Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 860 - 617 Disputes and Dates

After being reported by numerous media outlets, Link's photos frequently appeared in newspapers, and many citizens became aware of a domestic boxing champion named Link after seeing the newspapers and the CCTV5 boxing competition programs.

When reporting, the media also mentioned that Link was the shot put champion of the Universiade and the holder of the national men's shot put record.

After seeing the news, everyone's impression of Link deepened even further.

Particularly among the female audience, because Link had handsome features, a tall and strong figure, and an outstanding demeanor, many women began following his news and gradually became his fans.

"Old Wang, this is the Link you mentioned. He does look handsome, but he's not as exaggerated as you said."

In a courtyard in the East District, Liu Xuan shouted while looking at a photo of Link in the "Huaxia Youth Daily".

The newspaper featured a special interview with Link of about 5000 words, discussing Link's family background, his emotional journey with boxing, and his experiences at the World Championships. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

There were also three photos of Link: one from the competition scene showcasing his muscles and robust physique, one of Link raising his fist on the podium wearing a gold medal in a close-up shot, and one of Link in a sports t-shirt during training.

The second photo was a front-facing one, clearly showing his face with delicate and spirited black short hair, a high nose bridge, sharply defined facial features, and sweat on his face, making him look very manly and handsome.

"That's because you haven't seen Link in person. His presence is exceptional; every movement he makes has an elegant aristocratic flair, and his smile is gentle. The way he interacts with people gives a very comfortable feeling. In short, if you saw him in person, you'd think he's dozens of times more handsome than in the photos."

Director Wang Xiaoshuai said while flipping through a script.

"The newspaper says Link is from the countryside, he often went hungry as a child, where would he get this so-called aristocratic flair from?"

Liu Xuan expressed her disbelief, kicking the lounge chair Wang Xiaoshuai was lying on, "You mentioned finding him for a movie role, when will he join the crew?"

"The script isn't finished yet, don't rush."

Originally, director Wang Xiaoshuai had planned to cast Link as an illegal immigrant who lived in the United States for a while in his new film "Second Brother", but Link wasn't interested.

So he had no choice but to create a better role for Link in the next script, one that would spark Link's interest and love for cinema.

If Link became a movie star in the future, everyone would know that it was he who discovered this talent.

"Even if you don't find a film role for him, inviting him over to the house for a casual visit would be nice; after all, we're all in the Capital City, and traveling back and forth is convenient."

Liu Xuan said.

Director Wang Xiaoshuai put down the script and stared at his girlfriend, "Why do you seem even more concerned than me after seeing Link's photo? You're not falling for him at first sight and planning to dump me, are you?"

"Get lost! What nonsense!"

Liu Xuan threw a magazine at him and, feeling that wasn't enough, picked up a fly swatter pretending to hit him.

"My dear, be merciful, I was just joking. I'm much more handsome than Link; how could you bear to leave me?"

Wang Xiaoshuai made a joke and seeing that Liu Xuan was still annoyed, he said, "Alright, I'll call Link in a bit, invite him over to our place to see if he's got the time."

"I wonder if he has a girlfriend, being so handsome and an athlete. What do you think about introducing Yuan Yuan to him?"

Liu Xuan suggested.

"Really, you haven't even met the man, and you're already thinking about setting him up. You women with your day-to-day thoughts.... Alright, I agree."

Wang Xiaoshuai hadn't finished his sentence when he saw Liu Xuan raising the fly swatter again and prudently agreed.

——

When Link received a phone call from Wang Xiaoshuai, he was in the office of the athletic center speaking with Coach Zhao Liwei.

Half an hour earlier, an agent claiming to represent Xingyao Sports Company approached him, wanting to sign a contract with him for 50,000 yuan, with a profit-sharing scheme for match earnings set according to the standard boxer pattern, with a maximum split of fifty-fifty.

Link immediately refused, and the other party didn't persist.

However, shortly after, he received a call from Deputy Director Liu of the athletic center singing Xingyao Sports Company's praises and hoped he would give it further consideration.

Link said he would consider it, but the signing fee offered by Xingyao was too low.

Deputy Director Liu asked him how much he wanted.

Link mentioned that during the boxing event in Bangkok, he had been approached by top promotion companies and world top-five ranking boxing promotion organizations like Athletic Room Sports, all of whom wanted to sign him. He had demanded a price of 5 million US dollars, and if Xingyao was sincere, they could consider his proposition.

Deputy Director Liu huffed and suggested he give it more thought before responding.

Soon after his conversation with Deputy Director Liu, Coach Zhao Liwei suddenly sought him out.

He mentioned that the 30,000 yuan that the athletic center had originally planned to award Link had suddenly been reduced to 500 yuan. Upon inquiring, the response was that the athletic center had encountered some financial difficulties and had to temporarily decrease the amount of the reward, hoping both he and Link would understand.

Link brought up the matter of the contract with Xingyao Company.

Coach Zhao Liwei had no solution after hearing about it.

Link said that the boxing team of Hundong Province had reached out to him, and if the athletic center was experiencing financial difficulties and couldn't provide financial support, he might consider transferring to the Hundong boxing team.

Upon hearing this, Coach Zhao Liwei's expression changed, urging Link not to rush and that he would report the situation to his superiors to ensure Link wouldn't suffer any loss.

Before the two could finish their conversation, Link's phone started ringing; Director Wang Xiaoshuai on the phone offered his congratulations and asked what he was doing, inviting him to come over to his house when he had the time.

Link agreed, saying he would visit when he had the chance.

Coach Zhao Liwei continued discussing other matters, such as media interviews and invitations from several advertising companies for him to shoot commercials.

Currently affiliated with the athletic center, the center would handle some media and business matters for him, and by the way, earn a commission.

After inquiring about the fees for advertising endorsements, Link agreed to the media interviews but declined the endorsements. His reasons were that the endorsement fees were too low and the duration too long; he would rather earn less now than let others take advantage of him.

At the same time, he felt the athletic center was unreliable and that he should find a professional agent or assistant to handle these matters, only there wasn't a suitable candidate among those he knew.

This was something that needed to be approached slowly.

No sooner had he hung up the call from Director Wang when his phone rang again, this time a call from South Korea. The caller was Moon Chae-won, a campus newspaper journalist he had met at the Universiade.

She had seen the news about his victory at the World Championships, and her sweet voice congratulated him, saying he was incredible and that he had many fans in South Korea as well.

Link smiled lightly, not taking it seriously, as the influence of the boxing world championships was quite modest internationally. Even if the South Korean media covered it, there wouldn't be much coverage, and the same went for the fans.

Link asked about Moon Chae-won's recent situation at school and invited her to travel to Huaxia.

Moon Chae-won shared that she wanted to become a film actress and was preparing to apply to several universities in Seoul for film studies, but her parents disagreed, wanting her to continue her Western painting studies, leaving her quite distressed.

Remembering that she had a successful future in South Korea's film and television industry, Link encouraged her to pursue her dream and said she could call him if she needed help.

Moon Chae-won happily agreed, calling out "Oppa" a few more times.

In the late afternoon, around four, Link left the Athletic Center, planning to meet up with Zhang Zilin for a date. While on the subway, he received a call from Coach Zhao Liwei, informing him that his prize money had been re-approved – 30,000 RMB, not a penny less, and told him to come collect it when he was free.

Link said, "Okay."

While he was on the call, several girls around him were staring, and one bold girl walked right up in front of him, eyeing him up and down.

Once he hung up, the girls asked if he was Link, the Boxing champion Link.

Link confirmed that he was.

The girls excitedly asked for his autograph.

Link smiled and graciously signed autographs for his fans.

——

Zhang Zilin's home was near Dianmen on the Second Ring Road in the north, but she had training today at the New Silk Road Model Company in Chaoyang District. As Link arrived at the foot of the New Silk Road Company building, he saw Zhang Zilin coming down. She was wearing a white artistic T-shirt, a pale blue skirt, her ponytail swaying. She had a sweet smile on her face when she saw him, looking in good spirits.

Several other female models came out with Zhang Zilin.

Among them were two familiar faces: one was the supermodel Du Juan, who later starred in "American Dreams in China," and the other was the recently popular actress Moon, the champion of the 2000 New Silk Road Model Contest, who shot to fame last year with the hot drama "What Can Save You, My Love?" and is currently under contract with the New Silk Road Company.

The other models also had good figures, above-average looks, but what made them stand out was their youthfulness and their fashionable and attractive clothing in this era.

When this group appeared on the street, they caught the attention of passersby, with women envying them and men lusting after them.

"Link, when did you get here?" Zhang Zilin asked with a beaming smile.

"Just arrived!" Link said.

"Wow, Zilin, so your boyfriend is Link. You really kept it under wraps."

"Zilin, you two look so well-matched."

"Zilin, having a boxing champion as a boyfriend must make you feel very secure."

The women teased Link when they saw him.

"I haven't been hiding him, what secrets?" Zhang Zilin hooked her arm into Link's, standing shoulder to shoulder with him. She wore flat shoes, while he wore sports shoes, their heights almost identical.

Link smiled and greeted everyone.

"Zilin, I'm planning to go to Sanlitun Bar to hang out, want to join me? And Link?" Moon glanced at Link with a smile and asked.

"Sister Moon, Link just got back from abroad; we're planning to have dinner first and then just stroll around," Zhang Zilin said.

"Alright then, I won't disturb your romantic evening." Moon joked, then said goodbye to her colleagues and got into a car parked by the roadside.

Zhang Zilin also said her goodbyes to the others, then she and Link, hand in hand, strolled down the street, walking from East Street to Tongluoguxiang, and settled into a nicely decorated French restaurant.

"After the World Championships, do you have any more competitions this year?" Zhang Zilin asked.

"At the end of September, there's another Asian Athletics Championships. I need to fight for next year's Olympic qualifications. The Athletics Office has specifically asked me to participate, urging me to train hard so I can achieve a good result in next year's Olympics," Link said while browsing the menu, asking what Zhang Zilin would like to eat.

Zhang Zilin said he could order whatever he liked.

Link ordered some common French dishes: grilled meat, foie gras, matsutake soup, along with some Huaxia cold dishes. He didn't choose this place to show off, but rather because foreign restaurants are quieter, making them more suitable for dates.

"Do you really speak French?" Zhang Zilin, hearing him speak French to the waiter, asked in amazement.

Link glanced at her, "Did you think I was lying to you when I spoke French last time?"

"No, it's just that I think you're amazing. Not only are you great at boxing, you also know English and French. Compared to you, I feel so ordinary," Zhang Zilin said, playfully holding his fingers.

"Be confident. How can a girl I like be ordinary?" Link said.

"That does make sense, wait, no it doesn't. What do you mean being liked by you makes someone extraordinary? That's not really a compliment. You're praising yourself," Zhang Zilin pointed at his nose, expressing her dissatisfaction.

Link quirked the corner of his lips, mentioning the substantial prize money from the championships and his plans to buy a house in the Capital City, and asked for her suggestions.

Zhang Zilin inquired whether he had enough money.

Link mentioned making a down payment and that there was prize money to be won at the Asian Athletics Championships, and that he had several competitions lined up for next year. As long as he participated in a few more, buying a house wouldn't be a problem.

Zhang Zilin suggested the neighborhood here was nice and advised him to buy in this area.

However, the property prices in Chaoyang District were high, around 8000 RMB per square meter, and needed to be considered carefully.

Link wanted her to join him in house-hunting when she had time, looking for what may be their future love nest.

Face flushed, Zhang Zilin happily agreed.