The documentary about Wang Yi featured many basketball stars talking about him.
James: "This guy is the most incredible person I've ever met."
Magic Johnson: "He's the real magician."
Bill Russell: "He's destined to surpass Jordan. In the future, when people think of basketball, the first person who comes to mind won't be Michael, but him—Wang Yi."
Most importantly, it also featured God of Basketball Jordan.
When listing Jordan's comments, all of them at first were positive remarks about Wang Yi.
When Wang Yi won his third consecutive championship, Jordan thought he had already reached second place in history, and that winning a fourth in a row would be enough to surpass him.
But on the night Wang Yi won his fourth consecutive championship, Jordan's attitude took a complete 180-degree turn.
He spoke directly to Wang Yi through the camera: "You'll have to win four more championships to surpass me. Do you understand?"
At that moment.
More than seven million people across the United States were watching the broadcast.
They talked about boycotting Wang Yi, but when he made his decision live, their actions spoke louder than their words: they all tuned in.
A lot of people said they were boycotting Wang Yi, but if he could come to their city and play for their team, deep down they'd still welcome him.
It was just that, given the current climate, they didn't dare show it publicly.
When the ESPN producer saw the live viewer count top seven million, a smile spread across his face.
The viewership from this broadcast alone would earn them a fortune.
And this was only the documentary.
Wang Yi hadn't even gone live yet.
It was easy to imagine that once he did, the number of viewers would exceed ten million.
In China, more than fifty