Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 338: Finalizing Captain America

"The Ellen DeGeneres Show", also known as "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", is a popular talk show on CBS in the United States. The content combines current affairs, celebrities, musical guests and human stories. It is the most popular talk show among American people One of the popular talk shows.

According to data released by Olson, this show had an average audience of 3.62 million viewers per episode in 2010, and Link's talk show had 10.15 million viewers on that day, breaking the show's highest ratings record.

The news that Link announced on the show that he planned to retire from the music scene after the release of his fifth album quickly became the most sensational news in the American entertainment industry and even the global entertainment industry after the show was broadcast. It was reported and discussed by many media and was also discussed by many netizens on the Internet. Talking about this.

 Some people think it is hype. Link created a gimmick to promote the album "The Woman I Love", so that more people will buy his album.

 Some people regret this. Link's first three albums were all of high quality, and his songs are also very good. Retiring from the music scene too early is a loss to his fans.

 Some people also expressed support for this.

These people are mainly Link's boxing fans. They hope that Link will put down all his work and concentrate on boxing training. In the future, he will have a great chance to become a boxing superstar comparable to Ali and Tyson. Being a sports superstar is more worthy of being remembered than a singer. .

As for Link’s fans, they gathered on Link’s Twitter to ask about the situation, hoping that what he said on the show was not true.

Many fans confessed online that they like him because his songs are good. No matter whether he is a **** or not, no matter how many girlfriends he has, they don't care about the media reports. They hope that he will not be under too much pressure and continue to create music.

There are more than 100,000 such messages, and the top one has 338,000 likes.

“It’s been too long. April 14th next year will be the day you leave the Bay Villa.”

Within 24 hours after this tweet was posted, it was retweeted by 1.03 million people, received 830,000 comments, and liked 4.27 million times, setting a new record for likes and retweets on the Twitter platform, and the shortest time to receive more than 800,000 likes. Tweets with comments.

“How about we make a bet, and if you lose, you will take back your words about quitting the music scene.”

"You asked for this. How do you calculate the time? It cannot be ten years later."

"roll!!"

 “You are such a competitive woman.”

He posted a new tweet, telling fans that he would not quit the industry immediately, but after releasing two albums.

 In the coming time, he will work with several producers from Link Music to carefully produce these two albums to give fans better music.

Even Taylor, who usually ignored him, took the initiative to send messages.

“You really want to withdraw? Why, I thought we agreed last time.”

 Paul Walker and others said that he only thought about quitting the industry when he made too much money, but he would never do this if he had no money.

Taylor said.

Taylor sent three messages in a row saying, "If I lose, you can do whatever you want."

 Musicians such as Lady Gaga and Adele suggested that he make the last two albums into deluxe editions with 50 songs each, and release one every three to five years, one for each of the other five.

“I know who you are, you pervert, and I also know what will happen if you lose, but I never believe that I will lose.”

 “U.S. sales? Impossible, you don’t have that chance.”

“I still remember when we had our last ML on April 14, you asked me if you were successful in the future and I didn’t get married, would we have a chance to get back together, or even get married.

Link said he could consider it.

"Really? My album sales are too high. If I don't quit, none of you will be able to get ahead. I think you should be happy."

 “You are such a shameless bastard.”

"you say!"

 “Where are Ivaca and your rumored girlfriends? Are you willing to kick them out? Scumbag!”

Link did not deny that what they said was right.

 “Come back! Continue to be my girlfriend!”

Link shook his head and sent another message asking her if she had a boyfriend. He hoped she didn't. Taylor replied and said it had nothing to do with him.

 “I mean, one.”

　　After releasing two albums, I will retire from the music scene, so I will have more free time.

Link remembers that her third album didn't sell more than Eminem's, somewhere between two and three million copies.

 “You lost?”

Become the user with the largest number of fans on the Twitter platform, and also one of the users with the largest number of fans on all social platforms on the Internet, including Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, Weibo, ins, etc.

Link also sent two messages, "Are you serious? You should know what kind of person I am. I am definitely not a gentleman."

“April 13th, 13 is my lucky number, I will definitely win you.”

Link was also a little moved when he saw the messages from fans.

The number of fans of Link's Twitter account officially exceeded the 60 million mark on June 26, 2010, reaching 60.69 million.

In addition, he also told fans that when he has good songs in the future, he will give them to other singers to sing, or release new singles online, but he will no longer release new albums.

 Selena and Da Lei, several familiar singers, called and said they hoped he could give more advice on their albums in the future and help their albums sell tens of millions of copies.

Link also said it was no problem.

 After the show was broadcast, many acquaintances called to inquire about the situation. Link said it was true. He had been too busy in the past two years and had no time to rest and deal with some personal matters.

“My new album is scheduled to be released on July 22 next year.”

"You are too arrogant. You only have better sales for this album, not every one. My new album will definitely surpass you in sales."

I thought about it seriously during this period, and the answer is yes. Even if you become a notorious woman or a failed singer in the future, I will still be willing to accept you. I find that I really can’t forget this willful and stubborn **** like you. woman. "

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“You are a stinky man, a stinky pervert, and a big scumbag! I will not become a notorious woman or a failed singer. You will never see that day.”

 “I hope so, come on!”

 “Get out! You stinky man!”

Link smiled softly. He used to be nervous when he saw Taylor angry and thought about how to comfort her. Now he feels very happy. This is probably the difference between his girlfriend and his ex-girlfriend.

  —

During the release of "Scandal Project", he participated in the second round of role auditions held by Marvel Studios. Eight people participated in this round, which mainly tested the actor's acting ability and line skills.

In the audition, Link performed live the dialogue between Captain America and his superior, Ms. Carter, before saying goodbye.

This is the end of the movie. In order to save the city of New York, Captain America decided to fly an out-of-control plane equipped with a nuclear bomb and crash into the Arctic Ocean.

Before the plane crashed, Captain America asked Agent Carter to dance, and Carter agreed with tears in his eyes.

 The plot is very touching.

Since he has practiced well on the crew of "Midnight in Paris" during this period, he is very good at performing emotional scenes. He also performed this scene very well and his lines are also good.

  In the second round of auditions, he got a good score in performance.

 Also successfully entered the third round, along with Will Smith, Chris Evans, and Channing Tatum.

Seeing that there were four more people selected and the third round was not necessarily the final round, he announced through Ms. Mandy that he would give up the role and would not participate in the next round.

 After becoming famous, the film company knows what type of actor he is. He has good appearance, good temperament, high popularity, good acting skills, and high box office appeal.

Based on these external conditions, when the film company has a role suitable for him, it directly submits the script to the agency, and even the salary is agreed in advance, without the need for an audition at all.

And Captain America auditioned again and again for a very useless role. He didn’t have the time or the patience. In addition, he also hated the feeling of being chosen.

 But on the day he announced that he had given up the audition, Joe Johnston, the producer and director of "Captain America", called and said he wanted to talk to him.

Link asks the other person if he has the power to decide who the character is. If so, talk to him. If you don’t talk, it’s useless.

 Director Johnston said yes.

Link agreed and met Director Johnston and another producer Stephen Broussard, who had worked on "The Incredible Hulk" at noon the next day in an Italian cafe on Hollywood Boulevard. "Served as a producer.

 The three of them met and said hello.

Link looked at the two producers who were looking at him and said, "Gentlemen, do I have a question to ask?"

"Excuse me!"

“My image is top-notch, my acting skills are superb, my box office appeal is comparable to that of a top-tier movie star, and I have strong fighting skills. I am a representative of the American dream, a national idol, and the salary is not high. Is there any difficulty in letting me play Captain America?”

Link asked seriously.

Director Johnston and Producer Stephen were stunned for a moment and looked at each other in surprise.

After meeting Link, they were still thinking about how to introduce topics to make the atmosphere of the meeting better.

But Link got straight to the point and went to the core of the problem, asking why he couldn't be allowed to play Captain America?

This issue has also been a topic of repeated discussion within the production department of "Captain America" ​​recently. What are the disadvantages of having Link play Captain America?

On the production team's writing board, Link has three main shortcomings: First, he is not a professional actor. He is a top singer with great influence in the music industry and around the world. Let a singer play Captain America. , there will be certain risks.

Second, he is a part-time actor. He has only filmed three movies so far: "The Fighter", "Blue Sea 2", "Scandal Project", and the unreleased "The Expendables". Among these movies, except for "The Fighter", his acting is pretty good. , and several other films are not satisfactory.

In this regard, he is not comparable to top Hollywood movie star Will Smith, and Chris Evans, who has starred in many comic book movies.

Three, although he is very famous, except for "The Fighter", the films he has starred in currently have a global box office of over 100 million, and other films have average results, so he has not yet demonstrated his box office appeal.

In addition to the above three main problems, there are also some secondary problems. His hair is not golden brown, he is a playboy, his appearance is too handsome and beautiful, etc., which are all negative points.

 Despite so many problems, the production team of "Captain America" ​​still regarded him as the first candidate.

 Because this guy is so good.

 First of all, he is famous all over the world.

 The literary film "The Fighter" was released at the end of last year with an investment of 32 million. It has currently grossed 156 million US dollars at the global box office, of which overseas box office contributed more than 92 million. According to surveys, many viewers are going to Link.

Literary movies starring Link can earn hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office. If it is a commercial movie and he plays a comic book character with many book fans, the box office results will definitely be higher.

With him playing Captain America, no matter how bad the movie is, his fans will push the box office results up.

 This is a box office guarantee.

 Secondly, Link is an extremely physically strong guy.

 Olympic champion, boxing superstar, and swimming star, he is called ‘Superman’ by the media.

 He is synonymous with strength.

He will play Captain America. This is a dream combination that will give movie fans a strong sense of expectation.

 When promoting the movie, there are many topics worthy of hype.

 Third, Stan Lee, the author of the "Captain America" ​​comics, thinks Link is good.

 Because of these advantages and disadvantages, the production team was arguing endlessly. The debate was originally going to continue, but Link suddenly sent a message that the game would no longer be played.

Hearing that Link gave up, the production team suddenly unified their opinions and felt that it would be good to use him to play Captain America.

Although Chris Evans has good acting skills and has experience in playing comic book characters, his box office appeal is not as good as Link's, and Chris himself is not particularly willing to play this role.

 As for black Will Smith and several other actors, they are too problematic and are even more inappropriate than Link and Evans.

 After comprehensive consideration, Director Johnston and Producer Stephen decided to come and meet Link.

“Link, you are a singer. When the audience sees the role you perform, they will be disturbed by your identity. This is the biggest problem.”

Director Johnston responded to Link’s previous question.

“I am a top singer. I think this is a plus. In addition, my acting skills are good. You can ask several directors who have worked with me. My performance will never disappoint people. I have this confidence.”

Link said.

Director Johnston and Producer Stephen looked at each other, suddenly stood up and stretched out their hands and said: "Link, welcome to join the crew of "Captain America"."

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This time it was Link’s turn. He had been preparing for this role for more than half a month and participated in two rounds of auditions. The crew also showed no intention to hand over the role to him.

 But now he just flattered himself and nothing changed, but the crew decided to give the role to him.

 This change is sudden.

He smiled softly, stretched out his hand and said:

 “Happy to work with!”

  —

 After finalizing the role, the two parties discussed film shooting plans, fitness training, costume design, firearms training, etc.

Preparatory work for this film has been basically completed, and it will probably be shot between October and February next year. The filming locations are in Los Angeles, New York, the United Kingdom and other places. Link needs to spare some time.

Also, Captain America will have very developed muscles after transforming into a super soldier.

 At his current size, he still needs to add some muscle mass.

Link said there is no problem with this. The game between him and De La Hoya is a cross-level challenge, and it doesn’t matter if he is a little heavier during the game.

As for the remuneration, these matters will be discussed between Ms. Mandy and Marvel Company, and he and Director Johnston do not need to worry about it.

　　After the two parties reached an agreement, Marvel Entertainment also announced that Link would play Captain America. Link also retweeted this tweet.

 After the news came out, it caused a great sensation and a lot of controversy in the entertainment industry.

Link fans are very happy. Link is already very handsome and powerful. If he plays a character like Captain America, his image will definitely be more handsome and explosive.

Also, Link is originally a top player in boxing and music. If this movie is successful, he has a great chance of becoming a top actor in the film industry.

 By then he will be a superstar across the music, sports, and film worlds, which is cool to think about.

Link's fans saw that he was becoming more and more successful, and they were all very proud. They all flocked to the Link fan club website to celebrate, and directly paralyzed the website.

 There will naturally be support and opposition.

 Those who objected said that he is a singer, and it would be a bit of a drama to have a singer play Captain America.

Some people also questioned his acting skills, thinking that he could not play the role of Captain America well, and that Will Smith should play the role, and using Link to play the role is racial discrimination.

 But there are more people who support him than those who oppose him.

After the news was announced, the Marvel Comics Club website launched a topic: Are you looking forward to Link playing Captain America?

  Within three days, 2.04 million people voted to express their expectation, 362,000 people chose not to expect it, and 250,000 people had a neutral attitude.

From this point of view, everyone’s attitude towards Link playing Captain America is positive, but there are also some controversies.

 Controversy is also a good thing. For example, after Marvel announced the selection, Link and "Captain America" ​​remained highly popular, and were on the hot search lists on Yahoo, Twitter, MySpace and other websites for three consecutive days.

 “Damn, this guy is trending again.”

50 cents looked at the news on his mobile phone with a very helpless expression.

Link announced his retirement from the music scene before, and the relevant news was on the hot search for four days. News about him was all over the newspapers and the Internet.

But without waiting for the popularity of the last news to pass, the next one will follow. It is so frequent that the hot search list seems to be contracted by him.

A situation like Link's is something they can't even envy.

“Well, if I had so many hot searches when I released my album, I would never have sold only 1.1 million copies by now.”

Usher sighed as he held a glass of whiskey.

50 Cents took a look at him and found that he was becoming more and more like Kanye. He kept releasing negative energy to the people around him every day. Sometimes when he and Kanye sat together, the atmosphere of the entire booth would be depressed by them.

"Arthur, you are from SB Entertainment, and you are also Link's subordinate. Link is a hot search expert. If you want to be on hot search, you can ask him for help. I think he will not refuse."

Fifty Cent said teasingly.

Usher was drinking. When he heard what he said, he paused and suddenly felt that what he said made some sense. He had a cooperative relationship with SB Brokerage Company. Link Music was the major shareholder of SB Company. He had developed better and was more interested in Lin. There are benefits to grams too.

 Perhaps we can really go to Link or Scout to help promote it.

As for whether he will be ostracized by the East Coast rap group, he doesn't care. As a singer, only by selling records can he gain a foothold in the music world. Nothing else matters.

Usher nodded, drank the wine in the glass, stood up and left.

50 cents was stunned for a moment when he saw his back. This guy wouldn't really go to Link to help him get trending, right?

 Oops, East Coast Rap is breaking up.

  —

 “Miranda, how many sales did “TheWomanILove” have this week?”

In the office of the CEO of Link Music, Ivaca looked back at her assistant and asked.

“84,000 copies, ranked third on the album chart, two places higher than last week, with cumulative sales in the United States reaching 4.224 million copies.”

Miranda said while looking at the tablet.

　　"Yes, let the publicity department continue to follow up and try to sell 5 million copies of this album in the United States."

Ivaca said calmly.

"clear!"

Miranda smiled slightly and left with the tablet.

Ivaca stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the bustling Manhattan streets below, with a beautiful smile on her lips.

 (End of this chapter)