Bab 130: Chapter 130: Controversy
After the press conference, Link's responses in the media caused quite a bit of controversy.
First was the topic of him calling Kanye sick.
Kanye's fans were very dissatisfied with his answer, believing that his words were discriminatory towards patients with 'bipolar disorder' and demanding a public apology from Link.
Link's fans and boxing enthusiasts also came out to defend him, saying that Kanye being sick was a fact, and Link was referring to mental illness without using insulting words like "crazy" or "mentally ill."
Furthermore, Kanye was surpassed by Link in album sales and was unhappy, so he publicly attacked Link first, saying that Link's "inspirational" album was taking advantage of the financial crisis to make money.
This was unreasonable, and Link not calling him crazy was already very gentlemanly. It was Kanye who should apologize, not Link.
Kanye's fans didn't care and insisted on Link apologizing. They even flooded several music websites, giving bad reviews to the songs in "The Fighter" album.
Kanye was a top star in the music industry with millions of fans.
Besides Kanye's, there were also fans of Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, and other black singers. These guys were all top stars in the music industry, not only with a large number of fans but also very united.
In just three days, the ratings of Link's songs on the websites were lowered by 0.4-0.5 points, with over 300,000 people rating them.
In the end, the websites had to temporarily close the rating system.
Link did not respond directly to this matter.
Kanye did not respond either, but through people around him, he conveyed to the media that Link wanted to ride on his popularity, and he would never let Link succeed.
The second controversial topic was not Link's answer to the boxing question, but a personal matter.
Amber Heard said on a TV show that Link was very strong physically, revealing details about their time in bed to the media, which caused a sensation.
The media and the public were far more interested in celebrity privacy than political news.
At that press conference, several reporters asked about it, but Link was thin-skinned and did not give a direct answer.
The reporters' curiosity was not satisfied, so they went to Amber, and the woman, being a big mouth, said some more embarrassing things about Link.
Link could only call and warn her not to talk nonsense.
Amber did not go against his wishes, but she used this incident to gain a lot of attention, becoming a high-profile actress in the entertainment industry and receiving four or five movie roles.
With these interesting topics, Link and his album also attracted more attention.
The fourth-week sales were 380,000 copies, an increase of 30,000 copies from the previous week.
The first-month sales of "The Fighter" reached 1.12 million copies, which was top-notch among new singers, only achieved by Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Kanye, Justin Timberlake, and other singers in their early days.
However, due to the quarrel between the two sides' fans, Kanye's album sales rebounded from 280,000 copies last week to 420,000 copies, returning to the top of the album sales chart.
Seeing this data, Link couldn't help but sigh at the strong appeal of established singers.
In addition, the overseas sales figures for "The Fighter" were also released.
When this album was released in the United States, it also landed in various countries and regions overseas.
Due to Link Music's insufficient international distribution capabilities, the overseas distribution of this album was still handed over to Universal Music and Atlantic Records.
The total overseas sales in the first month were 1.82 million copies.
Among them, the UK ranked first with 280,000 copies. "Fire" entered the UK Top 40 pop music singles chart in its first week of release, peaking at number 12, and "Unstoppable" peaked at number 37. Other songs did not chart.
Canada ranked second in monthly sales with 260,000 copies. "Unstoppable," "Fire," and "Never Say Never" entered the top ten of the singles chart.
Europe sold 420,000 copies, with six songs entering the top 100 of various countries' singles charts.
Oceania and Asia sold about 800,000 copies. "Never Say Never" was the most popular in these two regions, peaking at number 5 on the Korean pop music chart, number 9 on the Japanese singles chart, and entering the top 20 in New Zealand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and other places.
Latin America sold about 85,000 copies. The common languages in Latin American countries are Spanish and Portuguese, and English songs are not very popular. His debut album being able to sell 85,000 copies was also due to the success of "Despacito."
The single "Despacito" sold 850,000 copies in Latin America in three months since its release, becoming a hit song in many countries, with a very high radio play rate, even higher than Latin American diva Shakira's new song "She Wolf."
Without launching a world tour, Link, a newcomer, sold nearly 2 million copies of his debut album overseas in a month. This figure shocked the American music scene.
If Link's album sold well in the United States due to the power of boxing fans and his own fame, then selling well overseas only meant one thing: the quality of this album was indeed very high, and Link's songs had a market overseas, and fans were willing to pay for it.
Seeing this situation, Link Music, Universal Music, and Atlantic Records proposed holding a global tour and signing event for Link, which might double the album sales and make it a diamond record.
But Link refused.
He had a lot of things on his hands right now: boxing matches, filming, school, shooting commercials, shooting music videos. His time was divided into dozens of small units every day, each with its own tasks, so he didn't have time to go abroad for a tour at the moment.
However, he didn't completely refuse. His plan was to release two more albums, with three albums as a foundation, and then launch a world tour. He would have more fans and earn more money.
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I'm unstoppable
I'm a Porsche with no brakes
I'm invincible
Yeah, I'll win every single game
In Manhattan, New York, Ivanka hummed the song as she walked in high heels to Mr. Trump's office, only to be told by the assistant that there were guests inside.
"Guests? Are there really guests, or is he messing around with some woman again?"
Ivanka leaned against the solid wood desk, looking at the closed door opposite her and smiling.
The female assistant smiled slightly, not surprised by Ivanka's tone, and said softly, "It's the two Mr. Kunases. Do you want to see them?"
Hearing "Kunas," Ivanka's face changed slightly. The Kunas family was a pharmaceutical tycoon in New Jersey, with a total family asset of over $3 billion. They were business partners of the Trump family, and the younger Kunas was also one of the marriage candidates Mr. Trump had chosen for her.
"Annie, I still have work to do. I'll be going now."
Ivanka brushed her skirt and took a step with her long legs to leave.
Just as she took two steps, the office door opened, and Mr. Trump came out with two men, a balding middle-aged man and a young man with a thin face. Both were dressed in suits and looked well-groomed.
Ivanka quickened her pace to leave.
"Ivanka!"
Mr. Trump shouted from behind.
(End of Chapter)
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