Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 2119 Sky-high breaking news fee

As a well-known magazine in LA, "Starlight Magazine" is not liked by people in the industry.

Because this magazine usually publishes scandals and embarrassing stories of celebrities, so as to stimulate consumers to buy their publications.

When Andy Boll called "Starlight Magazine", he just said that he was going to break the news about Lin Daoqiu, and the call was immediately received by the editor-in-chief Debi Rogge.

"What's your name, please?"

Debi Roger wanted to know who it was who made the call to break the news.

If he is a well-known person in the industry, the credibility of this revelation will be greatly increased.

But if this call is only made by ordinary people, then the credibility of the revelation is really open to question.

After all, the magazine will receive a lot of phone calls to break the news every day to earn the breaking news fee.

But basically only one out of ten is true. It can be said that it really depends on luck.

Sometimes the person who broke the news even called several magazines at the same time, so even if they had already received the news, they would sometimes be snatched away by their peers.

"You don't need to know who I am. I haven't told anyone else about this before. If you don't believe me, I can change one."

Naturally, Andy Boll would not expose his identity, otherwise, once Lin Daoqiu finds out, he will not only disappear from Hollywood, but even live a life of hiding from the world.

So in order to ensure his own safety, Andy Boll will never disclose any information about his identity in any case.

After Debi Rogge heard what the other party said, he was naturally very happy, but on the other hand, he was also worried about how true the other party's revelations were.

"You don't need to pay me now, but as soon as you verify that what I'm telling is true, you must pay me immediately."

Andy Boer came forward and broke the news not for money, he just hoped to publicize this matter as soon as possible, causing some troubles for Lin Daoqiu, so that Luo Lafangna could know Lin Daoqiu's true face earlier.

The other party's request sounded very reasonable. It can be said that the suggestion he made on his own initiative helped the magazine avoid certain risks.

"If you are telling the truth, "Starlight Magazine" will definitely give you the most lucrative reward."

Since Debi Rogge is the editor-in-chief of the magazine, he can naturally be the chief editor.

"What do you think of the $20 remuneration?"

I believe that the other party's current idea must be to negotiate the money before they are willing to disclose the news, so Debi Rogge directly offered him the highest fee for breaking the news, 20 US dollars.

In the past, the general breaking news was about a few thousand dollars. If it was some famous people, the price would be doubled, depending on the popularity of the other party in Hollywood.

But Lin Daoqiu is different. He can be said to be Lin Daoqiu's most famous and shining star.

Once a person like this is found to be tainted by them, then the sales of "Starlight Magazine" will show an explosive growth.

However, Andy Boll on the other end of the phone was very dissatisfied when he heard that Debi Rogge only offered him a mere 20 breaking news fee.

"One million US dollars, even if you miss a word, if you don't want to, then I will change."

"One million US dollars? Oh my god, sir, do you know how much the news release fee is generally given by the magazine? 100 is already the highest news report fee given by our magazine since its establishment. I hope you can understand."

Andy Boll didn't know what kind of specification the magazine's breaking news fee was, but in his opinion, $100 million for Lin Daoqiu's scandal was nothing at all.

If "Starlight Magazine" is not willing to pay the money, then he has to change to another newspaper until someone is willing to pay him $100 million.

"If I heard correctly, Your Excellency should not intend to accept my request. If this is the case, then we have nothing to talk about."

After Andy Boll finished speaking, he planned to hang up the phone, and then went to the second newspaper to break the news.

Debi Rogge naturally didn't want the big fish he got to run away like this, so he quickly stopped Andy Bol.

"Sir, if you have something to say, we can still have a good talk. One million dollars is too much. I hope you can understand. Could you please lower it a little?"

Andy Boll didn't think about it at all, either he would give him $100 million, or he would go to other newspapers, because he would never lower the price.

"Mr. Editor-in-Chief, I'm really sorry. I think my breaking news is far more than 100 million US dollars, because this exclusive news is enough to make "Starlight Magazine" famous in LA. If you are still hesitating, I will be really disappointed. of."

Andy Boll insisted on refusing to lower the price, and Derby Rogge was also very helpless.

If it is only 20 US dollars, then he, the editor-in-chief, can make a decision directly, but if it is 100 million US dollars, then he, the editor-in-chief, has no right to be the editor-in-chief, and he has to go to the boss to make a decision.

"Sir, please give me half an hour, I need to discuss it with my boss."

"Of course no problem. I'll give you half an hour. I hope I can get the result I want after half an hour."

After Andy Ball finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Debi Rogge didn't stop, and quickly contacted John Derentes, the owner of "Starlight Magazine".

After briefly explaining the matter to the other party, John Derentes almost scolded his mother on the spot.

"Are you crazy? 100 million breaking news fees, who in the world is worthy of such a big breaking news fee, I don't agree."

John Drentes felt that Debi Rogge was really crazy. He would even think of agreeing to the $100 million that the man offered, but he didn't even know what the other party was thinking.

"Boss, I think this opportunity is really important to our magazine. If his revelation is true, then our sales will at least double by then. 100 million is nothing to us. .”

Debi Rogge has a longer-term perspective than John Drentes. He thinks this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It would be a pity if he was wrong.

The boss on the other end of the phone also began to fall into deep thought after listening to Debi Rogge's words.

It's not that he can't give 100 million to the other party, it's just that he thinks that the breaking news fee for a celebrity is so expensive, if the sales are not as expected a few times in the future, wouldn't he lose a lot of money.

But even he wanted to know about Lin Daoqiu's scandal, so he was immediately entangled.

(End of this chapter)