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Chapter 629: The Chase for the Number One Ratings

Fortunately, in the last quarter of the game, there were no major problems. The Knicks had home court advantage in the fourth quarter and beat the Rockets by seven points in a single quarter. In the end, they held on to the lead and won 3:2 in the finals.

Big lead.

This is also the last game of this year's NBA Finals to be held in New York, and the remaining two games will be held in Houston, Texas.

Ignoring Dolan and the others, Ronald held his own celebration party. Obviously more celebrities came to his party than to Dolan's. People in Hollywood naturally have some advantages in connections. Who doesn't want to be with Hollywood?

What about celebrities chatting together like friends?

Many people from the New York theater and independent film circles came today, so many celebrities were attracted by the handsome guys and beauties and went to Ronald's place to celebrate the Knicks' victory.

Dolan went to the Bronco Bar, which is a traditional gathering place for fans after watching the game. Beer is served. Dolan and his whole family went there to show their closeness to the people. But most of the fans had already enjoyed the free beer and pizza.

, not many people came today, which made Dolan a little sad.

In contrast, Ronald went to Limelight, the most famous nightclub in New York, which was more luxurious than the most famous 54 Club in the 1980s. Limelight was originally a church, but now it has been transformed into a wild party

's venue.

However, the church is very large, and there are quiet boxes on the third floor for wealthy guests to chat.

Ronald is here today, together with Little Bud, to specially entertain the new NYPD Commissioner William Bratton, Deputy Mayor Peter Pavonero, and the one who entered through the back door long after the opening because he wanted to avoid being seen.

Mayor Mr. Rudy.

These people were all the heroes who stood up for Rudy when he was running for mayor. After Rudy took office, they all rose to heaven and took on important positions in the new New York City Hall.

Today is a gathering with Ronald, one of Rudy’s biggest supporters and donors in the mayoral election and the new owner of the New York Knicks. These people can also let go of their feelings, throw away their usual masks at the donor’s place, and have fun.

A pleasure.

These people are either Italian or Irish, and they are the most powerful forces in Rudy's basic law enforcement system. However, when it comes to the World Cup, the Irish-born Bratton and the Italian-born Pavonello are also somewhat tit-for-tat.

The beauties wearing bikinis in the colors of the jerseys of the two countries were adding to the atmosphere... The two had a cordial and friendly exchange of opinions on who was better at football between the two countries.

Ronald did not participate in this boring argument. He and Rudy were whispering beside him.

When Rudy was campaigning, he promised two things: the independence issue of Staten Island has been solved. Although there were quite a few people who wanted to be independent from New York in the vote, when it came to the New York City Hall, it was not surprising that they were

It was rejected. The voters of Staten Island didn’t really want to go independent. They were satisfied if they made a fuss and had the city hall publicly state that it would not build a new landfill on the west side of Staten Island.

But there was another thing, the promise of a free ferry from Staten Island to Manhattan, that Rudy wasn't done with yet.

After becoming mayor, the advancement of this great good thing for the residents of Staten Island has gradually slowed down, and Mayor Rudy rarely mentioned it in speeches and city council meetings.

Ronald expressed his dissatisfaction on the spot, saying that he called on voters to vote for you, but why did you fail to fulfill your promise? Does Rudy think that when the next mayor is re-elected, he no longer needs the key to Staten Island?

Got your ticket?

"Ronald, this matter is about spending money. The annual free ferry requires nearly 50 million U.S. dollars to maintain operations, personnel salaries and equipment maintenance, but it is the city government that pays, and it is Staten Island that reaps the benefits.

…”

It's still the same old reasons, political matters, the money spent does not match the people who benefit. I am afraid that Mayor Rudy feels that now that he is the mayor, he must consider the problem from the mayor's perspective.

"Don't forget that Staten Island gave you an advantage of 46,000 votes, but you only won less than 60,000 votes in the city..." Ronald felt that Mayor Rudy had forgotten his roots.

"Hey, don't be like this. This free ticket must be done, but...my main political resources are now used to deal with social security issues. The Bronx needs to increase police investment...I need some from other districts.

MPs’ support…”

"But don't forget that Staten Islanders are the ones who put you in the mayor's chair, Rudy. Will those supporters vote for you more than three years later? We Stantonians have always been loyal and generous to our friends, and if there were

difficult, then we won’t blame them for not doing what they promised, but if they don’t even try..."

Ronald knew in his heart that the matter of free ferry tickets was probably quite low on Rudy's schedule, but Staten Island could not be abandoned by politicians like this. It was time for him to remind him of the consequences of not doing something.

"What do you mean?" Rudy heard some clues.

"In the northern part of Staten Island, many people work in Manhattan Island. They usually take a boat back and forth, and the monthly ferry fee is also an expense. I live in the southern part of the island, where people have no industry. I especially hope that tourists can start from

Stop by on Manhattan Island to experience the rare Indian ruins in New England and the birthplace of rap music, and God bless, there are still people who want to see the filming location of The Godfather..."

Ronald pointed out that there are two major groups of people who are very serious about this promise. They can tolerate the motion proposed by Mayor Rudy, who supports it, being rejected by the council, but if you don't even say it, it means you are ungrateful to them.

These people have forgotten.

"I will propose this motion next week. I wonder if the major newspapers in New York will put this news on the front page..." Rudy also understood that Ronald wanted him to show that he was working hard...

…But this matter is not big news. He really wants to expand his influence among the people.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The Daily News has a large circulation in Staten Island, they will treat this matter as important news..." Ronald promised to invest

, so that both of them toast happily.

"Cheers...It would be best if Italy and Ireland join forces to qualify..."

On the other side, the deputy mayor and the NYPD director also reached a consensus that it would be enough to eliminate the Mexican and Norwegian teams.

"What the hell is this? Such a thing would never happen in New York. Everyone is applauding a felon fugitive..."

NYPD Chief William Bratton, after the toast, asked a note-taking girl wearing the colors of the Irish jersey to change the TV to the football news channel to watch the preview of tomorrow's game.

As a result, all national television networks from CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, were reporting live broadcasts of OJ Simpson's escape in the car.

Every TV station interrupted its normal program and sent out its elite troops to interview the situation at the scene. Many black people in Los Angeles hung banners supporting OJ Simpson on the bridges along the way, expressing that they never believed he was the murderer.

It must be a frame-up by the LAPD.

Considering the Los Angeles riots that occurred not long ago and the various LAPD actions against black people that were reported afterwards, this accusation cannot be considered very outrageous. It’s just that a celebrity like OJ is no longer an ordinary employee of the LAPD and can be framed.

Yes.

"I'm calling to ask, how long will this matter take?" Ronald also felt strange. During the whole process, the Ford Mustang that OJ Simpson was riding in was definitely not fast, and the LAPD used its usual excessive violence against black people.

By the time the 50% minority group got their momentum, O.J. Simpson's car would have been stopped long ago.

The LAPD had cleared the area along the way, preventing all cars along the way from entering the driveway. In addition to the two LAPD helicopters following the entire process, there were also five or six media helicopters in the sky, only circling a little further away, hoping to get the latest first-hand news.

The news that OJ wrote a suicide letter has spread throughout the media. They all want to see the footage of the former NFL running back shooting himself. Whoever can capture it first will really increase the ratings.

"The media in the United States are going crazy, and our TV stations are also broadcasting it. But the good seats have been snatched up by people from the big TV networks, so we decided to broadcast the CBS program..." DDH CEO Ed said on the phone

Bastian.

As CEO, he has not directly intervened in the TV station's business for a long time, but tonight's event is too big. According to statistics, the live broadcast of the five major TV stations in the United States has a total of 95 million viewers watching the live broadcast...

This number has exceeded this year's NFL Super Bowl halftime show viewing record of 90 million people. Only Michael Jackson's performance that year received a viewership figure of 130 million, which was higher than this farce.

"Why switch to CBS?" Ronald felt strange. Their TV station usually has a good relationship with NBC. Why didn't they switch to NBC this time?

"NBC is probably mad that it delayed the live broadcast of OJ's Escape in order to broadcast the NBA Finals. Did you know? ABC sent the top anchor reporter Peter Jennings, and CBS sent Sixty Minutes' Barbara Waters

They’ve all been found…”

"Oh God..." Ronald finally understood. This road chase was indeed more beautiful than any other entertainment activity.

These two are both hosts famous for hosting serious interview programs. Today, for the sake of ratings, they did not hesitate to become on-site reporters gossiping about big news.

"This is a real-life version of 'Apocalypse Now'. I haven't seen so many helicopters in the sky at the same time since Coppola's movie in 1979, one, two, three... Oh my God, a total of

There are nine media helicopters... Look, two of them almost hit..."

NBC was not to be outdone, and after the broadcast of the finals ended, it also joined the broadcast war. They ingeniously found the announcer of KNX-AM, a local radio station in Los Angeles. This is the largest sports radio station in Los Angeles, and all the anchors have grown.

An iron mouth can describe the situation at the scene as flowers...

"Zizzizi..."

Suddenly, Ronald saw NBC on the TV, and ABC's broadcast content appeared. It was clearly NBC's Channel 5, but it had ABC's media signal...

The nine media helicopters interfered with each other very much, and the on-site satellite broadcast truck also followed closely behind the police car, as OJ's Ford Mustang moved.

Too many signals were rebroadcast, and the limited satellite rebroadcast channels were also fighting. Several TV stations had the phenomenon of channel switching, which made everyone confused.

"God, there's a helicopter that's losing altitude quickly, I hope they're okay..."

The accident involving the Disney President's helicopter that just happened left everyone in the media with lingering fears. It was finally confirmed that this was just because the chase took too long, and a rented media helicopter ran out of fuel and had to land early...

"OJ, this is Pete Arbergost, the host of KNX-AM radio. Are you okay now?"

Just as he was talking, another farce occurred. The host of the KNX-AM radio station that NBC connected to actually got the phone number of Simpson's companion who fled in the car, and dialed the number for a live broadcast.

"I'm bad, I'm the only one who should be hurt in this, I just want to be with Nicole (Brown)" OJ Simpson broke down and started saying depressing words in the car.

"I got on the phone with your college football coach, John McKay at USC..."

This host has great powers and relied on his contacts as a sports commentator to get through the phone of Simpson's college coach and let the two of them have a live conversation on the show..."

The soap opera reached its climax, but was interrupted again. The LAPD rushed to the radio station and banned the live broadcast of the conversation between the master and apprentice for security reasons. NBC people were furious, and the exclusive news they finally found was banned from broadcast.

However, the LAPD's reasons are also very good. If John McCay fails to convince OJ and the latter comes to swallow a gun on a live broadcast, can you, NBC, bear this responsibility?

"OJ has called Bob Costas...can you get through to him now?" NBC people suddenly received a message. NBC sports host Bob Costas received it more than an hour ago.

OJ's phone message... The two of them once worked as commentary partners when NBC broadcast NFL football games... After OJ Simpson retired, he became a guest on NFL broadcasts.

"What the hell was he doing at that time? Broadcasting...Shxt!"

To make matters worse for NBC, they suddenly discovered that they had passed up this excellent live broadcast opportunity to exclusively interview the escaped OJ. At that time, Bob Costas was commentating on the Knicks and Rockets live at Madison Square Garden.

What about the finals...

"The Chinese TV station called and asked for our broadcast signal. I heard that the Chinese TV station is also looking for a way. OK, I will give them the satellite signal for free right away and let them broadcast our station name...

"

After a while, Ronald received another call from Ed Bastian. Even the Chinese people on the other side of the Pacific knew about this shocking hunt and specifically called his good friend Ronald’s TV station.

Request a free rebroadcast signal.

Finally, after several calls from OJ's friends to persuade him, Simpson agreed to lay down his weapons and surrender. He asked to speak to his mother before surrendering.

After haggling back and forth, Simpson drove his Mustang back to his mansion, where a dozen police officers were waiting for him, and spoke to his mother on the phone.

About an hour after entering the house, it was already early morning in New York, and OJ Simpson finally walked out of the house and surrendered to the LAPD. The LAPD spokesperson also held a press conference, saying that eight thousand dollars in cash was found in OJ's Mustang.

A change of clothes, a loaded .357 Magnum pistol, a passport, family photos and a disguise kit with a fake goatee and fake sideburns...

"This is not about committing suicide, but about trying to escape to Mexico, right?" Ronald reacted.

"Definitely, those suicide letters were all designed to confuse the LAPD. I could tell at a glance that this person likes to be the center of attention so much that he is not willing to end his own life..." NYPD Director William

Bratton said with great certainty.

"I don't understand. Since the LAPD knew he was pretending and surrounded him on the highway, why didn't they stop him on the spot? Instead, they had to make such a long chase?" Ronald didn't quite understand. In the end, OJ

·Simpson was driving so slowly that the LAPD convoy almost seemed to be escorting him to surrender.

"Hey, you have to ask the LAPD people about this. They are afraid. They are afraid of forcing OJ to take violent actions on the spot and causing another riot..."

"Oh...", Ronald finally understood. It turned out that there was a tacit understanding between the two parties and they put on a big show. The LAPD knew that OJ was reluctant to die, and OJ also knew that the LAPD would not take drastic action to irritate the black buddies, especially them.

I was still encouraging myself along the way, hoping that he would escape...

"Oh, Shxt!" Ronald suddenly remembered something. If this really caused racial conflicts between blacks and whites, then in his "Forrest Gump", about the killed Martin Road

De King's special effects scenes are troublesome.

Will he himself be attacked indiscriminately by black people and become the unlucky one?

No, I have to go back to Los Angeles quickly. Ronald was shocked and called someone quickly, "Bud, Bud... quickly, call, I have to go back to Los Angeles overnight..."


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