Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

What made Link both cry and laugh was that someone enlarged a photo and, through the reflection in a floor-to-ceiling window, spotted a blurry figure, claiming that this silhouette must belong to the mysterious lady, but it didn't look like Taylor.

Then people teased Link, saying he tried to use this method to debunk the rumor but accidentally confirmed it instead.

He also had Anna inform the media that he would hold a press conference at one in the afternoon when he left London to explain last night's events.

But the British media thought this was just a stalling tactic by Link.

According to the flight speed, it only takes about 12 hours to fly from Los Angeles to London.

If Taylor was put on a plane to London right after yesterday's incident, it's very possible that she could arrive in London before one o'clock to join Link in his act.

Link shook his head; these media outlets really have no scruples.

Once they accept a fact, no matter what the truth is, they only interpret it in a way that benefits their hype, leading the clueless public astray.

"Hey, beauty, a lot of people want to know who the mysterious lady is. How about showing your face?"

Link said to Taylor, who was eating, while holding his phone.

"No! I haven't washed my face yet, don't just take pictures recklessly."

Taylor shifted her seat, turning her back towards him.

"How about a photo of just your silhouette?"

"Okay, but make sure it looks good."

Taylor put down her fork, tidied her hair and straps, and stood up straight.

Link took five pictures of her silhouette, then showed them to her for approval; Taylor looked over them several times and picked the most flattering one for him to post.

So Link posted another tweet, with the picture captioned "The truth just got up, while rumors have already made three laps around the Earth."

"Why do you say I just got up, waking up after nine, fans will call me lazy if they find out,"

Taylor complained while patting his shoulder.

"It's just a metaphor, and besides, you really did just get up."

"I got up early; I was just playing with my phone."

"Alright, I'll be more careful next time."

After the tweet went out, nitpickers jumped back in, asking why it was a silhouette photo, and if it was indeed Taylor herself, why wasn't there a frontal photo?

Some netizens commented that the photo was Photoshopped, done by a PR team who hired a model whose silhouette looked a lot like Taylor, still aiming to stall for time.

If it really was Taylor herself, they should have posted a photo of them together, standing in front of that broken floor-to-ceiling window to prove Taylor was indeed in London.

Moreover, if this 'mysterious lady' really was Taylor, why hadn't she liked Link's two tweets?

Previously, Taylor would always like and retweet Link's tweets.

That Taylor didn't like it today shows she was upset, indicating communication issues between them.

Link looked at these comments and could only smile helplessly.

He believed that even if he now posted a frontal photo of Taylor and then asked her to like it, those people would still close their eyes and shake their heads saying 'I don't believe, I don't believe'.

He decided to ignore it for now, letting the media speculate; for an entertainment star, having some scandal might even be better.

Partly because he couldn't be bothered to explain further and partly because he had just beaten the famous British boxer Carl Froch, a lot of the British media were unfriendly towards him.

Seeing the opportunity of a scandal, even a disgraceful one, they started aggressively promoting the issue, attempting to defeat him this way and recover their lost face.

For this reason, the day after Link won the WBC Golden Belt, the media was filled with news of his alleged infidelity.

Even though that afternoon Link held a news conference at Heathrow International Airport, made some clarifications, and walked into the airport side by side with Taylor in front of numerous journalists.

Still, many media outlets were unwilling to accept the reality.

They thought that 'Taylor' was a stand-in, not the real Taylor.

Some said Taylor had rushed over from America to save the day, even praising her as 'America's good girlfriend'.

This incident even dragged several British actresses into the fray, including Keira Knightley, Emma Watson, Adele, and models who had walked the runway at the Dior fashion show.

The news about 'Link's infidelity' made noise in the British media for half a month before it finally started to calm down.

Because of this scandal hype, Link Baker's fame in Britain rose sharply, and even the general public in Britain knew there was a boxer and singer named Link Baker.

The promotional effect was even better than the advertisements the promotion companies spent millions of pounds on.

According to data from the Kingston data survey company, before the boxing match, among 5000 surveyed individuals, 1059 had heard of Link, 658 knew he was a singer, and 297 knew he was a boxer.

After the scandal, among the same 5000 individuals, 3858 had heard of him, 3617 knew he was a singer, 3522 knew he was a boxer, and 3809 thought he might be a playboy.

Link's fame in Britain skyrocketed, turning him into a 'notoriously famous' celebrity.

And in this fake news event, the biggest beneficiaries were media like "The Sun" and "Daily Mail"; during that period, their news drew the attention of the entire world.

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"Haha, thanks to Link that we made a fortune, I'd call him my lucky star,"

said Detective Charlotte with a laugh, flipping through the news at The Sheaf pub on the East Coast Docks.

"Jack, this is yours!"

Reporter Gary pulled out a stack of pounds, about ten thousand, and pushed them in front of Detective Charlotte.

"Ten thousand?"

Charlotte squinted her eyes, looked at the stack of bills on the table, then glanced at Gary opposite her, and said with a half-smile, "Bernard, I'm a detective, adept at digging up information. I heard that you've become the head of the photography team in the entertainment news section of The Sun and got a bonus of 100,000 pounds from this scoop—plus other fees, which should amount to tens of thousands. Giving me only ten thousand might be a bit too little?"

Reporter Gary adjusted his glasses and said with a smile, "Jack, you're right about the 100,000 pounds, but this time we divided the payoff based on contribution. The more one did, the more one got. I think ten thousand pounds is reasonable."

"Fuck! Bernard, I followed you around tirelessly over the past few days, even accompanying Biggs to a hotel rooftop, risking jail to help you create a big news, and now you're telling me I did the least?"

Charlotte, with a cold expression, said angrily.

Gary frowned, "Jack, you weren't the only one taking risks. James and I were as well. In comparison, we had to assume greater risks."

"But your gains were also greater. You got a promotion and salary increase, James contributed to the capture of Biggs and will be heavily relied upon in the future; I gained almost no credit. I think I deserve a bigger share,"

Charlotte said determinedly.

Reporter Gary shook his head and pushed over another stack of money.

"Is this enough?"

"I think it's better to discuss the division when James arrives,"

Charlotte said, crossing her arms.

As they spoke, Officer Reed walked into the pub with a stern face.

"James, it's a celebration today, why are you so late?"

Charlotte asked.

"There's trouble!"

Officer Reed glanced at both of them and said in a low voice, "I always said not to cooperate with Biggs, and you wouldn't listen. Now that bastard has sent someone to tell me to get him out early and prepare 500,000 pounds for him, or he'll blow the whistle on our scheme."

"500,000 pounds?"

Gary and Charlotte exclaimed in shock.

"That bastard is nothing but a robber; we never should have worked with him,"

Officer Reed said, downing his glass of whiskey in one gulp, his expression gloomy.

"What do we do now?"

Reporter Gary asked, looking nervously at Officer Reed and Detective Charlotte.

If Biggs blew the whistle on the news being a collusion forged by the four of them, he wouldn't just lose the chance for a promotion and salary increase; he could also be fired from The Sun.

That was definitely not the outcome he desired.

"If he blows the whistle, could we end up in jail?"

Charlotte asked, looking at Reed.

Officer Reed silently nodded.

Gary and Charlotte's expressions immediately turned grim.