To fight back or not to fight back, that's the question.

"Just find an opportunity to sour him for a sentence or two, don't give a positive reaction, you can't argue with this guy, Eddie Murphy can't be so popular." Donovan said on the phone: "Not because of his director, nor because of his sharp teeth, but because of his influence on the news station." ”

Indeed, in order to advertise their neutrality, political commentaries or news programs usually seek guests with different political positions, and Spike Lee is often invited because he has a clear political point of view and is a well-established pioneer in the fight against racial discrimination.

Whether it's a big movie star like Eddie Murphy or a newly popular singer like Song Ya, there is no good fruit to eat when you quarrel with him, after all, you can't set off a TV on the TV twice in three days like him. And this guy is a good person, he knows what to say, what to say, what not to say, he can do the effect of the show, he will make stalks, and he will rub a little heat from time to time, the TV station likes him very much, and it is uncomfortable to be exposed by him in the TV show and take a nickname or something.

"Hayden, have I had any recent interviews?" Song Ya hung up the phone and asked.

"It's there tonight."

Hayden handed over an invitation to a fundraising dinner hosted by the campaign office of Cook County Attorney Peter Frock, at which he would formally announce his bid for re-election.

"State attorneys still want to run?" Song Ya asked.

"Of course, it's an elected position." Hayden replied, "And it's a non-federal candidate, which means there's no cap on the amount you can contribute." ”

After the Watergate scandal, the United States changed its federal election law, and federal candidates could only accept small donations from the public. The Cook County state attorney is a state government position, which is only restricted by the relevant laws of Illinois, and the donation check can be filled in as much as he wants, which is very simple and rude.

"Just let me go over and pay the money." Song Ya said helplessly.

"You go is also a kind of endorsement for him, after all, the background of your propaganda is a poor boy from the south city, who has a certain influence on black votes, and has a bullish momentum recently, and his public image is good." Hayden said, "Twenty thousand, that's a good number. ”

"So expensive!?" Song Ya couldn't help but feel a little painful, this is not like donating to Claire's charity, which can get tax deductions anyway.

"The Cook County State Attorney's Office is second only to Los Angeles County and the second-largest prosecutor's office in the whole country, and Peter Frock directly manages hundreds of district attorneys and thousands of employees. "Although law and order continues to deteriorate, his re-election is still very stable, and his opponents are hardly a threat," Hayden reminded. ”

"Okay, okay."

Just by letting the stormtroopers do things for him, Song Ya knew that Peter Flock was not good at stubble, and Tony's affair was also done by his wife Alicia, and he had to thank him in the end, "20,000 is 20,000, you won't want me to sing, right?" The price of a song I can sing now is not low......"

"No, it's a very serious dinner." Hayden replied, "You'd better donate some money for the Chicago mayoral election in the future, that one is more stable, and the two generations of Daley and his son have controlled Chicago politics for decades." ”

Federal Congressman Underwood, Cook County Attorney Peter, Michelle of Affirmative Action, Claire of Charity and Feminist Organizations, and later the mayoral campaign, Song Ya will spend a lot of money on this 'investment' every year.

In the evening, Song Ya went home and changed into a formal suit and drove to Peter Frock's campaign office.

Peter Flock is white, about forty years old, about 1.9 meters tall, looks a bit like a male lead actor in the recent hit legal drama Law and Order, very handsome, and Congressman Underwood is not the same style, he is very serious, even when he laughs, it is the standard smirk of politicians.

"Thank you for your support, APLUS."

Songya's arrival alarmed reporters, and he was surrounded outside the campaign office, but Peter quickly came out to help, and the two stood at the door in a handshake pose, smiling and allowing reporters to take pictures.

"May I ask APLUS, as a native of Nancheng, what do you think about the recent deterioration of law and order? Why would you still choose to support the Frank State Attorney. A reporter asked aloud.

"I couldn't agree more with Peter's politics, and I believe he has the ability to solve the law and order problem, and it all takes time." Song Ya gave the standard answer that had been discussed with Hayden.

"APLUS, HOW DID YOU MEET PETER?"

"I don't have much in touch with Peter, simply because I want to support him, Cook County needs a good prosecutor like that, and policing has to be addressed."

"I'm a reporter for the Tribune, can you give me an opinion on Spike Lee's remarks today?"

"It's not appropriate to talk about this kind of thing now, is it? Aren't you political journalists? The Tribune also cares about this? ”

The reporters laughed with Song Ya.

"He said you were boring and talked about money all night, do you agree with him?" The journalist didn't give up easily.

"Well, Spike is a director I personally respect a lot, and we talked a little bit about Hollywood, but he spends the night scolding Eddie Murphy and his new project, and I can't go along with it, maybe it's boring for him." Song Ya is in trouble, this word is really appropriate here, isn't Hollywood in the east, Paramount's investment of more than 40 million, you can't let Spike Lee slander it without giving a reaction.

"Then you ...... to Eddie Murphy"

The reporter wanted to ask more, but Song Ya had already waved his hand, and Peter immediately led him through the door, leaving his campaign assistant to stop the reporters who rushed forward.

There was no one else present, but the two were a little embarrassed, Song Ya naturally couldn't thank Tony for taking care of the other party when he was in the lawsuit, and Peter couldn't mention the incident of the stormtrooper last time, "Thank you for your support." He repeated what he had said at the door, "I'll introduce you to a few people." ”

He brought Song Ya to a group of people, all of whom were big names in the Donkey Party in the local area, from Cook County, from the state, from the city of Chicago, and Song Ya secretly remembered their names and faces as much as he could.

"Hi Michelle." Michelle was among the crowd and didn't see Claire.

“APLUS。” Michelle smiled and shook his hand, the two had communicated on the phone before coming, Michelle actually didn't like the state attorney very much, but she wanted to be consistent with the donkey party.

Hypocritically, new guests kept coming, Peter was busy, Song Ya stopped a campaign assistant, asked him to take him to finish the donation, say goodbye to the 20,000 dollars, and then walked aside with Michelle to chat, waiting for the dinner to begin.

The two talked about Song Ya's plan to buy a house, "You want to buy a house in Chicago?" Michelle was very interested, "I can't give any advice to a star of your level?" She laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Well, I'm a poor boy and I don't have much knowledge." Song Ya asked her, "If it were you, where would you like the house?" ”

"Hyde Park."

Without hesitation, Michelle replied, "It's close to the University of Chicago and the nearby primary and secondary schools are good, and if I can afford it, I'll definitely choose to live there." ”

"Nancheng? Security ......" Song Ya hesitated.

"There's nothing wrong with policing there, as I told you, the University of Chicago neighborhood is like an island. And you are from Nancheng, as your fame increases, you naturally have a certain amount of political influence, and staying away from Nancheng is a disservice to this influence. "Michelle saw it through.

Song Ya remembered what Pastor William had said when he met him in Washington, D.C., 'Chengbei Private Middle School, good school, good environment, he is no longer from Southtown.' Even the pastors who had never met a few times complained about their escape from the South, and the poor people of the Southside only thought so. In the United States, it is a good thing to have a certain amount of political influence, at least it can make the stormtroopers a little jealous, maybe it is a good idea to return to the south city, and Hyde Park is indeed not bad......

"Hayden, help me keep an eye on the houses in Hyde Park, the best kind." Song Ya took the time to call Hayden.

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