Chapter 594 Johnny Carson

In the latter part of his career, Johnny Carson especially liked to ridicule political and business celebrities with acrimonious words, or make up jokes to seek personal revenge, which offended many people, so as soon as he left the TV screen, he was immediately dug out. material.

The most talked about by the outside world is his poor business ability. As a well-known and popular talk show host, he can make a lot of money, but driven by his arrogant personality, his investment is extremely irrational.

In the 1970s, he was fooled by DeLorean, the youngest executive of General Motors at the time, to invest in DMC Motors. When the local auto giants in the United States were beaten up by the book, he, DeLorean and another friend A total of 80 million dollars was raised. The company opened against the market in 1975. It was only in 1978 that it received a 120 million dollar subsidy from the British government to build a factory in Northern Ireland, where Republican Army activities were rampant. It was put into operation in 1981 and went bankrupt in 1982. The total burned More than 200 million dollars, only more than 9,000 cars were produced...

He also invested in a large chain of fast food restaurants, which also ended up in bankruptcy.

In the 1980s, after losing the competition with the gambling tycoon Wayne Newton in Las Vegas, he angrily made jokes on his show to disgust the opponent. Fortunately, he is a very well-known public figure, otherwise he would have been dumped in the Somewhere in the Nevada desert.

In his own media industry, he once owned two TV stations, one was the predecessor of FOX5, which was sold in 1985 due to poor management, and the other was sold in 1986, but he was able to retain a small amount of shares. There are also some radio stations that are currently sold for seven or eighty-eight.

There are even more failed investments in other small projects such as the purchase of the right to adapt the cat and mouse game novel. The only project that made money was his personal clothing brand of the same name, which specializes in turtleneck sweaters, but that is also because he has been on the show for a long time. Wearing and bringing goods, relying on personal influence to drive the American people to follow suit.

"I'm fine."

Of course, a person with his personality would not come to Song Ya's door to "respect and condescend", but "actively" made a phone call and asked Song Ya to be a guest in his mansion in Banberg, California.

"It's just that everyone can't stand me anymore, including NBC."

He could see clearly that at the other end of the long dining table, this old handsome white guy with a smile on his face was a little self-aware, while he was dealing with the steak on the plate, he laughed at himself, "The physical reason is just a decent thing they gave me. , which can save a lot of trouble.”

"I remember 9...92? When I first learned that I was going to participate in your show, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep." Song Ya complimented.

"I have worked with you?" After all, he was almost seventy years old, and Johnny Carson had a blank look on his face.

"I was very unlucky. Jay Leno replaced you at the time." Song Ya said.

"oh……"

The two chatted for a while, and he asked Song Ya for the latest version of the script of the cat and mouse game, so he put on reading glasses and read it at the dinner table.

"May I take the liberty to ask, how did you know that I wanted to restart this project?" Song Ya took the opportunity to inquire.

"A friend told me."

He did not recruit sources, "The young actor's agents all think this is an opportunity. Abagnell's experience is legendary. Getting this kind of high-intelligence single male lead role will be very beneficial to their career development. , Huh? You changed him into a double hero?"

"It's not enough, it's just a big increase in the role of the second male FBI agent. A liar with a high IQ also needs an opponent with a high IQ, isn't it?" Song Ya asked.

"It's okay, I still prefer the first version of the script that I just got the right to adapt."

He showed a nostalgic look, "At that time, my creative passion was very high, and I stayed up all night, just to write a good story about a legendary liar..."

Nagging and talking a lot, "But it's okay, after all, it's really not good to present a perfect liar character in the movie, have you got that Abagnale dealt with?"

"I haven't contacted him yet." Song Ya replied.

"Ha, that guy will definitely extort another sum of money from you.

"Johnny Carson laughed.

"I'm mentally prepared."

Song Ya knew that this was unavoidable. Although the right to adapt the novel belonged to Hollywood Pictures, it would not be good if the original author jumped out to make trouble when the movie was announced. Big-selling projects are rare, and it is more common in Hollywood that the crew is caught in a scolding war with the original author, and then the wind direction is biased, and the box office suffers losses.

"Well, that guy is well versed in the art of trading, and he won't blackmail you too much." Johnny Carson closed the script, "I want to invest in this movie."

"Welcome." Song Ya smiled.

"Well……"

The old man seemed to have expected Song Ya to agree so readily, "You don't really think that I'm the kind of blind investor that is rumored by the outside world, do you? If you want to cheat my money, then I will say that you have made the wrong idea..."

"Me? Haha, I'm just a rookie in Hollywood."

Song Ya smiled and said: "I'm afraid I don't know Hollywood as well as you do. I heard from Yeremov that you have a good personal relationship with Mr. Roy Disney, right?"

"Of course, I have helped the Disney family a lot." The old man replied proudly.

He is so popular that it is difficult to go bankrupt. After all, he only invests randomly, but his methods are not radical. If he loses, he can obediently admit his compensation and leave the market.

Song Ya had done some research before coming to Ban Burke. Even though the old man had almost spent hundreds of millions of dollars, the royalties from his early publications were enough to live comfortably. The rotten ship still has three-point nails, and his life is not very poor. Extremely extravagant, at least he is still a multi-millionaire now. As one of the TV hosts with the highest ratings in the 1970s and 1980s, he was even able to influence the hearts and minds of the people in the United States. This must be followed by the public relations behavior of various political and commercial forces all year round. Needless to say, although he has unnecessarily offended many people because of his big mouth.

"I want the power to modify the script."

But the old man may be very satisfied with Song Ya's respectful attitude, and immediately began to act like a demon.

"Uh, I will properly consider your amendment." Song Ya declined.

"Playing word games with me? Kid... Before you appeared in this world, I..."

"Mr. Carson, I'm good at investing, you can trust me." Song Ya interrupted him with a smile.

"Ha! Is that a pig on the vent?"

The old man was a little embarrassed by his betting eyes. When it comes to investment, it is an eternal pain in his heart. "Go and sit over there."

The two ended the discussion just now by leaving the dinner table.

"Pay attention to your body, the doctor told you not to read for a long time."

His fourth wife came and snatched the script from him and put it on the table with a bad attitude. Because of the previous divorce lawsuit, he now has to bear the monthly living expenses of an ex-wife who has 6,000 knives a month, and the other ex-wife has taken away 20 million knives in divorce compensation from him. He took the money and went out to invest indiscriminately, otherwise there would be little inheritance left.

"It's okay dear, I don't want to watch it, you continue to talk about APLUS."

"My concern is distribution, which, you know, Hollywood distributors really hate."

Song Yala's main purpose of entering the game is to borrow his personal relationship with Roy Disney and his remaining influence in the media. It is rare to have an intersection with this kind of old media person who has begun to retire. This opportunity must be grasped live.

"I know, I know, I'll talk to Roy about it." He nodded.

The two fell into silence. After his wife left, he asked again: "I can still make up jokes. After I retire, I have saved a lot, which can be added to the script."

"The joke... Well, I have no objection in principle, as long as the joke is good enough." Song Ya knew that he had fallen into nostalgia and unwillingness for the host career, and did not refuse again.

Then the two stopped talking again.

The old man thought for a while, then suddenly asked: "APLUS, how did you manage to get 100 million from Dow?"

"Just... just sell the factory under my name to them..."

Song Ya was a little uncomfortable being stared at by the old man's bright eyes, "Actually, I may not have made money. Do you know the popular way of glow sticks in the book? This is a big market."

"Did Dow use any means against you?" the old man asked.

"Uh, sure, used some."

"I knew it, I knew it!" The old man thumped the armrest of the sofa, "They are dishonest, very dishonest, during the Agent Orange incident..."

After speaking halfway, he stopped in time, and then had nothing to talk about again.

"Approximately how much will you invest in the cat and mouse game project." Song Ya broke the silence.

"I have not decided yet."

The old man carefully looked in the direction his wife left, "You can talk to my lawyer, we will keep in touch through him."