Chapter 268: Crazy pursuit! [Thanks to Militia III and jly69 for the reward]

Because of Du Sheng, the attention to this K1GP final has increased rapidly.

More than doubled than before.

Seeing that the final is so exciting, the K1 organizers will naturally not miss this excellent opportunity for publicity.

So the day before yesterday, the organizers spent a huge amount of money to place advertisements in Shibuya district of Tokyo and the Bund in Moto.

In this way, Du Sheng became the first Chinese fighter to appear in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, which once again caused a sensation.

After all, the streets of Shibuya in Tokyo are lined with giant LED screens and it is one of the busiest traffic nodes in Asia.

In terms of popularity, it is second only to Times Square in the Beacon Country.

This advertisement cost a lot.

In the Bund, especially in the Lujiazui financial district on the other side of the Huangpu River, there are several large electronic display screens.

There is a constant flow of people and vehicles here, with the annual passenger flow reaching hundreds of millions.

Under this all-round publicity offensive, this final has become the hottest topic between the East and Japan.

Countless people from both countries are watching this game, hoping that the players they support will have the last laugh.

Many fans from the mainland travelled all the way to Hong Kong just to witness the event with their own eyes.

In order to cope with the enthusiasm of the audience and to prevent accidents, the organizers requested the cooperation of the police station in maintaining order early on.

After all, it is the largest stadium in Hong Kong and can accommodate 5 spectators.

In the past, only the K1 finals were worthy of such a large venue and could attract so many spectators to fill the entire stadium.

But this time, just for the K1GP semi-finals, such a large stadium has to be used!
Even so, tickets for the finals are still in high demand.

A total of 5 tickets were released in the four rounds, and they were all sold out in an instant.

Du Sheng had eighteen tickets to give away, but they were divided up as soon as he got them.

This type of ticket is used to expand relationships and is more effective than giving money directly.

Stephen Chow, Andy Lau, Mrs. Xiang and others came to show their support, so naturally they would not be asked to pay out of their own pockets.

Wang Jinhua and Zhong Zhen also asked for a few each, saying they were going to contact business people.

In addition, Ju Jueliang, He Jiong, Liu Weiqiang and others also called.

As a result, Du Sheng didn't have enough tickets.

But since Fan Bingbing has spoken, we certainly can't let her down.

Du Sheng asked for eight more tickets from the Hong Kong organizer and gave them to the women to distribute among themselves.

Not to mention his side,
In order to attract enough attention in this event, Yangshi Channel 5 also decided to make a big move.

A live broadcast special has been planned!
The golden duo of Zhang Bin and Tong Kexin were invited to host the show, and a number of heavyweight guests from the sports world were invited to take turns to talk incessantly about the wonderful scenes of Du Sheng's competition so far.

Finally, we boldly predict who will win the championship and how many rounds it will take to decide the winner.

You know what, even though this routine is old, the audience still likes it.

What's more, there are Du Sheng's fans to support them.

As the final day approaches, the ratings of Yangshi Channel 5 continue to rise, directly entering the top four of Yangshi's weekly ratings list.

It's so popular!
Finally, the much-anticipated K1 GP final is approaching.

September 9th happened to be a weekend.

Golden moment, destined to be extremely popular!
YTV Channel 5 has used all its efforts and is determined to make this program a shining business card.

They even spared no expense and sent a special filming team to Hong Kong.

We plan to shoot an exclusive documentary short film about Du Sheng so that it can be played repeatedly in the future to gain maximum exposure.

However, Du Sheng's schedule was too full, so he could only tell the crew supervisor that he could only rush over to join the crew after finishing the Demon Tower scenes in The Legend of Sword and Fairy.

When the filming crew heard this, they were delighted.

This means they can enjoy themselves in Hong Kong.

After all, most of the expenses this time can be reimbursed.

In addition, Ye Jingzhi was very considerate and also transferred some money over as a token of appreciation from Du Sheng.

They had a blast.

But they also understand the human relations.

As soon as Du Sheng got off the plane that night, they threw themselves into their work.

Starting from the terminal, the camera kept clicking, capturing every moment of Du Sheng.

Since Du Sheng's itinerary could not be concealed, some people even waited at the Lemon Airport early.

So when he walked out of the airport, what caught his eye was a group of fans holding up large posters of him.

If you count them casually, there are hundreds of them.

The vast majority of them are young girls full of energy.

As soon as Du Sheng appeared, their screams instantly filled the entire airport.

All of this was recorded by the camera crew.

Du Sheng knows that these enthusiastic fans mostly come from all over the world, so he won't pretend to be noble.

These girls are indeed hardcore groupies.

Several of them communicated with him in slightly accented English, expressing their fanatical love for him.

What's more, a girl holding a diamond box was excitedly saying something in fluent Neon language.

As soon as she finished speaking, the girls around her started screaming.

It can be seen that Du Sheng's outstanding performance in K1 has also accumulated a group of Japanese female fans, who have even followed him to Hong Kong.

Du Sheng smiled and waved, and had a brief interaction with fans.

The girls continued to follow him until he got into the film crew's vehicle, then they stood by the roadside reluctantly and watched him leave.

As the car door closed, Du Sheng took a deep breath. He finally understood how Liu Dehua felt when he held a concert.

Once these fans go crazy, it's really hard to resist.

"Du Sheng, how does it feel to be madly pursued by so many people?"

Behind the camera, a young man wearing headphones asked with a smile.

He is the head of the filming team, his name is Cao Jian.

“It was so enthusiastic that it caught me off guard.”

Du Sheng replied with a smile.

When they first met, Cao Jian emphasized to Du Sheng that documentary short films are different from promotional films. They pursue the trajectory of life, including eating, drinking and having fun. It is enough to show the most authentic self.

Having said that, how could Du Sheng possibly reveal his own shortcomings?
"Do you know what the girl holding the diamond box just now wanted to express?"

Cao Jian did not hide it and asked directly.

Du Sheng was used to this and spoke calmly:
"I can understand the joy of my fans, but there are many ways to express emotions. I still hope they can stay rational..."

In his previous life, Luo Zhixiang’s fans blocked his car and cut off their love on the spot before he left after the autograph session.

If he had not received timely treatment, his acting career might have been affected.

Cao Jian smiled and asked Du Sheng another question:
"This time you've made it directly to the finals, and your opponents are almost all famous international K1 boxing champions. Are you a little nervous?"

Du Sheng said casually:

"I'm not nervous, but I'm more looking forward to it."

"What about against 'Four Crowns' Just?"

Facing Cao Jian's questioning, Du Sheng simply said:
"I already defeated a champion last time, and this time will be no different."

As expected, his opponent this time was indeed Just.

After hearing this answer, Cao Jian showed a satisfied smile on his face:

"Then I wish you a successful start and a smooth entry into the finals!"

After the interview, die-hard fans holding cheering banners could be seen everywhere along the way.

Even the hotel will send a special small card to the guests, which reads:
"The Sniper God returns to Hong Kong to witness the ultimate showdown!"

Not only that, from the moment tourists set foot on the Hong Kong River, they can inadvertently encounter "Du Sheng".

Du Sheng’s huge posters are particularly eye-catching at the entrances and exits of various roads on Xiangjiang Island.

On the subway and buses, you can see promotional videos of boxing matches from time to time.

In the hotel near the competition venue, Du Sheng's presence was even more evident.

The huge LED screen outside the hotel plays various advertisements about him every day.

In fact, round-the-clock propaganda broadcasts began here a week ago.

As for the interior of the hotel, whether it is the entrance or the exit or the important area, Du Sheng’s promotional posters are everywhere.

It can be seen that the local people in Hong Kong have regarded Du Sheng as a symbol to boost tourism.

Even Du Sheng himself was surprised to see the intensity of the publicity.

After all, this is just the semi-finals.

If it was the K1 finals or even the UFC championship qualifying challenge, wouldn't the scene be extremely lively?
It is worth mentioning that Du Sheng’s commercial value at home and abroad is growing, and more and more businesses want to sponsor his events.

Husted has been fighting in the kickboxing world for more than a decade and is a four-time K1 GP champion. He has a lot of hype and attention, and his advertising value cannot be underestimated.

Their confrontation is indeed of a heavyweight level!

Ye Jingzhi had already come here to contact local businesses and advertisers.

According to her report, the sponsorship investment received this time was close to 700 million.

Based on the current scale of the entire competition, the event profit has already exceeded 500 million.

This means that Du Sheng and K1's share of box office, advertising sponsorship and PPV reached the highest level of %.

A preliminary calculation shows that the net income is more than 700 million!
This already exceeds the appearance fees of some UFC world champions for their championship matches.

It's a money grab!

You know, the appearance fee for a UFC featherweight world boxing championship match is only four or five hundred thousand dollars.

Although this level of attention is not too high, it also shows Du Sheng's market value.

Normally, for a boxer of his level, even with the halo of a champion in a small or medium-sized event like "Wulin", the remuneration for the K1 semi-finals is unlikely to exceed $.

For example, Mark’s appearance fee in the last game was only about 100,000 US dollars.

Of course, the ticket prices are also quite high.

The highest VIP ticket price is 30,000 yuan, and the lowest is 680 yuan.

Even with such high prices, the 50,000 tickets for the event were still sold out.

On average, a ticket costs over a thousand yuan, which means the box office revenue for this event alone exceeds 5 million yuan.

Many people want to see what kind of huge waves this action star from the East who has entered the international boxing arena can create.

As soon as he entered the hotel, Du Sheng's cell phone rang.

"Ah Sheng, where are you? I'm moving, come and take a look!"

Du Sheng's mouth corners slightly raised:

"Okay, just send me the address and I'll be there."

Half an hour later, Du Sheng appeared in Central.

This is Zhang Baizhi’s newly purchased luxurious residence.

The paparazzi were lurking at the place where she used to live every day, which made her very annoyed.

(End of this chapter)