Chapter 222: One month for reconciliation, otherwise...

The next day, on the morning of the 31st, He Zhongqiu and Yang Xue attended the opening ceremony of the Iron Eagle King crew.

Yang Xue invited Liu Yifei and they met up early in the morning.

With Johnson and the newly crowned Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron present, He Zhongqiu was also the most attractive person to reporters at the opening ceremony.

"Wolverine, you are known as the Kung Fu King. Do you plan to participate in fighting events like UFC?" a reporter asked.

"Not yet." He shook his head.

"Why?" the reporter asked.

He shook his head and said, "UFC was OK in the early days, there weren't many rules, but now there are more and more restrictive rules, which are not suitable for what I practice."

"Wolverine, there is currently no one in the fighting and boxing world challenging you. Do you know why?" another reporter asked.

"Because I said I wouldn't accept free challenges, isn't that the reason?" he said.

"Haha..." Everyone around laughed.

A reporter complained: "Wolverine, your Eagle Claw can easily tear anyone's neck. It's too dangerous. Who dares to challenge you? Don't you want to die?"

"Unless he is restricted from using Kung Fu." Someone else said.

"Haha..." Everyone around laughed.

"Mid-Autumn Festival..."

After the opening ceremony, He Zhongqiu was about to go to the training base. Wu Jing and Zhang Jin ran up from behind and called him.

"Is something wrong?" he asked.

Wu Jing said anxiously, "Zhongqiu, Yang Xue just said that you really want to set up a film company in China? Last time you said that it was not going to happen, why are you so anxious this time?"

He Zhongqiu's face turned cold, and he told Zhang Xie and Yang Xue about their quarrel, and said, "I only have this one sister, I can't let anyone bully me, so I want to get it done quickly."

"Then I won't sign Huang Bosheng." Wu Jing said immediately.

"Just sign it. It has nothing to do with you." He Zhongqiu shook his head.

"How is it irrelevant? We are brothers, I will definitely help you." Wu Jing said firmly.

"Yes!" Zhang Jin next to him also nodded repeatedly.

"If you don't sign Huang Bosheng, you won't be able to perform "SPL"?" He Zhongqiu said.

"What's a small role? I have no shortage of acting offers now. Your company has helped me get several movies in Hollywood. I will be too busy to handle it next year." Wu Jing said.

"Me too." Zhang Jin said with a smile.

He Zhongqiu thought for a moment and said, “Okay, I’ll talk to Yuan Ba ​​Ge and ask him to introduce you to any good opportunities in Xiangjiang.

We don’t need to be at odds with the entire Hong Kong entertainment industry. There’s absolutely no need for that. But I must find a way to deal with those two bastards.”

"well."

Wu Jing and Zhang Jin nodded and smiled.

At this time, Yang Xue, Liu Yifei and others also came over, as well as Frank Zhang and Ross Lewis.

"Frank, Ross, please do your best to find some significant roles for them in Hollywood," he said.

"Boss, they have a lot of job opportunities now, we will select carefully." Frank Zhang said immediately.

"Boss, don't worry. After the All-Stars, Wu and Zhang have become well-known in Hollywood. They won't have to worry about not having movies to shoot in the future." Ross Lewis nodded.

"And my sister Xue, don't forget her when you have a good opportunity." He Zhongqiu reminded.

"of course."

Frank Zhang and Ross Lewis nodded quickly.

"Then I'll be leaving first. See you at Madison Square Garden tonight." He Zhongqiu nodded, got in the car and left.

Liu Xiaoli opened her mouth and said, "Everyone has a share, except our Sissi?"

She pulled Liu Yifei aside and whispered, "Xixi, you still don't have a film contract for next year. Talk to your sister Xue and ask her to sign with Zhongqiu's company. Maybe you can get a role someday."

"Ah?" Liu Yifei was stunned.

"Mom is talking about an overseas appointment." Liu Xiaoli said.

"Oh."

Liu Yifei nodded.

……

He Zhongqiu called Xia Song and talked to him about Yang Xue being bullied by Zhang and Xie, and said, "Brother Xia, please do me another favor and inform the media, just like what Adam Silver did last time."

"Okay, this is a small matter, just two little celebrities from Hong Kong. I will do it right away. I will make sure that the public opinion will be stirred up and those two guys will be punished."

Xia Song had seen a lot of things in the United States with He Zhongqiu, and his horizons had broadened a lot. Last time, he even slept with Adam Watson, so this time, he had no scruples about slept with two Hong Kong stars.

He immediately contacted media reporters he was familiar with and asked them for help in getting more negative information.

Madison Square Garden in the evening.

A large number of celebrity models and NBA stars gathered here, and the media's flash lights kept flashing at them, turning this place into a huge show venue.

Many superstars came, including Sylvester Stallone, Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Robert Downey Jr., and Will Smith.

In addition, there are many other sports stars.

For example, Dr. Steel Hammer Klitschko, who is dominating the heavyweight boxing world, and his brother Klitschko Jr., WBA world champion John Ruiz who has defended his title several times, and Michael Tyson who is about to retire.

With them came famous boxing promoters Bob Arum, Don King, Eddie Hearn, and Frank Warren.

In addition, McMahon, the owner of the famous American wrestling organization WWE, also visited Madison Square Garden.

Beside him are the famous Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, and John Cena who has just risen to prominence.

In addition, Dana White, the president of UFC, which has developed well in recent years, also appeared.

Next to him is the current UFC heavyweight champion, the bulldog Andrei Arlovski.

Not far from them is Nobuyuki Sakakibara, the president of Pride, the hottest fighting event in the world today, as well as the event's heavyweight champion, the famous fighting czar Fedor, and his agent.

Although they are all champions in various professions and industries, in comparison, fighting does not receive as much attention as boxing and WWE.

Boxing and WWE are very popular in the United States. Several famous boxing promoters and champions, WWE boss McMahon and Undertaker were surrounded by the media.

At the same time, Dana White and the Bulldog, Nobuyuki Sakakibara and Czar Fedor, were ignored and no media paid attention to them.

"Dake, why are you so interested in watching the finals?" a reporter asked.

Klitschko said: "Come and see me when you have free time. I am training in New York."

"Dake, have you ever thought about fighting the Kung Fu King?" another reporter asked.

Da Ke shrugged and said with some reserve: "He is not a professional boxer, and I will not accept other rules, so I am afraid it is impossible."

At this point, he changed the subject and said, "Of course, if he is willing to stand on the boxing ring, then I will not refuse."

"Xiao Ke, what about you?" the reporter asked.

Klitschko said, "I also want to fight him in the boxing ring, but he must wear gloves."

"Are you also afraid of his Eagle Claw?" the reporter asked.

Klitschko shrugged and said: "I don't know, I haven't seen him tear the wardrobe apart with his bare hands, but they say it's true."

A few steps away, some reporters were interviewing Tyson.

"Michael, do you want to fight the Kung Fu King?" a reporter asked.

"He doesn't want to accept the challenge for free, and I don't want to fight for free. As long as there is a promoter willing to make this fight happen, I am willing to have a boxing match with him," Tyson said.

He is about to retire now, and wants to find a popular guy to fight again before retiring to earn some pension. Now his agent Frank Warren thinks that Kung Fu King Wolverine is the most suitable person, so they came during the finals.

This is his purpose, and in fact, Da Ke and Xiao Ke have the same purpose.

Because their agent and promoter Bob Arum is seeking the possibility of a fight with Wolverine. If successful, with Wolverine's popularity and box office appeal, it will definitely be the fight of the century, and the share of the PPV will be enough to make them rich.

"Bob, are you planning a boxing match with the Kung Fu King?" a reporter asked.

"I have contacted Wolverine's Mid-Autumn Sports Company, but I cannot disclose the details," Bob Arum said. "Can you tell me how much the promotion funds are?" another reporter immediately asked.

“Hundreds of millions of dollars,” Bob Arum said.

"Oh!"

Everyone who heard it exclaimed.

"How much will Wolverine get for his appearance?" a reporter asked.

"At least $20 million," Bob Arum laughed.

"Oh!"

Another exclamation.

Promoters such as Tang Jin were also being interviewed. The four of them are both collaborators and competitors. They came here this time hoping to promote a boxing match.

Not far away, Dwayne Johnson was talking to the McMahons.

In addition to being a top Hollywood action star, he is currently a professional wrestler for WWE, but is ready to retire.

"Are you here to challenge Wolverine?" he asked.

"Wolverine, is his Kung Fu really that powerful?" John Cena asked eagerly.

"Haha..." Johnson laughed.

"Hurry up, Dawn," Undertaker said in a cold tone.

Johnson stopped laughing, looked at McMahon and said, "Boss, as far as I know, he has no interest in developing in WWE. If you want to fight him, I think there is only one way, which is to impress him with money.

In my estimation, at least $10 million in appearance fees, plus a high PPV share, would be enough to impress him."

The three Undertaker looked at each other. Ten million dollars was a sky-high price. They didn't have such a high appearance fee now, not even half of it. Even the most famous Johnson only made two million dollars.

Moreover, Johnson only earned the $2 million appearance fee after he became a top star in Hollywood. He never had this before.

They came here this time just to find an opportunity to see if they can fight with Wolverine, not limited to WWE, other rules are also acceptable.

The Kung Fu King is so famous nowadays that if he could fight with Wolverine, the appearance fee plus the PPV income would make them vomit.

Although WWE is a show, they don't have any weaklings. They are all very good fighters, and many people have switched from WWE to professional fighting.

McMahon was not surprised when he heard Johnson's words. Considering the Kung Fu King's current fame, a 10 million appearance fee was not a lot.

When he contacted Wolverine's company before, the offer was five million dollars, but that was just an offer.

He is not only the boss, but also a professional wrestler in WWE and a champion, and asked, "Dwayne, is he really that good?"

“Not very impressive.”

Johnson shook his head and said, "It's not that he's a great fighter, it's that... he's too lethal."

"Eagle Claw?" The eyes of McMahon and the other three narrowed.

Johnson said: "Boss, you have to think about it. Even if Wolverine is willing to fight you, he will definitely not accept the script of losing unless you can really beat him.

Of course, you can also use other rules, you need to discuss this with him."

Dana White felt a little sad that the development of UFC was still too slow and had little influence. It seemed that it was almost impossible to arrange a fight with Wolverine now.

Now the UFC cannot afford Wolverine's appearance fee and was directly rejected by the Zhongqiu Sports and Culture Company, so it does not even have the qualifications to negotiate.

Nobuyuki Sakakibara has even greater feelings than Dana White because the most popular fighting event in the world right now is Pride, not UFC.

But even so, he stood there and no media came to interview him.

The reason he came here this time was to encourage Kung Fu King Wolverine to fight at Pride, no matter if it was against the Tsar or anyone else, as long as it was fought at Pride.

On January 1 last year, Pride’s former president Naoyuki Morishita hanged himself in a hotel. Pride fell into chaos and was leaderless, so he was pushed to the position of president.

But over the past year, Pride's condition went from bad to worse, and he had to place his hopes on Wolverine.

To this end, he has raised 30 million US dollars to promote Wolverine's Pride tour, and his appearance fee is 10 million US dollars.

This is Pride’s journey of hope. If it fails, Pride will likely fall into trouble in the near future and may even be discontinued.

Originally, he was planning to arrange for a few beautiful Japanese female stars to come, but considering that this was the finals and Wolverine might not waste his energy on women, he did not make the arrangements.

David Stern came to Madison Square Garden and, at the invitation of James Dolan, went to a lounge on the third floor to have coffee, accompanied by Senior Vice President Loshua Daley.

"James, I'm happy to see the Knicks make it to the finals." Stern said with a smile after sitting down.

He said this sincerely, and he guaranteed that the products were not adulterated and would compensate ten times as much if they were fake.

He has no preference on who will win the championship, but he really hopes that the teams participating in the finals can bring in high ratings. He cries every time teams like the Pistons and Spurs make it to the finals.

"David, we are willing to make greater contributions to the league." Dolan said seriously.

David Stern smiled, nodded approvingly, picked up his coffee and took a sip, then said, "According to my information, the other teams basically think that the amnesty regulations you proposed are good, and there is a high probability that they will be passed during the offseason."

"That's great."

James Dolan said happily.

Mid-range shooting king Alan Houston is now the sixth man. In the first three rounds of the series, he averaged 21 minutes, 14.5 points, and a shooting percentage of 46.5%. He performed very well as a substitute.

Based on his performance, he deserves to stay and the Knicks need him.

However, Houston's annual salary is too high, almost twice that of Wolverine, and the cost-effectiveness is too low.

Moreover, although Wolverine has taken over, the Knicks have kept the old core, which is also disrespectful to Wolverine.

Therefore, he had already decided that once the amnesty bill was passed, he would immediately buy out Alan Houston's contract.

"Mr. Stern, business development in Greater China has been somewhat difficult recently, especially in China," Loswadelli suddenly said.

"..."

David Stern was stunned. How could this be possible? Because of Wolverine, the NBA's development momentum in China is very good.

Luo Sihua Daley smiled bitterly: "It seems that the Chinese media does not welcome Mr. Xiao Hua very much, and they also seem to know him very well."

"What's the matter?" David Stern asked quickly.

"The main problem is that the Chinese media said Mr. Silver is a racist and discriminates against and suppresses Wolverine," said Loshua Daley.

David Stern was silent.

Loshua Daley didn't say anything else.

He said this deliberately when James Dolan was around, firstly to flatter Adam Silver in front of David Stern, and secondly to spread the news through James Dolan.

He believes that David Stern has not given up on Adam Silver because the Wolverines have great development potential in Greater China. China and Japan are both important markets.

If Adam Silver really achieves good results, he might be reused by David Stern, which is something he doesn't want to see.

After some thought, David Stern was very disappointed with Adam Silver.

This is his last chance to Adam Silver. If Silver can put aside his pride, make friends with Wolverine, and do practical things, he will have a chance to turn things around.

"Luo Sihua, go inform him and ask him to reconcile with Wolverine. I'll give him a month, otherwise let him hand in his resignation letter." He said after thinking it over.

Loshua Daley nodded. He felt that he needed to have a good talk with Wolverine about Adam Silver. He didn't want to give Silver any chance.

David Stern changed the subject and said, "Wolverine's martial arts performance at the last All-Star Game was so successful. The NBA and Hollywood, as well as Eastern and Western cultures, were perfectly integrated through martial arts.

I am now considering whether to promote a movie about basketball and let Wolverine take a group of stars to shoot. "

Loshua Daley and James Dolan were stunned.

Dolan said, "David, I heard Spike Lee is working on a script for Wolverine. He previously made a basketball movie called Singles, starring Denzel Washington and Ray Allen."

David Stern nodded and said to Luo Sihua Daley, "Luo Sihua, please follow up on this matter and discuss the feasibility. I suggest adding elements of martial arts and kung fu to it."

"Kung Fu Basketball? OK." Daley nodded quickly.

James Dolan laughed and said: “Martial arts and Kung Fu have become synonymous with Wolverine, they are indeed indispensable and will be the gimmick of the movie.

But David, if this movie is approved, as Wolverine's team, we, the Knicks, should be one of the investors."

"Just as I wished." David Stern laughed.

(End of this chapter)