Chapter 82 Fame and Connections
In the corridor on the fifth floor, Hawke sat on a bench, watching Steve hug his teammates one by one, talking excitedly around them, and holding up a coffee cup. Take a sip.
I slept for a short time last night, but it didn’t have much impact.
The black manager of the Dodgers also came, first to cheer Steve up, and then to discuss it with Caroline.
Edward came back with a cup of coffee and sat next to Hawke.
His brain circuit was different and he said: "Boss, no one pays attention to us. We seem to have been forgotten."
Hoke slowly drank coffee and said softly: "Savior, do you know the puppets?"
Edward thought carefully for a while, pointed to Steve and said, "They are the puppets, and we are the ones holding the strings?"
It calmed down a little bit over there, Steve Husband, Caroline and Byers came over together.
Biles said: "The team wants Steve and Wilson to respond publicly."
"Okay." Hawke had already made plans with Caroline and communicated with Steve: "In the morning, Steve and Daisy will go to the Agatha Pregnancy Center to express their gratitude."
He said to Caroline: "Let Amanda prepare the wheelchair. The doctor agrees that Daisy can move moderately."
Caroline called Daisy over.
Hoke then said to Byers: "There is a hotel near the hospital. Let's rent their largest banquet hall, invite all media reporters and fan representatives there, and hold a press conference at three o'clock in the afternoon."
Biles responded: “I’ll contact you right away.”
Hawke looked at Steve: "Get familiar with the new copy written by Caroline as soon as possible, and become a fighter to fight."
"I will." Steve returned to the ward with the copy. .
On the table outside, newspapers bought by Byers were placed everywhere.
His images are all on the front pages of these newspapers.
This being California, the headlines are mostly praise.
"Steve Nutter, a true fighter for equal rights in the sports world!"
"In the face of social injustice, Steve Nutter used practical actions to make the strongest voice."
< br>"Steve Nutt has shown us the best model for America's new future family."
Not to mention the liberal newspapers, even the conservatives did not attack him directly.
Although equal rights has not developed to the stage of Black Lives Matter in the future, after entering the new century, few people have publicly expressed views involving racial discrimination. .
Steve's teammates did not leave and unanimously decided to go to the hotel press conference in the afternoon to cheer for Steve.
Hoke found a quiet place and called Agatha: "Doctor, we will be there on time at 10:30 in the morning."
Agatha responded: "My side It's ready." She didn't forget to remind: "Media?"
Hoke stood in front of the window and looked at the entrance of the hospital. He could see a bunch of long guns and cannons: "I promise, there are more than thirty."
Agatha smiled: "On behalf of My regards to Mr. and Mrs. Steve Nutt”
Hawk hung up the phone and looked at Edward: "Savior, do you want to make some extra money?"
A few minutes later, Edward borrowed a hospital cleaner's uniform, slipped out of the hospital through the side door, and turned to the main entrance. there.
Before he could find someone, a reporter with a "Sports Picture" tag came to him.
The reporter asked: "Are you from the hospital?"
Edward pulled off his clothes: "The sanitation worker on the ward floor, I just got important news about Steve. Nat’s ”
The reporter came here just to develop news sources. After hearing what he said, he immediately asked: "What news."
Edward smiled with two lines of big white teeth.
The reporter said: "100 dollars!"
Edward held out five fingers.
The reporter hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, 500 US dollars."
Edward said: "I want cash."
The reporter was prepared when he came and took out 500 US dollars.
Edward whispered: "While I was cleaning, I heard Steve Nutt's publicist calling and saying that the couple was going to the Agatha Pregnancy Center."
The reporter thought According to last night's news, Steve's child was a test-tube baby. Knowing that there would be nothing wrong, he left both cash and business cards to Edward.
He called a photographer and a car and rushed to the Agatha Pregnancy Center immediately.
Edward quietly returned to the hospital, came out from another door, walked around to the other side of the hospital's main entrance, and found a reporter: "I have the latest news about Steve Nutt here."
It's almost half past nine. By that time, Edward had sold the news five times, earning a net income of $2,300.
At ten o'clock, Hawke drove a commercial car, pulling Steve, Daisy, Caroline, Amanda and others out of the main entrance of the hospital.
When he went out, Steve followed the plan and lowered the window to respond to the fans' support.
Then, dozens of media vehicles followed the commercial vehicles to the Agatha Breeding Center.
Seeing this attitude, Dr. Agatha almost smiled crookedly. She walked out of the door with a few close relatives and received Steve Nutt and his wife in person.
The two sides actually had nothing to say, so Agatha quickly asked someone to come over and take a group photo of them. Steve and Daisy only stayed for ten minutes before saying goodbye and leaving.
As soon as the people left, Agatha thought of Hawke’s idea and immediately ordered: “Make the group photo into a large photo frame as quickly as possible and hang it in the most conspicuous place in the hall. Location."
She then told the security guard and front desk at the door: "If a reporter comes in to take photos, pretend not to see it."
Although Steve and Daisy left, a large number of media reporters stayed. Agatha went out, accepted interviews calmly, endorsed Steve and Daisy, and harvested this wave of traffic.
The name of Agatha Pregnancy Center spread throughout the United States in just half a day.
During lunch, Hawke received a call from Agatha.
"I am very satisfied with your arrangement, Mr. Hawke Osmond. If you want to do in vitro fertilization in the future, you can come to me and the pregnancy center will waive the bill for you."
When Hawke heard this, he could only say: "Thank you."
He put away his cell phone and asked Caroline: "Has the news about the press conference been released?"
Caroline said: "It has been released, and more than 60 media will participate."< br>
Hoke said: “The influence is increasingly It’s getting bigger.”
Caroline has been paying attention to the media: “It’s a hot topic recently.”
Hoke asked: “Go to “Midnight.” Entertainment》No problem? "
"They agreed." Caroline asked: "Why did you choose this show? Did Meagan Taylor sleep with you?"
Hoke's expression did not change at all: "Because among recent entertainment programs, it has the highest ratings "The highest rate."
At nearly three o'clock in the afternoon, Edward drove into the commercial vehicle, took Steve, Wilson and Caroline out of the hospital and came to the main entrance of the hotel.
Near the entrance, hundreds of fans supporting Steve gathered.
These people wore Dodgers baseball caps, held high a large poster of Steve, and shouted the Dodgers' exclusive cheering slogan.
Steve, Wilson, and Caroline were almost squeezed through the door of the hotel.
When there were fewer people, Hawke entered the hotel alone. Accompanied by Byers, he went to the back of the banquet hall and found a place to sit down.
In the banquet hall, hundreds of reporters gathered together, and several TV stations such as Channel 11 and Channel 9 also set up live broadcast cameras.
"It was originally a huge crisis." Byers, an agent, is not good at it, but he is deeply impressed: "Not only has it been easily resolved by you, but Steve's reputation has also skyrocketed."
Hoke took out his studio business card and handed it to Byers: "If your other customers have needs, you can call me at any time."
Whether entertainment stars or sports stars, they are all scandal makers. Biles took the business card and put it away solemnly: "I will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."
The scene was filled with cheers.
But it was Steve who appeared accompanied by his teammates.
Facing numerous representatives from the media and fans, Steve delivered a speech titled "Me and My Black Son."
In addition to explaining the origins of in vitro fertilization and the various unfair treatments black teammates encountered on and off the court, Steve also spoke out:
"Black people are as important as white people and are part of America. Black people are also the future of society. We cannot demonize our own people... Just yesterday I became a father and had a black son. My brand new family will will thrive, and countless families like mine will form a greater country!”
The Dodgers teammates applauded Steve hard.
The fans and media were also applauding wildly, and the cheers were endless.
Even in this era, a large number of Our Lady of the White Left have appeared in California.
Steve was surrounded by applause. Everything he did and the new family he promoted seemed to make him a hero.
He himself was emotionally infected and suddenly felt that this track could make him more famous.
At this moment, Steve decided to become a fighter for equal rights.
At the last moment of the press conference, Cesc, the black leader of the NAACP, rushed over and came to the stage to hug Steve, clasping his two big hands, one black and one white, and holding them high. got up.
At this moment, no one cares about where Steve's black child came from.
The next day, with the doctor's consent, Waddell, the deputy business editor of "People" magazine, led a professional photography team to St. Joseph's Hospital to take photos of Steve, Daisy and their black child. , take a family photo.
Under normal circumstances, such a young child is not suitable for photography.
But neither the Steve Nutts nor People magazine want to miss the popularity.
This group photo will become the cover of the next issue of People magazine.
Waddle found Caroline privately: "This matter is unusual. Although I don't know what happened specifically, this is not the style of your Full Speed PR company."
Caroline forced a smile: "Sorry, I have nothing to tell you."
Waddell was not surprised and said, "Let's get to know the introducer."
Caroline took out her mobile phone, called Hawke, and led Waddell into the temporary office.
She introduced the two of them: "This is Hawk Osment, the founder of West Coast Media and Entertainment Studios; this is Waddell Bell, the business editor of "People" magazine."
Hoke shook hands with him and gave him his business card.
Unexpectedly, Waddell said: "I've heard of you, where are you? By the way, Cynthia on Fox 11."
Hawke also wanted to get Waddell's business card. Through repeated news operations, he gained not only money, but also fame and connections.
(End of this chapter)