Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

On the surface of the sea, Ms. Anna held a folder and waited on the lower deck for a while until she saw the Japanese woman slowly descending the escalator. She bowed slightly with her hand on her lower abdomen and whispered that Mr. Baker had invited her up. Ms. Anna politely thanked her, handed her hat and sunglasses to the assistant, and followed Sasaki Nozomi to the second deck. When Link saw Anna coming up, he put on a shirt, poured a glass of sparkling water, and handed it to her, asking, "What matter has compelled you to make the trip out to sea?" Ms. Anna was now his agent, primarily responsible for liaising with Link Music, Palm Bay Agency, and managing other aspects of his career, essentially the steward for his entertainment-related work. Ana reported three matters at hand. First, the few films he had shot last year were major box-office hits, believed to wield significant box-office appeal. Palm Bay Agency recently received numerous script invitations, with eight proposals offering over ten million each, all from the significant film productions of the year by the top six studios. Among them were "The Tsunami Miracle", "The Hobbit", and "Les Miserables", some offers for lead roles and others for significant supporting roles—all quite ideal. Link thought it over and refused them all. These movies were all commercial films, and the purpose of making commercial films was to make money, which was precisely what he did not lack at the moment. A salary of ten to twenty million per movie was just a matter of minutes in a match for him, while shooting a movie took two to three months or even more. His time and energy were limited; he couldn't afford to spend all of it on filming. He informed Anna that he would do at most two films a year for himself. He still had four films to shoot this year, so there was no need to accept other scripts for now. If he wanted to act, he would proactively seek roles that interested him. Ms. Anna acknowledged his plan, moving on to the second matter: Harvey Weinstein's secretary had just called. Weinstein Company was planning a celebration party for the weekend and invited Link to attend. At the recent 83rd Oscars, "The King's Speech", produced and distributed by Weinstein Company, received twelve nominations and took home Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay, becoming the biggest winner of the Oscars. Harvey Weinstein was also acknowledged in many winners' speeches, making him one of the most watched figures at the Oscars. "The King's Speech" not only received great reviews and numerous awards but also performed well at the box office, debuting on December 25 last year and amassing a total of 108 million in North America and over 220 million abroad. With only a production cost of fifteen million. Weinstein Company profited greatly from this film, overcoming last year's downturn and financial crisis to reemerge as a leader in independent film production. At the beginning of the year, "Hollywood Reporter" ranked Harvey the most powerful person in Hollywood, surpassing Disney CEO Robert Iger, Fox CEO Murdoch, Paramount's Lei Shidong, and directors like Spielberg, George Lucas, and Tom Cruise. Link considered for a moment and decided to accept the invitation. Since late last year to early this year, Harvey had twice invited him to parties, which he had declined, citing too much busyness and lack of time. Now, with media reports indicating he was vacationing in Miami and clearly having time, continuing to refuse would cause Harvey to lose face and potentially affect their collaboration on "The Silver Linings Playbook". "Anna, anything else?" Link asked. Anna hesitated a bit, "Boss, the detective sent over some news, it seems Taylor wasn't prematurely born, and the child did not die young." Link frowned, "Is the news reliable?" "I'm not entirely sure. The hospital where Taylor gave birth is a highly confidential private hospital. All doctors and nurses involved in the delivery had signed non-disclosure agreements in advance, prohibiting them from revealing any work-related details, which made it difficult for us and the media to gain any information when investigating. The private detective faced difficulties too, but he picked up some information from an obstetric nurse he met at a bar a few days ago; however, without photos and exact data, I can't verify the accuracy of the detective's information," Ms. Anna explained. Link pinched his forehead. In February, before the expected due date, he had wrapped up all his work to rush to Nashville to be with Taylor but was rejected by her, not even allowed a single meeting, no matter what he said. In early February, he returned to Los Angeles to attend the Grammy Awards and took home three trophies, becoming the biggest winner at the Grammys. He hadn't even gotten the chance to enjoy his victories when that same night, Anna called from Nashville to report that Taylor had slipped on some snow during a prenatal checkup, resulting in an unplanned premature birth. By the time he arrived in Nashville, Taylor's assistant, Emily, told him that due to inadequate medical intervention during childbirth, there was an accident and the child had died. She asked him to mourn. Link was distressed on hearing the news and inquired about the exact circumstances. Emily replied that she wasn't present at the time and wasn't sure of the details. Considering Taylor's situation, he didn't press further. Then he followed Emily into the hospital room and saw Taylor unconscious on the bed, her face pale. He put aside the matter of the child and took it upon himself to care for Taylor. After caring for her for a week, Taylor's health gradually improved and she could walk in the grass. Suddenly one day, Taylor asked him if he wanted to know how the child had died. Link did not want to bring up the matter and was about to change the subject. Taylor told him that it was an accident caused by her deliberately falling to the ground. She said that if the child had lived, he would be like he was now, constantly clinging to her, controlling her life. He could also use visiting the child as an excuse to intrude into her life, making it impossible for her to leave him. She hated that, so she steeled her heart and ended the child's life herself. When Taylor spoke, she clenched her fists white, her expression turning icy cold. Link was both shocked and doubtful, but he didn't ask whether it was true or false. After returning Taylor to her hospital room, he also left Nashville. Because, true or false, Taylor's words revealed her wishes not to be disturbed by him, and he had no reason to stay. However, after calming down, he thought Taylor might have spoken in anger. If she were truly ruthless, she would have had an abortion during the first few months of pregnancy, not waited until now. If Taylor's act was not deliberate, the child's death was an accident, or there might not have been a premature birth at all, perhaps Taylor made it up to get rid of him. Considering this, he decided to hire a detective to investigate the situation, but the secrecy from Taylor and the hospital was tight. Whether his people investigated or the media interviewed, all reported that Taylor had an accident a few days before her due date, and the child unfortunately did not survive. Now the detective had received a bit of news stating that Taylor did not deliver prematurely and the child was fine. He didn't know whether this news was true or false. If it were true, that would be more than good. After thinking, he told Anna there was no need to investigate further since there was no point. With the child gone, digging up such elusive news would be useless and might cause Taylor secondary harm. If the child was still alive, Taylor, as a mother, would not just abandon him. Given her net worth of several hundred million US dollars, she would definitely be able to take care of that child. If the child was still alive and found by a detective or made known by the media, it wouldn't be a good thing. Since Taylor wanted to conceal everything, he would respect her wishes. Anna acknowledged this. She asked him when he would return to Los Angeles and offered to help book his flight in advance. After seeing Anna off, Link stood on the deck, gazing at the vast blue sea, thinking of the child whose fate was unknown, he couldn't help but sigh. If time could be turned back to three years ago, he probably would not have gotten involved with Taylor. This woman is beautiful, intelligent, independent, tall, and talented, rising to fame at a young age. Not yet thirty years old and already worth several hundred million US dollars, she is a world-class superstar, a dominant force in the music industry. Without his presence, she would have had many famous star boyfriends. Money, beauty, fame, status, mansions—she had it all. This woman is no different from the child of destiny found in wish-fulfillment stories. Meeting her was challenging; trying to win against her was even harder.