Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 822 - 594 Good Luck and Good Fortune
"Hi Link, congratulations on your win. Okay, you've never failed since your debut. How are you feeling right now?"
After the match, the host Steve Mandanda rushed to Link with a microphone in hand. HBO's camera followed Steve's pace and aimed at Link.
At this moment, Link was wearing a golden robe to keep warm, with four Golden Belts draped over his shoulders, surrounded by reporters.
"Feeling? Pretty good."
Link smiled lightly, greeted an old acquaintance with a handshake, and said, "Steve, I didn't expect you to still be interviewing me today, that's great."
"Haha, yes, it's great."
Steve Mandanda pulled up the corners of his mouth, his smile a bit bitter.
The first time he met Link, Link was just a rookie boxer, unknown, while he was a famous host on HBO.
Seven years have passed, Link has become the number one figure in the boxing world, a billionaire, Emperor Superstar, while he is still a host on HBO, marking time.
He didn't know whether to admire Link for being so impressive and lucky, or to lament his own uselessness, wasting time.
However, as a professional host, Steve Mandanda quickly pulled together his messy thoughts and asked Link several questions that the audience was interested in.
Such as how Link evaluates the match, how he evaluates his opponent, whether Link will fight Klitschko again, what his next goal is after conquering the Heavyweight division, and whether he would fight in the Cruiserweight.
For an old acquaintance, Link was very patient. As long as the questions didn't involve personal privacy, he would basically answer all of them.
After becoming the champion of the four major Heavyweight organizations, he would continue fighting for a few more years. If there are good opponents in Super Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, or Cruiserweight, he wouldn't mind losing some weight and fighting a few more matches.
Now he is the number one figure in the boxing world, earning hundreds of millions of US Dollars per match, higher than the annual revenue of many listed companies, retiring early is not worth it.
In the coming years, he will continue to compete in the boxing ring until there are no more opponents. freeweɓnøvel.com
"Link, I saw your fishing photos, and Alexander, who is like you, also a strong little guy. Do you usually teach him boxing, and do you plan on making him a boxer too?"
Steve Mandanda asked.
Link smiled and said, "When I go running, I sometimes take Alexander with me, but he is too young now, not suitable to train with me yet. Whether he will become a boxer in the future depends on whether he is interested in boxing."
"Yes, interest is very important."
Steve Mandanda nodded.
After answering Steve's questions, Link was surrounded by reporters and hosts from other TV stations, and it took over half an hour before he could leave the venue.
After the match, Link held a celebration party at the MGM Grand Hotel, inviting friends who came to support him. Although he is now the unparalleled Boxing King and a billionaire, connections are still very important.
The next day, after completing several promotional activities in Las Vegas, Link returned to Los Angeles to rest.
This match earned him 420 million US Dollars, including 250 million as appearance fee, 135 million from PPV revenue sharing, 25 million from ticket revenue sharing, and 12 million from advertising sponsorships, etc.
Setting a new record for the highest single match revenue in boxing history.
In the top ten highest-grossing boxing matches, except for the one ranked seventh by Mayweather, all others are Link's matches.
According to Business Week, the commercial value created by this match is approximately 1.2 billion US Dollars, comparable to a major sports event.
Link is considered by the media as a person who can boost the regional economy, but unfortunately the income from boxing events is not stable enough, and the industry volume cannot match music, so no one has proposed the 'Link's Economics' concept.
"Now that you've won all the Golden Belts, write more songs when you have time, don't waste your talent in music."
In the Beverly Hills villa, Taylor held a guitar, her fingers lightly brushing the strings, producing a tinkling sound.
"Understood, I will write when I have the time."
Link said while flipping through the newspaper.
"Hmph, I really hope another financial crisis comes, making you go bankrupt. When you run out of money, you'll finally write some good songs."
Seeing his perfunctory attitude, Taylor wrinkled her nose and said.
"There's no way I'll ever be short of money, even if I go bankrupt, my fists can still fight. I'm the kind of person who can survive well even in wastelands, unlike some female singers who have no life skills other than singing. If one day they can no longer sing, they would probably starve."
Link joked.
Taylor glared at him annoyedly and, feeling unsatisfied, kicked him lightly with the tip of her foot.
Link grabbed her slender leg and before Taylor could react, he pulled her into his arms, pressed her down on the sofa, and had his way with her, letting her know who was the head of the household.
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"American Sniper" has been released for seven weeks, grossing $380 million at the North American box office and $625 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of the year for Lionsgate Films so far.
"The Big Short" has been released for five weeks, with $78.2 million in North American box office and $142 million globally.
The surprise hit "Split," released at the end of October, currently has a North American box office total of $138 million and a global total of $278 million, making it the most profitable film for Lionsgate Films this year.
In November's winter slot, Lionsgate's 17th film of the year, "The Hunger Games 4" was released, grossing $106 million on its opening three days, slightly behind the previous two installments but still above the passing line.
In 11 days after release, it surpassed $200 million at the North American box office.
In ten days, the overseas total reached $247 million.
Compared to the final episodes of "Harry Potter" and "Twilight," the box office performance of "The Hunger Games 4" is slightly worse, lacking a blockbuster finish, with global box office estimated around $700 million.
Although "The Hunger Games 4" underperformed at the box office, it helped Lionsgate Films' total annual box office surpass $2.3 billion.
Far ahead among its peers.
In the third weekend of November, the 18th film from Lionsgate this year, "Wild," an art film, was first previewed in six cinemas in the United States. Due to Reese Witherspoon's influence, it had a great opening week with $768,000, averaging $18,000 per cinema per day.
The movie received positive critical acclaim, too. Reese Witherspoon, originally known as 'American Sweetheart', rose to fame in 2001 with "Legally Blonde" and won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2006 for "Walk the Line", making her one of the more successful American Sweethearts.
This time her role in "Wild" has once again recognized her acting skill, giving her a great chance to be nominated for an Oscar again.
In the second week of previews, "Wild" expanded to 1016 cinemas and earned $9.46 million in its first full week, with a cumulative total of $10.22 million.
In two weeks, it also took in $6.04 million in overseas regions.
Projected total gross is around $60 million.
The film had a production cost of $25 million, making it not difficult to break even, but not expected to earn much either.
Following "Wild," Lionsgate has two more films, "White House Butler" and "The Revenant," entering their promotional phases.
As the release of "The Revenant" approaches, Leonardo becomes increasingly anxious, often calling Link to discuss promotional activities. Furthermore, Leonardo has specifically written more than ten interview scripts, over thirty thousand words about behind-the-scenes stories of the movie, to provide ample material for film promotion.
For instance, the film's nine-month shooting schedule took the crew from the United States to Canada, then to the southern part of Argentina, aiming to capture real locations and natural light. Crew members faced many dangers during filming, including one blizzard that nearly buried half of the crew.
Before the film's release, the MPAA rated it R for gore, violence, and a segment involving explicit sexual content.
In the second trailer, there's a scene where Leonardo is knocked down by a large brown bear.
Based on this scene, the media speculated that Leonardo was raped by the bear during the filming of "The Revenant."
This news was quite sensational and quickly topped the trending searches, attracting lots of public attention.
"Link, did you get someone to make up this news?"
"What news?"
In the Half Mountain Villa, Link received a call from Leonardo.
"The news about me being raped by a bear, did you make it up to create a buzz for the movie?"
"Of course not, I'm not that boring. But the news is not bad; it can pique the audience's curiosity, and then they'll go to the cinema to see the untold story between you and the bear."
Link laughed.
"Shit! Don't bring this up again, next week is the movie's premiere, are you coming?"
"No time, I'm going back to New York next week to prepare for Christmas. I can attend the premiere there."
After chatting with Leonardo for a while, Link shook his head and hung up the phone.
"This guy is getting anxious about the Oscars now."
"'American Sniper' isn't bad either; you also have a chance to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor. Do you want to go for it?"
Eva put down the magazine and asked.
"Let's secure a nomination first, after a few nominations, then target the Oscars. There's no need to waste too much money and time on this matter."
Link embraced her waist, feeling the softness and fragrance of her body.
Eva nodded, leaning on his shoulder.
With Christmas approaching, Link and Eva were not busy this time, so they returned to New York a month before Christmas.
On the one hand, they prepared for Christmas, and on the other hand, they helped Link's father-in-law, who is currently the number one Republican candidate and has a great chance of succeeding.
