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Chapter 385 - 352 Combat World Cup!

Chapter 385: Chapter 352 Combat World Cup!

After the final night, the first Yanhuang Technique tournament came to a perfect close.

The attention towards the entire competition was continuously rising, and by the final night, according to Penguin Sports’ backstage statistics, over fifteen million people were watching the live broadcast!

In Hua Country, besides the NBA and World Cup, no other sports event could attract such a number of viewers.

It was just a pity that Wu had no relation to this live broadcast, so he couldn’t reap any Fan Value.

However, the fervor attracted countless advertisers, and even before the competition started, Yanhuang Technique had received over a hundred million in advertising fees. Now, with the first tournament just finished and the second yet to start organizing, Bo Yuan Company was already receiving offers exceeding three hundred million!

And this was only the advertising fees. For the broadcasting rights for the second Yanhuang Technique, Penguin Sports bid one hundred and fifty million, PPTV bid one hundred and fifty million, and U Cool bid two hundred million, and the other two didn’t even demand exclusive broadcasting rights!

Clearly, the success of Yanhuang Technique had unsettled the other video websites, all scrambling for a piece of the pie.

At first, Wu had invested over eight hundred million to organize the Yanhuang Technique, but now it seemed that not only could he break even after the second tournament, he could even start to profit!

Wu was now somewhat understanding why Dana White was trying by all means to break into Hua Country’s market—its potential was truly immense!

After the competition, according to the original plan, Wu had to take the champions on a few more programs to promote them so even more people would grow to like them, thus maintaining the popularity of Yanhuang Technique in the future.

So, in the following month and more, Wu took five champions onto six different shows.

Wang Xing’s inspiring story of persisting in practicing boxing while delivering takeout, Xu Zijia’s story of once withdrawing from the National Team, the tale of Gao Jianping and his father... These were selling points that people enjoyed discussing.

Of course, as the most popular and most talked-about figure, Wu was still the focus of everyone’s attention, and after Yanhuang Technique ended, his status in the public eye had risen another level.

The reason was simple; Wu had put Hua Country’s Kung Fu on the stage!

There’s a difference between one person achieving results with Kung Fu on stage and enabling many others to also achieve results with Kung Fu on stage.

Opening Martial Arts Halls, gathering Traditional Martial Arts masters, compiling "Modern National Martial Arts Record," organizing competitions, and having students achieve results with Hua Country’s Kung Fu... Every step was seen by all. It could be said that Wu, indeed with his own power, changed the status of Traditional Martial Arts in the Martial Arts World and changed the fate of many individuals!

Meanwhile, due to the excellent performance of Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall’s students in the competition, a Kung Fu craze had swept across the country.

If previously, during Wu’s rise to fame, people were more focused on him as an individual and thought he was very impressive, now, after several competitions, as Bagua, Ang Fist, Eagle Claw... various Kung Fu styles were showcased on stage, people finally started to pay attention to Kung Fu itself.

It turned out that not only was Wu incredible, but our Chinese Martial Arts were just as powerful!

Consequently, Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall once again faced a surge of enrollment enthusiasm. This time, it wasn’t just from amateur enthusiasts but also from many who intended to pursue professional careers; they saw Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall’s ability to train students and their performances on stage, so they came to register.

And with a large group joining to learn Kung Fu, it meant that many gyms teaching modern combat in the country couldn’t survive, as they had virtually lost all their students.

While many gyms were closing, transferring leases, and renting out, Bo Yuan Company took the opportunity to acquire some of these spaces and issued a notice: they were willing to hire coaches who taught modern combat to serve as coaches at Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall.

This decision was made by Wu, firstly because he didn’t want the rise of Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall to leave many people unemployed, and secondly because these modern combat coaches could spar with his own students. Since Yanhuang Technique was going to sign more and more foreign fighters in the future—all of whom were modern combat practitioners—Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall needed a large number of coaches skilled in modern combat as well.

...

United States, New York.

Dana White was meeting with someone in a private club, a man in his twenties with a pale face void of any color, exuding an aura so cold that he resembled a vampire straight out of a movie.

Dana White sat beside him, looking somewhat uncomfortable. Every time he met with this man, he could hardly adapt to his presence.

"So, what do you want?" Dana White asked.

The young man’s gaze remained unflinching as he replied in a measured tone, "The boss has instructed me to inform you that we can start executing the plan we discussed before."

"Hmm?" Dana White’s eyes shifted. "You mean organizing the Combat World Cup?"

The young man confirmed, "Yes."

Dana White frowned. "That was just a rough idea, how can we just go ahead and implement it?"

The young man explained, "The boss said he would help you make it happen. You just need to make an announcement through UFC."

Dana White replied, "Victor, our relationship is one of collaboration, not of hierarchy. Are you ordering me?"

Victor, the young man, remained expressionless, his tone unchanged: "It’s not an order, just a suggestion. First, if UFC were to make this happen, it would greatly benefit UFC’s prestige."

"Second, through this competition, you could take the opportunity to showcase the strength of UFC fighters, attracting even more people worldwide."

"Third, if this event is successfully organized, it could become a recurring event in the Martial Arts World, much like the Soccer World Cup. And you, as the initiator, will naturally reap endless benefits."

Victor looked at Dana White, "We can help you make this happen, and you won’t need to exert much effort to reap significant rewards. Is there any need to hesitate?"

Dana White frowned. "Then what do you want in return?"

Victor replied, "Simply to collect some data, no different from our previous collaborations."

Dana White shook his head, "Sometimes I really can’t fathom what your boss is aiming for."

For the first time, Victor’s expression shifted as he revealed a fervent look, "You wouldn’t understand. The boss is undertaking a grand endeavor!"

Dana White furrowed his brow. He had met Victor’s boss ten years ago, or more accurately, the boss had sought him out.

At that time, UFC was just getting on track, not yet as large as it is now, but already showing potential. Back then, Victor’s boss approached Dana White, expressing a desire to collaborate by having Dana White regularly provide data and bodily fluids from certain athletes, in exchange for funding and even some high-level combat sports athletes.

Over the years, Dana White’s collaboration with them had never ceased. After all, Dana White didn’t need to give up much, while the other party’s help was substantial.

Not long ago, they had proposed the idea of organizing a Martial Arts World Cup to Dana White. The idea intrigued him, but his main focus at the time was on expanding into the Hua Country market, so the project was shelved until now, when they brought it up again.

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