Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

Oops!...I did it again

Oh, I did it once more

I played with your heart

I toyed with your heart

Got lost in the game

Got lost in this game

Oh baby, baby

As it was 2010, the Grammy Awards were bigger, with more shows and a total of 84 awards. When Link changed his clothes and arrived at the venue, Britney, with more than ten fiery dancers, performed her hit song "Oops!...I did it again" on stage.

Apart from Britney, top singers and bands like Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Backstreet Boys, and Westlife were also set to perform.

"Link, why are you only arriving now? The award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance is about to be presented,"

Selena shouted.

"It’s not been long, just twenty minutes."

Link checked his watch and said.

"Quick, sit down, the camera’s coming over."

Taylor shouted.

Since it was at the Lakers’ stadium which was huge, CBS had arranged eight camera positions around the venue, each capturing only a small area, giving performers more time to move around. Otherwise, during the three and a half hours of the evening, many could feel suffocated.

After Link sat down, the award ceremony moved to a more captivating segment—pop, rock, and rap categories.

It seemed his luck, following his earlier efforts, had all transferred to Beyonce, who won five awards, leaving him with none.

In the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, he lost to Warlock Jason Mraz’s "Make It Mine."

In the Best Rock Song category, he lost to Kings of Leon’s "Use Somebody."

For Best Rap/Sung Collaboration,

He and Wiz Khalifa, Mars, and Little Bobby’s collaboration on the rap song "I’m the one" lost to Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye’s "Run This Town."

What was more surprising, in the Best Rap Song category, he lost again to Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye’s "Run This Town."

The nominated songs for this award were:

"see you again," "Run This Town," Drake’s "Best I Ever Had," T.I. and Justin Timberlake’s "Dead And Gone," and Jay-Z’s "D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)."

Last year, after MJ’s death, "see you again" exploded globally, selling over 55 million copies worldwide and ranking 15th in total single sales.

No song in the past decade matched its popularity.

Its influence, together with MJ’s, spread across the globe, and everyone could hum a few lines.

It was a true hit.

Yet such a song failed to win Link a single Grammy award.

When Puff Daddy announced on stage that "Run This Town" won the Best Rap Song award, murmurs and discussions erupted from the audience.

"Mr. Kunas, was it your doing?"

In front of the TV, Scooter looked at Little Mr. Kunas in surprise.

"A little gesture."

Little Kunas swirled his drink, looking at the TV where the CBS camera focused on Link’s face. Link just shrugged, feigning indifference, and hummed lightly.

"Mr. Kunas, your public relations skills are impressive,"

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Scooter raised his glass in admiration.

Little Kunas, with a slight smile and thin lips, let out a light chuckle of pride.

"Call me Reed!"

"Alright, Reed!"

Scooter laughed heartily, relaxed a bit, and said warmly, "Reed, you are so capable, if you wanted, you could have stripped all awards from Link, making him go 0 for 8, which would have been too cool. Why didn’t you do that?"

Little Kunas shook his head and spoke softly, "Link and Ivanka are not simple people. We mustn’t rush when dealing with them. Link was undoubtedly the breakout musician of last year, far surpassing other musicians of his time. Not giving him the award would bring the Grammy’s fairness into question, and the Grammy jury wouldn’t approve.

Also, the Producer of the Year award was for the team behind ’unstoppable,’ not just for Link alone. Additionally, this album winning had the least impact on sales for Link’s other two albums and also shut the fans up.

This is why I let Link win these two awards."

"Reed, your considerations are so thorough; I should learn from you,"

Scooter raised his glass with a smile.

Little Kunas smiled faintly and clinked glasses with him,

"We learn from each other!"

On the TV, after Puff Daddy announced the winning song, Jay-Z, Kanye, and Rihanna walked up to the podium, each receiving a gramophone.

"Hey, Link Baker, you celebrated too soon, this award is mine."

Kanye held the trophy high and laughed.

"Kanye! You’re the best!"

"Jay-Z, the forever king of rap!"

"Rihanna, I love you!"

Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, and others along with the fans began to make a loud noise.

Last year, on the rap charts, they were disgraced by Link’s hit songs.

But today, at the Grammy Awards, they reclaimed their lost face, a surprise that was well worth celebrating.

"Haha, what a terrific night, thank you, Grammy Awards!"

Kanye and Jay-Z raised their trophies and shouted.

Clap Clap Clap!

Applause and cheers erupted from the audience.

"Link, don’t be sad, you’re still young, you’ll have many opportunities to win awards in the future."

"Yes, I understand, I’m not sad."

"Link, ’See You Again’ is the best, we support you!"

"Thank you! Let’s keep pushing forward!"

Link smiled lightly, actually not receiving the award didn’t really matter to him, winning 2 out of 8 Grammy nominations isn’t a low probability.

What embarrassed him was that after he failed to win, the singers close to him all voiced their comfort and looked at him with regret, as if everyone thought he should be very disappointed, like a child who didn’t get a piece of cake at a birthday party.

Another thing that embarrassed him was that a CBS camera was focused on his face for over a minute. Even as an actor, he didn’t know what expression to maintain during that minute to avoid misinterpretation.

Expressionless?

Smile?

Blank out?

Link decided to ignore it and started chatting with Taylor and Selena.

"Link, are you very sad?"

Selena blinked her big, round eyes, looking at him with full sympathy, as if that would empathize with him.

"Not sad, truly not sad."

"Stop pretending, you must be sad, see, you’re not even smiling?"

"Shut up! I’m really not sad."

"Look! You’re not just sad but also angry, furious, wanting to hit someone, how about you hit me? Maybe that will make you feel better."

Selena tensed her round little face, biting her lower lip, a look of resignation on her foolish face.

Link was rendered speechless by her, lightly flicked her forehead, and Selena yelped, pretending to be shot and slumped in her chair.

Link smiled lightly, looking at the four trophies in Taylor’s arms, including Album of the Year, Best Country Female Artist, Best Country Album, and Best Country Song. This was Taylor’s first time winning a Grammy, and she cradled the four trophies like a child cherishing her toys.

"Do you want me to hold one for you?"

He remembered Taylor almost couldn’t hold them all while posing for a photo, and accidentally dropped and broke one.

"No! They are all mine," Taylor said, hugging the four trophies, delighted.

"Okay, don’t blame me if you lose one, my negligent boyfriend."

After considering for a moment, Taylor placed one of the gramophones in his arms.

"Here’s one to console you!"

"Thank you! You’re really the best."

Link smiled lightly, seeing Selena watching the fun, he piled all the trophies in her arms, making her hold them all.

Selena shot him a big eye roll, muttering ’always picking on me,’ and then gleefully started checking what was different about the three trophies.

After the rap category awards were presented, the Best Female Artist of the Year Award was handed out.

The nominees for this award included Adele’s ’Hometown Glory,’ Beyonce’s ’Halo,’ Katy Perry’s ’Hot N Cold,’ P!nk’s ’Sober,’ and Taylor’s ’You Belong With Me.’

The final award went to Beyonce, her sixth trophy at this Grammy’s, setting a new record with 6 wins out of 10 nominations.

"Hey Link, I bet you’ll never win this one," Beyonce, wearing a seductively entwined red dress, joked on stage, waving the Best Female Artist trophy at Link with a charming smile after finishing her acceptance speech.

Her comment caused a round of laughter in the venue; Link was a man, so of course, he couldn’t win this award.

Everyone also remembered Link saying these words to Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and others earlier when he won the Producer of the Year award.

Beyonce’s comment seemed like a joke but also a tease at Link, helping Kanye, Lil Wayne, and others save face.

"Beyonce, that was awesome!"

"Beyonce, you are my goddess!"

"Long live Queen Beyonce!"

Kanye, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Drake, and others laughed heartily, and Kanye and some others even kneeled on the ground, bowing in Beyonce’s direction.

"Bitchy!"

Selena puffed her little face, angrily scolding.

"Don’t swear!"

"Aren’t you mad?"

"Not mad!"

"Hmph, Link, everything about you is great, except you’re too kind. People like you will suffer in the entertainment industry."

Selena said earnestly.

"Don’t worry, aren’t you here? You’ll definitely help me," Link chuckled.

Selena blinked her big eyes, thought for a moment, and nodded seriously.

When Beyonce returned to her seat, Jay-Z nodded at her, a faint smile appearing on his stoic face.

"You did well just now!"

"Thank you for the compliment!"

Beyonce smiled faintly, listening to Kanye and others’ praise, gracefully sat down, fluffing her dress. But as she sat, a hint of ambiguous discomfort appeared on her face, a flush climbing her cheeks, and she couldn’t help but let out a soft moan. She gently crossed her long legs, biting her lip.

"What’s wrong?"

Rihanna beside her asked.

"I twisted my ankle dancing."

Beyonce lightly brushed her long hair near her ears, leaning softly against the chair, occasionally glancing towards the tall figure in a suit at the front left, feeling an involuntary thrill in her heart and body.

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