In a move that shook the milieu of international politics, Production Plus launched a satellite into deep space from their Burr Ridge, Illinois home.  The company formerly known for its stellar event production shocked the world as it revealed the resources and technical know-how to put an object into space, vaulting its international profile up past many developing nations, including Canada and Belgium. Witnesses on the scene said the satellite was gigantic, bright red, and was a spot-on replica of the Eiffel Tower.

Bruce Sirus stands proudly by as Production Plus becomes a world power player.

The satellite is on a mission of peace, sending exploratory radio signals and remote probes to the farthest reaches of the galaxy.  It bears messages of hope, peace, and Production Plus’ extraordinary ability to plan and stage an event in any venue.  The message, encoded on one of those special new Blu-Ray™ DVDs that everyone is talking about, is recorded in fifty earth languages, Morse code, and Klingon.

“I think its time that the people of Earth–and any potential alien customers–recognize just what we’re capable of,” said Bruce Sirus, co-founder and co-owner of Production Plus.  “We’re in a period of growth right now, looking to expand our profile.  We’re expanding into new markets to reach that goal.  We’ve launched an eZine, and a new ad campaign.  Why not reach out to the potentially countless other sentient creatures in the galaxy?” Reached for comment while having lunch with Bruce Willis at Planet Hollywood, Sirus was ebullient about the international hubbub.  “The prime minister of France called me!  Can you imagine?”

Indeed, Prime Minister François Fillon has expressed some concern over copyright infringement regarding Paris’ most recognizable landmark being turned into a promotional and ambassadorial tool for the world’s most powerful event staging company.  Speaking with a highly pronounced French accent in a press conference earlier this week, Fillon was quoted as saying, “Mon Dieu!  Zees ees a dee-scgrazz to all of France!”

Sirus was dismissive of Fillon’s concern.  “Nobody is going to mistake our Eiffel Tower for theirs,” he snorted.  “First of all, ours is three times the size, it’s painted red, and it’s attached to the nose of a 400 ton rocket.”

The technological achievement of building and launching the Eiffel Tower was the work of the enigmatic and elusive Greg Kieta, co-owner of Production Plus and the genius behind the genius.  Kieta unveiled the rocket and larger-than-life replica without much fanfare, arriving in the dead of night on the Production Plus grounds pulling the rocket and launch pad behind a custom rigged snowmobile.  When asked to comment on the choice of shape for the satellite, Kieta merely squinted his eyes, puffed on his cigar, and muttered something under his breath about scrap metal and his CNC router before stalking off to his lair underneath the Pro Plus welding area.

Production Plus looks forward to hearing from alien life forms in the future and taking their skills to different planets with entirely different challenges for load in and strike.  While most of the staff are excited about the possibilities, some express concerns.  “It’s hard enough to get elevator specs on venues in Orlando, Florida,” groused Greg Pet.  “How are we supposed to know if the measurements we’ll be receiving from other planets is correct?  Or if they even have elevators?  And don’t even get me started on the conditions at the loading docks.”

Sirus is optimistic about his staff and their abilities.  “We’ve overcome these sorts of challenges before.  If we can survive loading into that venue in Indianapolis, we can make it to Alpha Centauri.”

Solutions By Design will have an update on the progress of this historic and controversial project in its next April issue.