Chapter 14 The Pursuit of Fame and Fortune
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"Bang! Bang......"
The gunshots rang out one after another, and the bloody man who had just struggled to get up jumped out of dazzling flowers, and finally fell to the ground, and several policemen carefully surrounded him.
The video on the screen ended, and in the Channel 6 editing room No. 1, Kara took a deep breath, her excited eyes had already turned into incredulous, as if Columbus had discovered a new world.
"You can all go." Kara said to the others nearby, "You guys go out first." ”
She turned her head and looked at Murphy, who was sitting next to her, "I'm completely blown away!" The shot was fantastic! I can't find the right words to describe this video. ”
Murphy also turned his head to look at her, "Thank you." ”
"It's amazing." Carla seemed to be indulging in the shock of the video, "This is exactly what I've been looking for!" ”
"Thank you." Murphy politely replied.
"No, Murphy, don't say thank you." Carla shook her head, "I'm the one to say thank you, and I want to thank you for bringing it to me." ”
"You're so polite." Murphy reached out and patted Kara's arm gently, "We're friends, aren't we?" ”
Carla held Murphy's hand with her backhand, unabashedly the ** in her eyes, "This video has to be mine, it has to be!" ”
Since he came here first, Kara was of course Murphy's first choice, and he asked, "Honey, how much are you willing to pay?" ”
The previous words were just saying, and if the price was not right, Murphy would definitely not sell it to Kara and Channel Six.
The last news video has greatly boosted the ratings of the show, and Carla knows what kind of sensational effect this section can cause in front of her, and says, "What price should you tell me." ”
Murphy was also polite, "One hundred thousand dollars." ”
A video of such a real shootout between a police and bandit, as well as a video of a person being shot to death, blood gushing and a chain of car chases and crashes, can be said to be rare in years, Kara just muttered for a few seconds, and said, "I can give you this price, but the video should be shown by my superiors, as long as he has no opinion." ”
Commercial TV stations, what is needed?
So it turned out not surprisingly, after watching the video, Carla's boss not only agreed to the price of $100,000, but also promised Murphy that Fox Los Angeles would help him solve some police and legal problems and avoid court injunctions as much as possible, so that both parties could continue to dig deeper into the story behind the case.
To put it bluntly, the TV station can agree to the latter conditions, and it also understands that once the news video of this case is broadcast, it will inevitably attract widespread attention, and the investigation of the follow-up incident can bring more viewers to the TV station.
Like Murphy, what is not good, the TV station will not do.
"Send the video and my text plan to the production room."
After one of the editors left with the video material, Cara and Murphy were left in the editing room, and she came to Murphy's side, "The check for $100,000 will be cashed out early tomorrow morning." ”
Murphy looked at the cash check in his hand and said with emotion, "This is the amount of money I have earned the most." ”
"100,000 dollars only!" Carrara pulled a chair and sat next to Murphy, "Save some flowers." ”
"It's a lot of money for me, and it's going to be of a lot of use." Murphy put away the check and turned to look at Kara, "People from a background like you don't understand how hard it is for people like us to make money. ”
The other party is from a good background, graduated from a prestigious university, and became the director of the news department of a television station at the age of twenty-six, how can he understand the difficulties of life for a person of his background.
Carla was silent for a moment, she had seen many people coming out of the slums, but it was the first one who worked as hard as Murphy did.
She appreciates people who work hard and keep moving forward for the future.
"You should hire a lawyer for yourself."
No matter what the purpose, the other party was able to send the video here first, which was a great favor for her, and Kara said with a rare conscience, "The police will give you a lot of trouble later." ”
Although Murphy said that he had not photographed the two murderers, Carla can now guess a lot.
"I already have a lawyer." Murphy laughed, "And I'm doing my duty as a good citizen." ”
Carla rolled her eyes directly, if the people opposite were good citizens of Los Angeles, then the two murderers who died could be rated as honorary citizens of Los Angeles.
There was a knock on the door to the editorial room, and a middle-aged man pushed the door and walked in, "Kara, are you really going to play these videos on the show?" Still in the way you worked out? ”
"That's right." Kara put away her smile and turned her head to look, "Is there a problem?" ”
"You're stirring up racial antagonism by doing this!" The middle-aged man approached and emphasized, "This may cause a series of social problems." ”
Kara didn't even think about it, "That's what I want." ”
"What?" The middle-aged man couldn't seem to believe his ears, "You're creating chaos through the news." ”
"Manufacturing? Isn't it a fact that a white cop shot and killed a black man who had no ability to resist! Again, Kara emphasized, "It's something that no one can deny." ”
Hearing this, even Murphy had to look at Kara with admiration, he didn't think of this himself, the black man who died in the end didn't seem to be a threat at all, and the white police still shot him......
Compared to Kara, in terms of news acumen, I am really far behind! Murphy also understood why Carla and the TV station were willing to accept the price of $100,000 and provide assistance when necessary, and that the video could bring them so much compared to what they paid.
As for whether this will lead to racial antagonism, who cares about the TV station? They wish that this would happen, so that there would be enough eye-catching news.
"We're in journalism." Kara stared at the editor and said in a stern tone, "We must have a higher pursuit!" ”
The editor was dumbfounded, opened his mouth, but finally said nothing, and slowly exited the editing room under the pressure of Kara's sword-sharp gaze.
"That's great."
When the door to the editorial room closed, Murphy stood up and said, "We can't be limited to the present, we should have a farther and higher pursuit." ”
Kara caught something and asked, "Do you have any ideas?" ”
"yes, this video can bring us so much more." Murphy took a few steps back and forth, "We can make a series of special programs with a special emphasis on black suspects and white police ......"
Murphy knows very well what kind of contradiction these two can provoke, "Follow up the report in this direction, and then find out the past news in this area and broadcast it, strengthen the news effect, and when the timeliness of the news weakens, you can also make a documentary." ”
"Great idea!" Kara's eyes brightened.
Murphy cautioned, "To do this, you must first avoid a press ban from the courts." ”
"There will be no such a press ban." Carla looked confident, "Don't forget, Channel Six belongs to the Fox Network!" ”
Rupert Murdoch's Fox television network has a lot of power, Murphy doesn't know very well, but he knows how big it is.
These two people stayed in the first editorial room as if they had met a confidant, and they discussed various follow-up possibilities enthusiastically.
Carla and Murphy, one seeking fame and the other seeking profit, can be described as a hit.
As it approached six o'clock in the morning, and the morning news was about to air, Murphy followed Carla into the editorial hall behind the scenes.
When the news was about to air, Murphy and Kara did not expect, and the police followed the clues all the way to this side.
"Who's in charge here?"
The one who led the team here was the middle-aged male detective who asked Murphy last time, "We are from the Los Angeles Police Department's Crime Unit." ”
He pointed to the video footage of the shootout displayed on the screen and said, "These are not allowed to be played, and they are all handed over to the police, including all the replicas." ”
The middle-aged police detective is majestic, and it seems that he has the final say here.
Murphy and Kara looked at each other, then made a gesture of please.
"What are you going to do?" Carla walked over briskly, "I'm the director of the Department of Information, you can come to me if you have any questions." ”
"I ask you to ...... these shootouts and car chases" The middle-aged detective pointed to the screen again, "All of them are collected and not allowed to be played again, these are all ......"
"I'm sorry," he said before Kara interrupted him, "it's Channel Six's belongings. ”
"This is evidence of a crime!" The middle-aged detective glared at Kara, who was unmoved, "What evidence?" Here's our news! ”
Kara's attitude was very tough, and the female police detective next to the middle-aged detective spoke at the right time, "Now there are two police officers in the hospital who are dying, four people are dead, eleven people are injured, and there are a large number of violent and vicious crimes, these are extremely important evidence. ”
However, Kara was unmoved, clasping her arms over her chest, "This is the news that the TV station has to broadcast. ”
"You are strictly forbidden to play!" The middle-aged detective roared.
"Are you going to interfere with the freedom of the press?" Carla looked at the middle-aged detective and said calmly, "If you want to take these away, if you want to ban the TV station, you can do it." ”
She said word by word, "Please show the court injunction!" ”
"You ......" The middle-aged detective didn't seem to know what to say.
Carla said to the security guards who came in with the police, "The show is about to start, please let the unrelated people out." ”
After speaking, she said to the two detectives, "If you still have questions, our legal department will contact you, so be it, I still have work to do, thank you." ”
After all, this is the media department, and the police don't dare to do much, so they have no choice but to leave temporarily, watching the video shot by Murphy appear on the morning news of Channel 6 and become the social focus of public discussion in Los Angeles.
At the end of the news, Murphy asked the security guard at the door and walked over to Kara, "There's still police outside, it looks like I'm going to the police station." ”
"Don't forget to contact your lawyer." Carla reminded.
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