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Chapter 350 - 320 3.7 Billion!

Chapter 350: Chapter 320 3.7 Billion!

The competition between the Guandong Association and the Hongmen suddenly caught the attention of many people.

The general public was unaware of this, but the martial arts world in Japan, extreme organizations, the Chinese martial arts community in the United States, the underworld, and the American upper class all started buzzing about it.

What truly piqued interest and made people unable to resist participating was a bet: Wu from the American Hongmen Zhiyuan Hall was to fight three consecutive matches, and the bet was on the outcomes of these three matches.

"Your odds against Fujiwara Naoto are 1:1.2," Li San told Wu.

"If you beat Fujiwara Naoto and then face Xiaoze Wutian in the second match, the odds will be 1:3."

"And if you win that, and go on to the championship fight, your odds against Habu are 1:7!"

In the room, Li San was explaining the betting details related to Wu.

Wu laughed, "So, you’re saying if I bet on myself winning all three matches, and I wager a hundred million, I could end up with seven hundred million."

Li San replied, "These are just the current odds. They are bound to change by the day of the competition, and I reckon they will only increase, unless someone bets a large amount of money on you winning."

"This whole thing is being pushed by Jon Dowes; their family specializes in organizing betting on matches. Nearly every competition you can think of worldwide has betting, and their family is involved in almost all of it." Wu, curious, asked, "Can they manipulate the results of the matches?"

Li San sneered, "These capitalists are troublemakers; manipulating results is quite common for them, especially in popular sports with many participants like football and basketball. Next comes boxing. UFC is relatively fair, though match-fixing there is rare. Dana White has done a good job keeping his head clear."

Wu nodded, "The issue is, they can’t control me this time. Are they so sure I’ll agree to fight three rounds?"

Li San countered, "Would you really give up your chance to compete for the championship?"

The dates for the matches between the Guandong Association and the Hongmen, as well as Fujiwara Naoto’s challenge, had already been set on the same day as Wu had requested, along with UFC257. Wu had already agreed to the first two fights; the only variable was the final UFC match.

If Wu didn’t fight, it would automatically be considered a forfeit, which would be detrimental to his progress in the UFC, especially after finally getting the opportunity to compete for the championship.

"Exactly, and they’re also worried you might actually forfeit. They specifically sent a message saying you could make any demands you might have," said Li San.

Wu smiled; he certainly wasn’t willing to give up the championship fight, but seizing the opportunity to make some demands wasn’t a bad idea either.

"What conditions do you want to set?" Li San asked Wu, knowing that Wu would surely not forfeit.

Wu thought for a moment, "I’m planning to open martial arts halls in America; location is crucial. We could include that in the bet."

He had previously fought for the Fenglin Group, and the reward for winning was the lease of 30 storefronts in first and second-tier cities across the country, all in prime locations. This was why the Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall had developed so quickly.

Now, with Bo Yuan expanding from domestic to international, breaking into new markets with just Wu’s fame was going to be challenging, so this bet could be a good opportunity.

Li San said, "Hmm, that could work. Fifty states in America; you could ask for a storefront in each major city in every state."

Wu added, "Besides that, I want ownership of SN Club, TO Club, and SNG Club."

Li San was puzzled, "What are those?"

Wu explained, "They are three big clubs that specialize in training professional boxers."

Li San questioned, "What do you want with these clubs?"

Wu responded, "I need people. To run martial arts halls, having storefronts isn’t enough; you need coaches. These three clubs have many semi-retired fighters who can be trained to become instructors at Bo Yuan."

"Also, I plan to launch my own professional competition domestically. However, the domestic skill level is relatively low. I could attract foreign fighters with prize money, but I also need to cultivate our own. Our country currently lacks mature professional clubs, and we trail far behind foreign countries in developing professional athletes. If I can buy these three established clubs, I could bypass many obstacles and save a lot of time."

Li San looked at Wu, "Looks like you’ve planned this out well."

Wu shook his head, "When I had planned to establish my own professional competition before, I was considering this matter, with thoughts of possibly buying an overseas professional club directly, but the good clubs might not want to sell, and those willing to sell are mostly about to go bankrupt. Now, with this bet, it just happens to be an opportunity. Since they let me make demands, why should I be polite with them? We’re all big families, big corporations, it shouldn’t be too hard, right?"

Li San nodded, "I’ll let the other side know your terms. However, these two conditions together might be a lot of money, they might not agree to all of them."

Wu laughed, "No problem, I will bet on myself to win. If I win, part of the gambling money turns into ownership in stores and three clubs’ shares, and the remaining can be transferred to my account."

Li San looked surprised, "There’s leftover? How much are you planning to bet?"

Wu replied, "3.7 billion RMB."

"Damn..."

As a Double Flower Red Stick from Hongmen and a rich man who had shares and dividends in many companies, Li San realized he was still too poor compared to Wu.

He didn’t ask where Wu got so much money. Since Wu said so, it clearly wasn’t a joke.

"Okay, I’ll call Sixth Uncle and tell him your conditions," Li San said and walked aside to make the call.

Wu watched Li San’s retreating back with some anticipation. 3.7 billion RMB, if the final odds were 1:7, it meant if he won three times in a row, he would ultimately get 25.9 billion RMB!

As for where the 3.7 billion came from, it was, of course, provided by the system.

The system’s reward conversion was 1:10. Wu’s livestream in the Southern Country alone had amassed over 200 million in tips, converting that resulted in 2 billion, and there were several large-scale livestreams afterward: the 922 terrorist attacks and three UFC matches. Mo Yin opened the tipping feature during these streams, and Wu had received over 100 million in tips in total, so now, his system stored 3.7 billion.

Since the other side was keen on using him to stage a huge gamble, Wu wasn’t going to be polite either. He was going to earn a big sum!

That afternoon, Wu received a response. The other side agreed to the conditions Wu had put forward, and the specifics could be written into a contract.

...

In a private training gym in New York, Wu and Li Tongyun were there.

The match was set for April 23, more than a month away. During this time, Wu planned to follow Li Tongyun’s arrangements, and it was time to witness the strength of this top coach in the circle.

"Originally, I only signed you on for one match, but now you’re going to fight three consecutively, so many plans have to change," Li Tongyun said to Wu.

Wu smiled, "You’re not going to say it’ll cost extra, right?"

"Haha," Li Tongyun laughed. "No need for that, my focus is still on analyzing Habu. As for Fujiwara Naoyuki and Xiaoze Wutian, these two have fewer match records, and you’ll be fighting them in real combat, so my analysis won’t be very valuable."

As a Sword Master, Fujiwara Naoto always engaged in real sword duels in Japan, with no video footage leaking, naturally making it impossible to analyze; as for Xiaoze Wutian, although there were some tournament videos, the unrestricted real combat Wu was set to engage in made the tournament analysis less valuable, and it might even mislead Wu. Therefore, Li Tongyun simply stuck to her job: analyzing Habu.

Li Tongyun saying this actually made Wu admire her more and feel much more relaxed. In terms of real combat, whether with weapons or bare hands, Wu, who could use the Virtual Battle Card, had too much experience. There were probably very few in the world qualified to coach him in this area. If Li Tongyun had suggested she could coach him in real combat, it would have been quite awkward. Instead, she only focused on the tournament part.

"The last match against Floreson, although your Fist Intent was problematic causing you to perform poorly, exposed a lot of issues,"

Li Tongyun quickly slipped into her coach role. "The most obvious is ground skill. Although you are proficient in Ground Fist and Eagle Claw Fist, facing experts in ground techniques makes it difficult for you to gain an advantage. Your next opponent, Habu, nicknamed ’Ground Eagle,’ is called the eagle on the ground and is a typical ground technique player."

"Habu is adept in Russian Sambo, wrestling, ground locking skills, and striking from top positions. He’s undefeated in 28 matches, all won by submissions on the ground. When he fights you, he will also try to bring the fight to the ground," Li Tongyun continued.

Wu nodded in agreement; his ground skill was indeed weaker compared to his standing techniques. Even if he could raise his Ground Fist to Master Level, it might still not be stronger than others’ ground techniques. The primary reason was Wu’s many years of habituation to striking while standing. On the ground, whether it was experience, awareness, or skill, he was not as good as standing.

"Rapidly improving ground techniques in a short period of time is clearly impossible, so during this period, I need to focus on training your defensive awareness and skills, and also design some specific techniques based on Habu’s striking habits," Li Tongyun continued.

She first took Wu to a side, sat down, opened her laptop, and began to play the last match between Wu and Floreson.

"Look, here, after you finish Tiger Hugging Head, there’s a habitual sequential movement, and Floreson caught this point to find an opportunity to close in and grapple," Li Tongyun pointed out on the screen.

"And here, facing his sudden change of move, you handled it poorly. You still habitually maintain continuous strikes while having the upper hand, but this is a tournament, not real combat. In real combat, one successful move could be fatal for the opponent, but in tournaments, this might just be a deliberate flaw the opponent sells you. You throwing one more punch doesn’t affect him much, but he can take the opportunity to close in."

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