Bangkok, Thailand.

A black sedan drove into a private villa, and soon four Chinese people got out of the car.

On the second floor, a sturdy man with a scar on his face and a fierce man received them.

The man was silent, and there was a middle-aged man in his forties beside him, who looked kind and warmly invited the three of them to sit down.

"Welcome, I have already told Aaron what you think, and I called you here today to hear you talk in detail. The middle-aged man said with a smile.

The fierce man next to him with a scar on his face is named Long Nguyen, a well-known Muay Thai fighter who is currently the Asian ONE Lightweight Champion, and he is Nguyen's agent.

Of the four Chinese in the room, one of them is Gong Guren, and the other three are translators, one is a lawyer, and the other is the vice president of Yan Huang Decision Co., Ltd.

Yanhuang Decision Co., Ltd. was established by Wu Ligang and belongs to the branch of Boyuan Company.

The purpose of Gong Guren and others coming to Thailand this time was to persuade Ruan Long to let the other party sign a contract with Yan Huang.

"Does Mr. Ruan Long know anything about Yan Huang Jue?" asked Zhang Youcai, the vice president of Yan Huang Jue Co., Ltd., with a smile.

His words were translated by fellow translators.

Ruan Long looked old-fashioned and looked at Zhang Youcai: "A newly established competition." ”

Zhang Youcai's smile remained unchanged: "It is indeed a newly established competition, but the attention of Yan Huang Duel in China is unprecedented, more than any previous fighting competition! As for the reason, presumably Mr. Ruan Long should also know, because of our president, Wu Li." ”

Hearing the name Wu Li, Ruan Long's eyes changed.

He also fought in the UFC, was defeated by Hab, and has been fighting at ONE ever since he was poached by ONE. Although he is now a lightweight champion, Asian ONE and the UFC are not in the same class in terms of attention and the level of fighters. And Ruan Long knows that if he runs to the UFC, he can score in the top five at most, and it is almost impossible to win the championship, because he is not Hab's opponent.

Therefore, for Wu Li, who can defeat Habu with injuries, Ruan Long has respect.

"Mr. Ruan Long should know about Wu Li's influence in our country, and I will tell you a few statistics: He has more than 300 million followers on one of the most popular video apps in our country! He has more than 200 million followers on our country's largest social networking site!" Zhang Youcai said.

"And we have invested a lot of publicity in this competition, and it is no exaggeration to say that the whole country is now paying attention to Yanhuang Duel!"

Ruan Long nodded: "You guys are really hot now, but who can guarantee that you can stay on fire? ”

It sounded like Ruan Long had already refused, but Zhang Youcai's expression remained unchanged and he said, "The greater the risk, the greater the gain!" With all due respect, Mr. Ruan Long, although you have already won the ONE Championship, it is difficult for your popularity and commercial value to be boosted. ”

Ruan Long narrowed his eyes and did not speak.

Zhang Youcai spread his hands: "This is because of the limitations of ONE in Asia, the largest market in Asia is our Huaguo, but ONE's attention in China has always been very low. And out of Asia, ONE can't compete in the UFC at all, so Mr. Nguyen Long, although you won the ONE title, if you choose to stay in ONE, I think now may be the peak of your career. ”

"Joining Yan Huang Decisive will you be able to guarantee that Aaron's career will reach greater heights? If we must leave ONE, the UFC may be a better fit for us. Ruan Long's agent on the side suddenly spoke.

Zhang Youcai said with a smile: "We have a saying in Huaguo that we would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail." Of course, the UFC has a broader market, but if Mr. Nguyen Long goes to the UFC, there will be a lot of competition, and if he can't play too well, then it is better to stay in ONE. ”

Ruan Long and his agent frowned when they heard this, what Zhang Youcai said was indeed what they were currently struggling with: staying in ONE, there is no room for improvement, and going to the UFC, there are too many masters there, if you can't get results, it's better not to go.

Zhang Youcai looked at the two of them: "So the Yanhuang duel is the best choice for you! At present, the competition has just been established, and the competition will not be too fierce, with Mr. Ruan Long's strength, it will be easy to stand out after you go." The market in Huaguo is much larger than that of ONE, as long as you make achievements and have attention, Mr. Ruan Long, your business value will naturally increase. ”

Ruan Long's agent shook his head: "First, we are not sure how long Yanhuang will be able to do it, what if the popularity can only last for one or two sessions? Second, Ah Long is not from China after all, after he goes, even if his strength is strong enough, the audience in China may not like him." ”

"Take a gamble. Zhang Youcai said.

"Huh?" Ruan Long's agent was puzzled.

Zhang Youcai spread his hands: "If Yanhuang Duel is already a mature professional league like UFC, and if there are already many foreign fighters who have gained high popularity in Yanhuang Duel, then it is not us who come to you to sign a contract now, but you who take the initiative to come to us." ”

Ruan Long's agent frowned, and just as he was about to speak, Zhang Youcai took the lead and said: "Think about the market in Huaguo, once Yan Huang can succeed, it may be the next UFC, and Mr. Ruan Long may be one of the legendary fighters in the early stage of Yan Huang Duel!"

"And we're here this time with sincerity. ”

Zhang Youcai paused and said, "ONE's liquidated damages, we will bear it here." In addition, as long as Mr. Ruan Long is willing to sign a contract with us, we will immediately give a signing fee of 30 million RMB! After the top 16, in addition to the original bonus of the competition, we will also give Mr. Ruan Long an appearance fee of 1 million RMB for each game!"

Ruan Long and his agent looked at each other, and there was some surprise in their eyes; if he could win the championship, the prize money he would get would be 10 million, and Ruan Long would have an appearance fee, which would add up to 14 million, plus the signing fee, and 44 million in his hand! Ruan Long had only earned about 60 million in five years of ONE fighting.

As soon as Zhang Youcai saw the expressions of Ruan Long and his agent, he knew that the other party was moved. As I said before, plus the benefits that can actually be obtained, Zhang Youcai is very sure that the other party will agree.

......

Two hours later, Zhang Youcai and the others left Ruan Long's villa with the contract.

In the car, Zhang Youcai breathed a sigh of relief: "It's finally done." ”

In the end, they won Ruan Long with a signing fee of 35 million plus an appearance fee of 1.5 million, and poached an active champion for Yan Huang.

Zhang Youcai looked at Gong Guren and asked with a smile: "Guren, the first person used up the signing fee of 35 million, not counting the appearance fee after that, and we will sign more than a dozen people later." What does Wu always say, you give me a thorough explanation?"

Gong Guren thought for a while and said, "Anyway, before leaving, Mr. Wu said a word to me." ”

"Oh, what instructions does Mr. Wu have?"

Zhang Youcai asked curiously, and the rest of the people in the car also looked at Gong Guren.

Gong Guren recalled Wu Li's demeanor when he spoke, he tried his best to make his tone close to Wu Li, straightened his waist, and waved his right hand: "Stun them with money!"

“......”

It took a long time for Zhang Youcai to speak: "Mr. Wu is awesome!"

Then he asked, "Thailand still has two ONE fighters to sign, which one shall we go for first?"

In terms of the company's position, Zhang Youcai is the vice president of the branch, while Gong Guren is just an agent, and the age difference between the two is fifteen years. But Zhang Youcai's tone of speech to Gong Guren was very polite, and there was a vague attitude led by Gong Guren.

There is no way, this poaching operation, Gong Guren came on behalf of Wu Li, for Zhang Youcai, this is equivalent to being a minister of the Qincha, of course he does not dare to slack off. And how well he performs, Gong Guren can give feedback to Wu Li in real time, so of course Zhang Youcai has to find ways to have a good relationship with Gong Guren.

Looking at Zhang Youcai's expression, Gong Guren also experienced the feeling of a fox and a fake tiger, but he was not a person who got carried away, and said to Zhang Youcai very politely: "Mr. Zhang, you are a professional, you will be fine." ”

So the group moved on to Chiang Mai, where the current ONE Heavyweight Champion was waiting for them.

For a full month, Gong Guren and others managed to poach 10 Asian ONE fighters, two of whom are current champions.

In addition to that, they poached eight UFC fighters, three of whom were ranked in the top 10, with the highest ranking being the third in the heavyweight division.

In order to poach these eighteen people, the liquidated damages plus the signing fee dropped by 520 million!

And the publicity fee used by Yan Huang is also 100 million, plus the prize money of the competition, Wu Li has invested nearly 800 million!

In this regard, Liu Yuanbo sighed and burdened 200 million of them.

......

On June 10, Penguin Sports announced that Wu Li became the image spokesperson of Penguin Sports.

At the beginning, Penguin Sports took the initiative to negotiate conditions with Dana White, so that Wu Li could get the right to challenge for the championship as soon as possible, so that he could cooperate with Wu Li. And now Wu Li also reciprocated the favor and chose to sign a contract with Penguin Sports and became the image spokesperson of the other party.

With Wu Li's popularity, various domestic commercial endorsements have long found him, but Wu Li will not accept any of them. Later, as Wu Li became more and more popular, even many commercial endorsements said that Wu Li could make his own offer, and they would never counteroffer, so it is conceivable that Wu Li's commercial value can be imagined.

Now Wu Li and Penguin Sports have signed a contract, and the other party is not ambiguous, and the signing fee given is 100 million yuan a year for two years, which is an unattainable sky-high price in the entire Chinese entertainment circle and sports industry!

Not only that, Penguin Sports also bought the exclusive live broadcast rights of Yanhuang Duel in 2021, which is also 100 million. Moreover, Wu Li asked Yan Huang to make this year's competition free of charge, and Penguin Sports could not charge for it, and Penguin Sports also agreed.

PS: Some people may not like to read this part of the content, but this is a necessary transition and must be written, and this part of the plot is to lead to the next big plot.