Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 254 Annual Rich List

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　　At noon, Los Angeles, Jetty Café, the bright sunshine shines on the sofa through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the body is warm. Link is flipping through the magazine, and gradually feels drowsy.

　Some time ago, I held concerts one after another in South America, Australia and other places. I was constantly spinning and had little time to rest.

After returning to Los Angeles, there is no jam-packed schedule, and there is no need to finish one concert and then fly to the next one.

 Suddenly he felt relaxed, both physically and mentally. In a comfortable environment, he inevitably wanted to sleep.

Because of this, he often fell asleep leaning on Taylor while watching TV with Taylor in the past two days. When he woke up, his face and neck were covered with music scores and lyrics.

Like baby, baby, baby, oh~

Like baby, baby, baby, oh~

 “Hey! Bob, can you change the song to something other than babybabybaby? Don’t you find it annoying?”

Link put down the magazine in his hand and looked back at the owner behind the counter of the cafe.

A bookworm in his thirties, who does nothing but read books every day. If he hadn't had a good, virtuous and capable wife, Lillian, this cafe would have closed down long ago.

Bob raised his head from behind the counter and pushed up his glasses, "This song is very popular recently and everyone is listening to it. Don't you like it?"

 After the New Year, various magazines began to release their 2009 annual lists. Link was one of the most influential people in America last year and was on more than ten lists at once.

 The fourth place is British football player Beckham, with an annual income of US$45.2 million.

Bob scratched his messy hair and moved his fingers to change a song on the music player.

 According to data given by several magazines, his income is divided into three parts.

At this time, I am holding a concert outside. Every time I go on stage, I have to sing "See You Again" and songs from the two albums. If I sing too much, I will get tired of it.

Link asked casually.

 “How is your novel going?”

“It’s okay, don’t listen to Lilian’s nonsense, I’m not writing a novel, I’m just writing my reading experience.”

 The "Ranking of the World's Most Beautiful Faces" and "The Ranking of the World's Sexiest Male Celebrities" released by "People" magazine.

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 “Don’t play my songs either, let’s play some soft music.”

　　“If you change it to another one, you’ll get bored if you listen to it too much.”

Bob said with a blushing face.

Link shrugged his shoulders and didn’t ask any more questions. He changed a magazine and continued to read.

 Including the ‘Most Influential People Under Thirty’ published by Business Magazine

 The third runner-up is Mickelson, a golfer with an annual income of US$52.92 million.

 The champion is Tiger Woods, with a total annual income of US$99.73 million, including an annual salary of US$7.73 million + business income of US$92 million.

 Fortune Magazine releases "40 American Billionaires Under 40";

 Sports Illustrated’s ‘2009 World Sports Athletes Earning Ranking’;

 "Billboard"'s '2009 European and American Music Singer Revenue Ranking';

 "Boxing Magazine"'s '2009 Boxer Earning Ranking';

ˆ "Forbes" released the "Top Ten Charity Stars in 2009"

 First, last year, his total income from boxing and swimming was approximately US$95 million, ranking second in the ‘2009 Sports Income Ranking’.

Link sighed helplessly.

Bob worked at the counter for a while, and changed to Richard Clayderman's piano music "Adelina by the Waterside". After changing it, he asked Link how he liked the music, and Link said it was okay.

"All right!"

 Second, last year, his total income from music was about 87 million U.S. dollars, including 110 million U.S. dollars in advertising income, ranking second in the '2009 European and American Singer Income Ranking'.

 The champion is MJ, with about 180 million US dollars.

 Taylor ranked 12th with an income of $36.5 million.

 Thirdly, in addition to boxing and singing last year, there were also movie remuneration, shares in Dynasty Promotion Company, and shares in Link Music. The market value of these two companies doubled last year, becoming star companies in the industry.

 Fortune Magazine estimates that he is worth US$320 million and ranks him 32nd on its annual list of self-made billionaires under 40.

 Those at the top of the list are all great figures, including the two founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and Facebook’s Zuckerberg. Link's intensive inclusion on the list this time has also greatly increased his reputation in the United States.

He is no longer the poor beach boy he used to be, but a real billionaire.

 “Time” magazine used him as the cover character for the opening of 2010 in early January.

"Time Magazine" believes that he is the representative of the American dream in the new era, a boxing superstar, the new king of music, and the most influential youth idol in the United States. He has a great influence on young people. It is believed that in the next ten years, he will continue to He plays a huge role in American society, so it is very appropriate to put him on the cover of 2010.

Link didn’t care too much about these reputations. He found that having too many auras was just like the amount of money in an account. Too many haloes were just numbers, which would make people feel paralyzed and slack.

 “Mr. Baker, here’s your coffee.”

Lillian, the female owner of the coffee shop, personally brought a cup of hand-ground coffee and placed it gently on the table.

A rich burnt aroma mixed with the mellow aroma of chocolate and a touch of fresh milk goes straight into the nose, making it very delicious to smell.

 This is one of the reasons why Link often comes here to sit around.

 “Lillian, your craftsmanship is great.”

Link praised as he smelled the coffee.

The female boss Lillian brushed her hair and smiled.

  She is a Colombian immigrant in her twenties, with dark skin, ordinary appearance, and a stocky figure, but she is very clever and provides attentive service to her guests.

"Lillian, I have another guest. She will be here soon. Please make another mocha."

 “Okay Mr. Baker!”

Lillian took the tray and left.

Link noticed Bob behind the counter eavesdropping and advised him to temporarily give up the idea of ​​writing a novel and try writing a script. As long as he has a good idea, he doesn't have to worry about no one appreciating it.

 Bob still blushed and said that he had not written a novel, but just wrote for fun.

Dingle bell! There was a bell ringing at the door, and a middle-aged woman wearing a blue women's suit walked in.

He is in his thirties, with a round face and short ear-length hair. He wears a pair of round metal-rimmed glasses with thin glass lenses and a pair of bright green pupils that are very recognizable.

 From her, we can see the seriousness and shrewdness of a financial person, but also the elegance and loveliness of a young woman.

  A somewhat contradictory woman.

 “Cathy, here!”

Link raised his hand and greeted.

This is Ms. Cathy Wood, the manager of Wall Street Vanguard Asset Management.

After participating in the Olympics last year, Link had a lot of money and wanted to invest on Wall Street. He asked Catherine, Franco and Mandy to recommend a company.

With the recommendation of several people, he chose Pioneer Asset Management, one of the top three companies in terms of strength. The person in charge of receiving him at that time was Cathy Wood.

At that time, he saw that she had a round face and looked easy to bully. She did not look like a shrewd financial manager, so he had some doubts about her ability.

After chatting, he found that the other party's business level was very good. He handed over more than 10 million signing bonuses to the other party with a trial attitude.

Later, through several good operations, Cathy Wood made more and more wealth on his books, and the cooperation between the two parties has continued to this day.

The purpose of meeting him for coffee today is to talk about his investment plan in the future.

 For example, Tesla is planning to go public.

 At present, Tesla’s market value is less than 1 billion U.S. dollars, and it was only 1.7 billion after its listing. However, 15 years after its listing, Tesla’s stock price has increased by as much as 4,400%, and its market value has exceeded 500 billion U.S. dollars, making it more investment valuable than Amazon.

Whether you can buy a large portion of stocks in advance and turn from a billionaire to a tens of billions or a hundred billionaires, you still need to listen to the analysis of Cathy, a professional, and leave the specific operations to Cathy.

 (End of this chapter)