Chapter 177： Mingzheng (added 410 for the leader)

Chapter 177: Open Struggle (Additional update 410 for the leader)

After the game, Link returned to his Yorkville apartment. The spicy chicken wings on the table were still hot.

“Uh! Why did you come back so quickly?”

Selena and Taylor, as well as Catherine, Ms. Mandy, and Ms. Andrea looked at Link in surprise, sitting on the carpet with his head buried in eating, and then looked at the TV, which was still showing Link's post-game performance. interview.

Link expressed his gratitude to all boxing fans, fans and movie fans, and also distributed 100 signed records and 200 signed posters on the spot to thank the fans.

Just now, they were discussing whether Link had more boxing fans or fans. Link suddenly opened the door and came in from the outside. Without saying much, he sat on the ground and ate.

It feels like he just jumped out of the TV.

Link gnawed on the spicy chicken wings, looked at the stunned people and smiled: "I thought I had delicious food at home, so I didn't leave any more, so I left the work to Anna and Simon and they came back."

“You came back so early just to eat?”

Selena puffed her face and looked at him dissatisfied.

She was so nervous about the competition just now that she didn't have time to eat anything. She originally planned to wait until the competition was over before eating, but she didn't expect that Link would come back early. With a man like Link with a big belly, her little belly couldn't compare.

He is going to eat up all the food on the table today.

Selena didn’t dare to say anything, so she grabbed the chicken wings, one in each hand, and stuffed her mouth full. She suddenly found that the chicken wings she grabbed seemed to be more delicious.

Link smiled softly and shook his head. Even with her small belly, she competed with him for food. He picked up a large box of Boston grilled shrimp and ate it.

“Look at what you two look like.”

Tyler joked sitting between the two of them.

“Eat slowly, there won’t be enough for us to cook again.”

The three Catherines couldn't help but laugh when they saw the two of them fighting for food.

The WBA Super Middleweight World Boxing Championship Challenge is over.

In this game, a big news broke.

Some media captured an audience member suspected of being MJ leaving the VIP seat after the game, and paparazzi captured his profile.

But this news has not been confirmed by MJ and is just speculation at the moment.

In addition, after the game, Link’s income for this game also became a focus of media reports.

According to reliable information, Link’s appearance fee is 2 million, 15% of ticket revenue, and 10% of PPV share.

The ticket revenue for this game reached more than 6.7 million, and Link was able to share nearly 1 million US dollars in this revenue.

In terms of PPV sharing, according to a report by Nielsen Data Consulting Company, a total of 1.03 million live PPVs of this game were sold, including 650,000 ordinary signals and 380,000 high-definition signals, with an average price of 75 US dollars each.

The total PPV revenue is more than 77 million, and Link can get a share of 7.7 million US dollars.

Hence this game, his income is approximately US$10.7 million.

This game lasted for 119 seconds. On average, he earned $100,000 per second.

Although there is still a certain gap in the income of top boxers such as Mayweather and De La Hoya, this game is just a boxing championship challenge, and the opponent is Andre Leyer who does not have many boxing fans.

"American Express" commented that if the opponent in this match is a boxing champion, such as WBO boxing champion Andre Ward or WBC boxing champion Carl French, the prize money has a high chance of exceeding 30 million.

 If it is a top boxing champion such as Mayweather and De La Hoya, there is a great chance to surpass the 100 million bonus record set by De La Hoya and Pacquiao on December 7 last year.

Media such as "American Express" also reported the news of Link's match with former light heavyweight boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. within the year and expressed their expectations for the match between the two.

In addition, Link took 119 seconds to defeat his opponent in this game, which also caused a lot of controversy in the media.

Last year, he defeated 11 boxers in the same weight class, and it only took him 119 seconds at most. However, when he fought against Andre Leyer, it took him 119 seconds. The media generally believed that Andre Leyer's overall strength was not as good as But Mikkel Kessler is not as good as Jean Pascal.

But it took him 119 seconds to defeat Andre Leyre.

There is only one truth, he has regressed.

The "Chicago Tribune" commented that after defeating Tyson last year, Link seemed to have gone astray. He started making movies, releasing records, accepting advertisements, taking college entrance exams, and getting involved in many unfamiliar fields. He wasted too much time on several He relaxed his training on an unimportant part-time job, which was also the main reason for his decline in strength.

The "Chicago Tribune" and many media commented, suggesting that he focus on boxing training and not work so many part-time jobs. As long as he can persist, his future results will definitely be no better than Tyson, Mayweather, and De La Hoya. No matter how different you are from others, you will earn no less money than a few others.

But there are also some media who speak for Link.

Doug Fisher, editor-in-chief of "Boxing Ring" magazine, commented that Link showed more sophisticated boxing skills and a more stable boxing style in this game than last year.

In this game, Link was not in a hurry to end the game, but was enjoying the process. He attacked the opponent's solid defense with fast jabs, absolutely head-on, without any tricks, which made the game more enjoyable to watch. Lou, it was even more exciting than last year’s game.

Doug Fisher said that Link's strength has not only not regressed, but has also become more unfathomable. He will become the next one that several super middleweight boxing champions and light heavyweight boxers will face. A formidable enemy.

Boxing magazines such as "KO", "The Ring", and "World Boxing" also believed that this game was more exciting than last year's games. They also said that if Link's opponent was stronger in this game, the game would be more exciting. Even become a classic.

Several magazines also revealed that De La Hoya is in discussions with Link's agency, and the two parties may have a match at the end of the year or next year.

Since the owner of these boxing magazines is De La Hoya, the editors-in-chief of these magazines will not make fun of their own bosses, so this news is extremely authentic.

After the news that De La Hoya was going to fight Link came out, it sparked a heated discussion in the boxing world. Many people wanted to see who was better, 'The Flash' De La Hoya VS 'Superman' Link. One chip.

The nickname ‘Superman’ was given to Link by the media after he won eight gold medals in swimming. They said he could become a world champion in both swimming and boxing, and he could be called a ‘Superman’.

 Franco and Simon felt that this nickname sounded better than 'Anesthesiologist', 'Miami Boxing Prince', 'Big Devil', and 'Butcher', so when using the media for public relations, they unified Link's title as 'Superman'.

In addition, through the promotion of boxing matches, his boxing fans and fans have merged. The downloads of "I'mTheOne" reached 72,000 on the day of the match. In the sixth week of its release, the weekly downloads were 142,000. Although it was lower than the previous week The data is slightly lower, but it still ranks first on the rap list.

"I'mTheOne" topped the rap chart for two consecutive weeks, causing quite a controversy in the music industry. It's not unusual for Link, a newcomer in the rap genre, to have his first single hit the number one spot on the rap chart, but he still topped the rap chart for two consecutive weeks. One, he set a new record.

Link's fans are very excited and gathered on his personal fan website to celebrate. They are also preparing to raise funds to promote it in Times Square and several major media, striving to stay at the top of the charts for a few more weeks. Just as fans opened the champagne to celebrate, Beyoncé’s husband and top rapper Jay-Z announced the release of the single "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune

 Before releasing the song, Jay-z revealed to the media that his 11th studio album "The Blueprint 3" is planned to be released in July, and "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune is one of the promotional singles for this album.

The time for releasing the single was set at the beginning of the year. It was mainly to promote the 11th album and had no other meaning. Please don’t misunderstand me.

Despite Jay-Z's explanation, the media and fans still believe that Jay-Z suddenly released a single just to prevent Link's "I'mTheOne" from remaining at the top of the rap chart, and also to replace East Coast rap. The gang regains face.

Because Jay-Z is an old man in the music industry, he is top-notch, has more fans than Kanye, and his influence is one of the best in the rap industry.

In addition, he has achieved very high achievements in business.

Founder of two record companies, owns a clothing brand with a market value of over 100 million, and is the owner of the 40/40Club restaurant chain.

 Major shareholder of the famous cosmetics brand ‘Carol’s Daughter’, shareholder of the NBA Nets, and shareholder of the Arnason Football Club, with a net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars.

In April last year, he and Beyoncé got married in New York, becoming the first couple in the music industry with personal assets exceeding US$1 billion.

Since Jay-Z is a big figure in the music industry, after he released a single, Beyoncé, Kanye, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Rihanna, Katy Perry, etc. hundreds of singers,

It is jointly recommended by Oscar winners and famous movie stars such as Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, and Forest Whitaker.

The number of downloads exceeded 800,000 on the first day of release, and a total of 1.824 million downloads were received in the first week of release.

˜Occupying the Billboard singles chart and rap chart with a super domineering attitude, ranking first on both charts.

"I'mTheOne", which ranks second on the rap chart, has only a measly 129,000 copies, only a fraction of the other.

This single also became the first song in 17 years to have the most downloads and plays on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Jay-Z is also the male artist with the most downloaded singles of all time.

After the single results came out, many media also expressed shock.

On the one hand, I am amazed at this data. The quality of this song itself is not top-notch, but the number of downloads exceeds that of many classic songs.

On the other hand, he admired Jay-Z’s influence.

 Jay-Z was originally a Brooklyn gang member. In the early 1980s, he was influenced by his partners and started selling drugs. During this period, he was shot three times. In the 1990s, he entered the rap industry and became a famous hip-hop singer.

Originally I planned to sell drugs while singing, but in the end I found that the money I earned from selling drugs was not as much as I could make from singing, and it was also more dangerous.

In the mid-1990s, he gave up his big business and became a rap star and business tycoon. Last year, he married the little queen Beyoncé.

His experience is also legendary.

The media believes that Jay-Z has become the first person in hip-hop rap music. After the release of this song, he was able to receive support from hundreds of celebrities, which also proves this.

At the same time, the media also expressed concern about this situation.

Even though Jay-Z announced through his company before releasing the single that the time for releasing the single had been set in advance to promote the eleventh album, fans would think that his purpose was to suppress Link's single.

After "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune won the championship, his fans went to Link's Twitter and fan sites to show off, and also posted a comparison chart of the downloads of the two singles.

The total number of downloads of "I'mTheOne" in the seven weeks after its release was less than the number of downloads of "D.O.A." in one week. It mocked Link for being a complete failure and asked Link to quit the rap industry as soon as possible.

ˆThe media believe that this kind of thing has a bad impact and can easily lead to a split in the music industry, which is even more dangerous.

Some media suggested in comments that Link should quit the rap industry and stop releasing rap songs, which would irritate the sensitive nerves of East Coast rappers and fans.

The media’s suggestions are also well-founded.

The argument given is that rap music is the music of the African-American people, which is equivalent to national music. The popularity of rap songs on a global scale is also due to African-American singers. Link, an 'unpopular' outsider, goes to the rap field to share the cake. , obviously not suitable.

Regarding this view, before Link Music could speak out, magazines and newspapers such as Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Billboard, and The New York Times took the lead in standing up and severely refuting this argument.

"Rolling Stone" magazine commented that music belongs to the common wealth of all mankind and must not be divided by groups. This approach is extremely dangerous.

ˆ Rap music is not just African-American music. When rap music was born, it integrated pop, rock, rhythm and blues, funk and other styles of music. It did not appear out of thin air.

Everyone can participate in creation and interpretation, and there should be no restrictions in this regard.

At the same time, many media outlets asked fans from both sides to exercise restraint and not to continue to disagree on this matter to prevent deepening conflicts.

Link also expressed helplessness about this matter.

He just released a rap song in April, hoping to make more money and win over some African-American fans.

Before releasing the song, I even specifically greeted Kanye and others, but I didn’t expect that it would have the opposite effect. The fans didn’t get involved, and instead they paid tribute to millions of negative fans.

“With 1.824 million downloads per week, Jay-Z is really awesome.”

Link said with envy as he looked at "Billboard" magazine.

“Boss, those fans’ comments online are outrageous. Do we want to fight back?”

Ms. Anna asked.

Link heard this sound familiar and shook his head.

"This song has 1.82 million downloads per week. How can we fight back? It's useless to fight back with words. As for actions? No matter how hard I try, I can't beat these guys. They have hundreds of top-notch singers and actors. Join forces to support.”

Link looked at the long list with envy. There were too many top songs on it. Even if he came up with another top rap song and woke up the 43 former presidents of the United States to recommend it, he probably wouldn't be able to beat it.

He originally wanted to send a tweet to express his grievance, seek comfort from his comrades, and see how many people were still willing to support him at this time.

Think about it and forget it. On the one hand, he doesn't want to embarrass everyone and avoid embarrassment when meeting in the future. On the other hand, he is also worried that he doesn't have any comrades, which would be too embarrassing.

By remaining silent at this time and making yourself the weaker party, you can gain support from the mainstream media.

(End of this chapter)