Chapter 343: So it was you who did it?
In the afternoon, starting from two o'clock, He Zhongqiu's villa welcomed many guests.

David Stern and James Dolan were the first to arrive at his home, and the general manager of AND1's New York branch was the second to arrive.

These three parties are the ones who have the greatest interests involved with He Zhongqiu.

As soon as Dolan arrived, he assured, "Don't worry, Wolverine. Our Dolan family has connections with several congressmen and will not allow the CIA to touch you."

AND1 President Ingram said: "Wolverine, as long as the CIA can't catch you, there's not much they can do."

David Stacey's attitude was more cautious, but also more resolute. He said, "Wolverine, all the owners and major sponsors in the league will not allow you to get into trouble, but you also need to make sure that they don't catch you."

He then gave an example: "MJ was sued for some small things and was eventually discredited by the media. You must avoid this from happening."

"I'm worried that they will do something bad to me," said He Zhongqiu.

"Hold a press conference immediately and make this matter public. With your influence, a mere propaganda team wouldn't dare to do that," said James Dolan.

"It's not that they don't dare, it's that they don't have the power."

David Stern said with anger in his eyes: "The Current Affairs Bureau has no authority to use illegal means against a public figure of Wolverine's level."

When he learned about this, he was very annoyed and furious.

The NBA is now in a stage of rapid development, and he believes that in a few years, the total market value of the NBA will far exceed what it is now.

And if Wolverine, the NBA's brand, were to be destroyed by the CIA and discredited like MJ, the loss would be unimaginable.

A few years ago, Michael Jordan was almost discredited by the media, forcing him to retire for two years. But that was just the media. Now it's the CIA, a state machine that is countless times more terrifying than the media.

Fortunately, it was only the propaganda team that took action. As long as it is handled properly, Wolverine should not suffer the same fate as Michael Jackson, who was completely discredited. It would be great if he could retire temporarily for a while and stay out of the spotlight, just like Michael Jordan.

Afterwards, one after another, almost all the heads of the endorsement brands in New York, several famous boxing agents such as Bob Arum, and the president of the World Boxing Organization WBO all rushed over.

Disney and Marvel are both in Los Angeles, and there are no heavyweight management in New York, so they cannot come for the time being. He Zhongqiu has been informed that the presidents of both parties will participate via conference call.

He Zhongqiu said first: "I promise, I have not done anything illegal in the United States, I don't even have a record of speeding.

According to reliable sources, the CIA is investigating me because I am too popular.”

"This cannot be allowed to happen. Disney will use all its resources to resolve this matter."

Disney's president Michael Eisner is very annoyed. He had just acquired Marvel for billions of dollars, and Wolverine was the key. In addition, the pre-sales of the first issues of Super Wolverine and King of Comedy comics were very popular. As a result, now the Propaganda Department wants to promote Wolverine. Isn't this undermining Disney?
He believes that with Disney's energy, this problem can be solved.

The reason is simple, because the CIA propaganda team's work in Hollywood requires the cooperation of the eight major film companies including Disney.

"I agree with Mr. Eisner."

Marvel's president Kevin Feige immediately agreed.

Of all the people here, Disney is the company that has the most contact with the publicity team and has the greatest influence.

After discussion, it was decided that Disney would first contact the Publicity Group to see if the investigation into He Zhongqiu could be terminated, and then decide whether to announce the matter to the public.

At the same time, other parties also took action, mobilizing political forces from all sides to put pressure on the propaganda team and force them to abandon the investigation into He Zhongqiu.

On the 8th, the Knicks lost to the Nets in a back-to-back.

He Zhongqiu was affected and lacked concentration on the game. His performance was average, scoring only 27 points and playing for 28 minutes.

When he returned home in the middle of the night, Yang Xue was still awake and talked to him about the future.

"Husband, what are we going to do next?"

"First, finish this season and win three consecutive championships."

"Ah."

"As long as I don't break the law in the United States, the CIA can't do anything to me. With my influence, they can't really shoot me in the back, right?"

"You can't be careless. You've offended some people before. What if they take action and blame it on those people?"

"Then when you travel next time, hire a few more bodyguards. Find a small security company that has no government background. I'll ask Frank Zhang to do it tomorrow."

Yang Xue added: "Today, your news has not been reported by any major media, only small media are still reporting it, the CIA should take action.

Even the New York Times didn’t have any news about you. The Dolan family’s American cable TV continued to report and was not affected.”

“What about the Internet?”

"The impact on the Internet is relatively small. Your keywords have not been blocked and your news can be searched."

"That's good. Let's see how Disney does next. By the way, I forgot to ask you, Sister Xue, who is Zhang Qianning?"

"Uncle Han introduced him. He should just be the middleman. Why, do you suspect him?"

"No, I think he's pretty good."

"If he doesn't have the ability, Uncle Han can't introduce him to us, right? Why do you doubt him?"

"During the discussion the day before yesterday, he suddenly used Cantonese in his last sentence. Don't you find it strange?"

Yang Xue smiled and suddenly said, "You know, I grew up in a compound, but I only know that my parents are soldiers, but I don't know what they do specifically?"

"What do they do?" He Zhongqiu asked curiously.

"They haven't revealed what kind of work they do yet. What do you think?" Yang Xue said.

"A military confidentiality unit?" He Zhongqiu asked.

"I can't think of any other possibility. They both know how to send telegrams. I once made a movie in which I played an intelligence officer, and they were the ones who taught me the technique of sending telegrams," said Yang Xue.

"My father-in-law and mother-in-law are both lieutenant colonels now. Is there a chance for them to get a star?" He Zhongqiu asked excitedly.

"What are you thinking? It's not that easy. You're already in your early fifties. If you step down immediately, you can get promoted to the next level."

Yang Xue shook her head and continued, "I feel that Zhang Qianning is somewhat similar to my parents. Anyway, we don't have anything shameful to do, so we are not afraid of him joining the company."

He Zhongqiu nodded and did not discuss the matter any further.

On the 9th, in New York, Disney President Michael Eisner met with CIA propaganda chief Jacqueline Horry at a hotel.

Before coming, he had already learned about the incident and was very disappointed.

But this time, he did not hold out hope.

The two are old acquaintances and meet several times a year.

After a few pleasantries, Eisner got straight to the point and asked, "Mr. Horry, many people know about your plan for Wolverine, which will seriously damage Disney's interests. Now I want to know if this plan can be terminated?"

Horry was a white man in his fifties, well-mannered. He smiled and drank a cup of coffee leisurely before saying:

"Mr. Eisner, the plan cannot be terminated. What Disney should do now is to cut losses."

"Billions of dollars of investment are about to pay off, and you want me to cut my losses?" Michael Eisner was furious.

He Zhongqiu is the key to activating the superheroes in the Marvel world, and he will never give up.

He said angrily: “Do you know that you will be under pressure from dozens of multinational groups, and I think there will be pressure from at least ten or more members of parliament.

Once Wolverine announces this to the public, you will be under pressure from countless fans, and even your position will be lost.

You should know that in the eyes of those congressmen, you are just a small fry, insignificant. "

The smile on Horry's face quickly disappeared, and he picked up the coffee cup and took a sip.

This sip was not as leisurely as the last one, he drank it quickly, then put down the cup and said:
"The plan must be implemented. We will not allow a Chinese to become an American superhero."

"Is this the plan of your propaganda team?" Eisner asked tentatively.

"Sir, you knew before you came here that this was the consensus of everyone, so you understand what I mean," Horry said.

Eisner snorted coldly and said, "You can't find any evidence against Wolverine, and you will face tremendous pressure. I think your plan will fail and you will be marginalized quickly."

"This requires your help, President Eisner." Horry smiled. "You are damaging our interests, even tens of billions of dollars. If you get rid of Wolverine, how will you compensate us?" Eisner said coldly.

Horry stopped talking. He was just the leader of the propaganda team, with so little funding a year, barely enough for Eisner to buy coffee. How could he afford to compensate?
"Without sufficient profits and at the cost of tens of billions of dollars, do you think I will help you?" Eisner said disdainfully.

There was one thing he didn't say: even if Horry had a hundred lives, it would not be enough to compensate Disney for its losses.

If Wolverine is really taken down, everyone in the propaganda team, including Horry, will be liquidated from top to bottom, and no one will be able to protect these tools.

"Mr. Eisner, what do you want us to do?" he asked.

"Abort your plan," Eisner said.

"That's impossible." Horry shook his head firmly.

Eisner was equally firm in saying, "The two characters, King He and Super Wolverine, are of great interest to Disney. We cannot give them up."

"The superhero plan must be abandoned. This is the bottom line for everyone, including the people behind you. In fact, you and we are one, have you forgotten?" Horry said.

“……”Esner fell silent?
Horry smiled like a fox and said, "We don't want to see He Zhongqiu continue to be called a superhero. There can be no more comics or movies."

Eisner was so angry that he wanted to kill the person in front of him.

The loss was too great. It cost $50 million just to acquire 7000% of the copyrights of the two characters.

The inability to use Wolverine to activate Marvel heroes is a greater loss, and even led to the failure of Disney's acquisition of Marvel.

"Humph!"

Eisner snorted coldly and said, "Who will be responsible for our losses?"

"This is not my business. You go talk to those congressmen." Horry said with a smile.

"Okay." Eisner gritted his teeth.

Horry's eyes twitched as he looked at Eisner's expression.

He was also a little scared because the loss to Disney was too great and it might kill him.

Then there is so much capital behind He Zhongqiu. If he gets rid of Wolverine without a legitimate reason, he will not be protected by those above and will definitely be thrown out as a scapegoat.

You have to know that he is just a tool that can be abandoned at any time, and there is a higher level of interest game behind him.

The failure of Group 2’s funding application this time was the result of bargaining, and they did not have the upper hand.

Eisner stood up and said, "Someone has to compensate Disney. Someone has to pay for our losses."

Before coming, he had already found out some details.

This incident was caused by the Democratic Party, who were worried that He Zhongqiu would join the Republican camp and affect this year's state elections.

The reason is that although He Zhongqiu did not have contact with many politicians, he was Arnold's friend, and Arnold was a Republican.

California is a blue state and has always been the Democratic Party's sphere of influence. However, Arnold won the last state election and the Democratic Party wants to take it back this time.

Arnold also hopes to be re-elected, and his hope is very high. If Arnold pulls He Zhongqiu into the campaign carriage, with He Zhongqiu's influence, Arnold's chances of successful re-election will increase.

Another situation is that He Zhongqiu has not had any contact with the Democratic Party in New York. Even though James Dolan invited him, he has not attended any related parties, which made the Democratic Party very annoyed.

Because New York is also a blue state and is currently ruled by the Democratic Party, James Dolan's family is also a Democratic party and often makes political donations.

Because of his relationship with the Dolan family, He Zhongqiu has not contacted the Democratic Party, which forces the Democratic Party to consider a possibility, that is, He Zhongqiu belongs to the Republican camp.

California and New York are so important that they are related to the presidential election. The Democratic Party wants to prevent the current president from being re-elected and to take back the presidency, so it has to be cautious and decide to take action against He Zhongqiu.

So even though He Zhongqiu is just a star, in the election year, he was caught up in the struggle between the two parties because of his influence.

Disney has always been a member of the Democratic Party and makes large political donations every year. He himself is a member of the Democratic Party.

But this time there will be huge losses in profits, so even if we are in the same camp, someone has to make compensation, and Disney cannot bear it alone.

Meanwhile, James Dolan was attending a Democratic party in New York.

At the party, he also learned the truth of the incident.

Of course, this was also intentional for him to know, after all, he was He Zhongqiu's boss.

The Democratic Party has actually been trying to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, but Dolan was not strong enough and there was no effect, so this incident happened.

"Shit! So you guys did it?"

James Dolan was very angry when he knew that the one who wanted to get rid of Wolverine was actually a member of the Democratic Party, and that the one who did it was the Democratic congressmen from New York.

“Is your brain full of shit?”

"Wolverine doesn't want to get involved in politics at all. He and Arnold are just friends. He has not participated in any of Arnold's political activities. At most, he attended his celebration party in 03."

"Now that you're forcing him, aren't you afraid that he will actually join the Republican Party?"

"If you continue to do this, my family will stop donating to you."

In anger, he yelled at a group of congressmen.

"James, we must secure New York State and we must take back California, and celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival is an unstable factor that must be eliminated," said a congressman who is a lawyer.

"How do you clear them out? Assassination?" Dolan asked angrily.

"Of course not, just make him look bad." The congressman said hurriedly.

"Do you have any evidence against him?" Dolan asked angrily.

"Isn't this being investigated?" said another congressman.

"James, it's all your fault. We haven't been able to win him over yet," said another congressman.

"He doesn't want to get involved in politics at all. Not everyone likes politics. Is this my fault?" Dolan said angrily.

"James, calm down, everything will be fine after the election year," said a congressman.

Dolan said angrily: "Humph! He will hold a press conference soon, and you won't have any evidence against him by then. I wonder how you can discredit him?
How many fans do you think he can influence not to vote for you because of your behavior?"

A group of congressmen were also somewhat annoyed as they had not been able to find any evidence against Wolverine. Once He Zhongqiu made the matter public, it would be very disadvantageous to the Democratic Party.

He Zhongqiu's attack on the Democratic Party is likely to lead to the Republican Party taking action as well, which could cause problems in New York's state election. They are under a lot of pressure now.

"If Wolverine agrees not to get close to the Republican Party, are you willing to stop?" James Dolan asked.

A group of councillors discussed for a few words, and someone came forward and asked: "James, can you promise?"

James Dolan said angrily: "If he has political inclinations, would he not be involved in any political activities? You are just wasting your time.

If you don't stop and force him to side with the Republicans, and you can't find any evidence against him, then with the help of the Republicans, I'm afraid you won't be able to ban him, and you may lose New York and California instead.

If he reveals that it is the Democrats who are suppressing him, guess how his huge fan base in the United States will react? What consequences will it have on the election? "

"If he doesn't lean towards the Republicans, we can stop."

"agree."

"But He Zhongqiu can't reveal it. We are suppressing him. If he dares to reveal it, James, you should know what will happen to him."

The congressmen nodded one after another, agreeing to James Dolan's conditions.

Since they couldn't find any evidence against He Zhongqiu, their plan was to quit while they were ahead and not force He Zhongqiu to side with the Republican Party.

Once that happens, they will no longer be able to use the media to ban He Zhongqiu, because the Murdoch Media Group has always been more inclined towards the Republican Party.

Now the Murdoch Media Group is helping them to ban He Zhongqiu because He Zhongqiu did not turn to the Republican Party, and the Murdoch Group does not want to see He Zhongqiu become an American superhero.

In addition, dozens of brands behind He Zhongqiu have also begun to put pressure on them in the past two days, and many of them are even in their own camp.

(End of this chapter)