$500,000!
This is a hefty fine.
This is also the best solution the alliance can think of at the moment.
After all, if the fine amount is too small, and if other players follow suit, the league will really be in chaos.
If a fine of $500,000 is imposed, at least some low- and middle-income players will not imitate it.
And those high-income players are only a handful in the league.
Even those high-income players will not throw away $500,000 casually.
When Nike's Vice President Miller heard this, he shook his head helplessly: "Okay."
After saying that, he hung up the phone feebly.
Even though he is a ruthless person, he still has to bow to interests.
This matter should have come to an end by now. If it continues, it will be a situation where everyone loses and everyone loses.
The interests of those sponsors and all NBA owners will be lost;
If Wang Yi cannot play on the field or play games, his business interests will also suffer losses;
Fans cannot see Wang Yi play, which will also be a loss;
The biggest loss is Nike, they will completely lose the Chinese market.
So since he was suspended for one game and fined 500,000 US dollars, let’s just use Slope Xia Donkey.
Next, Xiao Hua and his think tank spent another whole day studying.
In the afternoon of that day, they finally worked out a plan that was barely the best of all.
Xiao Hua then flew to Sacramento to talk to Wang Yi in person.
In the boss's office at Golden 1 Center.
There are only two people, Wang Yi and Xiao Hua.
Wang Yi has been sitting on the sofa since he came in, saying nothing.
He really has nothing to say to this bald man.
Seeing this, Xiao Hua could only take the initiative to speak: "Wang, I think you have also seen that if you are suspended, everyone will suffer huge losses."
Wang Yi shrugged: "You wanted to ban me, and now you tell me about the loss? I am also very helpless."
Xiao Hua sighed and said: "Okay, let's put aside these losses. You can play in the next game, but the Nike logo on your chest..."
"If Nike doesn't apologize, their logo won't be on me."
Before Xiao Hua could finish speaking, Wang Yi interrupted him and his attitude was extremely firm.
Xiao Hua quickly stretched out his hand and said to Wang Yi: "Okay, okay, okay, you can cover the Nike logo on the court."
Wang Yi looked at Xiao Hua: "This is what you said, I didn't insist on asking to play."
Xiao Hua almost cried.
God damn it, I said it, didn’t you force me to do this?
Xiao Hua then said:
"But you also know that we announced the punishment for you before, so if you still don't correct it now, it will be very difficult for us. Therefore, although we have lifted the ban, we have decided to increase the punishment for you in other aspects."
Wang Yi stared at Xiao Hua and knew that this bald man was not a good person: "You have to tell me, but I'm warning you in advance, I will do anything that crosses the bottom line."
Xiaohua almost cried, this is bullying an honest person.
I, a dignified NBA president, was warned by you, a player.
Is there any royal law?
Are there any laws?
Xiao Hua smiled bitterly and said: "Although you can play, the punishment on you must be increased in other aspects, so as to stop those people's mouths."
Wang Yi nodded: “Let’s talk and listen.”
In fact, he also knew that the league would definitely let him play if the situation got to this level, but the league had said that again before, so it would be embarrassing for the league to slap him in the face.
As the saying goes, keep a line in life so that we can meet each other easily in the future. After all, I will still have to hang out in this alliance in the future.
Since they gave you a step, just go down by yourself.
Xiao Hua adjusted his glasses and said: "The league will fine you an additional US$500,000 and fine you as a community volunteer for three days."
Wang Yi pretended to be surprised when he heard this.
He understood that this was the biggest concession the alliance could make.
To be honest, it is very rare for the alliance to slap itself in the face, so Wang Yi can actually agree to this condition.
But he couldn't agree casually.
Because he is not a casual person.
He shook his head and said, "I have fans. If I agree to this casually, what will my fans think?"
Xiao Hua rubbed his temple with the thumb of his right hand and gently rubbed the corners of his eyes with his index finger.
I was so annoyed that my eyes were scratching.
He knew that Wang Yi would not be easy to deal with.
However, Xiao Hua is also a very straightforward person. After shaving his eye socket, he said directly: "You don't have to pay for the $500,000. The league will pay for it for you, but only you and I know about this."
When Wang Yi heard this, he smiled evilly: "Wait a minute, let me record this and you say it again. If something happens again in the future, you can use this as an excuse. You can't bully me casually in the future."
Xiao Hua: Damn it, can you be a human being? Can you speak properly? Who is bullying whom?
But he couldn't say that on the surface.
He also knew that Wang Yi was joking, so he said: "This matter is settled."
"Well, you are the president, you have the final say."
Xiao Hua: Damn it! Now you regard me as the president? When you blocked the logo before, did you still have me as the president in your heart?
But he still said openly: "It's settled, then I will issue the announcement as we just said."
Wang Yi said again: "You are the president, and everything is at your discretion. You can make announcements whenever you want. If you don't want to, you don't have to make announcements."
Xiao Hua gradually became irritable.
Damn it! Can you be a human being? You don’t know how to say a word when it comes to people.
So at 8 p.m. that day, NBA officials issued an announcement:
Kings guard Wang Yi deliberately blocked the sponsor's logo, and the league suspended him for one game. However, due to the lack of Wang Yi, the enjoyment of the game was greatly reduced, and the fans' expectations were also lowered. In order not to affect the fans' viewing experience,
The league decided to lift Wang Yi’s ban.
However, he blocked the sponsor's logo and the circumstances were serious. Therefore, he was fined $500,000 and required to serve as a community volunteer for three days. I hope NBA players will take this as a warning.
As soon as this announcement came out, everyone in the media burst into abuse.
Smith: "The NBA is digging its own grave and slapping itself in the face. Adam Silver has lost his face."
And some radical media people said something even more unpleasant.
"It's over, it's over, the NBA is completely over. Since Adam Silver took over as president, his many measures have brought the NBA to the brink of despair. Today's Wang Yi incident will make the NBA completely lose its credibility. In the future, won't these players
Is there going to be chaos?"
Xiao Hua naturally also saw the remarks of these media people.
He didn't take it seriously.
You are not the fucking president of the NBA. You are not under so much pressure, so naturally you don’t have back pain when you stand and talk.
When G3 starts, the ratings have increased significantly compared to the previous game. I wonder if you have anything else to say.
Chapter completed!