What was life?
It was work!
Only work could show one's worth!
Even Mr. Lynch was working, what right did the workers have to slack off?
Of course not!
"Very good, we can stop this scene now."
Momo stood by the door and shouted, "End!". The quiet study room instantly became noisy.
The lighting engineer and sound engineer started to rearrange the scene.
Mr. Vaudric's television station had invested in a documentary called "Dream Chaser." They wanted to film eight representatives of the Federation's dream realizers, including Lynch.
Originally, Mr. Vaudric did not intend to invite Lynch. At this time, Lynch was no longer the Lynch of the past. Lynch owed him a favor.
Owing Lynch a favor for a documentary … was not worth it. But who asked him to only have one child?
At Sevillera's request, Mr. Vaudric finally called Lynch and invited him to film the documentary.
Over the phone, he even told Lin Qi directly that it was best to refuse, but he didn't expect Lin Qi to agree.
Just like how Mr. Vaudric invited Lynch to film the documentary, Lynch also considered the issue of favors.
To him … a few days in exchange for a favor from Mr. Vaudric was worth it. He had no reason to refuse.
What he did not expect was that the director was Momo, the female host of "Don't Talk About Current Events."
"You have a good sense of the camera!"
Momo half sat and half leaned on Lynch's huge desk while the makeup artist slightly adjusted the details of Lynch's face. She folded her arms and held the script in her hand, looking like a female director.
Lynch's performance did not look like it was his first time filming. She felt that Lynch should have studied acting before.
This was the time when all kinds of stars were emerging. Society was moving from conservative to radical. First, there was great enthusiasm and change in the arts.
In the past, they didn't dare to film. Now, not only did they dare to film, they even wanted to take revenge!
All kinds of erotic movies that were disguised as artistic genres were very popular. The directors were very happy, the audience was very happy, and the box office sales were also very good. Everyone was very happy!
Lynch looked at himself in the mirror. He did not like to have anything on his face, so he simply put on some powder to deal with the harsh light.
Some lights were soft, and some were hard. It was daytime now, so the natural light and the light from the lamp gave people a very hard feeling.
He was just working, not on the battlefield. He didn't need those obvious lines and details. He didn't need those.
Therefore, he needed some makeup to soften the light on his body and make him look elegant.
Lynch looked at him and didn't say anything.
After the makeup artist finished his work, he thanked the makeup artist before answering the question, "Politicians and businessmen are people who know more about acting than actors."
Momo could not help but cover her mouth and laugh. "How interesting. Your words will offend many people."
Lynch stood up and shook his collar. "They don't dare to offend me."
His words stunned Momo for a moment. Although Lin Qi looked very young, very gentle, and very elegant, his casual words revealed a kind of toughness that Momo couldn't predict and couldn't go against!
They don't dare to offend me!
They were referring to the politicians and big capitalists that Momo mentioned. These people were already the top in the hearts of most people.
However, these people did not dare to offend Lynch. This made Momo fall into a state of silent contemplation.
Of course, she knew … why these people did not dare to offend Lynch. However, the more it was so, the more she could feel a sense of fear from the depths of her soul!
Because of this, a strong desire was born. She almost unconsciously let out some sounds from her throat, like a starving beast.
Lynch looked at her. Momo was stunned for a moment. When she came back to her senses, she quickly raised the script in her hand to hide her embarrassment. "Sorry …"
Lynch shook his head. "What are we going to film next?"
Momo quickly returned to work. She looked at the script. "We need to show how busy you are and your attitude towards work. It's about the time between lunch and the start of work …"
"Recently, some workers have complained that they don't have enough rest time in the afternoon and that the working hours are too long. The workers' union is collecting petitions. When it's about time, we may have the first strike after the Great Depression."
Lynch's foot that was about to land in the air paused for a moment. Then, he landed as if nothing had happened. However, Momo could see that Lynch's movements were uncoordinated for a moment.
"The organizers must be crazy. The people in the union actually did not stop them …"
Then, he suddenly understood.
The value of the workers' unions, including the Socialist Party, which was derived from the workers' unions, was the "irreconcilable contradiction between the working class and the capitalists." If there was no labor conflict between the working class and the capitalists, the workers' unions would have no value!
In the current situation, jobs were more difficult to find. The workers were not willing to make trouble with the capitalists like in the past. They submitted to the exploitation and oppression of the capitalists, and the unions became dispensable.
If this situation continued, the unions would soon be marginalized and even completely eliminated by the capitalists.
In order to ensure that their position would not be shaken, the idea of the need for rest during work entered people's sight under the influence of certain people.
The relationship between the workers' union and the workers was very delicate. Every general strike and workers' demonstration was inseparable from the union, and this time was no different.
The working hours now were at least ten hours. Some high-intensity work was eleven to twelve hours, and the longest was twelve hours.
During this process, there was a lunch break, but it was only half an hour, which included eating.
Some factories would give an extra half an hour, which was an hour, but this was not counted in the effective working hours.
Starting work at eight in the morning and getting off work at seven in the evening had almost become the main trend now. There were also people who started work at seven-thirty and got off work at eight in the evening.
The union's appeal to the workers was to increase the lunch break and incorporate this break into the working hours. In this way, the working hours of the workers would theoretically be reduced to about nine hours.
If the capitalists were willing, then the current situation would not exist. The value of the unions was suddenly reflected.
They organized the workers to fight against the capitalists, and on the other hand, they persuaded the capitalists and promised to appease the workers. They worked hard on both sides and benefited from both sides.
The purpose of filming Lynch working during lunch was to tell the workers that people richer than them were using every minute of every day to create value.
How could ordinary people like them dare to think about going on strike for a break?
Of course, the documentary would not record that Lynch sometimes took a nap from one-thirty to four in the afternoon. If he had no other plans, this was his lunch break.
If he had, he would also take an hour break. Most of the gentlemen in his position also took a break at noon.
On the soft, fluffy bed in the private lounge of their office!
Well, the workers did not need that.
The rest of the filming went very smoothly. After filming the indoor scenes, it was time for the outdoor scenes. The company would arrange for people to follow Lynch. With his permission, they would film him working.
Then the material would be edited into a one-hour episode. After Lynch finished watching it, it would be broadcasted.
The day of filming was very busy. In the evening, Momo invited Lynch to dinner.
Considering today's cooperation, he had rejected Momo last time, but in the end, he agreed.
They chose a rather good restaurant. After sitting down, they enjoyed the high-end dishes while chatting.
"Although 'Don't Talk About Current Affairs' is good, you know that no program in the TV station can last for too long …"
She said as she ate. "If a program can be popular for two years, it's already very successful. Very few programs can last for too long."
"And you should know that the style of my program is a bit … tough. Not many people who have been on the program can become good friends with me. They can't wait to hate me!"
She was telling the truth. The style of 'Don't Talk About Current Affairs' was to make people unable to step down from the stage. The biggest highlight of the program was to make the guests break down emotionally.
No one would like such a host, especially those guests.
One or two people might not matter, but if there were too many people who hated them, it would be difficult for the program to last.
Momo already had a clear understanding, so when she was at the peak of her popularity, she began to change her style.
Becoming a director was a good choice. Through many connections, she became friends with Sevillera.
Strong women always liked to associate with strong women. She persuaded Sevillera and became a director herself.
It was a small trick.
This was related to her future development, so she was more concerned than anyone else.
Today, Lynch's casual words made her realize that she also had good resources around her. She wanted to grab hold of this resource.
Lin Qi expressed his understanding of her words. In order to do something well, there must be all kinds of overt and covert means.
He respected everyone who achieved success through their own efforts.
Lynch was a very easy person to talk to, and Momo also knew how to talk. The two of them chatted very well in the restaurant.
They talked about a lot of things. Both of them were knowledgeable people. After dinner, Momo took the initiative to invite Lynch to her house for a drink.
Lynch thought about it and agreed. It wasn't good to always reject people …
However, what Lynch didn't expect was that Momo, who was very strong in the program and work, was a masochist in real life.