Birth of an actor

"Gentlemen and ladies in front of the TV, hello everyone, I'm David Letterman, today I bring you a show that is a bit special, I think you have felt it through the TV screen, look Behind me, our show today is filmed not at the Ed Sullivan Theater in midtown Manhattan, but on this magnificent, spectacular, wonderful, incredible—"

As David Letterman said, although he stood in the center of the TV screen, the attention of the audience in front of the TV was completely out of him, because behind him—where David Letterman stood It is obviously a port, but I don’t know if he is near Long Island, New York, or in places like Miami, Hawaii, etc. Judging by his clothes, it should be a very warm area—except for an endless ocean, where the water is sparkling Above the water, there is a huge cruise ship floating!

Across the sea, across the port, and through the camera lens of the CBS show "David Letterman Talk Show", it is difficult for the audience in front of the TV to judge the size of the cruise ship that appeared in the camera, but it It must have a very large volume, because the brightly lit cruise ship illuminates a piece of nearby sea water, and the water surface clearly reflects the specific appearance of the cruise ship, even the reflection of the windows on the cabin can be seen clearly, which is amazing It is not something that a small-sized ship can do.

"—Dream Wheel "Apollo"!" David Letterman finally called out the name of the cruise ship to the camera.

And many male viewers in front of the TV immediately exclaimed!

Dream Wheel "Apollo"!

Anyone who has read luxury magazines or interesting military magazines will know the "Apollo" because it is the world's largest luxury cruise ship. Order, Germany Lürssen Shipyard spent several years to build the world's largest private cruise ship with a production cost of up to 2.5 million US dollars.

It is 580 feet in length, as high as a six-story building, and has a total weight equivalent to a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. In addition to being equipped with all the facilities that other luxury cruise ships should have, such as helipads, swimming pools, and sundecks, there are also Military defense measures such as missile detection systems that have been specially purchased from Germany are used to ensure the safe navigation of cruise ships.

The original name of the "Apollo" was actually the "Chief", but the Arab sheikh who owned it only had time to enjoy it for a year before he died of illness. The descendants of the sheikh sold it to the Prince of Brunei, who in turn sold it to It was the Russian oligarch who gave the cruise ship a new name, and also replaced all the glass of the cruise ship (all turned into alloy or bulletproof), and the whole body painting, and other militarized defenses The measures gave this cruise ship a nickname of "Safety Fortress" in addition to being synonymous with luxury. It's just that no one expected that this cruise ship has now appeared in the United States.

As one of the most popular hosts in the United States, David Letterman has always been good at surprising the audience - NBC's "Jay Leno Tonight Show" and CBS's "David Letterman Late Show" occupy Today, half of the evening talk shows in the United States, Jay Leno and David Letterman are also the most famous talk show hosts in the United States and even in the world. They are similar in age, fame, and program types, but their hosting styles are quite different. NBC's Jay Leno is more life-like and down-to-earth, and is loved by the general public, while CBS's David Letterman is vaguely strong when facing the audience, and has a sense of distance from the elite, but when facing his show guests From time to time, sometimes he can go and be very open-minded and mischievous, like he once strongly invited Julia Roberts to sing karaoke with him on the show, and once asked Kevin Spacey to imitate the accents of various stars, Call celebrity friends on the spot to see if they can hear it.

The high-minded, detached and mean self-deprecating hosting style makes David Letterman very popular among young people who sleep late, especially college students and office workers who are new to society. But today’s surprise is really too surprising. Every viewer has a stomach full of questions, looking forward to David Letterman's answers.

Is the current owner of "Apollo" American?Otherwise, why would it appear in American waters (assuming the land David Letterman is standing on now belongs to the United States)?Also, who and what is this show about?

"'Apollo' is too big, there is no way for a nearly [-]-foot-long luxury cruise ship to dock on the shore, I have to take a small boat first, then drive to the side of the cruise ship, and then climb up with the help of the crew , and so was my assistant—hey! Steve, watch out for the camera!" Steve was one of the photographers on the show with David Letterman.

In the slightly shaky picture, David Letterman is boarding the yacht and sailing towards the "Apollo" together with the photographer's assistant: "In this unique live broadcast, there are no live fans, but I It is conceivable that there must be many fans screaming in front of the TV, especially those model fans, look at this cruise ship, how spectacular it is-Steve, can you hear my heartbeat? They are bang bang bang It's jumping so fast." Along the way, he never closed his mouth for even three seconds in a row, either talking about the cruise ship or the people on the cruise ship, and about the theme of this program, and the current owner of the cruise ship , The user did not mention a word.

Following David Letterman, TV viewers feast on the view, a rare opportunity to visit the world's largest and most luxurious private cruise ship, which magazines usually only feature on the outside, not on the inside. I still don't know what it looks like.

When boarding the cruise ship, the forehead of David Letterman in the camera is covered with sweat, and he can't tell whether he is tired or excited. From the brightly lit deck, there are huge laughter and noise coming from Judging from the situation of walking quickly, it is likely to be the latter.

When the photographer finally had the opportunity to focus the lens on the front of the cruise ship, the huge and dazzling deck decorated with various crystal lights, David Letterman's mouth did not close for a long time: "You know what I thought 'Jiuchi Meat Forest', I thought of this ancient idiom from China, used to describe the extravagant banquet held by an ancient emperor, specifically referring to the kind of banquet with a lot of beauties and delicious food. I heard that this idiom represents The meaning is not very good, the emperor is a brutal guy, but I can't find a better word to describe it for a while, even Zeus's banquet will not have so many goddesses, the jealous Hera will put They were all killed."

David Letterman's final comment: "Except for the dress code of the guests not conforming to the etiquette norms of the nineteenth century, it is a living Titanic!"

"Hey David, this ain't the Titanic, we're still on board, and we're not sailing far enough to hit an iceberg."

First, a voice came, and the camera slowly focused on the speaker. It was a face that would definitely feel familiar as long as you lived in a world with the Internet, TV, movie theaters, and newspapers.A brunette version of Apollo.

Now the female audience in front of the TV is screaming for the appearance of William Bradley!

"Come and say hello to the audience who are watching the show, Will, I bet some fans must be very excited now. If we were in the Sullivan Theater, the screaming would have overturned the studio- —Wait, is that Daniela? That Daniela Peslawa?"

"That's right." William nodded, just as he was about to say something, the group of Victoria's Secret models not far away had noticed the existence of the camera and David Letterman, and they walked over one by one with cat-like steps , the corners of the skirt are gently fluttered by the sea breeze, as beautiful as a set of fashion advertisements.

"Hi Will, hi David."

Each of the Victoria's Secret angels is over five feet nine inches tall, and each has its own fragrance of a different brand. With expectant gazes, they kissed the camera lens one by one, leaving behind a scent-filled space and a pile of lipstick marks, and then rushed to other battlefields at the party.

William Bradley looked reluctant to accept these kisses, but because of the cameras and the way he had to accept it-otherwise it would embarrass the runway goddesses-Claudia Schiffer would have been Ben He touched the corner of his mouth, and then kissed him on the chin for some reason.

Then all the viewers in front of the TV clearly saw how the blond angel from Germany left an indignant tooth mark on the chin like a Greek sculpture. On the second day, the secret headquarters customer service inexplicably received a lot of complaint calls, angrily scolding their models for being too unrestrained.

"The $500 million Dream Angel Bra she showed on the runway three months ago was really impressive." David Letterman after Daniela Peslawa walked past him Muttered: "The one with the chocolate complexion is Tyra Banks, and Claudia Schiffer, Heidi Klum... the Victoria's Secret Angels who walked past me in 3 minutes are more than the past three." There are many more in the year, thank God my wife never watches my show, she falls asleep after ten o'clock at night."

……

Burbank, CBS Television Production Center.

Everyone is wearing headsets, looking busy and full of enthusiasm. The director dispatches the director in the middle, and from time to time uses the headset to instruct the cameramen on the cruise ship hundreds of miles away to take more shots. Into the camera, the production center was about to let out a burst of exclamation, and more and more people began to regret that they did not strongly apply to go to the port of Los Angeles together.

"Have you noticed how he's sitting?"

"Of course, it's hard not to think about that pose."

"Holy Virgin Mary, is that distracting enough?"

"I heard that when he went to NBC to participate in the Jay Leno show, someone did spy on him in the toilet, and he never said anything about William Bradley not having a fixed girlfriend because he was not strong enough. joke."

"Any more?"

"It is said that it is a Gulam holy sword, and the real reason is that few people can really stand it."

"No exaggeration?"

"It's not an exaggeration at all."

"God, I can't imagine—why can't this show be done in a theater? Then we'll have a chance to find out."

"I heard it was Goffman's idea, that Jewish agent, he couldn't stand boys who were better than him in any way, and it might have been stimulated by DiCaprio's agent, that annoying bastard, always Aihu pretends to be Huwei, I think DiCaprio is going to change his agent again, he has almost stayed in all five major agencies?"

"In the list of Oscar nominations announced a few days ago, Bradley was on the list again. Maybe this time he will take home an Oscar statuette and become the youngest Oscar winner in history. Besides this, he There are enough records broken that it's worth David's special trip."

"Ahem." The director coughed loudly twice, interrupting the "whispering" that had already attracted half of the production center's staff: "Report the ratings."

立马变得严肃起来的声音：“二10分钟前，900万观众人次；15分钟前，一千700万观众人次；10分钟前，两千600万观众人次；8分钟前，三千100万观众人次；5分钟前，两千800万观众人次；5分钟来，收拾观众人上下波动不超过100万。”

Astronomical figures. For a late-night talk show broadcast at 12:30 p.m. with an average viewership of 800-1200 million viewers, an audience rating of 2000 million is already an astronomical figure. Now, the instant peak Even more than 3000 million!

In a year when the topic was not high enough, the ratings of a Golden Globe awards ceremony were no more than that!

The director took a deep breath to calm his shock: "God, it looks like all the people who are sleeping late and still watching TV have switched to CBS."

Immediately, deep regret filled his heart.

If this episode aired in primetime, if they could have predicted the existence of "Apollo", if they knew that there were so many Hollywood celebrities and supermodels on the cruise... Maybe they could even push the ratings towards The highest record in the history of talk shows, Oprah Winfrey's exclusive interview with Michael Jackson in Neverland in 1993 hit 9000 million viewers!

……

"Celebrities are often bullied by public opinion. Everything about them is placed under a magnifying glass for everyone to watch and study, not only work, but also private life and even emotional issues. It is inevitable that some aspects will make some people feel uncomfortable. These People will vent their anger in various ways, writing letters, making phone calls, mailing dangerous items, leaving messages on the Internet, contributing to newspaper readers' columns, etc. Some words are very cruel-now, Will, get ready to accept Are these nasty comments?"

Inside the cruise ship, in a room not inferior to the presidential suite of a five-star hotel, today's show has officially entered the conversation stage. Facing David Letterman's question, William nodded: "Ready."

"These are all collected in the reader's comment columns of various newspapers, as well as through the Internet and radio programs. You have to read it yourself first, and then give a response. Of course, you can have no response. You can do whatever you want. "

William held up the first piece of paper, and there was only one sentence printed on it: "The shit movie "Blood Together" doesn't deserve a box office of [-] million dollars at all... Ugh."

The camera zoomed in on William, and David Letterman stared at his expression.

There was no anger or discomfort on William's face, and he shrugged: "I also don't think [-] million US dollars is worthy, so our goal is [-] million US dollars globally."