Chapter 265 A single song
After rehearsing for a few days, Link brought the performance team to Miami to perform at the NFL Super Bowl halftime show.
That day, more than 100,000 spectators came to the Dolphin Arena, and the surrounding auditorium was packed. Tens of thousands of people crowded into the stands to watch the show. There were huge crowds of people everywhere.
During the halftime of the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints, the British rock band The Who came on stage to perform a song that lit up the atmosphere.
Then Link took the stage with the band, singing "unstoppable" first, and finally singing "Legends Never Die" as the finale, which is also the theme song of the 2017 League of Legends Global Finals and was sung by the American pop rock band "Against the Current".
Legends never die
The legend never goes out
When the world is calling you
The world is calling you
Can you hear them screaming out your name
I can hear you calling your name
Legends never die
The legend never goes out
When he took the microphone and shouted the phrase "Legends Never Die" loudly, the atmosphere in the scene suddenly became sensational, and the audience screamed loudly.
“Wow, this song is great!”
"This is the kind of song that belongs in the Super Bowl."
More than 100 million American viewers watched the Super Bowl on TV, eating snacks and couldn't help but let out bursts of admiration.
Many viewers who did not know Link in the past also knew through this performance that he is a singer with a powerful and explosive voice, good singing, and very handsome appearance.
"Cool! That's cool, I like Link!"
In front of the TV, Miley Cyrus stood up excitedly, and the popcorn in her arms spilled all over the floor.
"Link's singing skills are getting better and better. How can he be so good!"
Qian Po Sally covered her face and exclaimed.
"Hehe, it's just so so. You don't need to praise him like that."
Selena blinked her big eyes and stared at Link on the TV, with the corners of her cute mouth almost turning up to her ears.
"Selena, is Link really your cousin?"
"certainly!"
Selena nodded her chin in affirmation.
"Do you have any other cousins? Can you introduce them to us?"
Miley and Kesha put their arms around her shoulders and laughed.
"Yes! They're in Mexico."
"Forget it! Forget what we just said."
Miley and Kesha waved their hands and sat back on the sofa, eating snacks and watching the show.
They become a part of you
Put the story into music
Every time you bleed for reaching greatness
The struggle against adversity is written with great blood and sweat stained with red scars. No one will mention it.
Legends never die
On the TV, Link sang a song and raised his fists to the sky with more than 50 backup dancers. The movements were uniform and the scene was very shocking.
There was a roar like a tsunami at the scene.
"It's so cool! This is a god-level scene."
In the bar, Eminem was wearing a sweatshirt, holding a beer bottle and shouting at the TV.
Kanye, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne and others were sitting not far away, staring at another TV. They came to the bar to have fun, but they did not expect to meet Eminem.
"Hey, are you sure you want to compete with Link on the singles chart? Can you come up with a song better than this?"
Eminem smiled as he leaned back on the couch.
"Of course! You don't need to worry."
50 Cent said.
"I bet that this song can win this week's singles chart. What song are you going to use to compete with it? That song baby, baby, oh~"
Eminem quipped.
Kanye looked gloomy and said nothing.
50 Cent, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown looked at each other with helpless expressions. They thought Justin and Usher's songs were good enough, but they heard this song "Legends Never Die".
Even if they hate Link, they have to admit that this song is so cool. Even after they listened to it twice, they wanted to find a place where no one was around to yell out——
Legends never die! ! !
They become a part of you
You are part of the legend too
Every time you bleed for reaching greatness
Blood spilled on the battlefield for a glorious victory
Legends never die
The second time the song was sung, the roars of the audience became even louder and more intense, and many rugby players also waved their fists and roared loudly, paying tribute to the former rugby players in this way.
Many spectators stood up and roared along, and some tore T-shirts, lit them, and waved them vigorously. Fortunately, the staff discovered them in time, so no fire broke out.
"Link, you are great! You are our pride!!!"
In the stands, hundreds of beach neighbors including Fatty James, Michael, and Daniel waved flags and roared loudly. Their cheeks turned red, and they were a hundred times more excited than ordinary spectators.
The number of discussions about this song on the Internet has also skyrocketed, with the number of topics reaching a peak of more than 130 million times.
"This song is so cool, it gives me goosebumps."
"Legends Never Die! This is definitely the best tribute to rugby players."
"Link's songs are always so high-spirited, tenacious, and full of power. When listening to his songs, they always make people subconsciously clench their fists."
"Link was so thoughtful that he specially wrote such a song in order to participate in the Super Bowl. All the singers who participated in the Super Bowl before were outclassed."
"It's too strenuous, I don't like it!"
On the day of the Super Bowl, social platforms such as Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook were all filled with discussions about Link’s song, with a favorable rating of over 92% and almost no negative comments.
At the end of Link's performance, Link Music's official account sent out a tweet, and the studio version of "Legends Never Die" was officially released on Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music and other online platforms.
On the first day of release, it was downloaded 218,000 times in the United States, easily exceeding the seven-day sales of "Baby" last week.
"Boss, the ratings for this Super Bowl halftime show are out. The highest viewership is 158 million people, breaking the 2003 ratings record. "Baby" has also been overtaken. It will be difficult for us to keep the top spot on the singles chart this week. "
SB Project Brokerage Company, the assistant came to the desk of President Scooter Braun and said.
Scout was wearing a suit, with his long hair slicked back and a cigar between his fingers. Although he was cautious about his words and deeds in front of little Kunas, in this company, he was the master.
"Got it, let's inform the directors of the marketing department, distribution department, and public relations department. There will be a meeting in the conference room in five minutes."
"Okay boss!"
The assistant left in a hurry.
Scooter took the cigar and pressed it in the ashtray a few times, feeling very annoyed. In order to promote the song "Baby", SB Project has invested more than 6 million in publicity funds. He also used many personal connections to help promote the song. .
He has done so many things, but he is no match for one of Link's songs.
At this point, he had to rearrange his plans and find a way to win this battle.
Victory, Justin reaches the top, failure, another person.
Five minutes later, Scout came to the conference room and issued tasks to the supervisors of his multiple departments.
The marketing department continues to promote Justin Bieber, giving him more opportunities to appear in the spotlight, increasing his exposure, and calling on Justin's fans to support him by buying singles.
The distribution department invested another part of the funds and cooperated with the data service company to continue to refresh the data.
Many professional singers are unwilling to do this kind of thing because of their appearance, but Scout doesn't care. He is a businessman, a pure businessman. As long as he can make money, he doesn't care about anything else.
The public relations department contacted the media to question the authenticity of the sales of "Legends Never Die" and took the opportunity to hype up Link Music's data. Not only did this song increase its data, but Link's previous two albums may also have had fraudulent sales.
Even if there is no fraud, the water must be muddied.
After all departments of SB Project were put into operation, the sales of "Baby" on various platforms also skyrocketed, with more than 82,000 copies sold the next day.
At the same time, there are also many voices in the media questioning the sales of "Legends Never Die". They believe that the daily sales of this song exceed the normal level and are even higher than last year's "See You Again" and "Poke Face". This is obviously unreasonable.
In response to the doubts, Link Music Public Relations Department also gave a reply. There is absolutely no phenomenon of data brushing.
The high sales of "Legends Never Die" are due to the high quality of the song. Link's fans enthusiastically supported it and invited the media and people from the Wall Street data consulting firm McKinsey to participate in the investigation and supervision.
For media and individuals who dare to slander Link, the Link Music Legal Department will not hesitate to send a stack of lawyer's letters.
"Legends Never Die" sold 1.035 million copies in its first week of release, making it one of the singles with the highest number of digital downloads in its first week in 2010, and also topped the singles chart this week.
Ranking second is Justin's "Baby", with sales of 424,000 copies.
During the promotion, the media commented that Link's popularity in the music industry is still strong, and he started off strongly in 2010 with a single that sold more than 1 million copies a week.
The evaluation of "baby" is that even though it failed, it was an honor, saying that without the blessing of the Super Bowl, "Legends Never Die" might not be able to defeat "baby" and win the first place.
Justin's fans also went to Link's Twitter to troll "Legends Never Die" for being disgraceful.
And Link and Link's fans don't even bother to talk to them.
"They were smart enough not to sell millions of copies of 'Baby'."
In the Bay Villa, Link flipped through the "Billboard" magazine and smiled.
"Maybe the cost is too high. "Legends Never Die" sold more than one million copies. If you want to achieve this figure, you need to spend tens of millions of funds, which is not cost-effective."
Mrs. Andrea said while cutting the fruit.
"It's too eye-catching."
Taylor leaned on his lap, flipping through the magazine and said, "'Legends Never Die' sold more than a million copies thanks to the Super Bowl promotion. 'Baby' had no promotion at all and suddenly sold 1 million copies. Even a fool can see it." They were brushed.”
Link fiddled with her hair and said: "But in terms of the song's toxicity, "Baby" is much higher than "Legends Never Die", and it is easier to spread. My dear, your writing skills are superb, can you write a song? A song more toxic than "Baby"?
"I can't write it. The purpose of writing songs is to listen to my fans, not to force everyone to listen, nor to make money. Doing so will make me lose the motivation to create."
"The realm is so high, I can't compare to you."
"of course!"
Taylor rolled her eyes at him proudly and saw Mrs. Andrea peeling an apple and handing it over. She stretched out her hand to take it, but Mrs. Andrea slapped her hand away and handed it to Link.
Taylor was stunned for a moment, biting his lower lip, and stared at Link coldly with his blue eyes.
"You don't like eating apples, why are you fighting with me?"
"I may not like it, but I can't live without it."
Link shrugged his shoulders and fed the apple to her mouth. Taylor opened her mouth and took a big bite. While eating the apple, she looked at Mrs. Andrea with a proud look on her face.
"Link, I'm done running, three laps."
Brother-in-law Austin rushed into the living room in a sweaty shirt and shorts. He probably ran too fast, holding on to the wall and gasping for air.
"It only took twenty minutes, which is great! Next is the strength training session. Do five sets of push-ups, 20 in each set, no more, no less."
Link pointed to the carpet in the middle of the living room.
"Okay! I'm very good at push-ups. I can finish 100 in no time."
Austin took a few breaths, lay on the ground and huffed and puffed, doing push-ups. The fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy was in very good physical condition.
Snapped!
Taylor slapped Link on the thigh and stared at him with his blue eyes blinking, "Are you sure you are teaching him to box?"
"Of course! This is a basic skill. The most important thing is to practice the basic skills of boxing."
Link grabbed Taylor's white fingers and smiled.
"Link is a professional in this area, so don't talk too much."
said Lady Andrea.
Taylor rolled his eyes, "I'm worried that Link is teasing your son, and you still speak for him."
"Link is not that kind of person."
Andrea shook her head and said.
"Look! Anne still understands me."
Link smiled softly, held the back of Taylor's head, put two pillows underneath, stood up and walked to the middle of the living room, showing Austin how to do push-ups.
In fact, he doesn't plan to teach Austin too much, just some wrestling and fighting moves, which are enough for self-defense.
As for boxing, Mrs. Andrea would not be willing to let Austin get beaten in the boxing ring, and it would be useless to teach him.
