America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 171 171. Multi-channel attack, hunting Sony

In Santa Barbara, media and fans were still waiting anxiously outside the courthouse.

It was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and the trial had lasted five hours, with no adjournment in between, which was somewhat unexpected.

This situation must be because a major event has occurred that can affect the direction of the case. The reporters have set up cameras and must obtain first-hand information.

Major TV stations such as ABC, NBC, and BBC have already broadcast the situation on the midday news.

Large gatherings of tens of thousands of people are rare. Many celebrities and politicians hold events where so many people cannot come, and the event becomes more and more popular.

Some TV stations directly started live broadcasts. Even though they could only see the closed court door, the number of viewers was more than the Simpson murder case that year.

It is conservatively estimated that the number of online viewers has exceeded 30 million, while the number of viewers of Simpson's murder of his wife and the thrilling road chase was only over 20 million.

On the Internet, many people are also reading pictures and text messages to follow the progress.

Squeak!

A few minutes later, the court door opened. First, the bailiffs stood up to maintain order, and then many people who were watching began to come out one after another.

"it's here!"

Suddenly, the NBC female reporter spotted Janet Arvizzo and others hiding in the crowd, and immediately rushed over to interview them.

Seeing her actions, other reporters also noticed a few people and rushed forward.

When they discovered that the reporter had noticed them, Janet Arvizo and the others were like a cat seeing a mouse, and quickly accelerated their pace and ran outside.

Just kidding, if you don't run away now, when will you be surrounded by the media? That we are about to win?

Looking at the huge crowd of people, they felt frightened. If they offended the public, they would risk being beaten to death.

Janet Arvizzo and others slipped away very quickly, and the reporters couldn't stop anyone and could only continue to wait. Fortunately, McQueen also walked out at this time.

Seeing him appear, the scene suddenly erupted into huge cheers, and countless screams almost shattered the glass.

"Maikou! Maikou!"

"Maiko, I love you!"

"Maiko, look here, please look at me!"

Eric, Gadot and little Elizabeth stood not far away watching everything.

"It's so crazy. As long as he stands there, he is a superstar. No one can cover up his light." Gadot said with emotion.

Eric pinched her cheek: "Don't be envious, honey, you will also become a world-class star in the future, and you, Elizabeth, believe me, you can do it!"

Aomei nodded obediently, but the scene in the court hearing just now was still echoing in her mind. It was too exciting and embarrassing.

When they saw that Maikou had no intention of leaving, the reporters breathed a sigh of relief, and all the cameras were focused on him.

"Mykko, what's the outcome of the trial? Are you sure of winning?" a reporter from the New York Times asked.

Maikou smiled brightly: "Of course, I will definitely win, there is no doubt about it. In fact, I almost won."

"The accusations against me were all groundless. I produced a large amount of personal and material evidence, but Janet and the others could not produce any valid evidence."

Everyone thought of the way those people fled in a hurry just now, and compared to Maikou's smile, they already had an idea in their minds.

"Is it convenient to reveal the specific content?"

"It is temporarily inconvenient, but my fans can rest assured that I will be fine. Thank you for your long-term support. I will continue to create excellent songs for you."

"But your relationship with Sony is so bad, and you had a public quarrel with Tom Mottola, the president of Sony Music, last year. Will Sony still record a new album for you?"

Eric couldn't help but smile when he heard the reporter's question.

Although paparazzi are indeed annoying and always like to take secret photos and create scandals, sometimes their tendency to cause trouble is still very useful, such as now.

Maikou did not answer, but handed the microphone to Messerio.

"This is Tom Messerio, Michael's lawyer. Regarding this issue, we have reason to suspect that Martin Bashir's documentary slandering Jackson was produced with the benefit of Sony Music."

"Because Mykko holds half of the copyright of Sony Music, Sony has always wanted to buy it back, but Mykko has never sold it."

"That's why Sony wants to destroy McQueen through despicable means so as to obtain the coveted copyright. This is a huge conspiracy."

“We have made an application to the court to subpoena Sony Music and Martin Bascher as they are likely to be the ones standing behind Janet Arvizzo.”

As expected, as soon as this big melon was spoken, the whole street was boiling.

The reporters also looked excited. This was an unexpected surprise. Unexpectedly, it was also involved in a case within a case. It was so awesome. There was no need to worry about the latest news hot spots.

They wanted to continue asking, but Maiqun had already waved to the fans and left.

At Neverland, Xiti brought the hot food. Everyone was already hungry and started eating immediately.

After eating, Eric and Michael took a dip in the swimming pool to cool off.

"Mykko, today's court hearing has proven that the people in Arvizzo cannot threaten you at all. They are just a bunch of rabble. Now we have to shift our focus to Sony."

Mai snorted: "I can see it too. That recording has already pronounced their death sentence. The jury will no longer believe her lies."

"As for Sony, since war has been declared, I plan to give intensive interviews recently to tell what has happened over the years."

Seeing that he finally calmed down, Eric was very pleased.

A gentleman will deceive others, and a good person will be deceived by others. When necessary, he will be bad.

"Yes, we have decided to break up anyway. There is no need to be merciful. Apart from the media, the most important thing is to rely on your fans."

"You have fan associations all over the world. This is a very powerful force. They call on them to boycott Sony and put pressure on Sony."

"Sony must be forced to compromise, not by firing one or two executives, but by terminating the contract."

"When necessary, like I said, use half of your copyright power and see who can outspend whom."

"Sony has stock prices to maintain, shareholders to satisfy, and capital market bubbles to blow. It can't fight a protracted war. As for your debt problem, don't worry, I'll take care of it."

"We must keep our goal in mind and leave Sony with the copyright!"

Maikou clenched his fists and nodded heavily.

As the trial came to an end, a storm of public opinion began to gather in the afternoon, and major newspapers, television stations, radio stations, and websites began to follow up with reports.

At the same time, the Internet trolls prepared by Eric in advance began to appear in major forums and chat rooms with rhythm and enthusiasm.

Starting more than a month ago, he began to produce countless articles, analyzing the incident from all angles.

"Why is Michael Jackson always hacked?" 》

"A kid who grew up in a slum became the king of the pop world in twenty years!" 》

"Exclusive reveal of the love-hate relationship between Sony and Michael Jackson. 》

"What methods did Sony use to persecute Michael Jackson?" 》

"Jody Chandler: This is a ten-year-late apology for telling the truth. 》

"Michael Jackson's charity journey, he has done a lot for this world. 》

"Listing the top ten sins of Sony Music!" 》

"Pedophilia?" philanthropist? What kind of person is Michael Jackson? 》

Most of the contents in these articles are true, but of course there are also some rhythmic things mixed in. It is difficult to detect the truth and the lie.

At the same time, an intermediary was arranged to provide inside information to many gossip tabloids.

These small newspapers will not check the authenticity of the content. He will publish whatever is given to him. The more eye-catching he is, the more aggressive he will publish.

It is true that one or two local tabloids and small regional radio stations have no influence, but when hundreds of tabloids work together, they instantly hype the topic into a regional hot spot.

When this group takes the lead, other gossip tabloids must follow in order to gain traffic.

When the time came the next day, major national TV stations began to follow up further.

Interviews with key figures such as Jody Chandler, a former Sony Music employee, and the team behind the 1993 out-of-court settlement of McQueen were released one by one.

"Yes, I want to apologize to Maikou again. All this was led by my scumbag father and the three of them. It wasn't until today that I had the courage to say it."

"I have worked at Sony Music for fifteen years, and I know some things that others don't know. In 1993, McNugget was actually touring around the world."

"At that time, the team behind Mykou paid the money and reached an out-of-court settlement without his consent, which caused many people to think that Mykou was a pedophile."

"In fact, Michael has always been opposed to settlement. He wanted to litigate, but the team betrayed him, and the leader of the team was the publishing director of Sony Music at the time."

"It's hard not to wonder whether there is a conspiracy hidden in this. Perhaps this hunt for equity has already begun."

"I have worked at Sony for eight years and have been responsible for logistical statistics. I can guarantee that Michael Jackson's album sales have stopped counting since three years ago."

"As long as album sales do not increase, Jackson's income will decrease, but normal people know that stagnation is impossible, so it is obviously artificial manipulation in order to drag down Jackson's economy and force him to hand over the copyright."

After these reports and articles were broadcast, they quickly ignited fans around the world. He has a large number of loyal fans in Europe and North and South America.

Even over there in the Middle East, many of his songs were allowed to enter.

However, at this moment, the whirlpool of public opinion has not yet completely formed, because the vast majority of the melon-eaters have not yet been fully mobilized.

They are in a state where no one cares, they are just having fun and have not yet joined the wave of siege against Sony.

Sony Music has not made any reply to this, perhaps because it has not yet figured out how to reply.

The time came to noon the next day, and the secretly filmed video of Martin Basher suddenly circulated on the Internet and major TV stations.

This scumbag reporter's proud and ambiguous smile was almost naming him and saying, I did this under the instructions of Sony, and Sony was the mastermind behind it.

The article report is also suspected of being based on rumors, but the leakage of this video almost killed Sony Music.

Maikou also began to accept interviews, telling about his experiences over the years, coupled with the unfair judicial treatment he had received before, many people who originally maintained a melon-free attitude were finally transferred.

People are emotional animals, and most people also have a sense of justice in their hearts.

Especially when upholding justice only requires you to use your words to curse others, and does not require you to do it yourself or donate money or materials, many people are willing to contribute.

As a result, the wave of denunciation of Sony Music and Martin Bascher grew.

The major charitable groups were the first to stand up and speak out for Maikou. After all, Maikou was one of their donor fathers, and no one took tens of millions of dollars from his pocket.

Now that the situation is close to being clear, Maikou is the righteous party, so everyone should stand up and support him both emotionally and rationally.

American Cancer Society: "Mr. Michael Jackson is a noble philanthropist. He has donated millions of dollars every year since 1995. We absolutely believe in his character and call for an end to his persecution."

Children's International Academy: "Michael is a celebrity who loves charity and cares about children's causes. It would be the greatest irony to say that he is a pedophile!"

Dream Come True Foundation: "Mr. Jackson is definitely one of the celebrities we have ever seen who is most passionate about doing charity. He donates quietly but rarely talks about it. His deeds deserve to be known to everyone."

UNESCO: "We will publish the details of Michael Jackson's donations over the years so that the public can better understand such an outstanding person."

The wave of public opinion is fierce and overwhelming accusations are coming. The entire society is demanding an answer from Sony Music and the BBC.

Sony Music still pretends to be silent and has placed a large number of security guards in front of the gate of its headquarters in New York to prevent short-term incidents.

President Tom Mottola didn't even show his face, and there was no one at home or in the company.

The BBC is even worse. It can be said that they were so confused that a big black pot was thrown at them. They were doing interviews in Santa Barbara yesterday, but they didn't expect that the boomerang hit them in the face today.

This matter is not necessarily related to the high-level decision-making of the BBC. It is more likely to be the private behavior of Martin Bashir, but the private behavior company pays the bill, who is your reporter, and the documentary is also broadcast by your family.

Due to the sudden incident, the BBC only issued a brief announcement stating that it would conduct a thorough internal investigation, and Martin Bashir also disappeared from the world.

And as the clock struck midnight, a gunshot once again set public opinion ablaze!

(As for the content of the trial, you can just watch it for fun, but the real trial is not like this. In reality, the lawsuit against Maikou lasted for more than three years, but for the sake of plot continuity, we compressed it to about half a year.)