Chapter 13: The Change in the Boxing Ring

  "Are you still treating me to dinner tonight, and when it's time to pay the bill, it's still you who pays?" Jin Hu said to Berni, "Can't I suffer in vain and also spend money? Isn't that just spending money to suffer?"

  Bernie glanced at Jinhu and said, "Don't go eat today, we'll pick them up later and I'll cook something myself. Tonight is Neil's first boxing match, isn't it? I've already told Chris to bring her over to watch the fight!"

  "Damn it! Can't even get a meal together," Jin Hu complained to himself, then asked, "There's a boxing match tonight, and Neil still hasn't arrived?"

  Jin Mu listened and looked at Jin Hu, saying: "Now the new boxing match is in the old garage behind, you are really not concerned enough, or the person you introduced came".

  Jin Hu smiled: "These days my things have been a bit annoying, and I forgot about this." Then he thought for a moment, did Neil tell himself? It seems not, his heart went through it and really couldn't remember: "Then I'll go to the back and see if Neil is there now?"

  "They've already arrived and are setting up the boxing match venue behind Evan," Joey said to Jinhu.

  Jin Hu nodded and shook his head at the few people above him: "Then I'll go take a look, see how it's been messed up." After finishing speaking, he lifted his foot and walked towards the back.

  "Brian! From the second floor, go past the gate, you'll have to take a long detour!" Kim said with a smile to Jinhu.

  Jin Hu listened and then went up to the second floor along the stairs.

  As soon as he pushed open the side door on the second floor, a five or six meter long elevated corridor appeared in front of him. At the end of the corridor was a small square room that was slightly shorter than Jin Hu's factory building. On one side, a rusty conveyor belt was still hanging. Jin Hu walked along the corridor to the front of the small door and with a strong pull of both hands, he went inside.

  A creaking sound was heard above their heads, and the people in the small factory looked up at Jin Hu for a moment before busying themselves with their work again.

  Jin Hu suddenly saw Neil standing with Evan, now this little black man in a suit and tie had completely lost the desperate look he had when he first saw him, but instead had a young and promising demeanor, as if to say that people rely on clothes, Buddha relies on golden clothes. This way, it's a bit like Will Smith's style. It's not clear whether all black people are like this or Jin Hu's illusion.

  "Hey! Brian" Neil saw Jin Hu's happy face and waved at him.

  Jin Hu waved his hand at Neil and walked down the stairs, then stood beside him and said with a smile: "You look much cooler like this!"

  "Managing a boxing gym can't be the same old thing," Neil said with a smile to Jinhu, then pointed around: "What do you think?"

  Jin Hu took a look and indeed it was done quite well. Along the three walls were seven or eight rows of staggered steps, one side was empty space, and right at the entrance there was a large bar counter, which was already filled with wine and water. Now, several young girls wearing hot pants were busy working, on these girls' bodies, Jin Hu finally didn't see those big floral sleeves, visually refreshing a lot, plus in the center of the room a roughly one-meter-high punching bag, suddenly felt like it had gone up several notches compared to before.

  "It's indeed much better than before. I was a bit disappointed when I first came here." Jin Hu said with a smile, looking at the empty space and asked: "Why isn't there a viewing platform over here?"

  Niel said to Jinhu, "Tonight, there will be some round tables and sofas set up over here! Consider them luxury seats! Bernie told me that you and he would bring women over today, so I've reserved two spots for you!"

  Jin Hu smiled and said: "Business is so good now, you want to reserve a spot?"

  "Now we've adopted a membership system, and our external name is Fighting Club. For now, our members are still some familiar faces, but once our reputation opens up, it'll be great. After all, our matches will be much more intense and stimulating." Neil said happily to Jinhu.

  Ivan said to Jinhu: "Neil still wants to come out and needs three members' recommendations to join the club".

  Jin Hu was a bit puzzled, "Do we still need three members to recommend? Won't that push some guests away?"

  "Now, our reputation isn't well-known, but after a few more scenes, it'll be full. If you don't let some people in, everyone will be even more interested. Who would still be interested in a place where anyone can get in?"

  So, after some thought, Jinhu understood that it's just taking advantage of people's psychological weakness. He remembered reading about this in the newspaper before, and it was called "hunger marketing", where they don't release goods even when they have them, just to tease people. But this tactic has no effect on someone like Jinhu, who would scorn every time he sees a long line of people waiting outside an expensive and crowded restaurant: Haven't you eaten before? Waiting in line to get ripped off?

  After taking a look around, Jin Hu felt that everything was almost done. He said to Evan and Neil: "Then you guys are busy, I'll go back first." Seeing the two people nodding, Jin Hu lifted his foot and headed towards the second floor.

  Arriving at his own dormitory, Jin Hu looked at Kim and Bernie who were already practicing, walked to the side of the two people, picked up the tablet that was placed there: "Bernie! I'll play a game for a while!". Seeing Bernie nodding, he found a clean place to sit down and started playing the small game on it.

  After a while, Bernie and Kim gathered around Jinhu again, watching Jinhu play the game. After a while, they said to Jinhu: "Brian! Stop playing, let's watch a movie, Bernie's collection, starring himself!"

  Jin Hu listened and stood up, putting the tablet into Jin Mu's hands. Jin Mu quickly tapped on it, and in a short while, a folder appeared, with files inside that couldn't even be displayed on one screen.

  Looking at a file that had been opened, Jin Hu said: "It's a pity you didn't go to take pictures! ". After finishing, he walked over to the sandbag on one side and hit it for a while.

  Waiting for Evan to come over, he asked Jinhu: "When are we going to San Francisco?"

  "Tomorrow, then. We'll go tomorrow afternoon, find a place to stay and wait for his news. I think it won't take more than a few days for this matter to be settled," said Jin Hu, stroking the sandbag with one hand.

  "Alright! I'll think about what to bring." Evan thought for a moment and asked Jinhu, "What's the possibility of an ambush?"

  "It won't be too low" - this point Jin Hu can be certain, according to Liao Hui's words, the best way for the old man now is to get rid of Liao Hui. If he's smart, Seventh Master will first stabilize Liao Hui, dispel his vigilance, and then secretly contact his own helpers to get rid of Liao Hui.

  "I'll make sure to plan it carefully," Evan said, and then turned around and walked away.

  Jin Hu thought about it from the beginning and felt that Liao Hui's plan had no flaws, this matter should be able to be completed smoothly.

  "Brian! We should go pick them up!" Bernie yelled at Jinhu, then tapped on his watch.

  Jin Hu nodded after listening: "Then let's go, are you driving your car or mine?" He said and walked towards the car.

  "This time we'll still take your car! I'll drive Chrissy's car later," Bernie said with a smile, following Jinhu.

  When Jinhu and the others arrived at the nursing home in their car, Lu Jing and Kelsie were already waiting beside the car. Bernie saw Kelsie and smiled happily as he went over to greet her: "Sorry! Something came up and we're a bit late!"

  "We've just come out too, it's been less than five minutes," Christy said to Bernie.

  Jin Hu also got out of the car and nodded at the two girls, which was a greeting.

  Bernie and Christy chatted for a while before getting into Christy's car, while Lu Jing couldn't be left behind and got into Jin Hu's car.

  They chatted aimlessly along the way, and Jinhu had learned his lesson this time. Lu Jing asked him something, he would answer accordingly, and when it was his turn to ask, he would say things like "How was work today?" or "The weather is nice, isn't it?" In short, their conversation was vague and lacking in substance. What struck Jinhu as strange was that although the conversation didn't make much sense, there were no awkward silences, and overall, it was a lot better than yesterday.

  They returned to the factory like this, and Jinhu and Berny took the two girls to the kitchen. Along the way, they didn't see anyone else's shadow, it seems that everyone left some space for the two of them.

  In the kitchen, Bernie got down to business and showed off his skills to the two ladies. Before long, a steak was placed in front of each person.

  Jintiger took a bite and gave Bernie a thumbs up: "Not bad!" To be honest, it's much better than finding a restaurant every day.

  After hearing Jin Hu's boasting, Bernie looked at Chris and waited for Chris to nod before smugly smiling: "This craftsmanship was taught by my grandfather, who used to have a small ranch! What you're eating now is the authentic Minnesota style!"

  Listening to Bernie blowing his own horn, the four of them finished dinner and headed towards the boxing arena.

  Jintiger and Bernie brought two girls into the arena, only to see that many people had already arrived. It seemed like the first boxing match was about to begin.

  Niel noticed the four people with Jin Hu and waved his hand towards Jin Hu: "Bryan!"

  "Let's go, Neil has prepared a seat for us," Jin Hu said to Lu Jing, and then led her towards Neil.

  "It's great to see you all" Neil greeted the two women and led several people directly to the side of two adjacent sofas, which were in the first row, just far enough from the boxing ring, but not too close, no need to raise their heads. Jin Hu felt that this distance was definitely calculated by Neil as soon as he sat down.

  No sooner had they sat down than a girl in light clothing came over and asked, "What can I get for you two to drink?"

  "This is more like it", Jin Hu thought to himself, and glanced at Lu Jing: "What would you like to drink?"

  "The juice is ready"

  "A glass of juice, just bring me whatever you have," Jin Hu said to the little girl.

  As the drinks were being served, the boxing match was about to start. At this time, a black man came up to introduce the two players. The commentary was more passionate than before, and after the introduction, a beautiful woman with a blue and white striped mini skirt and bare top came up holding a signboard, flashing it around for a moment, and immediately there was a chorus of cheers in the venue.

  The two players then went back and forth, and soon they were all covered in bruises. The atmosphere in the venue reached a fever pitch, with cheers and chants of encouragement ringing out continuously.

  Men's favorite hot-bloodedness and beauties can be seen in this arena. Jin Hu looked at the crowd beside him, thinking that Neil's dream had set sail.

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