Chapter 299: Chapter 296: Week 2 Album Sales
"The Undefeated Champion Link 'Lost'
On the second day after Link left Beverly Hills, the headline of the Los Angeles Times kicked off the day's public opinion with an amazing headline, and the article became the most read news in the United States that day.
When readers saw the news, they subconsciously assumed that Lineker had been defeated in a boxing match by his opponent.
Everyone knew that Link was so strong that no one had ever lasted more than three rounds against him, and now he had lost.
How?
Who beat him?
When you see this headline, you can't help but think of a lot of things at once, and you can't help but turn over the newspaper or click your mouse.
The article was written by Mr. Mike Hiltzik, the editor of the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times, who claimed in the article that since his debut, Link has won many battles and has not lost a single one, no matter in the boxing world or in the music world, and he is very powerful, but this time, he tasted the taste of defeat in the relationship issue.
The person who beat him was Taylor.
In the article, Mr. Hiltzik praised both Link and Taylor for being great young men, but too young to deal with relationship issues, and advised the two to have a good talk, and also advised Link not to give up too early, and to find Taylor to apologize a few more times, which might be able to salvage the 'losing situation'.
After reading the article, we all can't help but criticize the 'dead subject party'.
In addition to the Los Angeles Times, major media outlets such as the New York Times, USA TODAY, CBA TV, NBC TV and others have all covered the story in great detail, as if the love story between the two was being investigated as if it were a criminal case, and there are a lot of conflicting opinions.
On the internet, the news about Link and Taylor was even more heated and confusing.
On many social media platforms, Taylor's fans openly accused Link of cheating on her, being a playboy, and being responsible for their breakup, while berating Emma Watson, using many letters starting with 'F' and 'B'.
Many of Link's fans have come forward to defend him, saying that the video is fake, and that Link and Emma were only kissing, which is nothing like cheating, and that Taylor was making a big deal out of it.
There are also Emma's fans said Link and Emma in June 08 dating, than Taylor six months earlier, the two kissing is old love rekindled, not counting the third party interfered with, but also posted a lot of previously unpublished Link and Emma in Miami and Orlando to play the photo, said that the two are more compatible.
As Link and Taylor, Emma are popular celebrities, fans are more, three-way fans online quarrel, made a lot of noise, but also for the melon crowd contributed a lot of fresh big melon.
"Link, don't read the newspaper, eat first."
Katherine put down a plate of vegetable salad, take off the apron in the opposite sofa chair to sit down.
Link put away the newspaper and started to taste the Italian breakfast Catherine made.
It was a simple breakfast of two croissants, a seafood pasta dish, Italian soup, Italian fried steak, and a vegetable salad.
Although the quantity was small, the preparation was exquisite, with all the colors and tastes, so that even he, a regular cook, could not pick any problems.
"Catherine, your Italian food is even more delicious than that made by a Michelin chef, teach me sometime."
Link said as he ate the oysters in the pasta.
"You are a big star, how can you like cooking?"
Catherine laughed.
"It's nice to be able to cook, not only can I satisfy my own appetite, but I can also make others happy, I think it's a very useful life skill."
"Yes, I agree with that."
Catherine paused with her fork in hand, "Link, I know a girl who is a great cook, very good at taking care of people, and very pretty, would you like to get to know her?"
Link shook his head, "I only want to learn how to cook, I don't want to find a chef as my girlfriend, if I talk about cooking with her everyday, it might get boring after a long time."
"Okay!"
Catherine smiled faintly and talked to him again about Palm Beach Studios.
The post-production of The Scandal Project had been completed, and they were currently negotiating with Warner for distribution, with plans to release the movie in July or August.
The pre-production of Bridesmaids has been completed, and the cast has been selected, with filming scheduled to begin in June.
The main movie set in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Boston and other places, the estimated shooting time of about two months, Link's role is about five days, shooting time is completely determined by him.
The company has also received a number of scripts, and Kathryn and the production department have selected two small-budget women's films for production in the second half of the year or next year.
It all depended on how much money Project Gossip would make at the box office when it was released.
Catherine asked him if he wanted to read the script.
Link refused, investing in a small budget movie wouldn't cost much money even if it failed, instead, he could accumulate some experience, he didn't want to deal with it, unless he came across a good script, he would recommend one or two.
"Link, remember that movie 'Buried Alive' you recovered the year before, when are you going to shoot it?"
Catherine handed him a bowl of soup.
Link thought about it, after the release of the third album, he had to continue touring, and had to shoot Midnight in Paris and Secret Fan of the Snowflake, so he didn't have much time in the past few months.
"End of the year or early next year."
Link took a sip of the seafood bisque and couldn't help but bawl his mouth, the flavor was so fresh he dipped it in a croissant and it was still delicious.
"How are the renovations on the new apartment coming along?"
"It will be finished by the end of the month, and I'm planning on picking up Annie next month."
Catherine said.
"That's great! Annie's too young, and you'll be able to work more comfortably with her in your care."
Link said.
Catherine looked at him, hesitantly asked, "I left you a long time ago, and now for work, and put Annie at home, do you think I am not a good mother?"
Link froze for a moment and laughed, "Yes, there is this idea, but it is now the 21st century, your identity is not only a mother, but also an agent, a colleague, a producer, a president, and no one requires you to be a good mother."
Catherine smiled slightly, "Link, thank you for understanding me. Sometimes I wonder if I hadn't left you, would you have become as good as you are now? I don't think it would have been possible, I couldn't have taught a son as good as you, so I'm thinking about treating Anne the way I treated you, and maybe in the future Anne will turn out to be a very good person too."
". You're kidding, right?"
Link asked breathlessly.
Catherine laughed a few times and said 'of course'.
During breakfast, his assistant, Ms. Anna, also came to the villa to bring him the new issue of Billboard Magazine, a work schedule for the next week, and a message.
In its second week of release, The Woman I Love sold 813,000 copies in the U.S., a big drop, but also the second album in music history to sell over a million copies in its first week and still sell over 800,000 copies in its second week.
The first was Superboy's third album, No Strings Attached, released in 2000, which sold 2.41 million copies in its first week and 867,000 in its second week.
The Woman I Love sold 139,000, 122,000, 87,000, 65,000, 117,000, 132,000 and 151,000 copies in seven days.
On Wednesday, when his private video with Emma was exposed, there were a lot of news on the internet accusing him of being a scumbag and a relationship cheater.
The album sales were also affected and dropped to below 100k.
On Wednesday, he and link music to clarify, the effect is general, leading to Thursday sales continue to fall.
But also because of the private video was exposed, the new album in the media exposure greatly increased, coupled with the support of fans, to Friday day, the album sales against the trend of rise, three consecutive days of album sales of more than 100,000 copies.
From Monday through Sunday, the album's sales curve resembled a smile with the corners of the mouth turned up, and because the right corner of the mouth was turned up higher, it resembled a bad smile, which Billboard dubbed 'Link's Bad Smile'.
The Woman I Love" sold 2.55 million copies in two weeks, making it the highest selling album in the US this year.
The runner-up in album sales this week was Arthur's 'Raymond v. Raymond', which sold 424,000 copies in its first week.
This is not a bad result, and if it had been released at any other time, it would have had a good chance to win the weekly title.
But it's still a far cry from Link's second week sales of 813,000 copies.
In third place was Justin Bieber's "my world 2.0", which sold 156,000 copies in its fifth week and 1.18 million copies nationwide.
In fourth place was the pre-war goddesses' "Need You Now," which sold 66,000 copies in its 15th week and 2.1 million cumulatively.
The album has been well received and is still selling well.
In fifth place is Vizcarriffa's "Deal Or No Deal", which sold 38,000 copies in its sixth week and 756,000 copies nationwide.
At No. 6 is Cashmere Kesha's debut album "animal", which sold 24,000 copies in its 14th week and 814,000 copies cumulatively, and is on track to top a million copies for the year.
On the Top 200 Albums chart, there are 8 albums with weekly sales of over 10,000 copies, down 22% from last week.
On the singles chart, this week's number one single is "Girls Like You".
This is Link's first album to have two number one singles, and it is his third number one single of the year.
The rest of the album is still in the top ten with "Everything You Need", "Here With You", "Someone You Loved" and "Stay With Me".
Legends Never Die', 'The Woman I Love' and 'All Of Me' remain in the top 100 singles chart.
Anna also brings news.
SB Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against the network engineer who repaired the computer and his friend for theft of personal property, illegal distribution of videos for profit, and invasion of privacy.
It seeks $30 million in damages from several people and a public apology to SB and to Link, Emma and others.
The case has been accepted by the Manhattan District Court.
Meanwhile, Link Music Legal has also filed a lawsuit against YouTube, MySpace, Yahoo!
The lawsuit claims that the parties have violated Link's right to privacy and made illegal profits by publishing unverified fake news and unauthorized video footage.
The lawsuit seeks US$100 million in damages for emotional distress.
Dynasty Promotions also filed a lawsuit against the O2 Arena Management Company for £10 million in moral and reputational damages for security breaches that led to the disclosure of Link's privacy.
In addition, link studio also reported to the UK police, asking them to arrest the person who took the video.
This is due to the fact that they are not only suspected of illegally filming the video, but also suspected of fabricating and planting false information, which is a serious violation of Link's and Emma Watson's right to privacy and reputation, and is the subject of a civil lawsuit.
The matter has been reported to the London Police.
For his part, Link has taken intensive action and has offered several large sums in damages.
The aim is not to claim compensation, but to create hype.
On the one hand, it was a way to get the attention of the media and the public, to prove that the video was fake and that Link was an innocent victim, so as to salvage his reputation.
On the other hand, in the course of the trial, can also increase the exposure of Link, increase the sales of the album.
(End of chapter)