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Jason Made $100,000 in Two Weeks

Yeah. Oh, okay. Yeah, I was like, and He's like, I work for TMZ and we're doing like a, you know, spin-off of TMZ. And I was like, oh cool. But it was like a clip show. And then I went over there. Oh, and he goes, where are you right now? He goes, I need you to start right away. And I was like, what? I was like, this is crazy. I mean, this is a good story about LA, how things can happen like just out of nowhere. You can get really lucky. And I was like, what do you mean? And he's like, yeah, I'm gonna pay you like $10,000 a show. He was talking money in like the first minute. And he was crazed, 'cause he had to get this show out the air. And I was like, what do you mean? He's like, yeah, you're gonna be on in 50 markets, syndicated. And I was like, okay, okay. He's like, where are you right now? And I'm like, I'm at Crunch. And he goes, no way, no way. This is so weird, dude. I go, why? He goes, my office is next door to Crunch. Get over here, get over here now. And I was like, this is, this is a prank. This is so crazy. And I walked in and I didn't know it was TMZ and I had, why I walked in.

September 13, 201813:06Jason
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David12:43
It's like you were on the TV show already. My name is Eric Pankowski and you're watching I'm Gonna Make You a TV Show. Yeah, You've Got What It Takes.
Jason12:52
Yeah, I'm gonna give you your own TV show. All you need to give me is $36,000. So it was kind of like that. And I was like, okay, yeah, whatever. And, um, he's like, yeah, I'm— he's like, no, no, no, no, no, don't hang up. And, uh, he's like, yeah, I work.
David13:05
Oh, he called you on the phone?
Jason13:06
Yeah. Oh, okay. Yeah, I was like, and He's like, I work for TMZ and we're doing like a, you know, spin-off of TMZ. And I was like, oh cool. But it was like a clip show. And then I went over there. Oh, and he goes, where are you right now? He goes, I need you to start right away. And I was like, what? I was like, this is crazy. I mean, this is a good story about LA, how things can happen like just…
David14:10
You got your ass beat.
Jason14:12
Yeah. And then I walked in and then, um, you, you walked into TMZ? I walked into TMZ, but I didn't know TMZ was next to Crunch. Oh, okay. And I walked in and they were like, and I, and I was like, oh my God, this is TMZ. And they're like, what's up? I was lik…
David14:51
You did 10 shows?