Wang Xiaohu did not expect that after the release of "Ip Man 2" in North America, it would attract the real boxing champion. 【Reading.com】

From Winterdur's relay, the two major boxing organizations, WBA and WBC, seem to be very unconvinced by the victory of Chinese martial arts over Western boxing, and want to set up a fight ring to let the Chinese see the power of boxing.

For Winterdur, this is a very bad thing, after all, Concorde International is just a film company, engaged in the entertainment industry, although the boss is very capable of fighting, but it only represents his own power, from the position of Lao Wen, Concorde International is honest and good in the film industry, there is no need to pay attention to the provocation of the two major boxing organizations.

But Wang Xiaohu is not, and he thinks it's good news.

So he didn't think about it, and immediately said to Winterdur: "Old Wen, fax me the invitation at once, I'm very interested in this thing." ”

"Hell! Boss, I'm dying of headaches, but you say you're interested! Winterdur cried out on the phone: "Are you crazy? They are boxing champions, real boxing champions, not showmans like Schwarzenegger! ”

"I know they're boxing champions, you don't have to worry about this matter, leave it to me." Wang Xiaohu smiled and said, "Let's talk about your good news." ”

Since the boss said so, Winterdur had no choice but to give up and sort out his emotions for a long time, and then said: "The good news is more exciting, "Ip Man 2" has now jumped to the first place in the weekly box office list in North America, aha, it's like having wings, in front of "Ip Man 2", what "Mother and Daughter Love" and "Flash Dance" released at the same time are all gone, boss, do you know how much the box office is in a week? ”

"Five million dollars?" Wang Xiaohu tried to ask, after all, the consumption level of Americans is high, and the film market is more mature than the Asian market, as long as the film is not very garbage, it will get millions of dollars a week.

"No, you underestimate your star effect too much, now Chinese movies are very popular in Hollywood, especially the kung fu films produced by Concord International, you know, it is 7.96 million US dollars, God, "007: Octopus Girl" was only 6.78 million US dollars when it was painted, and we surpassed it in a week."

Talking about box office revenue, Winterdur swept away his previous depression and worry, and became incoherent with excitement on the phone: "Boss, can you understand my mood now, as long as we maintain the current publicity and planning plan, it is not a problem to get 40 million in the first round of screenings, plus the re-screening, it will definitely break 100 million in a year." ”

"Yes, this is really maddening good news, Old Wen, you are about to receive a big bonus again!"

"Ip Man 2" in North America reached 8 million US dollars a week, absolutely beyond Wang Xiaohu's expectations, he knew that the 40 million box office that Winterdur said was a conservative estimate, you must know that the current comprehensive income in the United States is not only based on movie theaters, but also TV broadcasts, videotapes, etc., and with the excellent music production of "Ip Man 2", CD records can be released.

"But you forgot one thing, if we win the ring match organized by the WBA and WBC, the box office of "Ip Man 2" can blow out again!" Wang Xiaohu laughed.

"Ugh!" Winterdur was directly dumbfounded, and after a long time, he said stupidly: "Boss, this doesn't seem to be realistic, I don't think Chinese martial arts can beat boxing." ”

As soon as he heard that Lao Wen had put on an American's sense of superiority again, Wang Xiaohu joked: "Do you want to make a bet?" ”

"Bet on what?"

"If the Chinese side wins the Huayang Boxing Match, all your box office shares in Concordia will be canceled in the future."

"What if you win boxing?" Lao Wen is also a money fan, and in his heart, boxing will always be invincible in the world.

"I'll give you double the share."

"Okay, deal! In God's name, no repentance is allowed! Lao Wen hurriedly said, "I'll fax the invitation letter and the bet agreement later." ”

"Please, you don't have to be so anxious, it's night over there!" Wang Xiaohu laughed.

"It's okay, as long as I have money, I will work day and night." Lao Wen hung up the phone after speaking, probably tossing the bet agreement.

Not to mention how excited Lao Wen was, Wang Xiaohu put down the phone and immediately called home.

"Ah Zhi, let Brother Xiaolong answer the phone."

After a while, Bruce Lee took the phone and complained a little: "Xiaohu, I was about to look for you, although those veterans from the mainland are good in terms of courage, but some of them are disabled soldiers, crooked melons and cracked dates, and they are very difficult to train." ”

"Haha, don't use the training Donnie Yen set to deal with them, as long as they defeat the enemy with one move, use their marksmanship flexibly, and reach the level of Zhongnanhai's bodyguard!"

For Bruce Lee's big scratches, Wang Xiaohu only had good words to persuade him.

"That's not good, I've always been perfect. We will not stop until we train them to become the most powerful bodyguards and killers in the world. Sure enough, Bruce Lee lost his temper again.

After comforting him for a long time, Wang Xiaohu said: "Let this matter go for a while, and when you come to my office, there is a good thing waiting for you." ”

"In what aspect?" Bruce Lee asked, "If it's a small matter, don't bother me." ”

"Okay, the WBA and WBC in the United States have sent us a challenge to hold a Huayang boxing match to prove that boxing is better than Chinese martial arts, I don't know if you are interested?"

"Wait for me, I'll be there soon!"

Bruce Lee is also in a hurry, and appeared in Wang Xiaohu's office less than fifteen minutes after throwing away the phone, and shouted loudly as soon as he entered the door: "Where is the challenge book?" Give it to me, I'm going to see which boxing champions are going to challenge! ”

"Don't worry, Lao Wen hasn't faxed the information over yet." Wang Xiaohu stood up and made him tea while saying, "What are you going to do?" ”

Bruce Lee spread his hands and said: "Do you still need to ask, everyone has issued a challenge book, and I must go next, I have studied with several famous boxers in karate, taekwondo, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, and the mainland, and I really haven't fought with the world boxing champion, there is such a good thing, how can I give up." ”

Wang Xiaohu looked at him with a smile, saying that although Bruce Lee in his previous life had studied with many masters in the world, he did it in private, after all, he had already become famous at that time, and he had to worry about his reputation or something.

In this life, he has come out of his shell, and there are not many people in the world who know that he is still alive, not to mention that after experiencing life and death, he has seen through many things, and now he is focused on perfecting Jeet Kune Do, and he will never let go of the opportunity to fight.

After Bruce Lee was excited, he groaned: "Xiaohu, I feel that this ring match is very meaningful, and it will be very helpful to promote MMA events in the future." ”

"That's what I thought, too." Wang Xiaohu nodded and said: "Originally, I wanted to wait for the time to be more mature, at least after the MMA model was promoted in Asia, I would compete with boxing, but I didn't expect people to be unable to hold their breath first." ”

Bruce Lee suddenly stared, looked at Wang Xiaohu and said, "Brother, did you arrange a Huayang boxing match in "Ip Man 2" to let Chinese kung fu and boxing confront each other? ”

"It's a little premeditated." Wang Xiaohu does not deny this: "But you already knew my premeditation, it is nothing more than to use "Ip Man 2" to drive all major factions in China to put down their burdens, revitalize national arts, and get rid of the misleading and disagreements of the current dance arts." ”

"Haha, it seems that I inadvertently planted willows in the shade." Bruce Lee laughed and said, "No matter what, I definitely want to participate in the competition, do you want to get me a place!" ”

"You're the main force!" Wang Xiaohu also smiled: "Besides, I still have a bet with Lao Wen." ”

Wang Xiaohu told Bruce Lee about the bet, and the latter scolded with a smile: "Did you calculate that I would definitely participate in the competition, so I made a bet with Lao Wen?" ”

"That's right!" Wang Xiaohu nodded vigorously.

While the two were laughing, Winterdur's fax was sent to the office by the employee.

Lao Wen was very dedicated, not only sent the invitation letter and betting agreement, but also attached some information about the two major boxing organizations.

In today's world, there are two main influential world boxing associations, namely the WBA and the WBC.

The World Boxing Association (WBA) is the oldest boxing organization with a world surname, which basically controls the entire boxing game in the United States. At the same time, he gave birth to many heavyweight champions, such as Ali, Fraser, and Foreman, known as the "Big Three of the 70s Heavyweight Boxing", these three are well-deserved boxing champions, and their belts are engraved with the word WBA.

However, the WBA often clashed with the World Boxing Council WBC, mainly because the WBC was rebuilt in 1979, which posed a threat to the WBA in terms of popularity and strength.

This time, the two major boxing organizations unanimously aimed at Concordia.

The invitation reads: "Tiger. Sir Wang, we in the WBA are very dissatisfied with Your Excellency's "Ip Man 2", thinking that Your Excellency is deliberately smearing the image of boxing, and now ask you to withdraw all kinds of disrespect to boxing, otherwise we will use practical actions to prove that boxing is more powerful than the so-called Chinese kung fu! ”

WBC is about the same, his tone is more bullish than WBA, and he said bluntly: "King Tiger, let's fight, I will choose the best boxing champion in the organization and compete with Chinese kung fu, do you dare?" ”

"Tsk, the smell of gunpowder is full!" Wang Xiaohu flicked the invitation and said, "I wonder if they will send anyone over?" Foreman or Tyson? ”

"I've heard of Foreman, who is Tyson?" Bruce Lee has been keeping a close eye on the world boxing rankings and feels unfamiliar with Tyson's name.

"Uh, a newcomer." Wang Xiaohu shrugged his shoulders and said: "Tomorrow I will let Lao Wen press conference in Los Angeles to take these two challenge letters, now there is a trouble, who will we send here?" You can't just rely on you and me, can you? ”

"Hey, isn't the fight tournament going on soon? Select a few outstanding seedlings to participate directly, do you still expect the mainland to send people? Bruce Lee asked with a frown.

"I don't count on the mainland, it seems that this matter still depends on us." Wang Xiaohu sighed.

(To be continued)