Chapter 922 1022. Saturn Award
Jess lay in the corridor for more than ten minutes. During this time, many colleagues and even subordinates passed by him, but no one came to help him.
Not to mention helping him, people even sped up when they passed by him. Many people even looked at him and immediately turned their heads away, as if he was something terrible and disgusting, and they didn't want to get involved at all.
In the end, Jess got up by himself and walked towards the office in a mess.
As he walked along, countless eyes were secretly looking at him. After all, Jess was also a veteran of the company. He had worked in Disney for more than 20 years. Especially after Thomas resigned, he was even more glorious during this period.
There were even rumors in private that a vice president of Disney was about to retire, and Jess would take over the position of vice president.
But what no one expected was that Jess fell down so suddenly.
No one thought that Jess could survive this incident. Now his reputation on the Internet has become a bad name. The price of playing with millions of netizens is to become a rat crossing the street that everyone is shouting and beating at this time.
Because of the incident, Disney's stock price has shown a downward trend. In order to stop the loss, the company obviously cannot tolerate such a person covered in mud to hold an important position in the company.
No matter whether he has worked for 20 years or 50 years, it is not as important as the clean brand of Disney.
In addition, Jess is also burdened with Nie Wei's lawsuit. As long as the verdict finally confirms that he is the ultimate mastermind behind this incident, he will also bear more than 100 million yuan in compensation.
Although Jess has earned a lot in recent years, facing this sky-high compensation, he can't pay it back even if he goes bankrupt.
Everyone can imagine that Jess will be included in the list of dishonest people, that is, "deadbeats" in everyone's mouth. No big company is willing to give such a dishonest person a high-paying job. He can only do those cheap jobs and earn a meager salary.
In this way, most of his monthly salary will be deducted, leaving him only a minimum living allowance, and the rest will be transferred to the bank as compensation for Nie Wei.
Jace's meager salary could never pay off the compensation in his lifetime, and his family's future life might change drastically because of his momentary impulse.
Lucy, who was far away in Quebec, had a similar experience to Jace.
This ambitious woman could never have imagined that Nie Wei's means of revenge would be so cruel.
As the provider of the recording, Lucy was also Nie Wei's main target. When Jace received the lawyer's letter, Lucy actually received one as well.
When she saw the lawyer's letter, Lucy didn't feel anything, but with the police summons, 24-hour interrogation, and the recording evidence provided during the process, Lucy finally knew what fear was.
But what she was most puzzled about was how these things were exposed?
In the end, Rick gave her an answer.
"Rick, is it you?" The moment she saw Rick in the police station, the question that had been bothering Lucy seemed to have suddenly found the key point, and the answer was solved in an instant.
"It's me." Rick had nothing to hide and confessed directly.
"Why?" Lucy's facial features were exaggeratedly widened, revealing a very incomprehensible expression, as if she couldn't understand why Rick would be the one who betrayed her. Lucy fell into another deep doubt in anger.
Rick shook his head, just answered without asking anything, then glanced at Lucy and left the interrogation room.
He came here just to determine Lucy's condition and give her the last blow to her psychological defense line that was about to collapse.
After doing this, Rick took a record at the police station and once again guaranteed the authenticity of the evidence he provided.
After completing all this accompanied by a lawyer, Rick and the lawyer left the police station together. There was already a special car waiting for them at the door.
After getting on the special car, the lawyer took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Rick.
"The boss is very satisfied with your performance, so he decided to give you a reward in advance. You said at the beginning that you wanted a farm, right?"
"Yes... yes." Rick nodded nervously, his eyes fixed on the file bag in the lawyer's hand.
"No need to read it. This is a farm transfer agreement. As long as you sign your name, 50% of the farm will belong to you. As long as you cooperate with us in the future, the other 50% of the farm will be given to you exactly after the deal is done."
"Do you want to see your farm in advance? I have photos here." The lawyer smiled and handed the file bag to Rick, who immediately took the file bag without even a second's consideration.
Isn't this why he helped Nie Wei so wholeheartedly?
Rick had long been tired of the reporters. What he wanted most was to own a farm of his own and live his own pastoral life. Unfortunately, with his salary as a reporter, he might not be able to buy a decent farm in his lifetime.
At this time, the lawyer in front of him found him.
The next thing was a natural thing. Nie Wei had the money to fulfill his dream, and his identity and position could also help Nie Wei get what he wanted.
As for Lucy, in front of a farm worth millions of Canadian dollars, what does Lucy, a former colleague, count for? Moreover, Rick didn't like Lucy's behavior.
"According to your requirements, the farm is located in southern Ontario, only a fifteen-minute drive from the surrounding cities, and only an hour to Toronto."
"The farm covers an area of about 400 acres, of which 260 acres are cultivated land and the rest are forest land. There is also a two-story villa with five bedrooms and two bathrooms, an open-air basketball court, and two large garages in the villa."
"Of course, there are many warehouses that can be used to raise cattle and horses. What to raise depends on your preference."
"Mr. Nie has already bought all the original facilities of the farm, including a second-hand Ford F150, a harvester, and farm tools, but they are all second-hand. If you don't like them, you can replace them with new ones. Of course, you have to bear this part of the cost yourself."
"No, no, no, this is already very good. Thank Mr. Nie for me. He is really a good person." Rick replied gratefully. Those old farm tools can be said to have solved his urgent needs.
Of course, if you have a farm, you have to farm and raise cattle, but all of these cost money. He has limited funds on hand. If he doesn't have farm tools, he will have to give up some of the farmland and livestock.
But Nie Wei bought the farm tools from the old farm and gave them to him, which would save him a lot of money. After all, although the farm tools are old, they can be used after all. Apart from anything else, the F150 and the harvester alone are enough to make Rick grateful.
"OK, sign it, so I can go back and report it." The lawyer handed the contract to Rick, and Rick signed his name without hesitation.
If Lucy, who was at the police station at this time, knew that the value of her sale was as high as one million Canadian dollars, she didn't know whether she should be proud or think she was unlucky?
After signing, Rick carefully put away his contract, and then waited to go home with expectation. He wanted to tell his wife and children, as well as his father, about this matter. Their family will have a farm!
In the days ahead, their family will also undergo earth-shaking changes. After all, in addition to working harder, farmers can earn several times or even dozens of times more than he does as a reporter. Most farmers are middle class, and their income is much higher than that of reporters.
Moreover, he has seen the location of the farm, which is really great. Not only can it be used for agriculture and animal husbandry, but it can also be used for tourism. Now many foreign tourists like to go to the farm to ride horses or experience the farm life in the country. Rick has decided to do more development in this regard, and he already has connections in the entertainment industry, which can help him do some good publicity.
A week has passed unknowingly, and the investigation of this matter is getting closer and closer to the truth.
"The Canadian female reporter admitted that she framed Nie Wei, and that the recording was induced by her to Drake, and only part of the content was intercepted. The entire recording will be exposed later."
"The female reporter also pointed out during the police interrogation that the false accusation against Nie Wei was initiated by Disney executive Jess. Please listen to the video report brought back by the reporter on the scene."
"It was that Jess. He said he was a Disney executive. He took the initiative to call me and asked for the recording file. He also gave me a generous reward of 5,000 US dollars and a Disney VIP membership card, which allows free travel to Disney around the world for one year. Damn it, I only received 2,000 US dollars. I saved them and didn't move a penny. I really didn't move a penny. I handed them all in. Please forgive me. It's all that guy. It's all his fault..."
Lucy cried on the screen. Although she was just an 'accomplice', the recording files involved in the case and the original source of the revelations all pointed to her. Even if she didn't need to face imprisonment in the end, the huge compensation was not something she could bear.
She only received two thousand dollars from Jace, but if she lost the lawsuit, she might have to pay millions or even tens of millions of dollars. When she thought of this number, she even had the urge to commit suicide.
Her tears did not receive a single sympathy. As an accomplice in deceiving the whole United States, everyone just hoped that this woman would receive the punishment she deserved.
However, compared with Jace's fate, Lucy's fate was already good.
"Former Disney executive Jess has been sued, and the law firm has officially accepted the case. The case has entered the judicial process. If Jess loses the case, he may have to pay about 400 million US dollars in compensation."
"The wife of former Disney executive Jess has issued a statement that her relationship with Jess has broken down, they have been separated for a long time, and have applied for divorce procedures. His two children have also drawn a clear line with him. Jess will face a situation where everyone is deserted."
"According to Lucy's confession, Jess may also be suspected of embezzling company property. Disney is also likely to sue this former executive."
"According to a Disney employee who does not want to reveal his identity, Jess has always been domineering in the company. Thomas, the current president of Max Films, left Disney because of Jess's suppression. This time Jess secretly harmed Nie Wei, which may also have a lot to do with the grievances between the two sides."
"According to rumors, Jess has not yet let go, but the police have collected a lot of evidence against him, and the final verdict is 90% biased towards Nie Wei."
Looking at the news content of the new day, Nie Wei drank coffee calmly, and his relaxed brows proved that he was in a very good mood at this time.
From the moment Drake showed the video proving Nie Wei's innocence, things started to go completely in Nie Wei's favor.
In just one week, the stocks of Huayi and other companies began to rise. Not only did they recover the stock price before the incident, but they continued to rise. In one week, the current market value was more than 5% higher than the original value, with a value of more than 1 billion US dollars.
Nie Wei only paid a few million dollars and made hundreds of millions of dollars.
The key is that because of this incident, Nie Wei also eliminated many hidden opponents. Including Jess, seven people who were prosecuted have been summoned by the police because of substantial evidence. Two newspapers have been shut down. Disney publicly apologized to Nie Wei.
And because of this incident, Nie Wei also gained the favor of many black stars and players in Hollywood.
Especially in the NBA, many big-name stars have expressed their appreciation for Nie Wei, just because Nie Wei chose to stand on equal terms with Drake. The idea of these players is also very simple. They feel that Nie Wei, a world-class rich man, treats them equally through this incident. They feel respected, so they are willing to respect Nie Wei.
At the same time, Nie Wei's thundering methods also really frightened a lot of villains, and made these people who were secretly plotting bad ideas restrained a lot.
Because of this incident, Nie Wei turned a disaster into a blessing. Not only did he make a lot of money, but his reputation in the American entertainment industry was unconsciously raised a lot.
He even used this incident to promote "Inception".
After all, many media will mention the name of the movie that Nie Wei is shooting when reporting things, which also makes a wave of free publicity, and the effect is surprisingly good. Many netizens said that when the movie is released, they will definitely go to the cinema to support the movie.
During this period, many media wanted to interview Nie Wei, the person involved, but they were blocked by work. During this period, Nie Wei even refused to accept an interview with the Los Angeles Times, which left other media speechless. After all, even their own newspapers did not accept interviews, so how could they say anything about Nie Wei?
In a week, Nie Wei actually only took five days to complete the filming. Most of the crew members had already returned to China, and only Nie Wei stayed in the United States. During this period, Fan Binbin, who was far away in China, also came to the United States.
Because the two will attend the Saturn Awards ceremony together.
Thank you for the generous reward from Fantasy Paradise.