Sunset that day was at 7:30 p.m., and by 7:45 p.m., fires had begun to break out in some communities in Los Angeles. This was obviously man-made arson.
The fire was like a signal, and soon the riots that had been limited to the city center and Normandy and other areas were encouraged by the fire, and looting and arson also began to break out in Watts, Willowbrook, Florence and other places.
Ronald was standing on the top floor of his house, and he could see a little bit of fire burning in the distance, lighting up the southern sky.
"Are you okay there? Do you want to hide at my place? I'll send someone to pick you up..." Ronald saw the south coast. The community where he used to live and where the Longwei boy was filmed began to be affected.
It's lit.
Because Cameron had to pay alimony to his ex-wives, he had no money to buy a mansion near Beverly Hills, so he still lived in the old house.
"OK, I'd better go to your place. I can just drive myself. Call Linda first..." Cameron didn't want to go to his girlfriend Linda Hamilton's house to hide, so he hung up the phone and drove quickly to Ronald
's home.
"Jim, you're here..." Diane stepped forward and hugged him... What happened today scared her.
"Where's Ronald?" Cameron asked.
Diane pointed upward with her hand to the stairs leading to the rooftop.
"Jim, here..." Ronald was on the rooftop, looking through a telescope... and handed the other one beside him to Cameron.
"Where has it been burned?"
"Hyde Park is already burning..." Ronald said, pointing to the newly lit fire in the distance.
"Oh my god... that's the dam area where I filmed The Terminator..." Cameron also found a familiar scenic spot, which was shining with blazing fire.
"What the hell is Chief Gates of the LAPD doing now?" Ronald yelled. Yesterday he boasted that he could control the situation, but now there is no one left.
"Ronnie..." Diane shouted from below, "Come down quickly, the TV is playing..."
Ronald and Cameron hurriedly came down from the roof, and what they saw on the TV was footage of the LAPD's headquarters, the Parker Center.
The live broadcast of the TV station was captured by a photographer from a helicopter, transmitted back to the TV station through an on-site broadcast truck, and finally broadcast to TV audiences throughout Los Angeles and the United States.
I saw that the Parker Center was surrounded by many black and Latino mobs, their eyes were red, and they kept trying to attack the police cordon outside the Parker Center.
Behind the cordon is a group of LAPD combat teams. Although they are fully armed and intimidating, the number of protesters outside is many times theirs, and at the same time, these people are not unarmed.
"Am I fucking incapable of protecting myself? Is Director Gates a man?" Ronald became even more angry when he saw this. This guy only talks a lot, but he's a mess..."
"Oh, Shxt", Cameron also facepalmed, if the Parker Center is lost... "What will happen to your two movies?"
"I plan to stop filming. Now Hyde Park is almost in danger. To the west are Crenshaw and Jefferson Park. If it spreads to West Adams, it will be very close to Culver City. Inside the studio
There are a lot of valuable things, and those thugs probably want to rush in. By the way, you’re right to remind me, I’ll call Michael (Douglas).”
"Hey, Michael, how are you doing there?" Ronald dialed Douglas's home phone.
"Damn it, a bunch of old men here came to me and asked me to pressure the governor and senators to replace the mayor who incited black people..." Michael Douglas's home was also in chaos and loud.
There are many veteran stars where he lives. When this kind of thing happened in the past, the LAPD and other forces first protected them and the studios, the largest industry in Los Angeles. Now the black mayor Tom Bradley,
Instead, they openly attacked the court's decision, said the judge was blind, and used words to incite black people to express their dissatisfaction.
"Don't count on it. If you watch Channel 5, even the Parker Center is surrounded..."
"I x your mother..." Douglas uttered lotus words, and both of them reached a consensus that it was impossible to film a movie in this city with smoke everywhere. They immediately informed all the crew members overnight to stay at home. Starting tomorrow, City Heroes
Filming is suspended indefinitely.
"Fuxk, I didn't expect that everything in this movie would come true..." Ronald thought of "City Heroes" and thought it was ridiculous. In this messy magical plot, black people mobilized to attack LPAD and Korean groceries.
The snobby proprietress of the store actually happened in this city.
Is this still America, which just won the Cold War? Ronald suddenly felt very magical.
Fortunately, the alliance itself had problems and collapsed. If this drags on for a few more years and something like this happens to the second largest city in the United States, it's not certain who will be finished first.
Recalling that he had donated money to the two senatorial candidates, Ronald thought that this would be useful today...
"Barbara? I'm Ronald Lee..." Ronald answered the phone of Barbara Boxer, the female candidate of the Donkey Party.
"Oh, Ronald, you don't have to give your full name. I know what you are going to say. Now I have jointly requested help from the White House with the current Senator Allen Cranston. The matter here is no longer the Parker Center.
Those bastards can handle it.
Your crew has stopped filming? That's smart. My sources told me that the riots will probably last more than three days. Why? Because mobilizing the National Guard and the military requires approval from the White House. Do you need to leave? You decide for yourself.
,My feelings should not stay in a dangerous place..."
"Mr. Bruce Hosenson..." Ronald dialed another candidate's phone number.
"Fuxk fuxk, don't count on the LAPD. If you can, store enough food and water, load your bullets, and use sandbags to block the door..."
The candidate of the Elephant Party is indeed more tough, and he directly said that he would surround his family with arms.
"Chief Gates of the LAPD? This man is a softie. Do you know where he is now? He escaped by helicopter from Parker Center and went to attend a political fundraiser and wanted more power..."
"It's terrible..." Ronald felt that this matter was really going to be serious.
Director Gates and Mayor Bradley, these two bastards are not really people who want to do things to quell the riots, but they both want to take advantage of the opportunity to incite supporters and expand their influence. Both of them are more like
Politicians, not bureaucrats who actually do their job.
"Ring ring ring ring..."
At this time the phone rang, and Ronald heard it was Richard.
"I have received reliable information. The mayor and the commissioner have met to prepare to set up strong security around Hollywood and Beverly Hills. There will be a curfew in the next few days. Starting tonight, all civil aviation flights will be diverted over the sea.
If you want to leave without passing through Los Angeles, you must take advantage of this opportunity, otherwise you will be stuck here..."
"Okay, we're leaving right away, will you come with us?" Ronald wanted to take Richard with him.
"I have to stay here. My other clients are still in Los Angeles. If you want to leave, it's best to take Paula and his child away so that Niceta doesn't have anything to worry about. Someone is also needed to watch over here...
"
"Richard, these are all external things, the most important thing is safety..." Ronald wanted to persuade him again.
"I have made my decision. Besides, I am afraid that if we are not here, someone will take the opportunity to cause trouble at CAA. Don't worry, I am prepared..."
Ronald was moved. Richard is really dedicated and protects the interests of his clients to the limit of what an agent can do...
He turned around and discussed with bodyguard Daniel, leaving two people to protect Richard and Niceta who were left behind. Then he sent someone to pick up Paula Wagner and the child.
Celebrities like Tom Cruise and his wife, and Tom Hanks, all have their own careers. After Ronald communicated with them, they all expressed that it would be best to leave temporarily.
Cameron watched for a long time and finally asked Ronald, "Are you really leaving?"
"Confucius once said that a gentleman would not stand next to a wall that is in danger of collapsing. I know that probably nothing will happen to us people, but why try?"
"Damn, you're right..."
"Okay, you and Linda call, let's go together..."
Everyone gathered at Ronald's house and prepared to rush to the airport together. Pilot Bozo, a top gun stunt pilot back then, had already prepared the business jet at the airport with another pilot, waiting for them to take off and fly directly there.
Staten Island.
Surrounded by a team of bodyguards, everyone drove toward the airport in bulletproof cars.
The entire road was covered with shards of glass, and street lights in many places were damaged, but it was not without light. The distant fire lit up the city sky.
When we arrived at the airport, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were also there, and Paula Wagner was still comforting the two panicked celebrities. There were many celebrities in the terminal, all of whom were preparing to run away before the curfew.
.
Kidman's eyes were a little red and swollen, and she seemed to be scared enough. She wanted to go back to her hometown in Australia to avoid the limelight. Cruise, on the other hand, didn't want to go that far and just wanted to go to a safe place for a few days to see the limelight.
Ronald stepped forward and asked Paula Wagner's child to come and sit first. This manager was really pitiful. He himself had also fled, but the child hadn't been taken care of yet and he had to provide psychological counseling to Nicole Kidman.
Ronald looked pitifully at the child, holding him in his arms and coaxing him to sleep. The child was not used to being in a strange place. He was still crying before, but now he may be tired, and he quickly fell asleep in Ronald's arms.
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"Ronald, thank you..." Paula Wagner almost burst into tears. Who doesn't love their children?
"How is it?" Ronald asked her in a low voice.
"I agreed to go to Miami for vacation first. She still loves Tom very much..."
Not only did Tom Cruise not want to go to Australia, he also didn’t want to stray too far away from his favorite Scientology. He had just finished filming the scene in "A Few Good Men" and his Scientology microphone was also famous in Hollywood, so he wanted to go.
Home to another large Scientology headquarters, Clearwater, Florida.
"That's good..." Ronald also felt ridiculous in his heart. This commotion had turned all the big stars who were so famous at ordinary times into ordinary people. The worst one was Paula Wagner. It seemed that she still had to
Accompanying them to Miami is very tiring with children, and I have to take care of two older children.
"Hey, you can't do this... We applied for routes in accordance with the regulations..."
At this moment, Ronald's captain, Bozo, and all other business jet pilots came to the lounge and surrounded a man wearing an air traffic control center uniform in protest.
"What happened?" Ronald asked Bozo.
"The air traffic control center denied our takeoff slot. We all submitted flight applications in accordance with the procedures and obtained permission. The landing place was a private airport and had nothing to do with them. But the air traffic control center said it had received an order from DC.
Temporarily stop giving departure slots.
"Do they have this power?" Ronald didn't understand.
"Actually, as long as the flight application is submitted and the landing place allows it, it will be fine. They are just pretending to be powerful. I heard that there will be a curfew in the early morning, and we will have to line up again then, and they can show off their power again...
If I were still flying airplanes in the Navy, would it be their turn to speak?"
"This is a joint decision between the mayor and the governor. If you have any opinions, you can protest. I remind you that the White House was also involved in this decision. We'd better do it as required. You don't want to see celebrity abuse in tomorrow's newspapers.
Well-known, there were reports of escaping from Los Angeles for not following the rules, right?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, very soon, you only need to resubmit the application, obtain the permission of the new joint operations command, and then queue up again. The sooner you queue up, the sooner you can obtain the takeoff permission..."
The people at the air traffic control center obviously wanted to use this to show off their power. There are many people in America who have the bad temper of wanting to show their power more at critical moments.
In this society that operates according to various rules and regulations, the authority of the rule enforcers is respected. Failure to abide by the rules will cause dissatisfaction among the people. These people may only have this opportunity in their lives to get some privileges in front of celebrities, so
With the mentality of not using it for free, we must strictly implement it.
"When will that happen?" Some celebrities and rich people couldn't hold it anymore and started asking.
"It is expected that the mayor and governor will announce a curfew in the early morning, and the National Guard will be stationed in advance. You will almost have to wait until tomorrow morning to obtain permits one after another. Tell your name, sir, and I will give you the first application..."
"Ah...this gentleman..." Many people crowded forward. At this time, the county magistrate was not as good as the current person in charge. He was the person with the most power at the scene.
"Give me a call..." Ronald didn't want to wait any longer. He had a good relationship with the military, so finding them to open a backdoor wouldn't be a problem. It's just that it was too late to get through the relationship and find the officer who would take over the air traffic control at Los Angeles Airport.
Fortunately, there are stronger relationships...
"Hey, George, this is Ronald. I'm in Los Angeles now and need a takeoff permit. Yes, someone here has revoked our flight permit..."
"You let him answer the phone..." Little George was still worried that his partner was in danger, and he was furious when he heard the news.
"Who are you? I'm very busy right now..." The air traffic control center official looked arrogant.
"I am George W..., the son of the current commander-in-chief, George H.W..."
"I'm still the son of old Ronald..." He didn't believe it at all, hung up the phone, and then pointed at Ronald and lectured him, "You'd better apply honestly, otherwise I'll let you go last...
"
"I don't think you have the power..." Ronald thought about the scene where little George fainted out of anger, and felt that he would be freed soon.
"I'm going to let you see if I have this authority..." The officer found Ronald's flight permit from a pile of previous flights, and then tore it into pieces. Originally, he only needed to stamp it again to be released, but now
If you tear it off, it will take at least two more hours to apply again...
"Tear...Call..." The intercom on the official's waist suddenly rang.
"Control room, control room, I'm in the terminal, Over..."
"You Shxt! You MotherFuXXX...Immediately issue me Ronald Lee's flight permission, you XXXX..."
The official who was scolded was a bit at a loss, "But, I have torn up his application..."
"Let me go now. What are you talking about horseshxt at this time... Let me go. I'll apply for you to put it back together again..."
Ronald smiled slightly and said to Tom Cruise under the astonished eyes of everyone, "How about you go to my place first? Then you will transfer to Florida?"
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In the morning, Ronald's family was already drinking hot tea at their house in Staten Island. Paula Wagner left her child with Diane and followed Cruise and Kidman to Florida.
Ronald was still watching the morning news. In the early hours of last night, the mayor and the governor jointly issued a statement announcing a curfew. All sports competitions and cultural performances were cancelled. The latest home games of the NBA Lakers and Clippers will be on
Held in Las Vegas.
The curfew was not implemented in essence because the National Guard did not receive permission from the federal government and could not enter Los Angeles to maintain order. All the power was put into the wealthy areas by the black mayor to protect law and order.
Last night's riot caused widespread damage to property in major communities, and eventually spread to Hollywood.
Looting and arson engulfed Hollywood Boulevard, while unrest spread southwest to neighboring Gardena, Compton, Carson and Long Beach.
The black and Latino armies, who had tasted the sweetness of the riots, spread in all directions from Los Angeles, the center of the South. Eventually, they also spread to areas such as West Hollywood where ordinary Hollywood actors live. There were reports of property damage and personal injuries everywhere.
"This is really a mess. I have been in America for so many years and I have never seen such a mess..." Ang Lee had finished his awards tour in Europe and returned to New York. Hearing that Ronald was coming, he came over to chat with him.
"Yes, the riots in New York's Central Park a few years ago did not expand, and the PD still needed to be effective. New York was guarded by Rudy that year, and nothing major happened. Now the two living treasures in Los Angeles are both idiots..."
Ronald began to curse those two bastards, the director and the mayor, for conniving and inciting such a big disaster for their own selfish interests.
"Spike, what do you think?"
Another former schoolmate, Spike Lee, also came to see Ronald, but he changed his talkative nature and didn't say a word.
"Spike, what's wrong with you?"
"I think about the right thing I did in the movie two years ago. These people are repeating the plot I filmed in the movie. These bastards must make us black people die before they are willing to..."
Ronald glanced at Cameron who was drinking coffee next to him, and Ang Lee who was drinking black tea on the other side. Everyone was full of shock. This...it seems like you black people are causing riots this time, right?