Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 83: Underground Boxing Match! A Gamble of Life

Xishuangbanna, Yunnan and Yunnan, a small village on the border.

Inside a wooden house.

The air was filled with the aroma of mutton soup, and a large black iron pot was hanging over the fire.

On the wooden table next to the fire were baskets of washed vegetables.

The authentic mutton hotpot gives people an inexplicable appetite.

Chen Jie did not return to Hengyang in southern Hunan immediately, but followed Yu Changan and others to a village.

When he returned to the fork in the road, he gave the waiting "black taxi" driver 2,000 yuan and told him to go back by himself.

People should be honest. Chen Jie doesn't need that little bit of money for the bus.

"You guys are such a fool. You just wanted to have a meal, but you killed the goat at home!"

Chen Jie sat next to the big iron pot, holding a long serving chopstick in his hand, and asked everyone to sit down and eat together, "Come! Sit down and eat together!"

"Man is iron, and food is steel. If you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry!"

"It's fate that we can all get together. Do you have any wine? Let's have some fun today!"

Chen Jie sat in Yu Changan's old jeep and arrived at the village.

He tried to take all the guns and bullets to the 'other world'.

However, what makes Chen Jie depressed is that his [Martial Arts Merit Points] are not enough!
He tried to put the Barrett aside and just take the Glock with him.

What surprised him was that his [Martial Arts Merit Points] were still not enough to open the Blood Dragon Jade's 'Martial Saint Gate'.

Chen Jie was a little unwilling to give up, so he put down his gun.

He tried to take a bullet, that should be okay, right?

unfortunately,

What made Chen Jie depressed again was that his [Martial Arts Merit Points] were still not enough to open the 'Martial Saint Gate'!
impossible?

If he said that it couldn't be opened if he brought Barrett with him, he could understand.

But if you can't even carry a bullet, there is definitely a problem.

He now has nearly 7000 [Martial Arts Merit Points].

Is it because we can’t bring anything that exceeds the technology over there?
wrong!

Chen Jie tried to bring his cell phone to activate the conditions of the 'Blood Dragon Jade'. Since his [Martial Arts Medal of Merit] exceeded 5,000, he could activate the 'Martial Saint Gate' and bring his cell phone with him.

In other words, there is no problem of not being able to carry things over there just because the technology is ahead of that place.

The only explanation is that if you want to bring "firepower" over, you must meet the conditions for opening the "Martial Saint Gate".

The conditions for opening the "Martial Saint Gate" with things like silver coins, wild ginseng, jade and jadeite are a basic value of 100 points of [Martial Arts Merit Value]!
If you want to bring mobile phones, computers and other items, the basic condition for opening the "Martial Saint Gate" is 5000 points of [Martial Arts Merit Points]!
How much [Martial Arts Merit Points] do you need to meet the requirements to carry weapons such as the 'Barrett'?
Could it be ten thousand points?

Chen Jie was secretly guessing in his heart, but he had no idea. However, there was no explanation on the 'Blood Dragon Jade'.

Chen Jie had no way of taking the "fire" he had just bought with him, so he could only leave it in Yu Chang'an's village first.

This is a no-man's land, so it's safe to store things here.

Fortunately, after hearing Chen Jie's suggestion, Yu Changan and the other three decided to follow him.

otherwise,
Chen Jie really didn't know how to deal with this 'fire'!
"Brother Jie! This is our local fruit wine, try it!"

The skinny monkey took out a bottle of red "fruit wine" and poured a bowl for Chen Jie.

His last name is Hou and he is short, so everyone who knows him calls him 'skinny monkey'!
What surprised Chen Jie the most was the tomboy. Her surname was Wen and her given name was Rou. It turned out that her name was "Wenrou", which really surprised Chen Jie.

at this time,

The skinny monkey sat down next to Chen Jie, picked up a piece of mutton from the pot with a serving chopstick, put it in his bowl, then picked it up with chopsticks and took a bite, his mouth full of oil.

"Hey! The last time we gathered together to eat mutton hotpot was during Chinese New Year two years ago!"

"It's been really hard since the payment went wrong last year."

"This business is risky and doesn't make any money! To put it bluntly, sometimes I feel like it's better to go work in the coastal areas."

Chen Jie smiled, looked up at the monkey and said:
"It's not easy to work. You just need to make enough to eat and sleep. If you can't get to the top management level, you won't make any money at all."

"You have channels, which makes me wonder. You should be able to make money easily by doing any business in Southeast Asia. Why are you complaining about being poor?"

The skinny monkey shook his head helplessly and sighed:

"Brother Jie, business is not good! The market has been very bad in the past two years, and Myanmar and Yunnan have been tightening their grip."

"We used to sell a lot of our jade to newly opened jade mines, but in the past two years, the production of jade mines has been very poor, and it is difficult to collect the payment!"

"We don't understand other businesses!"

"We want to tie you up this time, just to--!"

When Yu Changan heard this, he immediately interrupted him and said, "Shut up! You monkey, you start talking nonsense after drinking a little wine!"

Upon hearing this, the skinny monkey raised his head and drank a glass of fruit wine, burped and said, "Old Yu, did I say something wrong?"

Old Yu shook his head helplessly and smiled, without saying anything.

"Come on, come on, sit down, this mutton is stewed very well!"

Chen Jie sat with his legs spread out and asked Lao Yu and the tomboy to sit down gently.

For a moment, he really had a bit of the style of a big brother.

Chen Jie filled the three people's glasses with fruit wine, picked up the wine bowl himself, and said in high spirits:
"First of all, I wish us a smooth cooperation, to grow bigger and stronger, and to create brilliance together!"

"Secondly, there is no friendship without fighting. The unpleasant things that happened before are all in the past. From now on, we are all brothers!"

"As long as you follow me, I can't guarantee anything else, but I can guarantee that you will have no worries about food and clothing in the future!"

"I did it!"

After saying that, Chen Jie picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Don't think that because this is fruit wine, it has a low alcohol content.

On the contrary, this kind of fruit wine is a mixed liquor mixed with strong liquor, and its alcohol content is no lower than Erguotou.

It tastes hot when you take a sip.

Wenrou looked up at Chen Jie, who was full of energy and vigor, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

She murmured to herself, "What a man! He drank a bowl of wine in one gulp--!"

Yu Changan picked up the bowl, gently touched the tomboy, and said:
"What are you looking at—drink it!"

After three rounds of drinking,

Chen Jie and Yu Changan chatted for a while, and he said:
"Lao Yu, I'm going back tomorrow. I can't take these things with me, so I'll leave them in the village for now."

"I'll come back to get it after a while!"

Although 'Huo' had received the goods, he had no way of taking them over there, which made Chen Jie very depressed.

It seems that if I want to bring these things, I need to obtain more [Martial Arts Merit Points].

I hope to gain more [Martial Arts Merit Points] in the 'Hengyang Martial Arts Trials' next week!
Seeing that Chen Jie was about to go back, Yu Changan quickly said:

"You're going back so early? I was wondering if you're good at Kung Fu. Tomorrow night there's going to be a grand boxing match in Kokang Laojie, Myanmar and Yunnan. I want to take you to see it!"

Chen Jie was stunned when he heard this, and asked in surprise: "Boxing match? What boxing match? Kokang is a very chaotic place, right?"

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall!

Chen Jie has always been wary of the place called Myanmar and Yunnan.

Yu Changan smiled and said, "It's very chaotic, but we are the ones selling 'fire', and those daring forces will give us some face!"

"Actually, it's just underground gambling. I don't have any other hobbies, I just like watching exciting underground boxing matches!"

"How about it? Are you interested in checking it out? It's very exciting!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie opened his eyes wide and said in surprise:
"Fighting betting? An underground boxing match? What's going on? Tell me in detail!"

During the half month he had been training in the elite martial arts gym, he had learned about various commercial boxing matches and also learned about the Sanda King Championship held by the Wushu Association.

but,

But I have never heard of anyone engaging in underground boxing betting in an elite martial arts gym!

Underground boxing matches are not allowed in the country!

Therefore, even if there are underground boxing matches, they are only popular in small circles. Chen Jie has only been in the Elite Martial Arts School for a short time, and he doesn't know much about the domestic underground gambling boxing circle.

"It's actually just a gambling game. In Southeast Asia, gambling is rampant and there are countless casinos!"

"Underground boxing is just one of them, but because it is very exciting, there are many people watching and betting--!"

Seeing that Chen Jie didn't seem to know much about the "boxing betting" in Southeast Asia, Yu Changan began to introduce it to Chen Jie.

To put it bluntly, boxing betting is just a relatively fair way to gamble.

Poker, Pai Gow, Mahjong and other gambling methods are very easy to cheat or commit fraud.

but,

In underground boxing rings, fake fights are rare.

Especially in the most brutal "indiscriminate" underground boxing matches, before the boxing match begins, boxers from both sides have to sign a "life and death agreement"!
This is a form of boxing gambling within a small circle and is difficult to promote.

The audience at the scene starts betting on the boxers they like, and the dealer will pay out according to the handicap odds of both boxers!
For any boxer who participates in underground boxing betting, once he steps onto the ring, his life or death will depend on his own strength.

have to say,

This fierce clash between life and death, the blood-stained boxing ring, made many wealthy people who are usually well-dressed take advantage of it!

The most important reason why "underground boxing gambling" in Southeast Asia can flourish is its "fairness"!
When it comes to life and death, the probability of a fake fight is greatly reduced!

To be honest, with the development of the economy in China, there are more and more wealthy people, and many "cricket fighting", "cockfighting", "dog fighting" and so on have begun to emerge.

Many wealthy young men who have some money but are very empty inside like to go to the scene to watch the game, seek excitement and place bets.

But in essence, events like "dog fighting" and "bullfighting" are far inferior to underground boxing matches.

This is also the reason why many wealthy people in China like to go to Southeast Asia to watch underground boxing.

According to Yu Changan, this underground boxing ring in Laojie, Kokang, Myanmar and Yunnan has a strong backing and has great influence throughout Southeast Asia.

It is an underground casino in Southeast Asia, and there are hundreds of people on site to maintain law and order.

Almost no one dares to cause trouble in the underground boxing ring.

Although wars have often broken out between Myanmar and Yunnan over the years and many incidents have occurred.

but,

Underground casinos are rarely affected, and underground boxing matches held in boxing arenas have always been very popular and make a lot of money every day.

Yu Changan and his companions were in the fire business, and had some connections with various forces throughout Southeast Asia.

Perhaps it is because they have benefited from the influence of those big forces, so they never bet on boxing.

But every time there is an important underground boxing match in Laogai, Kokang, Myanmar and Yunnan, Yu Changan is invited to watch.

of course,

Watching the game is not free, each person needs a ticket for one thousand yuan.

For the organizers of underground boxing betting, this can be considered a source of income.

The training methods and growth of many boxers in Southeast Asia are completely different from those in various martial arts gyms in China.

Even the management and development model of boxing matches are different from those in Europe, America and China.

For developed Western countries such as Europe and the United States, boxing is a sports industry with detailed and mature rules.

Whether it is boxing, kickboxing, UFC unlimited fighting, etc., there are very complete management and operation models.

There are very reasonable rules for income distribution between boxers and agents.

In general,

The agent’s commission is 10% to 20% of the boxer’s income!

If the broker has great power, good resources, and strong promotion efforts, the broker's commission rate will be relatively higher.

But one thing is beyond doubt, the proportion of income distribution that boxers take must be the largest, and it cannot be lower than that of the agent.

but,

In Southeast Asia, the situation is just the opposite.

The relationship between the agent and the boxer has turned into that between a boss and an employee.

In other words, the agents behind many boxers are the owners of "Muay Thai training camps"!

Many top Muay Thai fighters grew up in "Muay Thai training camps" since childhood, or showed extraordinary talent in their teens and were bought by "Muay Thai training camps".

The 'Muay Thai Training Camp' provides food and accommodation, and even provides each Muay Thai fighter with a salary subsidy and pocket money so that they can participate in various boxing matches!

Youth boxing matches are also very popular in Southeast Asia!
Many underground boxing rings have special "youth boxing matches" with a large number of spectators, and the fights are extremely brutal.

They have been living and growing up in Muay Thai training camps since they were very young.

Therefore,
In some ways, many Muay Thai fighters have no concept of an agent.

Almost all Muay Thai fighters who participate in boxing, their income belongs to the 'Muay Thai training camp'!
Many top Thai boxers, or boxers from Myanmar and Yunnan, who go into the ring to fight life-and-death battles with their opponents, have no idea how much money they can get for a boxing match.

They don't even have the concept or idea of distributing profits with the 'Muay Thai training camp'.

After every boxing match, I would take whatever amount the boss asked me to pay.

of course,

With the rise of the Internet, many top Muay Thai fighters are exposed to more and more information from the outside world.

Those Muay Thai fighters who have made a name for themselves will negotiate with the owners of "Muay Thai training camps" to ensure that their interests are not harmed.

But even so, the profit sharing between the agent and the Muay Thai fighter is at most 50-50. As the boss, the "Muay Thai Training Camp" cannot possibly get less profit than the boxers.

The most important reason why many top Muay Thai masters broke up with "Muay Thai training camps" was the uneven distribution of benefits.

A boxer risks his life in the ring but can only get half of the money he earns. No one can accept this easily.

After chatting with Chen Jie, Yu Changan learned that he was a boxer in a martial arts gym.

It just so happened that there would be a grand "underground boxing tournament" opening in Kokang, Myanmar and Yunnan tomorrow night, and he had received an invitation to watch it.

"How is it? Are you interested in going to see it?"

Yu Changan smiled and said, "Don't worry about safety. We have 'fire' and a few 'mines'!"

"Those small forces in Myanmar, Yunnan and Kokang don't dare to touch us easily."

"Besides, our team is notoriously poor. Others will only be afraid of us and will never touch us easily."

"You are a boxer, so your vision should be very accurate. If you can make the right bet, it is easy to make money."

"I've bet on boxing matches before, but unfortunately I lost more than I won, so I've stopped betting. It's easy to get addicted!"

Chen Jie shook his head and smiled calmly:

"Bet on boxing? That's boring. I have no interest in gambling."

Although Chen Jie is not short of money now, he has been very self-disciplined since he was a child and has never gambled.

For him, gambling is purely a matter of probability. He will not do anything without much certainty!
"Brother Jie, it's okay not to bet. If you haven't seen it before, you can go and watch it. Underground boxing matches are very exciting!"

The tomboy said with a 'gentle' smile.

Although Chen Jie is the youngest among them.

but,

He who has money is the boss. Several people who follow him call him "Brother Jie"!
He had witnessed two "life and death competitions" in the "other world". In the competition, Liu Qi displayed his poking skills ferociously and viciously.

Thirteenth Aunt also had a peak showdown with Wan Jinpeng in the life and death arena.

Therefore,
When Chen Jie heard about the underground boxing match, he suddenly felt itchy.

"Tomorrow night's boxing match, they heard that they have invited several top fighters from Europe and Japan. The ticket prices have doubled. It will definitely be exciting!"

Yu Changan smiled and said.

Chen Jie was even more excited when he heard this. He opened his eyes wide and asked, "No way? You are playing at such a high level and you even invited experts from abroad to play?"

You know, this is underground boxing gambling, not "Wulin Feng" or "Kunlun Fight"!
In underground boxing betting, once you step onto the ring, you are gambling with your life!
Those masters who were invited here were definitely top-notch experts who had experienced hundreds of battles. They were definitely not "foreign students" who were just making up the numbers to improve their records!
After thinking about it, Chen Jie nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll go to Kokang Old Street with you guys tomorrow night to see an underground boxing match!"

"I'll stay here for two more days, just in time to practice my marksmanship!"

The Hengyang Martial Arts Trials will be held next week, so there’s still time!
(End of this chapter)