Chapter 42: The Dance of Shock
Liv? Taylor became popular, not only throughout North America, but also spread to the whole world at a rapid pace.
Many media rated her as the most beautiful face in the world and the most popular little actor among parents.
Especially when people know that she is the big mouth frontman Stephen? Taylor's daughter, couldn't believe her eyes.
As a father, Stephen? Taylor's appearance looks like a big-mouthed monster at first glance, and mother Bibi? Bill also doesn't have amazing looks, but Liv, the two of them? Taylor was just over ten years old, and he was so beautiful that he felt dizzy.
And, Stephen is clearly visible from the contours of Liv's face? Taylor's Shadow.
Even if you don't understand genetics, the average person will come to a conclusion - yes, it's the gene of the big mouth, and it's definitely not the big head of the king next door.
Such a beautiful little beauty, which can even be described as charming, has such a pair of parents?
This news was like a huge gimmick that took Liv's prestige to the next level, and it had overshadowed Caesar on the people's topic list and attention list, rising to the first place.
Before Christmas, whether adults or children, people talk about "Nancy" or Liv the most? Taylor.
Before Christmas Eve, the North American box office of "Home Alone" had exceeded $100 million, and the single-day box office was still slowly and continuously rising.
Universal has had a dizzy year-end this year, how long has it been since this kind of box office scale?
It's no wonder that the entertainment industry secretly gave Caesar the title of Philosopher's Stone.
Caesar's title of "Philosopher's Stone" has the same meaning as the "Golden Hand" in the hearts of the Chinese people, except that the Chinese "Golden Hand" describes a kind of Taoist immortal art in the repression, which can turn worthless items into gold out of thin air.
The title given to Caesar in the North American entertainment industry is "Philosopher's Stone", which refers to a legendary catalyst recorded in ancient Western alchemy that can transform stubborn stones into gold.
If I had to find a reference, it would be the "Philosopher's Stone" that is heavily mentioned in the Japanese anime Fullmetal Alchemist......
That's right. In the minds of many people in the industry, Caesar's weight is so heavy.
Since his debut, Caesar has spanned several fields, whether it is sales, box office or word-of-mouth, he has never failed, and now he has Twentieth Century Fox and Caesar Club.
Such strength and power are already worthy of being touted by some people in the circle. Like Judy? As Forster said, the trend has turned.
With such a majesty, "Home Alone" crushed its competitors all the way to the Christmas stall and went straight to the unknown future at the box office.
The 1988 NBA Christmas Game is like a rehearsal for the Finals, in this era, Jordan is not the only protagonist, and the Pistons vs Lakers game will always be so interesting.
Caesar is still interested in such a game, and the Jordan dynasty he is looking forward to has not yet come. The sunset of the Lakers dynasty is fascinating, but the only ones that really interest Caesar are Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
For these two veterans, it's really one less game.
It has always been a pity for Caesar that he has not watched any of Abdul-Jabbar's series in his previous life, and there are edited hook highlights everywhere on the Internet, which does not feel the style of the sky hook at all.
Chronologically, Kaesar's favorite NBA players are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jordan and Duncan, just three. And Iverson, who can only be counted as half.
For Iverson, Caesar had nothing but respect. But not very much.
Why the NBA? Because Caesar watched the Christmas game at his home in Tampa Bay, Abdul-Jabbar's day hook brought back memories of his past NBA life, and also remembered the original promise he made to Caesar Club members that he would buy the Lakers and let Hollywood stars have a team of their own.
It's not a good time yet, but if you say it, you'll do it. It's time to prepare.
The 1988-198x season was the Lakers' last championship before the turn of the millennium, and after the Pistons won two championships, it was Jordan's era.
At that time, not only will the Lakers usher in a low period, but the entire league will be ruled by Jordan.
If it weren't for Jordan's constant encounters with right and wrong because of his love of gambling, his father would have been killed again. Jordan will definitely not retire after three consecutive championships, nor will he just have six championship rings, and of course, will leave more records for future generations to chase.
Therefore, the saying that no one is perfect is simply a golden rule, the more perfect the impression a person leaves to the outside world, the more complex and even unbearable the hidden things behind it.
Fortunately, Jordan just likes to gamble, not a bad habit that is too much. It's just that many times gambling is addictive, and it is easy to gamble all night, which affects the state of the next day's game.
Caesar was curious and wanted to see how strong a distracted Jordan was, so when he pulled Jordan into the club, he made a statement in black and white, if Jordan was involved in gambling and drugs, he would not only be expelled from the club, but also fined and reported him.
Jordan did not hesitate to sign such a bully clause at that time, and the god who had not had time to get contaminated with vices did not think that he would like gambling and drugs.
Caesar remembered this because he had been hesitant to poach the original Bulls dynasty to the Lakers after buying them.
You know, when Caesar proposed to buy the Lakers at the club meeting, Jack, who was the No. 1 Laker? Nicholson was incoherent with excitement.
Thinking that he will be one of the star shareholders of the Lakers, Nicholson wakes up laughing in his dreams.
However, this is also the reason for Caesar's hesitation, buying the Lakers, and then the result is still to let Jordan rule, and sit back and watch him lead the Bulls to win rings for ten consecutive years?
It's not a good deal......
Caesar spent Christmas in a haunted way, and he didn't expect to have a choice difficulty......
Time didn't wait for him to be secretly entangled, and soon it came to December 30th.
It happened to be a Friday, and it used to be a good day for young people in the United States to go out in the evening, but today is very different.
Not to mention that New York and Chicago are cold streets in the Northeast, even the warm streets of Los Angeles and Miami are deserted.
The "America's Got Talent" finals don't need much publicity anymore, and people automatically and consciously turn on the TV at 7:45 p.m. and transfer to the fox variety channel.
Caesar's Shadow Dancers Dance Company made it to the finals with a unique creativity. And so far, no one other than Jackson knows about Caesar's relationship with the Shadow Dancer, not even Emily, who is Caesar's bedside.
Caesar was trying to be impartial, because he really didn't want people to get a grip on him.
Following the last show "God Bless America", the Shadow Dance Troupe performed another show with an environmental theme and a crime theme.
The choreography and shadow storytelling of each show is refreshing, and the stories told are always shocking and even tear-jerking.
In fact, "America's Got Talent" really relied on the performance of the shadow dancers to pull the ratings. Because the selection scope of the first session is too small, the chances of high-quality programs and performances are relatively small.
Caesar was surprised to find that music is indeed the greatest and most expressive art form in the world, and the entire "America's Got Talent" is about to become a good voice, and each contestant sings in addition to singing.
So it's not just Caesar himself who is looking forward to the shadow dancers, but the audience is also looking forward to the shadow dancers, the only highlight.
As a summary judge, the third master praised the shadow dancers and publicly said that it was the shadow dancers who saved "America's Got Talent......
In fact, this is in a way equivalent to announcing the winner in advance, although the other three judges and most of the audience have no opinion.
Everyone knows that what the third master said is right. Even most of the contestants agree that the shadow dancers deserve their name.
If it weren't for the shadow dancer's survival, the ratings of "America's Got Talent" would have been blown up by Fox Variety Channel's own "Millionaire".
Although the two programs are on the same TV station and the same channel, they are not on the same day, so it stands to reason that they should not affect each other.
But Judy? Foster has put in place a healthy internal competition mechanism to encourage Fox to compare with other programs on the same channel, and publish a monthly count to see which program has seen the biggest increase in ratings.
That's right, it's to compare the increase in ratings. And not the ratings themselves.
Because the ratings themselves are too unfair, Monday to Sunday. With changes seven days a week, each day has a different impact on viewership.
Obviously, Friday and Saturday have a big impact on ratings. The friends all sent duì, watched movies, and went to the fire bag, and at this time, everyone who stayed at home to watch TV was a fusser!
So. Judy thought of a way to compare the growth rate.
Than-growth is actually competing with yourself, striving to do better to attract more viewers.
The group with the highest monthly growth rate will split 5% to 10% of the show's advertising costs for the month, and the reason why it is not fixed is that the bonus will be distributed according to the amount of progress.
This reward system does not cause vicious infighting, but everyone plays with their lives as if they were beaten to the blood, and this effect makes Caesar particularly satisfied with Judy's "lack of moral ideas".
When the media learned that "America's Got Talent", "The Voice", and "Millionaire" were all Caesar's brains. Their hearts are numb.
Originally, media people were tired of Caesar's continuous reports, and as reporters, they were tired of it, so you can imagine how ferocious Caesar's topic black hole is.
Finally, a Liv appeared? Taylor, they're like transient amnesia, completely ignoring Caesar's role as a director in Home Alone, and frantically touting Liv? Taylor.
The audience hasn't been tired of watching Caesar's news, but the reporters themselves have been annoyed first.
As a result, in less than a month, it was revealed that the planning of "America's Got Talent", "The Voice", and "Millionaire" all came from Caesar's information.
The media people don't know how to be so tacit, or maybe the phone calls are connected, anyway, they collectively ignored Caesar's news and continued to tout Liv with all their might? Taylor.
From beginning to end, only the Los Angeles Times reported the news truthfully about Caesar.
Just the news of this newspaper made Caesar's popularity break out again with a suffocating wave.
Fans across North America have set up Caesar fan clubs in a high-profile manner, where people gather to share Caesar's cultural products and gossip about Caesar, with at least 20 of them.
Of course, this kind of news is always quickly drowned in countless news, and it can't make much waves.
Media people are always concerned about what happened to celebrities. Unless there are a large number of deaths, they have little interest in their fans.
The finale performance on the evening of December 30 was watched collectively by fan clubs around the country.
Bringing drinks and homemade snacks, people even dragged their families to the meeting place of the fan club.
On average, five people sit around a table and watch a television while eating and drinking. While watching the performance of the contestants, we waited for the finale of the shadow dancers.
Add to that the Caesar fans who didn't attend the fan club, and the mere America's Got Talent viewers watching the TV, and the unprecedented empty city scene in North America is being staged one after another.
This kind of scene can only be compared with the Chinese CCTV Spring Festival Gala of the same era.
When people can't wait, the shadow dancer can finally come out after a long time.
It was still the pre-performance preparation for the lights out, and then the curtain slowly lowered.
As the curtain settled, the audience, the judges and the audience in front of the TV all opened their eyes and calmed down.
No one wants to miss even a second of the frame, and that's the Shadow Dancer.
It is still the precursor of convention. In the dark, music comes first.
However, as the piano sounded slowly, Emily, as a judge, was stunned. This tune is all too familiar to her, it is a single that Caesar asked her to record secretly a month ago.
The song called "Read-All-About-It" has been recorded and handed over to the company that Caesar and Sanye have partnered to distribute it, but it has not been put on sale for the time being.
Emily Wan didn't expect that this single, which is currently in the stage of secrecy, would appear on the stage of "America's Got Talent".
As smart as Emily. I quickly figured out the relationship between Caesar and the Shadow Warrior, and also figured out why Caesar was mysterious recently.
She, Bea, and Judy thought that Caesar had a crush on a beautiful woman again. Because this little man usually doesn't have such apologetic and concealed eyes.
Caesar probably never dreamed that his self-believing secretive style would be betrayed by his cheap guilt.
This "read-all-about-it" is a famous song from the closing ceremony of the London Olympics in Caesar's previous life, and was composed by "Amélie? Sander".
This song, if paired with a specific image and story, will have a strong tear-jerking power.
The lights come on, and the dancers' shadows begin to transform into the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The landmark building composed of human figures immediately applauded the audience because it was really expressive.
Then the shadows of a man and a woman began to interact in a hot dance, and soon the two formed a huge heart shape with their shadows, which was known to symbolize that the two were in love.
The plot progresses quickly, and the figures turn into a huge church. The woman put on a wedding dress and kissed the man with flowers in her hand.
The church then transforms into a car to the public's goodwill laughter, carrying the newlyweds away, with some of Europe's most famous landmarks in the background.
When the audience is just relieved about this honeymoon trip, the picture goes black, and the man reluctantly parting gestures, leaving the woman and the child in the stroller.
When the man and several other figures picked up their rifles from the ground and carried them on their shoulders and started to walk, everyone in the scene and in front of the television chuckled.
A special affection pervades the hearts of all people.
The five figures with guns walked and transformed into a bomber, flying for a short distance to the sound of Emily's singing and the roar of the engine, and then the figures turned into a rainforest.
A man rolled out with a rifle in his hand, shot into the distance with a number of covers, and then was quickly hit by a shot and slowly fell to the ground in slow motion.
This tragic scene made many people's mouths open unconsciously, they wanted to say something, but they didn't know what to say.
A woman like Emily fell to tears the moment she fell to the ground in the shadow of a man.
There are so many beautiful things and scenes in front of me, just to tear them apart in front of the audience at this moment.
Why is tragedy the easiest to move and remember?
Just because the tragedy is too realistic, and it's too cruel!
The figures turned into trees scattered, six people lifted the man's "corpse" on a stretcher, and the shadows of three soldiers raised their guns to the sky, and a funeral belonging to the US military was displayed in this way.
There are already women in the audience who are crying and gradually getting louder, and this cruel reality is often more shocking than the so-called main theme of "God Bless America".
The shadow of the soldier gradually transformed into a group of tombstones similar to Arlington National Cemetery, and the woman slowly walked into the picture with her grown daughter, the younger daughter was seven or eight years old, and she gently placed a bouquet of flowers on her father's tombstone.
The mother walks over and holds her daughter in her arms, and the shadow dance ends with the silhouette of the mother and daughter clinging to each other.
The picture gradually darkens, and finally it returns to darkness.
When the lights came on, there was still a dead silence, except for the faint sound of crying.
The first to react was the third master, who stood up and applauded everyone directly.
One by one, the shadow dancers stepped out from behind the curtain and closed to the applause and cheers of the crowd.
Since the live broadcast of "America's Got Talent", this is the second standing ovation for the third time, and the first time is the amazing debut of the shadow dancer.
After the performance, in the eyes of the third master, there was still something missing. In fact, even "God Bless America" is not the style that the third master likes.
In the West, there can be things with the main theme, but there must be dry goods, and there must be something to say, for example, "Forrest Gump" is a strong main theme.
But it is difficult to move people with a slogan-like work like "God Bless America", and the first time the third master stood up purely to be amazed by the form of shadow dance, not the content.
Something that is more formal than content is enough again, isn't it?
But the Shadow Dancer's work this time is really beyond everyone's expectations.
People didn't expect that a simple shadow dance could bring tears to people's eyes in just one song.
"For the first time, I understood a dance, and I cried."
A Caesar fan said emotionally while hugging his wife and children in the club's activity room. (To be continued......)
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