Chapter 461 Earning money to pay off debts
One month after the album was released, Link held 26 autograph sessions in more than ten countries and regions around the world.
The trip almost circled the earth three times, and the workload was more than eight hours a day.
Fortunately, his hard work was not in vain.
On the 13th day and 10 hours after the release of the album "Love is gone", the global sales officially exceeded 10 million copies, and it also became the fastest record to exceed 10 million copies in global sales in the past decade, six days earlier than Lady Gaga's album "Born this way" in May.
In the third week, "Love is gone" sold 627,000 copies in the United States, with a cumulative sales of 3.192 million copies, breaking the fastest record of breaking three million copies created by "The Woman I Love" last year, and bringing this record forward to 19 days and 15 hours.
However, Link knew that this record would not last for a few years. When Adele's next album "25" was released, it sold 3.37 million copies in the United States in the first week, sweeping all records in the European and American music scene.
Taylor's subsequent albums also set many records, with first-week sales exceeding one million each, and the top 10 of the Billboard are all her songs.
Each of them is a child of luck.
Link felt that even if he had more good songs, he would probably not be a match for Adele and Taylor in three or four years.
Retiring early can also leave an undefeated legend.
However, when promoting the album, the publicity and distribution company did not promote this album as his last work.
The reason is that he has released many popular singles that were not included in the album in the past two years.
For example, "See you again", "legends never die", "sugar", "We don't talk anymore", "Blinding Lights", "lighters", "Good Time", "Listen", "Just the way you are", etc.
Some of these songs have been sung by others, and some have not. Together with the good songs that were eliminated during the production of the first two albums, they can form a collection album with the same quality as the previous ones.
Link didn't object after hearing it.
Releasing this kind of album does not require writing new songs, or even going to the recording studio again. It does not take up his time for production and release, and he can make extra money. There is no reason not to accept it.
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After finishing the album promotion work, Link returned to the Bay Villa to rest.
During this period, as Evaka said, he flew back and forth every day and had almost no time to rest.
Now the first round of album promotion has ended, and there is still a week before the IBF light heavyweight challenge in late September.
He can also rest for a few days while training.
But not long after he returned to the United States, a bad news came from Nashville.
In July, the lawyer team filed a lawsuit with the Nashville District Court, hoping to get custody of Alexander and Cynthia.
After more than a month of trial, the Nashville Court rejected his request on the grounds that he and Taylor had no marriage relationship and no legal relationship with the two children.
But given that he is the biological father of the children, and Taylor's side has given in, he also has the right to visit the children regularly.
When Link got the news, the media also knew about it.
Mainstream media outlets have released instant messages saying that Link and Taylor have failed in their fight for custody of their child.
Unexpectedly, after the news was reported, it did not attract much attention, either in traditional media or new media.
The amount of discussion about this matter on the Internet was not high, and it was only ranked ninth on the Twitter trending list.
Also because the news was not popular, an article from The Hollywood Reporter questioning the low popularity of this news rushed to the top of the trending list.
The title of the news released by the official account of The Hollywood Reporter was "Link and Taylor's reputation collapsed."
The report said that with Link and Taylor's popularity, any news related to the two would attract a lot of attention in the past, and if the two names were put together, the popularity would double.
Now the news that the two are suing for their children has not received much discussion after being reported.
So the newspaper suspects that because of the events in July and August, Link and Taylor's reputation on the Internet has collapsed.
Netizens and fans no longer follow the two, which is also the main reason for the decline in the popularity of the news about the two.
After the news was released, it received 12,000 reposts, 68,000 comments, and 320,000 likes in less than half a day.
In the comment area, netizens joked that The Hollywood Reporter was very good at taking advantage of traffic, linking Link Taylor with "collapse", forming a strong contrast, and getting to the top of the list in one go.
Regarding The Hollywood Reporter's questioning of Link and Taylor's reputation collapse.
Some netizens posted a post and joked that it is impossible to predict how Taylor's reputation is without new works, but Link definitely has no collapse.
His new album has been the sales champion for four consecutive weeks, and the global box office of his new movie "Captain America" is about to reach 500 million US dollars. His boxing matches in September and October are also the most watched events in the current sports world.
If this is also considered a collapse, all the stars in the world are in a collapse.
Some netizens also commented that the reason why they didn't pay much attention to the news about Link and Taylor fighting for custody of their children this time.
It is mainly because there have been too many news about the two on the Internet in recent months, so many that it is a headache.
First, in June, it was revealed that Taylor was hiding a child, which set off the entire Internet. Public opinion was boiling. For two consecutive weeks, it was in the top three of the daily trending searches.
By July, Link transformed into a scumbag father and brazenly took custody of the children. Public opinion boiled again, and the two of them took turns to be in the top three of the hot search list.
By late July, news about Link winning the World Championships gold medal was on the hot search list every day. From the first to the seventh, the swimming great.
When "Captain America" was released on the 22nd, Link and Captain America took turns to be on the hot search.
In August, Link released new songs and a new album, which were trending every day, including Captain America, which was trending at the box office.
This situation continued until September, with Link and Taylor's names still appearing on the hot search list from time to time.
In the past three months, everyone has seen their names countless times and read many news reports related to them, almost to the point of vomiting.
Now a piece of news about Link's failed custody battle suddenly appeared on the hot search list.
After reading too much, I feel numb. When I see this kind of news again, no one is interested in clicking to read anymore, so the popularity is naturally not high.
The netizen also suggested that the Twitter platform should reduce the trending searches of Link and Taylor in the next few months. I am really tired of it now.
This comment has been liked 53,000 times.
Some netizens also expressed emotion under this news, asking how far away Link is from the collapse of his house.
It was said that Link once attacked Obama outside the Grammy Awards, which angered many black celebrities and fans and was almost banned.
During his relationship with Taylor, he cheated on her and turned into a scumbag.
In the second half of last year, when he was on a global tour, it was revealed that he was trying to pick up girls all over the world. He had a United Nations girlfriend group and was promoted to the number one playboy in the world.
Not long ago, he ignored the reputation and took action to fight for the custody of the child with Taylor, and he was called a scumbag dad.
Putting so much 'stigma' on other celebrities can bring down the house three or four times.
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Link is still a world-class superstar, a top star in the entertainment industry, and a youth idol. People magazine selected him as the most influential pop culture idol this year.
The netizen finally raised a question: How can Link's reputation be ruined?
This comment received 35,000 likes and 18,000 replies within three hours of being posted.
Netizens replied that it was too difficult for Link to collapse his house.
Link is no longer an ordinary star. He is worth more than 3 billion. He is the boss of Lionsgate Pictures and the owner of Link Music, the largest independent music label in the United States. He has become a capital party.
In order for him to collapse his house, he would have to go bankrupt or face a criminal case.
Some netizens also commented that Link has too many part-time jobs. Regardless of whether he is a boxer, singer, actor, investor, entrepreneur, athlete, etc., he is also at the top of the industry and has super strength.
This kind of person is like a monster walking on a dozen thick legs. As long as he doesn't act randomly, there is almost no chance of the house collapse.
At the end of the discussion, netizens called Link the most popular star in the entertainment industry, and some people called him Voldemort in the entertainment industry.
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"It's not easy. This matter is finally over."
In the villa, Link put down his tablet and sighed.
"It's not easy. This public opinion crisis almost caused Taylor's reputation to collapse, but you blocked it so easily. Many people in the industry find it incredible. In private, I heard someone praising you as the best ex-boyfriend."
Catherine smiled while holding her coffee cup.
Link smiled softly, he couldn't deserve the title of best ex-boyfriend.
He also did this to compensate Taylor. In any case, he was at fault in that incident. Because of his mistake, Taylor made a mistake and plunged her into a crisis of public opinion.
At that time, if he had watched her suffer and ignored her, he would not have had the shame to see the two children who were still nursing.
"When are you going to Nashville to see the kids?"
"I originally planned to go in the next two days. Taylor called me in the morning and said that he would bring the child to Los Angeles for two days to live. It will be more convenient to take care of him and there is no need for me to go to Nashville."
"That's not bad."
Catherine nodded slightly.
"How is the situation of the company? Now that we have money, we can make more movies."
At the end of August, the global box office share of "Bridesmaids" was received one after another, with about 85 million U.S. dollars, which can be invested in four, five, or even more low-budget movies.
"We are still looking for suitable scripts. Currently, the company has three projects, "The Master", "Beasts of the South" and "Lawless", which are being filmed and produced. "The Help" and "Silver Linings Playbook" are waiting in line for release. The company does not have many employees. During the year I can’t take on too much work.”
Catherine said.
Link nodded, because "Scandal Project" and "Bridesmaids" were doing well, he had forgotten that Palm Beach Pictures was just a new film company that was established less than three years ago.
Five film projects have been invested and produced this year, and all departments are overloaded. A few more films may be too much to handle.
"Link, I heard that you still have a loan of 300 million in the bank. How about you use this money to pay off the debt first? The internal test screening reviews of the two movies "The Help" and "Silver Linings" are good, and there should be some success at the box office. The profit will be enough to make a movie next year. If we don’t make a movie now, it will be useless if we keep it in the company’s account.”
Catherine suggested.
Link thought for a moment and agreed.
Last year's "Scandal Project" was a hit, and the company earned about $50 million in box office share and subsequent copyright revenue. This money, plus the $20 million he invested, was used to produce several movies this year. The company has no foreign debt.
The remaining two movies this year, "The Help" and "Silver Linings Playbook," are both blockbuster movies, and are expected to gross more than $100 million at the North American box office.
When these two movies are released, Palm Beach Pictures will receive a large share of the profits, and there is indeed no shortage of production funds.
"At the company, you continue to select scripts. You don't need too many. There are two or three small and medium-cost film projects every year. In addition, Palm Beach Pictures currently has a good reputation. Both films are high-quality. Next, you must be more careful when selecting film projects. ”
Link said thoughtfully.
Catherine nodded and said with a smile that it was a bit difficult.
Palm Beach Pictures' first two movies started too high. The first one had a revenue ratio of 20 times, and the second one had a global box office of over 300 million.
In terms of profitability, Palm Beach Pictures' performance this year ranks among the top 12 in the independent film field, not much worse than Relativity.
Too rapid progress has also made it difficult for Palm Beach to continue to develop.
Catherine laughs about feeling a little anxious when preparing for a new project.
Link also felt that Palm Beach Pictures was developing too fast, but now that it was over, he could only find a way to continue developing.
To this end, he is also planning to take the time to read more scripts and help Palm Beach Pictures find a few movie projects with good box office.
As for Lionsgate Pictures, Eva is here, so he doesn’t need to spend too much energy for the time being.
Lionsgate Pictures initially started out with bad horror films. When investing in movies, they only care about profits and don’t care about word-of-mouth issues.
Just like after the movie "The Crazy Madam's Happy Family" became a hit, the production department immediately came up with three sequel plans, "The Crazy Madam's Witness Protection Plan", "The Crazy Madam's Marriage Counselor", "The Crazy Madam's Marriage Counselor" Those of us who are crazy women”.
The production costs are all below 15 million, and these projects have been successively reviewed and approved by the production department.
After Iwaka mentioned it, Link didn't say anything. This kind of movie sequel has the potential to be a hit, and the production cost is not high. Investment can make money. If you don't invest because of word-of-mouth issues, it would be too stupid.
These sequels are added to several horror movie series, "The Hunger Games" series, "The Expendables" series, "Moneyball", "The Vow", "Escape from Tehran" and other Oscar-winning films, as well as "Fifty", which has purchased the rights and has not yet been developed. Grayscale".
Lionsgate has no shortage of film projects in the coming years.
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After talking to Catherine, Link proposed 75 million U.S. dollars from Palm Beach Pictures. Adding the first singer's share of the fourth album, the first half of the third album's share, and part of the film remuneration, it was about 55 million U.S. dollars.
The two funds totaling 130 million were used to repay the loan. His debt instantly dropped to 170 million, and it is expected to be paid off within the year.
