America 1982-Chapter 577 - 123: Bait_3
To be honest, even black audiences were somewhat clueless when they heard this actress’s name. Of course, Tommy could understand everyone’s bewilderment, as this star had no signature works and was only known for her model physique and the exaggerated expressions she honed from Broadway musicals, continuously taking on minor atmospheric roles in various TV series and films.
But this was the best option Susan could find. After all, this woman had truly been harmed by people from the Fox Film Corporation, and she agreed to come forward and expose that past only because Susan promised her a long-term contract with a BT television network’s original series.
When Tommy suddenly shifted from relentlessly pursuing News Corporation to attacking Fox Film Corporation, CNN’s old Turner couldn’t help but make a special call to inquire, wanting to ask if Tommy had lost his mind on drugs to do something so foolish.
For although Fox Film Corporation was part of Murdoch’s empire, it was not the same concept as News Corporation. Even if Tommy let that woman bite hard, and even if it was ultimately proven she was harmed, the worst outcome would be a Fox executive getting fired and bearing the consequences personally—it wouldn’t hurt Murdoch or News Corporation. Turner hoped Tommy would come to his senses and focus on attacking Murdoch, willing to have CNN broadcast Tommy’s documentary about Murdoch around the clock. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
Tommy did not heed Turner’s sincere advice, and as the trivial harassment case was exposed, female lawyer Delia Kace announced she would provide pro bono legal support for Tricia O’Neil. America’s well-known female lawyer, Hillary Clinton, also called on women to bravely stand up and expose such behavior.
One by one, women under Susan’s management also began to break their silence at just the right moment, courageously sharing in front of the cameras the painful experiences they went through to get a chance to work in Hollywood. However, they did not accuse other Hollywood companies but merely publicly disclosed experiences of harassment or suggestive encounters with executives from Fox Film Corporation, amplifying the impact of the losing lawsuit.
Just as old Turner kept thinking that Tommy had turned a winning hand into crap, diverging American public attention from Murdoch to Hollywood gossip and unintentionally solving Murdoch’s problems, Tommy made another move. This time, his two television networks, catering to domestic and international audiences already bombarded with negative propaganda about communism, aired video materials about Murdoch and Fox Film Corporation from Chinese television channels and newspaper reports.
If one were to summarize it in a sentence, it would be that Murdoch had visited China before and received high-profile treatment. During his visit, Murdoch donated hundreds of Fox Film Corporation’s classic movie rights to Chinese television for free. If calculated at the going rate for American television channels to buy classic movie broadcast rights, the licensing value of these classic movies would total over a hundred million US dollars.
The television host commented in front of the camera, "Americans wanting to watch ’Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,’ this classic movie, have to pay Murdoch, but far away, the Chinese—who view the United States as an enemy—get to enjoy his generosity for free. Mr. Murdoch can of course support communism; that’s his freedom. The problem is, he can’t give away American things for free to our enemies. At the very least, before donating, he should have asked the directors and actors, among others, whether they were willing to see their work go to those places. This isn’t Australia, this isn’t England, this is America, Mr. Murdoch."
And old Turner, always looking for an opportunity to hit Murdoch hard, simply took to the CNN cameras himself as a commentator, his face unable to hide a schadenfreude smile:
"The Australian named Rupert Murdoch is definitely a communist. He has given America’s classic movies to China for free. The whole world knows that America and China are at loggerheads, a situation so severe that the Third World War could break out at any moment. What Murdoch is doing is like sending Marilyn Monroe’s glamour shots to the enemy soldiers for free to boost their morale right before a war!"
"And did he pay those movie industry workers extra when he gave away those films? No! So the filmmaking process of this Australian bastard’s company is to make American pretty actresses use their beautiful faces to earn Americans’ money with blockbuster films, and then give the works away for free to communist countries, flaunting how he embarrassed our actresses and made our money! To hell with you, red devil Rupert! Do you think America is your old home in Australia, where you can act lawlessly? Go back to the Soviet Union, you damn KGB spy!"
Watching old Turner’s crude words in CNN’s news commentary on TV, Tommy comfortably adjusted his sitting position: "The bait’s down; now to wait for the fish to bite."
