I will practice more in the United States

Chapter 217 A New Battle Begins

Of course Dwayne Johnson remembers this game very clearly. After all, it was he who recommended Li Ang to participate in the slapping contest.

Li Ang then won the championship in his weight class and even won the championship in the unlimited weight class in the subsequent championship.

In that ring, he knocked down a competitor weighing over 400 pounds with one slap. If that wasn't enough to prove his strength, nothing could.

Compared to the 400-plus pound mountain of flesh, his opponent this time, a bodybuilder weighing less than 300 pounds, was simply tiny.

"I was overthinking it, dear Li. The opponent you chose will definitely bring huge attention to our show. You know, the audience likes to see such a contrast."

So, three days before the show started, the list of contestants was announced.

The much-anticipated Tour de France champion Li Ang's opponent is the 278-pound bodybuilder, Pius Uly.

As soon as the news of the confrontation between the two came out, and the specially designed poster showing the exaggerated contrast in their body shapes came out, the popularity of "Titan Game" immediately reached a new peak.

A large number of Internet surfers also left their comments under the official announcement.

"I still don't understand why Li Ang wants to participate in such a sports variety show. This is obviously not his forte. How much money did the organizer give him?"

"In short, I now really believe that Titan Games has no script, otherwise they wouldn't have arranged such an opponent for Li Ang. If Li Ang wins, it only means that the production team has no shame at all."

"I think he still has some hope. Don't underestimate the leg strength of a cyclist!"

"Ah, what kind of opponent did you arrange for my husband? His muscles are so ugly, like a big bullfrog."

"If you have been watching this program, you should know that Li Ang has participated in this program before and won the title of Titan. So if the rules of this game are not a pure competition of strength, Li Ang still has a good chance of winning."

The data from this official tweet directly broke the record of the "Titan Games" program team, with views, likes, comments, and reposts all reaching historical highs.

This is certainly because Li Ang already has a lot of traffic, but also because of the contrast between him and his opponents, which has prompted more people to share this news with their friends.

And for this pay TV show, this traffic is completely equated with money, which made Dwayne Johnson instantly feel that Le Ang's appearance fee was totally worth it.

This is also due to his initial vision, which allowed him to have such a relationship with Li Ang. Otherwise, considering Li Ang's current status in the sports world, this appearance fee would definitely not be enough.

For the employees of Li Ang's company, it is certainly good news that he actively participates in variety shows and shows his face in front of the audience.

If you want to be a star or have a lot of traffic, the most frightening thing is not having no achievements, but disappearing from the public eye. After a long time, no matter how awesome you were before, the audience will forget you.

However, when most people were expressing their opinions objectively, some people stood up and expressed a different view, and even made a video specifically for this matter.

The person who posted the video was a European cycling blogger who had posted a video criticizing Li Ang after the Tour de France.

The fact that he also paid attention to Li Ang's participation in an American TV show is enough to show that his attention to Li Ang is no less than those of his die-hard fans.

It’s just that those fans are concerned about Li Ang’s recent movements, while he is just looking for ways to find fault.

"How hard will the new world champion fight to make money?"

The title of this video alone is enough to make people hype.

The content of the video is a comment on Li Ang's participation in "Titan Games". There is no mention in it that Li Ang was originally a contestant of this show and this time he was just continuing the previous season.

What is more interesting is that as a professional athlete, he does not focus on training, but instead thinks about making money right after the game.

The most important thing is that they don't even consider their own level when trying to make money, and they choose this kind of competition to test their strength, which is embarrassing.
In short, the content of the video seems to have opinions, but in fact it is all emotional venting. One thing that can be seen is that the last incident did break his defenses.

However, most people have something to say about the views in his video, especially the criticism of Li Ang for not working hard in training. Even many players who are not fans of Li Ang were quite annoyed when watching it.

As a professional athlete, there is only one indicator that can judge him, and that is performance. Li Ang is the newly crowned Tour de France champion. If you say he doesn't train hard, doesn't that mean that other athletes are wasting their time?

And even if he really doesn't train hard, as long as he has good results, he can cover up everything. On the contrary, as long as the athlete does not get the expected results, no matter how well you do in normal times, you will still be scolded in the end.

As for the second point, there really isn't much to refute, because even people outside the circle understand that with such a huge difference in body shape and weight between the two, Li Ang is definitely at a disadvantage.

The day before the game, under the attention of many netizens, more information about Li Ang's opponent Pius Yuli was also revealed.

One of the clips is a video of him training.

As soon as this video came out, those who were still undecided between the two immediately chose to support Pius Uli to win.

In the video, Pius Uli is practicing bench press, and the weight he uses for training is 200kg.

You know, if an average person can push 100kg, he is already a recognized fitness expert in the gym, but he directly doubled the weight.

"Come on, come on, who else would say I'm just dead muscle?"

"No, I really doubt that his arms are four times thicker than mine, because 50kg is my limit, but he can do sets with 200kg."

"I've watched all his training videos. His bench press is over 200kg, and his squat and deadlift are over 250kg. If he's looking for the ultimate weight, shouldn't he be aiming for 800kg in all three events?"

"This result is definitely a top performance among powerlifters, not to mention that his main focus is bodybuilding. Under such circumstances, if Li Ang can still win, I will eat the computer screen directly if there is no shady dealings."

"Is it possible that he didn't intend to win from the beginning? Facing an opponent who is much heavier than him, he wouldn't feel any burden if he lost. If he wins, it will be big news."

Time soon came to the night of the show. The most excited person in the entire venue was probably not the screaming audience members who paid to watch the show, but Dwayne Johnson who was listening to the data report. The ratings of today's show were quite good, even better than he expected.

Among them, Li Ang accounted for at least 80% of the credit.

"Now, please welcome our contestants!"

Under the guidance of Dwayne Johnson, the two contestants slowly walked onto the stage, and the information of the two contestants began to play on the big screen.

The introduction of Pius Uly is rather conventional. He is just an ordinary bodybuilder who has not achieved any outstanding results. There is really not much to introduce about him.

Therefore, most of the introduction focuses on his outstanding strength and physique, which is also what the audience is most concerned about.

On the contrary, Li Ang’s information introduction is completely on a different level from his. His achievements in breaking world records alone can fill up the entire screen.

In addition to his identity as a professional cyclist, which is mainly used for publicity, Li Ang is also a mixed martial arts athlete. In the field of traditional martial arts, he also serves as the honorary chairman of the Chinese Wushu Association. At the same time, Li Ang also won the championship in the slapping competition.

It must be said that any one of these titles and achievements can instantly defeat the opponent.

However, there is not much introduction in the field of strength performance. I don’t know if it’s because it’s too bad to say it out loud, or because they want to leave a surprise for the audience.

"I think today's match will be quite exciting. A professional bodybuilder will face off against a professional athlete who has achieved great success in various sports. This is definitely a battle between strong men."

What Dwayne Johnson said is actually not wrong. In the past, most of the participants were ordinary workers. The ones with stronger strength were veterans or firefighters.

This time, the level has been raised to a higher level, as both players are athletes.

The first match is called "Moon Impact". It is called this because the two players have to climb up a high platform first, and then on a crescent-shaped curved platform, the two players stand in different directions and push a huge wooden door. Whoever can push the other player off the stage will be considered the winner.

This duel first tests your ladder climbing speed.

The player who reaches the platform first has the advantage of the first move and can push the wooden door towards the other side in advance. The players who arrive later will undoubtedly be at a disadvantage if they want to fight against the wooden door that has a certain speed. If many people cannot react in time, they will be knocked down by the wooden door pushed by the other side at the beginning.

Therefore, the design of this duel is relatively fair, and it tests both strength and speed.

Those players who are smaller and lighter will have an advantage in speed, while the other side will have an advantage in confrontation. Only if they can withstand the first wave of attacks, they will have a great chance of winning in the subsequent tug-of-war.

All the members of the Max team were already in front of the TV early in the morning.

When the soul of their team participates in a variety show, of course they have to show their support.

Almost everyone present was filled with confidence in Li Ang that could not be expressed in words. This confidence did not come out of thin air, but was earned by Li Ang breaking the impossible time and time again and winning the daily championship every day without fail.

You know, even if it was a pure competition of strength, they didn't think Li Ang would lose, let alone this kind of comprehensive test.

Those who have witnessed Li Ang's strength training in person know that Li Ang's strength has never been his weakness, not to mention that cyclists have the most developed leg muscles.

Even Patrice felt that Leon's leg strength might be better than his opponent's. He was badly beaten by Leon's squat with more than 200 kilograms.

At the start of the competition, the two men went to the base of the platform and tied their safety ropes.

As the countdown began, Li Ang almost instantly used the strength of his arms and legs to reach the two-meter position, while his opponent had just taken a step.

"Wardfa, what a fast speed, is he possessed by a monkey?"

"It didn't feel like he was climbing the ladder at all, it felt more like he was jumping up."

Almost all the audience who saw this scene expressed the same emotion.

Those who were certain that Li Ang would lose at the beginning were no longer sure.

After all, Li Ang's speed is too far ahead. If he can push the wooden door to the other side before the opponent climbs up, the opponent will not even have a chance to compete in strength and will lose directly.

Under the gazes of everyone in the audience, Li Ang climbed to the platform which was more than ten meters high in less than ten seconds.

At this time, his opponent Pius Uly had just climbed one-third of the way.

He was indeed not good at climbing ladders. His overly large muscles restricted his body's movements in this situation.

Pius Uly became even more anxious when he found out that his opponent had already reached the platform, but it still took him more than twenty seconds to finally reach the top.

When he was fully prepared and climbed onto the platform, waiting to meet the impact of the opponent's wooden door, he was surprised to find that the wooden door on the platform was still in the middle of the platform, and his opponent Li Ang was still in the position where he had just climbed up.

"Is he waiting for me?"

This thought flashed through Pius Yuli's mind, and then he cursed inwardly as an idiot, and immediately rushed towards the wooden door in the middle.

This competition has a prize of 100,000 yuan. Who would bother with all these fancy things? Originally, his advantage is his speed, but now he is going to give up his advantage for some ridiculous idea.

In fact, it was not only Pius Uly who thought so, but most of the viewers who were watching the show also felt so.

Originally, when they saw Li Ang reach the platform first, they thought the situation had reversed and that Li Ang actually had a chance to win. However, Li Ang then busy himself with fixing his hairstyle and even had time to greet the audience, which made their blood pressure rise.

People who have the upper hand in power don't dare to act like this, so how dare you?
(End of this chapter)