Chapter 145 A sensation in the United States (monthly ticket requested)
In the apartment, Waglen opened a computer, plugged in the storage disk, copied the videos stored on the computer, and found the FedEx package.
After the copying was completed, he changed to another storage disk and continued copying. The copied storage disk was put into the package and prepared to be mailed out later.
Wahlgren calmed down and copied three copies in a row before turning off the computer.
In addition to the two copies sent by mail, he was going to open a safe deposit box in the bank for the other one.
Wallgren checked the time, picked up the package and went out, closed the door and walked towards the elevator.
Arrived downstairs, Waglen opened the door of the Focus, got into the driver's seat and started the car.
He suddenly heard a strange noise in the back seat. Before he could turn around, a common revolver reached out from behind and was pressed against the side and rear.
"Don't make noise, don't scream." This man spoke abnormally, and he obviously had something in his mouth: "Do as I say."
Wahlgren looked quickly Looking into the mirror, the man behind was wearing a black hood. He thought he had met a robber, and said quickly: "Don't shoot, I have money, and I will give you all the money."
But the man said: "Drive now. There is a parking lot less than 500 meters south. Drive your car in."
The gun was pressed against his vitals. Waglen had no choice but to drive over there. Let’s go, I still want to talk in the middle.
This man warned: "Don't talk nonsense, I only want money, not my life."
Waglen felt relieved, drove to the entrance of the parking lot, turned in, and followed the steps behind As people say, I walked all the way in and stopped in a dark place in the parking lot.
The car had just parked, and the passenger door was opened. Another person wearing a hood picked up the package thrown on the passenger side and deliberately said: "The people above asked us to pass a message, we shouldn't Don’t take pictures.”
Waglen's heart thumped, and he immediately thought of Pope who was far away in Sacramento. He thought that the other party was going to kill someone, so he said, "Don't kill me, don't kill me!"
He believed that life and death were just a matter of a thought. As a director, he knows what to say at this time: "Killing me won't solve the problem. I still have a copy, which I entrusted to a friend abroad. As long as I encounter an accident, he will make it public..."
The two men looked at each other to make sure there was no mistake.
The person in the back seat suddenly opened a box, took out a handkerchief-like object, and pressed it against Waglen's mouth and nose.
The person on the passenger side also came to help.
Waglen struggled.
At this time someone said: "This is ether, it will only make you comatose. If you continue to struggle, I can only kill people."
Hearing this, Waglen thought of the movie The plot, simply slumped in the seat.
Not long after, the ether took effect and he fell asleep.
The person on the passenger side took off his backpack, took out a notebook, turned it on and handed it to the person in the car, while observing the outside.
The person in the car inserted the storage disk in the package, clicked on one of the videos, and dragged it back slightly. Waglen's figure appeared in the unsightly picture.
Wearing gloves, the co-pilot searched Waglen’s body, found the only mobile phone, removed the battery and communication card, and threw it on the seat.
The people in the back row clicked on another video, and it was still a similar picture, so they were sure it was correct.
“Let’s go!”
The two people put away their notebooks and storage disks, left from another exit of the parking lot, walked through an alley, came to 18th Street, and got into a car Drive away quickly.
During this period, they went under the bridge hole they had selected in advance, took off their hoods, coats, gloves, etc., threw them into an oil drum, and burned them to ashes.
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Beverly Avenue, Brian’s villa.
Caroline was a little anxious and walked around the living room.
Edward took a bottle of water and handed it to her: "Stop, I'm dizzy."
Brian looked at his watch and asked Hawke: "No news yet?"
Hoke's cell phone rang at this time. He took it out and looked at the screen and found that it was Campos calling.
The other side said: "I got the things, and there is nothing wrong with them."
Hoke secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his voice was as steady as before: "Where is the person?"
Campos replied Said: "Sleeping in the car, I shouldn't wake up tonight."
"Very good." Hawke looked at the time and said the address: "You can send it directly to Century City Plaza, and I'll ask the Savior to go and get it."
"Okay." Campos replied with only one word : "Ten minutes."
Hoke hung up the phone and threw the key to the bulletproof Mercedes-Benz to Edward: "Go."
Edward went out immediately.
He got into the Mercedes-Benz and drove to Century City.
In the villa, Hawke said: "We succeeded."
"Great!" Brian clapped his palms hard, unable to hide the excitement on his face, and waved his fist vigorously: "Next, it's our turn Take the absolute initiative."
Hoke reminded: "Don't be too busy to get excited to prevent the opponent from jumping over the wall."
He came to the window, observed Beverly Avenue outside, and waved Brian over: "Have your people drive over immediately, get a few heavy-duty vehicles, and block the entrance and the driveway outside the courtyard wall to prevent anyone from driving. A dump truck hit me.”
Caroline had little experience in this area, so she interjected, “Isn’t it like this?”
Brian said nothing, picked up his cell phone and made a call. Not only did he do as Hawke said, he also transferred an elite security team from Ferguson's security company.
At this time, Hawke said to Caroline: "Call Sasha, find a safe place to meet her, bring the balance of the reward, and give an additional $50,000 reward."
The ability to develop Sasha into an internal agent is based on the several years of friendship between Caroline and Sasha, but the remuneration of US$100,000 is the key.
When it's time to spend money, Hawke has never been stingy.
Caroline is ready to make a call.
Hawke added: "Communicate with her and ask her to travel in the near future, preferably somewhere far away from North America."
Caroline nodded slightly, picked up her mobile phone and dialed Sasha's number , the two agreed on a meeting place.
Brian gave her the check.
Caroline left here quickly.
Not long after Miss Me left, Edward came in with a bag and handed the things to Hawke. Seeing that Brian was not there at the moment, he whispered: "According to the plan, Campos kept a copy Copy.”
Hawke patted him on the shoulder: "Good job."
He came to the computer desk and connected the data disk.
Brian heard the noise, rushed over, stood behind Hawke, and said impatiently: "Look at the content."
Hoke clicked on one of the videos, and the player popped up. , in the empty room, a man and a woman came in.
The video may have been taken too early and is not very clear, but it can be seen that the man is Van Waglen and the woman is young, probably underage.
Waglen seduces girls with roles, paychecks, and fancy gifts, and that's what happens next.
Hoke asked Edward: "Do you know the girl?"
Edward glanced at it: "I don't know."
Hoke changed to another video. Rachel Wood appears, and as Brian learns, Rachel puts on a black eyepatch.
Then, three men appeared, not only Wahlgren, but also Robert Redford, and a man Hawke did not recognize.
Brian made a fist, punched the armrest of the chair hard, and said: "This is Lawrence Pope from the governor's office, very good, we caught him!"
Hoke did not speak, every video Look carefully.
Wahlgren, Redford and Pope sometimes appeared alone in a video, and sometimes appeared together as two or three people.
Judy and Amanda appear among the victims.
Even boys.
Edward finally couldn't help it anymore and cursed: "This group of perverts in Hollywood are worse morally than Compton's gangsters!"
Hoke quickly turned off the video.
There are two videos at the back. The files are large and the time is very long. Several guys wearing masks appear.
It’s hard to tell who they are just from their bodies.
Brian pointed at the screen and said: "Look, compared to the two masked men in front, they are obviously Wahlgren and Pope. The newly added ones, the video clarity is obviously better than that taken in recent years. Yes, looking at their body shape and skin laxity, they should be over 50 years old.”
"It depends on the situation." Hawke looked at Brian: "Can you bear it?"
Brian said: "We are not the only battlefield."
Hawk Remember, there are three more places.
Brian was particularly confident: "The leader of this matter is my grandfather Paul."
After watching the video, Hawke asked directly: "How are you going to deal with it?"< br>
Brian stood up, walked back and forth a few times, and said: "First, let the media expose it. When public opinion starts to gain momentum, take the victim to the police." He reminded Hawke: "The process by which we get these things is not important, but the subsequent procedures must be formal. "
Hoke said: "These scum should really be exposed to the public. "
Brian asked: "Judge Bremer has just issued an injunction, does the Fox TV network still dare to broadcast it?"
Hoke knows Fox's style too well. Well, Fox didn’t fight the restraining order before because Megan Taylor didn’t have the confidence. After all, the storage disk only contained the sound of sheep bleating.
But put these things in front of the already red-leaning Fox TV network executives, let alone a blue-leaning district judge. Even if the federal judge comes, 80% of them will not be able to stop Fox's determination to detonate the news.
He took out his mobile phone and dialed Megan Taylor's number: "What are you busy with?"
Megan said: "Press preparation meeting to formally determine the content of tonight's program."< br>
Hoke said directly: "Cancel the meeting, I have super breaking news here. I got the video of director Van Wagelen and Robert Redford violating."
Megan believed what Hawke said: "Time is urgent, come here right away."
Hawke said: "I'll be in Beverly Hills, fifteen minutes at most."
"Ace News" column team, Meghan hung up the phone, opened the conference room door, faced a group of subordinates, Said: "The meeting has been cancelled, and all planned content of the program has been cancelled. There will be key points next." News, you guys are waiting here.”
She picked up the cardboard box next to her and handed it to Aisha: “To prevent leaks, everyone’s mobile phones will be handed in. Even if we go to the toilet, three people will have to go together. .”
Aisha carried the box to collect the phone.
Everyone is aware that there may be shocking news.
Meghan looked at the time and called the security director she knew well: "Lyle, please, go downstairs to the door and wait for Hawke Osment. When he arrives, escort him up directly."
< br>The other side responded: "I'll go over right away."
Beverly Avenue, this side of the villa.
An elite security team rushed over.
In addition to the storage disk, Hawke, Edward and Brian, who had concealed firearm licenses, all brought handguns.
Edward, who has the best driving skills, drove a bulletproof Mercedes-Benz, with a car escort at the front and rear, and went straight to the Fox Television Center.
The two sides are not far apart.
The movement of the convoy alerted the people guarding here.
They immediately called Redford.
Redford, who was in the Sacred Valley, was also confused about the situation and called Rooney, Cheryl and Waglen respectively.
The first two calls were connected, but Waglen's phone had a busy signal.
Redford was just about to call the phone number of the person left outside the hotel door, when the call came over.
“Boss, something is not right. We followed Director Wallglen from the Four Seasons Hotel to the Griffith Observatory, then from the Observatory to Burbank, and now we have arrived at Century City Plaza. The car got off The person is not Director Wallgren, but a woman!”
Redford had a headache: "Who is it?"
The other side replied: "There are too many patrol cars here, we dare not get close, it looks like Director Rooney's assistant Sasha, There is also a very beautiful and fashionable woman whom we don’t know.”
The man unconsciously raised his voice: "Sasha gave up Director Wallgren's car and got into the other woman's car. They formed a convoy of three cars and went to the Fox Tower."
< br>Redford asked: "Is the car in the middle of the three cars a black Mercedes-Benz?"
"Yes. "
Hearing this answer, Redford realized that the situation couldn't be worse. He said, "Follow up and see what's going on. Don't mess around."
The other side replied: "Okay, I saw my own people, Belisa's car was following them..."
Redford cut off the phone and quickly called Rooney and Cheryl: "Where are you? We need to meet immediately. The situation is very bad. Wallglen has lost contact now!"
The three agreed Meet in a private room at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Redford forced himself to calm down. Maybe the situation was not that bad. That bastard Wallgren liked to mess around too much...
He apologized to the Sacred Valley manager he met and asked the driver to Hurry back to Beverly.
Fox Television Center, in the offices of Channel 11.
Megan browsed the video as fast as possible, even breathing heavily.
As a journalist who has been working for many years, she has seen so many dark sides of society that people are even numb.
Seeing this video, I felt a long-lost anger in my heart.
Meghan turned off the video, turned to look at Hawke and Brian sitting on the sofa in the reception area, and said directly: "I want to play these, I must play them, even if I fight for my career."< br>
Brian waved his hand: “It’s not that exaggerated.”
"The first two times put you under some unnecessary pressure." Hawke was equally direct: "When I got the video, the first thing I thought of was you."
The first two times, Meghan did take the risk. risk.
Brian's request is very simple, as long as it can be reported in large media.
But Hawke had a different idea: "Meghan, there are a total of nine videos in this. We ignore the length. You can set a price."
Megan said: "The total price is 100 Ten thousand dollars, I can’t give it any higher. Even so, I still need to take them to the director’s office to apply.”
Hawke made a gesture of invitation: "Go, please as soon as possible."
Megan made a phone call, closed her laptop, carried her out of the office, took the elevator directly upstairs, and came to Channel 11 Office of the Director.
The assistant director has opened the office door for her.
“Thank you.” Megan nodded with a smile and entered Cynthia Rothberg’s office.
Cynthia wondered: "What kind of news makes you offer $1 million and risk violating the injunction to do it."
Megan opened her notebook, clicked on a video, and placed it in front of Cynthia: "There are nine such videos in total, involving seven victims, all of whom are children."
Cynthia has seen and recognized it. The people who appeared on the screen: "Robert Redford and Sterling Van Waglen are not top-notch in Hollywood, but they are also big shots. The latter also assisted He helped the former create the Sundance Film Festival."
She continued reading, and after a while, she said: "I know this person, Lawrence Pope."
Mei. Gen looked at his immediate boss: "I want to do this news."
Cynthia did not answer immediately, but asked: "Who is the provider?"
"Hawke Osment and Bryan Ferguson," Megan answered.
"It turns out to be Hawke, no wonder he got such big news." Cynthia was a little strange: "His previous performance seemed a bit blue, why did he suddenly change his direction?"
Mei Gen knows Hawke better than she does: "Hocke only prefers the direction of the dollar."
Cynthia nodded, her face becoming extremely serious: "This news will make us bear a huge burden." There is a lot of pressure. You should be aware of the situation in Hollywood. This kind of thing is by no means an exception. As for the Blue Party, you don’t have to worry about it..."
At this point, she suddenly laughed: "Fox TV Less than ten years after its establishment, the network has already become one of the four major television networks in the United States. The support of News Corporation is important, but without the ability, courage and attitude, it simply cannot do this. ”
Meghan understood: "I'll go back right away."
Cynthia added: "This news is too big. It was first broadcast by "Ace News" and then transferred to Fox News Channel for 24-hour rolling broadcast. I’ll call Roger.”
Megan nodded vigorously and walked back holding the notebook.
Back at the "Ace News" program group, Megan shouted: "Elsa, come here!"
Elsa came out of the conference room and ran to Megan.
Megan said: "Prepare a video news copyright transfer agreement and apply for a copyright transfer fee of US$1 million from above as quickly as possible, right away!"
Aisha immediately got busy.
Because of Cynthia's intervention, the finance department was very fast and directly asked for the West Coast Studio's account number to transfer the money as quickly as possible.
After Hawke signed the agreement, the video was immediately taken into the conference room by Megan.
Brian didn't know whether it was excitement or nervousness. Sitting on the sofa, his hands were shaking a little.
Hawke patted him: "You should experience more big scenes."
Brian told the truth: "I have lived a prosperous and smooth life since I was a child. I have never experienced such an exciting thing."
He looked at Hawke, and felt more and more that this guy was pleasing to the eye. As a partner, he could laugh out of his dreams.
But standing on the opposite side, can you still sleep at night?
Brian said quickly: "You got the video, and all the transfer fees belong to your studio."
Hawke was not polite to him: "Okay."
The two didn't wait too long, and "Ace News" kicked off.
Considering the long-term pulling effect of the program, Megan only selected three of the videos to put on the news.
But once the news was broadcast, it immediately caused a sensation across the United States.
The names of Van Wagelen, Robert Redford and Lawrence Pope have become super hot spots.
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