On the 10th, Zhou Quan left Changsha, came to Xiangcheng, and flew to Los Angeles with Cheng Derong, and her mother took care of her.

Roger Philip came to pick him up, and a bunch of media reporters were waiting for him at the airport, and when they saw him come out, they rushed up.

"Iron Fist, Gary Payton and Sean Kemp have announced that they are leaving the Pistons, what do you think?"

"Iron Fist, at the end of the month you will have a professional boxing match, against the WBC heavyweight world No. 7 David Tua, he is a bronze medalist in the '92 Olympic Games, he is very strong, especially super resistant to strikes, has the potential to hit the world boxing title, are you confident to beat him?"

"Iron Fist, is this young lady next to you your new girlfriend? I'm sure she must be a star. So who is your next target? ”

"Iron Fist ......"

"Iron Fist ......"

After losing the finals last time, he didn't give an interview to the media and then left the United States, so the media threw all kinds of questions as soon as they met.

Cheng Derong and Cheng's mother saw a large group of American reporters surrounding Zhou Quan, so they had a deeper understanding of his popularity and influence in the United States.

Zhou Quan's boxing match took place at the end of July, during which time he needed to stay in Los Angeles, and after leaving the airport, he first went to the hotel to settle in.

After the four of them had dinner in the hotel restaurant, Philip handed Zhou Quan some information about David Tua, including several CDs of David Tua's boxing matches, and said:

"Zhou, his strength is very strong, he turned professional after playing in the Olympics in '92, and is currently seventh in the WBC, ninth in the IBF, and thirteenth in the WBA.

The strength is very strong, stronger than your last opponent, the Polish bad boy, especially the ability to resist hitting, even more than the iron man Michael Tyson, you have to pay attention.

The reason why WBC chose him, I think they are also testing your strength, and if you can beat him, WBC should arrange a chance for you to challenge the world champion in the future. ”

Zhou Quan nodded, feeling a little excited.

It is his dream to challenge the world boxing champion, but it is not the strength to have the opportunity to challenge the world boxing champion, if the boxer has no popularity, no influence, no box office appeal, and the boxing match is not attractive to boxing fans, not only the four major boxing organizations, even those world boxing champions, will not fight you.

He has little training time, and his hole card is dodge and precision strikes, but because his weight is relatively light, his punch power is not big enough, and his heavy hitting ability is not enough.

He took a look at David Tua's information, he was 175 cm tall, 13 cm shorter than him, his arm span was also 175 cm, 27 cm shorter than him, he weighed 100 kg, and he was 8 kg heavier than him, nicknamed Terminator, Little Tyson.

"Little Tyson?"

He looked back at his weight and height, and he was really about the same as Tyson, and he should even be a little shorter than Tyson.

And Tyson's resistance to striking is also very strong, among the heavyweight fighters, Tyson can definitely rank in the top five in history, and David Tua's resistance is even stronger than Tyson, which is really a very difficult opponent.

"Beware of his thump. Zhou, your heavy blows are not as good as him, your ability to resist blows is not as good as his, and if you hit him ten punches, he can withstand them, but if you are hit hard by him once, you may be knocked out. Philip said solemnly.

Zhou Quan nodded and continued to read the information.

Sharp judgment, quick reflexes, rapid speed, fierce punches, only movement speed is a weakness.

There are a few photos of David Tua in the information, he picked it up and looked at it, good guy, he can't see where his neck is, this ability to resist hitting doesn't need to be tried to know that it is super strong.

Philip added: "This TV broadcast is done by ESPN, they take half of the PPV revenue, and you share 70% of the remaining half, David Tua 30%, and the PPV unit price is $45, which is $10 more than your last boxing fight, which is very high. ”

"Am I such a high percentage?" Zhou Quan was a little surprised.

Philip smiled: "David Tua also wants more, but he has only played professionally for three years, although the ranking is good, but he is not well-known, and he has no box office appeal, the box office of this boxing match depends on you, you are responsible for selling tickets, of course you are eligible to get seventy percent." ”

Speaking of which, he asked, "Zhou, you don't think that any fighter has PPV power, right?" ”

"Isn't it?"

Zhou Quan was a little surprised, he didn't know much about this.

Philip laughed: "Only the best fighters have the treatment of PPV. The so-called top fighters are not only strength, but also have extensive popularity and influence, and the most intuitive embodiment is the box office appeal. Therefore, many first-class fighters do not have the power of PPV, and even many world champions.

Zhou, you got PPV power in that game against the Polish bad boy last year, just because you have box office appeal, not because of your strength.

If David Tua's opponent is not you this time, he has no power to PPV at all, he can only get the appearance fee, and the PPV income has nothing to do with him at all. ”

Zhou Quan nodded and said, "I see, you haven't told me before." ”

Philip added: "This David Tuah also participated in many sports during his college years, played rugby, cricket, and others, but he was not as talented as you, and after he officially started his boxing career, he gave up other sports. ”

"Zhou Quan, are you going to fight with this person?"

After Philip left, Cheng Derong asked.

Zhou Quan nodded and smiled: "This is a New Zealander, half a year younger than me, and now the highest ranking in the world is seventh, and his strength is very strong." ”

"What if I lose?"

Cheng Derong picked up Tua's photo and looked at it, feeling stronger than Zhou Quan, like a beast, it looked like it scared her.

"Lost? It's normal to lose, I don't have much time to practice boxing, it's an hour a day. Still, I'm confident in myself. He's very good at carrying, but I'm good at fighting and dodging. Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Xiao Zhou, be careful not to get hurt." Cheng's mother reminded.

"Thank you, aunt, for your concern." Zhou Quan nodded and smiled.

Then he said: "Xiaorong, have a good rest tonight, tomorrow night there is a party, a party of a few Hollywood friends, I will take you over to have fun." ”

"Who are they?" Cheng Derong asked curiously.

"Julia Roberts, Rambo, Arnold, Tom Cruise, ......"

Zhou Quan casually said a few names, Cheng Derong's mouth couldn't close, and Cheng's mother also asked in surprise: "Zhou Quan, they are all Hollywood superstars, you and they are all friends?" ”

Zhou Quan smiled: "The relationship is okay, I am engaged in sports, and I am not in a circle with them, there is no conflict of interest, pure friends." ”

He said it very easily, but Cheng Derong and her mother know very well that even if they are not in a circle, if they are not in the same circle, if they are not about the same coffee position, people may not even say a word to you, people in the entertainment industry are the most realistic, and the social circle has very strict boundaries and clear hierarchies.

It is difficult for the two to really feel Zhou Quan's popularity and influence in Xiangcheng, but as soon as they arrived in the United States, they felt that the young man from the mainland with a smile on his face all the time in front of him has the same social status as a Hollywood superstar in the United States.

Looking at the entire Xiangcheng entertainment circle, the only person who can have superstar status in the United States may be Bruce Lee, and Jackie Chan has not made his mark in Hollywood now.

But even Bruce Lee didn't mix up in the United States at first, but returned to Xiangcheng to mix up, and then returned to Hollywood.

The next day, Zhou Quan threw himself into boxing training.

The main training content is strength training, so that the body can quickly rejuvenate; the second is dodge and pace training; the third is striking training; Fourth, it is actual combat.

Philip arranged a few sparring partners for him, all of whom were very powerful and serious professional heavyweight fighters, but because he had no resources and needed to make money, he came to be a sparring partner.

He didn't just do boxing training during this time, even during the regular season, he would spare an hour a day for dodge and pace training, as well as striking training, but there was no actual combat training.

If he loses this fight, his pace in this crossover may be temporarily halted, and it is impossible to get a chance to challenge the world champion in a short period of time, which is at least three years.

But if he wins, he'll officially be in the ranks of the fighters to challenge for the World Title, and his next bout is likely to be a qualifying bout for the World Title.

That night, Zhou Quan took Cheng Derong to Beverly Hills for a party.

The parties were organized by Tom Cruise, and in his villa he loved to throw parties two or three times a month whenever he had time.

Cheng Derong can be regarded as an eye-opener, the first time he has seen so many Hollywood first-line movie stars, at least more than 30.

Seeing Zhou Quan talking and laughing with so many Hollywood stars, she saw Zhou Quan's social circle in the United States for the first time, far beyond her imagination before.

When she was in Xiangcheng, she thought at most that Zhou Quan was an excellent athlete with great commercial value and could make money, but she didn't think that Zhou Quan had a high social status.

But now that she knew she was wrong, she had no idea that a sports star would have such a high social status in the United States.

Moreover, this is still a Chinese, and no Chinese can easily succeed in the United States, let alone such success.

Her father once told her that many successful business tycoons, even if they are worth tens of billions, will not be recognized by Americans in the United States, and it is difficult to integrate into the upper class society in the United States, and their social status is very low, so she feels more and more incredible about Zhou Quan.

"On July 30th, my boxing match, when you have time to save face." Zhou Quan invited at the party.

"Iron Fist, if you win David Tua, I'll throw you a celebration party." Rambo Stallone raised his glass.

Tom Cruise smiled: "Iron Fist, if you become the world boxing champion one day, I will definitely invest in a movie, the name will be the king of crossovers, haha, you have to authorize me when the time comes." ”

Stallone immediately said, "Then you have to assign me a role." Iron Fist, how about giving me a sparring role then? ”

"It's a deal." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Hearing Tom Cruise and Rambo's words, Cheng De Young's eyes widened.

……

The rest of the time, Zhou Quan spent in training.

Cheng Derong trains with him during the day, and he often takes her to some parties at night, so as not to make her bored and the days pass quickly.

On July 15, the NBA league's freeze period ended.

The league announced a salary cap of $17.5 million for next season, more than $2 million more than last season due to increased operating income.

From this day on, the alliance can make official transactions.

On the 16th, a group of supersonic management rushed to Los Angeles and held a special media conference to renew Zhou Quan's contract.

Zhou Quan's rookie contract was 3+1, giving up the final year of his contract.

The new contract was negotiated last year for $5.2 million for the '94/95 season, for a total of $68.2 million over five years.

His salary needs to be included in the salary cap, but it is only 150% of the previous year, and his salary in the previous year was $1.95 million, which means that he needs to be counted towards $2.925 million.

On the 17th, the Pistons made a deal with the Heat, Gary Payton went to the Heat, Alan Houston went to the Pistons, and the Heat took the unprotected first-round pick in '95.

On the 18th, the Pistons reached a deal again, and general manager Troy Weaver took a fancy to the forward selected by the Timberwolves this year, Tanhua Show Grant Hill, and replaced him with Rainman Shaun Kemp.

Grant Hill is a very famous college sports star, much more famous than Zhou Quan at the beginning, who defeated the Dream Team in a training match in 92, has a superior family background, and has a relationship with the president's family, and is considered the next Jordan successor.

……

The time entered the end of July, and the major casinos opened a handicap for the boxing match between Zhou Quan and David Tua.

All of them, Zhou Quan's odds are higher than David Tua'a's, and they are much higher, the highest odds are 1.25 to 1.1, while David Tua's highest odds are only 1-1-11.

Las Vegas is the most professional connoisseur, which means that they are not optimistic about Zhou Quan, and their attitude immediately affected the media, and the media is slightly downbeat about Zhou Quan, believing that he will be KO by David Tua.

So after these handicaps came out, although Zhou Quan's odds were much higher than those of David Tua, gamblers were only willing to bet on David Tua.

Zhou Quan has watched David Tua's boxing matches repeatedly, and now his combat training is simulating the opponent's style, so his confidence in boxing is growing.

"One to one to two-five, so high?"

After seeing the odds of a casino, he couldn't believe it, how unfavorable was this? He decisively put down 500,000 dollars, and if he wins, he can earn 100,000 dollars, which will be used as pocket money.

Because there are too few people betting on Zhou Quan, these casinos can only be forced to continue to adjust the odds of the two, his odds are further increased, and David Tua's odds are further reduced.

As a result, the number of gamblers who bet on Zhou Quan has increased a lot.

Zhou Quan's highest odds were raised to 1.35, and he decisively raised $500,000.

……

(End of chapter)