Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 486 Grammy Awards

Nini is one year older than him, tall, with fair and smooth skin, youthful and beautiful appearance, and is also a young and beautiful girl.

Unfortunately, his time was limited and he had no time to talk about love with the other party. In the evening, the two walked for a while on the snowy streets of Berlin. When they returned to the Grand Hyatt Hotel where he was staying, Link asked the other party if he wanted to go up and sit there.

Nini blushed and nodded her chin in her scarf.

Because he was accompanied by a girl, he had a good sleep that night.

He had to return to the United States the next day, and he didn't have time to deepen his relationship with Nini. He just gave her a Dior store shopping card, and then, with Nini's reluctant eyes, he took the opportunity to return to Los Angeles to prepare for the upcoming Grammy Awards. Award Ceremony.

Before he left Berlin, the news that he won the Best Actor Award at this Berlin Film Festival had been forwarded and reported by major media around the world, becoming the hottest news in the entertainment industry at the beginning of the year.

The media here in the United States were surprised that he suddenly won the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival.

First, because the movie that won the award was not the critically acclaimed "Midnight in Paris", but a new movie that had not yet been released in North America. There was no news in the media about when Link would make a new movie.

The second is that the Berlin Film Festival is one of the three major film festivals in the world. It is also the most artistic, political and social award among the three major film festivals. The style is relatively serious and the performance requirements for actors are relatively high.

This also makes the Berlin Film Festival more valuable, not much inferior to the Oscar for Best Actor.

However, Link, an actor famous for his commercial films, was recognized by the Berlin Film Festival for his acting skills. This surprised the American media and colleagues in the entertainment industry. Therefore, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and other media used the term "explosion" "Cold" is used to describe Link's award this time.

However, after the news came out, some media and film critics also expressed doubts about Link's award.

Some people think that it is the result of Link and Lionsgate's public relations, and that the Silver Bear was bought with money.

Some people also say that Link is a billionaire and the owner of Lionsgate Pictures. The jury members of this year's film festival awarded him the Best Actor Award because of his identity and influence, not because of his adequate acting skills. Superb.

In response, the chairman of the jury of this year's film festival, the famous British director Mike Leigh, said in an interview with the media that awarding the Best Actor Award to Link was the result of the jury's vote.

In the first round of voting, Link and "Royal Romance" actor Mikkel Felsgaard both received eight votes. In the second round of voting, Link received 5 votes and Mikkel received 3 votes, with Link winning.

Director Mike Leigh also said that "Buried Alive" starring Link is a rare groundbreaking experimental film. There is only Link in the whole film, in a wooden box less than three square feet, with the help of his hands. A few simple props staged a thrilling story.

Link's performance in the film is very exciting. He firmly grasps the audience with only simple props and simple actions, which is very powerful.

Director Mike Leigh said that the eight judges on the jury were deeply moved by Link after watching "Buried Alive" and that's why they voted for him.

Other judges affirmed Director Mike Leigh's statement in interviews and believed that Link deserved the award. If they don't vote for him because he is a world superstar, the owner of Lionsgate Pictures, and a billionaire, then this is Really unfair.

After hearing that the jury members unanimously praised Link, the media and the public began to become curious about the movie called "Buried Alive". Everyone wanted to see how exciting this movie was. Link was lying alone in a wooden box. How to perform?

Lionsgate also announced after the Berlin Film Festival that "Buried Alive" will be released in major theaters in North America on Friday, February 17.

Snapped!

Harvey finished reading the newspaper and threw it on the table. He wrinkled his fat face and looked at Mickey Rocks, the director of the company's production department.

Harvey didn't have time to go to the Berlin Film Festival, so he arranged for Mitch to lead the team to see if there were any film sources worthy of attention, and to promote "The Iron Lady".

But instead of waiting for the good news Mickey brought back from Berlin, he saw a piece of very bad news in the newspaper—that **** Link actually won the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival, one of the three major film festivals in the world. Becoming the Berlin Best Actor has given him another glorious title.

Seeing this news, Harvey wanted to yell. No matter how good a person like Link can be in acting, his best performance in "Midnight in Paris" was at the level of a front-line actor. How can he be the Berlin Best Actor?

"Mickey, have you ever watched "Buried Alive"? How important is it that Link won this award?"

Harvey asked in a deep voice.

Mickey Rocks said: "Boss, "Buried Alive" is really good. It's more than 90 minutes of play, and Link performs it alone. There is no peeing throughout the whole process, and every second is gripping.

There were more than a thousand people in the movie exhibition hall when I watched the movie. The audience was very attentive when watching, and no one left midway. After the movie was screened, the applause was very warm, and German film critics also spoke highly of the movie. , Link won the Best Actor Award, without much moisture. "

When Harvey heard this, his face became even uglier. What he wanted to hear was a negative comment about Link, not a compliment about how awesome Link was. He had read so many such words in the newspapers that he felt like vomiting.

"Hmph! Who is Link? He is a boxer and a singer. How much time does he spend practicing his acting skills in a day? I have also watched a few of his movies. His acting skills are very average. I don't believe that he will suddenly act in this movie. Explosion, have you watched "Caesar Must Die" and "The Royal Romance", are you sure that Link's acting skills are better than the other four candidates?"

Harvey asked reluctantly.

Mickey Rocks was a little hesitant. It's hard to say that Link's acting skills are much better than others.

The reason why Link won the award instead of others is because he was the only one who made the whole movie. He could hold up the movie for more than ninety minutes without any peeing throughout the whole process, and his acting skills were on point. Very few actors can do this. .

In general, Link is qualified to win the award, as are the other four candidates, but Link is more lucky and can win the favor of the judges.

"Boss, "Buried Alive" will be released next week. Why don't you watch it before talking about it?"

Mickey Rocks said. Harvey snorted coldly, thinking this was okay.

If "Buried Alive" is good, even if Link is unlucky, if "Buried Alive" is **** and Link's acting skills are mediocre, then the media will severely criticize Link and say that he used US dollars to publicize the award, which is the largest award in the history of the Berlin Film Festival. Best Actor who doesn't deserve this trophy.

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In early February, the shortlists for the 54th Grammy Awards were announced one after another. Link received five nominations for his album "Love Is Gone", including Production of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Pop Album.

Since its release in August, his new album has sold 5.54 million copies in the United States, including digital albums, and it was also the highest-selling album in the United States last year.

The second place is Adele's "21", which has sold 5.04 million copies in the United States. The third place is Justin Bieber's Christmas album, which currently sells 2.75 million copies in the United States.

All three singers under Link Music have sold more than one million albums.

Among them, Bruno Mars' "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" sold 1.47 million copies in the United States and 6.35 million copies globally.

Lana Del Rey's "Dorntodie" sold 1.24 million copies in North America and approximately 16.5 million copies worldwide.

Wiz Khalifa's new album "Rolling Papers" was released at the end of the year. Currently, it has sold 830,000 copies in the United States. It is only a matter of time before it breaks one million copies.

Link Music's singers include Justin Bieber, with three in the top ten and five in the top 20 of the annual album list, which also became a big news that shocked the music industry at the beginning of the year.

This also resulted in Link Music’s market value reaching US$1.4 billion.

Among them, Link Music itself is valued at more than 800 million U.S. dollars, and the 16.8% Spotify shares held by Link Music are approximately 400 million U.S. dollars. The current market value of Spotify is approximately 2.8 billion, an increase of nearly three times from the beginning of last year.

There is also the 38% stake in SBproject Entertainment held by Link Music, worth approximately US$120 million.

At present, Link Music has become the sixth largest music company in the music industry after Universal Music, Warner Music, Sony Music, Bertelsmann Music, and EMI Records. It is also the independent label with the highest market value in the world.

Since last year, Link Music has also begun to focus on expanding international distribution channels, and its album promotion and distribution capabilities have been greatly improved.

Through the company's channels and the promotion of Universal Music, the total overseas sales of "Loveisgone" have reached 38 million, making it one of the highest-selling English albums in the past decade.

His album sales were high enough and the reviews were very good, which also allowed the National Academy of Recording and Science to once again be nominated for several of the most valuable awards.

However, he is not the singer with the most nominations this year. The most nominated singer is Kanye West. He received 7 nominations for his solo album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" and the album "Watch the Throne" in collaboration with JAY-Z.

Adele and Bruno Mars, the Foo Fighters each received six nominations.

Lil Wayne and Skrillex Sonny John Moore each received five nominations, while Lana Del Rey received three nominations.

Taylor released a six-song children's album in December last year, for which she was nominated for Best Children's Music Album. The album currently sells 420,000 copies in the United States and more than 3.8 million copies worldwide, making it the world's best-selling children's album. One of the music albums.

Taylor also received critical acclaim for this album.

This year's Grammy Awards will be held on February 12 at the Staples Center.

The day before the awards ceremony, pop music queen Whitney Houston, the "America's number one voice", suffered a heart attack due to a drug overdose at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel. She then slipped into the bathtub and drowned and died unexpectedly. She was only 48 years old.

Whitney's unexpected death also left her peers and fans filled with emotions, and they organized various ceremonies to pay tribute to the singing superstar.

A memorial segment was temporarily added on the night of the Grammy Awards.

This incident also had some impact on Link.

First, there is one less favorite singer. Whitney's IWillAlwaysLoveYou, GreatestLoveOfAll, MyLoveIsYourLove, WhenYouBelieve, etc. are all songs he often listens to.

Second, someone took the opportunity to cause trouble, saying that Whitney Houston was indirectly killed by her husband Bobby Brown because of her unkind behavior, so they contacted Link and Taylor.

Tell Taylor to stay away from Link, saying that Link is a toxic man and there will be no good in hanging around with him for a long time.

Taylor's fans also think so and often leave online messages encouraging Taylor to find a new boyfriend and break up with Link.

Link could only sigh helplessly when he saw this kind of news, feeling that no one understood him.

(End of chapter)