Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 683 - 494 Forbes List

Ranked fourth was golf legend Tiger Woods, with last year's income at 59.4 million US Dollars, which was nearly half of his income in 2010, believed to be affected by negative publicity, significantly diminishing his commercial value.

Fifth place was NBA star James, with 53 million US Dollars.

Sixth was tennis player Federer, with 52.7 million US Dollars.

Seventh was Kobe Bryant, with 52.3 million US Dollars.

The rest of the incomes were all below fifty million.

According to Forbes' statistics, the total income of the athletes ranked 2nd to 16th on the list was 625 million, just equal to Link's annual income, meaning that Link's earnings last year were equivalent to the income of fifteen sports megastars.

This data is quite astonishing.

However, Forbes also explained that the reason for Link's substantial income is that 48% came from prize money from five boxing matches, with 52% coming from business and advertising revenue, including deals with Nike, CK, Mercedes-Benz, Dior, and Pacific Insurance, with this part being the bulk of it.

The second list was the ranking of singer incomes in the music industry.

Link topped the singer income chart with 180 million US Dollars.

Last year, his new album 'love is gone' sold more than twenty million copies globally, and his first three albums also sold millions, earning him over a hundred million just from royalties, in addition to the concert tickets from early last year, totaling 180 million.

Second place went to former Beatle Paul McCartney, with an annual income of 67 million US Dollars.

Third place was Taylor Swift, with an annual income of 48 million US Dollars. Her income mainly came from royalties from her third album 'last kiss' and a children's album, along with concert ticket sales.

Fourth place was Jay-Z with income of 37 million US Dollars, which included record sales and business investments.

Fifth was Rihanna with 29 million US Dollars, sixth was the band former goddess with 20 million US Dollars, seventh was Adele with 18 million US Dollars, and eighth was Kanye West with 17 million US Dollars.

Artists under Link's music label, such as Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Lana Del Rey, and Wiz Khalifa, ranked 12th, 13th, 16th, and 23rd with 12 million, 11 million, 8.5 million, and 6 million US Dollars respectively.

Their performances were all very impressive.

The third list was '2011 Hollywood's Highest-Paid Male Actors,' where Link ranked third with 45 million US Dollars.

The champion was Leonardo, with last year's income at 77 million US Dollars, and second place was Johnny Depp, with 50 million US Dollars.

Last year's highest-paid female actress was Christine Stewart, with an income of 34.5 million US Dollars, becoming the youngest actress on the Forbes list in nearly 16 years.

Emma Stone ranked eighth with an income of 11.5 million US Dollars, hailed as 'Hollywood's New Sweetheart.'

Jennifer Lawrence was not yet famous last year, with low pay for films like 'Serena' and 'The Hunger Games,' ranking 28th with an income of 4.5 million US Dollars.

In addition to the above lists, Link also entered the 'Celebrity Philanthropy Chart,' 'Most Bankable Stars Chart,' 'Best Value Male Actor Chart,' '2011 Top Ten Internet Hot Events Chart,' and other category charts.

On the main list '2012 Forbes Global Rich List,' Link ranked 232nd with a total net worth of 4.5 billion US Dollars, with his main assets including diverse investments in entertainment and sports among others.

This year's global richest man is Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, with a net worth of 69 billion US Dollars, followed by Bill Gates at 61 billion, ranking second, and Buffett at 44 billion, ranking third.

Larry Ellison ranked sixth with 36 billion US Dollars.

My father-in-law ranked 401st with 2.9 billion US Dollars.

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Murdoch was ranked 192nd with 5.2 billion US Dollars.

The threshold for Forbes' global billionaires' list was 1 billion US Dollars, with 1226 people making the list this year, 420 from the United States; Link also ranked 107th on the US 400 richest list and second on the under-thirty rich list, where the first place was held by the 27-year-old Zuckerberg, with a net worth of 17.5 billion US Dollars.

In March, there was more good news; after a six-month investigation by the CIA, the main members of the hacker group Swagsec were arrested, with five individuals involved receiving sentences ranging from three months to five years.

Furthermore, according to the confessions of the involved individuals, they did not steal Link's new album music sources without cause but were offered a bounty on the dark web. Someone offered 10,000 Bitcoins as a reward to hire a hacker organization for the job.

The person who issued the bounty acted very secretly, and even with the confessions from the Swagsec members, the CIA's investigation found no useful leads.

This incident could only end without a resolution.

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"Could it have been done by several competitors?"

In the villa halfway up the hill, Ivanka speculated as she browsed through the newspaper.

"It's all possible."

Link nodded, perhaps someone was inspired by the 'Beyonce album leak incident' and used this tactic against him to sabotage his album sales.

However, the technical staff from the CIA had investigated but couldn't trace the person who posted the bounty. He couldn't do anything about it and was left with mere speculation.

Based on the 'competitors' clue, there were many people with a motive, such as Jay-Z, Puff Daddy, Little Kunas, Kanye West, and other singers releasing albums at the same time, even the big five record companies were highly suspect.

Link was the mainstay of Link Music, and his new album sales directly impacted Link Music's market value and influence. Attacking his album sales this way was an effective competitive tactic.

Besides, Link himself was also a suspect.

The impact of last year's hacking incident was significant. His new album got leaked and was reported by global media. The hacker group even praised the album's tracks on Britney's Twitter, which served as a form of indirect promotion and advertisement, possibly even more effective than his own Twitter promotions.

So, without evidence, there was no way to make an accurate guess about this matter.

Additionally, due to rampant global hacker organizations causing frequently occurring internet sensations and threatening public safety, since the end of last year, countries had strengthened media control and severely cracked down on illegal hacker activities, with several hacker groups being officially taken down.

This also led the hacker organizations to act more cautiously, and no incidents have occurred since the beginning of this year.

In this situation, Link didn't need to worry too much about similar events happening again.

"We at Link Music are just too outstanding, making us a target for many. We need to be more careful with album releases in the future, but there's no need to worry too much about other things."

Link said, holding Ivanka's plump waist.

Ivanka nodded, lightly touching her gold locks that hung by her ears, "I heard Taylor is releasing a new album next week. She's going to be very busy and won't have time to take care of Alexander and Cynthia. What if we take the little ones over here? We just happen to be free for the upcoming period."

"...Are you serious? Taking care of children is no easy task."

"Of course I'm serious. Do you think I would joke with you about this kind of thing?"

Ivanka gave him a blithe look.

Link chuckled softly. He had wanted to suggest it himself but was worried that Ivanka might have other thoughts which could affect her pregnancy, so he didn't know how to bring it up. Now that Ivanka had brought it up herself, he didn't have to worry as much.

He picked up his phone to call Taylor, expressing his desire to take the kids to the villa to take care of them and asked what Taylor thought.

Taylor declined, saying he didn't know how to take care of children, and she would be worried while working.

Link felt helpless, he was their father after all, how could he possibly harm them?

"How about I talk to Taylor?"

Seeing him looking helpless, Ivanka couldn't help but laugh.

Link told Taylor that Ivanka wanted to talk to her, and passed the phone to Ivanka.

Ivanka took the phone and had a chat with Taylor, inquired about Taylor's album release situation, mentioned that the villa had a special nursery, and two professional medical caregivers who would look after the children well. She also said Link has been too idle recently and wanted to find something for him to do.

Taylor agreed to let him pick up the children the next day.

Link listened, feeling quite helpless, realizing that after all the love, he still couldn't compare to Ivanka, his romantic rival. He thought there was something wrong with Taylor's thinking.

As a result, when he went to Taylor's big villa the next day to pick up the children, he dragged Taylor into the bedroom first and fiercely took up the matter, showing her some assertiveness.

Afterward, Taylor nearly used a fruit knife on him and, even though she didn't cut him, she still beat him up quite a bit.

Only after this did Link return to the hillside villa with Alexander and Cynthia, along with their main nanny Rachel, and two other household staff.

Alexander and Cynthia were a little over one year old, could say some simple sentences, and wobbled when walking. They were plump and cuter than porcelain dolls, looking very adorable.

With the little ones around, Link spent every day training in the villa's gym. After training, he played with Alexander and Cynthia, taught them to walk, talk, swim, paint, and play the piano.

He also specifically ordered two pairs of small boxing gloves, planning to teach the little ones boxing.

However, before he could start teaching, Taylor who came over to see the children, sternly stopped him. She warned him if he dared to teach the little ones boxing, she would immediately take them away.

So Link had to give up the idea, planning to wait until the children were older to teach them.

"This man is such a jerk. Why would you teach boxing to a one-year-old? Doesn't boxing hurt?"

On the villa's lawn, Taylor complained as she watched Link playing with the little ones.

Gently stroking her belly, Ivanka smiled warmly, "Link is also a big kid at heart."

Taylor wrinkled her nose in disdain, "I hope the children won't grow up to be like him; he could drive someone crazy."

Ivanka smiled faintly and began asking Taylor about prenatal care and fitness.