Chapter 394 - 339 Weekly Box Office Champion_2
Everyone would say, "Look, they are so lucky to have found each other."
I used to know my place was a spot next to you
"Wow, that sounds great!"
Selena exclaimed, propping her face up.
Everyone ignored her, quietly eating fruit and listening to Taylor's new song.
miscommunications lead to fall out
Misunderstandings led us away from love
So many things that I wish you knew
So many, many things I wish you knew
So many walls up I can't break through
So many, many barriers I wished I could break through
...
I don't know what to say
since the twist of fate when it all broke down
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now Continue your adventure with My Virtual Library Empire
The end
"This song is so well-written, Taylor is so amazing,"
Selena said after the song had ended.
"Indeed, it's a good song, Taylor is very talented,"
Lady Mandy said.
"Link, as the protagonist of the song, how do you feel?"
Catherine said with a smile.
"Yes, Link, do tell us what you felt after listening to this song."
Selena leaned over the table, cradling her round face in her hands, her big eyes blinking.
"Taylor is someone who is emotionally rich in her creations, yet very aloof in real life, like an observer rather than a participant. People like her are suited to be singers, writers, and poets, not someone's girlfriend,"
Link said while eating his fruit.
"What do you mean?"
Selena tilted her head, unable to understand the implication of his words.
"Good song, but the person is slightly lacking."
Link summarized simply.
"You said that, I'll tell Taylor right away that you think she is not interesting."
Selena started the player and played the song again.
This song seemed to summarize the relationship between the two, with Taylor admitting they both made mistakes, but Link's were more severe. She had also said she put a lot of effort into trying to save the relationship, there was a lot she couldn't let go, but in the end, they still ended up as strangers.
She also mentioned that while she was trying to heal from the heartbreak, Link was already out having fun, making her reconsider whether the relationship was worth it.
Listening to this song, it felt like Taylor took relationships very seriously, very persistently. Sadly, she was ill-met by misfortune, all her devotion and sincerity misplaced.
She subtly accused Link of not taking the relationship seriously, betraying the love she had for him.
Link shook his head as he listened; Taylor was a romantic only in thought. In her heart, emotions were fervent and intense, yet in actual relationships, she appeared indifferent and unfeeling.
This personality trait made it hard to understand whether she was affectionate or heartless.
"Let's not listen anymore, shall we go to the amusement park?"
Link wiped his fingers and asked little Anne.
Little Anne nodded repeatedly.
Selena's eyes roved around, she picked up her small crossbody bag and silently followed behind.
When the trio were strolling around Los Angeles, Taylor's new song "The Story of Us" quickly exploded in popularity in the United States.
On Amazon, iTunes, and other music platforms, the number of plays surged, soon breaking the records for first-day streams and downloads of several hit songs released before June.
They included Link's "all of me" "sorry", the Pre-War Goddess's "need you now", Kesha's "animal", Justin Bieber's "baby", Wiz Khalifa's "Black And Yellow", Beyonce and Lady Gaga's collaboration "Telephone", Eminem's "Not Afraid", and Lady Gaga's version of "legends never die".
It shot up to number three on the 2010 chart for first-day downloads, with 1.42 million downloads.
First place was Link's "legends never die" with 4.65 million downloads on its first day.
Second was Eminem's second promotional single from his seventh album released in May, a collaboration with Rihanna called "Love the Way You Lie", with 1.51 million downloads a day.
Compared to the previous hit songs, the reason for this song's success wasn't its quality or artistic level, but its highly sensational topic, fully satisfying fans' curiosity.
The popularity of the song also led the media to revisit old stories, reinterpreting the reasons behind their breakup; Link had previously summed up on "The Ellen Show" that their breakup was due to work and personality differences.
However, in this song, Taylor believed the reason was Link's unserious attitude toward love, his infidelity, and his betrayal of her love.
The differing explanations for the breakup caused some heated discussions online and in the media.
Many media outlets repeatedly harped on the narrative that Link was a scumbag, but fewer media followed this trend compared to mid-June.
After Link's withdrawal from the music scene and the Captain America casting controversy, people lost interest in whether he was a playboy or not.
Seeing the media's reaction, Link was relieved.
Many songs from Taylor's third album were written when they broke up with Taylor locking herself in the music room; many were scathing attacks calling him a scumbag, filled with deep sadness and resentment, including one titled "The Devil in Love", indirectly referring to Ivanka, Emma Watson, and others, giving listeners goosebumps.
One could imagine, once these songs were released, he would definitely be bitterly denounced by Taylor's fans and the media.
The recent promotion of him as a playboy didn't help the public opinion.
Combining these two negative streams of public opinion could badly affect his popularity.
To protect himself, after discussing with Ivanka and Scooter, he decided to appear on "The Ellen Show" to publicly discuss the reasons for their breakup, setting off discussions in public opinion to mitigate some of the fans' anger upfront.
From the current situation, his decision was correct.
"Originally, 'Devil' was supposed to be the first promotional single but given your good apology, I changed "The Story of Us" to be the first promotional single; however, the album will still be released, and those songs cursing you will also be publicly released. You should be prepared to be denounced by the fans."
Taylor sent the message.
"How many songs are cursing me?"
"Eh, sixteen!"
"How many songs are on this album?"
"The standard edition has 14, deluxe and international editions have 22."
"So, you're saying the entire album is about cursing me?"
"...It might be a bit too much, but those songs are good, it would be a shame not to let the fans hear them."
"That really is an irrefutable reason."
Link shook his head; when he first decided to date Taylor, he had prepared himself to be chastised in her songs, but an entire album of songs about him was beyond his expectations.
"Don't feel too wronged, it's all your fault. If you hadn't cheated, I couldn't have written these songs."
Taylor added.
"Really, I'm that important to you, helping you write so many good songs. Why don't you reconsider, come back and be my girlfriend, one of them, maybe? I keep cheating, you keep writing songs, kind of like a perpetual motion machine, sounds great, doesn't it?"
"Get lost!!! I've decided, I'll continue to curse you in the next album, you brought this on yourself, scumbag!"
"Alright, just joking."
Link sent the message, but the chat interface showed "not friends", apparently, he had been blocked again.
Pocketing his phone, seeing Selena and little Anne plastered against the aquarium glass watching the fish, he took several photos of them with his camera.
While watching the fish at the Los Angeles Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, they also encountered Angelina Jolie, tagging along with a group of kids.
This woman was only thirty-five years old yet already had six children, three biological and three adopted; the youngest twins, Knox and Vivienne, were also over three years old. When they visited the aquarium, they had a party of more than ten people, including bodyguards, nannies, assistants, and two photographers filming them.
"I want to have many kids in the future, makes it more lively."
Selena, looking at Angelina Jolie's children, said enviously.
"What are you daydreaming about? You're a kid yourself."
Link ruffled her hair, pulling Anne along as they continued forward.
Selena covered her head, glaring angrily at him, and when he walked a few steps ahead, suddenly jumped on his back, attempting to mess up his hairstyle, but unfortunately, he had gone back to short hair.
Not far away, Angelina Jolie noticed their commotion and glanced over, a look of surprise on her face.
What do you think?
Total Responses: 0