Conquer America, Start with a Boxing Champion

Nini is one year older than him. She is tall, has fair and smooth skin, and looks young and beautiful. She is also a young and beautiful girl.

Unfortunately, he has limited time and has no time to talk about love with her. At night, the two walked on the snowy streets of Berlin for a while. When they returned to the Grand Hyatt Hotel where he was staying, Link asked her if she wanted to go up and sit.

Nini blushed and nodded her chin in her scarf.

Because of the girl's company, he slept well that night.

He had to return to the United States the next day, and he had no time to deepen his relationship with Nini. He just gave her a Dior store shopping card, and then, with Nini's reluctant eyes, he flew back to Los Angeles to prepare for the upcoming Grammy Awards ceremony.

Before he left Berlin, the news that he won the Best Actor Award at this year's Berlin Film Festival had been forwarded and reported by major media around the world, becoming the most lively news in the entertainment industry at the beginning of the year.

The media in the United States were surprised that he suddenly won the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival.

First, the movie that won the award was not the highly acclaimed "Midnight in Paris", but a new movie that has not yet been released in North America. There was no news in the media before when Link would shoot a new movie.

Second, the Berlin Film Festival is one of the three major film festivals in the world, and it is also the award that focuses on artistry, politics and society among the three major film festivals. The style is relatively serious and the performance requirements of actors are relatively high.

This also leads to the high gold content of the Berlin Film Festival, which is not much inferior to the Oscar for Best Actor.

And Link, an actor who is famous for making commercial films, can be recognized by the Berlin Film Festival for his acting skills, which makes American media and entertainment industry colleagues feel surprised. Therefore, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and other media used "upset" to describe Link's winning this time.

However, after the news came out, some media and film critics questioned Link's winning.

Some people think that it is the result of Link and Lionsgate's public relations, and it is a Silver Bear Award bought with money.

Some people also said that Link is a billionaire and the boss of Lionsgate. The jury members of this film festival awarded him the Best Actor Award for his status and influence, not because his acting skills are superb enough.

In this regard, the chairman of the jury of this film festival, the famous British director Mike Leigh, said in an interview with the media that the Best Actor Award was awarded to Link as a result of the jury's vote.

In the first round of voting, Link and the actor Mikkel Falsgaard of "Royal Affair" both received eight votes. In the second round of voting, Link received 5 votes and Mikkel received 3 votes, and Link won.

Director Mike Leigh also said that "Buried Alive" starring Link is a rare and groundbreaking experimental film. There is only Link in the whole film. In a wooden box of less than three square feet, with a few simple props in his hands, he staged a thrilling story.

Link's performance in the film is very wonderful. He only relies on simple props and simple movements to firmly grasp the audience, which is very powerful.

Director Mike Leigh said that after watching "Buried", the eight judges of the jury were deeply moved by Link and voted for him.

Other judges affirmed Director Mike Leigh's statement in the interview, believing that Link deserved the award. If he was not voted for because he was a world superstar, the boss of Lionsgate, and a billionaire, this would be truly unfair.

Hearing the jury members unanimously praising Link, the media and the public began to be curious about this movie called "Buried". Everyone wanted to see how exciting this movie was. How would Link perform lying alone in a wooden box?

Lionsgate also announced after the Berlin Film Festival that "Buried" would be released in major theaters in North America on Friday, February 17.

Pah!

Harvey threw the newspaper on the table after reading it, wrinkled his greasy face, and looked at Mickey Rocks, the head of the company's production department.

Harvey didn't have time to go to the Berlin Film Festival this time, so he arranged for Mickey to lead the team to see if there were any films worth paying attention to, and to promote "The Iron Lady" by the way.

But he didn't wait for the good news that Mickey brought back from Berlin. Instead, he saw a very bad news in the newspaper - Link, the playboy, actually won the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival, one of the three major film festivals in the world, and became the Berlin Film Emperor, adding another glorious title.

Seeing this news, Harvey wanted to curse. How good can a person like Link's acting be? His best performance in "Midnight in Paris" was only at the level of a quasi-first-tier actor. How can he be the Berlin Film Emperor?

"Mickey, have you seen "Buried"? How much water is there in Link's winning this award?"

Harvey asked in a deep voice.

Mickey Rocks said, "Boss, Buried is really good. It's more than 90 minutes long, and Link is the only one to perform. There are no boring moments throughout, and every second is gripping.

The show I watched had more than a thousand people in the movie theater, and the audience was very serious when watching it. No one left in the middle of the show. After the movie, the applause was very warm. German film critics also gave high praise to the play. Link won the Best Actor Award, which was not exaggerated."

Harvey's face became even uglier when he heard this. He wanted to hear negative comments about Link, not people praising how great Link was. He had seen too many such comments in the newspapers, and he wanted to vomit.

"Hmph! Who is Link? He is a boxer and a singer. How much time does he spend practicing his acting skills in a day? I have also watched a few of his movies. His acting skills are very average. I don't believe that he will suddenly act in this movie. Explosion, have you watched "Caesar Must Die" and "The Royal Romance", are you sure that Link's acting skills are better than the other four candidates?"

Harvey asked reluctantly.

Mickey Rocks was a little hesitant. It's hard to say that Link's acting skills are much better than others.

The reason why Link won the award instead of others is because he was the only one who made the whole movie. He could hold up the movie for more than 90 minutes without any peeing throughout the whole process, and his acting skills were on point. Very few actors can do this. .

In general, Link is qualified to win the award, as are the other four candidates, but Link is more lucky and can win the favor of the judges.

"Boss, "Buried Alive" will be released next week. Why don't you watch it before talking about it?"

Mickey Rocks said.

Harvey snorted coldly, thinking this was okay.

If "Buried Alive" is good, even if Link is unlucky, if "Buried Alive" is rubbish and Link's acting skills are mediocre, then the media will severely criticize Link and say that he used US dollars to publicize the award, which is the largest award in the history of the Berlin Film Festival. Best Actor who doesn't deserve this trophy.

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In early February, the shortlists for the 54th Grammy Awards were announced one after another. Link received five nominations for his album "Love Is Gone", including Production of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Pop Album.

Since its release in August, his new album has sold 5.54 million copies in the United States, including digital albums, and it was also the highest-selling album in the United States last year.

The second place is Adele's "21", which has sold 5.04 million copies in the United States. The third place is Justin Bieber's Christmas album, which currently sells 2.75 million copies in the United States.

All three singers under Link Music have sold more than one million albums.

Among them, Bruno Mars' "Doo-Wops \u0026 Hooligans" sold 1.47 million copies in the United States and 6.35 million copies globally.

Lana Del Rey's "Dorn to Die" sold 1.24 million copies in North America and approximately 16.5 million copies worldwide.

Wiz Khalifa's new album "Rolling Papers" was released at the end of the year. Currently, it has sold 830,000 copies in the United States. It is only a matter of time before it breaks one million copies.

Link Music's singers include Justin Bieber, with three in the top ten and five in the top 20 of the annual album list, which also became a big news that shocked the music industry at the beginning of the year.

This also resulted in Link Music’s market value reaching US$1.4 billion.

Among them, link music itself is valued at more than 800 million U.S. dollars, and the 1ify shares held by link music are about 400 million U.S. dollars. The current market value of Spotify is about 2.8 billion, which is nearly three times higher than the beginning of last year.

There is also the 38% SB Project Entertainment shares held by Link Music, worth approximately US$120 million.

At present, Link Music has become the sixth largest music company in the music industry after Universal Music, Warner Music, Sony Music, Bertelsmann Music, and EMI Records. It is also the independent label with the highest market value in the world.

Since last year, Link Music has also begun to focus on expanding international distribution channels, and its album promotion and distribution capabilities have been greatly improved.

Through the company's channels and the promotion of Universal Music, the total overseas sales of "Love Is Gone" have now reached 38 million, making it one of the highest-selling English albums in the past decade.

His album sales were high enough and the reviews were very good, which also allowed the National Academy of Recording and Science to once again be nominated for several of the most valuable awards.

However, he is not the singer with the most nominations this year. The most nominated singer is Kanye West. He received 7 for his solo album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" and the album "Watch the Throne" in collaboration with JAY-Z. nominations.

Adele and Bruno Mars, the Foo Fighters each received six nominations.

Lil Wayne and Skrillex Sonny John Moore each received five nominations, while Lana Del Rey received three nominations.

Taylor released a six-song children's album in December last year and was nominated for Best Children's Music Album. The album currently sells 420,000 copies in the United States and more than 3.8 million copies worldwide, making it the world's best-selling children's album. One of the music albums.

Taylor also received critical acclaim for this album.

This year's Grammy Awards will be held on February 12 at the Staples Center.

The day before the awards ceremony, pop music queen Whitney Houston, the "America's number one voice", suffered a heart attack due to a drug overdose at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel. She then slipped into the bathtub and drowned and died unexpectedly. She was only 48 years old.

Whitney's unexpected death also left her peers and fans filled with emotions and held various ceremonies to pay tribute to the singing superstar.

A memorial segment was temporarily added on the night of the Grammy Awards.

This incident also had some impact on Link.

First, he lost a favorite singer. Whitney's I Will Always Love You, Greatest Love Of All, My Love Is Your Love, When You Believe, etc. are all songs he often listens to.

Second, some people took the opportunity to stir up trouble, saying that Whitney Houston was indirectly killed by her husband Bobby Brown because she met the wrong person, and thus linked it to Link and Taylor.

They asked Taylor to stay away from Link, saying that Link was a toxic man and that it would be no good to hang out with him for a long time.

Taylor's fans also thought so, and often left messages online to encourage Taylor to find a new boyfriend and break up with Link.

Link could only sigh helplessly when he saw this kind of news, feeling that no one understood him.