boxer to hollywood

On a sunny morning in the Santa Monica Bay villa, Link and Taylor sat across from each other at the dining table, chatting while eating, just like they used to. But both knew they could never go back to the way things were.

"Are you serious about quitting the music industry after releasing four albums?" Taylor asked, tearing a piece of bread.

"Yes, four or five. I don't really enjoy being a singer. The purpose of releasing albums is to make money. After releasing four or five albums and earning a few hundred million dollars, I'll use that money for investments and become a billionaire. That's my initial plan."

Link shrugged. After copying four albums, there weren't many good songs left to copy. He was worried that writing his own songs or singing songs written by others would flop.

"You studied music to make money? But you told me before that you studied music to have something in common with me. You're such a liar."

Taylor suddenly stopped and said angrily.

Link recalled his words and said helplessly, "Can you not be so sensitive? I initially studied music to have something in common with you. After entering the music industry, of course, it's to make money. If I can't make money, I wouldn't spend so much time on music."

"No matter what the reason is, I hope you continue. You have a high talent in music, and it would be a pity not to be a singer. Besides, you are also a very strong opponent. My next goal is to beat you in album sales."

Taylor waved her fork and said.

"Don't be my opponent, or you'll end up like Kanye and the others, losing repeatedly."

"Don't be so confident. Inspired by your cheating, I've written more than ten good songs, really great songs. I bet my album's performance will definitely not be worse than yours."

Taylor said confidently.

"Really? Since my cheating can stimulate your creative inspiration, why not stay? I'll be responsible for cheating, and you'll be responsible for writing songs. Wouldn't it be great if we worked together?"

Link joked.

"Humph! Go find someone else. I'm not as perverted as you."

Taylor rolled her eyes at him.

Link smiled slightly and poured her a glass of milk.

Taylor stayed at the Bay Villa for three days. During these three days, they both turned down all work arrangements and stayed in the villa to chat, drink, have sex, and complain to each other.

These were also the most relaxing and comfortable three days since they started dating. There were no lies, no deception, and no need for any scruples.

On the third day, after experiencing lot`s ML, Taylor asked him a question. If she achieved success in music in the future, and he was not married, would they have a chance to get back together, or even get married?

Link told her it was impossible. He could accept a tired soul, but he would never accept a body that had been touched by another man.

Taylor was very angry when she heard this and punched him a few times. She said that the reason she left him was also because of his male chauvinism, perverted possessiveness, and controlling desire, which almost suffocated her. If she didn't leave, she might die.

Link didn't argue with her.

Because it was all true. Even though he had changed his identity, he was still a traditional man at heart, with male chauvinism, conservative thinking, and strong possessiveness and control over his partner.

Link understood a little, but he couldn't change what was in his bones.

He also asked Taylor a question, if they had a child, would she break up with him.

Taylor said that as long as he cheated, she would decisively break up with him. She had zero tolerance for cheating.

Link said he had learned his lesson.

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After Taylor left the villa, his days went on as usual. He woke up early every day for a morning jog, read books, trained, and shot MVs.

On Wednesday, he flew to Las Vegas to participate in the IBF super middleweight gold belt defense match against former IBF world boxing champion Lucian Bute, knocking out his opponent in 27 seconds.

His professional record was 17 wins and 17 KOs in 17 fights.

This match also brought him more than 28 million dollars in prize money.

Just two days later, he flew to Berlin, Germany, to participate in the WBO super middleweight gold belt defense match against German boxer 'King Arthur' Arthur Abraham.

The opponent won the IBF middleweight champion title in 2005 and successfully defended the title ten times between 2005 and 2009. He was considered one of the middleweight hegemons and a very powerful boxer.

At the end of last year, in the WBO super middleweight intercontinental champion match, he defeated Jermain Taylor, causing Jermain a concussion, and also obtained the qualification to challenge Link. 

In the boxing ring of the Berlin Olympic Stadium, Link once again defeated his opponent in 32 seconds, letting him taste the bitterness of defeat.

This match also earned Link a $25 million prize money share.

The two matches earned him a total of $53 million.

And at the weekend's open fundraising party at Musk's house, he turned this money into Tesla stock. Counting the shares held by Vanguard Asset Management, he currently holds 13.2% of Tesla shares, becoming the fourth largest shareholder of Tesla Motors Energy Company.

"Link, you bought 50 million Tesla shares?"

At Musk's party, supermodel Doutzen Kroes, holding his arm, heard his conversation with Musk and blinked her beautiful eyes in surprise. 

Doutzen Kroes is a Dutch supermodel who has been on the fashion shows of famous fashion and luxury brands such as Gucci, Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Escada, Valentino, and Neiman Marcus. She has also been on the covers of magazines such as Time Magazine, VOGUE, Harper's Bazaar, and Numero, and has walked the runway for Victoria's Secret for four consecutive years.

She is also one of the highest-paid models in the fashion industry, ranking fifth on the annual model income list last year with $8 million.

She is 25 years old this year, 179 cm tall, with blonde hair, blue eyes, long legs, plump red lips, and a full buttocks. She is very different from many skinny models and is called the Audrey Hepburn of the modeling world.

Link needed a female companion to attend the party and called her to ask if she had time. Doutzen Kroes readily agreed.

"Yes, Tesla is the leader in the electric car industry, and the market prospects are good."

Link said, holding a champagne glass.

"I heard that the stock market is very risky. Aren't you worried about losing money?"

Doutzen Kroes asked.

"If I lose, I only lose tens of millions. If I earn, it's hundreds of millions of dollars. It's worth taking a little risk."

"You're amazing. So young, so good at making money, and so courageous. You will definitely be even more amazing in the future."

Doutzen Kroes said with admiration on her face.

Link smiled slightly, put his arm around her waist, and walked towards the two founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Although he had missed the opportunity to invest in Google, getting to know a few more billionaires would give him more investment opportunities in the future.

And he was a big star and a billionaire, with many halos around him. Many billionaires also took the initiative to come and talk to him, take photos with him, and exchange contact information.

In just one small investment party, he met three billionaires and twelve multimillionaires.

There were also Sequoia Capital senior partner Michael Moritz, Microsoft vice president Guldeep Pall, YouTube CEO Chad Hurley, General Motors board member Daniel Ekerson, and other executives of Fortune 500 companies.

While chatting with these people, he heard someone mention 'Bitcoin'.

On January 3rd of this year, the price of Bitcoin was first announced on the Bitcoin forum. At that time, the price of one Bitcoin was 0.008 US dollars. A programmer bought two pizzas with 10,000 Bitcoins. This was also the first physical transaction in the history of Bitcoin.

In the discussion, some people believed that virtual currency was risky and had a general outlook. Michael Moritz, a senior partner at Sequoia Capital, believed that it was the Internet era, and with the development of the Internet, the value of Bitcoin would become higher and higher in the future, and it was worth investing in.

Link agreed with him but didn't express his opinion. He just secretly remembered Bitcoin and planned to inform Ms. Cathie Wood after the party to ask her to buy a batch of Bitcoins.

He remembered that the trading price of Bitcoin exceeded 10,000 US dollars in 2015 and reached a maximum of 50,000 US dollars in 2020.

Now, spending 10,000 US dollars to buy 200,000 Bitcoins, the value would exceed 1 billion US dollars in ten years.

It was the right time to start.

After the party, Link invited Doutzen Kroes to stay at his villa.

Doutzen didn't refuse either. She even put on sexy lingerie and performed water yoga for him by the pool.

The news that supermodel Doutzen Kroes stayed at Link's villa was also exposed by the media the next day.

This news once again caused a stir in the entertainment industry. A few days ago, seeing Taylor return to the Bay Villa and stay for three days, everyone thought they had reconciled. But only a few days later, the news of Link messing around with a supermodel suddenly broke out.

Many people began to criticize Link. A few days ago, he was dumped by Taylor for cheating, and everyone lined up to plead for him, finally getting Taylor to forgive him.

But in the blink of an eye, he was messing around again. He was simply hopeless.

A day later, Link's studio posted a tweet on Twitter, saying that Link and Taylor had peacefully broken up due to work reasons, and they were still friends after the breakup. Thank you for your concern.

Then Taylor's studio account confirmed the news.

When these two tweets came out, the Internet was abuzz.

The breakup of the 'King of Pop' and the 'Queen of Country Music' was big news.

All media rushed to reprint and report it.

Some media commented that it was a pity that the two separated. They were originally a dream combination, but unfortunately, they couldn't last long.

Some media also blamed Link for being too flirtatious. If he hadn't cheated, the two wouldn't have broken up. It was all his fault.

Some media once again brought up their love history for hype, some reminiscing, some criticizing, some just making noise.

It was a big deal.

While the media was making a fuss, Link flew to Paris in advance to avoid being chased by reporters and joined the crew of "Midnight in Paris".

(End of Chapter)