Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 267 - 272 Kung Pao Chicken

New York, Manhattan District Court.

15-year-old Beyoncé, wearing a tight long dress and high heels, inappropriate for her age, stepped into the courthouse.

"Why are there so many reporters, feels more than our new album release."

"Heh," her father and manager answered with a laugh, "NBC has an agreement, they couldn’t stay away."

"The rest are partly because of Universal, and partly because that Asian bestselling author is enough of a draw."

That young writer?

Beyoncé was intrigued and immediately asked, "So will he... show up here?"

"Come on, it’s not a personal injury case, why would a billionaire show up in person?" her father shook his head and quietly replied.

"Look, that’s Mr. Wang Jian’s lawyer."

"Miss Beyoncé, right?" Matthew looked at the African singer and slightly nodded.

Pretty good-looking, not enough to make the public question the client’s taste.

"Then come with me, you’re not religious, are you?"

Beyoncé paused, then quickly nodded.

Of course, she knew why he asked, she was expected to swear on the Bible when testifying.

But after discussing with her father yesterday, they thought it wasn’t much of a risk to go ahead in such a sure-win case.

Even if, as rumored, NBC was behind it, given the public perception and predetermined outcome, there shouldn’t be any extra buzz for Time Warner and the bestselling author.

As for lying? What does it matter?

Hollywood actresses also tell the public that they became stars purely through acting!

"Mr. Lawyer, could I possibly meet Mr. Wang Jian?" Beyoncé boldly asked.

Matthew glanced at her and casually replied, "Mr. Wang Jian will naturally appear during the signing ceremony."

However, he thought to himself, "But you, being only 15, likely aren’t his type!"

"Even if, your figure is great and you have a lovely voice, it’d still be hard to connect with him!"

...

"Another archetype," Woodward pointed at the TV, "and an African singer with a voluptuous figure?"

"Are Wang Jian and Universal using us as a free publicity platform?"

Indeed, his anger was understandable.

Every second on the major networks was precious; even a slight extension of time given to one party during presidential races necessitated some level of quid pro quo.

Yet due to a mistake on his part, NBC had been exploited!

"Sorry, Mr. Woodward." The legal advisor shook his head helplessly, "According to laws, this is how we must proceed."

"Mr. Woodward," at that moment, his assistant came in, "the music channel received many requests for ’Destiny’s Child,’ the director is asking if you mind airing it..."

Hearing this raised Woodward’s blood pressure.

He now didn’t know whether to be happy or complain, but NBC’s news channel’s influence was indeed extraordinary.

"Contact the deputy director," Woodward pondered for a moment, "ask if he has time to join me on a trip to Europe."

"If we can’t influence subtly, then let’s confront them directly!"

"Also, under NBC’s name, send interview requests to the British royalty and the Vatican."

...

At this time, in Los Angeles, a group was also focused on this court case.

In Hollywood, the capital of fame, there are no secrets.

From the moment Universal began prepping for the adaptation, the news was already out.

Well, "I’m Too Rich," as a literary work, was neither likely to be turned into a big-budget blockbuster nor seemed capable of chasing awards.

Yet there was one thing that deeply attracted ambitious actors.

That is, this adaptation was clearly targeting "Jerry Maguire."

Who starred in "Jerry Maguire"?

Among the two Toms, it was Tom Cruise!

Competing with him would definitely be a significant way to boost one’s own profile.

Besides, to compete with him, Universal, one of the Big Six, would undoubtedly provide equal promotional resources.

"Even a bad movie beats being unknown," said an actor, his eyes fixated on the passing CAA agents.

"The evaluation results are out; that girl Beyoncé, because of her attendance in court, caused several major TV stations to play her songs."

"I come from a family with a strong artistic background," an actor grabbed an agent, "I’m perfectly suited to play the role of the author!"

"Please, you need to have a literary background to play an author, so does that mean you need to have violent tendencies to play a murderer?" another actor mocked.

"Exactly, it’s a biographical adaptation; you need to match the author’s image first!"

"Your height is too short; surely I’m more suitable?"

"Suitable? Have you looked at your skin color? The bestselling author is clearly Asian, yellow-skinned!"

"What, are you planning to paint yourself?"

"Why not, Fu Manchu was played by a white actor, wasn’t he?"

Regardless of the actors’ discussions outside, CAA’s senior agents were coolly analyzing the situation.

"Universal still hopes to follow a biographical, not a ’self-portrait’ mode."

"At the same time, they’ve given that Asian bestselling author unimaginable authority."

"I don’t know about Asians, but as for Africans, they definitely lean more towards their own."

"So," the agent in the front asked, "which Asian actors are currently under our contract?"

"Jackie Chan, but obviously, he’s not suitable for this role."

"Chow Yun Fat? That’s WMA’s!"

"John Lone? I think he’s too old."

"Fuck!" a senior agent exclaimed, "Why do we have so few Asian actors on our list?"

"Maybe, we should reach out to Sony Columbia and find some Japanese actors? They’d definitely be interested!"

"As far as I know, that Asian author is Chinese, not Japanese."

"Between them, there doesn’t seem to be any fondness."

Just then, an actor burst into the meeting room.

"I’m very fascinated by Eastern culture; please give me a chance."

"I love kimono, Tachi, and sakura!"

Afterward, he said a bunch of Japanese phrases, ending with, "Arigatou."

The agents looked at each other, the atmosphere momentarily stalling.

Well, due to Sony, Japanese actors had a higher status than Chinese ones in Hollywood.

But this time, the situation was different.

"Sorry," a Caucasian stood up, patting the actor on the shoulder, "What you said is completely incorrect."

"You should have said, ’Gong-bao-ji-ding!’"

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