Chương 18: Chapter 18: Risks and opportunities
"Hello."
Unlike the ones earlier, Kara Faith just gave a polite smile and pointed to Murphy next to her, politely declining, "Excuse me, my friend and I have something to talk about and need a quiet space."
The tall black man was also polite, "Can I get your name?"
As if she didn't recognize the man who was a big name in the Los Angeles area, Carla's eyes flashed with a hint of impatience, but she said, "Carla Faith."
The black man was about to say something else, but Carla Faith turned to Murphy and said, "Two sodas, dear."
Murphy waved to the waiter standing by the beach, and when the other man came over, he said, "Two sodas, please."
After saying that, he took the initiative to pull out a chair and made a gesture of invitation, and when Carla Faith sat down, he pulled out another chair and sat across from her.
The black man, however, didn't go away and seemed undeterred.
Carla Faith was at a woman's best age, tall and sexy, plus dressed up, she could indeed attract the eyes of all normal men.
In many people's impression, the purpose of a beautiful strange woman who appeared in this kind of occasion was usually not pure.
Compared to the black man, Carla Faith, like Murphy, was undoubtedly a really small person.
"Hello, Ms. Carla Faith." The black man took the initiative to bend down and extend a hand, "I'm Kobe Bryant."
Carla Faith shook his hand, still quite politely, "Hello, Mr. Bryant."
She didn't show anything in particular.
More than a little embarrassed, the black man turned his head to Murphy next to him, "Hello ..."
Murphy offered his hand, "Hello, Murphy Stanton."
"Let's talk again sometime." This black man wasn't stupid and took the initiative to say goodbye, "There are friends waiting for me."
"Bye." Murphy waved at him.
Seeing the black man leave, Carla Faith looked at Murphy with slight curiosity, "He's the hero of this city, how come you're not excited to see him at all."
"Honey, I can't even figure out basketball walks ...," Murphy shrugged his shoulders, "How can I be interested in a basketball star."
As a basketball illiterate, he just knows that there is such a superstar as Kobe Bryant, but to make a person who knows nothing about basketball remember the name is enough to show what kind of horrible influence Kobe Bryant has in the world.
"What about you? I can tell that he's interested in you." Murphy turned to Kara, "Why are you reacting so flatly, he's Kobe Bryant!"
Picking up her soda, Kara Faith took a gentle sip and looked up into the starry night sky, giving a strong reason, "I do current social news, not sports news."
"I'm not talking about work." Murphy raised an eyebrow, "Don't you think he'd be a good person to date?"
Kara Faith withdrew her gaze and gave him a look, "Kobe Bryant is engaged, what do you think he's coming over here seeking?"
This kind of answer was self-evident, then again, no matter whether it was the stars of the sports or entertainment world, the purpose of actively seeking out beautiful women to climb on such occasions was very clear.
For this kind of situation, Murphy didn't feel surprised, stars all over the world are actually pretty much the same, no matter male or female.
Taking a sip of soda, he took the initiative to change the topic, "Remember what I told you before, those two blacks and the victim might be drug dealers, this is news that can be dug deeper."
Kara looked at him strangely, "I'm surprised you were able to volunteer a story to me instead of selling it."
Murphy changed his expression to one of affection, "We are good friends, we should help each other."
"Help each other?" Carla Faith's eyes rolled up slightly, "I won't say thank you, because I don't plan to report news in this area in the short term."
"Why?" Murphy couldn't help but ask.
"It would diminish the impact of the Bill Road case."
After slightly organizing her words, Carla Faith said seriously, "The constant protests by black people right now is nothing more than the fact that the last perpetrator of the case was shot by a white police officer when he was not capable of resisting. There is also a tacit understanding that black people won't say out loud, that is, the black caseworker kills rich white people, which will make black people have a strange psychology, but two black people become drug dealers, and the case turns into a drug dealer's internal fire, then it will break these psychological tacit understandings, which will make the Los Angeles area's roaring black movement quickly calm down."
Facing Murphy, she didn't hide it at all, "We need persistent sensational news, not a calm and safe society."
Murphy nodded gently, clearly recognizing Carla Faith's statement, "It's not like we're a government department, and once the black movement subsides, the documentary on will be adversely affected."
A crime city full of violence, injustice, drugs, crime and racism is the subject of the documentary.
For a documentary like this to gain widespread attention, it needs a chaotic social situation to go along with it.
However, the chaos in Los Angeles brought about by the black movement in no way affects this kind of high-class party, where there is always drunkenness, where well-dressed men hit on beautiful and sexy women, where women with exquisite makeup seduce reputable men, and where there are even some reputable gentlemen and ladies who get together to enjoy marijuana and ******
Sex, alcohol, drugs, and chaotic same-sex relationships will always be a theme that will not go out of style at such parties.
Of course, there were quite a few self-disciplined people on top of the party.
At least Murphy could see that quite a few people, like him and Carla Faith, just used the party as an arena for expanding their socialization, and wouldn't even go near those things that could ruin one's future.
Murphy understands very well how he should go about it, and even more so, he knows that now is definitely not the time to enjoy himself.
Nowadays, he should fight and work hard, rather than stopping his steps forward because of these inexplicable things.
At the party, Murphy, together with Carla Faith, met many people, and also exchanged business cards with many people, although there are no big names among them, but the social circle is all built up step by step like this.
Turning to the early hours of the morning, the party did not have the slightest tendency to disperse, but Murphy two are ready to leave, they still have their respective work to be busy tomorrow, it is impossible to spend a whole night in this kind of drunken occasion, just walk to the Audi sedan side is ready to get on the car, Murphy but suddenly shouted Carla Faith.
"Look over there." Murphy gestured with his eyes to the left front about fifty or so feet away, a black man walking on the curb with a beautiful woman on his arm, "Isn't that the basketball star who wants to pursue you?"
The black man was none other than Kobe Bryant, whom Murphy had met earlier, and he was walking with a young, sexy redhead who looked very close.
Murphy's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked, "Is that Kobe Bryant's fiancée?"
Carla looked up and shook her head, "I don't think so, I remember the media reported that Kobe Bryant's fiancée is a Latina, and this red-haired woman is obviously not a Latina."
Eyes looking at those two walking together, Murphy's head suddenly remembered something, vaguely remembered that this basketball superstar had once made a lot of noise because of the scandal in this area, he left the party with this red-haired woman, it should be more than just chatting so simple, right?
This period of time of freelance reporter experience has already allowed Murphy's certain abilities to be honed, instantly evoking a sense of professional smell.
Seeing that those two people walked to a Hummer, Murphy suddenly turned his head and said to Carla Faith, who was pulling open the door and preparing to get into the driver's seat, "Can I borrow your car for a while, honey."
Kara froze, then realized, frowning slightly, "Are you going to follow me?"
Murphy didn't say anything, just shrugged.
After less than two seconds of consideration, Kara Faith closed the driver's door, "I'll hitch a ride back with someone else, I have my Nikon D1 digital camera and telephoto lens in the trunk of the car."
"Thanks." Murphy turned to the driver's side, "You helped me out big time."
He had planned to find a chance to buy a telephoto camera now.
Carla Faith had camera equipment with her in her car, Murphy wasn't surprised, the other party was a dedicated journalist, it was normal to carry these tools with her car.
"Murphy, he is not an ordinary person, there are some things you can use on ordinary murderers," seeing Murphy pulling open the car door, Carla Faith reminded, "you must be cautious and careful when dealing with him."
Murphy nodded cautiously, "I'm not crazy, I know what to do."
Even if he could film something, Murphy would not sell it directly to the tabloids, in the face of a superstar of Kobe Bryant's caliber, there were some things that could never be done with recklessness.
The kind of people who think they don't need to be scrupulous about what they do are easily trampled to death on the road to upward mobility.
Murphy lacked funds, the dollars in his hand now were just a drop in the bucket for the bottomless pit that was making the movie, he needed the gateway to amassing money, and had done enough crazy things in the previous month, but was dealing with ordinary people in a relative sense, not a superstar.
As someone who had come from an era of highly developed networks, Murphy was clear that a superstar represented absolutely not himself alone, but was the front man for a whole host of forces ranging from economic corporations to the teams he played for to advertisement sponsors, and if he really ran afoul of them, those forces could easily take down an obscure little man like him.
Yes, it was risky to follow up, but Murphy still had to go for it, because such an opportunity was just as rare as the last time, and there were ways to solve such things within the limits of not offending the other side's bottom line.
For the sake of raw capital accumulation, such a risk was worth a try.
Getting into the driver's seat and fastening his seatbelt, Murphy gave a thumbs-up to Carla Faith, who had been watching him from outside, and after the Hummer in front of him on the left started up and drove away, he also started up the Audi sedan to follow.
With the experience of the last time, Murphy wasn't far behind the Hummer, and despite the fact that the car in front of him deliberately made several circles as if trying to shake off a possible tail, he stayed hanging on.
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