America 1982

When Laura Layton woke up, she glanced at the luxurious wall clock. It was already nine-twenty in the morning. However, she did not rush to get up, but lay lazily on the comfortable hotel bed for another ten minutes. , then he reluctantly got up, poured himself a glass of water, walked to the window, opened the electric curtains, drank water, and enjoyed the excellent scenery of Beverly Hills.

It wasn't until this moment that she confirmed that she seemed to have really become a small star. Although she was just a reality show star, and her status as a TV star was slightly lower than that of a movie star, at least she was no longer an unknown Nobody.

As for the reason for her success, it is because she played the role of a wealthy white daughter who fell on the streets in the hotly discussed reality show "Fake Daughter".

And this reality show is now a big hit. During prime time every Friday, countless American viewers sit in front of the TV, waiting to appreciate their own destiny. As one of the two heroines, her popularity is naturally also A rising tide has lifted all boats.

The most intuitive reaction is that the guest opportunities in several TV series that were exchanged for sleeping with those producers are now being considered to turn her role into a permanent one, and provide her with a job that although the salary is not very high, but At least a stable contract.

And, Susan helped her open a guest room for her long-term stay at the Beverly Hills Hotel, which is nicknamed the "Celebrity Home" by the industry.

Before the show became popular, apart from sleeping with the producers, she had never stayed in this hotel alone.

It seems that the show has become a big hit. After he became famous, he has many friends around him. In the past, he would only contact his producer except for sex. Now he calls himself a friend. Even Susan will compare herself to other producers when meeting her. Artists should have more smiles on their faces. When they are occasionally hungover, they will no longer directly curse and pour cold water on themselves to wake them up.

In short, the world seemed to be filled with kindness in an instant.

She called the hotel housekeeper to deliver a breakfast to the room. Before she could finish the meal, the assistant Susan arranged for her swiped the room card from outside and walked in:

"Laura, we have an appointment with the photographer of the California edition of Vogue to take a cover photo at ten thirty. The stylist and brand clothing are waiting for you in the corridor."

Laura spat out the piece of bran cake that was unpalatable but would not make her fat. She looked at her male assistant in shock: “I made a photo appointment at ten-thirty, what are you doing now? Did you just come to inform me? Do you want me to appear in the camera like I am now?"

Although she felt that she had signs of becoming a star, she did not have the airs of a star yet. As she spoke, she quickly walked to the bathroom, pressed the food she had just eaten against her tonsils to induce vomiting, and then walked out of the bathroom holding her belly. The Hungarian-born assistant, who is a male and interesting person, asked me somewhat incredulously:

"Wait a minute, Vogue California cover photo? Are you kidding me?"

The assistant quickly walked to the dining table and poured a glass of water for Laura. While handing it to her, he introduced the situation: "You were temporarily selected in the early morning, and I only found out about it twenty minutes ago. The original cover girl, Brazilian supermodel Betty - Blanche was so high last night that he told a joke about the magazine boss at a cocktail party where celebrities gathered. Susan was also at the cocktail party last night. I don’t know whether she relied on Jewish connections or money to get her way. Anyway, the magazine owner of the other party always The editor has some impressions of you, and Susan promised that she will take care of your brand clothing and styling, so they are willing to arrange for a photographer to come to your door today to help you take a set of photos to see the effect."

"What's the joke?" Laura took the water glass and took a big sip, trying to trick her stomach into forgetting her hunger.

The assistant shrugged: "You won't be interested. It's a joke that the magazine boss hates. It just serves to remind you, Laura, when attending cocktail parties in the future, don't drink too much, let alone take drugs."

"Of course I'm not interested. I just hope that this joke is not funny and I will never touch it." Laura Layton drank the entire glass of water and said with certainty.

She would not waste this hard-earned opportunity to become famous, nor would she ruin her dream of becoming a star.

The assistant looked at Laura's curious eyes, hesitated, and finally said: "Well, Betty grabbed the microphone drunkenly at the reception and said that when the other boss went to bed with her, he actually thought she was a little dark, and then grabbed a firefly. Stuffing her club into her hand and trying to help light the way, Betty said this was the most artistic act of prostitution she had ever heard in her twenty-four years of life, and also the stupidest act of prostitution she had ever seen, because what were they doing in the middle of the night? Nothing was done, but I called the doctor to come and help take the fireflies out of the club."

"Wow, this joke ruined all my wonderful fantasies about fireflies." Laura was stunned for a while after hearing this, and then said in stunned silence:

"That girl... can say goodbye to her career early, right?"

The assistant took out a few vitamins and handed them to Laura: “I think so, because her firefly joke has spread from Los Angeles to New York, Paris and London overnight, and the brand she endorses is considering how much money to claim from her. .”

"So now I'm going to find a stylist and clothes for the shoot without any appointment..." Laura didn't have time to care about why the female model just told the truth but was punished like a criminal. , this is Hollywood, and I don’t have time to care about other people. The most important thing is that the other person is unlucky. Is there any chance of benefiting from it? I swallow the vitamins handed to me by the assistant and immediately ask questions that I should be more concerned about.

The assistant pointed in the direction outside the door: "Susan called the legendary big boss Tommy, who asked her girlfriend's stylist and the Los Angeles regional managers of several brands she was used to wearing to send a bunch of The clothes are here for you to choose from, and then you can go to the several mansions he rented for filming."

"I love Tommy and his girlfriend. Do I want to personally call and say thank you? I haven't met the legendary Tommy. He only lives in Mark and Susan's description." Laura listened The assistant said with a sigh of relief.

The assistant shook his head: "It's best not to. I heard from Susan that Tommy is furious now."

"Because?" Laura looked at the assistant curiously.

The assistant helped Laura close the curtains again: "I'm not sure about the details, but it seems that because his money was not spent, I asked them to send the clothes in for a trial."

"The troubles of rich people are really unimaginable." Laura watched the assistant go out and said incredulously: "It's the first time I've heard of this reason for getting angry because the money has not been spent."

…

Sean Ray, BT's Vice President of Public Relations, was sitting in the conference room leisurely, watching Tommy keep walking back and forth in front of him like an enraged bull, constantly cursing in his mouth. After walking around for a few times, Tommy finally He sat down next to Sean and looked at him fiercely:

"You mean, on behalf of BT, you offered to buy the TV broadcast rights of Fox movies with real money, and they not only rejected you, but also humiliated BT, right, Sean?"

Sean smacked his lips, nodded slowly, and said to Tommy who was close at hand: "That's right."

"It's their fault. They not only humiliated you, humiliated BT, but also humiliated the entire United States." Tommy said in a fierce and decisive tone.

Sean rolled his eyes. The other party refused to sell the movie rights to BT just because BT's offer was too low. He didn't understand how a normal business practice could become a heinous American sinner in Tommy's mouth. He hesitated. , he said with a half-smile:

"Uh...I won't say it so absolutely. In fact, according to your request, BT's quotation is not high, or it can be said to be the lowest in the industry. It is reasonable for the other party to refuse. As for the humiliation, it is just a normal response. I won’t say which one, BT or FOX, humiliated the other first. Anyway, if you don’t mock each other on your own TV every day, the audience may feel strange. By the way, have you heard that the audience compares BT and FOX to the same thing? For a couple, BT is a low-class black man from the United States, and FOX is a rude country girl from Australia, who quarrel every day, and the audience is their two children, who sit at the dinner table every day and watch their parents quarrel over various topics."

"Even if BT is a low-class black man, he has his limits. He will never get together with an ugly guy from the Australian countryside and bring out so many fucking children." Tommy stared at Sean for a while, and then He said in an unhappy tone, and then asked Sean:

"We have made backup copies of the recordings of the phone calls for several purchases, right? Including the words of FOX and others that mocked and humiliated BT."

Sean nodded: "Yeah."

"Wrap it carefully and tie it with a pink bow. When I need it, I will remember to use it as a surprise gift for Fox." After receiving Sean's affirmative reply, Tommy's face softened a little and he warned.

Sean didn’t understand why Tommy specifically asked himself to record all the audio or written records of negotiations with FOX Films about the broadcast rights of the movie. In his opinion, those records were useless:

"What's the use of that stuff? There's no personal attack. It's just ridicule of each other in the industry. It doesn't meet the minimum requirements for filing a complaint."

"If I reveal it to you now, it won't be a surprise, Sean." Tommy didn't satisfy Sean's curiosity. After saying this, he was about to get up and leave.

Seeing Tommy preparing to leave, Sean immediately spoke faster and said:

"There is another question. Warner Pictures would like to... talk about cooperation, and would like to meet with you in person."

"Warner?" Tommy sat back in his seat and looked at Sean with some confusion: "What kind of cooperation?"

"I previously helped BT find the TV broadcast rights for some classic movies. In addition to Fox, I have also contacted several other film industry groups. Warner has the most positive attitude." Sean said in a calm tone.

Tommy thought about Warner's well-known movies in his mind, and then said: "Of course it's positive. It seems that except for the Superman series and the Batman series, Warner seems to have no well-known works in recent years. What's worse is that the reputation of the Superman series is also getting better and better. It’s getting worse.”

"Warner is willing to license their classic movies to BT for broadcast, and we don't even need to pay. That means we don't have to pay a dime, and we can play all Warner Pictures' classic movies on the BT TV network all day long, but there are additional conditions. , it hopes to invest in BT's entertainment production company, have a seat on the entertainment production company's board of directors, and then..." Sean did not finish his words, he just spread his hands and looked at Tommy.

Tommy nodded, understanding the second half of what Sean didn't say: "So, they can also use BT Entertainment Production Company's self-produced programs for free."

"Yes, and their international distribution department can help promote our self-produced programs overseas." Sean nodded.

Tommy took out a cigarette and lit one: "Warner, I remember, isn't it tied to CNN? CNN's boss, Little Turner, is a shareholder of Warner. CNN's paid movie channel can always play movies from Warner and MGM. Why now?" If you think about licensing your film library to external parties, don't you worry about taking away CNN's business?"

"In fact, this cooperation was proposed by Mr. Turner, a director of Warner's board of directors. The reason why he hopes that Warner will acquire a stake in BT Production Company is that CNN's cable variety channel has never had any programs. He actually hopes that BT can help CNN Plan one or several truly excellent reality shows to fight against damn Fox, because Fox has also started to produce cable pay reality TV channels." Sean introduced the situation he had to Tommy.

Although both BT Television Network and BT Entertainment Production Company are clearly the same company, in Hollywood where production and broadcasting are separated, they can be treated differently. For example, other TV networks and film companies can also ask BT Entertainment Production Company to help if they are willing to pay. Produce the programs they want. In fact, recently, other TV networks have indeed contacted BT, hoping that BT can help produce some reality shows.

It’s not that their own production company can’t make it, the main reason is that the ratings it produced can’t beat the completely shameless BT. BT, which abandoned the Emmy Award, although it didn’t receive praise from the industry, “The Wife Swap Game” and “The Wife Swap Game” A series of variety shows such as "Looking for America," "Almighty Gunman," "Fake Girl," etc. have become increasingly popular in the ratings and have won the favor of a large number of advertisers.

Therefore, in the TV industry where ratings are the king, it is not so strange that CNN’s Turner wants to let Warner take a stake in BT Production Company, and then let BT help CNN create a popular reality show.

Tommy finished smoking most of the cigarette in silence before slowly speaking: "This reason really makes me unable to refuse. After all, no matter who wants to drive the arrogant and rude Australians out of the United States, I, Tommy Hawke, will definitely be willing to stand up." Feet to cheer.”

He raised his head and looked at Sean: "He wants me to meet with him? You make arrangements."

Sean shook his head: "Mr. Turner said that if you agree to meet, let me inform him, and then Warner will have another board member to organize a meeting."

"Why is it so complicated? He... is determined to win." Tommy asked himself and looked at Sean again: "Does that director know Stephen Penn or his father?"

Sean smiled: "No, that director has been friends with your father-in-law for many years. You are right. Little Turner is determined to win a stake in the production of a reality show."

Sorry, I stopped for so long. Now, I'm back to continue updating. Don't worry, I stopped for more than half a month, not to come back to outline or unfinished. I stopped for so long to write this story~ No more nonsense, I'll go ahead. Go to bed, then get up and code, two updates a day, that's it~