boxer to hollywood

After a few days of rehearsal, Link and his performance team arrived in Miami to participate in the Super Bowl halftime show.

On that day, more than 100,000 spectators came to the Dolphin Stadium, and the surrounding stands were packed. Tens of thousands of people crowded on the stands to watch the performance, and it was a sea of people everywhere.

During the halftime break of the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints, the British rock band The Who took the stage first to perform a song, setting the atmosphere for the scene.

Then Link and his band took the stage, first singing "Unstoppable," and finally ending with "Legends Never Die," which was also the theme song of the 2017 League of Legends World Championship, sung by the American pop-rock band Against the Current.

Legends never die

When the world is calling you

Can you hear them screaming out your name

Legends never die

When he held the microphone and shouted "Legends Never Die," the atmosphere at the scene instantly exploded, and the audience screamed loudly.

"Wow, this song is awesome!"

"This kind of song belongs to the Super Bowl."

More than 100 million American viewers watching the Super Bowl on TV, while eating snacks, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Many viewers who didn't know Link before also learned through this performance that he was a singer with a powerful and explosive voice, who sang very well and was also very handsome.

"Cool! So cool, I love Link!"

In front of the TV, Miley Cyrus stood up excitedly, spilling popcorn all over the floor.

"Link's singing is getting better and better, how can he be so good!"

Kesha exclaimed, covering her face.

"Hehe, it's just so-so, you don't have to praise him like that."

Selena blinked her big eyes, staring at Link on the TV, the corners of her cute mouth almost reaching her ears.

"Selena, is Link really your cousin?"

"Of course!"

Selena nodded her chin affirmatively.

"Do you have any other cousins? Can you introduce them to us?"

Miley and Kesha laughed, putting their arms around her shoulders.

"Yes! They're in Mexico."

"Forget it! Forget what we just said."

Miley and Kesha waved their hands, sat back on the sofa, and continued watching the performance while eating snacks.

They become a part of you

Every time you bleed for reaching greatness

Legends never die

On TV, Link sang, leading more than 50 backup dancers, raising their fists to the sky together in unison, creating a very impressive scene.

It caused a tsunami of cheers at the scene.

"So cool! This is a legendary performance."

In the bar, Eminem, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, raised his beer bottle and shouted at the TV.

Kanye, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, and others sat not far away, staring at another TV. They came to the bar to relax but didn't expect to run into Eminem.

"Hey, are you sure you want to compete with Link on the singles chart? Can you come up with a better song than this?"

Eminem leaned against the sofa and laughed.

"Of course we can! Don't you worry about it."

50 Cent said.

"I bet this song will win the No. 1 spot on the singles chart this week. What song are you going to use to compete with it? That 'Baby, baby, oh~'?"

Eminem teased.

Kanye's face darkened, and he remained silent.

50 Cent, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown looked at each other, their expressions somewhat helpless. They originally thought Justin and Usher's songs were good enough, but after hearing "Legends Never Die"...

Even though they disliked Link, they had to admit that this song was damn cool. Even after listening to it twice, they wanted to find a deserted place and shout loudly -

Legends never die!!!

They become a part of you

Every time you bleed for reaching greatness

Legends never die

During the second chorus, the audience's cheers became even louder and more intense. Many football players also raised their fists and shouted loudly, paying tribute to the former football players in this way.

Many spectators at the scene also stood up and roared along. Some even tore their T-shirts, lit them on fire, and waved them vigorously. Fortunately, the staff discovered it in time, preventing a fire.

"Link, you're amazing! You're our pride!!!"

In the stands, hundreds of beach neighbors, including Fat James, Michael, and Daniel, waved flags and shouted loudly, their faces flushed, a hundred times more excited than ordinary spectators.

Online, discussions about this song also skyrocketed, with the highest number of topics exceeding 130 million.

"This song is so cool, I got goosebumps listening to it."

"Legends Never Die! This is definitely the best tribute to football players."

"Link's songs are always so inspiring, tenacious, and full of power. When listening to his songs, you can't help but clench your fists."

"Link is so dedicated, he wrote this song specifically for the Super Bowl, outshining all the previous Super Bowl performers."

"It's too demanding on the vocals, I don't like it!"

On the day of the Super Bowl, social media platforms like Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook were filled with discussions about Link's song, with a positive rating of over 92% and almost no negative comments.

As Link's performance ended, the official Link Music account sent out a tweet: The studio version of "Legends Never Die" was officially released on online platforms such as Amazon, iTunes, and Apple Music.

On the first day of its release, it was downloaded 218,000 times in the US, easily surpassing the sales of "Baby" in the entire previous week.

"Boss, the Super Bowl halftime show ratings are out. The peak viewership reached 158 million people, breaking the 2003 record. 'Baby' has also been surpassed. It will be difficult for us to keep the No. 1 spot on the singles chart this week."

At SB Projects Agency, an assistant came to President Scooter Braun's desk and said.

Scooter, dressed in a suit, with his long hair combed back and a cigar between his fingers, might be cautious in front of Clive Davis, but in this company, he was the ruler.

"Got it. Go inform the heads of the marketing, distribution, and public relations departments. We'll have a meeting in the conference room in five minutes."

"Yes, boss!"

The assistant hurriedly left.

Scooter pressed his cigar hard into the ashtray a few times, feeling very annoyed. To promote the song "Baby," SB Projects had invested more than six million dollars in publicity funds, and he had also used many personal connections to help with the promotion.

After doing so much, it couldn't compete with just one song from Link.

At this point, he had to rearrange his strategy and find a way to win this battle.

Victory meant Justin reaching the top; failure meant finding someone else.

Five minutes later, Scooter came to the conference room and assigned tasks to the heads of various departments.

The marketing department would continue to promote Justin Bieber, give him more opportunities to appear in public, increase his exposure, and call on Justin's fans to buy the single to support him.

The distribution department would invest more funds and cooperate with data service companies to continue manipulating data.

Many professional singers were unwilling to do such things due to their reputation, but Scooter didn't care. He was a businessman, a pure businessman. As long as he could make money, he didn't care about anything else.

The public relations department would contact the media, question the authenticity of "Legends Never Die"'s sales, and use the opportunity to hype up Link Music's data manipulation, suggesting that not only this song but also Link's previous two albums might have fake sales figures.

Even if there was no fraud, they had to muddy the waters.

After all departments of SB Projects started working, the sales of "Baby" on various platforms also rose sharply, selling more than 82,000 copies the next day.

At the same time, many voices questioning the sales of "Legends Never Die" appeared in the media, believing that the song's daily sales exceeded normal levels, even higher than last year's "See You Again" and "Poker Face," which was obviously unreasonable.

In response to the doubts, Link Music's public relations department also gave a reply, stating that there was absolutely no data manipulation.

The high sales of "Legends Never Die" were due to the high quality of the song and the enthusiastic support of Link's fans. They invited the media and McKinsey & Company from Wall Street to participate in the investigation and supervision.

For media and individuals who dared to slander Link, Link Music's legal department would not hesitate to send them a lawyer's letter.

The first-week sales of "Legends Never Die" were released: 1,035,000 copies in the first week, becoming one of the singles with the highest digital download volume in the first week of 2010 and also the champion of the singles chart this week.

Ranked second was Justin's "Baby," with sales of 424,000 copies.

When promoting, the media commented that Link's popularity in the music industry was still strong, starting 2010 with a single with weekly sales exceeding one million copies.

The evaluation of "Baby" was that it was an honorable defeat, saying that without the boost from the Super Bowl, "Legends Never Die" might not have been able to defeat "Baby" and take the first place.

Justin's fans also went to Link's Twitter to criticize "Legends Never Die" for winning unfairly.

But Link and his fans didn't bother to argue with them.

"They're quite smart, not boosting 'Baby' to a million sales."

In the bay villa, Link flipped through the Billboard magazine and smiled.

"Maybe the cost is too high. 'Legends Never Die' sold more than a million copies. To achieve that number, they would need to spend tens of millions of dollars, which is not cost-effective."

Mrs. Andrea said while cutting fruit.

"It's too conspicuous."

Taylor, leaning on his leg and flipping through a magazine, said, "'Legends Never Die' sold more than a million copies with the promotion from the Super Bowl. 'Baby,' without any promotion, suddenly selling a million copies, even a fool can see that they're manipulating the data."

Link played with her hair and said, "But in terms of the song's addictive quality, 'Baby' is much higher than 'Legends Never Die,' and it's easier to spread. Honey, your writing skills are top-notch, can you write a song that's even more addictive than 'Baby'?"

"I can't. The purpose of my songwriting is for my fans to listen, not to force everyone to listen, and not to make money. Doing that would make me lose the motivation to create."

"Such a high realm, I can't compare to you."

"Of course!"

Taylor rolled her eyes at him proudly. Seeing Mrs. Andrea handing her a peeled apple, she reached out to take it, but Mrs. Andrea slapped her hand away and gave it to Link.

Taylor was stunned for a moment, biting her lower lip, her blue eyes staring coldly at Link.

"You don't even like apples, why are you fighting with me for it?"

"I may not like it, but I can't not have it."

Link shrugged and fed the apple to her mouth. Taylor opened her mouth and took a big bite, looking at Mrs. Andrea triumphantly while eating the apple.

"Link, I'm done running, I ran three laps."

Austin, his brother-in-law, wearing a jersey and shorts, rushed into the living room, sweating profusely. He was probably running too fast, leaning against the wall and panting heavily.

"Only took twenty minutes, very good! Next is the strength training session, do five sets of push-ups, 20 reps each, no more, no less."

Link pointed to the carpet in the middle of the living room.

"Okay! I'm good at push-ups, I can finish 100 quickly."

Austin gasped for a few breaths, then lay down on the ground and started doing push-ups. As a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, he was in good physical condition.

Slap!

Taylor slapped Link's thigh and stared at him with her blue eyes, "Are you sure you're teaching him boxing?"

"Of course! This is the foundation, practicing boxing basics is the most important."

Link grabbed Taylor's pale fingers and smiled.

"Link is a professional in this area, so don't interrupt."

Mrs. Andrea said.

Taylor rolled her eyes. "I'm worried that Link is playing tricks on your son, and you're still speaking up for him."

"Link is not that kind of person."

Mrs. Andrea shook her head and said.

"Look! Annie still understands me."

Link smiled slightly, supported the back of Taylor's head, placed two pillows underneath, got up and went to the middle of the living room, instructing Austin on how to do push-ups.

In fact, he didn't plan to teach Austin too much, just some wrestling and fighting moves, enough for self-defense.

As for boxing, Mrs. Andrea probably wouldn't be willing to let Austin get beaten up in the boxing ring, so teaching it would be useless.

(End of Chapter)