Chapter 26 – Gustavo Salles on The Tonight Show
The day had arrived.
Gustavo woke up in New York with that strange feeling in his chest. It wasn't exactly nervousness... but the awareness that, once again, he was about to experience a surreal moment.
He would be the main guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
A program watched by millions of people in the United States and around the world.
He had always followed the talk show, always laughed at the crazy interviews, but now... he would be the interviewee.
It was his turn to sit in that chair and make history.
Gustavo arrived at the NBC studios late in the afternoon, wearing a fitted dark blue suit, no tie, with the top button of his shirt open.
He was greeted by one of the producers, who quickly explained how the interview would be.
"Jimmy loves you. It's going to be fun, just relax."
Gustavo smiled.
"I'm calm." After holding an Oscar and dancing the samba at Carnival, nothing scares me anymore.
The producer laughed out loud.
— That's exactly why everyone wants to see you today!
Backstage, Gustavo heard the opening of the show.
Jimmy Fallon appeared on stage to thunderous applause, joked with the audience, made a few jokes, and then announced his name.
— Our guest today is simply a global sensation. He is the youngest winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, he went viral in Brazil dancing the samba with the statuette in his hand, and now he's here with us... Ladies and gentlemen, GUSTAVO SALLES!
The audience burst into applause.
Gustavo entered the stage smiling, waving to everyone, and greeted Jimmy with a hug.
— Gustavo! You're here!
— I'm here! Is this real?!
They sat down and, as soon as the applause died down, Jimmy began.
"Dude, you're 20 years old and you've done more things than I've done in my entire life. You won an Oscar, you were honored by the president of Brazil and... you became one of the most iconic memes in the history of Carnival. How do you deal with all of that?!"
Gustavo laughed out loud, running his hand through his hair.
"Honestly? I don't know. One day I was trying to memorize lines on set, the next, I was dancing the samba at Sapucaí with the Oscar in my hand. Life has been a bit confusing."
The audience laughed and applauded.
Jimmy pulled up a photo on the screen showing Gustavo trying to dance the samba with the golden statuette.
"Look at that! That's an Oscar in one hand and zero motor coordination in the other!"
Gustavo threw himself back in his chair laughing so hard.
"Dude, I SWEAR I tried!" But I was holding an Oscar and people wanted me to samba at the same time! I'm just a human being!
The audience burst out laughing again.
Jimmy took a deep breath, still laughing.
"I love Brazil. But now I need to know... did this Oscar survive Carnival?"
Gustavo made a dramatic face.
"Look, he's been through a lot. He got beer, took pictures with about 500 strangers and almost ended up in a street party. But he's alive!"
The audience burst into applause.
Jimmy laughed and banged on the table.
"I'll tell you something: if I won an Oscar, I would do EXACTLY the same thing."
After a more serious conversation about his career and Brazilian cinema, Jimmy changed the tone of the program.
"Gustavo, now we have a game here on the program called "Spicy Questions." You can choose to answer honestly… or avoid the question and have to pay a forfeit.
Gustavo arched his eyebrow and smiled.
"I'll warn you now: I'm terrible at avoiding questions."
The audience screamed and applauded.
Jimmy took a card and read the first question.
"What was the most expensive and impulsive thing you bought after winning the Oscar?"
Gustavo laughed and ran his hand over his face.
"Okay… I bought a helicopter."
The audience screamed.
Jimmy stood up, shocked.
"YOU BOUGHT A HELICOPTER?!"
"Yes! But calm down, calm down! Before the Oscar, I already had a pilot's license. So it wasn't THAT impulsive… I just thought it made sense."
The audience laughed and laughed.
Jimmy sat down again, still in disbelief.
"Okay, now nothing surprises me anymore." He asked another question.
— Top 3 most beautiful women in the world, according to Gustavo Salles.
The audience reacted with screams and whistles.
Gustavo smiled and scratched his chin, thoughtful.
—Okay… first, I'm going to exclude my mother and grandmother, because they're higher in this ranking.
Jimmy laughed.
—Very clever. Now tell me the real top 3.
Gustavo took a deep breath and answered without hesitation.
—Megan Fox, Gal Gadot and Scarlett Johansson.
The audience burst into screams.
Jimmy applauded.
—No mistake! This is a perfect top 3!
Gustavo laughed.
—I thought about it a lot in the last three seconds.
The audience burst into laughter.
When the interview ended, Jimmy stood up and shook Gustavo's hand.
—Man, you were amazing. You can come back whenever you want!
Gustavo smiled.
— If you invite me, I'll come. But next time, I promise to try to samba better.
The program was an absolute success.
The next morning, the interview videos were among the most watched on YouTube and TikTok.
Brazil died laughing.
Hollywood fell in love with him even more.
And Gustavo…
Well, Gustavo knew that this was just another crazy story for the collection
Chapter 27 – Gustavo's Top 3 Goes Viral
New York was still buzzing with the repercussions of Gustavo Salles' participation in The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
He knew the interview had gone very well, but he didn't expect one detail in particular to become a global phenomenon.
His top 3 of the most beautiful women in the world.
— Megan Fox, Gal Gadot and Scarlett Johansson.
The phrase he blurted out without even thinking much was now plastered all over gossip sites and social networks.
Twitter exploded.
— Gustavo Salles has good taste! This top 3 is perfect!
— My dream is to be mentioned in an Oscar winner's top 3.
— The question is: what do Megan, Gal and Scarlett think about this?
And then, the inevitable happened.
The three women were asked about it at different times.
And the answers… made the whole world laugh.
Two days after Gustavo's interview, Megan Fox was leaving a fashion event in Los Angeles when she was approached by reporters.
"Megan, did you see that Gustavo Salles put you in the top 3 of the most beautiful women in the world?"
She stopped walking for a second and raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Gustavo... the Brazilian who won the Oscar?"
"Yes! He said Megan Fox, Gal Gadot and Scarlett Johansson."
Megan laughed, genuinely surprised.
"Well, he has excellent taste."
The reporters laughed.
"Have you met him in person?"
Megan shook her head.
"Not yet. But if he's as charming in person as he is on TV, maybe I should meet him."
The answer went viral instantly.
On Twitter, Brazilians went crazy.
"OMG, MEGAN FOX WANTS TO MEET GUSTAVO!"
— This has become a fanfic and no one told me?!
— Someone make this reunion happen, please!
At a promotional event for a new movie, Gal Gadot was giving interviews on the red carpet when a journalist brought up the question.
— Gal, Gustavo Salles recently went on Jimmy Fallon and said that you are in the top 3 of the most beautiful women in the world. What do you think about that?
Gal smiled broadly and widened her eyes.
— Seriously? He said that?
— Yes! His top 3 was Megan Fox, you and Scarlett Johansson.
Gal laughed, clearly flattered.
— Well, Gustavo is very talented and… very sweet for saying that.
She looked at the camera and blew a kiss.
— Thank you, Gustavo! I hope to meet you one day.
And then, Twitter exploded again.
— Gustavo, for the love of God, YOU ARE BEING NOTICED BY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ON THE PLANET!
— Gal Gadot blowing a kiss to Gustavo. I give up on reality.
— This guy is living the best life possible and we just watch.
The last to be questioned was Scarlett Johansson, during a press conference for her new film.
A reporter raised his hand and smiled before asking:
— Scarlett, recently, Gustavo Salles—the young Brazilian actor who won an Oscar—put you in the top 3 of the most beautiful women in the world. What do you think about that?
Scarlett arched an eyebrow and smiled, surprised.
— Oh, really? Who else was on the list?
— Megan Fox and Gal Gadot.
Scarlett laughed and shook her head, clearly enjoying herself.
— Well, if I'm in the same top 3 as Megan and Gal, then I accept the compliment.
The audience laughed along with her.
— And have you met Gustavo in person?
Scarlett made a thoughtful face.
— Not yet. But he seems like a nice guy. And I'm not one to turn down a compliment like that.
Once again, the internet went into meltdown.
— Scarlett Johansson saying she accepts Gustavo Salles' compliment. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS REAL.
— The guy makes a top 3 and the three women respond. That doesn't happen to just anyone!
— Gustavo, for the love of God, TEACH US HOW TO LIVE!
Amidst the chaos of social media, Gustavo was at his hotel when he received a link to an interview with Megan Fox.
He pressed play and heard her say:
"If he's as charming in person as he is on TV, maybe I need to meet him."
He choked on his coffee.
— WHAT?!
Selton, who was on the other side of the room, turned around immediately.
— What happened?!
Gustavo showed him the video.
Selton watched it, widened his eyes and then burst out laughing.
— MY GOD! MEGAN FOX WANTS YOU!
Gustavo ran his hands over his face, still in disbelief.
— This doesn't make sense! I only answered one question!
Selton patted him on the shoulder.
— Brother, you've become a phenomenon. Now accept it.
Gustavo laughed and took out his cell phone.
He recorded a story for Instagram, still laughing at the situation.
— Ok... I just wanted to say that I didn't expect this to go this far. Megan, Gal, Scarlett... you're legends! Now I officially don't know how to react.
He posted it.
And, of course... the post went viral.
The fans went even crazier.
Because now, Gustavo's own answer has gone viral.
And the truth?
He found all of this absolutely hilarious.
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