Bab 146: Chapter 146 Arrangements

In mid-March, Link arrived at the New Covenant Academy in Los Angeles to take the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). The SAT is administered by the College Board and is offered in March, May, June, October, November, and December each year.

Link's participation in this exam attracted a lot of media attention, with everyone curious about how the big star would perform.

Initially, Link didn't care, but when he got the test paper and saw a few math questions, he immediately regretted taking the exam.

These questions were too difficult.

Without a calculator, three-digit addition took him a long time to calculate.

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"Mr. Baker, how did you do on the exam?"

The paparazzi waiting outside the test center shouted as he walked out.

"Not bad!"

Link replied, not very confidently.

"What score do you expect to get?"

A paparazzi asked.

"I'm not sure, nine hundred, eight hundred should be no problem."

Link answered a couple of questions, waved, and got into the business car.

Ms. Mandy handed him a bottle of water. She and her assistant Anna had smiles on their faces that they couldn't hold back. Before the New Year, Link said he wanted to go to college, a real college.

According to the College Board regulations, everyone must pass the SAT or ACT exam before entering college, and apply to universities based on their scores and bonus points.

He was an Olympic champion, a world boxing champion, a famous singer, and a multi-millionaire, all of which could earn him extra points, probably more than 100 points.

As long as he passed the SAT, he could go to any prestigious university in the United States.

However, he was usually busy and had little time to read and do practice questions. The SAT vocabulary was too large, and it was a bit difficult to pass.

"Link, don't worry, it doesn't matter if you're a little short, I don't think any university would reject such a famous alumnus."

Ms. Mandy laughed.

This was certain. Other high school students needed letters of recommendation from celebrities to go to college, but he himself was a celebrity. Recruiting him could increase the school's exposure, add to the school's honor, and perhaps even bring in some investment.

In fact, before the exam, many universities had contacted him, inviting him to take the easier ACT (American College Testing) exam, and promised to admit him regardless of his score and give him a full scholarship.

Link refused. He took the exam and went to college to experience and enrich his life, not to really go to college. There was no need to go through the back door.

"What's the next work arrangement?"

"We just finished the exam, why don't we go back and rest first?"

Ms. Mandy asked.

"It's okay! I'm not tired."

"There's a lot of work."

Anna handed over a stack of materials, asking him to choose the female lead for several music videos.

The album "The Fighter" sold well, and several popular songs on the charts needed MVs to expand publicity and increase the popularity and exposure of the album. Together with "Despacito," there were a total of eight MVs, requiring six to ten actresses.

Link became interested when he heard he could choose beauties. He opened the materials and looked through them. There were information and swimsuit photos of more than fifty girls, a thick stack.

Link flipped through them, "Why are they all black girls?"

Ms. Mandy smiled, "The last incident still had some impact on your public image. Shooting MVs with dark-skinned girls can clear you of the stigma of racial discrimination. So among these six actresses, we plan to use three black actresses, two Latinas, and one white girl. What do you think?"

Link thought about it and felt it made sense. Just like in Taylor's MVs, she often used black actors as male leads, on the one hand to expand her fan base among dark-skinned groups, and on the other hand to avoid being accused of racial discrimination.

He quickly flipped through the materials, only to see a blur of darkness, unable to tell who was more beautiful.

"You guys choose, I can't tell who is more suitable."

Link returned the materials to Anna.

He then looked at his recent work schedule.

First, shooting MVs, which would take about half a month.

Shooting the movie "The Fighter" would take a month.

"Fool's Gold" and "Fast & Furious 4" were about to be released, and he needed to attend several events.

The single "Give Me Reason" was about to be released, and promotional activities were also needed.

Attending Lady Gaga's concert in Miami would take at least three days.

There were also rehearsals for the MJ concert, which would take about a week.

He had also received 5 advertising endorsements and needed to shoot commercials.

There were also interviews with CBS, ABC, NBC, and other TV networks, photoshoots for "Esquire," "Metropolitan," and "GQ" magazines, and interviews with "Billboard" and "People" magazines.

In addition, there were the World Swimming Championships, several boxing matches, and preparations for his second album.

Wait!

His work schedule was really too full.

Link's scalp tingled as he read it.

"This is how it is after becoming popular in the entertainment industry. Sometimes you'll be so busy that you don't have time to sleep."

Ms. Mandy couldn't help but laugh when she saw his dark expression.

Assistant Anna also laughed and said, "The more work there is, the more popular you are. Many celebrities would kill for this."

Link shrugged and leaned back in his seat, remembering something.

"Mandy, have you been following Gal Gadot's news lately?"

Ms. Mandy froze for a moment, then smiled playfully, "Yes, she just came back from Israel after the New Year. Do you want me to arrange a meeting for you?"

"Does she have a boyfriend?"

Link remembered that she seemed to have gotten engaged at the end of last year.

"No, she's been auditioning for new movie roles recently, but it hasn't been going well. However, last year she filmed a movie called 'The A-Team,' which is an A-list production with several talented actors. The box office results shouldn't be too bad. After it's released, she'll have better resources."

Ms. Mandy said.

Link nodded, not asking any more questions.

"Mandy, are you and Catherine interested in starting a talent agency, signing a few promising actors to train? If you lack funds, I can invest. With an agency, I can also hand over my actor-related affairs to you in the future."

"Catherine has had this idea before. She worked at the William Morris Agency for six years and once thought about starting an artist studio. However, there are many artist management companies in Hollywood, and the competition is fierce. Without sufficient resources and connections, it's difficult to survive in this industry."

Ms. Mandy said.

Link said, "Don't worry about that. I'm very popular right now and have a lot of resources. For example, MV casting, commercials, and fashion shoots all need supporting roles. I also have a film company and a music company. In the future, I'll have even more resources. It shouldn't be a problem to support five or six artists."

Ms. Mandy thought about it. This was indeed a good idea.

"I'll discuss it with Catherine."

After leaving the test center, the car arrived at the ABC Television Center. Today, he had a TV talk show here, the same "The View" talk show that Lille and the others had participated in last time.

This was arranged by Ms. Eva.

She believed that participating in more TV interviews and magazine/newspaper interviews recently could help him expand his fame, let the public and fans understand him better, have a clearer understanding of him, and incidentally remove the "racial discrimination" label that remained on him.

Link thought she was right and didn't refuse these tedious arrangements.

(End of Chapter)