Chapter 645 I want to be on the Spring Festival Gala

Bob Arum heard what he said and felt that the company had not done a good enough job in promotion.

Link is the first athlete in the history of the Olympic Games to win gold medals in three different fields. He is a legendary figure in the sports competition circle and has a high reputation in his own right.

After entering the professional boxing world, he won consecutive battles and won every opponent by KO.

No matter how powerful the opponent was, even the former super welterweight boxing champion ‘Matador’ Mayorga was knocked down by him in the first round.

Link showed the strength of a top boxer, but in terms of fame, he was not even as good as the top boxers.

In addition to the reason that he is a Chinese boxer, the company did not do enough in promotion and failed to use these competitions to hype up.

Bob Arum was about to think of ways to hype up the situation when he returned, but he suddenly realized something was wrong.

What was wrong was Link's tone and gesture.

This guy seemed to be talking to his boss in a superior manner.

What made him even more unhappy was that when Link said those words, his first reaction was not to refute, but to reflect, as if he was really wrong.

"Haha, Bob, why are you here? I thought it was Sean just now."

Link looked at Bob Arum, who had a strange expression on the opposite side, and quickly reacted and changed his words with a smile.

"Hmph! Just when you were criticizing the company, you, a Chinese boxer, in a boxing world dominated by European and American boxers, had only been in the industry for less than three months and had earned more than 1 million US dollars in a single game. This figure is already very good. .

If you don’t believe it, look at the big and small Klitschko brothers, the white Tyson Chagaev, and the giant Valuev in the heavyweight field. The income of these Eastern European boxers is also not high. "

Bob Arum said.

"I understand that if we want to make money, we should be on par with the top boxing champions. I have the ability to become a world boxing champion, and I also have the ability to make more money, so I think the company's promotion resources should be given to me more, absolutely. Will not lose money.”

Link said.

Bob Arum shook his head. Although he agreed with Link's statement, the company had a fixed way of allocating media resources and he would not make an exception.

"Link, I have a way to get you attention quickly, and it can also increase your competition bonus as quickly as possible. Do you want to try it?"

Bob Arum chewed on his cigar stick and laughed.

"What?"

"Immigrate! You can immigrate to the United States. After becoming an American citizen, the American media will be happy to promote you."

"Are you kidding? This is impossible. Apart from the fact that I don't have this idea, I also think about it from a long-term perspective. Bob, you know, China has a population of 1.3 billion, and this market is larger than the United States and Europe combined. , and I am now the only boxing star in this huge market, and I can definitely earn more here.”

Link said.

Bob Arum frowned, "Chinese people don't like to watch boxing matches, and not many of them know about boxing."

“That’s because before me, there wasn’t a great boxer in the Chinese boxing scene, and they didn’t understand the breakthrough of this sport. Now that I’m here, the better my results are, the more people in China will pay attention to the sport of boxing.

For example, before September, China Central Television would hardly broadcast boxing matches, and the audience had little interest in the sport.

Now CCTV has broadcast my boxing matches many times. Under my influence, more and more people in China are practicing boxing. I believe that in a few years, my boxing fans in China will exceed the total number of boxing fans in other places.

At that time, the Chinese boxing market will become bigger, more boxers will come to China to compete, and we will be the first to eat crabs. "

Link said slowly.

Bob Arum thought for a moment and agreed with his statement.

In fact, he was willing to spend a lot of money to sign Link, and he also considered promoting boxing in China, using Link to promote boxing in China and cultivate the boxing market, just like Pacquiao did to the Philippines.

Before Pacquiao, although there were many professional boxers in the Philippines, there were not many. After Pacquiao became famous, the media promoted that Pacquiao earned tens of millions of dollars in one game. Many people and companies were driven by profits and consciously Join the boxing industry.

He believed that Link would be like this too. When Link established himself in the world of boxing, he would earn millions in a single match.

There will definitely be many people and companies in China taking the initiative to join the boxing industry.

When more people join, boxing, a niche sport, will grow from scratch into an industry.

And Link is an important part of opening up the Chinese boxing market.

Therefore, what Link said before was also correct, favoring him in terms of resources so that he could become famous earlier and make more money.

From a long-term perspective, there are indeed great benefits.

As the most powerful and experienced promoter in boxing currently, Bob Arum can easily see these problems clearly.

But what puzzled him was why Link, a young man of only 19 years old, thought the same thing as him?

Is this kind of thing so simple that just anyone can figure it out?

Bob Arum muttered unhappily, feeling more and more that Link was not a simple guy. He asked Sean Gibbons to be careful in the future and not to be deceived by him.

"Okay, what you said is good. I will consider your suggestions and increase my efforts to promote your game."

"Thank you. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

Link said.

Link has a positive attitude towards promoting boxing in China.

Although after successfully expanding the market, some money will be made by foreign boxers.

But from a long-term perspective, promoting boxing in the country has many benefits. First, it expands the base of boxers. When more people practice boxing in the country, there will be more masters. In the future, China will also be able to win more in the international arena. medal.

In addition, boxing can strengthen the body and improve a person's bloodiness and courage.

After a few decades, Chinese men began to regard femininity as their beauty. They initially liked fair, thin, and young women, but later they became fair and thin, so much so that they did not dare to fight back when bullied by women.

Practicing boxing may help alleviate this condition.

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After the game, Bob Arum invited him to a cocktail party and arranged for a few South American women to relieve his stress.

Link agreed to attend the cocktail party, but declined the woman sent by the other party.

First, he has no shortage of women and lacks interest in women of unknown origin.

On the other hand, he and Bob Arum are collaborators, and their core focus is on pursuing profits. He doesn’t want to leave the situation in the hands of the other party and be controlled by the other party in the future, so it’s better to be careful.

After participating in the game and post-game promotional activities in Panama City, Link first came to the United States with the work team to apply for a green card, which will facilitate his future training and competition in the United States.

After doing these things, he returned to China in mid-December, and his new album "Write Poems for You" was also released in China.

In the first week, 1.63 million copies were sold in the mainland market, ranking first in weekly sales, and 470,000 copies were sold in Hong Kong and Taiwan, ranking first in sales in Taiwan this week.

320,000 copies were sold in Japan, South Korea, Singapore and other places.

The total sales volume in the first week was more than 2.4 million copies, which was better than the first week sales of Jay Chou, Wilber Pan, Lin Junjie, SHE and others, and the results exceeded expectations.

The songs in this album have also been enthusiastically praised by musicians in the industry after their public release. They believe that these songs are of very high quality, with beautiful melodies and deep and poetic lyrics.

Many fans claimed that they burst into tears unknowingly after listening to songs such as "Where Has the Time Gone", "When You Get Old", "Father and Son", "Old Boy", "Cool" and "The Rest of My Life".

Some people say that the song is too sad and they dare not listen to it a second time, but they really want to collect this album and it feels good to listen to it occasionally.

Some fans also said that when they played these songs at family gatherings, their parents would shed tears when they heard them.

Some fans said that the quality of the songs in this album was so good, and every song was a masterpiece, so they went to the video store to buy genuine copies for their collection.

"Southern Weekend" commented that this album was the most touching album in 2004. Whether it is about love, friendship or family affection, it is profound and pure to the extreme. Link's voice and performance also present the lyrics and songs very well. The charm and emotion in it make this album more gorgeous, sincere and touching.

Pu Shu publicly praised Link's album for being awesome, ten thousand times better than his.

Zheng Jun said that he felt ashamed after listening to this album. Link is busy training and competing every day, and he can write such good songs in his free time. He should learn from Link.

There are also people in the industry such as Xia Yu, Gao Xiaosong, Lao Lang, Zhou Xun, Liang Jingru, Mo Wenwei, Lin Zhilin, etc. who have also publicly recommended his new album.

In the second week, the new album sold 2.12 million copies domestically, and the collector's edition sold 80,000 copies.

Sales in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and other places increased instead of falling, reaching 680,000 copies.

Judging from overseas media reports, foreign fans prefer the three English songs in the second album and give them very high evaluations. They believe that Link’s ability to sing English songs is extremely strong and is no worse than the first-line male singers in Europe and the United States. They hope that he will Can release a pure English album.

Because the album sold well and was very popular among fans, after Link returned to China, he did not take time to rest. He led the promotion team to hold book signings and fan meetings in various major cities. On the one hand, he promoted the album and improved its popularity. Exposure in the media.

On the other hand, I would like to thank the fans for supporting the original version.

While promoting the album, his manager Zhang Ying called and said that CCTV invited him to participate in the Year of the Rooster Spring Festival Gala and hoped that he would choose to sing one of the three songs "Where Has the Time Gone", "When You Get Old" and "Father and Son".

Soon the princess called and said that CCTV invited her to attend the Spring Festival Gala. She was going to sing "The Rest of My Life", so she invited him to join her.

Link said he had received an invitation from CCTV.

After a while, the princess called and said that she had asked the director of CCTV and he could sing two songs.

Link said yes.

Not long after, Handong Provincial TV Station also called and invited him to participate in the Provincial TV Spring Festival Gala. He said that he wanted to participate in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and didn't know if he could make it.

The other party said that it was no problem, and if he couldn't make it, he could attend the Lantern Festival party.

Link also agreed.

This kind of thing is a good thing. If you have time, try to participate.

"Hello Link, I like you Di Ge very much. Please sign your autograph for me if you are interested."

Link was signing autographs on the long table when he heard a strange and familiar voice. He looked up and saw that the man looked like Huang Bo. If he looked carefully, it was indeed Huang Bo.

"Thank you for your support! What's your brother's name?"

Link asked as he took the album from the other person's hand.

"Ah? You ask me? My name is Huang Bo, the yellow Huang, the learned Bo."

Huang Bo said quickly.

Link smiled softly, signed his name, and wrote "Classmate Huang Bo" on the back, and everything was smooth sailing.

"Thanks!"

Huang Bo thanked him happily and left with the album box.

"Link, this is mine, sign one for me."

The person who spoke was a girl, and Link took it and signed it without looking at her appearance.

"Wait a minute! Why don't I get the blessings you wrote for Huang Bo? What's wrong, do you look down on female fans?"

The girl said.

Link raised his head and glanced at each other. Jiang Yiyan had met at the sports meeting before. She and Huang Bo seemed to be students of Beijing Film Academy.

"No class today?"

He added the other person's name on the back of the album box and wished the other person more and more beauty.

"Hey, do you still remember my name? Haha, okay, I forgive you, Feifei, it's your turn. Tell him what you want to write. Link is very easy to talk to."

Jiang Yiyan said to the girl in a white skirt next to him.

Link raised his head and glanced at the other person, sighing inwardly. Seeing each other again, he stretched out his hand and said, "Miss Liu, nice to meet you."

"Link, have you also seen the TV series I acted in?"

Liu Yifei, who was much younger and more immature than she remembered, blinked her big eyes and asked with a smile.

"You are the famous Wang Yuyan, of course he knows you."

Jiang Yiyan interjected from the side.

Link smiled and nodded, took the album from the other person's hand and wrote down his name and a phone number, "Remember to reply to the message and let's have coffee together when you have time."

"OK!"

Liu Yifei took the album box with red cheeks and pushed Jiang Yiyan who was about to speak quickly away from the crowd.

Link continued to sign autographs and went around Kyoto, Dahai, Hong Kong Island, Johto, Guangzhou and other places. He signed many autographs and met many fans. He returned to Kyoto to rest in early January.

"You are too busy. You are either training and competing or doing autograph signings here and there. I wish I could help you."

In the apartment, Zhang Zilin hugged his shoulders and acted coquettishly.

"I understand. Leave the work to me. You have your own busy schedule."

Link said while holding her soft waist.

"What I do is nothing compared to what you do. I just want to follow you. How about I be your assistant next time you hold a book signing. I can also be a boxing match assistant."

Zhang Zilin said to him.

"Okay! Let's go together next time."

"That's it."

Zhang Zilin leaned happily on his shoulder, her tall figure completely wrapped in his arms.

Link held her and placed his palms where they were most comfortable, changing the shape at will. He couldn't help but think of another equally soft girl. After regaining contact with Liu Yifei last time, they communicated frequently as they did in the past.

Liu Yifei claims to be his fan and likes his songs very much. She also talks about her studies and work.

The girl is under eighteen this year, innocent, shy and ignorant.

Link will also chat with her about training and music topics. When the girl talks about her concerns, he will help guide, encourage, and give some suggestions.

Through many exchanges, the relationship gradually became closer.

It's just that he's not sure what to do to properly handle this relationship.

Hesitant when facing girls.

After hesitation, he left everything to time and let nature take its course.

The second album sold 5.05 million copies domestically in the first month of its release, becoming the first album released in 2004 to have more than 5 million copies sold in genuine format.

Outside China, cumulative sales in the first month reached 220 copies.

The song "All of Me" unexpectedly entered the North American Billboard Hot 100 singles chart this week and is currently ranked 95th. It has also become the first Chinese singer to appear in the top 100 of the main chart.

"Billboard" commented that the English songs sung by Link had no accent and were extremely professional in singing. It was hard to believe that this song came from a Chinese boxer.

The album was a hit, and Link became even more famous at home and abroad.

In addition, the first batch of income sharing from the second album was also successfully received, 24 million yuan. Plus the income sharing from the first album at the end of the year, more than 30 million yuan was recorded in his domestic account during this period.

In addition to a part invested in Taiwan New World Film and Television Company through Golden Shell Company, the remaining part was invested in JD.com, allowing Liu to develop with peace of mind without worrying about funding issues.

This year's Spring Festival is on February 8. Before the Spring Festival Gala, in addition to attending three rehearsals, Link also took time to return to his hometown in Huaxi, Handong. He stayed with Zhang Zilin for a week and participated in the rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala in Handong Province.

Returned to Kyoto years ago.

By the end of the year, the weather in Kyoto is more than ten degrees cooler than that in Handong Province, and water drops turn into ice.

Just considering that there will be competitions next year, Link does not dare to slack off. He still gets up early to train every day, runs long-distance in the newly built Olympic Park, and trains in the heated boxing gym, working tirelessly from morning to night.

When I want to relax, I hang out with Zhang Zilin at home, or go on dates with Gao Yuanyuan, Brother Xun, or the princess, and do some ridiculous things.

However, as Gao Yuanyuan's career grew and she started filming movies in the Southeast and Northwest, the number of dates became less and less.

Brother Xun lamented that he was too old and wanted to find someone to marry. He mostly chatted during every date, like an old friend who talked about everything.

Among the three, only the princess often said the last time, but she never missed it every time.

As for Lin Zhilin, Link gave her the apartment in Chenxi Building to live in.

The two dated several times when Lin Zhilin was in Beijing. Later, New World Film and Television Company was founded. Lin Zhilin returned to the island and was busy taking care of the company's affairs. She decided to make the company bigger and stronger, and no longer wanted to be treated as a flower vase.

Link supports her in every way.