America 1982

Wolfe didn't take time to call Tommy back in the afternoon because he was too busy to take care of this little thing.

Agence France-Presse, Efe, ANSA, The Canadian Press, European Press Agency, DPA, Reuters, Jiji, etc., these overseas news agencies found that VOX has first-hand knowledge of this conflict. After receiving the information, I immediately called VOX’s Washington headquarters and subscribed to VOX in the name of my company.

It’s not that VOX doesn’t need to do anything after receiving the money. It just needs to tell the other party to watch its own news channel. Instead, it needs to help prepare some information that meets the other party’s requirements as much as possible based on the perspective proposed by the other party. For example, all news agencies will I specifically pointed it out in the hope of getting some exclusive photos or exclusive information that other news agencies don’t have.

Subscription contracts also need to be drawn up individually for each news agency.

Some news agencies would also like to have serious discussions with the president on cooperation methods, etc. In short, it seems that Wolf needs to deal with everything, which makes him feel that he is unable to do anything at all.

Wolf felt great about being overwhelmed by the numerous heads of large news agencies he had never had the chance to interact with before.

After being busy until late at night, he finally took time to soothe his hungry stomach and bought two burgers at a fast food restaurant not far away. Then he sat on a bench outside the gate of VOX headquarters and put his briefcase next to him. There was an empty seat and he started eating with big mouthfuls.

"The taste of happiness and satisfaction, right?" A voice sounded from not far away, attracting Wolf's attention. He raised his head and looked over. Earl Rush, CEO of BT TV Network, was smiling from VOX headquarters. Walk out the door.

Wolfe swallowed the food in his mouth and said with some surprise: "Earl? Why are you here?"

"I came to Washington to attend a television industry conference. I wanted to come and congratulate you after the dinner, but... considering that you should be very busy today, I didn't bother you. I sat in the front office until now. One more thing, VOX's coffee is better than BT's. The coffee tastes better." Earl came over with a cigarette in his mouth and sat down next to Wolfe:

"It feels good to be able to fill your entire mouth with food when you're hungry."

Wolfe picked up the hamburger box next to him, took out another burger from it and handed it to Earl: "I just bought one more."

Earl threw away the cigarette butt and took the burger. The two middle-aged men sat on the bench late at night, silently biting into the burger. They had the same dark skin and devoured the same food.

After knowing that all the burgers were finished, Earl wiped his fingers with a tissue and breathed out a sigh of relief: "I haven't congratulated you yet. Although it is a free TV network industry meeting, there are many people at the dinner today who are not interested in discussing the free TV network industry. The topic was brought up several times, and VOX was mentioned several times. Everyone in the industry knows that you will probably increase your subscriber base by at least 10 million this time."

"Frankly speaking, when I went to the bathroom to flush my face with cold water before leaving the company, I couldn't help but silently thank Gaddafi. No one thought that after seeing the US aircraft carrier fleet, he would dare to launch two fighter jets to intercept us. The reporter on the Kennedy said that the officers on the fleet felt unexpected." Wolfe wiped the corners of his mouth, then carefully threw the tissue back into the packaging box, and then carefully threw the packaging box and paper bag into the trash can. Sit back and smile:

"Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters... Even though I personally prepared and established VOX, I never imagined that the world's three major news agencies would one day become our corporate subscribers, and they would use the services we provided. News material, just like a dream, for so long since television was invented, there has never been such a thing like a news agency subscribing to a television channel specifically to get news.”

Earl looked into the distance with a smile on his face: "That means you are a genius."

"No, Tommy is a genius. BT TV network and VOX TV network are all his ideas. In fact, when he initially wanted VOX to spread reporters like dandelions all over the world map, I was opposed to it. After all, the personnel cost was too high. Gao, I quarreled with him twice about this, but now it seems that he was right. Without his persistence, there would not have been our reporters on the Kennedy." Wolf said happily:

"By the way, do me a favor, Earl."

"FOX?" Earl seemed to have guessed what Wolfe wanted to say.

Wolfe nodded: "Yes, mock FOX severely. Damn it. It humiliates our hosts and reporters every day on its own show. You have to help me vent my anger."

"Of course, I guarantee that tomorrow's "Black News Today" will have a sharp enough counterattack, but... Wolf..., I'm not just here to eat your burger, I'm here to say congratulations." Earl held up his hand On Wolfe's shoulders:

"I got a message."

"What's the news?" Wolfe turned to look at Earl: "The industry terms of your free TV network have no impact on the cable TV network."

"Tommy has found a group of people to replace you." The smile on Earl's face gradually faded, and he stared at Wolfe sharply: "VOX is different from BT. It is impossible for him to put such a thing into a world-wide situation." He is a member of the SSD fraternity and he is a white supremacist."

Wolfe stared at Earl for a few seconds, and then came back to his senses: "Tommy called me in the afternoon and told me to call him back after I finished my work, so that I could prepare to suffocate for my dreams again."

"I think you should learn to refuse. When VOX became famous overnight, if you refused him, he would have no reason to refute. There is no reason why the marshal should resign just after the war is won." Earl took out the cigarette case from his suit pocket. , shook out the cigarette and held it in his mouth:

"He has been using you, BT TV Network, and you helped him complete the tedious preliminary preparations. Then where did you go? Is BT TV Network relevant to you now? VOX, you went to rent satellite channels, build a team, recruit reporters, everything It was you who did the hard work, and now, the dawn is coming, and you are to be replaced again, he was never a friend of black people, he was a fucking white slave owner who knew how to use black slaves efficiently."

Wolfe looked at Earl with a shocked face: "If Tommy is a white man, why would you still work for him?"

"He and I used each other, my nigger brother, and he used me sitting there as a statue of a gibberish to tell everyone, hey, the president of this network is a nigger, we're black from top to bottom, all Niggers, you must understand that this is the only TV network in the United States that is your family!" Earl lit the cigarette, opened his arms and said with an exaggerated smile:

"But in fact, he uses the TV network to influence the minds of black people and decide who they vote for. Do you understand? The same goes for me. I can use BT to gain more support from black people and increase my influence. I Now I have joined the New World Foundation and established the Rainbow Organization. Because of the existence of the BT TV network, my status in the California Democratic Party has continued to increase. Everyone greets me because I can decide whether the niggas will vote or not. Vote for them.”

"Why are you saying this to me?" Wolfe still looked directly at Earl with doubtful eyes and asked.

Earl sighed: "VOX, what black people need is not BT, but VOX. Brother, we should take it into our own hands, not the hands of a white trash who discriminates against black people."

"So, do you think that if I refuse Tommy's decision to leave VOX to do other work, I can continue to sit comfortably as the president and CEO of VOX?" Wolf looked at Er with an idiot look. you:

"Tommy is the boss of VOX and the chairman of the board of directors. I am just a senior worker with a small stake."

"If you reject Tommy, he will have no choice but to push for your departure through the board of directors. At that time, I can cooperate with you and find opportunities to expose his past discriminatory behavior against black people, and even confirm that those BT programs were Tommy's decision. The anger of black viewers is definitely enough to force him to forcibly sell the BT TV network to real black entrepreneurs, so that it truly belongs to black people. If it operates well, it is not impossible for VOX to be forced to sell." Earl exhaled heavily. Tone:

"This is our best chance, Wolf. If you leave VOX, it's going to be filled with a lot of white senior executives that Tommy brought from Wall Street in New York. Niggas will never have a chance to fight for this." The opportunity to hold the world's speech tool in your hands, but now you have a chance to give it a try. The price you pay is just that you abandon your friendship with Tommy, that liar. He is just using you. You can't leave VOX. If Tommy pushes hard, you You can make VOX chaotic, even if it fails, I can leave BT to you, I can, Wolf."

After listening to Earl's words, Wolfe crossed his hands on his knees and looked at the night sky. After a long silence, he said: "Earl, for me, a hamburger is enough to fill my stomach."

After saying that, he picked up his briefcase, stood up, and walked toward the distance along the street.

"You are really willing to be used by a white man again and again! Do you know what VOX means?" Earl asked Wolfe's back with a voice that contained anger and unwillingness.

Wolfe stopped and said without looking back: "I won't tell Tommy that you came to congratulate me. Also, if you haven't eaten enough, the fast food restaurant is right there. Good night, Earl, I want to go back to accompany you." My wife, lest she always look for opportunities to go to BT TV station to participate in the "Wife Swap Game"."

…

After taking a taxi back home, Wolfe took off his coat, put down his briefcase, walked quietly to his daughter's bedroom, kissed her good night on her face, and then walked back to the living room.

The wife came over in her nightgown and thoughtfully handed her a glass of red wine to help her sleep. Her eyes showed admiration for her husband: "When I called VOX to ask how long you would have to work overtime, your secretary said you would have to work very late. Maybe go home, because today is a big moment for Wolfe and VOX to make their name known to the world."

"Indeed, VOX has obtained corporate subscriptions from the Associated Press, Reuters, and AFP, which is enough for me to list it as the second most important moment in my life in my future memoirs." Wolfe took over red wine, then kissed his wife on the lips and said with a smile:

"The number one priority is our wedding."

"You are becoming more and more vigilant, Wolfe. You know that you will immediately give me the answer I want without even asking me to ask." His wife smiled softly.

"Tommy said that you should always be more careful when facing your wife or girlfriend than when facing your enemies." Wolfe said while drinking red wine: "I always thought this sentence was wrong, but then I felt it was very reasonable. .”

The wife rolled her eyes and analyzed this sentence, and said with disapproval: "It makes no sense at all, okay? Always be on guard against your girlfriend or wife like you are on guard against your enemy? What a terrible husband it would take to do that."

"Because a man doesn't know if he says the wrong thing, his wife can become a more terrifying existence than the enemy, so he can only take precautions before it happens." Wolfe laughed.

"I think he is hurting you, Wolf." His wife's smile faded and she stared at Wolf.

Wolfe said in confusion: "Why?"

"Because he doesn't have a wife, he doesn't worry about his wife teaching him a lesson, but you are different. Originally, I thought you would come back very late today and wanted to let you go, but now, come back to the bedroom with me and I will give you some special lessons. Now! "The wife leaned against the door frame of the bedroom, tilted her head towards the inside, and said in a serious tone.

"I'm going to make a phone call. You can teach me a lesson after you make the call, darling?" Wolfe drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp, then picked up his mobile phone and shook it at his wife: "At least let me First, let’s scold Tommy for setting me up.”

His wife winked at him and then returned to the bedroom. Wolfe went to the balcony and sat down. He sat quietly for a few minutes looking at the lights in the distance before taking out his phone and dialing Tommy's number. He didn't know that Tommy Maybe Mi is asleep, but normally, he would be waiting for his call back.

"I guess you just came home?" The phone was connected and Tommy's voice rang: "You will tire yourself out like this, Wolf. There is no need to do everything yourself. For example, let the legal department handle things like drafting contracts. , just take a look."

"The secretary said you'd call me this afternoon and want to make me suffocate for my dream again." Wolf looked at the night in Washington and said with a smile:

"Can I understand that when it comes time for VOX and I to part ways, please, I can't enjoy the fruits of victory once?"

Tommy also laughed on the other side of the phone: "Pretty much, you retain your position on the VOX board of directors, but you have to be prepared to hand over other tasks, because there are more important tasks waiting for you."

"The boss fired the workers with your tone at the moment." Wolf said with a wry smile.

Tommy said seriously: "I am not the kind of self-willed capitalist who kicks his subordinates out at every turn. I am not that kind of person, so I want you not to think of yourself as being forced to leave VOX by me, but as someone who is by my side except you. Without you, I can do this. You helped me prepare BT and VOX. I am afraid that no one in the entire United States can match you in terms of experience in preliminary preparations. Wolf, I am really inviting you. You, accompany me into the next battlefield, which is more important to me than VOX."

"I'm listening." Wolfe said with a smile when he heard that Tommy didn't seem to be joking.

The next second, he heard Tommy say on the phone: "Wolf, I'm going to start another news television network."

Even though Wolfe had thought that Tommy would find a reason to deal with him, he didn't expect that the reason this guy found would be so casual:

"How high are you, Tommy? You already own BT TV network, you own VOX News Network, and now you tell me that you want to open a new news TV network? And then let the new news network fight with VOX? If you like this kind of gimmick, you might as well hire me and Earl to fight in the Octagon, which will save you a lot of unnecessary expenses."

"This news network is specially opened for my black friend Wolf Tucker. That fool is from the financial channel." Tommy ignored the ridicule and anger in Wolf's words and said seriously: "I am here for Help you find the most suitable position, Wolfe, and don’t think about having another fucking job in your life. This news network is your only career for the rest of your life.”

Wolfe said without interest: "There is no shortage of financial and business channels in the United States, Tommy."

He thought Tommy was going to use money to support him and start a financial and business channel. Such business channels were everywhere. Several major TV networks had their own financial channels. He had been the vice president of the financial and business channel before.

Tommy said: "But the world lacks a financial news network like VOX. Imagine how troublesome it would be for me, an ordinary American, to understand the changes in the stock market in London? I need to call those brokerage firms on Wall Street in New York, etc. The stockbroker there called the London branch for me, and then the stock list was faxed back to Wall Street in New York, and my broker read it back to me from that fax."

"I think the emergence of satellite TV has given us a simpler way. For example, just by turning on the TV, people who care about the world's financial markets can keep abreast of the latest news on Dow Jones and Nasdaq. Below are always scrolling financial data changes from all over the world, London, Tokyo, New York, Shanghai, New Delhi, Paris... 24 hours a day. When the Eastern Hemisphere sleeps, we pay attention to the Western Hemisphere together with money. When the Western Hemisphere sleeps, the financial data of the Eastern Hemisphere The market has started to open again and welcomes us. Our channel, like money in this world, never sleeps."

Wolfe was stunned.

"When it works, those economic experts who were dismissive of your invitation to the program will kneel down and beg you to give them a chance to appear on the TV station. If it works well, all the brokerages in the world will line up to beg you to put them on the TV station. Economists arrange to come to our channel to brag about their stocks and trick investors into spending their money. Famous economists around the world will become friends with you. Famous brokers and journalists around the world are willing to work for you. Your wife will always be there. Don’t worry about Wall Street brokerage firms daring to sell her junk stocks, because if they do, you can make them have no chance to appear on our channel for a year, and I guarantee that this time, the new financial news network, you have 20% of the shares, you are worth so much, and I never treat my friends stingily."

Wolfe continued to gape.

"Isn't this enough to suffocate you, again?" Tommy asked with a smile: "If you feel that this financial news network is not interested, I will let the person who is going to take over your VOX job take charge. He actually wants to prepare it himself... "

"You succeeded in convincing me, Tommy, you are like a pimp who can always lure women to jump into the fire pit!" Wolfe exhaled heavily to bring himself back to his senses, and then cursed with a smile:

"The only question is, am I moving again? It's been less than a year since I moved to Washington."

Tommy smiled and said: "I will personally bear your moving expenses, Wolf, but this time you will be faster."

"Why?" Wolfe asked.

Tommy said: "Because I learned from the Wall Street brokerage firm that manages my assets that there is a guy named Mike Bloomberg who is preparing to start a Bloomberg financial news television network. I mean, if you come forward, Compete with him. With your experience of successfully preparing two large television networks, Wall Street is more willing to look at professionals with successful experience like you, rather than a guy who comes from the computer industry, and you can't lose, because I Whether you can take down the FOX television network is entirely up to you."

"If I haven't disappointed you before, I believe I won't let you down this time." Wolfe said lightly: "That's it, Tommy, good night, I'm going to bed, by the way, thank you for providing me with An excuse."

"What excuse?" Tommy asked curiously.

Wolff laughed: "I will go back to the bedroom later and tell my wife that Tommy kicked me out of VOX. I am so heartbroken at the moment that I can't lift the club. She should not force me again."

"I'm going to call your landline right now and explain what happened to your wife. You're welcome. Good night, Wolfe." Tommy immediately hung up the phone.

Before Wolfe could get up, the landline at his residence rang.

Thinking that Wolfe was still on the phone with Tommy, his wife walked out of the bedroom under Wolfe's desperate gaze and picked up the landline with a smile.

"F*ck You! Tommy!" Wolfe, a black gentleman who had always been gentle and elegant, finally couldn't help but swear.