"You must be stupid, old friend, who wants your revelations now? Let me remind you, the cousin of the Princess of Britain, the descendant of an American war hero, think about how crazy the people are about this story?
A man of noble descent is willing to be an ordinary person in America, and America allows him to realize his dream..."
The editor of the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times was taking a call from a whistleblower.
"But, he still has another bloodline, and he is of Chinese descent..." The person who broke the news has not given up yet. Isn't that just right? They are all Ronald's ancestors. It just so happens that you are doing a series of reports?
"What the Fxck, if you had given me this information a week earlier, maybe...who the hell wants to read this now? Chinese people, how much do ordinary Americans know about them? Apart from pandas and karate, Kid Longwei..."
The editor became impatient and scolded this old acquaintance. Don’t you understand the news effect? A great young fighter pilot from America fell in love with a British aristocratic lady, and then sacrificed his life fighting the Nazis for the country where his lover lived.
During the battle, this plot is more Hollywood than a Hollywood movie. How can the audience have the appetite to listen to your story about Chinese people?
"Longwei boy's karate is from Japan...you idiot, toot toot..." The whistleblower only heard the sound of hanging up the phone, and he hung up the phone loudly in anger.
"Mr. Bastian, I have rejected all uninteresting rumors..." The editor turned around and called Ed Bastian, CEO of the New York Daily News Group, although the newspaper did not have a national coverage.
It has great radiation power, but its circulation in New York is very large, so the news industry has to give it some face.
"Thank you, I thank you on behalf of Ronald."
"Then can he accept our interview?"
"Sorry, he has to go on David Letterman first. But you can interview him via text. There are so many interview requests right now that he's not available. We can give you an exclusive question, and I promise it will only appear on
in the Los Angeles Times.”
"One is too few, three?"
"two."
"make a deal……"
Ed Bastian then faxed Ronald a list of questions that the Los Angeles Times had come up with.
"The love story of my grandfather and grandmother. Sorry, I don't know this either. My father is a posthumous son.
Will I become a British citizen? Of course I won't. I answered this question for the New York Times. You ask them if it counts.
Will I shoot any British movies? This is a good question, just say that I am looking for a suitable adaptation. I like British theater traditions and old movies very much, and I hope to find suitable themes for remakes..."
While answering interview questions, Ronald was getting dressed. He was about to go to NBC to participate in David Letterman's talk show. Letterman had given up on the fantasy of squeezing out Jay Leno and was preparing to negotiate with multiple potential buyers.
.If there is a guest like Ronald, because what happened in London is on the show, it can increase the ratings and increase his bargaining chips.
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"The next guest, he has directed many good-looking Hollywood movies..." Letterman was about to introduce Ronald.
"Dudududu...dang...dang..." The live band cooperated very well, starting with break dancing, Top Gun, Dirty Dancing, Working Girl, The Last Day and other movie theme songs.
"But recently, he discovered that his life experience is as bizarre as Hollywood movies... You have all guessed it when I say this, welcome, Ronald Lee..."
"Dong...dong...dong dong...dong dong dong..." The band again played the first few bars of the majestic march, the favorite music for royal celebrations, in a funny way.
"David..." Ronald smiled and hugged Letterman.
"So, I heard recently that you found your cousin in Buckingham Palace in London."
"Well, it's actually Kensington Palace, where Princess Diana lives now. I'm indeed her cousin two floors away. Speaking from my grandmother..."
"But, Ronald, we know you. You have always been a New York boy who went to Hollywood. How could you suddenly have a relationship with the British royal family?" Letterman helped to introduce the topic.
"In fact, when I learned the news, I was just as surprised as you. As you know, my father died young. After I filmed my first movie, my aunt gave me a box with my father in it.
family history..."
Ronald picked up some gossip that the audience liked to hear, and revealed it on Letterman's show. Especially the story about his grandfather's sacrifice and leaving his father an orphan, the program was very effective. The audience of this funny late-night show
, all gave a rare applause to express their respect for Ronald's family.
"Why didn't your grandfather and grandmother's family leave anything to your father?" Letterman asked the question that the audience wanted to know most. Is there any grudges or grudges?
"Actually, they were very friendly to me, but my grandparents did not hold a wedding. It was still a shocking thing at that time, and my grandfather and father were both only children..."
"This sounds very legendary. Will you make this story of your family into a movie?"
"I don't know, David. My aunt really wants me to do this, but there are always various problems when artists shoot their own stories. Maybe I have to wait until I am older to consider it."
"The show's ratings are at their highest level in the past six months. Thank you, Ronald."
After the interview, David Letterman got the ratings sample survey data and came over to express his gratitude to Ronald.
"Don't mention these things..." Ronald said that there is no need to mention these things because of our friendship.
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"Little George just arrived in New York, and I arranged for him to enter the Hilton Hotel without attracting attention." As soon as Ronald got in the car, he saw little Douglas sitting in the back seat. He has been running around in the past two days, as Ronald
Representatives of Germany communicated with Old George, the New York State Senator and other Elephant Party bosses every day.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work..." Ronald patted his high school friend and his soon-to-be brother-in-law on the shoulder.
"I don't care, I just hope I can help you get things done as soon as possible, so that Donna doesn't have to fly around like me..."
"Ah, I'm sorry..." Ronald used all his available connections this time. This matter was relatively sensitive and it was difficult to rely on outsiders. Only his own relatives were the most trustworthy.
"Don't mention this, just agree to be my best man..."
Both of them were tired and were silent all the way. After arriving at the hotel, Ronald knocked on Little George's door.
"My father is preparing to visit Kuwait. He was very angry after hearing what happened to you. He will support you, but let me remind you of two points.
First, those military and defense enterprise communities, after the collapse of the alliance, caused troubles to prevent my father from being re-elected. Now they are in urgent need of an imaginary enemy to better ask for money from Congress to maintain their business.
Second, you can retaliate against someone directly responsible, but you cannot target Jewish groups. Even the generals need the media they control to gain votes."
Involving Israeli Ernon Milchan, the man behind the movie "Ascend the Dragon" that smeared the former commander-in-chief and his wife, George Sr. also relented, agreed to Ronald's revenge, and mobilized powerful departments to cooperate.
But he also drew a red line: you cannot touch the defense community, and neither can the Jews as a group.
"Very good, I have a personal grudge against them..." Ronald's eyes flashed. He had no idea of crossing the line. Since the protection of a small area was allowed, he would shoot the rest of the people at once.
"My mother also asked me to bring you a message..."
"Oh? What did Ms. Barbara say?" Ronald raised his eyebrows. In fact, Barbara rarely upstaged George Sr. in front of outsiders. She had always played the role of a good wife and mother in front of the media and the outside world.
"She wants to see the people associated with that disgusting movie never appear in Hollywood again."
"Ha, this is a bit difficult, but I can try my best to prevent them from participating in any influential projects..."
"That's what I told my mother. Come on, let's talk about how to deal with them. I've arranged some secret weapons for you..." Little George enjoyed the power of deciding the fate of others and pulled Ronald
Several means were planned to deal with those involved.
"Donna has come back and is waiting for you at home... Your aunt has gone to bed. She probably has something to bring you..."
Ronald got the weapon he wanted, and Douglas Jr. told him that Donna was looking for him. Ronald understood that Donna had returned from Ms. Rodham.
"Huh... let me wash my face..." Ronald kept spinning for more than ten hours. It was already three o'clock in the morning. He stimulated himself with cold water to stay awake.
The two of them took the car to a pre-war house on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, near Columbia University. The attic configuration on the top floor was only smaller than the old Garbo house that Ronald bought for Helen, but the price was not low.
"Did you buy this?" Ronald was a little surprised by the selling price of this house, thinking that little Doug was quite willing to spend money in order to propose.
"You underestimate Donna too much. She can afford it with her current income. I want to change to a larger one, but she insists on half for one person..."
"Um, okay... I didn't expect that." Ronald thought to himself that when Donna got married, he would have to give her some assets. They probably had to sign a prenuptial agreement. If Donna had less money than him, he would probably have to give her some assets.
I won’t be tough when I speak from now on.
"She has done quite well at Renaissance Fund. The fund she previously invested in is now closed, and the income is very considerable..." Little Doug is very satisfied with Donna, and he is proud of his fiancée when he talks about it.
"Ah, you are here...", Donna yawned and opened the door, then asked little Doug to stay in the living room, "I have something to say to Ronald alone..."
"Of course..." Little Doug thought that involving the tragedy involving Ronald's parents, he must have something to say.
"Ms. Rodham apologizes to you. This was not their intention..."
Donna began to talk about the results of her exchange with First Lady Rodham. Commander William was different from other commanders in that he did not receive the full support of the National Committee of the Donkey Party in the early stages of his campaign, so the couple actually borrowed money to campaign.
In order to win the final election as commander-in-chief, they also paid a huge price, promised many benefits, and agreed to many demands.
Many of these requirements are contradictory.
For example, the National Defense Community, which supported the independent candidate Perot, also sent a lot of money to William. They urgently need an imaginary enemy, and the most suitable one now is the country on the other side of the Pacific, or the northern power that has just been reborn from disintegration.
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Of the two opinions, the former has the louder voice, because the Donkey Party naturally has a tendency to promote its own values, and the latter has just changed the situation according to their ideas, and it is difficult to turn around now if they kill everyone...
On the economic front, Japanese companies have also found ways to donate a lot. They hope that William can revoke some of the unfavorable regulations in the conflict between the United States and Japan, and can also make the Japanese yen less strong and give the Japanese economy some breathing space.
However, there are also some opponents who demand that the past policies continue to weaken the international competitiveness of Japanese companies.
There are many wealthy Jewish people here. Many of them immigrated to America from Eastern Europe. Since..., they have wanted to replace Japan in the Eastern European countries where they once lived as the manufacturing base for America's cheap goods.
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Of course, there is also a relatively small group of people called panda enthusiasts. Like Ronald, they have some joint ventures and are well aware of the manufacturing potential there, and the manufacturing and transportation costs may be lower than in Eastern Europe.
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In addition to these interest groups, there are also many donors who demand changes in William's philosophy. For example, the famous musician David Geffen made it clear that he wants the commander-in-chief to make a decision that will not restrict the recruitment of minorities with certain orientations in the military...
There are also many Hollywood stars who support the research of... and ask the General Administration of Government to allocate funds to strengthen research on... at the federal level and provide subsidies to patients.
"Mrs. Rodham said that she told her husband about the situation and that the General Administration would revoke the permission to attack you. But those people may not relax their attacks in the media. What he can do is to let the powerful departments at the federal level not
Those who intervene in your attacks.
As for the war between you and them, as well as matters at the state level, I'm sorry they can't do anything about it. Now the couple is also facing challenges in the White House, and many things can't be ordered out of the White House."
"Hmm..." Ronald felt that the new commander-in-chief was not as powerful as the outgoing commander-in-chief in some areas. However, with such a guarantee, he could relax and attack the most provocative enemy.
Just like in a group fight, you must focus on the most active person and knock his nose crooked, and the rest of the group will shrink.
"In addition, Mrs. Rodham said that she did not want to be a traditional first lady, and also hinted that the commander-in-chief may give her more authority than the traditional first lady, so that she can participate in politics to a greater extent..." Donna
He added some of Rodham's opinions, "I wrote a check to her PAC based on the last amount..."
"You did the right thing. Don't notify me in advance about this kind of thing in the future. You handle it directly and I will ask Lawrence to give you a check."
"Very good, I can't stand it anymore. You guys are really full of energy." Donna yawned several times.
Ronald went back to his apartment and lay there for less than two hours. He was woken up by a phone call again early in the morning. This time it was Richard.
"Mr. Warren Buffy is looking for you..."
"Ronald..." There was a click, and Buffy's voice came over.
"Oh, Warren...Sorry, I haven't gotten up yet..." Ronald said into the phone...
"Catherine wants to talk to you...I just want to send a message..."
There is only one Catherine that Buffy is talking about. That is his confidante, the original publisher and boss of the Washington Post, Katharine Graham.
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"I'm Ronald Lee, looking for Ms. Graham." Ronald washed his face with cold water again, and called the number Buffy provided, who was writing his autobiography in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Mrs Graham.
"After retiring, I seldom care about the affairs of the newspaper, but your name jumped out yesterday, and I used my influence a little bit to get them to reject your manuscript..."
Mrs. Graham was very direct. She said that yesterday she received messages from the former and current commanders through different CIA personnel, asking her to prevent the publication of slanderous articles about Ronald being a spy in the Washington Post.
The Washington Post is the largest political newspaper. Because it exposed the Watergate incident, it is also a very upright newspaper among the public. It has also been in contact with the CIA and the White House all year round. Sometimes it will press the button for the "national interest".
Some news reports are not suitable for the public to know.
Because of her influence in the industry, most East Coast newspapers would take down stories she suppressed.
"But now that I'm retired, I'm afraid I don't have as much influence as before. And California has never dealt with me."
"I'm very grateful. I wonder which newspapers would it be in if such slanderous reports appeared?"
"Tennessee, Chicago, and California tabloids..."
Ronald wrote down the name and immediately asked Ed Bastian to greet the media. But the effect was not very good. Many of these media were run by evangelicals, and some were from southern states with strong political views.
Their anti-China sentiment cannot be persuaded by a few words.
Some media in California that are friendly to Israeli Jews also stated that this is a right granted to them by the First Amendment, and no one can infringe on their sacred rights.
"Then let's start the war!"
Ronald gathered all his senior subordinates for a meeting, and each subordinate performed his or her duties. Two public relations consultants, Pie Kingsley and Michael Gray, also put down other businesses to help Ronald make suggestions.
Ronald got on a special plane and flew back to Los Angeles. He was going to launch an attack here.
After getting off the special plane in the afternoon, Ronald, who had already slept well, stretched out with satisfaction. He still slept comfortably on the plane.
"This is the National Enquirer, and the Star, and this is Global Magazine. They all question your transfer of advanced technologies related to national defense security to the joint venture in Qingpu. Global Magazine and the Star are the most egregious, naming names.
You are a spy.
The National Enquirer is slightly better, but it also makes false claims that you are an advocate who goes against American values. From the beginning of Japan to the current Chinese-speaking culture, it is anti-America.”
Waiting for him on the covered bridge at the airport was Richard, who had returned early in the morning. He reported to Ronald with all kinds of information.
"Very good, I'll send them a lawyer's letter tomorrow morning..." Ronald got into the car and asked Richard to get in too.
"Where are we going?" Richard saw that the direction was not towards Ronald's house.
"Go to Simi Valley, the 40th Grand Commander-in-Chief Ronald Sr.'s library and museum... I have some historical documents to donate to the library. Call the Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal bureaus in Los Angeles
Reporter, I said hello."
Then Ronald picked up the car phone and dialed Michael Douglas's number, "Michael, this is Ronald, what did your father say? Haha, tell him that I will make another call tomorrow. If you don't restrain me,
Those people, I will let go and let my men fight back. If there is any collateral damage, don't say I didn't say hello..."