Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Who won? Rudy or Dinkins?" Helen finally woke up. She was still a little confused. She climbed Ronald's arm and asked about the results of the New York mayoral election. The Central Park attack that day made Helen hate Dinkins who spoke for the suspect.

"I don't know. I'm watching 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. It seemed that it had existed there since they were born.

How could it fall so lightly?

Peter Channings, the host, had a very chic temperament and a good speaking rhythm. He was the top news host of ABC. He was connected to a reporter in West Berlin. During the call, the other party told all American viewers that the West German government had no preparation.

It was originally just a press conference of the East German government, which was expected to relax the control of traveling abroad, but under the questioning of the reporter, the official announced that all East Germans could go to West Germany and any country in Western Europe through the border checkpoint without any travel documents.

"So, they just passed the border checkpoint, and the Russians next to them didn't say anything?" Peter Channings showed a confused expression. East Germany has allied troops stationed, as well as various special agencies, and there are Russian representatives in various institutions in East Germany. They just watched the border between the two camps become invalid?

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

"Okay, let's take a look at the situation in East Germany. Their people also saw the live pictures on TV. The bureaucrats announced that citizens no longer need travel documents to go to the West. Now we don't know how all this happened and which direction the situation will develop... We will pay close attention to this emergency 24 hours a day. This is ABC Special News Report..."

"What happened?" Helen touched her hair, and was also confused. How could she sleep and wake up to a different situation? Am I still dreaming? It must be because I stayed up too late with Ronnie last night...

Both of them had completely forgotten about Rudy and Dinkins' election campaign. When they were eating breakfast, they were still a little confused.

"What happened?" Ronald called Douglas and several other friends. After discussing it, they all thought it might be a misunderstanding. How could the operation of the world be overturned by a press conference?

Hollywood has always been a place where liberal progressives gather. After lunch, Ronald received several calls from Richard. Many people wanted him to sign a notice to express support for the East Germans.

"The ones who called are Cher, Bruce Willis, Harrison Ford, Jack Nicholson. They want to be the first Hollywood star group to speak out about this..."

"Ha, is this so important?" Ronald was not so enthusiastic about this kind of thing, but when he heard that so many stars he knew called to invite him, he also felt the great influence of this matter on society.

"But, as a director, do I not need to participate in this kind of thing?" Ronald wanted to participate, but he was afraid that if it was a mistake, he would be on the blacklist of East Germany and the League. After all, his low-cost movie copies and videotapes were still being sold to Eastern Europe through the smuggling channels of West Germany and Poland.

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lundgren, Qiu Yunbo, and the dances in breakdancing and Dirty Dancing seem to be more famous in Eastern Europe than Stallone.

"Hey, hey..." Helen Slater heard it nearby and hurried over to shake Ronald's arm.

"Ahem, well, do you think Helen is suitable to sign this statement?" Ronald was shaken by her and had to ask Richard.

"Of course, this is a good activity. As a star, she is not afraid of not being able to sell in the Eastern European market." Richard understood the situation and took the matter, and then whispered, "In addition, I will ask Diane about her opinion..."

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

After hanging up the phone, Helen rushed over and kissed Ronald passionately. It is also a very good thing for Helen Slater to be able to squeeze into this list of appearances. When someone asks, who is this Helen Slater? Someone answers that it is the actress who plays Supergirl, then the expected effect is completely achieved.

"I seem to have forgotten something..." Ronald, who was kissed passionately by Helen, had a thought before he devoted himself to it.

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

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

Ronald felt that there were more and more stars, and wondered if he should leave his name too? He called Spielberg and George Lucas to ask, and both of them were very interested.

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

"Ronald, this is something I came up with. How about it? You can also participate?"

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 things 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 interfere with force. The people of the two countries have already started celebrating on both sides of the wall..."

"Okay, thank you!"

Ronald quickly dialed Sonny Bono's number, "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. So 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-election 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 their 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".

"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 won. 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 exactly more than 48,000 and less than 50,000.

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

Well, if he loses to the black tickets on these buses that go out at night, then Rudy will be unjust.

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

"Ha, you are one of the few among so many supporters who can still think of me. 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 tourism industry and financial industry do not want the public security in Manhattan to deteriorate, and Wall Street and Times Square to become a paradise for thieves and streetwalkers.

However, he has lost more than 40,000 votes now, which is a subtle gap in the American election. Rudy can make a fuss for a few thousand votes, but if there is no solid evidence and a lawsuit is filed, it may ruin his possibility of running for election in the future.

In America, many people believe that elections are fair, and the loser should be more graceful and admit defeat generously. If you insist on accusing the other party of cheating, it will be seen as unable to afford to lose.

Whether to continue to sponsor this candidate, the two are a little hesitant. At this time, the sound of ABC evening news came from the TV.

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

Ronald smiled proudly and finally announced the actions of their Hollywood stars before the live news.

"Next, it's Peter Channings' live report..."

"My dear audience, I'm on the West Berlin side of the Berlin Wall. You can see that thousands of people have gathered here since last night. For the citizens of West Berlin, the Berlin Wall no longer exists. Now it has become a big party scene..."

"Uh, how did he get there?" Ronald looked at the host who was still in the New York live studio for this morning's news, and was now at the Berlin Wall.

There were no soldiers or machine guns on the long, high wall behind. Instead, it was now occupied by young people who climbed over the wall from the east. People kept jumping down from the wall and were warmly welcomed by the people here.

There were also people playing American pop music at the scene, including MJ's and German actor David Hasselhoff's. In the chaotic and enthusiastic background music, Ronald vaguely recognized a soundtrack of "Dirty Dancing" and a young man doing "breakdance" dance moves.

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

"Hello, this is Ronald. What copies and videotapes does West Berlin need? We need to reprint and send them over as soon as possible, even for free..."

Ronald called his distribution director Michel Cannold.

"We have received their call. In addition to Dirty Dancing and Breakdance, they also want to watch Working Girls. The young people there don't have many opportunities. They really want to imitate the lifestyle of Manhattanites..."

"Okay, okay! Tell them that anything is fine. We will arrange it immediately and then airlift it over..."

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

Ronald was very excited. This was a great opportunity for millions of East Germans. After they came over, the first movie they saw would definitely be impressive. They would recognize Ronald's movies in the future.

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

"It's okay, you can focus on your work. I just watched the news for a while. There are very few reports about Rudy being cheated by Dinkins to steal the mayorship. Even the news channels that report on the mayor of New York are rare... I don't know if Rudy has made any public speeches. I haven't even seen the video replay yet..." Douglas Jr. said to Ronald.

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

Ronald figured it out. Now all the news is fully reporting the earth-shattering events in Berlin. All other news has been drowned out.

Rudy is unlucky. 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 legal means. At ten o'clock in the evening, Rudy officially announced his defeat.