Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"At 2:27 pm Eastern time today, the commander was assassinated by a gunman while walking out of the walkway outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. The commander was shot in the chest and is receiving emergency treatment at the George Washington University Hospital. He is currently in stable condition.

The Associated Press and United Press published official information from the White House. The aforementioned information that the commander-in-chief was not injured is incorrect. I repeat, the aforementioned information that the commander-in-chief was not injured is incorrect. T\u0026T was shot in the chest and is receiving emergency treatment at George Washington University Hospital... He is currently in stable condition. "

"What?" Ronald yelled. "Assassinate the Commander-in-Chief?"

"The news is very confusing now. The awards show may be cancelled. I will call you if I have the latest news." Niceta hung up the phone.

"When are you still thinking about the awards show?" Ronald also hung up the phone. The last leader to be assassinated was John F. Kennedy. Theoretically it happened when I was three years old and I don't remember it at all.

I picked up the phone, dialed long distance, and found Aunt Karen who was looking after the store.

"Have you heard? The commander-in-chief was assassinated and sent to the hospital."

"What?" The aunt who was still in the rtkd dance supplies store didn't know the news yet, "Oh, no, God bless him, don't be like JFK. It seems that the curse has struck again."

"What curse?"

His aunt explained that it was a story he heard when he was a child. Legend has it that in the early 19th century, the Shawnee Indians on American soil were defeated and massacred by the colonists. Their leader, Tekomo, cursed before his death that one of the American patriarchs would die violently every 20 years.

After that, every general who took office in a year divisible by 20 would die unexpectedly in office, either from illness or assassination. This is the famous Curse of Tekomo.

After hanging up the phone, Ronald couldn't help laughing that his aunt still believed in such superstition. The current commander-in-chief was elected in 1980. The previous person who took office in a year divisible by 20 was jfk in 1960.

Hey, these two are just a coincidence.

Roosevelt died in office in 1940. Well, this technically doesn’t count.

I don’t remember who it was in 1920. Who else was the assassinated commander? Lincoln seems to have been assassinated as well. When did Lincoln take office, 1860?

It really is?

Ronald put aside his messy thoughts,

Start switching channels to see which TV station has the latest news. In comparison, the cable channel CUU had more content. There was a summary of the latest news every ten minutes. Ronald simply stopped changing channels and stared at it.

"When the first lady entered the hospital, she repeated to the media that he was fine, he was fine. Nancy tried to convey to the public that the commander-in-chief was injured, but it was not critical."

"The White House press secretary stated that the commander-in-chief was shot once, and the bullet hit the left side of his chest."

"The latest news from the Associated Press: After delivering a speech to the American Federation of Labor at the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. stepped out of the hotel door and was shot several times by a young gunman on the sidewalk. The D.C. was injured in the chest and sent to the hospital. The White House The press secretary was shot in the head and is in critical condition.”

"After the gunman fired six shots, Secret Service agents swarmed him and subdued him. The reason for the assassination is still unclear."

"Vice-General George was asked to return to the White House immediately from Austin, Texas. This is the sixth time that a general-in-command or a candidate for general leadership has been assassinated since 1963. People can't help but think of the scene in 1963 when Vice-General Johnson was recalled. .”

"The results of Datong's X-ray examination have come out. It is true that a bullet penetrated his chest and ribs. A hospital spokesman said that Datong has been pushed into the operating room."

The power of modern media began to emerge after emergencies, and various news were constantly updated. Countless American people, like Ronald, stopped what they were doing and started watching live TV to learn about the latest situation.

Cuu began to mark the places where the six bullets hit on the frozen video screen based on the live video and audio recordings. Of the three victims, two rounds hit the bulletproof vehicle, and the last round was discharged because the heroic Secret Service officers jumped on it.

In addition to being shocked, Ronald found that he actually watched it with gusto. This kind of expert analysis was like a real-life detective drama, broadcast live.

At 1 pm in Los Angeles and 4 pm Eastern Time, the TV station finally announced that Datong had undergone a successful operation and the bullet was removed. Datong had a lung injury and was in stable condition.

After another ten minutes, a still photo appeared on the TV. In the center of the picture were the panicked agents, the commander being pushed into the car, and the bulletproof car. There is a small pistol circled on the right side of the screen.

The host said, "According to unconfirmed information, the assassination was carried out by the .22 caliber pistol in the picture. The assassin was John Hinckley Jr. from Dallas, a successful oil businessman. Family, he has no criminal history.”

Amidst the chaos, the host broadcast another latest news, which brought a sense of relaxation to the people who were nervously watching the live broadcast.

After being pushed into the operating room, the commander took off his oxygen mask and joked to the doctors and nurses in the operating room, "I hope all the people in the operating room today are elephants."

The surgeon who was a member of the Donkey Party replied, "Today, we are all Elephant Party members."

"You can still joke, it seems everything is fine." Ronald thought to himself.

"Ring ring ring ring..." The manager Niceta called again.

"The latest news is that the awards show tonight has been cancelled, and is tentatively postponed to tomorrow. You can rest assured in the hotel."

Ronald let out a sigh of relief. This kind of live broadcast detective medical suspense drama is really good to watch. If you go to the Oscar party, it would be a pity not to be able to watch it for a while.

"In addition, there are rumors that the assassination of the commander-in-chief is related to Hollywood. Don't move around today, just in case, we will keep in touch."

Ronald was a little nervous again. Does it have something to do with Hollywood? I put down the phone and remembered that not everyone might know the news, so I quickly called my friends to inform them.

Roger Coleman didn't know the news yet. After hearing it, he hurried home with his wife, Julie, to stay with their three children.

Diane Lane has been notified by her agent, and she said she is staying in the hotel with her father and not going anywhere.

"NBC is showing a news summary now, watch it quickly." Diane finally said to Ronald.

Tune into NBC, and their reporter Chris Wallace is broadcasting the news in front of the George Washington Hospital in DC. The situation in T\u0026T is stable.

Before entering the operating room, he quoted the first lady a famous saying of the former heavyweight boxing champion after losing the game: "Honey, I forgot to hide (honey, i; to duck.)."

The camera cuts back to the studio, and the NBC host continues the special report. The suspected shooter, John Hinckley, was also exposed. Last year, he appeared at a rally held by the former commander-in-chief and also carried a pistol.

Scorsese didn't call, so Ronald called again.

"I'm Ronald, looking for Marty." Ronald said.

"Who is this?" There was an unfamiliar male voice on the phone, which sounded low and capable.

"I'm Ronald, who are you?"

"This man said his name is Ronald, do you know him?" There was a burst of inquiries over there, and finally Marty's wife Isabella Rossellini came to answer the phone.

"I'm Isabella, who are you? Why are you looking for Marty?"

"I'm Ronald, from New York University..."

"Oh," Isabella said to the male voice just now, "This is my husband's student. He is also here to attend the Oscars party. He may be calling to ask about our safety."

"Yes, you can talk to him."

"Oh, Ronald, we are fine. They are FBI special agents. The gunmen who assassinated the commander today. I heard they are crazy admirers of the movie directed by Marty. We are all scared."

The crazy admirer, Ronald thought, could it be "the taxi driver"? There is a similar plot there.

"Are you okay? I was reminded by my agent that it might be related to Hollywood, so I called to check on your safety."

"Is this Ronald?" Scorsese asked on the other end of the receiver. Then he picked up the phone and said to Ronald, "I'm Marty. We are under the protection of FBI special agents. Nothing happened. The suspect Xin Klee may have been Jodie Foster's stalker, with a record of her calling the police.

Because I'm the director of the movie, we temporarily need protection in case Hinckley has a companion, or an imitator. "

"Are there any companions?" Ronald was shocked. Is it possible that it will take place in Los Angeles?

"The FBI is now highly suspicious because when Hinckley was being questioned, he once said, will today's Oscars be postponed?"

"Please don't say too much, Mr. Scorsese. This information is not convenient for disclosure to the public at this time."

"Ronald is my student. Well, I won't say it anymore." Scorsese asked Ronald to stay in the hotel carefully and then hung up the phone.

There can't really be an accomplice who wants to act at the Oscars party, right?

Ronald was really a little scared. He called the reservation service and decided not to go there. He just watched TV in the hotel.

"ABC's new TV series 'America's Last Hero' will rename its protagonist Ralph Hinckley to Hartley."

"The Dow Jones, S\u0026P 500 and S\u0026P fell today, and the New York Stock Exchange announced an early closing. The dollar exchange rate showed signs of instability."

"Air Force Two, which is aboard the Vice Commander-in-Chief, has arrived at Andrews Air Force Base, and the Vice-Commander will arrive at the White House in a bulletproof vehicle."

"The NCAA basketball finals have been decided to be held as scheduled tonight. Indiana University and the University of North Carolina, both sides of the game, will observe a moment of silence with the 18,000 spectators at the Philadelphia Arena."

What a moment of silence, the commander-in-chief is not dead yet. Ronald complained.

"The Oscars awards ceremony has been postponed for one day. It is reported that President Datong has recorded a video speech in advance and will play it at the awards ceremony. It is not clear whether the organizing committee will play this video tomorrow night."

"What a crazy day" Ronald thought as he sat on the couch eating pizza.

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