Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

After answering a few questions, Link said farewell to the crowd of journalists and editors and returned to the party.

Following the American Music Awards, Vanity Fair held a celebration party at the Hilton Hotel, inviting many singers to attend, and Link was there with Taylor, Selena, Lana, and others.

"Link, will these two trophies be put up for a raffle?"

With a champagne glass in hand, Lana walked over from the crowd, wearing a white pleated dress and her chestnut brown curls loose, looking quite classic and elegant.

"Do you want to take part in the raffle as well?"

"Yes, but with tens of millions of albums sold, I think it’s going to be hard to win."

Lana shrugged her shoulders as she spoke.

"Your album sales are pretty good; you’ll have a chance to win this trophy in the future. Here, I’ll give this to you, and we can exchange when you win one next time."

Link said with a gentle smile, handing her the trophy for best album.

Lana said, laughing while holding the trophy.

"Then you should be reflecting on that, not asking me what to do?"

Link shook his head, and upon seeing Selena approaching, handed her the other trophy.

"I’m about to head back, where’s Taylor?"

"She’s over there!"

Selena pointed at a crowd ahead, where Taylor was with Mrs. Andrea and Big Machine Records President and Producer Scott Borchetta, Justin Bieber and his manager Scooter Braun, among others.

"Taylor and Justin Bieber seem pretty close, does it make you angry to see that?"

Selena said while hugging the trophy.

"Of course not."

Link shook his head and replied with a smile.

Taylor and Justin’s acquaintance dated back to the MTV Video Music Awards.

At the MTV Awards ceremony in September, after Taylor left the stage, Justin Bieber took over as host and said, "Taylor truly deserves it," asking the audience to applaud Taylor.

Later, upon seeing the broadcast, Taylor developed a good impression of Justin Bieber.

This incident also welcomed Justin Bieber into Taylor’s circle of friends, including his manager Scooter Braun.

It wasn’t until a few years later that Taylor’s conflict with Kanye erupted again, with Justin and Scooter siding with Kanye, leading fans to accuse Taylor and causing her considerable trouble.

Scooter also became the person Taylor despised the most.

Latterly, when Taylor’s contract with Big Machine Records ended, and she announced her decision not to renew, it displeased Big Machine Records’ President Scott Borchetta.

Scott, without Taylor’s knowledge, sold her masters from her first six albums to her worst enemy, Scooter, for three hundred million US dollars.

Taylor fought publicly for her rights against Scooter and others.

Justin Bieber also sided with Scooter, criticizing Taylor and writing songs that mocked and belittled her.

One side being the pop king, the other the pop queen—their feud had repercussions throughout the music world, making many people take sides.

Even though Link knew about these future entanglements, he wouldn’t tell Taylor now to stay away from those people; it would be of no use.

Taylor was very decisive and smart, knowing how to handle trouble.

Even if she was outmaneuvered by the few, she didn’t suffer much and actually garnered more sympathy from her fans and support from the music industry, becoming No. 1 in the music world. ȓàꞐоβËʂ

This also proves that some setbacks and attacks are necessary in the growth of a celebrity. Just like after the microphone-grabbing incident, Taylor’s popularity surged, while Kanye West faced mockery and didn’t even show up at this year’s American Music Awards.

"Hey! Link, congratulations!"

Lady Gaga came over with a glass in her hand.

Though Lady Gaga didn’t win any awards tonight, she was the closing act of the awards ceremony.

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Furthermore, two weeks ago Lady Gaga reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with her hit "Bad Romance," ending the 12-week reign of "See You Again" as the champion.

Lady Gaga even called afterwards to apologize, offering to buy him a drink, and today repeated the gesture upon seeing him.

Of course, Link didn’t need such an apology; the fact that "See You Again" could reign for 12 weeks in the competitive year of ’09 was far beyond his expectations, and he had no dissatisfaction.

"Link, I’ve written a song that needs a male singer for a duet, your voice is a perfect fit. Are you interested in collaborating?"

Lady Gaga asked, her eyes smiling.

"Of course, I love your songs. Just call me when it’s time to record."

Link agreed without hesitation.

Lady Gaga might seem like a flashy, attention-seeking artist at first glance, but once you really listen to her music, you’ll start to appreciate her style.

Moreover, Lady Gaga’s songs are innovative, and collaborating with her could offer an opportunity to learn some useful things.

After seeing off Lady Gaga, Link chatted with a few acquaintances like Katy Perry, Eminem, and Carrie Underwood.

Katy Perry was a bit unlucky this year, her songs were popular, and her album sales were decent.

But she was always overshadowed by Taylor and Lady Gaga.

At the Grammys, MTV, and the American Music Awards, she was a constant runner-up, unlike Lady Gaga who won a few awards at the Grammys and MTV.

However, her time would come next year with "California Gurls" becoming a smash hit, selling over four million copies in North America, crowning her as a leading artist.

Carrie Underwood, too, was a little country music princess, having released her third album "Play On" last week, which sold 315,000 copies in the first week in the United States, and promptly topped Billboard’s 200 albums chart, closely matching Taylor’s momentum.

Then there was Eminem, whose next album "Recovery" seemed to be the next year’s album sales champion, selling over 3.4 million copies and marking a successful comeback.

Seeing these three, as well as newcomers like Lana, Selena, Justin, and Mars.

Link felt that the competition in the music industry would likely become even fiercer next year, and continuing to win would be even more challenging.

After chatting with the few, Taylor, Mrs. Andrea, and Scott Borchetta came over.

Scott was forty-eight years old this year, previously a production manager at Universal Music in Nashville.

He left Universal in ’05 to start Big Machine Records, signing Taylor, who had just switched from RCA Records, and successfully helped Taylor produce and release her debut "Taylor Swift" and second album "Fearless."

Big Machine Records thus became a well-known record company in the United States.

Last year, when discussing the rights to "Dream It Possible," Link had met with them.

At that time, "Despacito" went viral on YouTube, reaching over 50 million views, and Link became an internet sensation.

Scott wanted to sign him to have him and Taylor both as artists under Big Machine Records.

After giving it some thought, Link refused.

The other party was a businessman and a capitalist, focused more on interests. At the time, Link was already a boxing champion, not short of money, and was not keen on working for others. He later convinced Ivanka to set up Link Music and became a capitalist himself.

After his two albums and Lana’s debut sold well, Link Music’s reputation in the music circle rose sharply, not much less than Big Machine Records.

However, he and Ivanka were novices in album production and promotion, as well as grasping market trends, temporarily no match for a music industry veteran like Scott Borchetta.

That was also why he did not step in to poach Taylor, knowing that she would be tricked by Scott regarding the contract issue in the future.

If he had dug Taylor over in advance, he wasn’t sure he could make her as successful, and Taylor, being independent in nature, wouldn’t have agreed to work under Ivanka.

"Haha, Link, congratulations on winning two awards."

Scott Borchetta said with a smile as he extended his hand.

Link shook his hand, "Thank you! And congratulations to Big Machine for winning the biggest award at this American Music Awards, it’s quite remarkable."

"Haha, compared to your two albums selling over five million copies in total, everyone else in the music industry is a bit behind you this year," Scott said with a laugh.

Link smiled lightly, had it not been for MJ’s passing and Taylor’s breakout, he might have had the chance to sweep all the awards this year.

"Link, look over here, jealous?"

Taylor came over, lifting the Artist of the Year trophy with a laugh.

"Stop showing off! Next year will be mine."

"I’ll be releasing my third album next year too; it’s not certain who will win this award."

Taylor said defiantly.

Borchetta chuckled as he glanced at both of them, "Link, you and Taylor are a couple and also the most formidable male and female singers in the music industry. Have you ever thought of collaborating on a couple’s album? I think it would create a miracle."

"We discussed this issue in June, it’s just that we got too busy afterward and didn’t have the time."

"You both should consider it; I’m looking forward to collaborating with you and Link Music," Borchetta said.

Link nodded and looked at Taylor, "What do you think? After your third album, how about we collaborate on one?"

After thinking for a moment with twinkling eyes, Taylor said, "Collaborating isn’t bad, but I like to write melancholic love songs. I’m worried that working together, we won’t be able to produce good music."

"How will you know if you don’t try it out?"

"Alright, let’s give it a shot!"

Taylor shrugged and laughed.

"You two collaborating? That’s terrifying. Could you leave a way out for us lesser singers?"

Selena protested with a scrunched-up face.

"We’ll collaborate on another album next time."

Link said laughingly as he slung his arm around Selena’s shoulders.

"OK!"

Happiness is just that simple, as soon as Selena heard him mention collaboration, she was excited again in an instant.

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