Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Sunset that day was at 7:30 p.m., and by 7:45 p.m., fires had already started burning in some communities in Los Angeles. This was obviously 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 come to my place to hide? I'll send someone to pick you up..." Ronald saw the South Coast, where he used to live, and where the Longwei Kid was filmed. 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 next to 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 spot, which was shining with blazing fire.

"What the hell, Chief Gates of the LAPD, what is he doing now?" Ronald yelled. Yesterday, he boasted that he could control the situation, but now there is no one left.

"Ronnie..." Diane said

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 combat team composed of a group of LAPD. Although they were heavily armed and intimidating, the number of protesters outside was many times theirs, and at the same time, these people were 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 covered his face. If the Parker Center is lost... "What will happen to your two movies?"

"I plan to stop filming. Hyde Park is almost in danger now. 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 studio, the largest industry in Los Angeles. Now the black mayor, Tom Bradley, instead publicly attacks the court's decision, saying that the judge is blind, and using 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 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 felt ridiculous. This messy magical plot, in which black people instigated attacks on LPAD and the snobby proprietress of a Korean grocery store, actually happened in this city.

Is this still America, which just won the Cold War? Ronald suddenly felt very magical.

Fortunately, the league 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 signed a petition with the current Senator Allen Cranston to the White House for help. The matter here is no longer the Parker Center. Those bastards can handle it.

Has your crew stopped filming? That's wise. My sources told me that the riots will probably last for more than three days. Why? Because the mobilization of the National Guard and the army requires the approval of the White House. Do you need to leave? You decide for yourself. I feel that you should not stay in a dangerous place..."

"Mr. Bruce Hesenson..." Ronald called another candidate.

"Fuxkfuxk, don't count on the LAPD. If you can, store enough food and water, load your bullets, and block the door with sandbags..."

The candidate of the Elephant Party is really tough. He directly said that he would surround his family with arms.

"Commissioner Gates of the LAPD? This guy is a softie. Do you know where he is now? He escaped from the Parker Center by helicopter and went to a political fundraiser to get more power..."

"This is terrible..." Ronald felt that this matter was really going to be a big deal.

Director Gates and Mayor Bradley, these two bastards are not the ones who really want to do things and quell the riots. Instead, they are thinking of taking the opportunity to incite supporters and expand their influence. Both of them are more like politicians than bureaucrats who do things in a down-to-earth manner.

"Ring, ring, ring..."

At this time, the phone rang, and Ronald heard that it was Richard calling.

"I have received reliable information. The mayor and the director have held a meeting and are preparing to set up strong guards around Hollywood and Beverly Hills. There will be a curfew in the next few days. Starting tonight, civil aviation flights will bypass the sea and will not pass through Los Angeles. If you want to leave, you must take advantage of this opportunity now, otherwise you will be stuck here..."

"Okay, we will leave immediately. Will you go 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 children with you, so that Niceta won't have to worry about the future. Someone is needed to look after this place..."

"Richard, these are all external things. The most important thing is safety..." Ronald wanted to persuade him again.

"I have made up my mind. Besides, I am afraid that if we are not here, someone will take the opportunity to make trouble in CAA. Don't worry, I am prepared..."

Ronald was moved. Richard is really dedicated. He has done the best that an agent can do to protect the interests of his clients...

He turned back to discuss with bodyguard Daniel and left two people to protect Richard and Niceta who stayed behind. Then he sent someone to pick up Paula Wagner and the children.

Stars like Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks all have their own ways. After Ronald informed them, they all said that they would leave temporarily.

Cameron watched for a long time and finally asked Ronald, "Are you really going? ”

“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, but why try?”

“Damn, you’re right…”

“Okay, call Linda and let’s go together…”

Everyone gathered at Ronald’s house and prepared to rush to the airport together. Pilot Bozo, the stunt pilot of Top Gun, had already prepared the business jet at the airport with another pilot. As soon as they arrived, they could take off and fly directly to Staten Island.

Surrounded by the bodyguard team, everyone drove a bulletproof car all the way to the airport.

The whole road was covered with glass shards, and street lights in many places were also destroyed, but there was still light. The fire in the distance illuminated the sky of the city.

When they arrived at the airport, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were also there, and Paula Wagner was still comforting the two panicked stars. There were still many stars in the terminal hall, They were all planning to flee 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 didn't want to go so far, he just wanted to go to a safe place to stay for a few days to see the limelight.

Ronald came forward and asked Paula Wagner's child to come and sit first. This agent was really pitiful. He was also fleeing, and he had to provide psychological counseling for Nicole Kidman before taking care of the child.

Ronald looked at the child and felt really pitiful. He held him and coaxed him to sleep. In a strange place, the child was not used to it for a while. He was crying before, but now he might be tired and fell asleep in Ronald's arms soon.

"Ronald, thank you..." Paula Wagner's tears were about to come out. Who doesn't love their own children?

"How is it? "Ronald asked her in a low voice.

"Promise to go to Miami for vacation first, she still loves Tom very much..."

Tom Cruise not only doesn't want to go to Australia, he also doesn't want to be too far away from his favorite Scientology. He just finished filming the scene of "A Few Good Men", and his Scientology microphone is also famous in Hollywood, so he wants to go to Clearwater, Florida, where another large headquarters of Scientology is located.

"That's good..." Ronald also felt it was absurd in his heart. This riot turned the big stars who were in the limelight at normal times into ordinary people. The worst was Paula Wagner. It seemed that she had to accompany them to Miami. It was also tiring to bring children with her, and she had to take care of two big children.

"Hey, you can't do this... We applied for the route according to the regulations..."

At this moment, Ronald's captain, Bozo, and the pilots of all other business jets 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. Then we will have to queue up again, 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 made by 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, reports of escaping Los Angeles for not following the rules, right?

In fact, very soon, you just need to resubmit your application, obtain permission from the new joint operations command, and then queue up again. The sooner you queue up, the sooner you can get the takeoff permission..."

The person at the air traffic control center obviously wanted to use this to show off his power. There are many people in America who have the bad temper of wanting to show off their power at critical moments.

In this society that operates according to various rules and regulations, the authority of the rule enforcers is respected. Failure to comply with the rules will cause dissatisfaction among the people. These people may only have this opportunity in their lifetime to get some privileges in front of celebrities, so they must strictly implement it with the mentality of not using it for free.

"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. State 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 on 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's too late to go through connections and find the officer who will take over the air traffic control at Los Angeles Airport. Fortunately, there is a stronger relationship...

"Hey, George, this is Ronald. I'm in Los Angeles and need a takeoff permit. Yes, someone here has revoked our flight permit..."

"You let him listen to the phone..." Little George was still worried about the danger to his partner, and 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 from anger, and felt that he would be relieved 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 tore it into pieces. Originally, it would be released as long as it was re-stamped, but now if it is torn off, it will take at least two 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 ask 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?"

…

In the morning, Ronald's family was already drinking hot tea at their house on Staten Island. Paula Wagner left her child with Diane and went to Florida with Cruise and Kidman.

Ronald was still watching the morning news. In the early hours of last night, the mayor and the governor issued a joint statement announcing a curfew. All sports competitions and cultural performances have been cancelled, and the latest home games of the NBA Lakers and Clippers will be held in Las Vegas.

The curfew is not in effect because the National Guard does not have permission from the federal government to 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 riots caused widespread damage to property in various communities, eventually spreading to Hollywood.

Looting and arson engulfed Hollywood Boulevard, while unrest spread southwestward to neighboring Gardena, Compton, Carson and Long Beach.

The black and Latino army, having tasted the sweetness of the riots, spread in all directions from the southern center of Los Angeles. Eventually, it also spread to areas such as West Hollywood where ordinary Hollywood actors live. There were reports of property damage and injuries everywhere.

"This is really chaotic. I have been in America for so many years, and I have never seen such a mess..." AngLee has finished the European awards tour and returned to New York. When he heard that Ronald was here, he came to chat with him.

"Yes, the riots in New York Central Park a few years ago did not expand. It still depends on the head of the PD. That year, New York had Rudy guarding it, and nothing serious happened. Now those two live treasures in Los Angeles are all idiots..."

Ronald began to curse the two bastards, the director and the mayor, for their own selfish interests, condoning and inciting such a big disaster.

"Spike, what do you think?"

Another alumnus of the year, Spike Lee, also came to see Ronald, but he changed his nature of being a chatterbox and didn't say a word.

"Spike, what's wrong with you?"

"I thought about my movie Do the Right Thing two years ago, and these people are just repeating the plot I shot in the movie. These bastards will not be satisfied until all of us black people are dead..."

Ronald glanced at Cameron who was drinking coffee next to him, and AngLee who was drinking black tea on the other side. They were all shocked. This... It seems that you black people are causing the riots this time?