America's Top Player

Chapter 145 The Worst Bastard Gold Belt
"I'm beginning to understand why so many people like her."

Taylor has two temperaments, sexy and sweet.

It has a large number of fans among both open-minded young people and conservative industrial workers and farmers.

"Your performance is the best part of this MV."

"Have you really never thought about making a movie? You will definitely conquer the big screen, Miss Taylor!"

After work, David Fincher flattered Taylor in various ways.

The implication is self-evident: You have to outshine Beyoncé in expressiveness.

Amidst the constant praise from everyone on the set, Taylor's lips remained raised.

There was still a blush on her face.

"That's great, Taylor. I can't take my eyes off you." Leon walked over and praised.

Taylor's expression changed to a reserved one in a second. "Thank you for coming up with such a wonderful script."

Over the past period of time, she has been deliberately distancing herself from Leon because of Robbie.

Through this collaboration, the relationship between the two quickly warmed up.

At this moment, Jorge suddenly approached.

Seeing the Mexican guy's refrigerator-like body and dense tattoos, Taylor instinctively frowned.

Jorge whispered in Leon's ear, "Your flight is going to be late."

Taylor's performance just now was so dazzling that Leon almost forgot to attend the important UFC event tonight.

"I have work to do. I have to go, Taylor," Leon said. "We have one last scene the day after tomorrow. I look forward to your wonderful performance."

Taylor was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then bit his lower lip and said, "Work? It's lunch time now."

"Maybe we could have lunch."

"I remember you said you liked Chinese food. I know a good Chinese restaurant."

Although Taylor tried hard to appear arrogant, his voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke.

Li Ang's mind was also full of questions: How could this woman be so enthusiastic towards him?

This is Taylor Swift, and there are countless men around the world who want to have lunch with her.

If something really happens between the two, it will be a huge wave of traffic.

Perhaps it will exceed the storm caused by the "Second East-West Gang War".

If it was any other woman, Li Ang would have rejected her long ago.

But now even he was in hesitation.

Before he could respond, Taylor's expression changed almost instantly.

She waved her hand and said, "Okay, if you don't have time, forget it."

Li Ang wanted to explain, but the other party had already turned his head and walked away.

Only a tall figure was left.

Wearing high heels, the curve of the hips fluctuates greatly with each step.

The scheduled flight will take off in two hours.

On the way to the airport, Li Ang's phone rang.

The caller was Sean.

"Good afternoon, boss. I've already received calls from Li Erduk and King von."

"Very good, take these two guys directly to T-ray's radio station, you know what to do." Leon instructed.

T-ray was the victim shot by Diddy's gang, and he was the one who interviewed Li'er Duke's gang who shot Diddy.

The show effect will definitely be maximized.

If there had not been an official invitation from the UFC, Li Ang would have wanted to stay at the recording site of the podcast program to provide guidance.

No one knows better than him how to maximize traffic.

Right now, everything has to be handed over to Sean and T-ray.

He wasn't worried at all about T-ray's eloquence.

This fat guy had squandered the plump lips that God had given him in his life for the past forty years.

Waste your eloquence on women.

He is a stand-up genius.

Stand-up comedy is known as the art of offense, and T-ray can't speak unless it offends others.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have received four bullets from Didi just by relying on his mouth cannon.

After an hour and a half flight, the plane landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Li Ang wrapped himself tightly and walked quickly through the airport surrounded by bodyguards.

His influence is not limited to the United States now, he also has a certain influence in English-speaking countries such as Canada, Australia, and the British Isles.

UFC President Dyna White attached great importance to Leon's arrival and sent a welcoming convoy consisting of five commercial vehicles.

Li Ang even felt that such specifications were a bit too much.

He just showed up at the Rogers Centre game and there was no important business cooperation.

The game will officially start at 7:00 PM Eastern Time.

The main event features Canadian welterweight champion GSP (Georges St-Pierre) versus Jack Shields.

GSP has an impressive record and is considered invincible in this weight class.

But Leon wasn't interested in his game, this guy just kept pinning his opponent to the ground.

Then use gay-like posture to rub the opponent until the end of the game.

However, Leon was very impressed by Brazilian Jose Aldo, who was co-leading the co-main event.

A stand-up fighting style that delivers punches to the flesh and is clean and decisive.

Rogers Center, in the players' waiting room.

Dyna showed unusual enthusiasm when he met Leon for the first time.

"Man! Welcome to the UFC!" The two men held hands and shook them up and down like old friends meeting.

"Nice to meet you man, I've always been fascinated by this event," said Li Ang.

"That's great! Who's your favorite contestant?"

"Spider-Man Silva, that guy is a genius."

"Man, you really have a good eye." Dyna said, "Anderson Silva is a great fighting talent who can be compared with Ali and Tyson~"

Obviously, some people hold different views on this.

Joe Rogan walked past the two men and said, "Silva is great, but Brock Lesnar is the best!"

"Qiao!" Li Ang quickly stepped forward and gave him a hug. "Long time no see."

As the host of the most popular podcast in the United States, "The Joe Rogan Experience", Joe also has a side job - commentator for UFC events.

He has also achieved great success in this field and is considered the most professional mixed martial arts commentator.

"Who do you think will win in tonight's game?" Joe asked.

"GSP." Leon spread his hands. "Everyone knows this guy will pin his opponent to the ground for a full 25 minutes, torturing both his opponent and the audience."

"Haha, I agree with you!" Joe's voice suddenly dropped, and he whispered in Leon's ear, "Your revenge on Didi was really beautiful."

Li Ang knew that the other party would definitely bring up this topic.

Almost everyone who knew him came to him after the shooting to get the inside story.

"That matter really has nothing to do with me." Li Ang smiled bitterly.

"Man, you know whose side I'm on." Joe grinned. "Maybe you can give me some exclusive inside information."

Faced with such a request, Li Ang could only say he had no comment.

Even though "The Joe Rogan Experience" has a unique popularity among podcast programs, exclusive revelations can only be reserved for its own programs.

He had just spoken to Sean on the phone.

The program, which was originally scheduled to last two hours, took four hours to record and was still not completed.

There's not even a hint of completion.

T-ray and Lil Duke and his gang were having a great time chatting.

He called a room full of street prostitutes, and they drank and mocked Didi and his family for fun.

Joe Rogan looked at Leon's outfit and seemed to have thought of something. "Dude, are you wearing this to watch the game today?"

"What's wrong? Is there something inappropriate about this?" Li Ang looked up and down at his clothes. "This style really suits you." Qiao spread his hands, "It's just that the price doesn't match your status."

A simple yet classic Adidas Trefoil sportswear.

Normally, he doesn't like to dress too formally and isn't particularly fond of luxury brands.

As he pursues an endorsement deal with Adidas, he has already filled his wardrobe with Adidas products.

Familiarize yourself with their design style ahead of time.

As for the sneaker design inspiration that was taken from Kanye's head, it has been handed over to a design studio in Los Angeles to draw up the blueprints.

Seeing that the two were chatting enthusiastically, Dyna wanted to interrupt several times but swallowed his words back.

Li Ang noticed all these abnormal behaviors.

He knew that the other party was definitely not just inviting him over for the sake of formality.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the audience began to enter the venue one after another.

The Rogers Centre has more than 18000 seats, but the attendance rate is less than %.

Lacking a flagship figure, the event's appeal is currently declining.

Under Dyna's arrangement, Leon did not sit in the VIP viewing seats immediately.

As the audience gradually entered, host Bruce BAFFO introduced the audience in a deep voice:

"ladies and gentlemen!"

"Welcome tonight's special guest!"

"Grammy Award winner, American villain, bad guy with a steel ball."

"Street Coconut Crisps—Leon Smith!"

The spotlights were all focused on the contestant channel.

The attention of the whole audience was also focused here.

A considerable number of viewers do not know much about the name Li Ang.

They all wanted to see what kind of person was worthy of such a grand ceremony.

Even Li Ang himself felt that this was a bit excessive.

He is just a popular singer, not a government official.

But UFC President Dyna insisted on making this arrangement, whether for traffic or other reasons.

He walked in front of Li Ang to lead the way. Li Ang, wearing a simple trefoil sportswear, slowly walked out of the contestant channel.

Surrounded by a group of Mexican thugs, he waved to the audience.

"Is this the guy who almost killed Diddy?"

"I'm a fan of his and I absolutely love this bastard!"

"Fuck! Is this guy a singer or the leader of a drug trafficking ring?"

The discussion in the audience never stopped for a second.

Wherever he went, he was met with applause and controversy.

The match that night was very boring, and the fiery KO that the audience expected did not appear.

Both main events lasted five rounds and ended with referee decisions.

As expected, both GSP and Jose Aldo defended their respective weight class championship belts.

"Fxxk, this issue's PPV sales must be terrible" Dyna's face was full of worry.

Even though the league currently has such dominant champions as GSP, Aldo and Spider Silva.

However, due to the lack of gimmicks and flagship figures, PPV sales have continued to decline.

A superstar who carries the flag may not have a great record, but he must be topical!
Brock Lesnar is like this. He transformed from WWE (Wrestling Entertainment) and is controversial and topical.

This is why the best PPV sales record was created.

This is also true in the music industry.

Li Ang has never topped the Billboard charts and has only one album to date.

But it did not prevent him from becoming a top star with his inexhaustible black traffic.

"Dyna, I think you need a special star player to save your PPV sales." Leon joked.

Dyna's eyes lit up instantly, "That's what I thought. In fact, I already have a detailed plan for this."

In the current UFC league, whether it is GSP or Silva.
They all have too much of a martial artist temperament.

The audience pays to watch this kind of game, and they want to see boiling hormones and players colliding and getting bloodied.
Two villains fight to the death in the octagonal cage, and finally the most ruthless one will be decided!

Dyna continued, "Actually, there are some reasons why I invited you this time."

"Just tell me what you want to say." Leon interrupted him, "Phil has already told me."

Dyna sighed, "PPV sales continue to be sluggish. The company's leadership and I have tried many methods, but with little success."

"A few days ago, your name kept coming up on the radio and in the news, and I suddenly came up with an idea."

"What method?" Li Ang raised his eyebrows curiously.

"If a guy as notorious as you shows up in the octagon, the crowd will go crazy!" Dyna was emotional, with lasers in his eyes.

But these words really scared Li Ang.

"You mean to let me fight in the octagon?"

Although he has many street labels, he also exercises regularly
But once he entered the octagonal cage, his true colors were revealed.

For ordinary people who have not received professional training, facing these professional fighters in the cage is no different from facing armed criminals.

If there are no rules, there are no referees.

One minute to see God.

"Dude, that's impossible. You have a very rich imagination." Li Ang quickly refused.

No matter how much money Dyna was willing to pay, there was no way he would step into the cage and fight these professionals.

Besides getting a beating, your street reputation will also be severely damaged.

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant, man." Dyna waved his hands and explained, "I want to establish a brand new title in your name to identify the most ruthless and crazy bad guys in this industry."

"I don't quite understand what you mean." Li Ang shook his head.

He had heard those words once before from Phil.

"Simply put, this new title has nothing to do with championships. It's an honor. It can be understood as a street champion, a people's champion!"

After listening for a full five minutes, Li Ang finally understood.

This is another marketing trick that Dyna came up with.

It’s not about picking the strongest contestants, it’s about picking the most popular and controversial contestants.

Pick two recognized villains to face off inside a cage, and the PPV is sure to sell out.

After hearing this, Leon completely understood why Dyna was able to transform from a doorman to a president. This guy's marketing talent can make him successful no matter where he is.

"I want to name this new title BOB," Dyna said.

BOB is the abbreviation of "Best of the Bad", which is inspired by the villain played by legendary Hollywood star Lee Van Cleef in the western film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".

This unprecedented anti-hero role earned Cliff the title of "the best villain".

In the cooperation plan proposed by Dyna, Leon's popularity should be used to promote the first BOB title match.

And every BOB title match since then has been awarded by Li Ang himself.

To put it simply, he is a spokesperson, but not for the UFC event, but only for the title of "Best Villain".

In return, Li Ang will receive 10% of the PPV sales of each BOB title fight.

Currently, the price of each UFC PPV is $45.99.

Even if we calculate based on the sale of only 100,000 copies, Leon would be able to profit nearly $500,000.

This left him with no reason to refuse.

"Dyna, your talent is amazing." Leon paused for two seconds and then said, "It's just that the title of BOB doesn't sound very comfortable and street-savvy."

"I want to hear if you have any better ideas!" Dyna pricked up his ears.

According to the media reports on Leon's notoriety, Dyna's street experience alone is only enough to carry his bag.

“How’s BMF?”

"Baddest Mxxherfxxker, full of gimmicks."

(End of this chapter)