Chapter 638 The Olympics End
After all the Olympic Games were completed, Link, who won 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal, also became the athlete with the most gold medals and medals in the Chinese sports delegation.
After a day's rest, Link began to deal with personal matters, mainly signing with the promotion company. After the game, he also needed to finalize it early. If done properly, he might be able to get a world championship belt within the year.
In the final three days of the Olympics, he chatted with Bob Arum, Nora Dewar, Eddie Hearn, Frank Warren and others to see how serious they were.
Eventually he decided to sign with Bob Arum.
The reason is simple. Top Promotions is currently the most powerful company in the world of boxing and has a large amount of media promotion resources. De La Hoya, Mayweather, Pacquiao and others are all under Top Promotions.
Since 2000, the tournaments with the highest prize money are all related to top promotions. Bob Arum is also the only one among the three giants in boxing who is still active in the boxing world. He is also considered to be the best player after 2000. The most successful boxing promoter.
There's big money to be made working with Bob Arum.
And the purpose of him continuing to box is to make money and make more money through competitions.
As for promoting the sport of boxing, I did it for decades in my previous life, but in the end it didn’t make much of a difference, so I just let it go in this life.
In addition, among the major promotion companies, Bob Arum also had the highest offer, with a signing bonus of US$22 million.
In terms of game prize money and peripheral shares, a game with a single game income of more than 1 million US dollars will be divided into 64%; a single game with a revenue of more than 5 million US dollars will be divided into 73%.
For games that earn more than $10 million in a single game, an 82% share will be given.
For games that earn more than $20 million in a single game, 91% will be paid.
Link requests to participate in professional competitions within the year and strive to win the middleweight world gold belt as soon as possible.
Now that his height has grown to 182 centimeters, his weight has become increasingly difficult to control. After winning the middleweight gold belt, he can move up to the super middleweight class and let go of some of his weight.
Bob Arum also said that he will try his best to arrange it. As long as he can win the game, he can also arrange for him to compete with De La Hoya, Roy Jones Jr., Mayweather and others in the next step.
Sean Gibbons also became his agent, responsible for handling training, competition, promotion and other matters.
After finishing the contract signing, Link's goals for coming to Athens were basically achieved.
Including participating in competitions to win glory for the country; becoming famous through the Olympics and attracting the attention of the world media; third, signing a contract with a boxing promotion company and entering the professional boxing world.
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On August 29, the 28th Summer Olympics ended.
The results of each country's sports delegations in this Olympic Games have also been determined.
Among them, the results of the Chinese Sports Delegation are 35 golds, 18 silvers and 14 bronzes, ranking first in the gold medal list and third in the medal list with 67 medals.
The American team's results are 34 golds, 40 silvers and 29 bronzes. The total number of medals is 103, ranking first in the medal list.
Among them, Phelps of the American swimming team won 6 gold medals and 2 bronze medals, becoming the person with the most gold medals in this Olympic Games.
Russia ranks second with 27 golds, 27 silvers and 38 bronzes, with 92 medals.
This year, the Russian team also produced a female flying star Nesterenko. Like Link, she had never participated in any high-level international competition before the Olympics, but in the women's 100-meter sprint event, she clocked 10.94 seconds. Winning the championship in an upset.
He has also become a relatively famous sports star in this Olympic Games.
After the final version of the medal list was released, the Chinese sports team surpassed major sports countries such as the United States and Russia in the number of gold medals for the first time, ranking first in the gold medal list.
This incident has also aroused reports and discussions from media around the world.
Many media believe that the reason why the Chinese team can occupy the first place in the gold medal list is closely related to Link's 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal in this Olympic Games.
The four competition events that Link participated in were all shortcomings of the Chinese team. Every time Link won a medal, it was an upset and an unexpected gain. The Chinese team also won three gold medals and one silver for nothing.
If these three gold medals are missing, the number of gold medals won by the Chinese team should be 32 gold medals.
Greece's "Izvestia" reported that Link is one of the most dazzling stars in this Olympic Games. His achievements in shot put, boxing and 5000 meters have attracted world attention.
British Reuters commented that Link is a rising star in the world of sports, and his achievements in sports can be compared with Yao Ming and Li Ning.
Agence France-Presse commented that Link's success in boxing and track and field allowed audiences around the world to see China's construction and development in sports in recent years. In addition, he won championships in boxing and track and field, where whites and blacks have an absolute advantage. , played a huge role in breaking down racial discrimination in sports.
The Japanese "Yomiuri Shimbun" bluntly stated in the article that Link is the athlete who has made the greatest contribution to breaking through the limits of the yellow race in history, allowing people to see the great potential of the yellow race in boxing and track and field.
The praises and praises given to Link by the Chinese media are even more exaggerated. Almost all media are saying good things about him, and all the words suitable for praising people are used on him. He is not only the greatest athlete, but also the most handsome. man.
Famous football commentator Li Chengpeng commented that Link's performance in this Olympics can be described with any awesome words. He also said that Link's three gold medals and one silver medal are worth one million yuan. The men's football team won the Asian Cup in August. cup silver medal.
Because Link is so famous, at the closing ceremony held at the Athens Olympic Stadium Center on the evening of the 29th, Link was invited to participate in the fire-fighting ceremony that night. Under the arrangement of the bureau, he appeared on stage during the performance of 'China 8 Minutes' .
On August 30, Link and the Chinese Sports delegation took a flight to return to the capital.
After returning to the capital, he more intuitively felt how much fame his three gold medals and one silver medal had brought him, as well as his popularity in the country.
When he got off the plane, tens of thousands of fans and media came to the airport to pick him up. Those people crowded the square of Kyoto International Airport, and many people held his posters and waved flags.
Hundreds of media reporters rushed to interview him.
Link had to stop and answer questions from media reporters, sign autographs and take photos with many fans.
He was stranded at the airport for more than an hour before leaving successfully.
"Link, how does it feel to be famous?"
In the bus, coach Li Yabing smiled.
"not bad."
Link said with a shrug.
"You should adapt to this situation as soon as possible. In the next period of time, domestic media will interview and report on you, and your reputation will be even greater than it is now."
Coach Li Yabing said.
Link shook his head. There are pros and cons to becoming famous, both at home and abroad.
The advantage is that it can bring fame and fortune, but the disadvantage is that the pressure will increase and you will be put under the spotlight for observation and study. If you are not careful and do something out of the ordinary, it will cause a lot of trouble and controversy.
This situation is even more serious in China. The domestic media likes to create gods. There is often no limit to how much they can praise people, and they can praise mortals to the sky.
He is also very good at "destroying people" and has no limit when it comes to belittling people. He likes to trample people into the mud.
Link admits that he is not a perfect person and cannot afford the 'adulation'. In addition, there are not many domestic boxing fans at present and the market is small. No matter how great his fame is, he cannot convert it into PPV revenue and game ticket revenue.
This kind of fame has little use other than selling a few more albums.
After careful consideration, he took the initiative to find the leaders of the Athletes Administration.
He said that after the Olympic Games, he plans to practice boxing in isolation to prepare for the next professional boxing competition.
Except for interviews with national media, we will not accept any other interviews, and we will not participate in other activities except for charity activities.
Several leaders expressed that it was difficult to handle, and believed that promoting athletes like him after the game was a positive publicity that was beneficial to all aspects. It would be impossible for him not to participate.
Link said that if he participates in professional boxing matches, he will be successful in the arena in the future, which will be more beneficial to the country's external publicity.
Several leaders said they needed to hold a meeting to study it before giving him an answer.
Link is not worried that they will not agree. A few days ago, he decided to sign with a top promotion company. When he entered the professional boxing world, he also reported it to the authority. The above suggested that he think about it again. He is only 19 years old this year and can wait a few more years. Year.
Link said that even if he enters the professional boxing world, he will continue to train in the shot put, javelin and running events, and continue to compete for honors for the national team in these events.
Boxing is a relatively niche event in the Olympic Games, so missing one will have little impact.
After discussion, the Authority agreed to his application, but only asked him to have time to help train the boxers of the boxing team.
For a free-range athlete like him, the national team is relatively loose in management.
In addition, he has irreplaceable attributes in these projects, so the administration cannot control him too strictly.
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After returning to Kyoto, members of the Olympic delegation were received by the above. Link stood in the C position and delivered a speech on behalf of the athletes.
In the following days, in addition to being busy participating in interviews and program interviews arranged above, he also took part in 6 endorsement ads, including clothing, mobile phones, cars, skin care products, etc. There were long-term endorsements and short-term endorsements.
Counting the five endorsements he received during his time in Athens.
Before and after the Olympics, he earned more than 25 million yuan from advertising endorsements.
The state rewarded him with 1.8 million yuan and an apartment in accordance with regulations. Handong Province and Huaxi City also rewarded his family with a large apartment. Together with the rewards from local enterprises, the total is about 5 million yuan.
During the Olympic Games, the sales of the album "Wind Blowing Wheat Waves" surged domestically, with more than 1.6 million copies sold in half a month. It also sold nearly 2 million copies in South Korea, Japan, the United States, Australia and other countries and regions.
According to company statistics, the sales volume of pirated albums is about ten times that of genuine albums.
He also earned more than 8 million from album sales.
As of mid-September, the Athens Olympics had brought him about 38 million yuan in income.
After all the income was received, he invested another US$4 million in Jingdong Mall through Hong Kong Island Golden Shell Investment Company, so that Lao Liu could develop with peace of mind.
At the same time, he also successively purchased about 2.3% of Tengxun shares in the stock market through Hong Kong Island Golden Shell Investment.
In June this year, Tencent was listed on the Hong Kong Island Securities Market with an opening price of HK$4.37 and a total share capital of 1.68 billion shares. The current market value of Tencent is 6.526 billion yuan.
In the future, Tencent's market value will rise to a maximum of 6.8 trillion yuan, which is almost a thousand times the income. It is still worthwhile to invest at this time.
After making two investments, there was still about 5 million yuan left in his account. He wanted to keep this money as pocket money and did not plan to use it for the time being.
After Link turned down many interviews, Liu Feiren became the focus of media reports. There were photos and reports of Liu Feiren everywhere in newspapers and on the Internet. Many schools also invited him to give speeches. He flew back and forth every day and really became a frequent flyer.
For this reason, Liu Feiren even called to complain, saying that he shouldn't have turned down these jobs, which made him busy every day and almost annoyed.
Link smiled and replied that he deserved it.
If he hadn't emerged as a dark horse in the Athens Olympics, won 3 golds and 1 silver, and became the top star in the sports world, Liu Feiren would have been regarded as a god-like figure by many media and fans in China with his performance in the 110-meter men's hurdles.
Now Link just gave him back the honor that originally belonged to him.