America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 161 158. War begins!

Handing the video evidence to Eric, Attorney Messerio hurried to the police station.

Eric looked at the staff of Neverland behind him with gloomy eyes. These people were now in a state of fear.

But it’s not their fault. Facing dozens of policemen with guns, which symbolizes the country’s public power, who would dare to resist?

He waved his hand and said, "You can go your own way, and be careful to protect the scene and don't let anyone enter casually, especially Maikou's room, remember?"

Everyone nodded in agreement and returned to their posts.

Everyone left, Eric looked at the time, it was almost 11 o'clock.

The night is still long enough.

He dialed Chen Xing's number directly and was instantly connected. He was always paying attention.

"Chen Xing, I have arranged a few things for you, remember them clearly."

"Okay boss, please tell me."

"First thing, send my order to immediately mobilize 5 open-air projection trucks, the largest ones, and bring all the equipment to gather at Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara."

"Boss, what time is it?"

"Right now, summon the relevant employees. Is there any problem?"

"no problem."

"The second thing is, check what businesses and companies are around the Santa Barbara Police Department. I need to rent their space."

"The third thing is to contact landmark buildings, such as the Nasdaq screen, Times Square, Sunset Boulevard, Fifth Avenue and other areas with high traffic, to rent advertising space for me. Don't be stingy with the money, the more the better. "

"The fourth thing is to find a middleman and hire a group of people. The more the better, gather on time at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, and then surround the Santa Barbara Police Station in batches to protest."

"The last thing is to contact Internet companies such as Yahoo and Google to buy me advertising space."

"As for why I asked you to do these things, I will give you a video. You will know after watching it. After watching it, you can use your subjective initiative to make things bigger. Remember?"

"And don't forget the major TV stations. Don't they like to chase hot spots? This time I will create something big for them to eat."

"Remember, boss."

"Okay, let's do it now and work hard."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xing immediately got out of bed, quickly got dressed and got ready to go out.

He felt the anger in Eric's tone and didn't know what was going on.

He has been with Eric for more than half a year, and this is the first time he has seen his boss so aggressive.

"Son, it's so late, what are you going to do?"

"The company has urgent matters to deal with. Parents, please go to bed early."

"I'm still working overtime now. Will I come back?" Mom asked with some distress.

"I probably won't be able to come back, that's it, I'm leaving!"

At Neverland, Eric made a second call, this time to Fitzheisenberg.

"Boss, I'm Fitz."

Eric didn't talk nonsense to him: "Come to Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara immediately. I'll arrange something for you."

Fitzheisenberg looked confused, what was going on at this late night.

"Boss, what's the matter?"

"You know my relationship with Michael Jackson."

"Everyone knows that you two are good friends."

"Yes, now Jackson's home has been illegally invaded by the police. I have a video here. Come and take a look, and then work out a solution. I will let all Facebook users know about it tomorrow."

Feeling the murderous intent in Eric's words, Fitz did not dare to neglect and hurriedly agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Eric looked up at the sky. It was a bit cloudy and he couldn't see the stars.

If he wants to force concessions from public power, with the resources he currently has at his disposal, the only thing he can use is public opinion.

Just in time, just treat it as a preview before the war with Sony Music.

Waiting until after two o'clock in the evening, Fitzheisenberg arrived at Neverland first.

After jumping out of the car and arranging for the driver to take a rest, the two found a laptop and started watching the video.

Because it was shot at a close range and the equipment used by Maikou is relatively high-end, the video has very good clarity and can accurately see the appearance of each police officer.

"Fitz, now Facebook can only send text and pictures, not videos, but I want to use Facebook as an excellent information dissemination platform. Do you have any good ideas?"

Fitz asked what to do before he came, just to think of countermeasures on the way.

He is a quick-thinking person, and he has a plan in mind.

"Boss, as a social media, in principle, it should not be biased. Once it loses its impartiality, it will inevitably arouse some people's boredom."

"Fortunately, we are on the side of justice in this matter. This will reduce the number of people who resist. However, it still cannot be too blatant. We need a fig leaf."

"But fortunately, we are the first software and there is no precedent before, so we are still in the exploratory stage of how to operate it. This is a good excuse."

"What I'm thinking about is simply editing the matter briefly, and then taking a few screenshots of the surveillance and sending them to all Facebook users."

"But we cannot directly support Jackson, but we need to package it, such as launching a social opinion poll, and the content is whether public power can be abused."

"You can design a few options below. Americans all like to vote. No matter what, at least it will look more comfortable."

After speaking, Fitz looked at Eric: "Boss, what do you think of my suggestion?"

Eric couldn't think of a good solution for a while, so he said simply: "It's hard for you to come up with a plan in such a short time, so just do what you said."

"Okay, Facebook's current user base includes almost all colleges and universities in the United States. College students are easy to incite and have a strong sense of justice. I think the effect will be good."

As he spoke, he took it upon himself to write the tweet sentence by sentence.

Eric watched from the sidelines and found that his choice of words was very sophisticated, seemingly neutral, but nevertheless inflammatory and implicitly critical.

How to describe it? It is similar to various investigative reports issued by the government.

"Fitz, do you still understand this?" Eric was a little surprised.

Fitz smiled slightly: "Boss, I have not only done technology, I have also done planning and public relations before, but I chose technology in the end, so I have a little understanding of it."

"What a talent. Talents like you are needed in the 21st century."

"Boss, you go take a break. I'll call you when you're done and you can review it again."

Eric nodded and couldn't help but sigh that it felt good to have power in hand. With just one sentence, a large number of people could get up in the middle of the night to serve you.

When they rise in the future, how can YouTube and Facebook be satisfied and develop Twitter, Instagram, Douyin and the like.

Then it would be best to lobby Congress to amend the antitrust law. Of course, this is too difficult. It is even more difficult than Disney lobbying Congress to amend the copyright law and extend Mickey Mouse's copyright.

The lower level is to allow some competitors to exist, but not to allow them to become bigger and stronger. You must hold the position of the leader, and you must control the mainstream voice channels in your own hands.

At that time, whoever dares to do something small will first block your account, and then launch an online violence.

The other party will feel that they are overwhelming and surrounded by enemies in all directions. If they can't scold you to death, they will make you die socially.

According to memory, public opinion warfare will only become more important and easier to use in the future.

It’s a democratic and free country, it’s free speech, it’s a beacon.

He fell asleep quickly while lying on the sofa. He didn't know how long it took before he heard someone calling him, and Eric opened his eyes.

"Boss, I have already written the tweet, please take a look."

Shaking his head, Eric looked at the time and saw that it was just past three o'clock in the middle of the night.

He cheered up and read the article carefully. After reading it, he took an even higher look at Fitzheisenberg, sarcastically and criticizing it. It was so right, and this was what he wanted.

Thinking about the three people I have recruited, it seems that the most capable one is undoubtedly Fitz. Robert Mirren can also do it, but Howard Hughes can only do technology, so forget about managing the company with his personality.

"Well done. We will push it to everyone on time at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Also, don't forget the final voting results. You can look at the data. We must keep the beginning and end."

Fitz nodded: "I understand what to do, and the boss also wants to report something to you."

"As for the star fan number ranking event you arranged, I think now is a good opportunity. This event will definitely make more people sympathize with Jackson."

"At this critical juncture, the number of his fans will definitely increase dramatically. There will be absolutely no problem with being number one."

"But just sorting out the before and after is not a waste of this event. I suggest pushing the top ten candidates and compiling biographies of their characters so that more people can understand them."

This suggestion can be seen at a glance, and it is naturally aimed at promotion, clarification, and even mythology.

Eric thought about it for a moment: "The idea is great, but I am worried that too much is not enough. Will frequent pushes cause people's rebellious psychology? In the end, it will be counterproductive."

Fitz smiled and said: "At worst, we can only do it this time. Isn't the understanding of the majority more valuable than the rebellion of a few?"

"It makes sense, then let's do it."

More than half an hour later, strong lights came on outside Neverland Ranch, and five large open-air projection vehicles arrived, accompanied by hundreds of MGM staff.

Logistics supervisor Asher King and several people quickly walked to Eric to report.

"Boss, the equipment is all here. It is the most advanced in the company. If you need anything, please arrange it."

Eric handed him the USB flash drive and pointed to the inside of the gate of Neverland: "Let a car roll out at this location, and then play the video in the USB flash drive."

"Several other cars"

Eric was about to call Chen Xing to ask about the progress of the matter, but as soon as he touched the phone, the little guy started calling first.

"Chen Xing, how did things go?"

"Boss, all other things have been taken care of. Only landmark buildings like Times Square and the Nasdaq Screen are left. I will contact them during the day. As long as the money is enough, it won't be a big problem."

"Well done, keep focusing on what's behind." Eric praised.

He turned to look at Asherkin: "Take the remaining four cars and go to the vicinity of the Santa Barbara City Police Station. Chen Xing will tell you the location. Don't attract attention for the time being."

"When it's daytime, I will try to force the police station to hold a press conference, and then they will act together with me. I would like to see the faces of those guys then."

Asherkin took the order and left. After working for a while, the projection truck was finally ready to be completed.

I saw a huge electronic screen supported by several brackets and sent high into the sky. Then the screen changed, and surveillance video of the police wreaking havoc appeared on the screen.

Eric nodded, very good, this is the effect he wanted.

A few hours passed by quickly, and Mai Kou had been detained in the police station for more than twelve hours.

But with Lawyer Messerio by his side, those cops would definitely not dare to mess around.

Generally speaking, if a person is summoned and detained for up to 24 hours, he will be released, and there is still half a day left.

As the time approached nine o'clock, people on the streets became denser, and the police station began to work normally.

But the two police officers who were holding donuts and eating them as they walked clearly felt something was wrong. They noticed that the crowd seemed to be deliberately gathering towards the police station.

Influential media such as the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Fox News, and ABC Online also arrived one after another.

Yesterday afternoon, after Maikou was taken into custody, several local tabloids had actually blocked the door of the police station.

However, the influence of these tabloids is too weak to open the door of the police station, so they can only wait and hope that when Maikou is released, he will seize the opportunity to interview.

As Eric got through the news, websites such as Yahoo News and Google published the news that Neverland was raided and Michael was taken away in the middle of the night.

These major newspapers were keenly aware that there was going to be big news. The child molestation case that had been silent for a while must have undergone major changes, so they drove and flew to Santa Barbara overnight.

Behind the media, more and more people crossed the road and gathered at the police station. Some of them carried simple signs with words such as "anti-discrimination" and "anti-private use of public power" written on them.

There are more and more people and the scale is getting bigger and bigger.

One hundred people, two hundred people, three hundred people, gradually increased to five hundred people, and finally the number was too large to be counted.

Among them were not only people hired by Eric, but also many fans of Mykou who were nearby. The open space and streets in front of the police station were blocked.

Many people who were wandering around or working had to stop to watch the excitement. It was the same all over the world, and these people also joined in.

In Neverland, the black aunt Siti came over with a plate. She is an old man here.

"Mr. Cooper, have something to eat. I see that you have been working hard all night and haven't even rested."

After looking at each other, Eric picked up a glass of milk and drank it one after another.

"Alas! Poor Mike, there are always people who want to harm him, and there are always people who don't want to let him go! Mr. Cooper, why doesn't Mike come back? Will anything happen to him?"

Eric shook his head slightly: "No, don't worry Xiti."

"Mr. Cooper, will you get him out?"

Eric hummed softly, looked at the time, took out his phone from his pocket, and an edited text message was sent.

Let the war begin!