Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 569 White Lotus in the Music World

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"This one passed!"

On the set of "The Expendables 3", director Michael Bay looked at the camera and shouted.

After more than a month of filming, Link's role was finalized. Compared with the previous film, his role is a bit more. However, "The Expendables 3" is an ensemble movie. Each actor has only a few minutes to play, and even the protagonist has only a few minutes to play. There won’t be much footage left.

In addition, director Michael Bay is a director who likes to shoot large-scale action scenes, especially explosion scenes. He is known as "Explosion Bay". "The Expendables 3" has more special effects than the previous two movies combined.

This also caused the film's budget to be seriously exceeded, which increased from the initial 120 million US dollars to 150 million US dollars.

However, because there are many new weapons, cool-looking cars, mobile phones, computers, watches and other products in the film, the advertising sponsorship cost is as high as 68 million US dollars, which has alleviated the pressure on the producers to a certain extent.

But also because there are many advertisements and director Michael Bay is a representative of popcorn movies, this movie may also become a popcorn movie.

How much box office the movie will get in the end and whether it will lose money will not be known until it is released.

After the film was completed, Link flew back to the United States and attended the 31st MTV Video Music Awards held at the Forum Arena in Inglewood, California.

Compared with last year, the main force in the music scene this year has become singers born in the 1990s, including Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Charlie Puth, Demi Lowe Young singers such as Watteau and Iggy Azalea performed very well this year.

The theme of this year for veteran singers is online feuding, mainly Kesha Qian, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga.

There are also Justin Bieber and Elf Prince Orlando Bloom fighting over Miranda Kerr, Beyoncé’s sister fighting with Jay-Z was exposed, Kanye and Kim Kardashian married a daughter, Kanye was exposed in Blackface throughout the wedding.

The conflict between Kesha and Katy Perry and Lady Gaga started at the beginning of this year. Kesha, the money-loving mother-in-law, accused her of being assaulted by gold medal producer Dr. Luke. Dr. Luke counter-sued her for fabricating slander.

The two sides went to court, and Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and others spoke out in support of Kesha.

Lady Gaga revealed that she was assaulted while at school and hated this kind of thing.

Because of this incident, Katy Perry announced that she had terminated her contract with Dr. Luke's music company to support her friend Kesha.

Link and Taylor each donated $100,000 to the JoyfulHeart Foundation to help victims of sexual harassment in their legal battles.

Things got heated.

Due to insufficient evidence in the case, the court could not convict Dr. Luke. Kesha heard from the grapevine that Katy Perry had also been assaulted by Dr. Luke, and hoped that Katy Perry would come forward to testify.

Katy Perry swore in court that she had never been sexually assaulted by Dr. Luke.

Later, court documents revealed the chat history between Kesha and Lady Gaga.

Kesha complained in the text message that Katy Perry was unwilling to stand up and testify against Dr. Luke at the critical moment, which was not a good thing. Lady Gaga said that Katy Perry probably didn’t want to lose everything now, so she didn’t choose to come forward.

After these documents were spread online by insiders, they caused quite a stir in the entertainment industry. Fans of the three people quarreled on various major platforms, creating a chaotic atmosphere.

Although the three of them have not released a new album, they have been trending many times due to gossip news.

The incident where Beyoncé’s sister kicked and beat Jay-z happened because Jay-z cheated on Beyoncé’s friend while Beyoncé was on tour. Beyoncé’s sister was dissatisfied with Jay-z’s behavior and ran to find trouble with Jay-z. , and was immediately exposed by the paparazzi.

After the incident, Beyoncé chose to forgive, winning the favor of countless fans who said she has the demeanor of a big sister.

There was also a physical altercation between Justin Bieber and Elf Prince in a restaurant in Spain in July.

It is said that Justin Bieber had an affair with Miranda, the ex-wife of Elf Prince. In addition, Justin Bieber has been exposed in scandals in recent years, including fights, drunken racing, smoking marijuana, drug possession, soliciting prostitutes, etc.

Justin has also been trending frequently this year.

Also because there were a lot of messy things happening in the music world this year, Link was also involved in a hot search.

Many media claimed to miss Link's days in the music industry. Although Link was often trending in the music industry, most of it was a music battle, for albums and songs to hit the charts.

Later, Link and Taylor broke up, and some scandals broke out, but they were all within a reasonable range. Link never broke any negative news such as taking drugs, soliciting prostitutes, drunk driving, or beating people.

When scandals broke out among several top music stars, some media reported on Link's recent work arrangements, including boxing training, boxing matches, promoting movies, making movies, participating in the Cannes Film Festival, being a stay-at-home dad, etc.

The itinerary was so packed that there was almost no time for rest.

The media praised Link as a "model worker in the entertainment industry" and a breath of fresh air in the music industry. He is the most positive, upright and idol superstar worthy of admiration.

Although Link also has the title of playboy, with the support of his peers, he once again became the "most perfect man" in the entertainment industry. This title he once held before breaking up with Taylor in 10 years, and now the media has returned it. Give it to him.

This time he wore it more securely.

Affected by these scandals, this year's MTV Video Awards ceremony was also quite lively. The post-80s singers who originally liked to sit together at the awards ceremony became scattered and behaved differently in front of the camera.

However, there are currently no leading figures like Link, Lady Gaga, or Taylor among the singers born in the 1990s. No matter in terms of album data or domestic and international influence, they cannot be compared with the "one emperor and four queens" for the time being, which also leads to the The latter singers are not strong enough in terms of momentum.

At this MTV Awards Ceremony, Link is neither a presenter nor a performer, he is the host.

This year's live performances at the MTV Awards have a theme, which is boxing. All guests invited to perform must be related to the concept of boxing in their clothing, performance, or other aspects.

For example, the live stage was designed like a boxing ring. Katy Perry wore boxing shorts and boxing gloves during her performance. Ariana Grande performed wearing her WBA heavyweight gold belt. Selena also performed live boxing.

This kind of show can help promote boxing matches, and Link is happy to help.

This year Miley Cyrus' "WreckingBall" won the Video of the Year award.

Katy Perry won Best Female Video of the Year for "Dark Horse", Ed Sheeran won Best Male Video for "Sing" and Ariana Grande won Best Pop Video for "Problem" .

The biggest winner at this year's MTV Awards is Beyoncé, with eight nominations and three awards, while Eminem has six nominations and one award.

Other awards are similar to dividing the cake, one for each person. Selena, Lana Del Rey, Charlie Puth, Shia Fuller, Five Beauties, Drake and others also won several technical awards. Compared with previous years, there are few hit songs in the music industry this year. The best-selling single is Pharrell Williams' "Happy" with sales of 5.63 million copies.

Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" ranked second with 4.04 million copies, and the sales of other singles were all below 4 million.

Including Ariana Grande’s new album “MyEverything” lead single “Problem” with 3.54 million copies.

The lead single "Ultraviolence" from Lana Del Rey's new album "Ultraviolence" sold 3.32 million, and there are also a few songs from British singer Sam Smith's new album, but their sales are not as good as last year.

Before September, there were 36 singles that sold more than one million copies, 15 fewer than last year. The total album sales in the record market were 120.9 million, down 15% from last year, and single sales also dropped by 13% from last year. .

The best-selling album this year is "Frozen," the soundtrack to "Frozen," with 3.23 million copies sold.

Link released his fifth album "As It Was" in August of the previous year. This year, he sold 1.87 million copies, temporarily ranking second. This album currently has a total sales volume of 15.05 million copies in the United States.

British singer Sam Smith's album "In the Lonely Hour" sold 1.21 million copies, ranking third.

Judging from the current situation, if there are not a few hit albums to save the market, this year's music industry will be the worst year since 2000.

"There aren't any good songs in the music scene this year. Have you ever thought about writing some good songs for your fans?"

After the award ceremony, Taylor pulled him and asked.

"You don't need me to come. The songs in your new album are all very good. Fans can listen to your songs to satisfy their cravings."

Link laughed.

"Of course, the production level of my album is top-notch. Believe it or not, the sales volume of my "1989" is definitely higher than yours. It is more sold than your first album."

Taylor said and glared at him. Originally, she wanted to say that "1989" sold more copies than Link's last album, but after thinking about it, Link's fifth album sold more than 15 million copies in the United States, which could not be beaten.

The fourth album also exceeded 10 million, but it also couldn't beat it.

The third and second albums currently have more than 7 million copies, and even the worst first album "The Fighter" currently has nearly 5 million copies.

She thought about it again, and among Link's five albums, only the first album could be compared. She felt very angry. Link, a guy who entered the music industry halfway, has now become an unreachable mountain in the music industry, and she still needs someone like her. The teacher comes to look up.

So irritating.

I still remember that when we first met in 2008, Link couldn’t even play the guitar, and his fingers were stiff as stones. He needed her to teach him step by step, and he didn’t even understand musical notation.

In the blink of an eye, six years later, this guy has become a towering tree in the music world and a legend.

Sometimes when I think about it, it feels very magical.

"You should be more confident. The songs on your album are very good. You may be able to sell 10 million copies in the United States."

Link chuckled.

"It doesn't matter, I can sell as many copies as I want. I don't care much about it now."

Taylor blinked his blue fox eyes and suddenly looked at his cheek, "How many years have we known each other?"

"More than six years, six years and three months."

Link thought for a moment and said.

"Does it feel like it goes by so fast?"

Taylor pursed her lips and said.

"Yes, in the blink of an eye, Alexander and Cynthia became little adults in the blink of an eye."

Link laughed.

Taylor snorted lightly, raised his foot to kick him, and said dissatisfiedly: "I have been delayed by you for more than six years. You should compensate me for the loss of my youth."

"Okay, I'll pay!"

Link held her waist and kissed her passionately regardless of the child's resistance. Taylor hit her with her fist and gradually collapsed in his arms, hooking her arms around his neck.

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Next to her, Selina blinked her **** eyes, which were full of confusion. She had just flipped through a few news items, and when she looked up, she saw the two of them nibbling together. This did not take her seriously at all. .

"Hey, you guys are going too far. I'm still here, okay?"

Seeing Link almost putting his hands into Taylor's skirt, Selina covered her eyes and shouted dissatisfied.

"Huh? Why are you here?"

Link asked confused.

Selina glared at him angrily with her round face. Link was the most annoying guy. He was obsessed with **** and forgot his friends. Sometimes he even forgot his sister. It was too much.

Taylor blushed and pushed Link away, sitting next to Selena, ready to join forces to deal with him.

Link smiled softly and continued reading the magazine, ignoring the visual attacks from the two men.

The car left the stadium and gradually merged into the dense traffic of Los Angeles in the dusk.

(End of chapter)