Chapter 432 Everyone’s Expectation

"Giant Spirit God? This name is interesting."

Du Sheng smiled happily, with a playful look in his eyes.

For some reason, he also thought of the Giant God Soldier.

After all, they are all giants over 2 meters tall.

However, Akebono's weight is almost twice that of the God Warrior, and he is definitely a moving mountain.

"Look, this is a photo of Akebono. Isn't it exaggerated?"

Zhang Haolong clicked on a photo sent by Ma Yaowei, pointed at the giant man with arms as thick as thighs and a waist as big as a bathtub, and exclaimed:

"With such a ferocious body, I'm afraid our explosive power won't be enough to tickle him."

Du Sheng looked at him twice and just smiled in his heart.

"Akebono has obviously trained before. Look at this body of muscle and fat. I don't think anyone can beat him in a head-on fight!"

Wang Yaoyang swallowed his saliva when he thought that if he was tripped and crushed by his wrestling skills, he would probably only suffer a fracture.
"This should be the strongest opponent in the competition. The organizer is deliberately making trouble."

"why?"

The accompanying photographer was a little puzzled.

"It's simple. This is the biggest gimmick of the ceremony."

Zhang Haolong smiled happily:
"Just imagine, the King of Sumo vs. the King of Fighting, who wouldn't want to see the result?"

The photographer's assistant nodded:

"That's right, Brother Sheng weighs three times more than him!
The large tonnage means a strong burst of power, and the thick fat provides amazing defense.

Brother Sheng is most famous for his horizontal training skills. Even an amateur like me wants to see if he can defend against it!"

The accompanying photographer was still a little confused:

"Brother Sheng is now a famous K1 star. If the organizer does this, aren't they afraid of messing it up?"

"What are you afraid of? Don't forget that we are not Japanese."

Wang Yaoyang complained and said:
"Maybe, others are training local boxers, and they think Brother Sheng will steal the limelight in the next competition."

The photographers finally understood and looked at each other in surprise.

Do you want the giant spirit to injure Du Sheng and then use him as a stepping stone for the Japanese boxer?
They couldn't help but think, "Shame on you!"
Zhang Haolong chuckled and handed over a Japanese foreign media newspaper:
"That's not the biggest deal. What's funny is that Akebono feels insulted by facing Brother Sheng."

Everyone turned their heads and were speechless.

This newspaper reported that when Akebono accepted the invitation, he mentioned the star competition.

What he meant was that he didn't want to pick Du Sheng.

Because once Du Sheng easily KOs the fighting king, he won't even be able to break his defense, and the value of K1 will be tarnished.

This may seem like a joke, but in fact it is clear that he is looking down on his opponent.

Come to think of it, Akebono can almost be described as a lonely master in the sumo world.

Although this was his first K1 match, he had already made up his mind to make the transition, so he didn't want to embarrass K1 too much.

"Not bad, at least he dares to speak and act, and doesn't stab anyone in the back."

Du Sheng was not angry about this, but smiled meaningfully:
"And with the media hype, at least this matchup has attracted enough attention and popularity."

Wang Yaoyang and Zhang Haolong were startled and asked:

"Brother Sheng, aren't you worried at all?"

As we all know, the strength of a trained professional boxer is generally proportional to his weight.

For example, a heavyweight boxer (over 90KG) can deliver a punch with a force of at least 700 pounds.

Top boxers like Tyson have been reported to have a punch with a force of over a thousand pounds.

If we assume that Akebono has a very high level of physical fitness and skills, and his strength is proportional to his weight, then one of his punches would be at least over 1500 pounds!
Who can withstand such a strong force?

Even if you rely on agility and roaming to attack, how many punches do you need to be able to match one punch from the opponent?
If you get hit by a punch from the opponent, you will be knocked down instantly!

"What are you worried about? Are you worried about losing the belt, or are you worried about losing your popularity?"

Du Sheng's face remained calm and he did not comment.

"Both. After all, you are entrusted with an important mission. If you lose, both layers of your golden body will be broken."

One layer of the golden body is to bring glory to the country, and the other layer is a charity giant. This is what many netizens tacitly agree on.

But after hearing this, Wang Yaoyang was a little confused.

Because from Du Sheng's tone, I couldn't feel any pressure at all.

Could it be that his horizontal training skills could really withstand the opponent's outburst?

Can you even knock out the opponent in one round?

In fact, Du Sheng was not worried.

Such a huge weight does give him an advantage in wrestling, but the reality is that he will never give his opponent a chance to get in close combat.

Moreover, with such a huge body, speed and flexibility will definitely be affected, so the actual punching power is unlikely to increase linearly with weight.

On the contrary, once Akebono was knocked down by his punch, he might become a lamb to be slaughtered in a matter of minutes.

Because the fat man lying down has even less flexibility and cannot protect his head at all.

If the K1 organizers intend to let this guy kick away this obstacle and serve as a whetstone for local boxers, I'm afraid they have made a wrong calculation.

Of course, these are just guesses.

After all, there has never been such a precedent, nor such exaggerated competition rules.

You can only know the reality when you meet face to face.

"Let Yao Wei continue to collect intelligence and arrange the press conference for tomorrow."

Du Sheng thought about it and gave a reminder.

Since the news had been leaked before, dozens of journalists and media from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau have followed suit recently.

In order to further expand the influence and quickly reach the required reputation value of the seventh level of "Dragon Elephant", it is certain to accept media interviews. This will also help deepen commercial cooperation, boost "Legend of Sword and Fairy", and boost the popularity of Neon.

In this day and age, Japan is still the world's second largest economy and the world's second largest contributor to movie box office.

It was not until 2012 that it was surpassed by the mainland.

Currently, after Hollywood movies are promoted in Europe and the United States, the next stop is often chosen as Neon.

Regardless of whether outsiders admit it or not, Asian artists definitely want to win this vote base.

You have to know that Jackie Chan was able to secure his position as the number one Chinese-language film star back then by relying on the markets in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and Korea.

The biggest reason why he can launch a dimensionality reduction attack on other superstars is that he has captured the Japanese voting base.

For example, in 98, "Feng Yun: The King's Woman" was a huge hit in Hong Kong, but it only grossed million Hong Kong dollars, and its overseas box office was almost negligible.

At the same time, although Jackie Chan's "Rush Hour" failed to beat the other film in Hong Kong, its box office in Japan alone reached 22 billion Neon coins, which is equivalent to nearly 1.1 million Hong Kong dollars.

If the disc market is included, the gap will only be larger.

Therefore, there is a popular saying in the Hong Kong circle that whoever owns the Japanese vote bank owns nuclear weapons.

It is because of these two things that Cheng Long is qualified to enter Hollywood.

Similarly, Japan's record market is the second largest in the world.

Last year, Neon Records' output value reached 4519 billion yen, accounting for 17% of the global record market, second only to Lighthouse's 36%.

Therefore, Jay Chou, the king of the Bay City music scene, has always wanted to open up the neon market.

However, the Japanese album he released did not sell well at all, which made him frustrated and doubt his life.

The reason why Du Sheng had the courage to explore this field was naturally that he was not inferior to the king of the Bay City music scene in all aspects.

For example, Zhou Jielun has to sigh that he can never catch up with the popularity that K1 has brought him in Japan.

Not to mention, if "Legend of Sword and Fairy" can become as popular as it is on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and in Hong Kong and Macau, it can only be described as a huge hit.

Moreover, he has good singing skills, so it is unlikely that he will be blocked by Japanese people due to incorrect pronunciation like Zhou...

"Brother Sheng, shall we go to Fuji TV first?"

Wang Yaoyang observed the expression and asked.

Du Sheng nodded slightly. This was the original plan.

"Look there, it looks like Fuji has sent someone to pick us up!"

At this time, the sharp-eyed Zhang Haolong suddenly pointed to the terminal hall and laughed.

Because in addition to seeing Miyamoto Hisahide among the crowd, he also caught a glimpse of a beautiful woman with outstanding looks and temperament.

"Mr. Du, this way——"

The two sides exchanged greetings when they met.

Everyone learned from Miyamoto Hisahide that the beautiful woman next to him was Yukawa Sakurako, the deputy director of the operations department.

What made Zhang Haolong feel strange was that this beautiful woman not only shook hands with Du Sheng with a look of joy on her face, but also asked him about his well-being in various ways.

Anyone who is familiar with the various aspects of the entertainment industry can tell that this is the mentality of fans when they meet their idols.

Yukawa Sakurako was wearing a black professional suit today. She was obviously dressed up carefully. She had a curvy figure and was very beautiful.

Wang Yaoyang and his friends, who have watched many Japanese anime action movies, couldn't help but have some wild thoughts.

My mind always involuntarily comes to some indescribable plots.

Although Yukawa Sakurako is the deputy director of the operations department, she does not speak Mandarin.

Although Du Sheng understood Japanese, he could not use it in this kind of meeting.

Therefore, the initial communication between the two parties relied on Miyamoto Hisahide to translate.

From the vague words revealed by the other party, it was learned that Yukawa Sakurako was actually the daughter of the director of Fuji TV.

Everyone then realized why he held such an important position at such a young age.

After some polite conversation, Yukawa Sakurako couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Mr. Du, you are here to participate in the All-Star Game, where is your training team?

Or have you encountered any difficulties and need our help? "

It can be seen that she is a fighting boxing fan and is very clear about all aspects.

Du Sheng couldn't say that he didn't have a coaching team at all, so he changed the subject:
“I was still filming before I came here, so I took some time off to come here.

As for my team, they have worked hard for countless days and nights. Considering that we don’t need so many people this time, I decided to let them have a good rest.”

Miyamoto Hisahide listened with great admiration.

In order to ensure victory, other boxers were willing to move their entire team here.

The guy in front of me is better. He came here alone.

He translated Yukawa Sakurako vividly with sincere respect.

At the same time, he introduced the filming of "The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" by Du Sheng, as well as the two music awards he won in Bay City not long ago.

Yukawa Sakurako's eyes immediately sparkled with stars, and she said happily:
"Mr. Du, the song you sang is indeed beautiful, and it is well deserved that you won the award.

In particular, the theme song "June Rain" has been widely praised and popular in the Asia-Pacific region."

Seeing that Wang Yaoyang and the others were somewhat unconvinced, like fans defending their idols, she hurriedly explained:

“Really, even in Japan, there are actually loyal fans of Du Jun.

Our station has received a lot of letters from viewers who hope you can make this song into a single, they are eager to have it. "

Although she is a fan of Du Sheng's boxing, she still pays a little attention to other things because she loves him.

After a while, I became a fan.

For example, she contributed a lot behind the scenes to the TV series "Legend of Sword and Fairy" catching the attention of senior management of Fuji TV.

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(End of this chapter)