Holding the phone, Xiao Yong was a little confused.
General Administration of Sports, let yourself participate in the national team training?
I have never run a single sprint, so I can join the national team?
It is true that Xiao Yong has never run a sprint, but his results are there and his talent is there.
Moreover, during this period, various voices appeared on the Internet hoping to get Xiao Yong into the national team training.
It was precisely because of various factors that Xiao Yong accepted this invitation.
He thought about it briefly and said seriously: "Sorry, I don't want to join the national team!"
The man on the other side of the phone was silent for a moment and said: "Xiao Yong, you are only 20 years old now and can already run under ten seconds. If you train hard, you may even challenge Usain Bolt and become a flying man in Asia and even the world. By then,
Whether it’s honors or commercial value, there will be no shortage of them! If we can win the Olympic championship, it will bring glory to the country!”
Xiao Yong sighed and said: "Sorry, I still don't want to join the national team. I like mixed martial arts. I feel that no matter which field I am in, as long as I make achievements as a Chinese,
, it’s all about bringing honor to the country, and it doesn’t have to be limited to the Olympics.”
There was silence on the other side of the phone, and after a while he said: "You should think about it carefully and don't waste your talent!"
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Yong shook his head slightly.
Although winning the Olympic championship is indeed a great temptation for him.
However, he really doesn't like simple and boring training sprints.
He still prefers to fight against masters.
Moreover, when Xiao Yong joins the national team, he knows that there must be a lot of restrictions, and the management will probably not be too loose.
Where can I compare to being free and at ease outside?
What's more, there is never only one way to win glory for the country.
Xiao Yong knew very well, even if he ran within ten seconds.
But it is not that easy to win the world championship. With the improvement of people's physical fitness, it is now normal for Olympic champions to run within ten seconds.
If Xiao Yong wants to keep scoring ten seconds every time and further improve his speed, he needs a lot of professional training!
Even every 0.1 second increase is extremely difficult.
He doesn't like it very much. If he is asked to spend a lot of time and energy practicing, Xiao Yong will not be willing to do it.
Xiao Yong refused the invitation and didn't think much about it.
Instead, it enters the system space and starts training.
Eddie Alvarez, Xiao Yong will not underestimate him.
After all, he is a former UFC champion. Although he is no longer at his peak now, he is still one of the top five masters in ONE.
However, what Xiao Yong didn't expect was.
A few days later, Su Feiren actually posted a Weibo message.
"I sincerely hope that Xiao Yong can join the national team for training. After all, the 100-meter career requires new blood!"
As a man who devoted his entire youth to his career, he also wanted to have a successor. Now, he is already in his thirties.
The 100-meter race is one of the most demanding sports on the body, and it is inevitable that he will start to decline.
But there are too few people in China who can take the lead.
At this time, many people rushed to Xiao Yong's account to leave messages.
"Xiao Yong, Su Shen personally invited you to join the national team."
"That's right, your physical fitness is so good, why not take part in sprinting?"
"World champion and Olympic champion, don't they smell good?"
"That's a glorious ancestor. Maybe the family tree can be written on a single page."
Facing the expectations of countless people, Xiao Yong finally responded.
He posted a message on his personal social media.
"I love fighting, just like you love sprinting. You sprinted for China and won the world championship and gold medal on behalf of China. However, China's men's mixed martial arts has not won the championship in any top event in the world.
I believe in myself and can do this. I also understand that the success of any sport requires a lot of energy and time. It is impossible for me to win all the honors on behalf of China, so I just want to do my best now.
It’s something I love and devote myself to. Please forgive me.”
Xiao Yong still chose to refuse.
He will not give up what he loves because of other people's expectations.
What's more, some people expect him to win the sprint championship, but others also expect him to establish glory in the field of fighting!
Xiao Yong's answer is still very satisfactory to the public.
Everyone also knows that you can't have your cake and eat it too. No one thinks that Xiao Yong can continue boxing if he goes for sprint training.
To be honest, Xiao Yong's boxing fans are the most loyal and the largest among his fans.
They all expressed their support!
The filming of the movie is in full swing, and the competition between Xiao Yong and Alvarez has been officially finalized. The location of the competition is set in Kyoto, China.
Generally speaking, this kind of competition must be held in big cities and core cities. The first is that the venues are relatively easy to find. The second is that there are official training venues and the surrounding supporting facilities are relatively complete. The third and most important thing is that
, that is, it has strong spending power! It has a large population! It is easy to sell tickets!
The organization of every event requires a lot of effort, and the end result is nothing more than money.
For this game, Guan Huashan specially arranged five games for Chinese players!
The purpose is to fill the topic in China!
thereby selling more tickets.
And attract more people to watch the game through the Internet, and the game between Xiao Yong and Alvarez was the headline main event that night.
After the match was arranged and continuous publicity was carried out, ONE decided to hold a pre-match press conference to increase the excitement of the match as much as possible.
This time, ONE President Guan Huashan did not host the press conference. The press conference was hosted by Tang Xiao.
Xiao Yong came out of the hotel and went to the press conference!
However, when everyone arrived and the press conference was about to arrive at the scheduled time, it was discovered that Alvarez had never appeared!
Tang Xiao's face looked a little unsightly.
Alvarez is the headliner in the main event. How will the press conference be held if he is not here?
There is no other way but to try to contact Alvarez and wait.
But at this time, it was discovered that neither Alvarez nor Alvarez’s agent could be contacted at all.
So, Tang Xiao and all the boxers waited in the tunnel for nearly twenty minutes.
The reporters waiting for the press conference in front were also a little anxious at this time.
They all whispered,
"What's going on? Didn't we agree to hold a press conference at 1:30? It's already 2 o'clock."
"I don't know. Just now the staff said something happened temporarily and asked me to wait for a while. I don't know what it was."
"Hey, if you haven't come out for so long, it seems there must be some news!"
"How long do we have to wait?"
The reporters inside the venue were anxious, and so was Tang Xiao.
Seeing that the call still couldn't be connected, she put the phone away angrily.
"Let's go in!"
So, Tang Xiao led nine contestants into the press conference hall!
Do it separately, and the media can see what's going on at a glance!
Missing people!
Alvarez, not coming!
"Ms. Tang Xiao, may I ask why Alvarez did not attend the press conference?"
"I don't know." Tang Xiao tried his best to keep his face as calm as possible and said in a deep voice: "I don't know where he went. Logically speaking, he should be here by now, but he hasn't and I can't contact him.
It is precisely because of him that the press conference just now had to be postponed!"
Tang Xiao was too lazy to cover up for him.
After a few brief words, Tang Xiao said: "Now let's start group interviews, but you can only interview Xiao Yong first. As for Alvarez, who knows."
The last sentence was obviously filled with resentment.
In any case, in today's matter, in her opinion, Alvarez looked down upon everyone, including her, the person in charge of the Huaxia District.
At this time, a reporter stood up and asked Xiao Yong: "Contestant Xiao Yong, what do you think of Alvarez's behavior today?"
Ready-made news is right in front of you, how can they let it go?
Xiao Yong raised his eyebrows and said: "I don't know if he did it on purpose or what, but obviously, he is an irresponsible guy. If this kind of person appears in my new movie "Wolves - Desperate Realm"
"You will definitely not survive five minutes!"
Tang Xiao: "???"
On-site reporter: "???"
Netizens watching the live broadcast: “???”
Who the hell asked you about your new movie?
In fact, since Xiao Yong openly advertised the brand he endorsed at ONE's last press conference.
Guan Huashan issued a new order prohibiting all players from introducing their own brand advertisements at press conferences. Violators will be severely fined.
However, in Xiao Yong's view, this means that he is not allowed to do endorsement ads, but it does not say that he is not allowed to promote his own movies.
So how could he, who was burdened with the heavy responsibility of promoting the movie, let go of this opportunity?
The scene was silent, and another reporter stood up and asked: "So, do you think you can win the match between you and Alvarez?"
"Of course, I have only one goal, which is to win the championship! I don't think anyone in the ONE lightweight division is my opponent!"
Xiao Yong said without hesitation.
This time he did not promote the movie any more. After all, it was a fight press conference. Once was enough, and too many would be annoying.
The translator then translated Xiao Yong's words into English. After all, there were still many foreign reporters at the scene.
As soon as the translator finished speaking, a burst of laughter suddenly broke out!
"Hahaha!"
Everyone looked along with the laughter, only to find that it was Alvarez. This guy was wearing a suit and walked in with a step that he didn't recognize.
He came to his place next to Tang Xiao, picked up the microphone, looked at Xiao Yong and shouted exaggeratedly: "What are you talking about? I can't beat you? Who am I? I am the UFC champion, who are you? You
He's a nobody! Why do you think you can beat me?"
Xiao Yong tilted his head and looked at him and sneered: "Just because I won't be knocked down four times in one game, I'll be beaten like a dog!"
Upon hearing this, Alvarez's face was ashen, Conor McGregor.
That was the eternal pain in his heart.
It was Connor who pulled him off the throne when he was at his most triumphant!
And in one game, he suffered four brutal knockdowns, completely shattering his confidence!
Since then, his game has been up and down!
It has also completely lost its former glory!
The angry Alvarez said angrily: "Haha, it's just that you haven't met a real master. You met the highest-ranked Folayang, but you were just defeated by me! You have even been on the top stage in the world,
You are not even qualified to face top experts!"
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Yong was okay, but Tang Xiao, who was sitting between the two of them, looked even more ugly!
It can even be said to be a bit gloomy.
She looked at Alvarez with an evil look in her eyes.
What does he mean by this? Does he mean that UFC is the world’s top stage? ONE is not?
Although from an objective point of view, Alvarez is indeed right!
But when is it now? ONE’s press conference!
You say that in front of everyone?
But Alvarez's words actually represent his mentality.
He has never looked down upon these ONE players. In his opinion, this is just a place where he can make money. If his condition is adjusted well, no one here will be his opponent!
Alvarez's speech is not over yet. He can't stand being sprayed by Chinese netizens these days.
He gritted his teeth and said: "Boy, believe me, I will destroy you in one round, keep your ridiculous record of the end of one round, and then let you know that Chinese Kung Fu can only exist in movies, and you, just get out of here.
Go back and make movies! I will be merciful and buy a movie ticket to watch the movie made by you, a clown, and see how you show off your power in the movie to satisfy your pitiful self-esteem!"
Faced with Alvarez's ridicule, Xiao Yong sneered: "Do you think a loser like you can beat me? I will tell you with my fists whether Chinese Kung Fu can be beaten!"
Just as Alvarez was about to speak, Tang Xiao picked up the microphone and said, "The next group of contestants!"
She no longer wanted to hear Alvarez talk!
Next came the speeches of the other contestants, but compared to these two, the atmosphere was not too strong.
But there is no doubt that Alvarez's deliberate tardiness and those provocative words ignited the anger of all those who followed the event in the country!
They all ran to Xiao Yong’s account to leave messages!
"This guy is really arrogant. If you can't defeat him, Xiao Yong, I will be a black man for the rest of my life!"
"The pressure must be put on. If you win, I will donate a movie ticket to you even if your new movie turns into shit!"
"As a girl, I can't bear it. As long as you beat this Alvarez, I will take my brother to see your new movie. If my brother doesn't go, I will beat him up and take him away!"
"Xiao Yong, I am your fan to begin with, but if you lose, I won't watch your new movie!"
"Wow, Xiao Yong actually has fans?"
"Catch a movie fan alive, drag him out and castrate him!"
Looking at these pressure monsters, Xiao Yong was speechless for a while!
But I have to say that he was also holding back a ball of fire in his heart!
In the training ground, Zheng Tiequan looked at Xiao Yong who was doing actual combat drills and yelled: "Xiao Yong, what are you doing? Your style of play is very messy, don't use some weird moves!"
That's right, Xiao Yong started to try some strange striking moves while training with his opponents!
At least that's how it is in Zheng Tiequan's eyes.
In his opinion, many moves are not very effective.
Considering Xiao Yong's level, these actions are unnecessary.
Xiao Yong in the iron cage said nothing and still went his own way!
Finally, Zheng Tiequan stopped the training!
"Xiao Yong!"
He called Xiao Yong in front of him and frowned: "What are you doing today?"
"Just practicing some moves!" Xiao Yong said honestly: "I want to see if any of the skills I know can be used in the competition ring."
To put it bluntly, there is a big gap between the effect of any move and practice and the effect in actual combat.
If Xiao Yong wants to extract useful moves from Kung Fu, he needs to make a lot of attempts in actual combat.
to determine which moves are appropriate to use when.
And integrate it into your own fighting system. These trainings cannot be practiced behind closed doors.
To put it bluntly, why are modern fighters so strong? Although the number of matches is generally not too many, actual combat training may require thousands of matches.
Those so-called masters, who practice Kung Fu every day and have never fought in a real fight, go to fight with others? They will not end up with fists in the face.
Xiao Yong is no exception. If he wants to extract these moves and integrate them into his own fighting system, he also needs a lot of practice and practice.
After listening to Xiao Yong's words, Zheng Tiequan fell into deep thought.
If Xiao Yong hadn't used the Dragon Binding Tangle before, he would definitely be furious!
But sometimes, some unpopular techniques can build an advantage.
"You fight normally first! If you want to try it, you can practice two additional sets of actual combat today, and I will accompany you!"
"I don't need you, there's no point in beating you!" Xiao Yong rolled his eyes!
The sparring partner in the system space is Lao Zheng. When he beats Lao Zheng now, he is pinching him with both hands.
He knows all of Lao Zheng's moves very well...
He just wanted to try out those moves that he thought were useful and see how effective they were against others, so he deliberately practiced them in today's actual combat training.
Zheng Tiequan was furious when he heard this: "You bastard, you look down on people, don't you? Do you want to do both things?"
"hehe!"
A minute later, Zheng Tiequan was carried to the edge of the field...
While Xiao Yong was preparing for the battle, ticket sales channels were officially opened.
This time, because it was a China-specific event, Guan Huashan was ambitious and set the competition venue at the Bird's Nest Stadium with a capacity of 100,000 people!
However, it is said to be a 100,000-person stadium, but the actual capacity is 91,000!
The average ticket price is 1,000 yuan, and the best seat in the venue costs 8,000 yuan per ticket!
As soon as online ticket sales started, it showed an extremely popular situation.
On the one hand, this is because the relationship between Alvarez and Xiao Yong is already full of tension and has been fermenting on the Internet for some time.
On the other hand, people have great confidence in Xiao Yong!
There has never been a player like Xiao Yong in China with such a violent playing style, versatile skills, and no more than one round in each game!
Even the official program "Fight the World" had a special episode with Xiao Yong!
Let’s introduce Xiao Yong’s growth experience and technical characteristics.
However, they did not invite Xiao Yong himself, but only conducted an analysis from the side!
"We can see that Xiao Yong was born in wrestling and has won the national youth wrestling championship."
"And his fighting skills are very good!"
"Based on the performance of the game and the evaluation of the players after the game, Xiao Yong's strength is rare among yellow people, including his explosive power. As we all know, Xiao Yong's 100-meter time can even break into the ten-second mark.
Guan, from this we can see how terrifying Xiao Yong’s physical fitness is!”
The broadcast of Fighting World has made boxing fans and audiences have overwhelming confidence in Xiao Yong!
It is precisely because they feel that Xiao Yong has a high probability of winning that more people are willing to pay to watch the game live.
As soon as the tickets went online, the sales speed was very impressive!
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I woke up late again! My wife took the kids out to play in the morning, and no one asked me to get up, so I slept until past eleven o'clock...