The competition venue is a bit far from home, so Cheng Hao and his friends did not go home for the past half month.
Old George rented a house nearby as a temporary place for them to live and exercise.
In fact, most boxers who are going to the finals will go to a special training hall for training, but Claude's situation is very special. If he is with other boxers, he is very likely to be hurt by words and other aspects. So they gave up doing so and simply trained alone.
And by doing this, Cheng Hao can train with peace of mind without worrying about being looked at strangely by others.
When Cheng Hao first started his recovery training, Old George was very worried, fearing that Cheng Hao's training would cause irreparable damage to his body. But as time went on, he gradually put his worries at ease and even began to admire Cheng Hao: "Cheng, you really are a miracle worker. Although your current condition may not be as good as your previous peak, it's still pretty good."
"Yes." Cheng Hao smiled: "I'm still young, maybe I can continue boxing in the future."
He will be twenty in a few months, much younger than Claude, and the future really has endless possibilities!
"You need to take care of yourself and don't overtrain." Old George thought for a moment, sighed, and advised. He admired Cheng Hao's behavior, but he was also worried that Cheng Hao might get hurt from training like this.
"I will." Cheng Hao said.
While Cheng Hao was talking to Old George, Claude had been training beside them. During the training, he looked at Cheng Hao pitifully: "Cheng, when can I continue the game?..."
"Do you want to compete?" Cheng Hao asked.
Claude nodded without hesitation: "Yes, I want to go to the competition!"
"Why?" Cheng Hao asked. Does Claude like the feeling during the game?
Claude said, "If you win, you can play games!"
Cheng Hao: “…” This reason is very powerful!
While Cheng Hao and the others were training, more and more people in the boxing world knew about his relationship with Claude.
It’s only been a few months since the news about him came out, and many people still know him. Now there’s another Claude... Boxers always talk about him when they chat.
"That yellow boxer, after being unable to fight, seems to have become a manager and brought a black boxer who's quite strong to fight!"
"I've seen them. The black man is very strong."
"That black man is called Claude. He defeated many people along the way. He is really amazing."
"Don't keep praising him. His opponents aren't strong, so winning doesn't mean anything."
"The finals are what's going to be interesting!"
…
Indeed, in such a professional boxing match, the final is the most exciting!
In the preliminary rounds, the TV station will only record and broadcast some of the matches, but it is different for the finals. During the finals, the TV station will broadcast the entire process live!
At the same time, tickets for the finals are much more expensive than tickets for the preliminaries.
But even though the tickets are expensive, there are still many people coming to watch. The poor in the United States are very poor, but the rich are really rich, and there is also a huge middle class.
Most importantly, people here are very willing to spend money on their hobbies.
Galton was one of those who came to watch the final.
Although Cheng Hao no longer boxs, he still watches boxing matches. After all, what he liked first was boxing, not Cheng Hao.
However, thinking that Cheng Hao couldn't box anymore, he felt a little bored.
"If Cheng can still box, I think he will definitely be able to get a place in this competition, and maybe even become the boxing champion." Galton said to the boxing enthusiasts around him.
The boxing enthusiasts disagreed. One of them said, "Galton, you're praising Cheng too much. Although he's very good, he's not that good."
Someone else said, "Right, Galton. You used to live in Africa, and after coming to America, you mostly watched amateur matches, so you don't understand the situation... You have to know that professional boxers are very strong, especially the champions."
"Cheng is also very strong. You don't know how much training he does..." Galton wanted to speak for Cheng Hao.
"All boxing champions train very hard, and their lives are inseparable from training." Those people disagreed.
Galton was a little dissatisfied. At this moment, someone sitting in the audience behind them suddenly asked, "Are you talking about Cheng? That yellow guy?"
Galton was surprised and said, "Yes! You like him too?"
The man said, "I haven't seen his fight live, so I don't know much about him, but I like his boxing!"
"His boxer?" Galton was a little confused.
"Yes! His boxer! I came here a long time ago and watched all the previous preliminaries. One of the boxers was brought by Cheng. He is so awesome! I like him very much!" the man said excitedly.
Galton had no idea about this and quickly asked, "He's here? Who's the fighter he brought with him?" Didn't Cheng Hao become a boxing trainer? Why did he bring a fighter to the competition?
"The boxer's name is Claude!" the man said.
It was Claude! Claude was competing? Galton also knew Claude. He was immediately delighted to learn that someone he knew well would be competing. "It's Claude! That's awesome!"
"Do you know Claude?" the man asked curiously.
"Yes, I know him. I even trained with him!" Galton said, "We trained together with Cheng back then!"
Galton knew about Claude's intellectual disability, but he kept it to himself. Instead, he kept praising Cheng Hao: "Cheng is in charge of Claude's training. Cheng is much better than Claude!"
"No way?" The Claude fan was stunned.
"Really! Cheng is very powerful. It is because he is so powerful that some people attack him and want to harm him!" Galton said firmly.
The man exclaimed and began to ask questions.
Galton spoke incessantly, and seeing how confident he was, the people around him began to listen carefully.
Galton was very happy to be noticed by a large group of people, and then he thought of Lin Yuxun.
You can see Cheng Hao here. Lin Yuxun refused to come with him. He must be regretting it now!
Lin Yuxun really doesn't know how to enjoy life. He only knows how to make money every day. It's meaningless!
When Galton was thinking this, Lin Yuxun, who only cared about making money, was selling the computer game he had developed to a company that sold computers.
The games are very simple, just eliminating stars and connecting the dots. In addition, there are some other software that he and his subordinates developed together.
The people in the computer company were very satisfied after trying it.
There is nothing in the computer nowadays. Researching related things at this time and having a clear direction is simply a road to success!
Lin Yuxun sold all these games and software. He divided some of the money he got, and used the money that belonged to him for investment.
Cheng Hao said that computers will enter thousands of households in the future, and all his investments are in computer companies.
From companies that produce computer accessories to companies that develop computer software, he did not let any of them go, and he would pay special attention to those companies that Cheng Hao mentioned.
Even if the other party is his competitor.
He wishes he had more money.
Of course, he also wanted to see Cheng Hao.
Lin Yuxun didn't have time to watch all the finals in person like Galton, but he had already decided that if Claude could make it to the end, he would go find Cheng Hao.
In order to have time to see Cheng Hao, he should work harder now!
Cheng Hao didn't know what was going on with Lin Yuxun. At this moment, he was taking Claude to play Claude's first game since entering the finals.
This game is a bit tricky.
In the preliminaries, although Claude encountered several relatively strong boxers, they were generally professional boxers who were not very famous. The finals were different, as there were many strong boxers here.
That would have been fine, but I don’t know if it was bad luck or someone deliberately arranged it, but the first opponent Claude met was a boxer from Europe who had won a boxing championship belt. His name was August, and he was a white man who was 1.9 meters tall.
August is very strong and has many fans. Some even travel thousands of miles from Europe to the United States to cheer for him. At the same time, many people in the United States also like him, and many people come specifically to watch his games.
Most of these people, like Galton, had not watched the previous preliminaries and knew nothing about Claude. When they learned that the opponent of their favorite boxer was an unknown black man, they immediately looked down on him.
"August actually wants to fight a dirty black man!"
"One bad thing about American boxers is that there are always a lot of black people among them!"
"Do they look down on August? They actually gave him such an unknown opponent?"
"August should have played right at the end!"
…
August's fans held the flag of August's country to cheer for him, and the media started interviewing August before he even took the stage.
Cheng Hao had experienced such a scene in his previous life, but this was the first time he encountered it in this life.
He was quite used to seeing such scenes, but he was a little worried about the upcoming game.
In his previous life, he was light in weight and could never beat a heavyweight champion like August. Even in this life... when he was in his peak condition, he was probably unable to beat August.
He still lacks strength.
Claude was born with supernatural powers. He could definitely match August in terms of strength, and might even be stronger than August, but he lacked experience, and Cheng Hao was worried that he would lose.
Cheng Hao was a little nervous, and Old George's face was also not looking good: "Damn it, someone must be playing tricks. We actually ran into August on our first try! He's the favorite to win the boxing championship this time!"
Cheng Hao's expression was also a little solemn, but he was afraid that Claude would be nervous, so he didn't show it in front of Claude. Instead, he said, "Claude, come on, I believe you can win."
Claude didn't listen to Cheng Hao at all, he just asked: "Cheng Hao, Cheng Hao, can I play the game console if I win?"
Cheng Hao said, "Yes! As long as you win, you can play today and tomorrow!"
Claude's eyes lit up.
They already knew about Claude's battle with August yesterday.
If it were another boxer, knowing that he would face August, he would probably not be able to sleep all night, but Claude did not.
A few days ago, Cheng Hao was very strict with Claude, and he had to do some simple training to keep in shape and have a good rest, and he was only allowed to play video games for two hours a day.
Last night, after playing for two hours, Claude started clamoring to continue, but Cheng Hao wouldn't let him. Feeling very aggrieved, he ran to the bed, covered his head with the quilt, and threw a tantrum... Then, not long after, he fell asleep, sleeping from nine pm to six this morning, feeling incredibly energetic.
Not only was he not nervous last night, he didn't feel scared now. Instead, he asked, "When does the game start? Can it be faster?"
Seeing him like this, Cheng Hao couldn't help but laugh. Claude's mentality was something even he couldn't match!
Thinking of this, Cheng Hao said, "The competition will start soon. Come on, if you can win, I'll buy you a big bottle of Coke later!"
Claude was even more excited. Cheng Hao and Old George didn't control Claude's diet. Boxers exercise a lot, so it's okay to eat more. They even need to eat some high-calorie foods to ensure their body needs.
But they rarely gave Claude drinks like Coke.
This stuff is full of sugar, and drinking too much is not good for the body. Besides, Claude is a person... If they don't control themselves, Claude can drink up a 2.5-liter bottle of Coke in a short time.
Claude's love for Coke is true love!
Before the match started, a reporter actually came to interview Claude: "Hello, how do you feel about the upcoming match against August?"
"You're facing August in your first match in the finals. How do you feel?"
"Who do you think will win this game?"
…
Claude didn't say anything at first. These reporters came together, and there were too many people, so he couldn't hear their questions clearly.
But Claude heard the last sentence clearly, and said, "I will win!"
Those reporters: "..."
Many of these reporters were from August's country, and they became angry when they heard Claude's answer.
In their opinion, Claude could never compare to August.
"What makes you so confident?" someone asked aggressively and sarcastically.
"We don't accept interviews!" Cheng Hao said. He had actually been rejecting these people all along, but he was very gentle before, and now his tone was not so good.
"It's Coke," Claude said.
Cheng Hao: “…”
Cheng Hao, Old George, and the others assigned by the company to look after Claude, protected Claude away from the reporters. The reporters were still a little confused. Coke gave Claude the confidence to beat August? What the hell?
That is to say, there is no Internet now. If there were, people online would probably be discussing this matter right now!
But there was no internet, so the only people discussing it were the reporters: "Is he kidding us?"
"It's unbelievable that a boxer with no reputation at all said he would beat August!"
"He's so confident!"
"I'm waiting to see August bust his nose!"
…
August's name attracted countless spectators, and under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the match between Claude and August began.