Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

Brooklyn, at a black metal music bar, Jay-Z put down the phone and looked towards Kanye, Lil Wayne, and 50 Cent, saying,

"Everybody chill, Scott said it’s coming right away."

"Alright! We’re not in a rush."

Kanye and the others shrugged their shoulders and sat back down on the couch, patiently staring at the huge 5x7 meter projection screen on the stage in the middle of the bar.

Next to the screen sat Drake, their computer expert. The moment the video was released, Drake would project Link’s private video onto the big screen for everyone to watch.

This was a moment that could change the course of battle, a thrilling moment indeed. They would witness the downfall of their enemy, Link, right here.

"Where’s Beyonce? It’s such an important occasion, how come she’s not here?"

Kanye looked at Rihanna and asked.

Rihanna was playing with her phone, texting Katy Perry to invite her to watch Link’s explosive video. Hearing Kanye’s question, she answered without lifting her head, "She’s not feeling well, resting at home."

Kanye and the others asked with concern.

Ding-dong!

Jay-Z was smoking a cigar when his phone suddenly rang. It was Scott calling.

"Scott, is the video out? What?.....Not releasing it? Why?! I need an explanation,"

Jay-Z, annoyed, pressed for an answer with a sour tone.

On the phone, Scott told him there had been an unforeseen event. He still needed the video, and it couldn’t be released just yet. He would explain in more detail in a couple of days, and he kept apologizing.

Listening, Jay-Z felt his blood boiling. He wanted the video, not apologies, yet after Scott said a few more words, he hung up, leaving Jay-Z no chance to press further.

"Jess, what happened?"

50 Cent quickly asked.

Jay-Z, with a dark face, replied, "Scott said he’s not releasing the video tonight."

"Not releasing it? Why?"

"Didn’t we have an agreement? Why change his mind suddenly?"

"We had everything ready, and now he says he won’t release it. How am I supposed to explain this to the guys?"

Kanye, Usher, and others started asking all at once.

"Shut up! It was Scott who suddenly changed his mind. If you want to know why, go ask him."

Jay-Z threw down his cigar with force, obviously displeased, and walked away.

"That’s it?"

50 Cent looked around the bar. To watch Link’s private video, they hadn’t only prepared a giant projection screen but also ten bottles of Ace of Spades champagne, beer, drinks, sunflower seeds, and more.

Moreover, there were over a hundred black brothers in the bar, all staring at the giant projection, ready for the big show.

Now, with the sudden cancelation, how was he supposed to explain it to everyone?

"50 Cent, why isn’t the video playing yet?"

"Come on, play it already. We’ve been waiting an hour."

Dozens of black men outside clamored.

50 Cent, feeling helpless, had Drake play a pornographic film to satiate the crowd’s appetite.

Rihanna, seeing a crowd gathered to watch that kind of film, glared at Drake, got up to leave, and texted Katy Perry and Beyonce on the way out, informing them that due to an accident, they wouldn’t be able to watch Link’s private video today.

Beyonce, in a private apartment in Manhattan, received the message and lay back on the couch, feeling an inexplicable sense of disappointment.

She picked up her phone and texted Link, asking how he managed it.

Thinking of a solution, the next morning Scott called Ivanka, offering to transfer 15% of SB Entertainment’s shares to Link Music for 10 million US Dollars.

Ivanka told him coldly that it wasn’t possible and to think it over before calling back, then she hung up.

Furious, Scott cursed out loud. Did this woman think she could easily win against him?

He took a few deep breaths, and after over ten minutes, he offered 10 million US Dollars to buy the rights to "Baby."

Ivanka told him it was impossible. Her bottom line was acquiring 50% of SB Entertainment’s shares and 60% of Justin Bieber’s management contract for 1 US Dollar, or else they’d see each other in court.

"Wait!"

Seeing Ivanka ready to hang up, he quickly shouted, "Miss Ivanka, please wait, there’s something I forgot to tell you. I have a video in my possession of Link messing around with another woman. If I leak this video, Link’s reputation will be ruined. I heard you and Link are on good terms, and you wouldn’t want to see his reputation damaged, right? How about we make a deal—I trade you the rights to ’Baby’ for this video?"

Ivanka snorted coldly, "Scott, I’ve heard you’re a smart businessman. So why would you have such a naive idea? Link became a boxing champion by virtue of his fists, and he climbed to the top of the music charts based on his inexhaustible talent; a star built on real ability, a billionaire. Even if you leak his scandal, what will it really do? As long as he can still fight and write catchy songs, his fans will still pay.

"As for Justin Bieber, the protégé of SB, it’s different for him. This song could ruin his prospects, and SB will have to compensate us for all the losses. How could you compare the two situations?"

"But if Link’s reputation is tarnished, won’t his album sales be affected too? Isn’t that a direct financial loss? You don’t care about that?"

Scott quickly tried to persuade her.

"It doesn’t matter. If you expose Link’s private video, his reputation might suffer temporarily, resulting in a loss of tens of millions at most. It’s not a huge deal for Link Music. But if Justin Bieber’s lead song from his new album is alleged to be plagiarized, and SB engages in unfair competition practices, well, that would be fatal for you. Besides, are you sure the video shows Link fooling around with another woman? If that’s true, please release it soon. I’d like to see it too,"

Ivanka spoke in an indifferent tone.

Scott’s eye muscles twitched, "Miss Ivanka, do you think I don’t dare?"

"You must have heard that I’m quite close to Link, but there’s a Taylor between us, and Taylor is a very petty woman. If she sees that Link is messing around behind her back, she’ll definitely break up with him, hence removing the obstacle between me and Link. So, if you have that kind of video, please release it as soon as possible. When the time comes to discuss SB’s compensation to our company in court, I might consider reducing your liability by 5 million US Dollars. How does that sound?"

"....."

Upon hearing her words, Scott was stunned for a while. At first, he thought she was bluffing, but then her points seemed very reasonable.

He had also heard about the rumors between Link and Ivanka; if true, the release of such a video was actually to Ivanka’s benefit—as it seemed she genuinely didn’t need to worry about it.

Scott held his forehead, feeling that this woman was too difficult to handle. Continuing the conversation might not make her back down at all.

"Miss Ivanka, I can only offer you an additional 20% stake in SB Company."

Scott said helplessly.

"Yesterday, I gave you a contract. Flip to page 14, clause 22,"

Ivanka said in an indifferent tone.

Scott didn’t understand what she meant and searched through his messy office until he found the folder that had been left forgotten on the coffee table.

According to Ivanka, on page 14, clause 22, he suddenly froze. It stated that upon completion of the transaction, SB Projects Company must hand over all material unfavorable to Link and must not continue to target Link.

"Did you already know that I have private videos of Link?"

Scott felt a chill down his spine.

"I gave you one day yesterday. There are three hours left until the deadline. If I don’t get the response I want in three hours, Link Music’s legal department will officially sue SB Company, Justin, Ludacris, and others for infringement. It’s up to you to choose war or cooperation,"

After saying that, Ivanka hung up the phone.

Scott, hearing the busy tone on the phone, leaned back powerlessly in his chair.

He had only told a few partners about Link’s video; however, Ivanka seemed to know about the video’s existence all along. This meant he had a mole by his side, or someone among his partners was leaking information to Ivanka.

This woman was too frightening, not only had she laid out a poison pill plan in advance, but she had also planted spies around him, grasping his every move.

It really wasn’t good to be up against such a woman.

Scott pinched the bridge of his nose, wracking his brain but couldn’t think of a way out. What to do?

Should he offer more shares to Link Music and cooperate, or should he go all out against Link Music?

No matter the choice, SB Company was going to suffer greatly. Find exclusive stories on

Ding-a-ling!

The phone rang, displaying the caller ID ’Little Kunas.’

After answering the call, Little Kunas said Link had been hyped up as the world’s most perfect man and asked why he hadn’t released the video yet?

Scott sighed softly. To build up Link’s good man image, he had invested millions of US Dollars and used both his and Little Kunas’s connections in preparation to sabotage Link.

But now he was under Ivanka’s control and couldn’t provoke her by releasing the video. All the promotions done in this period had indeed helped craft Link’s image.

It was infuriating.

He suppressed his anger and explained Ivanka’s ’poison pill plan,’ asking Little Kunas if there was a way to convince her to drop the lawsuit against SB Company and Justin?

"’Baby’ is plagiarizing Link’s song? Is that what Ivanka is using to trap you guys?"

Little Kunas asked, shocked.

"It seems so,"

Scott said helplessly, "Ryan, I’ve heard you have good relations with the TP family. Can you persuade her to stop pursuing SB Company’s responsibility?"

"No! Since Link Music’s success, Ivanka has become more independent. She doesn’t even listen to her father’s words these days, so I can’t convince her either,"

Little Kunas said.

"So what should we do? If she doesn’t agree, we’ll definitely lose the lawsuit. We won’t only have to pay tens of millions in damages, but Justin’s reputation will also be destroyed during the lawsuit. I’ve invested tens of millions in cultivating him, and it’s a pity to destroy it now, just as it was starting to profit,"

"Do you mean to stop targeting Link and choose to work with him?"

Little Kunas’s voice turned cold.

Scott replied, "Ryan, I’ve thought about it. Link is a creative genius. Any song he writes could make Justin a big hit. If we let Link Music become a stakeholder in SB Company, cooperating to cultivate Justin is beneficial for SB Company’s development."

"But that would also increase Link Music’s market value,"

Little Kunas said through clenched teeth.

"Ryan, I don’t want this either, but I’m in Ivanka’s hands. Right now, she just wants to swallow up SB Company and doesn’t care about the video I have. She said..."

Scott repeated what Ivanka had said about releasing the video meaning she and Link would actually benefit.

On the phone, Little Kunas was silent for a long time, "Forget it, don’t release the video."

"Don’t release it? You paid one million pounds for that video. If it’s not exposed, it’ll be a waste. My idea is to reconcile with Link Music on the surface and quietly send the video to Jay-Z and Kanye for them to release."

"Delete the video. We’ll find another way to take over Link Music,"

Little Kunas hung up.

In the bright office, Scott tugged at the corner of his mouth and breathed a sigh of relief.

In this matter, the hardest to deal with was Little Kunas. Working with Link Music would offend him, but not cooperating wasn’t an option either.

Ivanka’s words provided him with a good solution.

Little Kunas liked Ivanka and had designs on her and Link Music; naturally, he wouldn’t want to see Link and Ivanka together.

The best way to prevent the two from coming together was to ensure that Link and Taylor stayed together for a long time, not giving Link and Ivanka a chance.

Little Kunas must have realized this too, which is why he told him to delete the video.

Love indeed can make one blind.

Scott shook his head, and suddenly he remembered that stunningly beautiful and voluptuous woman. Ivanka had just suddenly mentioned her relationship with Link. Had she guessed his and Little Kunas’s collusion early on and deliberately said those words, using him to convey the message to Little Kunas and make him back off?

If that was the case, Ivanka was truly terrifying.

In the future, when working with her, he must be more cautious, or she might trap him at any moment.

After pondering for a moment, he called Ivanka again, indicating his willingness to cooperate.

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