Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 210 - 208 Performance

The next morning, in the office.

Wang Jian looked at James, puzzled, and asked, "NBC didn’t mention ABC in the news, did they?"

"And why didn’t you choose to clarify? Instead, in the news that followed, you repeatedly broadcasted and cemented the so-called ’Equal Rights Hero.’"

"But during their live broadcast, they had aired news of discrimination by ABC."

James took a sip of his coffee and continued, "Discrimination is a very troublesome matter."

"And the most troublesome problem of discriminating against Africans is spreading fast among celebrities in the cultural and sports fields due to Ewing’s influence."

"Now, it’s already showing signs of affecting the grassroots Africans."

"As for why we wanted to craft the image of the ’Equal Rights Hero’ for you, it’s certainly because of ’Anomalies and Creatures.’"

James took another sip of his coffee and said with a smile, "In some sense, we have a stable relationship of interests."

"I believe under this relationship, you would prefer to clarify for ABC."

"Then, the identity of the ’Equal Rights Hero’ would obviously gain the trust of the Africans more easily than a bestselling author."

"After all, nobody can claim Martin Luther King discriminated against Africans, can they?"

"Wang," James looked intently at Wang Jian, "are you willing to step forward and limit the adaptation of ’Anomalies and Creatures’ to just a literary work?"

So... I’ve got to affirm this ’Equal Rights Hero’ title?

Fuck, I just want to be a billionaire in peace, not get dragged into this kind of bizarre mess!

"Of course," James pulled out a document and handed it to Wang Jian, "as a reward, ABC will cooperate to achieve the high fidelity you desired in ’Anomalies and Creatures’."

"We’ll attribute this to your uncompromising negotiation."

This...

Wang Jian thought about it and felt that it was still rather troublesome.

At that moment, Tom gave James a glance and whispered, "Wang, this will win you the support of the fans of the original ’Anomalies and Creatures.’"

"Because of a certain sense of involvement, they will likely support your work and site continuously."

How much money do those people have?

Ah, wrong!

Those people... are actually quite wealthy!

"Alright," Wang Jian pondered for a moment, "what should I do?"

James stood up and made a "please" gesture.

"Of course, we’ll use our best method—the news broadcast."

One hour later, in ABC’s conference room.

Wang Jian looked at the hastily prepared staff and the set-up cameras and couldn’t help but lament inwardly.

"Where is the seriousness and truth of the news?"

"Mr. Wang, are you ready?" asked the news director politely, "Don’t worry, we’re recording, so we can have multiple takes."

Wang Jian looked at the bunch of extras sitting across from him and then at the script, took a deep breath, and gave an "ok" gesture.

"Action!"

With the director’s shout, Wang Jian stood up indignantly.

"When you were filming ’Anomalies and Creatures,’ you cut a lot of scenes, do you realize that such acts have amounted to discrimination?"

"Don’t pin everything on discrimination!" A middle-aged Caucasian actor started to show off his acting chops, "What we want is viewership, is the return on investment!"

"We won’t shoot those things that lack drama!"

Wang Jian glared at him.

Suddenly, he made a "cut" gesture.

"Sorry," Wang Jian said with an awkward smile, "I just can’t seem to cry!"

"Quick, the eyedrops!" the director commanded the stage crew while trying to please Wang Jian, "This is a common trick in Hollywood."

"Please rest assured, Mr. Wang, it’s absolutely harmless to your body." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Wang Jian put the eyedrops in his eyes and blinked.

Well, it’s quite comfortable...

"I’m ready," he signaled to the director.

The director quickly pulled the camera back and gestured to continue.

"I once shared an apartment with an African brother in the Bronx District," Wang Jian’s eyes started to turn red, "do you know what that feels like?"

"And at that time, I also had a cat and a dog..."

Wang Jian looked out the window, full of nostalgia, "You’re after return on investment?"

"Fine!" He pulled out his checkbook, wrote down a figure, and threw it over.

"I’ll invest myself and don’t care about the profits!"

"If you still won’t film, then that’s discrimination!"

"Tch," the middle-aged Caucasian sniffed, "Do you know how much funding this needs?"

He casually picked up the check, glanced at it, and immediately acted surprised.

"You can bring out this much money?"

"My company has just gone public!" Wang Jian walked away from the conference table indifferently, "And even without this incident, I would have still done everything to make ’Anomalies and Creatures’ a great film."

"For my African brother, for my cat and dog!"

"Remember, if you don’t change what you’re filming, then it’s truly discrimination!"

Wang Jian turned back and looked coldly at everyone, "You all, just wait for the lawyer’s letter!"

"Perfect!" shouted the director.

"That’s it?" Wang Jian looked at James, a puzzled look on his face.

"Hehe," James laughed as he explained, "If it were broadcast by ABC, obviously it wouldn’t suffice."

"But if CBS broadcasts it, with a title like ’Shock, the Behind-The-Scenes Truth of ’Anomalies and Creatures’ Leaked,’ we could clear ourselves of any suspicion of discrimination."

"We could even shape you into an author who defies capital and is deeply devoted to his work."

This...

"Then wouldn’t you, come off looking like the bad capitalists?" Wang Jian was still somewhat confused, "And besides, why would CBS cooperate with you?"

"’Anomalies’ and ’Raymond’ are supposed to be competitors."

"Capitalists?" James chuckled, "We’ve always been criticized, it doesn’t matter."

"Compared to Disney and the Viacom Group ruining the originals, we’re nothing."

"As for CBS..." James pulled out the videotape and handed it to his assistant, "Wang, did you know? Sometimes a television network performing too well can also end up being targeted by the Big Six in Hollywood."

"Oh, and your check." He handed it over with a smile, "Congratulations on Twitter’s successful IPO."

"Wang, your fortune on paper is enough to make it onto the Forbes list."

"It’s just on paper." Wang Jian took the check and casually tore it up, "When will this video be broadcast?"

"Of course, it’ll be right before the second episode of ’Anomalies and Creatures’ airs, after we’ve solidified your ’Equal Rights Hero’ image a bit more."

"Shit!" Wang Jian cursed under his breath, "I could almost go to Hollywood."

"Ha," James laughed and patted Wang Jian’s shoulder, "In Hollywood, you’d be a third-rate actor."

"But here, you’re a writer who’s made a scene with your work and capital."

"Wang, trust me, you’ll become an idol to all the writers in America!"

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