"Wu Li, a famous kung fu master in my country, signed a contract with the UFC in the United States, and yesterday, the official website of the UFC released news that Wu Li's first fight in the UFC may be the current lightweight No. 6 Dan Hu ......"

When Wu Li's news in the UFC was updated, major news websites in China released relevant news.

Wu Li's popularity and popularity in China have surpassed that of most first-line stars. It stands to reason that he doesn't mix in the entertainment industry, he doesn't have any gossip, he doesn't have any works, he just does a live variety show, and the anchor who takes the fighting route will definitely not be able to reach this level, but he can't stand Wu Li too good at making trouble.

The reason why the live variety show of 'Xunwu' can become a phenomenal variety show in China is largely because each of its programs is very exciting, dramatic, and interesting, and as the absolute protagonist of 'Xunwu', Wu Li comes to a 'breaking point' every once in a while, which makes the people who eat melons addicted, and also makes Wu Li's popularity remain high.

The stars in the entertainment industry are trying their best to 'hype' themselves, occasionally attract the attention of the public, and increase their sense of existence, which is like Wu Li, he really can't be regarded as a person in the entertainment industry, but his sense of presence has always been bursting: from the start of 'Xunwu' in April, to now in October, for half a year, Wu Li has been on the hot search almost every month, and every time he is in the top three, the popularity lasts for at least a week, such a person, the entire Chinese entertainment industry, has not met similar for so many years.

On September 22, the terrorist attack in the United States was reported back to China, and Wu Li turned the tide and became a superhero for a while, until the beginning of October, when the popularity of this matter decreased slightly because of the National Day. And it didn't last long, and the news of the talk show on October 8 was transmitted back to China, and the news of the two goddesses confessing in public made the melon-eating masses in China addicted to it.

The name Wu Li is about to become a certain symbol in China, and every once in a while it will come out to brush a wave of presence.

......

Shenzhen City, Goose Factory Headquarters Office Building.

The man browsed the news on the web, he thought for a moment, and picked up the phone on his desk.

"Lao Hu, come to my office. ”

He hung up the phone and continued to browse the information on the web, with a nameplate in front of his desk: Zhang Dongming.

Below the name is a line of small print: Minister of Strategy.

After a while, a slightly balding middle-aged man wearing glasses walked into Zhang Dongming's office in his work clothes.

"Zhang Bu, are you looking for me?"

Zhang Dongming glanced up: "Sit." ”

After the man sat down, Zhang Dongming looked away from the computer screen: "Old Hu, Wu Li, you know, right?"

Lao Hu nodded: "Is it the one who is looking for martial arts?" ”

Zhang Dongming: "He recently signed with the UFC and is about to fight his first fight, do you know this?"

Lao Hu shook his head: "I didn't pay much attention to this. ”

Zhang Dongming: "His current popularity is still hot, and if he goes to fight in the UFC, I am afraid that the number of people watching the game in China will increase a lot." ”

Lao Hu was stunned for a moment, and asked tentatively: "So you are thinking about the UFC's broadcast rights?"

Zhang Dongming nodded with satisfaction, Lao Hu was his subordinate who was pulled up by his hand, and he could best keep up with his thinking, and he belonged to the kind that could be understood at one point.

"The fight competition has been tepid in China, and the number of spectators is not large, so we have not paid attention to it. Before, because of Wu Li, there was a wave of kung fu craze in China, and Lao Sun and they also held a meeting to discuss this matter and proposed a plan to me, but I rejected it on the grounds that I felt that no matter how popular Wu Li was, it would be difficult to completely affect an industry. ”

Zhang Dongming said slowly, he said that the speed of speech was originally slow, and after becoming a leader, the higher the position, the slower he spoke, and sometimes it was even a little crazy, but Lao Hu had followed him for so many years and was used to it, so he didn't interject and listened patiently.

"But now it seems that I still underestimate Wu Li's influence, because because of him alone, I am afraid that the number of people who follow UFC fights in China can at least a million more. Zhang Dongming sighed slightly.

Lao Hu thought for a while and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the contract between PPTV and UFC is about to expire, and we are going to start talking about renewal, right?"

Although Lao Hu doesn't pay much attention to UFC, as a senior manager of the strategic headquarters of the goose factory, he knows similar information.

Zhang Dongming: "Yes, it will expire in March next year, and we will definitely talk about renewing the contract this year." ”

Lao Hu: "Let the people of Penguin Sports go and get in touch with the UFC?"

Zhang Dongming pondered for a while: "Calling you here, that is to say, the focus of Penguin Sports has always been on the NBA, and the fight game has never been involved before, but I see the current trend, the audience of the fight game may be a lot more because of Wu Li, you go back and make a plan, let the people from the Penguin Sports Strategy Department also participate, and give me a preliminary plan within a week, about buying UFC broadcast rights." ”

Lao Hu nodded: "Understood." ”

Zhang Dongming smiled: "I have a hunch that U Ku will also intervene, and most of them will consider buying it as an exclusive." ”

"If that's the case, I'm afraid PPTV will be bleeding heavily this time. Lao Hu also smiled.

In terms of live sports events, Penguin Sports, U Cool and PPTV are the most mainstream, but their respective focuses are different, in the past, fighting matches were niche competitions in China, only PPTV has the right to broadcast, and it is not the key, and now Penguin, U Cool may join the UFC broadcast rights competition, which is a big storm in the industry.

"If all three of us make an offer to the UFC in the end, I'm afraid Wu Li's status in the UFC will suddenly rise, is this considered that our three platforms are jointly praising him? The tiger said suddenly.

Zhang Dongming shook his head: "People are not just celebrities, have you forgotten Boyuan Company? Now there are more than 50 martial arts halls in the country, and the net profit in half a year has exceeded 100 million, and Wu Li is the chairman of this company." ”

Lao Hu was stunned for a moment, and then sighed with emotion: "This Wu Li is still in college, right? Hearing you say this, I really feel that I have been in vain for so many years." ”

......

On October 11, in the private room of a Chinese restaurant in New York, Wu Li met Dana Paik, the current president of UFC, a bald man with a kind smile.

"This is Tom, my senior advisor. Dana Bai introduced a man beside him to Wu Li.

Tom briefly introduced himself in fluent Chinese, and he was mainly responsible for translating for the two today.

Today, Dana Bai was invited privately, so Wu Li went to the banquet alone and did not bring the rest of the people.

"The Chinese cuisine in this restaurant tastes very good, I have ordered a few specials, you look at the menu. Dana Bai motioned to the waiter to hand the menu to Wu Li.

Wu Li didn't look at it for too long, and ordered a few dishes at random.

During the serving, Dana White chatted with Wu Li, as the president of the UFC, but he didn't have any arrogance, he was very talkative, and Wu Li talked about a lot of topics related to Huaguo Kung Fu.

Wu Li was actually a little surprised to receive the invitation, although he knew that Dana White had a good personal relationship with many star fighters in the UFC, and there was even a saying that in the UFC, if you haven't been invited to dinner by Dana Bai, it means that you are not popular enough;

During the meal, Wu Li could clearly feel that Dana White and Tom were not used to using Chinese chopsticks, and they had a hard time eating.

"Well, if you don't change it to a fork, I won't mind. Wu Li proposed.

"Hahaha, your Huaguo tableware is probably the most difficult in the world, right?" Bai Dana said with a smile, and no longer embarrassed himself, he asked the waiter for two forks.

After eating, the three of them went to a separate lounge, and then they began to talk about business.

"Wu, I'm actually very optimistic about you. Dana Bai was very straightforward in his first sentence.

Wu Li looked at the other party, waiting for the next words.

"Your individual strength and image are perfect for the UFC stage. Dana White said, "Yes, your performance in TUF has already made me look forward to you, and my performance on September 22 shocked me." ”

"If it's an unlimited fight, I don't think even the heavyweights of the UFC are your opponents. ”

Dana White said a high evaluation, you must know that UFC heavyweights have always been considered the best in hand-to-hand combat in the world.

"Thank you. Wu Li's expression remained unchanged, and he said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Dana Bai was slightly surprised, in his opinion, the young man in front of him was only twenty-one years old, and it could be seen from the previous series of events that the other party had the arrogance of a young man, and as the president of the UFC, he gave such a high evaluation to the other party, was Wu Li's reaction too peaceful?

In fact, he wanted to fork, in Wu Li's heart, he has always regarded the ring and actual combat as two different things, his actual combat ability is stronger than that of a group of sportsmen, this kind of thing is really nothing to be proud of for him, just like a person who said to the ace sniper in the army that your lethality on the battlefield must be stronger than the Olympic shooting champion, this is really not exaggerated......

"However, there are restrictions and rules for UFC fights, and as far as I know, you don't have much experience in the ring before, so if you really fight Danhu in the first fight, what do you think?" asked Dana White.

Although he let people release the news that Wu Li's first game may be with Danhu, in fact, both sides have not yet expressed their positions, so this game is actually not decided.

Wu Li said directly: "I have no opinion. ”

Of course, he will not have an opinion, compared to playing step by step and directly hitting high-ranked players, the speed of fame is the fastest.

Dana White smiled, "Do you think you can win?"

Wu Li also laughed: "I said I can win, Mr. White, do you believe it?"

Bai Dana leaned forward slightly and looked directly at Wu Li: "Wu, I just said that I am very optimistic about you, in fact, it is not a joke, I really think that you can influence an industry, at least in your country!"