Ronald was just being polite, but who knew that a few days later, Michael Jackson would really have something going on. In the past two days, there was a rumor circulating in the entertainment industry that MJ needed cash."
"It's true. I've heard some rumors. MJ's cash flow is very tight. His Pepsi advertising endorsement has been cancelled. A perfume brand he has negotiated has also reneged on it. His theme is in Sega's Sonic 3 game.
The song was also cancelled, and the theme song he had already completed for another Addams Family movie was also returned." Richard said that this was not groundless, as MJ's endorsements and invitations were in a complete collapse.
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"It's not that big, it's only 23 million, MJ can borrow it from anyone,...well..."
Ronald groaned, MJ won't come to me to borrow money, right? I don't have any money now. My personal and company cash are all frozen on two big projects. How can I have the money to pay you for the out-of-court settlement?
?
Moreover, people like MJ know many big tycoons, such as those from Japan and the Middle East, and anyone they find will be happy to give him a favor.
"You have also thought about it. Now in the Middle East and Japan, MJ is under a lot of pressure. The concert originally arranged in Dubai was also banned by the government. People there are distributing a pamphlet accusing MJ of being immoral..."
Richard misunderstood and talked about MJ's dilemma. His eagerness to reconcile did not have any positive effect. Although the settlement agreement contained a clause that MJ would not bear any responsibility, many media, especially
The tabloid reports will not read these legal documents at all.
MJ's past housekeepers, drivers, bodyguards, maids, and even his own sister all came out to accuse him of this kind of behavior. Therefore, with the media's pervasive publicity for sales, the public directly equated his conciliatory behavior with MJ's.
It is a rich man who is guilty and wants to use money to settle the victim.
"Look..."
Ronald picked up today's newspaper, browsed it quickly, and suddenly saw the news about MJ's criminal case.
After the civil case settled out of court, Los Angeles District Attorney Garcetti announced his support for an amendment to a law that would prohibit forcing sexual assault victims to testify in criminal proceedings. The amendment will be introduced in the state Legislature next month.
Immediately allow Garcetti to force Jordan Chandler to testify.
"What happened? If he did this, it seems that MJ's settlement was not in vain for more than 20 million yuan?" Ronald shook his head. If his behavior was really innocent and unblemished, and it was a completely false accusation,
It is better to fight to the end and ask the court to prove your innocence.
After paying money like this, it didn't gain public recognition, and the criminal prosecutors kept an eye on MJ's butt. It's hard not to think about all kinds of things in the direction of racial discrimination.
If MJ had not had plastic surgery or a disease like vitiligo that makes his skin whiter, black people across the United States would definitely be on his side now. If the prosecutors really brought charges, I am afraid that large-scale riots would break out in Los Angeles again.
It's a pity that after MJ became famous, he didn't particularly stand on the side of black people. In the famous "Black and White" song MV, black people and white people were exchanged among all the people in the world, but the black people in the audience
I don't feel like I like MJ more.
"You should never forget your basic base."
After talking about MJ, Ronald came up with this idea out of thin air. Those families with deep roots in America must stick to a basic base with a certain number of people.
These people may not make you a lot of money, nor will they help you increase your reputation, but if you are in trouble, they will definitely stand in front of you and take bullets for you.
Because those movie fans, fans, fans, they have gained more happiness after having you. But these basics, without you, they have lost everything.
Where is Ronald's base? Apart from the people on Staten Island, is there anyone who wants to help him when he is in trouble?
After thinking about it, those minority orientation groups, radicals calling for gender equality, and the people cared for by Elizabeth Taylor's foundation cannot be my base.
David Geffen is the one who can monopolize the base of minority orientations. Ever since he made his orientation public, he has devoted himself to speaking out for these people. After Commander William finally gave them an executive order exonerating them,
All these people remember is Mr. Geffen, who has been advocating for them for more than ten years. How many people would be grateful to Ronald?
Regarding the demand for equal status for women, although Ronald and Cameron can be said to have established the genre of female protagonists with nothing, those women who are discriminated against in the workplace and in daily life still miss Alice Paul and last year.
Ginsburg, who was just nominated by William to become a Supreme Court justice, and others.
Even the people who represent the image of women in the film industry are female stars such as Sigourney Weaver and Susan Sarandon who have played independent female images, not the directors behind the scenes.
As for those... unfortunate people, they are the same. The last thing they remember is the character played by Tom Hanks, the social activist who came out after the movie was released to say that the Philadelphia story was not bad enough.
After spending a whole morning thinking about this, Ronald finally had an idea. To play the role of spokesperson for a certain group of people, you must be one of them in order to have the appeal to find a base that can take bullets for you.
The only group of people he can influence are the people living on that often-forgotten island in New York, not only because Ronald has secured job opportunities and social welfare for them, but also because Ronald himself is a graduate of Staten Island.
a member of.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! When someone hears that their hometown is Staten Island, New York, and looks confused, the fellows from Staten Island will proudly say that Ronald Lee is
We Staten Islanders.
Well, there is another group that can proudly say that Ronald Lee is one of us, and that is highly united, organized, and has people all over the United States, and that is the veteran group.
To become one of them, what Ronald has to do is to publicly say that his father and ancestors are all one of them.
The goodwill of these people is easy to obtain, because most veterans have health problems, psychological problems, and income problems due to various reasons. It is not easy to cultivate people who make themselves proud and respected by them.
child.
In this way, Ronald can become a symbol, a representative of particularly promising children among veterans. Next time someone dares to ridicule veterans, they can just point out the example of Ronald and laugh it off.
"Aunt, I have an idea..."
After thinking about how he would operate, Ronald immediately invested resources. Although a lot of money was invested in two major projects, there was still no problem in spending hundreds of thousands to do some good deeds.
On Friday, there were two Boeing 757 charter flights carrying many veterans and their families from all over the country to Los Angeles and New York.
Ronald was in charge in Los Angeles. Veterans were sitting in wheelchairs, using crutches, or being supported by juniors. After getting off the plane, they were taken by bus to the Holiday Inn Palms in Hollywood near the Walk of Fame.
The rent here is not expensive, and there are very good facilities. There are no shortcomings except that the rooms are a bit old. Many veterans were very happy after getting off the bus and checking into the rooms. They usually don't have the money to stay in such a hotel.
The rooms are all suites and are very large, so that the grandchildren can run around and play, and the children also have separate rooms. Ronald also arranged for nurses to help take care of several veterans who were alone.
These veterans will spend a happy and relaxing weekend vacation in Los Angeles and New York. Veterans with physical and mental illnesses will also have the opportunity to be sponsored by the foundation led by Aunt Karen and stay in the best hospitals in the two places.
Get treatment.
The veterans in New York went to the Helen Hayes Memorial Hospital, a hospital sponsored by Ronald. The veterans in Los Angeles were sent to different hospitals for treatment based on their physical conditions.
Most people still go to specialized hospitals to update their prosthetics, do some surgery on their eyes, and perhaps most importantly, work with their veteran brothers to make their families proud of themselves and spend a rare family vacation together.
After a sumptuous dinner, Ronald held a small ceremony in the banquet hall to welcome the veterans to Los Angeles. Most of them were veterans from World War II, including many from the Vietnam War, and one who served in Europe during World War I.
The old man who fought.
"Everyone, I know that what you probably want most is to experience the battlefield experience again, so that your grandchildren can understand how brave their ancestors and fathers were. But we must also consider the hobbies of the children.
We’ll arrange a trip to Disneyland and see pandas at the zoo…”
"Yeah..." As soon as he finished speaking, the children cheered, and the whole scene was filled with a joyful atmosphere. The veterans were very happy. At this age, you can still bring the children to Los Angeles for free.
Because they are veterans, the rich will pay for it, and it is rare for them to have such an opportunity to make their children proud.
"Tomorrow, everyone will be taken by the kind-hearted Aunt Louise to the hospital for appropriate examinations. We will also gather here and will be accompanied by dedicated personnel."
After talking about the arrangements, Ronald also found some clowns and magicians to make the veterans and their families happy. Finally, there were Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra impersonators who came to sing some of their youthful songs to them.
My favorite music.
"Ronald, may I ask why you did such a thing?"
A reporter from the Los Angeles Times also came to interview. There happened to be a lot of news about the military recently, and the don't ask, don't tell policy caused a lot of discussion. This time, a rich man actually paid for veterans to see doctors, travel, and watch movies.
A topical news item.
"It's very simple. When I was filming my new movie Forrest Gump, I met a lot of veterans. They all received good care from the VA hospital, but after all, resources are limited. Some people's wheelchairs and prostheses were decades ago.
Yes, I wanted to pay tribute to these people who served the country, so I invited them to come to Los Angeles and New York for treatment and replace them with the latest technology in prosthetics and wheelchairs.
When I contacted them, I also knew that some veterans’ family conditions were not very good, so I came up with the idea of letting their family come and enjoy a trip to Los Angeles like a normal American family. Disneyland, pandas, food, beaches, and more
Avenue of Stars and so on..."
"Oh, that's really touching. Is your act of kindness this time also intended to build momentum for your new movie?"
"Yes, I don't deny it. I hope these veterans who have actually been on the battlefield and their families will come to see my movie and see if they approve of the depiction of veterans. You know, Forrest Gump is also a veteran of the Vietnam War.
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"Yes, I have read the novel. So, will this kind of charity be held again in the future? Or is this a one-time event for the time being?"
"It will be held in the future. You may know that my aunt has a foundation that will provide some emergency charity activities specifically for these disabled or sick veterans. These people are all those who fought on the front line for the country.
You shouldn’t get into trouble just because of a little misfortune.”
"Oh, why does your aunt pay special attention to the veterans?"
"Her husband unfortunately passed away in the Vietnam War, and my father was also a Vietnam War veteran. They were in the same company."
"So, this is also your wish?"
"Of course, I have no idea what the war has done to the Americans. Like most people, I feel that some wars are inherently just and some are not so good. But the soldiers fighting on the front line in the war are all heroic.
We should be kinder to these people. My family are all veterans, and I know that what they fear most is not dying heroically on the battlefield, but not being recognized by their relatives and the people after returning..."
"Oh, I understand very well, you just want to do something for the veterans."
"Yes, yes, actually I am a bit similar to Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump. My father is a veteran of the Vietnam War, and my grandfather was a pilot who served in Europe during World War II and died fighting the enemy on the Atlantic Ocean. As for
I don’t know much about my great-grandfather because he died young. I heard he was also a pilot and was buried in the country, but the specific details are not clear..."
"Oh, I didn't expect that what we saw was the real Lieutenant Dan..."
"Yes, I am a member of the lucky generation. When I graduated from high school, no major war broke out. We, America, are the beacon of..., Go, America."
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"Thank you, Director Li. I don't know how to thank you."
On the third day, Ronald showed these guests an internal screening of "Forrest Gump". This was the first time the film was open to outside audiences after it was edited.
"Don't say that, we are all a family. If you have any retired friends who are also facing difficulties or need to update their equipment, you can write to apply for our help project. We have it twice a year, respectively in May.
Memorial Day, and Veterans Day in November..."
The preview screening of Forrest Gump is over. In addition to the beneficiaries of charity projects, the people who came to watch it are also veterans.
After watching it, Ronald personally communicated with them one by one, asking them not to spoil the movie, and also asked them what they thought of the movie.
"Ronald, this movie you made is the most realistic of all the movies I have ever seen. One second Forrest Gump was walking slowly in the rainstorm, and the next second the rain stopped, and immediately
Encountered enemy fire. This is what I did in Vietnam..."
No matter how the audience feels about the movie itself, they are full of praise for the Vietnam War scene.
"Thank you, thank you!"
Ronald's veterans thanked each other, and suddenly Yang Yanzi waved to him over there.
"Ronald, I received a call from New York. They said that this game of chess is likely to be decided tonight..."
Ronald understood the secret code. It was referring to the acquisition of Paramount, and a winner would emerge that night.
At 9:30 in the evening, Ronald's phone finally rang, "This is Shirley. The accountants are still calculating, but it is a foregone conclusion that Redstone's shares will exceed 50.1%."