Chapter 648
After returning to New York from Washington D.C., Charles prepared to let Ivanka Trump handle this matter and cooperate with Obama's team.
Very soon, White House Chief of Staff Pete Rouse received an investigation report about FNC Chairman Roger Ailes.
This involved early Fox News star anchor Gretchen Carlson, a 1989 "Miss America" who was no longer at Fox.
Currently, the star female anchor at Fox News was Megyn Kelly.
After finishing reading the materials in the Oval Office, Pete Rouse said, "We just need to persuade Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly to file a lawsuit again. But, the materials say that in 2008, News Corp signed agreements with many people out of fear that someone would bite Roger Ailes!"
Also, Fox News advised these female hosts to wear clothes that highlighted their figures.
Low-cut tight dresses gradually became the unspoken standard uniform for anchors, a practical method of Roger Ailes.
"Obama said, "Charles wants to hit his competitor again," as he casually flipped through the files, noting the detailed investigation into Roger Ailes.
It was certain that this guy had already been on Charles's list!
"Roger Ailes and Fox News have always been the stronghold of the right-wing. If we can really hit them, it would indeed be a good thing," Pete Rouse didn't mind some business competition.
"At the moment, Rupert Murdoch of News Corp is dealing with the phone-hacking scandal in London, and their stock price has dropped significantly. Charles Capet chose to go after Roger Ailes at just the right time. News Corp is going to have a hard time this time!"
Obama couldn't underestimate Charles now, "We need to act fast and decisively; the Hollywood strike in '08 had a big impact. Plus, with the financial crisis and Roger Ailes's special status, if things get chaotic, Charles Capet might not be able to handle it."
Pete Rouse suggested, "Let's use feminism as a breakthrough and leverage public opinion."
Obama agreed and continued, "Inform Hillary. She will certainly be interested in this, and it can help improve her image among women voters."
Of course, Obama didn't say the rest of it, which was to force the Republicans' backers to abandon Roger Ailes.
After all, no one wanted to see Hollywood go through another bout of turmoil.
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In New York, at the headquarters of The Huffington Post, as a political mouthpiece of Capet Universal, the internet newspaper had been thriving in recent years.
Many congressmen liked to publish articles and express their views on The Huffington Post.
"At this point, Charles, your timing is impeccable," Arianna Huffington was initially surprised at Charles's plan to team up with Washington to bring down Roger Ailes.
But then she recalled the accusations faced by News Corp in the UK and understood it.
"Such a good opportunity can't be missed," Charles sat on the sofa and calmly said.
"FNC's high ratings owe much to Roger Ailes, but he's definitely a beast. In '08, we sent America's Dad, Bill Cosby, to jail. Why couldn't another big TV figure go down too?"
Arianna Huffington knocked on the table, "But Roger Ailes's status is unusual; he's a mastermind for many Republicans. If you want to bring him down, aren't you worried they'll make a huge fuss over it? Can Hollywood handle another upheaval? And, Capet Universal is planning to go public this year, aren't you worried?"
"Heh," Charles chuckled, "I am a bit worried about another chaos in Hollywood, but the film and TV circles in Hollywood are actually two different circles. Roger Ailes and News Corp won't be able to save him; once public opinion rises, how much will they have to pay to persuade those bringing accusations? The phone-hacking scandal in London has already blown up News Corp's PR team. If they still want to hold back on Roger Ailes, ha ha..."
As long as Washington employed some tactics to expose substantive evidence, Roger Ailes would not be able to turn the situation around!
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After leaving The Huffington Post office, Charles saw it was already late and drove his Bentley Continental GT straight to Washington Square Park in downtown Manhattan.
While driving, Charles made a call to Molly Bloom, sighing internally, thinking he had already warned Roger Ailes, News Corp couldn't protect him.
"Boss, what's up?" Molly Bloom always got straight to the point on the phone.
"Tell your friends on the outside to short News Corp's stock; there's money to be made!"
There was a brief pause before the other side responded, "News Corp's stock is indeed dropping."
"Rest assured, you've been investigating the phone-hacking scandal for months, and let's just say, next up is Fox News. News Corp's stock will drop even further."
"Got it, boss..."
Charles wouldn't take direct action himself - it would be too obvious. Molly Bloom's friends on the outside didn't even recognize each other.
This time, it was time to bleed News Corp dry!
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In downtown Manhattan, Washington Square Park was adjacent to Greenwich Village, where New York University was located.
Charles had an appointment here with Elizabeth Olsen from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
NYU's Tisch School of the Arts trained the most Oscar winners and, along with USC's School of Cinematic Arts and UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, was one of America's top three film schools, regarded as a world-class institution.
"Ah, Charles, you're here!" As soon as Elizabeth Olsen got into Charles's car, she excitedly hugged and kissed him.
While feeling Elizabeth Olsen's enthusiasm, Charles reminded her, "Sweetie, let's leave here first."
Very soon, they returned to Charles's Hudson River villa.
Impatiently, as soon as they entered, they started kissing passionately, with clothes coming off piece by piece.
Quickly, Charles was on top of the naked Elizabeth Olsen, his fervent kisses landing on the girl's 32D.
"Mm," Elizabeth Olsen enjoyed, holding Charles's head, "How come you have time to visit?"
"Mmm, of course, I missed you," Charles managed to say before going back to kissing.
"Shall we take a bath?" Elizabeth Olsen suggested weakly after what seemed like ages.
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