Chapter 57: Competition In The Industry
"There are only a few days left till <Last Stand>. How are the ticket sales? Are we filled out?" Mr. Gibson asked Robin with a small smile on his face.
"You don’t need to worry about it. We sold out after last night’s show. What you need to worry about is the rising demand for tickets. We need to see if we can book a bigger arena," Robin said with a contented expression on his face.
"But, wouldn’t the risk be bigger if we are to switch arenas?" Mr. Wolfe frowned.
"True, the risk would be bigger. But, so will the rewards. The question we need to ask is whether we can sell out a bigger arena if we book it. If we can, we should go for it," Robin replied.
"With how things have been for the past two PPVs, I am sure we can do it. We have sold out our tickets before even the event date. Normally, there will be tickets left over, but now, we are selling out in advance. I think we should go for it."
"But the other arenas can seat a much larger crowd. I think, we need to be cautious about this," Mr. Wolfe frowned. "It is not just incurring some loss. If a show we put out doesn’t sell well, then we take a hit to our credibility as well."
"True," Mr. Gibson nodded thinking hard.
"But, if we never made the move, we will not know our entire capability as well. The wrestlers want to wrestle in big arenas as well. The more the crowd, the more their popularity. And the more their popularity, the better income for us from merchandise and other stuff as well," Robin urged.
"You do make some good points, but we have just reached financial stability. I don’t want to jeopardize it chasing after bigger money," Mr. Gibson said frowning a little.
"Exactly my point, we need to wait and see if this situation keeps happening consistently. If we sell out tickets in advance consistently, then we can look into booking a bigger arena for the next PPV," Mr. Wolfe said emphasizing his point once more.
"But we are already doing that. We have sold out tickets for our weekly shows and PPVs in advance consistently for the past two months. What more does the talent need to prove here? We are making money hand over fist. What we need is to look into how to become even bigger," Robin stated empathetically.
Mr. Wolfe didn’t reply, he simply shook his head. Mr. Gibson, on the other hand, looked more contemplative with every statement Robin made. Mr. Gibson knew that Desmond wasn’t a business-savvy individual. He may be a great trainer and a good backstage manager, but he didn’t have the mind for business like Robin did.