Extracting skills from movies

Li Yixin knew that her good sister had played too much and was indeed tired.

Besides, the clothes were torn, so it was difficult to continue role-playing.

So she helped to change the subject:

“Oppa, I think if these dramas are good, you can even make a cameo appearance or star in them.

Once the LME video goes viral, your international popularity will soar as well.”

Her suggestion made Du Sheng hesitate for a moment.

If it is a popular TV series like "Breaking Bad" or "House of Cards", it is not a bad idea to make a guest appearance.

Especially considering that shooting American TV series is relatively free and there is more room for creativity.

Amanda was also surprised by the proposal. She didn't expect her good sister to come up with such a clever idea.

In fact, Li Yixin just wanted to take this opportunity to allow Du Sheng to stay in the Lighthouse Country for a longer time.

This way both parties can meet every day.

Although he had some thoughts, Du Sheng still did not change his original intention and said:
"We can talk about these things later, at least until I finish my two major trips."

His schedule for this visit to the Lighthouse Country was very tight.

After having friendly exchanges with the Hearst sisters, Li Yixin and Blake that day, he accepted an exclusive interview with Columbia TV in the afternoon.

This interview was secretly arranged by Sony, and mainly focused on discussing the new single and future music career.

The next morning, Du Sheng accepted another exclusive interview with Vanity Fair magazine.

This interview was arranged last month.

In other words, after the Asian edition of Time magazine published Du Sheng on the cover, Vanity Fair had been trying to get him in touch with them.

However, Du Sheng was busy with filming and promotion at the time and had to decline.

This time, Du Sheng came to the Lighthouse Country to promote his new single and expand his UFC exposure. The two sides hit it off.

The interview with Vanity Fair is more in-depth and covers multiple areas.

Including boxing, music, movies, technology and more.

Including the cover shoot, Du Sheng spent most of the day on this event.

Taylor, who arrived here early, also made him wait for a long time.

Du Sheng took into consideration that this girl is still a little-known celebrity below the fourth tier in North America, and is not even as popular as Nikki, who relies on scandals to gain fame, so he simply made a small request to Vanity Fair.

Involve Taylor in the photo shoot on the inside cover.

Naturally, the head of Vanity Fair would not refuse such a small matter.

What's more, compared to Du Sheng's solo photo, this photo of a man and a woman together has a scandal effect!
Who knows, maybe the sales will complement each other and increase dramatically.

Taylor was delighted to see Du Sheng being so thoughtful.

That night, she used all her skills and poured out all the experience she had accumulated in Crane Fist during this period.

.........

After finishing the promotion and marketing, Du Sheng handed over the release of the single to Sony and did not pay any more attention to it.

His future energy will be focused on the upcoming UFC championship defense.

The opponent he will face in the cross-border showdown is Frank Mir, who is from the Lighthouse Country.

Frank is a terrifying monster with a height of 192cm and a weight of 116kg.

He won an international wrestling championship before joining the UFC.

After defending his UFC heavyweight title last year, he is currently one of the most dominant fighters in the UFC.

With superb ground techniques such as combination punches, triangle locks, guillotines, etc., he has defeated famous UFC players such as Mirko Crocop, Minotauro Nogueira, and Brock Lesnar.

Some people may ask, why fight in the heavyweight class?
This brings us to the fact that when Du Sheng won the middleweight championship, he said that he welcomed players from all walks of life to fight.

Whether it is boxing, K1, weapons competition, etc., it is all fine, as long as there is only one prerequisite, that is, you are ranked in the top three in the world.

Because of this, the UFC Affairs Bureau is worried.

Because there is no decent opponent in the UFC middleweight division.

Even boxers who once dominated the middleweight division, such as Anderson Silva, Rich Franklin, and Vitor Belfort, simply couldn't muster the courage to launch a challenge.

It's nothing, the miserable failures of 'Iceman' and 'Spider' are still fresh in our memory.

Du Sheng is like a monster.

As his boxing agent, Don King was actually also troubled.

After all, there was no battle, so he didn't get much money.

So after discussing with Dana White, he decided to make this cross-weight class super title defense fight happen!
That is, let the UFC heavyweight champion and the middleweight champion have a special showdown.

Frank Mir agreed for three reasons.

First, he and Spider are good friends and they have crossed paths before, so he can’t be scared.

Second, Du Sheng’s popularity is high enough, and his advertising sponsorship and appearance fees are also very high, which makes him very greedy.

Third, Du Sheng's previous remark "Lighthouse boxers have body odor" completely angered him.

Unlike Frank who was eagerly looking forward to the game, Du Sheng didn't care.

He was not concerned about the specific tactics of the game, but rather focused on how to take advantage of this opportunity to create greater momentum.

Further expand our international influence.

For him, this game is not only a competitive victory, but also a great harvest season.

How big a return you can get depends on how skillfully you operate it.

In order to ensure that this cross-border showdown can bring the greatest benefits, Du Sheng and Wang Jinhua began careful planning last month.

The latter also arrived at the Lighthouse Country in advance and prepared various tasks with Don King.

During this time, Wang Jinhua met with dozens of potential sponsors but never signed any contracts.

She decided to wait until the competition was over and the popularity was high enough before signing the contract to ensure the maximum commercial value.

If the deal could be made, the cash Du Sheng would get would be enough to produce a Hollywood blockbuster worth tens of millions of US dollars.

In order to cope with the impending media storm, Wang Jinhua was busy connecting with reporters and arranging a post-match press conference.

More than three hundred reporters from the country have come to report on this game, and even the "Xinwen Broadcast" team has arrived in the Beacon Country.

Once Du Sheng defends his title, he will appear on the "News Broadcast" that evening, further increasing his popularity.

However, the popularity of this matchup is already very high and there is no need for additional hype.

The organizers didn't even hold a pre-match press conference because the tickets were sold out a week in advance.

Scalpers have even driven up the prices for the front row tickets to sky-high levels, with a single ticket selling for as much as $3!
Ticket prices for other areas have also been driven up to hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

As a result, many Eastern audiences were unable to attend the event in person due to high prices.

The sea of ​​red in the field thus became sparse.

However, on the day of the game, the Eastern audience who were unable to enter the stadium did not give up supporting Du Sheng.

They gathered outside the stadium, forming a huge crowd.

Everyone held a red flag and had the same stickers on their faces, and some even painted their faces red.

They sang the song excitedly, and their voices almost drowned out the entire Madison Square Garden.

Domestic media were also busy interviewing these enthusiastic audiences and capturing the most vivid news materials.

Speaking of which, basketball games have always been the focus of attention at New York's Madison Square Garden.

But that's clearly not the focus today.

It was a super middleweight battle between Du Sheng and Frank.

It can accommodate nearly 20,000 spectators, which is a fairly large scale for a boxing match.

Normally, due to the high price of boxing match tickets, only wealthy fans are able to attend the fights in person.

Unless it is a particularly famous boxer or there is a special reason, spectator numbers of several thousand people are common.

Because of this, venues such as tennis, badminton and even basketball have become ideal venues for boxing matches after being converted.

They provide enough space while maintaining a close distance between the audience and the ring, perfectly meeting the needs of boxing matches.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, two buses drove into Madison Square Garden one after another.

The oriental audience and media at the scene immediately focused their attention on the eye-catching red bus. According to the organizer, Du Sheng was sitting in the red bus.

In an instant, the bus was surrounded by a crowd of people.

The excited audience clapped the car body and windows and shouted loudly to cheer for Du Sheng.

Du Sheng sat in the passenger seat and waved and smiled at the audience outside through the car window.

After seeing him, the audience's enthusiasm increased and they rushed forward, trying to touch the car windows.

"Beware!"

Seeing this, Du Sheng immediately asked the driver to stop the car slowly.

These compatriots are overly excited and easily take extreme actions.

But these are understandable.

Many of them came from far away in the country just to witness this moment with their own eyes.

Du Sheng opened the car window, leaned out, and shook hands with the excited fans one by one.

The audience rushed to the front of the car, excited.

If the security personnel had not arrived at the scene, I am afraid they might not have been able to clear a passage.

The bus restarted and moved forward slowly.

The audience on both sides waved red flags and cheered loudly, and the scene was extremely lively.

Looking at the excited faces, Du Sheng felt a warm feeling in his heart.

To him, it was just a game, but to these spectators, it carried a lot of honor and pride.

When Du Sheng stepped into Madison Square in New York, he felt a surge of emotion in his heart.

This is not only a boxing mecca, but also a landmark building in New York.

In addition to being the home of many professional basketball teams in New York, it is also the venue for many large-scale concerts and political rallies.

It attracts countless tourists every year.

It can be said that the history of Madison Square Garden is a vivid history of sports, literature, art and politics of the Beacon Country.

For the boxing world, it is even more of a sacred temple.

The once famous boxing champion Ali and the generation of superstar Frazier fought the battle of the century here.

That match not only made them famous in history, but also enabled seven people, including them, to enter the Boxing Hall of Fame.

Since then, countless classic boxing matches have been staged in Madison Square Garden.

Countless boxers are proud to have a peak battle on this sacred stage.

This feeling is just like a singer's dream of holding a concert at the Bird's Nest in China, full of glory and longing.

After getting off the car, Du Sheng walked into the athletes' lounge under the escort of security personnel.

Although it is also very crowded here, only important guests can enter this area.

Du Sheng met a reporter from "Xinwen Broadcast" here and accepted a pre-match interview.

What he didn't expect was that Director Dou was also here.

After the interview, he stepped forward to shake hands with Du Sheng and encouraged him with a smile:
"Now many boxing fans across the country are focusing on you, so you have to cheer up!"

It was through the introduction of his nephew that Du Sheng was able to establish contact with Yangshi Channel 5.

The success of the "Kung Fu" program is also due to the help of this director.

However, Du Sheng had heard too much encouragement today, so he smiled and said:
"Anyone who has seen me fight knows that it only takes one round."

After many battles, his strength no longer needs to be proven.

No one would think this statement is arrogant.

Director Dou also joked:
"Don't win too easily, or people here will suspect you of match-fixing."

Du Sheng laughed and replied calmly:

"Then let them doubt us. It's not us who will be embarrassed anyway."

"Haha, no matter what, just do your best, it will make us proud!"

When Director Dou saw another local reporter coming, he smiled and said goodbye and left.

Du Sheng is still unable to rest and is currently being interviewed by the New York Entertainment News and other media.

"It's quite lively outside."

Zhang Haolong, who was accompanying him, glanced at the broadcasting TV on the wall, with a hint of weirdness in his tone.

The screen was showing the scene outside the stadium; the crowd was noisy and the atmosphere was tense.

"At this rate, I'm worried that we won't be able to leave this stadium soon."

Ma Yaowei shrugged and said self-deprecatingly:
"I heard that many groups are threatening to kill us."

"Then let them try."

There was a hint of contempt in Zhang Haolong's eyes, without the slightest fear.

The threats from those groups seemed to him to be nothing more than bluffs.

What's more, today's security measures are very tight, and most team members are equipped with guns.

They were unable to carry weapons due to local legal restrictions.

However, unless encountering extreme circumstances, it is not easy for outsiders to approach them.

Not to mention that they have the monster Du Sheng, who can probably easily kill those thugs and gunmen with just a flying knife.

"These guys are just empty talk. Who wouldn't want to take advantage of this opportunity to hype themselves up?"

Ma Yaowei smiled and nodded.

Looking back on his experience of hanging out in gangs in Hong Kong, he actually didn't take these threats too seriously.

"Okay, now the most important thing is the competition. The boxers are about to take the stage."

Don King interrupted, trying to draw everyone's attention back to the upcoming game.

He didn't want any external factors to interfere with Du Sheng's state.

At this time, the contestants for the first round of warm-up matches have already appeared on the ring.

Du Sheng’s interview is coming to an end, and it’s time to warm up.

"Mr. Du, you had conflicts with Iceman and Spider before, and it also involved racial discrimination. Can you tell me if this fight is a battle of revenge?"

“You can ask my opponent Frank this question, because he was the one who publicly made the racial slur.”

Du Sheng responded casually, not even bothering to respond perfunctorily.

At most he was just arguing that boxer Ni Ge had body odor, but there was no racial discrimination involved!

But the people here at the Lighthouse are almost pathologically obsessed with political correctness.

As if every minor offense was an unforgivable sin.

However, few people care about the robberies and insults suffered by the Chinese community.

There are even songs circulating online that defame Chinese people.

"Mr. Du, you haven't played a game for a year. Do you really have the ability to beat Frank?"

"Your questions are no different from those of the previous reporter. They are equally lacking in originality."

Du Sheng answered directly:
"To be honest, I've always hoped that someone would challenge me, but unfortunately, after waiting for a year, no one even dared to do so."

"I could even switch to boxing, but famous boxing champions like De La Hoya and Holyfield don't even dare to cross over to challenge me, so I have to accept a cross-weight showdown."

Such domineering words made Tang Jin, who was standing by, stunned for a moment.

But considering the future showdown, this cross-border challenge seems pretty good.

In the entire global fighting world, apart from the aging Tyson, De La Hoya, Holyfield and others are considered the most famous boxing champions at the moment.

A group of reporters: "..."

Although they were choked and speechless, they became even more excited.

Such a powerful mouth cannon, no matter whether there is anyone in the boxing circle who will take up the challenge, this gimmick will definitely attract attention.

………(End of chapter)