America is in control

Chapter 256 Rumors spread and countermeasures

"John, this is a good opportunity for you to unify the middleweight boxing titles of the four major organizations!"

"I made a lot of concessions to convince Bernard Hopkins' boxing promoter."

"This opportunity is very rare! Your movie has been a huge success, and the company you invested in is also managed by professional managers."

Bob persuaded General Liu with earnest words, as if he was completely considering the other party.

"Boss, can you wait until I'm done with my work this time? I really can't spare any time lately!"

Liu Jiang was keenly aware of Bob's eagerness, and the old fox's behavior was somewhat abnormal.

Is the other party really planning something? Or has something happened that you don't know about?
With his mind racing, Liu Jiang made up his mind and used the procrastination technique, preparing to wait until he understood the situation.

Anyway, the boxing championship unification fight is there and can’t be run away, so it doesn’t matter if it’s delayed.

"John, this boxing championship unification fight is very important to you and to the top promotion company!"

"Top Promotions is currently helping to actively promote The Ring Magazine's Fighter of the Year honors."

"If you can successfully unify the middleweight boxing titles of the four major organizations within the year, no one can take away this honor!"

Seeing that General Liu was resolute and unmoved, Bob threw out the bait he had prepared in advance.

You must know that "The Ring" magazine is the most authoritative fighting print media in the United States and can be called the leader in this field.

And the title of the best boxer it selected was an honor coveted by many professional boxers. Bob did not believe that Liu would not be moved.

Since Liu Jiang entered the professional boxing world, apart from some minor awards, he has not received any major honors.

On the one hand, it is because he became a professional boxer for too short a time and rose too fast, giving people the feeling that he appeared out of nowhere.

This leaves senior commentators, columnists, and boxing celebrities a little unsure.

On the other hand, it's because he never deliberately pursued these awards and did not please the old guys who hold the votes for the awards.

This led to the strange phenomenon that General Liu had a great reputation, but he had little honor.

"Boss, I will seriously consider your suggestion! Let's do this for today!"

General Liu still didn't let go. It was just an award, but it wouldn't make him lose his mind.

Before the situation was investigated clearly, he would not dare to agree to this boxing championship unification fight.

"John, with this honor, you will enter the Boxing Hall of Fame in the future."

Bob was still thinking about continuing to persuade, but Liu Jiang had already hung up the phone.

Listening to the busy tone coming from the phone receiver, Bob was obviously stunned for a moment, and veins suddenly jumped on his forehead.

Resisting the urge to throw the phone away, he slumped down and placed his forehead with one hand, lost in thought.

damn it! This kid doesn’t want to give up professional boxing and go to Hollywood!
Doesn’t the opponent even look down on The Ring magazine’s Fighter of the Year?
The money tree is not blooming, the money printing press is about to stop, is the top promotion company about to lose an Optimus Prime?

no! I absolutely cannot accept it!
A trace of cruelty flashed in Bob's eyes. He picked up the phone, found a number and called it.

Los Angeles, New Caesars Entertainment.

After Liu Jiang hung up Bob's phone, he immediately called Lei.

"Boss, what do you want from me?"

"Ray, have you found the black reporter?"

"Boss, I was just about to report to you. The black reporter has appeared in Los Angeles, and my people are watching him!"

"Very good! Don't lose track this time! If necessary, you can use some means to find out his purpose and the identity of the mastermind behind it. Be careful, the premise is not to alert them!"

"Don't worry! Boss, nothing will go wrong this time!"

"By the way, help me check the recent situation between Top Promotions Company and Bob. I always feel that the black reporter has something to do with him!"

"Okay, Boss!"

After hanging up the phone with Lei, Liu Jiang returned his attention to the negotiation minutes in his hand.

The next day, Alfonso suddenly found Liu Jiang who was training in the New Caesar Boxing Club with a stack of newspapers.

"John, stop for a moment and take a look at this first!"

General Liu stopped hitting the sandbag, took off his gloves, and took the newspaper from Alfonso.

"IBF middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins said wildly that the new Caesar is afraid of a unification fight with the boxing champion! 》

"The movie is a huge success, will the new Caesar step into the ring?" 》

"Lost fighting spirit?" The boxing superstar is addicted to the glamorous world of Hollywood! 》

"cheer up! New Caesar! We want the boxing champion to fight in a unification fight! 》

After browsing through it briefly, various sensational titles came into view, and General Liu frowned involuntarily.

Damn it! This is probably the fault of Bob's old fox again!

Seeing that he did not immediately agree to the boxing championship unification fight, the other party gave himself eye drops.

And there is no limit to this trick of using public opinion to coerce it!
Liu Jiang became more and more certain that Bob must be holding back some big move, and the other party probably wanted to finish it all in one battle and completely defeat him.

The more this happens, the less you can panic and the less you can let the other party lead you.

He is strong when he is strong, the breeze blows on the hills, he is horizontal when he is strong, and the bright moon shines on the river!
If he doesn't figure out the situation clearly, he will never agree to this boxing championship unification fight.

Otherwise, who knows what will happen then, what if Bob wants to destroy himself?

I just hope that Lei can give me some help and figure out everything behind this as soon as possible.

Liu Jiang fiercely closed the newspaper in his hand and patted it into Alfonso's hand.

"Uncle, it's just a small problem! Don't worry too much, I will take care of it all!"

After saying that, he put on his gloves and prepared to continue training.

"John, is nothing really wrong? Do you need to issue a statement to clarify? These public opinions will cause a huge blow to your reputation!"

Alfonso looked at General Liu with a worried look and made a suggestion.

"No! Just stay silent."

"Uncle, please tell all members of the logistics team not to accept interviews or talk nonsense. Leave everything to me!"

Liu Jiang put on his boxing gloves as he spoke. He turned around and started attacking the sandbags frantically.

"That's okay! Just be aware of it!"

Alfonso was a little helpless, looked at the other party with concern, then turned and left the third floor of the New Caesar Boxing Club.

In the following period, public opinion about General Liu's passive avoidance of war was rampant, and rumors suddenly spread.

"The new Caesar quits professional boxing and calmly moves to Hollywood to make money!" 》

"Hollywood actresses are endlessly charming, but boxing champions are no longer as handsome as they are!" 》

"The coward's true nature is exposed, the new Caesar is afraid of the executioner!" 》

General Liu's relatives and friends couldn't sit still, and they expressed their concerns through various channels.

Even some boxing fans from the New Caesar Boxing Fans Association sent inquiries to General Liu through Kemal.

Ask him if he is really ready to retire, or if he plans to give up this boxing title unification fight. General Liu had a headache and could only try his best to comfort his relatives, friends and members of the New Caesar Boxing Fans Association.

Just when he was a little worried, good news finally came from Lei.

General Liu immediately called his confidants to hold an internal meeting at the Irvine Villa to discuss countermeasures.

After the meeting, he immediately called Bob.

"Hi, Boss!"

"John, have you thought about it carefully? The recent public opinion is very unfavorable to you! I have tried many ways but can't completely suppress it!"

Bob's hypocritical voice came out from the mobile phone microphone, which made people feel sick.

"Boss, I've thought about it clearly! Compared with fighting with the boxing champion, those things I did are nothing!"

General Liu's tone sounded a little disappointed, as if he had been tortured by public opinion.

"Did you agree? John!"

Bob felt happy and asked in disbelief.

"Of course! But I have one request. The venue for this boxing championship unification fight must be in Los Angeles!"

General Liu confirmed it and put forward a condition.

"Los Angeles? But I have already made an agreement with Bernard Hopkins' boxing promoter. The venue of this match is set to be in Madison Square Garden in New York!"

Suspicious, Bob tried to dissuade the other party.

"Boss, I want to complete the great feat of unifying the middleweight titles of the four major organizations in Los Angeles! This is where I grew up!"

General Liu gave a reasonable reason.

"Uh! That's it! Then I'll discuss it with Bernard Hopkins' boxing promoter, maybe in Las Vegas?"

Bob still didn't want to give up and proposed a new competition location.

"Boss, I will only fight this boxing title unification fight in Los Angeles!"

General Liu expressed his attitude very resolutely.

"Well! That's ok! Do you have any other requests?"

Bob was worried that if he continued to push the blame, the other party would see some flaws, so he agreed to this request.

In his opinion, his plan is foolproof, and even if the game is held in Los Angeles, it will not have much impact.

"No more! Boss, I will obey your arrangements for everything else!"

General Liu achieved his goal and made no other demands.

"Good! I will tell you the time of the competition launch ceremony and press conference later, John, prepare well for the competition!"

There was a hint of joy in Bob's tone, as if everything was under his control.

"Don't worry! Boss, from now on, I will focus most of my energy on preparing for the competition!"

Liu Jiang assured the other party emphatically, and only after the two had another round of nonsense did he hang up the phone.

This old fox is so damn insidious. If Lei hadn't monitored the other party's phone calls and learned about the other party's tricks, he probably wouldn't have been able to escape this time!
After cursing secretly, Liu Jiang asked his confidants to act according to the plan, while he dialed coach Rooney's phone number.

"Coach, aren't you busy these two days?"

General Liu asked tentatively.

"John, has the boxing championship unification fight been decided? I have prepared the information about Bernard Hopkins. Shall I come over now?"

Rooney's reaction was quick, and he asked hurriedly.

"The boxing championship unification fight has been finalized, but the information is not urgent for the time being. Are you free tomorrow? Come with me to Las Vegas!"

Liu changed the subject and suddenly talked about something unrelated to the boxing champion's unification fight.

"Las Vegas? Do you want to see the super fight between current WBA heavyweight boxing champion Tyson and former WBA/WBC/IBF heavyweight triple crown Holyfield?"

Rooney was a little confused and asked tentatively.

"That's right! When the new Caesars Boxing Club opened last time, Tyson came to support me. I felt that he was pretty good, so I wanted to go there to support him!"

After finding a seemingly defensible reason, General Liu patiently explained it to Rooney.

"Uh! That's okay! But after watching this game, you have to focus on preparing for the game!"

Rooney didn't think too much and agreed happily, while also giving some advice to the other party.

"No problem! Coach, do you need me to book some more tickets for you? Do any of your friends want to watch this game?"

This time, Rooney's name will be used to watch the game, and Liu will want to compensate the opponent appropriately.

"That's not necessary! Wait, you just book 3 tickets, eh...! Forget it, let's book 5 tickets!"

Rooney thought for a moment and gave a number.

"Okay, coach!"

General Liu was quite happy and agreed directly. It was just a small amount of money. As long as he could achieve his goal, it didn't matter.

After the two confirmed the time, they hung up the phone.

The next day, Liu will take a group of people on a plane to Las Vegas to watch the super fight between current WBA heavyweight champion Tyson and former WBA/WBC/IBF heavyweight triple crown Holyfield.

Tyson vs. Holyfield is a highly anticipated super fight, both in the century-old boxing history and now.

Liu Jiang found a lot of connections before paying a high price to get VIP tickets for this game.

When he and Connery appeared at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, they attracted the attention of countless media and boxing fans.

You must know that Liu Jiang has never appeared at other boxers' matches before, except for the back-up matches.

Countless reporters rushed towards the two of them, wanting to interview this boxing superstar who has been in bad public opinion recently.

In an instant, countless microphones were pointed at General Liu's face.

Most reporters asked about unfounded rumors.

"John, are you going to give up your boxing career and move to Hollywood?"

"Bernard Hopkins said you were afraid of him. Is that true?"

"When will the boxing championship unification match be finalized? John, please give me a hint, can we wait?"

General Liu took Connery and took a step back, keeping a safe distance, and responded one by one.

"I have never thought about giving up my boxing career. I have to climb to a higher mountain! Switch to Hollywood? It is impossible in a short time! Maybe I will consider this after I retire!"

"What a joke! I'm afraid of him! I'm a man holding the middleweight gold belts of three boxing organizations, WBO, WBA and WBC! What about him? He only has one IBF middleweight title belt!"

"Recently, I have been discussing with my boxing promoter Bob about a boxing championship unification fight. It is not easy for me to reveal the news until the matter is confirmed! However, I can assure you that the result will definitely satisfy everyone. of!"

At this time, a reporter suddenly asked.

"John, are you here to support Tyson this time?"

(End of this chapter)