June 2nd.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Quicken Loans Arena, home of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Ohio, was packed with people.
Quicken Loans Arena, which can accommodate 21,000 people, now has around 25,000 people seated.
Many temporary chairs and stools made the arena look overcrowded.
In fact, they could originally accommodate another 2,000 people, but considering safety issues, they only increased the occupancy rate to 125%.
The 2015-2016 season, the final NBA championship finals, is about to start here.
At this time, the ticket price has skyrocketed to the point where it feels exaggerated.
The lowest ticket price is 2,000 US dollars per ticket, and the highest ticket price is as high as 100,000 US dollars, not to mention private rooms, which are sky-high prices.
You read that right, it’s really that expensive.
And this is approved by the NBA.
Not only in the finals, but also in the regular season, when two strong teams compete, the ticket prices can increase several times.
The more important the game, the more expensive the ticket prices the teams and arenas can set, thereby earning more revenue.
Compared with the huge revenue from broadcasting, the revenue from arena tickets is definitely not the highest, but it is also a great supplement to income.
For example, the New York Knicks have always been expensive, which is one of the reasons why they make the most money.
Cleveland is originally a small city. If we don't take advantage of such a good time to make more money, how can we be worthy of the crazy investment in recent years
The NBA is a business league. They don't care about things like letting more fans watch the game. Maximizing profits has always been the first factor in their choice.
Just like the first game that Boss Joe came back in 1996, the league frantically priced the game at a minimum of $1,000.
The purchasing power and value of 1,000 yuan 20 years ago is definitely comparable to 2,000 US dollars now.
At that time, the salaries of NBA stars were basically very low. Reggie Miller only made 9 million, and David Robinson only made 12.3 million U.S. dollars a year.
Except for Boss Joe's more than 30 million, which was specially approved by President Stern and does not need to be included in the luxury tax, the salary of any star is not high.
What now
Today's star-level players in the league can easily earn 20 million U.S. dollars, and every team has one or two superstars with a salary of 30 million U.S. dollars.
Therefore, according to the probability of such price surge and inflation, it is still incomparable with that of the past.
Not to mention that Boss Joe's first comeback game was just the regular season, and now it's the finals! !
Let’s ignore this matter.
Anyway, there are a lot of rich people in the United States, and a mere 25,000 seats won’t be a problem for them at all.
Even the better the seats, the more expensive the scalpers will raise the price.
However, there are things that Huang Niu cannot do.
The two or three best seats, those behind Shen Huan, have been raised by buyers to 200,000 US dollars per ticket, but no one can sell them.
Because these three tickets had been booked by Shen Huan a long time ago, he personally called LeBron James and asked him to make arrangements. With James' character, of course he wanted to give face, so how could he live outside
After the warm-up was completed, Shen Huan sat on his seat to take a rest, and the two women behind him naturally started massaging him.
This made Zhang Yaya, who was sitting next to her, dissatisfied.
She snorted coldly, but the two big stars ignored her at all.
They even didn't pay attention to Zhang Yaya.
If you want Miley Cyrus and Elizabeth Olsen to take notice, at least you have to let Wang Zhen sit there, right
How could such a little girl make them feel even the slightest bit threatening
For the first time, Zhang Yaya hated herself for not growing up like Wang Zhen, but she couldn't help it.
I can only talk to Shen Huan, "Hey, Shen Huan, are you sure about this game?"
"Yes." Shen Huan nodded while resting with his eyes closed.
"Wow, you are facing LeBron James. Is that really okay?" Zhang Yaya stuck out her tongue.
She didn't care much about basketball before, but recently she has gained a lot of basketball knowledge. She knows that LeBron James is the strongest NBA player in the past 10 years and the number one superstar in the NBA today.
"No problem." Shen Huan's tone was still calm.
"Shen Huan, don't speak a language we don't understand. Speak in English!" Miley Cyrus, who was next to her, was not satisfied and pressed Shen Huan's shoulders hard.
As everyone knows, such a powerful massage will be more comfortable.
Shen Huan smiled and briefly recounted the conversation with Zhang Yaya just now.
Miley Cyrus nodded as she listened, and winked at a place opposite with a smile, looking quite proud.
As a result, she angered the woman across from her.
The black pearl made a half circle from the side.
With his eyes closed, Shen Huan could hear the shouts and noises around him getting louder.
The name that was shouted the most was "Rihanna".
Even though Shen Huanxuan smelled a very strong perfume.
"Hi!"
Then he heard a nice voice.
When he opened his eyes, he saw a tall black pearl standing in front of him. He was quite beautiful.
Oh, isn’t this Queen Lu Dong!
Shen Huan remembered the nickname given to her by the fans in her previous life and smiled.
Seeing Shen Huan smiling, Rihanna couldn't help but soften her tone, "What were you talking about just now?"
"Shen Huan said he was going to beat LeBron James today." Miley Cyrus said first.
Shen Huan felt helpless for a while and patted her hand, "Don't make trouble."
Facing Rihanna's angry gaze, Shen Huan explained: "She was joking, but I was telling you that I won't be afraid of anyone in today's game. I will use my best form to defeat LeBron."
The same words had a different taste when spoken in Shen Huan's mouth.
Of course Rihanna is more willing to believe Shen Huan's words than that crazy woman.
She glared at Miley Cyrus, and then said to Shen Huan: "You are a very good boy, and I also like to watch you play. But you can't beat our James. After today, you will know what The strongest in the world!"
Rihanna is the biggest LeBron James fan.
No matter which team James goes to, she will follow closely.
On the basketball court, she is not a diva, but a complete James fangirl.
But when Rihanna said this, she offended Elizabeth Olsen next to her.
Although the two are not at the same level, Elizabeth is not afraid of Rihanna, "You are wrong! Shen Huan is obviously the strongest player in the world! James' ability cannot be better than Shen Huan!"
"Haha, it's just that he didn't meet James." Rihanna smiled confidently, "Let's wait and see! After this game, the answer will be revealed!"
"What if you lose?" Miley Cyrus suddenly asked, "Do you dare to take a bet?"
"What are you betting on?" Rihanna is not afraid of this underachieving little girl in the music industry.
"If you lose, write a song for Shen Huan to praise his greatness!" Miley Cyrus said, "If I lose, I will also sing a song praising James!"
"Although our coffee positions are different, and I also believe that James will definitely win, I will still bet with you." Rihanna thought for a moment and said, "I want you to be convinced of losing, and I also want to make you Shen Huan is convinced that he lost."
Shen Huan expressed that he was helpless: "You two, why do I feel that I have no say in the bets related to me?"
Rihanna and Miley Cyrus, who were originally at odds with each other, burst into laughter after hearing this.
"Shen Huan, you are such an interesting child. It feels completely different from how you feel on the court." Rihanna smiled and bent down and gave Shen Huan a hug, "Come on! Although you can't beat James now, but After he retires, the NBA will be yours!"
"Bah! Shen Huan belongs to us now!" Miley Cyrus shouted in amusement.
Rihanna did not argue with her, but returned to her seat with a smile, laughing and talking about something with her companion, and then the three women laughed together at Shen Huan.
The camera next to me really kept flashing.
Journalists love to see this happen.
Everyone had a gossipy look on their faces, wanting to know what they were talking about immediately.
Miley Cyrus has always been strong, so no one is surprised.
But Rihanna came here specifically, laughed non-stop, and even took the initiative to hug Shen Huan. This is big news!
Could it be that Rihanna, the most die-hard James fan, betrayed her after meeting Shen Huan, a Chinese boy
Or is she engaging in man-stealing drama with Miley Cyrus
Anyway, with reporters’ mouths, countless scripts can be produced by casually editing them.
Don’t the audience love watching such bloody dramas
Thank you so much Shen Huan for bringing us so many topics besides basketball! !