Chapter 1072 1172. Accomplishment
"The super director challenges the world's fighting king. Does he really have the ability, or is he overestimating his ability?"
"Why did Nie Wei remain silent for ten days before accepting the challenge? Is there any major hidden secret in it?"
"The biggest joke of this century, a Chinese director boldly challenges the world's fighting king!"
"Nie Wei challenges McGregor. There is no fight with the greatest disparity in strength in the ring."
After the Los Angeles Times announced Nie Wei's acceptance letter, the media reacted after being surprised and began to ridicule Nie Wei one after another.
There was also an uproar on the Internet. Except for Nie Wei's Kung Fu fans, most people did not believe that Nie Wei could beat McGregor. They felt that Nie Wei was overestimating his capabilities by fighting McGregor, and McGregor's fans were even more dissatisfied. People are clamoring on the Internet that McGregor can KO Nie Wei in just ten seconds.
What makes Nie Wei's fans feel itchy the most is that the fan who McGregor actually replied to this message was extremely arrogant and only had four words: 'as you wish'.
"What does he mean?"
"You want to KO Nie Wei in ten seconds? Are you too arrogant?"
"I don't understand where your confidence comes from. Haven't you seen the video of Nie Wei breaking the sandbag?"
Nie Wei's kung fu fans went to McGregor's Facebook page to question him. Originally he was just expressing his inner dissatisfaction, but they didn't expect that McGregor actually issued an 'apology statement'. They just read his 'apology'. , Nie Wei’s kung fu fans were almost left angry.
"Sorry, I have to say sorry for my last reply. Ten seconds is really too long. If it weren't for the fans' request, I think I could KO that guy in three seconds."
McGregor's 'apology statement' unsurprisingly made the front page headlines again that day. Reporters all praised McGregor, thinking that this guy is so good at talking and every sentence is full of news. value.
The fight time is set for a week, and reporters are also curious about how Nie Wei will prepare in these seven days?
"I guess he must be doing assault training in some fighting club. There is a saying in China, which is called sharpening one's gun before battle. If you are not happy, it will be ruined. He must be sharpening one's gun before battle."
"What are you training for? How do you get beaten? Hahahahaha."
On the way to the interview, many reporters gloated and speculated that it was only when they arrived at Nie Wei's hotel that they found out that Nie Wei had actually led the crew out to start work early in the morning. The reporters hurriedly chased him to the set. Was stopped by staff.
"We want to interview Director Nie Wei."
"Sorry, our director is at work. If you want to interview, please make an appointment in advance."
"What!? You mean he's filming a movie?" The reporter was stunned. Although he had made some guesses before arriving at the set, everyone still couldn't believe it when they actually learned the news.
Before the battle, he faced a professional fighter like McGregor, but Nie Wei was not prepared at all and continued to film movies as usual. Was he really confident, or had he simply given up on himself?
When the staff saw the look of these guys, they gave them a look of disdain and said, "It's funny. If we don't film on the set, why should we have a party? Please don't make too much noise, as it will affect the filming on the set."
The reporters left and returned to their newspapers to start writing articles. Soon the latest reports from this group of reporters appeared on the Internet. Without exception, they all promoted the news that Nie Wei had given up on himself and was unprepared before the competition.
"I thought that the director would temporarily put down the work at hand, train hard, and conserve his energy to face the next challenge. But who knew that when we went to the hotel to interview Nie Wei, he had already gone to work on the set."
"After accepting the challenge, this great director still spends his days shooting movies every day and going back to the hotel to rest. I even asked the hotel waiters. A certain waiter revealed that Nie Wei only works in the hotel in the morning every day. I trained in the hotel gym for two hours and spent the rest of the time filming.”
"His attitude has proven his attitude towards this fight. Obviously, he has given up hope of victory. Maybe he will admit defeat when he stands in the ring. Now I just hope that McGregor can be gentler and at least fight again." After passing the stage, I can let this great director continue to make his movies.”
This reporter's article teasing Nie Wei was enthusiastically received by countless McGregor fans. Although they have already determined that McGregor will win, they will be happier when they see Nie Wei's "self-destruction". There is nothing better than It would be much better if the opponent surrendered before he even fought.
After McGregor's agent saw the report, he immediately told McGregor, who had spent the night in a nightclub.
"I've confirmed that Nie Wei is still filming movies every day. Do you think he really gave up on himself as these reporters said?"
"What if?" McGregor said with a contemptuous smile: "Do you expect him to be able to train to defeat me in seven days? This is something he will never be able to do in his life."
"McGregor, don't be careless. At least in that video, Nie Wei really broke the sandbag with his own hands, and the amazing thing is that the side he hit was not broken at all. I asked a professional to watch it, and there was nothing in that video. The traces of editing, that’s what he really did.”
McGregor frowned upon hearing this, feeling that his agent was too cautious.
"Odis, you are too timid. What can that video prove? Is he very powerful? I admit that he is very fast, but his strength is different. Didn't you notice that the sandbag didn't shake much after he hit it? If he was really powerful, the suspended sandbag would have flown up long ago."
"That was just a show. Although I don't know what he did to the sandbag, it's like a magic trick. It looks amazing, but it's just like that after it's exposed. It's impossible to turn a hundred dollars into two hundred dollars, and it's impossible for a director to turn into a fighting master." McGregor laughed.
"But no matter what, you must take this ring seriously. You may not get anything if you win, but if you really lose..."
"No if, Odis, you said too much today." McGregor glared at his agent with his small eyes. He hated this kind of words that boosted others' ambitions and destroyed his own prestige.
He didn't believe the video, but believed in his own judgment.
First of all, Nie Wei's figure, thin and tall, can't withstand blows at first glance, and he has done his homework. At least he has found a lot of martial arts movies shot by Nie Wei, including The Grandmaster, etc., and the conclusion is that Nie Wei may know martial arts, but it's just a show.
Maybe he can beat ordinary people, but he will definitely lose to a fighting master like himself. McGregor couldn't help but smile proudly when he thought of this. This time, he gained both fame and fortune from the hype. The only thing left was to defeat Nie Wei in the ring and put a perfect end to this incident.
As for failure, he never thought about it. The only thing he thought about was to KO Nie Wei in three seconds, or really KO in ten seconds as the fans said.
And these reports were also transmitted back to China as soon as possible. Many netizens who had been pessimistic about Nie Wei were even more wailing this time.
But compared with the clear division of foreign teams, although there are also quarrels in China, in fact, most people still hope that Nie Wei can win.
It's just that the Tai Chi Lei Lei incident has left many netizens with a bad impression of Kung Fu. Now the news that Nie Wei did not concentrate on preparing for the fight has made many netizens "angry at his lack of fighting spirit".
"What the hell is Nie Wei doing? He is in a very urgent situation, but he still has the mood to film. Should I praise him for loving what he does or for his good attitude?"
"It's over, it's over. With this attitude, don't even think about winning. If I were Nie Wei, I would just admit defeat and avoid getting beaten up on the stage."
"I was still expecting a little bit of it, after all, you praised Nie Wei so much, but now look at his attitude, forget it, I'll still bet on McGregor, at least even if Nie Wei loses, I can win some money for cigarettes."
This news also reached Mr. Wu and Mr. Sun. When they heard that Nie Wei did not prepare for the fight seriously, they were all anxious and hurriedly called Nie Wei, but the prompt was that the phone was turned off.
If Nie Wei wasn't a real master, a billionaire, and a big star, they would have felt like they were 'cheated' by a liar.
Nie Wei's phone couldn't be reached, so they could only contact Old Master Cheng, but it was a pity that Old Master Cheng couldn't contact Nie Wei either.
"Why are you in such a hurry? I don't believe that Nie Wei would underestimate his opponent. Besides, can we believe the reports from the United States? They almost wrote that Nie Wei had given up. In short, everyone should be patient and give Nie Wei some confidence. He is not the kind of child who doesn't know the importance of things. I believe that since he promised everyone, he will definitely do what he said."
"I hope so." Old Wu sighed and hung up the phone.
What else can he say? He can't just fly to the United States to find Nie Wei and urge him to practice. The old man who has never been abroad in his life doesn't even have a passport. Even if he goes to apply for it now, by the time they get the passport, the fight over there will have been over.
Now they can only make the only choice, which is to believe Nie Wei.
On the other side, after a busy day at work and dinner, Nie Wei returned to his room to meditate.
This is Nie Wei's way of adjusting his state. He is not like those reporters who said that he gave up. He is just relaxed on the outside and tense on the inside. He looks like he has given up, but he breathes and meditates every day to mobilize the vitality of his whole body.
This can be regarded as Nie Wei's killer. In fact, like those fighting masters, reasonable fitness before the game is also a way to mobilize the vitality, but the efficiency is far less than Nie Wei.
He seems to have no exercise, but in fact, through the combination of special breathing methods and standing exercises, the vitality, spirit and spirit are unified. This high degree of unity of vitality, spirit and spirit will allow Nie Wei to control his body to a subtle level.
In ancient times, this is the symbol of a master, which is the so-called three flowers gathering at the top of the head, and the three flowers represent vitality, spirit and spirit.
Shu Chang held a pot of brewed black tea and quietly opened the door. After putting the black tea away, she looked at Nie Wei sitting on the carpet and meditating with worry. After watching silently for a long time, she quietly left again.
Shu Chang knew how much Nie Wei valued this fight. Although she was unwilling to see Nie Wei go to the ring, she did not want to be a roadblock to Nie Wei's decision. She knew that her best choice at this time was to give Nie Wei her greatest support.
Seven days passed in a flash, and soon it was the day of the ring competition. Nie Wei finally gave the whole crew a day off.
"Director Nie, I have bought the tickets. I will support you on the spot and kick McGregor's ass for me."
"Director Nie, come on, I believe you can definitely beat that McGregor."
"Chinese Kung Fu is good, really good, Chinese Kung Fu is great, really great!"
Unlike the quarrels outside, or all kinds of pessimism, the atmosphere inside the crew was quite harmonious. Knowing that Nie Wei was going to the ring, from that time on, people kept cheering and encouraging Nie Wei when they passed by him, or made Nie Wei happy, obviously wanting Nie Wei not to be too nervous.
Although Nie Wei was calm, he was still grateful for these encouragements and supports from the bottom of his heart.
With the blessings of the entire crew, Nie Wei sat in the special car provided by UFC early and went to the competition venue. At Shu Chang's request, she also served as Nie Wei's "assistant" and accompanied him all the way.
Because it was a temporary challenge, Nie Wei only found a masseur and medical care temporarily, and there was no coach on Nie Wei's side. Just looking at the lineup, it was very unprofessional.
When McGregor got the list of Nie Wei's team, he laughed so exaggeratedly that he rolled on the ground.
"Isn't he a billionaire? He can't even get all the members together, and he even added his wife's name to make up the number. Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. Is he here to fight or to play games with his wife?"
Even McGregor's agent, Audis, couldn't help laughing after reading the list, and felt that he was too vigilant before. How could such a person beat McGregor?
With such a relaxed mentality, Audis smirked and suggested McGregor to take the initiative to "visit" Nie Wei.
"No, no, no, what if I scare our little friend and he doesn't dare to go to the ring?" McGregor shook his head and mocked. Of course, he wouldn't say that he was just too lazy to move.
"That's a pity. How about this? I'll visit that person and get some information by the way." Audis rolled his eyes and suggested.
Thinking that a billionaire and a world-renowned director was about to fall under the fist of his own fighter, Audis felt excited.
Although this is a match with extremely unequal strength, Otis is very clear that after today, McGregor will become the most commercially valuable fighter in the entire UFC, and he will also soar to the sky.
As a person who knows how to be grateful, when encountering such a good thing, he certainly can't forget to thank his opponent for making it happen.
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