Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

As n kicked off the news, msn520xs also joined the reporting army.In addition to these national-level cable news channels, Los Angeles is the second largest media center in the country, and naturally the local news media will not let it go.

Although it is still early in the morning, whether it is the Sherman Media Plaza in Burbank, the MGM Tower in Hollywood, or the Sherman Mansion in Beverly Hills, or even the Rose Castle in Palm Beach, all roads are surrounded. Reporters... from newspapers to radio stations, TV stations, and even SNG cars have sent several copies.And there are even news helicopters of the four major TV networks hovering over Rose Castle.

Just when the media were still eagerly looking for news but couldn't get in, an email was sent to all major news media.A group called the Black Dragon Society has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of Jed Sherman, who they claim is a political group in Japan, and kidnapped Jed Sherman to punish him and American capitalists for the destruction of the Japanese economy.

Although the e-mail of this statement was not long, the uncrowned kings of the United States quickly dug up all the information of the Black Dragon Club.First of all, the Black Dragon Society is not a political group, but an outright gang force; secondly, the supporter behind the Black Dragon Society is the Mitsui Consortium, and the Mitsui Consortium is the main shareholder of the Sony Group that has recently had a very bad relationship with Jade Finally, the Black Dragon Society is also a major suspect in planning to shoot Jed Sherman back then, and it is believed to be related to the bizarre car accident of the old Sherman couple.

This news was almost uniformly broadcast on the morning news programs of the three major American television networks and the three major cable news channels in the United States.The United States, or CBS's "CBS This Morning" or NBC's "Today"; or N's ​​"New Day", msnbc's "First Impressions" or FoxNews' "US News Live Room", any news The program is telling the American audience that the American Jed Sherman was kidnapped by the Japanese gangsters on the grounds that the investment in the United States caused the recession of the Japanese economy.

This news immediately ignited the anger of the entire United States. First of all, what is the relationship between the recession of the Japanese economy and American investment?Secondly, even if there is a relationship, economic matters should not be resolved by economic means. What is the kidnapping?When the news media all over the United States were discussing the whole incident, the Japanese ambassador to the United States was simply stunned by the overwhelming news.He couldn't imagine which Japanese gangster actually dared to stab the American father's ass.He hurriedly passed the news back to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also notified the Japanese Prime Minister immediately.

Although the Japanese government has a lot to do with the Japanese gang, the Japanese government is definitely not something that a Japanese gang can control.Now that there is a deadly Japanese gangster who has done great things on American soil, the Japanese government is naturally the first to cut off from the Black Dragon Society.No matter how much this Black Dragon Society once helped the Japanese government during the Meiji Restoration and the war of aggression against China, the current Black Dragon Society is already a urinal that everyone hates.

Before the US ambassador to Japan came to the door, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs held an urgent press conference.First of all, the Japanese foreign minister stated that the Black Dragon Society has nothing to do with the Japanese government; secondly, the Japanese government will assist the US government in cracking down on the domestic Black Dragon Society and its supportive forces.Seeing that the Japanese government has cut its tail so quickly to survive, the U.S. government is hard to say anything.

But the silence of the US government does not mean the forgiveness of the American people, especially when many entertainment companies in Hollywood have drawn a close relationship with Sony Pictures Entertainment.Companies that originally had a bad relationship with Sony fell to Sony's enemies, or sought Time Warner asylum, or defected to the combined army of Fox, Sherman and Paramount.And even many companies that used to be Sony allies have announced that they will not renew their contracts with Sony, or simply terminate the contract... Although Sony threatened them to seek legal means, such statements have aroused the anger of the American people.

Some Americans asked on Facebook, "Why can a Japanese company be so arrogant in the United States? When they are dissatisfied, they can kidnap American citizens on American soil. Who gave them such courage? I Now I can’t help but think about it. After World War II, did we really do the right thing in our tolerance and wooing of Japan? Don’t forget that before the Pearl Harbor incident, the Japanese also said they were our good friends, but our good friends did it to us. What's the matter? The Japanese can kidnap Mr. Jed Sherman today, but who can guarantee that it won't be you or me next?"

This short article published on Facebook has attracted many reposts and comments. Although many people think that the current US-Japan relationship is not comparable to the US-Japan relationship at that time, they also have to admit that the US may have embraced it back then. With the idea of ​​raising a watchdog in Asia, he adopted the idea of ​​supporting and protecting Japan after the defeat.The developed Japan did not really become the watchdog of the United States, because it was not qualified to compete with the Soviet Union (later Russia) or China, and even a small South Korea made Japan uncomfortable from time to time.

However, Japan, which is not developing smoothly in Asia, has set its sights on its benefactor-the United States.Under the development of the Japanese economy, the US economy fell into recession.When Times Square, Rockefeller Center and other historic landmarks in the United States were bought by Japan, when Columbia Film Company was bought by Japan, and even when Japan coveted the Statue of Liberty, the United States discovered that it was actually It's a wolf.This wolf is not only the largest creditor in the United States, but also drives Detroit, the city of automobiles in the United States, to the brink of bankruptcy.And these things may not have touched the interests of most Americans, but the kidnapping of Jed Sherman made Americans feel uneasy for the first time.A group of Japanese actually came to the United States to kidnap Americans for the benefit of Japan, and then very ostentatiously asked the American media to make a statement?

"These idiots!" Bush Jr. raged in the Oval Office. In addition to the White House Chief of Staff, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State and the Director of the FBI were bearing the rage in front of him.Originally, Bush Jr. could have ended his presidential experience as an American hero, but he didn't expect that he would be swayed by the Japanese in the end.

"Tell the Japanese I want them to hand over the hostages intact or they will not only lose their greatest supporter but also bear the wrath of the United States! - Is there no news from the FBI? I remember You also applied for help from the National Security Agency?"

"We have found out their whereabouts, but because they hold key hostages, we don't dare to act rashly." The FBI can be described as the most embarrassing department recently. I also think that the FBI has not practiced for a long time and has become a little slack. "We are gradually transferring the people around us and controlling them. If the media finds out, it may be very detrimental to our rescue operations."

"Yes." Bush Jr. nodded, "No matter what is needed, the government will do its best to support it."

"It turned out to be Chinese fast food today." Jed looked at the food brought in by the robbers with some surprise.Jed tasted it slightly, and it turned out to be Shandong cuisine.Jed is well aware that Chinese food is not particularly cheap in the United States. In the United States, the cheapest restaurants are of course American fast food such as KFC or McDonald’s; It is Greek food, Spanish and other European dishes; further up is Chinese food and French food.Although it was just a Chinese food delivery, it was enough to prove that my location should be near downtown Los Angeles, and it should be a high-end residential area.

Cantonese cuisine was the first popular Chinese food in the United States, followed by Sichuan cuisine and Hunan cuisine. On the contrary, Shandong cuisine and other dishes are particularly niche dishes in the United States.As a gourmet and an investor in the gourmet industry, Jed naturally knows that Los Angeles has indeed recently opened a Shandong restaurant that provides takeaway services. "It turns out that after going around for a long time, I'm still within the downtown area of ​​Los Angeles." Jed couldn't help but smiled wryly.

When Jed was resting on the bed, he suddenly heard a light knock on the wall.Jed didn't pay attention to it at first, but soon discovered that the tapping was rhythmic.Jed made a slight distinction, and it turned out to be Morse code.Because he had to supervise two spy movies, "The Bourne" and "Mission: Impossible", Jed learned the Morse code by surprise.Although he forgot a lot, he still understood the knock.He was surprised, because the password was actually typed, I am the police, are you Mr. Sherman?Naturally, Jed would not easily trust a stranger. He only typed back a paragraph and provided me and John with the password, otherwise I would not be able to trust you.

"Mr. Colombo," an FBI agent rushed into John's office, "my colleague has identified Mr. Sherman's location, but he needs to provide the password between you, otherwise he will not believe my colleague. "

"Really?" John's heart was finally relieved. Although only twenty hours had passed, John felt as if twenty days had passed.He quickly told the FBI agent the password of himself and Jed, and the agent also knocked the password to Jed.Jed knocked back: "Our contact should not be too frequent, this is what I know. The people who kidnapped me should be gangsters from Japan and Southeast Asia. There are about ten people, but the firepower is unknown. My location should be The innermost location of this villa, if there is anything else I need to cooperate with, please let me know."

After receiving the information from Jed, the fbi temporarily interrupted contact with Jed, and began to plan how to rescue Jed.About two hours later, the Morse code continued to sound. The fbi told Jed, "We will raid in an hour, hope Mr. Sherman uses some barriers to prevent the robbers from entering your room. There is a bathroom in your room, once the raid starts, please be sure to hide in the bathroom. We're going to use tear gas and flashbangs, so immerse yourself in the water."

Jed lightly tapped "I know" and felt relieved. Jed knew that it was time to go to bed soon, and his cooperation also reduced the robber's vigilance towards him.So Jed sat silently in the chair by the door waiting for the action to begin, while the tub in the bathroom was already full.He had locked the door and propped it up with a cupboard.At the same time, he also used the bed and chairs to arrange some obstacles to slow down the time for others to rush into the bathroom immediately after rushing in.And the light bulb was also unloaded, and everything was waiting for the start of the action.