American Entertainment 1982

"Welcome to Black News Today, I'm Ron the host, let's take a look at the first black news of the day..."

Tommy stared at the TV screen expressionlessly. On the screen, a black host with a suit and leather shoes and glasses was speaking clearly and orderly broadcasting the news.

This is the audition video of BT TV's selection of hosts for its news programs.

"Next game." Tommy said decisively without waiting for the other party to finish reading the first piece of news.

Martin hurriedly walked to the TV and helped Tommy change another set.

This time, it was a black female host. Before the other party could say the name of the show, Tommy just took a look at the well-made black woman, and Tommy simply waved his hand to signal Martin to continue changing.

"Boss, it's the last one. Seventeen audition tapes have already been played." Martin took out the tapes, shook Tommy in his hand, and reminded him.

Rick, who accompanied Tommy to watch all the audition videos, released his hands crossed on his lower abdomen at this moment, and sat up straight: "These seventeen candidates all have work experience in hosting news programs. The worst was a newscaster at a small TV station for at least five years, and the best was that black woman you didn't even give her a chance to talk to, who was a late-night news anchor for CBS's partner station in Ohio People and news director, you should see her audition, she's pretty good."

"Rick, I can see your hard work. Of course their resumes meet our needs, but..." Tommy put his fisted hand against his mouth in the middle of speaking, stopped, stared at The TV with a blue screen was lost in thought.

Rick understands Tommy's entanglement, but he is still working hard, hoping that Tommy can choose one of the seventeen people: "They can broadcast all kinds of news according to our TV station's requirements, maybe not so eye-catching, But definitely not in black audiences."

In Rick's view, BT TV now has enough program reserves, and the main focus is those self-made variety shows and self-made dramas that can attract advertisers to pay for advertisements. News programs are just a dispensable vase, and find a black host People read the press release, showing to the outside world that BT TV has its own self-made news programs, and it is not just an attitude of willingness to take social responsibility.

As a result, he did not expect that Tommy never intervened in the self-made variety shows that were obviously more eye-catching, such as "The Strongest Pregnancy Makeup King" and "Swapping Couples". Tommy actually gave his thoughts seriously.

First, he demanded that the news program, which runs seamlessly after the prime-time gathering, be called Black News Today, and only carry daily news related to black people.

Secondly, he asked to personally review the audition video and related materials of the host, and he will decide the final candidate.

He has no interest in intervening in programs that can obviously make advertisers pay for them. Instead, he has a strong interest in news programs that are clearly used to deal with garbage time. Rick always thought he had seen through his boss, but now, he finds that he still can't understand Tommy's behavior.

"They are professional, but they won't get the ratings of low-level black people." Tommy was silent for a long time before speaking the second half of the sentence.

Rick looked at Tommy: "The ratings of black people at the bottom should not be won by a boring news show. Tommy, our self-made drama series and self-made variety shows are the best weapons to attract viewers."

"I understand, give me a few minutes, let me think about how I imagined this black news show to be presented." Tommy did not discuss the ratings issue with Rick, but asked the other party to give himself a little time, He closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair for three or four minutes in silence before opening his eyes again and facing Rick:

"The problem with these black anchors is that they are so professional, and that's the problem, cover their faces and only hear their voices, can you tell the difference between them and the elite white news anchors on CBS, NBC, and even CNN? No Probably, because they make no difference at all."

"You mean, I want to help you find a black man who stutters and takes out hemp in the middle of the broadcast to host?" Rick frowned, and asked a little puzzled: "The news anchors of all TV networks are This face."

Tommy held out his hand to Rick. "Give me the audition press release."

After receiving the press release, Tommy read it quickly, then turned around and quickly wrote a press release with a marker on the mobile whiteboard next to him. Then, he threw away the marker pen and looked at the black host who was communicating with Page A more pleasing Martin:

"Martin, put a chair in front of the TV and read the news from the whiteboard, you can read, right?"

"Yes, sir." Although Martin didn't understand the purpose of Tommy asking him to do this, he obediently moved a chair and sat in front of the TV.

"Imagine being the host of a news show, and read out the news I wrote on the whiteboard." Tommy tapped the whiteboard with his fingers and said to Martin.

Martin looked at the densely packed text on the whiteboard where Tommy signaled that he was going to read, without any aura of a host, he said with a painful expression: "Darn it! This news is easier to read than the most difficult question in my reading class." difficulty."

But then, he took a deep breath: "Welcome to "Negro Today...", no, it is "Negro News Today", of course, the audience in front of the TV, if your eyes are fine, I hope you first confirm your own Is the skin color the same as mine, if it is different from mine, I suggest you change the channel, because... white people will not be interested in black news, 3, 2, 1, well, white people or others should have changed channel to see the first nigga news of the day."

"Tarahashi, Florida, two years ago, the city's municipal council candidate Mike Barnes narrowly defeated his white opponent Horace by one vote and became the first black councilor in the city. Horace criticized Mike Barnes for cheating on the ballot because, as a black man, he got far more votes than the survey data given by the previous polls. Horace applied for an investigation. Now that two years have passed, the investigation is finally In the end, there is good news and bad news. The bad news is, black fellow citizens, I must announce with great sadness that the white man in Hollus did not lie. There was indeed fraud in the election two years ago. The good news is that the investigation evidence shows that The people who cheated on the ballots are the supporters of Horace. These bastards voted for Horace in the name of their own dead relatives. The cheating of the ballots failed to win against black people. Mr. Horace, you can run again next time, how about Use this sentence as a campaign slogan, maybe many white people will vote for you because of your experience and low intelligence.”

"From this news, it can be seen that it is not easy for us niggers to be the masters in the United States. If we beat the whites, the whites will fucking accuse us of cheating. In fact, they are the clowns who didn't clean their asses. A kind of cheating that only needs to count the votes to get the answer. It dragged on for two years before giving the investigation results. The next second piece of news comes from New York..."

When Martin finished reading the press release on the whiteboard, Tommy looked at Rick: "Have you noticed? For the black people at the bottom, we should be more colloquial, not elite, they won't be interested, our host should be like them I am as close as the big-mouthed neighbors in my community, telling them in a joking tone what the black compatriots in the United States have done today that deserve their attention."

"..." Rick looked at Tommy with a troubled face: "The news should be more serious."

Tommy ignored Rick's face and continued: "The host should be a black man who is fat enough and likes to make jokes. If you can't find a suitable candidate on a news program, go to a sports program to cast a net, and then find a few editors. Re-polish and rewrite the black news collected every day, without depth or rigidity, and the news commentary section should also be light and white, because the uneducated black people at the bottom will not understand the truth.”

"Although I haven't had much contact with news programs, based on my understanding of news programs after I joined BT TV, news needs fairness and balance, not ratings, and news needs editorial writing, which will make those news critics Accused, the news that was edited is not news, but a talk show." Rick persuaded Tommy earnestly.

If your boss likes spoofs, you can use those variety shows to play it out, but news programs should be more serious, because it bears social responsibilities. If even the news style is vulgar or frivolous, it is easy for the TV station to lose the trust of the audience. .

"No one stipulates that the angle of broadcasting news must be neutral, Rick, I believe that news critics will not trouble us, because they have to stare at those TV organizations that have the right to interview the White House, and find fault with serious news. In the White House There is not a single black person. "Black News Today" may not be eligible for White House news coverage for many years to come. News critics will not care about us who are only worthy of being watched by low-level black people. We need ratings, ratings for all programs ’” Tommy said to Rick.

Seeing that Tommy was determined, Rick shrugged: "Of course, you are the boss, you have the final say."

"That's it, do as I said, I won't work overtime tonight, there is an important person waiting for me." After Tommy finished speaking, he got up and walked out.

...

Dorothy stood by the kitchen helplessly, watching Tommy wearing an apron and delivering the dinners he cooked to the table in horror, which made her feel that it was a sign that her employer was going to fire her.

"Don't worry, Dorothy, Tommy won't fire you." Susan, who returned from Canada and completed the brokerage exam, was wearing a dark blue lady's suit and sitting at the dining table. She noticed Dorothy's nervousness. He smiled and comforted:

"He just likes to use this kind of warm means to show kindness to his friends, to show intimacy, it's quite hypocritical, right, but everyone likes to eat this way, such as me at this moment, knowing that he will actually arrange A lot of work that keeps me busy as hell, but it's still a pleasure to watch the bastard cook up a dinner with his own hands."

Tommy brought the thick soup to the table, then took off his apron and sat down beside him, picked up the decanter and poured red wine, and said dissatisfiedly to Susan: "This is not hypocrisy, Susan, hypocrisy is for everyone. This set, but in fact only three women have enjoyed my cooking, my aunt Melonie, Ottilia, and then you. Of course, if my mother is still alive, she will definitely be willing to try, It's a pity that she left, so you are the third."

Susan took the wine glass handed by Tommy: "The CBET TV station in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, I have had people test it many times, and all the TVs of residents in Detroit, Michigan can receive its TV signal. The cooperation with CBET The quotation is 35% lower than that of the American TV station in Detroit, the CICI TV station in Sudbury, Ontario, and most of New Hampshire in the United States can receive its signal, and..."

Seeing Tommy, Susan habitually talked about the work she was in charge of before. Yes, Tommy the miser was never a person who spent money lavishly. Some TV stations in large cities offered too high a price to join the BT TV network, so Susan Sent off to Canada by Tommy to find some cheap but equally effective alternatives.

"You can't find a man like you to get married. No man would like a strong woman who is facing delicious food and wine but still talks about work, just like Otilia has a couple of husband and wife friends, and the husband hates his strong woman very much. Wife, because every time even if there are only husband and wife left, his wife will talk to him about politics, business and even the international situation." Tommy stopped Susan from continuing to report her work before Canada.

"Bill Clinton and his lawyer wife? Otilia has mentioned it quite a few times when she called and chatted with me over the past year." Susan asked faintly as if she had heard it long ago.

Tommy nodded: "His wife is the greediest woman I've ever seen. Her offer to help Wal-Mart solve a female employee problem in Arkansas is that she pays a principal of 1,000 yuan and needs to get a minimum of 100 times in the financial market." rate of return, and then miraculously earned 120,000 yuan from 1,000 yuan, in short, it is best to stay away from this kind of person."

"It sounds like you're not too far away from them."

"I don't care. On the contrary, the woman is having some conflicts with her husband recently, but I'm gradually getting closer."

"Family conflicts?"

"Well, Bill hopes to sign up for the party's primary election, and then run for president next year, because the voice of support for him in the party is very high, and some poll data also show that he has a great chance, mainly because Gary, who had the highest support rate in the Democratic Party before. - Hart couldn't control his club, and the scandal of extramarital affairs was exposed, so he was forced to withdraw from the election, which meant that he had no decent opponent in the party, but his wife insisted on disagreeing, so the two sides had some conflicts." Tang Like chatting with Mi, he talked about Bill and Hillary's recent skirmish.

Hillary will tell Otilia these problems, and Otilia will tell Tommy as if telling a story. Of course, it’s not that Hillary can’t control her mouth and complains about her husband. Telling Tommy the news is also an attempt. Let’s see how Tommy, a benefactor who silently provides funds, takes sides when conflicts arise between their husbands and wives.

Susan asked curiously, "Why didn't she support her husband in the election?"

"She feels that the time has not come. She hopes that Bill will devote four years to the party affairs of the Democratic Party and truly integrate internal factional issues before running for office. At present, the moderate, radical, and reformist parties in the Democratic Party are only temporarily glued together because of the Gary Hart scandal. Bush, who is eager to find a replacement to take on Reagan from the Republican Party. In fact, because the factional issue has not eased, it is impossible to have real combat effectiveness. Hillary believes that Bill should now appear in the party with a more moderate image to ease the faction Contradictions, really sticking together the forces in the party, and he is still young, it is still too late to wait a little longer, and try to maximize the benefits, but Bill now hopes to portray himself as a party that encounters difficulties, actively responds to the call, and stands up for the Democratic Party In the image that came out, Otilia said that because of this problem, the two had a big fight, and Hillary was so angry with Bill that she drank a whole bottle of red wine."

"What was the result of the quarrel?"

"Bill will not come out for election this term. He has no choice. His wife is in charge of the funding. He has run for governor for these years. The Attorney General has been making suggestions. In addition to his wife, there are also her wife's younger brother, younger brother. Daughter-in-law, let’s put it this way, without Bill’s wife, it would be difficult for the governor to run for office. Hillary’s best scenario is that her husband postpones running for president until 1992 as instructed by her, and the governor expires in 1990. After leaving office, she will no longer seek re-election. She will run for the governor of Arkansas to achieve a seamless transition. It can be more calm when choosing.”

"It sounds like you've done a lot of homework and thought about this couple."

"It's quite a lot."

"Is it developing as I thought?"

Tommy looked at the curious Susan and laughed: "I think you still have a lot of difficulty trying to guess my thoughts."

Susan sniffed the aroma of the red wine in the glass, and then looked at Tommy: "I signed up for a wine tasting class before, and wanted to learn how to taste wines of various years, but found that I spent hundreds of dollars tuition fees, I can only distinguish the taste of beer, and red wine is just as bad to me.”

"Most people who drink red wine are actually the same as you, but they don't say it directly like you. Stephen gave it to me, saying that it was a high-end product made by a local California vineyard in which his family holds shares, so ... Dorothy, please bring me a dozen beers, and take the sober red wine to Sophia, she likes to drink a glass of red wine alone before going to bed to relieve fatigue." Tommy pushed the glass aside and said to the woman Said the maid.

When the beer was delivered, Susan opened it and took a sip of the ice-cold beer, exhaling freely, "What did you just say?"

"Don't always dress up as a strong woman, it will scare the men who want to pursue you." Tommy said.

Susan dismissed Tommy's words: "In the years when I was on the street, I had more sex lives than ordinary women in their lives. How much interest do you think I have in sleeping with men?"

"Like Holly, get some cowboys to entertain you, recovery therapy, you know, Mark, Jason raves about recovery therapy."

Susan shook her head slightly: "Forget it, I heard that Holly said that in order to vent her pressure, she ravaged the cowherds like rag dolls, and every time she frantically beat them with a whip, and she lay on the bed exhausted , let the poor scarred cowherd serve her."

"That's right. She is under a lot of pressure. If she keeps suppressing it, she will go crazy sooner or later. It is normal to vent in time. If the psychological quality is not strong enough, the pressure can crush all your nerves. Why do you think those brokers on Wall Street Crazy enough to work while enjoying grass, and immediately contact a few high-end girls to have fun with him after work?" Tommy said with a smile.

Susan obviously didn't agree with Tommy's words, and asked back: "Then why haven't I seen you vent your pressure like Holly, or Jason, and those brokers on Wall Street?"

"My accounts have enough banknotes for my whole life, and the worst ending is to be a rich man, so I don't have that much pressure." Tommy spread his hands and said innocently: "No pressure, naturally No need to vent."

"I don't have any pressure either. No matter how bad it is, it can't be worse than my life before I met you."

Tommy nodded: "To be honest, chatting with you is really boring, Susan, even more boring than chatting with Sophia, let's continue discussing work, those Hollywood girls, remember? You are going to save them, don't worry Expenses, although I have invested a lot of money in the TV station recently, but I promise, there will be no delay in your expenditures, just save those girls as much as possible, the more the better, you have studied political science, do this well After work, I will find a good position for you to use what you have learned."

"Create a black TV station, help hurt actresses, make friends with presidential candidates...these seem to be completely irrelevant, all of which are completely irrelevant." Susan whispered that Tommy has invested a lot of energy these days I can't figure out what to do with banknotes at all.

If Tommy had chatted just now and admitted that he guessed correctly about the purpose of approaching the couple, then it would have been much clearer, but Tommy denied it. He said that he had guessed the wrong direction of development, which directly made Susan unable to find any clues. The thread that connects these things.

Tommy took a sip of the cold beer and winked at Susan: "You will witness it with your own eyes. I put it all together. When I only had 50,000 yuan in venture capital, I greedily set my sights on Lotus. Now , I have so many banknotes, what do you think can attract my greedy eyes?"