Bab 249: Chapter 246 Post-Match Income Recap
At the party, Franco told Link some good news.
He had just received data from Nielsen Data Consulting.
The PPV signal of this match sold 1.32 million copies in North America, 860,000 HD copies at $79.9 each, and 460,000 regular copies at $69.9 each, for a total revenue of 99 million US dollars, just short of breaking 100 million US dollars.
According to the pre-match agreement with the organizers and signal broadcasting companies, Link and Dynasty Promotion were entitled to 50% of the PPV revenue in North America, which was 49.5 million US dollars.
There were also appearance fees, bonus shares, box office shares, etc., for this match, about 25 million US dollars.
The total revenue was 74.5 million US dollars.
According to Link's contract with Dynasty Promotion:
After winning any one of the WBA-WBC-IBF-WBO titles, the match income would be split 6:4;
After winning three or more, the split would be 7:3;
After winning two heavyweight titles, the split would be 8:2.
Calculated at 7:3, Link would get 70% of 74.5 million US dollars, which was 52.15 million US dollars.
Earning more than 50 million US dollars from one match was no less than the income from De La Hoya and Pacquiao's match last year.
"Link, remember what you said to me on the Silver Star train last year? You told me that your potential was comparable to Apple, Google, and Microsoft, that missing you was like missing out on investing in Apple and Microsoft. You also said that your achievements in boxing would surpass Holyfield, Mayweather, and Tyson, becoming a boxing superstar."
"I was shocked by your words at the time. You, a newly debuted amateur boxer, dared to say that. I thought you were either a genius or a madman, but I still wanted to take a gamble and continue to sign with you. Now things have fully proved that I bet right, and also proved that you are indeed a very remarkable guy."
Franco gestured, his expression excited.
Link smiled gently, and couldn't help but recall the conversation on the train. At that time, he didn't intend to sign, but just wanted to find an excuse to get rid of Franco, so he said some empty words and even quoted a staggering figure of 100 million US dollars.
He remembered that when he said 100 million US dollars, Franco was stunned, Mario's eyes almost fell out, and Coach West was also awakened.
They all thought it was incredible.
But now it seemed that the 100 million US dollar offer was not excessive.
From last year to this year, several professional matches brought tens of millions of US dollars to Dynasty Promotion. Although they also spent some money on publicity and hype, it was only a small part compared to what they earned.
According to the current situation, in three to five years, Dynasty Promotion's market value exceeding one billion would not be a problem.
"Franco, don't get too excited. Our career has just begun."
Link said, raising his champagne glass.
"Yes, you're right. Now we've only conquered the super middleweight division. There's still light heavyweight, cruiserweight, heavyweight, and middleweight. The higher the weight class, the more attention we get. Now our income per match is 60 to 70 million. How much will it be in three to five years? It's unimaginable."
Franco exclaimed.
Link nodded and discussed the gold belt lottery with Franco.
After the match, he had to continue his tour, and the lottery still needed the company's assistance.
Because when giving away the gold belt, he also needed to use media channels for publicity and hype, in order to get more space and traffic for boxing and Link himself in the world's mainstream media.
These things were very complicated and required teamwork.
Franco said there was no problem.
"Hey, boss, congratulations on becoming the king of boxing champions. You were so awesome in the ring just now."
Seeing Franco walk away, Emma Stone came over with a wine glass and said.
Link smiled gently when he saw her, "Thank you. Is Easy A finished?"
"Almost, only your part is left. Director Gluck asked me to ask you when you have time."
Link thought for a moment, and it seemed that he only had next week. He had originally planned to rest for a few days after the match before starting his tour, but now it seemed that he had no time to rest.
"Next week? Okay, I got it."
Emma Stone blinked her pine green eyes and smiled.
"Last time I recommended you to see director Woody Allen, how did it go?"
Link asked as he walked.
Emma Stone shrugged, "Director Allen said I wasn't sexy enough. He needed a more sexy actress. Boss, do you think I'm sexy?"
Link glanced at her. She was wearing a purple off-the-shoulder dress with a slim figure but no curves. In terms of figure, she wasn't considered sexy. However, most European and American actresses took the light mature woman route when they were young, and after they were fully developed around 30 years old, they would become more and more sexy. Emma was the same.
"You've just debuted, so take the fresh route first, and then consider the issue of sexiness in two years. Besides, there are many sexy actresses in Hollywood, and you don't need to compete with them in this aspect."
"I understand, I'm not sexy enough."
Emma Stone lowered the corners of her mouth with a dejected expression.
Link shook his head, "You call me boss, so I'll tell you my opinion from the perspective of a boss. You asked for it, don't pretend to be pitiful here."
Emma Stone's eyes lit up, she turned to face him, pulled her dress, and revealed some cleavage.
"Link, am I sexy?"
"Well, not bad, there's a lot of room for improvement. Keep it up!"
Link looked her up and down and smiled.
"Okay, I'll try my best."
Emma Stone said, puffing out her chest.
"Hey, Link, boxing is so cool. How about we learn boxing from you too?"
Paul Walker, Casey Affleck, and James Franco came over and shouted.
After the party, Link drove home. Before entering the villa, he saw Selena slowly walking out with a suitcase, wearing a blue nightgown and slippers, followed by two kittens, Olivia and Meredith.
Link asked her what she was doing. Selena said she was going home to live. As she spoke, her eyes gradually turned red, and her big eyes were filled with tears, like a homeless little girl.
"Enough, enough, stop crying, as if someone is bullying you."
Link said helplessly.
"You're bullying me. I added alcohol to your glass and almost made you lose the match. Taylor said you would beat me up."
Selena sniffed.
"She was scaring you."
"Really? You don't blame me?"
Selena looked up at him and asked.
Link originally wanted to reprimand her a little to teach her a lesson, but seeing her pitiful look, he couldn't bear it and just flicked her forehead lightly.
"This is a lesson. If you dare to mess around again, I'll make a horn grow on your head."
"OK, I promise not to mess around."
Selena wiped the tears from her face and smiled with squinted eyes.
Link shook his head, picked up her suitcase, and was about to go back when he suddenly felt the suitcase in his hand was light. He opened it and saw that there was nothing inside.
Selena's face froze for a moment, then she picked up the two kittens and ran into the villa, shouting as she ran:
"You just said you didn't blame me. You're a big man, you have to keep your word."
"Hey, can you be more professional when you're acting? Why didn't you put anything in the suitcase?"
"Sorry, I forgot. I'll definitely remember next time."
Selena shouted crisply.
"Miss Gomez, you're so polite."
Taylor, Catherine, and the others in the living room heard their conversation and couldn't help but laugh.
Link shook his head, a little regretful that he had been too soft-hearted towards her.
After the boxing match, the media hyped up his becoming the super middleweight Grand Slam champion in the boxing world, calling him the earliest boxer in history to achieve "Olympic champion" + "single-level Grand Slam" at the age of 20, and also the fastest to achieve a Grand Slam, taking less than 18 months.
Both of these were new records.
Boxing magazines such as "The Ring" and "Boxing" also actively commented on his performance in several super middleweight matches, calling him the "King of Kings," the "Next Golden Boy," and "a man with both beauty, talent, and iron fists."
The Ring magazine also updated his P4P ranking.
P4P is a concept in boxing terminology, meaning "Pound for Pound." It means comparing boxers under the same weight to see who is stronger, and sometimes also comparing boxers of different levels.
P4P not only considers the boxer's weight, but also takes into account their overall technique, commercial value, and comprehensive strength.
In the P4P list, Link was the undisputed number one in the super middleweight division, whether in terms of technique, comprehensive strength, or commercial value.
In the overall list, he was temporarily ranked fourth, with Mayweather in first place, Pacquiao in second, Wladimir Klitschko in third, De La Hoya in fifth, Calzaghe in sixth, and Hopkins in seventh.
The Ring magazine also gave the reason for not ranking him in the top three, which was that he had been in professional boxing for too short a time, had too few matches, had too few die-hard fans, and his influence in the foreign boxing world was temporarily not as good as the top three.
Link also agreed with this point. Mayweather and others had been in the boxing world for more than ten years, experienced dozens of battles, and left a deep impression on many boxing fans, with a deeper foundation.
He still had a lot of room for improvement in this aspect.
Thank you to the book friend with ID ending in 757175 for the reward, thank you for your support (*^▽^*)
(End of Chapter)
Status Power Mingguan
-- Peringkat
Power 
-- Power
stone