Chapter 83: Top of the Sports World Rich List! Female celebrities from all over the world express their love for Wang Yan!

O'Neal had no choice. This was a live show and everyone heard the bragging he just did.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Let's bet. Am I afraid of you? Tell me, how do we bet?"

Barkley chuckled. He was very optimistic about Wang Yan, so he thought O'Neal would definitely lose this bet!
"Didn't you just say that the Cavaliers wouldn't make it past the first round? Let's bet on this. What do you say if the Cavaliers make it past the first round?"

Facing Barkley's challenge, O'Neal bit his back teeth and responded: "If the Cavaliers pass the first round, I lose, I..."

"In that case."

Before he could finish, Wang Yan interrupted their conversation.

"How about this, I can give Shaq a better chance of winning, let's go to the Eastern Conference Finals!"

Originally, O'Neal was still gritting his teeth and holding on, because with the current strength of the Cavaliers, there would be no problem in the first round.

He just said it casually.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yan actually made things more difficult for himself and used the Eastern Conference Finals as a bet.

O'Neal was happy, and Barkley was unhappy again.

"Hey, hey, that won't do. He clearly said the first round..."

Wang Yan suddenly interrupted: "Charles, I promise you, you will win!"

The voice was not loud, but it sounded very domineering.

Wang Yan is absolutely confident in his own strength!

O'Neal did not give Wang Yan time to regret and quickly made the final decision: "Okay! Let's do as Wang Yan said. We will win the Eastern Conference Finals. Haha!"

Barkley shook his head helplessly.

Although he recognizes Wang Yan's ability, this is the NBA!
It is very difficult to enter the finals of the world's highest basketball stage because there are too many uncertain factors.

Health, referees, and star status will all affect the progress of the series.

Besides, basketball is a team sport. No matter how good you are, can you lead the team forward alone?
Is Jordan awesome?

Didn’t it take several years to break out of the East?

Barkley was a little angry. He was clearly standing in Wang Yan's position, but Wang Yan was setting a trap for him!
But Wang Yan's assurance just now was full of confidence, so Barkley had no choice but to agree.

He gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay, then let's do as Wang Yan said. The Cavaliers will enter the Eastern Conference Finals. Even if I win..."

"No, it's about winning the Eastern Conference Finals and entering the Finals!" Wang Yan emphasized seriously.

Barkley nearly vomited blood and died.

"Okay... okay, then I'll give it my all if I win the Eastern Conference Finals."

O'Neal was overjoyed when he saw Barkley's helpless look, and he thought he would definitely win.

How can a player make it to the finals as a rookie in his first year?

There are so many strong teams in the Eastern Conference now!

The Heat Big Three!
The Celtics' old Big Three!

Rose of the Bulls!
Plus Howard, the Magic Beast, who is still in his prime!
How could the knight get through?
In history, only Lakers legend Magic Johnson won the championship in his rookie season, but his teammate was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was among the top five in history!

Let’s take a look at who Wang Yan’s teammates are?
A bunch of greenhorns!
Can such a lineup make it to the finals?
It’s just a dream!

Barkley is willing to accept defeat, that's his character.

Tonight's TNT forum hit a new high in ratings, because of the connection with Wang Yan and the twists and turns of the bets, which whetted the appetite of fans.

After this symposium, annual ticket sales of NBA teams actually increased significantly.

Because fans all want to know whether the Cavaliers led by Wang Yan can make it to the finals.

Especially those veteran fans, they believe that these few years should be the peak showdown between James and Kobe!
23vs24!

That is the highlight that NBA fans are eagerly looking forward to.

If Wang Yan can emerge and make it to the finals, he will make history regardless of whether he wins or loses.

I believe that neither James nor Kobe will feel good about it.

The pressure is on James.

This season, they finally braved the world's condemnation and went to the Heat to form a Big Three. If they can't even beat a rookie, it would be a real shame!
Of course, since James and Kobe have a large fan base, there were also many old fans who did not like Wang Yan at the beginning.

But after their explosive performance in the first two months, Wang Yan conquered most of the fans and turned their fans into "Wang fans"!
. . . .

As we enter the first month of the new year, benefits have arrived for Wang Yan’s fans.

January 1st is New Year's Day.

At 12 noon, Wang Yan's generation of sneakers officially went on sale!
There were long queues at all the sneaker sales outlets, the scene was spectacular!

It is said that queues start forming in front of these sales points two days in advance.

Many crazy fans even took leave from work and lined up in advance just to get the first batch of Wang Yan's signature shoes.

While waiting in line, all sorts of wonders occurred.

For example, some people come to queue with tents, and some people queue up for shift changes.

There are even scalpers who hire people to queue up!
Those who knew were queuing up to buy sneakers, while those who didn’t thought they were doing nucleic acid testing.

According to statistics, 2 pairs of Wang Yan's first generation of sneakers were sold in the United States, 2 pairs in China, and 1 pairs in Europe.

As a result, after 12 o'clock, they were all sold out in less than a minute!

The fans are crazy.

Even the local police sent people to the scene in advance to maintain order and prevent accidents from happening due to failure to grab shoes.

Because there were too many fans queuing up, the sneakers on sale were in short supply.

This resulted in a large number of fans not being able to buy their beloved Wang Yan's first generation of sneakers.

Second-hand sneaker dealers are also frantically buying up this pair of sneakers. After queuing up to buy the sneakers, they resell them in the secondary market at an 8-fold increase in price!
too crazy!

Some fans who didn't get the sneakers, especially those who watched the people before them get them while they didn't, were very angry.

They started smashing and destroying the sales outlets and cursing at the sales staff.

The police are overwhelmed.

Although such things are not worth promoting, they also reflect the fans' desire for Wang Yan's generation of sneakers!

Media from all over the world have reported on this phenomenon.

The People's Daily of China gave a positive review on the release of Wang Yan's sneakers.

The column believes that this is a reflection of the value of a star player, which shows that Wang Yan’s influence has already reached the top in the world!
The local media in the United States expressed shock.

CNN's headline was a report about Wang Yan's generation of sneakers.

The general meaning of the report is: As a player from China, Wang Yan has received unprecedented attention in the NBA, surpassing former stars such as Yao Ming and Abdul-Jabbar, and even overshadowing James and Kobe!
Reuters, Europe's largest media, even exclaimed: Wang Yan is becoming the second basketball player like Jordan!
As we all know, European people like football the most and they don't care much about basketball.

But Wang Yan has become famous outside the circle. Even those people in Europe who don’t watch basketball are impressed by Wang Yan’s charm.

Therefore, only 10,000 pairs of sneakers were sold in Europe, which was not enough to meet the demand.

Nike had no choice but to ask the factory to work overtime and apologize on its official website. The company promised the fans that it would produce more shoes in the future to meet the fans' needs.

Then, on the evening of January 1, the Forbes Athlete Rich List also released a significant data!

Wang Yan, a player who has just joined the professional basketball world for less than three months, has quickly climbed to the top of the list of richest athletes!
In 2011, Wang Yan's income was leading by a large margin.

His income for the whole year reached a staggering 3.2 million US dollars!
Ranked second is golf star Tiger Woods.

Tiger Woods' annual income is 7500 million US dollars, which is not on the same level as Wang Yan.

Ranked third is Kobe with 5300 million US dollars, and ranked fourth is James with 4800 million US dollars.

The release of this data is even more incredible than the release of sneakers.

You know, Wang Yan is just a freshman and hasn't even finished a season yet.

He left university in July 11.

It actually took less than half a year to start making money.

This money-making ability is even more terrifying than a money printing machine!
Think about it, if Wang Yan won the championship in the NBA, how much money would he make in a few years?
Incredible!

A man who is successful in his career attracts not only money, but also the attention of women!

According to the latest survey, Wang Yan has quickly replaced many celebrities, including those in the entertainment industry, and has become the most admired man by women all over the world!
There is a voting website in the United States, and one of the polls is very authoritative.

That's the kind of man women most want to be their boyfriend.

The results of this vote before were all glamorous stars.

For example, Leonard Dicaprio, Brad Pitt, Iron Man Robert Downey Jr. and so on.

And according to the voting results this year, Wang Yan actually surpassed the popular young actor Robert Pattinson who played the vampire in "Twilight"!
It has become a favorite among women all over the world!
A true bachelor.

Of course, he is not old yet, but Wang Yan’s public information is that he is single!
The very day after Forbes released the data, Hollywood actresses tweeted to express their shock at Wang Yan and their desire to become Wang Yan's girlfriend.

Natalie, who won the Oscar for Best Actress, posted a photo with Wang Yan on Twitter.

This was when she went to the Cavaliers' home court to watch the game and found an opportunity to take a photo with Wang Yan who was warming up before the game.

The Oscar-winning actress at the time had no airs at all and acted like a little fangirl.

A sentence was attached to the back of the photo: If this was my boyfriend, I would wake up laughing in my dreams!
Little K, who became famous in the Twilight Saga, is now a hot star in Hollywood.

Although she did not take a photo with Wang Yan, she also posted a selfie of herself at the New York Knicks home court.

The background is the moment when Wang Yan dunks.

She wrote on Twitter: "The strongest Asian, my hero!"

After this sentence, three love emoticons were added in succession.

It's like love is written all over her face.

Scarlett Johansson was not to be outdone, she also posted a photo with Wang Yan.

Unlike Natalie, Natalie's photo was only taken on the sidelines of the court, while her photo with Wang Yan was taken privately when the two of them attended an event together.

Black Widow changed her domineering image and acted like a little bird in front of Wang Yan.

That shy look made her want to pierce into Wang Yan's broad chest.

She also added a sentence at the end of the photo: A man who can give me a sense of security and happy moments!

Durant fainted in the toilet.

Unlike Chinese actresses, European and American actresses are too straightforward and all of them play it straight.

Although Wang Yan is different from other Asian players in that he has a cheerful personality, he is still a little overwhelmed by the bombardment of so many female stars.

Many media wanted to interview him, but he rejected them all.

It's easy to guess that the reporters would definitely ask Wang Yan who his ideal partner is.

There is no way to answer this question, and Wang Yan doesn't want to offend anyone.

Wang Yan's terrifying money-making ability continues to be demonstrated, and his endorsements from various international brands are coming one after another!

Early the next morning, Wang Yan received a call from his agent Jeffrey Wexler.

"Hey! Wang, I'm sorry to bother you so early, but I have some explosive news to share with you..."

Wang Yan was sleepy. He looked at the time and it was not yet six o'clock.

"Jeffrey, is it necessary to be so early? You have woken up my sweet dream!"

"Hey, I'm sorry, but this good news is definitely better than any good dream you have!"

"Really? Am I going to be the president of the United States?" Wang Yan asked unhappily.

"That's not the case... Wang, you have become the first yellow-skinned athlete to be the spokesperson for the LV brand. The endorsement fee is outrageous, it's $5 million for 1.2 years!"

"I don't think you'll turn down this offer."

After hearing the news, Wang Yan finally opened his eyes.

Although he is not very interested in money, the fact that he has become the spokesperson for LV shows that his influence has completely gone beyond the circle.

This news is indeed exciting.

"Jeffrey, is what you said true? It can't be a rumor!"

"It's true. The boss of LV called me personally. Actually, he wanted to contact you directly, but he didn't have your contact information!"

Wang Yan nodded and closed his eyes again.

"Well, since he is so sincere, let him come to the United States to talk to me. I have requirements for not only the endorsement fee, but also the advertising. I don't want to shoot those sissy commercials."

Jeffrey was stunned; he had not expected this.

"Wang, these are all easy to talk about. We can discuss them, but the boss of LV hopes that you can shoot a commercial with another actress."

"Who?"

"It's Little K."

Wang Yan touched his nose. He still admired Xiao K's appearance.

Little K's full name is Kristen Stewart. She has a cute yet cool and lovable temperament.

"Well, Xiao K is still good, we can cooperate!"

Seeing that Wang Yan agreed, Jeffrey immediately took action.

Two days later, Wang Yan met with the boss of LV, and Xiao K was also present.

Xiao K dressed up carefully. It seemed that she was not here to discuss work, but to attend Wang Yan's fan meeting.

She turned a blind eye to the goodwill of LV boss Arnault and her eyes were full of Wang Yan.

If her assistant hadn't reminded her, Xiao K would have stuck to Wang Yan, which made Wang Yan feel a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, Arnault is also a fan of Wang Yan. He didn't care about it. Instead, he acted as a light bulb and created opportunities for Wang Yan and Xiao K to be together!

(End of this chapter)