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Chapter 392 Unexpected News (8/10)

After breakfast, he followed Evaka to Link Music Company to make his presence felt.

In the recording studio, he met Ariana Grande, who invited him to the studio to listen to her new song.

Link listened to it and felt it was pretty good.

Ariana's voice was sweet and lively, with strong explosive power. In addition, she had experience on the Broadway stage and had been honing her skills in the recording studio for more than half a year. She was very strong in singing and performing. What's more, she was also a creative talent.

Link found Graham and several producers to discuss and let Ariana record an EP first.

On the one hand, he could see the market's reaction and the degree of recognition of singers of her style.

On the other hand, he could also train Ariana. In the process of talking with Ariana, he could clearly see the desire for success and fame in the little girl's eyes.

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

In this context, young people with some talent, such as Ariana, have become impetuous and want to become famous earlier.

Link did not discourage this. He did not know in which year Ariana debuted, nor did he know how many albums she had released, and how her specific performance was.

But knowing that she is one of the top stars in the future music industry, it does not matter if she takes a detour and encounters a little setback in the past two years. Now Link has a big career as a musician and has the capital to try and make mistakes.

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

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

After receiving the news from the agent, Ariana and Broken Eyebrow excitedly went into the recording studio to polish the songs and strive to get a higher evaluation from the production department.

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

Initially, there were 26 songs in the fourth album, but after streamlining, there were only 20 songs left, 16 of which were from Link.

Including "Sorry", "That girl", "Love is gone", "Let her go", "Say Something", "Let Me Down Slowly", "Late night melancholy", "No promises", "Remember Me", etc., all of which are classic sad songs.

These songs almost emptied his inventory.

He also told Graeme and several producers that this might be his last album, and he should strive for perfection in production.

Graeme and several others did not persuade him. Link's music is his. Even if he does not release new albums, he will give good works to his singers to sing and cultivate more newcomers.

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 this year. It is a huge loss for the music industry and fans to retire too early.

But Graeme and his friends couldn't do anything. Link is now worth more than 2 billion and has become a big capital. He can still have money to spend even if he doesn't release an album. He can't force it.

After discussing with them, they thought it would be more appropriate to release the album in July or August. The specific time depends on the arrangement of the distribution department.

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

He said that he was going to release an album in July or August and asked when their new albums would be released to avoid collision.

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

Even if he met her, Link didn't have enough confidence to win.

Adele replied that the company planned to release a new album at the beginning of next month and would not meet him. She also jokingly asked him if he wanted to put it on the shelves earlier so that the two could compete for the charts.

Link said that they could compete in different periods, and the winner would treat him to a meal.

Adele said yes.

Lady Gaga replied that she plans to release her second solo studio album "Born This Way" at the end of May, and it won't happen.

Beyonce replied that she plans to release her fourth solo album "4" at the end of June or the beginning of July, and asked him if he wanted to compete? The loser will lie on the bottom during the date.

Link said yes.

Katy Perry replied that she has no plans to release a new album this year, and asked him if the goal of this album is to break through 5 million copies?

Katy Perry's second music album "Teenage Dream" released in September last year has sold more than 2 million copies in the United States, and Katy Perry 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 there are no plans this year.

Link thought about it, sent a message to Mrs. Andrea, mentioned that he was going to release the fourth album in July and August, and asked Taylor about the new album plan.

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

After discussing with Graham and others, Link decided to release the fourth album around September.

Adele, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Taylor are all releasing 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 phone received a message from Mrs. Andrea.

"The kids are fine, don't worry."

Link was stunned for a few seconds when he saw this message, and his hands couldn't help shaking.

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

But when he heard Mrs. Andrea say it herself, he couldn't help but feel excited.

There were many things in my mind that I wanted to ask her, but after thinking about it, I realized that Mrs. Andrea was in trouble.

All he sent was 'thank you'.

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

Lady Andrea reminded.

"I see."

After replying to the message, Link breathed a long sigh of relief and exhaled 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 the hot springs in Changdao?"

Link held her sexy 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. I will never let you succeed. And 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 her arm.

"certainly!"

Link smiled softly, followed Ivaca out of the company, and drove to the Thompson family's old villa 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 Evaka'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 they 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 wasn't surprised either. He chatted as much as he could and smiled politely when they had nothing in common.

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

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

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

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

In this year's "List 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.

He just mentioned that his decision to exchange Nvidia with Twitter was ill-considered, and said that if he has any big investment next time, he can discuss it with him. He knows many senior executives of investment banks on Wall Street and can provide some consultation and suggestions.

Link expressed his thanks.

After the banquet, he followed Mr. Thompson to meet several people from New York business circles 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 people were members of the Xiang Party, and they were discussing how to plot to 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 the team.

Link doesn't resent 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 didn't mind helping his old father-in-law.

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

My old father-in-law used to be in the TV industry and liked to express his opinions and opinions on TV programs to attract people's 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 were 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 old father-in-law wanted to teach him how to play golf himself, but he twisted his waist after just a few swings. Link had to stop playing golf temporarily and sent him to the physical therapy room for massage.