Chapter 175 175 Multi-Pronged Attack, Hunting Down Sony

Chapter 171 171. Multi-pronged attack, hunting down Sony

In Santa Barbara, the media and fans are still waiting anxiously outside the court.

It is already two o'clock in the afternoon, and the trial has lasted for five hours without a break, which is somewhat beyond expectations.

This situation must have occurred because of a major event that can affect the direction of the case. Reporters have set up cameras and must interview first-hand information.

Large TV stations such as ABC, NBC, and BBC have already broadcast the situation on the scene during the noon news.

Gatherings of tens of thousands of people are rare. Many celebrities and politicians cannot bring so many people to their events, and the incident has become more and more heated.

Some TV stations directly opened live broadcasts. Even if they can only see the closed court door, the number of viewers is more than that of the Simpson murder case.

According to conservative estimates, the number of online viewers has exceeded 30 million, while the number of viewers of the exciting road chase in the Simpson murder case was only more than 20 million.

On the Internet, many people are also swiping pictures and text messages to pay attention to the progress.

Squeak!

A few minutes later, the court door opened. First, the bailiffs came out to maintain order, and then many people who were listening to the case began to come out one after another.

"Here!"

Suddenly, the female reporter from NBC spotted Janet Arvizo and others hiding in the crowd, and immediately rushed over to interview them.

Seeing her movements, other reporters also noticed them and rushed over.

When they found that the reporters noticed them, Janet Arvizo and others hurriedly quickened their pace and ran outside like a cat seeing a mouse.

Are you kidding? If they don't run now, what will they say when they are surrounded by the media? Say we are about to win?

Looking at the vast crowd, they were scared in their hearts. If they offended the public, they would be beaten to death.

Janet Arvizo and others slipped away quickly, and the reporters could not find anyone and could only wait. Fortunately, Michael also came out at this time.

When they saw him appear, the scene suddenly erupted in huge cheers, and countless shouts almost shattered the glass.

"Michael! Michael!"

"Michael, I love you!"

"Michael, look here, please look at me!"

Eric, Gadot and little Elizabeth stood not far away and watched everything.

"It's crazy. As long as he stands there, he is a superstar. No one can cover up his brilliance." Gadot said with emotion.

Eric pinched her cheeks: "Don't envy baby, you will become a world-class star in the future, and you Elizabeth, believe me!"

Omei nodded obediently, but the scene of the trial just now was still echoing in her mind. It was too exciting and embarrassing.

And seeing that Michael had no intention of leaving, the reporters breathed a sigh of relief, and all the cameras were aimed at him.

"Michael, how is the result of the trial? Are you sure you can win?" asked a reporter from the New York Times.

Michael smiled brightly: "Of course, I will definitely win, there is no doubt about it, in fact, I have almost won."

"All the accusations against me are groundless. I have produced a lot of witnesses and evidence, but Janet and others can't produce any effective evidence."

Everyone thought of the hurried escape of those people just now, and compared with Michael's smile, they already had a general idea in their hearts.

"Can you reveal the specific content?"

"It is not convenient for the time being, but my fans can rest assured that I will be fine. Thank you for your long-term support. I will continue to create excellent songs for you to listen to."

"But your relationship with Sony is so bad. Last year, you had a public quarrel with Tom Motorola, the president of Sony Music. Will Sony record a new album for you?"

Hearing the reporter's question, Eric couldn't help but smile.

Although paparazzi are really annoying and always like to take pictures and create scandals, sometimes their characteristics of liking to stir up trouble are still very useful, such as now.

Michael did not answer, but handed the microphone to Meserio.

"I'm Michael's lawyer Tom Meserio. Regarding this issue, we have reason to suspect that Martin Basher's documentary that slandered Jackson was made for the benefit of Sony Music."

"Because Michael holds half of Sony Music's copyright, Sony has always wanted to buy it back, but Michael never sells it."

"So Sony wants to destroy Michael through inferior means to get the coveted copyright. This is a huge conspiracy."

"We have applied to the court to summon Sony Music and Martin Basher, because they are likely to be the people standing behind Janet Arvizo."

As expected, as soon as this big melon was said, the whole street was boiling.

The reporters also showed excitement. This was an unexpected surprise. I didn't expect that it would involve a case within a case. It was so awesome. There was no need to worry about the recent news hotspots.

They wanted to continue asking, but Michael had already waved to the fans and left.

At the Dream Manor, Siti brought the hot meals. Everyone was already hungry and immediately ate them in big mouthfuls.

After eating, Eric and Michael soaked in the swimming pool to cool off.

"Michael, today's court trial has proved that Arvizo and his people can't threaten you at all. They are just a bunch of rabble. Now we have to shift our focus to Sony."

Michael hummed: "I can see that too. That recording has already sentenced them to death. The jury will no longer believe her lies."

"As for Sony, since war has been declared, I plan to accept intensive interviews recently and tell what has happened over the years."

Seeing that he finally made up his mind, Eric was relieved.

A gentleman deceives others with his own way. A good person will be deceived by others. He will be bad when necessary.

"Yes, we have decided to break up anyway. There is no need to show mercy. Apart from the media, the most important thing is to rely on your fans."

"You have fan clubs all over the world, right? This is a very powerful force. Call on them to boycott Sony and put pressure on Sony."

"Sony must be forced to compromise. It is not a painless result like firing one or two executives, but to terminate the contract."

"When necessary, as I said, use your half of the copyright power to see who can outlast the other."

"Sony has a stock price to maintain, shareholders to satisfy, and bubbles in the capital market to blow. It cannot fight a protracted war. As for your debt problem, rest assured that I will cover it."

"We must keep our goal in mind and leave Sony with the copyright!"

Michael clenched his fists and nodded heavily.

As the trial came to an end, the storm of public opinion began to gather that afternoon, and major newspapers, TV stations, radio stations, and websites began to follow up with reports.

At the same time, the online water army that Eric prepared in advance began to appear in major forums and chat rooms to lead the rhythm and stir up the heat.

More than a month ago, he began to concoct countless articles to analyze the incident from all angles.

"Why is Michael Jackson always being attacked?"

"A kid who grew up in the slums, he became the king of the pop world in 20 years!"

"Exclusive revelation, the love-hate relationship between Sony and Michael Jackson."

"What methods did Sony use to persecute Michael Jackson?"

"Jody Chandler: This is an apology that is ten years late, I must tell the truth of that year."

"Michael Jackson's charity journey, he did a lot for the world."

"Listing the top ten crimes of Sony Music!"

"Pedophile? Philanthropist? What kind of person is Michael Jackson?"

The content of these articles is mostly true, of course, there will be some rhythmic things mixed in, and it is difficult to find out that nine are true and one is false.

At the same time, middlemen are arranged to provide insider information to many gossip tabloids.

These tabloids will not review the authenticity of the content. They dare to publish whatever they are given, and the more eye-catching they are, the more active they are.

One or two local tabloids and regional radio stations do not have much influence, but when hundreds of tabloids work together, the topic is hyped up into a regional hot spot in an instant.

When this part takes the lead, other gossip tabloids must follow up for traffic.

When the time came to the second day, the national TV stations began to follow up further.

Interviews with key figures such as Jody Chandler, a former employee of Sony Music, and the team behind the out-of-court settlement of McColl in 1993 were released one by one.

"Yes, I want to apologize to Michael again. All of this was led by my scumbag father and the other two. I didn't have the courage to speak out until today."

"I have worked at Sony Music for fifteen years. I know some things that others don't know. In 1993, Michael was actually on a global tour."

"At that time, Michael's team paid money without his consent and reached an out-of-court settlement, so many people thought Michael was a pedophile."

"Michael actually always opposed the settlement. He wanted to sue, but the team betrayed him, and the leader of the team was the then Sony Music Distribution Director."

"It's hard to let People don't think about whether there is a conspiracy hidden in this. Perhaps this hunt for equity has already begun. "I have worked at Sony for eight years and have been responsible for logistics statistics. I can guarantee that Michael Jackson's album sales have been stopped since three years ago." "As long as the album sales do not increase, Jackson's income will decrease, but normal people know that stagnation is impossible, so it is obviously artificially manipulated to drag down Jackson's economy and force him to hand over the copyright." After these reports and articles were broadcast, they quickly ignited Michael's fans around the world. He has a large number of loyal fans in Europe and North and South America. Even in the Middle East, many of his songs were allowed to enter. However, at this moment, the vortex of public opinion has not yet been completely formed, because the vast majority of the melon-eating crowd has not been fully mobilized. They are in a state of not caring about anyone, just watching for fun, and have not joined the wave of siege Sony. Sony Music did not respond to this, perhaps because it has not yet figured out how to respond. Time came to noon the next day, and Martin Basher's candid video suddenly circulated on the Internet and major TV stations. The scumbag reporter's ambiguous and smug smile was almost like he was pointing fingers and saying, "I did this under Sony's instructions, and Sony is the mastermind behind this." The article report may be based on hearsay, but the leak of this video almost put Sony Music to death.

Maiko also began to accept interviews, telling about his experiences over the years, and the unfair judicial treatment he had received before, many people who had originally maintained a spectator attitude were finally mobilized.

People are emotional animals, and most people have a sense of justice in their hearts.

Especially when maintaining justice only requires you to use your mouth to scold people, and does not require you to do it yourself or donate money and materials, many people are willing to contribute.

So the wave of condemning Sony Music and Martin Basher is getting bigger and bigger.

First of all, the major charities that stood up to speak for Maiko, after all, Maiko is one of their financial sponsors, and everyone has taken tens of millions of dollars from his pocket.

Now the situation is almost clear, Maiko is on the side of justice, so it is reasonable to stand up and support him.

American Cancer Society: "Michael Jackson is a noble philanthropist. He has donated millions of dollars every year since 1995. We absolutely believe in his character and call for an end to his persecution."

Children's International Academy: "Michael is a star who loves charity and cares about children's cause. If he is said to be a pedophile, it is simply the biggest irony!"

Dream Come True Foundation: "Mr. Jackson is definitely one of the most enthusiastic stars we have ever seen to do charity. He quietly donates but rarely talks about it. His deeds deserve to be known by everyone."

UNESCO: "We will publish the details of Michael Jackson's donations over the years so that the public can better understand such an outstanding person."

The wave of public opinion is surging, and the accusations are overwhelming. The whole society requires Sony Music and the BBC to give an answer.

Sony Music still pretends to be dead and silent. A large number of security guards are deployed in front of the gate of the headquarters in New York to prevent a very short time.

President Tom Mottola did not show his face at all, and he was not seen at home or in the company.

The BBC is even worse off. It can be said that a big black pot fell on them without them knowing it. They were still interviewing in Santa Barbara yesterday, but they didn't expect that the boomerang would hit them in the face today.

This incident may not be related to the BBC's high-level decision-making. It is more likely that it is Martin Basher's private behavior, but the company pays for private behavior. After all, he is your reporter and the documentary is also broadcast by your company.

Due to the sudden incident, the BBC only issued a brief announcement, saying that it would conduct an internal investigation, and Martin Basher also disappeared.

And as the midnight bell rang, a gunshot once again made public opinion boil!

(As for the content of the trial, everyone can just watch it for fun. The real trial is not like this. In reality, Michael's lawsuit lasted for more than three years, but for the sake of plot continuity, we compressed it to about half a year.)