Chapter 103: The Harm of Involution, Infinite Poison [2/2]

The world is full of wonders.

And the paparazzi are actually a more "magical" species.

It is said that the paparazzi are recognized by the media as having originated in Italy in 1958. And the ancestor of the paparazzi is recognized as the Italian photographer Paparazzi.

Later, Italian director Federico Fellini also made a movie for Paparazzi, the ancestor of the paparazzi, with the theme of paparazzi.

It is said that Paparazi was originally a serious photographer.

It's just that the owner of the magazine he works for is tired of the cookie-cutter "model photos" of celebrities.

So Paparazi, who was dutiful to his duties, began to secretly photograph celebrities' private affairs with his colleagues, mostly in the major tea houses in Rome, which celebrities like to frequent.

However, after Paparazi's behavior was defined by the media industry, the official translation should have been "Tracking Photography Team".

It's just that when the behavior of "Paparazi" was introduced to Xiangjiang, because of the similar English pronunciation, and the tracking behavior of such reporters was similar to that of dogs.

That's why I gradually got the name of paparazzi.

However, although these paparazzi come from the same origin, the style of paparazzi around the world is different.

For example, the paparazzi over there are famous for "artificial news", while the Xiangjiang paparazzi are famous for all kinds of amazing gossip headlines in the industry.

But when it comes to craziness, no one can compare to the British paparazzi. After all, they are crazy, whether they are celebrities, artists, or royal families, prime ministers, and ministers.

As for the paparazzi on the side of the United States, because they are known for being rough and brainless, they have always been at the bottom of the chain of contempt in the paparazzi world.

But this situation, after the emergence of Harvey Levine, completely changed.

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Levine is a native of Los Angeles, but although his home is not far from Hollywood, the two sides are completely two worlds because his family is a civilian.

Originally, Levine had little to do with the world and Hollywood, because he studied politics and law in college, and later received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago in 1975.

Later, he worked as a college teacher, lawyer, and lawyer for nearly 30 years in Los Angeles, and became a member of the California Bar Association.

It can be said that Levin single-handedly raised the ceiling of the paparazzi in the United States.

And Levin's entry into the paparazzi world can be said to be a complete accident.

At the beginning of 2005, after Time Warner and Mi Online completed the big merger that shocked the industry, they began to attack everywhere and try to expand their territory.

By chance, Levine was invited by Telepictures, a production company owned by Warner, to form an entertainment information website together.

It can be said that as soon as his paparazzi career started, he directly threw away his peers in the paparazzi world.

In the end, after some negotiations, TMZ, which later made many Hollywood stars jealous, was born.

TMZ, is an acronym for "Thirty Mile Block". And "Thirty Mile Block" is also another name for star-studded Hollywood, because its actual scope is only 30 miles in size.

It can be said that Levin's purpose was very clear from the beginning: I just want to you Hollywood!

Don't look at the current TMZ is not amazing, but under Levin's management, the later TMZ is indeed famous in the United States.

Because they are not only limited to the entertainment industry, but also broke many scandals in the political, military, and business circles.

It's like in 09 years, when the financial crisis broke out in the United States, TMZ broke out the scandal of misappropriation and abuse of federal relief funds by a large bank in the United States.

In 2012, at Levin's insistence, TMZ caused a huge sensation around the world by exposing a video of four U.S. Marines urinating on a dead rebel by A. Khan.

It can be said that Levine has built the TMZ website into an alternative intelligence department.

Because of Levin's complex experience, in addition to the paparazzi, he can also make people from all walks of life such as entertainment lawyers, reality TV stars, and agents become his potential informants.

Even limousine service companies and airlines have TMZ undercover staff, providing them with celebrity client lists, schedules, and license plate numbers, flight numbers, and even seat numbers.

Of course, the most frustrating thing about Levine's peers is that he has a deep connection with the Los Angeles judiciary.

You must know that he has been in the Los Angeles legal profession for 30 years, and he can find connections in almost all the judicial and judicial systems in Los Angeles, from police, prosecutors, and judicial officers, to prosecutors, prosecutors, and juries.

Even Levin has specially arranged a lot of employees to be stationed in the law institute full-time, no matter what, as long as it is handed over to the law court, TMZ can know before all opponents.

At the height of his popularity, Justin Bieber could only cry and beg Levine not to expose his scandal.

And shortly after Trump took office, he met with a person who was off the schedule, that is, Levine.

Of course, people like him will inevitably face various lawsuits.

It's just that although he has been accused, he has never been accused.

In Levin's words, it is, "I use my law degree every 5 minutes."

Therefore, involution is not advisable!

You see, they all forced a doctor of law to mix with the paparazzi world,

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However, this time it can only be regarded as Scarlett's bad luck, because the good start that Levin prepared for TMZ is another piece of news.

Some time ago, he learned through his connections in the legal community that after Los Angeles socialite Paris Hilton had a drunk driving accident, the police at the scene did not do any drunk driving test on her, so he let her go.

So after Levine got the video, he wanted to sacrifice Paris Hilton.

But unexpectedly, just as he was preparing the materials, someone suddenly took the initiative to send him some photos and videos, which made him change his mind.

After all, Paris Hilton's scandal is not small, and compared with it, the triangular scandal between Zhang Mu, Scarlett and Catherine is more intense.

After all, scarcity is expensive!

As for those Hollywood people who took the initiative to break the news, Levine almost knew who they were. However, while Maria was tracking, he kept the information hidden for them.

Therefore, no matter if Scarlett was angry, she did not find out who was plotting against her this time.

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April 15, West Hollywood, Melrose Avenue.

When Zhang Mu listened to the widow sister's explanation of the cause and effect, he knew that this accident was aimed at the widow sister.

However, after listening to these inside stories, although he felt a little unhappy about being used, he had to admit that he also profited from it.

So after taking a sip of coffee, Zhang Mu still asked straight to the point:

"So what? Are you looking for me to talk? ”

Saying that, Zhang Mu couldn't help but laugh and joked to himself:

"I don't think I'm so charismatic!"

Seeing him say this, the widow sister immediately looked at him with the corners of her mouth slightly curled and said:

"Perhaps...... I just want to date you! ”

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