Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

I used to watch American entertainment programs and always felt that Americans were arrogant and ignorant. In fact, the per capita annual reading volume of Americans is still ranked high in the world.It's just that because the United States pursues "elite education", there is some polarization between intellectuals and ordinary people.Although it is impossible for Jed's book to sweep the youth market like "Harry Potter", and it is impossible for countless girls to fall in love with it like "Twilight", but this kind of book has a bit of a hard science fiction foundation and a bit of philosophical thinking. The novel is quite flattering among the American elite.

Although the sales of Jed's three science fiction novels did not occupy the top five, but in terms of the age group and occupational composition of buyers, Jed's books have a great influence on the core class in the United States.In particular, Jade's "Resident Evil: The Conspiracy of Umbrella Corporation" has aroused widespread justice. Many intellectuals are thinking, will there really be such a private enterprise that surpasses the power of the state?If such an enterprise really exists, how should we restrict its power?

This kind of discussion is very popular in major newspapers and political programs across the United States. Some members of Congress are even asking the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services whether the US government has authorized private companies to develop biological and chemical weapons?Can the current public medical and health system in the United States resist the "biochemical crisis"?

Although such an inquiry may seem nonsensical, Louis Sullivan, the then Secretary of Health and Human Services, said: "Although I don't think the'biological crisis' will really happen, I must admit that if there is such a crisis, we will The public health system is vulnerable."

As the author of "Resident Evil: The Conspiracy of the Umbrella Corporation", Jed Sherman was naturally invited by many media, hoping to let him talk about this book, but he was declined by the old Bell.At this time, the upper class still pursued the rule of not appearing on TV as much as possible, and Jed was also very annoyed by the "claims case" at this time.Although Jones Day Law Firm obtained the evidence about the "Internal Risk Supervision Department of Major Insurance Policy", American Family Life Insurance Company is not a vegetarian. They actually excluded this important document from the evidence list during the evidence review stage, so this Key evidence never had a chance to be shown to the jury, leading to a stalemate in the trial.

Just when Jed was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, the National Broadcasting Corporation sent an invitation to Jed, hoping that he could participate in the recording of an episode of "The Tonight Show". "The Tonight Show" is NBC's flagship late-night talk show, with a wide range of discussions, and the host Johnny Carson is also a very good host.He has won six Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award, and was also selected into the National Television Hall of Fame. He is a well-known host, so the ratings of "The Tonight Show" in the United States are also very high.Seeing this invitation, Jed made a plan and immediately called the lawyers of Jones Day and made a suggestion.

The lawyer exclaimed: "Mr. Sherman, I have to admit that if you are willing to enter the legal profession, within five years, you will be the best defense lawyer in the United States! According to the law, the parties and their lawyers are not allowed to Disclose any details about the case to the media, but we can indeed disseminate information about the 'Major Policy Internal Risk Supervision Department' through third parties. You only need to not deny the problem when the third party asks you."

After discussing with the lawyer and Jed, a perfect "conspiracy" emerged.A Jones Day partner would “accidentally” mention a detail about a Shermans “claim” at a cocktail party with a beautiful waitress.

The waitress' current boyfriend happens to be an employee of a public relations company, and he will definitely disclose this news to his boss in exchange for the boss' appreciation for him.And the public relations company opened by the boss happened to be a public relations company that Johnny Carson cooperated with. After learning that Carson was about to interview Jed, this important information would naturally come to Carson's hands.

After such a perfect three-way delivery, no one can trace that everything is a well-established conspiracy.

The recording site of "The Tonight Show" has been set up in Los Angeles since 1972, so Jed doesn't need to spend too much time wasting on the road.Since Jed was the subject of the topic, when Jed felt Carson Production Company, many media had already surrounded him.However, Jed still refused to disclose any information to the media other than responding with a smile.Jed is well aware of the strategy of "hunger marketing". Only when he is "hungry" to these media, then these media will be "hungry and thirsty" for the news he occasionally discloses.

And Jed hopes that the media's "hungry and thirsty" news is about the "Internal Risk Supervision Department of Major Insurance Policy", and he wants to let the whole Los Angeles and even the whole of the United States know that such an institution has appeared in the shortest possible time.Only then can he create a storm of public opinion powerful enough to put pressure on AFL and even the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Carson's interview with Jed was arranged in the third segment of the program, so Jed had some time to understand the whole interview process with the on-site director.In fact, the director will not tell Jed what questions Carson will interview Jed, because only in this way can the freshness of the entire interview be maintained.Jed had no objection to this, because he had to ensure that the question Carson asked was without his knowledge, otherwise he would be prosecuted for "contempt of court" after the recording of this program was completed.

As a TV hall of fame host, Carson's control over the program flow and program rhythm is almost perfect. Except for the necessary downtime, the entire show was recorded almost without lag.After arriving at Jed's session, Carson specially made a short introduction for Jed.The introduction not only mentioned his prominent family background, but also explained his past absurdity; it not only mentioned the various lawsuits some time ago, but also explained the recent best-selling books.Since the show was relatively conservative at this time, Carson only mentioned Jed's drinking scandal, but did not mention his gay scandal.

After a tongue-in-cheek introduction, Carson ushered Jed into the studio.Late night talk shows in the United States actually have a lot of live audiences, because the recording time is usually in the afternoon, so there are still quite a few fans who are willing to come to join in.For Jed, American audiences are still relatively unfamiliar. Although there are a lot of news about him, not many people have seen him in person.Jed has long since changed from the exaggerated and alternative outfits in the past. The simple short hair and neat casual suits have added a lot of style to him. Even some mother-level viewers thought that the media reports might be exaggerated. The man in front of him is clearly a well-off and well-mannered man.

"I have to say that a book recently caused uneasiness among many readers, even our congressmen." Carson deliberately paused, and sure enough, some audience members burst into laughter.This is American humor, ridiculing all kinds of political figures. "It is said that "Resident Evil" is the first novel to be called for a congressional hearing. Of course, I mean more positive. Because in fact, many novels have been called for a congressional hearing in the past, on the grounds that it involves immorality. content.” Carson also ridiculed Congress for disrespecting the First Amendment and deliberately censoring publications. "Jed, what do you think?"

"Actually, I don't think it's wrong for Congress to hold a hearing on "Resident Evil". Didn't our health minister admit it? Our public health system still has some flaws." Jed paused for a while, "No wonder we don't even have the flu now." Difficult to deal with."

The United States is a big flu country. Every year when the flu season comes, it is the biggest headache for the federal and state governments.In the event of a flu outbreak, a "state of emergency" must be declared.Of course, the fact that influenza makes people helpless is not really because of the flaws in the public health system, but because the genetics of the influenza virus are not stable enough, resulting in too many subspecies, and it is impossible to prescribe the right medicine.However, Jade's use of "flu" as a metaphor for "T virus" is also to downplay the fear of society towards this work.

After the two chatted about "Resident Evil" for a while, Carson suddenly asked: "I heard something recently. In the 'Sherman Family v. Crucial evidence is hidden, really?"

Jed was secretly happy, but he said with hesitation on his face: "Carson, you should know that I can't answer this question."

Carson knew that Jed had admitted this matter, so he asked: "Do you know the 'risk internal control' of the insurance company?"

After Carson threw out this puzzling word, all the audience at the scene looked at Jed, and Jed could only reply in embarrassment: "Carson, according to the rules, I cannot admit or deny this matter."

"If it's not true, you can deny it." Carson responded impatiently, "You can neither admit nor deny it, so I can only assume that you knew about it by default?"

"That's what you said, and it has nothing to do with me." Jed could only keep silent and let Carson clarify the matter.Although Jed pretended to be embarrassed, his heart was full of joy.Carson's biggest weakness is that he has a strong sense of justice, and he will definitely speak out when encountering injustice.This is also the reason why NBC fired Carson when it was the hottest, because NBC's public relations department really couldn't bear the pressure.

As discussed by Jade and the lawyers, the "Internal Risk Supervision Department of Major Insurance Policy" is legal, but it is not in line with everyone's morality.Especially for ordinary people, after paying premiums for many years, they may be swallowed up by insurance companies that have been prepared at any time.When Carson lashed out in the show, many audience members showed expressions of surprise.

Since this is just a live recording, it is not yet known what the final broadcast of the program will be like.However, Jed is not worried that this passage will be cut. After all, the company that produces "The Tonight Show" is Carson's own Carson Production Company, and the version broadcast tonight will be even more exciting.

The next day, when Old Bell came in with the ironed newspaper, he suppressed this weird smile on his face.Jed looked at the front page of the newspaper, and sure enough, all the media reported Carson's revelation last night as important news.The media is not a vegetarian either, they have dug up a lot of information in just one night of investigation.

According to the reports of these reporters, it seems that the report will continue, which means that a storm involving the US insurance industry is forming.