Messner stood still in the doorway, pulling his Blueberry phone out of his pocket and smiling when he saw the names of the contacts displayed on the screen.

It was the third call in 50 minutes, and he felt the urgency of the Los Angeles Times even more at the moment.

Every time he called, he secretly added some value to the "chips" in his hand in his heart, and the number was so high that he could make Messner himself nervous.

As Wright's nephew guessed, he really didn't know the value of a hot scoop, and he usually approached a few freelancers who were not in the mainstream and would be happy to sell their photos for a few hundred dollars.

In the past, Messner himself was like this, and he had received up to $630 for selling photos, which made him subconsciously think that the price quoted earlier was already an unbelievably high price.

It is difficult for people who are not involved in the media industry to clearly know the value of news, ordinary people never pay attention to this kind of news, they only care about whether the news content is interesting or not, and the industry will not be boring enough to expose the unspoken rules.

The asymmetry of information learned by both sides has caused the current situation, each of which regards the other as the wrongdoer and looks forward to meeting each other.

After answering the phone, Messner said, "Hey, I'm already in front of your office, now, where should I go, go straight to your office?" ”

The nephew turned on the amplification, and the editor-in-chief White put on his glasses when he heard this, and looked sideways in the direction of the door.

A middle-aged man with messy hair, a big beard, and a slightly chubby figure stood there, holding a mobile phone in his hand, and accidentally bumped into a flower pot when he walked forward, and hurriedly reached out to hold it, patting his chest as if he was frightened, it seemed that he was really not that kind of shrewd guy, and his expression suddenly became playful......

If you listen to the name "Messner", you will know that the other party is Italian.

White's mother, who was also of Italian descent, was bilingual at birth, stood up and walked slowly to greet Messner in Italian and said, "Haha!

Welcome to our company, my friend!

There is a café next to it, which is owned by my wife, and the coffee there is very delicious, I will take you to try it, and the quiet environment is more suitable for negotiation. ”

Acting too enthusiastically, Messner was a little flattered, looked at the nephew of the editor-in-chief White, whom he had known before, and asked him silently with his eyes who this person was in front of him.

With a smile on his face, the other party enthusiastically introduced, "You're finally here, and we're getting ready to go out."

He's the editor-in-chief of our Los Angeles Times, D-J. White, my boss, and he's the one who took a fancy to your news.

You should know that the Han family is very powerful, and the other executives of the company are not willing to provoke him, so it is difficult to sell what you have in your hands.

I can only help you get here, and I finally managed to convince Mr. White to come and have a look, and I hope you didn't lie to me. ”

It was not wrong to come in through the back door, but he was not stupid, and deliberately used a nonchalant tone to create the illusion that he did not pay much attention to the news, and he could have spent less money.

Messner didn't notice that something was wrong, he showed a sudden realization expression, and hurriedly shook Old White's hand excitedly, and said in his mouth: "Thank you, thank you so much!"

I also don't think other newspapers will publish it, so I found you here, after all, there have been unpleasant things before, and I know that the original incident can help you get revenge.

Thank you also for your help, Saad.

Mr. White, I love coffee, and if there is a caramel macchiato in the store, it would be even better. ”

"Of course, this one definitely is, and the taste will definitely please you.

What enmity can we have against Han Xuan? It's all misinformation from others, but in fact, our newspaper has a good relationship with him.

But business, what should be reported will still be reported, and I have always liked fair and objective news. ”

The editor-in-chief of White showed a very enthusiastic expression, but in his heart he secretly despised him, thinking that he liked caramel macchiato, and dared to say that he liked coffee, which was like a drink at all, and had no taste at all.

Contempt is contempt, just be able to trick this guy out of the company, find a quiet place to talk slowly, plan to get the press authorization from him, and then resell it to the company at a high price, such a rare and good opportunity, the middle profit is so big that White can't help but try to take risks.

He bought a vacation home in Palm Springs last year, but he didn't get a year-end bonus this year, so maybe this time he can solve his financial woes......

There are many people in the company, and when he comes to the café opened by his wife, the editor-in-chief of White is much more relaxed.

At this time, there were just not many customers there, and after ordering, I whispered to the waiter not to let anyone else come.

Editor-in-Chief White crossed his fingers, put his hands on the table, and asked Messner with a smile: "Saad didn't hear clearly on the phone before, can you tell me in detail what you saw in Chinatown just now?" Also, are those photos with you? ”

"The picture is in my camera, and if there's a darkroom nearby, I can develop it right now, and it won't take long."

Messner patted the camera, and then replied, "I went to Chinatown at noon, and I thought there was a restaurant with a unique decoration, so I went in and took some parts."

When I was about to come out after filming, I saw a Chinese and a resident of a Southeast Asian country having an argument, they were not much different in appearance, but they were obviously not from the same place.

After talking to Mr. Saad on the phone, I tried to ask the person who had been beaten, but he had drunk too much and his friend had heard that I was a journalist, so he left me his contact information and told me that they were all Vietnamese.

When he was very angry that his friend was beaten and was about to take revenge, he saw that Han Xuan and his father were also there, and the owner of the restaurant advised them to be patient, and finally left without even getting the medical bill. ”

Editor-in-chief White listened carefully, but still couldn't figure out the point, so he asked again: "What about Han Xuan and his father?"

I remember you told Saad that they knew the Chinese guy who beat people, and what did they do when that guy beat people? ”

"God, that's terrible!

The father and son of the Han family stood next to them, didn't do anything at all, and then chatted intimately with the Chinese, the kind of chat that was smiling, as if they had a good relationship, and they went to dinner together, ignoring the Vietnamese victim at all.

I recorded all the scenes at that time with photos, and they are very valuable...... Right? ”

deliberately said that the situation was very serious, and there was still some cleverness in this little cleverness, and he didn't tell him that the father and son went upstairs later, let alone that it was the Vietnamese who made the first move.

Editor-in-chief White did not inquire in detail about these events, and in his opinion, there is no need to know too clearly, according to what Messner just said, just a few photos are enough.

The Los Angeles Times is not a science newspaper, and if everything is 100% true, it would be better to close its doors sooner......