"Welcome, Mr. Kyle Page, to the stage!" Oliver announced loudly.
The applause was naturally very enthusiastic.
Among the more than 200 audience members at the recording site, many knew of Kyle's reputation. After all, the movie "300," which achieved high box office results globally, had earned an excellent $45,000,000 in Britain alone just a few months ago.
But... behind the scenes is, after all, behind the scenes.
While many people knew of Kyle, even more did not recognize him.
For example:
You might know that the World's highest peak is Mount Everest, but you might not know the second highest;
You've heard that the World's richest man is Bill Gates, but if asked who is in the top ten of the World's wealth rankings, countless people would be completely bewildered;
You know that Marvel's "Avengers: Endgame" swept the globe and raked in countless dollars, but if asked who the director was? Or the producer? Ask around, and see how many people actually know.
"men in black," "Frozen," "Zootopia," "joker," "pirates of the caribbean," "the fast and the furious"... so many Hollywood movies are famous worldwide!
But... how many people know the directors, producers, screenwriters, and production companies behind them?
Therefore, even though Kyle frequently became a news hotspot and headline figure, it was mostly limited to America; it wasn't as effective overseas.
"It's not that strange if you don't know Kyle Page."
A young man at the recording site said to his bewildered girlfriend, "Kyle Page is a well-known Hollywood producer who has been involved in the production of many hit movies. But since he's not an actor in front of the camera, it's normal that you don't know him."
"Then how do you know?" his girlfriend asked in astonishment.
"Haha!"
The young man immediately laughed and said, "Don't forget, I'm a fan of Manchester City Club—well, my whole family are Manchester City fans. Kyle Page is the current owner of Manchester City Club. How could I not know him?"
"No wonder~"
His girlfriend suddenly understood.
The young man added, "I suddenly thought of 'teletubbies'."
His girlfriend frowned. "Why bring that up? My younger sister likes watching 'teletubbies,' but I don't."
"Hehe!" The young man said proudly, "You probably don't know that the original copyright for 'teletubbies,' currently the most popular national show, belonged to him, Kyle Page."
"Really?!"
Immediately, the girl's face was full of surprise.
Throughout the recording site, it wasn't just this couple discussing Kyle; in fact, many people were eagerly exchanging information at this moment.
A rising Hollywood mogul;
A well-known screenwriter, producer, and director;
One of the founders of the instant messaging software ICQ;
The owner of Manchester City Club;
The man behind the "Harry Potter" book series;
A shareholder in many well-known internet companies such as Amazon, Apple, and Yahoo;
A rising media tycoon in America;
A super-rich man with a net worth of tens of billions of dollars;
...One identity after another was revealed, and one event after another was uncovered. Kyle's miraculous rise and his tens of billions in assets left the Brits, who have always had a great pursuit of wealth, completely dumbfounded.
"There's actually such a powerful person in the World?!" a middle-aged lawyer exclaimed.
The recording of "The Naked Chef" continued...
"Mr. Page, I'm very glad you've come to guest on our show. I believe this will be a wonderful experience." Oliver, wearing an apron, let out a hearty laugh.
"It certainly will be." Facing the camera, Kyle wasn't nervous at all.
Oliver nodded and said to the camera and the live audience, "The dish we are going to make today is a classic British dish, and it's also a home-cooked dish that many households know how to make. It is—Yorkshire Pudding!"
Yorkshire Pudding?
Kyle was immediately amused. "You mean the one known as the 'mudslide' of the pudding World? The one that isn't sweet, isn't delicately shaped, but is a traditional British staple, Yorkshire Pudding?"
As soon as he finished speaking, many people in the audience burst out laughing.
"That's a very accurate summary," Oliver said with a wry smile.
In conventional thinking, puddings are small and exquisite, sweet in taste, and delicate and smooth in texture, existing as a beautiful dessert.
For example, custard pudding, coconut pudding, mango pudding... every kind is heart-stirring.
But Yorkshire Pudding, though named pudding, is indeed the mudslide of the pudding World.
Because its appearance is quite wild, growing completely out of control, it has no sweet aroma, and its texture has nothing to do with being delicate. More importantly, its best pairing is roast meat, which basically moves it out of the dessert category.
That's right, roast meat!
"Mr. Page, it seems you really know a lot about British food," Oliver laughed.
"It's alright."
Kyle smiled and said, "I've heard others say that the characteristic of British food is simplicity. Simple ingredients, simple cooking methods."
On a global scale, British food can be described as 'dark cuisine'.
Even the local British public hardly acknowledges so-called "British cuisine," and many foreigners turn their noses up at it.
There are only two ways to prepare it: bake it in an oven or boil it in a pot. No seasonings are added during cooking; instead, salt, pepper, mustard, or Worcestershire sauce are added according to personal preference while eating.
Well, even the British Queen's state banquets are like this.
Many leaders from various countries and regions who have attended British state banquets have complained about how bad the food is.
Oliver spread his hands and laughed, "It seems we aren't the only ones complaining about British food. Even Mr. Page in America knows of its notoriety. We're quite desperate too!"
Kyle laughed.
Many people present also laughed.
Many British locals make a habit of complaining about how bad their food is as a common topic of conversation.
But... Yorkshire Pudding, hailed as the 'mudslide of the pudding World,' may not be pretty, but its taste is actually quite good.
The cooking began... Oliver prepared and introduced the dish while Kyle assisted him.
Of course, Oliver wouldn't forget that Kyle's purpose for coming to "The Naked Chef" was to promote "Finding Nemo."
Therefore, during the recording process, "Finding Nemo" was mentioned quite a few times.
Taking nearly 3 years, an investment of nearly $60 million, involving more than 420 people, and currently having a box office of $140 million... these figures were made known through Kyle's mouth.
"Wow~ It seems 'Finding Nemo' is indeed an animated movie loved by many?" Oliver said with feigned amazement.
"Of course!"
Kyle said, "Since the movie opened in North America, besides achieving a high box office, the merchandise market in the U.S. alone has reached over $100 million in these ten-odd days, including dolls, clothing, keychains, books, bags, and so on."
"That much?!"
At this moment, even Oliver, who was somewhat prepared, was shocked.
As a host and someone half-in the entertainment industry, he naturally knew what a terrifying figure it was for merchandise sales to exceed 100 million in such a short time.
However, many audience members didn't quite understand.
Kyle immediately introduced, "Everyone knows 'teletubbies', right?"
It was a national show!
Naturally, everyone knew it, and many people nodded.
"Since its release in 1996, 'teletubbies' had $190 million in merchandise sales in its first year. Our movie 'Finding Nemo' has already approached that market in just ten-odd days. Furthermore, I can boldly say that by the end of this year, the merchandise sales for 'Finding Nemo' will surpass $2 billion, or even $3 billion, $4 billion, or $5 billion!"
This statement caused a massive stir.
Without comparison, there is no impact!
At this moment, those who previously didn't know how impressive "Finding Nemo" was all widened their eyes.
Everyone was stunned!
In fact, Kyle was somewhat downplaying "teletubbies."
The reason the first-year merchandise sales for teletubbies weren't higher was that they were only sold in Britain and hadn't entered other countries yet. But so what?
The audience present didn't know that.
Therefore, whatever Kyle said went!