Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 838 - 605: The Song Ends, But The People Remain_2

In the end, "La La Land" won 7 awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song.

Casey Affleck received the Best Actor award for "Manchester by the Sea," which also won for Best Original Screenplay.

"Arrival" won for Best Sound Editing.

"Hacksaw Ridge" won for Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing.

"Room" won for Best Adapted Screenplay.

With 49 nominations and 13 wins, including top awards like Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Screenplay, the results were quite impressive.

At this year's Academy Awards, the Huaxia megastar Cheng Long received an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement.

Lionsgate Films' triumph at both the Golden Globes and the Oscars also led to a boost in box office, earning over 200 million US dollars more.

Following the Oscar ceremony, the "American Film Institute Report" revealed the world and North American film market box office details for 2016, including the box office performance of the seven major film companies.

The global box office totaled 38.1 billion US dollars last year, with overseas box office accounting for 26.73 billion, a decrease of 3.7% from the previous year. The North American Region, meanwhile, set a record with 11.37 billion in box office, up 2% from last year.

Last year, a total of 855 films were released in the North American Region, earning a box office of 11.37 billion US dollars, with an average of 13.3 million US dollars per film.

Among the seven majors, Disney Pictures ranked first with a total box office of 3 billion US dollars, accounting for 26% of the yearly total box office share.

Last year, out of the top ten films in the US box office, 5 were from Disney Pictures: "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" with 530 million, "Finding Dory" with 486 million, "Captain America 3" with 466 million, "The Jungle Book" with 364 million, and "Zootopia" with 340 million.

Lionsgate Films ranked second in annual box office with 2.88 billion US dollars, occupying 25% of the total North American Region's box office share.

Three of the year's top ten films were theirs: "Jumanji" with 410 million, "Suicide Squad" with 350 million, and "It" with 320 million.

Universal Pictures came in third with a total annual box office of 1.91 billion, with two films in the top ten: "The Secret Life of Pets" with 360 million and "Fast & Furious 7" with 350 million.

Warner Bros. Pictures ranked fourth with 1.68 billion, with one film in the top ten: "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" earning 330 million.

Fox Films ranked fifth with 1.33 billion, Paramount Pictures sixth with 1.05 billion, and Sony Pictures seventh with 870 million.

On the global box office market, Disney Pictures ranked first with a total box office of 7.6 billion.

Lionsgate Films ranked second with a box office of 5.8 billion US dollars.

Warner Bros. Pictures ranked third with 4.9 billion.

Universal Pictures, Fox Films, Paramount, and Sony Pictures were ranked fourth to seventh respectively.

This year, Lionsgate Films' revenue from films, television, advertising, streaming, and other areas reached 6.75 billion US dollars, with a Netflix share dividend of 540 million US dollars. Lionsgate Films' total profit this year reached 7.2 billion US dollars, putting it on par with giants like Warner and Universal Pictures.

Thanks to last year's good profits and the sharp rise in Netflix's stock price, Lionsgate Films' stock price peaked at 168 US dollars at the beginning of the year and closed at 156.4 US dollars in early March, making Lionsgate Films' current market value 28.6 billion US dollars.

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In March, "Forbes" published the latest global billionaire rankings, with Link ranked 5th with 66.2 billion US dollars.

Compared to last year, aside from the growth in Lionsgate Films' stock price, his other stocks also increased rapidly. The biggest change was in NVIDIA, which grew from 19.5 billion at the beginning of the year to 58.8 billion US dollars at the end of the year, almost tripling in value. The 16.6% of NVIDIA shares Link holds are now worth 9.7 billion US dollars.

Netflix's market value surpassed 60 billion last year, and the 8.6% stake held by Golden Shell Company is now worth nearly 5 billion. Spotify's market value surged to 22 billion US dollars, with Link and Ivanka holding 16.8% shares valued at over 3.6 billion.

Last year, Tesla's development was relatively stable, from 28.4 billion US dollars at the beginning of the year to 36.8 billion at year-end, with Golden Shell's 17.4% stake in Tesla valued at about 6.4 billion US dollars.

Additionally, stocks in Amazon, SpaceX, Lilly Company, Alphabet, etc., also steadily increased. Amazon's market value reached 385 billion US dollars, Lilly Company soared past 91.2 billion, and Alphabet was valued around 454 billion.

The shares Link holds—3.4% in Amazon, 5.7% in SpaceX, 5.05% in Lilly Company, and 2.02% in Alphabet—are valued at approximately 26 billion US dollars.

Furthermore, the assets under Golden Shell's investment management in Hong Kong Island also saw significant growth, with stakes in companies like JD.com, Wanda Film Industry, Meituan, and Ali nearly doubling in value. The total value of the shares managed by Golden Shell is around 12 billion US dollars.

Along with other assets, "Forbes" magazine tallied his assets at approximately 68.2 billion US dollars at the beginning of the year, ranking him fifth on the global billionaire list.

First place is Bill Gates with 86 billion US Dollars, second place is Buffett with 75.6 billion US Dollars, third place is Jeff Bezos with a net worth of 72.8 billion, and fourth place is Amancio Ortega with an estimated wealth of 71.2 billion US Dollars.

Link ranks fifth and is also known by the media as the biggest tycoon in the entertainment industry.

After 17 years, Link gradually stepped away from acting, focusing mainly on managing Golden Shell Asset Management Company, transferring a large number of shares to the Cayman Islands' subsidiary Golden Beach Investment Company, retaining only a small portion of shares that could not be transferred, becoming an invisible billionaire.

He also left the work of Lionsgate Films and Link Music to the company's executives. He spent most of his time taking care of the children, training in boxing, participating in a few boxing matches each year, shooting some commercials, with the rest of his time being quite reclusive.

During his ten years in Washington, he and Ivanka had three children in succession, with little Margarita becoming an older sister, and had one more with Taylor, two with Dadalio, and three with Chris Liu, and so on.

By 2024, when his father-in-law stepped down, he had 28 children under his name, and his net worth had quietly increased to 1.5 trillion.

By 2028, when Ivanka successfully ran for office, he once again moved back to Washington as the First Gentleman.

In 2030, little Chris from the Amy Adams family, who was also his disciple, entered the professional boxing ring to challenge him, the old Heavyweight Boxing King.

Although the kid was quite good, he was far from matching Superman. To not crush the young one's spirit, he only KO'd little Chris in the sixth round, but was still berated by Amy Adams afterwards.

Later on, Shunan, Louis from the Theron family, also entered the boxing ring and achieved good results. Considering the kids were growing up and the future of the boxing ring belonged to them, Link announced his retirement in 2032, with a professional record of 102 fights, 102 wins, and 102 KOs.

Unprecedented and never to be duplicated.

At the time of his retirement, the "New York Times" dubbed him the greatest athlete in world sports history, the greatest boxer, and an insurmountable peak in the history of competitive sports.

"Boxing Ring" magazine also called him an 'unparalleled' mega-star in the sport of boxing; his emergence not only made boxing one of the hottest competitive sports in the sporting world but also caused a near-absence of boxing talent in the boxing ring from 2010 to 2030. Compared with him, all other boxers were overshadowed.

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"What do you plan to do after retiring?"

A light rain fell in Washington, and mist hovered over the lawn in front of the White House, where Link walked side by side with Ivanka, chatting as they walked.

Although Ivanka was almost fifty, she was well-maintained, with fair skin and a voluptuous figure. Often appearing in serious settings, her demeanor became more dignified and competent, but when with him, she wore a gentle smile that added a different charm to her beautiful visage.

"I'll rest for a few years, and I'll tell you once I've figured it out."

Upon hearing Ivanka's question, Link thought for a moment and responded.

"Rest for a few years? You think you can sit still?"

Ivanka laughed.

"I'll try. These years I've been busy with the company's affairs, taking care of the kids, always hustling. Now that the kids are grown, I can let go and start enjoying retirement life early."

"Husband, you've been through a lot handling family matters over the years. The media says you're my greatest support and reliance, and they're absolutely right."

Ivanka said tenderly as she wrapped her arm around his.

"We are one, it's only natural."

Link smiled.

Ivanka smiled gently and intertwined her fingers with his.

Link stood on the lawn, gazing at the distant white house as a rainbow started to appear in the sky, dazzlingly beautiful.

"Hey, old buddy Eva, look over here."

Suddenly, a shout came from behind.

Link and Ivanka turned their heads and saw Selena coming down the driveway in a long red dress, with a retro-style camera in hand, snapping a few shots of them.

Following her were Taylor, Catherine, Mrs. Mandy, Mrs. Casey, Tiffany, the Frank couple, and Alexander with his wife and children, Cynthia and her new boyfriend, the little Margarita siblings, little Chris, Shunan, Liu Jianni...