Chapter 239: Chapter 239 Legal And Reasonable Procedure
Harvey Zola felt the situation was getting worse.
ABC Television would never pass up the opportunity to step on its competitor.
At noon news.
The male host said, "This news involves a sex scandal between a high level executive of a certain broadcasting company and a female employee."
"NBC Vice President Harvey Zola, under the pretense of launching a new program, lured a young female host who had joined NBC Television for half a year into bed."
The male host finished speaking and looked at the female host beside him, "I remember there is still a group of protesters in front of NBC Television. This Vice President Harvey Zola is still doing such things, completely ignoring the citizen opinion and further smearing NBC."
The female host nodded, "Very despicable behavior."
Harvey Zola walked out of NBC Television and was spotted by a group of reporters, many surrounding him for an interview.
"Mr. Zola, is the report in the New York Record true?"
"Vice President Zola, did you have an intimate relationship with that female host and promise to make her a program host?"
Harvey Zola's face was ashen as he shouted at the reporters, "This is slander. The New York Record made a false report. I will sue them in court. If they don't have conclusive evidence, they will face closure for violating the news law."
After saying this, he quickly got into the car and left as if escaping.
Meanwhile, The New York Times finally contacted the informant.
The informant, a man in his twenties wearing a mask and sunglasses, walked into the cafe. He handed an envelope to the person from the newspaper, "The photos are all in here, from entering the house to the bed, very detailed, 2000 dollars."
The newspaper person opened the envelope and confirmed its contents before saying, "2000 dollars is too much, we are willing to offer 1000 dollars."
The informant picked up the envelope on the table and was about to leave. The reporter quickly stopped him, "Alright, alright, 2000 dollars."
In another place, another informant met with someone from ABC Television, "There are photos and a recording in here, perfectly reconstructing the scene. 5000 dollars, not a penny less."
At that time, 5000 dollars could buy a luxury car or a small villa with a front and back garden.
The ABC Television person verified the goods and paid for the information.
Why buy their own news? Because the whole process is reasonable and legal, sometimes the process is also important.
The next day.
The New York Times reported the NBC Vice President Harvey Zola's sex scandal, and it was much more detailed than the New York Record, with photos.
The first photo was of Harvey Zola opening the door for the woman, proving the two entered the villa.
The second photo showed the two talking, clearly taken from outside.
The third photo, in the bedroom, showed the two starting to undress.
The fourth photo was on the bed, with key parts pix-elated.
The New York Times influence covers the entire country, incomparable to the New York Record, making this incident instantly spread across the United States and become a topic of much discussion.
NBC is also a well known media outlet in the United States, and such a scandal naturally attracts attention.
This time, with the New York Times posting photos, Harvey could no longer argue.
Seeing the newspaper, Harvey Zola felt a chill. He knew he was finished this time. For the company's reputation, he would definitely be fired.
But it wasn't over yet.
ABC's noon news broke even more explosive news, not only reporting the incident but also adding photos and a recording.
The recording revealed a lot of information.
"Vice President Zola, can you really arrange a solo program for me?" the woman asked.
"Of course, you know I have that power," the man said.
"Can I know what the program is?"
"ABC has extended the broadcast time, and the president requires an increase in program length, so the planning department has come up with new programs, anyway just to make up the numbers. The planning department has created several educational programs, imitating ABC's makeup time and Happy kitchen."
"They came up with a few decent ideas, one of which is a childcare program, where a nurse teaches new mothers in front of the TV how to take care of their children, change diapers, feed, treat hiccups, eczema, etc."
"I think this program is perfect for you. It's a great opportunity. What do you think?"
"But I don't have any childcare knowledge?"
"That's not a problem. Learn at the hospital for two weeks. When recording the program, we'll find a nurse to teach you. Anyway, it's just fooling the women in front of the TV."
As Harvey spoke, he reached out to the woman.
"I've fulfilled my promise, now it's your turn to fulfill yours."
This recording confirmed the sex for job exchange between NBC Vice President Harvey Zola and the female host, not just rumors of a romantic relationship, but a blatant dirty workplace power and sex deal.
It also revealed that NBC, under pressure from ABC, was preparing to increase program length but couldn't come up with enough good programs, so they decided to imitate and plagiarize, which was clearly approved by the entire management.
Moreover, Harvey Zola arranged a childcare program for the female host, making her pretend to be a nurse, despite her admitting she had no childcare experience. Zola said it was all fake, just to fool those housewives.
These remarks exposed NBC Television's irresponsibility to its audience. A childcare program had an inexperienced host teaching others how to take care of their children, which was absolutely unforgivable.
Now it was not just Harvey Zola's scandal but a scandal for NBC Television.
ABC's news led many to become dissatisfied with NBC.
As America's oldest TV station, NBC was once very trusted. But this time, NBC executives were caught fooling their audience, making many people very angry.
Originally, there were many protesters in front of NBC Television, and now even more people joined, with their slogans changed.
"NBC Television, plagiarism, fooling the audience, management should resign!"
"NBC Television, we will never trust your programs again."
"Calling all women to boycott NBC and stop watching their programs."
The NBC president looked at the protesters outside the building from the office window, feeling overwhelmed. At that moment, the phone on the desk rang. It was the chairman calling.
"Yes, yes, I understand. I will handle this matter as soon as possible," the president kept responding.
That night.
NBC held a press conference.
Reporters from major newspapers and TV stations rushed over.
At the press conference, the NBC president apologized for the recent events, including poaching from ABC and the sex scandal involving Vice President Harvey Zola and the female host.
He also announced that Vice President Harvey Zola had been dismissed and would no longer hold any position in the company, and the female host was also dismissed. The company would not tolerate such ugly behavior.
Finally, the NBC president said, "The company will learn from this incident, not follow trends or plagiarize, and strive to create its own programs, making NBC great again."
ABC broadcasted the press conference live, and many found it amusing, considering it a next level of irony.
Hardy watched the entire press conference and listened to the NBC president's words. He smiled, "As long as I'm around, NBC will never be great again."