Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 74 Signing

 “Franco, why are you here?”

When Franco walked into the small living room, Link and Nora Duva were drinking tea and chatting. The folder they had just read was still on the table.

 When Franco saw the folder, his expression suddenly changed, and he secretly thought something was wrong.

I heard from the assistant today that Nora came from New York, and when he got home in the afternoon, he only saw Nora’s luggage, but no one from Nora, and he didn’t get through the phone. He asked Nora’s assistant, and the assistant said cryptically Went to visit friends.

He knew it was a lie in one day. Nora’s social circle was in New York and she had no friends in Miami.

At that time, he felt very bad. He ran over and saw that Nora was indeed at Link's place.

 “Hi, Link!”

Franco forced a smile, said hello to Link, pulled Nora out, and almost bumped into James who was walking in.

James was startled and quickly stepped aside to make way for the couple. Looking at the couple's backs, James realized that today's incident seemed to be a bit beyond his imagination.

 “Link, what are they doing?”

James looked at Link and asked.

 “Maybe it’s a show of affection!”

Link smiled lightly and looked at the contract on the table again.

  —

“Nora, I told you not to poach me, otherwise I would be really angry with you. Why do you do this?”

Outside the Baker's shop, Franco pulled Nora to the door and said.

Nora adjusted her hair and saw that her husband was wearing a wrinkled shirt and leather sandals stained with sand. He was similar to the homeless man who picked up garbage on the beach not far away. Compared with his image in New York back then, Nora If he was far away, if Old Dua saw him, he might be kicked out of the house.

“Why do you go out dressed like this? Have you always been dressed like this in Miami?”

"Nora, don't change the subject. We are talking about work. You promised me not to interfere in Link's affairs, but you failed to do it."

Franco said with a straight face and dissatisfaction.

 Nola shook her head, pulled up a chair and sat down and said, "Franco, have you signed a contract with Link?"

 “No, but”

"If he doesn't sign with you, he won't be a boxer under Dynasty Promotions. After Link won the Americas Qualifying Championship, many companies were in contact with him and wanted to sign him. I am the president of the main event company. Come talk to him, what’s the problem?”

Nora said calmly and calmly.

Franco covered his forehead and thought for a while, it seemed that there was indeed no problem.

 Nora is the president of the main event and is also responsible for signing boxers. It seems that she was not wrong when she came to Link to sign a contract. Instead, she suddenly ran over and interrupted their conversation, which seemed a bit too impulsive.

 “Okay Nora, how was your chat with Link?”

"not bad!"

Nola saw her husband’s expression change and smiled again, “But Link didn’t agree to sign a contract with me.”

"real?"

“Yes, Link wants more than 70% of the game share. This requirement is too high and we cannot meet it.”

Nora shrugged.

Franco laughed and said to Nora affectionately: "Dear, you should read the recent news and see how they evaluate Link, saying that he is the number one amateur boxer and the best fighter in the next ten years. The biggest surprise in the boxing world is that he may become a boxing superstar like Roy Jones Jr. and Mayweather. In my opinion, he is fully qualified to receive more than 70% of the game income share like Mayweather.”

 Nora Dua did not refute his words, because after the previous contact, she suddenly discovered that Link's contract was indeed worth the price.

 First of all, Link is very good at fighting, his amateur performance is better than that of Tyson, Mayweather, Roy Jones Jr., etc., and he has the potential to be a boxing superstar;

 Second, Link is well-known and has a good foundation. In the boxing circle, there are few people like Link who have not yet entered the professional boxing ring or even participated in the Olympics. Their popularity is already comparable to that of second- and third-tier actors, and is even more famous than many boxing champions. Such a person will get twice the result with half the effort in future promotions and can save the company a lot of money.

Third, Link is a smart and rational man. Boxers are mostly strong men with strong muscles and simple minds. There are many people with very good potential and good boxing skills. For example, they have defeated boxing champions Ike Ibibuki and Oliver McCall. Others originally had good prospects, but their careers ended early due to problems such as fighting, crime, and drug abuse.

Link, on the other hand, has clear goals and knows what he wants. This kind of person is less likely to go astray, has a longer career, and is also a good partner.

Because of these points, after meeting Link, Nora was really interested in signing Link, and wanted to call Old Duva to explain the situation, but it was a pity that Franco came too early and interrupted her. plan.

 Nora shook her head helplessly, sometimes feeling that although Franco was not good at business, he had a good eye for people.

This Link is very likely to be a potential boxing superstar.

However, the two are husband and wife, and she does not intend to continue to interfere with Franco in this matter.

"Link, you should continue to talk. The main event is withdrawn, but don't forget the main event. I hope we will have opportunities to cooperate in the future."

Nora started to speak.

"good!"

Link shook hands with Nora.

 After sending his wife Nora away, Franco took out a contract and handed it to Link. It was a new contract.

After returning from Havana, Franco came to Link to sign a contract, hoping to grab this trump card as soon as possible. However, Link was not satisfied with some of the terms in the contract and proposed several modifications, mainly in terms of revenue sharing. this part.

The original draft contract stated that before Link became the world boxing champion, he and the company would share a 5:5 share; after he won the world boxing title, he and the company would share a 6:4 share; For more than 10 years, the share is 7:3, and for more than 10 years, the share is 8:2.

Link’s proposed modification is that before winning the world boxing championship belt, the income from the competition will be divided 5:5;

 After winning any one of WBA-WBC-IBF-WBO, the game income will be divided into 6:4;

 If you get three or more, the competition is divided into 7:3; after you get two heavyweight gold belts, the competition is divided into 8:2; after you get five heavyweight gold belts, the income is divided into 9:1.

Franco was stunned when he saw the new terms.

　　It wasn’t that Link’s conditions were too excessive, but that I was stunned by Link’s ambition.

 On the train, I heard Link say that he wanted to win the gold belts of the four major organizations in five weight classes and become a better boxer than Holyfield.

At the time, he thought that Link was talking big words to increase his worth in negotiations, but now Link has blatantly written this clause into the contract as a condition of revenue sharing, indicating that Link's goal is indeed to dominate the Five A heavyweight.

Franco had to admit, Link's goal was pretty cool.

 Before entering the boxing ring, other boxers thought that it would be great to get a gold belt. Link wanted to win gold belts in five levels and four major organizations in one breath.

If he succeeds in this matter, what will the world boxing scene look like in the future? Boxers from all over the world come to challenge Link alone?

If this can be done, Link's income from one game will definitely exceed 100 million US dollars.

After Franco held a meeting in the company to discuss it, he found that it would be good to modify the terms like this. If Link had the ability to win two or three gold belts, or win multiple levels of boxing titles, then Link would not be more famous than Mewe. Sesonse, he deserves such a high income share.

 Compared with the original one, the newly revised contract only becomes uncertain in terms of time. It used to be three to five years and ten years, but now it is only calculated according to the number and level of the gold belt.

Such a modification is also beneficial to the development of the company. Franco came here today not only to find Nora, but also to finalize the contract with Link and finalize the matter completely, so as not to worry about Link being signed away by others all day long.

 “Link, what do you think?”

"no problem."

Link nodded. The new contract was completely modified according to his own opinions, and there were no problems with the other terms.

 (End of this chapter)