Chapter 246: Huge Victory Expressionless Man
On the 25th, He Zhongqiu shot a commercial in Seoul for half a day and flew to Japan in the afternoon.

Frank Zhang went to Tokyo in advance and met Pride's president Nobuyuki Sakakibara at the airport, accompanied by a team of eleven security personnel.

This security team is fully armed and comes from MPRI, the top and largest private security company in the United States.

The vast majority of MPRI members come from the military, and there are dozens of American generals among the company's senior executives. It is very powerful and has very close ties with the US military.

Amid the awe of the Japanese around him, He Zhongqiu left Tokyo International Airport and arrived at the Tokyo Hilton Hotel.

Paris Hilton was waiting for him at the hotel, in the presidential suite on the top floor.

For Paris Hilton, Wolverine is a poison that she can't stop. It makes her obsessed and timid. Anyway, she can't live without him. Other men are tasteless to her.

But this time she was not as stupid as last time when the two of them went to play with Wolverine. Just like the first time, she found a group of beautiful girls to deal with Wolverine together and share the damage.

"What do you think? I know you are very picky. Some of them are models, some are actresses, and all of them are college students with clean family backgrounds. Each one of them is one in a thousand." She said proudly.

Looking at the seven gorgeously dressed girls in front of him, He Zhongqiu sighed, "I think I have the potential to become the second Tyson."

"Humph, I just want to avenge Ivanka before your game."

Paris glared at He Zhongqiu and shouted to them, "Girls, if you can't make him get out of bed tomorrow, each of you will be rewarded $100,000."

"Oh!"

A group of beauties cheered and rushed towards He Zhongqiu.

He Zhongqiu glanced at the system panel. His tendons, bones, and blood were already as high as 120. But, there were only eight of them. How many drops of blood could they make me lose?

I'm the best at fighting monsters. You bunch of female goblins, just wait and see how I can deal with you.

……

Starting from the 27th, celebrities from all over the world arrived in Tokyo.

Most of He Zhongqiu's friends stayed at the Hilton Hotel. There were dozens of people, including a group of big Hollywood stars, as well as NBA superstars such as Jordan, Barkley, and Magic Johnson.

The filming of Iron Eagle King has been completed, but Wu Jing and Zhang Jin don’t have time to watch the game as they have joined other crews.

Even Wang Baoqiang went to the United States last month, and Frank Zhang helped him get a play.

Yang Xue did not bring Liu Yifei this time.

She felt that Sanjin really had no feelings towards Liu Yifei. He had been criticized by Zhang Weijian and Xie Tingfeng for a few words, which caused such a big fuss. Liu Yifei was suppressed in the country, but he had no intention of taking any action.

We asked him to sign Liu Yifei's overseas contract, but he completely forgot about it and only signed it after being urged twice.

She thought of what Sanjin had said before, that he would not look for someone from the entertainment industry. Maybe that was what he really thought?

That’s why she didn’t bring Liu Yifei with her. She was worried that if she brought too many people, Sanjin would dislike Xixi, which would be bad.

Deep down, she still hoped that Sanjin and Xixi would be together, but unfortunately, neither of these two stupid people had come to her senses.

The company has now invested in several TV series, including Qiao Family Courtyard, Bright Sword, Halfway Couple, General Chen Geng, and Blade 1937. These are all set to start filming this year and next year.

In terms of movies, I am mainly preparing to collaborate with Director Zhang, and I don’t have any other projects at the moment.

But they don’t have many artists in their company, and Wu Jing and others are all filming in Hollywood, so the others are getting the benefit for free.

As for herself, Sanjin had given her so much money to manage that she no longer cared about her own acting career and only wanted to develop Sanjin's company.

"Sister, why didn't you bring Lao Liu here this time?" He Zhongqiu asked with some confusion.

"No, Sanjin, you didn't pursue her even though I brought her here. Why are you asking me again now? I asked you to sign her, but you dragged it out for so long. You don't have any sincerity at all." Yang Xue couldn't help but say.

"what?"

He Zhongqiu was a little confused. Was Sister Xue trying to match him up with Lao Liu?
He quickly changed the subject and said, "Sister Xue, how far has the cooperation with Director Zhang progressed?"

Yang Xue said: "I don't know how long it will take to write a script. Only after the script is written can the project be officially established and approved.

Director Zhang invited several screenwriters to write the film, and even went to Hong Kong to talk to Stephen Chow. He has already put aside his original plans for next year's film and is working on our film first."

He Zhongqiu nodded and said, "Sister Xue, Director Zhang's script is ready, you can find someone to study it carefully, or ask Ross Lewis to find someone in Hollywood to study it.

Big investments require caution, the script cannot have any problems, the characters, lines, and music must all be very good, and it would be best if it could become a classic.”

"Okay." Yang Xue nodded.

He Zhongqiu smiled and asked, "Sister, if this play is successful, you can also play a role."

"me?"

Yang Xue smiled and said, "I won't act anymore. I'm so busy now and don't have time to film. Can I give my role to Xixi?"
You haven't given her a role yet, and if you want to cast a beautiful lady, she should be one, right?"

"She must have a role, there are so many female fairies. By the way, how about letting her play the Halloween Princess? Or how about letting her play the rat spirit?" He Zhongqiu said.

"Fairy?"

Yang Xue rolled her eyes at He Zhongqiu and said, "With her temperament, she'd be better off playing a fairy."

"I don't know if there are any fairies. I think we should let her play the role of a female enchantress. This is called expanding her acting range." He Zhongqiu said stubbornly.

Yang Xue was speechless. Sanjin, you insisted on letting Xixi play the female fairy. What’s your mentality?

Helplessly, she could only say, "Director Zhang's script hasn't been finalized yet, and I don't know what kind of female demons there are, let's talk about it later.

Anyway, Sanjin, Xixi wants a role, and it can’t be too small, it has to be one of the female leads.”

"Sister, you decide on this matter."

"Oh, by the way, Qiao Family Courtyard will start filming in February 05."

In addition, the CCTV commentary team and photography crew also arrived, but they did not stay at the Hilton Hotel, but came to interview.

Because CCTV had never broadcast an MMA event, there were no professional commentators, so they had to send boxing commentator Wang Guojun, and another was Han Qiaosheng, and then Xia Song was invited to be the guest commentator.

Xia Song is now only the general manager of China Mid-Autumn Sports and Culture. This company has been separated from the American Mid-Autumn Sports and Culture Company and specializes in the development of domestic sports.

The company has invested in several fighting events in China, from Wulin Feng to Kung Fu King. It is still in the stage of losing money, but fighting events have been developing better and better in China, and Xia Song is very satisfied with the development of this business.

When they met, he said to He Zhongqiu, "Zhongqiu, CCTV spent one million US dollars to buy the TV broadcast rights from ESPN. The price is not cheap, but the advertising fees have already made me earn many times more."

"What do you think?" He Zhongqiu asked.

Xia Song said: "The influence of domestic fighting events is expanding, but there are too many event brands, and internal friction is serious. Elite boxers cannot be concentrated in one event. I want to invest in acquiring them and create a boutique brand."

"How much does it cost?"

He Zhongqiu had to care about this issue because it was all his money.

"These domestic event brands are not valuable. The total value of five or six brands is at most 50 million," said Xia Song.

"RMB?"

"Of course it's RMB. 50 million US dollars. I will directly mobilize you to acquire UFC. UFC is worth this price at most now." Xia Song said.

"Brother Xia, then you do it."

He Zhongqiu didn’t think much about it. Investing is risky and there is no business that is guaranteed to make a profit, let alone starting a business with even greater risks.

He then talked about Frank Zhang’s creation of the Kung Fu King brand.

Xia Song said excitedly: "During the Mid-Autumn Festival, fighting sports have a larger market overseas, so it is indeed possible. Once it is successful, it will definitely promote the development of the domestic market."

He Zhongqiu said: "WWE in the United States is developing very well now. Mixed martial arts is far behind WWE, but I heard that the development speed is not bad." Xia Song shook his head and said: "I think it is still missing a key factor, that is, American mixed martial arts has no superstars, lacks attention, lacks influence, and is not topical."

"Hey, Xia Song, what you said makes sense." He Zhongqiu said.

"Of course it makes sense."

Xia Song said: "Why has the NBA developed so well? There was Jordan before, and now there is you."

"Not bad." He Zhongqiu laughed.

Xia Song added: "Now WWE, UFC, and Pride, why do they want to cooperate with you? Isn't it just to use your influence to further develop?

So during the Mid-Autumn Festival, if you create your own fighting brand, with your influence, this brand will definitely become popular, and then you can expand into the fighting market.”

"Brother Xia, what you said makes sense. We need to pay attention to this matter. Just go ahead and do it in China. Go and negotiate first. I will prepare the funds for you."

NBA, movies, and fighting, He Zhongqiu feels that he has a goal in life, which is to achieve remarkable achievements in these three industries and realize his personal life value.

……

In the evening, He Zhongqiu held a party to entertain his friends. These friends had publicly supported him, so he naturally could not neglect them.

"Mid-Autumn..."

At this time, a group of Japanese beauties came running over. They were Ishihara Satomi, Sawajiri Erika, Ayase Yao, and Kitagawa Keiko.

"You are here."

This is a special invitation for He Zhongqiu. I haven’t seen you for a year and I miss you so much.

At this time, Nobuyuki Sakakibara came over with five Japanese female stars. When Ishihara Satomi and other young beautiful female stars saw that the first one was their senior Miyazawa Rie, they hurriedly bowed to them.

Nobuyuki Sakakibara spent more than 50 million US dollars to promote this world-renowned fighting event, naturally wanting to use the influence of the Kung Fu King to help Pride regain vitality.

But he also hopes that Fighting Czar Fedor can win the fight, which would be perfect and Pride can get the most benefit from the fight.

To this end, he did not hesitate to use all his connections and means, and utilized the underworld forces behind Pride to get five beautiful superstars from the Japanese entertainment industry.

There are actors, singers, and models, and he hopes that the five of them can consume Wolverine's energy and strength to the greatest extent before the game.

When he arrived, he saw that He Zhongqiu was already surrounded by four beautiful girls, and he was immediately overjoyed.

"Wolverine, nine beauties, I wonder how much energy you have left to compete with Fido tomorrow night?"

If he knew that He Zhongqiu had just taken on eight women alone and defeated them the night before, he would definitely be happier.

He Zhongqiu was not polite and accepted all the offers.

But he would not touch these women tonight. He would save them for tomorrow night when he won the fight and use them to celebrate.

At this time, two acquaintances came, James Dolan and Loshua Daley, who came together from the United States.

According to NBA rules, contract players are not allowed to participate in dangerous activities during the offseason, not even riding motorcycles.

If an injury occurs due to participation in activities that the league prohibits, the league will not recognize the player's contract.

But the rules are for ordinary people, and people like He Zhongqiu are qualified to have privileges.

Frank Zhang had already communicated with the NBA league, and David Stern had no way to stop it, so he could only give privileges.

"Wolverine, Adam Silver's first trial is over." Loshua Daly said as soon as they met.

"Does he have the ability to get away with it?" He Zhongqiu asked curiously.

Luo Sihua Daley smiled and said, "He is bankrupt and doesn't even have the money to hire a lawyer. He still applied for legal aid. How can he win?

This time he will definitely go to jail for at least two to three years, and he will have to face private loan companies after he is released. If he has the chance to sleep on the street, it must be God's blessing and a blessing from heaven. "

"Sleeping on the street is a blessing?" He Zhongqiu was stunned.

After realizing what was happening, he quickly waved over the waiter, got three glasses of wine, and raised his glass, saying, "Come on, this news is worth a toast."

"Haha, fuck."

Loshua Daley and James Dolan smiled and raised their glasses.

"By the way, the referee Tim Donaghy and Hans Chelsea from the referee committee, their first trials have also ended. The evidence is conclusive and they can't escape." Daly added.

"Come on, two more glasses."

"Ha ha!"

The main purpose of James Dolan's trip was to bring He Zhongqiu back to New York. He was a little worried that Wolverine would never come back.

……

On the evening of the 28th, at Tokyo National Kasumigaoka Athletic Stadium.

The lights were bright inside and out, and the stadium, which could accommodate up to 61,000 people, was already packed.

There is a huge spot of light in the middle of the stadium, and below it stands a 6X6 arena. All around the arena are densely packed seats, also full of people.

The entire land arena attracted a total of more than 73,000 spectators, and every corner was filled with people.

Nobuyuki Sakakibara was shaking with excitement as he watched this scene.

All his efforts paid off. His $50 million investment, box office revenue, advertising revenue, and ESPN's high television broadcast rights fees not only paid off, but he also made a profit.

The fighting match has not yet taken place, but his prestige in Pride has been successfully established.

The reason why Pride encountered a crisis was that its underworld background was exposed, which led to boycott by the Japanese people, causing problems in its financial operations. The previous president was also used as a scapegoat and committed suicide.

I believe that after this fighting event, Pride should be out of danger, and the underworld forces behind him will not let him commit suicide again.

The fighting match to celebrate Zhongqiu will be held at nine o'clock, and there will be several warm-up matches before that.

At half past six, he arrived at the arena, in the huge and luxurious lounge, and got up from time to time to stretch his body.

This fight will be broadcast live on ESPN for a fee. The PPV sales unit price is $99. The PPV sales revenue is split 95-5, with ESPN taking %, and Fedor taking % of the remaining %. The remaining % goes to Fedor.

Frank Zhang has calculated that as long as the sales reach 50 copies, the PPV revenue will reach 4950 million US dollars, and he can get 2351 million US dollars in pre-tax income.

With his current fame and influence, the PPV sales should most likely exceed 50, or even 100 million copies.

If it reaches 100 million copies, he can get more than million US dollars in PPV income, plus appearance fees, more than million US dollars.

Friends came to visit him from time to time, and Yang Xue and Frank Zhang helped him greet them.

This time his on-the-spot coach was a Frenchman named Rebos, who was in his forties.

His opponent, Fighting Tsar Fedor Emelianenko, 28, is a former member of the Russian judo national team.

He is 105 kg and 183 cm tall. He is famous for his calmness and is known as the "expressionless man with great victory". He is introverted and extremely low-key.

In terms of strength, he is proficient in stand-up techniques and ground joint techniques, and is also proficient in wrestling techniques. His skills are very comprehensive and are admired by fighting fans. He is the first generation heavyweight champion of Pride.

His current MMA record is 21 wins and 1 loss. The only loss was in the Rings event in Japan, where he lost to Gao Bangang, a veteran master of the Rings event.

In that match, the corner of his eye was scratched and bleeding profusely, and the referee stopped the match and he lost by TKO.

But three months later, he completed his revenge in just one round and KOed Gao Banggang.

(End of this chapter)