America 1982

Wolf Tucker, the president of SBG Black Channel, does not need to ask a doctor to measure his blood pressure. He knows that his blood pressure is definitely at an extremely high value at this moment.

His wife and daughter were sitting on the sofa, watching the BTTV sitcom "How to Marry a Millionaire" on the TV, and making amused giggles from time to time.

He knew the sitcom starring three young black girls was funny, but he just couldn't laugh with his wife, his daughter.

After Tommy left with his own team, he helped BT TV station to temporarily set up a team that destroyed Tommy and his hard work and created some vulgar and sensational garbage programs full of black stereotypes and relying on racial antagonism to win the favor of the lower class blacks.

He believed that this was definitely not Tommy's idea, because that young man had discussed with him countless times late into the night how BT TV station could better show humanistic care for the lower class black people. Together, they had designed many great programs. ideas.

But now, all this has changed.

There is no need to look through the information. Wolfe remembers the name of BT TV's 6.30 news program. Tommy and he once named it "Everyday", which positioned the anchor's image as a lively, cheerful black woman with a cheerful smile. Different from other TV networks who all have serious male anchors, she can comment sharply on the news in the studio, or appear in casual clothes on the streets of Los Angeles for live interviews and interact with the audience.

Using this image to reflect the passionate and optimistic racial characteristics of black people can also make the anchor more real, more vivid, and more down-to-earth than those white anchors who are harsh but arrogant in their comments.

This is what Tommy told him that BT TV's news program originally looked like.

But what now? "Black News Today" has a black anchor who is so fat that he can die suddenly at any time. He is full of foul language and constantly uses all kinds of bad news that all black people should pay attention to, but is actually useless, and crazily instills conspiracy theories into the black viewers in front of the TV. White people They are trying to persecute black people, white people are trying to re-enslave black people, and all white people in the US government are KKK members. Listen to what this bastard named Kevin Cedric said. In order to grandstand and think he is funny, he even said in front of the TV Maybe his boss Tommy is a hidden Klansman...

It is true that BT TV originally hoped to attract black viewers, but the problem is that one day, BT TV will expand its audience base. Now that this kind of shit news program is here, how can any white people be willing to watch BT TV?

What for those white viewers to watch? Watch this black man say mysteriously in front of the TV, Hey, niggas, I received top secret news that white people are preparing to carry out large-scale secret assassinations of black people?

Wolf didn't know what kind of ghostly expression the white man would show, but what Wolf was thinking at this moment was that, if possible, he hoped that the white man would assassinate this bastard black anchor named Kevin Cedric.

The next broadcast was the cartoon "Black Panther: Jungle Run". Adapting this superhero comic into a cartoon was a very tacit understanding between Wolfe and Tommy when they first discussed it. The two of them thought of adapting the superhero comic at the same time. .

Wolf hopes that black children will have one more well-known superhero with the same skin color, which will increase their racial confidence. Tommy's idea is more direct. He thinks that black children should like COS to become a well-known superhero with the same skin color as them. Heroes, instead of having no choice but to use black skin to cosplay white heroes Superman or Spider-Man, and then receive ridicule from white peers.

The comic "Gangster: Jungle Ops" was personally selected by Wolfe. When this comic was launched in the 1970s, its sales were very dismal, but its quality was far superior to other white superhero comics of the same period. The reason was that Marvel wanted to In order to show support for black equal rights activities, three of Marvel's top editors at the time were specially created.

Sales were poor because many black children couldn't afford the comics, and white people were dismissive of stories about black superheroes.

Although this comic has won many awards and has a huge reputation in the circle, it ultimately did not last long and ended early. In Wolfe's view, this comic that condensed the efforts of three of Marvel's top white cartoonists can even be used as a It is a serious novel to read. The content is very in-depth. It tries to explain the root causes of racial antagonism and tells both sides that we are the same human beings. There is no need to use blood and violence to hurt each other and they can completely coexist.

Although the black superhero Black Panther is as cool as the white superheroes, he does not like to use pure violence to kill to solve problems like white people. When Marvel designed the Black Panther in this comic, they referred to the work of Martin Luther King. The images of multiple black social activists make the gangster's talk more profound.

Wolff once joked to Tommy that if it was adapted into a cartoon, the cartoon would definitely be eligible to compete for the Emmy Award for Best Cartoon Series that year.

As a result, he had just watched the first episode of the premiere. His favorite, this in-depth visual novel, was successfully adapted into a piece of shit by BT TV station. After watching the first episode, Wolfe knew that this was This cartoon has lost its depth, and instead focused on plot points that were passed over in the comic.

To sum up the shit plot of the adaptation in one sentence, it is the story of black people in Wakanda fighting against the white Ku Klux Klan under the leadership of the Black Panther.

The core of the story has changed from the anti-war emphasis in the original comic to the Black Panther telling his black citizens: If white people cannot coexist with black people, let white people get out of our country. If they dare to refuse, then they will be killed. Guys, kill those white people who discriminate against us.

Black people at the bottom will like this Black Panther, and white people will also like this Black Panther who is liked by black people at the bottom, but this Black Panther is definitely no longer a black superhero.

Also, Tommy had seriously discussed with him at the beginning that they were going to produce a reality show that focused on black women and was full of humanistic care. It would focus on helping those women who have encountered family crises or relationship crises and have fallen into despair, so that they can regain their strength. Confidence in life, the program was temporarily named "Lamplighter" by them.

Of course, now BT TV station has indeed produced a program full of humanistic care for black women, and it is indeed helping them to regain their confidence in life.

But Wolfe always felt that the deviation from the original idea was a bit big.

Because this show that was supposed to be called "Lamplighter" is now called "Daddy America"...

"Searching for Dad America", when the name appeared on the TV screen, Wolfe felt the urge to use a gun to massacre the BT TV headquarters!

Is this a fucking human thing? The tragedies of broken black families and black children losing their fathers are presented to the audience as a joke, and even the parties concerned can regard this humiliation as a good luck reward, and at the end, they are given an interest-free loan, which is a beautiful name. It's called humanistic care.

Fuck humanity.

"Nigger Boss" is a very exciting crime drama series. The history of the black boss's rise to fame can be called the black version of the godfather. Wolfe-Tucker doesn't have to wait for the ratings statistics company to release the data, he knows that this series will definitely gain results. Plenty of black love, but at what cost?

Black viewers who watch this series will find it very enjoyable when they take on the role of the black protagonist. Those white bastards are severely taught by black people, but in fact, when analyzing the black protagonist's behavior, they are vicious, have no bottom line, and have nothing to say to white people. Faith, do whatever it takes to achieve your goals...

Even at this moment, the sitcom "How to Marry a Millionaire" seems light and witty, and it has invited the young black actress Lisa Burnett of "The Cosbys" to star, but under Wolf It seems that it is actually helping white people solidify the stereotype of black people. Three low-class black girls are vain and worship money. Their biggest dream is to find a rich man to marry each other, and then live a life of food and clothing, good food and lazy work. The story always Is it funny to create laughter around how the three of them catch Kaizi but always fail? Of course it is funny, if black people don’t think about it.

"I should have stayed at BT and stayed with Tommy. These bastards who only care about advertising fees and ratings are not worthy of having a boss like Tommy." Seeing that the heroine changed her sexy and fashionable dress by borrowing money from the bank, While using sex appeal to seduce the audience, Wolf could no longer stand it. He stood up and left the sofa in the living room, took out a beer from the refrigerator, muttered in annoyance, and then took a sip.

He knew that after he brought his team to SBG, a California regional television network, Tommy immediately rehired a group of people. Now BT TV announced that the CEO is named Earl Rush, a black lawyer, and the other leaders are All white.

So it is not surprising that BT TV station is now producing these shits.

After all, for a profit-seeking guy like a lawyer, of course money comes first. For the sake of ratings, advertising fees can of course be ignored.

Only white people can produce this series of garbage programs that are full of stereotypes about black people.

In any case, Wolff felt that as Tommy's friend, he should call Tommy in the near future, sit down and have a serious chat, and let Tommy know that these guys who succeeded him ruined the original intention of Tommy's BT TV station. Trash programs may make many black people stare, but they will do nothing to change the current situation of black people.

As for Tommy trying to make money from TV advertising? Wolfe had never thought about Tommy that way. If Tommy wanted to make money, he would make more money in the software industry than in founding a TV station. There was no need to come to this traditional industry to gain wealth. Before he saw Tommy, he Having seen Tommy's wealth.

At that time, he had not joined BT. His former employer's financial personality talk show happened to do an interview with the upstarts of the California computer industry. Wolfe remembered clearly that there were three yellow-skinned Asians sitting on the stage. American young people, each under the age of twenty-five, started their business while in college. They own a technology company called Wyse Technology, which was founded in 1981 and is located in San Jose, California. It mainly sells data analysis software to financial institutions. and terminal.

When the three people were interviewed, the company had just completed its listing. At that time, with strong sales data, its products were spread across Wall Street, London, Tokyo and other financial cities, and the company's market value was once close to US$400 million.

Three young people under the age of 25, with a company with a market value of nearly 400 million US dollars. When the host asked them how it felt to have their companies go public and achieve economic freedom, the answer given by the three people was that they felt like being invested by assholes. People robbed a lot of money, but they couldn't call the police and could only keep it in their hearts.

The asshole investors mentioned by the three people refer to the EFF alliance headed by Tommy Hawke and Jason White.

In the words of three newly wealthy people, if it were not for their Asian status, their modest net worth would dare to be interviewed on a TV station in a serious manner. If it were reported back to Silicon Valley or Stanford University, they would only be ridiculed. A person would be worth three to five thousand at most. With a net worth of 10,000 yuan, do you dare to be called a new wealthy person in the California computer industry? This result is not even ranked in the top ten of the year at EFF or Stanford. What's more, no matter how it is ranked, the number one ranking every year is either Jason White or Tommy Hawke, because the eight companies behind it must be Both of these guys have holdings.

And no one dared to refuse them at all. It’s not that no company has tried to refuse, and they basically ended up splitting or closing down. In short, small companies in Silicon Valley, in the eyes of Tommy Hawke or Jason White, are like ostentatious companies. Girl, if he likes you and you still want to continue working in this industry, then you have to go to bed with EFF, and then EFF will give you an investment.

Of course, EFF will help you formulate company strategies, but at the same time, it will also gradually increase its influence in the company and constantly look for suitable opportunities to promote the company's listing. It seems that joining EFF can help the company develop faster, but for the founders, Basically, this company is no longer my child, and I am just a fucking surrogate mother at best.

Such poignant industry comments made Wolfe feel that the show's current ratings would be good. Unfortunately, before it could be aired, a team of lawyers representing EFF came to the TV station, offering a hush money in their left hand and a lawyer's letter in their right hand.

Then, the program was temporarily changed to an interview with Jason White, the founder of EFF. Listening to him talk to the host about his great story of sacrificing himself for starting a business, turning the serious financial interview into "Pimp" "Ke" magazine customer return visit.

As for the three Asian founders of that company, according to what Jason said, they seemed to have been arranged to go to Japan to explore the Asian market with greater prospects. If they were unwilling to go to Asia, there were African markets for them to choose from.

That was the first time Wolfe heard Tommy's name. When he actually met him, he found that Tommy was more sincere than the rumors. He admitted to himself that he was now rich and no longer needed to run around every day to make money. So I want to do something that can enhance my own value, such as promoting racial equality, for example, opening a TV station that truly meets the needs of black audiences.

When a person has money, he will start to consider issues of values. Tommy's words made Wolf feel very logical, and Tommy spent real money and money, and at the same time delegated power to him, without interfering in any of his decisions at all.

In this way, he accompanied Tommy to conceive the style of the TV station and design the program. In the end, because Tommy was busy with studies and other business, the work of BT TV station was always progressing slowly, and Wolfe needed to be responsible for the team. In the TV industry, if it has been Doing nothing, just collecting salary, the team can easily degenerate into inertia quickly. Therefore, in order to maintain the industry competitiveness and influence of his team, Wolfe made a difficult decision to resign, and then joined SBG to start working. .

And now, the BT TV station that he had put countless efforts into in the early stage has finally started broadcasting, and he is invited to watch a show like "Searching for Dad America".

"Baby, I think you should go back to your room and sleep now. It's getting late." His wife suddenly spoke in the living room to remind her daughter to go back to her room and sleep.

This voice interrupted Wolfe's thoughts. He came back to his senses and walked back to the living room: "Don't be so harsh, honey, it's okay to let the child sleep late once in a while... Baby! Go back to the room right away! What the hell is that? ?”

On the TV screen, a host was introducing something: Welcome to BT TV's late-night family reality show, "The Wife Swap Game", where two black families will welcome...

The daughter stood up and walked towards her bedroom with the stuffed doll in her arms. As she walked, she said: "Wife Swap Game, Dad, what kind of game is that? It was said on TV that black families can participate, so does our family need to sign up?" "

Wolfe's wife also turned to stare at him. Wolfe tried hard to control the beating veins on his forehead and the ferocious facial expression at any time, and his voice was almost squeezed out from the gap between his teeth:

"Baby, if our family signs up for this game, I think the consequence will be that you and your mother may soon participate in the show "Looking for Dad America."

After his daughter returned to the bedroom with a puzzled look on her face, Wolfe looked at the screen: "How shameless a black lawyer and a white program director must be to design such a heartbreaking reality show."

"Although the scale is a bit large, it is indeed refreshing. The name is more like a gimmick. Listening to the introduction, it feels like two women who admire each other exchange living environments, experience the troubles in each other's lives that outsiders will not understand, and try Find a solution." Wolf's wife introduced to her husband while sitting on the sofa, looking at the screen.

Wolf nodded slightly: "Really?"

"My God, that woman's new husband looks so strong. Sleeping in the same bed with such a man at night, it's hard not to have something happen..." The wife was suddenly happy when she saw the female guest's new family member appear. said.

Hearing the words coming out of his wife's mouth, Wolfe immediately changed the channel, and then grabbed his hair hard: "You are highly educated, my dear."

"But it doesn't stop me from watching this kind of show with gusto. No one stipulates that women who have graduated from college can't like to watch this kind of reality show. But I won't watch the shows you make." The wife said it to her mouth from the side. She bought a piece of potato chips and said the most threatening words to her husband with a smile:

"And if you don't satisfy me tonight, I will consider signing up for this show."

"I'm going to see Tommy tomorrow." After hearing what his wife said, Wolfe said with a dull expression, then stood up and walked towards the bathroom.

The wife deliberately asked in a confused voice on the sofa: "Say hello to Tommy for me, and when you go to see him, do you hope that through him, I can participate in the program through the green channel and save the registration process? "

Wolfe's wife had met Tommy many times before when he was working for BT and was very familiar with Tommy.

"This is not funny, honey." Wolfe stood at the door of the bathroom, turned his head and looked at his wife seriously.

"If you don't come back to my bed tonight, I'll let you know how funny it will be." His wife winked at him and said.

Wolfe took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and lowered his head: "I always have to take a shower first before I can wait for you in bed."

After saying that, he walked into the bathroom, his mouth wide open, his face ferocious, but he didn't make any sound. After his emotions were vented, he took a shower, and then looked at himself in the mirror: "Earl Rush, you... Mom is a damn one-eyed Charlie, "Wife Swap Game" is really yours..."

He walked out of the bathroom, softly cursing Earl Rush, who he thought was the culprit who ruined the original intention of BT TV. Then he saw that another program had been changed on the TV. It was obvious that he had judged the current limits of BT TV. Still wrong.

Because on the TV screen, a black host was talking to the camera:

"This is the "Almighty Gun Modifier". Our slogan is, spend the least money and use the most ruthless products..."

"Does anyone really like to watch this gun-changing program?" The wife complained with some dissatisfaction:

"Can't they just do a series? It's such a shame that we won't be able to watch the second episode of Wife Swap until next week."

Wolfe sighed: "I don't know who likes to watch it, but I know that American police officers will definitely not like this show. Tommy's original idea was so beautiful, but the result now is so bad. I think I resign." , which accounts for a large part of the responsibility. If I were still in BT, it would definitely not be as virtuous as it is now."

"Want to listen to my advice?" My wife didn't like watching "Almighty Gun King". She walked towards the bathroom and said as she walked: "These programs are quite good, better than your programs on the SBG black channel, so , please, let Tommy go.”