in2ebook Chapter 135 CCTV wants to steal the peaches to broadcast Wang Xiucheng's match!
Chapter 135 CCTV wants to steal the peaches to broadcast Wang Xiucheng's match!
Penguin Live Room.
With Wang Xiucheng's last-second shot, the live stream instantly reached its peak number of online viewers for the day.
The live stream room, which had been well-prepared and had spent a lot of money upgrading its servers, still lagged at this moment.
For fans who are used to watching live streams without turning off the chat, the video was so choppy it looked like a slideshow, with only sound and no picture for a moment.
By then, it was too late to turn off the bullet comments.
As a result, many people took out their phones and started cursing, regardless of the occasion.
The elderly Mr. Zhang Weiping, who rarely gets excited, was shouting at the top of his lungs: "This goal was reasonable because it went in, but it wouldn't have been reasonable for anyone else to do it."
“This level of physical fitness is definitely not inferior to these Americans, and may even be stronger,” Wang Meng added.
The two teams that had finished their match had returned to the players' tunnel, but the enthusiasm of the audience remained undiminished.
Zhang Weiping had to raise his voice: "12 points and 5 assists, Wang Xiucheng scored the highest points and assists. Although he plays the small forward position, he actually does the work of the point guard position."
Zhang Weiping's voice trembled slightly: "This is the number one position that our country has always dreamed of. You could even say that this is the number one position for our country for the next fifteen years."
"With the development of basketball, the point guard position has become increasingly extraordinary. Look at Harden and Paul, they are so old, yet they are still among the best point guards in the league."
"Wang Xiucheng is only 19 years old and lacks experience, especially in international competitions, but I really look forward to the day when he wears the red jersey."
If anyone else had said this, it would have been quickly forgotten. Yang Yi, Wang Shipeng, and others have said similar things more than once, but it had no effect on the Basketball Association.
But the weight of Zhang Weiping's words, given that he has won two Asian Championships and will eventually be inducted into the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame, is self-evident.
While they were chatting, the other two teams were playing their matches.
Gary Payton's team, boasting players like Three Balls, Barnes, and rising star Henderson, ultimately lost 48-50 to Barry's team, which had a more balanced and stronger roster, including Cunningham, Mobley, Shen Jing, and Wagner.
There will be a 15-minute break, followed by the final showdown between Barry and Thomas.
During his break, Zhang Weiping quickly took off his headphones and drank some water; his throat was hoarse from shouting.
The live stream has finally returned to its base camp from the front lines.
Duan Ran, Yang Yi, and Wang Shipeng are currently in the Huaxia live broadcast room in the background.
During the commercial break, Duan Ran glanced at the number of online viewers and opened his mouth in surprise, "There are so many people watching the rookie game online today."
Yang Yi couldn't resist asking, "How much? Ten million, or twenty million?"
For Tencent Sports, a regular season game featuring Wang Xiucheng usually generates tens of millions of views, while other games are far behind, unless it's a major game like the Lakers vs. Warriors, which barely gets close to that level of viewership.
Moreover, this is only the data from Tencent Sports. This year, in addition to Tencent, China Mobile's Migu has also joined the NBA live streaming battlefield. Moreover, it paid more attention to Wang Xiucheng's presence earlier than Tencent and has hundreds of millions of mobile users behind it, so its traffic is naturally not small.
"Thirty-five million!"
Duan Ran's voice trembled slightly.
This data is terrifying!
But Yang Yi just smiled and said, "Not at all."
Wang Shipeng also looked at Yang Yi: "What do you mean?"
Yang Yi seemed lost in memories: "More than ten years ago, when Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian played against each other in the NBA, it is said that 200 million Chinese people watched."
"Although that's a bit of an exaggeration, a hundred million is definitely achievable, and that would truly be something the whole nation would be watching."
"Of course, back then it was CCTV that broadcast it. Although we are now in the mobile era, when it comes to authority, CCTV is still the best."
Duan Ran nodded, completely agreeing with this statement, as that was exactly how he had gone through it.
"However, I met with the Yu family during the Chinese New Year. He had too much to drink and said that CCTV will be broadcasting NBA games next season, especially Wang Xiucheng's games, which will be broadcast almost every game. Tencent should make plans early."
"Of course, the Yu family might also be talking nonsense, haha."
Upon hearing Yang Yi's words, Duan Ran and Wang Shipeng were both taken aback, especially Duan Ran, whose face even showed a fleeting hint of panic.
If the information provided by Yang Yi is true, it will pose a huge challenge to Tencent and online platforms like Migu.
Because they offer paid live streams; it's a membership-based service.
Occasionally, a less important match will be offered for free to attract viewers.
And CCTV broadcasts NBA games completely free of charge!
Why did hundreds of millions of people watch the game between Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian?
Besides being an official media outlet like CCTV, the biggest reason is that it's free.
Of course, the concept of paying to watch games didn't exist back then.
But things are different now. Tencent Sports has worked hard for several years to cultivate a group of fans who are used to paying to watch games, but then Migu came and stole their thunder.
That's fine, but now you're telling me that CCTV isn't just going to steal the peaches, but to uproot the peach trees? Who would agree to that?
It goes without saying how much money Penguin and Migu have made from Wang Xiucheng.
Take today's broadcast as an example, more than 20 manufacturers and brands are scrambling to get advertising space.
There are brands endorsed by Wang Xiucheng, and there are also brands that have nothing to do with Wang Xiucheng but just want to ride on his popularity.
For example, Nike has rarely run advertisements anymore.
The three-day All-Star game package is 10 million, no discounts!
And there are only two positions; apart from the one endorsed by Wang Xiucheng for Antara, there is actually only one position.
Don't complain about the price, it's still a friendly price. If you don't want it, please move aside. There are 360, Li Ning, Ander, Mafilo, and even Guo Qiao in line behind you.
However, if CCTV gets involved next year, will it still be able to generate such advertising revenue?
But then again, what can you do if you disagree?
They're CCTV, after all!
With this slight concern, the 10-minute commercial ended, and the camera switched to the live stream room behind.
"Welcome back, this is the live broadcast room..."
Soon, the intermission ended, and the fans returned to their seats.
The final is a 25-point game, which is basically the length of one quarter of a game.
If you still drag it out like in the regular season, eating something and buying a jersey, the game might be over by the time you get back.
"Welcome back. The players from both sides have now entered the field. We see that Wang Xiucheng is still in the starting lineup..."
On the field, amidst cheers and applause from the fans, the starting players from both sides took their places on the field.
Thomas' starting lineup remains unchanged: Edwards, Halebotton, Wang Xiucheng, Bain, and Stewart.
Clearly, Wang Xiucheng will still be known as the number three player.
Bari's starting five consisted of Daniels, Wagner, Mobley, Okoro, and Cunningham.
Wang Xiucheng's Rockets teammate Shen Jing was sitting on the bench.
Wang Xiucheng's eyes furrowed slightly; Old Barry was becoming somewhat unrefined.