In fact, at the beginning, Kyle didn't want to ask Will Smith to be the host of "Got Talent".
He will also be a troublemaker in the future!
Although he has a very high popularity among ordinary people, he has caused headaches for many production companies.
"In the past few years, apart from his misconduct, Will has not done much wrong."
The key is that he is famous!
In 1996, the movie "Independence Day" starring him earned nearly 900 million US dollars at the box office.
Not only that, after 1997, the films he starred in, such as the "Men in Black" series, "Ali", "I, Robot", the brainwashing MLM masterpiece "The Pursuit of Happyness", and "I Am Legend", were all big hits.
"Fortunately, the movie Men in Black has not been released yet, otherwise he would be a member of the 20 million club, and we would not be able to afford to invite him at that time." Kyle was very grateful.
As for Will Smith, Kyle has some friendship with him.
After all, at the year-end cocktail party held by Disney last year, Kyle deliberately made friends with him and even invited him to be one of the image spokespersons for SpongeBob SquarePants' House. Although it was not successful, after several exchanges that followed, the two became familiar with each other.
Communicating with others is one of Kyle's few strengths!
Small people also have great wisdom.
Born in the lower class of society and an orphan, Kyle doesn't have many great abilities, but he has unique insights into the good and evil of human nature and the truth and falsehood of human hearts, and is best at handling interpersonal relationships. Otherwise, Kyle in his previous life would not have been able to mingle in the entertainment industry.
"12 million dollars!"
This is the price Kyle offered to invite him to be the host of "America's Got Talent"!
The first season of "America's Got Talent" had a total of 14 episodes, with a price tag of 12 million, which means that Will's income from one episode was close to 1 million US dollars.
There is no doubt that this is a very sincere price.
Finally, after many invitations from Kyle, Will agreed to host the show.
"What!"
"12 million US dollars! I don't believe it even if I say I don't feel bad!"
Kyle did feel a little distressed. However, to make "America's Got Talent" a success and find a big-name storefront, Kyle still paid the money with great reluctance.
At the same time, the "black and white racial" confrontation in the United States has become quite serious in recent years.
In a variety show, if the judges and hosts are all white people, and there are no people of colour participating, then public opinion will be UPN TVbeetwork!
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February 20, 1997.
After airing the day's episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants", UPN TV once again promoted "America's Got Talent".
The three judges will appear first!
Piers Morgan, former editor-in-chief of the British Daily Mirror;
Well-known American veteran actor and singer: David Hasselhoff;
Well-known Hollywood music PD, writer, and agent: Sharon Osbourne (female);
The three judges are all well-known figures in their respective fields; their total salary for one season is $7 million, but David Hasselhoff alone costs $5 million.
Is he worth the price?
Of course it's worth it!
Because he's David Hasselhoff!
This veteran American singer and actor may not be as famous as others in the world, but he is very influential among middle-aged women in the United States. He has been in the industry for nearly 30 years and has appeared in 39 movies and TV series.
He is a household name in America.
Especially the "Baywatch", which he produced and starred in, is even more famous.
At its peak, it was estimated that more than 1.1 billion people watched the show each week in 142 countries and regions.
From 1989 to 2001, CCTV's overseas channel also introduced and broadcast two seasons.
Is the TV series "Friends" popular?
You know, it is the most well-known and popular TV series in the history of American television.
But in the series "Friends", the protagonists Chandler and Joey's favourite TV series is "Baywatch". They always drink beer together while watching the bikini beauties in the show running around and screaming excitedly. It is also because of this show that they were able to quickly establish a friendship, become friends, and eventually become lifelong friends after becoming roommates. While watching this TV series, their favourite phrase is: run, run, run!!
Sure enough, as soon as the list of judges for "Got Talent" was announced, the audience watching UPN TV was excited again.
"Wow~!"
"It's David Hasselhoff!"
"Yes, he is my mother's favourite actor!"
"I never thought he would become a judge on 'Got Talent'. That means 'Got Talent' must be very good, otherwise David would not be a judge!"
....
The audience watching on TV showed great anticipation for David's role as a judge.
As for Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne?
Hehe!
The vast majority of the audience said that they didn't know him at all!
The two of them had already fainted in the toilet from crying!
Well, it's not the audience's fault that they don't know them. Apart from the two specific circles of media and agents, how could ordinary audiences know them?
The TV screen changed, and the next person to appear was Will Smith, the most famous black person in the community.
Boom!!!
"Will! It's Will!"
A black young man who was watching TV jumped up excitedly: "My favourite Will is the host. This is awesome!"
There is no doubt that the entire black community in America was immediately excited.
Of course, Will himself is one of the few black people in the United States who is not annoyed or hated by other Asian and white groups.
We can see how popular Will is from the box office of the movies he has starred in in recent years.
Even though he is not the most famous Hollywood star of this era, he is still one of the most famous people in the world.
The influence is huge!
Especially the brainwashing inspirational film "The Pursuit of Happyness" in which he will star in the future, which is listed as a must-see film and the first step of brainwashing by countless pyramid schemes. Many brainwashed people even regard Will as a spiritual idol.
This time, UPN's promotional video once again brought the popularity of "America's Got Talent" to a higher level.
Three days later.
The registration for "America's Got Talent" has officially ended.
All registration channels are officially closed this year.
"Boss, as of now, our 'Got Talent' program team has received a total of 12,360 applicants from all over the world in the United States," said Ms. Donna in a deep voice.
While the number of registrations for the program was booming, UPN TV also felt tremendous pressure.
There are too many applicants!
Kyle pondered and said, "UPN TV Network does not have enough manpower. Well, I will call Victor later and ask him to mobilise the group's manpower to fully cooperate with the preliminary round of UPN TV Network's "Got Talent". We must strive to complete the preliminary round selection before the end of April."
At the command, the preliminaries began in full swing across the United States.