Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 915 - 646 Front Desk and Backstage

The Year of the Rooster Spring Festival Gala has arrived. Around five in the afternoon, Link had already gathered at the backstage of the CCTV broadcast hall with the other guest performers preparing for the performances.

Since there had been three rehearsals, the program production team had already planned everything in advance. The guest performers only needed to wait backstage and follow the staff to the front stage when it was time to perform, and then perform according to the rehearsal arrangements.

For someone like Link, who had been on countless large stages, this posed no problem.

Tonight, he had two performances: the first was a piano solo combined with singing "Where Has Time Gone," scheduled as the 18th performance; the second was a duet with Princess, singing "The Rest of My Life," which would appear in the second half, as the 32nd performance.

This year's Spring Festival Gala program lineup seemed like a hodgepodge, featuring a variety of performances.

These included the famous dance performance "Thousand-hand Guanyin," acrobatics "Balancing Bowls," group dances by Han, Manchu, Mongol, Zhuang ethnic groups, Andy Lau's "Gong Xi Fa Cai," Jackie Chan's martial arts dance "Flying Ambition," Yang Chengang's "Rat Loves Rice," Shui Mu Nian Hua's "Life with You," Jolin Tsai's "Love Thirty-Six Strategies," and more.

While waiting backstage, Link took the initiative to greet and chat with Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Jolin Tsai, and others, making small talk.

Due to his stellar performance at the Olympics this year, his boxing competition buzz, and the massive success of his album sales, he had gained massive fame domestically.

Everyone who saw him expressed more than enough enthusiasm.

Jackie Chan enthusiastically invited him to star in a kung fu movie; Andy Lau said he loved his songs and mentioned that he owned both of Link's albums, while also expressing admiration for his Olympic achievements, hoping for a future opportunity to collaborate.

Northeastern Lao Zhao pulled him over to praise him in front of Fan Wei and others, saying he was a fine young man and a remarkable Huaxia person, warmly inviting him to visit Northeast China.

While Link greeted others, more celebrities came over to greet him. Some expressed love for his music, while others mentioned they had enjoyed watching his boxing matches.

During the two hours of waiting backstage, he was hardly idle.

With just over twenty minutes before his performance, he returned to the dressing room to change clothes and fix his hairstyle.

Princess saw him return and teased, saying he should consider being a diplomat since he seemed able to chat with anyone effortlessly.

Link smiled lightly but didn't bother to argue with her. This woman had a slight social phobia — she opened up completely with familiar people but preferred putting up a cold and aloof front in environments with many strangers.

With ten minutes left before the performance, a staff member came to the dressing room to call him out to queue and wait to go on stage.

At the front stage exit, the program currently being performed was "Four Seasons Sonata," entering its final season, with singer Tang Can performing "Winter Girl."

As he queued, ahead of him was the team performing the skit "Romantic Things," which included actors Guo Da, Cai Ming, Han Ying, and Yu Heng.

The latter two were newcomers and looked somewhat nervous as they prepared to go on stage, while Guo Da and Cai Ming were kindly coaching and encouraging them.

Link greeted the two senior actors, then sat on the bench near the exit to watch the ongoing performance. After a while, he heard a gentle voice greeting him, and when he turned around, he was startled — the visitor was truly a master in the field.

Immediately, he stood up, respectfully greeted them as a teacher, and started chatting with the guest.

Six minutes later, "Romantic Things" wrapped up its performance. Link quickly bid farewell to the master and prepared to go on stage.

Dressed in a sleek black suit with a festive-style bow tie, his hair styled into neat and vibrant black short locks, matched with his handsome face and tall, elegant build, he looked stunning.

As he walked on stage, the audience erupted into a warm round of applause.

Link sat at the prepared grand piano, and as the accompaniment track began, his long fingers placed themselves over the keys, producing a stream of harmonious melodies that flowed through the mic, into the sound system on-site, and simultaneously reached thousands of homes across Huaxia.

"So handsome!"

At Houhai Music Bar, a group of music enthusiasts who had finished their family reunion dinners and had come to the bar for some festivity couldn't help but exclaim as they watched Link play the piano on TV.

"How can someone this handsome, able to play piano, write songs, and still be an Olympic champion, even let others live?"

Xia Yu remarked to the television.

"Honestly, his existence is a dimensional blow to all of us. Even if we were to give it our all, we still wouldn't measure up to even half of him," Gao Xiaosong said while smacking his lips.

"Half? One-tenth would be decent. Any of Link's skills alone could make an ordinary person a top-tier celebrity," Lao Lang added.

"Link is only 19 years old this year. The accomplishments he's achieved at 19 surpass what many of us accomplish in our lifetimes," Pu Shu said, taking a sip of his beer.

On stage, after finishing the prelude of the song, Link leaned toward the microphone and began to play and sing. His bright voice, tinged with a hint of magnetism, streamed melodiously from the sound system.

"New buds sprouting from the old tree by the door, withered wood in the courtyard blooming once more, a lifetime of words are stored away, hidden among a head full of silver strands..."

As Link performed, the audience on-site and those seated in front of their television screens watched him intently, listening to his heartfelt singing.

Bang!

In an apartment in the Eastern Suburb of Kyoto, Liu Xiaoli walked out of the kitchen and saw her daughter sprawled in front of the TV watching Link sing in a completely unladylike posture. Unable to help herself, she snapped a playful slap on her daughter's backside.

"Mom, why did you hit me?"

Liu Yifei turned around to glance at her mother before immediately shifting her focus back to the television.

"Can't you sit on the sofa and eat while watching? Sitting so close, aren't you worried about ruining your eyesight?"

Liu Xiaoli pulled her daughter's sweater, forcing her back onto the sofa.

"Mom, you're so annoying. Even during New Year, you won't let me relax for a bit," Liu Yifei grumbled.