On the rooftop, Dan and Vanessa each leaned against the fence on one side.

Originally, the two wanted to go out for a walk, but given the poor security in some neighborhoods in Brooklyn at night, they decided to start the conversation on the rooftop.

Under the night breeze, Vanessa was the first to speak.

"I guess you asked me here to congratulate me, right?"

Dan looked at Vanessa with a complicated expression.

He couldn't understand how the girl who used to be able to talk to him all night about literature could become so desperate to become famous as she is now.

"Is fame really that important to you?"

Vanessa shrugged and replied:

"So in your eyes, I've become a person who can do anything to be famous, right?"

Dan was about to deny it, but Vanessa spoke first.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with saying that, I aspire to be famous, to be sought after on the red carpet, just like my dream is to be a best-selling author whose work has been on the New York Times bestseller list for years."

"But I won't ......"

Dan stopped in the middle of speaking.

"Well, actually, you're right, if I had known in advance that something like "Fifty Shades of Grey" would be a hit, maybe I would have tried to write one like this."

The key is that even if Dan copies a copy of "Fifty Shades of Grey" exactly the same, it is still unknown whether it can catch fire.

The popularity of "Fifty Shades of Grey" has too many factors other than works.

The immediate cause is, of course, Chuck's sexual abuse scandal, and without the fermentation of this news, "Fifty Shades of Grey" would not have become famous and known to so many readers so quickly.

And Dan also realized at the press conference, when Chuck announced that he was going to publish "Fifty Shades of Grey", that all this was premeditated hype.

Originally, Dan was still considering the publisher's suggestion to write a book based on Jamie's story.

But reality taught Dan a lesson.

If it weren't for Jamie's cooperation in creating hype, this book might have been able to get a good sale, but it definitely wouldn't have reached the level of popularity of "Fifty Shades of Grey".

Looking at Dan, who had suddenly lost his fighting spirit, Vanessa stepped forward and held his face.

"I don't want to leave my first time to a bastard like Chuck!"

Dan's eyes widened, and before he could react, Vanessa had already gagged him.

Early the next morning, Jenny pushed open Dan's door as usual, told him to get up for breakfast, and then go to school together.

But when I entered the door, I found that there was still a person lying on Dan's bed.

"Wow!"

Jenny looked with interest at Dan, who sat up from the bed in a panic and pulled over the quilt to cover his body.

"Damn, how many times have I told you, remember to knock on someone's door before entering someone's room!"

Dan grumbled loudly.

Vanessa's reaction was much calmer, she put on her underwear unhurriedly, and took the time to say hello to Jenny.

Jenny nodded at Vanessa.

"I'll go tell Rufus to make a breakfast."

With that, he turned and left Dan's room.

Ten minutes later, the well-dressed Dan and Wanatha went downstairs together.

Rufus and Nate were sitting at the dinner table, discussing the news in the newspaper this morning over coffee.

Jenny had apparently told them about Dan and Vanessa's rolling sheets last night, but they didn't look surprised.

Rufus is friends with Vanessa's parents, and is actually quite happy that Dan and Vanessa are together.

The only thing that worries him a little is that Vanessa is back in New York this time to audition for the heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey".

If Wanasha is really chosen, it will be a big question whether Dan can accept his girlfriend to appear in a movie like that.

But now it's okay, Rufus just saw a bombshell news in the newspaper this morning.

Paris Hilton, a well-known New York socialite, was photographed by the media entering Chuck Bass's underground striptease bar last night and did not leave until just over three o'clock in the morning.

This morning, newspapers large and small in New York reported on the incident, and although the accounts were different, most of the media predicted that it could be a "advance teaser" of Paris Hilton's upcoming role as the heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey".

At the dinner table, Rufus told Dan and Vanessa the news.

I thought Dan would be happy, and then Vanessa would be very disappointed.

The result is the opposite.

Vanessa was calm, but Dan frowned.

That's when Nate suddenly patted Dan on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, with what I know about Chuck, it is impossible for him to choose Paris as the heroine of the movie, this should be a mutual hype that Chuck and Paris have made an appointment."

Dan forced a smile on his face to tell Nate that he thought the same thing.

But in fact, Dan really wanted the news to be true, but Wanasha's next sentence shattered all of Dan's illusions.

"My mom will come to New York in two days to take care of some things."

Rufus, who didn't know what to do, immediately said that it would be great, and that everyone could have a meal together then.

As long as Dan knew, Wanasha's mother came to help her sign a contract with the crew of "Fifty Shades of Grey".

Throughout the morning, Dan seemed a little absent-minded.

During class, his mind wandered frequently, which almost made the teacher mistakenly think that he was sick.

After all, a good student like Dan is even rarer to desert in class than Jamie to come to class.

It's unbelievable that these two things are happening at the same time.

During recess, Jamie finds Dan alone and asks him what happened.

Dan told the truth.

Jamie listened with a hellish look on his face.

Although there is a hunch that Dan and Vanessa will misfire sooner or later, the two of them are progressing too fast, right?

Shocked, Jamie certainly didn't forget to congratulate Dan.

He even joked that if Dan didn't roll the sheets with the girl again, he would have to worry about whether Dan was a hidden 0 or 1.

But Dan didn't seem happy at all, and even asked Jamie if he had a cigarette and wanted to smoke one.

Jamie watched Dan light a cigarette in an unfamiliar manner, and choked on his tears, wondering what happened to Dan?

Even if Vanessa wants to be the heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey", Dan doesn't have to be so depressed, right?

Europeans and Americans have always been very open to the relationship between men and women, even if Vanessa will fight with Chuck in the movie, but all this is just acting.

Dan can accept Vanessa to act, and he should have enough resistance to this kind of thing.

After wasting a whole cigarette, Dan finally gets used to the irritation of the cigarette inhaling into his lungs, and when he is done, he asks Jamie for another cigarette to light up.

After taking a deep breath, he explained:

"I'm not worried about Wanasha playing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' with Chuck, I'm worried about another thing."

Jamie lit a cigarette of his own and looked at Dan curiously as he smoked.

"Are you worried that Vanessa will become famous and become a popular female star in Hollywood after acting in "Fifty Shades of Grey", but you are still just a little-known author, and the disparity in identity will make you have no confidence in this relationship?"

Dan smoked silently.

If you don't speak, you are acquiescing.

"So what can I do to help you?"

Jamie said directly to the showdown.

He knew very well that Dan's willingness to confess all this was not just due to the trust between friends, there must be other reasons.

Sure enough, Dan finally spoke after a few seconds of silence.

"The last time you came to me to work on Weakness, I was asked to meet with a publisher who wanted me to write a subject that would be easier to publish."

Dan paused, looking up at Jamie.

"I didn't tell you at the time that the publisher actually wanted me to write a book based on you."

"Really?"

Surprised, Jamie also guessed the purpose of Dan's confession to him.

"So you're ready to start writing this now?"

"Provided that you have your consent."

Dan replied expectantly.

Jamie just shrugged at that.

"As a good friend, of course I can promise you, but I still want to say that now is not the time."

"Right now I'm just writing one, and then I'm lucky enough to make it."

Dan was tempted to interrupt and say that you weren't a fluke.

Just have a dad who is rich enough, and all your success will become a matter of course.

But Dan didn't do that, and patiently listened to Jamie continue.

"I've made some investments now, but I'm not going to have to wait until college to think about my real career, and maybe when I actually start my business, it's better for you to think about writing a biography for me."

Dan was sure to say disappointed, but the result was also expected.

At least Jamie agreed, just a little longer.

And Jamie also knew Dan's urgency at the moment, and comforted his friend out loud:

""Fifty Shades of Grey" will not be released until next year at the earliest, according to the author's writing plan, there will be two sequels in the future, and if the movie can recover its cost at the box office, it will definitely continue to be filmed, which means that in the next two or three years, Wanasha will be tied to this series."

"Even if Vanessa can make a name for herself in Hollywood with the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series, it won't immediately open up too much of a gap in identity with you, you can go to college step by step and find opportunities to improve yourself."

There is one more sentence that Jamie did not say.

He wasn't optimistic that Dan and Vanessa would go on forever.

Even so, Jamie decided to give Dan a hand.

"If Wanasha becomes an actor in the future, in fact, you can consider developing in the direction of screenwriters in the future."

Dan really thought about it.

However, the status of screenwriters in Hollywood has never been high, and it is more difficult to get ahead than to be an actor.

Unless it's the kind of talented person who wants to get along in Hollywood, most screenwriters still have to rely on connections.

There must be producers, directors to support, and of course, it is also possible to have a good relationship with those big Hollywood stars.

It's a pity that Dan doesn't have either of these things.

Dan's biggest connection at the moment is Jamie standing in front of him.

And Jamie has no shortage of film projects on his hands.

In addition to scripts such as "Joker" and "Deadpool", which can directly copy the previous life, projects like "The Adventures of Cheng Long" need to find another screenwriter to write.

Jamie is only responsible for controlling the general direction.

But it is obviously not possible to let Dan directly get into such a movie script.

Dan's qualifications are too shallow, and he doesn't have any good resume.

Not to mention that Ovitz, who is in charge of the entire project, will not agree, and even the leading actor Cheng Long will not agree.

Fortunately, Jamie is now working on a brand new project, which is just right for a newbie like Dan.

"Do you usually watch TV shopping channels and order on them?"

Faced with Jamie's sudden question, Dan was subconsciously stunned.

Looking at Dan's expression, Jamie already knew the answer.

When Dan came back to his senses, he immediately asked:

"You're talking about HSN (Home Shopping Television Network)? I haven't bought anything on it, but Rufus seems to have ordered a pan on it. ”

"To be honest, I think this kind of TV shopping is quite boring, that is, a person is there to constantly recommend and introduce products to the audience, the price may be slightly cheaper, but the quality and after-sales are not as convenient as buying directly in the supermarket."

Jamie nodded and asked rhetorically:

"So is there anything you think can do to make TV shopping less boring?"

Dan isn't stupid either.

Combined with the topic that Jamie was talking to him earlier, he immediately guessed the answer accurately.

"You mean to design some plots, like placing ads in movies, to make TV shopping less boring?"

Jamie likes Dan's analogy, but instead of inserting ads into the plot, he has to implant the plot in the TV shopping show.

In his previous life, Jamie's impression of TV shopping has always stayed on bad labels such as "only 998", huge profits, routines, and lies.

Even if he later became an UP master, he had to implant advertisements in the video for the sake of Qia Fan, but for those simple live broadcasts with goods, such as a certain Wei Mouqi and the like, although they envy the high income that ordinary people can't earn in ten lifetimes, they actually look down on these people in their hearts.

Even if all UP knows in their hearts, the end of the universe is to bring goods!

In this life, he traveled to the United States, and Jamie gradually gained a new perspective on TV shopping.

As the birthplace and largest market of TV shopping, the form of TV shopping in the United States is more like early e-commerce, rather than like domestic TV shopping, which is all about cheating, brainwashing and pyramid schemes, and selling various IQ tax products.

In fact, even when Jamie crossed in the previous life, the market size of TV shopping in the United States was only second only to Amazon and Wal-Mart, which was equivalent to the "third largest e-commerce" in the United States.

Jamie didn't pay special attention to this part before, because in his opinion, TV shopping will sooner or later be replaced by e-commerce like Amazon.

It wasn't until last night that Betty took out the collar invented by Joey, the girl next door, and told Joey's experience, that Jamie realized that everything can't be measured entirely by the timeline of his previous life.

The story of Joey in the previous life was supposed to take place in the 90s, but the timeline of this life has obviously changed somewhat.

Jamie made a point of checking last night, and not only was the magic mop that made Joey famous yet to be invented at this time, but even QVC, one of the two giants of American TV shopping, was missing.

This made Jamie realize that it didn't seem too late to enter the world of TV shopping at this point.

(End of chapter)