Chapter 94 He is not suitable for our crew
On the TV screen, the video played again. Under the guidance of the host Megan, the two video-connected guests expressed their opinions.
“As far as the scene in the video is concerned, this is just an ordinary street conflict.” Adams, a bald old white man, was the first to express his opinion: “The reason why it entered the news and attracted people’s attention is because the white man in it was from Hollywood. Star Josh Hartnett ”
Steve Nutter immediately said: “I don’t agree with that. From this point of view, did you hear what he said? Go away, disgusting bastard. He saw a black man opposite and still said it. Maybe you would say it was an ordinary curse word, but if you look carefully, then "
The director thoughtfully placed the scene on Josh Hartnett blocking his nose and gave a close-up pause.
From the picture, you can't see the canned herring, and you can't even taste the intoxicating smell.
Steve, who has become an equal rights fighter and anti-discrimination pioneer, added: "What can you read from the look in Josh's eyes at the person he pushed down? The first thing I saw , just disgust! Looking at his actions again, Josh blocked his nose. Could it be that even the smell of the other party disgusted him? "
He also made some preparations. A picture of an old newspaper is placed in front of the camera lens: "You know what this reminds me of What? Slave owners in the 19th century, look at the preserved newspapers and pictures. This is how they viewed those slaves. It was a terrible history."
Adams retorted: "They may have something we don't know. There was a conflict for some reason.”
The disgusted eyes and movements on the screen were too obvious, and he couldn’t tell lies with his eyes open, so he simply said: “Disgust caused by conflict is not discrimination.”
"This is exactly a kind of implicit discrimination." Steve said: "If it were a white man on the ground, what would he look like? In fact, the most terrifying thing is precisely this kind of implicit discrimination..."< br>
Of course, the debate will not produce results. What the program wants is topicality.
In an independent villa in Santa Monica, Spike Lee lit a cigar, picked up his cell phone and called his old friend Samuel L. Jackson: "Midnight Entertainment on Channel 11, watch it quickly. "It's very interesting."
Samuel Jackson on the other side only watched it for a short time before calling director Clark Johnson: "Director, please hurry up and watch "Midnight Entertainment" on Channel 11. "."
Clark is watching, and his brows are furrowed.
If he had enough say on the show, he would have kicked Josh Hartnett out of the audition by now.
In the eyes of black people, especially those who talk about equal rights all day long, not to mention scolding and conflict, not giving special treatment is discrimination.
The show was over, Hawke turned off the TV in the reception room and came out with Caroline.
He said to Miss Me: "You go first, and be sure to call Steve in a few minutes and ask him to rush to the front tomorrow."
"Steve is active now Take the initiative." Caroline walked away with Hermès and red high heels.
Not long after the conference, Megan came out of the studio and came to Hawke and asked: "What are you thinking about?"
Hoke said: "I may have opened a magic box."
< br>Meghan thought he was competing for the role he said: “There are fierce battles in Hollywood privately. , if an actor wants to get ahead, it means using all means to step down on the same group of hundreds or even thousands of people."
She felt something was wrong: "How could you care about this?"
Hoke smiled: "Black equal rights movement."
"It's unstoppable." Megan looked out the window at the dark night: "I don't know about other places, but in California, the trend is unstoppable."
Hoke looked at Megan's short skirt, stockings and high heels: "Let's go to your house, I want to thank you very much Help."
Meghan said: "I still have to take off my makeup."
Hoke said: "No, that's fine."
Megan goes. The office took the bag and took the elevator downstairs with Hawke.
The two got into Megan's BMW 7 and went to Westwood together.
On the way, Megan’s work phone kept vibrating, but she didn’t answer a single call.
Can Hawke guess the reason: "Every time there is a hot news broadcast, you will receive a lot of phone calls?"
Meghan said: "At the earliest, I would still answer, please. It's okay to say that the relationship is based on human relations, but some are just abusive and threatening. I exposed their scandals and dirty information, and you can imagine how they feel."
Hoke drove onto West Olympic Avenue: " As long as Fox is here, these are not problems.”
Megan nodded: "Fox is my biggest source of confidence."
Hoke's phone rang at this time, and Edward called.
He said: "Boss, Johnson collided with someone on 17th Street. I took an exclusive video of the scene."
Hoke said directly: "You can find a media to sell it. It can be published tomorrow."
Megan asked: "What happened?"
Hawke simply said: "The savior took a picture of Johnson's car accident, and I asked him to find a place to sell it."
Megan is not too impressed by this kind of small news that cannot be made in depth. interest.
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Sherman Oaks, a Toyota sped down Ventura Boulevard.
Agent Will asked the public relations manager in the passenger seat: "Julis, the phone still can't be reached?"
"Josh's phone has never been answered." Julie called the landline again, and the same thing happened.
Will asked again: "What's going on at Fox Channel 11?"
Julis picked up the unanswered cell phone: "I called the program team, but Mei Gen Taylor had already left work and called her cell phone again, but no one answered."
Wei. I was very angry: "This bitch, relying on the support of the Fox TV network, actually attacked us, and didn't even say hello before attacking us."
Julis was helpless: "Fox has always been this way. , don’t blame me for not reminding you, you can treat things right, but never people.”
She specifically reminded: "In the Miller Collins incident some time ago, the gang that had a close relationship with Miller attacked Megan directly. It seemed that they just scratched her car. As a result, Fox made solemn representations to the LAPD and the entire El Chapo gang was uprooted. , I heard that the El Chapo gang boss suffered a broken neck and was judged to have committed suicide. "
Will could see clearly: "The Fox TV network is giving a warning and giving everyone at Fox confidence."
Toyota came to a small villa and threatened. I rang the doorbell but no one answered, took out the key, opened the door, and called Julius to go in with him.
As soon as I entered the villa, I heard a loud snoring sound.
Josh Hartnett was lying on the sofa sleeping like a dead pig, and the smell of alcohol filled the whole room.
Julie went to open the window.
It took Will a long time to wake him up, and helped the drunken Josh Hartnett into the bathroom.
After struggling for nearly an hour, Josh Hartnett was finally able to speak clearly.
Will quickly recounted the "Midnight Entertainment" report.
“No, it’s not what they reported at all.” Josh Hartnett said about what happened outside the bar, and said bitterly: “I hate that bastard very much, I hate it to the extreme, but I didn’t say anything Any racist words.”
Julie quickly corrected him: "Remember, you don't hate him, it's just a conflict of words, no other thoughts."
Will frowned: "This is not normal." He asked Said: "Have you offended anyone recently?"
Josh Hartnett shook his head: "No ."
Julis reminded: "Is there a conflict of interest?"
"Competing for a role." Will thought of the audition for "Anti-Terrorist SWAT Team" and said, "I and I. Josh got a call from Kevin Spacey who warned us to give up on the audition.”
Josh was surprised: "Is it him?"
Will thought for a while: "It's hard to say. If someone planned this, it could be your competitors, Dwayne Johnson, Colin... Farrell, and Jeremy Renner"
Josh is also well-informed: "Hollywood competition. It’s already so intense!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Julie’s cell phone rang. After she answered it, she asked a few questions, with a faint look of shock on her face. After hanging up, she came over and said, “The news I just got. , Dwayne Johnson was involved in a car accident on 17th Street."
Josh was stunned.
Will was also stunned.
Julis said in detail: "An off-road vehicle suddenly broke down and hit Johnson's Ford horse. Johnson concentrated and dodged for a moment. The off-road vehicle that originally hit the car only hit the car. "At the back of the Ford Horse"
Josh muttered: "Is this still Hollywood?"
Will is also a veteran agent, so I'm surprised. No wonder: "Business competition is all-consuming. When it comes to the male protagonist of "Anti-Terrorism SWAT Team", not to mention the fame and business expansion after success, the salary alone is nearly ten million US dollars."
Josh was He was frightened, broke out in a sweat, and sobered up from alcohol: "I had an accident, Johnson had a car accident, and this incident most likely came from Colin Farrell."
Will also thinks so: "Jeremy Renner is a newcomer and is not competitive enough, and Kevin Spacey has threatened us."
Josh punched the sofa hard: "These bastards !"
"Hey, hey, guys, these are not the most important things now," Julie reminded: "Josh needs to clarify as soon as possible. Make sure you are not a racist, otherwise there will be countless troubles."
Will also returned to this imminent matter: "I will accept a joint interview with the media tomorrow to clarify it first, and then find the person involved as soon as possible. "
He asked: "Do you remember those people? Do you 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 it overnight. The result was very disappointing: "The license plate number is fake."
Julie said: "It is impossible to find someone in the short term. A simple clarification may not be effective. Although Hollywood is controlled by old white men, discrimination against black people cannot be ignored." On the surface, actors involved in racial discrimination will encounter all kinds of troubles in order to take care of black consumers. "Will's view is consistent: "Josh, you have to get out of this trouble as soon as possible."
“What should I do?” Josh looked at the public relations manager: “You can’t find a black woman to kneel down and lick you, right?”
These words reminded Julius, and Julius thought of Steve Nutt who appeared on the show, and a brilliant idea came to his mind.
She grabbed Josh's shoulders: "Find a black girlfriend as soon as possible and show affection everywhere."
Will reacted: "Looking for ordinary black girls is not effective, it is best to find A somewhat famous black actress.”
< br>Josh looked at his agent, then at the PR manager, and said, "As you know, I have a girlfriend. Allen has been dating me for eight years."
Julis said: "I I will communicate with Ellen and she will understand you.”
Josh knew very well that the so-called understanding meant breaking up.
Will understood Josh better and said: "How much have you paid to achieve what you have today, are you going to give up like this? Then what do you think of all this?"
Josh grabbed his hair with both hands: "Give me a little time, give me a little time."
Will called Julie out.
One of them contacted the media, and the other looked for a suitable black woman.
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Morning, North Hollywood.
A Wrangler drives to the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP.
Steve Nutt got out of the car, took out the manuscript that Caroline had written for him, browsed it quickly as he walked, and went straight to the conference room.
Spike Lee immediately stood up and gave the first place to Steve, the vanguard and mascot they needed most.
There were more than a dozen white and black people sitting in the conference room.
Steve picked up a copy of the National Enquirer on the table and pointed at Josh Hartnett on the front page: "Everyone must know what happened last night. A Hollywood star has no regard for his own influence and makes such discriminatory actions. We will never tolerate it."
Everyone here spoke out.
“This must not happen!”
“We must respond.”
Steve pressed his hands down, quite like a leader: "Brothers, the other party is a movie star. He occupies an important publicity position in Hollywood and will have a huge social impact. We must fight against it and tell everyone that we "Unity and strength!"
He said loudly: " We organized people to go to Josh Hartnett’s event, in front of his agency, and in front of his crew, to sit down and protest to let people know the attitude of our black brothers!”
Spike! ·Li said: "I agree."
The rest of the people responded one after another.
“Agree!”
"Agree!"
A large number of black and white people organized at an extremely fast speed.
Old blacks are indeed unique in crying and screaming, and they are much more efficient than Mexicans and other ethnic minorities.
And black people have also penetrated into many industries, not to mention white leftists.
The meeting will be reported as quickly as possible.
Not long after, the Association received news that Josh Hartnett held a media conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
At Steve's suggestion, the protesting crowd split into two parts.
Part of the trip goes to Hilton Hotel.
The other group drove to the "SWAT" studio in Culver City to protest the use of a racist as the male lead.
Half an hour later, dozens of white and black people came to the entrance of the Hilton Hotel. They put up various materials such as banners and posters, and instantly became the most handsome guy in the neighborhood.
Reporters who originally attended the media conference stopped at the door to take photos.
A little later, Caroline's assistant Sasha and the fireman fund manager Green, whom she had met once, drove by.
The latter sent the former to Century City to buy some special desserts nearby.
Sasha looked at the door of the hotel: "Are there any activities going on over there? It seems like someone is protesting."
Green also took the time to take a look. The huge banner read Josh Ha Knight and discrimination against black people.
This reminded him of a project he had business dealings with.
Passing by a newsstand, Green stopped the car and asked Sasha to help buy some newspapers.
Sending Sasha to Century City, he took the newspapers and read them. Most of these newspapers had negative reports about Josh Hartnett.
Last night, Josh Hartnett was suspected of racially discriminating against a black man.
Green called Sasha, immediately started the car and rushed to Culver City.
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Near Sony Columbia Studios, outside the "S.W.A.T." studio.
Hoke parked the car in the shade of the building, took out a bottle of water from the door storage compartment, and handed it to Caroline in the passenger seat.
The latter pointed to the door of the studio: "They are coming."
Hoke saw a minibus and two American loafers parked on the roadside in front, and they came down one after another. Dozens of white Zuo and Lao Hei.
These people are very professional. They took out the prepared materials, quickly installed them and pulled them up.
They sat on the sidewalk in front of the studio and didn't do anything drastic.
At first glance, he looks like a professional veteran in the protest industry.
Caroline answered the phone and said to Hawke: "Green, the third-party guarantee business manager, is here."
Hoke reminded: "You should treat your assistant to a meal Dinner.”
Caroline curled her lips and smiled: "I will give her a bonus for this kind of thing. I won't worry if you don't give her money."
Hoke saw a car parked at the studio and said: "Director Clark ·Johnson is here.”
Clark got off the car, looked at the old black men sitting at the door, his expression became extremely serious, and quickly entered the studio, went to the second floor and went straight to the producer. office.
Leonard Goldenberg was standing in front of the window, looking at the crowd outside. When he saw him coming in, he asked, "Did you come here for this matter?"
Clark nodded, Said: "I personally suggest that Josh Hartnett's last audition invitation be cancelled. The crew collaborated with racists, which has a very bad impact."
Leonard's assistant, Teddy, spoke for Josh in front of him many times.
The producer, who was older, valued this assistant very much. He raised his hand to stop Clark and said, "I will seriously consider this matter."
Clark only had the right to make suggestions and said in a gnawing voice: "Please respect my feelings."
Leonard nodded slightly.
Clark had no choice but to leave.
Leonard was also a little hesitant and sat in the office to think about it.
From a risk control perspective, giving up Josh Hartnett is the wisest choice. The crew has not yet invested resources in him and there are no sunk costs.
But he is old, and Teddy has to do a lot of specific work, and his opinions must be properly respected.
After a long time, when Leonard was drowsy, there was a knock on the office door from outside.
Green, the business manager from Firefighter Fund Insurance Company, walked in.
Leonard cheered up: "We are a rare visitor."
Green smiled politely and said: "The crew may be in great danger, so I can only make one trip."
Lun Nader understood immediately when he heard it: "What about Josh Hartnett?"
Green said directly: "One A racist may be the leading actor, which will drag down the reputation of the crew, affect the credit of the crew, cause financing problems, and increase the risk of third-party guarantees."
He pointed to the window: "The insurance company. It’s impossible to afford insurance for a racist.”
It's okay to say that the director objected, 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 inform Josh Hartnett's agent that Josh Hartnett is not suitable to appear on our set."
< br>(End of this chapter)