Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

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"That's so little, guess how much I made?"

"You bet too? How much?"

Dino asked curiously.

"A bit more than you."

Link said with a light laugh.

He used to bet on himself to win within 100 seconds for every match, not much, 100,000 per match, and except for the last match which he lost 100,000, he had won the previous matches and earned a little over a million from the bets.

Plus, there was the intercontinental champion's bonus of 200,000 and the world champion's bonus of 800,000 which were competition rewards distributed by the WBA association, and also Dynas promotion's internal bonus, according to the contract terms, 200,000 for each intercontinental champion belt and a million for the world champion belt.

This time, he earned more than three million from the fights.

"You're amazing, next time you fight, let me know how you plan to win, and which round to win, so we can make big money together."

Dino said, waving his tattooed arm boisterously.

Arriving at the parking lot, Dino wanted to show him sports cars, but Link declined; he had both sports cars and yachts, and wasn't too interested in those things anymore. Now he was more interested in luxury houses in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.

After arriving in New York, he had wanted to buy a mansion near Central Park as a temporary residence and had asked a real estate agent. For apartments and villas with good locations and environments, the starting price was over ten million, and the more luxurious ones were priced from tens of millions to a hundred million.

His savings were still a ways off from a luxury house in New York, so he needed to work harder.

Ding-a-ling!

The car hadn't reached home yet when his phone in his pocket started vibrating; it was a call from Selena. Before he could greet her, he heard Selena speaking rapidly,

"Is this person you? Tell me quick, is this person you, right?"

Selena's voice was very urgent and excited on the phone. Link looked around and didn't see Selena, "I'm downstairs at my apartment building, where did you see me?"

"I'm talking about the video, the YouTube video, the handsome guy dancing on the beach, is that you? It must be you, you look exactly the same, how can you sing? Aren't you a boxer?"

He had barely replied when Selena rattled on with a mouthful of words, making Link think she could be a rapper.

"Can't boxers sing? Ali, Tyson, Mayweather, they all released records, and Ali even got a Grammy nomination, is it so strange for me to sing?"

Link, carrying a bag of vegetables and beef, entered the elevator. Just as the elevator doors were closing, Leonardo came in from the lobby. Link pinched the phone between his shoulder and ear to hold the elevator door open for Leonardo, who said 'thanks' and stepped into the elevator.

"But how can you sing so well? And who is the original singer of that song? It's not in the record stores, not online, even netizens from Spain and South America say they haven't heard it, where did you hear it? Can you lend me that song to listen to?"

"Sure, the studio version of that song has been uploaded to iTunes Music Store and Amazon Digital Music Store, you can search for 'Despacito' to listen on both platforms. If you want to buy the single record, you'll have to wait a bit longer, the records are being pressed. I'll send you one after it's on the shelves."

"Despacito? Okay, I'll give it a try."

Click! Her call came fast and ended just as abruptly. Link put away his phone and nodded to Leonardo.

"Girlfriend?"

Leonardo was in a suit and tie, smelling of alcohol, as if he had just come back from a party.

"My sister!"

Link responded.

Leonardo gave an "oh" and, staring at the jumping floor numbers, said, "Heard you got the World Champion Golden Belt, congratulations."

"Thanks! Haven't you been out filming recently?"

"No, filmed three last year and earlier this year, got tired, planning to take some time off." Read exclusive chapters at empire

Leonardo shrugged with his hands in his pockets.

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"Not bad, we could play tennis together when we have time, I saw there's a tennis club next door."

"Yeah, sure!"

Upon reaching the seventh floor, Leonardo said "bye" and stepped out of the elevator.

Link, carrying bags, returned home and began categorizing the meats, poultry, eggs, dairy, and fruits into different sections of the fridge. Before he could finish, the smartphone on the kitchen table started ringing non-stop.

He picked up the phone while munching on a green apple, and sure enough, it was Selena's voice. She sounded like a groundhog screaming "ah ah" twice, and the background music was "Despacito."

"Did you get your finger caught in a door?"

Link asked.

"Link, how come it's your voice? How could the original singer be you? Tell me quickly! This can't be real."

Selena's voice quivered with excitement.

"If my song isn't in my voice, whose voice would it be?"

Link laughed.

"Your song? You're the original singer? How is that possible? Wait, why does it show that the lyricist, composer, and singer information are all you? Don't tell me you wrote this song."

"Who else would you think it is?"

"Uh~"

Selena took a few breaths and asked crisply, "Link, did you really write this song, and the music too?"

"It's me!"

"Wow, you're so incredible, Link. You're my idol. I'm going to tell everyone that this song is my brother's new single. It's fantastic, Link, I'm coming to see you tomorrow, and I want your autograph."

Selena shrieked with excitement, and you could even hear the thumping of her stomping her foot.

Before she could hang up, Catherine took the phone and after asking a few questions, Link simply explained about recording in Miami, registering the copyright, and releasing the song on the iTunes Music Store.

The dancing and singing video was edited by Simon Curtis and uploaded to his YouTube account three days ago without any promotion, yet it surpassed 30,000 views on the first day.

Last night on NBC Entertainment News and FOX Evening Entertainment, as well as a few entertainment newspapers, they reported the video of the world champion boxer Link dancing closely with Miss Thomp on Miami Beach as news, guessing the two might be dating.

Just one day later, the video had over a million views and more than 50,000 comments, instantly becoming one of the most viewed videos on YouTube recently, even surpassing the view count of a Canadian 14-year-old singer Justin Bieber doing a cover of Super Boy's songs.

Catherine reminded him that there were many paparazzi in New York; to be careful when bringing a girlfriend home for the night, and in case of an emergency, calling the police would be preferable over getting into a fight.

Link acknowledged he understood.

After hanging up, Link opened his laptop to browse the YouTube video. His video had now exceeded 2 million views, and many in the comment section were asking who the original singer was, whether any expert could translate the lyrics into English, or if there was a high-definition MV available.

Some exclaimed how handsome Link was, that Ivanka had a sexy figure, and that the chubby guy was hilarious.

Below were some replies with links to "Despacito" on iTunes and Amazon music stores.

Some netizens, returning from the music stores, commented that the original singer, lyricist, and composer of the song was the world champion boxer Link Baker, which blew their minds.

Many expressed disbelief, questioning how a boxer like Link could write songs, urging the original singer to step forward.

Someone posted Link's registered copyright information, making everyone exclaim in surprise, hailing the world champion as incredibly talented and saying his crossover skills were too high—making a royal flush on his first hand, leaving no room for singers to operate.

Many netizens were skeptical, saying that a boxer like Link writing songs was doubtful and guessed that he might have bought the song, as many celebrities do.

Others countered that such a good song would become a hit no matter who sang it, only an idiot would sell it.

There was a heated debate online, and Link, while eating his apple, silently scrolled through the comments, musing that "Despacito" indeed became the number one viewed song on YouTube, and even released ten years ahead of its time, the effect was still explosive.