Chapter 183: Signing Ceremony
The exterior of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel is highly recognizable, and it can be seen at the intersection of Wangfujing Street, and the brass exterior is gorgeous. The ingenuity of the Pen, Fun, and Pavilion design www.biquge.info has contributed to the Waldorf Astoria's understated luxury.
Two large water signs were placed at the entrance of the hotel, indicating the content, time and place of the signing ceremony.
Xiang Yingying and his entourage, led by the hotel staff and UFC official staff, came to the hotel's concierge area, and a Waldorf Astoria iconic grandfather clock immediately aroused Xiang Yingxing's interest.
Seeing this, the staff of the hotel introduced with a smile: "This grandfather clock was customized by a very famous Chinese watchmaker, which fully demonstrates the Waldorf Astoria brand tradition. The design uses layers of nested escapements, an ancient technique that has been used in watchmaking for centuries, with one of the earliest records of its application dating back to Su Song, a famous watch mechanic in the Song dynasty. ”
Xiang Yingying listened slightly and subconsciously asked, "It should be very expensive!" ”
"Ugh!" The hotel staff didn't expect Xiang Yingying to ask such an unclassy question, so they had to laugh dryly.
And Xiang Wenjun, who was next to Xiang Yingying, looked at each other and smiled, they were no longer surprised by this situation.
Qu Zimo also smiled helplessly and said to the hotel staff: "I heard that you have three paintings here that are of very high value, can you take us to see them?" ”
"Of course, please here." After the staff finished speaking, they took Qu Zimo and they came to the Peacock Gallery (Yiting). Walking to the end of the Peacock Gallery, he pointed to a painting called "Court Attendants", and introduced to Qu Zimo: "This painting is called "Court Attendants", the upper half of the face is male, the lower half of the face is female, and the left and right sides are not symmetrical......
After the little followers like Xiang Wenjun and Wang Lulu were all taken away by Qu Zimo, Xiang Yingying grinned.
"Mr. Xiang, the signing ceremony will start in a while, why don't we take a break in the Peacock Lounge, and if you are interested, you can also enjoy a variety of Sutern white wines, accompanied by truffles and foie gras. When President Bai lived here, he would come over every day to sit for a while. UFC officials enthusiastically introduced.
Hearing this, Xiang Yingying looked at the little ones who were a little eager to try, and when they were about to agree, they saw Bai Dana walking over surrounded by a large number of reporters.
"Hey! Hero, I haven't seen you for more than ten days, you are a lot stronger, you have to control it, and then you will be overweight. Dana Bai was in a very good mood, and after seeing Xiang Yingying, he made a joke directly in front of many reporters, as if to show reporters that he and Xiang Yingying had a very close and harmonious relationship.
"No wonder I didn't see the reporter at the door of the hotel just now, it turned out that President Bai helped me attract firepower." Xiang Hero also cooperated with humor,
Sure enough, after the reporters saw this situation, they chased Dana Bai and Xiang Yingying to ask questions, but both of them smiled and said nothing, and walked towards the Waldorf Astoria Banquet Hall together.
Seeing this, Tang Mu also followed behind with a smile on his face. In the past year, Xiang Yingying has grown rapidly, not only in strength, but also in dealing with the world and social entertainment.
But what made Tang Mu happiest was that no matter whether his name grew or not, Xiang Yingying still maintained his consistent style in front of his own people, spoke very aggressively, and even sometimes was out of tune, liked to joke, and even sometimes played a little prank, without a bit of a fighting star at all.
In the words of Xiang Hero, it is too tiring to live in front of his own people.
At 2:30 p.m., the signing ceremony officially began. The chairman of the Chinese MMA Federation, as well as the heads of some domestic fighting events such as Kunlun Duel and Wulinfeng, also attended the signing ceremony as guests.
More than 100 people attended the signing ceremony, including world-renowned sports media such as Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports, and CBS Sports, as well as major domestic media.
After the host introduced the guests, the president of the Chinese MMA Federation delivered a speech, which was nothing more than those words that congratulated Xiang Hero on signing a contract with the world's top MMA event, hoping to have a good cooperation and interaction with the UFC.
Then Dana White welcomed Xiang Hero on behalf of the UFC event organization, followed by a big praise for Xiang Hero
Next, Xiang Hero also said very routinely that it is a great honor to join the UFC, the world's top MMA event, and it is a great honor to be able to compete with so many of the world's top martial arts masters. Finally, he expressed his gratitude to Dana White for his appreciation, and hoped that the UFC would become more and more influential under the leadership of Dana White, and also hoped that more Chinese fighters would join the UFC to show the world the power of China.
After the routine, Dana White officially announced that Xiang Hero's first opponent in the UFC was Kelvin Gestum, and the two will fight in UFC 231 as the second matchup of the main event.
The competition took place on March 29, 2018 at the Cotai Arena in Macau, China.
This was followed by a 20-minute question-time period, and reporters who couldn't wait raised their hands to ask questions.
As a familiar face, Sports Illustrated's Stanny was the first reporter to ask the question.
"I'm Stanny, a reporter for Sports Illustrated, and I have two questions, the first is, are you familiar with Geestrom? What would you say about him as your first UFC fight? After Stanny asked, he looked at Xiang Yingxing expectantly, according to his impression of Xiang Yingying, Xiang Yingying would definitely give a topical answer.
"To be honest, I've always played kickboxing, so I'm not very familiar with a lot of fighters in the UFC, but Dana Blanca once told me not to underestimate any fighter in the UFC, because some fighters are not noticed, but they are also very powerful. If you ignore him, there's a good chance he'll teach you a profound lesson. ”
"So, I believe Gestron is a very strong fighter, and I'm excited that he's going to be my first opponent in the UFC."
After Xiang Yingying answered with a smile, he turned his head sideways and nodded at Bai Dana with a smile.
Obviously, Dana Bai was very satisfied with Xiang Yingying's answer just now, and responded with a smile.
The second to ask a question was ESPN's James. Seeing him pick up the microphone, Xiang Yingying frowned, he had a deep impression of this James, and after the game with Levine, he was interviewed by this guy, and during the interview, this guy kept digging holes and asking some questions with great bias.