Chapter 469: You Hit Me
With fierce rivalries, big-name performances, and a slightly showy game, All-Star Weekend has always been a favorite among basketball fans.
With the final whistle, the 95-96 NBA All-Star East-West Confrontation Game is over, there are various activities after the game, fans interact, Yang Yun got up from his seat and prepared to leave, he remembered O'Neal's words in his heart, hoping that O'Neal who took the initiative to say this sentence could surprise him, maybe O'Neal would call him later, right?
"Yang! I didn't expect you to be here! β
Hearing this voice, Yang Yun was furious in his heart, why didn't Robert, this bastard, die? He has never seen a peer who is so shameless, he thinks that he has to sè if he has a little achievement, and that kind of villain's attitude is really disgusting and boring, but he didn't expect people from European and American companies to be like this!
Even if he Yang Yun has been in the game industry for many years, he has not entangled his competitors like a dog skin plaster, and in most cases he is practical, since he is hostile, what does it cost? Go straight to war and fight until the other party goes bankrupt!
He had never had the upper hand on himself, and when he fought with Konami or Capcom, he pressed the opponent and shouted defiantly: "You beat me!" What the hell are you going to hit me! Hit your face according to your grandfather, yes, hit it here, if you don't beat your face with blood today, grandpa, I will have your surname ......"
"Robert, are you idle and have nothing to do? Coming to me every day to report? Yang Yun rolled his eyes and quietly clenched his fists, if it weren't for Stern's failure to get rid of the rest of his colleagues in the NBA, he would have thrown the contract in Robert's face. Then smack him in the face.
Robert was dressed in a suit at this time, with a suit and leather shoes. The hairstyle is meticulous, and the face is full of pride: "Haha." Look at your casual attire, I'm sure Stern didn't notify you of the official NBA press conference! Yang, facts speak louder than words, no matter how beautiful you say, it can't change the fact that you were abandoned! You'd better die of this heart! β
Yang Yun was stunned for a moment, looked at Jiang Shaoyun beside him, and asked in a low voice, "What press conference?" Did Stern notify us to participate? β
Jiang Shaoyun looked a little flustered: "I'...... I didn't know they still had this link! The official All-Star Game process didn't say anything, and Stern didn't contact me......"
Yang Yun's face was full of depression, and Jiang Shaoyun walked directly to a remote place without saying a word. At the same time, take out the phone and make an inquiry.
The expressions of the two fell into Robert's eyes, which made him feel extremely happy! It's not that he is a villain, but that he has been suppressed and aggrieved for too long, and it is rare to find such an opportunity to attack Yang Yun, of course he will spare no effort to be sarcastic, in order to repay the hatred that has been bullied and pressed on his head by Long Teng over the years!
"Hahahaha! Goodbye Yang, I'm going to their press conference now, sign the contract by the way, and hope you don't lose too badly! Robert knew that Yang Yun would not shake hands with him. Laughing deliberately, he stretched out his hand to say goodbye.
I thought that Yang Yun would reject him directly like when they first met, but I never expected that Yang Yun would reach out this time. Holding him tightly, he said with a smile on his face: "Robert, why do you have to go too fast? It turned out to be a contract. I wonder if I can go and see it? β
What made Yang Yun change so much was because of a move by Jiang Shaoyun not far away. He gave Yang Yun a thumbs up and the smiling expression on his face on the phone.
Hear Robert's explanation again. It turned out that the NBA executives announced the game adaptation authorization and signing ceremony on the spot, Yang Yun guessed something at once, it seems that Stern really gave him a surprise, and this is also a good opportunity to recommend WCG to the world by the way.
And Robert probably doesn't know either, in this world, people who are generally kept in the dark are often the most unlucky people, and the more jubilant Robert is now, the greater the "surprise" he will get at that time.
Robert laughed strangely: "If you want to go, of course I won't refuse!" β
Yang Yun also laughed out loud, with an underwhelming expression: "Then I really want to see your wonderful expression!" β
The three of them walked out of the basketball hall one after the other and moved to a building next door, where the NBA's official press conference will be held in the multi-purpose arena attached to the Spurs Basketball Center.
Along the way, Yang Yun has already confirmed with Jiang Shaoyun that two hours ago, Stern had actually arranged for the staff to notify Jiang Shaoyun, but the staff did not contact Yang Yun or Jiang Shaoyun's private phone, but contacted the Timberwolves headquarters in Minnesota, and finally for some reason, both sides thought that the other party should be responsible for contacting Yang Yun, so it has been delayed until now.
Stern explained on the phone that he would give Yang Yun a chance to explain his ideas, and as long as it was a decision that was beneficial to the NBA, he would fully support it, and everyone would benefit from each other.
Yang Yun knew it in his heart, and he had already made a draft in his heart, he followed behind Robert, looked at his back, and laughed silently: "Robert, you are still helping others count money when you are sold!" Hehe, you want to take advantage of Stern, you want to step on my head to get on the top, you can only say that you are too naΓ―ve! β
After entering the venue, most of the media were already in place, chatting and exchanging information with each other, and some of the great powers who knew the news in advance were popularizing science to others.
On the podium is a simple semi-circular conference table, separated by two pots of decorative flowers.
The middle is definitely reserved for the host NBA officials, perhaps Stern himself.
On the left side of the pot is a name sign that says EA-Sports, and on the sign on the right, the word Long-Sports is clearly written!
"Thank you, Robert, if you hadn't come to let me know, maybe I would have missed this meeting!" Yang Yun smiled, there was no dissatisfaction on his face, he stood behind Robert and said this sentence with a little joking.
"You!" Robert also noticed this detail, he was really stunned, and he exclaimed: "Impossible! Why is your company name? β
Yang Yun laughed: "Why can't we have our company?" Stern's greatest lifelong wish is to promote the NBA to the world, is it strange that I am a partner of the NBA in China? It's just an NBA basketball game, I really haven't seen it, Robert, you're too small-minded, I don't want to play with you! β
After saying this, Yang Yun walked away, just an NBA basketball game, for him, it is really nothing, compared to WCG, what is a game? Without NBALive, WCG can still be fun!
WCG is a huge game competition platform, just like the SS game platform, first-class companies set standards, and so on the world's largest game competition platform, Dragon is equivalent to controlling the most high-end game in the video game industry, WCG can bring huge economic profits and fame to Dragon Teng, and the NBA can only add a platinum palace game to the Dragon game library at most!
This time is very weird, Stern sits in the middle, Yang Yun and Robert are lined up left and right, Stern's expression is wooden, Yang Yun is smiling and all in control, only Robert is nervous, as if there are a lot of fleas in his body, his expression is strange, his body twists and turns, he wants to speak and stop, and it is inconvenient to leave, which looks quite unnatural.
Robert's face was pale, and in the interval before the start of the press conference, he kept asking Stern what happened, why Long Teng would also join the signing ceremony, and wait for what kind of signing form, but Stern was reluctant to say it, pushing the matter to the NBA executives.
It wasn't until the press conference officially began that Stern finally let out a sigh of relief, coughed a few times, and began to speak.
"First of all, thank you for your support to the NBA 95-96 All-Star Game, this All-Star Game was successfully held, thank you to the Spurs club for their strong support, thank you to all the staff, thank you to all the players, thank you!"
The audience applauded, the All-Star Weekend was a great success, and Stern's efforts were seen by everyone, he did a great job, and he was arguably the best CEO in the history of the NBA.
The ceremony of celebration and thanksgiving went on as usual, which was an indispensable step, Yang Yun sat on the stage with half-squinted eyes, and kept paying attention to Robert's expression diagonally opposite, and soon Stern talked about the signing.
"This year is the 50th anniversary of the NBA, and next year we will have a 50th anniversary event, as you know, it was a plan that was made in advance. But today we're announcing something else to add a little fun to the NBA's 50th anniversary celebrations. The NBA League has licensed Electronic-Arts in the United States and Longteng Entertainment Games in China to produce NBA games. Next season, basketball fans around the world will be able to play NBA games even when there are no NBA games to watch! β
Stern smiled and introduced Robert and Yang Yun beside him, and the audience applauded loudly, most people had already seen them, and got some rumors in advance, and now it was confirmed by Stern, and people finally understood what was going on.
It's just quite surprising that the addition of Long Teng makes many reporters who know a little bit of news in advance feel a little weird, as if they have never heard of the NBA and Long Teng's connection, isn't it always EA's side that blows the wind, is it EA who has obtained the NBA's exclusive authorization?
And then they look at the EA side, ouch, why is that president Robert so ugly?
Robert's face was indeed quite ugly, and the biggest part of his heart was anger, his face flushed, and he looked at Stern angrily, and asked in a low voice, "Why did he join in?" (To be continued......)