Chapitre 123: Chapter 123: Digging Holes for Each Other
Christmas was approaching, and Link called Taylor to ask if she was coming to New York.
Taylor was originally from Pennsylvania. When she was twelve years old, her parents moved their family to Nashville, Tennessee, the capital of country music, to support her dream of becoming a singer.
After Taylor became famous, the Swift family moved to Los Angeles and spent most of the year there. They only came to New York to record songs.
After the release of "Fearless," Taylor became the most popular country music singer in the United States and one of the most popular pop singers, her popularity exploded.
The number of announcements and work Taylor received every day also doubled. During the promotion of the album, she only came to New York once, stayed for one night, and left in a hurry.
He wanted to spend some quality time with Taylor during Christmas.
However, Taylor said that she had work scheduled for the day before Christmas and could only come to New York after Christmas.
Link thought of her parents and younger brother who was in elementary school, so he didn't say anything more.
As long as she wasn't too busy and took care of herself.
If Taylor didn't come back, Link would have more free time.
He would also run near Central Park every morning and do strength and speed training in the apartment's gym.
After the last fight with Tyson, he also saw his own shortcomings.
First, his body weight was not enough, and his ability to withstand blows was far from that of the heavyweight category. This could not be changed for the time being. He was a super middleweight, and 77 kilograms was the upper limit. He could not easily gain weight.
Second, his punch weight was not big enough. The maximum punch weight of his right fist was 1600 pounds, but the average was only 1360 pounds.
Holyfield, who was in the same training gym, had a maximum punch weight of 1620 pounds, only 20 pounds more than him, but the average punch weight of his right fist was as high as 1480 pounds, with very stable performance and greater lethality than his. In actual combat, he was also a little better than him.
Link continued to train, also wanting to continue to increase his punch weight, striving to increase it to more than 2000 pounds. If he could reach this data, he might become a "one-punch man" in the future.
No matter what opponent he encountered, he could solve the problem with one punch.
After exercising every day, he would drive to the recording studio to practice singing. Ivanka had said that she wanted to get the album out before February, so he and Graham could only work overtime and enter the recording process ahead of schedule.
I'm never
I'm never down
Lying here, staring up
And you're looking down
In the recording studio, Link wore headphones, stood behind the microphone, and sang the song "Chasing the Sun" from the new album.
"Chasing the Sun" was one of the theme songs of the animated movie "Ice Age 4," a relatively popular inspirational song sung by the British idol group The Wanted. It had reached the top of the UK singles chart and ranked fifth on the US Billboard.
This song contained elements of rock, pop, and independent music, with an exciting melody and great rhythm.
Link used to listen to the rhythm of this song and practice repeatedly when practicing boxing steps.
Also because it was a song he often listened to in the past, when practicing singing, he often involuntarily recalled the scenes of practicing boxing.
This feeling was strange. He used to listen to songs when practicing boxing, but now when practicing singing, he was boxing in his mind.
"Link, be more engaged when singing. Remember, you are a singer, not a player. When singing, try to understand every lyric and melody, and integrate your understanding and emotions into it, and then express it with your singing. The more thorough your understanding of the song, the more perfect your expression will be, and your voice will be more infectious."
Outside the soundproof glass wall, Graham Goodall listened to the song and gave instructions.
"Got it!"
Link nodded, adjusted his singing method according to the instructions, and sang over and over again, his throat hoarse but unable to stop.
Graham said that he had not received professional music training and his grasp of pitch was not accurate enough, so before officially recording, he needed to sing each song of this album repeatedly more than a thousand times to form muscle memory so as not to make mistakes.
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"How's Link singing?"
Outside the recording studio, Ivanka walked in wearing a black ladies' suit skirt, her golden hair curled, her lips red, and her fair and delicate face expressionless, like a domineering female president.
Graham came back to his senses, put down his headphones, and said, "Very good. Link is a natural singer. His voice is top-notch, and his understanding of songs and emotional processing are also very unique. It's hard to imagine that he is a boxer. If he could put more time and energy into singing, his achievements in the future would not be inferior to those of first-line singers."
"Just a first-line singer?"
Ivanka folded her arms, seemingly dissatisfied.
Graham looked at her in surprise. Wasn't it enough to make Link a first-line singer?
There were thousands of singers in the music industry, and only a few dozen could become first-line singers. Graham thought it was a good achievement for Link, a boxer, to become a first-line singer.
"Link is not a professional singer, has not received professional training, and does not understand music theory. The positioning of a first-line singer is very suitable." Graham said.
Ivanka looked at the person in the glass window and shook her head slightly. "Your goal is too conservative. He is only 20 years old and is already a world boxing champion with tens of millions of fans worldwide, which surpasses all new singers.
Second, he is a singer-songwriter. He can write the Billboard champion single 'Dream It Possible', which proves that he is very talented.
Third, and most importantly, he is very handsome and has the looks of a top movie star.
Such a person, do you think he can only become a first-line singer?"
Graham Goodall thought carefully. Link did seem to be very good, with talent, good looks, fame, and youth.
In addition, he was very hardworking and very serious when practicing singing, without the bad habits of young stars. He was simply flawless.
"Link is very good, but to become a top singer, sometimes it depends on the social environment and market trends."
Graham hesitated.
"I understand. The purpose of telling you this is to remind you that Link is not an ordinary singer, but a genius singer. You should treat him as a superstar and be stricter with him. If he succeeds, you will also succeed and earn more honor and money. I think you should like these."
Ivanka said lightly.
Graham's eyes lit up when he heard her words. He had been a producer for more than 20 years and was only a gold medal producer, not a top producer in the music industry.
The main reason was that in the past, he often worked under Sony Music, serving some low-level singers, producing some low-level songs, and could not show his talent.
And now he had good songs, singers with great potential, and great production rights, why not work hard here and make a career?
"Miss Trump, I understand. I will definitely be stricter with Link."
Graham said.
Ivanka glanced at Link with a triumphant smile on her face.
After standing in the recording studio for a while, she left without waiting for Link to come out. Before leaving, she told Graham not to tell Link that she had been there.
Then Link found that Graham's requirements for him were higher, constantly interrupting his singing, picking out a lot of mistakes for him to correct, and afterwards, he also took out a pile of music textbooks and asked him to take them back to study.
"Graham, it's just singing. Is it necessary to know so much theory?"
Link looked at the stack of books on the table and couldn't help but feel a headache.
Graham shook his head solemnly and picked up a piece of paper. "Link, do you know how to cut out a perfect palm shape from this piece of paper?"
Link looked at the A4 paper, thought for a while, and gestured with his fingers.
"First draw the outline of the palm with a pen, and then cut it out with scissors."
Graham shook his head and took out another larger piece of paper, which was as wide as two palms.
"To cut out a perfect palm shape on a piece of paper, the best way is not to draw with a pen, but to enlarge the paper. As long as the paper is large enough, you can play freely on it and draw as many palms as you want."
Link thought for a moment, but still didn't quite understand what he was trying to say.
"Graham, please speak directly, don't use metaphors with me."
"This principle is the same as singing. As long as your level is high enough, no matter what song, it can be perfectly presented by you. You can listen to the songs of Celine Dion and Whitney Houston. They never pinch their voices, use falsetto, sing out of tune, or lack of breath when singing.
They sing every song very easily because their singing skills are good enough that they don't need to spend too much effort to perfectly present the song."
Graham said.
Link understood. To put it in Chinese idiom, it was just four words - effortless mastery.
As long as you practice singing skills to perfection, you can sing effortlessly.
"Music theory is equivalent to a career guide for musicians. Knowing more will prevent you from making mistakes. Read more, it won't do you any harm."
Mr. Graham said.
Link thought for a moment and accepted his suggestion.
(End of Chapter)
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