Chapter 184 The Dark Trick
As we all know, the current profit of K1's top boxing star competitions is only 500 million RMB.

Unless there is a showdown between the Four Heavenly Kings like Buakaw and Masato, and paid broadcasting in Japan, it is possible to reach a profit of 800 million.

When Du Sheng proposed this kind of bet, he was actually abandoning his own minimum guarantee.

If the event's profits do not meet expectations, his income will be far less than the initially set appearance fee.

However, this agreement has many benefits for K1.

If Du Sheng fails to become popular, K1's expenditure will be greatly reduced;

If he becomes a fighting superstar in the future, K1's revenue may decrease, but at least it will still be profitable.

In Matsushima Fujisawa's opinion, it is already Du Sheng's limit to reach the level of Buakaw and Masato, so the risk of K1 is extremely small.

After hearing the proposal, he immediately called K1 Chairman Kazuyoshi Ishii.

Ishii Kazuyoshi's response was also quite quick.

It was really hard for him to imagine how Du Sheng could bring K1 more than 5 million RMB in net profit.

In his opinion, this agreement is almost a sure-win deal.

Since Du Sheng is willing to gamble, K1 is naturally happy to go along with it.

"Mr. Du, we will sign the contract later. Here is my contact information."

Matsushima Fujisawa said as he handed a business card to Du Sheng.

Du Sheng took the business card with a slight smile on his face.

You know, among today's sports, the one with the highest profits is not basketball or football.

Those events that easily earn hundreds of millions of dollars all come from the boxing world!
The reason why K1 failed to maintain its glory is actually related to the short-sighted strategic vision of the Japanese.

They often only see the immediate benefits, limit themselves to events worth millions, and have no long-term plans, thus missing out on the opportunity to expand the event pie like UFC did.

"Okay, I look forward to the formal cooperation."

Du Sheng stood up, shook hands with Matsushima Fujisawa, and sent him away.

After Matsushima Fujisawa left, Ma Yaowei couldn't help but say:
"Brother Sheng, this contract is too risky. I may not even be able to support my own fighting team in the future."

"With risk comes opportunity. If you don't take a chance while you are young, what will you do when you are old?"

Du Sheng smiled, obviously in a good mood.

Although he doesn't need a coach to practice with him, he still needs to form a fighting team if he wants to compete abroad.

But it won't cost much, just ask Zheng Zetao or Jiang Fude's team for assistance.

The event agreement with K1 has been basically finalized, which is considered to have achieved one of the major recent goals.

The next step is to wait for the K1 GP semi-finals to be released and then go to Neon to compete for the championship in the second half of the year.

The time saved for the preliminaries and intercontinental competitions is enough for him to do a lot of things.

Because it is a free contract, there is no restriction on the UFC schedule.

The K1 GP also has over one million paying viewers in the Beacon Country, and the ratings of the finals even exceed those of UFC events.

The combined popularity and influence of these two is greater than starring in a Hollywood blockbuster.

You can make quick money and gain enough reputation at the same time!

One stone kills many people.

Du Sheng was about to leave, planning to meet with big names like Liu Dehua and Stephen Chow, but he found that two groups of people were already waiting outside the door.

In addition to old acquaintance Don King and his assistant, there was another group of three people.

What surprised Wang Yaoyang was that all the people in front of him were foreigners.

He couldn't help but wonder in his heart whether his boss would become very popular.

Du Sheng glanced at it, thoughtfully.

He suppressed his thoughts and welcomed Tang Jin and the other man in first.

The middle-aged white man who was leading the group on the other side saw him coming and greeted him with a smile:

"Du, good things come in pairs tonight. Shouldn't we have a drink to celebrate our victory?"

Although Du Sheng vaguely guessed the other party's intention, he still glanced at Tang Jin.

As expected, Tang Jin snorted coldly and said:
"Wilson, you are a hound indeed."

"Haha, thank you for the compliment, this is my specialty."

Wilson responded calmly and walked into the meeting room under the guidance of Du Sheng.

The two assistants behind him followed him closely, looking very powerful.

Wilson looked around, smoked a cigar, looked at Du Sheng and said:
“Although this is a temporary place, it is indeed a bit shabby and does not match the superstar style you will become in the future.

I have booked a private room at the nearby Shangri-La Hotel. Du, why don’t you join in the fun to celebrate your victory tonight?”

Du Sheng understood that this person who came uninvited must have some ulterior motive.

Before he could speak, Don King interrupted coldly:
"Wilson, if you have to fart, just do it now. Don't beat around the bush."

Wilson shrugged, not angry, and looked at Du Sheng and said:
“Du, I have to say that your performance tonight was amazing. It is not impossible for you to surpass Mayweather, De La Hoya and other world boxing champions in the future, and even enter the billion-dollar tournament.

But you have to understand that professional competitions are ultimately commercial competitions.

Strength is important, but promotion and operation are equally indispensable.”

At this point, he changed the subject and said:

“As an Oriental, it’s not easy for you to stand out in UFC and other northern boxing competitions, but I can help you.

I am a top agent at CAA agency and have extensive experience in promotion and operations.

K1 GP champion Hunter, K1 MAX champion Krause, and WBC heavyweight champion Stevenson are all under our company..." CAA is the world's number one elite talent agency, covering multiple fields such as film, television, and sports. Du Sheng has naturally heard of it.

Currently, the company not only has superstars such as Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks, but also directors such as Spielberg and Cameron.

However, despite the other party's exaggerated words, Du Sheng did not say anything, but just smiled and said:
"Mr. Wilson, since your company is so powerful and the people you signed are top boxers, why did you choose me?"

“That’s a good question. Our company CAA has always attached great importance to the discovery and training of new talents.

Promising newcomers like you, Irish amateur boxing champion Conor McGregor...

And K1 GP champion Hunter was trained by us step by step!"

Wilson's words were full of passion and confidence, and the people he mentioned were basically famous boxing stars now or in the future.

If Du Sheng was a young man who was easily moved by words, he might really be confused by the other party's words.

Tang Jin, who was standing aside, sneered and said coldly:
"Wilson, put away your old-fashioned rhetoric. Du is not the kind of newcomer who is easily fooled."

He had offered such a huge signing bonus before, but Du Sheng was not tempted, let alone these sweet words.

Wilson smiled indifferently and said:
"Old Tang, haven't you done enough deception yourself?"

Tang Jin turned to Du Sheng and reminded him:

“This person is very good at taking advantage of the ignorance and eagerness of newcomers and signing brokerage contracts that are full of traps.

By the time you discover a problem in the future, you may already be caught up in it, so it’s best not to be fooled.”

Wilson stopped smiling and looked visibly annoyed.

He was no pushover and unwittingly exposed Don King's past scandals.

For example, Don King took advantage of Tyson's lack of understanding of contracts and made him sign many unfavorable contracts.

After Tyson was released from prison, he found that all his property had been transferred away, and his savings over the years had vanished. He has not been able to recover all his losses to date...

Ma Yaowei and Wang Yaoyang looked at each other in confusion, not understanding why the two suddenly started to fight each other.

Who would believe this if there wasn't a deep hatred?

Seeing that it was still early, Du Sheng decided to just take his time and listen to the opera.

Just take this as an advance understanding of the darkness in the current North American boxing world.

After all, ordinary boxers don’t have much chance to know these secrets.

Out of some small motive, Don King also hated Wilson, the troublemaker, and revealed the fact that Wilson was trying to tamper with the rules of the ring.

For example, Wilson attracted some potential newcomers to sign contracts by providing training teams and venues, but he did not abide by the agreement after signing the contract, and sold these newcomers as cannon fodder to other boxers to improve their records...

Wang Yaoyang was secretly shocked when he heard this. It turned out that there were so many unknown pitfalls in the boxing world.

If Du Sheng goes abroad to compete, he might get infected if he is not careful.

Ten minutes later, Wilson and Don King, who were not on speaking terms with each other, left.

In the end, they failed to convince Du Sheng to sign the contract.

However, this was also within their expectations. It would be unlikely to succeed with competitors unless they gave up the bottom line and signed the contract.

However, before Tang Jin left, he made a phone call gesture, which clearly showed that he was not going to give up.

Ma Yaowei couldn't help but said:
"Brother Sheng, Wilson's offer is pretty good, but you're actually indifferent?"

Wilson just reduced the commission to 20%, and also promised to bring Du Sheng to four major boxing events to win an international gold belt, etc.

"Consider Don King."

Du Sheng finally said this calmly.

"what?"

Ma Yaowei was a little surprised and wondered if he had heard it wrong.
"If I had to choose, I would rather choose an agent with strength and ambition than one who is a drag."

Du Sheng knew clearly that no agent would be stupid enough to train cannon fodder.

Most boxers who become cannon fodder are often abandoned because they fail to show enough value or lose in the game.

As long as you are valuable and can achieve continuous success, the agent will not abandon you. Instead, he will invest more resources to enhance your popularity and market value.

Du Sheng is very confident in himself. What he needs is a boxing agent who can help him quickly expand his influence and successfully operate various competitions.

Although Don King was embroiled in scandal, there are still many boxers who are eager to become his players.

Because the business capabilities are there.

No one is perfect, so we have to choose the best.

Anyway, the UFC championship hasn't started yet, and once I get a ranking in K1, more than two boxing promotion companies will come knocking on my door.

He is not in a hurry at all, just take your time.

Du Sheng answered a call and stood up:

"Let's go and meet Brother Hua and Brother Xing. It's not good to keep them waiting for so long."

Ma Yaowei laughed and led the way:

"Brother Hua has opened a private room in a nearby teahouse and is meeting up with Brother Xing."

"I haven't eaten yet, so I'll have to get this meal for free."

Du Sheng smiled and got in the car.

Stephen Chow and Andy Lau have not collaborated for nearly ten years, nor have they had much contact. Outsiders may think that their relationship is very ordinary.

In addition, when Xiang Tai was madly criticizing Stephen Chow, the artists who had worked with Stephen Chow before were afraid of the Xiang family's power and turned against him.

Either they said they were not familiar with him, or they said they never wanted to work with Stephen Chow again.

So how did Liu Dehua do it?
(End of this chapter)