Conquer America, Start with a Boxing Champion

In late February, Wiz Khalifa's second rap album Deal Or No Deal was released.

This album contains five rap songs co-written by Link and Wiz Khalifa, including "Black and Yellow", "We Own It", "Hello Hello", etc., as well as 11 songs accumulated by Wiz Khalifa in the past Songs, including "Chewy", "Friendly", etc.

In the first week of its release, it sold 213,000 copies and entered the runner-up spot on the album sales chart, which is only 12,000 copies less than the first-place album of Pre-War Goddess. It has great hope of becoming the number one album chart the next week.

The songs "Black and Yellow" from this album rushed to the third place on the singles chart, and "We Own It", "Hello Hello" and "Friendly" entered the top 100.

Wiz Khalifa is the fourth singer under Link Music to release an album. The album ranked second in sales in the first week, once again making Link Music's reputation as the "Golden Touch" in the music industry dazzling.

It's a pity that "Deal Or No Deal" was released in its second week.

Justin Bieber's second studio album "My World 2.0" was released in the United States. It sold 283,000 copies in the first week and became the number one on the Billboard album chart this week. Justin Bieber also became the youngest person to win the number one title on the US Billboard album chart. male singer.

Wiz Khalifa's "Deal Or No Deal" ranked third with 168,000 copies.

Antebellum's album "Need You Now" ranks second with 183,000 copies sold.

"Animal" by Qian Po Kesha ranked fourth with 124,000 copies.

Also during this week, Link took time to attend the 82nd Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.

The movie "The Fighter" he starred in received eight nominations at this Oscar, only one less than "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker". It is also a minor favorite at this Oscar.

Link also received a nomination for Best Original Song for the film's song "The Fighter".

In addition, he will also be the presenter of the 'Best Original Score Award' together with Jennifer Lopez.

From the red carpet to the backstage of the Kodak Theater, Link met many big stars here.

Tom Hanks, Sean Penn, Cameron Diaz, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Charlie Z Theron, Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Oprah Winfrey and hundreds of other popular movie stars.

There are also a few acquaintances, including Ryan Reynolds who I met once, Latin queen Jennifer Lopez, Bradley Cooper who performed in "Valentine's Day", and two people I know well, Miley. Cyrus, Kristen Stewart.

"Wow, Mr. Link Baker, why are you here?"

As soon as Link entered the hall, a tall middle-aged man suddenly came across from the aisle, stretched out his hand to shake it, and said enthusiastically, "I am your boxing fan, his boxing is so cool, we can take a photo Take a photo?”

Link looked at this sudden guy.

He is in his forties, has a big chin, a fierce appearance, and wears a baggy suit. Compared with the well-dressed celebrities around him, he looks a bit unique.

This man is none other than Hollywood's famous 'ghost director', a master of violent aesthetics at film festivals. He has shot classic films such as "Reservoir Dogs", "Pulp Fiction", "Kill Bill" and "Sin City". This year, he won the award for "Inglourious Basterds". Nominated for Best Director.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino.

"Hello, Director Quentin, I am also a fan of You."

Link said, holding the other person's hand.

This is not a polite comment. He prefers the other party's "Kill Bill" and "Pulp Fiction", and even imitated the dancing clips from them in the ballroom.

"Haha, that's great, we appreciate each other."

Quentin Tarantino waved to his assistant and pulled Link to take two photos.

"Link, why are you here?"

Director Quentin asked.

Before Link could speak, Kate Winslet passed by, stopped when she saw the two of them, and smiled: "Hi, director Quentin, the movie "The Fighter" starring Link received eight nominations, and he also Got a nomination, didn’t you know?”

"Really? Link, you're an actor too? And you're nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor? Wow, that's incredible. Wait, I remember you weren't among the Best Actor nominees."

Director Tarantino obviously hasn't seen "The Fighter".

Link didn't mind, telling him that he was nominated for Best Original Song, not Best Actor.

"Oh, I remembered, you are also a singer. I have heard the song Legends Never Die and See You Again, right? Wow, you are a world boxing champion and you are so famous when you cross over to sing. , how can you be so powerful?"

Quentin spoke with gestures and an exaggerated tone of voice.

"Link's acting skills are also good. You can look at his performance in "The Fighter". He is better than many new actors."

Kate Winslet laughed.

Link smiled softly and thanked Ms. Winslet.

The other party is 36 years old this year. She looks a little older than in "Titanic", but still looks good. She is plump and wears a platinum-colored wrap dress that matches her hair color. She shines under the bright lights in the hall.

She won the Oscar for Best Actress last year for "The Reader" and is also the presenter of the Best Actor Award this year.

"Okay, I will definitely watch "The Fighter" when I have time. Link, you are my idol. I hope you can continue to fight in the ring and get more gold belts in the future."

Director Quentin is still more interested in boxing. After saying a few words, he returned to boxing.

"Okay, definitely!"

Link clenched his fist and bumped it with him.

Director Quentin called his assistant again and took a group photo of the three of them.

After Director Quentin left, Link chatted with Ms. Winslet for a few words.

The two had never met before, but he mentioned her name at the London airport last year, calling her his childhood goddess.

Ms. Winslet joked with him a few words, left a contact number, and said that they would film together in the future.

Link also left his contact information and invited the other party to attend his concert in London.

After Ms. Winslet left, Link looked at the movie stars in the hall. Before the award ceremony began, everyone was dressed in their best clothes, drinking and chatting in the hall, like a star party.

Link pulled the black bow tie of his suit and walked into the party. When he met a movie star he knew, he stopped and took the initiative to greet him.

In the boxing and music circles, he is a top star, but he is still only second-rate in the film industry. In terms of the degree of familiarity among the public, he is lower than many actors at the scene.

In addition, he is going to deepen his career in the entertainment industry, and it is also beneficial to know more people.

In the face of his initiative to talk, the actors present also gave face and responded to his greetings enthusiastically.

The reason is simple. Link is famous and has a strong ability to make money. A boxing match earns 40 to 50 million US dollars, which is higher than the box office of many of their movies. Some people can't make as much money as Link makes in five minutes even if they shoot movies for ten years.

This is a capitalist society, and money is the king.

In addition, singers have a slightly higher status than actors in the entertainment industry.

In the history of art, music has a longer history than drama, and musicians and composers have a higher status and are more respected than dramatists in the history of art. Music has a greater impact on social culture.

For example, many actors present here like rock and blues, and admire Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, John Lennon, and MJ, and are their fans.

But few singers fanatically worship a certain actor. Even if their status reaches the level of Charlie Chaplin, Clark Gable, Tom Hanks, etc., they are just likes at most.

In terms of earning ability, singers have higher, faster and stronger earning ability.

In the Hollywood circle, those who have a salary of more than 30 million or can get a share of the movie box office are all top-tier, and there are no more than 50 such actors.

Most people will decline in popularity as they age, or their new movies have poor box office, resulting in a decline in their salary.

In the music industry, there are many people who earn hundreds of millions of dollars every year by selling records, concert tickets, song copyrights, etc.

For example, in 2009, MJ earned hundreds of millions of dollars from albums and song copyrights, and Link also earned hundreds of millions of dollars from albums, advertisements, and concerts.

There are also Lady Gaga, Madonna, Taylor, Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, Eminem, Kanye, Britney Spears, Linkin Park, Green Day, Coldplay, P!nk, etc., all of whom earn more than 20 million US dollars.

Some singers rely on a hit song for their entire lives, like Mariah Carey, who earns tens of millions of dollars in copyright fees every year for her Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas Is You".

Link's inspirational songs such as "unstoppable", "the fighter", "chase the sun", "America dream", and "believer" have been frequently played at sports games or other sports events since they were released last year, with copyright fees of tens of millions of dollars every year.

Actors need to take on roles every year to consolidate their current fame and status, as well as to maintain a decent life. Because there are more actors, they are updated quickly and are easily replaced, which makes this circle more competitive and it is not easy to make money.

This is also the reason why many actors want to switch careers and become singers after becoming famous.

When Link, a billionaire, greeted him, people who were not so conservative and aloof would respond.

But there was also a group of people at the scene who didn't pay much attention to Link, and these people were the black actors, such as Forest Whitaker and Jamie Foxx.

After the "Grammy incident" in March last year, these people publicly criticized him, believing that he was suspected of racial discrimination. Afterwards, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne and others publicly apologized, but these people did not express anything.

Even if Link wanted to reconcile, he couldn't take the initiative to reach out, and it would be too embarrassing to be rejected.

"Hey, Link, here!"

When Link said goodbye to Robert Downey Jr. and was about to chat with the handsome guy Keanu Reeves, he saw the smiling girl Miley Cyrus waving enthusiastically. She was the guest of honor for this year's Original Song Award.

She was surrounded by girls, Amanda Seyfried, Penelope Cruz, and Kristen Stewart with a blank expression.

Link waved and walked over.