Chapter 205: Portugal defends its title
In fact, Wang Ben's going to Portugal to boxing did not go well, not only with the consent of Henry Liebert's brokerage team, but also with the official consent of Portugal.
Stewart is worthy of being one of the three giants of world boxing, not only reaching a consensus with Don King, but also personally negotiating with the Portuguese official.
It is easy for the Portuguese official to get it, but in Portugal, due to historical reasons, there is one person who must nod and agree, otherwise Wang Ben's desire to fight in Portugal can only be postponed.
This person is the gambling king of Portugal - Ho Hongle!
After obtaining the official consent of Portugal, Stewart went to Ho Hongle with his agent team and proposed to him to hold Wang Ben's boxing championship defense in Portugal.
When gambling king He Hongle heard that Wang Ben was going to come to Portugal to fight, he naturally welcomed it very much.
In the professional boxing world, there has never been a Chinese boxer who can become a boxing champion, and even in the professional boxing championship competition, even the shadow of a Chinese boxer has not been seen.
And Wang Ben not only became the king of boxing, but also unified the ultra-lightweight and welterweight divisions.
Even, Wang Ben knocked out Chavez in three rounds in the boxing championship match with the Mexican god of war Chavez, and even knocked out Vitak in the same three rounds in a fight with the welterweight double champion Vitak.
This is a national hero!
Ho Hung Lok is a patriot, and in order to promote Portuguese culture, he supports any tourism project, cultural promotion, sports competition in Portugal.
For a national hero like Wang Ben, He Hongle naturally supports it strongly.
So Wang Ben came to Portugal to box, this matter went very smoothly, with the support of gambling king He Hongle, things are much easier.
Now in Portugal and Hong Kong Island, Wang Ben's fame is soaring, even surpassing the original Bruce Lee.
With Wang Ben's current popularity, the time of the game was quickly finalized.
Although in the early 90s, the people of Hong Kong Island and Portugal were most concerned about stocks, real estate, policy changes after the handover, and Hong Kong Island star entertainment, few people cared about professional boxing.
At this time, kung fu movies on Hong Kong Island were popular, and many national arts shined in the movie, and the chic and sharp martial arts movements were pleasing to the eye, but they were not interested in the dull battles of boxing.
However, Wang Ben was able to make a name for himself in the United States and win the title of professional boxing champion, and the people of Portugal still know that the information here is more developed than in China.
The names of other boxing champions may not be known to people on Hong Kong Island and Portuguese, but Wang Ben is Chinese and has fought amateur boxing matches in Portuguese-Munch and Portuguese, so Wang Ben is very well-known among the people.
Originally, Stewart was still a little worried, after all, it would be embarrassing to hold such a large-scale boxing championship in China for the first time, if no one paid attention.
However, after the investigation, it was found that he was worried in vain, Wang Ben is the most well-known big star in Hong Kong Island and Portugal and China, even surpassing the current well-known figures on Hong Kong Island - the four kings of the entertainment industry.
Pre-match publicity is crucial, which is related to the total revenue of the boxing match, so Stewart marked the appearance fees of Wang Ben and Liebert to attract the public's attention and attract widespread attention.
Wang Ben, the appearance fee is 3 million US dollars, which is much lower than the appearance fee when he fought with Vitak, there is no way, this boxing match is held in Portugal, and the opponent's reputation is too low, so he can only give an appearance fee of 3 million US dollars.
Liebert's appearance fee is $600,000, which is only one-fifth of Wang Ben's.
When Wang Ben saw that the promotion of the game actually included his appearance fee in the publicity project, he was immediately a little worried.
Oh my god, this is to roast my brother on the stove!
Although 3 million US dollars is not much, but the current Hong Kong Island and Portugal are not calm, here Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, there are many fierce people who dare to fight, in case of being targeted, it will be troublesome.
Not to mention anything else, now Zhang Ziqiang's fierce man, even Li Chaoren's son dares to kidnap him, if he is targeted by him, isn't it death?
But after thinking about it, Wang Ben felt that he was worried that it was a bit redundant, and he only had such an appearance fee, and it was estimated that Brother Hao would not be able to look at it.
But Brother Hao can't look down on it, it doesn't mean that other fierce people can't look down on it, you must know that there are many outlaws, they don't care about those, as long as they have money, they can do anything.
Therefore, Wang Ben could only smile bitterly helplessly to see if he had memorized it.
Stewart probably also knew the security situation in Portugal, so he specially arranged bodyguards to protect Wang Ben's safety in Portugal.
Although Wang Ben can fight, but in these years, what can he do? No one can stop the bullets.
The bodyguard in charge of Wang Ben's security is a retired U.S. Marine named Jack.
Originally, Wang Ben wanted to refuse, but when he saw the speed of Jack's gun and his marksmanship, he was speechless.
With his bare hands, he may be able to defeat Jack, but if they meet on the battlefield, Jack can deal with five of them, this guy has nothing to say about playing with guns, thief!
With Jack by his side, I believe that those gangsters on Hong Kong Island and Portugal don't dare to fight their own ideas, even if they are big gangsters, I'm afraid they will have to think about it for a long time.
Actually, Wang Ben's worries are a bit redundant.
Not to mention that he is now very famous in China, with He Hongle's influence, who would dare to move Wang Ben? Are you tired of living?
There is still half a month to go before Wang Ben's title defense starts, and Wang Ben decided to leave for China first and go back to pay respects to the old man.
Yuan Zhengtu also returned to China with him, although he was Wang Ben's head coach, but with the improvement of Wang Ben's strength, he felt that he had nothing to teach him, but like an assistant, taking care of his life and coping with media interviews.
The people who returned to China ahead of schedule with Wang Ben were not only Jack, the bodyguard, but also Chen Zhentai.
A group of four people boarded an international flight from the United States to Hong Kong Island.
Of course, returning to China in advance not only wanted to pay homage to the old man, Wang Ben also wanted to inquire about Ye Yaqiu's whereabouts, since the last time he said goodbye to the United States, Ye Yaqiu seemed to have disappeared, and there was no news.
The plane departed from Los Angeles International Airport and arrived at Hong Kong Island Airport in the early hours of the next morning.
After Wang Ben got on the plane, he slept with his head covered, didn't eat any food in between, and woke up when it was time to get off the plane.
So when he stepped off the plane, he felt very hungry.
However, his wish to find a restaurant to eat did not come true, and when Wang Ben just came out of the airport passage, he was startled by the dense crowd and reporters with microphones and cameras.
Damn, it can't be that the Four Heavenly Kings are going to come to Portugal to hold a concert, right? Why so many people?
When the four of them approached the crowd, they found that many of them were holding signboards with signs that read, "Welcome Wang Ben Boxing King to Portugal!" ”
Hey? These people actually welcome my brother? No reason? Who leaked the news? I didn't tell the media in advance?
"Zhentai, did you tell the media that I want to return to China today? How else would these people have known to be waiting for us outside the airport? Wang Ben turned his head and asked Chen Zhentai next to him.
"No? I didn't tell anyone else, it's strange, how could these people know? Chen Zhentai frowned.
Jack, the bodyguard next to him, said lightly: "When you went out from your home in Los Angeles, there were reporters outside, but they didn't threaten you, so I didn't inform you." ”
Wang Ben was surprised: "The paparazzi are so powerful? ”
Then he remembered the paparazzi of Hong Kong Island and Portugal in his previous life, and he could only smile helplessly for a while for a month for a break of the news.
It seems that when you go out in the future, you have to put on makeup, otherwise it will be embarrassing for a group of people to take pictures secretly wherever you go.