12dz Chapter 495 The Grand Finals Begin!
Chapter 495 The Grand Finals Begin!
Huge traffic brings huge profits.
Just a few days ago, the Nets released their projected revenue and expenditure figures for this season.
The biggest expense is naturally the $1.9 million in salaries and the $1.1 million in luxury tax paid to the league.
As for revenue, the Nets' home arena advertising revenue and broadcasting revenue alone amount to as much as 200 million.
Most of this money was contributed by Chinese manufacturers.
After all, even CCTV Sports is now broadcasting Nets games, so advertising at the Nets' home arena is equivalent to advertising on CCTV Sports.
Furthermore, news about the Nets' games is frequently featured on the 7 p.m. news broadcast.
Advertising on the evening news is something that money alone can't buy.
Two hundred million, which is significantly higher than the Warriors' advertising and broadcasting revenue of 1.5 million last year.
This doesn't even include ticket revenue and the NBA league's share.
This season, the Nets will turn a profit for the first time since Tsai Tsung-hsin took over.
Although I didn't make much money, at least I didn't lose money!
And all of this was clearly brought about by the Chinese fans.
Or rather, it was brought by Wang Xiucheng.
That's why Brooklyn fans, despite being unhappy about the late home games, still put up with it.
Because the Nets are making money, they will inevitably continue to increase their investment!
Especially next season, after Wall's massive contract of over $4000 million expires, the Nets will inevitably have to rebuild their Big Three.
With the Big Three watching, what's wrong with the game being a little late?
Didn't you see that there are quite a few stars from other teams watching the game tonight?
Who knows, someone might end up with the Nets next season.
There are only 10 minutes left in the match.
The Nets players finally arrived on the court at this point.
The fans in the stadium erupted in enthusiastic applause and whistles.
As usual, Wang Xiucheng walked at the back. The moment he entered the stadium through the player tunnel, he was startled by the red color of the entire stadium.
Unlike the white jerseys given to fans before, the Nets gave red jerseys to their home fans today.
Bang!
A ball hit the backboard and bounced back.
Wang Xiucheng picked up the ball casually.
A fat man walked over with unsteady steps.
"Hey, I told you we could meet in the finals, right?"
Jokic, who had pulled his jacket hood over his head, hugged Wang Xiucheng and then snatched the basketball from him.
"Hehe, you're a prophet." Wang Xiucheng laughed.
“That’s right, I’m a prophet.” Jokic seemed quite pleased with the title. “The Nuggets will win this series and take their first championship trophy in franchise history.”
"Impossible." Wang Xiucheng waved his hand. "The Nets will win the championship."
"The Nuggets are the champions."
"The Nets are..."
Murray, who was chattering like two children, turned around and leaned back to sink a three-pointer.
Murray, who performed exceptionally well in the Western Conference Finals, stated frankly in an interview that he most wanted to meet Wang Xiucheng in the NBA Finals.
Because he wanted to prove that he was the best point guard.
This goal is what has supported him to get to where he is today.
After leaving the somewhat talkative Jokic, Wang Xiucheng didn't warm up with Durant and the others directly. Instead, he went to the sidelines to shake hands and greet the celebrities who had come today.
According to information released by the NBA, the average price of tickets for tonight's first Finals game is 3932 yuan.
This price is the highest average ticket price for the NBA Finals ever, even more expensive than tickets for the 2019 Raptors vs. Warriors game.
The average ticket price of nearly 4000 yuan is roughly equivalent to 3 Chinese yuan.
But even so, the supply still can't meet the demand!
It's important to understand that Nets tickets aren't just being bought by fans in Brooklyn or New York.
Chinese fans from afar will also come to buy tickets to watch the game.
Even tourists from China buy them.
But there are only so many stadium tickets, so a price increase is a natural consequence.
Besides ordinary fans, many celebrities were naturally seated in the front row today.
Barclays Center is now Hollywood's favorite arena, after Staples Center and Chase Center.
Stallone apparently didn't manage to snag a good spot and ended up sitting at the very back of the first row with his three daughters.
Scarlett Johansson, Cody, and Olson were also at the arena tonight.
As die-hard Nets fans, Jayz and Beyoncé naturally attend every game.
As Wang Xiucheng's good friend, Bruno brought his girlfriend Jessica Caban to the event today to cheer him on.
Not far from Bruno, a beautiful woman was chatting with someone behind her.
Dua Lipa!
Her nickname is Sister Pa.
Wang Xiucheng naturally knew this singer who was very popular in Europe.
The bearded man sitting next to her was probably her boyfriend.
Wang Xiucheng glanced at the strikingly beautiful woman before looking away.
But Dualipa seemed to sense something and looked back, only to find that Wang Xiucheng had just turned around.
"What's wrong?" the bearded man asked.
“It’s nothing,” Dualipa shook his head.
Not only foreign celebrities, but also many domestic celebrities are now coming to Barclays to watch games.
However, they sat further back, making it almost impossible for Wang Xiucheng to see them.
Unless you're as shameless as Fan Chengcheng and shout throughout the entire show.
He casually threw up a few three-pointers, and the game was almost over.
Wang Xiucheng simply stopped warming up and returned to the bench to sit down.
Tonight, not only did many big stars come to watch the game, but the Nets also invited team legends.
Right in the back row of the Nets' bench were Kidd, Carter, Jefferson, Martin, and others who had been invited over.
But tonight's tickets sold out so well that the front-row tickets, which cost tens of thousands of yuan each, were long gone, so they could only sit here.
Not only retired players, but also active players were present tonight.
The best spot in the first row of the entire stadium is naturally the middle seat opposite the scorer's table.
James was sitting here, with his two sons on either side of him.
To James' right is Anthony Davis, who is still wearing sunglasses and trying to look cool.
A few rows back, Curry was sitting with his father and sister, waiting for the game to start while signing autographs or taking photos with some fans.
If James and Davis came to the game today because Wang Xiucheng and Westbrook went to Staples Center to cheer them on, then tonight they are "returning the favor".
The Curry father and son were there to cheer on their family member, Seth Curry.
Not only them, but Wang Xiucheng's Rockets friends Jalen Green and Shen Jing also appeared at the scene tonight, only sitting in a more secluded spot. If it weren't for the big screen above their heads that spotted them, Wang Xiucheng wouldn't have known where they were.
The starting lineup for the visiting Nuggets has already been introduced.
As Jokic was the last player to enter the game, the entire arena suddenly went dark.
The on-site announcer behind the scorer's table began introducing the Nets' players.
Soon, the substitutes were introduced one by one, and then the starting players were introduced.
Amidst the applause and cheers of the fans in the stadium, names were read out one by one.
"Clarkston, Ben Simmons, Westbrook, Durant..."
After the names of the four players were read out, the host paused suddenly, and then, amidst a huge cheer from everyone, announced the last name: "Wang...Xiu...Cheng..."