There's no need to elaborate on the subsequent itinerary; it was all routine work that Linton was already familiar with, and the results were excellent. Everywhere he went, fans enthusiastically supported him.
On the afternoon of the 27th, Bella arrived in Tokyo from Rome to join the main group. Linton considered that the income of Japanese artists is notoriously low worldwide, and Sakai Izumi and Sakai Noriko were still in the early stages of their careers, so their income was certainly not high. Plus, with the expenses for makeup, image, clothing, and travel for female stars, their finances must be tight. He said to Bella,
"Go to the Chanel boutique and buy two of the latest women's bags for Sakai Izumi and Sakai Noriko."
"Boss, I'm very busy. The work for forming the fan club is immense."
"Stop talking nonsense. Buy one for yourself too."
"Boss, I guarantee the mission will be completed," Bella said, taking Linton's credit card and excitedly walking away. She had long admired a new Chanel bag, but its price of over 40,000 US dollars made it unattainable for her.
That evening, Linton presented the two latest Chanel women's bags to Sakai Izumi and Sakai Noriko, making the two women even more gentle and compliant with Linton. The battles also became more intense.
The fan meet-and-greet on the 29th was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Shibuya Ward. The venue, with seats for over ten thousand people, was packed, all with young people, and again, the proportion of females exceeded 60%.
Feeling the enthusiasm of the fans, Linton was in a particularly good mood and sang all 13 songs from the entire album on the spot.
Midway, he solemnly invited Sakai Izumi and Sakai Noriko to sing along, which made the young men in the audience howl like ghosts and wolves. The atmosphere was incredibly lively. He also invited several fans on stage to perform with him and randomly selected 500 lucky audience members, each receiving a signed poster.
The fan meet-and-greet was a great success, with nearly 15,000 albums sold on site. It was also broadcast live on Japan's TV Asahi.
Under the arrangement of Universal Japan, relevant media reports gave extensive exposure to Linton's visit to Japan.
On the 27th, The Mainichi Shimbun, one of Japan's five major newspapers, published a photo of nearly a thousand fans greeting Linton at the airport in a prominent position, with the sensational headline, "American Superstar Linton Arrives in Neon."
Other newspapers also captured the essence of clickbait headlines, such as "America's New Generation Superstar Linton Descends Upon Tokyo," and "The Four-Thousand-Year Beauty, Super Idol Linton Has Arrived," all brimming with a chuunibyou vibe.
However, most newspapers did not feature it as the main headline. Since the 26th, all newspaper headlines had been dominated by news of the Soviet Union's dissolution.
Koiichiro even apologized to Linton for this, saying the matter wasn't handled perfectly. Linton expressed understanding; this was a major political event affecting the global power structure, and he was not important enough to compete for headlines with such an event.
In the following days, Linton maintained a high level of exposure across various media.
But what surprised Linton even more was that, logically, Sakai Izumi and Sakai Noriko could be considered popular stars, yet there was no media coverage of them openly staying in his Room. This made him realize the terrifying control of Japanese conglomerates.
For four consecutive days, Linton enjoyed the bliss of having multiple partners, and his cultivation progressed rapidly. Naturally, the nightly battle scenes were also extremely exciting and intense.
What Sakai Izumi and Sakai Noriko found unbelievable was that Linton had a packed schedule during the day, yet every night he was still incredibly valiant, fighting two against one, tirelessly until dawn, without any rest. He was simply more Ultraman than Ultraman, completely beyond their comprehension, and they were thoroughly conquered by Linton.
However, Linton knew that Sakai Izumi and Sakai Noriko's later fates were not good. One died young from cancer, and the other's career was ruined by drug addiction. But now that he had the good fortune to meet them, he would definitely help them in the future.
On the morning of the 30th, Linton bid farewell to the reluctant Sakai Izumi and Sakai Noriko. The group flew from Tokyo to Seoul, South Korea.
Since Linton's fanbase in Japan had already grown in scale, Bella's fan club formation was also very smooth, largely completed by the 29th. On the 30th, she could finally accompany the main group to Seoul.
In 1991, South Korea's economy was developing rapidly, its people were wealthy, and their consumption power was strong. However, its entertainment industry was still in a desolate state. Films were basically dominated by Hollywood and Hong Kong, and pop music was dominated by European and American English songs and songs from culturally similar Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
South Korea's local entertainment industry only rose rapidly after being severely hit by the financial crisis in 1997, when the government introduced a "cultural nation" development strategy and a series of supporting policies and bills.
Therefore, Linton's popularity in South Korea was very high, even higher than his popularity in Japan, and album sales were also excellent.
On the plane, Linton took the South Korean itinerary from Duke. It was basically a similar process: media interviews, TV exclusive interviews, documentary filming, talk shows, radio interactive chart promotions, magazine interviews, live autograph sessions, fan meet-and-greets, and so on.
What surprised Linton was that Korean fans were more fervent than fans anywhere else. As soon as he exited the airport, the outside was completely surrounded by fans. With the help of airport security, Linton and his group were able to leave the airport smoothly and check into the five-star Hilton Hotel.
Unexpectedly, even staying in a five-star hotel, female fans managed to Breakthrough numerous checkpoints and sneak into Linton's Room, hoping for a night of passion with their idol. But Linton would certainly not do such a thing. She wasn't an unparalleled beauty, nor a hugely popular female star. He still wanted to be a star with principles and a bottom line. He called the hotel manager and had the heartbroken female fan escorted away.
The specific itinerary in South Korea was similar to Japan, and the results were surprisingly good. Bella's fan club formation was also very smooth. On January 4, 1992, they left Seoul for São Paulo, Brazil, for promotion, and returned to Los Angeles on the 7th, concluding the Overseas Market promotion tour.
Upon returning to Los Angeles in the afternoon, Mira came to the airport to greet them. After greeting the fans at the airport, everyone returned to the company and first went to Daniel's office to briefly summarize the results of this promotion.
According to the data, Linton's Overseas Market promotion tour was a great success.
After going to London, UK, "You're Beautiful" topped the charts for three consecutive weeks, and other songs also entered the top thirty. Weekly sales increased by 50%.
By December, album sales in the UK had exceeded 1 million copies.
France was similar; by December, album sales had exceeded 1.2 million copies.
Album sales in Germany had exceeded 1.3 million copies.
Album sales in Italy had exceeded 700,000 copies.
Album sales in Japan had even exceeded 1.7 million copies.
As South Korea and Brazil were visited only in January, the promotional effects had not yet been reflected in December, but album sales in South Korea had already exceeded 700,000 copies.
Album sales in Brazil had also exceeded 600,000 copies.
Total cumulative sales in all Overseas Market had exceeded 11 million.
"North America sales had successfully exceeded 9 million by December. As of yesterday, the company's count was 9.2 million. Given this situation, Linton, your debut album should have no problem exceeding 30 million copies. Come, a toast to the album's great success."
After speaking, Daniel handed each person a glass of red wine.
"Cheers, to the album's great success."
Linton recalled Daniel's point system and spoke,
"Thank you to the company, thank you Daniel for your strategic planning, thank you Duke for the promotional planning and for accompanying me on this arduous promotional journey, and thank you to the 7 Overseas Market branches.
Special thanks to Thomas Egger, President of the French branch, and Koiichiro, President of the Japanese branch.
Their work was exceptionally thorough. In fact, this Overseas Market promotion had the best results in France and Japan."
Hearing Linton's words, Daniel and Duke both smiled happily.
"Good, Linton, you don't need to be modest. The album's sales performance is so good, it must be because of the quality of your work.
Of course, the company's collective efforts are also crucial. The contributions made by the people you mentioned will be remembered by the company and reflected in the final celebration and rewards.
Also, tomorrow night, there will be a celebration party at the Hilton Hotel for Linton's album sales exceeding 20 million copies. Everyone must attend."
Daniel concluded.
The publicity team disbanded, Daniel kept Linton, and the others went home.
