Chapter 71 Destroying a career, destroying a family
The Hollywood branch is under the management of the West Los Angeles branch. All four suspects were taken to the West branch after emergency medical treatment.
Hoke, Edward, Eric and Frank, as parties involved, also made the trip.
The police obtained copies of the internal and external surveillance. Hawke was an acquaintance of the Western Branch. Frank also made a call. Everything went smoothly.
The back-office policewoman who even recognized Hawke quietly called Erica.
When Hawke finished taking notes and came out of the office, he found Erica waiting at the door.
"You don't need to patrol?" Hawke saw Erica dressed in full armor, looked at her briefly and found that her police rank had been promoted one level.
Erica is very good at coaxing: "A colleague who knows you called me when he saw you being brought back by the police. I was worried that something would happen to you, so I came back and took a look."
She asked with concern: "What happened?"
"Maybe it was the news I was doing that caused trouble. Several gang members broke into my studio and wanted to steal." Huo Ke talked about what happened in an understatement.
The corner of Erica's mouth trembled: "Are you connecting and changing the electricity on the safe?"
Frank came over just in time and answered the call automatically: "Not only that, he was worried that the thief would wear gloves and also install something in the safe. "
Erica didn't know what to say.
Hoke has his own theory: "Who of the serious people would put valuables in a safe? Isn't installing a safe just waiting for others to steal it? Of course you have to take some necessary measures."
Frank was convinced: "You are really a genius. Safe manufacturers should hire you to be their designers."
Hawke ignored the old guy and said to Erica: "There must be someone behind those four thieves. Please help me keep an eye on it. It's best to find out who is behind them."
Erica Said: "I'll go ask."
She quickly went to another place, and soon came back to tell Hawke what she had learned: "All four of them have criminal records. But he was very strict and refused to say who was instructing him. It might take some time."
Hoke said directly: "I told the police during the transcript that I suspected it was related to Miller Collins."< br>
Erica said: "The gang those four people belong to is called the El Chapo Gang. They are all made up of white people. You should be careful."
Hawke responded: "I will."
Erica saw her partner Julian appear and pointed to her watch: "It's time for me to go, I have to go on patrol."
Hawke said: "Be careful too."
Erica smiled and left here.
Frank suddenly lowered his voice and said: "The watch she is wearing is a bit expensive."
"If you don't open your eyes, I won't treat you as blind." Hawke said, and after waiting in the waiting area for a while, Edward came out last.
The police sergeant who handled the incident at the scene came forward to chat with the four people for a while, saying that they would be dealt with strictly and quickly, and asked Hawke to register the loss of items for later compensation.
Frank felt that Hawke was inexperienced, so he took the form in his hand and filled it out. The value of all the items was exaggerated, such as a toy camera that turned into a digital camera for photography.
Those bastards are definitely going to jail.
It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when the four left the Western Police Station.
After getting in the car, Hawke said to Edward: "Go to the Fox Television Center."
Frank immediately guessed: "You want to sell the surveillance video?"
Hoke said: "They He broke into my studio to steal, broke my camera model, and consumed so much of my electricity. I always have to make up for the loss."
Frank suspects that this guy will one day regard himself as himself. News sells.
Arrived at the Fox Building, Hawke went upstairs alone with his laptop. As soon as he entered the "Midnight Entertainment" program group, he saw Megan Taylor arguing with someone.
"This news must be removed." The woman with short hair said in a serious voice: "Miller Collins is the spokesperson for three of our advertisers. Your behavior will cause the company to suffer significant financial losses!"
Meghan She was very calm: "Just an hour ago, I had called and sent emails to three companies in accordance with company regulations."
She knew that the right There was no argument over why Fang came: "Director Cynthia agreed to publish it."
The woman said: "Don't use Director Cynthia to pressure me..."
Meghan interrupted her directly: "Jessica, we are Channel 11, a subsidiary of Fox Television Network. Do you think Fox will bow to three advertisers for this benefit?"
Jessica knew very well that her efforts had failed, so she turned around and left without saying any more.
When she came to the deserted part of the corridor, she took out her mobile phone and made a call: "Sorry, I can't stop it. Fox has already launched the release process. Unless you can deal with Cynthia Rosberg or Alec Rogers."
No matter what, she worked hard and deserved the money she got.
In the program hall, Megan was slightly surprised to see Hawke: "Are you here again? Or there was an accident on your side."
Hoke took a picture of the laptop : "Talk alone."
Megan took him into her office.
"My studio was attacked more than an hour ago." Hawke sat on the couch in the reception area, opened his notebook, and told Meghan what happened while letting Megan watch the video.
Megan naturally sat next to Hawke and watched the video carefully.
The surveillance video is clear, the nameplate of the studio is coded, and the rest is almost completely displayed.
When she saw the two thieves falling down, Megan couldn’t understand: “What’s going on?”
Hawke simply said: "The safe is connected to the electric needle, and so is the shelf."
Megan asked: "Did you expect that they would do it?"
Hoke thought for a while, Said: "You are in the news, you should know better than me, high-end business warfare and high-level public relations are used in everything." Meghan was really impressed this time: "You even They use it to create news."
Hoke further said: "They are infringing on press freedom! The reporter got the video of Miller Collins in the front, and there is another one in the back. Gangsters broke into the reporter's studio. If they said it had nothing to do with Miller, even a five-year-old child would not believe it."
He is always in a hurry: "Don't you want news about celebrities and crimes? News about celebrities and crimes is here!"
Meghan had a similar idea. After the surveillance video was played, She said: "There is no evidence that there is a relationship between the two, but I can make tendentious designs and guidance, which can easily make the audience relate. "
Hoke took the opportunity to say: "So, this news video about celebrities and crimes is not expensive at $30,000?"
Meghan needs this video directly. Said: "Up to 10,000 US dollars."
Hoke responded: "Okay."
Megan went to call and asked Claire to send the storage disk and agreement.
Hoke copied the video and asked: "Have you notified the advertisers?"
"A routine notification, a little twisty, and I can bear it." Megan was going to work He said: "Go back and wait to see the news."
Hoke signed the licensing agreement, took a check for US$10,000, and took the elevator downstairs.
The elevator went down to the first floor, and as soon as the door opened, he saw Carolyn Jones face to face, and took the initiative to say hello: "Long time no see, Miss Me."
Caroline replied: "Hillbilly."
Hoke suddenly thought of a possibility. Miller Collins' publicist couldn't be her, right? Asked: "Why are you here."
Caroline looked at the elevator entrance: "Accompanying a client on a late-night talk show."
She blocked the elevator door: "Here comes the person. I won’t tell you anymore.”
“Goodbye.” Hawke walked forward and met a man and a woman, all white.
The two of them are not too old, the man is tall and handsome, and the woman is beautiful and delicate.
However, the latter had a big belly and looked like she was about to give birth.
The man is supporting the woman, and the couple seems to have a good relationship.
Caroline turned her head and glared at Hawke.
Hoke opened his mouth and made a "baa" mouth shape.
Caroline's face finally darkened.
Hoke felt refreshed and left the Fox Building with brisk steps.
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Santa Monica, Palisade.
The buzzing of the fax machine made Miller Collins restless.
He picked up the glass and drank it all in one gulp, then poured another glass of whiskey and continued drinking.
The sound finally stopped. The agent picked up a few fax documents, glanced at them and his face changed, and handed them to Miller: "The four brands you are working with are razors, condoms, and sports drinks. and men's underwear, all sent termination letters to the brokerage company, which was forwarded by the brokerage company. "
He did a lot of work, but the effect was not good. It would be better if Miller was the one who suffered passively. , but he is the one who takes the initiative to eat chicken.
Miller flipped through it quickly and asked: "How could you let this happen!"
The agent said: "The agency has done its best, but that bastard came first The video was sold to Fox Television Network immediately, and Fox notified the brands working with them according to routine procedures.”
He made countless phone calls and used a lot of human connections this day. At this moment, he couldn't help but raise his voice: "That's Fox! Your agency and public relations company are unable to fight against Fox. The methods we are accustomed to use cannot be used by Fox." "Exercise."
Miller felt like a death row prisoner sitting in the electric chair, waiting for execution, saying to himself: "Fox, Fox..."
There was a sound of cars outside, Henry came in quickly and said to Miller, "I The people sent there have lost contact. I just found out that they were arrested by the Western Branch. That West Coast studio is not simple and has close relations with the Western Branch."
Miller saw Henry and grabbed his arm. , as if grasping the last straw: "The video is in the Fox Building, bring it back for me, bring it back..."
Henry laughed angrily at him: "That's Fox, Fox! Do you want me to let you go?" How to get it? Bring the man and the gun?”
The publicist reminded Miller to return to reality: "From the moment the video fell into the hands of the Fox Television Network, the incident was completely beyond our control. I suggest that we think more about what to do after the exposure."
Agent Said: "The sponsor's knowledge means that the team will soon know. Miller, you'd better communicate with the team before the news is broadcast."
Miller's face was full Pain: "What should I do with my $10 million contract?"
The agent further said: "The contract is difficult to negotiate. Not only that, you have to form a team of lawyers as soon as possible. The brands you endorse, The loss will definitely be passed on to you and a breach of contract lawsuit will be filed against you." After listening to these words, Miller suddenly realized that he might go bankrupt.
He grabbed the whiskey bottle and took several swigs.
The agent winked, and Henry quickly stopped him.
Now is not the time to be drunk with a bunch of problems waiting to be solved.
Miller pushed Henry away.
Henry was not as strong as him, so he had to say: "Stop drinking, think about Maria and Dorothy, what would they do if they knew about it."
Miller let go of his hand and the bottle fell to the ground.
He ran out the door like crazy, ignored the shouts from behind, jumped into a car, and drove out quickly.
Those bastards want to destroy his career and destroy his family!
(End of this chapter)