Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 761 - 552 The Hunger Games 2_2

At that time, he could have easily ousted Link from Hollywood with a bit more effort.

But now, Link has become a big shot in Hollywood. The market value of Lionsgate Films is twenty times that of Weinstein Company. Owing to poor relations with Link, Weinstein Company has begun to be isolated, which infuriates Harvey, who deeply regrets not having gone all out against Link after their dispute, allowing Link room to grow.

If he had struck earlier and suppressed Link and Lionsgate at all costs, strangling the threat in its cradle, Link would not have been so successful, and Weinstein Company would not have fallen into such disrepair, nor would he have lost his power as the king of Hollywood.

All of this tragedy was caused by his carelessness.

Harvey's regret was indescribable.

"Link's influence in the entertainment industry is growing, which is exactly what politicians need. I heard recently that members of both the Democratic and Republican parties are courting him. Without Democratic support, our influence in Hollywood will continue to decline. If we keep the feud with Link going, our company's situation will get even worse."

Bob said.

Because the brothers had deep connections in the entertainment industry and knew many actors, during the twenty-plus years of the Clinton couple and Obama's terms, they actively courted Harvey, and Harvey reaped many benefits from this.

Now that they can no longer offer what the Democratic Party wants, they will naturally be abandoned.

Bob hoped Harvey would see this point clearly.

"Even the Democratic Party will court Link?"

Harvey frowned.

"Of course, Link is worth billions, an Olympic champion, has vast networks in both the music and film industries, and possesses countless fans. Courting him could win a lot of support and many votes. It makes no sense for the Democrats to let him go. As for his father-in-law, it doesn't have much effect. Link is a businessman who values benefits. As long as he is offered enough advantages, he will choose the side that benefits him the most."

Bob said.

Harvey, holding a cigar, furrowed his brows tightly. Feeling abandoned was tremendously unpleasant. After thinking it over, he picked up the phone to call a close Democrat politician, hoping there was still a chance to salvage the situation.

Meanwhile, at Link's side, both he and Ivanka indeed received many invitations from politicians, from both Democratic and Republican sides, some inviting him to parties, others to play golf.

Faced with these matters, Link didn't know how to handle them and called his father-in-law for advice.

The father-in-law said to participate in as many such activities as possible whenever there was time. Whether it was the Democratic or Republican party, for someone of his status, he didn't need to take a stand himself but just look at which side offered more benefits and support that side.

Link asked if it was appropriate for him, being a Republican, to support the Democratic party?

The father-in-law laughed heartily, saying he was just a minor newly joined congressman in the Republican party. If the Democrats were willing to give him enough support, he could consider joining the Democrats too.

Link understood his father-in-law's logic; he was a standard opportunist, joining the Republicans was just something to try out, not confident in contesting and winning, and he was uncertain about what kind of person he would become in the future, so he maintained an indifferent attitude towards his choices.

Link advised his father-in-law that since he had chosen this path, he should go all out and actively prepare for that goal, and he would support him wholeheartedly.

The father-in-law was very moved by this, he kept praising Link and even told Ivanka over the phone to do more work usually, so that Link had more time to rest and entertain. He also instructed her not to bicker with Link over minor issues, saying Link was the head of the family, and she should fully support him as a wise and virtuous wife.

"Understood."

Ivanka playfully rolled her eyes at Link, and after hanging up the phone, she pursed her red lips and hummed, "Dad now treats you like his own son, treating me like an outsider."

"We're all family, what's this about insiders and outsiders."

Link embraced her soft waist and kissed her red lips.

Ivanka wrapped her arms around his neck, passionately responding to him.

"Daddy! Daddy! Play with me."

Little Margarita came running over, dragging a giraffe plush toy.

The little one with a cute apple cut hairstyle, wearing little overalls and a pink tee, climbed onto the sofa after catching sight of two people kissing in the living room without minding them.

Link smiled softly, lifted the little one high, and then carried her to play with the miniature train in the villa's amusement park.

"Christmas is approaching, and I plan to call Taylor to invite her along with Alexander and Cynthia to our home. What do you think?"

Ivanka followed up and asked.

"It sounds great, but Taylor probably won't agree."

"I'll give it a try."

Ivanka gently stroked the little one's cheek and went back to the living room to call Taylor, inviting her and the kids over for Christmas.

Taylor proposed a bet to Link: if Link's instrumental song "Victory" could rank in the top ten of the Billboard Singles Chart for the week, she would bring the kids over; otherwise, Link and Ivanka would have to spend Christmas at her place with little Margarita.

Ivanka agreed with a laugh and told Link about it.

Link felt helpless, Taylor was still as competitive as ever.

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In the second week of "The Hunger Games 2" release, the cumulative North American box office reached 369 million US Dollars, with the international box office at 414 million US Dollars, totaling an impressive 780 million. It temporarily ranked third in the North American annual box office and fifth globally.

Given the current trends, "The Hunger Games 2" had a good chance of topping the North American annual box office.

Jennifer Lawrence suddenly became the hottest actress in the Western film sector, and more actresses actively sought Link's attention, hoping to become the next Jennifer Lawrence or Emma Stone, DadaLio, or Jessica Chastain might do.

But Link now spends his days with the beautiful Ivanka, takes time weekly to address Taylor's personal issues, spends time with Jennifer Lawrence, Dadalio, and occasionally with Emma Roberts, Emma Watson, Beyonce, and others, or those coming to the US like Marion Cotillard, Nozomi Sasaki, Jun Ji-hyun, Taeyeon, leaving no time for outsiders.

In the second week of "The Hunger Games 2" release, "The Wolf of Wall Street" had a US box office slowly climbing to 135 million US Dollars, and the international box office reaching 320 million. It seemed that negative media coverage significantly affected the North American box office.

However, with a total box office of 445 million US Dollars, Lionsgate Films still made a profit of over 100 million US Dollars, and Link felt that was quite decent.

In mid-December, Link's meticulously produced symphony "Victory" was released on Spotify, iTunes Music Store, Amazon Digital Music Store, Pandora Music Box, and other platforms.

Originally, he planned to release it only on Spotify, but representatives from iTunes, Amazon Digital, and Pandora, after hearing the instrumental piece, approached him with favorable terms to increase his royalties, hoping to be involved in distributing this music.

Seeing it as a favorable deal, Link did not refuse.

"Victory" was performed in collaboration with the New York Philharmonic.

The New York Philharmonic, established in 1842, is America's oldest symphony orchestra and one of the most famous among the big five orchestras in the US.

In this symphony, Link mainly handled the piano parts, while Lady Gaga provided the backing vocals.

The piece lasts 6 minutes and 32 seconds.

It's majestic and stirring.

On its first day of release, "Victory" amassed 132.7 million plays across all platforms and 3.196 million paid downloads of the HD lossless version, easily topping various major charts.

"USA Today" stated exaggeratedly that on that day, every American had listened to this song at least once.

"Rolling Stone," "Billboard," "New York Times," and "Village Voice" among other media, analyzed the song extensively, lavishing praise on Link, calling him a 'prodigiously talented' musician, an incredible musician.

The media's composite score was 92, with thirty-four outlets giving it between 99 and 100 points.

"Victory" in its first week in the US region alone had 6.635 million downloads, easily claiming the top spot on the "Billboard" Singles Chart. It was the first instrumental piece to top the chart since Nielsen data began in 1991.

Internationally, the instrumental piece had 8.046 million downloads in its first week, topping the single charts in 44 countries and regions including the UK, France, Germany, New Zealand, Belgium, Japan, South Korea, Spain.