Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 277 The plan to kill Link

 “620,000 in two days?!”

In the SBprojects entertainment agency, Scooter saw the data released by the Link Music Twitter account. The muscles in the corners of his eyes twitched a few times, and his face became extremely ugly.

I thought that based on Justin’s current fame, his album sales would not be much worse than Link’s, even if they were a little worse.

 But reality slapped him hard.

Link's new album's two-day sales exceeded 100,000 copies of Justin's album sales in two weeks.

This data is too exaggerated for him to accept.

Scout squinted his eyes and looked at his assistant Alex at the desk, "How is the investigation going? Have you found any evidence that Link Music swiped data?"

 Alex shook his head.

"Boss, I just contacted two informants. They said that they found no evidence that Link Music was cheating on data. They also said that Link Music has been very busy these two days, especially the people in the distribution department. They are all yelling about where to distribute it. Merchants are rushing online, some want 50,000 pieces, and some directly ask for 100,000 pieces.

At first, Link Music estimated that the sales volume of this album would be 3 million. Now it seems that 3 million is not enough. People in the marketing department are also constantly calling people at the printing and engraving factory, saying that they need to print 2 million more copies and package them. People from companies and shipping companies expedited shipments.

Alex nodded and saw that there were no other instructions, so he left with the folder in his arms.

Scout thought about it secretly, "Go tell the paparazzi. There is no need to investigate in depth. You just need to take more photos of Link and the opposite sex. The more, the better. I will be of great use then."

Originally, he planned to arrange for two insiders to investigate the black material at Link Music Company, and it would be revealed in two weeks.

This is competition among peers. The pie in the pop music world is only so big. If Link Music takes one more bite, SB Company and other records will take one less bite. Those who cannot take one bite will go bankrupt.

Scout's face became even worse when he heard this.

While I was on the phone, I also heard from the phone that Link Music was very busy. Two insiders said that Link Music had started working overtime since yesterday and could only rest for five or six hours a day, not even having time to make phone calls.

Scooter must compete with Link Music if he doesn’t want to go bankrupt.

The sales volume of Justin’s second album has just crossed the threshold of 900,000 copies. The packaging company still has more than one million in inventory that has not been distributed, and it is still a long way from being sold out.

Scout didn't believe it. If he hadn't seen the video, he would have thought that Link was a good man who followed the rules. After watching it, he felt that Link must have problems in his private life, but he was more cautious in doing things and the paparazzi couldn't find out. arrive.

From Alex's description, he could also imagine how busy Link Music was: the phones in the office area rang loudly, and the operators shouted loudly, shouting that 100,000 more copies would be printed in New York and 100,000 more copies would be printed in Los Angeles. , Las Vegas printed 50,000 more copies, and even my voice became hoarse.

Such a big drop is not only due to market saturation, but also because Link released an album. Many people spent the money they planned to use to buy Justin's record to buy a better quality "The Woman I Love".

Alex said helplessly.

In addition, after Link's new album was released, Justin's second album was also greatly affected. Yesterday it fell 12% compared with the day before yesterday, and today it fell nearly 30% compared to yesterday.

"No! Link's living habits are very regular. He runs for fitness in the morning, works at noon, and trains boxing in the afternoon. He has never been to bars, nightclubs, or casinos and strip clubs. The people investigating him have no chance of photographing any dirty information about him. "

 But those two losers are working overtime at Link Music.

"OK!"

 It’s a pity that this kind of thing did not happen in SBproject.

This kind of heated scene.

Scout snorted coldly, loosened his tie and asked, "Is there any new progress in the investigation of Link's black material?"

 It was the dream scenario for Scooter and all record label owners.

According to the current situation, Link Music shouldn’t need to update. The album is already selling well, and if you update the data, it will be too busy at all. "

Scooter continued to stare at the numbers on the screen with a dark face. There were 629,000 copies in two days. How many sales will there be in the first week? Will it break the first-week sales records of Superboy, Backstreet Boys, Eminem and others?

If it breaks, Link's influence in the music world will rise to another level. By then, he will be the only one who dominates the pop music world, and others will only be able to follow him and eat the leftovers.

 This was the last thing Scout wanted to see. He thought about it seriously and decided that he should contact more colleagues and step on Link together when necessary.

Jingle Bell!

The phone on the table rang twice, and when he saw it was the call from Kunas, Scout immediately cheered up and started talking to Kunas.

Little Kunas asked him when he planned to release the video?

Scout told him that now is not the time, it is best to create public opinion first, lift Link up high, let everyone think he is a good man, and then release the video and smash him down.

 Strong contrast will disappoint fans and the public, and the disappointment will turn into anger and abuse.

 This operation can maximize the value of the video, and it will have a greater impact on Link.

  Little Kunas agreed with his proposal, and also told him that since Link and Link Music were very successful, Atlantic Records was ready to strengthen cooperation with Link Music, and it would be best to jointly promote the works of several Link singers.

If Atlantic Records fully cooperates with Link Music, the market value of Link Music will be higher, and it will be more difficult to annex it at that time. Scooter understood and would step up arrangements.

 Hang up the phone, he called the publicity department and asked them to hurry up and set up the "best boyfriend" character for Link. The higher the height, the better, and the louder the sound will be when he falls.

  —

“Mr. Singer, where is Link’s new album? Why can’t I find it?”

 At the 47th Street record store on Broadway in New York, a girl with a long ponytail searched in the album sales section, but could not find Link’s new album. She came to the counter and asked the record store owner.

 “Ellie, you’re late, Link’s album has been sold out long ago.”

The boss, Mr. Singer, pulled down his glasses, glanced at her and said.

“Sold out? Today is the second day of release, why is it sold out?”

The girl pursed her pink lips and said.

"I got 300 records from the distributor on Friday. I thought they would sell for a week, but Link's album was so popular. 215 copies were sold yesterday, and they were all sold out in the rest of the morning. The next batch will not be until tomorrow. Arrived only in the afternoon.”

Boss Singh smiled.

“Okay, then I’ll come back tomorrow, Mr. Singer, remember to leave a note for me.”

The girl Ellie said with a sweet voice.

"Okay. Why don't you listen to my song first? The songs in Link's new album are really great."

 Singer, the boss, took out a laser disc from the record player, put it into the record box and handed it to the girl Ally.

 “Mr. Singh, I will pay you back tomorrow.”

The girl Ellie took the record and held it in her arms happily.

 On the third day after the release of "The Woman I Love", 275,000 copies were sold online and offline, and the cumulative sales volume was 904,000 copies.

When the Link music account released the data, it not only thanked the fans for their support, but also apologized to the fans.

The reason is that the popularity of this album far exceeded the expectations of the publishing company, which led to a lack of preparation here. Many places were sold out in less than three days, leaving many fans unable to buy Link's new album in time, Link Music apologize.

At present, the company is actively preparing the second batch of albums. Record stores in various places will gradually replenish the album by tomorrow at the latest. Please continue to support Link.

After the tweet was sent out, some people praised Link for being so awesome. He sold more than 900,000 copies in three days and became the real king of pop music.

Colleagues in the recording industry feel that Link Music is showing off.

 Others always worry about not being able to sell records when they release records, but Link Music actually apologized to fans for selling out.

 It’s so enviable.

 On the fourth day after its release, "The Woman I Love" sold 247,000 copies in the United States, with a total sales volume of 1.15 million.

Link's album also became one of the fastest albums to reach 1 million copies on the US album chart.

 Ranking first is the third album "NoStringsAttached" released by Super Boy Group in 2000, which took two days to reach 1 million copies.

 The second-ranked album is Superboy's fourth album "Celebrity", which took three days.

 Eminem, who ranked third, released his third album "The Marshall Mathers LP" in 2000, which also took four days.

The album sold 1.15 million copies in four days, which also made the mainstream media dumbfounded. They originally predicted that Link's album would sell around 1 million copies in the United States, but Link exceeded this goal in less than four days.

· Mainstream media didn’t know what embarrassment was, and instead touted the album’s artistic level, calling it “the highest quality love album in the past decade” and “one of the ten must-listen albums in 2010.”

At the same time, many media began to praise Link, saying that he is a good man, does not take drugs, does not drink alcohol, has no bad habits, can create, box, and sing. He is the most perfect man in the music world, the dream lover of countless women, and the perfect date. ,marriage partner.

He also praised Link and Taylor for their stable relationship. They have been dating for more than a year, and their relationship has been stable. They have not had any conflicts until now. They are the "golden girls" in the music industry. They have set a good example for fans and made everyone believe again. Love, etc.

Link saw this kind of article and felt that it was too exaggerated. He was not as good as the newspaper said.

 But considering that this might be planned by the propaganda department, he did not ask.

 (End of this chapter)