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Chapter 541 Box Office Explosion!

The Los Angeles march started out normally.

It's not very large in scale.

Jenny Spike, a sophomore at USC, prayed for Liu Jin on the 17th, but was unable to wake him, which made her very sad.

After returning to school, she talked about it with her best friend.

My best friend keenly sensed that this was a great opportunity to show off.

So her best friend dragged Jenny to find someone in the student council.

As it turned out, the student council president was one of Liu Jin's readers.

After listening to her best friend's advice, she immediately convened a meeting and decided to organize a march to cheer for "Life Is Beautiful".

The Liu Jin shooting case is currently the hottest topic in America.

Liu Jin's readers also have a wide audience.

Liu Jin has a large following, especially on university campuses.

After the student council and the school reported the matter, the board of directors felt there was nothing wrong with it.

Since it's not like we're causing trouble for the school, going to Little Tokyo to demonstrate is a pretty good idea.

Moreover, Liu Jin was also a university student, albeit a doctoral student in France. Out of respect for the Pulitzer Prize winner, the USC Board of Trustees quickly agreed to the student council's request and personally intervened to coordinate with the Los Angeles Police Department.

The Los Angeles Police Department is under a lot of pressure right now.

Previously, Nobuyuki Idei had found a scapegoat.

It was originally a good plan, and as long as things didn't escalate, the case could have been easily closed.

But the problem is, things have blown up!

Police confirmed that if a scapegoat is indeed brought out, the entire American media will scrutinize that person under a microscope.

One slip...

Therefore, the Los Angeles Police Department had no choice but to reject Sony's suggestion.

But how about catching the gunman?
Who to arrest? Where to arrest them?
No clues whatsoever!

According to eyewitnesses, a person did indeed emerge from the building opposite the Chinese Theatre that evening, carrying a long suitcase, and rode away on a motorcycle.

The police then retrieved the motorcycle, but it had been burned to a shell and there were no clues.

According to a homeless man living in a bridge hole not far from where the car burned, the gunman was about fifty years old.

Why around fifty?

According to the homeless man, the gunman had gray hair and a thick beard.

Where can we find clues?
The level of surveillance in Los Angeles is not very good.

As the situation escalated, Los Angeles police decided to employ delaying tactics.

Wait until the storm passes before bringing out the scapegoat.

Perfect timing! The students' planned march will also temporarily divert media attention away from the police...

Therefore, the police approved the parade route as quickly as possible.

……

America West Coast time, August 19th.

USC students were ready and began their march.

They held up various signs, all of which were classic lines from Liu Jin's past works.

A person who has committed one evil deed will want to commit every evil deed imaginable, unless he goes mad. —The Hunchback of Notre Dame

No one's life is perfect, but every moment of life is beautiful. No matter what disaster strikes, as long as there is life, life must go on. To be alive is the most beautiful thing.

Life Is Beautiful

Look at those sunflowers, they bow towards the sun, but if they bow too low, it means they've withered.

Life Is Beautiful

No one's life is perfect, but every moment of life is beautiful.

Life Is Beautiful

When life makes you feel frustrated, do you know what to do? Just keep swimming.

Nemo

The meaning of life is far more than just survival; the real skill lies in learning to always live independently.

Pirates of the Caribbean

……

Such statements are varied and numerous.

If Liu Jin were sober, he would also be shocked when he saw these slogans.

Could he have written so many beautiful, poetic, and philosophical sentences?
He himself might not even be able to remember...

At first, the march went smoothly.

However, the marchers encountered obstruction when they passed through the central area of ​​Little Tokyo.

A group of Japanese Americans rushed out, blocked their way, and shouted curses.

Some people even pulled out sticks and threatened to disperse the march...

However, the group of spirited college students were not afraid.

As the standoff continued, some Black people living nearby joined the fight and began to confront the Japanese Americans.

Spike and Kanye certified black Homie.

That is the homie of all black people.

He doesn't discriminate against Black people and is willing to fight and drink with them; he considers them his good brothers.

Besides, many Black people have also read Liu Jin's books or watched his movies.

To some extent, they held goodwill towards Liu Jin...

At first, the two sides were exchanging words. But things changed after the Black people joined in.

These Black people swear loudly and fiercely.

The amount of 'Mama Fuck' increased, which angered the little guy, so he picked up a stick and started fighting with the marching crowd.

The marchers, who never expected the Japanese to take action, scattered in disarray.

The Black people returned to their quarters, increasingly annoyed, and began a new round of gatherings with their friends and acquaintances.

At the same time, the college students who had been scattered were also unwilling to accept defeat.

They launched a call to action.

Students from almost every university around Los Angeles were called upon.

At the beginning of the morning, the parade only had a few hundred people, but by the time it reached the central area of ​​Little Tokyo, it had grown to nearly a thousand.

But by evening, the number of students from various universities totaled four or five thousand.

Moreover, they headed straight for Little Tokyo, and when people asked them questions along the way, they explained the whole story.

In 2005, Los Angeles had a total population of 1359 million.

However, Los Angeles is a very large area, and its population is very dispersed.

The city proper has a population of approximately 3.8 million, of which nearly 800,000 live around Little Tokyo.

Liu Jin would never have imagined how many fans he had in Los Angeles.

Anyway, when the marchers returned to Little Tokyo, the number of people had surged to over ten thousand...

In addition, there were thousands of homies who came by car, bringing the total to nearly 20,000.

The influx of 20,000 people into the central area of ​​Little Tokyo immediately triggered panic throughout the region.

Japanese Americans in Little Tokyo rushed out.

This time, however, the homies are no longer empty-handed.

The two sides engaged in fierce fighting in the central area of ​​Little Tokyo.

Homies are a group of people who act recklessly once they get excited, and they'll take action without saying a word.

What started as a march escalated into a serious riot.

The police quickly dispatched personnel to suppress the situation... but the situation was already out of control.

The college students were fine, but the homies were really into it.

looting, vandalism, arson...

Anyway, by the time the riots ended, the central area of ​​Little Tokyo was a complete mess.

Hundreds of people were injured and more than ten died.

Dozens of shops were robbed, and more than a dozen women were raped.

The reporter also interviewed a handsome Japanese-American boy who tearfully recounted how he was...

In front of the camera, he cried with tears streaming down his face.

It made even the strongest men get hard!

……

Saturday the 20th.

Martial law is in effect in the Little Tokyo area.

On the same day, the box office results for "Life Is Beautiful" were released on Friday the 18th, showing a staggering $32 million, which shocked countless people.

Including the box office results of the first four days, the total box office has exceeded 70 million.

There are still two days left this weekend, they're aiming for 100 million in box office revenue!

"Life Is Beautiful," which was not initially well-received, has become a huge hit.

The various cinema chains have stopped caring about Sony and have increased the number of films they're making.

Life Is Beautiful scored 4100 views on Saturday.

With the bloodshed in Little Tokyo exposed, reporters transformed into detectives, meticulously unraveling the truth.

Several Japanese gangs in Little Tokyo did not want the march to continue, so they sent people to stop it.

They struck first!

This led to a one-sided public opinion attacking people of Japanese descent.

They should never have been allowed to leave the concentration camp in the first place.

President Truman was right; those little devils should all be killed.

Protesting is our right.

I don't understand. The government approved our march, so why are those Japanese Americans trying to stop us?

The value of Amos's prophecy in "The Eye of the Beast" is increasing.

Kill the Japanese devils!

Well, the guy who made that comment was called to the police station for a chat that same day.

That's how America is.

You can insult people all you want online (except for people who are considered "Celestial Dragons"), but you can't call for violence or killing; that's a crime.

You can't even talk to me about it!

Indulging in verbal gratification is also a crime...

On Saturday, "Life Is Beautiful" grossed $38 million, officially surpassing $100 million.

That night, in a dimly lit ward at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills.

Liu Jin lay quietly on the hospital bed.

Her eyelashes suddenly fluttered twice, and she slowly opened her eyes!
……

(End of this chapter)