Chapter 133: Chapter 132: Can You Compare with Others?
“The ‘Hummer’ racing team is the only team in the country qualified to participate in international races, and although they barely manage to keep the last place every year, their popularity at home is very high.
Since Chi Mingkun negotiated the broadcasting rights with their team three years ago, the partnership had been very pleasant.
This year, the other party’s manager had agreed to everything, and all that was left was signing the contract.
Because the two had cooperated for a long time, Chi Mingkun did not press for the contract to be signed, but he had not expected the other party to renege just two days before the start of the international races!
At that point in time, besides some powerhouse teams that were vied for by the big unions and platforms, almost every other large, medium, and small team had already signed contracts.
Without the broadcasting rights for the ‘Hummer’ team, it essentially meant that their union had completely lost the heat of the international races for the year!
Currently, the popularity of motorsport worldwide is second only to those sports with mass appeal. According to incomplete statistics from last year’s international races, the number of online live viewers alone reached over one billion!
Not to mention the offline tickets that were hard to come by.
It can be said that whoever secures the broadcasting rights for a team participating in the international races will stand at the apex of the industry in terms of popularity and revenue for the year.
Therefore, before the start of the races every year, it’s a chaotic scene among the major platforms and unions.
Especially the most popular ‘World’ racing team, led by Lu You, which has been dubbed the ‘All-stars’ team as its members are either super bosses ranked in the top ten worldwide for their prowess or star racing drivers ranked in the top ten for popularity.
Every year, live broadcasting platforms and unions from all over the world fight tooth and nail for their broadcasting rights, with none of the domestic platforms and unions even qualifying to participate.
After all, Chi Mingkun had the support of the Chi Family. Although not very famous, they could afford to spend the money. After signing the ‘Hummer’ team, their popularity had increased considerably, and they could now be reluctantly considered a second-tier union.
Chi Mingkun had waited for more than twenty minutes at the ‘Hummer’ team’s place before the manager finally arrived late.
Manager Lin, who had always greeted him with warm smiles, didn’t even offer a smile now: “Ah, I’ve already made it very clear on the phone with your union, we’ve found a more suitable live broadcast platform and will no longer be working with you.” Google seaʀᴄh novel⚑fire.net
There was impatience in his tone.
Chi Mingkun’s face darkened, and he patiently said, “Manager Lin, may I know what was unsuitable about us? If it’s about the money, we can still negotiate…”
“I know your Chi Family is rich,” Manager Lin said impatiently, waving his hand to cut him off, “but this time we’re working with the son of the Zhang Family, Zhang Ziyi! You know him, right? The Zhang Family that has familial ties to the Kyoto Fu Family! No matter how rich you are, can you compare to them?”
Chi Mingkun’s face turned ugly in an instant, yet he still wanted to fight for it: “No matter what his price is, I can double it!”
Manager Lin looked at him and gave a smile: “It’s not a matter of how high the price is. They’ve also signed broadcasting rights with Lucine, who have you signed?”
Chi Mingkun’s lips pressed tightly together, but he was left speechless.
Lucine is a famous foreign female racing driver from the small but prestigious British ‘angel’ team.
Being the only female competitor in the international races, she ranks thirtieth in popularity.
For domestic platforms and unions, she’s considered a highly sought-after driver.
If it were a matter of money, Chi Mingkun could grit his teeth and compete, but for a popular driver like her… he was powerless.
Manager Lin gently patted Chi Mingkun’s shoulder: “Don’t waste your energy, with the broadcasting rights to Lucine, Mr. Zhang’s live broadcast room will definitely rank in the top three for popularity in the country. Working with him is much better for us than working with you!”
Chi Mingkun returned to his union dispiritedly.
Qi Yuan and the others were all waiting; upon hearing Chi Mingkun’s words, they fell silent.
After a while, Qi Yuan asked softly, “Ming Kun, why don’t you go ask your sister for help again?”