From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

In his past life, the internet had permeated every aspect of life so thoroughly that going out without a phone or navigating daily life without the internet was impossible.

Now, twenty years back in time, returning to around the millennium, although the internet is still convenient, it hasn't fully invaded life yet. After enduring that initially difficult period, Anson has actually come to enjoy the current life, trying to escape the internet and phones as much as possible, to experience a tangible reality.

Naturally, when on vacation, there's no need to have his phone glued to him.

At this moment, facing Edgar's complaint, Anson said with a look of frankness, "The phone is in the bedroom."

Edgar choked, finding himself unable to refute.

In the end, Edgar still gently shook his head, swallowing the rest of his words. From the beginning, he had understood Anson's personality, hadn't he?

"It's Jay Leno."

Anson lightly raised his chin, "I hope I didn't scratch his car?"

Edgar: Pfft.

Jay Leno, a talk show host, a disciple of the American legendary talk show host Johnny Carson, who had intermittently filled in for Carson's NBC flagship talk show "The Tonight Show" starting in 1987; and in 1992, he defeated David Letterman to become the new host of "The Tonight Show."

"The Tonight Show," the undisputed king of talk shows, since Johnny Carson took over in 1962, for thirty years, it had never lost its position as the ratings champion of late-night talk shows, not only NBC's absolute trump card but also a very important presence in American television programs.

In 1992, after his eldest son died in a traffic accident, Johnny Carson, disheartened and preparing to leave the show, welcomed his farewell show on "The Tonight Show." That program, broadcast late at night, still attracted 50 million viewers, and remains an unsurpassed peak to this day.

Of course, Jay Leno, as his successor, also performed well.

Since taking over in 1992, although "The Tonight Show's" glory could not be compared to Johnny Carson's, Jay Leno still created his own style and characteristics. For the past ten years, "The Tonight Show" has still been the king of talk shows, and no one has been able to shake its position as the ratings champion.

Jay Leno has pioneered his own era.

As the current king of talk shows, Jay Leno's personal hobbies are also well known. He is very fond of collecting early twentieth-century vintage cars and motorcycles.

Thus, there was Anson's joke just now.

Obviously, it caught Edgar off guard, and the slightly serious and sad atmosphere just now completely dissipated, allowing Edgar to regain his composure.

"I hope not," Edgar joked as well. "In fact, to be precise, it should be the production team contacting me."

Anson raised an eyebrow slightly, "'The Tonight Show'? But, why?"

At most, Anson has been in Hollywood for a full two years, yet he has never entered the sights of talk shows.

In the United States, talk shows are one of the most important types of television programs.

Since talk shows officially landed in the United States in 1954, they have become the most important part of television culture and entertainment culture. Almost every television station has a signature talk show program with a tradition of more than thirty or even fifty years.

NBC's "The Tonight Show."

CBS's "Late Show."

And "The Daily Show," which rapidly rose after the millennium and changed the entire landscape of the talk show industry, produced by Comedy Central, an American cable channel.

American talk shows are a very special program format, which can basically be divided into several parts:

The host's monologue, live musical performances, guest interviews; and occasionally interaction with the live audience.

However, the most special thing about talk shows is that their topics often combine current trends, criticize current affairs, and criticize and satirize politics and politicians as a consistent tradition.

This makes talk shows not only a part of society but also a part of life.

According to a survey, during the 2008 election, nearly half of young people aged eighteen to twenty-nine obtained election-related political information from political talk shows; more than a quarter of adults were influenced by talk shows when deciding how to vote.

Among these, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" was voted the most trusted news source by the American public, surpassing traditional authoritative media such as "The New York Times" and "The Wall Street Journal."

This set of data shows the special status of talk shows.

Generally speaking, American talk shows are divided into daytime talk shows, late-night talk shows, and online talk shows that have entered the public eye with the rise of the internet.

Daytime talk shows are broadcast on weekday mornings, mainly targeting the elderly, women, and students. The topics are concentrated on health, emotions, and family life, with inspirational stories as the main focus.

"The Oprah Winfrey Show" and the later strongly rising "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" are leaders in this area.

Late-night talk shows are concentrated in the late-night hours, at ten and eleven o'clock in the evening, targeting middle-class and white-collar workers. Thanks to the special timing, the style is mainly sharp, teasing, bold, direct, and humorous, with political topics always being the core of the core, with no taboos.

In the past half-century, countless former presidents, presidential candidates, and politicians have been on talk shows.

Unlike the mature and rational image that Asian leaders are committed to maintaining, the American public cares more about the demeanor and humor of politicians, so politicians choose talk shows as a platform to cater to voters.

During the 2000 election, Gore's campaign team admitted to the media that they spent time every day studying the content of several important talk shows, analyzing black spots, talking points, and hot spots, and then making corresponding adjustments to their policies and plans, which shows its influence.

It is no exaggeration to say that talk shows are an indispensable part of understanding American culture.

It is precisely because of this that talk shows have become a crucial part of the Hollywood publicity process.

Almost every movie, every album, and even many Broadway plays inevitably have talk shows in their publicity schedule.

Otherwise, if the program's effect does not meet expectations, the promotion of the work will have a negative effect.

Since Anson first emerged, two years have passed in a blink of an eye, and although he appears in the center of topics every now and then, he has always been out of touch with talk shows.

As a result, now?

Anson's first reaction was, "'Spider-Man'?"

Indeed, from the timeline, "Spider-Man," which is about to be released in the summer of this year, is undoubtedly the biggest reason.

Waiting for the vacation to end, Anson will also be thrown into the non-stop, hectic publicity schedule of "Spider-Man." This time, Anson will be the absolute main force.

So, if it is to promote "Spider-Man," going to a talk show program would be a matter of course.

Edgar shook his head gently, "If that's really the case, then it should be the production team contacting the program team, hoping that we can go on the show to promote it. How could it be the program team contacting us?"