As it turned out, it wasn't just Chinese celebrities who were affected. American celebrities were feeling the impact too.
Statistics showed that Wang Yi had more than five million fans in the United States alone.
And he had four or five million haters.
As the saying went, even bad publicity was publicity.
His fans and haters combined gave him an audience of nearly a hundred million.
The United States had a total population of just over three hundred million, after all.
So an audience of a hundred million was enormous by American standards.
That meant whenever Wang Yi made a major move, it was bound to cause a stir across the American internet.
Most of the attention went to him, while other celebrities could only watch enviously from the sidelines.
So these days, before American celebrities tried to stir up some excitement, they had to check the NBA schedule first.
Back to what happened after Wang Yi attended the press conference.
When he saw that no one had any more questions for him, he said to everyone:
"Then I'll see you next time."
As he spoke, he stood up, turned, and headed out of the media room.
Just as he stepped outside, the pretty publicist said to him, "Wang, someone wants to see you."
Wang Yi frowned slightly at that.
According to the usual schedule, once he finished the press conference, he had personal time.
Nobody liked having their personal time interrupted.
But he didn't turn them down right away. Instead, he asked, "Is it a young fan?"
One thing NBA stars did well was treating kids kindly.
Even if they were in a bad mood after a loss, they would still talk warmly with any young fans who wanted to meet them.
That was why Randolph, after someone tugged