Chapter 229: The Silent Blacksmith
Night.
The passenger plane crossed the clouds and flew to the international airport of the northwestern provincial capital.
With the soft reading lamp, Chairman Johnson stared at the fare list in his hand, and a worried look appeared on his face.
Standard seats 288, 488, 688, 888, 1288, 2488, 3688, VIP seats 8888, 10888, 12888......
The trip to China was an important ice-breaking trip, but also a "big gamble" with an uncertain future, full of all kinds of uncertainties.
In the United States, it is common for boxing tickets to sell for thousands of dollars, but it can be placed in the Chinese market, where MMA has a weak influence, which is inevitably worrying, and the risk of encountering "Waterloo" is very high, so Mr. Johnson can't sleep at night.
The KOTC China tour "Cadillac Giant Battle" is sponsored by the strategic partner Cadillac Automobile Brand, and SHOTIME is live PPV, and the broadcast rights have been negotiated in more than 10 countries. At the same time, a shopping website in Beijing has also opened a designated platform for souvenirs, selling special goods such as T-shirts, shorts, boxing gloves, and gold belts. But if the tickets fail and the public attention is too low, then all the hard work will be wasted, almost equivalent to a fiasco.
Johnson turned his neck and looked at the three giants who flew together to participate in the promotion.
Ukrainian "Blacksmith" Vasily wore a blackout eye patch and slept soundly, Wang Jin's opponent veteran Garcia was covered with a thin blanket and also let out a low snoring sound, as for the world's highest-ranked fighter Klotty......
Uh, Mr. Johnson has black lines all over his head.
- It's late at night, and this "mustache" is still shaking his legs and listening to songs, and he doesn't seem to be sleepy.
"Villain", "Troublemaker", "King of Nightclubs", "King of Brawls", Clotty's nicknames are varied, and where he is, he will inexplicably run into trouble, which never makes people worry. For the sake of stability and "public order", after flying to China, he must be strictly guarded!
Johnson thought about it for a long time and struggled to sleep.
At about 11 o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, after a long journey of 13 hours, the plane finally landed safely in the northwest.
KOTC entered China to tour and promote, and Deyuan City, Bac Ha Province and the capital city of Beijing were willing to go, because these two stops opened up the MMA league, the atmosphere of watching the battle was strong, and the fan base was relatively large; In addition, not to mention the northwest provincial capital, the "Iron Warrior" column is in full swing, and this place is the hometown of Wang Jin, the "number one actor" of this event, and the first wave of publicity must be set off from this!
Johnson sat in a special reception vehicle, and his mobile phone "jingled" after communication was restored.
"Sir, it's still fifteen minutes away from the 'Fountain Square' in the New Valley District!"
"Sir, Wang Jin has finished his vacation and has arrived at the propaganda site ahead of schedule!"
"Sir, there are more than 180 media outlets, and the number of fans has exceeded 7,000!"
What the? Seven thousand?!
Johnson's heart was overjoyed, and he finally let go of his worries: it seems that Wang Jin's influence in his country is very considerable, and he didn't guess wrong, and the task of selling tickets really fell on him......
β¦β¦
The sky was clear and the weather was a little hot.
Three giant squares were formed in the center of the open square, and the audience sat neatly according to the established sequence, and on the tower-shaped building opposite them, a super large poster with the theme of "Battle of the Giants" hung down, only to see the four main contestants clenching their fists tightly, staring angrily ahead, majestic, murderous, and the impact of that kind of courage was extremely strong, and it seemed that they were about to "break out of the picture".
At the bottom of the poster, the temporary propaganda platform has already been built, there is no shortage of red carpets, sounds, and lecture stages, and the round stools on both sides are placed in a humane manner, arranged in an "outer figure-of-eight" shape, which is more convenient for everyone to watch.
"Boom ......"
"Wang Jin!" "Wang Jin!" "Wang Jin!"
Mr. Wang stood in the center, wearing a khaki ultra-thin suit, with a dignified appearance and a bright smile.
ββWang Jin was extremely moved and proud.
The publicity meeting was scheduled to start at 11:30, but the enthusiastic hometown fans "surrounded" the square at about 10 o'clock, and it gradually intensified! What kind of friendship is this? Wang Jin is not a child who forgets his roots, he immediately rushed to accompany everyone in advance after learning the news!
The masses like you and treat you well, as a star, you have to behave as you should, don't let people be sad and disappointed, some actors who are above the top are very domineering after receiving money, they have long forgotten the word "conscience".
"Ahem, what's ......?"
Wang Jin held the microphone and grinned at the villagers, "The weather is really hot, everyone bear with me first, I guess the publicity activities will not last too long, it's hard!" Thank you! β
"Nothing ...... a lot"
Wow, people are gossiping and saying everything.
Wang Jin said: "What? How often do you plan to knock out your opponent? It depends on how hard his jaw is! I try to bring down Garcia in three minutes, and if three minutes are not enough, then three and a half minutes......"
"Hahaha!"
"Wang Jin!" "Awesome!" "Wang Jin!" "Invincible!"
The stage was and bragging, the audience enjoyed it incomparably, the interaction with each other was warm and pleasant, and it seemed that the temperature had become irrelevant.
Fifteen minutes later, Johnson and his party arrived at the scene!
"Hmm, what are they shouting?"
The movement of the mountain and tsunami came to his ears, and Johnson asked the interpreter excitedly.
The translator said: "Wang Jin is invincible! Wang Jin is invincible! β
Johnson was suddenly confident about the future, and he took a relieved step and headed straight for the stage.
The host of the partner Langlang Video hurried up to introduce these heavyweight guests one by one!
"Welcome to the ...... of Mr. Johnson, the current Chairman of KOTC"
"Welcome to the famous Ukrainian fighter, Mr. 'Blacksmith' Vasily......"
"Welcome ......"
"Oh!"
MMA is the first time to enter China, what a great significance! The audience shouted as loudly as they could, and the drumming noise shook for a long time.
"Hello!"
"Hello! Welcome to my hometown of Northwest China! β
Wang Jin's face changed, and he shook hands with them one by one, his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and his speech speed was not slow.
Vasily cherished words like gold, and said shyly: "Remember the agreement!" β
Wang Jin nodded and said: "I know man, I will fly to New York after the promotion is over, the offseason is really boring, I am looking forward to our actual combat training!" β
The arrogant "villain" Clotti squinted at Wang Jin's palm, slowly took off the headphones first, and let him dry for a long time before he was perfunctory.
It's not so much a handshake as a dragonfly......
it!
Wang Jin gritted his teeth silently: What a rude soul, don't run into buddies in the future, otherwise you will definitely doubt your life!
The opponent Garcia is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he has a neat side parted head, looks very thoughtful, but speaks with a gun and a stick.
"Hello Wang Jin, I hope we can all go all out at that time, maintain a brave fighting posture, and face the storm like a real man! If you think you can finish the game in a few seconds, you're wrong, and I'm going to leave you with a painful memory that will last a lifetime! You might as well ask the boxing champion Benn how I hit him with one punch back then! β
Belch......
Wang Jin sighed.
The general of the defeated army, He was beaten into the hospital in two rounds, and almost became a vegetative person in seconds, why are you bragging?
Everyone quickly took their seats according to the name tags, and the media conference was officially launched.
Chairman Johnson began with a speech: "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! China is a huge country, well, incredibly large and beautiful! It's an honor for me to be here at the age of 48 and to meet such a wonderful scenery and meet such passionate fans! Forgive me for being overly agitated and unable to express my heart accurately...... KOTC will make every effort to create a visual feast for everyone with a rigorous attitude, proper management, and first-class stage standards......"
The promotion activities are nothing more than those old routines, talking, spraying, taking pictures, trying to elevate yourself and attack the enemy.
With the home advantage, Wang Jin should have been the "hero" today, but he was stolen by the "stuffy gourd" Vasily!
Halfway through the process, I saw that Clotti suddenly ripped off her T-shirt, revealing a "Pippi Shrimp" tattoo and a terrifying muscle that was extremely developed!
Ignoring the order, he jumped out and raised his hand at Vasily, and opened fire arrogantly!
"As we all know, I'm the best fighter and deserve to frustrate my foe and get a chance to challenge for the title! I am handsome, I am sharp-toothed, and God should favor me...... Look at Vasily, he's a boring guy who gets blown up, and he can't even say a complete sentence! β
Vasily's eyes were gentle and silent, as if wood heard......
Crotty continued, "I'm muscular, toned, and full of power, enough to destroy everything on Earth in an instant! But what about Vasily, look wow, his body is clearly too caloric and lacks proper exercise, like a pot-bellied reptile before hibernation! β
Vasily's eyes were gentle and silent, as if wood heard......
Clotti continued: "I have excellent speed and technical skills, I always bring excitement to the crowd and get the adrenaline pumping!" Yes, countless opponents are afraid to fight me, and they usually go insane, eat less, and tremble with fear before the battle...... I saw a familiar picture from Vasily's expression, he was afraid of me, he was afraid of failure! β
Vasily's eyes were gentle and silent, as if wood heard......
Clotty: "......"
Wang Jin: "......"
Audience: "......"