Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

In the living room, Taylor was sitting on the sofa, holding a natural wood-colored guitar and strumming the tune of "Despacito." Seeing the two return to the small living room, she pressed the guitar strings and asked, "What are you guys doing?"

"Selena said you're so tall, she's quite envious of you," Link said with a smile as he set down his backpack.

Selena puffed her cheeks and glared at him, really wanting to cover his mouth, but even with her hand outstretched, she couldn't reach.

"Envious of me?"

Taylor looked at Selena in surprise and laughed, "It should be me who's envious of you. Why would you envy me? Do you think being tall is good?"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Isn't it good?" Selena asked as she sat next to Taylor.

"It's not good, I used to be a little chubby girl in school."

Taylor stopped and glanced at Link, "Girls are chatting, gentlemen, please leave."

Shrugging his shoulders, Link went to the kitchen to make something to eat for the two of them.

Taylor told Selena about her experiences in school, how she used to be slightly overweight, a bit hunchbacked, and would often walk around the school with a large guitar on her back. Everyone called her the weird girl, and no one wanted to talk to her. At lunch in school, no one invited her to sit, and she hardly had any friends.

"Being too tall isn't good either, Selena. I'm most envious of girls like you, who have good figures, are pretty, and so cute, just like princesses from fairy tales. Girls like you must be very popular, both at home and in school, right?"

Taylor said, touching her fluffy braids with envy.

Selena blinked her big eyes and thought for a moment. She was an only child in her family and had an aunt who doted on her, so she really was quite spoiled at home.

It was the same in school. Because she was pretty, the boys liked to show off in front of her, wanting to ask her out. She was also the school's dance queen, a star figure, and in any case, she had never been overlooked since she was young.

Thinking about these things, she felt that indeed, her life was quite good, and she became even more affectionate towards Taylor.

"Are you two good sisters now?"

Link came out with a plate of fruit slices and saw the two of them huddled together, giggling and chatting like good sisters, and he couldn't help but think that girls develop their emotions so fast.

"Hmmph! Link, you better not bully Taylor, otherwise she and I will team up to beat you," Selena said, raising her little fists in a threatening manner.

"Got it, you're a duo," Link said with a light smile, sitting down to listen to their conversation, and then he started learning the guitar.

Selena was also a singer and could play the guitar, not as well as Taylor, but still much better than Link. She could strum the guitar quite competently.

So, while Link was learning, Selena would sometimes follow along with Link as a student, seeking advice from Taylor, and at other times, she would act as a teacher alongside Taylor, criticizing Link for being too clumsy, saying that she could play better with her toes than he did.

In the afternoon, the Steinway piano store in New York sent over the grand piano he had ordered. He began learning piano from Taylor as well.

As he immersed himself in the ocean of music, the views of "Despacito" on the YouTube video website smoothly broke through five million, becoming the most-clicked video of the month on YouTube, and it was the fastest video to reach five million views this year, achieving it in just four days and eight hours.

In the iTunes Music Store and Amazon Digital Music Store, the number of listeners for trial reached 1.82 million, with 127,418 users choosing to pay for the download of the song, swiftly climbing to number 87 on the Billboard Streaming Songs chart and number 92 on the Hot Digital Songs download chart.

Media and internet discussions about "Despacito" were increasing, with major outlets like MTV, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, and American Express featuring related reports.

Professional outlets like Billboard focused their reporting on this song, commenting on the Latin style and rhythm of the piece, with positive reviews making up over 90%, claiming that it was an unusual widely popular gem in Latin music, with a strong rhythm that could stimulate the dancing nerve.

As for the evaluation of Link, positive reviews were only 70%. Industry insiders thought that he had good vocal qualities and great potential, with a decent image, but still had many issues to work out and needed further refinement.

The New York Post and other entertainment-heavy newspapers focused on news about world boxing champion Link and Miss Thompson dancing passionately on Miami Beach, which is to say, a scandal.

Link is an up-and-coming world boxing champion, an Olympic gold medalist, a multimillionaire, and a symbol of the American Dream, an inspirational idol.

Miss Thompson is the daughter of a billionaire, an American socialite, a regular on reality TV shows, and is more popular than the recently skyrocketed Link.

Both being celebrities, their scandal naturally garnered a lot of interest from the popcorn-eating public.

Beyond this, the media hyped up the notion of the poor kid Link, through his relentless efforts, achieving fame and fortune and winning over the rich girl Miss Thompson, serving as a quintessential example of a rags-to-riches story, an amped-up American Dream.

The Los Angeles Times claimed Link's story is more exciting than a Hollywood film and looked forward to movies related to him being released.

Seeing all this messy news, Link called Ivanka to ask if they should clarify things publicly.

Ivanka suggested not to make any public explanations for the time being and that in the future, the scandal could be used to promote his and Tyson's boxing match.

This would be very beneficial for both him personally and Thompson Entertainment.

Link was not opposed either.

However, a USA Today reporter interviewed Mr. Thompson at a public event, asking if he knew about Link and Ivanka dating.

Mr. Thompson said he was unaware, and when the reporter asked if he would interfere if the two were dating, Mr. Thompson generously said no, expressing that he liked Link very much.

Then the media speculated again, saying Link had now gained Mr. Thompson's approval and might have the chance to marry into the Thompson family.

Link laughed when he saw the news. If he didn't know Mr. Thompson's character and wasn't aware that Ivanka would marry into a wealthy family in the future, he might have believed it.

Thanks to the media hype, the YouTube video of the dancing garnered more and more views, and downloads for "Despacito" increased in both music stores, becoming a frequent play on many radio stations.

It's said that in areas with large Latin populations like Florida, Texas, and California, this song has taken over bars and nightclubs, and can be frequently heard on the streets.

By the end of October, the song comfortably climbed to number three on the U.S. Latin chart and made its first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 charts at number 88 with "Despacito".

Billboard magazine described this as a miracle in the world music scene, the first time a Latin song, without formal promotion, managed to break into the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in just ten days through online channels.

At the peak of the song's success, many American record labels also extended olive branches to Link, hoping to collaborate with him and help him release an album. Discover more stories at empire

Without any chart promotion, his song managed to make it onto the Billboard charts. With a professional team handling promotion and marketing, there was a great chance that it would top the Latin chart and possibly break into the top 20 or even higher on the Billboard Hot 100.

After the massive success of "Despacito", Link also considered signing with a record label.

Being a singer would take up time, affecting his subsequent training and possibly leading to a decline in his performance.

But being a singer had many advantages.

A singer's influence is greater than that of an actor or boxer, and many of the world's most influential entertainers are singers.

After becoming a star singer, gaining more fame would mean higher appearance fees for boxing matches.

He would be able to earn more money and secure his position in the boxing world more firmly.

After weighing the options, Link thought it was worth discussing a partnership with record companies.