Exploiting Hollywood 1980
Chapter 184 Will the Oscars be postponed?
"The President was shot in the chest by a gunman when he walked out of the Washington Hilton Hotel at 2:27 pm Eastern Time today. The President was shot in the chest and is currently receiving emergency treatment at George Washington University Hospital. His condition is currently stable.
The Associated Press and United Press International released official news from the White House. The aforementioned news that the President was not injured is wrong. I repeat, the aforementioned news that the President was not injured is wrong. The President was shot in the chest and is currently receiving emergency treatment at George Washington University Hospital... His condition is currently stable."
"What?" Ronald shouted. "Assassination of the President?"
"The news is very confusing now. The awards ceremony may be cancelled. I will call you when I have the latest news." Niceta hung up the phone.
"What time is it, and you are still thinking about the awards ceremony." Ronald also hung up the phone. The last President who was assassinated was John F. Kennedy. Theoretically, it happened when I was three years old, but I don't remember it at all.
Picked up the phone, dialed long distance, and found Aunt Karen who was watching the store.
"Have you heard? The president was assassinated and sent to the hospital."
"What?" The aunt, who was still in the RTKD dance store, didn't know the news yet. "Oh, no, God bless him, don't let him be like JFK. It seems that the curse has come back."
"What curse?"
The aunt explained that it was a story she heard when she was a child. Legend has it that in the early 19th century, the Shawnee Indians on American soil were defeated and massacred by colonists. Before his death, their leader Tecoma cursed that every 20 years, one of the American patriarchs would die.
After that, every president who took office in a year that is divisible by 20 would die in office, either from illness or assassination. This is the famous Tecoma curse.
After hanging up the phone, Ronald couldn't help laughing that his aunt still believed in this superstition. The current president was elected in 1980, and the previous president who took office in a year that is divisible by 20 was JFK in 1960.
Hey, these two are just coincidences.
In 1940, Roosevelt died in office. Well, strictly speaking, this doesn't count.
I don't remember who died in 1920. Who else was assassinated? Lincoln seemed to be assassinated as well. When did Lincoln take office, 1860?
Really?
Ronald put aside his messy thoughts and started switching channels to see which TV station had the latest news. In comparison, the cable channel CUU had more content, with a summary of the latest news every ten minutes. Ronald simply stopped switching channels and stared at it.
"When the first lady entered the hospital, she repeated to the media reporters that he was fine, he was fine. Nancy tried to tell the public that the president was injured, but not seriously."
"The White House press spokesman said that the president was shot once, and the bullet hit the left side of his chest."
"According to the latest news from the Associated Press, after the president gave a speech to the American Federation of Labor at the Washington Hilton Hotel, he was shot several times by a young gunman on the trail. The president was injured in the chest and sent to the hospital. The White House press secretary was shot in the head and is in critical condition."
"After the gunman fired six shots, Secret Service agents rushed up and subdued him. The reason for the assassination is still unknown. Unclear."
"Vice President George has been asked to return to the White House from Austin, Texas immediately. This is the sixth assassination attempt on the President or the candidate for President since 1963. People can't help but think of the recall of Vice President Johnson in 1963."
"The results of the President's X-ray examination have come out. There is indeed a bullet that has passed through his chest ribs. A hospital spokesman said that the President has been pushed into the operating room."
The power of modern media began to show after the emergency. Various news were constantly updated. Countless Americans, like Ronald, stopped their work 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 on-site video and recording. Three victims, two hit the bulletproof car, and the last one was missed because the brave Secret Service personnel rushed over.
In addition to being shocked, Ronald found that he was actually enjoying it. This kind of expert analysis was like a real detective drama, and it was live broadcast.
At 1 p.m. in Los Angeles, 4 p.m. Eastern Time, the TV station finally announced that the President had undergone a successful operation, the bullet had been removed, the President's lungs were injured, and his condition was stable.
Ten minutes later, a still photo appeared on the TV. The center of the picture was the panicked agent, the President who was pressed into the car, and the bulletproof car. There was a small pistol circled on the right side of the picture.
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, who came from a successful oil merchant family and had no criminal record."
In the chaos, the host broadcast another latest news, which brought relaxation to the nervous people watching the live broadcast.
After being pushed into the operating room, the President took off the oxygen mask and joked to the doctors and nurses in the operating room, "I hope everyone in the operating room today is a member of the Elephant Party."
The surgeon, who belonged to the Donkey Party, replied, "Today, we are all members of the Elephant Party."
"I can still joke. It seems that 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 yet, 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 the NBC channel, 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 former heavyweight boxing champion's famous saying after losing a match to the first lady: "Honey, I forgot to hide."
The camera cuts back to the studio, and the NBC host continues the special report. The identity of the suspected gunman, John Hinckley, was also revealed. 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."
"Okay, 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 and had a police record of her.
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 Oscar Awards 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 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 together 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 Academy 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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