A middle-aged man came to Xiao Yunhai and said, "Mr. Xiao, nice to meet you. I'm Bryce from the Lakers."
Xiao Yunhai shook hands with him and said with a smile, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Bryce. The Lakers can become one of the best teams in the NBA because of your guidance. What can I do for you? "
Bryce smiled and said, "The president of the NBA, Mr. Kennedy, would like to invite you to a private room for a chat. Do you have time?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "Of course."
Xiao Yunhai followed Bryce to the first private room and met Kennedy, the president of the Legends.
After greeting each other, Kennedy said, "Mr. Xiao, I want to expand the influence of the NBA to Hua Xia. Although there are many Hua Xia fans who like the NBA, it is still a far cry from football. I'd like to know if you have any suggestions to change the situation. "
In Hua Xia, the NBA had tens of millions of fans, and the ratings of its games were very high every year. However, compared to football, which had hundreds of millions of fans, the difference was huge.
Many football fans could stay up late to watch European football games, but they couldn't watch the NBA.
Kennedy wanted to make the NBA the number one sport in the world, surpassing European football. He had done it in the United States, but not in other countries.
He had done too much research, but still couldn't find an effective solution. He was desperate and wanted to hear the opinion of the young world's richest man.
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "The NBA is already very good in Hua Xia. Apart from football, the NBA is basketball. If you want to expand your influence again, why don't you learn from European football? "
Kennedy was stunned and said, "Learn from football? What do you mean?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "Regularly organize NBA players to play in Hua Xia and the teams there, introduce the better Hua Xia basketball players to the NBA, and strengthen the sense of belonging of the Hua Xia fans. When more people watch, they will naturally become fans of the NBA. "
Kennedy frowned and said, "We also invited a lot of Hua Xia players to the NBA. Unfortunately, they couldn't keep up with the pace of the game and could only play as substitutes."
Xiao Yunhai said seriously, "That's because you didn't give them a chance. In the eyes of most NBA coaches, the physical fitness of Hua Xia's players was not as good as that of Westerners. Their basketball awareness was also weaker than that of Westerners. However, if they really understood Hua Xia's players, they would find that their skills were very delicate and their ability to withstand pressure was very strong. Their speed and endurance were not inferior to the best players in the NBA. After all, Hua Xia is too big. With a population of 1.5 billion, there are bound to be exceptions. "
In this world, Hua Xia's basketball skills were much better than in his previous life. There were a few players who were not inferior to NBA players, but when they arrived in the NBA, they immediately felt a little unaccustomed. Firstly, he was not used to the rhythm of the game. Secondly, he lacked teamwork. Thirdly, he was slow to integrate into the team.
Therefore, after a few games, the coaches put them on the bench.
It was good enough if they could play for one or two minutes in a game. How could this satisfy the Hua Xia's fans?
Kennedy said, "You mean to extend the playing time of Hua Xia's players so that they have room to perform, right?"
Xiao Yunhai nodded and said, "That's right. Westerners paid attention to individuality, while Chinese people had a strong sense of national pride and self-esteem. If there is a basketball player in the NBA who can play a full game, he will immediately become a hero in Hua Xia. He will have tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of fans. This is the guarantee of ratings. Just like Ning Xinghua and Lu Hongwei, who play in Europe, the two of them have more than 300 million fans in Hua Xia. They drive countless people to watch the European Football League. Basketball needs Hua Xia stars, too. "
Kennedy said thoughtfully, "Maybe you're right. It's just that it's not easy to cultivate a Hua Xia basketball player into an NBA superstar. Unless he has the ability to look down on all the heroes, it's impossible. The NBA players won't let him. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "It all depends on the effort. There are definitely people like Korby in Hua Xia. It just depends on whether you have a pair of discerning eyes. "
Kennedy thought for a moment, then turned to Bryce and said, "There are only three Hua Xia players left in the NBA this season, and they will all leave next year. Bryce, have you ever thought of importing players from China to give it a try? If you succeed, the benefits for the Lakers will be unimaginable. "
Kennedy wanted to use the Lakers as a pilot to see the results. If Hua Xia's players could really adapt to the NBA, he would call on other teams to raise Hua Xia's players to the standard of European players.
In fact, at that time, he wouldn't need to call on them. As long as the other teams saw that there was profit to be made, everyone would flock to it.
Bryce shook his head and said, "It's very difficult. Two years ago, the Lakers got a player who had the best performance in Hua Xia's professional basketball games through the draft. But his performance was not ideal, whether it was on the court or on the training ground. The key was that the other players had a lot of opinions about him, and he couldn't really integrate into the team. We had no choice but to terminate the contract. If we want to bring in Hua Xia's players again, the board of directors must give me the authorization. "
In Bryce's mind, Hua Xia's players' physical fitness, stamina, and skills were obviously not as good as European players. He didn't want to bring them in, let alone become a starter.
The Lakers had worked hard to get to where they were today and had the ability to compete for the championship. He didn't want to take the risk.
If something went wrong and ruined the current situation, he would cry himself to death. .
Kennedy naturally understood what Bryce meant. He frowned slightly but didn't say anything.
After all, this was an internal matter of the Lakers. Even if he was the president of the NBA, he couldn't interfere at will.
He couldn't, but Xiao Yunhai could.
"Mr. Bryce, you own 34% of the shares of the Lakers Basketball Club, and I control 18% of the shares, which adds up to more than 50%. As long as you agree, there won't be any problems. And I can directly go to Hua Xia's Basketball Association to pick the best players for the Lakers. "
Xiao Yunhai didn't give Bryce a chance to refuse. He directly laid it out on the table.
Kennedy smiled and said, "That's great. Bryce, I think you should agree, right? "
Bryce's throat moved. He forced a smile and said, "Since Mr. Xiao supports it, how can I not agree?"
Under the pressure of Kennedy and Xiao Yunhai, Bryce reluctantly agreed to bring in Hua Xia's players.
At this time, the second quarter of the game began, and Xiao Yunhai returned to the scene.
After a fierce confrontation, the Lakers ended the first half of the game with a three-point lead over the Spurs, 47: 44.
A group of hot basketball babes went on the stage and started to perform. Their fiery passion made the fans scream.
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