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December 19, 2010
Flowers, champagne, and hoops: on web video from China, the EB-5 pitch
Atlantic Yards Report
Part 16 of a series
I already in Part 3 embedded the video below, excerpted from a video by the Wailan immigration consultancy, showing how the "Brooklyn Arena and Infrastructure Project" is being pitched to potential investors from China seeking green cards.
You don't need to understand that actual statements--about the value, importance, and alleged uniqueness of the project--to get the subtext.
The tower of champagne glasses says it all. So does the portrayal of Westerners as the generous heroes and exotic hoopsters. So does the continuing backdrop of basketball, the NBA, and the Nets.
Actually, some of the people in the crowd look a little glum, or skeptical. But they don't speak, so it doesn't matter.
The Nets are in action! Important men in suits travel across the ocean! There's a raffle! Winners get basketballs!
By the way, the same soaring soundtrack is used on another Wailan EB-5 video.
Posted by steve at December 19, 2010 10:28 AM