Chapter 513： meritorious service

Sunday, June 29,

In the banquet hall of a luxury hotel in Los Angeles, hundreds of reporters entered one after another with invitation letters, and there were more reporters waiting outside.

"Unbelievable!"

A bearded man looked at the large posters hanging on the left and right walls, and still couldn't believe it, "How did they do it?"

A colleague next to him was adjusting the camera in his hand. Hearing this, he raised his head to look at the Damai mobile phone, iPad and Jackson's full body portrait on both sides, and gently pushed the glasses frame, "There are still five minutes, you can directly ask Jackson !"

The bearded man shook his head, "Maybe I don't need to ask the question, I believe everyone here wants to ask him this question, including you!"

The colleague grinned and was about to speak when the speakers in the hall suddenly sounded.

Accompanied by Jackson's classic EarthSong, a black woman with a bloated figure and hair swollen like a knotted sliver stepped onto the stage,

At this moment, everyone below instantly boiled,

Some reporters couldn't wait to take pictures and shouted, "Oprah, why you?!"

"Why can't it be me?!"

Apparently Oprah heard him, standing on stage, holding the microphone in her right hand, smiling so brightly,

"Today is Jackson's home stadium. Yes, the last time I saw him in front of the camera was fifteen years ago, so the organizer told me that I would not hesitate to host an event with Jackson's participation. land is coming."

Zhou Daoen smiled and applauded beside the stage. His applause merged with the applause of the audience. Wang Tao stood beside him and asked in a low voice, "It shouldn't be cheap to invite her over, right?"

Zhou Daoen waved a palm, "500,000 US dollars, the same price!"

Wang Tao opened his mouth wide and stuck out half of his tongue. With the national face of CCTV in China, the commercial host's appearance fee ceiling is only 400,000, which is less than 60,000 US dollars. A talk show host here costs 500,000. It's so dark!

On the stage, Oprah continued, "He is well-known all over the world, he dances well, he sang very well when he was a child, his singing accompanied me to grow up, he is a genius, he can do everything, he is different, unique , his personality and music are out of the ordinary,

People are crazy because of him, even stepping on each other just to look at him, everyone wants to talk to him, but he refuses to visit, refuses to be stereotyped,

Fifteen years ago, I finally got the chance to interview him, at his home in Santa Barbara,…”

First came a short talk show, recalling some things related to Jackson many years ago, and quickly got to the point, "Let us welcome the eternal king of world pop music, M. Jackson!"

Accompanied by a piano solo, Jackson, dressed in a classic black suit but without a hat, waved his right hand and appeared from behind the stage with a smile on his face.

As soon as they met, Oprah gave him a big hug, "My friend, are you still as happy as you said back then?!"

Jackson patted her on the back, "Of course, Oprah."

The staff brought up two chairs, and the two sat facing each other, just like fifteen years ago,

Oprah sat on the chair and looked at his face carefully with a complex expression, "But you have lost a lot of weight, is it because Bubbles worry you too much?"

"Ha ha ha ha,"

Jackson raised his head and laughed loudly, and there was also laughter from the audience.

Then he shook his head again and again, "No, no, no, Pao Pao is a very well-behaved child, yes, he never makes me worry, and now he doesn't live with me,..."

Behind the stage, in the rest room, Chen Yang and the others were watching the TV, and what was shown on it was the scene of the stage in front.

Hearing what Jackson said, Zou Rong asked curiously, "Who is Pao Pao, I didn't listen to his introduction that day."

Chen Yang grinned, "Bubble is a chimpanzee."

"what?"

Zou Rong's eyes widened, "Chimpanzee?"

"That's right," Chen Yang said with a smile, "don't underestimate this chimpanzee, it's older than us. When Jackson rescued it from the Texas Cancer Research Center in 1985, it was already three years old. up,

Afterwards, Bubbles lived with Jackson all the time, and he was inseparable from him even if he was on a global tour. Bubbles was also his most loyal partner and best friend.

However, chimpanzees cannot be compared with humans after all. Bubbles was not in good health a few years ago, so Jackson sent it to an animal adoption center, so he said that he is not living with him now.

However, there are many animals in his Neverland Manor, including horses, dogs, cats, parrots, giraffes, and an elephant that Elizabeth gave him. It is simply a zoo. "

"Oh,"

Zou Rong blinked, feeling a little unbelievable. She had seen a lot of cats and dogs, but raising a chimpanzee and raising so many animals? magic!

On the other side of the sofa, Qin Yu looked at Chen Yang, "Are you a Jackson fan? You know him so well."

She also likes Jackson's songs, but she really doesn't know about these things, maybe only true fans will bother to understand.

Chen Yang shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "Well, he sings well and dances well, but these materials are all found while wandering on the Internet.

Under normal circumstances, I don't like a certain celebrity, but only like works, and he is a half exception. "

Qin Yu was taken aback, "Half?"

Either one, or not, what is half?

"Yes," Chen Yang said with a smile, "Half of it means that I have a good impression of him, appreciate his works and character, and know a lot about him, at least more than other stars.

But it’s not considered an idol. If I have to say who is my idol, I can only find it in China. "

In fact, these materials about Jackson were all read by Chen Yang on the Internet after his death in his previous life. At that time, the news about Jackson was overwhelming.

"I know this,"

As soon as the words were finished, Zou Rong raised her small hands high and smiled at Qin Yu, "When he was in school, his idol was Mr. Zhou, and later he extended to some scientists, such as Mr. Qian and Grandpa Yuan!"

Qin Yu and Huang Shan were immediately surprised, and looked at Chen Yang in amazement. Is this young boss so upright? !

Normally, for the post-80s generation, most of their personal idols are stars from Xiangjiang, such as the Four Heavenly Kings, or Xia Yufang, Hongxian, Zhen Minxin, etc.

In contrast, Chen Yang is very different.

Faced with the surprised expressions of the two, Chen Yang laughed twice, then looked at Jackson on the screen, suddenly felt moved, turned to Huang Shan and said, "Mr. Shan, please help me remember, after returning to China, Start a TV drama project, the name is meritorious service!"

"Merit?"

Huang Shan's eyes moved slightly. Thinking of Zou Rong's words just now, she couldn't help asking, "Could it be that you want to put the deeds of the older generation of scientists on the screen?!"

Hearing this, before Chen Yang could speak, Qin Yu was even more surprised. He turned to him and said, "This is a work with the main theme. It should be led by the superior department, right? Are you sure you want to shoot?"

Chen Yang smiled and said, "Who stipulated that only the higher-ups can shoot the main theme? We social forces can't shoot it?

Besides, this kind of film needs to find veteran actors from major theaters or film studios, and they must cooperate with them to shoot it, but they probably won't refuse. "

Then he looked at Huang Shan, "It doesn't have to be a scientist. Since 1921, people who sacrificed for the country and the nation can be photographed and promoted. Of course, we must do a good job in copyright and approval. It’s just making positive publicity, ignoring those details.”

In later generations, when many companies shoot this kind of movie, the protagonist may ask for the consent of the character prototype or his family members, but other aspects are perfunctory, and many problems have occurred. Chen Yang does not want to be disgusted by such small details. people.

Huang Shan nodded slightly, and looked at him with a half-smile, "It's definitely okay to shoot this, but how much money do you plan to lose from it?"

There is almost no loss of money in the production of the main theme work, and of course it is impossible to make a lot of money, but because it is a task assigned by the superior department, all levels of department share the risk in order to achieve a balance of income and expenditure.

Boss Chen wanted to shoot this scene by himself, and after thinking about it, he knew that it was impossible to sell at a high price. It would be good if he could keep his capital, and the higher probability would be to lose money.

Chen Yang grabbed the mineral water bottle and took a sip, then grinned and said, "I plan to shoot a series, and each character will be assigned five episodes, and then eight characters will form a series, that is, forty episodes in one season.

As long as the work is good, the filming is vivid, and the audience likes it, this series will continue to be filmed. I am willing to pay any amount of money, so there is no upper limit! "

Huang Shan pursed her lips and smiled, and put up two thumbs up, "Understood, I will remember this matter, and when this is over, I will contact Lao Liu and let him make preparations first.

After all, there are too many people and deeds that can be praised in the past 100 years, and this kind of documentary is also considered a semi-documentary. It must respect historical facts and there is a lot of preparation work to be done. Let him prepare in advance and start the film as soon as possible. "

Chen Yang made an OK gesture, and then the four of them continued to look at the TV.

On the outside stage, Oprah, who almost regarded it as a talk show recording site, finally remembered what she was here for, and finally brought the topic to Barley,

"Michael, I remember you haven't been in a commercial for a long time, what was the last commercial? The one from more than ten years ago, right?

So, what made you decide to accept the contract of today's image spokesperson? "

After saying this, there was a pause for two seconds. Oprah shrugged and said jokingly, "Don't tell me it's because of lack of money! Many media outside are reporting that you are facing huge debts. Are you really doing it for money? Did you just accept this contract?!"

Before she finished speaking, all the reporters in the audience couldn't help but burst into commotion. If they weren't sitting on chairs, they would definitely rush forward.

But soon, the audience quickly quieted down again, the scene was even silent, and everyone looked at Jackson, waiting for his answer.

This is one of the reasons why Oprah's show is so popular, she can always turn the topic to the audience's attention, arouse everyone's interest, and never care whether it is sharp or not,

In other words, sharpness is also one of Oprah's characteristics,

At the same time, everyone is looking forward to Jackson's answer,

No one believes that Jackson would lie, not even the media who are willing to smear him, because he is always so maverick and never cares about other people's eyes.

On the other hand, Jackson might have thought it a shame to lie.

Under the attention of everyone, Jackson adjusted his sitting posture, and the smile on his face was even brighter.

"This is a good question. I still remember that when we communicated last time, you also made an agreement with me. I can talk endlessly about all the questions, and we don't have any questions to outline. At this moment, I feel like I'm back in ten five years ago!"

After a short laugh, Jackson lifted his hair that covered his eyes and said with a smile, "You asked me two questions just now,"

As he spoke, he snapped his fingers, "Why did you accept this contract, and whether it was to repay the debt."

After Oprah nodded, Jackson smiled, "Answer the first question first. In fact, it wasn't they who asked me to be the endorser. I found them first, and after talking with them, I suddenly had an interest in Damai and Dajiang." If you are interested, take the initiative to ask them if you can be their spokesperson."

Before the words were finished, some of the reporters below couldn't wait to stand up and raised their hands high, "Jackson, you mean to ask to be their spokesperson, why?"

"Hey," Oprah said, turning around and waving her hand in feigned displeasure, "Man, this is my job!"

This time no one took her joke, because everyone was staring at Jackson, waiting for his answer.

Oprah turned around, spread her hands, and said pretending to be helpless, "Okay, Michael, this is my problem too."

Jackson shrugged and smiled, "Would you be more surprised if I told you that I wasn't going to take money at the beginning, but they insisted on paying the market price?!"

Oprah's expression said it all. Her eyes were wide open and she stared at Jackson intently, "Why?"

Jackson grinned, laughing non-stop,

It took a full minute before he breathed a sigh of relief and briefly explained the situation that day.

"so,"

Oprah looked at him thoughtfully, "The people in charge of Damai and Dajiang, when they heard that you wanted to buy a batch of cargo-carrying drones for charity in Africa, they didn't hesitate to donate one Hundreds?"

"right,"

Jackson nodded, the smile on his face subsided slightly, "Later I asked them the price of the drone again, and they told me that this drone is still in the experimental stage and has not been officially launched, and the earthquake last month The first appearance of a drone and played a very important role,

If this drone goes on the market, its market price is at least 300,000 US dollars, so the 100 drones they donated are actually equal to their donation of at least 30 million US dollars! "

After a pause for two seconds, Jackson said, "This number is even slightly lower than I estimated. I thought that such an aircraft might cost half a million dollars, so I told them at the time, just use this one hundred I am willing to endorse their products if the drone is paid off."

After Jackson finished speaking, Oprah slowly nodded her head and clapped her hands, "You are the same kind of people, and you all have a heart for charity. I think everyone, not just me, should understand the reason for your decision.

and,"

Speaking of this, Oprah turned her face to the audience and said to hundreds of reporters, "I think there is no need to answer the second question. I don't care about the reward. I just volunteer to speak for this sincerity. I I think Michael should not be facing huge debts and can't do anything!"

Crack, clap, clap clap...

Once, twice, someone took the lead, and soon the applause merged into a torrent, resounding throughout the venue.