Chapter 344： Hong Kong Island Concert

Chapter 344 Hong Kong Island Concert

When Link got on the flight to Singapore, he was still thinking about his encounter with Daddario's mother the day before.

Seeing Mrs. Daddario there at that time, he greeted her politely. When he didn't get a positive response, he took the initiative to say goodbye to Daddario.

Before the door was closed when she left, she heard Mrs. Daddario’s voice coming from inside the room: ‘Yani, you know he is a playboy’

Out of politeness, Link did not eavesdrop on the subsequent conversation, but he could roughly guess that Mrs. Daddario thought he was a playboy, disapproved of Daddario's association with him, and wanted to beat him up.

He was originally worried that Daddario would be persuaded by her mother, so he sent a message asking Daddario if her mother was angry. Daddario texted back and said, "Link, I like you and it has nothing to do with her."

Link was a little moved when he heard it. If Daddario hadn't been ordered to go home by her mother, he would have rushed over in the middle of the night to accompany her.

At the same time, I also have some regrets in my heart. If I know how to clone myself, I can create more than ten clones. One will hold a concert for me, one will train for me, one will film for me, and one will travel around the world for me.

The main body stayed at home to accompany them every day, but it was a pity that he had no time to spare.

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The extremely high odds also attract many people to place bets.

The other person is wearing a suspender skirt, has a youthful and beautiful appearance, and is about twenty years old.

Those who need signatures and photos will also be forwarded to them.

Other media also conducted extensive reports in the early stages of the release of Taylor's third album.

The other party introduced herself as Emily Salas. She was from New Jersey and was going to travel to Singapore. She was a die-hard fan of his and liked his songs very much.

The plane arrived in Singapore, which was also Link’s first concert stop in Southeast Asia.

He gave Anna a wink and asked her to ask him to leave.

"Rolling Stone" commented that judging from the two promotional singles released, Taylor's third album has a very high level of songs and is loved by fans. "This is a record full of ambition and Taylor Swift's personal sincerity." The work is coming in force and has great potential to rewrite the current sequence of the Billboard album chart. ’

When I saw celebrities in the past, I thought they were very cold and difficult to deal with. I originally thought that after I became famous, I would strive to become a down-to-earth big star, but the actual situation did not allow it at all.

Wallace is responsible for this matter.

“You, you are Link, Mr. Link Baker, I am your fan, I am very happy to see you here, can you sign your autograph for me?”

There are also gambling companies that have set up gambling projects specifically for this purpose.

These titles are very provocative. Not only fans, but also ordinary people are attracted. They are curious about who is more powerful musically after the breakup of the former lovers and masters.

Dino said regretfully.

Because Link's new album has sold more than 4 million copies in the United States, which is an astonishing number, the odds given by bookmakers are also relatively high. Taylor's new album will overtake Link within one year of its release, with odds as high as 50:1.

Link saw the young man’s appearance and thought of the plans of Little Epstein and others, and he immediately became vigilant.

After the meeting, Link leaned back in his seat and sighed helplessly.

At the same time, Anna and three assistants, Wallace, Bob, and three temporarily hired bodyguards were called for a small meeting. During the tour, no strange girls should be allowed to approach him without his consent.

"No!"

The strength is quite strong.

In the business class, Link was looking at the clouds outside the window and thinking wildly. There was a cry of surprise from next to him. The person who came was a tall young girl with blond hair and blue eyes.

The sweet voice of the flight attendant sounded on the cabin PA.

The girl didn’t mind either. She sat in the empty seat next to him and chatted with him, asking him about the concert.

It is also considered to be the second album chart battle this year after Link VS East Coast Rap, and it is a battle between ex-girlfriend VS ex-boyfriend.

On the first day of release, it was downloaded 1.45 million times across all platforms, making it more popular than the previous song "Thestoryofus". It also topped all major digital music charts and the Billboard singles chart, becoming the album's second number one. single.

"What a pity. If you lose, you can earn half a million by betting 10,000. It's a great deal."

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After two minutes, the girl started to touch his body, said that she admired him, asked him if he needed anything, could she help him here, and licked the corners of her lips with her tongue.

“Not at all!”

“Link, are you likely to lose in a competition with Taylor?”

Link replied politely.

This song is also about the breakup of two people, and the song sounds great.

Link expressed his gratitude, took the notebook, and wrote the signature for the other party, but declined the proposal to take a group photo. He was involved in too many scandals and could no longer provide hype material to the media.

At first the chat was relatively normal.

Everyone nodded and took note.

“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! Our plane is expected to arrive at Singapore Changi International Airport in 30 minutes. The ground temperature in Singapore is 31 degrees Celsius and 87 degrees Fahrenheit.”

“Not at all?”

"Los Angeles Times" famous music critic Jonathan Preston said in joking language, "Taylor Swift is holding a sword of revenge called 'Last Kiss', targeting her ex-boyfriend, annual sales champion Link Baker," This is a battle where love breeds hatred and entangles love and hate. Can Taylor succeed in revenge? Can Link guarantee the sales crown? Very worth looking forward to! ’

While holding a concert in Kuala Lumpur, Dino Dua sent a message asking.

While Link was touring Southeast Asia, Taylor's second promotional single for her third album, "WeAreNeverEverGettingBackTogether", was released.

Put Taylor's new album against Link's new album, rendering it a battle of revenge between the victim's girlfriend and the scumbag ex.

Link shook his head helplessly,

“How is Mario’s recent training?”

“Not bad. This guy has lost weight again and is a bit more powerful. He said he is planning to fight at super middleweight and grab the gold belts of the four major organizations from you.”

Dino smiled.

“Keep him grounded and stop thinking all day long.”

I replied to a message and saw that I had received another unread message. The person who sent the message was an old acquaintance, country music queen Carrie Underwood.

“Link, Taylor is going to steal your championship, are you nervous?”

“Of course not! She is no match for me.”

“Tyler is next to me. Can I relay your message to her?”

“Okay, by the way, tell her that it will take at least five years for her to catch up with me.”

“Haha, I told you, Taylor said you are an arrogant man, and she will use the facts to make you ashamed and admit defeat. I feel that you two really love each other, have you ever thought about getting back together?”

“I thought about it, but she can’t tolerate my cheating.”

“Well, can’t you not cheat?”

After chatting for a while, Link turned off his phone and took a car to the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, where the concert was being held.

After more than two months of publicity, Taylor's third album "Last Kiss" was also released globally on July 22. It sold 267,000 copies in the United States on the day it was released, which was only 1,000 copies less than the first-day sales of Link's third album. , very hot.

Since the quality of the songs in this album is good, the main content is to complain about Link's excessive efforts to ruin the love between the two. There are also a few songs that blame his rumored girlfriends, believing that they were seducing Link and the inducement for the two to break up.

The lyrics of these songs are highly topical.

In addition, Scott Borchetta of Big Machine Records is also a person who is good at hype. He hinted through the media that these songs are "love elegy" written by Taylor after the breakup. The songs contain many things that she wanted to say but didn't. Spoken words.

After the album was released, it received two hot searches on the first day, four on the second day, and four more on the third day. In the first week, it received an average of three hot searches every day, and its popularity remained high.

After hearing those songs, fans also gathered online to discuss who were the celebrities involved in the songs.

For example, "Better Than Revenge" is considered to be an accusation against Emma Watson, and "Devil in Love" is considered to be an allusion to Ivaca.

And a certain actress in "IKnewYouWereTrouble" is considered to be Amber Heard, Doutzen Kroes, Kristen Stewart, Emma Roberts, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Michelle Rodriguez, Emma Stone, etc., all actresses who have worked with Link or have a good relationship with him.

A certain female singer in "BlankSpace" is considered to be Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Lana Del Rey and other singers who have a good relationship with Link.

Songs such as "Haunted", "Enchanted", "DearLink" and "Innocent" were also analyzed to see how much black material Link had.

Some fans joked that Taylor's third album was completely exposing Link's background and settling the accounts for Link.

With Taylor as his ex-girlfriend, Link is also very unlucky.

Link also took the time to listen to the songs in this album between concerts.

I felt like I was in a cold sweat when I first heard it. The physical discomfort caused by the sultry heat in Southeast Asia for many days has improved a lot. After listening to it three or four times, I got used to it and found it quite interesting.

Being able to be scolded by the big star Taylor for writing songs, and still having his name associated with so many outstanding women, is also a kind of praise. His name may be immortalized through these songs.

To this end, he reposted Taylor's tweet promoting the new album on Twitter, with the following text: 'Songs are art, and art is the reconstruction and sublimation of life. The people or events in the songs are not real, so please do not make blind guesses. , accidentally hurting innocent people'.

It’s okay if Link didn’t post anything, but after he posted it, it was like poking a hornet’s nest.

 Fans flocked to his Twitter, saying that he is the most courageous scumbag. He still dares to speak out at this time and helps promote Taylor's album. This is because he is not worried about being scolded at all.

Someone also asked online who the actress and singer featured in Taylor's new album was, and how many times did he cheat on Taylor during his relationship?

There are also many Taylor fans who have posted articles scolding him, "The song is really good, but the person is really a scumbag."

Link ignored this group of restless fans and continued to hold concerts in Malaysia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Thailand and other places.

Those fans couldn't find the answer from him, so they went to other actresses' social accounts to ask about the situation, asking them to explain themselves.

But except for Amber Heard, no one else came forward to express their opinions publicly, as if they didn’t want to take advantage of this wave of traffic. Amber Heard’s tweet pushed the game of “guess, the third party in Taylor and Link’s love” to a new climax.

Amber broke the news in a tweet that Link and Taylor dated before 2009, but they broke up for unknown reasons.

She then became Link’s girlfriend, the first hostess of Link’s Santa Monica Bay Villa, and the first celebrity girlfriend that Link publicly acknowledged.

Later, in February 2009, Taylor suddenly returned to the United States and asked her to leave with a one million US dollar bill. Seeing that the two of them were very much in love, she took the initiative to withdraw and make the two of them happy.

After Amber’s tweet was sent out, it directly caused an earthquake on the American Internet.

This melon is too big and has a complicated structure. Many people don’t know where to cut the melon.

First of all, this melon is very real, and it is impossible for Amber to embarrass herself just to break the news.

Secondly, Link and Taylor started dating in 2008, not in 2009 as previously reported on the Internet, indicating that this was not the first time that the two broke up.

Third, after the previous breakup, Taylor took the initiative to get back together and spent money to drive away his love rival, instead of Link actively pursuing Taylor.

There are also fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth.

Analyze whether Amber is a victim or a beneficiary, whether she is a gold digger or an idiot, whether it is worth it for Taylor to buy back love with money, whether Taylor is innocent in this breakup, what was the reason why Link broke up with Taylor in the first place, etc. .

A big melon is cut into countless small pieces, with various shapes and flavors, suitable for all kinds of melon eaters.

These melons have a lot of seeds in them, so they are also suitable for making complaints while eating.

The most criticized thing is that Amber actually chose one million when faced with Link, her boyfriend, and one million.

Some people also mentioned that Taylor ended the world tour early in early 2009, which was probably related to Link, saying that Taylor was not worth it.

Some people also say that after Taylor broke up with Link, she should have known that he was a **** after seeing him quickly making love with his new girlfriend, Amber. She knew he was a hot pit but still jumped into it, and he was cheated on by Link later. ask for it.

There are many men who envy Link. There was once a woman who was willing to spend a million dollars just to return to him. Unfortunately, he didn't cherish her and regretted it until she lost her.

It is said that a Hollywood film company is planning to use this joke to create a movie.

After a controversy, none of Link, Taylor, or Amber received a decent evaluation.

But the benefits are real, especially for the latter two.

Amber's fame in the entertainment industry has greatly increased through this explosive news. Almost everyone in the United States knows that she is an actress whose reputation is comparable to that of a first-line star. She also used this to get several roles as a gold digger.

 Taylor's new album sold 1.572 million copies in the United States in its first week. Although it is slightly lower than Link's third album, which sold 1.74 million copies in its first week, it is still an astonishing number.

It quickly broke into sixth place on the US album first-week sales list.

 14 songs from this album all entered the top 100 of the Billboard singles chart, and "Devil" topped the singles chart.

"WeAreNeverEverGettingBackTogether", "IKnewYouWereTrouble", "BlankSpace", "BetterThanRevenge" and "Mine" ranked second, third, fifth, seventh and eighth respectively. The songs are extremely popular and all have the ability to top the singles chart.

Six songs including "The Story of Us", "LastKiss", "Ours" and "Mean" have entered the top 40 and are very popular.

"Billboard" magazine said that the battle for the top spot on the U.S. album chart this year will probably fall on Link and Taylor again.

At the American Music Awards in December last year, Taylor's second album "Fearless" won the championship with sales of 3.32 million copies and also won several heavyweight awards. Link's second album "Fearless" ranked third with 3.12 million copies.

But in May this year, "Go Forward" came from behind and achieved a lead.

This year, the two released their third albums, and the sales in the first week were amazing.

At present, Link's third album "The Woman I Love" has sold 4.33 million copies in the United States, and it is far ahead in the annual album chart. Whether Taylor's "Last Kiss" can catch up depends on its performance in the market in the next few weeks.

 Many fans who support Taylor have posted slogans online, "Support Taylor, defeat the scumbag", calling on Taylor's fans to unite and fight against the scumbag Link.

Link secretly lamented that Big Machine Records is no weaker than Link Music in terms of album marketing. If the hype continues like this, his album may not be able to stay on the charts.

Even though he knew that Taylor's new album was selling fiercely, Link didn't have much to do. "The Woman I Love" had already been released and its market potential in the United States was about to be drained. It was useless to continue promoting and marketing it.

All he can do now is focus on touring, expanding his influence overseas, and selling more records.

“Boss, the Beyond band is ready.”

At the Hung Hom Stadium on Hong Kong Island, Link was changing clothes backstage, and his assistant Anna reminded him at the door.

“OK! Let’s go!”

 Link put on his guitar and met several members of the band Beyond, who were supporting guests, in the aisle, and took the elevator together to the brightly lit stage.

“Link! Link! Link!”

“Beyond! Beyond!”

The audience shouted excitedly when they saw him and the Beyond band appearing in the center of the stage at the same time.

Link waved his hand and stood in the middle of the stage. He first played guitar accompaniment for Beyond band’s current lead singer Huang Guanzhong. Huang Guanzhong first sang Beyond band’s representative song “Really Love You”, pausing in the middle to shout ‘Welcome link! ’

Link walked to the middle and sang another masterpiece "Glory Days".

The bell rings the signal to go home

There seems to be a bit of sadness in his life

The meaning of black skin to him

It is a life-long dedication to the struggle for color.

Years and months turn possession into loss

Tired eyes with hope

This song is the work of the late former lead singer of the band Beyond, Wong Ka Kui.

Created based on the deeds of South African black leader Nelson Mandela, this song pays tribute to Mandela and praises his lifelong efforts to eliminate racial discrimination in South Africa and realize a democratic and free society. The work has a high purpose.

It is also very popular in Hong Kong Island and Asia.

When Link sang this song in the middle of the stage in not very fluent Cantonese, the audience of more than 10,000 people burst into cheers like a roaring tsunami.

Link is the world's top star and one of the singers with the highest album sales in the world. He is also an Olympic champion, a world boxing champion, a swimming star, a movie star, a famous Hollywood playboy, and a man who has a way of killing both East and West. Top faces.

Has many fans in Asia.

Now he’s standing on Hong Kong Island singing songs by Hong Kong’s big stars, which is so cool.

Every time he stopped singing, fans at the venue would applaud hard, cheer loudly, and jump on their seats. In the end, tens of thousands of people sang along, and the sound was deafening.

“It’s too exaggerated! Why is this ghost guy so popular?”

In the audience, Chen Xiaochun heard the shouts around him like thunder, and looked around with the corner of his mouth curled up.

I found that the surrounding audience were applauding and cheering, including many Hong Kong celebrities, especially female celebrities. They all looked up at Link on the stage, their faces flushed with excitement, as if they had never seen a foreign man before.

“Don’t call him ghost, it’s too ugly. Link is a handsome boy, the most handsome man in the world.”

His wife Ying Cai'er also waved a fluorescent stick and shouted.

"Cai'er, you are my wife, can you please stop praising other men in front of me? You are mentally cheating."

Chen Xiaochun said unhappily.

Ying Cai'er rolled her eyes at him and continued yelling at her sisters.

 Chen Xiaochun was helpless. He originally didn't want to come to Link's concert, but Ying Cai'er and several of her best friends were coming. They bought a lot of VIP tickets in advance and said they would go backstage to meet Link.

He was worried that his wife would be abducted by Link, so he could only follow her to the scene.

On the stage, after singing "Glory Days", Link invited Wiz Khalifa to sing "seeyouagain" to commemorate Huang Jiaju.

It\'sbeenalongdaywithoutyoumyfriend

AndI\'lltellyouallaboutitwhenIseeyouagain

We\'vecomealongwayfromwherewebegan

OhI\'lltellyouallaboutitwhenIseeyouagain

"Seeyouagain" is also one of the most popular songs in Hong Kong among all Link's songs. When he sang it for the second time, thousands of people sang along, and the sound rumbled throughout the Hung Hom area.

“Llink is so handsome!”

“His stage performance is pretty good!”

“Link’s singing skills are so strong!”

In the audience, singers such as Eason Chan, Zheng Zhongji, Zhang Weijian, Joey Yung and others were a little surprised.

Link, a foreign singer’s performance, was no worse than their local singer’s performance. This situation could only be compared to the scene when MJ came to Hong Kong.

 Link sang one Cantonese song and nine English songs that night, including "Seeyouagain", "chasingthesun", "unstoppable", "givemereason", "Allofme" and other songs that ranked high on the Hong Kong Island music charts.

Due to the explosive atmosphere at the first concert and the limited capacity of the Hung Hom Stadium, which only has 12,000 seats, many fans wanted to come to watch the concert but could not get tickets.

After investigation, the organizers hope that Link will hold eight more shows, and they guarantee that the number of spectators at each show will be more than 10,000.

After consideration, Link agreed to add three more games. He was pressed for time and adding too many games on Hong Kong Island would affect arrangements in other cities.

During the concert in Hong Kong Island, he also participated in several public events and met several Hong Kong stars, including actors and singers, including Eason Chan, Nicholas Tse, Joey Yung, Michelle Yeung, etc., all of whom were over thirty years old. As a veteran singer, there are almost no outstanding figures in 8090.

Several celebrities were arranged by Universal Music to take him around Hong Kong Island, taste delicious food, visit Hong Kong University, Victoria Peak, TVB TV station and orphanage. After the concert, they will make a documentary "Link World Tour·Hong Kong Island" OK".

Link also proposed to watch a local boxing match, and afterwards donated HK$1 million to charities such as orphanages, and set up a branch office of the Link Global Charity Foundation on Hong Kong Island.

In addition, he also held two book signings on Hong Kong Island, and sold more than 60,000 albums in three days, including the first, second and third albums.

While he held consecutive concerts in Hong Kong and Taiwan, the sales volume of "LastKiss" was released in the second week, with 686,000 copies sold, and a total of 2.258 million copies sold in two weeks.

Seeing that Taylor's new album exceeded two million copies in two weeks, Link was also a little nervous. According to this momentum, the album's sales in the United States also have a high chance of exceeding four million copies.

(End of this chapter)