Chapter 248 Mr. Stern, I think the league must give Wolverine special privileges

In another corridor, He Zhongqiu and his team were also walking towards the exit.

His entire body was shrouded in a black cloak, including his head. Under the dim light in the corridor, he exuded a very ferocious aura, as if there was a ferocious beast lurking under the black cloak, and the aura was very intimidating.

"Boss, it's 280 million now, it will definitely exceed 300 million..." Frank Zhang's excited voice sounded.

"Let my accountant handle it properly. I feel sad when I think about how much money I have to pay in taxes to Japan," he said.

"OK." Frank Zhang smiled.

He Zhongqiu asked again: "Frank, when we establish our own fighting brand, it would be best if this event is held in China."

Frank Zhang said: "But boss, if it were in China, the box office revenue wouldn't be that much. If it were in the United States, such a grand event would definitely bring in hundreds of millions of dollars.

If it is arranged in China, the spending power is limited, and the ticket price is at most 100 yuan, which is estimated to be at most several million yuan. "

"Such a big gap? Let's just forget it." He Zhongqiu said immediately.

As they were talking, they reached the exit and everyone stopped, waiting to leave.

Outside the exit, many friends who came to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival were already waiting, at least fifty or sixty people, all of them celebrities, and Yang Xue was the only family member left.

Nine Japanese female stars were also lined up in a row, all dressed up gorgeously.

Cameras from CCTV, ESPN and dozens of other TV stations, all of which have purchased the television broadcast rights, are already pointed at the exit.

At least a hundred reporters were guarding both sides. More reporters were unable to get close and could only stand under the ring, pointing their cameras towards this side and taking some long shots.

Yang Xue came in and said, "Sanjin, I heard from them that Feiduo is very powerful, you should be careful and don't be careless."

He Zhongqiu nodded and said, "Don't worry, sister, I will definitely fight a few more rounds. Everyone paid to watch the match, and it definitely can't be over with just a few punches and kicks."

"Okay, be careful."

Yang Xue had long been accustomed to He Zhongqiu's way of thinking. After giving him one more reminder, she went out.

At this time, the host outside spoke excitedly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest event in the history of fighting is about to begin.

This fight belongs to Pride, the world's greatest MMA event brand, and will create hundreds of millions of dollars in commercial value.

Pride and this fight match both belong to Japan, and they will both go down in the history of the fighting world because of this event.

Glory belongs to Japan.

Glory belongs to Pride."

"Clap clap clap..."

More than 70,000 Japanese in the arena applauded enthusiastically, and everyone felt honored.

Nobuyuki Sakakibara was excited. This fighting match would wipe out Pride's defeat. He would become a hero in Japan. He would lead Pride to sweep other MMA brands around the world.

UFC boss Dana White, who was also at the scene, was very depressed, but the current UFC is still too weak and lacks capital. It can only support Pride and does not even have a chance to compete. Even the Kung Fu King does not give it a chance to negotiate.

WWE boss McMahon, who was also present, was very excited. With the help of Johnson, the negotiations with the Zhongqiu Sports and Culture Company went smoothly, and Wolverine might be able to find time to play a WWE match during the NBA regular season.

The host's passionate voice continued: "Now, let us welcome the red team player, the fighter from Russia, the great fighting czar, Fedor Emelianenko."

"Clap clap clap..."

Fighting Tsar Fedor has accumulated considerable influence in Japan over the past few years, and warm applause rang out in the land arena.

"The great fighting czar has not lost since 2001. Can he defeat the terrifying Kung Fu King tonight?"

The host then introduced Fedor’s MMA record, 21 wins and 1 loss, which again received warm applause.

The current Fedor does not yet have the brilliant title of "The Strongest Man Among Six Billion" that he will have in the future. His glory is not that great. He has not even reached his peak. He is still eager to defeat one powerful opponent after another.

Despite this extreme desire, he appeared very calm and walked out calmly, appearing in the sight of more than 70,000 people.

"Clap clap clap..."

The applause welcoming him reached a crescendo.

Surrounded by the crowd, he came to the bottom of the ring, took off his cloak and allowed the referee to check him. Only after the inspection was he allowed to go on the ring.

Next, the host's more passionate voice sounded.

"Now, right now, let's welcome tonight's black player."

"The Kung Fu King from China, the superstar from the NBA, and the super action star from Hollywood."

"The great Kung Fu King, King! Kong! Wolf! Happy! Mid! Autumn Festival!"

"Oh ho!"

Huge cheers rang out in the land arena, and the shouts of more than 70,000 people had the potential to shake the world and sweep in all directions.

Compared with Fedor's appearance just now, the scene of celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival was more than ten times more lively.

"Crack, click, click..."

The moment he walked out of the exit, the sky was bright as day under the flashing of countless flash lights.

He leaned over and hugged Yang Xue first, then greeted his friends behind him.

"Wolverine, I've bet $10 on you, don't let me lose money." Jordan shouted while hugging He Zhongqiu.

"Who has higher odds, me or him?"

He Zhongqiu also gambled when he was hanging out with the gangsters, but he basically only played mahjong and rarely participated in other things. He didn't care much about this aspect.

"Of course he is taller. Most people are optimistic about you." Jordan said loudly.

"If I win, how much can you earn?" He Zhongqiu asked again.

Barkley, who was standing behind Jordan, said, "Your highest odds are only 1:1.05 dollars. Michael bet $10. If you win, he will win $5000."

"Wolverine, I bet $10, don't let me lose," said Tom Cruise.

"I also bet 10. If I lose, you have to compensate me." Johnson shouted.

"I bet $12," Jason Statham said.

"Hey, who are you?"

There was a short girl standing behind Roberts. He didn't know her very well, but she looked familiar and he must have seen her somewhere.

"Scarlett Johansson, I often watch games at Madison Square Garden." Scarlett Johansson said in great frustration.

Roberts introduced: "Scarlett's acting is good. She was nominated for the Best Actress in a Drama Film at the Golden Globe Awards for her role in Lost in Translation last year."

“Oh, you’re an actor too?”

He Zhongqiu nodded, stretched out his hand and shook hands with Xiao Aiai.

Scarlett Johansson was secretly delighted. After two years, she finally shook hands with Wolverine. This was a huge progress. Sooner or later, she would get Wolverine into her bed.

After a round, among He Zhongqiu's friends, even the most stingy Barkley bet 5, and even Roberts bet 15. "Brothers and sisters, don't worry, for your money, I will beat him too." He could only pat his chest and promise.

Far away in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, a large group of people were gathering in the luxury house that Zhou Yunfa bought for HK$90 million in 1500.

There are thirty-four people in this group, all of them are stars from the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

It is precisely because they support Xie Tingfeng and threaten to boycott celebrities who celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival that they have no choice but to stick together due to the huge public pressure from all over the world.

The bigger the star, the greater the loss.

For example, Zhou Yunfa had endorsements for two international brands, and all of them were lost this time.

On the contrary, there were no problems with the Hong Kong brands and several endorsements in the mainland, which made him feel relieved. That loser could not ban him at all.

Zhang Bozhi and Xie Tingfeng only have a few Hong Kong local brands left to endorse, while all other international and mainland brands have been lost, and they face huge compensation.

The biggest loss for these big names, apart from advertising endorsements, is that they can no longer get any roles from the mainland.

Small stars, on the other hand, did not suffer much loss. Some of them had no advertising endorsements, some only endorsed local brands, and they did not have many opportunities to film in the mainland.

Zhang Weijian was also among them. Compared with before, he looked completely drained of energy and had an untidy beard, looking twenty years older.

He is even more miserable than Xie Tingfeng. Xie Tingfeng has so many people supporting him and still has a job in Hong Kong, but he has no supporters and has been banned by TVB long ago.

Today's gathering was initiated by Zhou Yunfa. He even wanted to drive the entire Hong Kong entertainment circle and the mainland entertainment circle into confrontation, thereby forcing the mainland to back down.

Unfortunately, apart from these people, other Hong Kong stars and their agents are not fools and did not participate.

Even Yang Shoucheng of Emperor Entertainment Group thought that things had not come to that stage yet and did not participate in Zhou Yunfa's plan.

Because Wolverine only banned some of the Emperor Entertainment Group's stars who wanted to ban him, and did not ban the entire Emperor Entertainment Group, some Emperor Entertainment Group stars were not involved in this turmoil.

Seeing Wolverine in such a glorious state on TV, Zhang Wei regretted his decision for the rest of his life and asked, "Brother Fa, what should we do now?"

Zhou Yunfa had a cold face and ignored him.

He was very caring towards Xie Tingfeng, as that was a continuation of his friendship with Xie Si. However, he had no good feelings towards Zhang Weijian, the instigator of this incident. Instead, he wanted to kick him to death.

"Brother Fa?" Xie Tingfeng also asked.

Before Zhou Yunfa could say anything, Huang Qiushen said viciously: "I hope this damn Chinese guy will be beaten to death in the ring."

In the land arena, surrounded by the crowd, He Zhongqiu came to the ring. As soon as he took off his cloak, it was snatched away by the clever Barkley.

"Give it to me." Jordan tried to grab it.

"This is Wolverine's first MMA match. It has great commemorative value. I'll sell it to you for one million dollars," Barkley shouted.

When Jordan saw that he couldn't get it, he hurriedly said, "This belongs to Wolverine. Why do you want to take it? You can auction it off later. Give it back to him."

Barkley was furious, but as so many people were staring at him, he had no choice but to return the favor to He Zhongqiu.

He Zhongqiu handed it to Yang Xue with a smile, and Yang Xue held it in her arms, and no one could snatch it away.

The judge checked the mouthguard, crotch guard, gloves, etc., and also checked He Zhongqiu's nails especially carefully.

When he went on stage, Jordan and Barkley held down the guardrail rope for him.

The referee also came up and began to announce the main rules to the two.

In the past, Pride had very few rules. Eye-poking and crotch kicking were not prohibited, and the scenes were very bloody. Later, the rules were gradually completed.

This MMA fight is no different from other Pride matches, with almost the same rules.

You are not allowed to attack the back of the head, kick the crotch, poke the eyes, use your hands to dig into the opponent's orifices, use small joint techniques such as finger twisting, use football kicks on fallen opponents, attack the spine, point your fingertips at the opponent's eyes, etc.

There is only one additional rule, which is that the use of Eagle Claw is not allowed.

Eagle Claw Kung Fu is a specially formulated rule. After all, if this rule is not added, no one would dare to go on the ring with He Zhongqiu.

In addition, this match is a five-round match, with each round lasting five minutes and a one-minute rest between rounds.

Below the stage, in addition to the crowds of reporters, there were also many big-name stars and celebrities. The place was packed with people, leaving no space at all.

Jordan, Barkley, Johnson, Statham, Tyson, Holyfield and so on, all the tall and strong ones were crowded under the ring.

"Damn it, stop pushing the people behind me. My shoe fell off. Who stepped on it?" Barkley suddenly shouted.

"Haha..." People around laughed.

Yang Xue didn't dare to squeeze in, so she sat in the coach's seat.

The same went for Tom Cruise and Roberts, who sat obediently in their seats, not daring to squeeze forward for fear of having their heels stepped on.

At 300:300, Wells Jordan shouted excitedly in the ESPN commentary booth: "300 million! million! PPV North American sales exceeded million!"

"300 million! Wolverine, PPV sales have exceeded 300 million! You made a profit!" Michael Jordan shouted loudly in the crowd.

"300 million!"

He Zhongqiu couldn't help but feel refreshed and his morale soared instantly.

Loswadaley called David Stern. The reason for this call was that David Stern was not happy about Wolverine's participation in fighting competitions and thought it was too dangerous.

He said: "Mr. Stern, did you see that? With 300 million PPV sales, Wolverine could even make $1.7 million from this fight.

His current annual salary in the NBA is only $1.7 million, and it would take him at least years to earn $ million over his entire career.”

"I heard it. I was in front of the TV." David Stern sounded a little disappointed.

"So sir, I think we have to give Wolverine the privilege, he deserves it," Loshua Daley said.

"I think so now." David Stern's voice was somewhat helpless.

"Well, I promise, sir, I will bring him back to the NBA," said Loswadelli.

David Stern said firmly: "We must not let him leave the NBA. He is our signature star. From today on, all promotional materials will be tilted towards him."

Hong Kong, Zhou Yunfa’s mansion.

"My God, 300 million PPV, how much money can he make?"

"Close to half, $1.7 million."

"How can a mainlander make so much money?"

While everyone was talking about it, Zhou Yunfa felt a chill in his heart.

He understood very well that the greater the achievements of his opponent Wolverine, the more severe the suppression he would suffer in the future.

"Ah Feng, you're a dead bastard!"

Now he began to regret that he should not have provoked such a powerful opponent for an outsider.

(End of this chapter)