Ronald was slowly editing the film in the editing room when he received a call from Douglas Jr.
"Yes, many of the top executives of the TV stations are Jewish, and many are supporters of the Donkey Party. There is a high degree of overlap between them. George Jr.'s team called all the TV stations, but was refused to provide any information related to Dukaski.
Lens.”
"How come their team doesn't even have anyone who can collect information about their opponents?" Ronald felt that George Sr.'s campaign team had some problems.
"It is said that that is the matter that Jeb is responsible for..." Little Douglas stopped, and he asked, "Do you have any connections with the TV station? This matter is also very important to us. Dukaski's attitude towards income tax is very
Bad..."
"Hmph..." Ronald didn't want to expose his relationship with George Sr. in the film and television circles. Being a candidate who supports tax cuts is nothing among the wealthy producers, but he has another identity.
, director. He would appear to be too unique in the film and television industry where Donkey Party supporters are everywhere.
"As long as I can help get a copy of the videotape, just one copy will be fine. Little George is in charge of this now..."
Ronald scratched his head. He didn't know many people on the TV station. He only knew Helen's father, Gerald Slater, and the people in the production department of ABC who went to Australia to film "Die Hard".
The former was a Jew and he did not want to ask him rashly; the latter was not familiar enough to discuss such a matter.
"Wait until I find someone to discuss it with..."
Ronald decided to ask Niceta, as he was of Italian descent and there were no taboos in this regard.
When Niceta heard Ronald saying that he wanted to ask him something, but not telling anyone else, he guessed that it was something related to ethnicity. Ronald did not directly say that he wanted to ask him, but regarded this matter as a
In fact, asked him why he couldn't get a video of a program that was publicly broadcast on television.
"They will not let this video leak out to the market. It is very damaging. They prefer Dukaski, a Greek candidate who is himself a minority."
Ronald heard the implication of Niceta's words. When an ethnic minority comes to power, many things must rely on Jews who are also ethnic minorities and occupy most of the positions of power in the media industry. And George Sr. himself has served as a director of a powerful department such as the CIA.
The boss, an old white man with blue blood, is not that kind to Jews.
He thought for a while and continued to ask: "So, if someone gets the video tape and wants to show it on the TV station, will they also find a way to ban it?"
"That won't happen. Firstly, we have the First Amendment. Secondly, the advertising department of the TV station is managed by another group of people. As long as there is money to be made, no one will mind. This is their KPI."
"It seems that I need to know more about the operation of the TV station... Someone told me that it is very promising to turn popular movies into TV series." Ronald knew the answer he wanted to know, so he naturally changed the topic.
one time.
"Of course, are you interested? I often receive such invitations, but most Hollywood film directors don't care much about TV series adaptations. If you are interested, I can ask them to come and talk to you.
.”
When Niceta heard what Ronald said, he felt that he must have been entrusted by someone to find out the TV station's attitude towards Dukakis riding a tank. Compared with this, making money is more important. Compared with movies, TV series are subject to a writers' strike.
The impact is particularly serious. Many TV series with ever-lasting ratings are declining rapidly, and it is time to launch new series on a large scale.
"Here, I'm still a student. Cameron Crowe's fast-paced Richmond High School TV series failed. You'd better help me research it first. If there is a suitable candidate, we can talk about it."
Ronald casually changed the topic, and the two of them chatted in depth, and discovered that it might be a big gold mine. Then in Niceta's office, they began to truly explore the possibility of adapting his movie into a TV series.
"Tuk tuk..."
"Come in……"
Just as the two of them finished their coffee and ate a lot of salami, an administrative manager knocked on the door and came in.
"Mr. Niceta, this is the location map of your new office. Mr. Ovitz asked all partners to decide the decoration style of the new office... This is your share..."
"Thank you..." Niceta opened the floor plan of the newly renovated office and frowned. Ovitz's office actually occupied half of the top floor, and she could only find a corner office on the floor below.
Not as good as those Jewish partners.
"Your new office?" Ronald came over to take a look. In the middle of the new building is a central circular atrium, and the wings on the left and right sides have completely different styles.
One of the curved wings is decorated mainly with large expanses of glass and travertine, the other is in masonry with regular windows and no decoration. The atrium is topped by a low, conical glass pyramid, making it a huge, full
sunny public spaces,
"This design is good, who is the designer?" Ronald looked at the new office building and felt familiar.
"It's Chinese-American designer Luming Pei. He rarely designs office buildings of such a small size. Mr. Ovitz also begged him for a long time. In addition, Pei himself is a passionate Hollywood fan..."
"Hey..." Ronald started thinking. His new house in Beverly Park is also a small building, isn't it? I don't know if Pei Luming will accept the design order for this kind of house.
"He is an architect who designs large buildings." Niceta knew that Ronald had the idea of demolishing the two small buildings of the new house and redesigning and building it again. "But his home is on the Upper East Side of New York. It turns out that Marilyn Monroe
Next to his old house, you can try your luck. Maybe he likes you, a lover of Chinese culture, and a famous Hollywood director, and will make an exception to help you design your private residence..."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Hey...", Ronald said in his heart, that's what I thought.
In the evening, Ronald practiced yoga on the carpet of the hotel. With his eyes closed, he was still thinking about some of the details of the Dukakis news he had seen.
That news footage, while breathing carefully, the picture was very clear, and the sound was also very clear in Ronald's mind.
"Hee hee..." Ronald's heart suddenly moved. He clearly felt that he heard the laughter of bystanders in the camera, and several people seemed to be talking quietly outside the camera.
After a moment, Ronald jumped up, picked up the phone and dialed Douglas Jr., "Hey, Doug, I thought of it!"
"The person who was talking at the scene was filming himself. That's right... It's not from the TV station, it's an audience member at the scene, using a Sony home video recorder to record it. Ask little George to find it. Aren't they all people from the tank manufacturing factory there?
?Find out who took the picture who is now at the scene."
"The people who appeared at the tank testing site must be senior managers and relatives of the M1 Abrams tank manufacturing group. You guys are like gangsters, so you can definitely find them..." Douglas Jr. immediately told Ronald what he had discovered.
Little George.
"You are so damn right, I will remember your and Ronald's help in this matter." Little George felt that this piece of information was very important, and immediately went to find his father's supporters in the military industry.
, began a thorough investigation into who took the video at the scene.
Soon, according to the picture, the campaign team found the executive of the tank manufacturer who was filming at the scene. In his videotape, there was a shot of Dukakis on the tank.
However, this person’s photography skills were so poor that he only had about ten seconds of usable footage. The rest were either out of focus or failed to keep up with the movement of the tank. In the end, the campaign team only managed to cut out one photo and a short paragraph.
to ten seconds of footage.
However, that is definitely enough.
Soon, new urgently produced ads attacking Dukakis began to be broadcast on a large scale across the country.
The people from George Sr.'s campaign team are very good at composition. They cut out a still photo of Dukakis. On it, he is wearing a helmet that is one size too big and has his name on it. He is standing slightly comically.
On the tank, wave to everyone.
As long as you select carefully, it is actually very difficult for ordinary people who do not have the ability to manage postures and expressions to avoid being cut out of one or two shots of ugly photos.
Then, George Sr.'s campaign team also added subtitles and voiceovers, listing Dukakis's stance on the military-industrial complex and the military at every election and voting since he entered politics.
A voice-over with a deep voice, somewhat similar to old George, narrated:
"Michael Dukakis opposes almost every defense system we develop.
He's against new aircraft carriers. He's against anti-satellite weapons.
He opposes the deployment of four missile systems, including the Pershing 2 missile.
Dukakis opposes stealth bombers and ground-based emergency warning systems for nuclear tests.
He even criticized our rescue mission to Grenada and our strikes in Libya.
And now he...
I want to be our commander-in-chief.
America cannot afford this risk!"
boom……
The response caused by this advertisement was indeed what people in the news departments of major television stations had expected. It dealt a heavy blow to Dukakis.
Six million veterans, especially those before the Vietnam War, still have a sense of honor for the wars they participated in. They hate politicians who use the banner of peace to slander the reputation of veterans who participated in World War II.
There are also their relatives, family members, and almost the same number of employee families of the military-industrial complex. They are united in an unprecedented way.
For them, Dukakis either wants to deny their justice in joining the army in their early years, or deprive them of their jobs. Both of these are intolerable and are minefields of the highest level.
Therefore, soon, this part of the public, with a ratio of more than 90%, began to support George Lao overwhelmingly, regardless of their own political leanings.
This is what America's general election is like. How can those illusory policy debates compare with the medical insurance, pensions of veterans, and the respectful eyes of their children and grandchildren? How can they compare with high-paying jobs in the million-dollar military-industrial complex?
In less than a week, Dukakis's approval rating plummeted, while George Sr.'s approval rating soared. The two people's approval ratings also showed an upward and downward crossover.
"Roger Ailes said that in a large-scale election such as the General Election and the Senate, as long as there is a 'death cross' in the support rate and it is so close to the voting day, it is basically difficult to overtake again. As long as George is there
Be more confident, don't make stupid mistakes again, and you can lead all the way to the finish line..."
Douglas Jr. called again to congratulate Ronald.
"Hahaha, at least in the next four years, we can enjoy tax benefits again." Ronald was also very happy, "However, in fact, we should be more grateful to the current commander-in-chief for allowing Congress to pass the tax reform bill.
It is the source of our benefits.”
Ronald was very emotional. The rebound of the Hollywood industry in the past ten years can be attributed to the current president's preferential tax policies for high-income individuals. During the Jimmie era in the 1970s, a Hollywood star had to pay taxes on more than half of his salary.
, apart from some benefits brought by fan worship, celebrities actually do not get any monetary rewards.
Many celebrities are very famous, but they can only buy houses in new communities. Just like Jack Nicholson, he could only buy Mulholland Drive, which was still a newly developed area at the time, and the same financial situation was not very stable.
With Marlon Brando.
"Hey, our commander-in-chief is also because of the 22nd Amendment... You know, his current approval rate is nearly 30 percentage points higher than old George."
"Hey..." Ronald also felt that whether they were supporters of the Donkey Party or the Elephant Party, they probably liked old Ronald very much. I'm afraid it would be difficult to have a general like him who is loved by the people in the future.
During the Persian-gate weapons scandal, his approval rating dropped slightly for two months. Now that the election is approaching, the current leader's approval rating has actually returned to over 72%.
Moreover, he also stood up for Old George, saying that he was his best successor. I am afraid that a large part of the people's love for him will be transferred to Old George.
In this way, Ronald was editing the film every day and took a look at the new house in Beverly Park. The more he looked at it, the more awkward it became. There must be a lot of inconveniences for one person to live in a house built for two families.
Ronald began to find Richard to help him check Pei Ming's address in New York. But that place was one of the best neighborhoods on the Upper East Side. In addition to Pei Ming and his wife and Marilyn Monroe, there were also former
The former residence of Hollywood actress Joan Crawford is also there.
Although the house here is not as grand as Ronald's new home, the people who live here are celebrities with a long history and respected careers. Monroe also had a relationship with an important person before she was able to move in, and Joan Crawford
I was married to Alfred Steele, the chairman of Pepsi-Cola, and took over the stock after her husband's death, so I could live there.
If he went to visit him rashly like this, even though Ronald was a famous Hollywood director, he would probably get a polite rejection.