Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Who won? Rudy or Dinkins?" Helen finally woke up. She was still a little dazed. She climbed on Ronald's arm and asked about the results of the New York mayoral election. That day there was an attack in Central Park, which made Helen hate Dinkins who spoke for the suspect.

"I don't know. I was watching the international news. The Berlin Wall fell..." Ronald stared at the clips repeatedly played by the news station. The Berlin Wall represented the confrontation between the two camps, as if they had been there since they were born. It exists there.

Why did he fall down so lightly?

Peter Channings, the host, has a cool temperament and a good speaking rhythm. He is the host of ABC's top news program. He was connected to a reporter in West Berlin. During the call, the other party told all American viewers that the West German government did not Any preparation.

It was originally just a press conference by the East German government, which was expected to relax controls on overseas travel. However, when pressed by reporters, the official announced that all East Germans could go to West Germany through border checkpoints without any travel documents. , and any country in Western Europe.

"So, they just passed the border checkpoint and the Russian next to them didn't say anything?" Peter Channings said with a confused expression. There are alliance troops and various special agencies in East Germany, and there are Russian representatives in various institutions in East Germany. They just watch helplessly, and the boundary between the two camps is invalid?

"Peter, I just asked the director of the local West Berlin TV station the same question, and he didn't have any clue. I will go to the border to see the situation with my own eyes..."

"Okay, let's look at the situation in East Germany. Their people also saw the scene on TV. The bureaucrats announced that citizens no longer need travel documents to travel to the west. We still don't know how this happened. Which direction will the situation develop... We will pay close attention to this emergency 24 hours a day. Here is the ABC special news report..."

"What happened?" Helen touched her hair, but she was also confused. Why did the weather change after a nap? Am I still dreaming? I must have done it too late with Ronnie last night...

Both of them had completely forgotten about the election between Rudy and Dinkins, and while eating breakfast, they were still a little bit out of their minds.

"What happened?" Ronald called Douglas Jr. and several other friends. After some discussion, everyone felt that it might be a misunderstanding. How could the world's operation be overturned by a press conference?

Hollywood has always been a place where liberal and progressive people gather. After finishing lunch, Ronald received several calls from Richard. Many people wanted him to sign some kind of proclamation to express support for the East Germans. .

"The people calling include Cher, Bruce Willis, Harrison Ford, and Jack Nicholson. They want to be the first to be the first Hollywood star group to speak out about this..."

"Ha, is this so important?" Ronald was actually not that enthusiastic about this kind of thing, but when he heard that so many celebrities he knew were calling to invite him, he felt a little bit about the impact of this matter on society. big.

"But, as a director, don't I need to participate in this kind of thing?" Ronald wanted to participate, but he was afraid that if it was an own mistake, it would be bad for him to be blacklisted by East Germany and the Alliance. After all, His low-cost film copies and videotapes are still being sold to Eastern Europe through smuggling channels in West Germany and Poland.

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lundgren, Qiu Yunbo, as well as break dancing and dance in Dirty Dancing, seem to be more famous in Eastern Europe than Stallone.

"Hey, hey..." Helen Slater heard it from the side and hurried over to hold Ronald's arm and shake it.

"Ahem, what about that? Do you think Helen is suitable to sign this statement?" Ronald was so shaken by her that he had no choice but to ask Richard.

"Of course, this is a very good event. As a star, she is not afraid of not being able to sell into the Eastern European market." Richard understood the situation, took over the matter, and then added in a low voice, "In addition, Diana I will also ask her what she means..."

"Okay, I'll leave this to you..."

Putting down the phone, Helen rushed forward and kissed Ronald passionately. Being able to squeeze into such a list of appearances is also a very good thing for Helen Slater. At that time, someone asked, who is this Helen Slater? Someone answered that it was the actress who played Supergirl, and that would have completely achieved the desired effect.

"I seem to have forgotten something..." Ronald, who was passionately kissed by Helen, had a thought before he fell in love.

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Diane was not too interested in this kind of thing, but Demi Moore persuaded her to be gregarious, so she agreed.

In the afternoon, Ronald received another call from Richard. Several more people were added to the list of people to sign, such as Clint Eastwood, Mel Streep, Robert Redford, David Bowie and others.

Ronald felt that there were more and more stars, so he thought he should also have a name? He called Spielberg and George Lucas and asked, and both were interested.

Seeing that more and more people in Hollywood wanted to call for the release of the Berlin Wall, Ronald called Richard and asked him to find the initiator of this matter and rearrange the matter.

"Ronald, I came up with this idea. How about you come and join in?"

Less than half an hour later, the call came from Ronald's actor in the movie "Hairspray," Sonny Bono. He is now the mayor of Palm Springs and wants to take this opportunity to increase his influence and that of the city.

"Not just me, I found two famous people for you, Spielberg and Lucas." Ronald said with a smile.

"Ah...that's great..." Sonny Bono didn't expect to be able to invite these two big shots, and was very happy.

"However, you have to confirm that this matter is not an error before you can speak, Sonny..."

"No problem, I have friends on the TV station. They said that all the border stations in East Germany have been opened, and thousands of East Germans have rushed to West Berlin..."

"Huh?" Ronald didn't expect it to happen so quickly. He immediately called Little George to confirm the reliability of the news.

"It's true. My father was on the phone with General Secretary Mikhail just now. The General Secretary promised not to intervene with force. The people of the two countries have begun to celebrate on both sides of the wall..."

"Okay, thank you!"

Ronald quickly dialed Sonny Bono's phone, "Send it, send it, send it quickly. The celebrations have already started over there. All the major TV stations have sent people there. If it's too late, ABC won't be broadcasting live. Then we It’s useless to speak out.”

"Okay..." Sonny Bono hurriedly contacted the media.

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"They will read the newspaper in the evening, and later the TV station will also broadcast our statement calling for the demolition of the wall for the people of East Germany..." Ronald and Helen sat at the dining table, waiting to enjoy a fine Japanese meal. This is New York The best Japanese restaurant with takeaway meals.

"Hmm..." Helen kissed Ronald. This could be on TV, which was an unexpected amount of exposure.

"Our station reports that the New York mayoral election finally came out this afternoon. Dinkins became the first black mayor in New York history..."

"Ahem, I said I seemed to have forgotten something..." Ronald choked. When he turned on the TV, what popped up was ABC's New York local channel. Almost all TV stations were broadcasting the news of the fall of the Berlin Wall 24 hours a day. At that time, only a few local stations were still paying attention to the New York mayoral election.

But why did Dinkins win?

In the original pre-event polls, Rudy was slightly ahead. What happened before the vote? Caused a big reversal?

"The two candidates' accusations against each other before the vote have created a confrontational atmosphere in this election. Regarding the Central Park jogger case, the two have also accused each other of words and deeds..."

Before the election, the two sides held two televised debates. Rudy is positioning himself as a voice for change, and blaming Dinkins would mean more of the same old, more corrupt politics that drags us down.

Rudy attacked Dinkins for failing to file tax returns for years and for several other ethical lapses, notably transferring stock in an affiliate to his son.

Dinkins submitted several years of tax returns at once and said that the tax problem has been completely resolved. He denied other accusations of wrongdoing and accused Rudy of gaining support from whites by prosecuting five minorities in the Central Park case, saying, "We need a mayor, not a prosecutor." official".

"In the end, after repeated counting, Rudy lost to Dinkins by a margin of 40,700 votes. A total of 1,899,845 valid votes were cast. Dinkins ended with Winning by a slim margin.

It was the most heated election in New York City history. The closeness of this election is particularly striking given the small proportion of registered Elephant Party members in New York City..."

In the news analysis room, several experts were holding maps to analyze the land stamps situation in each district. Staten Island and Queens, unquestionably support Rudy. The Bronx and Brooklyn all support Dinkins. In the end, the biggest difference from the pre-election polls is Manhattan Island.

Dinkins's vote share here is several percentage points higher than expected. If converted into the number of votes, it is just over 48,000, not less than 50,000.

"Huh?" Ronald thought of the buses he saw that night. Could they be...

Well, Rudy would be unjust if he lost out on the black tickets on these evening buses.

"Rudy...I'm Ronald..." Ronald called the defeated Rudy.

"Ha, you are one of the few who can still think of me among so many supporters. Why, have you decided to be the first donor to support me in the next election?" Rudy's mentality seems to be okay, no? Lack of humor.

"Maybe you won't lose this time?" Ronald told Rudy what he saw on West Street at night.

"We have received information from other channels about what you mentioned. We are seeking to sue the court to rule that these multiple votes are invalid. You are right, we may not lose yet..."

Rudy denounced Dinkins impassionedly. These people did not abide by the rules and took advantage of the dark lights and the slack moments before the voting was about to close. With the cooperation of the staff, they made many small moves.

"Do you think he can make a comeback?" Douglas Jr. learned of Rudy's plan and came to Ronald, and the two discussed countermeasures.

Originally, Ronald and Little Doug fully supported Rudy, not only because Rudy had supportive policies for Staten Island, but also because he was more in line with local public opinion. In addition, strict enforcement of public security operations in Manhattan is also a good thing for wealthy people like them.

The related tourism and financial industries do not want the security of Manhattan to deteriorate, and Wall Street and Times Square to become a paradise for thieves and streetwalkers.

However, now he has lost more than 40,000 votes, which is a subtle gap in American elections. With a difference of several thousand votes, Rudy could be forgiven for making a fuss, but with tens of thousands of votes, he almost won by a little more than 2%. If there is no solid evidence and a lawsuit is filed, it may ruin his future candidacy. possibility.

In America, many people believe that elections are a fair matter. It is best for the loser to be graceful and admit defeat generously. If you insist on accusing the other party of cheating, you will be seen as someone who cannot afford to lose.

The two were a bit hesitant about whether to continue sponsoring this candidate. Just then, the sound of ABC evening news came from the TV.

"We have just received news that many Hollywood stars have jointly issued an appeal calling on the East German government to let go of the Berlin Wall and allow people to travel freely... The signatures are..."

Ronald smiled proudly and finally mouth-broadcast the actions of their Hollywood stars before the live news.

"Next, live report from Peter Channings..."

"Viewers, I am now on the West Berlin side of the Berlin Wall. You can see that tens of thousands of people have gathered here since last night. For the citizens of West Berlin, the Berlin Wall no longer exists. , now this place has become the scene of a big party..."

"Uh, why has he already arrived at the scene?" Ronald looked at the host who was still in the New York live broadcast room for the morning news, and was now at the Berlin Wall.

There are no soldiers or machine guns on the long, high fence behind. On the contrary, it is now occupied by young people who have climbed over the wall from the east. People keep jumping off the wall and are warmly welcomed by the people here.

There were also people at the scene who played American pop music, including music by MJ and German actor David Hasselhoff. In the chaotic and enthusiastic background music, Ronald could vaguely recognize the soundtrack of "Dirty Dancing" and a young man doing "break dancing" dance moves.

"Shxt..." Ronald immediately realized that this was a great opportunity for Daydream to officially sell films to Germany. He remembered that a charity organization in West Germany once told him that every time people from East Germany smuggled over, they had to watch "Dirty Dancing" again.

"Hey, I'm Ronald. What copies and video tapes do you need over there in West Berlin? We need to print them and send them over as soon as possible. You can give them for free..."

Ronald called his publishing director, Michelle Cannold.

"We have received calls from them. In addition to Dirty Dancing and Break Dancing, they also want to see working girls. Young people there have few opportunities. They want to imitate the lifestyle of Manhattanites..."

"Okay, okay! Tell them, anything is fine, we will arrange it immediately and then fly it over..."

"In fact, we can first transfer a batch from other places in Europe," Cannold added.

Ronald was very excited. This was an excellent opportunity for millions of East German people. After they came here, they would be deeply impressed by the first movie they watched, and they would definitely look for Ronald's movies in the future.

"Hey...you, Doug, I'm sorry I was busy and forgot about you..." After busy making a circle of phone calls and urgently arranging the business, Ronald saw little Douglas who was still waiting for him.

"It's okay, you are busy with your business. I just happened to watch the news for a while. There are very few reports about Rudy being cheated by Dinkins and stealing the mayor. There are very few news channels that even report on the mayor of New York... I don't know what Rudy has disclosed. I haven’t even seen the video replay of the speech..." Douglas Jr. said to Ronald.

"Tsk..." Ronald pondered for a moment, "Let's not do this. Let's continue to support him next time..."

Ronald figured it out. Now all the news was reporting on the earth-shattering events in Berlin, and all other news was drowned out.

Rudy is unlucky, and no one pays attention to the election fraud.

Sure enough, at nine o'clock in the evening, Rudy also called. No media was willing to give him more time to report on Dinkins' bus voting incident. Without attention, there would be no chance of winning through judicial channels. At ten o'clock in the evening, Rudy officially announced his defeat.