Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

"Hi, Link! Selena!"

Angelina Jolie came over to greet them and asked if he was free next week to attend the premiere of her new movie, "Agent Short."

Link was uncertain if he had the time. After finishing two more boxing title defenses, he was planning to continue his world tour, which required rehearsals during this period.

But seeing that she had personally invited him, he didn't refuse either.

Angelina Jolie and her fiancé Brad Pitt were top figures in the film industry. Cultivating a good relationship with them was also a valuable connection.

"Hey, everyone has left and you're still staring at her butt, you're so lecherous!"

Selena waved her small hand in front of his eyes.

"Who was staring at her butt? I just think she's pretty impressive, managing both her career and family well. You should learn from her."

"I don't believe it, you were definitely looking at her butt."

Selena rolled her eyes and continued watching the marine fish with little Anne.

Link shook his head; he really hadn't been staring at her butt just now.

Seeing Angelina Jolie reminded him of other big stars in the entertainment industry like Jessica Alba, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, etc. Explore more at My Virtual Library Empire

These ladies used to be top beauties in the entertainment world. In the blink of an eye, they all were in their thirties or forties, having children, their radiant beauty waning.

This made Link suddenly feel a sense of urgency as if time was slipping through his fingers.

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On the eve of Taylor's new album release, Link also started the rehearsals for his tour.

Originally, after the tour ended in January, he would continue the world tour in March or April during the release of the new album, to promote it simultaneously.

But after a private video from the dressing room was leaked, many work arrangements were disrupted.

He had to pause the tour and go to the Paris film crew to lay low.

Now that the storm over the breakup had passed and the boxing matches were over, he was ready to finish the remaining 107 concerts while his third album was still being promoted.

The remaining concerts were mainly in Asia and Europe, with the final shows in the United States.

Since the performance team had taken almost half a year off, with some members leaving and new ones joining, intensive rehearsals were essential to avoid onstage mishaps during the shows.

During the rehearsal period, Link Music held a celebration at the Thomp Building's club in New York, celebrating that the third album, "The Woman I Love," had surpassed 4 million sales in the US and 15 million globally.

The invitees were primarily people who had helped make the album a hit.

Included were singers from Link Music, record producers, sound engineers, assistants, and PR department staff.

Tiffany Thomp, Paris Hilton, Amanda Hearst, Georgia Bloomberg, Amanda Seyfried, Lindsay Lohan, and more than a dozen other celebrities who participated in the "falling flaunt wealth" marketing.

And Lady Gaga, Eminem, and a few other singers in New York.

Also, representatives from distributors in various states, department heads from Universal Records' distribution, Atlantic Records' distribution, companies involved in the album's production, packaging firms, the album's embossing companies, the music video director and key actors, top executives from media houses, and so on, totaling over eight hundred people.

At the party, besides the various delicacies, there were 100 bottles of Ace of Spades champagne and a 1 million US Dollar cash raffle on the spot.

Link, Lana Del Rey, Mars, Wiz Khalifa, Justin Bieber, and the newly signed trainee Charlie Puth, took turns performing, creating a sensational scene.

"Is Charlie Puth the new singer signed by your company?"

At the party, Lady Gaga, holding a glass of wine, looked at the young man on the stage, playing the piano and singing "Here With You." He was not yet twenty, his looks youthful, dressed in a suit, with a distinctive scar on his right eyebrow.

"What do you think?"

"Good voice, good piano skills… But anyone you fancy, definitely can't be bad,"

Lady Gaga said with a smile.

Link shook his head, unable to accept the compliment.

Following Lana and the others' album sales success, the media touted him as a music industry Midas, saying he was adept at training singers, turning any singer into a bestseller, almost mythically.

In truth, he knew nothing about training singers.

Lana and the others transformed from nobodies into celebrities and platinum album artists mainly because they were intrinsically talented, raw uncut gems.

Such persons, given enough time, don't need guidance to become stars.

All he did was help them find the right music genre, line up some suitable songs, and get their careers on track earlier than might have otherwise been the case.

Compared to Lana and others, Charlie Puth was younger, only 19 this year. In terms of musical talent, personal experience, and thinking, he wasn't yet on par with Lana and the others.

Signing him early to Link Music, with a contract worth a million US Dollars,

might be rushing things and could potentially alter his attitude toward music or even hinder his creative progress. Link had no clear conclusion.

All he could do was hire professional musicians to teach him and nurture him into a talent instead of letting him fade into obscurity.

"Taylor's new album has had strong pre-release promotions, and the first promotional single performed brilliantly. Looks like it's you two leading the album charts again this year."

Lady Gaga remarked.

"Really? Taylor's new album might surpass Em's 'Recovery' and 'need you now'?"

"Very likely! Taylor's new album has created more buzz than your third album had at its pre-release."

Lady Gaga gave him a look, "It's a good thing you two broke up, otherwise you two would monopolize the music scene for the next few years."