With John
The following day after John met Riola, John was sitting in the hotel room and studying the Brazilian Ronaldo highlights.
Suddenly his mobile phone rang. John saw that Riola was the one who was calling him.
He smiled and answered the call.
"Good morning, Mino." John said with a smile on his face.
"Yo, John, I have good news for you. Guess what." Riola said with a smug smile on his face.
John chuckled when he heard this and said to Riola, "Not sure, Mino, but I guess you either found a suitable house for me or you found good coaches for me."
Riola burst into laughter when he heard this and said, "You are as smart as Steve, but you are wrong. I found a good house and good coaches for you, and the price is quite good. Let us meet at the White Coffee Cafe in an hour."
John smiled when he heard this and nodded, then he said to Riola, "Alright, Mino, see you in 1 hour."
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After 1 hour
White Coffee Cafe
Riola and John met in the cafe.
Riola smiled at John while sipping his coffee. He took out some files and handed the files to John. He then said to him, "These files contain information I gathered about private coaches that you can hire. You can have a look and choose which coach you like, but before you start checking the files, I want to tell you something important."
John raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and he asked, "What is it?"
Riola looked seriously at John and said, "I met Mike Tyson's personal trainer yesterday. He is willing to train you, John. This is an incredible opportunity for you; however, the price is quite expensive."
John was surprised when he heard this and asked, "How much is he asking?"
Riola raised two fingers and said, "He is asking £200,000 a year, but I am sure I can reduce the amount of money he is asking."
John smiled in interest and nodded his head to Riola. He then said to him, "Mino, I want you to negotiate with him and try to lower his price."
Riola smiled and nodded, then replied to John, "Leave it to me."
John then started browsing through the files that Riola gave him.
After Riola took another sip from his coffee, he said to John, "My assistant found a house according to your requirements in the heart of London at a very cheap price. You should buy the house as soon as possible, John."
When John heard this, he looked at Riola and said, "Tell me the details."
Riola smiled and answered John, "The house belonged to a Korean businessman. He is leaving England for good in four days. He wants to get rid of the house, so he is selling the house for £60,000. You should buy it today."
John nodded his head, stood up, and said to Riola, "Let's hurry, Mino. I need to buy the house now. This house is quite cheap."
Riola smiled and grabbed his mobile phone casually, and then he started texting.
After he finished texting, he said to John, "It is done. I asked my assistant to buy the house. You only need to transfer £60,000 to my account later."
John sighed in relief, and then Riola stood up and said, "Now let's go and meet James."
John was confused, and he asked Riola, "Who is James?"
Riola didn't bother looking at John, but he answered his question.
"James is the personal trainer of Mike Tyson right now; he is staying at The Great London Boxing Gym. The gym owner is a good friend of his." Riola explained to John.
John nodded his head in understanding, then he and Riola walked towards the Ferrari that Riola owned, and they rode in the car. Then Riola drove the car towards The Great London Boxing Gym.
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After 30 minutes
The London Boxing GYM
After Riola and John arrived at The London Boxing Gym, John chose two files from the files that Riola gave him when they were in the White Coffee Cafe.
John handed the two files to Riola, and he said to him, "Mino, I want to hire this coach and this nutritionist.
Riola grabbed the files, and when he saw whom these files belonged to, he nodded his head. He then said to John, "No problem. I will contact them today and start negotiating with them."
John nodded his head in satisfaction. They then got out of the car, and they entered the gym.
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Inside the boxing GYM
When Riola and John entered the boxing gym, they saw the atmosphere in the gym was very interesting.
Many men were punching the heavy bags, rope jumping, and punching mitts.
John got intrigued at what he was seeing. John then saw Riola walking towards a man who was yelling at a young man who was around his age.
"How many times have I told you to always keep your guard up, Peter? Do you want to get punched in the face?"
The man then stopped yelling when he noticed Riola walking towards him. He smiled at Riola and said, "Oh, Mino, I see that you came quickly. So did you bring the kid you mentioned?"
Riola smiled, then pointed at John not far away, and the man smiled when he saw John.
He then looked at the young man he was training and said to him, "Peter, go punch the heavy bag while keeping your guard up. I have something to discuss with my guests; it will not take long."
Peter nodded his head obediently and went to punch the heavy bag.
The man then looked at Riola and John. He then said to them, "Follow me to my office."
Riola and John then followed the man into his office, and the man sat on his desk after entering his office.
He then started introducing himself to John: "My name is James Tylor, kid. I am sure Mino told you about me, so I will not repeat what he said. He told me you want a fitness coach. Let me tell you this: I am one of the best in this field. I trained many famous boxers; one of them is Mike Tyson."
John nodded his head and said to James, "Yeah, Mino told me that you trained Mike Tyson. Mr. James, let's get straight to the point. I am very interested in hiring you as my personal fitness coach, but your price is expensive. I would like you to lower the price for me."
James scoffed when he heard that and said, "Hell no, £200,000 a year, and that's final."
Riola chuckled when he heard this and said to James, "Stop being stubborn, James. If you treat this kid well, you will earn back the money you lost from your divorce, believe me."
James got angry when he heard this and yelled at Riola, "How dare you, you fat man?"
Riola raised his hands while smiling and said, "Calm down, James. John is the younger brother of Steve White, the owner of White Entertainment Company. If you treat John well, Steve will not treat you badly. After all, I am a good friend with him; I know him very well."
James widened his eyes when he heard this; he then looked seriously at John and said to him, "£160,000 a year—that's my final offer. Take it or leave it."
John smiled and nodded to James. He then said to him, "Alright, I accept, and if you do a good job training me, I will increase your salary."
James smirked when he heard this and said to John, "Alright, kid, we have a deal. Come to this gym at 5 am tomorrow to start training."
John widened his eyes when he heard this and said, "That is way too early, man."
James shrugged and said, "I dont have a choice I am now one of the trainers in this gym. I can only train you before the gym opens in the morning."
John nodded his head in understanding after hearing this, and then James asked John, "What do you want to accomplish from hiring me, kid?"
After hearing James's question, John looked seriously at him and replied, "I want to be strong, agile, flexible, fast, and have strong jumping power."
James nodded his head while smiling and said to John, "Well, that is good. We will start by strengthening your core. The best method to do that is by training in boxing or in martial arts."
When John heard this, he was confused and asked, "Training in boxing or martial arts?"
James nodded seriously and replied, "Yes, kid, when you train in boxing or in martial arts, you aim at strengthening your core. Boxing is a good way for us to start your training."
"Next month. When my equipment arrives, I will examine your body so I can identify your body type, and then I will prepare for you a proper training plan."
John nodded his head while smiling at James he then extended his hand to him and said,, "thank you Mr. James. I will see you tomorrow."
James shook John's hand, and then John and Riola left the gym.
James smirked after John and Riola left and thought to himself, "Interesting kid. I look forward to seeing him tomorrow."