You had to know, Sports Illustrated's normal circulation topped out at around 700,000 to 800,000 copies.
This time, it had sold five million copies outright. That showed just how influential Wang Yi had become.
Some people asked, wasn't Wang Yi afraid of the cover curse?
Come on. With Wang Yi's influence these days, even the cover curse would have to get out of his way.
Watching Sports Illustrated's sales climb higher and higher, the magazine's editor-in-chief wore a pleased smile.
In this age of widespread internet access, print magazines were becoming harder and harder to keep afloat.
Even an established magazine like Sports Illustrated had less and less room to survive.
Its sales fell almost every month, but whenever Wang Yi appeared on the cover, sales suddenly multiplied several times over.
It looked like they would have to cling to Wang Yi from now on.
While Wang Yi's variety show was taking off and Sports Illustrated's sales were multiplying, the drink he had invested in the previous year was also doing exceptionally well.
Thanks to the popularity Wang Yi's fame brought it, the drink had caught on quickly.
It had nearly squeezed Smith's investment out of the market entirely.
As a result, Smith had barely made any money from this investment.
The drink Wang Yi had invested in had now become one of the ten best-selling drinks in the United States.
The company had big ambitions. Its goal was to make it into more than just the top ten.
It wanted to take on Coca-Cola.
Of course, it was clearly impossible for the company to push Coca-Cola out of the market.
So the company had settled on a direction for its future development: sports drinks.
First, it would use sports drinks to claim a share of the market, then