Daily life of an American TV drama agent

From the crowd, a sneaky tall man jumped out. Who else could it be if it wasn't Sheldon? From the moment Dan stepped onto the Caltech campus, Sheldon had been following behind him like a stalker. .

"When did you discover me? My stealth skills are obviously as good as yours, did you put a tracker on me again?" Sheldon said in disbelief as he pulled off the hair on his head.

"Sheldon, this is not a game. The way the characters in the Scholar game look, walking is called sneaking. There is no such skill in reality. Even if you did, you wouldn't know it. Your assassin outfit was not sewn with my leather jacket. Bar?"

Ron looked up and down. Sheldon was wearing the same Assassin's Creed costume. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that the leather patches on it were very similar to his own jacket, and he couldn't help but say suspiciously.

"Of course, otherwise where else can I find such materials that are exactly the same as those in the game..."

Before Sheldon could finish his complaint, Dan happily opened his arms to him: "Long time no see, Sheldon~"

Sheldon had just stretched out his hand halfway when he suddenly froze and retracted it again, holding his hands in front of his chest: "It didn't last long enough for the scar of my betrayal by you to heal."

"Why did I betray you?" Dan looked confused.

"You know what you did!"

Sheldon looked angry. Dan was still confused and had no other choice. Ron could only pat Sheldon on the shoulder: "I think he doesn't know. After all, not everyone can keep up with your weird brain circuit. Otherwise, you should understand better and tell me how is he?"

"Tell me! What did you do after I moved to California?"

"What's wrong with me staying in Texas?"

"Listen! Can you believe it?" Sheldon excitedly pointed at Dan and said to Leonard and the others behind him: "He actually abandoned me!"

"Okay, so I can understand that you are angry that he didn't come to Los Angeles with you?" Ron seemed to understand why Sheldon was angry.

"Why else? When I was admitted to Caltech, I was afraid of moving so far away from home, so Dan said he would move in with me, and he found a girlfriend during the summer. And then he stayed in Texas! Isn’t this betrayal?”

Sheldon angrily accused Dan of his fault, and Ron looked a little embarrassed. This was indeed something about him, because he was the one who introduced Dan's girlfriend.

Just as Dan was about to explain, Ron stopped him: "Have you ever thought about it? It's precisely because he didn't accompany you that you had the opportunity to meet Leonard, Howard, Raj, these very good people. Friend, think about it, if Dan had come to Los Angeles with you, how different would your life be now?"

"No, it will be the same as now." Sheldon tilted his head and imagined, and found that except that Penny might have a new husband, basically nothing else had changed.

Seriously speaking, Dan's character actually has a lot of similarities with Leonard's, the same kind gentleman, the same nerdy inferiority complex, and the enthusiastic communication skills between otakus. If Dan and Sheldon came together, As for Los Angeles, at most it will replace Leonard's original position.

Dan would become very good friends with Howard Raj, drooling at the sight of his new neighbor Pebbles, imagining what they would look like together.

Dan also thought of this, and he and Ron looked at Leonard with pity, and were confused by their gazes everywhere.

"What are you looking at me doing?"

"It's nothing, I just think you are more handsome than usual today, especially this tie suits you very well." Ron patted Leonard on the shoulder and said perfunctorily, then turned to Sheldon: "But you have to admit, It was precisely because Dan was not with you that you had the opportunity to make these new friends, and he did nothing wrong, he was just pursuing his own happiness. Now that you have Amy, you should understand that feeling, right wrong?"

"Okay, I understand how it feels, and I forgive you." Sheldon held out his hand to Dan.

"That's right. I think we should have a good chat. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Why don't we..." Ron held Sheldon and Dan on the left and right as they were about to go out, when a new message was received on their phone. He could only swallow the words "please have dinner" back in his mouth.

"How about I treat you to dinner another day? Sorry, I have something to do and need to go out."

The information was sent by Saul. He found a film and television company that was on the verge of bankruptcy for Ron. The purchase price was only 3 million US dollars, which was exactly the income Ron earned from this part-time job.

The former boss of the company made an appointment with him at two o'clock in the afternoon. It would take more than an hour to drive from here to the appointment location, so he had to leave immediately.

"Good afternoon, Mr. James, you have a film and television company that you plan to sell, right?" In the coffee shop, the owner of Ronxiang Film and Television Company stretched out his hand.

"Yes, I am the boss of Dislo Company. My company mainly focuses on TV series and amusement park projects. Unfortunately, both parties lost money. But if you intend to buy it, it will be yours." James He smiled wryly and shook Ron's hand.

"TV series and an amusement park? So your business philosophy is to imitate the Disney model? A family-friendly TV series plus a theme park is a good idea, but unfortunately not everyone can do it."

"Who says it's not the case? I only realized this when my company was almost bankrupt." Mr. James' smile became more self-deprecating: "But to correct you a small mistake, my main business is not family entertainment. There are many types of TV series and theme parks, but mainly adult content.”

"puff!"

"Feel sorry!"

"It doesn't matter."

The coffee Ron had just drank into his mouth was so surprised that it spurted out all at once, spraying Mr. James for his whole life. He quickly got up to find a tissue for Mr. James, but James casually took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped it.

"Thor, you idiot!" Ron couldn't help but cursed in his mind. The purpose of buying the film and television company was to produce a light comedy based on the story of Caroline Max. If this project makes money, it's okay. By the way, Develop some other film and television projects to earn some pocket money.

But for a film and television company that mainly produces adult TV series, what should Ron do? You can’t make an adult version of Broke Sisters, right?

Although judging from the way Ron and Caroline Max get along, this is definitely a restricted adult TV series, but that's not what Ron wanted to film.

"Although the things we filmed before were adult TV series, I assure you that my company is definitely capable of producing serious TV series. I even hired two very powerful special effects people to shoot the adult version of Marvel movies. Master, you will never suffer a loss if you buy my company. If you are willing, if you sign the contract now, I can get another 200,000 cheaper."

Probably because he was too eager to use money, James quickly explained to Ron.

However, Ron did not rush to reply. Instead, he sipped his coffee and looked through the contract casually. It was only when James' patience was about to be worn out that he put down the cup: "It's $500,000 cheaper and I want you to keep the unfinished business." Package the amusement park projects to me together, otherwise there is no need to discuss anything else.”

This time, James was in a dilemma. Although the amusement park project was originally under the name of the company, it was his trump card to prepare for a turnaround in the future, so when he sold the company, he specially separated it out.

James clenched and unclenched his fists, going back and forth several times. Ron could see his inner struggle, but he didn't mean to urge him at all. It's a buyer's market now, and people waiting to sell the company in Los Angeles are not just one or two people. He could definitely wait for the next one. James clenched his fists again and finally made a decision in his heart.

"Okay, here you go, give it all to you!" James slapped the table: "But I require that part of the money be paid in cash in multiple installments."

After saying that, James lay down on the chair weakly like a salted fish who had lost his dream.

Handing over the amusement park project to Ron means that he has completely lost all his trump cards. Now he can only take the money and become an ordinary rich man. As for using the money to rebuild such a project, it is not impossible. , but at the age of over 50, he no longer has such abundant energy.

Not to mention that the progress of the amusement park project is not just about buying a piece of land to build the amusement park. The scenes set up for the plot of the TV series have already started construction. Although it is still far from being ready for business, it is definitely not something that can be done quickly with only 2.5 million US dollars. of.

"Happy cooperation," Ron smiled proudly, signed his name on the contract, and handed it to James: "By the way, what does your adult-themed amusement park look like? And what's the name of your TV series? Is it Spartacus, which is being released recently? To be honest, that show was well shot, and I still remember some of the scenes in it particularly well."

"No, our company is producing another one called Westworld. I plan to build the amusement park in the style of a western town, so that people can experience all the stories of the pioneer era here, such as riding horses to rob trains, being a sheriff, maintaining For the security of the town, or even fall in love with the girl in the town, all the service staff are replaced by bionic robots, which just takes advantage of the loopholes and avoids some legal issues."

Ron's hands trembled and he almost spilled his coffee. Westworld? Isn’t that the story of the bionic robot rebellion?

Although in the world of Ron's previous life, let alone bionic robots with the ability to think independently like real people, Dulian's bipedal robots that could walk on their own without falling were rare objects, like the kind of robots in Westworld. It's simply impossible to achieve.

But in this time-traveled world, Ron can't guarantee it. Let's not talk about how sci-fi the mercenary he met with Hobbs before, who was almost transformed into a semi-mechanical one, is CCTV's Terminator from the future world. , he has met twice.

The suspected prototype of the Terminator, the terrifying machine invented by Fincher, still uses special information interference methods to hide itself in an unknown corner of the world, silently peeping at the entire world.

"I think this project is a bit too bloody and violent. If the tourists are set up as justice partners who help the Sheriff maintain order in the town, this amusement park can be turned into a paradise for gun lovers, and the bloody and violent elements can be deleted. Attracting children may lead to good development.”

"Maybe."

Abandoning his own company, James signed his name without interest and handed one of the signed contracts back to Ron. The two shook hands politely. Now the contract only needs to be notarized by Saul to make it official. takes effect, and then Ron only needs to transfer the money to the designated account.

Just as Ron was about to pick up the contract and leave, a loud noise suddenly broke out outside the cafe. Ron turned to look out the window and saw a group of people waving flags and jumping around like clowns, crossing the street.

These people are mainly white, with a small amount of blacks and Asians mixed in. Their ages include almost all ages from teenagers to the elderly. They are walking on the streets with various guns and cold weapons, but this team It is very strange that there are not many women.

"Who are these people?" Ron asked with a frown.

James glanced at them and said casually: "They are all supporters of Congressman Warren, don't you know? They are the lunatic who proposed the Day of Redemption plan."

Just as he was talking, a marcher holding a sign with Warren's face happened to pass by outside the coffee shop. Ron glanced at the photo on the sign and felt a sense of familiarity. He immediately recalled the identity of the other person. Is one of the contenders in this presidential election.

Thinking of this, Ron's brows furrowed even deeper, because today, when the election results were officially announced, these people were marching struttingly on the streets. There was only one possibility, that is, the Warren they supported was elected.

"That sucks, so they really elected a lunatic to power, huh? Hopefully his plans for a so-called Day of Redemption were just slogans to get the mob to vote for her, if he plans to fulfill his promise ,That……"

"What's going to happen? How much worse can it be than this depressed economy?"

"No, what I'm saying is, if his Day of Redemption plan comes into play, then it might be a good idea to install a home security system, Mr. James Sandin."

Ron took James's business card and called out his full name meaningfully.

"Think about it, not everyone wants to go out and kill people to vent their emotions on the Day of Redemption, but I'm sure everyone doesn't want to be killed, let alone their family members being harmed. This is a business opportunity~"