Chapter 185: Fighter's Bar
Mike angrily left Qi City TV, swearing as he went.
"I've been doing it for so many years, and it's the first time I've met this kind of person, who does he think he is?"
Mike spread his hands and complained to his colleague next to him.
"Mike, why don't we go back directly?" suggested a colleague next to him, "and he won't agree to his request anyway." ”
Mike frowned, recalling Wu Li's confident appearance just now, shook his head and said, "Forget it, go and inquire about this person." ”
The colleague's expression was exaggerated: "Hey, you won't really believe what he said, he is at most a little famous in China, who is not famous in his own country who participated in the TUF selection competition this time?" Think about that 19-year-old genius boy, the other party is so famous in the island country, don't you also participate in the selection honestly. ”
Mike: "When we come to China for a few more days, we ask someone to inquire, and we have a report when we go back. ”
The colleague spread his hands: "Ok, you are the team leader, you have the final say." ”
Mike turned around with a smile and said to the people behind him, "Tonight, I invite everyone to taste the food of Huaguo, everyone relax first." ”
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That night, Mike took four of his colleagues to a bar in Qi City.
"I didn't expect there to be a fighter bar here. Mike laughed.
"Is this bar famous?" a colleague asked.
Mike: "It's a chain bar, the theme is fighting, I came to China to do business before, I've been to this bar in Kyoto and Modu, it's not bad overall, let's go sit down, and I will inquire about the news with me." ”
The five people rode to the Fighter Bar, and after entering, the first thing that caught their eyes was the boxing ring placed in the center, and the booths around it were in a stepped shape, with a total of three floors, all of which surrounded the central boxing ring to ensure that every position could see the situation in the boxing ring.
At this time, there are not many people in the bar, and the music and lighting are relatively 'peaceful'.
Only Mike, who knew Chinese, skillfully called the waiter and wanted a booth on the first floor, which was closest to the ring, but the waiter told him that the first floor had all been booked, and now there were only a few seats left on the third floor.
"Okay, then the third layer. Mike shook his head.
The waiter led a few people to a booth on the third floor.
"Hey, Mike, this bar is doing a lot of business. A colleague said.
Mike laughed, "There will be more hot ones in a while." ”
"Isn't it just a game, how high can the level be here?" someone said disdainfully.
In fact, as soon as they entered the door and saw the center of the ring, they guessed that there might be a fight here tonight, and as UFC staff, they had seen the highest level of mixed martial arts in the world, so they naturally didn't think that a bar match could be of a high level.
"Haha. Mike laughed, "It's not high, but the atmosphere here is very good, but unfortunately the front row is gone." ”
Although they are UFC staff, they are mainly responsible for behind-the-scenes work, and they usually don't have many opportunities to watch the fight live, and the charm of the fight fight, watching it through the screen and watching it live, the feeling is completely different.
In this way, several people drank and chatted until 11 p.m., and all the booths in the bar were almost full.
As the music sounded, all the lights were focused on the center of the ring, flames erupted around the ring, and amid the cheers, screams and applause of the audience, a man in a tuxedo and a topic in his hand stepped onto the ring.
"Welcome to the Fighter Bar!"
The host's voice fell, and the audience cheered.
"Tonight is the Champion Challenge, please invite our Champion Wang Shengui!"
The music became intense, and amid the shouts of the audience, a bald man walked into the ring with his upper body naked.
"Wang Shengui has successfully defended for five consecutive weeks, and if he can successfully defend tonight, he will make history here!" the host said loudly.
"Next, our first challenger of the night is on the scene!"
The words fell, and a man with his upper body, also naked, slowly walked into the ring.
"There are one or two fights every night at the Fighter Bar, and the best performer in one week's tournaments will qualify for the next week's challenge, and we were lucky today to have the Champion Challenge. Mike explained to the person next to him.
"I've watched a few fights in other fighter bars, and the level is very average, most of the people invited are amateurs, and there are even live spectators who run up to fight temporarily, only in the main challenge, and occasionally meet a few masters. ”
In the ring, the two sides put on protective gear and quickly fought together.
Both sides fought fiercely, attacked aggressively, and punched to the flesh.
"Hit!"
"Hit!"
"Hit!"
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With the sound of energetic music, the audience at the scene raised their arms and shouted, and some people sprinkled drinks wildly into the air, and almost everyone got up and writhed along with the music.
The atmosphere in the bar was so lively that several of Mike's colleagues had drunk a lot of alcohol and couldn't help but get excited, and they understood why Mike liked to come here to watch the game.
"Haha, Mike, I'll admit it, the vibe here is really good!"
One of Mike's colleagues shouted loudly, and several of them had already gotten up and writhed along with the music.
In the ring, the two sides fought fiercely for about three minutes, and Wang Shengui's opponent was punched in the lower abdomen, holding his stomach and unable to stand up, so he hurriedly waved his hand to give up.
So the referee announced that the winner of the game was Wang Shengui.
After another burst of cheers, Wang Shengui went off the stage to rest, several hot beauties wore miniskirts and danced on stage, and the host took the microphone and began to shout microphones, and the atmosphere became warm again.
After about half an hour, Wang Shengui took the stage again.
"Guys, tonight's last game is about to begin. The host said on the side.
"If you win this challenger, Wang Shengui will be able to defend it successfully!"
"But what I want to tell you is that tonight's second challenger is not ordinary, he is the coach of the Boyuan Martial Arts Gym, and he just ordered the sixth stage of the national martial arts not long ago! Welcome to our challenger, Ji Cheng!"
The host's voice fell, and the scene was in an uproar, followed by overwhelming cheers.
"Mike, what did he say?" a colleague asked Mike.
Mike: "He said that the second challenger was a martial arts coach, or a sixth-dan national martial arts. ”
"What is this, does Huaguo's martial arts have such a hierarchical division?"
Mike shook his head: "I don't know, but looking at the reactions of the rest, the sixth stage of the national art should be quite powerful." ”
Soon, a very strong middle-aged man came on the field.
The referee signaled for the start of the match, and the man named Ji Cheng did not put on a normal boxing fight, but placed his right hand in front of him in a palm shape and his left hand on his waist, which was the starting action of Xingyi three-body style.
"Oh-"
Mike looked around, and for some reason, just seeing this starting gesture, the audience at the scene was already excited.
Wang Shengui's expression was solemn, he had practiced free fighting for several years, and he was an amateur master, much stronger than ordinary enthusiasts, but in the face of Ji Cheng, he felt a lot of pressure.
With the opening of more and more Boyuan martial arts halls in the country, now the domestic fighting circle is more familiar with the martial arts classification system proposed by Wu Li at the beginning, because the coaches of the Boyuan martial arts hall are almost all at the level of the fifth to sixth stage of the national martial arts, and many people who come to the door to learn or challenge have experienced the power of these coaches.
The sixth section of Guoshu is almost the level of professional players, and it can beat most amateur players, so Wang Shengui can't be cautious.
When he is the champion, the appearance fee is much higher than that of the fighters in the usual competition, and once he loses tonight, the appearance fee will be reduced back, which is a big loss, so he is very cautious and does not take the initiative to attack like he did on the court.
Ji Cheng took the lead in making a move, stepped forward, and punched his right fist upwards from the heart.
Cannon Fist!
Wang Shengui subconsciously retreated, but Ji Cheng's speed was very fast, followed by the second punch, and Wang Shengui hurriedly held his head with both hands to block it.
Bang! Wang Shengui only felt that his arms were numb, and the opponent's punches were very thorough, even through the fist gloves, he couldn't resist it.
Next is Ji Cheng's solo performance, he stepped out of the punch one after another, hitting a horse-shaped chain cannon, the momentum was amazing, and Wang Shengui retreated again and again.
Suddenly, Ji Cheng's body was like a snake pulling grass, and he flashed to Wang Shengui's left side, and hit the opponent's lower abdomen with a drill punch.
Bang! Wang Shengui's face turned pale, and he subconsciously bent over and stepped back.
Ji Cheng grabbed it in one step, broke through the opponent's midline, and slashed down with his right fist.
Wang Shengui fell to the ground.
The referee hurriedly went up to inquire about the situation, and then got up and motioned for Wang Shengui to admit defeat.
"Fight far!"
"Fight far!"
"Fight far!"
The scene was sensational, and everyone was shouting the name of the Boyuan Martial Arts Gym.
"Mike, is this, Huaguo Kung Fu?" asked Mike.
Ji Cheng's movements just now were different from the common boxing moves in the ring, not a combination of straight, swing and hook, but a bit like the movements of those Chinese kung fu actors in the Hollywood movies they had watched.
Mike hesitated: "It's kind of like." ”
"That's amazing. A colleague said in surprise.
In their eyes, Huaguo's fighting level is not very high, as far as the entire UFC is concerned, there are few fighters who can play well, but they didn't expect to see a good master in a bar tonight.
Ji Cheng's series of shots just now are really amazing, speed, strength, explosiveness, accuracy and skill, which makes Mike and others feel like they are watching a UFC fight. Although they know that the opponent can't be at the level of the UFC, they at least have the strength of some UFC fighters.
You must know that even the lowest-ranked fighters in the UFC are selected from thousands of countries around the world, and not everyone has the strength to fight these people.
Soon, the host came on the stage, congratulated Ji Cheng on his victory, and then conducted an interview, and Mike unexpectedly heard Wu Li's name.
"Ji Cheng, you are now the sixth stage of the national arts, and Wu Li is the eighth stage of the national arts, do you think there is a big gap between you and him?" asked the host.
Hearing Wu Li's name, there was another burst of cheers from the audience, and it took a long time to subside.
"To be honest, I think our Pavilion Master is actually modest, with his current strength, he can be rated as the Ninth Section of the National Arts! As for the gap, it is too big, the masters of the Seventh Section of the National Martial Arts can't take a single move in the hands of our Pavilion Master, and I am definitely incomparable. ”
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The two chatted a few more words, and Mike was surprised to find that the martial arts hall where Ji Cheng was located was actually opened by Wu Li, and it seemed that Wu Li's strength seemed to be much stronger than he imagined!
"What's wrong Mike?" asked the colleague.
"We have to ask the people in the bar about this Wu Li, and the other party really doesn't seem to be that simple. Mike said.
This Ji Cheng on the stage is only the so-called sixth stage of national art, and there are seven and eight sections up there......
And Wu Li can defeat a seventh-dan in one move?
And judging by the reactions of these people present, no one seems to believe this statement? Then Wu Li's strength is a little terrifying!
Mike picked up the wine, took the initiative to walk to a booth next to him, and began to inquire about Wu Li's news.
The people who like to come to this bar are more or less people who like to fight, and they must know more about the fight ring than the rest of them.
Sure enough, Mike soon got the information he wanted:
The representative of Chinese kung fu is currently recognized as the best person in the whole Chinese kung fu!
The most influential and well-known person in the Huaguo fighting circle is also the person who many people think is the most capable of fighting!
Defeated the number one master in Southeast Asia and is known as the strongest man in the whole of Southeast Asia!
This is the information that Mike got in the chat, and one surprised him more than the other.
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"Chief, that's what I'm asking about. ”
The next day, after another day of inquiries and inquiries, Mike called his boss to report the situation.
"Are you sure that Hu Shan was defeated by Wu Li?" the boss asked on the phone.
A few years ago, when Hushan's reputation as the No. 1 master in Southeast Asia was in full swing, the UFC sent him an invitation, not to participate in a trial, but to sign a contract directly, and would directly arrange for the other party to fight with a higher-ranked player.
However, in the end, Hu Shan refused, which made the UFC feel a little regretful, after all, the first place in Southeast Asia is a big gimmick.
"Yes, I'm sure that Wu Li publicly defeated Hu Shan in a live broadcast. "By the way, he has more than 100 million fans on a live streaming platform, and he is currently the anchor with the largest number of fans!"
"100 million?"
"Yes, boss, at least from what I have learned, Wu Li's current influence and popularity in China is very high, higher than the combined number of Chinese players we have officially signed!"
“......”
The other side was silent for a moment, and then said: "I have to report this matter to the top, and you will stabilize Wu Li first." ”
"Understood. ”
Hanging up the phone, Mike sighed, and his intuition told him that most of the above would agree to Wu Li's requests.
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On September 5, two days later, Mike took people back to Qi City TV to meet with Wu Li.
"Mr. Wu, we have agreed to the requests you made before. Mike instinctively got straight to the point, and this time his tone was a little deferential.
Wu Li and Chen Gang looked at each other and smiled, then turned to look at Mike: "No problem, as long as you agree to let us broadcast the process of the TUF selection tournament live, and it can be recorded as a video to be played in our country afterwards, then there is no problem." ”
Mike nodded: "Of course, the above has been agreed, but the specific contract still needs to be discussed in New York before signing the contract." ”
Wu Li: "Okay, when will you leave?"
Mike: "If you can, it's better to leave tomorrow, and we'll record some videos today. ”
Wu Li looked at Chen Gang, Chen Gang nodded: "There is no problem with the program team here, you can leave tomorrow." ”
Wu Li: "Okay, then let's leave tomorrow." ”
The sixth phase of Xunwu will be filmed in the United States, and Wu Li is about to embark on the journey of UFC!