America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 557 is breathtaking.

It was almost noon when Thomas's takeout was delivered to Martin's office. After the delivery person left, Martin refreshed the TMZ webpage again and saw the news that had been waiting.

Louise said, "I've got it."

Everyone put down what they were doing and turned their attention to the projection screen.

The headlines on TMZ's homepage are extremely eye-catching.

"Harvey Weinstein, the Sexual Predator: The Horrific History of the God of Film's Sexual Abuse!"

For the sake of impact, Jody directly elevated Harvey to the status of a god in the film industry.

The higher it is lifted, the more awe-inspiring it becomes.

Martin clicked on the video, but the content was far less appealing to him than the title suggested, because he knew it was just the tip of the iceberg.

The video begins to play, starting with video and audio secretly recorded by Anna Frank, a San Diego resident, in which Harvey Weinstein's person and voice are clearly identifiable.

This was followed by video interviews with three victims, during which they also presented photos taken during their collaboration with Harvey and the contracts they signed.

These people recounted in detail how they were forced by Harvey, and that everything happened in Harvey's long-term suite at the Four Seasons Hotel.

When Louise saw this for the first time, she couldn't help but say, "With Harvey's power, it would be easy for him to want women, but he chose the most uncivilized way."

Martin chimed in, "People always have peculiar habits, like Leo's monogamy."

Louise laughed: "And you too."

With so many people around, she joked before getting back to the point: "There are so many victims, and it's not just one or two who secretly recorded videos and audios. Once public opinion really picks up, they might come forward."

Martin said, "Jody has blown the whistle; it's time to support her. We can't let her fight alone."

Bruce picked up the conference call and dialed Emily and Jessica's numbers simultaneously, saying, "You two can begin."

At the same time, the other end responded, "Immediately."

Bruce pulled out an old Nokia phone and dialed Ivan's number: "Next step."

"Understood," Ivan replied with the shortest possible reply.

At the same time, Louise walked to the window and dialed a number on her phone, calling Kelly Gray, who was in Washington with Senator Erica.

The other end was prepared; they simply said "I understand" and hung up.

Martin then called Daniel, a Warner Bros. executive, and said, "Hey, old man, there's news about your arch-rival online."

"Armored enemy?" Daniel was initially confused, then realized, "You mean that damn Harvey!"

He was the producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and like Barry Mayer and Alan Horn, he was criticized by Harvey Weinstein time and time again.

Martin said, "You'll find a surprise in the top news story on the TMZ homepage."

Daniel was in his office when he immediately opened his computer browser, logged into TMZ, and saw that the news headlines at the top of the homepage were quite eye-catching.

He said, "I will appreciate it."

Martin hung up the phone.

Daniel watched the video carefully, shaking his head as he watched. Rumors about Harvey had always circulated in the industry, and some individuals had even reported it to the police, but due to issues such as evidence and money, nothing ever came of it.

Unexpectedly, this guy went further and further, not only failing to restrain himself but becoming even bolder.

It makes sense. If someone does something shady and gets away with it easily, they will definitely not stop there. Instead, they will continue to do it recklessly because there is no punishment.

Time and time again, until it became unmanageable.

Daniel left the office and went upstairs to find Barry Mayer.

After Barry Mayer read the news, he thought for a moment, "Someone's after that bastard Harvey!"

Daniel didn't say much, only replying, "Obviously."

"I also really want Harvey to go down. He's still clinging to the rights to 'The Hobbit' and the subsequent rights to 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, which is disgusting." Barry Mayer didn't act rashly: "Let's wait and see. We'll either do nothing, or we'll make sure that bastard can never recover."

Daniel agreed: "Peter Jackson has proposed a new trilogy, but his ambitions are too great, and we cannot compromise on them."

Barry Mayer nodded: "This could be an opportunity to completely resolve the copyright issue."

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In a slightly run-down office in New York, several people wearing Bluetooth headsets are busy working in front of their computers.

At a nearby computer, Emily loudly commanded, "Upload to all websites according to the established division of labor, immediately!"

Upon hearing her voice, the group quickly sprang into action, skillfully accessing the backends of popular forums or movie websites, unsealing the pre-prepared sealed data, and releasing it.

One of them even uploaded the video of Harvey being forced into sexual activity, which Anna Frank had secretly filmed, to YouTube.

Emily also had some subordinates who were responsible for boosting the video's popularity.

They had used these techniques countless times in movie promotion and marketing, and were very familiar with YouTube's rules. In a short time, they got their videos trending on social news and appearing in a prominent position on the YouTube homepage.

YouTube is now the undisputed number one video website in North America, with a huge number of users and a leading number of concurrent viewers. As soon as a video is listed, it is clicked by countless people, and its popularity skyrockets.

In a temporary office in London.

Jessica urged her team of fluent speakers of French, German, Spanish, and Italian: "Hurry up! Upload all the relevant videos to the hottest forums, video websites, and news sites across Europe. Proceed according to plan!"

The six or seven people present took out the file folders, unsealed them, and connected the storage disks to the computers.

Just like with Emily, although they knew they were doing something very important, they didn't know who it was aimed at.

It was only then that I noticed Harvey Weinstein's name.

The studio offered high enough compensation and signed confidentiality agreements, so these people had questions but didn't ask any more. Following Jessica's instructions in the meeting, they released the relevant video materials and press releases on their respective websites.

Next came the familiar process of generating buzz, which was no challenge for Emily's team.

In a short period of time, videos and news about Harvey's invasion topped the trending news charts in both Europe and the United States.

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Meanwhile, in the older neighborhoods of downtown Los Angeles.

In the dilapidated rented room, Ivan hung up the phone with Bruce, opened his email page, and found that the email was already prepared to be sent.

He checked it again and selected "send to all".

Unlike the news reported by TMZ, the email contained important videos and images that Jody had specially edited out.

All the evidence is clear and unambiguous, proving that Harvey was involved in crimes such as coercion.

After sending out the first batch, Ivan quickly sent out the second batch, followed by the third.

In a short time, he sent five emails alone.

The recipients were all email addresses from hundreds of European and American media outlets that Ivan had carefully collected.

Ivan, who works as a freelance paparazzi, has phone numbers and email addresses with many media outlets for communication and news delivery.

Unlike ordinary email accounts, these accounts are frequently checked by their owners, who may even set up special notifications to get the most valuable news from a massive number of paparazzi.

Ivan sent out hundreds of emails, shut down his laptop, disassembled it into different parts, carefully cleaned the room he had rented under a false identity, and left with his only bag.

The community was large and old, with many scavengers. He smashed the parts and threw them into different trash cans.

Ivan put on his tracksuit hoodie, drove to a nearby neighborhood, got into a beat-up car, and left.

He abandoned the car halfway there.

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Hillary's office in Washington, D.C.

The assistant knocked and entered, reminding her, "Madam."

Cilaly, who was resting with her eyes closed, opened them and asked, "Is it time?"

"Yes," the assistant said softly. "You should change your clothes and head out to Senator Erica's private party."

Sillali changed into slightly more casual clothes, had her assistant call a car, and left the office with her assistant and special bodyguards, heading to a club on the east side of Washington.

Recently, within the Democratic Party, Senator Erica from Georgia has been very active, and her proposed plan to protect the rights of women in the workplace has attracted much attention.

Hillary is also very interested in this; women's support is her core strength, and the Oval Office location is her future goal.

Erica and Sillaly had a conversation about women's rights. They had some disagreements, but their general direction was the same.

Soon, Sila arrived at the club and met Erica.

The two engaged in a very lively discussion about their respective views and advocacy for women's rights, as well as the burgeoning women's rights movement.

Erica specifically mentioned the #MeToo movement.

Sillali said, "I've specifically looked into #MeToo, and they seem to have three major opinion leaders: Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, and Meryl Streep. Because of Hollywood, they receive a lot of attention."

A while ago, when Erica came to Los Angeles, Martin introduced her to Julie and Aniston, and the two got along very well.

Erica said, "Hollywood's publicity is extremely powerful, and if used well, it can be a great help to our career."

Hillary Clinton also has influence in Hollywood. Last year, when she was competing with Obama's internal staff for the nomination, she also rallied many Hollywood stars to help her, saying, "This publicity platform is indeed very important."

Erica added, "The women's movement in Hollywood is booming and has become increasingly vocal in recent years, especially the #MeToo movement, which has become a force to be reckoned with. I'll introduce you to Julie and Aniston sometime."

Sila smiled. "I know them, but I'm not very familiar with them."

Erica found an opportunity to introduce Kelly Gray.

The topic and advocacy of women's rights have long been mainstream. The fact that the three of them discussed this behind closed doors is probably because they are all women, and they found themselves particularly compatible on this issue.

Sillari is also trying to win over Erica in preparation for the future.

(End of this chapter)