"Why is there no news?"

Ronald stayed in the old Wilshire Hotel, which was repeatedly inspected by the temporary team brought in by Daniel to ensure that there were no security loopholes. He got up in the morning and read the newly delivered newspaper, a report he had arranged.

Didn't see any.

Diane glanced at him. Brother Ronnie looked agitated and nervous. She had rarely seen such a situation before after spending such a long time with him.

"Ronald, there is only one newspaper..." Michael Gray, a media relations consultant, knocked on the door and came in. He held a "Hollywood Report" in his hand and turned it to page 13, which was on the back half of the stack of newspapers.

On the second half of the page, I found a small report:

"Beverly Police Department arrests employees allegedly related to leaking celebrities' whereabouts to tabloid reporters..."

"This is not the news I want!" Ronald threw the newspaper away...

"The media in Los Angeles received a message last night not to publish our news. Only the editor-in-chief of the Hollywood Reporter called me. Because they accepted the advertisements for our two movies, they only published them on the least important pages.

...But their editor-in-chief told me that if you are willing to accept their exclusive interview, you can ignore the request of some powerful people."

"I will not accept an interview now. I can communicate with them. If I have a chance in the future, I can... Why did you reject our PR release? Where has the freedom of the press gone?" Ronald was still angered by the other party's countermeasures.

"Strictly speaking, ours is not an exclusive interview by the editorial department, but a public relations release that relies on advertising budget and negotiation with newspapers..." Michael Gray is very confident in the wisdom of Ronald as a patron, so what's the matter?

You can talk about things directly without worrying about the other party complaining about your lack of ability.

In fact, the report Ronald wanted to publish was not a product of press freedom. It also relied on money to influence public opinion.

"Then who held down our PR release? What did they rely on? All the media didn't respond?" Ronald felt bad about this all-round silencing ability. The enemy seemed to be more capable than he thought.

Be strong.

"It's the same, no matter how we make the newspaper accommodating, they will suppress it."

"Hmm..." Ronald was no longer anxious. The other party also relied on the pressure of advertising to force the media to silence. This shows that the opponent is not the kind of person who has powerful eyes and hands, and is endorsed by a powerful department.

"So why is The Hollywood Reporter willing to accommodate?"

Seeing that there was only Ronald's wife Diane nearby, Michael Gray came up and said a few words in Ronald's ear, "Their boss is not a Jew..."

In the news and publishing industry, which is similar to the film and television industry, Jews occupy many senior executives and boss positions. Last year, the widow of the founder of the "Hollywood Reporter" sold the newspaper to a non-Jewish media publisher, Robert

Dowling.

This is because the style of "The Hollywood Reporter" is relatively low. It is not as serious as "Variety", a more serious media that caters to high-income readers. It has a lot of gossip and advertising space, and it is not taken seriously by Jews.

Ronald was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that there was such a relationship. He crossed his hands on his abdomen and fell into deep thought. If someone was detrimental to him, then at most it would affect one or two advertising companies just like him.

Media, such a large-scale silencing operation can only be accomplished by those who put it on all media on a large scale every year.

Ronald had more evidence for his opponent's suspicions. He asked Gray to call Robert Dowling, the publisher of The Hollywood Reporter, to thank him personally and promise more advertising for the film's promotion.

Dowling happily agreed that he would facilitate Ronald's follow-up reporting. Based on this result, Ronald was even more certain that the other party only relied on money to gain some influence in certain fields.

As long as powerful people within the government are not involved, the so-called "power" will be a laughing stock if it goes outside the circle. Since it is difficult to open up the situation in Los Angeles, Ronald is ready to let the New York media start to expose the issue of being wiretapped.

Ronald also agreed with Michael Gray to start an attack on the New York Daily News, where he had a strong influence, and strive to attract the attention of influential media such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

"FBI people have gone to the Beverly Police Department today. Craig Stevens is not so free anymore." Lindsay Dole came over to inform Ronald of the latest development. Mickey Kanter is watching every day

In the interrogation of the suspect, after all, he is a veteran detective in the police department. Without the exposure of the news media, the internal investigation will not be too harsh. Now that people from the FBI's Los Angeles branch are involved, the pressure will increase a lot.

"Very good..." Ronald became happy. He could find out some content here, but it would not be so easy to cover up the media over there.

…

"Why did the FBI intervene in this case? Does the suspect have any suspicion of committing crimes across state lines?" Captain John of the Beverly Police Department looked at the two FBI detectives opposite him unhappily.

"The eavesdropping equipment suspected of being used by the suspect Craig Stevens is suspected to be intelligence equipment. We have reason to believe that this is a case related to national security," answered the younger of the two FBI detectives.

Contrary to what many people think, the FBI is also America's internal counterintelligence department, and they also have jurisdiction over such cases.

"Do you have any tangible evidence?"

"We have enough reasons to suspect, so we have to intervene in the investigation..."

"That means there is no such thing? This case is still led by the LAPD's Internal Investigation Department. When we have definite evidence, we will notify the FBI branch..." Chief John was very unhappy that the FBI wanted to do this kind of family scandal.

Stick your nose in?

"We will report to the director..." The slightly older FBI agent stopped his excited partner. This matter was assigned by the superiors, but it did cross the line slightly. In the face of the resistance of the police station, it is better to do less than to do more.

Young people should learn more and stop focusing on seeking justice.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "However, we hope to conduct an interview with the suspect to confirm this accusation of national security." The older detective hinted to the police chief, give some advice

Let them communicate with each other.

"Okay, but our internal investigation department needs to be present..."

"Please be clear, we are the FBI. Don't use the experience of dealing with your colleagues to apply to us?" The young agent, facing Craig Stevens in a small closed room, was very confused.

Tough attitude.

He is an elite graduate of the FBI Academy. He deliberately raised the air conditioner temperature and drank coffee for Craig Stevens, making the suspect very uncomfortable and the carefully built psychological defenses were slowly crumbling.

"I..." Craig Stevens opened his mouth. He wanted a glass of water, and beads of sweat were flowing down his back. How come the FBI was provoked? Is the boss also being targeted?

"Who gave you the listening device you placed? We are pursuing this black market transaction. As long as you can accuse your boss..."

"I..." Craig Stevens hesitated.

"You want the judge to give you a promise, right? Your pension is gone, Craig, is it necessary to go to jail again? For national security charges, you won't be able to get excited when you see a beautiful woman when you get out, right?

I will plead with the judge, and he will most likely let you go, Craig."

"boom……"

Just when Craig Stevens was a little loose, the door opened and a lawyer with a hump nose walked in.

"Mr. Craig Stevens is my client. The FBI is not allowed to interrogate him in my absence for no reason. From now on, all interviews must be conducted in my presence."

As he said that, the lawyer glanced at Craig Stevens. The other person responded with an expression that I didn't show and breathed a sigh of relief.

"If there is no evidence that my client is involved in the FBI's business scope, are you still going to continue?" The lawyer glanced at his watch and signaled that the interrogation would continue. With him present, the FBI would be even less likely to ask anything.

"Let's go..." The old FBI agent pulled his young companion, and the latter stood up and left unwillingly.

Craig Stevens was taken by the lawyer to an interview room without recording equipment, where lawyers and clients can enjoy confidentiality privileges. Craig immediately said, "I don't know anything..."

"Of course you didn't..." the lawyer interrupted him, "Antonio asked me to tell you that as long as you insist that these are civilian products imported from Israel, the FBI will have no excuse to intervene and you will be fine. LAPD pension

, the big boss behind Antonio will compensate you, as long as you continue to be as smart as you are now, everything will be arranged."

…

"What? The FBI just gave up?" Ronald was furious after hearing the news.

"The FBI is also a group of bureaucrats. They are not as hard-working as in Hollywood movies." The lawyer Mitch Kanter who came here specially tried to calm Ronald down. "Now it is best to have the exposure of the news media to further increase their pressure...

How is it there for you?"

"I'm in the process of doing it, please wait for two days..." Ronald's backup plan in New York will take time.

"Ronald, Ovitz invites you to come over. He wants to talk to you face to face." Just as he was talking, Richard walked in and brought a message from Ovitz.

"What does he mean?" Ronald was already 70-80% sure that Ovitz was the mastermind behind this incident against him. Now he suddenly wanted to meet him in person, and he didn't know what it meant.

"He said that he learned from the Hollywood Reporter that he might have a misunderstanding with you, and wanted to ask you to go to CAA to talk. He will explain the matter clearly and eliminate the misunderstanding."

"Then go ahead..." Ronald wanted to hear what Ovitz himself thought.

…

"Ronald..." Michael Ovitz still had the same smiling expression, standing at the door of the office to greet Ronald.

"Michael..." Ronald shook hands with him and gave him a perfunctory smile.

"Do you still remember the first time we met? At that time, you showed me the script for ten minutes, and I concluded that you were a screenwriting wizard. Look, it turns out that my vision is still inaccurate. Your achievements are better than mine.

The wildest imagination at the time was ten times bigger."

Ovitz didn't take it seriously. He asked Ronald to sit down, and then he sat on the sofa next to him, with matching socks exposed on his feet, recalling the past to Ronald like an old friend.

"I heard that you have something to tell me?" Ronald didn't want to hear about something that happened so far ago.

"Hi, I do have something to do. Many media have obtained the press release you want to publish. I have some different opinions on this matter."

When Ovitz saw that talking about emotions didn't make sense, he got back to business.

His meaning is very clear. If this matter is exposed in the media, then everyone in Hollywood will be in danger, and many stars who have signed agency contracts with CAA may panic and switch to other agencies.

The company's turmoil. After all, Ronald himself is a client of CAA, and there were leaks in CAA's office, so he admitted that he suppressed the news in the hope that Ronald would agree to solve the problem internally and not make it public.

"I just want the truth to see who is behind it and wants something to happen to me, or do you already know who it is, Michael?"

"This is not the first time this has happened in Hollywood, nor will it be the last. Ronald, considering the entire industry, you don't want the Hollywood scandal to become known to the world, right?"

"Also, if you can find out who is behind the scenes internally, let him quit Hollywood forever."

"Ronald, don't be so extreme. This is how this industry is... It's not that I don't stand in your position. It's just that this kind of eavesdropping is too common. We usually solve it internally... We need to maintain the integrity of the industry.

Benefit."

"I am also your client, how does CAA protect my interests?"
To be continued...