Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 517 Another Christmas

"What do you want, little Kunas?"

At the party, Link looked at the fragrant Ivaca beside him and asked.

"you saw it?"

"You are the only one in my world."

Link held her graceful waist, feeling the warmth from her soft skin, and didn't want to let go at all.

"Stingy guy."

Ivaca gave him a charming look and said softly, "Little Kunas told me Merry Christmas, I said thank you, and then I came over."

"Why don't you chat more? Don't worry, I'm not that stingy."

Link said generously.

Ivaca blinked her curled eyelashes, "Really? Then let go and I'll go over and chat with him."

"No, it's very tiring for you to walk around in high heels. We'll just stand here and listen to everyone chatting."

Link hugged Evaca tighter.

Ivaca curled up the corners of her lips and leaned into his arms obediently, her body temperature mingling with hers.

"Link, are you interested in politics? I think politics is a good choice for you."

said Georgia Bloomberg’s father, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

"Haha, Link, I think so too, you can think about it."

The old father-in-law laughed.

Others nodded.

Link smiled and said: "I have considered this, but I don't understand politics. I have been too busy with work in the past few years and have no time to study and understand politics."

"Haha, Link, I'm afraid you don't know. Politicians, like businessmen, are good at exchanging interests. People who don't understand politics can be good politicians, and people who understand politics are better suited to be aides."

Investor Nelson Peltz smiled with a puffy belly.

"That's what I mean. Your father-in-law is such a person."

Michael Bloomberg nodded and smiled.

"No, no, Michael, I am different from ordinary politicians. I am trying to become a politician. You know, politicians only focus on personal interests, while politicians pay more attention to collective interests. I will definitely become a great politician. ”

The old father-in-law announced with a wave of his hand.

Link clapped his hands knowingly and expressed his appreciation for his old father-in-law's political ambitions.

Others advised him to join politics, but he did not refuse immediately. If he was bored in more than ten years, it would be a good idea to try the political arena.

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The party lasted for more than two hours. Link and Ivaca left the villa. When they came out, some snowflakes were floating in the sky. There was a light layer of white snow on the lawn in front of the villa, and the light of the street lamp became hazy in the snow. .

Link and Ivaca were wearing woolen windbreakers and walking hand in hand in the snow. Feeling the cold snowflakes, he hugged Ivaca tighter.

Squeak!

Suddenly, a Rolls-Royce Phantom rushed over on the road ahead. Because there was a curb, Link was not worried about the car rushing over, but he also stopped on the side of the road.

The Rolls-Royce stopped on the side of the road, and the window slowly lowered, revealing little Kunas' pale and thin face.

"Ivaca, you will definitely regret marrying him. I will definitely become a great person in the future."

Kunas Jr. said.

"Ryan, you are thirty years old, could you please stop doing such childish things and saying such childish and ridiculous things?"

Ivaca said coldly.

Little Kunas gritted his teeth, snorted coldly, drove over and accelerated.

Link shook his head and carried Ivaca into Bob's nanny car parked on the roadside.

Back at Woolworth's high-rise apartment, little Margarita had fallen asleep under the care of the nannies. Her pink little face was wrapped in a soft quilt, her nose was straight, and her little fists were tightly clenched. Together, they moved a few times unconsciously.

Link and Iwaka stood by the crib and looked at it for a while, kissed the little guy's hair, and hugged each other back to the bedroom.

Ivaca asked him if he wanted to have another child and she could keep having them. Link thought that a few years would be more appropriate, because it was inconvenient to be intimate while pregnant, which often made him intolerable, so he would cherish the opportunity to claim Evaca before she was pregnant.

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By the time before Christmas, Link's fifth album had sold 1.03 million copies in the United States in its third week of release. It had sold more than one million copies for three consecutive weeks. It also became the first album in music history to sell more than one million copies in three single weeks. album.

Cumulative sales reached 5.85 million copies.

Overseas, the total sales this week also exceeded 10 million, reaching 11.05 million, with cumulative sales of 40.19 million. The media predicts that the global sales of this album are expected to exceed 100 million within three years.

The song "Something Just Like This" from the fifth album also replaced "Whatarewords" at the top of the Billboard singles chart this week. This song is also the third number one single from this album.

In terms of movies this week, "The Twilight Saga" was released in its fourth week. The North American box office reached 271 million US dollars, the total overseas box office reached 482 million US dollars, and the global box office reached 753 million. It is expected to become the highest box office among the five movies in the series. The highest one.

Including royalties, Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment could earn more than $300 million from this movie.

Last week, "Escape from Tehran", a film co-produced by Lionsgate Pictures, was released in North America. It took in a box office of US$26.56 million in 3,232 theaters in its first three days. The results are not bad, and there is a good chance that the box office will exceed 100 million.

The film's reputation is also good, and Ben Affleck's directorial ability has been recognized by the mainstream media.

The audience score on the CinemaScore website is A+, and the overall review given by 43 media on Metacritic is as high as 86 points, including 13 media including the New York Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Chicago Sun-Times. Full score is 100 points.

The media predicts that the film will do well at next year's Oscars.

The media also noticed that Lionsgate Pictures was ranked first on the list of production companies for this film.

As we all know, Ben Affleck used to have a good relationship with Harvey. Now the producer of this film is not Weinstein Pictures, but Link's Lionsgate Pictures.

The media believed this was another successful poaching move by Link.

Ben Affleck denied the incident in a film talk show.

He claimed that when he was preparing to shoot "Escape from Tehran" last year, he looked for investment from various places, but in the end there was still a shortfall of nearly 15 million. He approached Link through Casey Affleck and asked him if he had any ideas for investment.

After reading the script, Link thought it was good and agreed to invest, so that the film could be successfully shot.

Ben Affleck thanked Link in public, saying that he was a very discerning investor and worthy of cooperation.

"Escape from Tehran" took in a box office of US$64.33 million within ten days of its release, and its overseas box office revenue was US$31.63 million in its first week.

The production cost of the film was US$45 million, which has been recovered, and the rest is a profit at the box office.

Also this week, Lionsgate's last movie "The Hunt for Bin Laden" was screened in 5 theaters in North America and grossed US$499,000 in three days. The average box office per theater was as high as US$33,000, which is a very good result.

The reason why we choose to screen the film at this time is that on the one hand, it is the nomination stage for the Academy Awards. The release at this time can catch up with the selection. It can also attract votes for the film by inviting the judges to watch the film. This is also a conventional means of public relations for the Oscar awards.

On the other hand, the film is of good quality, and allowing the media to proactively report on the film can save publicity and distribution costs and earn more box office revenue.

If the North American box office of this movie can also exceed 100 million, then Lionsgate Pictures will have six movies exceeding 100 million this year. Based on the number of about 30 movies that exceeded 100 million in previous years, Lionsgate Pictures can directly account for one-fifth.

"Brother-in-law, stop reading the newspaper. Today is Christmas. How are you going to spend it?"

Tiffany wore a red pointy plush Christmas hat and stood next to the Christmas tree for a few photos.

"Live at home."

Link put down the newspaper and glanced at little Margarita. The little guy had just woken up and was leaning on his arm, looking at him with bright eyes. The little guy was wearing a bear suit and had a bunch of hair tied on top of his head. Very cute.

"Just at home? That's too boring. How about we go shopping in Times Square together?"

"Don't go. It's cold, there are many people, and there's garbage everywhere. It's best to stay at home."

Link teased the little guy with a small toy and said.

On the Woolworth Building, through the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can look out at the falling snow and the skyscrapers standing in the snow with flashing lights. If you want to enjoy the surrounding street scene, you only need to stand on the terrace. Whichever of the surrounding streets is the liveliest, you can also see different styles of Christmas trees in several squares.

Spending the holidays here is definitely more comfortable than going to the cold, messy Times Square.

Dudu!

The elevator monitoring alarm downstairs rang. Link glanced at the screen. Little Round Face and Little Annie were both wearing Christmas suits and holding pumpkin pies in their hands. Selina was staring at the monitor.

Link opened the elevator and let the two of them come up.

"Hey, Selena and Annie are here. That's great. I have someone to play with."

Tiffany exclaimed happily and ran outside to greet Selena.

Link shook his head. When these two people get together, there will probably be a lot of noise at home today.

(End of chapter)