Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1313 Ronald's Secret to Breaking Through the Mysteries
"Do the Right Thing" was a movie that Spike Lee had shot before. Seeing that they didn't believe him, Spike took a copy of the movie and played it at Ronald's house.

"Um……"

Ronald fell silent.

This movie was a prophecy of the riots in Los Angeles, except that the setting was changed to northern Brooklyn, New York.

A black man has a Latina girlfriend who works as a delivery girl in a pizza shop owned by Italians. Because the previous generation of Italians moved out of the Italian community after they became rich, the jobs here are taken by the blacks and Latinos who came later.

But most of the NYPD detectives are white, mainly Irish, and they discriminate against Italians, blacks, and Latinos equally.

Italians were discriminated against by whites, and they also discriminated against blacks. Latinos were discriminated against by all of the above, but they also discriminated against Koreans who came later.

Because the pizza shop's wall of honor was full of Italian celebrities, the black man hoped that the owner would replace them with some black people. For this reason, a black man had a conflict with the owner's son. Their conflict spread to the street and was discovered by an Irish detective, who "controlled" the black man on the spot.

This is because they subconsciously believed that the black person was the culprit, and black people have always been very resistant to the NYPD, and there have been many cases of police attacks. So the white detective used heavy hands and strangled the suspect to "control" him. Because of excessive force, the black person unfortunately died.

This incident caused a lot of anger in the black community, and they went to the pizza shop to seek justice for the blacks (but they didn't dare to find the detective who caused the accident). Because the blacks couldn't believe that the Italian owner was innocent (the blacks might not want to believe it), they set fire to the pizza shop and looted all the property in the shop.

Isn’t this what is happening in Los Angeles right now? The racial conflict between blacks and whites has lasted for hundreds of years, and it cannot be resolved in just 20 years since the civil rights movement. And the oppression of blacks by whites is also visible to everyone.

When the blacks can no longer bear it and rise up in rebellion, the whites do not have enough power to maintain order. At this time, latecomers like Koreans will be thrown out as scapegoats, which not only satisfies the blacks' need to vent, but also ensures that the whites' wealthy areas will not be affected by the limited police force.

"President George made a televised speech on the events in Los Angeles..."

Ronald was still thinking about what Spike Lee had said to him. He had no answer for a moment, and before he knew it he had been sitting in the chair until noon, when old George's voice came from the TV.

"I will not tolerate anarchy. I have spoken to the Governor of California and the Mayor of Los Angeles. The top priority is to restore order. I have authorized the National Guard to enter Los Angeles..."

"Ronnie..." Diane felt a little sad seeing Ronald standing there in a daze without saying a word, so she made him a cup of instant coffee.

"Thank you..." Ronald could no longer taste the quality of the coffee. Hollywood is the weaver of American dreams. How many of the stories that happened on the glamorous screen are real? How many evil and dark things are buried?

“The lack of law enforcement has forced civilians in Koryo City to organize their own armed security teams, mainly made up of shopkeepers, to defend their businesses from mob attacks.

Those people standing on the roof of the supermarket, holding guns and with cloth strips tied on their heads, these "Koreans on the roof" had served in the military before immigrating and had military experience.

Oh my god, there’s still a firefight going on here…”

The news showed a scene of Koreans and blacks exchanging fire on the street. The sounds of M1 carbines, submachine guns, shotguns and pistols were heard one after another. A group of armed robbers were standing opposite. The exchange of fire left a mess on the ground. Several blacks were lying on the ground motionless. A Korean youth was lying dead in a telephone booth next to him.

"Are you all right?" Ronald called Niceta and Richard.

"The situation is quite bad. Several gun shops were attacked last night. About 2,000 guns and an unknown number of bullets were lost... We are all trapped in CAA and dare not go out..."

People on Richard's side were also in a panic, and many agents ran away with the stars they served.

"Don't worry, the child is with me, there are plenty of toys for him to play with..."

By the evening, the situation was still a mess. The two thousand National Guard soldiers dispatched by President George Sr. lent their weapons to law enforcement agencies because they believed the Los Angeles mayor's assurance that there would be no large-scale riots.

So these soldiers don’t even have guns, and they have to go to a nearby military base to get new equipment before they can move in.

The large-scale riots of black people have not stopped, the situation in Goryeo City is still tense, and celebrities and wealthy people are still fleeing in large numbers, but now they have to go around a long detour over the sea before they can fly back to the mainland, and the approval procedures are very slow.

Seeing that the situation was getting bigger and bigger, black celebrities and civil rights leaders were getting a little impatient. Robbing two Korean grocery stores was a small matter, and the law enforcement officers turned a blind eye. Now the city-wide riots, if they broke through the cordon formed by the law enforcement team, it would be a big problem. The revenge of the white people would be fierce and ruthless, and these older black people still had memories left over from the apartheid era.

"I ask everyone to stop rioting, stay at home, and don't go to the streets. Mothers, sisters, persuade your sons, brothers, and husbands to stay at home. The Cosbys, who have been with you for many years, will broadcast their last episode. Everyone must stay at home and watch more of my TV series..."

Bill Cosby is a famous black comedy star, singer, and actor. He named a TV series after himself, The Cosby Show.

The first season of this TV series aired in 1985 and won the ratings championship that year. It is the sitcom that has gained the most attention in many years. The biggest difference between this series and other series is that Cliff Huxtable, played by Cosby, is a black upper-middle-class family.

His wife is a lawyer, and his children are not like the stereotypical black children, they have received a good education. Huxtable is not like a traditional black father, but he talks to his children rationally, not like a black man, but like a white man.

Such dramas, coupled with Bill Cosby's comedic skills, are not only popular among black people, but also many white audiences. It can be said that it is a combination of "Family Ties" and "Growing Pains", and then changed to a black version.

As it happens, tonight is the final episode of the long-running hit series, and Bill Cosby is using it to show that the black community is not all for violence.

Los Angeles went through another day of chaos, and on the third day, the president could no longer tolerate the incompetence of the mayor and the PD chief. He personally held a conference call with the two idiots and forced the mayor to apply for federal assistance according to procedures.

Then he had the justices dig out the old-fashioned "Sedition Act" of 1807 from the archives... and issued an executive order that when the governor was unable to suppress the rebellion, the president would federalize the National Guard and the army, and then, at the invitation of the governor, station them in the country to quell the rebellion.

According to the law, the military and the National Guard must protect the rights of citizens and cannot take action within the country. However, this ancient law was issued in the early days of the country when there was a pro-British rebellion. It is still very difficult for the President to find a basis for himself from an antique law that is nearly 200 years old.

"I condemn the random terror and lawlessness now occurring in Los Angeles. I have discussed with Mayor Bradley and Governor Wilson, and at their invitation, offered federal assistance.

We urgently need to restore order. Mob brutality will not be tolerated, and I will use whatever force is necessary to achieve this."

The President gave another televised speech the next evening, clearly annoyed at Los Angeles' inability to personally handle this matter that brought shame to America.

"My grandchildren and I are talking about this, and the kindness and integrity of the LAPD and the actions of civil rights leaders show that we are united in restoring order.

As for the Rodney King case, the direct cause of this horror, I have directed the Department of Justice to reopen its investigation, the grand jury process is ongoing, and justice will be served.

Tonight, I ask every American citizen to start praying. Pray that terror will end soon, pray that discrimination against blacks, discrimination against Jews, and discrimination against any race will be eliminated, and our children will live in a better world... God bless America! "

"Why do we have to bring Jews into this? Shouldn't we oppose discrimination against Koreans?" Ronald felt that the Jews were so powerful in the media that even the president had to express his attitude, and he also felt that the president was very angry. His rivals, Arkansas Governor Bill and former California Governor Brown, have both spoken out, saying that the slowness at the federal level is the main reason for the expansion of the crisis.

Not only did they leave the mayor aside and accept the decision directly, but they also ignored the American practice of not repeating the same sentence in the same case and directly ordered the Federal Department of Justice to reopen the investigation into the LAPD detectives who beat Rodney King.

Once the grand jury is convened, it will be equivalent to the federal judicial system opening a new case at the civil rights level, with the goal of sending these white detectives to prison.

"America Postal Service has announced that it is unsafe for mail carriers to deliver mail in the Los Angeles area. The public is asked to pick up their mail at a major post office."

All public services in Los Angeles were suspended, and even the most basic telephone and mail services were difficult to deliver. No telephone repairman or postman dared to go out at this time.

Rodney King, the main cause of the riots, was also called on TV. He held an impromptu press conference in front of his law firm. He was so scared that his eyes were filled with tears and he could only say one sentence:

"Everyone, I just want to say, you know, can we live in harmony?"

……

Apparently, whites and blacks could live in harmony, especially after the 2,000 soldiers of the 7th Infantry Division from Fort Ord and the 1,500 soldiers of the 1st Marine Division from Camp Pendleton arrived in Los Angeles fully armed.

This is the first time that military soldiers have been involved in city security since the riots in Washington DC in 1968 after the assassination of Martin Luther King...

The army acted in a swift and decisive manner. After joining forces with several thousand National Guardsmen, more than 10,000 soldiers established a cordon between Goryeo City and the city center where the riots were most serious, and then launched an armed attack on the brainless thugs who were still looting.

Those blacks have developed a tactic in the past two days. First, they use cars to ram the isolation belt, then the armed thugs rush into stores or office buildings, and finally the "zero-dollar shopping" army goes in and loots all the property.

But the young Marines, equipped with light armor, happily practiced anti-impact combat and killed several thugs who drove their cars into them.

In addition, in Compton, where there are many black people, a black man kidnapped his wife and children, and the LAPD asked the Marines to provide cover. Unexpectedly, the Marines' definition of "cover" was completely different from the LAPD's. After firing hundreds of rounds of bullets, the black man was frightened and mentally ill, and was dragged out of the destroyed house by the LAPD. His wife and children miraculously survived the shooting.

Another day passed, and the situation had obviously improved. Richard called twice a day to report that he was safe, and said that except for the queues at the post office where soldiers were protecting the mail, many places had returned to peace. However, the food in the supermarket was sold out, and they could only survive on packaged food and coffee.

Jesse Jackson, a leader of the black civil rights movement and one of the Donkey Party primary candidates in the last presidential election, also entered Koreatown and met with Korean leaders there, urging the African American and Korean American communities to end their hostility.

The situation is getting better day by day, and the mayor of Los Angeles also announced on TV that one week after the unfortunate tragedy, the curfew will be lifted, the military will be withdrawn, and the National Guard will stay to help restore order.

Ronald was also preparing to return to Los Angeles. His two film shooting plans were interrupted and he suffered heavy losses. He had to go back to clean up the mess.

Tom Cruise also returned to New York with Kidman, taking Ronald's private plane back.

"I say, what kind of magical power do you have? Can you tell me too? If it's not convenient, we can cooperate and you can use it on me?"

On the plane, Cruise deliberately sat next to Ronald and asked him for advice in a low voice.

"What magic?" Ronald was puzzled. Could it be that his old friend was hallucinating because of his belief in Scientology?
"I understand. It's inconvenient for you to say it. But I really want to win an Oscar. If that doesn't work, a nomination will also do... I'll be in charge of all the resources, and you can use your magic. How about that? We can split the profits in half..."

"Paula..." Ronald turned around and called Paula Wagner who was chatting with the child. Is her number one client mentally ill?
"There are rumors in Hollywood now that you have the secret to winning an Oscar. You've won the Best Picture award for two consecutive years, and this time you've won the Grand Slam of all five major awards. Actors say that they can win an award as long as they work with you." Paula Wagner looked at Ronald, actually feeling a little envious.

"What secret do I have? It's just the quality of the movie itself, and it happened to coincide with a shift in the judges' tastes due to social trends..." Ronald briefly talked about the reflective trend towards Indians that Dances with Wolves encountered, and how the plot of its rival The Silence of the Lambs was too exaggerated.

Cruise and Paula were both skeptical. Paula asked, "Is there no other secret?"

"It's not a secret, it's magic, magic..." Cruz corrected, fearing that Ronald would be unhappy.

"Speaking of secrets and magic, there is a little bit. A prophet once said that if the mountain does not obey your call, then you have to go to the other side of the mountain..."

Ronald felt that both of them were a little crazy, so he told them his idea of ​​sending the videotape. Anyway, this method could not be kept secret, and everyone would come this way next year.

"That's it? Isn't that it?" Cruise punched his palm, making a loud noise. If I had used this trick back then, not only would "Rain Man" and "The Color of Money" have made Dustin Hoffman and Paul Newman two great movie emperors, but I might also have won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

"The key is still the quality of the film, and a little bit of luck..." Ronald emphasized, if you send in a videotape next year, don't blame me if you don't get nominated.

After a long flight, the Gulfstream plane finally landed at Los Angeles Airport. This is an important protection target, and soldiers in National Guard uniforms are still standing guard here.

Ronald and others saluted them, and the soldiers were also excited to see Tom Cruise and saluted in response.

"Hey, what is he doing here?" Ronald noticed that there was a tall, handsome man at the other end of the airport. It was none other than his old acquaintance, Mr. Bill, the governor of Arkansas...

(End of this chapter)