章 220: Chapter 218: Keira Knightley
Morning, London Tower Hotel, Room B25.
Sunlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, brightening the room. The sounds of the flowing Thames River and the whistles of cruise ships also drifted in with the sunlight.
While having breakfast, Link sat by the window and glanced through the day's newspapers.
British newspapers such as The Times, The Sun, and the Daily Mail all reported the news of his arrival in London for the competition and his responses at yesterday's press conference.
Serious newspapers like The Guardian basically quoted his original words and provided in-depth analysis and commentary.
For example, yesterday, a reporter from The Guardian mentioned his statement from September last year that he would defeat all boxers in the same weight class within 100 seconds and asked if he would still stick to this time limit in his match against Carl Froch.
Link's answer was the same as his response to reporters before the WBA title defense, focusing on the game itself, trying to bring everyone an exciting match, and not forcing a quick victory.
The Guardian reporter wrote that he was preparing to change tactics and no longer use "blitzkrieg" against Froch, but also reminded Froch that Link was a master tactician, and this statement could also be a smokescreen.
Entertainment newspapers like The Sun had more ambiguous headlines.
One headline said, "Link claims to admire Miss Keira Knightley and publicly expresses his desire to date British women."
This clearly combined his first and second answers.
Although it wasn't fabricated, it was suggestive, and readers would think he wanted to pursue Keira Knightley.
Another headline said, "Emma and Link arrive in London one after another, is their old flame rekindled?"
This news linked Link's arrival in London yesterday with Emma's return to London three days ago.
Also, he mentioned at the press conference that he would consider having a gathering with Emma, Daniel, and Robert. The media deliberately replaced "Daniel" and "Robert" with "and others," making it seem like he had a date with Emma.
These half-truths and half-falsehoods were rumors created by the entertainment media.
If the media continued to follow up and captured evidence of him interacting with Keira Knightley and Emma Watson, these rumors would become "big news."
There were also media reports about him claiming to be Adele's fan, praising her as a great singer, and mentioning that he learned acting from Christian Bale.
These news stories used him to promote local British stars, and the British public loved to see such news.
Of course, this was also his purpose, to use these celebrities to gain favor with the British public and increase his popularity and market in the British Isles. This was also called "riding the coattails of popularity."
However, for Keira Knightley, Bale, and Adele, being mentioned by a top star like him would also increase their exposure, which was a mutually beneficial thing.
"Boss, it's time to go."
Anna knocked on the door and said while he was reading the newspaper.
"Let's go!"
Chapter 218: Keira Knightley
Link put on a casual suit and followed Anna to the British Boxing Museum, where he shared his experiences with a group of teenage boxing apprentices.
Afterwards, they went to Kensington Park in the West End to attend the Dior new product launch.
He was the global spokesperson for Dior fashion, and the brand invited him to watch the show after hearing he was in London.
Link didn't refuse.
When he arrived at the scene, it was a bit awkward to find Keira Knightley there as well.
She was wearing a blue Dior dress, standing on the lawn, holding a glass of champagne, and smiling at him.
Keira Knightley wasn't very old, only 24 this year. She became famous in 2003 with the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series and also starred in "Pride and Prejudice," "Atonement," "The Duchess," "The Imitation Game," and "Anna Karenina."
She wasn't the most beautiful or the sexiest, but her acting skills were good, and she had a British woman's temperament, fresh and elegant, with a hint of sexiness, looking very different from American girls.
"Hi, Miss Knightley, nice to see you here!"
Link took the initiative to greet her.
"Hi, Mr. Baker, nice to see you too. And thank you for your compliment in the media yesterday. It's my honor."
Keira Knightley smiled, raising her champagne glass.
"I meant what I said. I'm your fan. I've seen 'Atonement' and 'Pride and Prejudice.' They were really great. Your performance made the characters even more charming."
Link praised.
Keira Knightley smiled slightly, tucking her hair behind her ear as she walked and said, "I'm also your fan. 'See You Again,' 'Give Me a Reason,' and 'Believer' are all great songs."
Link smiled, not sure if she was just being polite, but it felt good to be complimented by a celebrity in person.
"Hey, Link, Keira!"
After a few steps, Adele, wearing a black lace dress, waved at him from afar and smiled, "I hope I'm not interrupting your date?"
"No!"
Link smiled and hugged Adele.
Adele was a year older than him, with a fuller figure and long false eyelashes. Her makeup was exquisite, and after losing weight, she was also a very beautiful girl, somewhat resembling Lana.
"Link, it's a pity you're so slim. If you were a little fatter, I would definitely date you."
Adele took his arm and compared it to hers to see who was thicker. Link's arm was all muscle, naturally thicker than hers.
"Really? I can gain a few dozen pounds. That's not a problem at all."
"Okay, when you reach 300 pounds, we'll go on a date."
Adele patted his shoulder and laughed.
Keira Knightley watched them joke around, her eyes mostly on Link. Link was an Olympic champion, a boxing champion, and a popular singer, each a resounding title, and more famous in the entertainment industry than she was.
Originally, they had no connection, but after waking up this morning, she saw rumors about them online.
It felt strange!
The three of them chatted for a while and went to the lawn area to watch an outdoor fashion show.
After the event, Link rushed to the BBC TV station to participate in a program interview.
In order to dig out more material from this dual top star in boxing and music, BBC TV planned a boxing interview program and specially invited former British boxing champion Lennox Lewis to the recording site.
They talked about the current situation of American and British boxing, and under the guidance of the host, they also commented on several top boxers.
Lewis was a retired boxer and spoke without any reservations.
He said that the current boxers were much weaker than before, relying more on height, weight, and arm length advantages, while boxers from the 70s and 80s relied more on boxing skills and tactics.
Therefore, the excitement of boxing matches was not as good as before.
Link agreed with his view, but he wouldn't say it explicitly. He was still competing in boxing, and saying that the current boxing matches weren't as good as before would be undermining himself.
He said that in the current internet era, the diversification of entertainment forms and the development of events like WWE and UFC had a significant impact on the boxing industry.
This influence would also extend to the audience's aesthetics. In the past, before watching boxing matches, audiences would study boxing tactics and rules, and many viewers even knew more about boxing than the boxers themselves. This was what insiders called "seeing the tricks."
Audiences who understood the tricks would get excited and shout when they saw the boxers' superb skills and tactics.
Now it's different.
There are too many fun things to do now.
The audience doesn't have the time or energy to delve into a sport, especially a niche sport. They watch boxing matches more for the excitement.
Therefore, tall, strong, aggressive, and handsome boxers would get more attention, such as Valuev, Pacquiao, and De La Hoya.
But this didn't mean they didn't have the skills. According to their level, they would still be top boxers in the 1980s.
Lewis looked at him in surprise, not expecting him to have such a deep understanding of the boxing industry.
"Link, you'll be fighting Carl Froch tomorrow. What do you think of him?"
Lennox Lewis asked.
When Lewis was still active, he had dreadlocks and was tall and strong, looking intimidating.
Now, with short hair and a suit, he looked more like a British gentleman.
He was also the owner of a large lingerie company, with a net worth of hundreds of millions of pounds.
"Without a doubt, Carl is a very strong opponent!"
Link said affirmatively, "I watched his match with Jean Pascal last year. His punches are fierce, and his speed is very agile. What I admire most is his willpower, fighting to the death, like a warrior."
In December last year, the WBC title fight was Carl Froch vs. Jean Pascal.
That match was very bloody. Carl's eardrum was perforated, and his ribs were broken by his opponent, but he refused to give up and continued to fight with injuries, eventually winning the WBC gold belt. Pascal's brow bone was also broken by his heavy punches, bleeding profusely.
"Mr. Baker, you seem to admire Carl very much. Do you have the confidence to defeat him?"
Host Alan Campbell asked.
"Yes, Carl is good, but I'm better."
Link shook his fist.
"What if you lose? Have you ever thought about losing?"
Lewis grinned.
"I have, so in the match, I will fight more aggressively to prevent this bad thing from happening."
Link smiled.
"Well, I hope tomorrow will be a great match."
Lewis extended his fist.
"It definitely will be."
Link bumped his fist against his.
Clap clap clap!
The audience applauded and cheered.
After the interview, Link returned to the business car.
'Harry Potter' Daniel and 'Golden Retriever' Robert called one after another, asking when he would arrive. Link said soon and asked Bob to drive to Daniel's residence on Hampton Street.
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As he drove to Hampton Avenue, reporter Gary also hurriedly followed. On the way, he received a call from Charlotte, who told him that 'Emma is out, destination unknown for now.'
Hearing this news, Gary was overjoyed. After waiting for a day, he was finally about to catch a big fish.
He quickly notified Officer Ryder and Biggs to come and meet up, as more people would be more reliable.
(End of Chapter)
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