Volume 4: White Devil Chapter 203: Standing Up for Justice
Tommy rested his head comfortably on the legs of his lawyer, visiting professor at Stanford Law School, partner of Davis Polk Law Firm, and his old mistress Delia Keyes.
"So, Otilia just left, and you couldn't wait for me to come over and give you some maternal care. Is it because you keep exercising that your physical strength has become stronger?" Delia, who was dressed in a women's suit, gently scratched Tommy's hair with her hand and asked with a smile: "Speaking of which, I have always wondered, is it because of your mother's departure that you prefer to get along with women who are slightly older than you? Otilia, Sophia, Susan... It seems that all the girls around you are older than you."
"Maybe. After all, what you lack in your heart is what you hope to gain." Tommy raised his hand and gently stroked Delia's face: "So, what do you lack in your heart and what do you desire?"
Delia threw away the hand . "If you had used half of the resources you used to support Hillary in the past two years, I would have become a senior partner at Davis Polk by now."
"That woman tried to get Otilia to convince me to arrange for her to replace you as the legal director of the EFF at least four times, and I rejected them all without any hesitation. And now you actually doubt that I support her more than you do? Remember, I said that we are a family, and she is not."
Hearing Tommy's words, Delia laughed. She remembered that she had taken the initiative to return the reward paid by this guy that day, and was sold to Stanford by him and forced to become a member of Stanford's family. Now think about it, Hillary and his wife have enjoyed Tommy's efforts for so long, if one day he wants to settle the account...
Tommy has never been a generous person. This guy always keeps in mind the words of his life mentor Benjamin Benson: every piece of gold has a price marked on it, but the price tag is hidden and will only be revealed when the owner of the gold needs it.
No one could guess what was going on in this guy's head. No one knew when he would show the golden price tag. Even Delia, who thought she was very familiar with Tommy and was jokingly called a family by Tommy, didn't know.
Perhaps the only ones who could understand his thoughts were Jim Manz and Benjamin Benson. Delia knew that those two were the people Tommy truly trusted and relied on.
“But why am I preparing to hand over my work at the EFF?” Delia then asked.
"Benjamin and Jason are full of praise for your work at EFF. They said they tried to create various opportunities for you, but because those big companies have their families, they haven't been able to help you find enough opportunities to be promoted to senior partner of your firm." Tommy enjoyed Delia's scalp massage for a while, then sat up from the sofa, picked up a cherry from the fruit plate on the coffee table and put it into his mouth:
"So I think we can't let you always help Jason, Benjamin and others work hard, but not get a reasonable reward because of their laziness or negativity. Besides, you have to return to your family and me in the end."
Delia folded her legs in stockings, adjusted her sitting position, and moved her numb leg muscles. "The Lotus case made me an expert in computer industry-related laws. If I leave EFF and the field I'm familiar with, Tommy, I may not be that important to you. Of course, I'm not rejecting you. I'm just making it clear in advance."
Delia is now able to thrive in the computer industry in California and even moved her private office from Washington to Silicon Valley, mainly due to her deep involvement in the Actor vs. Lotus case and the subsequent introduction of related laws. If Tommy summoned her without any plan, the effect might not be as good as if Tommy found a more experienced lawyer in the field of television industry-related laws.
"I know that once people leave their comfortable environment, they will always panic subconsciously." Tommy swallowed the cherry and picked up a grape:
"In fact, Benjamin helped VOX find a group of new people from New York. The preparatory period has ended. VOX will be doing some operations management and menial work. Wolf, who focuses on program quality, lacks the vision and skills of a large company manager. He can't do these jobs, so VOX will have a personnel adjustment. Jim and Benjamin originally wanted you to join the VOX board of directors, but I thought about it for a long time and rejected their suggestion. Do you want to hear their suggestions for your future development?"
"Benjamin and Jim have their own legal advisors, and we rarely talk about topics that are not related to work," said Delia.
Tommy slowly peeled the skin of the grape: "They want you to join VOX. As VOX continues to grow, you will naturally become a senior partner. Then, relying on VOX's high exposure, they will help you attract politicians to cooperate and slowly look for opportunities. It would be best if they could help you seek a position related to computer and network industry legislation in a certain government. After you take office, you can use your energy to feed back and protect the companies we have laid out in the computer industry in the Internet age. By then, you will be a new member of the American revolving door club in the Internet industry."
Delia subconsciously opened her mouth slightly. Just by listening to Tommy's casual words, she felt that Jim and Benjamin's proposal was too tempting and there was no reason to refuse.
Isn't the ultimate goal of every American lawyer who wants to become a senior partner at a well-known law firm to break through that revolving door?
If you advance, you will be above everyone else; if you retreat, you will be as rich as a country.
Tommy took the opportunity to put the peeled grapes into Delia's slightly opened mouth, and gently smeared the juice on his fingers on her rosy lips:
"Benjamin and Jim's proposal is certainly good and a natural outcome, but I don't think so. It's too blatant and not suitable for a woman like you who has a strong sense of justice. I want you to go back to the firm and devote yourself to your job."
"Are you going to arrange someone else? Earl Rush? The black lawyer?" Delia, who had just licked the liquid off her lips, narrowed her pupils slightly and sounded somewhat dissatisfied when she heard Tommy reject Jim and Benjamin's proposal.
The two of them had planned what she thought was a perfect career path for her, but this guy actually refused? Not only did he pull her out of EFF, but he also wanted her to return to the firm to continue working in intensive litigation?
"Of course not. Earl is not my family. He is black. His role is to wait for the most glorious moment in life and then quickly disappear." Tommy's fingers slowly moved down from Delia's lips and slid across her smooth chin:
"You are different. I want everyone to see your sense of justice."
Delia sighed. "Just tell me, Tommy. Have you discovered the weakness of your opponent again? Let me find an opportunity to bite it. I will help you deal with the opponent before you agree to Benjamin and Jim's suggestion."
"Susan needs the help of a lawyer with a sense of justice. Several actresses who signed contracts with her and worked for 20th Century Fox Film Company before were raped by Fox executives. You know, Susan is a girl who climbed up from the bottom. She empathizes with those girls, so she decided to bear all the litigation costs of those girls and fight Fox Film to the end. She once told me very seriously that in Hollywood, only one of her agency and Fox Film can survive." Tommy said to Delia righteously:
"As an American man, I certainly couldn't sit idly by after hearing the news, so I chose to stand on the side of justice! After all, I can't just watch an old Australian film company wantonly abuse our American sweethearts like cheap prostitutes! I have to pay $700,000 to sleep with a female star, so why can't they do that... Never mind, the topic has gone a bit off topic, let's get back to the point."
Speaking of Fox, Tommy's face was filled with anger, and he couldn't help but talk about his even more angry experience. Why did the executives of Fox Film Corporation sleep with female stars for free, but he had to spend $700,000 like a sucker?
After adjusting his mood, Tommy continued, "Back to the issue of Fox. It's not just the film company. FOX TV has a lot of fake news reports. I can ask Earl to provide you with a lot of victim information. He has been quietly collecting relevant information. In short, Murdoch is simply a sinister cancer entrenched in the United States. We can't just watch him destroy the great image of America. We must drive him out of the United States. This is what every American who has justice in his heart and loves this country should do."
When Delia heard Tommy talking about justice and America, she knew that this guy was going to do something dirty again. She put her hand on her forehead and said:
"Under the banner of justice again? Can't you try another tactic?"
"The US government told me that if a tactic works well, don't change it. It has been doing this all the time. As one of its citizens, why should I change my tactics?" Tommy patted Delia's shoulder with a serious expression.
"And I can swear to God in front of everyone that I am really doing this for America and for justice, and I am definitely not targeting Fox's assets."
"That's what you said last time you dealt with Lotus." Delia looked at Tommy speechlessly, and finally lowered her head and spoke helplessly.
Tommy took out a coin and said, "Now that we're done, guess who will make the move, you or me? I hope it's you. After all, I just separated from Otilia for two hours. I hope you can give me some tolerance and understanding."
"Seeing that I'm about to fight for justice again, if you dare let me take the initiative again, I'll break your club," Delia said unhappily.
Tommy put away the coin angrily: "Okay, no coin toss this time. You win. I am willing to stand up for justice."
"You bastard, Tommy." Delia cursed with a smile: "So, when will your justice action begin? Oh, let me talk about something that I shouldn't be concerned about. I think that simply throwing dirty water is not enough to defeat FOX."
"Of course I know that justice alone is not enough to defeat evil, so we need to unite all Americans with justice in their hearts. Therefore, when to start depends on Wolfe's preparation speed. But don't worry, Wolfe is familiar with this kind of thing. He already has very rich experience in the early preparation of television networks. When I finish working on you, I will call him and ask him to contact the people arranged by Benjamin Benson to hand over the work and devote himself to the new preparation work." Tommy reached out to unbutton Delia's suit jacket and said slowly:
"Even if Wolfe is not here, I am willing to swear to God that this preliminary preparation will definitely be the last time for my poor black friend who has all the good qualities of his ancestors."
