Chapter 1177: 1177
"New York Post" released a news, "According to the staff of a hotel, during the 'Road to Glory' stay in the hotel last year, the room was required to be filled with 20 humidifiers to ensure the humidity of the air. Avoid the effects of dry air on Hugo-Lancaster's voice.
At the same time, the band members also demanded that the room be filled with beer and whisky, to ensure that they did not run out of 'drinks' during the band's rehearsal practice. The problem is, they refused to rehearse in a dedicated rehearsal space, opting to practice in the room. The noise made by the band caused serious dissatisfaction from the rest of the hotel guests, and even the hotel manager came and could not solve the problem. "
The New York Post's report can be said to be throwing stones for directions, because there are many loopholes in the content of the news. For example, Glory to Death started from road tours, and performances in harsh environments are simply accustomed to them, so Hugo does not A ridiculous request like a humidifier might be made. Plus, aside from whether or not those beers and whiskeys are real, even if they were, it wouldn't be worth mentioning at all for a rock band.
Colin Myler put this report in an inconspicuous position, and it was published to test the reaction of the entire market, and most importantly, to test the reaction of Hugo.
Sure enough, after the news was published, someone put pressure on Colin's boss, saying that these false and false reports must stop. As a result, Colin was scolded: "The New York Post" is not the "National Enquirer", There can be false reports, but they must not be caught.
Colin immediately confirmed his idea, and Hugo publicly refuted it, but put pressure on it through his personal connections, which shows that there are indeed contradictions within the "Seven Deadly Sins" crew, because Hugo is guilty of being a thief. If nothing happened to the crew, with Hugo's personality, he would definitely refute it righteously in front of reporters - these lies are too easy to expose.
But Colin overlooked a detail, a crucial detail: Who was the person who put pressure on Colin's boss? This detail is not important to Colin, because it will not affect his next plan; but it is also crucial to Colin, because it will determine whether Colin's guess is accurate or outrageously wrong.
Colin took it for granted that it was Hugo or Rick pressing him, but in fact it was Martin Baum.
For this big-name rumor, Rick is more indulgent or controlled. As long as things are not too outrageous, he will not use the contacts during the public relations crisis to deal with it. But not Martin.
Because first of all these rumors will steal all the limelight from Brad; secondly, the more turbulent the rumors are now, the more media will sing praises for Hugo when the movie is released, which is definitely not good news for Brad. Therefore, compared to Rick, Martin contacted the media he was familiar with and tried his best to suppress this so-called big-name rumor. Martin would rather the media continue to report on Hugo and Brad's confrontation than focus on Hugo.
But the truth is not that simple. Obviously, Hugo's humiliation boosted the arrogance of the media. They all thought that this time they had caught Hugo's tail. Even the "Seven Deadly Sins" crew were silent. Isn't that the best proof?
This is a truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the media, and it will be better if we don't take revenge at this time. Therefore, the "sense of justice" of the media reporters broke out. In the name of justice, they expressed that they wanted to "squeeze Hugo's arrogance", but what was the real purpose behind it, they were the only ones I know it myself.
"USA Today" immediately broke the news, "During the preparations for the tour, in order to 'protect' himself and the band from being attacked by crazy fans, Hugo requested fifteen accompanying assistants, combing hair and makeup, styling Teachers, plus 80 personal bodyguards and field security personnel. The rehearsal time every day must be kept secret, the organizer arranges Rolls-Royce to pick up, and security guards are required throughout the whole process, just like the president is on a tour.
Hugo even used the excuse of ensuring the perfect performance of the concert to point fingers at the work of the lighting engineer and sound engineer, which attracted complaints from the staff. "
This is what Colin has been waiting for: peer support! The "New York Post" can't be a scapegoat again, so his previous piece of blatant fake news is actually a trick, not only to probe Hugo's reaction, but also to probe the reaction of his peers. Soon, Colin was waiting for a large number of allies.
The "San Francisco Chronicle" provided inside information, "At this year's Grammy Awards Gala, Glory to Death was originally scheduled to perform 'Beautiful. Day', but in order to promote single sales, Hugo insisted that it be changed. In order to sing the song 'Wonderwall', Hugo had a heated quarrel with the organizer, but the organizer refused.
But that night, Hugo still insisted on performing "The Wall", which is the source of the chaos on the scene. Less than two weeks after the Grammys ended, "The Wall" was officially released and made history. "
"Boom", almost all the media came out to join in the fun, one after another big news about Hugo, like countless stars in the sky.
After a while, there is a news legend here, "Hugo asked a lot on the set, starting from the coffee for breakfast must be ground by hand; when he refused to eat the lunch box provided by the crew for lunch, the assistant must personally order food in a high-end restaurant; and then there are desserts for afternoon tea. specific requirements.”
After a while, the news broke again, "Hugo used his prestige and power to dominate the crew. Not only did he list out the list of co-stars to the producer, but he also pointed fingers at the work of the director and screenwriter, causing the crew to complain."
Soon after, an anonymous informant came forward to testify, "Hugo had a chaotic relationship with female fans during the tour. Female fans are used as items in exchange with other bands, and even as gambling money for entertainment."
What's even more ridiculous is that there are still people crying and saying that they are pregnant with Hugo's child, but Hugo refused to admit it, and said boldly, "Even if you do a paternity test, I will not raise it."
It seems that in a short period of time, Hugo has become a big bad guy with a bad track record. Not only is he playing a big name, but even his character has serious flaws. This kind of scene really makes me cry.
If anyone is willing to seriously recall, they will find that Hugo's current situation is similar to that of Michael Jackson at that time. The only difference is that there was a witness who actually took Michael to court, and it was a notorious romance. child. However, all the allegations about Hugo stopped at rumors, no witnesses came forward, and no relevant evidence appeared.
What's even weirder is that the "Los Angeles Times" and "U.S. Weekly" seem to have disappeared from the news this time, and they have never stood up to clarify for Hugo-published Hugo's official statement "All this is False accusations" don't count at all, not even the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal.
In fact, many people have also noticed this anomaly. Most of the people who really joined the discussion of big-name rumors are local small newspapers and gossip supermarket tabloids. The only national newspapers are the "New York Post", "Houston Chronicle" and "Daily News". The News," and the gloating "Chicago Tribune."
"Chicago Tribune" still maintains their style of dark humor, not supporting but not against Hugo, more like a troublemaker. "It is strange that, among the many allegations against Hugo, witnesses always It's an indistinct 'someone', the evidence is always 'heard' in rumors, and even the time and place have been reduced to 'a certain day and a certain place'. Is it because the power of the witch trials is still clouded over?"
At the beginning, Michael's testimony was almost universal, but this time Hugo's accusations only stopped at rumors and never developed further. The Chicago Tribune is mocking the media for being cowards and fearing a repeat of the witch trials. They all seemed to realize that Hugo wasn't that easy to mess with.
A conclusion can also be drawn from this aspect: there is no evidence for this incident, otherwise how could these media be afraid of Hugo and dare not confront him?
But among the tens of millions of ordinary people, how many can keep their heads clear? Very few. Therefore, this time the big-name censure is still in full swing.
The "New York Post" once again broke the news, "During the filming of a certain work in Poland, Hugo beat up the co-stars because of alcoholism, and also caused the crew to delay because of excessive drinking, and even had an accident with the director. Fierce conflict, and was almost expelled from the crew at one point! This time, the news received a positive answer from the insiders, and the reason why it was clarified before was that the crew sprinted for the trophy of the awards ceremony, and the crew stood up to protect Hugo!"
As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar. Almost everyone knew what they were talking about - "Schindler's List".
The news about Hugo's alcoholism had been around for a while during the film's release, when it was revealed by Tracy Jacobs, but it was later clarified and the matter was over. But now, the New York Post is repeating it once again, and it's true. In an instant, this big-name event was pushed to its peak.
Not long ago, Hugo was the top superstar sought after by countless people in the United States, but in the blink of an eye, Hugo became a rat in the street and everyone shouted, this situation really makes people laugh and cry. What's even more strange is that in the face of such a stormy attack and frame-up, Hugo, as the party involved, sat firmly on Mount Tai, showing no signs of being in a hurry. Even the "Seven Deadly Sins" crew was in a peaceful scene. This is really not normal.
However, Hugo is not prepared to refute, it does not mean that others can bear these unwarranted accusations.