Conquer America, Start with a Boxing Champion

On September 23, after four days of competition, the 15th Asian Track and Field Championships came to an end. The Chinese delegation topped the gold medal list with 19 gold, 10 silver and 8 bronze medals. Qatar ranked second with 6 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals, and Japan ranked third.

After the competition, Link flew back to China.

Because he rewrote the Asian shot put record three times at the Asian Track and Field Championships, and also raised the domestic shot put record from more than 19 meters to 20.81 meters, there is still hope to help the national team win a gold medal at the Olympics next year.

When reporting on this competition, domestic media have regarded Link as a key figure, saying that after Link was injured last year, he was not defeated by the injury. With strong willpower and sense of honor, he insisted on training and continuously improved his skills, and finally achieved amazing achievements in the shot put event.

These reports have also made Link's popularity in China even higher.

It's just that he hasn't won a gold medal in a major international event, and his popularity in the domestic sports circle is not comparable to that of Yao Ming, Dazhi, Liu Xiang, Tian Liang and others.

However, he not only won a gold medal in this competition, but also set a new Asian record. After returning to China, the Ministry of Sports Track and Field Team rewarded him with a national-level athlete's honorary certificate, a 20,000 yuan championship prize, and a 30,000 yuan Asian record-breaking prize.

Including the prize money from the previous competitions, Link currently has 380,000 yuan in savings. He used this money to buy a school district house built in 1999 in Qiuzhiyuan, not far from several universities. It is 120 square meters, with two bedrooms and two living rooms, and a large balcony.

Including two parking spaces, the total price is 800,000 yuan, and the down payment is 250,000 yuan.

"It's pretty good here. It's not far from our Beijing University of Science and Technology and the Sports University."

Zhang Zilin said while lying on the balcony, looking at the green belt downstairs.

"It's OK. It would be better if it were bigger. My ideal apartment should have a gym, study, piano room, and a dressing room that can hold a lot of clothes and shoes. But this kind of apartment is expensive and I can't afford it for now, so I live here first and buy a big villa or courtyard house when I make money in the future."

Link looked around. The surrounding environment was average, with no parks or lakes.

"You can buy a house in Kyoto at the age of 18. You are better than many people. You don't need to rush to buy a big house."

Zhang Zilin leaned against the balcony and smiled at him.

"Hearing you say that, it seems to be good."

Link chuckled.

"Not good, it's very good. Yesterday I showed your report to my mother and asked you how you were. My mother praised you as a very good young man and said you will be even better in the future."

Zhang Zilin took his hand and smiled.

"So you haven't told your family about our relationship yet?"

"I don't have a chance to tell them. They are too busy with work. And my parents are very strict with me. Every time I see them, I don't know how to talk. Will you blame me for being timid?"

Zhang Zilin asked.

"No, take your time, don't be too stressed. We can talk about our affairs later, or wait until I become an Olympic champion next year. Even if your parents blame you, they will probably blame you less for the gold medal."

Link pinched her nose.

Zhang Zilin tilted her head and thought for a while, then shook her head, "No, there is a year before the Olympics next year, which is too long. I can't hide it from them. And you said you would become an Olympic champion, but no one can guarantee such a thing. What if you can't get it? I decided to find a suitable opportunity to tell them in the near future. How about I move out when they agree?"

"Okay, call me if you need help."

After sitting in the apartment for a while, Link and Zhang Zilin left. The apartment was new, with only simple decoration and no furniture, so it was not possible to live in it for the time being.

Link planned to move in after the decoration was completed and the furniture was fully equipped.

In order to do the decoration and furniture, he spent more than 100,000 yuan, and basically spent all the money on hand.

In early October, Zhang Zilin participated in the Chinese Model Contest held by the New Silk Road Model Company in Hainan, competing with hundreds of models from all over the country, but because he entered the industry too late and his basic skills were too poor, he only entered the top ten.

The champion of this year's New Silk Road Model Contest was Xiao Qing, a model under the New Silk Road, and Gu Yu and Yao Yao won the runner-up. There were also three third place winners.

This event was modeled after the Miss America talent show, but the social environment was different, so the imitation was not the same, and it did not have much influence in China. The New Silk Road Contest champion was less famous than him, the boxing championship champion.

After the model contest, Zhang Zilin confessed to her family about their relationship. After thinking about it, her parents agreed conditionally.

The condition was to agree to their relationship, but not to live together, thinking that the two were too young and it was not appropriate to live together at this time, unless they could date for more than three years.

Lin Ke did not force it, but after the apartment was renovated, Zhang Zilin would sometimes come to the apartment to stay overnight on weekends, allowing him to temporarily live a life of living together.

During this time, in addition to training in boxing, shot put and javelin at the Sports University, he also took time to visit the crew of director Wang Xiaoshuai and played a small role with only two lines in the movie "Qinghong".

After his cameo, director Wang Xiaoshuai pulled him to watch the footage shot by the monitor, saying that he was a natural actor. His image, temperament, expression, and lines were all integrated, and there was no trace of acting at all.

Link was not surprised by this. He has acted in Hollywood movies for more than ten years, won almost all the important film awards in the world, and the total box office of the movies he starred in exceeded 15 billion US dollars.

Even if his performance level drops a bit after reopening, it is still better than many people in the current circle.

Director Wang praised him like this because he hopes he will continue to be an actor.

It’s just that filming is too troublesome, and Link has no time for the time being, and he hasn’t met a movie role he likes.

After leaving the crew of "Qinghong", he went to Taihe Maitian Music Company in Erlitun again and tried to sing two songs in the studio, one is "Like You" by Beyond, and the other is "Hotel California".

Maitian Music founder Song Ke, music director Zhang Yadong, general agent Zhang Lu and others were all there.

After listening to him sing, Song Ke said on the spot that he would sign him, give him a signing fee of 200,000, and buy his performance contract for the next 8 years.

Link shook his head and refused.

For those singers who are eager to become famous, no one can refuse the signing fee of 200,000 plus the opportunity to sign with a big company like Maitian Music.

For a famous athlete like him, these two conditions were too insignificant and not attractive at all, not to mention that the other party wanted an "acting contract", including singing, acting, advertising, etc.

It was like signing him at the price of cabbage, with little sincerity.

"Link, don't rush to refuse, think about it again, join our Maitian Music, I dare to guarantee that within three years, you will become a first-class singer in China, and after five or ten years, your fame will not be inferior to Jay Chou, David Tao, and Wang Lihong."

Song Ke said with a cigar in his mouth.

Link looked at the other party's pretentious look, and said with a smile: "200,000 is impossible, and an 8-year acting contract is even more impossible. I just know how to sing, which doesn't mean I have to be a singer. I am also a good boxer. If you are willing to ask, you should know that several large boxing promotion companies wanted to sign me not long ago, with a signing fee of 1 million US dollars."

Hiss!

Some people at the scene took a deep breath. One million US dollars can be exchanged for nearly 7 million RMB. If this is true, Mai Tian's 200,000 signing bonus is indeed not enough.

"And my offer is 5 million US dollars. They have some concerns, so they are still considering it, but I am not in a hurry. I have confidence in my fists. In the boxing industry, as long as you can fight, you don't need to worry about not making money.

My future work will still focus on boxing, so I will definitely not sign this eight-year performing arts contract."

Lin Ke said.

Song Ke and general agent Zhang Lu looked at each other. Originally, they wanted to ask whether the 1 million US dollars mentioned by Lin Ke was true or false, but looking at Lin Ke's expression and tone, it was very convincing and did not seem to be fabricated at all.

This situation forced Song Ke to swallow his doubts.

"Lin Ke, if you have any conditions, you can put forward them and we will discuss it."

General agent Zhang Lu said.

Link proposed three points. First, sign a contract for two albums. If the cooperation is pleasant, sign another contract. The second point is about the singer's share. He wants up to 8% of the share for each album. If the lyrics and music are written by himself, he will get an additional 12%.

"Impossible. You are just a new singer. It costs a lot of money to promote and publicize. Only popular singers can get 8% of the share. And you said you can write songs?"

Song Ke said with a gloomy face.

"A little."

Link looked around and saw a piano behind Zhou Xun. He walked over and asked Brother Xun to move his butt. He stretched out his hands and placed them on the keys.

The moment he sat down, the people at the scene looked at him differently.

Although he was wearing a loose shirt and casual jeans, when he sat in front of the piano, he looked like a pianist in formal clothes sitting in the Golden Music Hall in Vienna preparing to perform.

Ding Ding Ding~Dang Ding Ding~

Link moved his ten fingers together and skillfully played the prelude of "All of me".

"This is."

Song Ke looked at Zhang Yadong, the company's top musician.

Zhang Yadong frowned, listened for a while, shook his head, and said he had never heard of it.

"You haven't heard of it either? Could it be that he wrote it? Can he also write songs?"

Song Ke asked in surprise.

"I don't know. In terms of piano playing skills, he is no worse than me."

Zhang Yadong said.

"So amazing?"

Zhou Xun blinked and looked at Link.

Link played only two pieces of music and stopped, returned to his original position, and said to Song Ke: "I am an athlete, a little famous, I can sing, and I can compose music and write lyrics. If I want to become a famous singer, it won't be too difficult.

Mr. Song, in view of these points, I am interested in becoming a partner of Maitian Music, not just a singer. If you are interested, continue to chat. If not, just think of it as a joke."

Song Ke scratched his head and thought about it, saying that he needed to discuss with the company's people and give him an answer later.

Link said yes.