The Wolf of Los Angeles

Chapter 94 He is not suitable for our crew

On the TV screen, the video was played again. Under the guidance of host Meghan, the two guests connected to the video expressed their opinions.

"Just the scene in the video, this is just an ordinary street conflict." Adams, a bald old man, took the lead in expressing his opinion: "The reason why he can enter the news has attracted attention because the white people are Hollywood star Josh Hanai. special."

Steve Natter immediately said, "I don't agree with this point of view. Have you heard what he said? Get out of here, disgusting bastard, he saw that there was a black man opposite him, and he still said it, maybe You'll say this is a common swear word, but you'll look at the following picture carefully."

The director thoughtfully placed the scene in the clip where Josh Hartnett blocked his nose and gave a close-up pause.

From the picture, you can't see canned herring, and you can't taste the ecstasy smell.

Steve, who transformed into an equal rights fighter and a pioneer in anti-discrimination, said: "What can you read from the look of Josh looking at the person he was pushed down? The first thing I saw was disgust! The disgust was hidden! Looking at his movements, Josh blocked his nose. Did he even get disgusted with the other person's smell? "

He also did some preparations and placed an old newspaper picture in front of the camera: "You know what this makes me think of? Slave owners of the nineteenth century, look at the newspapers and pictures that they are. It was a terrible history to look at those slaves.”

Adams retorted: “They may have clashed for some reasons we don’t know.”

The disgusting eyes and movements on the picture were too obvious, so he could not speak lies with his eyes open, so he simply said, "The disgust caused by conflict is not discrimination."

"This is precisely a kind of implicit discrimination," Steve said. "If it were a white man on the ground, would he have such an expression? In fact, the most terrifying thing is precisely this implicit discrimination..."

Of course, the debate will not come out, the program needs topicality.

In a detached villa in Santa Monica, Spike Lee lights a cigar and picks up his phone to call his old friend Samuel Jackson: "Let's "Midnight Entertainment" on Channel 11, hurry up and watch it, it's very interesting."

Samuel Jackson on the other side only watched it for a short while before calling director Clark Johnson: "Director, hurry up and watch "Midnight Entertainment" on Channel 11."

Clark was watching, frowning.

If he had enough voice in the crew, he would kick Josh Hartnett out for audition now.

In black people, especially in the eyes of black people who talk about equal rights all day long, let alone cursing and conflicting, not giving special preferential treatment is discrimination.

The show ended, and Hawke turned off the TV in the reception room and came out with Caroline.

He said to Miss Me, "You go first, wait a few minutes and you must call Steve and let him rush to the front tomorrow."

"Steve is proactive now." Caroline walked away in her Hermes and red high heels.

Not long after the conference, Megan, who came out of the studio, came to Hawke and asked, "What are you thinking?"

"I probably opened a magic box," Hawke said.

Meghan thought the role he mentioned was fighting for: "The battle in private in Hollywood is very fierce. An actor wants to stand out, which means he has to use all kinds of means to step down the same group of hundreds or even thousands."

She felt that was wrong: "How could you care about these things."

Hawke smiled: "Black Equal Rights Movement."

"It's unstoppable." Megan looked at the dark night outside the window: "There is no other place, but in this place, the general trend is irresistible."

Hawke looked at Megan's short skirt, stockings and high heels: "Let's go, go to your house, I want to thank you for your help."

Megan said, "I'm going to take off my makeup."

But Hawke said, "No, that's great."

Megan went to the office to get his bag and took the elevator downstairs with Hawke.

The two got on Meghan's BMW 7 and went to Ximu District together.

On the way, Meghan's phone kept vibrating at work, but she didn't answer a single call.

Hawke could guess the reason: "Every time there is a hot news broadcast, do you receive a lot of calls?"

Megan said: "At the beginning, I would take it. It's okay to talk about favors by relying on relationships, but some of them were just insults and threats. I exposed their scandals and black materials, and they were imaginable."

Hawke drove onto West Olympic Avenue: "As long as Fox is there, these are not a problem."

Megan nodded: "Fox is my greatest confidence."

Hawke's phone rang at this time, and Edward called.

He said: "Boss, Johnson hit a car with someone on 17th Street, and I took the exclusive shot on the scene."

Hawke said directly: "You find a media to sell it, it will be published tomorrow."

Megan asked, "What's wrong?"

Hawke simply said: "The Savior took a photo of Johnson's car accident, and I asked him to find a place to sell it."

Meghan is not interested in this kind of small news that cannot be made in-depth.

...

Sherman Oaks, a Toyota ran along Ventura Avenue.

Agent Will asked the PR manager in the co-pilot: "Julice, the phone still can't be reached?"

"No one answered Josh's phone." Julis made another landline call, the same was true.

Will asked again: "What's going on over Fox 11?"

Julis locked on the unanswered cell phone: "I called the program team, but Megan Taylor has left after get off work and called her cell phone again, but no one answered it."

Will was very angry: "This bitch, relying on the support of Fox TV, actually messed with us. Before we messed with us, we wouldn't say hello."

Julis was helpless: "Fox has always been this style. Don't blame me for not reminding you that you can be right to things and never be right to others."

She specifically reminded: "Some time ago, in the Miller Collins incident, the gang that had a deep relationship with Miller directly attacked Meghan, and it seemed that she just scratched her car. As a result, Fox negotiated with LAPD solemnly, and the entire short gang was uprooted. , I heard that the short man broke the neck of the boss and was convicted of suicide. "

Will can see clearly: "Fox TV is a warning and gives all Fox people confidence and confidence."

When Toyota came to a small villa, Will rang the doorbell but no one answered. He took out the key and opened the door, and asked Julius to go in with him.

As soon as I entered the villa, I heard a snoring sound.

Josh Hartnett lies on the sofa and sleeps like a dead pig, the smell of alcohol filling the entire room.

Julis went to open the window.

Will yelled for a long time before he woke up the person, and then helped the drunk Josh Hartnett into the bathroom.

After nearly an hour of tossing around, Josh Hartnett could finally speak clearly.

Will quickly recounted the report of Midnight Entertainment.

"No, it's not what they reported." Josh Hartnett said what happened outside the bar and said hatefully: "I hate that **** very much, but I didn't say anything racist."

Julius quickly corrected his statement: "Remember, you didn't hate him, you were just verbal conflicts, and you had no other thoughts."

Will frowned: "This is not normal." He asked: "Who have you offended recently?"

Josh Hartnett shook his head: "No."

Julis reminds: "Is there a conflict of interest with others?"

"Competitioning for a role." Will recalled the audition for "Counter-Terrorism SWAT team" and said, "Josh and I received a call from Kevin Spacey, who warned us to give up the audition."

Josh was surprised: "Is it him?"

Will thought for a while: "It's hard to say, if this is planned, your competitors are likely, Dwayne Johnson, Colin Ferrell, and Jeremy Renner."

Josh also has a wide range of knowledge: "The competition in Hollywood has become so fierce!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Julis's phone rang. After answering, she asked a few questions, with a faint shock on her face, and hung up and said, "The news I just got was that Dwayne Johnson was in a car accident on 17th Street."

Josh was stunned.

Will was also stunned.

Julis said in detail: "A off-road vehicle suddenly broke down and hit Johnson's Fordrey immediately. Johnson focused and hid for a while. The off-road vehicle that had originally hit the car was just hit by Fordrey's The tail."

Josh muttered, “Is this still Hollywood?”

Will is also a veteran agent, so he is not surprised: "Business competition is omnipotent, and it involves the male protagonist of "Anti-Terrorism Special Police Team". Not to mention the reputation and business expansion after success, the single pay is nearly 10 million US dollars."

Josh was frightened, sweated all over, and woke up all over the wine: "I had an accident, Johnson had a car accident. The most likely thing is that this incident came from Colin Farrell."

Will also thinks so: "Jeremy Reiner is a newcomer, not competitive enough, and Kevin Spacey has threatened us."

Josh pounded the sofa hard: "These bastards!"

"Hey, hey, guys, that's not the most important thing now." Julius reminded: "Josh needs to clarify as soon as possible that he is not a racist, otherwise there will be countless troubles."

Will also returned to this imminent matter: "Accept a joint media interview tomorrow, clarify first, and then find the person involved as soon as possible."

He asked, "Do you still remember those people? Do you still remember the car?"

Josh said, "I seem to remember the license plate number."

He reported the license plate number, and Will asked someone to check overnight, but he was disappointed: "The license plate number is fake."

Julis said: "It is impossible for people to find it in the short term. Simple clarification may not be good. Although Hollywood is controlled by the old white man, discrimination against black people cannot be made public. In order to take care of black consumers, actors involved in racial discrimination. There will be various troubles." Will's point of view is consistent: "Josh, you must get rid of this trouble as soon as possible."

"What should I do?" Josh looked at the PR manager: "You can't find a black female to lick her knees, right?"

This reminded Julis, who thought of Steve Nutt who appeared on the show, and a brilliant idea came out of his mind.

She grabbed Josh's shoulder: "Find a black girlfriend as soon as possible and show your affection everywhere."

Will reacted: "It is not effective to find a normal black girl, so it is best to find a black actress who is a little famous."

Josh looked at the agent, then at the PR manager, and said, "You know, I have a girlfriend, and Allen has been dating me for eight years."

Julis said, “I will communicate with Allen and she will understand you.”

Josh knew very well that the so-called understanding was breaking up.

Will knew Josh better and said, "How much did you pay to achieve what you are today. Do you give up like this? Then what's going on with what you've paid?"

Josh grabbed his hair with both hands: "Give me some time, give me some time."

Will called Julis out.

No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!

One of them contacted the media and the other looked for a suitable black female.

...

Morning, North Hollywood.

A Wrangler drove to the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP.

Steve Nat got out of the car, took out the manuscript Caroline wrote for him, walked quickly and went straight to the conference room.

Spike Lee immediately stood up and gave the first one to Steve, the pioneer and mascot they needed the most.

There were more than a dozen white and black people sitting in the conference room.

Steve picked up a copy of the National Inquiry on the table and pointed to Josh Hartnett on the front page: "I believe everyone knows what happened last night, a Hollywood star, no We will never tolerate such discriminatory actions when we are concerned about our own influence."

The people present spoke out.

"This kind of thing must not happen!"

“We have to respond.”

Steve pressed down with both hands, with a leader: "Brothers, the other party is a movie star, occupying an important propaganda position in Hollywood, and will have a huge social impact. We must fight against it and tell everyone we are. unity and strength!”

He shouted: "We organize people, go to the event site of Josh Hartnett, go to the door of his agency, go to the door of his crew, go to sit in and protest, and let people know the attitude of our black brothers!"

Spike Lee said: "I agree."

The rest of the people answered one after another.

"Agree!"

"Agree!"

A large number of black and white people organized at an extremely fast speed.

The old blacks are indeed unique in crying and screaming, and are much more efficient than the Mexican minorities.

Moreover, black people have also penetrated into many industries, not to mention the white left.

The gathering is reported at the fastest speed.

Not long after, the Association for Advancement received news again that Josh Hartnett held a media conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

At Steve's suggestion, the protesters were divided into two parts.

Part of it goes to the Hilton Grand Hotel.

Another part took a car to the Counter-Terrorism SWAT studio in Culver City, protesting the crew's use of racists as the leading actor.

Half an hour later, dozens of white and black men came to the entrance of the Hilton Hotel, and various materials such as banners and posters were pulled up, instantly becoming the most beautiful boy nearby.

The reporters who originally attended the media conference stopped at the door to take photos.

A little later, Caroline's assistant Sasha, with Green, a firefighter fund manager whom he met once, drove past here.

The latter gave the former to Century City and bought some special desserts nearby.

Sasha looked at the hotel door: "Is there an event there? It seems that someone is protesting."

Green also took the time to take a look, and the huge banner reads Josh Hartnett and discrimination against black people.

This reminded him of a project with business dealings.

Passing by a newspaper booth, Green stopped the car and asked Sasha to help buy a few newspapers.

He sent Sasha to Century City and took the newspapers to read, most of which had negative reports about Josh Hartnett.

Last night, Josh Hartnett was suspected of racism against a black man.

Green called Sasha, immediately started the car and rushed to Culver City.

...

Near Sony Columbia Studios, outside the studio of the "Counter-Terrorism SWAT team".

Hawke parked the car in a shaded place in the building, took out a bottle of water from the storage compartment of the car door and handed it to Caroline on the passenger seat.

The latter pointed to the studio door: "They are here."

Hawke saw that a minibus and two American breads were parked on the side of the road ahead, and dozens of white left and old black came down one after another.

These people have strong professional abilities. They took out the prepared materials, quickly installed them, and pulled them up.

They sat on the sidewalk at the door of the studio without doing anything extreme.

At first glance, he is a professional veteran in the protest industry.

Caroline answered a call and said to Hawke: "Green, the third-party guaranteed business manager, has arrived."

Hawke reminded: "You should invite the assistant to have a big meal."

Caroline curled her lips and smiled: "I will give her a bonus for this kind of thing, and I'm not relieved if I don't give it money."

Hawke saw a car parked in the studio and said, "Director Clark Johnson is here."

Clark got out of the car and looked at the old blacks sitting at the door. His expression became extremely serious. He quickly entered the studio and went up to the second floor to go straight to the producer's office.

Leonard Gordonburg was standing in front of the window, looking at the crowd outside, seeing him in, and asked, "Did you come for this?"

Clark nodded and said, "I personally recommend that Josh Hartnett's last audition invitation be cancelled, and the crew works with racists, the impact is bad."

Leonard's assistant, Teddy, spoke to Josh many times in front of him.

The older producer attached great importance to the assistant, raised his hand to stop Clark, and said, "I will seriously consider this."

Clark had the right to suggest, and said, "Please respect my feelings."

Leonard nodded slightly.

Clark had to leave.

Leonard was also a little hesitant and sat in the office thinking.

From a risk control perspective, giving up Josh Hartnet is the wisest choice. The crew has not invested resources in him yet and there is no sunk cost.

But he is old and has to rely on Teddy to do a lot of specific work, and he must also respect his opinions appropriately.

After a long time, when Leonard was drowsy, the office door was knocked from outside.

Green, a business manager from Firefighter Fund Insurance, walked in.

Leonard cheered up and said, "A rare guest."

Green smiled politely and said, "The crew may have huge risks, I can only go there once."

Leonard understood as soon as he heard it: "What happened to Josh Hartnet?"

Green said directly: "A racist may play the leading role, which will drag down the crew's reputation, affect the crew's credit, and create financing difficulties, thereby increasing the risk of third-party guarantees."

He pointed to the window: "Insurance companies can't afford insurance for a racist."

It's okay for the director to object, but now the insurance company also objected, and Leonard had to think about it carefully.

He was silent for a moment, picked up the phone and dialed a number: "You informed Josh Hartnet's agent that Josh Hartnet was not suitable for being on our crew."

(End of this chapter)