Therefore, it is very important to earn enough wealth during your career.
Unlike Xiao Yong, Connor actually lived in poverty and embarrassment for a long time!
He relied on his girlfriend Di Defen for eight years!
The two of them lived in a 30-square-meter house, and Di Defen had to work three jobs. She used the money she earned to support their lives and ensure Connor's training.
It was a long time until Connor hit the mark!
Entered the UFC and started making a lot of money!
After making money, Connor also began to spend crazily and make up for his girlfriend.
Including actions such as giving away the entire series of Rolls-Royces from Didefen.
And this undoubtedly requires a lot of money.
As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
After getting used to such a luxurious life, Connor has no intention of going back to a poor life!
So he needs more money to ensure a better life in the future.
Now Xiao Yong has the highest PPV sales among other players, so if he must return to the UFC, fighting Xiao Yong will undoubtedly have the highest commercial value.
Moreover, once he wins the game, the market performance of both parties' drinks will definitely change dramatically.
The two exchanged insults in the distance, which naturally attracted a lot of attention.
In the process, the sales volume of Xiao Yong’s wine brands was also exposed.
The first is overseas sales. Among them, Hanxing Champagne has the best sales because of its high price.
Within half a year of its launch, total sales reached US$400 million!
After that, there was Red Wine Changge, and its sales were much smaller compared to Hanxing.
Sales of $100 million.
The worst part is the whiskey series, which sold for 60 million US dollars.
Even so, it's scary enough.
With sales of US$560 million, this is a beverage brand that has only been established for less than a year.
Of course, the sales volume of Xiao Yong is huge compared to that of domestic wine giants.
In China, the sales volume is also very impressive, with a total sales volume of 3 billion RMB.
It can be said that in many bars, the reputation of Hanxing is no worse than that of drinks such as Ace of Spades.
The wine market is huge.
Whether at home or abroad, drinking is a favorite pastime for many people.
Taking China as an example, the total annual sales of alcoholic beverages is over 800 billion.
Among them, the liquor industry accounts for the highest proportion.
But it’s only about 600 billion, while the other alcoholic beverages together have a market share of about 200 billion.
Xiao Yong must not be able to take one bite now, but there is no doubt that as Xiao Yong's drinks enter the market, along with Xiao Yong's own reputation, combined with the excellent quality of the drinks, the market share will definitely increase!
Not to mention the global market, foreigners have a higher taste for alcohol than domestic people!
Now Xiao Yong can only be said to occupy a very, very small part of the market.
Even this has already made him a lot of money.
With the disclosure of the financial report, many people were shocked.
No one expected that selling wine would be so easy to sell.
"Wow, Yongzi has made a lot of money!"
"No wonder the two of you are having a heated argument with Yasuko. If you make so much money, you can't show weakness."
"I still think it sounds better to be called Nazi."
"But will these two guys fight? Why hasn't the UFC made an official announcement?"
In fact, Dana White was also very confused at this time.
He didn't want to arrange a match between these two people!
The reason is also very simple!
It’s a matter of PPV division.
Indeed, the match between these two people must be very topical and may even create a super high PPV sales record.
But the problem is that Xiao Yong wants 25% of the PPV share, and Connor's share is a terrifying 45%!
For every match between the two of them, they will take away 70% of the PPV income!
In this way, even if Xiao Yong and Connor jointly create a record-breaking PPV sales, UFC's income may not increase much!
At the same time, these two guys are both boxers with huge commercial value.
For this kind of boxer, every time he loses a game, the commercial value of both parties will be damaged!
As individual individuals, boxers can think that as long as they win, they will receive great benefits, but from Dana White's perspective, it is different.
For him, when two powers fight, the improvement of one side is accompanied by the decline of the other side.
The UFC's market influence and share are limited.
Overall, it may not be a good thing for the UFC’s interests!
This is where the butt determines the head.
So essentially, Dana White is unwilling to facilitate this match.
But agents on both sides are applying pressure.
There was no way, Habib's father passed away. At this time, Xiao Yong was not willing to take advantage of others' danger. Then Habib couldn't fight, so Connor challenged again.
Xiao Yong naturally doesn't mind having a fight.
Connor was interested in the wine market and Xiao Yong’s business value.
In his opinion, once he wins this game, the benefits to him will be great.
As for whether Xiao Yong is strong?
It was not within the scope of his consideration. In essence, Connor did not feel that he was weaker than anyone else.
And there are no weaklings in the UFC. As long as he is still in this circle, as long as he wants to fight top fighters, as long as he wants to maintain traffic, he needs to face it no matter whether he loses or wins!
In front of Dana Bai, two people were sitting.
De La Hoya, Tim Simpson.
Tim Simpson is Connor's manager.
Dana Bai looked at the two of them seriously and said in a deep voice: "I have communicated with you many times about this game. Since you are unwilling to give up, then I am also willing to promote this game, but before the game
, we need to solve a problem! It is the PPV sharing between the two of you!"
"Now the combined PPV share of Conor and Shaw is too much. This share is something that the UFC cannot afford."
Dana White did not disclose the specific share between the two.
He continued: "If you must compete, then the PPV sales share of this game, the highest share of the two boxers, can only be 55%!"
Upon hearing this number, Tim Simpson was unhappy.
And Hoya frowned.
Looking at it this way, Connor's PPV share in the UFC is much higher than Xiao Yong.
But now is not the time to dwell on this.
Although Dana White did not disclose the specific figures of both parties, De La Hoya knew very well that if the other party took the same 25% share as Xiao Yong, then Dana White would not need to give the 55% share.
The numbers are up.
Looking at it this way, Connor's PPV share must be at least 40%.
Of course, now is not the time to dwell on this issue.
Dana White gave a 55% PPV share.
So how to divide this money is a question!
"Connor wants to take 45 percent!" Tim Simpson said coldly: "Connor is a superstar, he wants to take more!"
De La Hoya sneered: "Superstar? In the UFC, the only PPV sales of his match with Khabib exceeded Shaw, and that was the championship match. I can be sure that if Xiao fights in the championship match, the PPV sales share must exceed that of Connor! If so
Talk, then there’s no need to fight!”
"Then what do you think we should do?" Tim Simpson asked.
De La Hoya thought for a moment and said: "Both parties will each get a 10% guaranteed share, and the remaining 35% will be given to the winner as the winner's share!"
He looked at Simpson, with madness in his eyes, and said, "How about it? Is this allocation okay?"
Tim Simpson was lost in thought.
De La Hoya's suggestion is a very common method in the boxing world.
Generally speaking, boxing champions account for a large share of boxing's PPV share, but the promotion company must make a profit by operating the competition.
At this time, when the benefits are unevenly distributed among the three parties, generally speaking, this kind of dividend-style bet will be used.
Winner takes all!
However, generally in this case, the boxer will receive some compensation in terms of appearance fees!
To increase guaranteed returns and avoid risks.
And Tim Simpson heard the implication of De La Hoya's words. He looked at Dana White and said: "Dana, if you can't give us enough allocated shares, then you need to increase the guaranteed appearance fees for both of us!"
In fact, just when Hoya finished speaking, Dana White reacted.
This bastard wants to suck blood from him!
Faced with the question raised by Simpson, Dana White forced a smile and said: "Connor just lost the game, so the appearance fee should not be increased!"
Simpson shook his head and said: "No, Dana, you are wrong. What you are facing is not Conor who just lost the game, but Conor who just set a UFC CPV sales record! In this game, if you can't give
With enough guaranteed share, Connor's appearance fee will at least exceed US$15 million!"
De La Hoya also helped: "Dana, either you will maintain our PPV share, or you need to compensate us in terms of appearance fees! If Conner and Xiao are dissatisfied with you, now with their influence,
The impact on the UFC will be very bad. Xiao will at least receive an appearance fee of 13 million US dollars!"
De La Hoya knows very well that no matter what, it is impossible for Xiao Yong's appearance fee to exceed that of Connor.
This is for sure.
But the other party offered 15 million, and he wanted 13 million, and there was nothing wrong with that!
Dana White is furious!
You know, these two guys have more than 20 million US dollars in one mouth.
But he knows that getting angry can't solve any problems!
He made a calculation.
Calculated based on the two-person match selling two million PPV copies.
In total, the UFC's revenue will be approximately US$110 million.
Of this money, he had a 15% share in the card, which is approximately more than fifteen million US dollars.
In other words, if the PPV sales exceed two million copies, it will actually still be profitable for him.
But he still has to consider another issue, which is the cost of increasing the appearance fee!
Does Connor make little money? Not a lot!
But his appearance fee is very low!
This was Dana White's intention.
The reason is also very simple. The appearance fee, unlike the PPV share, is something that all boxers can see and touch.
To put it simply, before Conor, anyone in the UFC who could get hundreds of thousands in appearance fees was already considered a high salary.
But after Connor's appearance fee reached three million, more and more boxers began to have appearance fees approaching one million.
As for Kitty, his appearance fee for playing against Conner reached two million US dollars.
This is the final consequence of an increase in a person's appearance fee.
Everyone will mark the appearance fee.
Suddenly increase the appearance fee of the two people to tens of millions of dollars?
This is what Dana White doesn't want.
Moreover, if the appearance fee goes up, it will be difficult to reduce it.
"FUCK!"
Dana Bai cursed inwardly.
Then he said: "Connor's appearance fee, I can give you 8 million US dollars, and Xiao Yong, I can give you 600 million US dollars, it is impossible to go any higher. If you are willing, then agree to the competition! If you are not willing, then agree to compete!"
, let’s not talk about it, as for the 55% PPV share, you decide whether to bet on it or not, I won’t care about it.”
Dana White is not a vegetarian, and he is not very interested in this game.
In his opinion, Connor's current appearance fee of 8 million is barely acceptable.
As for Xiao Yong, he can also give him 6 million. As for the previous floating contract...
That's it. To put it bluntly, when the economic value brought by an employee completely exceeds his salary range, it is normal to break the contract and raise the salary.
Now Xiao Yong, whether in PPV sales or in China, his commercial value is frighteningly high!
Even after the last game, there have been many voices from the outside world questioning Xiao Yong's appearance fee.
Seeing that the commercial value brought by Xiao Yong is getting bigger and bigger, Dana White will not be stingy about giving him an appearance fee that matches Xiao Yong's current worth.
The total share of appearance fees between the two increased by about 10 million.
He is quite acceptable.
Simpson looked at Hoya, the two exchanged glances, and then both expressed their determination.
After all, MMA is not as good as boxing, and it is impossible to make a fortune in terms of basic appearance fees.
After settling the appearance fee, the two began to calculate their PPV share.
This is the big one!
Especially for Simpson, compared with Connor's previous share, this time's share is a bit small.
Simpson looked at Hoya and said solemnly: "The share you proposed is impossible for Connor to agree to. The basic share is Connor's 30%, Xiao's 10%, and the remaining 15%.
It can be used as a reward for the winner. Conor is the biggest star in the UFC."
Every agent will strive for the best interests for themselves.
This is the only bottom line that Dana White is willing to give for this game.
If you want to promote the competition, you have to accept it.
Although there is some compensation in terms of appearance fees, both of them know that they must get more PPV shares in order to make more money.
But here in Hoya, thirty percent versus ten percent?
He will only agree if he loses his mind!
As a result, De La Hoya and Simpson started a war of words.
On the other hand, Xiao Yong started a live broadcast in the country.
As soon as the live broadcast started, a large number of viewers immediately came in, talking about anything.
"Yongzi, when will you and Yasuko compete?"
"Why do you think Gazi said you are the same as him?"
"You can be number one in the world at this time."
"Many shopping malls in the country are out of stock. Can you please replenish some? Hanxing Champagne has been sold by scalpers for 20,000 yuan a bottle."
Xiao Yong laughed as he looked at each question.
"Me, this live broadcast is just to chat with everyone. Thank you very much for your continued support."
"As for the match with Yasuko? I don't know yet. We are already talking about it. If the talks are concluded, we will definitely fight."
"When will he be number one in the world? Let's see when Khabib can compete."
Xiao Yong answered some questions.
As for Gazi, Xiao Yong didn't even mention it. At this stage, he can't talk about it to some people. If he talks about it, it will give others the opportunity to make profits from him.
Soon, the audience asked new questions.
“Can you bring some drinks?”
"That's right. I sell wine. Can you do something serious?"
"Aren't you being disrespectful to your name as Yongzi by not selling wine?"
"I feel safe buying wine from you."
Xiao Yong was also helpless about this. Hanxing's sales were really unexpectedly strong.
And because of its own process and cost, it can only focus on the mid-to-high-end market, and the price is not cheap.
But even so, it was still sold out.
"To tell you the truth, Hanxing Champagne is really not available now. The wine must use the most mature white grapes as the main ingredient. There are strict quality restrictions. There are requirements for both grape varieties and sweetness.
There are few suitable raw materials at the beginning, so the output will be small, but the grapes from our own industrial base have already arrived, and when they are produced, they should be able to be sold."
Xiao Yong never expected that he would be urged to bring goods.
But he really couldn't bring it out.
Don't talk about him, Lao Xiao also has many relatives and friends who want him to get some wine.
But Lao Xiao basically gave away Ash Valley whiskey.
Although people in Xiao Jianguo's era generally valued emotions, he knew how to deal with it.
Seeing that Xiao Yong didn't bring any goods, everyone started applying for a job!
"Mr. Xiao, I am twenty-four this year and I want to work in your factory. When will you recruit people?"
"Yes, the gift boxes your winery distributes during the Mid-Autumn Festival are better than Tesla's. I'm envious."
"No, there's Han Xing in a tasting bottle. I'm so envious."
The treatment provided by Shanhe Liquor Industry is truly the best in the country.
In fact, with the sales of drinks, Xiao Jianguo was no longer dissatisfied with the treatment Xiao Yong had originally set.
He personally ordered the Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes to be prepared.
At first, he was afraid that Xiao Yong would lose money, but after making money, Xiao Jianguo still agreed with Xiao Yong's doing this.
In response, Xiao Yong said with a smile: "Let's see, if the wine business is doing well, it will probably expand its enrollment, right? I will have fifty places and draw a lottery in the live broadcast room."
Now that Shanhe Liquor's wine sales are getting better and better, Xiao Yong has also begun to think about the possibility of adding new products or production lines.
After all, he still has seven kinds of wine recipes on hand.
We will definitely be recruiting people by then.
He is chatting live here.
On the other side, De La Hoya and Simpson also discussed and came to a conclusion!
Xiao Yong gets 15% of the guaranteed share, while Connor gets 20%.
The remaining 20% is used as a bet between the two parties.