The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 163 Red Table Talk Show
The day after the Oscars, the hottest news figures in the United States are naturally the Oscar winners.

Last year, when Hawke first arrived in Los Angeles, he earned a lot of money with the video of Gandalf smashing McDonald's.

But this year is different. Apart from the Oscars, Will Smith is at the center of public opinion.

In the morning, many entertainment media were still reporting on last night’s text message incident.

Text messages are also a hot topic on Internet forums.

Most people thought someone was making fun of Will Smith, after all, similar text message scams are common in North America.

Reporters who wanted to interview Will Smith couldn't find him, and when they called his agency, CAA, there was no response either.

By the afternoon, news reports appeared on many forums that Will Smith and his wife had both cheated on their spouses.

These news reports published screenshots of the video and marked that they were reposted from Twitter.

Subsequently, many portal websites, including Yahoo Entertainment, also reposted the relevant news from Twitter.

The editorial department led by Caroline was busy all day, posting on various forums.

Because they are accompanied by pictures, these posts almost always become popular on the day.

Countless people followed the trend and went to Twitter to watch the cheating video of Will Smith and his wife.

Many of them also registered Twitter accounts.

Will Smith is a commercial star, and his influence is far beyond that of Josh Hartnett and Alison Firth.

Across the United States, various LSPs, regardless of gender, took action.

"Have you seen Will Smith's videos?" When friends and acquaintances meet and greet each other, they always mention Will Smith: "His wife's is even crazier."

Fortunately, Hawke was well prepared for this, and with the efforts of the technical staff, the website withstood this wave of terrifying traffic.

Those who have registered on Twitter posted the video to their Twitter accounts for the convenience of viewing it later.

On Twitter, LSPs follow each other and leave messages.

"It's a pity that the key parts are censored."

“If it’s not censored, it will become a Sacred Valley film and won’t be able to appear on regular websites.”

"It turns out that this couple plays their own games."

By the evening, the Smiths' cheating scandal and Twitter's exclusive disclosure of the cheating scandal were on Google's hot search list.

Oscar winners are vulnerable to super gossip about superstars.

The two pieces of news about cheating scandals ranked first and second on the hot search list respectively.

On the second day after the video was released, Caroline came to report to Hawke: "Yesterday, during the day and overnight, our number of registered users has skyrocketed from less than 3 to 227 million."

Hawke urged: "Don't stop there, keep posting and follow up."

"Yes, boss." Caroline responded, and did not forget to remind: "Boss, this plan you came up with can drive people crazy."

Hawke stated a fact: "Even if there was no new plan and we proceeded according to the original plan, Will Smith would still be mad."

Caroline hurried out of the office and personally kept an eye on the group of editors who had just been hired.

Hawke came to the third floor, where people from the technical department were setting up the live broadcast venue. A red round table was placed in the center of the live broadcast room.

According to the plan, after public opinion has fully fermented, Will Smith and Jada Smith will hold a Red Table Talk Show here to analyze their open marriage to the whole United States.

Hawke called the two heads of the technical department, Haaland and Kasim, and said, "Starting today, we will conduct a live drill every day and solve any problems immediately if we find any."

Haaland responded: "Kasim and I will have a roundtable conversation later."

Hawke stayed here and watched the live preview of Haaland and Kassem throughout. During the period, many problems were encountered and the technical department quickly found ways to solve them.

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Century City, CAA headquarters.

A large number of reporters gathered at the door. They had just received news that Will Smith and Jada Smith would make a positive response to the cheating scandal video.

In the hall, Jada looked at the reporters outside the door eager to try.

Will's dark face hadn't smiled in the past few days. He put his hands in his trouser pockets and didn't want to say a word.

James Locke could only say: "Time is too tight, and the other party still holds our vital points tightly in his hand. For the time being, we can only make the most favorable choice for you."

"I don't blame you." Will knew very well that if James hadn't decisively used money to attack people, the video of him and Duan would have been exposed by those bastards.

The consequences would be even more serious.

James checked the time and said, "Go ahead, let's finish this first and save your business, and we can settle the rest slowly."

Will was very angry and waved to Jada and went out together.

Nearly a hundred media reporters gathered in front of the door.

Los Angeles Channel 9 also drove its TV broadcast truck nearby.

Maha loudly maintained order so that Will Smith and his wife could speak.

Will said loudly into countless microphones: "My marriage with Jada has indeed had some problems, but our relationship has not broken down and we have never planned to separate. We will actively face the problems in our marriage."

Jada said: "Since we got married, Will and I have given each other trust and freedom. Marriage cannot be a cage for us, but for the outside world, the media and public opinion, there are problems in our marriage. Will and I will answer this."

Will took over the conversation: "We will solve the problem where it happened. Jada and I have been communicating with Twitter these past two days and have decided to broadcast the most important conversation between us since we got married on Twitter."

There was an uproar at the scene, and reporters from various TV stations were shouting wildly.

"Will, LA Channel 9 is a more suitable platform than the Internet!"

"ABC welcomes you at any time!"

"Fox 11 is willing to give up its prime time!"

Will and Jada didn't say anything else and turned back to the CAA building.

As the news spread, Twitter was once again at the center of the storm.

The heat of the cheating scandal video has not yet subsided, and the news that Will and Jada will live broadcast their couple’s conversation on Twitter has added fuel to the fire.

Twitter's popularity and traffic have skyrocketed once again.

The next day, Hawke held a conference call with Maha and James.

Afterwards, Maha personally updated Will and Jada's official Twitter accounts as agreed, and a preview poster appeared on it.

Marriage is not a cage

Below the title of the poster is a photo of Will Smith and Jada Smith looking at each other affectionately.

Next up, it’s time for the live broadcast.

The couple had an affair, but their relationship was still intact, so they had to talk it out. The most important point was that one of the parties was Will Smith, a top Hollywood star.

The topic is full.

The heat explodes.

A large number of netizens have registered Twitter accounts to follow Will and Jada.

Taking this opportunity, Hawke had Twitter officially launch the computer installation version of the program.

The number of downloads exceeded 200 million that day.

It was at this time that Megan Taylor came to visit.

In the office, Hawke received his old friend.

Megan looked around his office and said, "Last time you said you wanted to do online media, I thought you would be depressed for a while, but I didn't expect that you would achieve this level in just two months."

Hawke said: "I was lucky enough to receive the video from Will Smith."

"Do you need to say this to me?" Megan shook her head: "You have never been an ordinary person."

Hawke said again: "Business is like a battlefield. If I don't come up with a brilliant plan, all my investments will go down the drain."

Megan came over and had something else to say: "How about we link up for Friday's live broadcast?"

Hawke said directly: "I'm sorry, Will and I signed an exclusive agreement."

Megan didn’t force it, and said something else: “You haven’t come to see me for a long time. My sewer is blocked and I need a man to help.”

"Wait until I'm done with these few busy days." Hawke said truthfully: "These few days are very critical. I can only sleep a few hours a day."

Megan came and left quickly: "I won't bother you anymore."

Hawke has been busy this week, with Twitter becoming a trending news story along with Will Smith.

Even outside Twitter's office building, reporters began to gather.

After seven rehearsals, the technical department solved all the problems in the live broadcast.

Hawke also held a final meeting, which will be supplemented by a text live broadcast in addition to the video live broadcast.

At this time, all kinds of comments were flying around on Twitter.

There are all kinds of pictures and gossips flying around Will Smith and Jada Smith.

Twitter's real-time sharing function came into play at this time, and many messages spread at an astonishing speed.

Netizens are enthusiastic about digging up secret histories, and all the female stars who have had scandals with Will Smith in the past have been dug up by them, not only listing their pictures one by one, but also writing down the time of their dating and breakup. Jada Smith is no exception, and Tupac, who was shot, is the focus.

Entertainment reporters don’t even need to collect information specifically, they can just retweet it on Twitter.

What’s even more exaggerated is that all the heroines who have worked with Will Smith were also pulled out by netizens and posted on Twitter.

In a way, they were not innocent victims.

Following Jada Smith is a long list of black rappers.

This time, the cheating scandal of Will Smith and his wife, with the help of Twitter, has shown the trend of national entertainment carnival that would happen ten years later.

Everyone collects together, exposes together, shares together, and eats the melon together.

The exhilarating feeling of actually participating in something cannot be compared to reading newspapers, watching TV or just gossiping.

This is also the advantage of social media.

On Friday afternoon, Will Smith and his wife, along with Maha and James, took to Twitter.

Hawke and Caroline communicated with them for the last time.

The Smiths' Red Table Talks attracted enough attention, but now it doesn't matter what they talked about.

Hawke still takes it seriously and sees things through to the end.

Will Smith was equally serious, and the couple treated the Red Table Talk Show as personal promotion.

The two even brought their son and daughter along!

This is very Smiths.

Around 7:30 in the evening, Hawke stood in the temporary director's room.

On his left sat Caroline, who was in charge of copy editing, and on his right sat Harland from the technical department.

The latter reported: "The number of people pouring into the website has exceeded 700 million, and is still growing rapidly."

"The servers were under heavy load," Qasim said.

“Continue to monitor the real-time situation,” Hawke said.

Caroline on the other side said: "Will and Jada's Red Table Talk Show has become the number one news trending search on both Google and Yahoo!"

Her deputy Sasha said: "Many forums have opened live broadcast channels linked to Twitter."

Just before eight o'clock, Hawke asked Haaland: "Now the data."

Haaland checked the backstage, his mouth wide open as if he wanted to eat someone: "Boss, the real-time number of people has exceeded 1000 million!"

Hawke gave the order: "Let's get started."

Outside the live broadcast room, James and Maha sat in front of a computer, staring at the monitor screen.

Across North America, tens of millions of people are waiting for the live broadcast to begin.

The sloppy old man Frank took over Edward's office and also sat in front of the computer to watch the live broadcast.

The "Bad Boys 2" trailer that was playing on the Twitter live broadcast window suddenly stopped.

Sony Columbia sent someone to investigate the situation, and after getting the relevant information, they directly sent the trailer over.

Whether a celebrity cheats or a couple cheats, it is no big deal in Hollywood.

The live broadcast screen turned into Will and Jada sitting opposite each other across a red round table.

Jada spoke first: "Hi, Will."

Will nodded in response.

Jada got straight to the point: "With what's happened these past few days, fans and the media are dying to surround us."

Will said with a strong sense of social responsibility: "We have occupied too many public resources."

Jada's face was serious: "We swore to love each other forever, why did it become like this? Since when did we suddenly change?"

Will said, "After our daughter was born, remember? You suffered from postpartum depression, and we separated after Willow was weaned."

"Yes, we were separated at that time." The emphasis on separation is because in the media and the law, dating other people during separation is not considered cheating, which can reduce the criticism the two have received to a certain extent.

Jada added: "I was very distressed at that time and no one could help me share my burden. Only Nate Doc cared about me and came to take care of me every day. It was natural for him and I to get together."

Will said in a low voice: "I found out. I'm very sad. I thought we were over and started dating other people until you came back."

Jada nodded: "You told me that you would support me no matter what I do."

"Because I woke up every morning and found you crying in your sleep." Will said: "I counted, the longest time I cried was 45 days in a row. That was the worst thing our marriage had ever experienced. I thought I was a failure."

Jada added: "During that time, we called each other life partners."

She burst into tears: "Don't even claim we're married anymore."

Will Smith also burst into tears on the spot. Even though he is not famous for his acting skills, he still cried until his nose turned red.

The two men did not quarrel, did not get angry, did not fight on the spot, and did not even blame each other.

For today's Red Table Talk Show, Hawke provided the ideas and the Smiths filled in the specific content.

These are enough to ensure that there are plenty of highlights.

The quirky Mr. and Mrs. Smith reminisced about their past and even switched positions to consider and talk from each other's perspective.

Then, the two decided to reflect on themselves and rekindle their marriage.

Jada said: "I thought we would never get back together, but after going through so much, I realized that you and our son and daughter are the most important to me."

Will was very generous: "You don't believe in traditional marriage, so we have to give each other trust and freedom. To me, freedom and trust are the highest definition of love."

Jada responded: "We can do whatever we want as long as our conscience is clear."

The couple smiled at each other, extended their hands and bumped fists, and said at the same time: "We will overcome difficulties together, face death together, and our marriage will last a lifetime!"

The live broadcast screen freezes and the Red Table Talk Show ends.

As the camera turned off, Mr. and Mrs. Smith stood up and left the red round table separately without any communication between them.

In Edward's small office, Frank turned off the computer and shook his head slightly: "This era's new Hollywood model couple, what a unique way of getting along."

James and Maha greet Will and Jada.

The latter reminded: "There are reporters outside. When you go out later, you must hold hands."

He thought for a moment, then said, "Hold a child each, arm in arm."

Will grabbed his wife's hand: "Right now."

"Wait for me for a moment." James went to find Hawke, but was stopped outside the temporary director's room.

A security guard said, "Please wait a moment. The president and several directors are doing some finishing work."

James nodded slightly.

In the director's room, Hawke told Caroline: "Put the video on the homepage, select the highlights, make a short video, and forward it freely."

He recalled and said: "During the live broadcast of Will and Jada, there were many actions and lines that were very exciting. People made them into emoticons on the site. We paid the copyright fee and gave them to users for free."

Kasim had heard Hawke talk about emojis in detail before, and responded: "These are not technically difficult and can be easily implemented."

Hawke then said to Caroline's assistant Sasha, "You lead people to guide online entertainment and keep the heat going for a while longer."

Sasha responded, "I'll go right away."

Hawke finally asked Haaland: "Have the peak hour viewing figures been tallied?"

Haaland replied: "The peak number of viewers was 1235 million."

"Good job, guys!" Hawke praised. He knew how to motivate employees: "Keep it up, bonuses are not a problem."

Everyone was very motivated.

Hawke came out of the studio, saw James, and shook hands with him: "It's a great talk show."

James forced a smile and said, "Don't forget your promise."

Hawke waved to the other side of the corridor, and Edward ran over with a storage disk and handed it directly to James.

"It contains the original video." Hawke said directly: "I will fulfill the agreement."

James said, "That's it."

He took the storage disk, joined Will Smith and his group, and left Twitter.

James went downstairs, got in the car, and made a phone call directly: "I recommend that all clients under CAA be prohibited from cooperating with Twitter."

The person on the other end replied: "Tom Cruise and Steve Nutter have already opened personal Twitter accounts. We can't restrict them."

Given the status and position of these two people, they can easily fire CAA if they are unhappy at CAA.

Moreover, Tom Cruise returned empty-handed from this year's Oscars, had a falling out with his agent Kingsley, and was ready to fire CAA.

James looked very unhappy. Facing big-name celebrity clients, the agency was too passive and an agency contract could only be signed for a maximum of three years.

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(End of this chapter)