but the alliance changed.
How can the alliance have some credibility in the future?
Xiao Hua was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.
The NBA vice president immediately notified the meeting with several other executives overnight.
Originally, if you were to have a meeting on this matter, you should have called the Players Union Chairman Paul.
But firstly, Paul is playing the game, and secondly, the relationship between Paul and Wang Yi is needless to say, so if you call him, he will definitely look to Wang Yi.
So Xiao Hua left Sacramento overnight, flew to New York, and headed for the NBA headquarters.
On the way to the NBA headquarters, Xiao Hua has been paying attention to the data.
The results show that when the game reached the third quarter, the Kings were 7 points behind.
At this time, the number of viewers and real-time viewers was only more than 4 million.
In the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, although the score was not wide enough and it was still 7 points, the number of real-time viewers had fallen below 4 million, leaving only 3.79 million.
In the end, Wang Yi was suspended in this game. Middleton and Antetokounmpo broke out at the same time, and Antetokounmpo scored an exaggerated data of 48 points and 16 rebounds.
The Kings lost the game.
The big score between the two sides reached 1:1.
Xiao Hua and a group of NBA executives studied it all night but couldn't figure it out.
But everyone has a dark circle.
The executives all cursed in their hearts.
The stupid things you, Xiao Hua, have done tormented us enough.
At 9:00 a.m., Xiao Hua asked his secretary to pour a cup of coffee and planned to drink it to refresh himself. He would call another meeting later.
However, as soon as his eyes closed, the phone rang.
Turn on the phone and the phone was called by Los Angeles Lakers owner Jenny Buss.
Jenny Buss asked as soon as he spoke: "Adam, are you planning to make all the bosses lose money? The final real-time viewer count was less than 4 million. This is the lowest point since you took over the NBA president."
"The league makes money by gaining attention. If you reduce the attention of the NBA to freezing point, how can the bosses of all teams make money?"
"Reality tells you that banning Wang Yi is definitely the stupidest decision you have ever made in your life. You must take immediate measures to restore Wang Yi's qualification to play."
Xiao Hua's head was a little big when he heard this.
A complaint in my heart: This year's Finals are not your Lakers, you haven't even made the playoffs. Is the decline in Finals' ratings related to you? Is it a stupid decision to tell me, you sent Wang Yicai away
It's the stupidest decision in history.
Although he said this in his heart, he still dealt with Jenny Bass.
Just after hanging up the phone, Bucks owner Herb Cole called again.
Xiao Hua immediately answered with respect.
He is the NBA president, to put it bluntly, he works for all NBA bosses.
Of course he should be respectful when he receives calls from these bosses.
The Bucks boss is naturally talking about this.
In fact, although Herb is the owner of the Bucks, he should theoretically support Wang Yi's suspension.
But in fact, he is the fifth-lasting asset among all NBA bosses.
In the NBA, most bosses have other industries, and the team is only a relatively small proportion of all his industries.
But Herb Cole is different.
Although he started out in the retail industry, the retail industry has suffered heavy losses in recent years due to the impact of the epidemic.
His assets have shrunk significantly.
Except for the team, his remaining assets totaled only $200 million, which is less than the fraction of the bosses of other teams.
So the team's profits are very important to him now.
Now that Wang Yi doesn’t play, the ratings will drop significantly, and the team’s profits will also decline accordingly.
This is certainly not what he wants to see.
Xiao Hua said some words and barely dealt with Herb Cole.
Just as he hung up the phone, the mayor of Sacramento called again.
Asked why Xiao Hua wanted to suspend Wang Yi.
This way Wang Yi did not play games, which had an impact on the economy of Sacramento City.
Many fans are watching Wang Yi play the game. Now that Wang Yi is suspended, many fans will no longer come to Sacramento.
Then the hotels, restaurants, etc. in Sacramento have been affected.
The sporting goods store in Sacramento was once crowded with people, buying Wang Yi's jerseys and sneakers.
However, since the two days since Wang Yi was suspended, the traffic flow of these sports goods stores has decreased by two-thirds.
Next, they called one by one, and Xiao Hua was one by one and two big ones.
He thought that Wang Yi would be suspended for one game, at most, the number of viewers was smaller, but he never expected that the trouble would be one after another.
His phone was almost blown up.
At this time, he even had a psychological shadow, and his heart skipped a beat when he heard the ringing of the phone.
In the past, he liked to hear the phone ringtone the most because it might mean a big business.
But today the phone rings are all troublesome.
He originally wanted to take a nap, but now it seems impossible to take a nap.
At 10:05, his phone ringing rang again.
He looked at the phone and it was shown on the Chinese: Horse.
There was another sound in his heart, and this time it was no longer a slap, but a slash.
This Ma is the CEO of NBA Huaxia District and also serves as the special assistant to the NBA president, Ma Xiaofei.
The responsibility of the NBA president’s special assistant is to convey some information about the Chinese market to the NBA president and communicate with the president on China’s affairs.
After Xiao Hua answered the phone, he asked, "Ma, what's going on in China?"
He could think that China must be very unhappy about Wang Yi's ban.
Ma Xiaofei's voice came:
"Huaxia's reaction to Wang Yi being suspended was very fierce. Netizens say that Wang Yi was suspended because of the referee helping the Bucks. Now the Bucks are called Milwaukee referees in China."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hua said that his long face had already tended to continue to pull down.
However, this was something he had expected before, and there would be no controversy in the NBA Finals in one year.
Ma Xiaofei continued: "The Internet has already launched a call. As long as the NBA does not lift the ban on Wang Yi, the netizens here will not watch the NBA again."
Just this sentence made Xiao Hua's long face suddenly grow a little longer.
Chapter completed!