Chapter 389 The First Suspect
"What?"
"Am I the mastermind?"
In the office, Michael Ovitz's face changed drastically when he saw the opening report in Star Weekly. The article said that he was the leader who convened a meeting of the presidents of the seven major film companies to discuss how to deal with Link, so it was very likely that he was the one who arranged for the gunman to assassinate Lincoln.
Ovitz's face darkened as he read the article again. Finally, he was sure of one thing: there was a traitor in the last internal meeting. Someone deliberately leaked the meeting information to the media in an attempt to frame him and throw dirty water on him.
But he didn't understand one thing: what was the other party's purpose in doing this?
Falsely accuse yourself?
I didn't do this, and without evidence, it's impossible for me to succeed in framing you.
Is it just to damage his reputation?
Ding-a-ling!
Ovitz picked up the phone and Michael Eisner's voice came from the receiver, "Mike, did you do this?"
"Of course not! I'm not a fool, how could I do such a thing."
"Yeah?"
Ovitz could tell that Eisner seemed a little regretful, but he didn't know whether he regretted not guessing correctly or not being able to get rid of Link.
"Mike, have you called Link? If it wasn't you who did it, call and explain. Don't let this incident affect the subsequent cooperation between Disney and Guess Pictures."
"I will. This incident will not have any impact."
Ovitz's eyes suddenly lit up, and he had a guess in his mind. Maybe the purpose of the report was not to frame him or to damage his reputation, but to destroy the relationship between him and Link through these rumors. No, maybe it was more than that.
That person not only wants to destroy the relationship between Disney and Guess What Pictures, he also plans to destroy the relationship between the Big Seven Studios and Guess What Pictures to prevent the two sides from cooperating.
If the two sides cannot continue to cooperate, whoever benefits the most from this matter will be the murderer.
Ovitz put down the phone and thought seriously for a moment. He picked up the phone and called Link again. He had called Link after the accident before to ask if he was injured. Because Link was busy, they only talked for a few words.
"Haha, Link, are you busy?"
"Yes, I'm on the set filming a movie. What's up?"
On the set of "Primal Fear", Link sat in the director's chair, holding the director's script in his hand, flipping through it while answering the phone.
He came to New York not only to promote his new movie "Net", but also to shoot his new movie "Primal Fear" in Brooklyn, New York.
This film is adapted from William Dill's novel "Primal Fear". It tells the story of a murder case that took place in Chicago. The victim was the respected old bishop Rosen, and the murderer was Allen, a boy adopted by Rosen.
After the incident, the famous lawyer Martin Weir defended the suspect Allen. During the investigation, he found that the teenager Allen suffered from schizophrenia. Allen, who was usually gentle and timid, would turn into the murderer Roy when he was abused to extreme pain.
During the investigation, Martin Will also discovered that Bishop Rosen was a pervert. He adopted Allen in order to satisfy his perverted desires. The teenager Allen had been tortured, which was why he suffered from schizophrenia.
After Martin Will learned the truth, he felt great sympathy for the young Allen and did his best to defend his innocence in court.
After the successful defense, Allen was sent to the hospital for observation and treatment.
When they were parting, Martin Will suddenly noticed Alan's smile, which was ferocious and gloomy. Only then did he realize that the boy did not have schizophrenia, and the timid and cowardly Alan did not exist. Everything was just a disguise of the boy.
The main actors of this film: Al Pacino plays the lawyer Martin Weir, Edward Norton plays the teenager Allen, Jodie Foster plays the prosecutor Rena, and Gong Li plays the psychologist Molly Huang.
The film cost $42 million to produce.
The plot of the movie is not complicated, but it tests the actors' acting skills. The acting skills of several leading actors are very good, and the filming progress of the crew is very smooth.
"Link, are you filming a movie?"
Ovitz was a little surprised to hear his words. This guy was stabbed by a gunman in the street and almost lost his life.
Only one day had passed since the incident, and before the police had caught the murderer, he ran to the crew to shoot a movie. What a careless person.
"Aren't you worried that the murderer is hiding in the crew and waiting to shoot you while you're filming?"
"Don't worry! I'm a good person and have never done anything bad. There's no need to worry about that kind of thing happening."
Link said calmly.
Ovitz laughed. Are you a good person? A man has dozens of girlfriends and plays with women's feelings and bodies. Okay, except for being lustful, this guy has really not done anything bad. He is more upright than most people in the circle.
"Link, you're amazing. Have you read the report in Star Weekly?"
"What's the report? I'm busy today and don't have time to read the newspaper."
After he was shot, the media was full of reports about him, and the content was highly homogeneous. He read a few mainstream newspapers and then stopped reading to concentrate on making movies.
"Didn't you see it?"
Ovitz hesitated for a moment, then took the initiative to talk about the report in "Star Weekly", saying that he was the leader and the mastermind behind the attack on Link. Ovitz expressed that he felt very aggrieved.
"That sounds reasonable. So you found those two people?"
Link asked.
"Of course not. I swear to God, it's definitely not me. We are partners. I need you to gain a foothold in Disney. How could you do such a thing?"
"Yeah?"
Link didn't believe Ovitz's words. Before the police investigation was completed, everyone was a suspect, and Ovitz was one of the most suspicious people.
"Link, you have to believe me, I'm not that extreme. I have a family, a status, and a lot of savings in the bank. I have no reason to do such a thing. Really, if you don't believe me, take a look at the report in Star Weekly.
That report said that the assassination attempt on you was ordered by the presidents of the seven major film companies. This is obviously nonsense. They want to destroy our cooperative relationship. From this point of view, the bosses of the independent film companies are the most suspicious. They want to sow discord and make us continue to fight so that they can take advantage of it. "
Ovitz said earnestly.
"That makes some sense, but according to what you said, you guys are also suspects. Who knows if you saw that the assassination attempt was unsuccessful and deliberately arranged this kind of news to confuse the public and divert the police's attention to the independent film company."
"this"
Ovitz opened his mouth, unable to refute. Link's statement made sense. If the report was not leaked by their insiders, how could it be written so truthfully?
And this article does seem to be written by an insider.
"Link, you have to believe me. Although I envy you for being young, rich, and powerful, I really have no intention of harming you. I will only use legitimate means to take back what originally belonged to me from you, and assassinating you will not achieve this goal."
"Michael, no need to explain. Regardless of whether you are the mastermind behind this, this incident will not affect the cooperation between Guess Pictures and Disney."
"Well, I feel relieved to hear you say that."
After the call, Link continued filming, and in the afternoon he received a call from New York Police Commissioner William Bratton.
After the incident, New York police conducted a city-wide search.
In the morning, they found a badly damaged body in the northern Bronx. After comparison, the bullet shot into the back of the body matched the rifling marks of Wallace's pistol. However, the face of the body was severely damaged, and it is not possible to determine the identity and motive of the murderer by facial features for the time being.
What can be confirmed at present is that the murderer is a black man, between 20 and 30 years old, with tattoos on his chest.
The identity of the other rider is also being sought.
William Bratton asked him if he wanted to see the body.
Link doesn't have time, so he'll arrange for Wallace to go and take a look.
However, when Link heard that the murderer was black, he thought of the dispute with P. Diddy Sean Combs, who had harassed him on the set and even stayed in jail for several weeks because of him.
If the police have no clues, they can consider starting from this aspect.
William Bratton thanked him for providing the clues and asked him to contact him in time if there were other suspected targets.
Link said yes.
"All groups, get ready!"
"Scene 43, 1 shot, 2 times, start!"
(End of this chapter)
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