Chapter 119: The Power of Capital

The Lakers were given two days off after an intensive, grueling schedule of four days and three games.

On November 2nd and 3rd, the team did not play.

The fourth game will be on November 4, also at home.

The team can relax for a while.

On the 2nd, the whole team was on holiday, and Li Liang planned to go to a fashion show with Zhu Shu and Wei Dazhi.

The ticket was given by Bai Xiaoting, and she said that there were clothes designed by her inside, and she would appear in person.

Since she said so, of course Li Liang wants to give face.

Although he has no interest in fashion design or anything.

Before leaving, Zhu Shu received a phone call, and after talking for a while, he told Li Liang that someone from TWC TV was looking for him and wanted to ask him to shoot a documentary this afternoon.

The "Behind the Scenes of the Lakers" program produced by TWC is currently on the air, and it has been put on the fifth episode and is preparing to start the sixth episode.

Li Liang took the time to watch this documentary, anyway, it is some of the situation of the Lakers this season on and off the court.

Interview the coach, interview the players, interview the general manager, and add some footage from the field.

The whole process tracked and broadcast the situation of the Lakers team every week from the start of the preseason after the start of training camp on October 1.

Li Liang originally wanted to refuse, because these media have been ignoring him since the training camp.

Now they may be aware of the problem and have come to the door.

Zhu Shu persuaded: "Li Liang, I think you should still have a good relationship with the media." TWC is not your average sports media, they signed a broadcast deal with the Lakers, 20 years, $3 billion. ”

In the summer of '11, Time Warner signed a huge 20-year, $3 billion broadcast contract with the Lakers.

Signing a separate broadcast contract with a team is the first time in the NBA, which is enough to see the huge influence of the Lakers.

That's why TWC is doing this TV show to promote the Lakers more widely.

Wei Dazhi also said: "That's right, Li Liang, in the United States, you can scold the president, but you can't offend capital." The broadcaster is a big financier, which is not the same as scolding Bass. ”

Li Liang thought about it and felt that what Wei Dazhi and Zhu Shu said was right.

In the United States, you can indeed scold the president, publicly, casually.

Because the president of the United States is used to be scolded.

But capital is different, you get in the way of capital, they will make you disappear.

This is the real capitalist world, and so is the NBA, of course.

Here you can scold the referee, scold the coach, scold the boss, scold the manager, scold Stern, hit the players and even hit the fans.

But you can't offend the capital forces behind the NBA, they are not a specific person or organization, but a collection of interests.

Such a collective has no morality, transgresses the law, removes all obstacles, and pursues privilege and profit.

There are two largest capital forces in the NBA, one is the sporting goods company, and the other is the major broadcasters.

Broadcasters can influence how basketball should be played, and sporting goods vendors can influence who should play basketball.

Li Liang, who calmed down and thought about it carefully, agreed with the views of the two and should give TWC a chance to interview him.

Since they take the initiative to find themselves, it means that the capital is very calm, they don't care about face, they only care about whether you can bring what they want.

"What about Xiaoting's fashion show?" Zhu Shu asked.

"It's not about my daily life, my daily routine today is to go to the fashion show."

So, Zhu Shu called back the production team of "Behind the Scenes of the Lakers" and said that Li Liang agreed to the filming plan.

However, the filming location is up to Li Liang to decide.

The producer agreed to Zhu Shu's request, they originally wanted to shoot Li Liang's daily life, and not to make deliberate arrangements.

At noon, Li Liang and his entourage and program producer Justin Williams met at a Chinese restaurant in Inglewood.

Williams is a cool-looking white man, and from the way he dresses, he feels that this guy is engaged in literary work.

When he saw Li Liang, he greeted him very warmly, shook hands and hugged Li Liang.

After sitting down and ordering his meal, Williams went straight to the point and said, "Well, Mr. Bruce Lee, as the producer of TWC's "Behind the Scenes of the Lakers," I have to apologize to you. In the previous shoot, we ignored you, which is a disrespect to you. In fact, it's more because we don't know you well enough, and we know too little about your identity, origin, and growth experience. This lack of understanding made us make a mistake. “

Williams' apology is very sincere, he can't be insincere, as a producer, he has been scolded to death for the past two days!

"Behind the Scenes of the Lakers" has received a lot of response after it was broadcast, and this show has gone deep into the court, allowing more fans to know about the greatest team in the NBA.

However, of course, the audience wants to see what they want to see.

After the first three games, many fans can't wait to get to know Bruce Lee, a new force from the mysterious China that suddenly rose to prominence.

Because of his bad relationship with the media before, coupled with Jim Bass's suppression, Li Liang hardly showed up in the media.

So, everyone can't wait to see how this guy is doing in life and why he plays so well and uniquely.

Especially Chinese fans, in California, Chinese and Asian fans are a large group.

As a result, as soon as I turned on the TV, five episodes passed, and there was not a single shot of Li Liang!

The audience was furious and wrote letters, left messages online, and called TV stations to give their opinions.

"We want to see Bruce Lee!"

This is the unanimous cry of all the audience, and they don't care what grievances Li Liang and Little Bas have.

In his state, his role on the court, and his super cool ultra-long three-pointer, which is to beat Bass Jr., fans have no opinion.

Williams, who felt the pressure, immediately contacted Li Liang and seized the time to make up the content, and the seventh episode will be broadcast soon.

The Lakers' three-game winning streak has kept the show's ratings rising, and if Bruce Lee is no longer seen, the audience will have to smash the TV station.

In the face of Williams' sincere apology, no matter what he really thought in his heart, Li Liang chose to accept it.

"I'm from China, we Chinese are shy and passive in character, not very good at taking the initiative to show off, we like to keep a low profile, like to do things silently. That's what characterizes us, so it's not that you ignore me, it's actually because I'm accidentally hiding myself. ”

Mom, after saying these words, Li Liang simply wanted to give himself 58 praises.

This is both a compliment to his low profile and a step down Williams.

Both sides take a step back, everything is fine, and they can start working together.

So, Williams, Li Liang and his entourage, as well as the film crew, started the daily shooting of footage from this Chinese restaurant.

In the afternoon, they went to the Los Angeles Convention Center, where the fashion design exhibition of Chinese fashion designer Anna Sue was held.

Li Liang silently put on Walter Frazier's cape, took Williams and the film crew together, and pointed at the fashion design exhibition and made high-level speeches.

With a cloak, his aesthetic level has skyrocketed, and he is quite insightful and insightful.

And from time to time, a few words popped up and a few allusions, which made Williams look at him with admiration, but I didn't expect Li Liang to not only play well, but also be very cultured!

Williams himself is in the art industry, and the two have a lot in common.

Patting and patting, Williams suddenly had an idea, should I shoot a special for Li Liang?

He felt that in a TV clip of only 20 minutes, giving Li Liang 5 minutes was too little.

There's a lot to dig into him, and the audience will surely be happy to watch it.

The craze that Lin Crazy formed last season is still fresh in my mind, and this is an excellent ratings point.

Williams immediately communicated this idea to Li Liang, saying that after the sixth episode aired, a special episode could be filmed specifically for Li Liang.

Li Liang thought for a while and said, "If you can, can you start before my draft?" ”

Williams said: "Of course, it's best, there's really too little information about you. But we don't have a time machine. ”

Li Liangdao: "I don't need a time machine, I have a friend who happened to record everything about me from the draft to the present out of interest. ”

Williams was overjoyed when he heard it, this kind of material is really great, and the audience likes to watch this kind of nobody's growth and fortune history the most.

Williams thought that Bruce Lee was really a kid who might have thought he would succeed before he made something like this.

Not only Li Liang, but also in distant China, in his hometown, a boss surnamed Ma is doing the same thing, and his plan is even earlier and longer.

So, Li Liang called Wei Dazhi over and asked him to talk directly to Williams and make the documentary he shot for use by TWC TV.

Hearing this good news, Wei Dazhi's eyes disappeared from his happy face.

He was worrying about what to do with the video footage he had filmed.

On his own, editing, arrangement, and dubbing can't be done.

If it's given to TWC's production team, then his material will definitely get the best use.

Not only that, but Wei Dazhi will also receive a large amount of remuneration as a reward for providing materials.

This result is very satisfying to everyone.

At this time, on the catwalk, Li Liang saw Bai Xiaoting appear.

Although she is tall and tall, she can't be compared with a supermodel in terms of posture and steps, but she is also decent and quite aura.

And she is an assistant designer, and she wears clothes styles that she designed.

Li Liang pointed to the stage and said, "That is also my friend, and like me, she is also a Chinese who struggles in Los Angeles." ”

Williams nodded and asked the videographer to take a good shot, which was exactly what he wanted to see.

And Li Liang thought in his heart, why is Bai Xiaoting's clothes not transparent at all, not much exposed, and strange, it is really boring, boring.