Chapter 163 163. I also want to abuse my power, sisters come together
"Hello everyone, I am Andrew Adams, the mayor of Santa Barbara. The main purpose of holding this press conference today is to respond to the unfair treatment suffered by Michael Jackson."
"Two days ago, Mr. Jackson was summoned by the police and Neverland Ranch was searched, but there were certain violations in the law enforcement process, which caused certain damage to Mr. Jackson's property and person."
"As the mayor of Santa Barbara, I sincerely apologize to Michael Jackson on behalf of the city government and am willing to compensate for all losses."
Snap! Snap! Snap!
Flashes kept flashing and cameras were aimed at the front for live broadcasts. Behind the reporters, a large number of demonstrators were watching.
"Regarding Tom Schneider, the city government has collectively decided to remove him from his position as prosecutor and transfer him to the judicial process to investigate his violent law enforcement and to verify whether he abused his public power for personal gain."
"Regarding Police Chief Brown Howard, it has been decided to suspend him from his position as chief and appoint a joint working group to investigate whether he was involved, whether he failed to report the incident, or whether he was derelict in his duty."
"Regarding the 11 police officers who participated in the search of Neverland Ranch, we have decided to suspend them from duty. We will hold each of them accountable for the financial value of the damage based on the video footage."
"All investigation results will be released one after another. The Santa Barbara City Government assures everyone that any lawbreakers will be severely punished and justice will be restored to Mr. Michael Jackson."
"Finally, I would like to express my sincere apologies to Mr. Jackson again!"
At Dream Manor, several people nodded silently while watching the live broadcast on TV.
"See, Mike? This is the power of public opinion. In peacetime, public opinion is like a sword or a gun, and it can kill people without bloodshed."
Of course, Maikou has personal experience of this, but he used to enjoy slander, but this time he received sympathy and apology.
He said with satisfaction: "As long as Tom Schneider is arrested, at least we can ensure that there will be no interference from public power in the subsequent trials, which is good."
Eric smiled slightly: "Well, I guess after seeing what happened to Tom Schneider and Brown Howard, no one dares to tamper with your case."
"Then it will all depend on our respective methods. The evidence we have is enough to choke Janet Arvizo to death in court."
As he said this, he looked around, then stood up and closed the door.
"What's wrong? Why are you closing the door?" Maikou asked curiously.
"Just in case anyone is listening, I've got Jody Chandler on the case. He's agreed to appear in court and come clean about what happened in 1993."
"What! Really?" Mike's eyes widened instantly.
"Of course it's true, so we will definitely win, and not only this case, but also in 1993."
"Michael, you've endured more than you should have for ten years. It's time to be free."
"call"
Michael took a deep breath and slapped his face with his hands to make sure he was not dreaming.
The 1993 case was always a thorn in his heart. Although he did not plead guilty, the out-of-court settlement still made many people misunderstand that he was guilty.
If you don't feel guilty, why would you give money? Giving money means you must have done it, but these people don't know the game behind it.
"Eric, how did you do that?"
"Haha. Remember what I said before? We should make rational use of the resources in our hands. The wealth and power in our hands are all resources."
“These resources become powerful weapons when you decide to use them, as they are now.”
"Michael, you still hold great power in your hands, but you haven't learned how to use it."
"You mean copyright?" Michael asked back.
"Yes, it's the 50% of Sony Music's copyright that you hold. It can decide many things. If I remember correctly, you hold the copyright of the lyrics and music."
"Yes, the publishing rights are exclusively owned by Sony Music. I only hold the copyright of the lyrics and music."
Eric said coldly, "That's enough, Mike. With just one order from you, most of the artists under Sony Music, except for the singers in Japan, will no longer be able to speak."
"Commercial performances? Concerts? Haha, all activities must be suspended. This is the trump card in your hands."
"If Sony still refuses to let you go, then we'll have to do this. Cut off the firewood from under the cauldron and you'll be doomed!"
Listening to Eric's cold analysis, Michael couldn't help but frown.
Then he waved his hands and said, "No, I can't use this trick. Many singers from Sony are my friends. They will hate me to death!"
"I'm afraid that not only the singers will hate me, but their fans will also hate me. I will become a public enemy."
Eric grabbed his hand fiercely and said fiercely, "We are not public enemies. It is Sony who forced us into this state. Otherwise, you will be held hostage to death by those people because of your kindness."
"And we don't have to take this step. This is just our bargaining chip to force Sony to compromise."
"As a listed company, Sony has to be responsible to its shareholders, shareholders and the market. Once the tug-of-war begins, you can afford to delay it, but it can't."
Michael hesitated: "Actually, I can't afford to delay. In fact, due to the issue of shares, every time Sony expands and acquires some brands or companies, if I don't want my equity to be diluted, I have to invest."
"So over the years, I have also borrowed a lot of money from the bank. In addition to the expenses of Neverland Ranch and other aspects, I also have to rely on Sony's income to maintain expenses."
"If it really comes to this, I'm afraid it will be a lose-lose situation for both sides."
Hearing this, Eric understood the core of the problem.
"Michael, how much money do you have now? How much debt do you have?"
"I'm not sure about the details. I need to ask my accountant."
"Okay, tell me the number after you've clarified it. I'll prepare some liquid funds for emergencies and help you through the difficulties if necessary."
Before he finished speaking, Michael shook his head and refused: "No, this is not good. I heard that your MGM is still in debt and owes a lot of money to the bank."
"Haha. I'm not in a hurry to pay the bank back, and MGM's business is doing very well. The bank would like me to owe it for a few more years so they can earn more interest."
"And you don't think that MGM is the only card I have in my hand. I have many more chips."
"Anyway, this is just a contingency plan. It's better to be prepared."
"Oh well."
squeak!
The door was pushed open, and Siti walked in with a tray: "Have a cup of coffee, Mike."
Eric picked up the remote control to change the channel. When he jumped to the NBC entertainment channel, he saw Madonna flash across the screen.
Eric stopped pressing his fingers and looked at it with interest.
"Ciconi, you look beautiful today," the reporter asked.
Madonna in the picture opened her mouth confidently: "Of course, I look this beautiful every day."
Standing next to Madonna is her husband Guy Ritchie, the world-famous director of "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels".
"What do you think about this Michael Jackson thing? Especially when a Playboy magazine with you on the cover was found in his bedroom?"
Madonna laughed: "I think this shows that Michael is obsessed with me. Maybe he has had a crush on me for many years, since we met."
"But if you want, you can just tell me and I can show you something more private."
Although everyone knows that Madonna has a bold personality and is an old friend of Jackson, your husband is right next to you.
In response, Guy Ritchie could only shrug his shoulders and said nothing, looking aggrieved and funny.
With the statement made by the Santa Barbara City Government, this incident symbolizes that Michael has won.
At Eric's instruction, MGM began to retract its tentacles.
However, although he has retreated behind the scenes, the protests and demonstrations he sparked have not stopped.
There are still a lot of fans, righteous people, and people who like to join in the fun and continue.
The voices of condemnation on the Internet had just begun. Maikou also began to accept interviews, talking about the matter and slightly leading the conversation towards a child molestation case, gaining public understanding and sympathy.
In this era when the Internet is not very developed and there are relatively few topics, the heat of the event will last at least half a month.
Eric quietly returned to Los Angeles after spending three days at Neverland Ranch.
The casting for "House of Cards" is still ongoing, but Eric is too lazy to take care of the remaining supporting roles and lets Andrea and others take charge of them.
He just set the start date as July 17th.
The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!
Eric continued to fine-tune "Blue Is the Warmest Color". He would repeatedly ponder the use of some shots, and the details had already shown differences from the original version.
Time flies and it is July 10th. The offline protests and demonstrations have finally subsided, but the media and the Internet are still torturing the Santa Barbara City Government, demanding that the truth be found out as soon as possible and the punishment results be announced.
The summer movie season continues, "Pirates of the Caribbean" opened yesterday, and the Black Pearl has made a strong debut in major theaters.
In just one day, it received a lot of praise.
The large-scale screening of "The Purge" in North America has ended, and it finally closed with 97 million US dollars. Unfortunately, it did not break 100 million.
However, the overseas market, thanks to the strength of the Japanese market, reached 60 million US dollars.
It is expected that the overseas box office will collect another 15 million US dollars, and the final global box office is expected to be 180 million US dollars.
Anyway, it has surpassed "Sharknado" and become the new top star of AK Films.
Compared with the cost of 3 million US dollars and the negligible publicity and promotion, it can be said that the profit is huge.
Eric finally finished editing "Blue Is the Warmest Color" and completed a version that he was satisfied with.
MGM building, interior cinema.
Eric and the Olsen sisters were sitting in the middle. The cinema was not open to employees today as the boss was conducting an internal film review.
Maybe someone thinks that the more people reviewing a film, the better? Feel free to give your opinion.
But what I’m reviewing today is the director’s special edition, which is even rarer than the edited version and is not available for sale to the public.
Eric only planned to keep one copy for himself and give one to Ashley and one to Mary.
In the dark hall, the howling of wolves could be heard one after another.
"ohFuc!"
Ashley sat on Eric's body and swayed from side to side, the two of them entangled in affectionate love.
Mary was looking at the big screen, and the content on it made her blush.
The two sisters are seen trying their best to explore art in the picture, and the close-up shots make their expressions clearly visible.
On the smooth skin, the lines and blood vessels mixed with the heavy breathing sounds exude the tension of love.
Sitting in her seat, Mary kept opening and closing her mouth, pinching her fingers nimbly.
Eric grabbed her hand and pulled her over, looking at Mary's wandering eyes and asked, "Tell me, what do you want?"
Small hands gently ran over Eric's chest and Mary took his fingers into her mouth and sucked them.
Her eyes involuntarily turned to her sister and Eric.
The golden hair was covered with dewdrops, exuding a strange temptation.
Nearly three hours later, with the release of the movie's ending credits, this exhilarating battle came to an end.
Eric held the two sisters in his arms, one on each side. All three of them had lost their strength and lay on the floor gasping for breath.
He kissed both girls on the mouth. Although the Olsen sisters were not top-notch beauties, they were young.
Their firm and elastic skin and energetic movements demonstrate their vigorous vitality.
Of course, what is more important is that the excitement brought by twins is not as simple as 1+1=2.
Moreover, the two of them kept talking about little Elizabeth, which made Eric even more irritated. He was juiced four times in total.
As for the content of the movie, who cares about the plot?
Just like some people watched Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" for the plot, Eric watched the whole movie several times but couldn't remember the plot.
All the attention was attracted by Liang Chaowei and Tang Wei, especially Tang Wei's night hair, which was really eye-catching.
"Have you finished reading the script for Mean Girls?"
"I've finished reading it."
"Yeah, I've seen it."
"Do you have any thoughts? This is actually also a movie with two female protagonists, but one has slightly more scenes. But the so-called female villain is actually very likable."
After a pause, when he saw the two women drawing circles on their chests, Eric understood.
"You don't want to act in youth campus dramas anymore?"
Ashley stuck out her tongue and licked his ribs. "We've all acted in art films like Blue Is the Warmest Color. It always feels awkward to go back and act in school plays."
"It's like you've already bought a plane, but you still want another one."
Mary followed suit: "That's right, and we are a bit tired of campus youth movies. We should choose more challenging roles, right?"
"Eric, didn't you say before that you were planning a wedding movie with two female protagonists?"
Eric smiled and said, "Yes, there are, but you are only 17 years old, and you are still young."
"'Blue Is the Warmest Color' has indeed made you grow up a lot, but there is no need to look down on campus movies."
"After proving themselves, many movie stars like to make cameo appearances in all kinds of brainless movies. The audience doesn't get annoyed by them, but instead smiles."
"And the script for Mean Girls is really good. You'd better consider it."
"Of course, if you don't want to act, forget it. There is no shortage of young actresses in the market."
After listening to Eric's advice, the two women could only say they would think about it again.
(End of this chapter)