Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 870 - 623: Albums and Making Money_2

This also indicates that the song was very successful in testing the waters.

By mid-November, Link's first Chinese-language album "Wind-blown Waves" was officially released. There are six main singles from the album, "Suddenly Missing You," "Because of Love," "Steady Happiness," "Long Time No See," "Love Transfer," and "Wind-blown Waves."

To help him build fame, Zhang Yadong invited Princess to collaborate with him on the recording of "Because of Love," who at first was reluctant to work with an 18-year-old newcomer.

After Princess listened to the two songs "Wind-blown Waves" and "Steady Happiness," she agreed and said she would make time to record.

After hearing that all these songs were written and composed by Link, Princess said she was immediately available, dragged Zhang Yadong to meet Link, and said she wanted Link to write songs for her.

After performing "Because of Love" with Link once, the way Princess looked at him became tender, and she made no secret of her admiration for him in her words.

Endorsed by the pop diva, coupled with Taihe Wheat Field's use of extensive media resources for promotion, "Wind-blown Waves" garnered a lot of attention from music fans as soon as it hit the shelves.

In the first week, album sales in the Mainland reached 720,000 copies, encompassing cassettes, CDs, vinyl records, etc., and 340,000 copies were sold in the Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan regions.

The first-week sales exceeded one million copies, slightly trailing behind new albums from Jay Chou, Jolin Tsai, SHE, and others, but far better than other second-tier singers, earning the media's title as the Newcomer King of the year.

"Because of Love," "Suddenly Missing You," "Long Time No See," and other eight songs all made it into the top 50 of the Eastern Music Chart, with three songs entering the top ten of the Pepsi Music Chart.

Thanks to the respectable album sales, Taihe Music Company invested 1.2 million Yuan to produce 8 music videos for the album, which were broadcast on music channels on TV.

Link also joined the promo team and attended several signing events in major cities.

In the second week, the album "Wind-blown Waves" sold 1.15 million copies in the country, with a total cumulative sales reaching 2.21 million copies.

At this point, pirated cassettes and CDs began to flood the market, and numerous free music sources appeared online.

Album sales and downloads started to decline.

However, due to the prevalence of pirated tapes, songs from the album were widely sung across the country, from cities to villages and alleys, and Link's fame soared. Many people knew his name, recognized his voice, and were familiar with his appearance. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Link also gained many fans. Every time he appeared in public, there would be many screams.

Meanwhile, Link's performance fees climbed higher and higher, from 100,000 Yuan per show in mid-November to 100,000 Yuan per song now.

By the end of December, with the initial income from album sales and earnings from performances, his total net income amounted to 52.07 million Yuan.

This was still with him being busy with training, not wanting to accept too many commercial gigs. If he had accepted all the commercial performances, his earnings could easily have doubled.

"It's okay not to accept these commercial gigs, but there's one invitation you must accept."

In the minivan, his agent Zhang Ying, looking through a folder, spoke.

Zhang Ying is an employee of Taihe Music's agency department, responsible for his music-related work, 36 years old, over six years in the business, short hair, kindly face, slightly overweight, and a mother of two children.

"What invitation?"

Link asked while leaning back in the seat.

"Kyoto TV's Spring Festival Gala program team has sent you an invitation, hoping you could perform 'Steady Happiness' on the first day of the Lunar New Year. How about this invitation?"

Zhang Ying said with a smile.

"I certainly can't decline Kyoto TV's invitation, but there's still some time before the New Year, so there's no need to rush."

"How can we not rush? Before the New Year, there's still the show rehearsal, preparation of costumes for the performance, and a bunch of other things. Besides, the company thinks with your current popularity, you can hold concerts in several major cities in the Mainland. What do you think about early next year?"

"Too soon. Although many people know me and have listened to my songs now, my persona hasn't been fully established, and I won't have too many fans. Holding a concert won't make much money. Besides, before August next year, I need to focus on training for the Olympics. Holding concerts would really disrupt that, and the National Team wouldn't allow it either. Let's consider this after the Olympics are over."

Link said.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. The Olympics are the most important. Focus on your training, and I'll handle the company's affairs."

Zhang Ying put away the documents as she spoke.

The car arrived at Wheat Field Music. Link went upstairs to chat with Song Ke and others, had a meal and drinks together, and then drove home. His new car was a Porsche sedan, costing over 800,000 Yuan, with a black paint that made it look rather low-key.

After getting home and not seeing Zhang Zilin, Link called to ask where she was, when she would be over, and mentioned that he had brought her a gift.

"Really? You're now a big star, yet you still remember your girlfriend?"

Zhang Zilin complained on the phone.

"I was only gone for a week, and I call you every day. When have I ever forgotten about you? Hurry back, or I can pick you up. The new car has arrived; I'll take you for a spin."

"Okay, come quickly, I'll wait for you at home."

Zhang Zilin said happily.

Since he was going to her place, Link couldn't go empty-handed. He took two cases of Maotai and some other Chinese New Year goods and drove to the home of Zhang Zilin. Her parents and her younger brother and sister were all there, and they welcomed him warmly, asking him to join them for a meal.

As for his singing career, Zhang Zilin's parents weren't very supportive. They said he was an athlete and should prioritize training to bring honor to the country at the Olympics or other international events.

Link nodded and agreed.

The reason he started singing and released an album was that he was accustomed to a wealthy life in his previous life and found it hard to adjust to being penniless now, leading him to look for a shortcut to make money quickly by releasing an album.

He told Zhang's parents that the album promotion was now finished, and there was no need to travel around. He would focus on training next, aiming to win gold at next year's Athens Olympics.

Seeing his earnestness, Zhang's parents didn't say much else and asked him to drink with them.

After drinking, he couldn't go out for a drive, so he stayed over at Zhang's place and was arranged to sleep in her younger brother's room.

The next day, he took Zhang Zilin and her siblings around the city, and it wasn't until the afternoon that the two of them returned to the apartment, closed the door, and did what they loved to do.

After finishing the album work, Link returned to school for training and classes, preparing for the final exams. He was good at English, did well in advanced mathematics, and often read books at school, so he rarely failed any exams.

After the exams, the first half of Link's junior year was over. He went back to his hometown and took out 200,000 Yuan to help his family pay off debt and build a house, as well as to pay for his siblings' tuition fees, and donated 1 million Yuan to build a school in his town.

He kept the rest of his money for personal use and didn't plan to make any more donations for the time being.

After staying at home for three days and before local TV reporters could arrive, he took the opportunity to return to Capital City. This year, he would also spend the New Year there.

Now he had a house, a car, a woman, and some friends and colleagues in Capital City, which could be considered the beginning of establishing his network of connections.