Chapter 183 Gambling Agreement
In the minds of most boxing fans, K1 GP is equivalent to K1.

K1 MAX is just an extension of it.

Since the birth of K1 fighting ten years ago, its main section has also been K1 GP.

Unlike boxing and other fighting sports, K1 GP does not set a weight threshold.

Therefore, the contestants are basically heavyweights, generally weighing more than 88kg, like giants in the fighting world.

Most of these players hold heavyweight championship titles in international fighting events such as SKA, WKA, WBO, etc. This is exactly the original intention of the establishment of K1 GP.

Gather the world's top heavyweight champions for an ultimate battle for honor.

Because of its unique event setting, K1 GP has now become the No. 1 in the field of stand-up fighting.

Its champion is hailed as the pinnacle of boxing and the strongest king in the world.

However, due to differences in physical constitution among different races, Asian athletes are often better at technology and find it difficult to compete with Western athletes in terms of size and strength.

Therefore, since the inception of K1 GP, Western players have long dominated.

As for Japanese athletes, they mostly participate in K1 Japan GP, ​​which is the K1 domestic competition.

Occasionally, foreign experts are invited to participate, with the aim of training outstanding players for Japan to advance directly to the K1 GP finals.

In the K1 system, in addition to the GP World Championships and local competitions, the K1 MAX series was added last year.

That is, it focuses on lightweight athletes from Asia, with a weight limit of less than 70kg.

It’s just that Du Sheng’s weight is 5kg over the limit, and after practicing “Dragon Elephant”, the value will only get higher and higher.

Basically no chance for this event.

As a result, he can only participate in the K1 GP as a spectator.

Currently, the event holds preliminaries in eight major cities around the world, and the winners can participate in 4 or 5 intercontinental competitions held in Lighthouse, Europe, and Neon.

The intercontinental champion can enter the K1 GP semi-finals held in the second half of the year.

There are 14 places in total for the semi-finals.

7 of the places will be given to the local tournament finalists, and 4-5 will be given to the continental tournament champions.

The remaining 2 to 3 places are reserved for foreign players who failed to make it to the semi-finals but have high visibility and market appeal.

Du Sheng’s plan was to get those 2 to 3 places for foreign players!

As long as you can make it to the finals, not to mention the 300 million RMB prize for the champion, the participation fee will also be several million.

Du Sheng's words shocked Matsushima Fujisawa and Ma Yaowei and others nearby.

This guy must have been blinded by victory to have such a bold and incredible idea.

There is no way. Dongfang has sent several Sanda masters to compete in K1 before, but they rarely achieved good results.

At the K1 Max World Championship held last year, the folk master appointed by the Wushu Association also made a high-profile appearance.
Unfortunately, however, he was eliminated by a Chinese boxer in the first round.

The news of defeats spread back to the country time and time again, making people sigh and lament.

How dare Du Sheng do that?
If it was just a competition of the same level, with his current abilities, he might really have a chance.

But he actually wanted to jump to the open-class K1 GP World Championship!
Look at his 75kg body. How can he deal with those giants who weigh nearly 100kg?

Those opponents are all heavyweight champions of major international competitions, just like heavy tanks on the battlefield.

Compared with them, Du Sheng is more like a lightweight sheep.

Why should I compete with them?
Even Wang Yaoyang, who was full of confidence in Du Sheng, became a little uneasy.

In fact, as long as Du Sheng can teach a few Japanese players a lesson in the K1 local competition, he can gain enough publicity and reputation.

As for the open-class GP World Championship, it is a bit unrealistic, so forget it.

Du Sheng took in everyone's reactions, but just smiled without giving any explanation.

In fact, he was not acting on impulse and was very clear-headed.

Although K1 fighting will remain popular for another decade, its glory will be fleeting like a meteor across the night sky.

This is not K1's fault, but the fact that kickboxing has failed to adapt to the historical trend.

As for the 100 million appearance fee, Du Sheng really didn't take it seriously.

As a reborn person, he is well aware of the potential and prospects of the fighting market.

For example, Tyson's comeback fight next year, the entire event is worth an astonishing 8 million US dollars.

Compared to this, this appearance fee is insignificant.

The value of kickboxing may not be comparable to that of boxing, an old-fashioned fighting sport, but he firmly believes that his value is far more than that.

As long as K1 can grant him the right, Du Sheng firmly believes that with his own abilities, even if he just makes "Hero List" a little famous, the income he gets can be multiplied dozens of times.

This is also the reason why he has been considering whether to go to K1.

His sights were never limited to the meager gains in front of him.

"Mr. Du, your proposal is totally beyond our expectations."

Matsushima Fujisawa thought carefully and said:

“It’s possible to consider changing it to K1 GP, but you have to understand that K1’s current revenue, apart from box office and sponsorship, PPV revenue is not high.”

“If you really calculate it this way, your appearance fee might not even be 500,000 RMB.

As for the cooperative mode, I'm sorry to say that with your current abilities and strength, it's quite difficult to host a fighting event alone.

Moreover, such event promotion is unlikely to bring benefits to K1, and may even damage K1’s reputation…”

Matsushima Fujisawa's tone gradually became heavier, and he felt that the man in front of him was a little naive. The K1 headquarters was willing to provide him with the treatment of a top boxer, which was already a great recognition of him. What's more, they valued his oriental identity and future layout in the K1 region.

But what Matsushima Fujisawa didn't expect was that this young man's ambition went far beyond that, and he actually wanted to discuss cooperation with K1!
In fact, judging from the current situation, the cooperation model proposed by the other party is not disadvantageous to both parties.

K1 only needs to spend hundreds of thousands of RMB to bring Du Sheng under its umbrella.

But the problem is that as a top fighting organization, many things in K1 are not just measured by money, but also by reputation and face.

If Du Sheng does not have sufficient strength and partners to operate the event, once problems arise, K1's reputation will also be affected.

For a thriving fighting organization, this is too much to bear.

As for the change to K1 GP, although Matsushima Fujisawa didn't understand why Du Sheng refused to lose weight, the former chairman Sadaharu Tanigawa originally intended to let him play in the GP World Championship.

It is not impossible to negotiate for giving him a place in the semi-finals.

As for whether the other party has the ability to reach the finals, that is not something he considers.

Du Sheng surprisingly was not disappointed when he heard this, but smiled instead.

With his current popularity and strength, it is indeed difficult for him to promote high-level competitions, nor can he lead the "Hero List".

But don't forget that he hasn't signed with a boxing promotion company yet.

If there is an opportunity in the future, I can work together with old foxes like Don King to create events.

Du Sheng pondered for a moment and proposed a new plan:
"Mr. Matsushima, the form of free signing and sharing of event promotion is my principle.

In return, you can use my influence to promote K1 Eastern events."

Du Sheng knew very well that as long as he participated in the competition, it was almost inevitable that he would be used for publicity by K1.

Although he does not want to see foreign brand events expand in the Eastern market, if you really look into it, promoting events like K1 will help the development of mainland fighting careers such as "Hero List".

If we want to achieve success in the global fighting field and remove foreigners' prejudice against Eastern fighting, we must have top fighting events to attract more masters to participate.

Investing risks and gaining profits coexist, and no one wants to do business at a loss.

In a sense, cooperation between the two sides is indeed a win-win choice.

Matsushima Fujisawa pondered for a while and said:

"I need to report this to the K1 board of directors. Please wait a moment."

After saying that, Matsushima Fujisawa went out to make a contact.

Ma Yaowei on the side couldn't help but speak:
"Brother Sheng, this kind of free contract has both risks and opportunities.

I know the blueprint in your mind. The huge market potential in the country is far beyond what can be measured by a few million RMB.

But the prerequisite is that you must win and make a name for yourself in order to turn potential into actual benefits. "

Although Wang Yaoyang didn't say anything, he felt a little scared when he thought about Du Sheng facing those giant beasts weighing more than dozens of kilograms.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything I'm not sure of."

Du Sheng looked calm and smiled faintly.

K1 is a standing kickboxing fight.

This means you can only punch while standing, and you cannot use ground techniques or wrestling techniques.

The most commonly used weapons in this type of fighting are kicks, followed by punches and arms.

The advantage of his fourth level of "Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra" is precisely his iron legs and arms.

Those giants have no advantage in wrestling, so it is unclear who will be better than him.

And of course, he had a hidden purpose in proposing this treaty.

That is, when K1 is declining, let the "Hero List" swallow it up in one fell swoop!
Even though K1 is declining, its future value far exceeds those emerging fighting events such as "Wulin Feng".

To create a top-level and influential fighting organization for the East is not only the mission of a martial artist, but also his contribution and gift to Eastern fighting.

Ma Yaowei seemed to be infected and said no more.

The friend in front of me became more and more confident, with a power that made me unable to help but believe in him.

This may be the difference between experts and mediocre people.

The negotiations with Matsushima Fujisawa were progressing quickly and he seemed to be in a good mood.

"The K1 board of directors has agreed to your change of events and profit-sharing plan."

He cut to the chase and said:
"From now on, your appearance fee will be guaranteed to be 10 RMB, and the rest will be distributed according to the : ratio based on the revenue from tickets, sponsorships, and PPVs, after deducting all operating costs."

Du Sheng was originally delighted because the other party agreed, but he never expected that the other party would propose a 60:40 split ratio.

You know, in the boxing world, no organization has ever been able to monopolize 60% of the profits from a single event.

Even 40% is rare.

The smile on Du Sheng's face faded, and he said calmly:
“Since the K1 organization is so cautious, why don’t we sign a bet agreement?

If the profit of the event is less than 200 million RMB, I will not take a penny;

If the amount is less than 300 million, we will split it 400-; if the amount is less than million, we will split it -;

If the profit is less than 500 million, it will be 500% to 1%; if the profit exceeds million, I will take % and you K will take %. "

When these words were spoken, Matsushima Fujisawa stood there in shock.

He really didn't expect this person to be so bold as to sign a gambling agreement with the K1 organization! !
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(End of this chapter)