Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 710 - 515: Spring Festival Gala Invitation Again

Also, because this album was so hot, its sales were so high, and it created so many new records, Taylor, Adele, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and others complained over the phone that he was too formidable, pushing the records to an extremely high level, which they feared they would never be able to catch up with.

Link wasn't proud of their complaints; in fact, the first week sales of 3.05 million were far below his expectations.

At present, he was the world's most famous entertainment star with over a billion fans globally, and this album was released through all channels, with more than 30 million US Dollars invested in promotion and marketing, priced even lower than his fourth album, and it was his last one.

With all these factors combined, he thought he could sell over 3.5 million in the first week, but the result was only 3.05 million.

This inevitably made him think of Adele's next album "25," which had first-week sales of 3.37 million in the United States alone.

That number was formidable.

Link felt that even if he released another album, he was unlikely to break that record.

"3.05 million, tsk tsk, selling 3.05 million in one week? Bro, are you a freak?"

In the hillside villa, the girl with the round face looked at the numbers on the newspaper, rolling her round eyes at him as if he had done something outrageous.

"Watch your language, or I might just hit you."

Link threatened.

"Am I wrong? When we release an album, we can't even sell a million in a year, and you sold 3.05 million in one week, that's too exaggerated, only a freak could do that."

Selena said, smacking her lips.

"Now in the internet age, selling more than three million isn't a lot. In a few years, someone will surely break that record, so there's no need to make a big deal out of it."

"How is that possible? The media predicts that no one will break this number for the next ten years, oh, 'Billboard' said unless you release an album yourself, no one will likely break this record. Link, why don't you stay in the business and continue to release new albums, let everyone see what your limit is, how about that?"

Selena leaned in and asked.

Link shook his head. Firstly, he had nearly run out of good songs in his music library, and even racking his brains, he couldn't come up with one. His own songwriting quality had yet to catch up. If he continued to release albums, the quality of the next one would undoubtedly slide and leave the impression of a poor ending for his fans.

Better to retire at the peak of his career, leaving behind an untamed image and an unbeaten legend both to the music world and his fans.

"Hmph, Taylor was right, you've been corrupted by money, fallen, not as ambitious as before. Link, this isn't good, you're only 23 years old, you should keep pushing and reach the pinnacle of your music career," Selena exclaimed, waving her little fist.

"Pinnacle? Do I have any room for growth now? No, there isn't a single singer from my generation who can compete. It's like being the only boxer in the ring, having the power to be invincible, yet finding no worthy opponent. It's too boring; better to retire early," Link reflected.

Selena rolled her eyes, wanted to argue more, but realized he was telling the truth. In the year 2010, he was on a similar level with Taylor, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Adele, and the media dubbed them 'one king and four queens.'

By 2011, the four queens had all fallen to him, and even the phenomenal superstar Lady Gaga couldn't match him.

This year, with Lady Gaga's popularity dropping sharply, and with the boost from movies and the Olympics, Link became the world's unique Emperor Superstar.

Indeed, there was no one in the music industry who could rival him now.

"Then can't you consider yourself as your own opponent? You only become stronger when you overcome yourself, understand?" Selena patted his shoulder, speaking in the tone of an adult.

Link glanced at her, "Overcome myself? I heard you have three subjects to retake this semester..."

"Ah ah ah, stop talking, it's the holidays now, can't we not talk about such unhappy things?"

Before he could finish, Selena started to protest loudly, even covering her ears with her fingers.

Alexander and Cynthia, as well as little Anne playing with the two kids, all looked over curiously.

Link smiled lightly, no longer continuing to rub salt in the little round face's wounds.

"Hmph, annoying guy."

Selena puffed up her round cheeks and glared at him, "Stop talking about me, you must have failed subjects too."

"Every semester, all my tests are A's, I've hardly ever gotten a B."

Link smiled confidently.

"Really? You're so busy, how do you find time to study the texts?"

Selena eyed him, seeking verification.

"If you spend two hours less on games every night and use that time for studying, you definitely won't fail any subjects."

"That's impossible, I'm so busy every day, if I don't play games when I get home at night, I'd be dead tired,"

Selena said as she lay on the sofa, swinging her legs.

Link shook his head and continued reading the newspaper.

When he released his fifth album, "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1" distributed jointly by Lionsgate Films and Summit Entertainment debuted in North America at 4,070 theaters at the end of November, earning $141 million at the box office in its first three days, topping the weekly box office chart.

Although this performance was slightly lower than the $142 million of "Twilight 2: New Moon" released in the same period in 2009,

outside of the North American market, "Twilight City 4" boasted impressive box office results, raking in $199.6 million in its first week across 61 countries and cities, setting a new high for the series.

The continued success of the film also proved that Lionsgate Films didn't lose out in the acquisition of Summit Entertainment.

Of the several films Lionsgate released in September and October, "The Vow" also reached the end of its theatrical run, with a North American box office of $175 million, an overseas box office of $102 million, totaling $275 million, almost ten times its box office gross.

"The Conjuring," in its sixth week of release, reached $142 million in North American box office and a cumulative overseas box office of $168 million, with a worldwide gross of $310 million.

With the production and marketing costs around $5 million, Lionsgate Films could earn more than $150 million from this movie.

Other films like "Sinister," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," and "Good Deeds" also saw slow growth in box office numbers.

Apart from "Twilight 4," at the year's end, Lionsgate Films will release two more movies, "Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty."

These two films are also key projects for Lionsgate Films to compete in the Oscars this year, making the winter holiday slot an appropriate release period.

"Kids, dinner time!"

Catherine called from the living room doorway.

"Coming!"

Selena pressed down on Link's shoulders and hopped onto the carpet barefoot, running toward the dining room as if someone was competing with her for food.

Little Anne, Alexander, and Cynthia, hearing it was time to eat, also dropped their toys and hand in hand, they hopped and skipped toward the dining room.

The four of them lined up like little ducklings.

Link smiled lightly, feeling the house becoming more and more lively. fгeewebnovёl.com

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In order to sell more albums, Link didn't sit idle after releasing his new album; he went around the world with his promotion team to conduct signings and fan meet-and-greets.

From New York to Tokyo, Paris, London, Sydney, and then to Hong Kong Island, Singapore, Dahai City, and so on, circumnavigating the globe three to four times.

The hectic schedule helped the fifth album's sales climb steadily, with 1.77 million copies sold in the second week in the United States, passing the million mark in a two-week period, reflecting the high quality of the album.

There were also vinyl records, with first-week sales in the US reaching 75,000 copies, the highest single-week vinyl sales of the year.

Internationally, the second week sales were 12.52 million, slightly higher than the first week, as the album was released in more regions that week, currently available in major cities of 113 countries worldwide.

Total global sales over two weeks were 29.14 million copies.

This also set many new sales records.

At the end of the year, he also received an invitation from the production team of the Huaxia Spring Festival Gala, asking if he could sing a song on the gala stage.

Link said he could, as the fifth album's total sales in the Huaxia region reached 2.09 million copies.

This figure was only slightly less than that of the United States, Canada, and Britain combined, indicating that Link had a large fanbase in the Huaxia region. Singing at the Spring Festival Gala was also a good channel for promotion.

However, in selecting the song to perform, although he was prepared to sing a track from the new album, the Spring Festival Gala production team suggested he sing a well-known old song instead.

He suggested "See You Again" or "Legends Never Die," as these two tracks have the highest sing-along rates in Huaxia.

The production team thought they were unlucky choices, the first being a eulogy for MJ, and the latter having 'die' repeated too often, making it unsuitable for the New Year.

Link agreed that they had a point and asked how about "Sugar," "Good Time," or "Something Just Like This," which were jollier and also widely recognized.

The production team felt these three songs were too new and not renowned enough.

Link, without a better option, asked the production team to select the song, adding he would also be willing to sing in Mandarin.

Two days later, the Spring Festival Gala production team asked if he could sing "Unstoppable," a song that, since its release in 2009, has often been featured at various sports events and used as background music in many Huaxia variety shows and TV dramas. Its renown was in no way inferior to "See You Again" or "Legends Never Die."

Link agreed to it.

The lunar new year gala was in February, and as an international friend, he didn't need to prepare too early, just attend a rehearsal before the new year, and he'd be ready to perform.