In the election, everyone relies on their ability.
Since Dewey is still in power, don't blame Hardy for continuing to use his pain to suppress him. This is no longer in the agreement with the big boss of the conglomerate.
Is it a fair fight?
The FBI and the Global Times had a copy of Arnold's video footage. Hardy called in Mark Keane, president of the Global Times, and Edward, president of HD Pictures, and asked them to work together to produce a documentary film.
"Boss, do you need someone to play the role of 'Thomas Dewey'?" Edward asked.
Hardy waved his hands.
"No, just use the footage Arnold shot as a blueprint. What I want is truth, complete truth. I took a quick look at what Arnold shot, which was more than eight hours in total. It's enough to edit it into a documentary."
"Remember, when we make documentaries, we must do so from a neutral perspective, without bias, at least to outsiders, but there must be a clear direction, and that direction is knowingly breaking the law."
The two presidents thought to themselves, this is called impartiality, you are just short of pointing at Dewey's nose and saying, I am going to expose all your scandals.
"Boss, what do you think this documentary should be called?" Edward asked.
Hardy thought about it.
"It's called 'Black Gold 1948'."
Documentary production is not difficult. With ready-made video and audio recordings, all that remains is editing. The documentary was completed in about a week.
After watching the film, Hardy had to say that the director's level was very high, from the moment Arnold discovered the "political donations", to the time he prepared for an independent investigation, to the time he was hunted down in the end. Although the film did not specify that Dewey ordered others to hunt down Arnold, everyone who has watched the film will have a feeling that Dewey has been committing crimes throughout the whole process.
In order to cover up his previous crimes, he did not hesitate to use other crimes to cover up his previous crimes, which led to a series of illegal acts.
Hardy brought the documentary to Mayer and said, "I made a documentary about the recent Dewey case and I want MGM to help distribute it."
Meyer was shocked.
Deep down, he didn't want to offend Dewey. You have to know that Dewey had been very popular in the election before, and it seemed that everyone had already determined that he would be the next president.
He didn't want to offend the future president, which would be disastrous for MGM.
"Mr. Meyer, you also have shares in the new casino. You don't want to see the casino restricted from holding lottery draws. You know that will result in a huge loss of profits," said Hardy.
"What does this have to do with Dewey?" Meyer asked in surprise.
"Of course there is. The New York prosecutor sued the Hardy Hotel in the federal court, which was caused by Dewey. If Dewey came to power, how do you think the federal court would rule?" Hardy asked.
Don't say that the president has no influence on court decisions; that's pure nonsense.
"Do you think President Johnson has a chance of being re-elected?" Meyer asked.
"There was definitely no chance before, but now I am becoming more and more confident, and this documentary will be one of the chess pieces," said Hardy.
Meyer thought for a while and said, "Hardy, if there is a chance in the future, can you introduce me to the President?"
Hadi smiled and said, "Of course."
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1,024 cinemas across the country are preparing to simultaneously screen a documentary called "Black Gold."
The Global Times said, "This documentary faithfully reflects the whole story of Dewey's acceptance of political donations."
As soon as this documentary was released, it immediately caused a huge heated discussion.
People are most curious about the dark side of officialdom. This incident happened less than a month ago and is still very hot. A lot of the content reported in the newspapers is textual, and some are very obscure. People really want to know what exactly happened.
The cinema was packed with audiences on the day the documentary was shown.
At the beginning of the video, two English letters "HD" appear in the animation, followed by low music and the title of the documentary.
"black gold".
A series of photos flashed across the screen. In the photos, Dewey was playing golf with an Oriental man on a golf course. Dewey had a smile on his face and looked very high-spirited. He was chatting and laughing with the Oriental man.
Subtitles appear below.
"Thomas Dewey, Governor of New York, was a strong candidate for the 34th presidential election in 1948."
"Song Ziwen, former Minister of Finance of the Eastern country, is now the special envoy of the Supreme Leader."
In this video, a photo of a bald man flashes by, indicating that he is the top leader of a certain country, the one who is seeking help.
The camera turned again, and Arnold appeared on the screen. Arnold said to the camera: "I am Arnold, a reporter from the Global Times. I accidentally discovered that Du Wei and Song Mouwen were in contact, so I hid in the shadows and took some photos."
"Although I couldn't hear what they were talking about, I understood some lip reading, which allowed me to discover a huge secret."
"After the Oriental man sought Dewey's election, he increased his support for their country. At that time, Dewey said that he was willing to do his utmost to help the other side turn the unfavorable war situation around and let the other side's leader continue to be president safely!"
"Later, I found out that on the second day after the two met, a $5 million transfer was made from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Dewey's secret campaign account. It is not difficult to guess that this was a political donation from the other party."
"Federal law prohibits candidates from accepting political donations from foreign governments or individuals. Dewey was a former prosecutor, so it's impossible that he didn't know about this rule. I was surprised."
"I am now considering whether to tell the newspaper or continue investigating. To be honest, my dream has always been to make an in-depth documentary. I think this is a great opportunity."
What followed was a series of actions by Arnold.
After getting the camera and tape recorder, they started calling Dewey. From the content of the conversation between the two, people knew that Dewey must have accepted this political donation, but in order to cover up the truth, he chose to obey the other party's request and pay money to keep silent.
This was another wrong decision.
Everyone who saw this scene felt disappointed with Dewey.
If such a person became president, it would definitely be a tragedy for the people of the country. Many people who originally supported Dewey decided to completely abandon him from that moment on.
After the first attempt on Dewey, Arnold left the residence and moved into the house next door. The next day, a group of people secretly entered Arnold's original home to search.
In the lens,
Arnold's face was full of worry.
"I think I have put myself in a very dangerous situation. Now I feel a little regretful. If they catch me and force me to reveal those photos, they might kill me to hide this matter. What should I do? Should I continue?"
In the end, Arnold still chose to continue.
But he had learned to be smart. The second time he called Dewey, he did it from a telephone booth. The whole process was like a secret agent operation.
Arnold then went to Los Angeles because he thought he would be safer on the West Coast, away from New York.
Then came the third extortion attempt.
After that, they met to collect the ransom. When collecting the money, Arnold said to the camera: "When I get the ransom of one million, I will tell the newspaper about this matter. I will not take this money because he did not belong to me in the first place."
"By then I should have enough material to make a good documentary."
But after Arnold got the money, a street chase occurred. Arnold's camera was always on, recording the entire chase process. Although the footage was messy, it also reflected the tension and danger at the time from the side.
The last shot.
It was a selfie Arnold took in front of the camera after the car crash. The injured Arnold's body and face were covered in blood. "I don't regret doing this. I just hope that what I took can be seen by the world and fulfill my wish of making a documentary."
"Also, see the true face of a person who may become the president of the United States. Can such a person lead the country to prosperity?"
The documentary ends with Arnold's question.
The plot of the entire documentary is very compact and always gives people a tense feeling, making people keep watching along with Arnold's experience.
After watching the movie, many people felt heavy-hearted.
yes,
If Dewey became president, could such a person lead the United States to prosperity?
The next day.
The Dewey incident, which had been slowly dying down, once again became the headlines of major newspapers.
Los Angeles Times: "'Black Gold' is the most realistic documentary, more exciting and thrilling than any other movie. It is worth watching."
Global Times: "'Brave' Arnold takes off Dewey's 'law enforcement' mask."
Chicago Tribune: "The man who destroyed Dewey, a certain bald man."
Las Vegas Daily News: ...
People previously only had a vague impression of the whole incident through newspapers, but this time, through the documentary, they watched the entire incident process in full and understood the true situation.
Dewey was trampled under Cai's feet again.
At the same time, Jiang, who was not well-known in the United States, has now become a celebrity because it was his action that completely destroyed Dewey. He is now also called "the man who destroyed Dewey" by many people.
When Dewey learned about the documentary produced by Hardy, he was so angry that he smashed everything in his room.
He knew this was Hardy's revenge for sending someone to sue his casino.
But now he was completely helpless against Hardy.
"If I can still be president, I will definitely let you know the consequences of offending me, Hadi, just wait~!"
Dewey roared in the messy room.
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With the help of newspapers, more people went to the cinema to watch the documentary. After final statistics, Mayer told Hardy in surprise that the box office revenue for that week was actually higher than that of a movie.
It may be unrealistic to surpass "Ashes of Time", but it is definitely expected to become the second highest-grossing movie of the year.
Hardy made such a profitable movie with almost no cost, which can be said to be a double gain of fame and fortune.
Hadi thought,
That's what I thought at first.
This matter is so popular that there is no need for publicity. Countless people will walk into the cinema and make a little money while stepping on Dewey. Why not?
This is also the reason why he did not hand the documentary directly to ABC TV.
He estimated that
The documentary is estimated to earn him $5 million.
5 million.
In this era, you can invest in dozens of companies. As long as a few of these companies can develop, they can bring you hundreds of millions or even billions or tens of billions of dollars in revenue.
Such a good thing is worth celebrating.
She took off her nightgown and walked into the bathroom barefoot. Yilian was taking a shower. The water droplets from the shower hit her smooth and delicate skin and slid down her curvy body.
At this moment, she was brushing her hair with her eyes closed, when she suddenly felt a large hand pressing on her back, pressing her against the wall.
The woman turned and looked at the man.
"Hadi~"
"Don't say anything, just yell."