SportsTalk reported on December 17 that the organizer today officially announced the successful trip to China in Riyadh.
Previously, Lanxiong Sports reporter Zhao Yu published an article revealing some matters regarding Riyadh’s successful visit to China.
The article mentioned that a sports company manager with many years of experience in organizing games told Lanxiong Sports that starting from September, About seven Chinese companies have contacted Riyadh Victory Club’s agency, including his own company. The first appearance fee he offered to the other party was US$3.5 million, which was later increased to US$5 million. But in the process, the manager heard that one of the companies was offering $700. In his view, if the appearance fee is US$5 million per game, the event company can make money. “Even if it’s $7 million a game, you can win it with gritted teeth.”
However, he finally withdrew from the competition. Later he heard that the appearance fee for a game reached 10 million US dollars. But he also emphasized that this was just the price he heard and was not used as a reference for the actual transaction price. Another agent communicated with Lanxiong Sports and said that the appearance fee of US$10 million per game does exist.
In addition, Lanxiong Sports also contacted relevant personnel of Shenhua and Jiuniu (previously reported rivals of Riyadh Victory in China) and obtained The response was almost unanimous: Victory in contact with Riyadh, but not yet fully finalized.
The manager also mentioned that income from similar commercial competitions mainly comes from four aspects: box office, sponsors, media rights and related business activities. He believes that if Riyadh Victory’s single-game appearance fee in Shenzhen is really 10 million US dollars, then the minimum cost of two games will be nearly 150 million yuan. If the average price of a ticket is 2,500 yuan, and a game can have an attendance of 40,000 yuan, the organizer can ensure that it does not lose money through the box office., and even make money. But the manager said: “If we hold two shows in one place, will anyone watch them consecutively? Can we guarantee that every show will be full?”
