Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 690 - 500 The Little Princess is Born

The rapid growth was mainly due to Link's presence.

With such a top-level boxer consistently generating profit for the company, funding for its continued growth was assured, which in turn attracted many potential investors to Dynasty Sports.

After two rounds of financing, the company's worth had skyrocketed from tens of millions in 2008 to over 600 million now.

Because Link was crucial to the company's growth and its primary profit source, he still held a 30% stake, which had never been diluted, whereas Frank's share had been reduced to 26.4% after the financings.

Link had become the largest shareholder in Dynasty Sports.

Upon hearing Frank's words, Link asked with curiosity, "Does the company have over 500 million US dollars?"

"No, we're planning to go through a third round of financing and take out some loans, which should cover it. If all goes well, we're planning to go public with Dynasty Promotions on NASDAQ in two or three years. Yes, that's the development plan designed by the company," Frank explained with a spread of his hands and a smile.

Link thought it over and liked the idea.

The current market value of the Clippers was around 1.2 billion, ranking in the top ten among NBA teams and among the top three in commercial value. With the potential to exceed 2 billion US dollars in the future, if managed correctly, it was indeed an appealing investment opportunity.

In fact, even without Frank mentioning it, Link had plans to buy a team—not just an NBA team, but also an NFL team and European soccer clubs.

The purpose of acquiring a team wasn't just profit-making. Like Lionsgate Films, a good team could generate considerable profits for shareholders annually, becoming a golden goose laying eggs.

Furthermore, having a team could increase one's influence in the sports field and socio-political circles.

There were many benefits.

Besides the teams, Link also wanted to acquire a television network similar to HBO to promote his own boxing matches and complement Lionsgate's television department by producing more TV shows each year.

High-quality shows like Lionsgate's "Mad Men" grossed about three million dollars per episode in the fifth season from subscription fees, advertising revenue, syndication, and video tape shares, with hit series like "Game of Thrones" earning over twenty to thirty million per episode.

Having one or two networks would boost Lionsgate's influence in the film and television industry and bring it closer to the major six studios.

However, without a suitable acquisition target at the moment, he could only wait. It would not be too late to make a move when the shares he held became more valuable in the future.

Ding-ling-ling!

While they were chatting, Link's phone suddenly rang. It was a call from Selena, informing him that Ivanka was going into labor and asking him to come back quickly.

Link, overjoyed, did not dare to delay and sped to the private clinic near the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, where they had moved a week ago before the due date. The clinic was equipped with the most advanced facilities, a birth and guidance team, and the most professional nursing staff, so he was not worried when he heard from Selena that Ivanka was about to give birth.

When he arrived at the clinic, Catherine, Ms. Mandy, Tiffany, and others had already gotten there first and were waiting outside the delivery room.

"Link, why have you only just arrived? Ivanka is giving birth and you're still wandering around," Selena complained, pouting her lips.

"What do you mean wandering around? Didn't you know I had a match in Las Vegas today?" Link retorted, not in the mood to argue. He changed into a sterile surgical gown and entered the delivery room to be with Ivanka. Thanks to her good health, positive mood, and proper care throughout, the birthing process went smoothly, with labor and delivery taking less than two hours.

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It was a beautiful little princess, weighing 8.5 pounds and measuring 48 centimeters at birth, very healthy and with a loud cry.

"My dear, you've worked so hard," said Link, holding the little one who had not yet opened her eyes, and kissed Ivanka's sweat-dampened hair.

Ivanka flashed a tender smile as she gently touched the little one's cheek.

Following the couple's previous agreement, the little one would be named Margarita, which also means princess in Spanish.

The day after the baby was born, her father-in-law flew in with the whole family from New York; Taylor, Paris Hilton, and Jennifer Lawrence also came to the hospital one after another to visit Ivanka and the baby.

And the US media heavily covered the news of Ivanka giving birth to a daughter, while Link also received many congratulations over the phone.

"Was that Dadalio?"

In the hospital, Taylor looked at a departing car and asked.

"Yes, she came to see Eva; they're also on good terms,"

Link shrugged.

Taylor huffed, arms folded, "Now that you have a child, are you going to continue messing around with those women? Or are you planning to be a scumbag forever?"

"Don't make it sound so nasty; we're just hanging out normally, like good friends. Besides, we've had kids for quite some time, haven't we?"

"Hmph! Alexander and Cynthia turned into little savages after being in your care for two months."

Taylor gave him a disapproving look.

In the past, she was very careful when looking after the children, never letting them run wild or stay outside for too long and strictly following the nutritionist's diet plan for them.

But when Link took care of the two little ones, he treated them like toys, teaching the one-year-olds how to swim, letting them run around everywhere, and catering to the little ones' tastes when it came to food, which completely spoiled them.

After she took the little ones back, she tried for a long time to correct their behavior but to no avail. What made her even more upset was that Alexander and Cynthia started calling Ivanka "mom," driving her nearly insane.

"It's better that the little ones are lively. When are you starting your world tour?"

Link inquired.

"Why?"

"Next time you go on tour, I'll take them again to look after them, plus Margarita. The three little ones together, haha, it will be so much fun,"

Link said, laughing.

"Not a chance. I'll keep the kids further away from you in the future to avoid your bad influence."

Taylor waved her hand and walked away, swishing her ponytail – her simple tee and tight jeans still gave her a youthful, beautiful silhouette.

"Hey, beautiful!"

Link called out.

"What is it?"

Taylor stopped and turned to look at him, her expression still showing her annoyance with him.

"When you have time, how about we have a few more little ones?"

"Get lost!"

Taylor glared at him with embarrassment and, saying to forget about it, strode away on her long legs.

Link smiled gently and returned to the ward to continue attending to the others.

When her father-in-law saw him come back, he talked to Link about politics, mentioning that he was considering running for office and asked what Link thought.

Link expressed his support, assuring that he would provide financial assistance if needed, considering they were family after all.

Her father-in-law was very pleased with his attitude and brought up golfing again. He pointed out that now that Ivanka had a child, they could move back to Manhattan. The environment there was better than Los Angeles, the climate more suitable for a child, and it was also more convenient for golfing.

Link nodded, agreeing that Manhattan was indeed better than Los Angeles in some aspects: the temperature was moderate, the air more humid, and said he would consider moving back to New York after the Olympics.

When her father-in-law heard him mention the Olympics, he promised to go to London to support him, hoping that Link would bring home several gold medals.

Link assured him he would.

After seeing off her father-in-law and the younger mother-in-law, Link returned to the room to accompany Ivanka and managed to shoo the noisy Selena and Tiffany out of the ward.

Three days after the birth of Margarita, both her condition and Ivanka's recovery were good. Link drove them back to their hillside villa, and from that day on, they had one more little soul in their family to cherish.

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By June, "The Avengers" had been released for over a month with large-scale showings ending, and the number of theaters screening the film had dropped below one thousand.

Its cumulative North American box office had reached 650 million US dollars, and the global box office to date was 805 million US dollars. With a total revenue over 1.4 billion US dollars, it became the highest-grossing film in history after "Avatar" and "Titanic."