Conquer America, Start with a Boxing Champion

I drove to Hollywood Boulevard and met Selena, who had arrived first, at an outdoor cafe outside the cinema.

She was wearing a blue off-shoulder dress, with long black-brown curly hair spread over her shoulders. With her round, fleshy face and delicate collarbones, she gave people the impression of a young girl in our family.

"Why are you here? I've been waiting here for a long time."

Selena's eyes lit up when she saw him coming, and she pouted her mouth and said dissatisfiedly.

"Wow, whose princess is this? How can she be so beautiful?"

Link admired as he looked her up and down.

Selena hummed softly, raised the tip of her chin, slowly stretched out her hand, and handed it to him.

Link smiled softly, took her hand, and walked onto the red carpet in front of the cinema.

The premiere ceremony of "The Fighter" was held at the Laser Cinema at Universal Studios. The premiere ceremony was not large, but dozens of reporters and thousands of fans were present at the scene.

Fans shouted loudly when they saw Link walking over with Selina.

"Where's Taylor? Why didn't you invite her?"

Selena held his arm and asked as she walked.

"She was recording songs in the studio recently, and I haven't seen her for three days."

Link waved to the fans on the sidelines.

"She is so strong, so creative, and so hard-working. What should we, our peers, do? The same goes for you. Netizens said that the competition in the music world was not that fierce in the past. Since you and Taylor joined, it has become Very, very intense, especially in pop music.”

Selena complained softly. When she heard a fan shouting "Selena" in the audience area, she quickly showed a sweet smile and waved to the fans. She is also a little drama queen.

"The ones you should blame are Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Britney, Rihanna, Adele, Avril. Well, the competition between you female pop stars is really fierce."

Link took stock of the female singers active in the pop music scene in 2009 and found that they were all great stars.

In comparison, there is less competition pressure in the field of male pop singers.

Most of the male singers debuted in groups, such as Superboy, Backstreet Boys, Westlife, Linkin Park, Coldplay, Magic Red, Green Day, etc. Most of them are rock types.

Male singers who debuted alone are mainly in the country music and rap genres, including Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Kanye, Eminem, etc.

In the field of pop music, there are very few male singers who make solo debuts, but if they succeed, they will be very popular. In the past, there were Elvis Presley and MJ, and after the turn of the millennium, Justin Timberlake made a successful transition.

Link to the present, and Justin Bieber who has not yet grown up.

And it is extremely difficult for Link to reach this point in the highly competitive music scene.

In addition to the high quality of the album, status as a boxing star, good looks, good singing ability, and good publicity, there is also continuous news hype.

Others do not have these conditions and naturally cannot reach this level.

"But you are also great. Your first album ranked second in sales in the first week and sold 600,000 copies in the United States in the first month. It's amazing. It's not worse than my debut album at all."

Link praised.

Hearing his compliment, Selina was so happy that her eyes narrowed, she held his arm tightly and said:

"I also think I'm great. In the first month of my first album, I sold 600,000 copies in the United States alone. Do you know what 600,000 copies means? It means that more than 600,000 people are willing to spend money to listen to me sing. , it feels really great.”

As Selina spoke, her body couldn't help but move upwards. She felt like she was about to jump. Link had to reach out to hold her shoulders down to prevent her from losing her composure in front of the media reporters.

"Yes, you are very powerful. You will become a big singer like Britney, Taylor, and Lady Gaga in the future. You will hold concerts everywhere every day. Everyone will call you Selena. When the time comes, I want to invite you to come out and watch a movie. There will be no time."

"Haha, no, I will set aside time just for you."

Selina hugged his arm and said affectionately.

Link smiled softly, feeling that Selena was very good now, pure and happy, and hoped that she could stay like this happy forever.

"Mr. Baker, can I interview you?"

Outside the red carpet area, several reporters shouted loudly.

Link nodded and pulled Selina to the sidelines.

"Mr. Baker, your first tour in North America has ended. When is the next tour?"

"Hollywood Reporter" reporter asked.

"It is expected to be in April or May next year."

There are more than 70 concerts in the Americas, which are divided into three stages according to the plan, one every six months, and the closing ceremony of the world tour will also be held in the United States.

"Mr. Baker, yesterday singer T.I. was sentenced by the Atlanta District Court for illegal possession of firearms. Last month, singer Lil Wayne was arrested by the police after a large amount of drugs and firearms were found in his car. There is news on the Internet. "These things are related to you and are a follow-up to your competition with East Coast rap. Do you agree with this?"

a reporter from USA Today asked.

Link shook his head and smiled, "It sounds interesting, like the plot of a Hollywood movie, but I don't have a role here."

"Mr. Baker!"

The Los Angeles Times reporter handed over the microphone and asked, "Last week at the launch of Justin Bieber's album "My World", a reporter said that his album style has many similarities with "Go Forward", and believed that he borrowed the musical style of "Go Forward".

Justin Bieber denied this, claiming that he prefers the songs of Jay-Z, Kanye, and Lil Wayne, and the album style is more influenced by them. Mr. Baker, have you heard Justin's new song? What do you think?"

Link was a little surprised. He was busy with the concert last week and didn't hear the news, and Anna didn't play it either.

In addition, he hasn't heard the songs in "My World", so it's hard to judge whether the other party's style is similar to "Go Forward". Even if it is similar, it's normal.

Both are singers in the field of pop music. "Go Forward" was very successful, and there are more than one singers following the trend.

It is said that after "The Fighter" and "Go Forward" sold well, there were dozens of albums of the same type and even with similar names in the European and American record markets, but unfortunately not many of them were successful.

"Link, that guy named Justin is trying to take advantage of your popularity, ignore him."

Selena said softly.

Link pulled her hand and said to the reporter: "Yes, I know Justin Bieber, and I have seen his cover videos on YouTube. He is a young man with great potential. As for his new album, I am on tour recently. I am sorry that I didn't hear it. I will listen to it when I have time."

"Mr. Baker, some people think that Justin Bieber deliberately mentioned Jay-Z and Kanye when answering reporters' questions. He stood on the side of East Coast rap in your competition with East Coast rappers. What do you think about this?"

A reporter from the American Express asked.

"This kind of controversy is unnecessary. In addition, today is the premiere ceremony of "The Fighter". I prefer to answer questions related to the movie. Please cooperate with me, gentlemen."

Link waved his hand and said.

When the reporters heard him say this, they reluctantly ended the previous topic and changed the topic to ask about the movie. At the same time, they asked Selena a few questions about her new album.

After answering seven or eight questions, Link and Selena walked into the lobby of the cinema. Selena's face was also tanned red by the Los Angeles sun.

"Huh, that guy named Justin is just trying to get attention from you. I hate him so much."

Selena said with puffed cheeks.

Link smiled lightly, thinking that Selena and Justin Bieber had a long-term emotional entanglement, and they were a pair of crazy men and women in the music industry.

If Selena hated Justin Bieber because of this, would the two of them get together in the future?

"He's just a 15 or 16-year-old kid. There's no need to bother with him. His album style and attitude towards work mainly rely on the guidance of his agent. His general agent Scooter Braun is Kanye's former agent. He has a good personal relationship with Kanye, Jay-Z and others. In this matter, he certainly stands on Kanye's side."

In addition, Justin Bieber's master is Usher, a famous black blues singer.

Usher's master is Puff Daddy.

Puff Daddy is the big boss of the New York rap world.

In the early 1990s, he founded the Bad Boy record company, which produced many famous singers, including B.I.G., Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Latin queen Jennifer Lopez, and queen Mariah Carey.

Because his manager and master were close to East Coast rap, Justin Bieber was greatly influenced by this group of people.

Several of his popular songs have obvious black music styles, and he is a white and black singer.

From these points of view, Justin Bieber's public statement that his album style is closer to Jay-Z and Kanye is also true.

However, Justin Bieber's initiative to mention Jay-Z in that occasion does seem to be a team player.