"Zhang Guan is crazy!" 》
This highly provocative title appeared in the sports pages of major European media, instantly attracting the attention of readers.
In front of a coffee shop on a British street, people were enjoying afternoon tea and talking about the latest news in the newspaper.
"Zhang Guan really accepted Emperor Haye's challenge. I thought he was just talking about it later, but I didn't expect that even the time of the game has been set! So does he really want to fight Emperor Haye? He really That's crazy!" one man said.
Boxing is a sport that involves more words than actual actions. Two boxers have been fighting with each other for a year or two, constantly talking to each other and shouting that they want to beat each other into pieces, but the result is that they can't fight. This situation Very common. Sometimes two boxers may have been quarreling with each other in the media for most of their lives, but they have never fought each other until they retired.
But in a situation like Zhang Guan's, directly agreeing on a time to fight without saying a word is not in line with people's understanding of the sport of boxing.
In fact, most people feel that Zhang Guan's acceptance of David Haye's challenge is just a talk. Even if there is a real fight, the game cannot be held in a short time. David Haye is different from the previous Tyson Fury. Tyson Fury is just a newcomer, but David Haye is a boxing champion after all. When a boxing champion fights, various early preparations will cost more. Time, it is normal to start preparations for the competition even a year in advance. Now it is less than a week from Zhang Guan's challenge to the confirmed match time, and it is less than ten days until the match time. This is really too fast for a boxing match involving a boxing champion.
More importantly, no one thinks that Zhang Guan will actually fight David Haye.
David Haye is a boxing champion who holds three gold belts. In terms of strength, he can definitely be ranked among the top five in the world. He is even ranked among the top three in the world. I believe many people will recognize him. If this is placed in the 100-meter sprint event, David Haye's status is almost equivalent to Powell. Just imagine that a non-sprinter competes with Powell in a 100-meter race. The result will definitely be lost to Powell.
If you lose in a sprint race, you lose, and at worst you lose some face. But a boxing match is different. When you lose in a boxing match, you will be severely beaten by your opponent, which means you will not only lose face, but also suffer physical pain. Being beaten up by a heavyweight boxing champion, and the top heavyweight boxing champion in the world, is a very scary thing to think about.
"Zhang Guan really wants to fight David Haye? He is really crazy! David Haye's punch might be able to kill a cow with one punch. Most people will be hit by David Haye One punch, and even if you don't get beaten to death, you'll have to stay in the hospital for ten days and a half!"
"I really admire Zhang Guan's courage. To fight a heavyweight boxing champion in a one-on-one fight, what's the difference between that and seeking death? I really don't understand why Zhang Guan accepted the challenge. Maybe he is really crazy!"
"He is not stupid. Didn't you see that he asked for an appearance fee of 20 million pounds? If it were me, with an appearance fee of 20 million pounds, I would be willing to go up and take a few punches from Haye the Great!"
"Do you think Emperor Haye's fist is made of paper? You have to live to enjoy 20 million pounds! If his fist hits you on the head, it will really kill someone, even if he can't. , beat you into a vegetative state, and you won’t have the chance to spend the 20 million pounds. I think Zhang Guan is willing to give up his life for the 20 million pounds! This newspaper is right, he is really crazy!"
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While ordinary people are talking about Zhang Guanhe's 20 million pounds, as the organizer, Sebastian is also having a headache for the 20 million pounds appearance fee. In addition, David Haye also needs a large sum of money. In addition to the appearance fee, the organizer also needs to pay a large amount of bonus for the game, plus the cost of running the entire game. The organizer estimates that this challenge will cost 40 to 50 million pounds.
It is impossible to conjure up such a large amount of money out of thin air. Even Sebastian did not dare to mobilize 40 to 50 million pounds from the Olympic funds in one go, so he also began to seek help from sponsors.
Sebastian's first thought was of course the major gambling companies in the UK. Boxing has always been associated with betting. There are always betting companies sponsoring boxing matches in the UK. Therefore, after the date of the match was decided, Sebastian contacted several people in the UK as soon as possible. A big gambling company, I hope they can sponsor the competition.
In the office, Sebastian crossed his legs, holding a pen in his hand and drawing on the paper.
"I have found a total of eight betting companies. If a betting company can offer a sponsorship fee of 5 million pounds, that is 40 million pounds. The TV rights should be sold for another two to three million pounds. In addition, the advertising in the venue will also be sold. With this price, plus the ticket fees, we should be able to break even! Maybe I can complete this game without taking any money from the Olympic Games funds." Sebastian thought with satisfaction. road.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door and the secretary walked in from outside.
"Mr. Chairman, five of the eight gambling companies have already responded to us." The secretary's expression looked a little solemn, and it was obvious that what he brought was not good news.
"Isn't the situation very optimistic? Don't you think 5 million pounds in sponsorship is too much? How much did they come up with? 4 million? Or 3 million?" Sebastian asked, but he was thinking in his heart, If the sponsorship fee is less than 10 million pounds, he can also accept it.
"Three companies have clearly rejected our request for sponsorship fees, and the other two companies are willing to pay 1 million pounds." The secretary said.
"What? I'm only willing to pay 1 million pounds. Isn't that only 2 million pounds?" Sebastian immediately sat upright.
"It's not one million pounds from one company, but two companies that are willing to pay a total of 1 million pounds." The secretary added.
Sebastian's face suddenly darkened. Unexpectedly, he did a math problem that one plus one equals two, but the money was 1 million less.
"There are still three companies that are unwilling to pay. Why? Have you mentioned my name to the gaming company?" Sebastian asked.
"I mentioned your name. In fact, the other two companies were not willing to pay sponsorship fees before. Later, after they heard your name, they were willing to pay 500,000 pounds in sponsorship fees." The secretary paused and continued. : “They believe that this competition is not profitable and may even result in losses, so they are not enthusiastic about sponsoring the competition.”
"No profit? How could there be no profit? This game has attracted attention from the entire UK and even Europe!" Sebastian asked.
"Although the game has attracted much attention, the betting company's survey results show that it will be a one-sided game. David Haye is the boxing champion, and there is no suspense about his victory, so even if the odds are already very low, Lottery players are also betting on David Haye, and betting companies believe that the more lottery players bet, the less profit they will make, so they are unwilling to use money as sponsorship fees for the game."
After hearing what the secretary said, Sebastian sat slumped in the chair.
(End of chapter)