Chapter 405: One Point Four Hundred Million!! (1st Update)
The news that Xiao Po decided to join the crew of the death squad and play an important role detonated a lot of attention.
But when you think about it, it's actually a natural thing. After all, Xiao Xiao has been involved in the entertainment industry from the beginning, and the news that he has been on the headlines of the entertainment section is even no less than that of the sports version, and the scandals between him and female stars in the entertainment industry can even be loaded with big trucks.
And just when everyone was in full swing for Xiao Xiao's filming of the death squad, the person in charge of WWE had publicly told the media: "The schedule has been arranged, the location is set at the Madison Garden Arena, and the iron cage is already in full swing." The mourners and HHH are also confirmed to be present. So...... Dash and Nate Robinson, are you really sure you're coming? ”
The person in charge of WWE released this sentence once again caused public opinion, and even the discussion among men was much higher than that of Xiao Xian's participation in the death squad, after all, it was a real fight, and it was broadcast live in an iron cage.
Compared with movies across the screen, no matter how gorgeous the picture is and how gorgeous the action is, it is impossible to have this kind of fist-to-flesh fight in the ring to be more exciting and bloody. So, naturally, the latter has more attention.
That's why top boxers always rank first in terms of income in the sports category, even if they don't endorse or have other commercial activities. Because they just rely on the sky-high broadcast fees and ticket revenue of the TV station, it is enough to easily break 100 million or even 200 million US dollars.
And just when everyone was talking about this matter, NBA league president David Stern was not very happy to give Xiao Sa a suggestion in an interview: "I don't agree with Sage going to fight a box." I don't think it's much good for his image. And it will increase his risk of injury. As a successful basketball player. He should put all his energy into basketball. ”
Although David Stern did not say no explicitly, his attitude was already obvious.
He doesn't want a brutal boxer in his carefully crafted League of Civilizations, and while it's their freedom for players to do their own thing in the offseason, it will more or less affect the overall image of the NBA.
Based on David Stern's position, there is no problem with him saying this.
However, based on the countless spectators who want to see a man who kills a wild wolf with his bare hands stand in the ring, this is a completely unreasonable construction.
Therefore, immediately there was a clamor on the Internet with countless attacks on David Stern. Originally, some old basketball fans had a lot of complaints about the league he was in charge of...... After all, under Stern's rule, a lot of physical confrontations were castrated. The kind of iron-blooded confrontation of the eighties and nineties simply does not exist at all. Nowadays, the whistle blows whenever there is contact with the body, and in the 90s, even if there was blood, the referee would just stare at you and rarely disrupt the rhythm of the game.
And now he's blatantly interfering in his offseason private affairs, which obviously makes them even more uncomfortable.
So, under the leadership of this group of old fans, a large group of young and vigorous young people attacked and abused David Stern on the Internet, and threatened to boycott the NBA.
David Stern was a businessman, and as he watched the overwhelming opposition gather, he had to quickly change his tone.
"Okay. I can't stop young people from doing anything. Also, I just don't want to get hurt in the ring. After all, he's a very talented potential player and he's very hardworking. Please forgive me for being selfish and protective of him. ”
David Stern changed his tone before he could change the storm of public opinion.
It's not easy for him at this age.
When David Stern finally came down from the cusp, Barbara, as the dashing plenipotentiary, finally accepted an interview with the media, in which she made two conditions very clear: "First, Xiao Sa said that he doesn't know much about wrestling routines, and it is best to quote the UFC rules. Second, the tournament should not be hosted by WWE officials, but should be negotiated by the two parties involved in the tournament. The broadcast fee for this game plus the income from advertising sponsorship is divided into 7:3 according to the win-loss ratio. ”
As soon as these two conditions came out, WWE officials immediately felt that they were too harsh.
Originally, their idea was to use Xiao and Nate Robinson as free wrestlers, and all the commercial income naturally did not have a share of these two people, just a little carriage and horse fare. But as soon as Barbara mentioned this, she directly kicked out the WWE official, and all the income was distributed between the two participants, and it had nothing to do with them.
Originally, from the analysis of the rules of boxing matches, there was actually no problem at all. Because that's how everybody distributes it, but WWE is a league, a business alliance.
So, the head of WWE was quick to say, "No way!" It is impossible to accept such harsh conditions. ”
As soon as his attitude came out, the spectators who were originally full of anticipation immediately went crazy...... What are harsh conditions? Why are you stopping this? Didn't you go up and fight? Isn't it normal for people to go on the field and fight people who are at risk in all aspects?
The spectators were frantic and angry, and they felt like they had been tricked by the WWE leader.
But WWE leaders aren't as soft as David Stern, because it's in their core interest.
However, Barbara unfolded the trick of secretly crossing Chen Cang. She found HHH and the mourner himself very smoothly, and after a series of analyses through guò, the two agreed very happily and signed a contract.
After all, for them. Even if you lose the battle and get 30%, it is a super huge amount. According to Barbara's words, you have a fight with Xiao Sa, and the income you get is enough for you to fight in that league for ten years!! Moreover, Want to get into a studio and become a Hollywood tough guy star like Dwayne Johnson? I'm an entertainment company, and I can easily put you into any action movie, even as long as your commercial value reaches a certain level. What about having you as the leading actors?
Barbara is good at negotiating. And she does have so much confidence to make people believe in his abilities.
HHH had almost no hesitation with the mourners. They quickly decided that following Barbara was more promising, after all, wrestlers would retire in the end, and if they could enter the entertainment industry after retirement, it would be the best ending.
Therefore, it is necessary to hug the thighs of an entertainment tycoon like Barbara.
Seeing the two nodding their heads like pounding garlic, Barbara couldn't help but regret it deeply...... Giving them a 30% share is too high! Alas!!
After getting the two of them, Barbara went to get Nate Robinson again.
Nate Robinson was pretty good, and Barbara only gave him two million dollars in cash. He didn't hesitate to sign the contract. And he once told Barbara that he didn't want money, as long as he could follow Xiao Shi to fight with HHH and the undertaker. But Barbara gave it to him anyway, and promised him that the money would be his, whether he won or lost. It's just that he no longer participates in a qiē dividend.
Nate Robinson had no complaints, even rejoicing. With only one game to get two million dollars, what else can he say? That's after-tax income, you know, he's played for four years. After-tax income is not two million.
As for the future dividends, no matter how high they are. Nate Robinson won't be blushing either. Because he understands better than anyone else that all commercial value is directed towards scarcity. And he's just a foil, to be a foil, you have to have the consciousness of being a foil, two million is good!!
After Barbara got Nate Robinson and the two wrestlers, she quickly announced to the media that the first iron cage fight will be held at the Madti Garden Arena in the first game of the NBA Finals.
As soon as the news came out, the whole world went crazy.
No one expected that Xiao Sao would really stand in the ring. And it's still an iron cage without rules to fight.
In an instant, countless people's eyes were stirred, and the heat rose in various ways.
After all, the previous warm-up was too much, starting from the Boston riot with a comfortable knockout of three basketball players at the North Shore Garden Arena, Xiao Sao has become a hot new star in the world of boxing as a non-boxer. Then, at the press conference of the movie Death Squad, he revealed two dragon-like scars on his back, and told the world that this was the scar he left when he killed a wild wolf when he was thirteen years old, which once again detonated a sensation in public opinion. Then there was the WWE offer, and the fighters were instantly aroused, but in the end, the refusal of the WWE leader made the people who were extremely concerned about the matter gloomy. But now, finally, things have been finally confirmed, and the upgrade is coming.
When the enthusiasm of followers boiled, various commercial sponsorships also followed.
Barbara has received numerous contracts.
However, Barbara rejected the vast majority of them and chose only a few of them as exclusive sponsors. and bought out the exclusive broadcast of the game in the United States to HBO cable pay TV station, and HBO paid a price of 90 million US dollars, which is considered a high price in a regular boxing match. It can be seen that the influence of Xiao Shao is huge.
The ticket revenue also exceeded 72 million US dollars, and every seat in Madison Garden was sold, and each ticket was sky-high compared to basketball games, but it was still difficult to find a ticket, and the tickets in the front row were even sold to a sky-high price of two or three hundred thousand US dollars.
Such a heat is obviously beyond Barbara's imagination.
She felt that she seemed to have done something wrong, that is, why did she want to shoot the death squad in a chic manner, and use this schedule to fight a few more boxing matches to earn more money!!
Barbara is actually a bit biased to think like this, because everything is scarce and expensive, and Xiao Shi is now hot on his body, and he can naturally obtain such a high commercial value by taking advantage of the trend, if he takes this as a career and becomes an official boxer, after a few fights, it may not be dull.
In fact, many boxers have expressed jealousy and disdain for the matchup, believing that the match between two basketball players and two wrestlers is simply a disgusting show with no technical content at all.
But...... Who cares?
Anyway, the game hasn't started yet, and there are already 200 million in revenue. The income of the periphery has not yet been calculated.
If Xiao Dash wins this iron cage battle, then... He will earn at least one point four hundred million!!
One point 400 million!!
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The first more delivered! (To be continued......)