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In addition, Forbes magazine also released a list of the most profitable singers in the United States in the past year.

Link ranked first with a total income of 220 million.

24-year-old country music queen Taylor Swift ranked second with an annual income of 69.7 million US dollars.

In addition to the royalties from two albums, her income also includes the income from the global tour "Red Tour". In half a year, 42 concerts brought her about 40 million US dollars in income, including the sale of concert souvenirs and many brand placement advertising fees.

Ranked third is veteran country music singer Kenny Chesney, with an annual income of 32.96 million US dollars.

Beyonce ranked fifth with an annual income of 28 million US dollars.

Lana Del Rey ranked eighth with 22.5 million US dollars, including album shares, concert income, link music dividends, etc.

Justin Bieber ranked 11th with 18.8 million US dollars.

Bruno Mars ranked 12th with 16.8 million US dollars.

Wiz Khalifa ranked 22nd with $9.5 million.

Xiao Yuan Lian ranked 25th with an annual income of $8 million.

Last year, the income of singers under Link Music was very good.

There are also actors signed by Palm Bay Agency. Jennifer Lawrence ranked second in the actress income list with a total income of $34.5 million. The income includes "The Hunger Games 2" and "X-Men", "American Hustle", "August: Osage County", and Dior perfume endorsement.

The first is Sandra Bullock, with an annual income of $51 million, and the third is Jennifer Aniston, with an annual income of $31 million.

Emma Stone ranked 4th with an annual income of $26.5 million.

Amy Adams ranked 8th with $13 million.

Kristen Stewart ranked 10th with $12 million.

Daddario starred in Lionsgate's "The Cabin in the Woods", "The Conjuring", and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D" last year, becoming a Hollywood quasi-first-line movie star. Last year, he earned $8.5 million, ranking 13th.

"Very good, everyone made money last year."

Link said as he looked at the magazine.

"No one makes as much as you do, making more than 1 billion a year. Now everyone calls you the God of Wealth."

Selena sat crookedly on the sofa, with little Margarita, Alexander, Cynthia, and two kittens lying beside her.

Link shrugged. Last year was a special case. The 12 gold medals in the Olympics brought him too much exposure and advertising endorsements. The advertising income alone was more than 600 million US dollars, which no one could compare to.

"Brother, you are now worth nearly 10 billion. How do you feel?"

"No feeling. To me, money is just a string of numbers. It doesn't matter how much."

Link smiled.

"Hehe, then you give me some, I don't want too much, one billion is enough, how about it?"

"What do you want so much money for?"

"Spend it, buy a big villa, a big yacht, a big plane, fill my closet with all the beautiful clothes, bags, high heels in the world, and perfumes, all kinds of cosmetics, one billion is not enough for me to spend."

Selena waved her little hand and said.

"It sounds great, I am also planning to buy a private jet recently, but I haven't chosen the model yet. In terms of luxury goods, Louis Vuitton Group and Hermes Group have developed well in the past two years and have investment value. If there is a chance, I will consider buying some shares."

Link said, touching his chin.

"The idea of ​​buying a private jet is very good, but why buy shares of LV and Hermes Group? Can the shares be worn on the body?"

Selena rolled her eyes at him.

"Becoming a shareholder of the two companies, limited edition bags and fashions can be worn at will. If you are interested, you can also participate in fashion design in person. Isn't that cool?"

"It sounds really good."

Selena said with big eyes flashing.

Link smiled gently. Selena will also be a small boss in the future. The Rare Beauty cosmetics brand she founded will have a market value of more than 1 billion US dollars in the future, becoming an entry-level luxury product. She is very successful in this regard.

If she plans to start a business in the future, Link doesn't mind helping her.

By then, the people around her, including Eva Ka, Taylor, Selena, Catherine, Ms. Mandy, Ms. Cathie Wood, Jennifer Lawrence, etc., are all billionaires, which is also a good thing.

"Ah! Margarita, let go, your hair is going to fall off."

The future billionaire Selena suddenly cried out in pain.

Little Margarita climbed onto her shoulders, holding her long black hair with her little hands, drooling at the corners of her mouth.

"Does it hurt so much? The little guy is less than one year old, how can he have any strength?"

"Huh, why don't you try?"

Selena rolled her eyes at him.

Link smiled gently and went over to pick up the little guy. The little guy was almost one year old. He had two small buns, big eyes and a small mouth. His eyes were sparkling and very cute.

"Alexander, Cynthia, it's time for piano lessons."

"Oh! Dad!"

Alexander and Cynthia climbed down from the sofa.

Link held little Margarita and took the two children to the piano room to play the piano for them. The two children also had small electronic keyboards. Taylor said that this would cultivate their interest in music and become musicians when they grow up.

Link did not object, and his objection was ineffective.

"I'll come too."

Selena dragged her shoes and followed them with a clatter.

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Ivaca came back from the company in the afternoon and told Link something related to "Ender's Game" invested by Summit Entertainment. This movie was approved last year with a production budget of 100 million US dollars. One of the movies costing more than 100 million yuan.

Originally, this movie was developed by Summit Entertainment and produced by six companies, including Warner Pictures, Lingdou Entertainment, Digital Domain Special Effects Studio, etc.

Now Warner Pictures has withdrawn its investment without reason, resulting in a US$25 million funding gap for the project.

Summit Entertainment submitted a plan to Lions Gate Productions, hoping to get support from Lions Gate.

However, after evaluation, the Lionsgate Production Department believed that the investment in the project was too large and would not be easy to recover the cost. In addition, Lionsgate Pictures' film production plan for this year was full, and the production department did not have any extra money in its account to support the film.

Summit Entertainment President Robert Friedman called Ivaca and mentioned the matter, hoping to convince Ivaca.

Ivaca chose to support the opinion of Lionsgate Productions on this matter, asking Summit Entertainment to reinvest, either reduce production costs, or suspend the project.

"You did the right thing, and I support you."

Link said while stirring the soup.

"Ender's Game" is adapted from the best-selling novel launched by science fiction writer Orson Scott Card in 1985. It tells the story of a group of people who were selected to receive training at a combat school on a space station after the Earth was attacked by Zerg, and finally joined forces. The story of fighting monsters.

The male and female protagonists are both beautiful teenagers and beautiful girls, receiving training in a space school, similar to the routine of "Harry Potter".

This movie is also a key project launched by Summit Entertainment after the end of the "Twilight" series, hoping to continue the brilliant achievements of "The Twilight".

However, Link remembers that the box office performance of this movie was mediocre, and there was no follow-up after one was made.

But considering that the film was a project finalized by Summit Entertainment before it was acquired by Lionsgate, and Summit Entertainment had already participated in the investment, he did not interfere after seeing the project.

Now Warner has withdrawn its investment, causing the project to be suspended.

Link didn't want to get involved. "You can give Robert some advice. The cost of adapting the first novel should not be too high. It should be used as a test, just like the first part of "The Twilight Saga" and "The Hunger Games," which cost only 70 to 80 million. Even if the adaptation fails, it will not affect the company's operations."

"I think so."

Ivaca nodded.

Speaking of science fiction movies, Link thought of several movies that will have good box office and reputation in the future, such as "Interstellar", "The Martian" and "Ready Player One", as well as the already approved "Edge of Tomorrow" and "Gravity", which are all good.

In addition, China's "The Wandering Earth" series is also great. During the Spring Festival, he inquired about "The Wandering Earth" and "The Three-Body Problem". The copyright of "The Wandering Earth" has been sold, but the project has not yet been approved. The "Three-Body Problem" movie has already been released. The project was established, but progress has been slow.

There is an opportunity to cooperate with mainland film companies. In terms of special effects, Hollywood film companies are slightly ahead.

If both parties join forces, the film produced will be better.

At the dinner table, Link and Ivaca also talked about the recently released movies.

In January and February, Lionsgate Pictures released five movies, including "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D," "Warm Bodies," and "The Informer," as well as movies released for other film companies such as "Brother's Day" and "The Last Stand."

In terms of box office, "Warm Corpses" performed the best. It has been released for more than two months. The current North American box office is 66.38 million US dollars and the overseas box office is 50.6 million US dollars. The film's production + promotion cost is 35 million. The company can make a net profit on this film. Earn 20 to 30 million.

"Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D" starring Daddario was released in mid-January. The current North American box office is 36.41 million US dollars and the overseas box office is 14.99 million US dollars. The production cost is 22 million US dollars. It is expected to earn millions.

There is also "The Informer" starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, which was released in late February. The North American box office reached 26.75 million US dollars in its two weeks of release. The production cost of this film was 21 million, which has been recovered.

The other two movies had mediocre box office results. "Brother Days" starred three veteran actors Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin. After the movie was released, the reputation was good, but the box office results were only a few million.

"The Last Stand" is the second action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger after he left office. It was released for more than a month and the global box office was less than 40 million. It is certain that it will not be able to recover its money.

In addition to Arnold Schwarzenegger, action movies starring Bruce Willis, Harry Fordson, Russell Crowe and other action stars have average box office results, which also made Lionsgate Pictures release "The Expendables 2". ” I sweated a lot.