Chapter 231: Multiple Good News and One Bad News

After the WBA-WBC super middleweight gold belt unification battle, Link flew back to Los Angeles. When he returned, the fake news about him cheating was still popular on the Internet.

Therefore, when he walked out of Los Angeles International Airport, many reporters stopped him and asked him who the mysterious lady was.

Link said it was Taylor, and he had already held a press conference at the London airport.

The reporters asked again, where is Taylor? Why didn't they see her?

Link said Taylor was playing in Paris and would be back in a few days.

The reporters all looked disbelieving.

Link didn't bother to explain, went home to pet his cat, and participated in the rehearsal for the tour.

Not long after the boxing match, relevant data also came out one after another.

The ticket revenue of the O2 Arena that day was 12.67 million US dollars, and Link's 15% share was about 1.8 million US dollars.

In terms of PPV revenue sharing.

A total of 630,000 copies were sold in North America, 550,000 copies of ordinary signals, and 280,000 copies of high-definition signals, with an average of 75 US dollars per copy, and a total revenue of about 47.25 million US dollars.

A total of 460,000 copies were sold in the UK, with an average of 65 US dollars per copy, and a total revenue of 29.9 million US dollars.

A total of 1.07 million copies were sold in Europe and other regions, with an average of 59 US dollars per copy, and a total revenue of 63.13 million US dollars.

According to the original agreement, Link and Dynasty Promotion will receive 60% of the PPV share in North America, 20% in the UK, and 15% in Europe and other regions.

Link and Dynasty Promotion earned about 43.8 million US dollars in PPV share.

Plus the 6 million appearance fee, 7 million competition bonus, and 1.8 million US dollars box office share.

The total income of him and Dynasty Company in this competition is 58.6 million US dollars, which is nearly 20 million more than the 40 million predicted by "Boxing" magazine.

After the relevant figures were disclosed by the media, it aroused the amazement of all parties.

Link earned 58.6 million US dollars in just 171 seconds, earning 350,000 US dollars per second, a veritable human money printing machine.

And in this game, his opponent was Carl Froch, who was not well-known. If he was replaced by De La Hoya, Mayweather and others, the total prize money of the game would definitely have the opportunity to exceed 200 million US dollars.

"Boxing" magazine stated in an article that "Link has become a top boxer. It took Hoya 6 years to achieve this achievement, Mayweather 10 years, and Pacquiao 12 years, but Link only took 1 year and 3 months." 'Link will not be the next Ali, the next Tyson, the next De La Hoya, his achievements in boxing will be immeasurable'.

"The Ring" magazine stated in a comment that "Link is not only a powerful boxing champion, but also a commercial boxing champion. With his outstanding appearance, fit body, and witty conversation, he is favored by women all over the world. Hoya called him the next Golden Boy'.

Bob Arum, president of Top Rank, said in an interview with the Chicago Tribune:

'Link has become the best spokesperson for boxing. Because of his outstanding image and good at hype, his commercial value is greater than Mayweather, De La Hoya, Pacquiao.

Top Rank has reached a number of cooperation with Dynasty Promotion, and we will jointly promote Link's boxing matches with Dynasty Promotion, Main Events, Arena Sports, Golden Boy Promotion, Don King Promotion and other promotion companies.

It can be expected that in the future, Link will create higher PPV revenue and peripheral revenue, and his games will be more exciting. '

This time, even Don King and Lou Duva, two boxing leaders who have not been seen for a long time, publicly talked about Link in the media.

Don King praised Link as an 'exciting' boxer whose boxing matches were 'a joy to watch'.

Lou Duva said in an interview with The New Yorker:

'Boxing has entered a new stage, and we will face many crises and challenges. In this process, we need someone to stand up and do something for boxing. We old guys are also looking for a spokesperson for boxing. Link may not be the most famous and brilliant active boxing champion, but his role in the development and promotion of boxing will not be weaker than any boxing champion. '

With the praise of many colleagues, Link's fame in the boxing world has also risen sharply.

Even surpassed Mayweather, Pacquiao, Klitschko brothers, to become the brightest star in boxing.

Although it is good to be famous and convenient to make money, Link also knows that he is still a newcomer.

In terms of professional record, number of gold belts, and total number of boxing fans, he is far behind several veteran boxing champions.

These gaps cannot be bridged by media hype for the time being.

Too much hype is all foam, and it may not be a good thing.

"Franco, please ask Mr. Duva why Mr. Don King and President Arum came out to praise me recently, do they have any conspiracy?"

Link lay on the lounge chair by the pool, flipped through the magazine, and called Franco.

"Conspiracy? Why do you think so?"

Franco asked in surprise.

"Although I have good strength and great fame, I am not qualified for the three senior elders to stand up and praise me. I feel that this is like a kind of praise, so I can't be careless."

"Kill with praise?"

Franco didn't quite understand the meaning of the word.

Link explained that when a person wants to smash a porcelain, the higher he lifts it, the more broken it will be.

Franco laughed out loud and explained: "The reason is very simple, you are strong, the boxing match is wonderful, and you have actively promoted boxing after becoming a boxing champion, which shows that you practice boxing not only for making money, but also I also want to develop and expand this sport so that more people in this industry can make money.

They are very happy that you have this idea and put it into action, and think that you are doing better than Mayweather and Tyson in this regard. There is another reason, you may not be happy to say it. "

"Oh? What's the reason? I've seen all the praise articles recently, I really need some bad news to adjust my mood."

Link joked.

Franco laughed and said, "My father said that the reason why he strongly recommended you is because there are no outstanding figures in the boxing world at this stage. It is a helpless move to choose you, a person who is not doing business properly, hahaha!"

Old Duva meant that there is no hero in the world, so let the villain become famous.

Hearing this, Link breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that there is no conspiracy. He has been too busy recently and doesn't have much time to deal with other people's calculations.

"Meredith, come here, be careful not to fall into the water." Link shouted to Meredith by the pool.

The little cat glanced at him, meowed, and jumped off the poolside with catlike grace. It walked to the lounge chair beside him and meowed at Olivia.

Olivia was lying down, not wanting to move. She blinked her eyes and continued to doze off.

Meredith, feeling bored, ran to the lawn to catch bugs for Link to eat.

Ring ring ring! Just as he put down the phone, it rang again in the blanket. Link picked it up and saw that it was Ivanka calling.

"Hey, beautiful lady, any new work for me?"

"You sound very relaxed," Ivanka asked in a light voice.

"Are you kidding me? I have to train, shoot commercials, and rehearse with the tour group every day. How could I be relaxed? You're the CEO, you should know that."

"Okay, there's good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" Ivanka asked directly.

Link thought for a moment, "Bad news then."

"Kuro Biggs is dead."

"Kuro? Who?"

"The thief who was hanging outside your window."

Link remembered, it was the guy with rotten teeth.

"How did he die? And what does his death have to do with me? How is that bad news?"

"According to the British police, he died of a drug overdose. Because he revealed your privacy to the media some time ago, the British "Sun" and other media are trying to link this to you, creating the illusion that you hired a murderer.

Although this kind of accusation doesn't have much impact on you, it still has some negative effects. We are sending a team of lawyers to the UK, and this time we will not let The Sun off the hook easily."

Ivanka said coldly.

Listening to her tone, she was obviously angered by The Sun's report.

Link chuckled lightly: "Leave the legal matters to the legal team, we don't need to spend too much energy on this, what's the good news?"

"Last week, "Keep On Movin'" sold an additional 77,000 copies in the UK, reaching No. 3 on the UK album sales chart. Your two albums have sold more than 2 million copies in the UK, and you are also the first American male singer to achieve this achievement this year."

"That sounds great."

"There is another good news. Many companies in the UK want to invite you to be their product spokesperson, about 27 of them. There are 6 companies with endorsement fees of more than 5 million and good reputation. I have sent the product list to your email. You can take a look at the product introduction, and it is up to you to decide which product to endorse."

"Okay, I'll take a look later."

Link nodded, and chatted with Ivanka about the arrangements for the tour.

The tour time is in mid-October, the first show is in Miami, and there are 22 concerts planned for the year, an average of two per week, just thinking about it makes Link's scalp tingle.

But the personal income of each concert is more than 2 million, and more than 20 concerts are 40 million, thinking of this, he feels a little excited again.

Link put down the phone, stretched, and plunged into the light blue pool.

Meow meow!

Meredith arched her back, ready to pounce by the shore.

(End of this chapter)