Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 392 Unexpected News (8/10)

 After breakfast, he followed Ivaca to the Link Music Company to gain a sense of presence.

He met Ariana Grande in the recording studio, and she invited him to the studio to listen to her newly composed songs.

Link listened to it once and felt pretty good.

Ariana's voice is sweet and lively, with strong explosive power. Coupled with her experience on the Broadway stage and more than half a year of training in the recording studio, she is very strong in singing and acting. What's even more rare is that she is also a creative type. Talent.

Link approached Graeme and several producers to discuss whether Ariana could record a small EP first.

 On the one hand, let’s look at the market’s response and its recognition of singers of her style.

On the other hand, Ariana can also be trained. During the conversation with sister A, he could clearly see the desire for success and fame in the little girl's eyes.

Since 16-year-old Justin Bieber became famous in the music industry, more and more singers have been eager to become famous in their teens, and record companies have been lowering the age of singers when exploring talents.

 In this context, talented young people like Ariana have become impetuous and want to become famous earlier.

Link is not discouraged by this. He doesn’t know what year Sister A debuted, nor how many albums she has released, and what the specific results are.

But knowing that she will be one of the top stars in the future music scene, it doesn’t matter even if she takes a few detours and encounters a few setbacks in the past two years. Now that link musicians have a big career, they also have the capital to try and make mistakes.

In addition to Ariana, another signed singer Charlie Puth also received the same treatment.

 Compose a few songs first and give them to him, Graeme and other producers for evaluation. As long as they are not too bad, you can give them a try first.

After receiving the news from their manager, Sister A and Duanmei excitedly went into the recording studio to polish the songs in order to get a higher rating from the production department.

 Link came to the recording studio mainly to discuss the recording work of the fourth album with Graeme and others.

　　The fourth volume originally had 26 songs, but after being streamlined, there were only 20 songs left, 16 of which were from Link.

Including "Sorry", "Thatgirl", "Loveisgone", "Lethergo", "SaySomething", "LetMeDownSlowly", "Latenightmelancholy", "Nopromises", "RememberMe", etc., all of which are relatively classic sad songs.

These songs nearly emptied his inventory.

  He also told Graeme and several producers that this may be his last album, and he must strive for excellence during production and try to be as perfect as possible.

Graeme and others didn’t try to persuade him. Link music belongs to him. Even if he doesn’t release a new album, he will give good works to his singers to sing and cultivate more new talents.

The only pity is that he is currently very famous in the music industry. Any album he releases can sell millions of copies. Moreover, he is only 22 years old. Retiring from the music industry too early will be a huge loss to the music industry and fans.

But Graeme and the others can't help it. Link is now worth more than 2 billion and has become a capital tycoon. He still has money to spend even if he doesn't release an album, so he can't force it.

After several people discussed it, they decided that it would be more appropriate to release this album in July or August. The specific time will depend on the arrangements of the distribution department.

 After setting the time, Link sent messages to several familiar singers, including Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Adele, Kesha, and Katy Perry.

　　 said he was planning to release an album in July and August, and asked them when their new album would be released to avoid a crash.

Especially Adele's "21", which is a divine album with popular songs such as "Rolling in the Deep", "Someone Like You" and "Set Fire to the Rain".

 When he met her, Link was not confident enough to win.

 Adele wrote back and said that the company planned to release a new album early next month and would not touch him. She also jokingly asked him if he wanted to release it early so that the two of them could compete for the charts.

Link said that you can compete in different periods, and the winner will be treated to a meal.

　　Adele said yes.

Lady Gaga replied that she expects to release her second solo studio album "BornThisWay" at the end of May, and it will not happen.

Beyoncé replied that she was planning to release her fourth solo album "4" at the end of June or early July, and asked if she wanted to PK it? The loser gets to lie down during the date.

Link said yes.

Katy Perry replied that he has no plans to release a new album this year, and asked him if the album’s goal is to exceed 5 million copies?

Fruit's second music album "Teenage Dream" was released in September last year. The current sales in the United States have exceeded 2 million, and Fruit's sister has become the most popular female singer in the music industry at the beginning of this year.

 Miley Cyrus and Kesha released new albums last year and have no plans for this year.

Link thought for a moment and sent a message to Mrs. Andrea, mentioning that he was planning to release his fourth album in July or August, and asked Taylor about his new album plans.

Mrs. Andrea replied that Taylor is also preparing a new album and plans to release it at the end of the year.

After discussing with Graeme and others, Link decided to place the discovery time of the fourth specialization around September.

  Adele, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Taylor will all release albums this year, and Kanye, Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, Eminem and others are also preparing new albums, and the market competition is fierce.

 It will not be easy for Link to break out of the crowd and enter the top three with this album.

 Ding dong!

 As he walked out of the office, his cell phone received a message from Mrs. Andrea.

 “The kids are fine, you don’t have to worry.”

Link was stunned for a few seconds after seeing this message, and his hands couldn't help shaking.

 Despite previous information received from detectives, the child may be fine.

But hearing Mrs. Andrea say it herself, he couldn't help but feel excited. I had a lot of things to ask her, but after thinking about it, I realized that Mrs. Andrea was in trouble.

 He just sent ‘thank you’.

"Don't mention this to Taylor, and don't ask her, she has a bad temper right now."

Mrs. Andrea reminded.

"I see."

 After replying to the message, Link took a long breath of relief and expelled most of the depression accumulated during this period. At the same time, he also hated Taylor as a woman in his heart.

In order to maintain her single persona and her personal independence and freedom, she fabricated a premature birth accident, deceived everyone, and even told her face that she had deliberately aborted the child.

I have to say, this woman is so cruel, he would never say such a thing.

 “What happened? You seem to be in a good mood.”

Ivaca came over on high heels, looked at his face and asked.

“The weather is nice today, how about we go to Changdao to soak in the hot springs?”

Link put his arms around her **** waist and hips and smiled.

“Don’t think about it, don’t think that I don’t know what you’re planning. I’m telling you this won’t work, and I will never let you succeed. My father wants us to go home for dinner, do you want to come together?”

Ivaca grabbed his flailing palm, pulled it over and held it, saying.

"certainly!"

Link smiled softly, followed Ivaca out of the company, and drove to the old villa of the Thompson family in the Upper East Side.

Since Mr. Thompson remarried a few years ago, Evaca rarely came back after moving out. Today, Mr. Thompson took the initiative to invite her and Link home as guests. He also mentioned that it was a family dinner. No matter what, they would To bring Link back.

The family dinner at the Thompson family was very lively. In addition to the sixteen members of the three generations of the family, there were also Evaca's four uncles, uncles, aunts and other relatives, making the family number more than forty.

These people are concentrated in the business, political, judicial, and art circles, and are somewhat famous.

 But compared to Link, they were all far behind, so when they saw Link, everyone was very affectionate and pulled him to ask questions.

Link was not surprised either, so he chatted as much as he could, and smiled politely if they had nothing in common.

 After arriving at the scene, old Mr. Thompson also took him to the study for a private chat.

 Ask him if he has any plans to invest in the Thompson family real estate. You can sell him part of the shares.

Link thought for a moment and declined because he had no funds.

 Thompson's real estate mainly includes buildings, hotels, casinos, and clubs in several major cities, with a total market value of approximately tens of billions of dollars, and the Thompson's holds about 20%.

 In this year's "Ranking of the 400 Richest Americans" released by Forbes, Lao Tang ranked 128th with a total worth of 2.9 billion.

Link is ranked 166th, and the gap is not too big.

Although Thompson Real Estate is well-known, its profitability is far less than that of multinational hotel chains such as Hilton Hotels, Sheraton Hotels, and Four Seasons Hotels, and its investment potential is not great.

Mr. Tang did not force him.

Just mentioned that his decision to exchange Nvidia with Twitter was ill-considered, and said that if he wants to make a big investment next time, he can discuss it with him. He knows many senior investment bank executives on Wall Street and can provide some consultation and advice.

Link expressed his thanks.

After the banquet, he followed Mr. Thompson to meet several people from the New York business circle and politicians, and played a round of golf together at the golf club of the Thompson Group.

Link's skills are average and he mainly listens to a few people chatting while playing.

Several of them are Xiang party members, discussing how to seek government and usurp the throne.

Link listened for a while and understood the reason why the old father-in-law brought him here.

In addition to helping him expand his connections, he is also using him as a newly wealthy man to win over his team.

Link is not disgusted with this either. If he marries Ivaca in the future and his old father-in-law becomes successful, he will also get some benefits, and the two families will share weal and woe.

  Within the scope of his personal ability, he does not mind helping his old father-in-law.

He suggested that his old father-in-law play more Twitter and Facebook and publish more comments on current affairs and personal opinions, which can also attract some people's attention.

 Previously, my father-in-law was in the television industry and liked to express his opinions and opinions on television programs to attract public attention.

 But now is the Internet age, and speaking out through online social platforms gets more attention.

The old father-in-law agreed with his opinion and said that he would try online social platforms. Finally, he said that his golf skills are too bad and he must practice hard.

 This sport is one of the social means for the upper class. A good golfer will be admired by many people in the circle.

His father-in-law wanted to teach him how to play golf himself, but after just a few swings, his old waist twisted. Link had to stop playing golf temporarily and sent him to the physical therapy room for massage.

 (End of this chapter)