Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

"Hey, Em, congratulations!"

Link said to Eminem after his performance ended.

"Thanks! Link, you’ve got a chance now,"

Eminem said as he fist-bumped him and sat down with the ’Astronaut’ trophy.

"What chance?"

"The chance to win the Video of the Year for Best Male Artist."

Eminem swung his trophy, "They gave me this, they definitely won’t give me another Best Male Artist."

Link thought about it, did he really have a chance to win?

The probability was quite small.

Link and Lady Gaga were competing for the Best New Artist award, and if Lady Gaga could win Best Female Artist, he might have a chance at Best New Artist.

But Taylor had taken that award, so Lady Gaga’s chances of winning Best New Artist were even greater.

Additionally, the deadline for MTV award registration was before July.

The nomination he received was for a song from his first album.

The first album performed slightly worse than the second one in all aspects, so the chance of winning this time was extremely slim.

It was very likely that he would have two nominations this year and win Best Male Artist or something else next year, just like Taylor.

"Hey, Em, what are you joking about? With that lousy MV he also wants to win Best Male Artist? MTV gave him a nomination just because he rode on MJ’s coattails."

Lil Wayne said discontentedly upon hearing Eminem’s words.

"Have you seen the MV for ’Unstoppable’? It’s really good, I suggest you check it out,"

Eminem stated.

"I’m not watching that kind of story-based MV; it’s not cool at all,"

Lil Wayne said disdainfully.

"Exactly, if the voting committee gives him the award, I swear, I’ll never attend the MTV awards ceremony again,"

T.I. said, showing his white teeth.

"Me too!"

50 Cent, along with Drake and Chris Brown also nodded.

As they were talking, the Latin superstar Jennifer Lopez and Australian actress Rose Byrne went on stage to present the award.

"The winner of the Video of the Year for Best Male Artist is, Link Baker ’Unstoppable’!"

"NOOOOOO!!!"

Just as Jennifer Lopez pronounced Link’s name, several roars came from the audience.

Kanye, Lil Wayne, and 50 Cent stood up, enraged, and even the usually unflappable Jay-Z turned to look at Link, his eyes like daggers.

Link was also very surprised; the ’Unstoppable’ MV was narrative-driven, more like a five-minute mini-movie, not flashy enough, with few special effects, and the dancing wasn’t explosive enough. Visually, it seemed far less spectacular compared to the MVs by Jay-Z, Kanye, and others.

And MTV Video Music Awards always favored MVs with more impressive visual effects. Hip-hop and rap MVs, with better visuals and dance routines, tended to win more frequently.

Yet the MTV award organizers had given the award to him.

Link was more surprised than anyone else at the event.

"Link, I told you so, you really won!"

Eminem also pushed him in surprise.

"Em, maybe it’s your luck you passed on to me."

Link laughed heartily, bumping shoulders with Eminem and Wiz.

"Hey, Link, congratulations on winning the award!"

Beyonce and Rihanna congratulated him from the front.

"Thank you!"

Upon leaving his seat, he hugged Doutzen Kroes, the leading lady of the ’Unstoppable’ MV, and as he passed by Taylor, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry, they each hugged him as well.

As he left his seat, Kanye, accompanied by Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, and T.I., also left their seats one after the other, causing quite a stir at the venue.

And the news about the ’26th Annual MTV Music Video Awards’ undoubtedly shot to the top of all news websites.

As Link won the award, Twitter exploded with tweets about the prize, breaking 1.2 million within ten minutes.

After Kanye and others indignantly left their seats, the trending topic surged past 4 million mentions, three times more than Kanye’s previous microphone-grabbing incident.

In terms of TV viewership ratings, according to Nielsen’s data, the MTV awards show saw three major peaks halfway through: Explore new worlds at

One was during Link playing the piano with MJ’s hologram appearing in the air, reaching 14 million viewers;

Kanye and Link’s microphone-grabbing moment shot up to 22 million viewers, and afterwards, the ratings mostly stayed between 12 to 15 million.

After Link won the award and Kanye and others left the event, the viewership directly broke through 28 million, reaching a peak of 28.72 million.

Although it couldn’t compare to the Super Bowl or major sporting events like the football leagues,

In the category of entertainment programs, it was already on par with the Oscars ceremony at the beginning of the year, and the peak viewership was even higher than the 2009 Oscars.

"Wow! Link wins unexpectedly! Kanye and Lil Wayne angrily leave their seats—so thrilling."

"Are these segments real? It feels like there’s a script."

"I feel the same! Everyone knows they don’t get along; if there was no script, they wouldn’t have arranged for Link to sit there."

"The organizers arranged for Link to sit with Jay-Z, Kanye, T.I., and others to increase the show’s effect, definitely scripted!"

"Impossible that there was a script, given the relationship between Link and the East Coast rappers. Would they quietly cooperate with Link for a performance? Absolutely not!"

"Support Kanye to win the award! Link, put down that trophy."

"It must be scripted. If it weren’t, after Kanye grabbed the microphone, Link would have fought him right there and then. How could he have not laid a finger on Kanye? This year’s MTV awards are just a big show."

At this time, traffic massively increased on various social media platforms online. People who previously didn’t follow the MTV Music Channel couldn’t help but switch on the TV to see whether tonight’s drama was scripted.

Therefore, when Link went up to the stage and took the shiny spaceman trophy from Ms. Rose Byrne, preparing to give his acceptance speech, the program’s viewership officially broke through 28 million.

"Thank you! Thank you, everyone! This is a wonderful moment, and I will stand here again to receive this important award. It’s the best encouragement for my work over the past year.

Thanks to the MTV Music Channel, thank you to all viewers, all fans, I love you. Without your votes, I don’t think I could be here saying these words."

Link said, holding the heavy trophy while looking at the thousands of audience members below.

Although he had won several music awards before, their prestige and the scale of their ceremonies paled in comparison to this trophy.

Now standing here, looking at the hundreds of star singers below him, Taylor, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Madonna, Jennie Jackson, Beyonce, Eminem, Shakira, Ashley Greene, Paris Hilton, Ambrosius Alexander, Green Day Band, Coldplay, and others,

Each one a star he had once paid attention to. Now, he was the one being noticed by these people, even more so by a greater number of people.

The feeling was very different from raising a Golden Belt or wearing an Olympic Gold Medal.

On receiving this trophy, he felt that he had truly entered the American entertainment industry, not just as a Boxer doubling as a singer.

"Thanks also to director Stephen Herrick. You were the first director I worked with and the most important one. Thank you, the beautiful Ms. Donna Collins, and all the staff of the ’Unstoppable’ MV crew for your hard work.

At the same time, I want to thank my partner Miss Ivanka and everyone at Link Music. This award also belongs to you."

Link looked at Director Stephen Herrick, Donna Collins, and others below before his gaze landed on Taylor.

"Lastly, I must thank my girlfriend, Miss Taylor Swift. She taught me about music and songwriting; she will always be my eternal teacher in music."

"Link, I love you!"

Taylor put her hands on her red lips and sent him several passionate kisses.

"Wow, a large-scale public display of affection. I want to see Kanye and the others try to take the trophy and then get KO’d by Link one by one, and you’re showing me this?"

"Go Link! You’ll always be the best!"

"This award should have gone to T.I. and Rihanna, definitely rigged."

"Jay-Z is the king of New York, supporting Jay-Z to win the award!"

As Link was giving his acceptance speech, his personal fan site also saw a surge in activity, with tens of thousands of fans posting messages and photos online to celebrate Link receiving an important music award.

"Catherine, Link has won an award, the MTV Best Male Singer award."

Selena called out to the study.

"I know!"

"I want to sing too, and I will win awards in the future."

Selena glanced at the TV and started strumming her guitar.

Originally, she had planned to release a single called "Let it go" in June. However, after the music department at Disney heard her singing that song, they felt she had great potential in music and decided to help her create an album.

The album is currently in production, scheduled to be released in November, so she now considers herself a semi-professional singer.

"Ivanka, how could Link have won this award?"

In the high-rise condo of TP, Lina turned to Ivanka, who was flipping through a magazine with glasses on, and asked, "I think he would be more fitting for Best New Artist."

"I’m not sure either, but I can guess. In recent years, the viewership of the MTV awards ceremony has been declining year by year, and MTV is also trying to improve their ratings and the influence of the MTV Music Awards in the music industry. The conflict between Link and the East Coast rappers also gave them an opportunity," Ivanka said slowly.

"Give Link the award to create a topic? But arranging for him to be nominated alongside kings of rap like Jay-Z and Kanye, and then letting Link win, seems like a deliberate provocation of conflict between the two parties."

Lina said after some thought.

"What does it matter? Conflict generates news. MTV is a brand under Viacom Media Group, and the ongoing competition between Link and the East Coast rappers is also beneficial to them. Besides, giving the award to several veteran singers who have won before isn’t as topical as giving it to a new star like Link," Ivanka said, yawning softly, while also glancing at her watch.

"I have a lot to do tomorrow, so I’m going to sleep first!"

"You’re not going to watch Link’s performance?"

"It’s just dancing, nothing interesting to see."

Ivanka rubbed her shoulders and, swaying her voluptuous figure, walked into the bedroom.

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