Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

The premiere was pretty much like the previous ones, only on a larger scale with more reporters and fans present. When Link and Taylor walked the red carpet hand-in-hand, the crowd of singing fans also became raucous, with many shouting ’Link, Link’.

Before the Super Bowl, Link was top-tier in the boxing and music industry but second-tier in the film industry. Despite being famous, there were still many in America who didn’t recognize him, such as older adults who weren’t good at embracing new things.

After the Super Bowl, Link successfully broke out and reached a popularity rate of 91% within the United States, according to a survey conducted by the Hollywood Reporter.

Out of 5,000 moviegoers from different backgrounds, 91.8% said they knew him as a singer, and 74.8% could instantly recognize his name and profession from his photo.

This was only slightly lower than the percentages for Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Schwarzenegger, Tyson, Ali, and the President of the United States.

Among the new generation of celebrities, Link was truly top of the line.

Link and Taylor answered a few questions from reporters on the red carpet, signed a few posters for enthusiastic fans, and then walked into the Nokia Theatre hand-in-hand.

"Hi, Link, Taylor! Long time no see."

By the time they arrived, Emma Roberts, Jessica Alba, and Jennifer Garner, among others, were already there—it felt like a huge party with hundreds of well-known actors and filmmakers.

Link and Taylor stepped forward to greet their acquaintances.

"Link, your performance was terrific at the Super Bowl, that ’Legends never die’ was awesome,"

Laughed Jennifer Garner.

Jennifer was a famous actress, known for her roles in "Juno", "Daredevil", and "13 Going on 30".

She was also the wife of Ben Affleck and the sister-in-law of Casey Affleck; Link had crossed paths with her a couple of times while filming.

Hearing the compliment, Link expressed his thanks and then chatted for a bit with Ben Affleck, who was standing next to her.

Ben Affleck was not only a famous actor but had also started directing in the past few years, later winning the Best Director award at the Golden Globes for "Argo"—a very talented guy indeed.

There might be an opportunity to work together on a film in the future.

"Link, have you still been practicing boxing at Muscle Beach?"

Seeing Taylor chatting with Jessica Alba, Emma Roberts came up to ask.

"Yes, just that I’ve been quite busy with work lately, only managing about two hours a day there."

"Will you be there tomorrow? I’d like to train too."

Emma Roberts said, waving her little fist.

"Tomorrow, probably between 10 AM and 1 PM. Have you finished your movie?"

"No, done with two, still have two more contracts to shoot after May, it’s quite exhausting,"

Said Emma Roberts, leaning on her slim waist.

Link smiled lightly; this must be what they call a ’happy problem’.

The other Emma hadn’t signed with the Palm Bay agency before and couldn’t land a single movie throughout the year, getting excited whenever she got a role with more lines.

Emma Roberts, however, born into a show business family and leveraging her aunt’s and parents’ connections, had no shortage of opportunities in the industry, often feeling overwhelmed by too many acting offers.

This is what they meant by same name, different fates.

After chatting for a while, the premiere began, and everyone sat down to watch the movie "Valentine’s Day".

The film started in a flower shop; on Valentine’s Day, played by Ashton Kutcher, the shop owner proposed to his girlfriend, played by Jessica Alba, who initially accepted but then reconsidered and broke up with him.

Ashton shared his woes with his good friend Jennifer Garner, who then discovered her date was a married man and created a scene at the restaurant.

In between, customers of the flower shop were shown, like a boy around seven or eight who ordered flowers to confess his love to his teacher Jennifer. His babysitter Emma Roberts and her boyfriend planned to sleep together on Valentine’s Day, and a story about the boy’s grandparents’ love.

The boy’s mother, Julia Roberts, meets Bradley Cooper on a plane. Cooper and his boyfriend, a football star, and their love story, as well as the babysitter’s friend Taylor Swift and her boyfriend’s tale of Valentine’s Day.

The whole movie unfolded in a network-like structure in front of the audience, with plots not very coherent but a constant stream of celebrities appearing like Christmas treats, helping the audience quickly overlook the flaws in the narrative and immerse themselves in the romantic stories woven by the director.

"Why do I feel like my character is a bit annoying?"

Taylor leaned in to say.

Link, with his arm around her shoulder, smiled and said, "Didn’t you notice when you were reading the script? The character is supposed to be capricious, proud, and an exaggerated high school girl. If you feel a bit annoyed by your character, it means you’ve played it quite well."

"Really? I thought it would be quite cute,"

Said Taylor, blinking her eyes.

"Well, being a bit capricious as a young and beautiful girl can be somewhat charming, so you don’t have to worry about this character bringing any negative effects on you."

"Your character seems a bit slow? Like a fool."

Taylor teased while watching the movie.

"Playing true to myself!"

Link said with an indifferent smile.

Today was a fairytale, you were the prince

I used to be a damsel in distress

You took me by the hand, and you picked me up at six

At the end of the movie, the sound system played Taylor’s song created for this film, "Today was a fairytale."

This movie also included Link’s song "Girls Like You," but it was just an insert song.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

The lights in the cinema came on, the audience stood up, and a round of enthusiastic applause filled the venue.

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On the same day "Valentine’s Day" was released, the cover for Link’s third album was also revealed online. The album was named "The Woman I Love," set to release on March 22.

In the photo, Link was shirtless, embracing a blonde woman with her back bare.

His facial contour was ruggedly handsome, with clear-cut features, and his blue eyes were clearer and bluer than the sky. He displayed his arms with beautifully defined muscles.

The woman in his arms also had a very sexy back, with beautiful contour curves that resembled a piece of art, leaving much to the imagination and speculation.

Once the cover was released, it sparked heated discussions online. Many people were discussing whether they were wearing clothes during the photo shoot, and who the woman in Link’s arms could be. Some guessed it was Taylor, others believed it was not.

Others also discussed the release dates. Link’s album was to be released on March 22, Justin’s second album on March 1, Usher’s new album on March 26, and Drake’s first studio album on April 20.

From this situation, it seemed that East Coast rappers were not only using Justin’s album to compete with Link’s but were also adopting a numbers game to overwhelm Link’s album from multiple fronts.

Breaking out of this encirclement would be incredibly challenging for Link.

However, this accusation was countered by Usher and Redick.

Usher stated that his album had been completed last April, and was originally planned for release in August. However, before the release, he was dissatisfied with several songs, leading to the delay.

After half a year of meticulous refinement and improvement, the album’s tracklist increased from 18 to 23 songs, enhancing both the quantity and the quality of the album.

Usher claimed it was a work of great sincerity, no less remarkable than his fourth album, which also reached first-week sales of 1.1 million.

Redick also noted that his new album’s release timing had nothing to do with Link’s, as his was a rap album and Link’s was pop, so there was no competition between the two.

Despite these explanations, the fans still believed in their own judgment—that all three albums were targeted at Link’s new album, or they wouldn’t have opted for releases around Link’s launch window.

This speculation also made the competition between Link and Justin for the charts more intense.

Alongside the reveal of Link’s third album cover, the first promotional single "All Of Me" was also released on online digital music platforms and in record stores, as well as on MTV music channels and YouTube’s paid subscription channels.

Within three hours of release, "All Of Me" was downloaded 38,000 times on the Amazon Digital Music Store and the iTunes Music Store, topping Amazon’s Daily Song Download Chart and iTunes’ Daily Singles Chart.

Overall, it was the sixth most downloaded song of the week. The top five were the still-hot "Legends never die," the strongly competitive "Baby," Usher’s "Hey Daddy," Wiz Khalifa’s "Black And Yellow," and Kesha’s "Your Love Is My Drug.

In the first 24 hours, the download count for "All Of Me" reached 125,000, surpassing "Hey Daddy" and rising to third place on the weekly singles download chart.

Across various online platforms and radio broadcasts, the song was played over 10 million times and was reviewed by the New York Times as the best love song of this year’s Valentine’s Day.

On the day before Valentine’s Day, February 14, Link and Taylor went to Hawaii for a vacation and spent three days on Oahu Island.

On Valentine’s Day itself, the daily sales of "All Of Me" surged past 150,000 copies, becoming one of the hottest songs of the year’s Valentine’s Day.

In the first week of release, "All Of Me" achieved a combined online and offline sales of 457,000 copies, ranking third on Billboard’s singles chart.

First place was "Legends never die," with second-week sales of 715,000 copies, maintaining its popularity.

"Today was a fairytale," the theme song Taylor performed for "Valentine’s Day," debuted on the singles chart at second place with sales of 482,000 copies.

Justin’s "Baby" with 312,000 sales was still highly popular online, positioned fourth. Enjoy exclusive chapters from

Kesha’s "Your Love Is My Drug" with 266,000 copies was fifth, "Hey Daddy" with 121,000 sales was sixth, and Wiz Khalifa’s "Black And Yellow" with 98,000 copies seventh.

The Los Angeles Times reported that this year’s Valentine’s Day singles chart was dominated by love songs from Link and Taylor. Justin needed to bring more sincere work to compete with Link on the singles chart.

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