The fans in the arena heard the familiar voice and were all taken by surprise.
They turned to look at the arena's DJ.
The director knew what the audience wanted, too, and cut to Jaylen.
Jaylen was wearing Wang Yi's jersey and a pair of headphones. He waved to everyone and said, "Aiyo, not bad!"
"Whoa—"
The arena erupted once again.
"Jay Chou is actually the arena DJ! I never expected this—seriously, I never expected it!"
"Damn, that's some serious star power. They've got the legendary Jay Chou doing the arena DJ gig! Isn't that a little beneath him?"
"But he looks like he's having a great time."
Then, accompanied by Jaylen's introductions, the players came out one by one.
After the introductions, the camera panned across the front row of the audience.
There was no shortage of big names and celebrities.
Yao Ming, Tsai Chong-hsin, Jack Ma, Xu Jiayin, Zhao Benshan, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Wu Jing...
Li Yapeng, Zhou Yiwei, Zheng Kai, Deng Chao, Su Xing, Li Chen...
And that was just the first row. The next few rows were filled with stars from all walks of life in China.
Basketball stars like Yi Jianlian;
Tennis stars like Li Na;
Screen stars like Liu Yifei and Jiang Shuying...
A glance around revealed a dazzling array of famous faces.
Every one of them was a fan of Wang Yi.
Wang Yi's standing in basketball, his achievements in the NBA, his contributions to Chinese basketball, and his charitable efforts had made him the undisputed idol of them all.
As a popular saying in recent years went: "Your idol might not be Wang Yi, but your idol's idol definitely is."
Once the player introductions were over, both teams returned to their respective resting areas to prepare.
Given the long journey,