1novels Chapter 283 The accident on the way home
Chapter 283 The accident on the way home
Spielberg, who was surrounded by Martin Scorsese after being interviewed by reporters, cursed secretly after receiving Jed's text message.In fact, Spielberg, as a top American director, his temper can be described as gentle compared to Lucas and Cameron. It can also be seen that Jed's text messages can force him to curse secretly How angry he is.Seeing Spielberg's face change, Lucas asked, "Steven, what happened?"
"Damn Jed just told me that he is going to resign as a permanent director of the director union and a member of the selection committee." Because although there are no reporters in the background, God knows if there are paparazzi or gossip hired by the paparazzi hiding in the dark, So Spielberg lowered his voice and said. "And he left after we finished presenting the director award. Tomorrow the newspapers will go crazy!"
Lucas looked at Spielberg with a rather gloating expression. Although he is very good friends with Spielberg and Jed, he has a public case with the director union.At that time, he was expelled from the directors' union for not complying with an inexplicable rule of the directors' union, and Hollywood's rule is that a film investment of more than 300 million US dollars must use union members, so Lucas did not direct any film for ten years. Films can only participate in film production in the name of the so-called visual effects director.
Although under the mediation of Jed and Spielberg, the two parties reached a settlement, but this does not mean that Lucas will give up any good opportunity to see the director's union joke.In fact, the selection of the best director this time is the meaning of a group of veteran directors in the directors' union. Originally, the directors' union has always adhered to the principle of free voting by everyone, which is why Martin Scorsese wasted several years. .As a result, in the year when Jed was closest to the best director, a group of people actually asked Jed to respect the old and give way to the virtuous, which naturally made Jed terribly aggrieved.
If it weren't for Martin Scorsese, Jed might have completely quarreled, but because the veterans carried out the tragic director, Jed had to retreat.Judging from the experience of Lucas and Jed for so many years of cooperation, it would be a ghost if this man could finally hold back.Sure enough, after the best director was awarded, he turned his face away and asked to resign from the positions of the two directors' unions. This is obviously a protest.
If it weren't for the old grievances with the directors' union, maybe Lucas would help to appease Jed a little bit, but that grievance made Lucas not add fuel to the fire, which is considered kind.Although the other Coppola director has a high status, he has never liked to form gangs, so he lives in seclusion in Nevada all the year round, and hardly participates in any activities of the directors' union.If he didn't stand for his old friend Scorsese this time, I'm afraid he wouldn't give Oscar any face at all.Therefore, Coppola will naturally not get involved with Jed's affairs.
After Spielberg calmed down his emotions, he dialed back the phone.Spielberg absolutely does not allow any scandals in the director union he loves. If there is any dissatisfaction, it is fine for everyone to fight behind closed doors, but when they open the door to the media and the public, they must be in harmony.This is why after Hollywood abandoned the "director-centered system", the director's status is still detached.
If the media knows that Jed and the directors' union have fallen out, God knows whether the directors' union will split.The Actors Union and the Screenwriters Union are actually not a unified union, but a union of unions.The Screenwriters Guild is a union of the Eastern Screenwriters Guild and the Western Screenwriters Guild; the Screen Actors Guild is formed by the American Screen Actors Guild, the American Television and Radio Actors Guild, the American Musical Actors Guild, and the American Stage Playwrights Guild. consist of.Only the directors' union in the United States has only one family, whether it is a film director, a film director, or an advertising director, they are all members of the directors' union.This tradition has existed since the establishment of the directors' union, and Spielberg will never allow such a good habit to be destroyed here.
After the call was connected, Spielberg said: "Mr. Sherman, if you have any dissatisfaction or opinions on the decision of the directors' union, we can hold an interim council, and you can put forward your opinions on the council. If you don't think the council can solve your problem, we can hold an all-hands meeting at an appropriate time, at which time we can give you time to appeal. But please don't be so childish and say such irresponsible words! Jed, you I have known each other for almost 20 years, and you are the person I think can best take over the future courage of the directors' union. I hope you will not disappoint my hopes. At the same time, you also know that if our directors' union does not unite as a family..."
The call was cut off suddenly, and Spielberg finally couldn't help roaring this time, "Who does this Jed think he is, and he actually hung up on me!"
Although Lucas was happy to watch the jokes of the directors' union, he didn't want the relationship between Jed and Spielberg to have problems, so he quickly persuaded him: "I think his mobile phone is dead or the signal is not good. Let him make a call."
Lucas dialed Jed's other number.Jed has three mobile phones, one for entertainment, one for business partners, and one for friends.But to Lucas' surprise, he dialed these three numbers in turn, but Jed didn't answer them.Lucas is well aware of Jed's character. Although he is prone to anger, he rarely vents his anger on others.Even if he was dissatisfied with Spielberg because of the "rebellion" within the directors' union this time, he would not hang up his phone, or even answer his own phone.
Lucas suddenly had a bad face, "Is nothing wrong?"
After speaking, Lucas quickly called John, but after John called, he only replied lightly, "I see."
In fact, John already knew what happened to Jed before Lucas called the police.Since someone offered a bounty to Jed, Jed's security measures have more than doubled, especially since he already carries a body alarm tracking system exclusively for the US Internal Service.This guy that looks like a mobile phone, as long as a specific number is entered, it will automatically call the police to the set place.At the same time, it will also activate the system of a ring on Jed's hand. The ring is not only powered by a long-lasting lithium battery, but also has a sunlight function.As long as it is activated, the ring will send an encrypted signal every 10 minutes for GPS positioning, and the ring can be used for up to a month.As long as the robber doesn't discover the ring's function, John can easily find Jed.
And it was indeed when Spielberg contacted Jed, Jed's Cadillac was robbed by a group of people halfway.The driver was killed directly on the road, and Jed was also put in a black bag and taken away after pressing the alarm device.When Lucas called, the fbi and Jed's security guards had already set off to the scene of the accident.Jed's car is equipped with a GPS positioning system, so the fbi and security personnel quickly found the accident location, but unfortunately Jed is no longer in the car.
"Mr. Sherman, I hope you can cooperate a little later, otherwise we don't mind making you suffer." Jed heard someone talking in the darkness. This person's English was not standard, and he had serious Southeast Asian accent.But judging from their methods, they are considered to be abiding by the rules.As long as the rules are followed, everything can be solved with money.
"I understand what you mean, and I will cooperate." Jed is not a superman, so it is naturally impossible to show his power at this time, so how to protect himself is the most important thing.Jed has long been trained in this way, how to protect himself as much as possible in the face of hijacking.The robbers only want money, they are not interested in human life.And they generally don't kill Roupiao, otherwise there will be no family members to cooperate next time. "If you just have some difficulties at hand, I think I can still help."
"It's good enough to be smart enough." While speaking, Jed found that the hand holding him was slightly loosened, which also made him feel a little more relaxed.Then the man continued, "Mr. Sherman, there is one more thing we have to make clear. We only use money to do things. Therefore, if Mr. Sherman really wants to find someone to take revenge in the future, he will Please spare us little bastards."
"Don't worry, since you are just using people's money to eliminate disasters, I will naturally not embarrass you in the future. Besides, I still have to beg you now, and I will not do anything like crossing rivers and destroying bridges." Jed replied calmly road.No matter how much he wants to tear this group of people apart, Jed won't say it.It can be said that it is a very stupid thing to provoke the robber, and he will not joke about his own life.What's more, the ring on my hand is a very good device, and I think everyone will be here soon.
But to Jed's surprise, the bumpy car stopped, and Jed was stuffed into a room.After finally waiting for my eyes to get used to it, I found myself in a dilapidated motel.Someone said outside the door: "Mr. Sherman, please take off all your clothes and accessories, then take a shower and change into our clothes before we go."
"Damn it!" Jed could not wait to curse in his heart, these robbers did not give any chance at all.Not only do you have to force yourself to take off the tracker, but you also have to wash off the perfume on your body.Although this perfume smells similar to the general Versace perfume, after the usual twelve scents, the security guards around Jed added No. 13 scents, which may be difficult for humans to detect, but well-trained Police dogs can smell it from a long distance.Now if I had to take a bath obediently, then this special smell would naturally disappear.But Jed is also very clear that maintaining a good cooperative relationship with the robbers is the first condition for protecting himself.So Jed obediently took a shower as required, and then changed into the clothes provided by the robber.After everything was ready, Jed was blindfolded again, and then set off again.
About ten minutes later, the fbi and Jed's security guards arrived at the motel, but the robbers had already left the motel.The management staff of the hotel had been shot to death long ago, and their bodies were stuffed in the utility room of the reception room on the first floor. The head of the fbi and the person in charge of security all frowned. To take the lives of these people so hastily, it can be seen that these robbers are completely inhuman.And the most important thing is that they have lost all the tracking methods of Jed, they can only find Jed through the most primitive method.And most importantly, 48 hours after the hijacking is the most critical moment. As time goes by, the chances of the hijacked surviving will drop sharply...