From this night to the next morning, the media all over the world, countless large and small TV stations, newspapers, began to hype the results of the boxing match.

"The King of Iron Fists, the king of crossovers, the glory of the yellow race!" Tokyo Daily.

"Breaking the PPV sales record, the king of crossover has become a veritable super popular sports superstar!" New york times.

"Tekken, one of the greatest sports athletes on the planet." The Seattle Post.

"We look forward to Lewis, Riddick Boaugh, and Bruno challenging Iron Fist as soon as possible to reclaim the WBC belt." BBC reports.

"Double king, Iron Fist has become an epoch-making world-class sports superstar." Russian newspaper.

"The greatest crossover giant in the world of sports, his talent can conquer more sports." German national television.

Overnight, Zhou Quan's popularity in the world skyrocketed tenfold and hundredfold, and his popularity, influence, etc. also skyrocketed, and he really completed his exit from the circle, and also got a new nickname, Iron Fist King.

He has gone from an NBA superstar whose influence is mainly in North America and China, a rising professional boxing star who has a certain influence in the sports world around the world, to a world-class top super sports superstar, and his influence has completely surpassed the sports world.

This kind of influence has transcended the barriers of skin color and country, culture and race, and has won the recognition of the whole world.

His influence is first and foremost reflected in Roger Philippe, who has received a large number of endorsement invitations from the world's top brands, and the contracts are very generous, fully meeting the standards of the world's top sports superstars.

Not all of the world's top sports superstars can receive endorsement invitations from so many top world brands.

There are a lot of particulars about these brands, such as whether the spokesperson's temperament meets the requirements of the brand, whether the popularity and popularity meet the requirements, whether the appearance meets the requirements, and so on.

For example, Maradona, the football king, has met the requirements in terms of popularity, popularity, strength, achievements, and influence, but his temperament and appearance cannot bear the requirements of those brands.

And Zhou Quan meets these requirements, so a large number of the world's top brands are flocking in.

The second reaction, in China, Zhou Quan also completed the circle overnight, from a well-known sports athlete, it seems to have become a national hero, social status, historical status, political status, skyrocketing.

The third reaction to the influence was that US President John Kerris announced at the White House media briefing the next day that Zhou Quan would be exempted from a visa and invited Zhou Quan and the NBA SuperSonics to visit the White House on October 8.

That is to say, Zhou Quan does not need to apply for a visa in the future, and his Chinese passport can enter the United States at any time, and there is no limit on the period of residence.

Kline's public invitation to Zhou Quan and the SuperSonics team to visit the White House has shocked the whole United States and the world.

NBA teams were invited to visit the White House during the Celtics' eight-game winning streak, but it was not a common practice, because basketball in the United States is not very popular, football and baseball are far more popular than the NBA, and the president's interaction with the sports world is mainly focused on those two sports, and the championship-winning teams of those two leagues are invited to visit the White House every year.

Later, Jordan won the championship for the first time in '91 and was invited, but after that, he did not invite an NBA team to visit the White House for several years.

Generally, the visit to the White House is in September or early October, and the invitation will be made half a month in advance, and the White House did not invite the champion Supersonic to visit the White House before, so this time Keshi personally invited, and the main target is, of course, Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan knew that after seeing the news, he was also very surprised, he didn't expect that after crossing the border to win a world boxing champion, the influence would be so great, he was an athlete from China, and he was personally invited by the President of the United States.

Subsequently, the phone calls between him and his agent Philip were blown up.

……

Zhou Quan and Zeng Li's relationship in Las Vegas for three days, the relationship between the two entered the stage of honey blending, and Zeng Li's attachment to Zhou Quan became bigger and bigger.

In the past three days, he has signed many endorsement contracts for top brands, with 24 endorsement contracts for top brands and 47 first-line brands, making a lot of money, and is called a gold-absorbing machine by the media.

The gifts and various brand items given to him by these brands filled a 120-square-meter room.

On the 3rd, when he took Zeng Li's dog to lunch, he was bumped into by a reporter.

The reporter asked excitedly: "Iron Fist, according to the exact news, you should be able to earn hundreds of millions of dollars with the World Boxing Championship Challenge this time."

Then plus the previous qualifying match, the two boxing matches will earn at least 150 million, plus this year's salary and endorsement income, the annual income should reach 200 million US dollars.

That's as much as the top four in the Forbes list of annual sports athletes in terms of annual earnings last year, and you're already the world's most lucrative sports superstar......"

"Did I make that much money?" He said casually.

"Yes, that's it."

"Are you trying to ask me how to spend it?"

"Oh yes yes......"

"Then I'll tell you, pay taxes, invest, spend, and it's gone."

"That's it, it's gone?"

"Yes, almost 45% of the money has to be taxed, and I have to borrow the rest of the money to buy a 100,000-acre farm in Brazil, and a 500-year-old castle in England."

"$200 million is gone?"

Looking at Zhou Quan, who walked into the restaurant, the reporter's mind was in chaos.

……

On October 4, the two left the casino with a large number of luggage, and directly chartered a medium-sized plane to load all the luggage.

Arriving at Seattle Airport at 2 p.m., a large number of local media and fans were already waiting at the airport.

"Iron Fist, are you really going to buy a 100,000-acre farm in Brazil?"

"Yes, I'm going to grow corn on the cob there."

"Tekken, are you really going to buy an English castle?"

"I thought about it, those castles don't have sewers, the smell is too strong, why don't you buy something else in the UK, such as the Red Devils?"

"Are you going to invest in English football?"

"If they're willing to sell."

The housekeeper, Ms. Merlin Wellington, came to the airport with two security guards to pick them up, drove his Ferrari over, Zhou Quan handed over the luggage to them and transported them back to the villa, and he and Zeng Lixi drove the Ferrari out of the airport first.

"Ahri, this is the canal that runs from Lake Washington to the Pacific Ocean, and our sailboats and yachts can enter the Pacific Ocean from here."

Zhou Quan pointed to the canal on the side of the road while driving.

Zeng Li's eyes are very broad, there are many sailboats on the canal, some stop at the river, some sail in the river, it seems very leisurely.

"It's a great view." She exclaimed.

"Well, yes, it's the most livable city in the United States." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

After driving for a while, the vast Lake Washington appeared in his sight, and he introduced: "That's Lake Washington, it's very large, and there are several parks along the lake. ”

Entering the one-way road around the lake, Zhou Quan slowed down the car, drove for a while, and arrived at his villa.

"Ahri, that's my private dock." He parked the car at the door and pointed to the lake.

Zeng Li's head turned to look and saw an almost transparent building on the surface of the lake, jutting into the edge of the pier that was fifty meters long into the lake, leaning on two boats, one on each side, a sailboat on the left and a yacht on the right.

"That's a multimillion-dollar yacht?"

"Yes, it's called Iron Fist, and the sailboat is called Breaking Waves! I'll take you up later, just play in the lake for a while, and we'll go to sea tomorrow. ”

Seeing his car coming, the security guard had already opened the door.

Zeng Li, who has lived in the casino for a month, is used to seeing the luxurious scene, and has just seen the million-dollar yacht, and when he saw Zhou Quan's million-dollar villa, he was not too surprised.

"Although there are several Chinese in the family, they are all second- and third-generation immigrants, and they don't speak Mandarin very well, so you can learn to speak English with them."

Zhou Quan took her up and down to visit inside and out, introduced the workers at home, and then settled her in the master bedroom.

"Aunt Lin, please send some snacks and tea to the dock."

Then he gave the cook an order, and took Zeng Li's to the docks, which was his favorite place at home.

"We'll get on the boat after afternoon tea."

After a while, the cook brought snacks and tea, and after using them, Zhou Quan took Zeng Li's iron fist.

After getting on the yacht and entering the luxury cockpit first, Zeng Lixi saw what luxury is and what is a sense of technology.

Zhou Quan activated the yacht's electronic system, and the system first carried out a self-inspection.

"The technology content of this thing is higher than that of American warships, and in the United States, the rich are supreme, and civilian technology is very developed." He said.

"It's for us to defend ourselves, it's fine in the lake, but if we go out to sea, maybe it's dangerous. There is a driver's compartment and an arsenal in the bedroom. ”

He opened a secret compartment again, and there were actually two rifles and two pistols inside, more than a dozen large and small magazines, and a maritime telephone, which startled Zeng Li.

He took Zeng Li's up and down again, more than 30 meters long, more than 10 meters wide yacht, the interior is a duplex structure, for two people, the space is very large, from the bedroom to the bar, etc., all kinds of facilities.

After the self-inspection, there was no problem, and Zhou Quan slowly drove the yacht away from the dock, and soon increased the speed to twenty knots, which was very fast.

The maximum speed of this yacht is 59 knots, 110 kilometers per hour, which is considered fast among surface ships, Zhou Quan pulled the speed to 50 knots, and the huge yacht rushed forward like a sharp arrow.

"Ahri, how are you feeling?" He asked excitedly and aloud.

"Slow down, slow down!" Zeng Li's face turned pale and he said loudly.

"Haha......"

Zhou Quan began to slow down, and he had to maintain a speed of 100 kilometers per hour for a long time, and he had to go to the Pacific Ocean, and he was not the only boat in this lake.

"Seasick?"

"One point, not very serious."

"Just play a few more times."

After his boat slowed down, a luxury pleasure boat sailed in the distance, about the same type as him, and when you saw the number of the other party's ship, you could know who it was, the yacht of Shakney Wales, the president of a medium-sized Internet company.

After a honk, he raised his hand to say hello, and Wales on the other side waved at him with a smile on his face.

"Boxing champion, you've got to have a party in Seattle to celebrate."

After the speed was reduced, the two boats approached, and only a distance of about ten meters, Wales stepped out of the cockpit and shouted loudly against the side of the ship.

"Haha, okay, Shakney, you're going to get my invitation." Zhou Quan also walked out and replied loudly.

Then he introduced Zeng, and Welsh waved at Zeng, said hello, and sped away.

After playing on the lake until the evening, the two drove the boat back to the pier.

The butler, Merlin Wellington, had already brought back the luggage, used several trucks, and while counting, he sorted them into the villa's warehouse.

"Excuse me, Ms. Wellington, I'm going to have a party the day after tomorrow, and you can prepare it for me." Zhou Quan said to Wellington.

"Yes, sir."

"I'll give you the list."

"Yes."

"Also, if the villa is not well staffed, you can hire two or three more people. Be careful not to have a criminal record, as well as bad habits, including alcohol and drug addiction, violent behavior, and racial discrimination. ”

"Yes, sir."

"By the way, call the gas truck to come and help me fill up the yacht, I'm going to sea tomorrow."

"It's called, sir."

"Thank you!"

……

The next day, the Iron Fist went to sea.

When he came to the Pacific Ocean, he could be regarded as a dragon returning to the sea, Zhou Quan raised the speed of the Iron Fist to 50 knots per hour, and he was crazy on the sea for an hour, which was too enjoyable.

Zeng Li's face was a little pale, but there was no major problem, it was much better than yesterday, and his physique was still good.

On the 6th, Zhou Quan held a party at the villa, inviting his friends in Seattle to attend, as well as SuperSonics' teammates and management, and coaching staff.

"Iron Fist, we're heading to Washington tomorrow, are you ready?" At the party, head coach George Karl asked excitedly.

Zhou Quan smiled: "I prepared a gift for the president, what about you?" ”

"Well, the management prepared a unified gift, which I personally didn't. But you deserve it, after all, the president mainly invited you, and we just hitched a ride on you. George Carr laughed.

Then general manager Whithitt introduced the roster, and there were no major changes, the main thing being that Jose Hawkins replaced Kendall Gill, and the traded '93 first-round rookie Ervin Johnson was traded back.

"Hawkins has a higher offensive efficiency, he was selected as an All-Star bench in '91, and now he still has some strength, a little better than Kendall Gill."

He handed Zhou Quan a roster list, which was actually unnecessary, and all the SuperSonics players attended his party today.

Centre-forwards: Almon Gilliam, Matt Geiger, Erwin Johnson.

Forwards: Rodman, Detreve Schramf, Steve Scheffler, Sherel Ford.

Defenders: Zhou Quan, Jose Hoggins, Vincent Eschiu, Nate McMillan, David Wingate.

(End of chapter)