Hollywood Starts with Animation

February 10, 1997.

8pm.

The broadcast of episode 9 of "SpongeBob SquarePants" still attracts many American citizens to watch.

Compared with the previous episodes, the number of viewers has increased significantly. The number of viewers that just started broadcasting today has reached 8 million. There is no doubt that the influence of "SpongeBob SquarePants" has already spread out of California, out of the West Coast, and spread to the United States.

"Dear friends, please don't go away~!"

At the end of "SpongeBob SquarePants" today, it was completely different from usual. Little Sponge personally appeared and advertised.

"The world's great wonders!"

"Would you like to meet some weird and wonderful people from all over America?"

"If yes, lock on to UPN TV. Remember America's Got Talent, this amazing show, where action shows, dance, juggling, talk shows, magic, singing, ventriloquism and more, can't be categorized, will be come on stage.”

"Of course, the "Talent Show" program will be broadcast on time at 8:15 pm on May 15th of this year!"

"If you have all kinds of performance talents and have a desire to perform beyond ordinary people, you can go on the stage of "The Talent Show" and show your talents to your heart's content!"

"There is no age limit, no region limit, no race limit, and all participants can participate."

"The winner of the championship will receive a million-dollar prize!"

"UPN TV's America's Got Talent, looking forward to your participation!"

Boom~~~!

There is no doubt that this advertisement immediately caused an unprecedented sensation in the United States!

Selection of folk talent?

TV platform broadcast?

Win the Million Dollar Jackpot! ! !

Where did the American people experience this in 1997?

Especially for those young people with dreams, it has an unparalleled appeal.

"real or fake?"

A young man who was watching TV said in astonishment: "Can you still be on the TV stage? And, have a chance to win a million-dollar prize?!"

After the young people are shocked, they are ecstatic and excited!

You must know that "American Idol", the originator of the American talent show, was launched after 2000. Now that "America's Got Talent" is out, how can it not cause a sensation? !

In fact, Zu Ke had thought about the popular talent show "American Idol".

However, after some investigation, it was found that the program "American Idol" originated from the British BBC Broadcasting Corporation's program "Pop Idol" decades ago. Whether it is the program form or the production mode, there is a clear copyright attribution.

No piracy!

Moreover, Zucker also consulted the BBC company, but who knew that the other party had a big talk, the price was as high as 60 million US dollars, and the advertisement was divided, which directly persuaded Zucker to quit.

......

The day after the advertisement of "Talent Show" was broadcast, UPN's articles in various media and newspapers also swept the entire United States like crazy.

The show has not yet aired, it has caused widespread sensation!

After all, this is a draft that the big guy has never experienced before!

Texas.

In a small town, a young 17-year-old Beyonce, after getting up in the morning and washing up, was ready to carry a guitar and go to the square in the city center to start today's street performance.

But.

Before she could go out, she received a call from her friend Kelly Rowland.

"Hi, sister, are you going to perform now?"

"That's right." Beyonce agreed.

"What else? Don't you know America's Got Talent? My God! Don't talk now,

I'll go to your house right now. Remember, never leave! "

Kelly Rowland on the other end of the phone hung up without waiting for Beyoncé to speak.

"what's going on?"

Beyoncé is completely at a loss, not knowing why.

soon.

It didn't take long for Beyonce's good sister Kelly Rowland to rush in front of her, along with two of Beyonce's other friends.

Latavia Robertson;

Letoya Lacotte;

The four of them are young women. A few years ago, they formed a women's singing group called "True Destiny", but because of the collapse of the record company, they could only choose to start over.

Beyonce wondered: "Sisters, what's your situation? And what about America's Got Talent?"

Hearing this, Kelly Rowland and the others present were speechless.

"Oh my God!"

"My dearest sister, you don't even know about America's Got Talent?"

"Okay, then I'll tell you, listen. It's a variety show called the talent show from the UPN network, um, the UPN TV that broadcasts "SpongeBob SquarePants." The contestants of this show , Anyone can participate, as long as your performance can impress the audience, you can advance, and the final champion can win a million-dollar prize!"

"Sister, do you know what that means now?"

"It means that as long as we keep advancing, we can quickly become famous, you know?!"

Beyonce stunned as Kelly Rowland keeps explaining!

She was also ecstatic at the time: "Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and sign up for the competition!"

Hearing this, the other three nodded their heads like garlic.

The "Talent Show" program has undoubtedly become a stage that can help them realize their dreams.

Zhu Ke, who is far away in Los Angeles, doesn't know how many of them are participating, otherwise he will be very happy.

Man, that's Beyonce!

She is the winner of 20 Grammy Awards and one of the most famous singers in the United States in the early 21st century!

Not to mention, just the girl group she formed with Kelly Rowland before she went solo will also not be underestimated in the next few years. 60 million album sales, enough to say it all.

......

Missouri.

On the streets of a certain city, 25-year-old Eminem (Amu) is sitting on a roadside railing in a lost soul.

He is not young either.

Last year, he even invested his own money, exhausted all his net worth, and completed his first album. However, the reality is cruel, no one likes his rap music. The entire album has sold less than 1,000 copies.

He is broke!

His current purpose is to find a record company to sign and continue to struggle on the road of music.

"Damn! Don't any record company want me? Also, they call my music crap, these darn bastards!"

"Are white people really not as good as black people when it comes to rap?"

Eminem scolded more and more alone, obviously very angry, and at the same time a little lonely.

Whoosh~~!

At this moment, a gust of wind blew past and blew away several newspapers from the roadside newsstand, and one of them landed on Eminem's face.

"Damn, can even a newspaper bully me now?!"

Some angry Eminem wanted to shred the newspaper on the spot, but he suddenly saw a message, and the whole person was stunned for a moment.

"Draft?"

"America's Got Talent, Million Dollar Jackpot?"

Eminem jumped up excitedly: "I knew there was no way out, this time I will definitely be famous."

Today's Eminem is indeed underappreciated and hits walls everywhere, but in the future, the whole of America, no, the whole world who doesn't know that Eminem is one of the representatives of the rapper field.

"Lose Yourself", "Love the Way You Lie" and other works, which one is not famous?

Eminem, the owner of 15 Grammy Awards, 1 Oscar for Best Original Music, and 240 million record sales worldwide, can be said to be extremely brilliant in the future!

at the same time.

In New York, Nevada, Connecticut, Delaware and other major states in the United States, and even those young people with dreams in Canada, when they learned about the "America's Got Talent" draft During the show, Ku was ecstatic.

"I want to become famous!"

"The $1 million jackpot is mine!"

"I'm going to participate."

......

In just 5 days, the UPN TV "America's Got Talent" program group has received as many as 5,000 registrations from all over North America, and as time goes by, this number is still increasing!

It can be said that the program of "Talent Show" has attracted the attention of the United States before it starts broadcasting.

" "The first more is sent.