"Mr. Hawke, can we have a serious talk?" Eddie Wyler, the new head of the film crew who flew to Miami with Stephen, sat opposite Tommy and said in a sincere tone:

"Since I arrived in Miami, I have been observing and documenting, and I have also accumulated a lot of material for filming, of course, everyone including you understands that a lot of material cannot be broadcast, but it doesn't matter, after all, our show is not a documentary, it is a variety show, I understand that Nick has always felt that he is the producer of your group, he wants to decide everything, I am a little different from him, Stephen chose me, not because I am better than Nick, but because I don't like to be in control, I prefer to observe."

After Nick returned to Los Angeles, he flew to Miami with Stephen, during this time he was like an invisible man, almost never appeared in front of Tommy or others, and when Tommy asked the film crew to help shoot some pictures, he would also nod his head very happily, of course, this does not mean that he is a good person who is helpful and does not ask for anything in return, but he hopes that this kindness will be reciprocated, so he did not show up until the end of the primaries when Tommy could breathe a sigh of relief.

Tommy may not be responsible for the final product of the show, but he needs the job.

He doesn't mind Tommy acting according to his personal ideas, but he has to reveal some follow-up thoughts to him, after all, the show is the show, and the name of the show is "Feihuang Tengda", which is to talk about Tommy in front of him relying on fifty dollars to inspire to recreate his American dream, restore a million net worth, and return to the ranks of the rich.

The question is, although Tommy seems to be rich, he doesn't even need to use his previous income, just dealing with those bizarre sects in Florida, he makes a lot of money, but does this way of making money represent the American dream? Of course, no one dictates what template the American Dream must follow, but the American people are hypocritical, and if they really believe that Tommy made money by means similar to fraud, and in the name of God, even if he envied Tommy in his heart and wanted to try to reproduce it the next day, the expression on his face must be so angry that he wanted to burn him.

Tommy has to have a flying ending that suits American tastes.

He needs to ask Tommy to give him some ideas so that he can understand the follow-up of this young rich man's game, he can not interfere, he can even cooperate, but first he needs to be clear, because Tommy can be unscripted, but he has to weave an ending for all Tommy's actions that is in line with the American dream, and that's his job.

Tommy sat across from him, holding a tie and trying to tie it at the neckline, and when he heard the other man's words, he shook the plain tie in his hand with a lot of tiny diamonds: "How does this tie look?" ”

"It looks like you're afraid people won't know you're wearing a sports car around your neck." Add smiled and looked at the tie and said to Tommy.

Tommy tore the tie from his neck and rolled it up in a ball and threw it aside: "The gift given to me by the former mayor of Miami is said to be worth more than 10,000 yuan, Italian brand, these diamonds smaller than the head of a mosquito are all set on silk one by one by Italian craftsmen with manual techniques, the only problem, I rarely wear this thing, back to the question just now, Stephen that fool called me to come on vacation, and the same as the person who gave me the tie, I didn't want to be a shiny TV star, with a five-hundred-dollar appearance fee, Sit on the Conan Show or some other talk show and talk about some issues that interest everyone. ”

"As I said, you can do anything, but I want to be clear about the rest of the game." Add repeated it earnestly.

Tommy lit a cigarette and lit it, then threw the lighter back on the table: "Jeff was elected, stood in Congress and took out a solid ball and a solid wooden board to prove that the earth is flat, and then spoke for the veterans, and by the way, greeted those stowaways from Latin America, this is the rest of the game, I counted the time, it was about August, and then I was going back to Los Angeles to play a bigger game." ”

Eddie frowned slightly: "But you don't have any income that you can get, I mean, at the end of the game, how do you show the audience that your income during this period of time depends on those shady political black money?" ”

"Back when Stephen and Turner, the brain-sick old guy, figured out the show, I wasn't optimistic about it, they thought FOX's "Born Aristocrat" was not good-looking, and the gimmick they designed was more inspirational and exciting, so that the audience could clearly see the whole process of a young man becoming rich from scratch, which is the authentic American dream." Tommy said.

Eddie looked at Tommy and asked, "Isn't it?" ”

"Stephen was infected by that old guy at Turner, they felt that "Born Aristocrat" was an insult to the United States, and the two of them felt that the last time a nobleman told the commoners that the aristocracy was born with this sentence, it may have been on the eve of the outbreak of the French Revolution, and the United States is the kind of grandfather who made a few bills and thought that there were too many guys, which made the United States more and more degenerate, so they wanted to tell the American audience, don't listen to FOX's stupid * nonsense, there is no aristocracy in the United States, there is an American dream, three abandon identity, wealth, A young man of status, thrown into a strange city, started from scratch, and re-embarked on the road to wealth, if the three of them can do it, you in front of the TV can also do it. Tommy thought for a moment and spread his hands towards Add:

"That's what they thought, and the two of them shuddered with excitement when they thought of the idea, and they thought the show was fantastic."

"And that's exactly what it is, and it sounds really appealing."

"Do you want to hear the truth? Anyone who thinks this idea is very good is a aristocracy, an upper-class person or at least a middle-class family, and the largest number of poor ghosts in the United States will not believe this set of nonsense, and if there is a chance to become popular, it will also be broadcast in other overseas countries, deceiving the stupid * poor ghosts in other countries to make them believe that the United States is so beautiful. ”

"Why wouldn't the poor believe it?"

Tommy flicked the cigarette ash and said in an affirmative tone: "Because I used to be a poor man, poor people can believe that God really exists, believe that Hitler is a lizard man, and believe in all kinds of conspiracy theories, but they only don't believe that poor people become rich people, because people who really have this kind of action will not watch this kind of show and be obscene, and the poor ghosts who don't have this ability prefer to be obscene with those beautiful celebrities in high society in "Natural Nobles", that show is more in line with the poor people's fantasies about wealth, power, and women, An American dream that is so hypocritical that the poor can't believe it, and an absolutely real high life, you are an ordinary person, which one will you choose to watch? Stephen and Turner's ideas couldn't compete with FOX from the very beginning, so I had to play on my own and design more interesting scripts. ”

"You want the American Dream that isn't hypocritical, or the American Dream that even if it's hypocritical, it's more believing." Eddie heard Tommy's words, thought about it for a moment, and then spoke.

Indeed, as Tommy said, the poor will not believe that this show is real, and the poor who are really capable will not waste their precious time trying to climb up the ladder to change their destiny by watching this kind of show, while the poor who are not capable of being willing to fall will prefer to watch the TV show of those high society to lust.

"That's pretty much it, so I think you're a lot better than Nick, and when I get a chance to meet Stephen, I'll talk to him about your salary." Tommy smiled and didn't deny Eddie's words.

"So you brought Martin to Miami, so ......" Eddie got Tommy's affirmation, as if he realized something, he stared at Tommy seriously, and tried to speak again: "You don't make money until the end of the show, but because of your help, Martin, Jeff or others have successfully realized the American dream, such as Martin, who was just your sidekick before, and the audience has seen him feed laxatives to the pigeons under your orders, in the material, he likes to boast that he is a big man, but now he actually opened a company, And he's also a black guy from the bottom, and Jeff, who is also a silly little person, wants to tell everyone the truth that seems like a joke, the earth is flat, and then they all have their wishes fulfilled with your kind help, and you are not the fulfiller of the American dream. ”

Eddie's eyes lit up: "You want to be a dreamer who helps others realize their dreams." ”

"We can't get the poor to believe that they can become billionaires if they work hard, and the poor have worked hard, so why do they continue to be poor? Because making money is never easy. Tommy leaned back in his chair and looked at the picture frame on the table, which was a photo of him and Martin when they first came to Miami and met Jeff's family, a group of people eating at the table, which was taken by Nickelodeon's film crew, looking at the photo, he said slowly:

"But you can make everyone believe that the world is still beautiful, as long as you are willing to work hard for your dreams and don't give up easily, maybe one day, you will meet a kind person like Martin and Jeff, that kind person has a very bad temper, bad character, selfishness, greed for money and lust, he is a little clever, he acts unscrupulously, he has countless shortcomings, but he has done a good thing."

That is, he can encourage Martin to be Jeff's campaign manager in order to be a big man, instigate him to go to the supermarket to steal Trojan, he can go to the mess to raise money for Jeff's campaign, he can go to talk to those messy sects to raise funds, when the game is over, all the really good people have realized their dreams, Martin has become a not-so-big man, Jeff stood on the podium in the House of Representatives and took out his solid ball and solid wood plank, they completed the soaring American dream, the only problem, that good Samaritan with a bad character, What kind of image should he take? ”

Eddie said excitedly: "Just like when he came, he came with nothing, and when he went, he had nothing, as if he had gained nothing, but he left happily because he wanted the audience to realize for themselves that he had gained inner satisfaction, and let the audience see the kind American heart under his despicable and shameless shell." ”

"That's right, that's it, that's the end of the game, the Bible says that the righteous and the wicked, the righteous and the righteous are evil to the Lord." Tommy laughed: "As for whether I am an American sinner or an American righteous, let the Jehovahs in front of the TV decide." ”

Eddie exhaled slowly, "If you had talked to Nick about this earlier, he wouldn't have been willing to go back to Los Angeles." ”

"He wasn't interested in talking to me about this, and he even went to the square management office to report me in order to prevent us from continuing to feed the pigeons to make money." Tommy said with a smile.

"The last question, purely a personal curiosity, Mr. Hawke, are you used to maintaining this image when you are on vacation or playing games, I mean, this kind of bad, unscrupulous person, but ultimately all about helping others, this is the image of the protagonist of Hollywood commercial films." After Eddie figured out what Tommy was trying to show, he relaxed and smiled and asked a personal question.

Tommy said with a smile: "Why does Hollywood make so many movies with similar protagonists every year? Because people like to look at this image, and, I'm not keeping, I'm this kind of person who likes to help others, you forgot? I also said earlier that I would mention to Stephen to help you get a raise. ”

……

While Tommy and Eddie Wyler were chatting, Martin was also preparing for an interview in his office, and the local "Miami Post" decided to arrange an interview with Martin, the campaign manager, to talk about the story behind Jeff's campaign, after Martin helped Jeff invest a lot of money in advertising at the newspaper, and Jeff's performance during the primary election.

At this time, in the office, Marcus had a resentful expression, helped Martin apply some makeup on his face, and said unhappily: "Martin, it's a newspaper interview, not on TV, you don't need to wear makeup at all, and you don't need to deliberately match clothes, people won't see what you look like when you are interviewed through words." ”

"Shut up! Marcus! That's the Miami Post, and most of the low-level Miami only get to the news pages of this kind of big newspaper once in their lives, and that's when they're unlucky enough to be shot and killed by the police, but I've got one more time than them now. When Martin heard that Marcus actually felt that he was taking this interview too seriously, he immediately said dissatisfied, hoping that the other party would realize the popularity of the Miami Post in Florida.

After Marcus helped him paint his camera makeup, Martin looked in the mirror, then walked out of the office, clapped his hands at the busy employees in the hall, and said loudly, "Everyone! Today, the Miami Post reporter will come to interview us, learn about my entrepreneurial history, understand the history of the company, understand what we did to help Jeff's campaign, I hope that when the reporter comes, he can feel that we are busy, so you have to remember that if there is nothing to do, knock on my office door, interrupt the interview, report to me, in short, make the reporter look like I am as busy as the boss of those big consulting firms. ”

The employees looked at each other, nodded at Martin's eager gaze, and then went on to get to work.

Your boss is worried that there is nothing to do? There is a lot of work to do now, especially after Jeff's primary, arranging follow-up public gatherings, arranging local TV interviews, visiting the community to ask for votes, shooting campaign advertising videos, arranging for Jeff's family to attend various public welfare activities, etc., all kinds of work are waiting for them to do, even if Martin doesn't open his mouth, they will report to him normally.

Soon, the Miami Post reporter showed up on time, but Martin lost the smile on his face and the light in his eyes at the first sight of the other party.

Because the reporter was actually a black man, and although he wore a pair of glasses and showed his ID, Martin still felt that the other person did not look like a reporter, but more like a taxi driver who sent the reporter here.

"Kirk Davis, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Martin Hart." The reporter took the initiative to extend his hand to Martin, although he looked at the company's environment, and praised: "It looks very busy." ”

Martin shook hands with the other party blankly, and after leading the other party back to his office and taking a seat, he finally couldn't help it: "The newspaper didn't say that they would send a black reporter to interview me." ”

The reporter was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said puzzledly: "I'm sorry, I don't understand very well, will it affect this interview if I am black?" ”

"No, not at all." "But it affects my mood, you know, I'm showing off to white people, and I'm showing off to black people, it's two very different moods," Martin explained. ”

After the reporter made sure that he had not gone to the wrong address, and that Martin Hart was indeed the owner of the election consulting firm, he smiled against his will: "I have interviewed many black entrepreneurs, but the opening statement is rarely so unexpected, so if it were a white reporter who came to interview, what would you show off to him?" It's perfectly okay to think of me as him, to show it off to me, and maybe I can convey it to my white colleagues at the newspaper. ”

"Okay, are you a college graduate?" Martin asked with interest.

The reporter shrugged: "Journalism at Purdue University." ”

"I also went to college, Dee Community College in Little Haiti, majored in hair styling, and now I'm a company owner, and I'm all honors from prestigious universities, and most of them are white, and now you can see why I want to be a white journalist interviewing me? I also arranged for white employees to come in during the interview to report on the episode......" Martin said lamentingly.

The reporter turned his face speechlessly and sighed: "So, you just want to show a superficial mockery of white people?" Let's get started, first question, Mr. Hart, what do you, as Jeff LaVine's campaign manager, say about his performance in this party primary? ”

"Very good, Jeff is doing as well as we thought he would."

"There are a lot of people who watched the live broadcast of the primary election and said that they think that Jeff LaVine's repeated interruption of female candidates is too disrespectful to women and is not the behavior of a gentleman."

"This issue has to be looked at from a different perspective, other female candidates have also tried to interrupt his speech many times, but the eloquence is too clumsy, which brings to another problem, the performance of female candidates is not respectful to men, and they are not ladylike enough, we cannot advocate equality between men and women, and we must call on men to shut up and passively wait for women to criticize, and patriotism does not discriminate between men and women."

"Mr. Jeff LaVine's statement was controversial, how did the team react when they learned that he was going to make such a statement in the primaries?"

"I think he should be tougher, he is too kind, and throughout the live broadcast, he has not said other problems, such as female Cuban smugglers giving birth in the 18th constituency, wantonly occupying public welfare, etc., he did not mention it, but not mentioning it does not mean that it does not exist, the reason why he did not mention it is that he is kind and does not want to harm women and children, even if the identity of those women and children is smugglers."

"You're a black man, what kind of mentality did you have in mind to help a white racist like Jeff LaVine run for office, and did he make any uncomfortable remarks about you while working for him?"

"Jeff is not a racist, he doesn't discriminate against blacks, on the contrary, he is very friendly to blacks, he doesn't discriminate against Cubans, he just dislikes the Cuban smuggler community, why I accepted such a job, naturally I think he can make this area better."

"Jeff LaVine ......"

“Come on！ My brother, I sit in front of you in a hand-picked Armani and you keep asking my employer? Ask me how to get started, and this question is as hard to say as you have sex*? Martin kept asking Jeff LaVine after hearing this guy sit down, and finally couldn't help but ask frantically.

The reporter put down the notebook in his hand: "Mr. Hart, the problem is that the audience is more concerned and curious about Jeff LaVine than about how you became the boss of the company, they just want to learn more about Jeff LaVine's deeds through your perspective, of course, you can talk about your story, but not too much." ”

"I was very sympathetic, in fact, I was not going to pursue this profession, but because I met Jeff, I sympathized with him, because his previous campaign idea was simple and scary, so I was going to print a few flyers and distribute them to the neighbors, I thought, I want to help him, so I volunteered to be his campaign manager, build a team, help him develop election strategies, arrange special people to collect donations, etc., and I also provide jobs to many people, this is my sense of social responsibility, this is my kindness, I will ...... next" When Martin heard that the other party had finally asked him to talk about himself, he finally raised his spirits and was ready to talk in detail about the various virtues he possessed, but before he could start, there was a knock at the door.

"Knock knock."

Martin said, "Come in." ”

He thought that the employees cooperated with him to come in to report on his work, but now the reporter in front of him was a of the same skin color as himself, and there was no need to report again.

The door was pushed open, and it was not the other staff but the supernumerary Louise de Ville, who walked in from the outside and saw Martin sitting and talking to a black man.

Martin immediately spoke: "It's okay, just tell me what documents I need to sign." ”

"I'll put you ......in touch with the fact that you'd like to find some medical experts and data to prove that Cuban smugglers are the main cause of the AIDS epidemic in Florida," Louise de Ville said when she saw Martin say this, thinking that the black man was Martin's brother or some other subordinate.

"You're mistaken, Louise, I didn't propose this plan, and I vetoed it." Martin didn't wait for her to finish, but immediately got up with a nimble ejection, pushed Louise out, locked the door, and put it back on the couch, looking at the black reporter Kirk:

"It wasn't arranged by me, it was planned by a consultant of my company, and it has been vetoed by me with righteous words, and this woman named Louise is not from my company, she is an undercover agent sent by a rival company."

Kirk looked at Martin dumbfounded: "I just suspected that you are not the real boss of this company, because you are very superficial, but what that woman said to you just now, I believe that you are Jeff LaVine's campaign manager and the owner of this company." ”

"Knock knock~" Before Martin could speak, there was a knock on the door, and then it was pushed open directly, and an employee said directly to Martin: "Boss, there is something ......"

Martin looked at the subordinate who pushed the door directly into the door with dissatisfaction: "Can't you wait for me to finish the interview and then report back, so that I can maintain a sense of social responsibility, kindness, and compassion until the end of the interview?" ”

"We just got the word that there have been cases of Cuban American being beaten by veterans in multiple communities, and they all said at the police station that they were influenced by Jeff LaVine's livestream to do so, and the worst of which was when some Cubans who supported Iliana Letty were injured by veterans outside the Republican primaries today." The employee looked at Martin with an anxious face.

Ignoring the presence of reporters, Martin stood up and walked out the door, asking as he went, "Where's Tommy?" ”

Nearly 7,000 words.,I'm too lazy to score chapters.,Actually, it's two chapters.,There's a chapter that should be updated during the day yesterday.,But it's not finished.,The toothache hasn't been relieved.,So it's released together at night......

(End of chapter)