After Old George moved to a relatively better community on the outskirts of a big city, Cheng Hao began to spend more time outdoors.
Before, living in the slums, it wasn’t very suitable for outdoor activities, but it’s different here.
When you run outside here, you can see the farm, river and even the woods. Not only is the scenery beautiful, but the people here are also very friendly. Especially Cheng Hao, after running more, he got to know everyone around him, and some neighbors even gave him food.
Generally speaking, Cheng Hao would run for an hour in the morning, and in the evening, he would take Danny out for another run.
As a result, one day, when he was taking Danny out, he was stopped by someone.
The person who stopped him was Eustace Merton, whom he had met a few days ago.
Cheng Hao frowned and looked at the person in front of him, and Eustace also looked at him with an unfriendly expression.
"Talk about it," said Eustace.
"I don't want to talk to you." Cheng Hao said.
"We have to talk even if you don't want to!" Eustace said. As soon as he finished speaking, the two assistants behind him crossed their arms and looked at Cheng Hao.
Cheng Hao looked at Eustace with an ugly expression.
If he was alone, it wouldn't be a problem for him to run away at this time, but Danny was here.
Danny was quite heavy, and if he held Danny in his arms, he probably wouldn't be able to outrun the three people in front of him.
"What do you want to talk about?" Cheng Hao asked.
Eustace sneered. "To negotiate a contract, of course."
Cheng Hao looked at Eustace, waiting for him to continue, but he didn't. Instead, a man got out of the car next to him and said to Cheng Hao, "Hello, I'm Eustace's agent. Let's talk."
Eustace gives people a feeling of being aggressive and aggressive. It is obvious that he is not easy to get along with. The methods he used to stop Cheng Hao were even more tough.
This agent is different. The person in front of you gives people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze. He makes people feel that he is very gentle and easy to get along with.
At the same time, he also took out a great contract.
This is like giving a blow first and then giving a sweet reward.
Cheng Hao didn't even have the urge to take a look at the contract, but Eustace was still watching him eagerly, and Danny was still confused.
Cheng Hao looked at the contract and said, "I need to think about it."
"Think about it carefully." The agent smiled at Cheng Hao. "I can't say that Old George is a bad agent, but he is really out of date. There is no future for you following him. You should have better options."
Cheng Hao didn't say anything.
The agent took the contract from Cheng Hao and handed him a business card. "When you've made your decision, you can call me. We at OC are short of boxers your age. If you sign a contract with me, we can provide you with the best resources and help you become a boxing champion, earning millions a year... just like Eustace."
Cheng Hao took the business card, and these people opened up around him.
On the way back, Cheng Hao tore up the business card and threw it into the mud. When he got home, he looked at Old George and said, "Old George, I ran into Eustace outside today. Fortunately, I ran fast."
He didn't tell old George about this kind of thing. If old George heard about it somewhere else, he would definitely be angry.
If he had said directly that he had read the contract, George Sr. might have been unhappy.
He simply said so.
"Did he say anything?" Old George, who was originally slumped on the sofa smoking, sat up suddenly.
"He just wants me to sign the contract... Old George, from now on, you take Claude and me to Gibbs' place for training every day. We'll stay hidden." Cheng Hao said.
Old George looked at Cheng Hao deeply and said, "Thank you."
The next day, Old George took Cheng Hao and Claude to Gibbs for training.
Gibbs welcomed Cheng Hao very much, but not Claude, because Claude did not listen to him and often ran away to play or eat during practice.
Once Claude comes, he will have to focus most of his energy on Claude, and it will be less convenient to direct others.
Of course, if Old George came along, Gibbs would not hate Claude, because Claude was under the care of Old George anyway!
Even in that situation, he was very happy to see Old George chasing Claude.
When he had some free time, he would be happy to let Claude fight with the boxers who were training with him, so that those boxers who were training with him could wake them up.
Claude... is really strong.
Those boxers who trained with Gibbs and thought they were very powerful would become quiet as a chicken after fighting with Cheng Hao and then with Claude, and would never dare to speak nonsense again.
Cheng Hao trained like this for a month, and in March, the US Golden Gloves Boxing Competition began.
Cheng Hao, who was eighteen years old, participated in this competition.
The U.S. Golden Gloves Boxing Championship is much more exciting than the youth competitions Cheng Hao has participated in before. This competition will even be broadcast live on TV.
Thinking about the live broadcast, Cheng Hao felt a little worried.
The original owner of this body was killed by someone seeking revenge. It was obvious that his family didn't want him to be alive.
But...it seems like he doesn't need to worry too much?
When he first traveled through time, the original owner's appearance was already very different from when he was in Hong Kong, and there have been earth-shaking changes in the past two years.
Cheng Hao is now 1.87 meters tall and weighs 87 kilograms. He has lost the slenderness and youthfulness he initially gave people.
However, his face is still a little tender, so some people still mistake him for a minor.
Cheng Hao felt that this was not necessarily because his face looked young, but because many people in this country looked too mature.
Cheng Hao participated in the 81kg competition, which is second only to the heavyweight class.
In his previous life, because boxers' weights were getting heavier, there were two levels above the 81 kg level, but this time there was only one level.
There is a big difference between the strength of amateur boxers and professional boxers.
Of course, top amateur boxers are also very strong, such as those who have won Olympic championships. Among professional boxers, they just cannot be compared with the top ones.
But these powerful amateur boxers, after they make a name for themselves, will all become professional boxers...
Cheng Hao's opponents at the beginning were basically ordinary people.
It didn't take him much time to defeat these opponents, and at the same time, he began to gain fans.
Professional boxers in the United States attach great importance to their fans, because the more fans they have, the greater their value - some fans will watch every game of their favorite boxers live. Not only that, they will also buy peripherals, products endorsed by their boxers, and so on.
For professional boxers, advertising revenue also accounts for a large proportion of their overall income.
However, even though he had fans, there were so many people participating in the Golden Gloves competition that fans from different groups mixed together, so he never had any contact with his own fans.
So much so that Cheng Hao didn't even know that Galton had watched all of his games.
Galton has been following Cheng Hao and watching his games.
His parents didn't allow him to participate in the game, but they didn't forbid him from watching it, so he brought his assistant and others and happily went to watch it.
Chasing stars is something that often doesn't last long if you're alone, just watching them from afar on TV. But if you truly follow them and meet a fan group...
The more you pursue it, the more excited you will become.
That's what Galton did.
He met many fans of Cheng Hao, and the more they talked about him, the more they thought Cheng Hao was amazing.
"The first time I saw him fight live, he was doing some undercover boxing. He wasn't even an adult at the time, just a little cutie."
"I started following him after his match with Samo. He's so cool!"
"What I like is his match with Mad Bull!"
…
Galton stayed with these people and talked a lot about Cheng Hao's training, acting as if he had a good relationship with Cheng Hao. In addition, he was rich... he became the leader of the fans.
Galton really liked being admired and respected like this. Being able to manage a group of people also gave him a sense of accomplishment as a young adult. So he did this "job" very attentively.
He just had one complaint.
When he returned to the hotel that night, Galton called Lin Yuxun and asked, "Cheng Hao's game today was really exciting. Why didn't you come and watch?"
"I'm busy lately." Lin Yuxun said.
"Busy studying the game console? You can definitely put this matter on hold for a while." Galton said.
"If I work too slowly, the company will never make a profit." Lin Yuxun said. He found some classmates to study with him, determined to produce results as soon as possible.
"What does it matter if the profits are slow?" Galton wondered.
Lin Yuxun: "..." Lin Yuxun was a little jealous of Galton again.
When he and Galton started a company together, Galton casually took out tens of thousands of dollars and said it was his pocket money, and then he started working with him. After that, he acted as if he didn't take the tens of thousands of dollars seriously.
Yes, Galton usually spends several thousand or tens of thousands of dollars on clothes and various hobby items. For him, tens of thousands of dollars is really not a big deal!
But for others, it's an absolutely massive sum of money.
"Do you know? Because Cheng Hao is so good, some people just gave up the competition!" Galton said again, looking proud.
My favorite boxer is really good... There is nothing more joyful than this!
"I know." Lin Yuxun said, "I will go to the last game."
Now, Lin Yuxun no longer needs to worry about his studies at school, and he is already capable of doing the work at Professor Chapman, so he spends a lot of time in the newly established company.
However, he will still go when Cheng Hao wins.
The Golden Gloves boxing match was a little darker than Cheng Hao had imagined.
There were two boxers fighting. Although one of them had the upper hand, he failed to knock his opponent down in the end. As a result, the referee ruled that the one at a disadvantage won.
There was a chorus of boos from the audience, and Cheng Hao used even more force during the match - it was safer to knock the opponent down.
Decades later, competitive spirit and the like became increasingly valued, and referee foul play became even rarer, but now... it's still quite common.
The power of capital is really strong in an era when information flow is not smooth.
Now even if the audience at the scene or the audience watching on TV feel that something is wrong, they have no choice but to curse.
Of course, in such a televised match, the referee would not dare to go too far. At least as long as Cheng Hao was sure to knock the opponent down, he would be the winner.
Cheng Hao became one of the champions and won the gold medal.
When he came down with the medal, there were cheers everywhere. Cheng Hao was a little excited, and then he subconsciously looked around.
Lin Yuxun never came to watch this competition...
Just as he was thinking this, Cheng Hao heard Lin Yuxun calling his name: "Cheng Hao! Cheng Hao!"
Cheng Hao looked over and saw Lin Yuxun.
The Golden Gloves tournament lasts a long time, starting with preliminaries in each region and then the finals.
Now, the weather is hot again, and it is already the hottest month of July.
Lin Yuxun was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and jeans, standing not far away and looking at him. His eyes were full of him... Cheng Hao's heart moved.
In the past six months, he has been thinking about Lin Yuxun's confession. He has been thinking about it so much that he almost got himself into a ditch.
But he couldn't help thinking about it.
No matter how busy Lin Yuxun was, she never stopped writing to him. Even if she wasn't around in front of him, her presence was still very noticeable.
Cheng Hao walked over, gave Lin Yuxun a hug, and sighed inwardly.
After winning the Golden Gloves boxing championship, Cheng Hao was very busy.
During previous competitions, he, the only yellow man, attracted a lot of attention, and TV commentators even interviewed him specifically. It goes without saying that it is even more so now.
A professional boxing commentator contacted George Sr., wanting to make a special program for Cheng Hao and broadcast it on TV. In addition, some companies or individuals contacted George Sr., wanting to sign a contract with Cheng Hao.
Old George began to choose a contract with Cheng Hao, preparing to let Cheng Hao become a professional boxer.
Professional boxers can bring in huge profits, but the expenses are also very high, requiring various packaging and even a dedicated team.
Old George couldn't handle all of this by himself, especially with OC Company eyeing them covetously... Cheng Hao and Old George unanimously decided to let Cheng Hao sign a contract with an emerging company, which is not as good as OC Company but is not bad either.
The conditions offered by this company to Cheng Hao were also very good, and the signing bonus was very generous. However, after talking with the other party, Old George finally decided to lower the signing bonus and increase Cheng Hao's share.
"Cheng, you have to know that you will become more and more outstanding. In this case, you must look to the long term and not just focus on the present!"
Cheng Hao agreed with what George said. The most important thing was that even with the reduced signing bonus, its generosity was beyond Cheng Hao's imagination.
All this made Cheng Hao feel that he had made the right choice in choosing this path.
The abbreviation of the company that Cheng Hao signed with is ZYF. The founder of this company is very young, only in his early thirties. He is a boxing fan and has a wealthy father. He invested in and founded such a company. He signed a four-year contract with Cheng Hao with a signing fee of 300,000 US dollars. After signing the contract, the company will provide Cheng Hao with resources and packaging.
After that, the company will take 12% of Cheng Hao’s advertising and endorsement income, and 20% of other income.
At the same time, Old George also signed a contract with Cheng Hao and the company. He would become Cheng Hao's agent and would not share Cheng Hao's advertising income, but he would get 20% of the boxing income.
That is to say, in the future, when Cheng Hao shoots commercials or something like that, he can get 88% of the income after paying taxes and deducting part of the costs. If it is the income from participating in competitions, he can get 60%.
This contract is already very generous, at least more generous than the contract with OC Company that Cheng Hao had seen before.
Of course, if OC wants to sign him now, they should give him a better contract. After all, he is now a Golden Glove champion!
The signing bonus of $300,000 was after tax. When the money entered his account, Cheng Hao felt a little excited.
After all, he was once poor and destitute before.
But he was not too excited. After all, in his previous life, after becoming a top athlete, he had a very high income. At that time, a variety show invited him to travel and paid him several million in remuneration.
Too bad he didn't get to go yet...
Cheng Hao calmly took the money and transferred it to Lin Yuxun.
It would cost a lot of money to get Danny a cochlear implant, maybe two hundred thousand. In addition, Shi Wenzheng was going back to China, and Lin Yuxun would need money to rent a house and send Danny to school.
When everything was settled, it was already early September. After Cheng Hao went to the bank to make the transfer, he called Lin Yuxun, and not long after, Lin Yuxun came back.
He drove here by himself.
Lin Yuxun passed his driving test two months ago and bought a used car. The used car was a bit old and only cost three hundred dollars, but it was still very easy to use, except that it was a bit loud.
The car made a rumbling sound and stopped in the yard, and then Lin Yuxun got out of it.
When Cheng Hao won the gold medal last time, he met Lin Yuxun, but he didn't talk much with Lin Yuxun - they were both too busy, and after Lin Yuxun confessed his love, it seemed weird to sleep in the same room and talk all night.
Now, more than a month has passed since that meeting... When Cheng Hao saw Lin Yuxun, he felt that Lin Yuxun seemed to have changed again.
Today, Lin Yuxun was wearing a suit, his hair was gelled, and he wore a pair of glasses. He looked much more mature, and his appearance became more and more outstanding.
Seeing Lin Yuxun like this, Cheng Hao was slightly stunned.
"Cheng Hao, why are you giving me so much money?" Lin Yuxun asked immediately.
"Are you nearsighted? Why are you wearing glasses?" Cheng Hao asked immediately.
The two looked at each other, and Lin Yuxun took off his glasses and said, "They are plain glasses. This makes me look more mature."
Cheng Hao smiled and said, "I'm going to various places to compete, so I may not be able to stay at home... I'll give you the money. Find a suitable school for Danny to study in, and then get him a cochlear implant."
"What about you?" Lin Yuxun looked at Cheng Hao in disbelief.
Three hundred thousand is not a small amount of money. It is enough for Cheng Hao to buy a house and a car, and it is enough for Cheng Hao to live a decent life. But now, Cheng Hao gave him all the money?
Cheng Hao said, "I don't usually spend money much. Besides, I said I wanted Danny to get a cochlear implant."
Lin Yuxun looked at Cheng Hao with complicated eyes, not knowing what to say.
Cheng Hao, you are so nice.
But Cheng Hao said this... Is Cheng Hao going to hand Danny over to him and then part ways with him clearly?
Lin Yuxun was feeling very nervous.
Cheng Hao said, "Take the money and take good care of Danny. I will be very busy in the future."
By now, Cheng Hao is a little confused about his feelings towards Lin Yuxun.
However, he always had a feeling that if he and Lin Yuxun continued like this, something bad would happen.
It just so happened that after becoming a professional boxer, he was destined to be very busy, which could allow Lin Yuxun to calm down.
There is a high possibility that Lin Yuxun likes him because of gratitude.
After being apart for a while, Lin Yuxun might fall in love with someone else.
Lin Yuxun said nothing.
Cheng Hao smiled brightly. He didn't know whether Cheng Hao was really busy or just making an excuse, but he finally decided to accept the money.
Danny really needs treatment, and... he took Cheng Hao's money and can pay it back later, so he will eventually be entangled with Cheng Hao.
After becoming a professional boxer, Cheng Hao was really busy. He had to prepare for the next professional boxing match, strive to get a good ranking, and also fight in competitions everywhere to build his reputation and attract fans.
For a long time, Cheng Hao couldn't even go home.
It was because of this that old George took Eustace around that his relationship with his wife deteriorated, and his daughter saw that he was not close to her at all, but was afraid of her instead.
Now, he started living like this again.
Generally speaking, Cheng Hao and Old George's lives are getting better and better, but the people in OC Company are in a bad mood.
When Eustace and his agent contacted Cheng Hao, Cheng Hao did not respond. They wanted to talk to Cheng Hao again, but they couldn't find an opportunity - Old George followed Cheng Hao closely and didn't relax for a moment!
However, Cheng Hao's attitude was very good at the beginning, and they all thought that Cheng Hao would agree.
Eustace was raised by Old George since he was eleven years old, and he betrayed Old George. What reason does Cheng Hao have to keep following Old George?
They investigated Cheng Hao and found out that Old George treated him badly and even arranged many black boxing matches for him to fight...
Later, they learned that Cheng Hao had signed up for the Golden Gloves competition and thought they had found the answer.
Cheng Hao definitely wants to get a good ranking in the competition so that he can have the bargaining chips and then talk to them.
They waited for Cheng Hao to contact them.
OC Company is not in New York State. They paid some attention to Cheng Hao, but that was all. So, a few months passed in a flash, and then they learned that Old George and Cheng Hao had signed contracts with other companies.
Eustace's agent was furious, not to mention Eustace himself.
Eustace knew very well that Old George hated him and would deal with him if he had the chance.
Now, Old George has a promising boxer... When Cheng Hao becomes famous, he will definitely come to challenge him and humiliate him...
This was something he didn't want to see.
His company certainly doesn't want this either.
Eustace knew that his company had not made good profits in recent years. Because of this, they trained a powerful boxer. Regardless of whether this person was really the best in the world, they would make him the boxing champion.
In this case, they certainly wouldn't mind getting rid of a few competitors early.
Eustace looked at his agent and said, "I think you should go to the boss and tell him how strong Cheng Hao is. His talent is much better than mine."
"Are you sure?" asked Eustace's agent.
"I'm sure!" Eustace said. "You've read his investigative report. So far, he's only been training for two years! Who has ever won the Golden Gloves gold medal with only two years of training? His talent is unparalleled. Besides, he probably wants to be the heavyweight champion, the same goal as Andy."
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