When the three Kobe Bryants returned to Twitter again, they had reached a consensus.
Before getting off the bus, Vanessa pointed to the office building outside and asked, "Do we really have to pay them high fees?"
Steve's words changed Pelinka's thinking a lot. He took the initiative to take responsibility: "This is my fault. I should use money to solve the problem as soon as possible."
Kobe shook his head: "You have nothing to do with it. It's because I thought too simply. I thought I didn't do anything. Facts and justice should be on my side, and public opinion and the law should give me justice."
His face was full of bitterness: "It turns out that I can only play basketball, but in other aspects... Steve Nutt is much more beneficial than me."
It was still the same reception room, and the two sides met again.
Pelinka asked: "Can you really turn the situation around?"
Lamb Legs was still at the forefront and said: "Regarding Twitter's commercial secrets, I can only tell you that Twitter spent a huge amount of money to buy key news materials from Eagle County."
Kobe had made up his mind at this time. There was no nonsense this time. He looked at Hawke and said directly: "Mr. Osmond, I want to hire you as my crisis public relations manager and entrust your West Coast studio to be fully responsible for handling Hawk Media and public relations matters for county events”
Edward was a little curious, as the other person's attitude changed a bit too quickly.
Kobe was young and impulsive. He had nothing to lose before, but now he figured it out and said: "I am willing to pay 3 million US dollars for this."
Pelinka looked at Kobe, saw Kobe nod, and said: "For all the news materials purchased by Twitter related to the Eagle County incident, no matter what the specific content is, we are willing to buy out the copyright for US$5 million and entrust Twitter with full rights. Release.”
Hawke simply said: "Call your lawyer and we will sign a contract."
A total of 8 million US dollars, even if they were mentally prepared, Kobe and Vanessa still felt a sense of pain.
It's okay for men, after all, Kobe has a big heart on the court.
Vanessa couldn't help but murmur in her mind that the number requested by Catherine Feibel was not much higher.
She asked: "How far can you finally turn the situation around?"
When faced with clients who pay large amounts of money, Hawke is very professional and ethical. He can more or less guess what the other party is thinking and said directly: "What will happen if you pay compensation to Catherine Feibel and finally reach a settlement? What will happen?" It seems that it can be solved, but Kobe will have the reputation of being a strong criminal throughout his life, and his value will be greatly reduced in the eyes of fans, leagues and businesses.”
It's not difficult to understand. Kobe and Pelinka nodded slightly.
Hawke added: "If Katherine Faber is framed Kobe, Kobe just cheated." He looked at Vanessa: "That is your husband and wife's private matter, you can just close the door and solve it yourself. And from Hollywood to the sports circle, There are too many cheating stars, and the commercial value will not be greatly affected.”
Edward suddenly said: "Man, it's a good thing you're not a man, that would be trouble."
The faces of Kobe and his wife instantly turned darker than Edward's.
Not long after, the lawyer rushed over and the two parties formally signed the agreement.
Bryant paid Twitter and West Coast Studios the initial payments of $3 million and $2 million respectively.
Edward brought the video material, and after seeking Kobe's opinion, he played it live.
After watching it, Kobe looked very ugly and felt very complicated. On the one hand, this can prove his innocence.
On the other hand, I was actually photographed.
Kobe asked: "Where did these come from?"
"Proceeds from high-priced acquisitions." Caroline said seriously: "As for the specific source, I can't tell you. The Press Act stipulates that news sources must not be leaked, and those who provide news are protected. This is the basic principle of press freedom."
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In the past six months, Twitter has been acquiring news materials.
Pelinka has doubts, but the most important thing at the moment is to get Kobe out of trouble. He said: "We hand these over to the Eagle County Police?"
"No, just handing it over to the Eagle County Police will not calm public opinion. It will also trigger a new wave of public opinion crisis." Hawke said seriously: "Compared with Katherine Feibel, a hotel receptionist, Kobe is a multi-millionaire. Absolutely strong, even if the Eagle County police announce that they have key evidence to prove Kobe’s innocence, public opinion and the public will still not let Kobe go.”
Pelinka mused.
Hawke continued: "Let me ask, if Kobe is not guilty, will the public opinion calm down quickly? Newspaper sales have dropped, TV ratings have dropped, and website clicks have decreased... In order to continue to gain attention, they will question, and the public naturally does not believe in celebrities. and official statements will continue to question Kobe’s guilt, and public opinion is still unfavorable to Kobe.”
He emphasized: "Public opinion can kill! It can make a person die socially!"
Kobe and Pelinka, one is a sports star and the other is an agent. Although they are not good at public relations, they are not completely unfamiliar with media public opinion.
The former suddenly said: "Michael Jackson..."
Hawke asked Kobe: "Do you want to live with the doubts of public opinion for the rest of your life? Do you want to always carry the reputation of a strong suspect?"
"No, never!" Kobe shook his head quickly: "That would be too scary!"
Pelinka also thought of the serious consequences. In terms of commercial endorsements alone, the losses would be extremely exaggerated.
Kobe asked: "What are you going to do?"
Hawke had already thought about it and said: "Catherine has been blinded by money. She will only make one choice and stick to it. On our side, we will first release two videos of you and Catherine kissing. Catherine in the video is positive Taking the initiative will not change the direction of public opinion, but it will attract Catherine to stand up and refute, and she will inevitably make up new lies."
He reached out to Caroline, took the water from the mutton leg, opened it and took a sip, and continued: "The more lies she makes up, the greater the backlash she will receive when the video in the room is released."< br>
Vanessa asked: "Does the video have to be made public?"
"The disclosure of the video has two functions." Hawke explained one by one: "First, it can break Catherine's lies and prove Kobe's innocence; second, it can effectively divert the attention of public opinion, so that their future discussion will focus on the video itself."
He also added: "Twitter is a formal media, and the video will be coded." Kobe and Pelinka looked at each other and said, "Okay."
Hawke said to Caroline: "Get ready to execute."
Caroline changed from a mutton leg to an elite female. She left the reception room, called Sasha, and started the next step.
The plans have been prepared before, and now that the customer has paid, they must be implemented to the letter.
That afternoon, Twitter once again released news about Kobe Bryant.
"This site received a new video mailed by Kobe fans, and there is a suspected new story behind the fitness case."
Under the news headlines, there are two videos.
The content of the video is all about Katherine Feibel taking the initiative to kiss Kobe.
Twitter is once again the center of attention.
There was a big explosion in Eagle County.
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Along with the paparazzi, hundreds of reporters gathered there, frantically digging for news. Although they found some news, they were all verbal and there were no photos or videos at all.
Twitter, which is far away in Los Angeles, not only grabs exclusive headlines and takes a wild stance, but also exposes exclusives one after another.
These reporters became even more frantic. While digging deep in search of exclusive news, they began to surround one of the parties involved, Catherine Feibel.
Some of those with a keen sense of news had a feeling that Catherine was going to collapse.
When Catherine went out to the Eagle County Sheriff's Department to receive routine questioning about the video, she was blocked by dozens of reporters.
A reporter asked: "In the latest video posted on Twitter, you took the initiative to kiss Kobe. How do you explain it?"
Juan was also among the reporters, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Did you voluntarily have sex with Kobe, and then you want to make money from it afterward!"
This remark caused other reporters to ask questions one after another, and each question cut directly into people's hearts.
Catherine had never experienced such a battle. After being stimulated, she said loudly: "I originally had a good impression of Kobe and liked him very much, so I kissed him, but I didn't expect that he would use violence against me."
Early the next morning, what Catherine said to reporters was published by countless print media and online media.
On Twitter, voices gradually began to question Catherine.
There were many users who pushed back, and it soon affected other websites.
Public opinion on the Internet was affected.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Twitter posted another video.
The title is aggressive this time.
“Catherine Feibel’s scars are suspected of being fake!”
The video was taken at the door of the hotel's female employee's locker room. It can be clearly seen that before Catherine entered the locker room, there were no scars on her face and neck, but when she came out, her face turned into bruises and bruises.
In addition, below the video, there is a third-party organization's verification of the video's authenticity.
The whole network is in an uproar, and public opinion on the Internet is changing.
"This woman is obviously lying and her words cannot be trusted."
"The so-called beating evidence is false, will other evidence be true?"
"She must want money!"
There are also colleagues, such as the Twitter account of the Los Angeles Times, who @ the official Twitter account and ask for the source.
Twitter officially posted a message saying that the video came from another fan of Kobe, who also holds more important evidence and is coming to Los Angeles from Eagle County.
These messages drew the attention of everyone who paid attention to the Kobe incident, as well as media reporters, to Twitter.
In just two days, more than 50 media outlets contacted Twitter and wanted to open official Twitter accounts.
Announcing in advance that the so-called important evidence is about to be obtained is also a kind of "see you on Monday."
Catherine of Eagle County fell into complete silence.
After two days of fermentation, just when the expectations of the media and the public were at their highest, Twitter released news again.
This time, there is no news headline, just a video of key parts being coded.
In the video, Catherine was proactive and enthusiastic. Not only did she take off her clothes, she also stopped the man from taking safety measures, claiming that using those rubber products would not allow her to enjoy herself.
Later, accompanied by his lawyer, Kobe went to the FBI's Los Angeles branch to call the police. While providing video evidence, he claimed that he had been defamed and falsely accused.
The FBI announced that it had officially accepted the case. (End of chapter)