Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 631 - 461 Earning Money to Pay Debt_2

This situation continued until September, with Link and Taylor's names still appearing intermittently on the trending search list.

Over these three months, everyone had seen their names and related news articles countless times, almost to the point of nausea.

Now, a sudden headline about Link's failure to win custody appeared on the trending search list.

Having seen too much, people were desensitized, and when they saw this kind of news again, they had no interest in clicking to read more, so it naturally did not trend highly.

That user also suggested that Twitter should feature fewer trending searches about Link and Taylor in the upcoming months, as people were truly tired of them now.

This comment garnered 53 thousand likes.

Another user also expressed their thoughts under this news piece, questioning how far Link was from a complete downfall.

They mentioned that Link had once blasted Obama outside the Grammy Awards, angering many black celebrities and fans, nearly getting blacklisted.

During his relationship with Taylor, he had cheated, transforming into a scoundrel.

In the latter half of last year during a global tour, he was exposed for womanizing worldwide, boasting a United Nations group of girlfriends, and had ascended to being the world's number one playboy.

Recently, despite the backlash, he had audaciously attempted to wrestle custody of the child from Taylor, earning the title of terrible dad.

Such numerous 'stains' would have ruined any other celebrity multiple times over.

Yet

Link was still a world-class superstar, a top celebrity in the entertainment industry, a youth idol, and was named the year's most influential pop culture idol by People magazine.

That user finally posed a question, pondering how to make Link's reputation collapse.

This comment received 35 thousand likes and 18 thousand replies within three hours of posting.

Users replied that bringing Link down was very difficult.

Link was no longer just a celebrity; he was worth over thirty billion, an owner of Lionsgate Films, and the proprietor of America's largest independent music label, Link Music, making him a capitalist.

To see him fall would require bankruptcy or a criminal case.

Other users commented on Link juggling too many jobs, regardless of whether as a boxer, singer, actor, investor, entrepreneur, or athlete, he excelled in all these industries, possessing exceptional strength.

This kind of person was like a monster walking on over ten stout legs; as long as he did not act recklessly, there was almost no chance of him failing.

In the end, users called Link one of the thickest-skinned stars in the entertainment industry, and some even dubbed him the Voldemort of the entertainment world.

——

"Not easy, this matter has finally passed."

Inside the villa, Link put down his tablet and sighed.

"It really wasn't easy. This public opinion crisis almost ruined Taylor's reputation, but you effortlessly blocked it. Many people in the circle find it unbelievable, and I've heard behind the scenes that some praise you as the best ex-boyfriend."

Catherine said with a smile, holding her coffee cup.

Link smiled lightly, feeling undeserving of the title of best ex-boyfriend.

He had acted as he did also to make it up to Taylor; no matter what, the initial fault was his own, which had caused her to make mistakes and had drawn her into a public opinion crisis.

At that time, if he had stood by and ignored her plight, he would have had no face to see their two nursing children.

"When do you plan to visit the kids in Nashville?"

"I was planning to go in the next few days, but Taylor called this morning and said she would bring the kids to Los Angeles in a couple of days. It's more convenient for her to take care of them here, so I don't need to travel all the way to Nashville."

"That's good too."

Catherine nodded slightly.

"How is the company doing? Now that we have money, we can produce several more films."

By the end of August, global box office revenue from "Bridesmaids" had come in, totaling about 85 million US dollars. With such low-budget films, they could invest in four or five, or even more.

"We are still looking for suitable scripts. Currently, the company has three projects, 'The Master,' 'Southern Wild,' and 'Lawless' in production," "The Help" and "Silver Linings Playbook" are queued up for release. The company doesn't have many employees, and we cannot handle too much work this year."

Catherine said.

Link nodded, having forgotten that Palm Beach Films was just a three-year-old film company because "Scandal Plan" and "Bridesmaids" had done well.

This year, they had already invested in producing five film projects, and all the departments were operating over capacity. Producing a few more would likely be too much to handle.

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"Link, I heard you still have three hundred million in loans at the bank. Why don't you use this money to pay off the debt first? 'The Help' and 'Silver Linings Playbook' have received good reviews in internal screenings, and they should generate some profit at the box office, enough for next year's film productions. Keeping this money in the company's account is pointless right now."

Catherine suggested.

Link thought for a moment, then agreed.

Last year, "Scandal Plan" had a major success, earning about 50 million US dollars in box office share and subsequent royalty income. This money, together with his investment of twenty million, was used to produce this year's films, and the company had no external debt.

The remaining two films this year, "The Help" and "Silver Linings Playbook," were blockbuster films, each expected to gross over one hundred million in North America.

Once these two films were released, Palm Beach Films would again receive a large share, certainly not lacking production funds.

"You all continue to select scripts at the company, not too many, just two or three mid to low budget film projects per year. Also, Palm Beach Films currently has a good reputation, both films are quality productions. Going forward in selecting film projects, be a bit more cautious, better to have a shortage than mediocrity."

Link said thoughtfully.

Catherine nodded and said with a laugh that it was somewhat difficult.

Palm Beach Films set the bar high with their first two films, the first having a return on investment of twenty times and the second grossing over three hundred million globally.

In terms of profit, Palm Beach Films' performance this year could rank within the top twelve among independent producers, not far behind Relativity.

The rapid progress also led to challenges in Palm Beach's subsequent development.

Catherine laughed, saying she felt some anxiety while preparing new projects.

Link also felt that Palm Beach Films had developed too fast, but at this point, they only could find ways to continue progressing.

For this, he also planned to take the time to review more scripts and find more box-office-hit film projects for Palm Beach Films.

As for Lionsgate Films, with Ivanka there, it demanded less of his attention for the time being.

Lionsgate Films initially started with low-quality horror films focusing solely on profit, unconcerned with reputation.

Just like after the big success of "Crazy Black Lady's Happy Family," the production department immediately came up with three sequel plans: "Crazy Black Lady's Witness Protection Program," "Crazy Black Lady's Marriage Counselor," "Crazy Black Lady's These People of Ours."

All these projects had production costs under fifteen million and were successively approved by the production department.

Ivanka mentioned them, and Link wouldn't say much. Such film sequels had box-office potential, and the production costs were low. To reject investing due to reputation concerns would be too rigid.

These sequels, along with several horror film series, "The Hunger Games" series, "The Expendables" series, "Moneyball," "The Vow," "Escape from Tehran," and other Oscar contenders, as well as the undeveloped yet bought rights to "Fifty Shades of Grey," ensured that Lionsgate Films would not lack film projects for the next few years.

——

After talking with Catherine, Link pulled 75 million US dollars from Palm Beach Films, plus the first share of royalties from his fourth album, the first-half royalties from his third album, and some film salaries, totaling about 55 million US dollars.

With these two amounts totaling 130 million, he used them to pay off loans, instantly reducing his debt level to 170 million, with the expectation of paying it off within the year.