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Chapter 194: Liang Kun’s Reminder (Subscribe)
By the second season of the Unlimited Fighting Tournament, the business model built around the competition had become more mature.

To put it bluntly, there are more ways to make money.

Relatively speaking, the income of star players will naturally increase.

This time, the sponsors include San Miguel Beer, many sub-brands of PepsiCo, and fast-moving consumer goods such as Jianlibao.

Adding in traditional peripherals such as posters, postcards, music cards, doll toys and exquisite cards, as well as endorsements, sales and event attendance, the income can at least increase by about 100% compared to the first batch of contestants.

This is already quite exaggerated.

Apart from anything else, the average income of the top 32 contestants is more than 200,000 Hong Kong dollars.

“How could there be such a huge profit?”

When the leader of the mainland delegation learned about the income of the outstanding athletes, he was shocked.

“It’s a normal income!”

Wu Feng, who happened to be there to entertain them, chuckled and said, "If there wasn't enough income, how could the contestants fight so excitingly and fiercely in the ring?"

"You know, if you're not careful you might get hurt!"

"That's too much! We're only in the top 32, and we can earn 200,000 Hong Kong dollars!"

The leader of the delegation was surprised and said, "We don't even know how to distribute this money!"

This hit the nail on the head and was also the main reason why Wu Feng came here.

"I think a fifty-fifty split is better!"

Wu Feng directly expressed his thoughts, and then briefly introduced the agreement he had reached with local officials to recruit workers from his hometown in his factory in the mainland.

"Of course, the contestants' situations are special. After all, they have been carefully trained!"

"That's why I think a 50-50 split is more reasonable. After all, the contestants are the ones doing the fighting!"

Wu Feng naturally knew some of the situation in the mainland, and what he said was true.

If the benefits are not distributed properly from the beginning, it will be hard to say whether the official contestants will still have the enthusiasm and ambition in the future.

Again, the risk of injury in fighting competitions is enormous.

Without sufficient incentives, it is really hard to sustain!
This time, in order to persuade the mainland team leader, he also invited Chairman Liao of Yindu Organization to help him intercede, hoping to achieve his goal.

As for the amateur players, the situation is much better, without so many twists and turns.

The main reason for taking so much trouble is to set an example!

In the future, cooperation in other areas, especially sports competitions, will follow this model.

Take football matches for example. Without sufficient incentives, it is difficult to make the game exciting and thrilling.

The effect is still very obvious!

Since Wu Feng and Mr. Liao have come forward, the leader of the mainland delegation must give them face.

After communicating with relevant parties in the mainland by phone, the distribution plan proposed by Wu Feng was finally confirmed.

Not to mention how overjoyed the official players were, the team leader also breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, the official players who were temporarily organized to come to Hong Kong to participate in the fighting competition are all real masters, otherwise it would be impossible for most of the top 32 to be mainland players.

That’s right, among the top 32 contestants in the fighting competition, 20 are from mainland China.

This is because the organizer used a lottery method to eliminate some strong mainland masters in advance, otherwise the number would be even greater.

Of course, no one expected such a situation at the beginning.

In fact, the contestants from Hong Kong Island were a little confused!
All I can say is that I was not mentally prepared for the sudden increase in the intensity of the game.

Wu Feng showed up and solved the profit-sharing issue that might have caused conflict, and then he disappeared again.

After all, as the organizer, it is better to have less contact with the contestants.

Some things are difficult to explain without being explained, and may easily cause unnecessary trouble.

ATV's two flagship programs are broadcast in turn, with ratings rising steadily. The program effects and influence are also spreading, and they have become the focus of Hong Kong and Macau.

Even in Taiwan, businessmen have come to inquire about the authorization of related videotapes.

That's right, Wu Feng had given instructions early on, and all the highlights of the two programs were made into videotapes for sale. Unexpectedly, the effect was quite good, and many viewers who had not seen the programs rented the videotapes specifically to watch them.

Because the show is so popular, it is normal to attract relevant businessmen from Taiwan!
It is unlikely to broadcast the program, but it is still possible to sell the videotapes.

The restrictions over there have been gradually loosened up and are no longer as strict as before.

The two programs were launched at the same time. Wu Feng was worried about problems, so he kept a close eye on them.

Once everything is back on track, he can relax and focus on other things.

A lot of things happened in the club.

Wu Feng always attends the month-end handover meeting on time, and also meets with leaders from other regions at this time to chat about their respective situations and some gossip.

Only at this time can the regional leaders be relatively complete.

The rest of the time, they are basically busy with their own things and will not easily contact each other privately unless there is something important.

Sometimes you have to know what’s going on!

It is very kind of the leader Jiang Tiansheng to delegate power.

If you don't know the seriousness of the matter and hold various private gatherings, it is easy to cause misunderstandings.

Fortunately, the real powerhouse leaders, such as Liang Kun and Han Bin, were very self-aware and didn't make such mistakes. Of course, this was because they weren't focused on the club's affairs. Liang Kun, needless to say, was completely focused on Qiankun Films.

After all, Qiankun Film and Television is involved in other types of film production, and he will feel uneasy if he doesn't keep an eye on it.

Recently, an urban action film was produced and has been released for more than half a month.

The content tells the story of an underground boxing match. In short, the plot is not complicated, but the fighting is more realistic and exciting, and it borrows a lot of the competition plots from "No Limit Fighting Tournament".

The effect is still good, and it looks like a box office revenue of tens of millions will not be a problem!
It wasn't a huge hit, but I recovered my costs and made a small profit. The next big profit would come from releasing the videotapes.

Looking at the relaxed look on Liang Kun's face, he was obviously quite satisfied with the result.

"Fengzi, Qiankun Films wants the rights to adapt some of the Ong-Bak comics produced by your publishing house!"

When he saw Wu Feng, he walked over and chuckled.

"Don't even think about the most popular comic book stories!"

Wu Feng smiled and said, "As for the other side stories, send someone to talk to the publisher!"

"This is exactly what I want. I can't get anything too popular!"

Liang Kun rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Speaking of which, you have so many popular copyrights in your hands, and you won't be able to use them all in a short time. Do you want to share some of the profits?"

"Fengrui Films shoots at least 15, 16, or 17 films a year, and they need to use a lot of popular copyrights!"

Wu Feng said with a smile: "Besides, don't make too many movies of certain genres, it's easy to end up with nothing for everyone to eat!"

The "Mr. Vampire" series of movies is the best proof of this.

It was obviously a very good gold mine, but because of following the trend, such a good series was ruined in just a few years.

Even if there is a high-quality zombie movie starring Uncle Ying, it is hard to say whether the box office can exceed 10 million.

This is the situation, so Wu Feng is still cautious about the development of the "Ong-Bak" series and does not intend to start it all at once.

Some wonderful stories can be made into film or TV series a year later without being greatly affected.

In fact, when Fengrui Film and Television started out, the folk fantasy series of films it co-produced with Yindu Organization were somewhat overdrawn.

There was no other way at the time. We had finally made some progress and had to expand our influence through this new type of film. We could only shoot the same type of film continuously in a short period of time.

Fortunately, the folk customs in different parts of the mainland are different, and the scenery and culture are also very different.

Filming these into movies will not give the audience a monotonous feeling.

Similarly, the folk fantasy series of films has always performed quite well at the box office.

At the beginning, one film was released almost every month.

The box office of each film has exceeded 10 million, which is considered a pretty good series of films.

Fortunately, this crazy production and release model only lasted for three or four months, and then the pace gradually slowed down, and other types of movies were added.

At this time, folk fantasy films are still the ace series of Fengrui Film and Television and Yindu Organization.

Basically, releasing two or three films a year is already the limit.

Wu Feng naturally doesn't want Qiankun Film and Television to rely too much on a certain type of movie in addition to its basic base.

"Alright, whatever you say is what it is!"

Liang Kun was still very receptive to the advice and said with a smile, "This beauty pageant has made such a big fuss. I think many of the beauties there are very high-quality. Is there anyone you like?"

"Why, is there someone that Brother Kun likes?"

Wu Feng asked curiously, "Tell me about it, I can help take a look!"

"Among the ordinary contestants, those who are the most beautiful!"

Liang Kun was not polite and said with a wicked smile: "I think it's quite good, and has the potential to be a star!"

"Don't even think about such a good thing!"

This time it was Wu Feng's turn to roll his eyes. He said unhappily, "Brother Kun, it's best to choose the nightclub girls as your target!"

"They are able to play themselves in many of Qiankun Films' films. As for those normal contestants, I plan to sign them up with TV stations and hone their skills!"

"You kid, you're still as unpleasant as ever!"

Liang Kun said unhappily, "What if they are targeted by the rich second generation and wealthy people?"

"Then it depends on their own choice!"

Wu Feng said indifferently: "I'm not their parents, do I need to take care of them so much?"

"You guy!"

Liang Kun slowed down his speech and reminded, "I have some bad news for you. A bunch of playboys who often come to my nightclub have set their sights on some of the beauties in the beauty pageant!"

"We'll just have to wait for their one-month closed training to be over before we start taking action!"

"Oh, do you know which pretty girls are the most popular?"

Wu Feng raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "Don't doubt it, I am indeed very curious!"

"Girls from nightclubs are still the most popular!"

Liang Kun chuckled and said, "Those rich young men are well aware of this. Besides, the nightclub girls who appeared on the show were like completely different people, shocking the regular customers!"

(End of this chapter)