Hong Kong Entertainment: Kung Fu Superstar 1981

Chapter 324 Different Levels

"Hello? Robert, it's me."

"Mr. Zhang, you want to ask about the preparations for the league, right?"

Sitting in the spacious office on the top floor of the building, Zhang Yang held the phone in his hand and smiled.

"Yes, when we last talked on the phone, you said that the permit was basically completed. How is it going now?"

"They are basically the same. Currently, the league plans to only build venues in three places: New York, Los Angeles and Denver. The headquarters is located in Los Angeles."

After hearing Robert's arrangement, Zhang Yang nodded with satisfaction.

The three cities of Denver, New York and Los Angeles basically cover the eastern, central and western parts of the United States. Especially setting Los Angeles as the headquarters is not only because of the previous appearance of Zhang Yang, it has the highest acceptance of mixed martial arts, but it is also more convenient. When Zhang Yang went to the United States, he was able to check the progress of the league at the headquarters.

The arrangement plan made by Robert can be regarded as quite in line with Zhang Yang's thoughts.

"What about the relevant personnel? How are the contacts?"

"Most of the referees and related staff are transferred from the kickboxing association and the boxing association. These people are experienced veterans. As long as the penalties are clarified according to the rules of mixed martial arts, they can take up their duties immediately. However, the players It’s a little more troublesome. There are quite a few players from the Kickboxing Association who are willing to participate, but the Boxing Association…”

Zhang Yang had already expected what Robert said.

As the purest fighting sport with the simplest threshold for viewing, boxing will naturally not lose its market. And if there is a market, relevant practitioners will naturally not give up easily and join new leagues with an uncertain future. .

As for kickboxing related practitioners, they are inherently more open and tolerant than boxing players, and are more adaptable to mixed martial arts. In addition, since the retirement of "Golden Boy" Lewis, over the years, kickboxing has Boxing competition has always been tepid in the United States. Compared with boxing, players are naturally more willing to try new leagues.

"You don't have to worry too much about the players for the time being. We just need to choose the best among the best. If the manpower cannot support the scale of the league when the competition starts, I will send players from Hong Kong Island to participate in the competition."

Compared with the lack of mixed martial arts players in the United States, today on Hong Kong Island, mixed martial arts has already flourished. After more than five years of development, it has already lost its initial youthfulness and gradually matured.

In addition, with the continuous success of Zhang Yang's career, the salary of the players has also continued to increase, which has led to a sharp increase in the number of Hong Kong Island athletes who want to participate in mixed martial arts. These, coupled with Zhang Yang's celebrity effect, have directly led to even the world's Boxing, which is popular in mainland China, is not so popular on Hong Kong Island.

In today's fighting circles on Hong Kong Island, the first hot topic is mixed martial arts, followed by the continued popularity of Shaka and Desileen after joining the league, as well as Muay Thai, which has many fans, and the third place is things like the Monkey King. Traditional Chinese martial arts such as Cha Quan and Cai Lifu Quan are already popular in Hong Kong Island.

Boxing, on the other hand, can only be ranked fourth and has become a niche fighting hobby that is completely opposite to the United States.

The popularity of mixed martial arts and the sufficient reserve of players naturally gave Zhang Yang the confidence to send talents from Hong Kong Island to participate in the American league. To be honest, even if the United States could recruit them, There are enough candidates, and Zhang Yang may have to find a way to squeeze out a few and replace them with players from Hong Kong Island.

This is not because Zhang Yang is deliberately biased, but in terms of the level of the players, the current level in the United States is really no match for the players on Hong Kong Island. If Zhang Yang does not send players to the United States to compete, there will be no catfish to drive the internal competition. Volume, it will take at least two to three years for the league level in the United States to catch up with the current average level of Hong Kong Island players.

In order to ensure the excitement of the league and the level of performance, Zhang Yang can only do this.

As for those local American players who are destined to be taught a lesson by Hong Kong players in the Octagon, Zhang Yang can only express condolences to them in advance.

Venue, people, permits.

The most critical aspects of the league have basically been settled, and the next step is to confirm the official start date.

Because the venue construction and personnel training will take a certain amount of time, after some discussions, Zhang Yang finally made the decision. March 88, 3.

At that time, Zhang Yang will return to the United States, and the American top fighting league will also be officially launched at the same time!

……

Time passed, and as the Christmas season ended, before "A Lang's Story" was completely released, the poster of "A Comic to the End of the World" was quietly put up on the promotion list in Yingyang Cinema.

At the beginning of the period, no one noticed this film. Most people just looked at it out of curiosity and then turned around and forgot about it.

This is not to blame the audience. After all, today's Hong Kong film industry is full of big names. In addition, Shenxianfa has been very productive in the past two years, and every film is unconventional. This Christmas movie starring "A Lang's Story" is still "Wei" has not yet been released, so no one will pay attention to Zhou Xingxing, a little-known actor at this time.

A few days later, "A Comic to the World" officially premiered without any disturbance.

On the day of the midnight premiere, when Zhou Xingxing stood uneasily outside the theater gate, hesitating whether he should go in to watch the premiere of his movie, he unexpectedly saw a familiar figure.

Make public!

At this time, Zhang Yang would actually appear in the theater?

Before Zhou Xingxing came to his senses, Zhang Yang happened to catch a glimpse of him.

Not daring to speak out for fear of disturbing the moviegoers, Zhang Yang raised his hand first, and then walked quickly to Zhou Xingxing.

"Xingzi, you're here too. The movie will start soon. What are you doing standing around outside?"

"Why are you here, Brother Yang..."

"Of course I want to watch your new movie. Why, are you nervous?"

Seeing Zhou Xingxing's hesitant look, Zhang Yang couldn't help but laugh.

"It's a bit." Zhou Xingxing raised his hand and scratched his head, as if he was a little embarrassed.

"It's normal to be nervous. When my first film was released on the big screen, I was more nervous than you. But, we have done what we have to do. As for whether the film can be accepted, that is up to the audience. .”

Hearing Zhang Yang personally encourage him, Zhou Xingxing didn't feel very relaxed, but instead felt more pressure in his heart.

Over the years, Zhang Yang has always been the most optimistic about him, and he is also the first to be willing to lend a helping hand to him.

What if this collapses in front of Zhang Yang, then...

Just when Zhou Xingxing was struggling, Zhang Yang raised his wrist to look at his watch again, and then directly patted Zhou Xingxing on the back.

"Don't think about it, the movie is about to start. Come on, let's go in."

(End of this chapter)