Conquer America, Start with a Boxing Champion

"Crab! This bastard is trending again."

In a smoky bar in New York, singer Chris Brown flipped through the news on his mobile phone and breathed out fragrance.

"Who? Link? I haven't seen news about him for a long time. What happened to him again?"

50 cents stood with his legs crossed on the marble table, holding a bottle of beer on his lap.

"look by youself!"

Chris Brown picked up his phone and pointed it at 50 Cent. Lil Wayne, T.I., and Drake also put down their bottles and turned their heads to look at it. It was a YouTube video.

In the spacious and bright lobby of Los Angeles International Airport, a guy in a casual suit sat in front of the piano, playing the piano and singing "All of me". There were crowds of people around him.

The piano player is Link.

When he was playing the piano, the hall was packed with people. Everyone was taking pictures with their mobile phones or cameras, and many people sang along with him.

What would I do without your smart mouth

What would I do without your sweet words?

Drawing me in, and you kicking me out

Sometimes you are as passionate as fire, sometimes you are as cold as ice

Got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down

Link's a cappella voice was very nice, everyone's chorus was also good, and the atmosphere was very good.

After seeing this video, even though T.I. and others were very unhappy with Link, they had to admit that this guy's singing skills are indeed very good. The level of live a cappella singing is no worse than that in the recording studio, and there is no need for a sound engineer to modify the sound.

This is difficult for many professional singers to do.

Link's performance was quite professional.

"Why is he singing at the airport?"

50 cents asked while watching the video.

"The news said that he was going to France to attend the Cannes Film Festival. Due to the weather, the flight was delayed for more than an hour. He was bored and played the piano in the lobby. Then the passengers around him gathered around and asked him to sing a song, and he sang on the spot. I don’t know how it can become a trending topic with just a few songs.”

Chris Brown said.

"Link's popularity is still very high."

50 Cent Bar said with a grin.

Compared with last year, when Link was trending one after another from the beginning to the end of the year, and the media all over the United States focused on him, this year Link has been much more low-key in the media, with almost no excessive words or deeds.

But despite this, every time Link does something, the media will rush to report on it, and people also like to read his news.

For example, in February, his US sales of "The Toman I Love" exceeded 5 million. In March, he spent a huge amount of money to buy Lionsgate Pictures. When promoting "Bridesmaids" in April, he boasted that the movie had a box office of 4.5 billion, and even The new song "Sugar" was released not long ago, and it has become a hot news, and now there is another one.

"He was originally a boxer. After becoming a world boxing champion, he became a singer. After becoming a superstar, he switched careers and became an actor. This guy is really capable of causing trouble."

T.I. complained.

"Have you noticed that without Link here, the music scene seems to be missing something?"

Usher said while drinking his beer.

"What's missing?"

Chris Brown asked.

"There are less disputes and a lot less news, and the attention the music industry has received has also been greatly reduced. When Link was here in 2009 and 10, news about the music industry made headlines in major media every day, and hot searches followed one after another. There are many more in the film and television industry.

Now that Link has shifted his focus to Hollywood, there is less news about music and entertainment, and it seems to have become boring. "

Usher said.

After everyone thought about it, it seemed that this was indeed the case.

In the past, when Link was in the news, there were often reports on singers competing for the album charts and the Billboard singles chart. Link and the East Coast rapper gang were trying to influence each other and use various tactics to create hype from the beginning of the year to the new year. tail.

Those stories often had twists and turns, ups and downs, and after being interpreted by the media, they became more exciting than Hollywood blockbusters. They often followed Link and appeared in the news of major media. Although they were slapped in the face, thinking about it afterwards, they were quite happy. interesting.

Now that Link has gone to Hollywood, the atmosphere in the music scene has become much quieter.

Usually, the news about the music industry in the media mainly focuses on which singer has released a new song, the single ranking of "Billboard", and the sales of album, which seems a bit boring.

"That's how the music scene has always been. It's just that after Link came, he ruined the atmosphere of the music scene. He became a troublemaker in the industry."

Lil Wayne pouted and said.

Several people nodded in agreement, Link was indeed a troublemaker.

When he was in the boxing ring, he made the boxing world a mess.

After becoming a singer, the music world was also shaken up, and big news came one after another.

Now that Link has become an actor, things have become more exciting in Hollywood.

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"Mr. Baker, I am your fan, can you sign your autograph for me?"

"no problem!"

In business class on a United flight, Link took the autograph book from a female fan and drew a name with a pen. The fan took the autograph book and left excitedly.

This was the fifteenth fan that Link met after boarding the plane and asked for his autograph. He looked at Wallace and Wallace said no more. He breathed a sigh of relief, unbuttoned his collar and cuffs, and sat down comfortably. On the armchair.

"I heard that you are having a conflict with Harvey?"

Opposite him, Director Woody Allen took off his headphones, looked at him and asked.

"Who said that?"

Link opened his eyes and smiled.

"I'm not deaf. Many people in the circle are saying this."

"say what?"

"You said you and Harvey are having a conflict. Please speak more seriously and don't beat around the bush with me."

Director Allen said dissatisfied.

"I'm not beating around the bush, I just want to know what's different from what you heard and what I know. For example, why Harvey and I had a conflict, what was the cause, what was the process and what was the result."

Link spread his hands and smiled.

Director Woody Allen adjusted his glasses frame, "I heard it's because of Jennifer?"

"Yes, Harvey knew that Jennifer was my girlfriend, and he dared to harass her during the audition. When he called and continued to harass Jennifer, I scolded him directly.

I was very angry at the time, and my tone was a little harsh, which probably angered him. He got rid of two of my characters through connections, and even threatened to ban me in the industry, but until now, I have not taken action against him.

So Woody, you just asked about my conflict with Harvey. This question is wrong. It was Harvey who was having a conflict with me. In terms of the whole matter, I think I did nothing wrong. "

Link said with a serious expression.

As for the fact that he used "dirty material" to scare Harvey and obtained half of the copyright of "Silver Linings Playbook", the reason was that Harvey was not clean at all and was controlled by him.

This incident also embarrassed Harvey. I believe that even if director Woody Allen asked, Harvey would not tell it easily.

"It does sound like it's Harvey's fault. I'll talk to him when I have time to see if I can help you mediate. Harvey is a veteran producer and has a deep foundation in the industry. If you want to develop in Hollywood, you'd better Don't get into too much trouble with him."

Director Woody Allen said.

Director Woody Allen has collaborated with Harvey several times, including in films such as "Not a Strong Aphrodisiac" and "Celebrity Celebrities," which were produced and distributed by Miramax Pictures. The two parties have a certain friendship.

"I see."

Link expressed his gratitude to Director Allen, but he also knew that it was unlikely that Harvey would agree to reconciliation, and even if Harvey agreed, he would not agree.

Without Harvey, he would not have acquired Lionsgate at this time, resulting in a loss of more than 200 million U.S. dollars. Later, "Bridesmaids" was released, and Harvey acted as a ghost, resulting in a box office loss of more than 6 million U.S. dollars.

These are all debts Harvey owes, and they cannot be settled easily.

"Woody, you said that I offended Harvey, will it affect my Oscar for Best Actor?"

Link asked.

Because director Woody Allen is also a member of the jury, and has also served as vice chairman, chairman and other positions on the Oscar Academy jury. Although he has grown older over the years and has not continued to hold important positions, his connections are still there.

Director Woody Allen was drinking water and was stunned when he heard his words.

"You want to win the Oscar for Best Actor? When and why?"

"What do you think of my performance in "Midnight in Paris"? Do I have a chance to win the Oscar for Best Actor with this role?"

Link asked.

Director Woody Allen rolled his eyes and told him not to even think about it. This was absolutely impossible. Even if the Academy awarded Best Actor to Megatron, Batman, Harry Potter, or even Mickey Mouse, it would not be possible. will give it to him.

Because he is too young, too successful, too handsome, too famous, and too valuable.

Among the 5,765 judges on the Oscar selection committee, 62% are elderly people over 60 years old, and 77% are men.

Some of them have won Oscar trophies, and some have spent their whole lives and worked hard but still haven't gotten it. With these wretches as judges, how could they vote for him? It's absolutely impossible.

"Woody, don't I have any chance?"

"No! Don't even think about it."

Director Woody Allen waved his hand, closed his eyes and said.

Link shrugged his shoulders and was not disappointed. If he could not win the Oscar, he would first become the best actor at the Cannes-Berlin-Venice Film Festival.