Chapter 162: The Baby's Demolition
Thompson came, and the agent who seemed to be getting fatter and fatter was sweating profusely; although Zhang Dawei knew that a big reason was that the weather was hot now, he also wanted to complain, the fat man was really afraid of the heat!
It is obvious that Thompson is afraid of heat, but Thompson, who is crawling in the ranks of low-level boxing agents, has his persistence.
For example, even on a hot day, it should be dressed more formally, even if it is not a suit and leather shoes, it should be a neat T-shirt and a briefcase, which looks like those business elites on Wall Street. Although it still seems a little inconsistent, Thompson really attaches importance to his image.
He is determined to become a big name among boxing agents, and he wants to completely get rid of the shabby ranks of top agents....... So he's here now, because Zhang Dawei is an opportunity for Thompson, and he even cares about some things more than Zhang Dawei.
"David, our chance has come!" Agent, there are a few who are not unprofitable, Thompson is such a type, "Our crossover tournament has a great certainty, but you need to fight another high-level boxing match, and the rules of the game also need to be in accordance with MMA!"
Zhang Dawei frowned, but he could understand it.
In many people's minds, the match between Mayweather and McGregor is actually a gimmick, and it is really not highly rated in the boxing world, it is a money battle that reveals a strong atmosphere from beginning to end.
For Mayweather, it's simple, lighting a stack of dollars with a lighter, lying in the middle of a bunch of bare-ass beauties on a yacht, posting huge checks on social media to scare netizens, and other means to show off your wealth, that is to show off your wealth. Mayweather is not short of money, but who would love more.
As for the mouth cannon McGregor, he became a popular fried chicken in the UFC and became the most box office appeal fighting superstar, but no matter what kind of report, McGregor's appearance fee for a UFC match cannot exceed five million dollars. And for a fight with Mayweather, at least the appearance fee on the books is more than 50 million US dollars, not including the PPV share......
As for the money fight, it is the rule of boxing, of course, because Mayweather is relatively the bigger name, because boxing is one of the earliest commercial sports, and mixed martial arts, as well as most sports, are still young compared to it. From the appearance fee, it is the best and most intuitive understanding, famous, influential, and valuable!
It's still based on strength, Mayweather doesn't necessarily feel uncomfortable if he doesn't play this fight, but it's not the case for lip guns, and even the UFC will be tempted because he can make more money and gain more influence. It doesn't matter if it's a fighting style you're not good at, as long as you have money, and you don't have to worry about not being able to afford to lose, it's the rules of boxing after all.
This is the situation that Zhang Dawei is encountering now, although he is somewhat famous, and his ranking in the boxing world is constantly soaring, but he is also a boxing rookie with a strong upward momentum, and he is not a boxing champion with millions or tens of millions of dollars in a game.
"The UFC wants you to be more famous, and they're going to arrange a crossover bout, right at the UFC, in the Octagon. You will appear as a challenger, and you will choose a player who is equal to your ranking and fame. ”
Hearing Thompson say this, Zhang Dawei felt familiar, UFC basically does not have fake fights, this is the real ultimate fight, or rely on fists and legs to speak.
As for familiarity, doesn't it just feel a bit like E; Zhang Dawei actually likes to watch E, the fall is beautiful, the fight is exciting, and there are a lot of plot filling, and sometimes the plot is even better than the game.
Naturally, strength is also needed, but E's positioning is very clear, and of course playing is also fighting. But E, this is World Wrestling Entertainment. And wrestling itself is just a sports entertainment, and it can even be said that wrestling is a kind of "sports entertainment".
Wrestling is different, wrestling is recognized as the world's earliest competitive sport, and there are often masters who appear in various large-scale combat competitions, such as UFC, K1 and other fighting events.
"I'm okay, I can be a challenger and I accept their rules. But I need to make sure that my appearance fee is treated fairly, and I hope this match is not scripted!" Looking at Thompson, Zhang Dawei said very seriously, "I don't care if my opponent is Muay Thai or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or karate, I don't care. But in this game, it will only rely on strength to speak. ”
Thompson nodded busily and said happily, "If we go to fight a crossover tournament now, I'm sure your appearance fee will definitely exceed 100,000 US dollars! We all know that you accept their rules, and you are a bit famous in the boxing world, and you are a new boxing star that everyone is optimistic about." ”
Zhang Dawei nodded as a matter of course, if he is not famous, even if he goes to the UFC to fight, it will be from the beginning, and it will be slowly crawling from the bottom. If it weren't for the relatively high appearance fee, why would Zhang Dawei give up the way he is 'good at' to choose mixed martial arts.
"If it'......," Thompson gave Zhang Dawei a cautious look before he spoke, "we've done an analysis, and it doesn't matter if you lose the game." You're not the top boxing champion, you don't represent boxing. And it doesn't affect your standing in the boxing world, because we choose to fight in mixed martial arts. ”
Zhang Dawei glanced at Thompson and said calmly, "I don't dare to say that I will win 100% of every game, but I know that it will be difficult to defeat me." I don't think those people can take me down or subdue me, I have enough faith. ”
Thompson, who knew Zhang Dawei very well, suddenly became energetic, and his eyes immediately glowed with gold, "If you defeat their new star in the UFC, you can join the UFC." I know you might not be looking at their appearance fees, and it does look like it's not as good as the top fights right now. But if you have a good performance, the appearance fee will also be high, and more than a million dollars is not a problem at all. ”
Zhang Dawei was silent, the UFC is actually very profitable, and the top martial arts masters, it is indeed not a problem to get millions of dollars in a fight.
"And you don't have to worry about a busy schedule, a lot of their players also play every few months. Knowing what Zhang Dawei was worried about, Thompson immediately said, because he knew that the iron was hot, and he knew that Zhang Dawei was a little moved, "You can be a challenger, you may know that Dana White has always wanted to expand the influence of the UFC." You can go and give their games a little more attention, even if you're not one of their players. ”
Of course, having said that, we still need to look at the strength, or we need to look at the interests.
Without strength and benefits, Zhang Dawei will definitely not run to fight with the UFC's martial arts masters. If there is no advantage and strength, the UFC will not allow Zhang Dawei to go to their arena to fool around.
In the final analysis, it is still a benefit animal, and no one wants to do something thankless without benefits.
It is very in line with Zhang Dawei's interests, because he is a master of art and bold, and Zhang Dawei is of course happy to get a lot of income from a UFC fight. And knocking over those martial arts masters will have a greater gain on Zhang Dawei's fame and benefits, after all, Zhang Dawei is using the rules of the UFC, and he is the best at defeating the enemy!
No problem, although Zhang Dawei doesn't think that he is a master of mixed martial arts now, he also knows that such a real knife and real gun may be beaten, and it will definitely hurt. But for the sake of money and fame, Zhang Dawei will really do this.
Now boxing can guarantee to support his family, and he is living well, but who made Zhang Dawei not a boxing champion now. Even the appearance fee of many boxing champions is actually very average, of course, that refers to some boxing champions who are not favored at the same level. But in general, that's what boxing is, the top fighters make a lot of money, and the backbone doesn't have to be too embarrassed. But those at the bottom, many times, no one cares about their survival.
Zhang Dawei's confident appearance naturally made Thompson very happy, and he began to continue to match the game, so that Zhang Dawei could continue to move forward strongly.
Melissa was a little worried, and said seriously, "David, I know boxing is not safer than martial arts, but you have never practiced martial arts. And as you can see, the competitions there often leave the athletes covered in blood......"
"It's okay, I know what you're worried about, but Merry, you don't need to worry about that. Zhang Dawei gently held Melissa's hand and said confidently, "I am very strong, and I know my current body very well." Even though I haven't practiced martial arts, with my physical fitness, I can solve a lot of problems. As long as it's not for me to play against someone with a weapon, I'm confident of winning. ”
Seeing that Melissa was still worried, Zhang Dawei continued, "You have to believe me, although I haven't fought those beasts in the best condition, I am not afraid of them, and these scars on my body are not left when I was in my best condition. You know the explosiveness and power of a tiger or a lion, and they didn't bring me down......"
"Dad, the tiger beat Dad to tears!"
Zhang Dawei was still bragging, thinking that he was telling the truth, but the baby suddenly shouted.
Zhang Dawei's face was instantly ugly, not because the baby leaked some secrets. It's this little traitor who is demolishing the stage, and the stage is being dismantled at a critical moment.
Melissa was obviously more interested in the topic, and asked amusedly, "Baby, do you remember how the tiger cried your father?"
"Big cat spanks daddy, daddy cries! baby crys too!"
The face is really ugly, the little girl looks like she not only remembers her Lao Tzu's defeat of those former 'yellow cats' and 'flower cats', but also remembers the embarrassing moments of her Lao Tzu's defeat.
Zhang Dawei has nothing to say now, he was originally full of confidence, and he was a superhero who fought invincible opponents all over the world. But the baby's two sentences were thrown out, which really made Zhang Dawei lose face, it was not whether it was good to cry, it was because it was too painful, and the tear glands were automatically secreted......
It's a pity that Melissa doesn't seem to believe some of Zhang Dawei's explanations, she obviously thinks Zhang Dawei is crying!