Some might ask: How much does Nicole make?
Although Nicole isn't currently an NBA beat reporter under contract with the league, she is signed with ESPN.
But Nicole's salary is no lower than Miyakawa Maya's. If anything, it's higher.
That's because ESPN is already one of the top-ranked sports networks in the world.
Its salaries are naturally higher than those at other networks.
On top of that, ESPN's behind-the-scenes bosses knew a little about the Nicole Family, so they offered Nicole an even higher salary.
They wanted to curry favor with her family.
Third, Nicole was closer to Wang Yi than Miyakawa Maya was.
There were plenty of things Wang Yi might not tell Miyakawa Maya, but he would let Nicole in on them.
Miyakawa Maya first congratulated Wang Yi on winning the championship, then asked:
"Wang, at this moment, with everything as it is, how are you feeling?"
Wang Yi thought for a moment before answering:
"I'm thinking about what we need to do to win it all next season."
Miyakawa Maya smiled at that. "You've only just won this season's championship, and you're already thinking about how to win next season. You're not leaving anyone else a way to survive!"
Wang Yi laughed. "This is a world where the strong prey on the weak and only the fittest survive. The NBA is especially like that."
"In the NBA, you have to fight for your own chance. Nobody else is going to give it to you. No one's going to leave you a way out."
Miyakawa Maya nodded.
Wang Yi was right.
What he'd said wasn't just true of the NBA. It was a universal truth.
Very few people in this world would leave you a way out. If you wanted to survive and live a better life, you