Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 123: Digging each other’s traps

  Christmas is coming, Link calls Taylor and asks her if she will come to New York.

 Taylor was originally from Pennsylvania. When she was twelve years old, her parents moved her family to Nashville, Tennessee, in the south-central United States, which is the capital of country music, in order to support her as a singer.

After Taylor became famous, the Swift family moved to Los Angeles and spent most of the year in Los Angeles. I came to New York just to record songs.

After the release of "fearless", Taylor became the most popular country music singer in the American music industry and one of the most popular pop singers, with her popularity exploding.

The notices and work Taylor received every day also doubled. During the promotion of the album, he only came to New York once, stayed for one night and left in a hurry.

 He wanted to take advantage of Christmas to spend some time with Taylor.

 It’s just that Taylor said that he still has work arrangements on the day before Christmas, and he can’t come to New York until after Christmas.

Link thought that she had parents to accompany her at home and a younger brother who had just entered elementary school, so he didn't say anything else.

As long as she doesn't get too busy and takes care of herself.

 With Taylor not coming back, Link will have more free time.

I also run around Central Park every morning and do strength and speed training in the fitness room of my apartment.

After the last fight with Tyson, he also saw his own disadvantages.

 First, the body is not tonnage enough, and there is a big gap between the fighting ability and the heavyweight. There is no way to change this for the time being. I am a super middleweight, and 77 kg is the upper limit, so I cannot gain weight easily.

 Second, the punch weight is not big enough. The highest punch weight of my right fist is 1,600 pounds, but the average punch weight is only 1,360 pounds.

Holyfield, who is training at the same training ground, has a maximum punch weight of 1,620 pounds, which is only 20 pounds higher than him. However, the average punch weight of his ten right fists is as high as 1,480 pounds. His performance is very stable and his lethality is greater than his. In actual combat, A little more powerful than him.

Link continues to train, and also wants to continue to increase his boxing weight, striving to increase his boxing weight to more than 2,000 pounds. If he can reach this figure, he may become the "One Punch Man" in the future.

No matter what opponent you encounter, one punch can solve the problem.

After exercising every day, he would drive to the recording studio to practice singing. Ivaca put down the words and said that the album would be released before February, so he, Graeme and others had to work overtime and start the recording process in advance.

  I\'mnever

 I never

  I\'mneverdown

 I never give up

  Lyinghere, staringup

 I lay where I fell and stared ahead

　Andyou\'relookingdown

In the recording studio, Link wore a headset and stood behind the microphone to sing the song "Chasing the Sun" from the new album.

"Chasing the Sun" is one of the theme songs of the animated movie "Ice Age 4". It is a popular inspirational song sung by the British idol group The Wanted. It has topped the British singles chart and also won the number one spot on the US Billboard. the fifth place.

This song contains elements of rock, pop, independent music and other elements. The tune is exciting and the rhythm is great.

Link used to listen to the rhythm of this song and practice repeatedly when he was practicing his boxing steps.

Because it is a song that I often listened to in the past, when I was practicing the song, I often couldn’t help but think back to the scene where I used to practice boxing.

This feeling is very strange. I used to practice boxing and listen to music, but now I am boxing in my mind when I practice singing.

"Link, be more involved when singing. You have to remember that you are a singer, not a player. When singing a song, you should try to understand every lyric and every melody, and integrate your understanding and emotions into it, and then use 伱The more thoroughly you understand the song, the more perfect your expression will be, and your voice will be more infectious.”

 Soundproof glass exterior wall, Graeme Goodall pointed out while listening to the song.

"clear!"

Link nodded and adjusted his singing method according to the other party's instructions. He sang it over and over again, and he couldn't stop until his voice became hoarse.

Graeme said that he had not received professional music training and his grasp of the pitch was not accurate enough. Therefore, before officially recording the songs, he needed to sing each song in this album more than a thousand times to form muscle memory. Something went wrong.

  —

 “How does Link sing?”

Outside the recording room, Ivaca walked in wearing a black women's suit and skirt, with blond hair and red lips. There was no extra expression on her fair and delicate face, like a domineering female president.

Graeme came back to his senses, put down his headphones and said, "It's great. Link is a natural singer. His voice is first-class, his understanding of songs and his handling of emotions are also very unique. It's hard to imagine that he is a boxer. If If he can invest more time and energy in singing, his achievements in the future will not be worse than those of first-line singers.”

 “Just a first-line singer?”

Ivaca crossed her arms and seemed a little dissatisfied.

Graeme looked at her in surprise. Isn't it enough to let Link become a first-class singer?

There are thousands of singers in the singing world, but only a few dozen can become first-class singers. Link, a boxer, can become a first-class singer. Graeme thinks this achievement is very good. "Link is not a professional singer, has not received professional training, and does not understand music theory. He is very suitable for the position of a first-line singer." Graeme said.

Ivaca looked at the person in the glass window and shook her head slightly: "Your goal is too conservative. He is only 20 years old and is already a world boxing champion with millions of fans around the world, which is more than any new singer. .

 The second point is that he is a singer-songwriter. He was able to write the Billboard No. 1 single "Dream It Possible", which proves that he is very talented.

Third and most important, he is handsome and has the looks of a super movie star.

 Such a person, do you think he can only become a first-class singer? "

Graeme Goodall thought about it carefully, and Link seemed to be indeed outstanding, combining talent, good looks, fame, and youth.

In addition, he works very hard and is very serious when practicing singing. He doesn't have the bad habits of young stars and is simply flawless.

"Link is very good, but he just wants to be a top singer. Sometimes it depends on the social environment and market trends."

Graeme hesitated.

"I understand. The purpose of telling you this is to remind you that Link is not an ordinary singer, but a talented singer. You have to make him a superstar and be more strict with him. If he succeeds, you will You will also be successful and earn more honors and dollars, which I think you won’t dislike.”

Ivaca said calmly.

Graeme's eyes lit up when he heard her words. He has been a producer for more than 20 years, and he is only a gold medal producer, not a top producer in the music industry.

 The main reason is that in the past, under Sony Music, I often served some low-level singers and produced some low-level songs, and I was unable to use my talents.

 Now that we have good songs, singers with great potential, and great production rights, why not work hard here and make a career?

“Miss Tomp, I understand, I will definitely be stricter with Link.”

Graeme said.

Iwaka glanced at Link, with a triumphant smile on her face.

Standing in the recording studio for a moment, she left without waiting for Link to come out. Before leaving, she told Graeme not to tell Link that she had been there.

Then Link discovered that Graeme had higher demands on him, constantly interrupting his singing, picking out a lot of mistakes for him, and asking him to correct them. Afterwards, he even took out a bunch of music teaching materials and asked him to take them back to study. .

 “Graeme, just singing, is it necessary to know so many theories?”

Link looked at the pile of books on the table and couldn't help but feel a little dizzy.

Graeme shook his head seriously, picked up a piece of paper and said, "Link, do you know how to use this paper to perfectly cut out the shape of a palm?"

Link looked at the A4 paper, thought for a while, and made gestures with his fingers.

 “First draw the outline of the palm with a pen, and then cut it out with scissors.”

Graeme shook his head and took out a larger piece of manuscript paper, as wide as two palms.

"If you want to cut out a perfect palm shape on a piece of paper, the best way is not to use strokes, but to expand the paper. As long as the paper is big enough, you can do whatever you want on it. Draw as many palms as you want. several."

Link thought for a moment, but still didn't quite understand what he wanted to say.

 “Graeme, if you have something to say, please say it directly and don’t use metaphors with me.”

"This principle is the same as singing. As long as your level is high enough, any song can be perfectly presented by you. You can listen to songs by Celine Dion and Whitney Houston. They never pinch their throats when singing. Use falsetto, sing broken notes, or not have enough breath.

They sing every song very easily because their singing skills are good enough and they can perfectly present the song without putting too much effort. "

Graeme said.

Link understood. He could say so much in just four Chinese idioms - he could do it with ease.

As long as you practice your singing skills to perfection, you will be able to sing with ease.

“Music theory is equivalent to a professional guide for musicians. Only those who know more will not make mistakes. It will not hurt you to read more.”

Mr. Graeme said.

Link thought for a while and accepted the other party's suggestion.

 (End of this chapter)