As soon as he woke up on the morning of January 1, Zhou Nan received news from Asia.

At noon on the 1st local time in Japan, the Allied Command accepted the first list of claims submitted by Asian countries.

When this news came out, Asian countries rejoiced, but Japan was full of mourning.

Because the Allied Command was willing to accept the list of claims, it meant that to a greater or lesser extent, Japan would have to show its sincerity and compensate the Asian countries.

It can be said that MacArthur's change of attitude came as a surprise even to the Americans themselves. They had already regarded Japan as their own ban, and they did not want to compensate other countries at all.

But if the United States wants to be a world-class leader, or a "responsible" power, it certainly can't.

Congress has been urging MacArthur to be more modest, emphasizing that Japan's ability to compensate for the losses of Asian countries is not enough to compensate, rather than not to pay for.

Now, after tightening the scope of reparations in 47, the Allied Command has once again sent a signal of easing, which is very good news for Asian countries.

At the same time, a detailed list of attachments was also made public.

The list includes a large number of industrial equipment and technical materials, as well as a large number of artifacts and jewelry looted by Japan from countries around the world.

However, it does not include the industrial resources and precious metals that Japan has well documented plundered in the past.

Because in the past war stage, these industrial resources have long been turned into munitions and consumed by war. Now if they want Japan to take it out, they can't take it out.

In addition to this, the Allied Command announced a reparations package. It is the Asiatic countries that provide industrial resources, while Japan provides the cash-for-work scheme for processing.

It can be said that this plan not only satisfies the aspirations of Asian countries to claim compensation, but also does not kill Japan with a stick, but creates many new job opportunities for them.

Of course, this also depends on whether Asian countries accept this plan.

Zhou Nan was most concerned about whether the Allies had loosened their ties on Japan's large conglomerates.

Because of their lack of resources, the Japanese have a world-class lead in terms of experience in concentrating on industry.

Although the United States is also a consortium society, their consortium management is actually relatively rough, and it is more monopolized or suppressed by capital advantages.

But Japan is different, their consortium is more efficient, making full use of every opportunity to carry out business layout.

Like Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Trading Co., Ltd. in their country, they have at least a year or two of history. In the past, they have given full play to the advantages of the consortium, tapped every bit of potential, and combined the business structure of Japan, allowing them to do big things with little money.

Therefore, if Zhou Nan wants to suppress Japanese industry, the most important thing is to suppress their large conglomerates, and when their industry becomes a plate of scattered sand, their competitiveness will drop by at least three levels.

To Zhou Nan's delight, MacArthur did not loosen the ties on their big conglomerates, especially for Mitsui & Co., and almost carved up their enterprises.

Zhou Nan received this generous gift, so it was time for Nanhua to repay MacArthur.

MacArthur liked to put on a show, and he was so happy with his achievements, and Asian countries did no worse than Japan in doing these things.

Among other things, the mere fact that so many countries praised him at the same time would satisfy his vanity.

After conveying his meaning to Nanhua's New York office, Zhou Nan put the matter aside for the time being, ready to enjoy the classic picture of Hughes being beaten by fat.

On the night of January 1, Madison Square Garden was packed, with more than 20,000 people gathered in a small space, creating an outrageous sound.

Audrey is particularly unaccustomed to such scenes, the crowding of people, all kinds of smoky body odors, and the noisy environment make her a little unbearable.

Even Zhou Nan couldn't stand it a little, and finally came to his place, which can be regarded as a sigh of relief.

Their seats were arranged in the center of the field, behind the referee's bench, less than five meters from the ring.

The most nervous was Popler, who blocked him from behind. There were a few referees in front of him, and there was a referee's table, and even if someone wanted to attack, they couldn't get close to him.

Zhou Nan also followed the trend and bought a hundred dollars to bet on Hughes to win, but this 100 dollars is just a proof of friendship, it does not mean that Zhou Nan can win.

Las Vegas are betting on a five-to-five line for this game, and it is clear that no one has faith in Hughes anymore.

In order not to lose a hundred dollars, Zhou Nan spent another five hundred dollars to buy another middleweight match, Robinson victory.

Although Robinson is a middleweight champion, he is no less famous in the United States than Hughes' opponent Joe Louis.

This man is no longer known in later generations, but he is the most admired boxing champion of later generations Ali and Tyson.

In this era, he has now won more than 40 titles, from the lowest level of the championship, all the way to the middleweight championship, becoming an idol of all the grassroots.

If he could win, five hundred dollars could become six hundred dollars, which would be equivalent to earning back the hundred dollars he had bought Hughes.

No one had faith in Hughes, only himself. In Las Vegas, he also made a combination bet on the outside market, and anyway, no matter whether he won or lost, the $100,000 he took out in this game would not be lost in vain.

The richer you are, the more you will be able to settle accounts.

At half past six, theatrical performances began in the ring. The theatrical performances of this era are not exciting, but as long as the women appear in bikinis, they can detonate the hormones of countless men on the scene.

At seven o'clock, the competition officially began, from the first performance mat race, to the qualifying round, and finally to the challenge round.

The boxers' fist-to-flesh match, under the DJ's demagogic introduction, detonated the audience.

But to Zhou Nan's surprise, the craziest audience was not the men, but the women over thirty years old.

They are simply crazy about this masculine movement, shouting and screaming with all their might, and whenever there is a bloody scene, their performance is crazy and terrifying.

Audrey and Taylor couldn't stand it, especially Audrey, seeing that in the end, she almost kept her head buried in Zhou Nan's chest and no longer went to watch the game in the stand.

The penultimate bout is Robinson's fight against veteran champion LaMotta, who has taken the title of middleweight king from him once they have met in the past.

Therefore, this game can be regarded as a chess opponent, and the tip of the needle is against Maimang.

In the first 4 rounds, the two sides fought fiercely and won and lost each other. In the fifth round, Robinson's eyes were colored, and the corner of his mouth was torn open by Ramotta's heavy punch, and he was very embarrassed for a while.

LaMotta took advantage of the victory and went on a rampage, and Robinson nearly got knocked out of the ring several times.

It wasn't until the 10th round that Robinson returned to his normal form and began to counter with heavy punches. LaMotta was momentarily knocked unconscious by Robinson's counterattack, and his rhythm was immediately disorganized, only to be injured in both eyes by Robinson's heavy punches, and quickly swollen.

From the 11th round onwards, Robinson took the initiative and hit Ramotta without a fight. By the 13th round of the bout, La Motta had lost his ability to resist and was completely on his will. Robinson probably didn't want the respectable foe to "die too ugly" and ended the bout with a flurry of swift focused attacks.

This game has bloodshed, counterattacks, and desperate survival, which can be called a classic game.

And all the audience was also enthusiastic, and the atmosphere in the venue reached its peak.

The staff hurriedly cleaned the ground in the ring and wiped the blood from it.

When Joe Louis came out, perhaps after a fierce game, people's passion had been fully released, so it was much quieter.

Almost no one believed Hughes could beat him, and the crowd saw the heavyweight bout more as a recreational match.

Taylor was a little nervous at this time, but also a little excited, and when Hughes appeared, she flew out and gave him a hot kiss.

Taylor is already a new generation of jade girls in the United States, and her somewhat similar appearance to Vivien Leigh makes her known as the second Vivien Leigh.

Hughes is a national idol in the United States, and the kiss between the two of them caused enthusiastic cheers from the audience.

After the kiss, Hughes waved his hand around very pretendically, causing another burst of cheers.

Then he took off his outer robe, revealing his strong upper body.

But his strength is only relative to ordinary people, compared to the majestic body of Joe Louis on the stage, he is like a thin little sheep.

Although he is taller and has longer arms, just looking at the comparison of the size of the two people, the difference is not a level, which makes people doubt his ability to resist hits.

The bout got on, and the first round was Hughes taking the initiative.

His long arms give him some advantage when attacking, but he is ten centimeters taller than Joe Luiz, and when he defends, he needs more space to defend, and he suffers.

But Zhou Nan soon found out that Joe Louis was a little underestimated, and he probably wanted to save a little face for Hughes, a rich man, so he was going to let Hughes play a game at first.

But Hughes, who has been washed and cut his bones, not only punches quickly and strongly, but is just defensive, which is difficult to defend at all.

His counterattack was flexibly dodged by Hughes, which means that he did not consume Hughes's physical strength, and he did not save his physical strength.

In the first few rounds, the two of them went back and forth, both of them were more conservative and cautious, and Joe Luis gradually discovered that his physical strength was not as good as that of Hughes, who was almost 44 years old.

He was already feeling a little tired, but Hughes's pace was still nimble.

Hughes didn't want to knock out his opponent directly, but Joe Louis, as a boxing champion, his ability to resist striking and the experience of the game were incomparable to Hughes, and the two could only stalemate on the stage.

Until the eighth round, there was a stalemate, and the audience thought that the two of them were fighting tacit boxing at this time, and they whistled with disdain.

(It's a bit low, and the writing is not as good as it could be, so I'll adjust it as soon as possible...... ）