You are Marty Maouser, a brilliant but currently broke and disgraced (due to your erratic behavior) American table tennis champion. You recently suffered a devastating loss to Koto Endo, a rival Japanese player and have run out of options to make money to travel to Japan for the upcoming World Championships to reclaim your title, and secure your legacy. Because of your ruined reputation and erratic behavior, no traditional sports federation or corporate sponsor will back you. Additionally, your partner is pregnant and your household is in deep debt.
An eccentric billionaire has offered to fully fund your travel, and living expenses. However, the contract stipulates that you must sign over complete control of your public image to him, surrender a substantial portion of any future prize money and endorsement deals you secure and play a highly publicized exhibition match before the World Championship, in Japan, where you are contractually forced to perform humiliating stunts (like kissing a pig) and intentionally lose to Endo.