Chapter 438: Coming to Hong Kong Island Again
Added 2024-09-16 17:14:40 +0000 UTCLink didn't care about the gossip on the Internet.
He is now a multibillion-dollar billionaire, a world-class superstar, the owner of Lionsgate and link Music. At his level, ordinary gossip has little influence on him.
In addition, continuing to retain the "Playboy" label also has some benefits for him, such as more exposure, more fans will envy and admire, and it will also make his public image more three-dimensional and vivid.
At the same time, he also did this based on MJ as a guide, not to be an idol without flaws.
Taking the initiative to give the media and public opinion some targets to attack, they will not find ways to make breakthroughs in him and create other black materials in order to earn traffic and eyeballs.
So what he said to Adele and Miss Gaga that he was a good man was true.
When others are scumbags, their minds are not mature enough. The main purpose of being scumbags is to protect themselves.
As the top stream in the entertainment industry, dozens of cameras are aimed at him in the dark every day, monitoring his every move, waiting for him to make a mistake, and then becoming the target of media hunting.
As long as you are a bad person, you don't have to think about how to maintain your positive image all the time. That's too tiring and not free enough.
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Bang bang bang!
While the media continued to hype the scandal between him and Jennifer, Link stayed at the muscle beach training ground to practice boxing with peace of mind.
After more than two months of hard training, his weight returned to more than 80 kilograms, about 82.5 kilograms.
The figure has become stronger, every muscle seems to have been scientifically measured, and it looks well-proportioned and tough.
De La Hoya often sarcastically said that a figure like him doesn't actually need to be a boxer to compete. He only needs to hook up with a few more rich women every year to earn an annual income of more than 100 million.
Link knew he was jealous, and he didn't pay attention to him.
The WBA light heavyweight competition is about to begin. With five days to go in July, he took the boxing training team on a flight to Hong Kong Island.
Except for Coach Brooks, Ms. Anna, and Bob Wallace.
There are also three non-editorial personnel, Hoya, Morarez, and Dino Duva.
Morarez was going to watch the game live to increase his experience in the competition, and Hoya and Dino Duva were completely going to join in the fun.
“Mr. Baker, thank you, I like you so much!”
“You're welcome, Jack!”
In the cabin, Link handed the signed poster to a fan named Jack, and the other party took the poster and left happily.
“How many fans are these?”
Opposite Dino yawned and asked Hoya.
“Forty-two or forty-three.”
“There are only more than 160 crew members on the plane, and a quarter of them came to Link for autographs. Link is really becoming more and more popular.”
“As long as Mr. Captain doesn't come over.”
Hahaha!Everyone laughed.
“Don't you find it strange, Link is such a scumbag, why do so many people like it, especially there are many little girls here, why do they like a scumbag male idol, isn't it good to pursue a healthy idol?"”
Hoya held his arms and leaned on the seat. He saw two more female fans coming to ask Link to sign, and he, the former world champion and the golden boy of boxing, sat here for a long time, and there was no one who came to sign.
He also had to sigh that boxing, a sport that sometimes looks at his face, is indeed more popular with boxing fans for being handsome.
“Is it normal to like Link?Link is not only a world boxing champion, but also a pop superstar, a billionaire, and a movie star. With so many auras stacked together, no idol can match it, just like Anne Hathaway. If she were still a pop music diva, a tennis champion, and a super hot body, would you like her more?”
Dino Duva was holding a movie magazine with Anne Hathaway in a white dress on the cover.
“I prefer Jessica Alba.”
Hoya shrugged.
“I heard that Link and Jessica Alba are having an affair.”
“Don't talk nonsense!”
Link interjected unhappily. Jessica Alba is a married woman, and the scandal with her is not good for the reputation of both parties. This kind of scandal is best cut off from the root cause when it first appears.
“Yes, Alba is a good woman, she won't fool around with scumbags like Link.”
Hoya poked at Link secretly.
Link shook his head disapprovingly, quickly signed a poster and submitted it to the fans.
“Link, don't you find it boring to keep signing autographs for fans like this?”
Dino yawned and asked.
“How can it be boring to sign autographs for people who like you? In addition, there are many boxing fans on this flight who flew to Hong Kong Island to support me. I just signed them.”
Link shrugged.
“Look at it!Hoya, this is the basic quality of being an idol. You should learn from Link.”
Dino pointed to Link and smiled.
“Huh, when I didn't retire, I did a better job of treating fans than Link. He should learn from me.”
Hoya said, holding his arm.
“Yes, there have been reports in the news that you often sleep with fans and like older ones, so is this how your title of Friend of women comes from?”
“Fak!Dino, shut up for me!”
Hoya was furious, his face flushed, and the muscles on his arms bulged.
Puff~ Hehehehe!
Next to him, Morarez pressed his thick lips hard, but still didn't hold it back. He laughed out loud, and the 1.8-meter-tall man laughed like a child.
“Okay, okay, let's not talk about it, but I didn't plant you either. There are a lot of these news on Google. You can find it by searching casually. You don't have to be too angry.”
Dino waved his hand and said.
Hoya glared at him shyly, his flushed cheeks gradually cooled and turned dark. He said calmly: “I don't have a sleeping powder. We only slept together after normal interaction. It was the media who had no professional ethics who were hyping indiscriminately and splashing dirty water on me.”
“You chatted with the fans and fell asleep together. Isn't this a sleeping fan?Don't tell me that every time you talk to your fans for a few months before you fall in love and then sleep together.”
Dino joked.
“Hoya, this is indeed sleeping powder, you can't wash it off.”
Morarez persuaded.
Hoya's bronzed cheeks flushed again, and he glared back at Morarez, telling him to shut up, his eyes turned and floated to Link.
“It's very common to fall in love with fans. We are celebrity idols. Most of the people who are willing to associate with us are fans who like to worship us. Is it because they are fans that we don't associate with them?
If you don't believe me, ask Link. He has so many girlfriends all over the world, and most of them are his fans. Speaking of sleeping fans, Link is the real expert. Compared with him, I am really nothing.”
Hoya seemed to have found a shield, and his expression and tone relaxed a little when he spoke.
Link smiled and said, "It's okay if you want to change the subject. It's a pity that you found the wrong person. All of my rumored girlfriends are celebrities and there is no ordinary fan. They and I also met at work. Strictly speaking, they are colleagues and not fans.”
“Link is right. His girlfriends have all entries on Google and can be searched. There is no ordinary person. Link sleeps with them and just admires each other, not using his own influence to seduce fans. , Hoya, in this matter, you and Link are really different.”
Dino said with a grin.
“Yes, last year, many media said that Link was a scumbag, but there was no report that he was a sleeping fan. Hoya, don't quibble. Everyone is a man. If you admit that you are a sleeping fan, no one will laugh at you.”
Morarez grinned with white teeth.
Hoya was gritted his teeth by the two people, his face turned black and white, he glared at Dino, got up and kicked Morarez in the calf, angrily left his seat and went to the bathroom.
Dino and Morarez patted their seats and laughed, and the coaching team couldn't help laughing out loud.
Link shook his head. It was right to choose to sit outside and sign autographs for fans. Sitting inside would only chat and fart with them and spend a boring voyage.
“Anna, does anyone else want to sign?”
Link sent away a fan and asked.
Because there are so many fans on the plane, they are all rushing to sign autographs, so Wallace and Bob stood in the business class aisle to guide the fans and let them come one by one.
“Boss, it's gone for the time being. There is a Chinese singer who heard that you are here and wants to come over and say hello. Would you like to meet?”
Anna asked.
“Yes, ask the other party to come and talk.”
Link put down the signature pen, unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of water.
Soon I saw Anna leading a male singer over. He was not tall, about 172 cm, wearing a sweater and loose jeans, with the corners of his mouth drooping, and he looked cocky.
It was Jerry Zhou Tiantian from China.
Link came to Asia for a tour last year, and he also sent out invitations to each other.
However, Jerry Zhou was on the "Super Age World Tour" at that time, and he didn't have time to participate.
Jerry Week has also been active in North America recently.
In February, the Hollywood blockbuster "The Green Hornet" starring him was released in North America. The production cost was 120 million US dollars, the North American box office was 85.74 million US dollars, and the global box office was 223 million. Based on the production and publicity costs, the producer and distributor lost about 20 or 30 million.
However, Jerry Zhou was able to star in a major Hollywood A-level production, and his popularity and influence on a global scale have increased a lot.
In March, "Time Magazine" selected the "Top 100 Most Influential People in the World of the Year", Jerry ranked third.
In June, he was nominated for the best newcomer at the MTV Movie and Television Awards for the role of ‘Kato’ in "The Green Hornet". This trip to the United States is probably to participate in the award ceremony.
“Hi, Mr. Zhou, resistant to Stoumi oiling!”
Lin Ke got up and shook hands with Zhou Tiantian and invited the other party to sit down and chat.
Jerry has a good level of spoken English. He said hello to him and said that he likes his songs and his boxing matches. He is coming to Hong Kong this time and is going to watch his boxing matches live.
Link thanked the other party and asked if he had any tickets. He had a few VIP tickets from the organizer in his hand, so he could give him two.
The news said that all 15,000 tickets for his boxing match had been sold out.
At present, the price of general tickets on the black market has doubled, and VIP tickets have more than doubled. The price of a ticket is tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars. I heard that there are many celebrities participating. One ticket is difficult to find, and VIP tickets are even more difficult to buy.
Jerry didn't refuse either. After receiving the ticket, he also asked him to sign the VIP ticket.
The two chatted a few words and took a group photo before Jerry left with satisfaction.
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“Jie Lun, how's it going, have you seen Link?”
In the first class cabin, Fang Wensan, who had a mustache, saw Jerry coming back and hurriedly rushed over and asked.
“Humph, brother went out in person, how could he not see him, he also gave brother two tickets to the game.”
Jerry took out two tickets and shook them.
“Wow, it's a VIP area ticket with an autograph on it, Jerry, you're amazing.”
Fang Wensan shouted excitedly.
“Only two tickets?But there are three of us.”
Another partner Huang Jun said.
“You don't know boxing, what are you doing on the scene?This time Jie Lun and I will go, you go home and watch TV.”
Fang Wensan took the ticket and smiled.
“How can this be?I'm also going to watch it on the spot. This is Link's boxing match. Watching it on the spot feels completely different from watching it on TV. Why don't we make a fist? Who wins and who goes?”
Huang Jun grabbed Wen San's shoulder and shouted.
“Not coming!This is Jerry and I's ticket. If you want to see it, go to the black market and buy a ticket for a few thousand Hong Kong dollars. It's not that you have no money.”
Fang Wensan waved his hand and smiled.
“Ahem!”
Jerry coughed twice, took back two tickets from Fang Wensan's hand, and looked at Wensan apologetically.
“Wen San, Arjun, I have already given this ticket to someone else, or you go to the black market to buy two tickets, and I will pay for it.”
Fang Wensan looked at his empty hand, and the smile that had not had time to put it away instantly froze on his face, and the moustache at the corner of his upper mouth trembled.
In the past, he wrote good songs and would sing them all to Jie Lun. He thought that the two of them were good brothers and good partners. It is difficult to be blessed to share with each other, but now Jie Lun has two tickets for the Link game in his hand, but he won't give him one. He also asked him to buy it on the black market.
Wen San's heart was cold.
“Haha, Wen San, are you stupid? Jie Lun has two tickets. Of course, he has to leave one for his little girl. What do you grab with his little girl?”
Huang Jun laughed loudly.
“Cherish your friends, huh!”
Wen San gave Jie Lun a blank look, and turned his head to look out of the cabin window with his arms in his arms.
Jerry touched his nose, regretting taking out the ticket to show off.
Now that the trouble is like this, he has to assure the two partners that after they fly to Hong Kong Island, they will definitely find a way to get two VIP tickets for the two of them, and then the four of them will enter and watch together.
When Wen San heard his guarantee, he calmed down a little bit.
The plane floated in the sky all night and slowly landed at Hong Kong Island International Airport at more than ten o'clock in the morning.
Link took the coaching team through customs security and walked out of the airport terminal.
“Link, welcome to Hong Kong Island!”
When I walked out of the airport, there were many fans and media reporters in the square. It was a vast area, and there were two or three thousand people at a glance.
In the middle of the fan group, there is a colorful banner that says in English, "Link is welcome to Hong Kong to participate in the competition." There are also hundreds of fans holding his boxing posters and standing signs, shouting his name loudly.
Link waved his hand, and under the protection of bodyguards and on-site security, he walked to the front position, shook hands with several fans, and stood among the fans to take a few group photos.
“Mr. Baker, this is your second visit to Hong Kong Island. What is your impression of Hong Kong Island?”
The reporter of the Global Times took the microphone and asked in fluent English.
“Very good. Hong Kong Island is a beautiful city. It is very modern and has local characteristics. I like the environment here and the food. There is a kind of food called grunt, right? I ate it last time and it feels great. This time I am going to taste a few more Hong Kong Island delicacies.”
Link praised.
“Mr. Baker, this match is your first match to be promoted to light heavyweight. Your opponent is the WBA world champion, Ali Shumenov, known as the dark horse of Kazakhstan. Do you have confidence in this match?”
The reporter from Phoenix Chinese Station shouted.
“Yes, I have never lacked confidence in boxing matches. I have said this many times, and I have never let boxing lose sight of it. Believe me, I will lift the golden belt again on Hong Kong Island.”
Link said with a clenched fist.
“Mr. Baker, according to news from the United States, at this year's Cannes Film Festival, you bought the North American copyrights of two Chinese films and released them in North America, both of which achieved good box office results.
There is news that after you join Lionsgate, you will increase your cooperation with Huaxia Films. Is this news true? In terms of cooperation with Huaxia Films, what are Lionsgate's plans? Can you reveal something?”
A reporter from TVB, a wireless pay TV station, asked.
TVB TV station is also the partner of this game. It should have taken care of it during the interview, but the question asked by the opponent has nothing to do with the boxing match, and he doesn't want to answer it very much.
“Yes, the Huaxia film market has great potential, and Huaxia movies are also good. We have considered this aspect, but the specific cooperation is still under investigation. We will talk about this issue when we have the opportunity in the future. Today is an interview for a boxing match. Please ask questions related to boxing matches.”
Link said politely.
“Mr. Baker, among the boxers in China, who do you think has the potential to become the world champion, and who are you most optimistic about?”
A reporter shouted.
Link thought for a while and said that Chinese boxers are all good, but they lack experience in international competitions. For example, Zou Shiming, Xiong Chaozhong, etc., may have good development after entering the world professional boxing arena in the future.
After answering a few questions, Link left the scene with the coaching team and got on the business team arranged by the organizer.
The fans and reporters followed for more than ten meters before waving away.
“Link is so amazing, there are so many fans on Hong Kong Island.”
In another commercial vehicle, Fang Wensan was lying on the window of the car, looking at the thousands of Link fans in the square and exclaimed.
“Brother is not bad either. If brother goes down now, he will definitely cause traffic jams on Airport Avenue.”
Jerry put on his sunglasses and said.
“Don't brag, you posted a photo of you and Link on Weibo last night. Link's fans know that he is on this flight, and your fans should also know when you arrived on Hong Kong Island. Why are only Link's fans picking up in the square, not yours?”
Fang Wensan joked.
Jerry frowned, and was about to refute a few words, Huang Jun pointed to the side and shouted: “Look there, those people seem to be fans of Jie Lun.”
Jerry's eyes lit up, he pushed up his sunglasses and looked out the car window. He saw a team of four or five hundred people, holding Jerry's poster, staring at the airport exit.
This group of people was also there just now.
It's just that it's relatively close to Link's fan base, and when Link came out, they also yelled, asked Link for an autograph, and took a photo with Link, looking like Link's fans.
Jerry originally thought they were fans of Link, but he didn't expect them to be his own.
“Jie Lun, are you going to meet?”
The agent turned around in the front seat and asked.
“Forget it, I'm tired after sitting on the plane all night.”
Jerry put on sunglasses and leaned back in his seat with his legs upturned to pretend to be asleep.
The commercial vehicle slowly left the Hong Kong Island International Airport and entered the bustling and crowded Hong Kong Island market.
(End of this chapter)