An American Icon Turn 44 Results (March-April 1976)
-[X]Editing Five Dates: You need to find an editor. And preferably, not Marcia, she deserves a break. DC: ??? Rolled:
D100 => 48
It was honestly quite a good thing you went to another person, other than Marcia.
You found an ole Fox Editor that was branching out as he no longer has the work he had. Some guy named Richard Chew… at least that's what you thought his name was.
Anyway, you paid him some of the leftover money from the budget, something close to 50,000 dollars and he said he could get it done in a few months.
Reward: In 4 months, Five Dates will be completed.
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-[X]Distributing Deals: Since you have a Distribution Company, or rather, are one… You can meet the major movie theater companies and strike a Deal with them. Even when you had really nothing to offer them. DC: ???
--[X] Godzilla vs. Megalon Rolled:
D100 => 93+20=113
Well, Toho had but one thing to say to Mike and Lucasfilms.
Give the King of the Monsters a comeback that he deserves.
Mike, in his arrogance, said he would see it done.
(Continued in: Godzilla vs Megalon)
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-[X]Olympic Training: It's time to get serious about training to win a gold. You really need to back up your documentary that made everyone else out to be winners. DC: ??? Rolled:
D100 + 30 => 99
Honestly, since you were back into the saddle of training, you found yourself going around to local boxing gyms to help them. Give them a bit of publicity and maybe critique some of the boxers there, help them become better.
But you never lost track of the goal. The goal is winning gold.
Most of the coaches knew that too and drove you ass hard to try and get you better.
And most sparing partners were extremely scared of you, even with helmets and protective gear, because some of them still got knocked out by you.
So you decided to use some old techniques that Bruce taught you… like punching still water, and sand, just to toughen up your hands.
As for endurance… you ran… everywhere.
Most of Hollywood was absolutely thrilled.
Reward: You are still in the best shape of your life, and you are honestly getting better.
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-[X]The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson: Mike had an idea, put you on a late-night TV show, and give an interview. You don't see why not? DC: ??? Rolled:
D100 => 63
You looked at the camera and smiled at it all.
Thankfully Carrie was not here, otherwise, you were absolutely sure she would have panicked at other questions, or the fact that her father was in the audience.
But thankfully, Johnny was focused on three things. And Fisher was not as interested in the interview once he saw it was only you.
Johnny kept it focused, however, making it easier for you.
Blissful married life, Star Wars, and Lucasfilms.
(Continued in The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson)
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-[X]Carrie's Musical Mystery: So Carrie, what are you working on? Wow… That is cool. DC:??? Rolled:
D100 + 30 => 48
Carrie left a note when she left with a smiling picture.
"You don't get to see it early, you'll see it when it goes platinum."
Failure. Seems that Carrie decided to keep it a secret from everyone.
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-[X]Investments: You want to invest your hard-earned cash into something that you feel will be a good return on investment. And as well as diversify your assets DC: 0 (Linetail what you wish to invest in below this action, and the amount of money you want to invest in)
--[X] Buy Rights to Lord of the Rings franchise/Tolkein's books from United Artists. $200,000 Rolled:
D100 => 79
UA was not happy to sign over the rights to all the Tolkien books. Not happy at all, because they knew that like with Josey Wales, they would see you turn them into tent pole movies that would be celebrated forever.
But they needed money. So you smiled.
And they accepted the cash.
Reward: The Tolkien Legendarium, save for the Silmarillion, is now entirely under your stewardship.
However, before you can begin production on any films or scripts… You must speak to Christopher Tolkien, if only as a courtesy.
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-[X] Research stuff, see if anything piques your interest: You may have graduated High School as a kid, but you never stopped trying to learn. DC: 15 (Write-in what you want to learn about below
--[X] Learn Singing Rolled:
D100 => 6
You can't carry a pitch to save your life.
Failure.
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-[X] Washington Lobbying
--[X] 1976 Clean Atomic Recycling and Energy Act [$1,000,000 ]: This initiative aims to reduce America's dependence on foreign energy and protect the environment through various measures. The initiative intends to convert old coal plants into nuclear reactors to improve the general air quality, recycle nuclear waste via methods discovered by Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, and reduce the overall cost of electricity as a utility to a more reasonable standard. By converting decommissioned coal plants into nuclear reactors, the initiative aims to reduce carbon emissions, which can have detrimental effects on the environment, and transitioning the nation away from coal at a reasonable rate and retaining the workforce. Additionally, the recycling of nuclear waste aims to minimize the environmental impact of nuclear waste disposal while also reducing nuclear waste. The initiative also hopes to reduce the overall cost of electricity to make it more affordable and accessible to all citizens, utilizing energy retention devices ("Sand Batteries") while still meeting the country's energy needs. Overall, the CARE Act is a comprehensive effort to protect the environment while also ensuring access to affordable energy for all Americans. Rolled:
D100 => 96
You honestly didn't think that a million dollars was enough, especially since many of the congressmen and senators were not interested in what an actor would say. Hell considering that, before you just did things on a local level, no bigger than the state of California. Which, while really good, was nothing. You honestly were just… happy to help people.
They shouldn't have cared about everything.
But when that Actor was arguably one of the most famous and influential Americans alive? When he has been doing crazy shit for the last 6 years, where most people could see you as… well, the American.
People in power tend to listen to a man with such soft power. So they listened to your proposal.
Now you were no politician, hell you had no real interest in politics at all. But you did pay attention to the world around you, and see what you saw.
The Oil Crisis was still in memory, and you remembered how many gas rations and even just… the fear of what was going on for the world and for America's place in it. That much was certain.
You knew that the Soviets were using the strike in Hollywood as propaganda, as well as pushing more technically impressive films that were just… flooding the European market. And they were really making the US look like chumps.
And as a good American, anything that would make the commies look bad was always a thing.
Besides, if the US can become a net exporter of Energy, without relying on foreign oil from Gulf nations, wouldn't that mean that it would be stronger?
While you didn't have a completely comprehensive plan, you did… have enough to get it onto the house floor.
Hopefully, it would be enough to see it pass.
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Meanwhile, with Senator Gaylord Nelson:
"GET THIS ONTO THE DOCKET NOW, I DON'T GIVE A RATS ASS WHO IT MIGHT PISS OFF OF OUR LOBBYISTS! IT WILL MAKE THE SOVIETS LOOK BAD! AND THAT WILL BE A WIN!"
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You just had to hope that democracy works.
Reward: You think it's going to pass…
You will learn of that result in two turns, in the Bicentennial.
Hurray for government corruption and fear of the Soviets as America needs a win?
Also Senator Gaylord Nelson, good on you for spearheading this.
Hopefully it wins.
