Taiwanese internet celebrity Asia Godtone (hereinafter referred to as Tongshen), today (8/18) attended the "Fist 2024 First Press Conference" event with another well-known YT internet celebrity. At the press conference, Tongshen and The reporter talked about current events and expectations for the boxing match, and eventually expressed his willingness to accept payment in cryptocurrency. Last year, the boxing event invited Toyz and Chung Peisheng, Sun Sheng and his little brother Aili to fight against each other, which caused a whirlwind of Internet celebrities in Taiwan. Yan Youqian (po11), the person in charge of the organizer Kai Rui, said that last year's boxing event in 2023 was very successful. , hoping to continue this year and become a positive social experiment for Internet celebrities and boxing and sports culture.
Tongshen lost control for a time
At the media press conference , in addition to announcing the 2024 lineup, the organizer Kai Rui International also opened up many on-site media to ask questions to Tongshen and Springboard. What is interesting is that Tongshen seemed to lose control when answering media reporters:
" Where is the TVBS reporter? I'll crush you before I crush the trampoline! "
Perhaps Tongshen was aggrieved by the previous underage controversy on the Internet. Surprisingly, after finishing his comments, Tongshen suddenly jumped on the scene and talked about the recent current affairs of Olympic boxer Lin Yuting "whether he is a boy or a girl":
My mother also said she looks like a boy, why can't I question her? Her opponent is Taiwanese, so she didn’t know that
At the scene, Tongshen also showed his cheating skills, saying that he was doing heavy training and losing fat, and asked his opponent to make a bet. If he wins the boxing match, Tongshen will pay him 5 million, and if Tongshen loses , only need to pay the springboard 2.5 million:
You lose to me, five million; I lose to you, two and a half million... Because the two of us fight, the outcome is obvious, and don't let people say that I bully you... Do you want to sign a receipt?
Is boxing paid in cryptocurrency?
With the experience of boxing in 2023 in the past, a special reporter from the Dongguan District also asked at the press conference whether Tongshen would accept cryptocurrency as payment for boxing remuneration like Toyz and Chung Pei-sheng last year. Tongshen didn’t react when he heard it, but it was also the first time that he affirmed the value of cryptocurrency:
Cryptocurrency? Oh, I know about virtual currencies. The only one I trust more is Bitcoin. I don’t follow the other ones. What other coins are there?
I can only accept Bitcoin, I know that one has value, I don’t believe in other coins (have value).
Later, Yan Youqian (po11) also added in the media question that the boxing fees for Bengban and Tongshen alone in this year’s boxing competition 2024 are as high as eight figures in New Taiwan dollars, and whether the follow-up cases will continue to be paid in cryptocurrency is still unclear. Continuous tracking is required.
