Chapter 1270 1270 The Earth Shakes

The "National Enquirer" published its latest issue on July 31 and sold 1.3 million copies in less than 12 hours, a new high in the history of the newspaper; In the next 12 hours, sales hit record highs again and again. Due to insufficient preparation of the newspaper, only 1.5 million copies were "only" printed, resulting in all out of stock that day, and major supermarkets were in short supply, which made the "National Enquirer" Had to print overnight.

One and a half million copies, which is already the "National Enquirer" from Michael Jackson. The highest sales since the children's case!

Subsequently, the National Enquirer printed another 1.5 million copies, which were all sold out within the next forty-eight hours. Although this issue was still being requested, the National Enquirer decided not to add more copies. Instead, follow-up reports were carried out, and the attention index reached an unprecedented new height.

With a full three million sales, the "National Enquirer" not only created the highest sales since the newspaper was founded, but even surpassed many national newspapers this week, only behind six newspapers including "The New York Times" and "Los Angeles Times", It also worked wonders by clinching seventh place on this week's newspaper sales charts.

Worse than Michael Jackson. Tong is more exciting, more exciting than the death of River Phoenix, more eye-catching than Rodney King being "wrongly wronged"... "The National Enquirer" created an incredible myth with this issue of "Hugo, Crazy", This may also be the peak that the supermarket tabloid will never be able to surpass in the future.

Some sociologists have analyzed the content in detail, and it is a matter of timing to create this miracle. After Oscar, Hugo refused to cooperate with the media for nearly six months, and during this time "bathed in the morning light" The brilliance of "Wonderwall", the success of "Wonderwall", the filming of "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Death Row", Michael Jackson's grievances, countless news are closely related to Hugo, but Hugo has never officially appeared. .

Under this premise, the "National Enquirer" broke the news that Hugo was receiving treatment because of mental stress. This is not just a matter of "mental illness". People will naturally think, "So it is, it turned out that Hugo refused to be interviewed at that time because he had already developed a mental illness." For readers For example, all their doubts were answered, and they were concerned about what was going on and what was going on with Hugo now.

So, three million copies of the incredible sales appeared in a supermarket tabloid.

As the sales of the "National Enquirer" showed, the news quickly spread across the United States, and with Hugo's strong influence, this topic easily surpassed "Future Water World" and became this week's The hottest focus.

"Future Water World" can definitely be said to be miserable. Even after its release, it still faces ups and downs. Later, after the box office fiasco of "Future Water World", among the various reasons for the failure, this issue of "The National Enquirer" The focus of manufacturing has undoubtedly become one of the important reasons.

Compared with the boring "Future Water World", people are more curious about Hugo's situation. Is the "National Enquirer" report true? Almost everyone is questioning the topic, and there is no doubt that those who believe make up the majority.

Just like Jessica, Catherine, and the others, mental illness is difficult to describe clearly. Under the increasingly fast pace of life in modern society, everyone is under tremendous pressure on their shoulders, and almost more than half of the population. All are more or less prone to depression—a figure that has risen to 80 percent in the twenty-first century.

It can be said that everyone has their own problems and their own pressures. The only difference is that some people burst out, and some people are still suppressed.

Is Hollywood under pressure? It is extremely huge, this is an indisputable thing, even if the positive and positive people face the cruel competition in Hollywood, it is difficult to maintain their optimistic attitude in this environment, let alone because of pressure like River Phoenix. while inhaling. The cup of poison that finally passed away from the world.

The pressure on Hugo is obvious, in the years before 1992, drinking and smoking. Poisoning, racing, and fighting, Hugo was squeezed by the pressure after he became famous at a young age, so that he completely lost himself in the spotlight. Sometimes it is used as a precedent for "repeating the same mistakes"; as the time draws closer, rumors of Hugo's personality changing due to excessive stress during the filming of "Schindler's List" are also common, especially the rumors of alcoholism that came out later. , although it has been confirmed, but people still leave a "drinking" impression.

This is why Hollywood is always so sensitive to negative news, because often a negative news will become one of the indelible impression keywords, even if it is clarified, even if the prodigal son turns back, even if he reforms, it is still unavoidable.

Now that Hugo has made more brilliant achievements and has received more attention, the pressure is naturally rising. From the "career decline theory" that the "New York Post" broke out on "Before Sunrise" at the beginning of the year, to the huge controversy about the salary later, it can be clearly felt that the much-anticipated Hugo is now in a pressure whirlpool .

So, if Hugo needs to be treated by a psychiatrist because he is too stressed, is it not a fact of course? What's more, the "National Enquirer" also said that there are noses and eyes, which easily convinced most readers.

It even includes many loyal supporters of Hugo. It's not that they are too blind, but that they like Hugo so much that there are too many worries and fears in their hearts. They are afraid that what the "National Enquirer" describes will become reality, and they are more worried about Hugo's situation.

Even people who believe in Hugo like Sally and Lydia can't give a clear reason to support their ideas, and can't say more than "I believe in Hugo", This is not a fact, but a belief.

So what if this news is true? So what will this mean?

River Phoenix in the front, Macaulay Culkin in the middle, Charlie Sheen in the back, and countless other artists, including Hugo himself before 1992, have proven their choices under pressure There is a good chance that it will destroy their careers, and no one else, not the media, but their own hands will destroy all of this easily.

Alcohol, poison. Quality, violence, stimulation... Excessive pressure makes them addicted to endless venting, either venting on themselves and destroying their own bodies; or venting on others, provoking all the people and things around them that can be provocative. In the end, all talent will be annihilated, all sparks will disappear, and all popularity will evaporate.

Even if none of these situations occurred, even if it was just as described by the National Enquirer, Hugo was trapped in psychological pressure and needed psychological counseling, but who can guarantee that the pressure will not gradually erode Hugo's soul? Starting from sleep quality, to emotional control, to concentration, and finally to cooperation and interaction with other people... The impact of stress on a person can be said to be in all aspects, and once it is out of control, it is likely to be endless abyss.

So, obviously, if the National Enquirer's report is proven to be true, then this is likely to be a turning point in Hugo's acting career, leading to a very different outcome.

While people always liked to say "Hugo made the same mistakes" before the release of "Sleepless in Seattle", people were worried that Hugo made the wrong choice and ruined his career; before the release of "Life and Death", people were worried Hugo repeated the cup of "Hudson's Eagle" and stranded his career; before the release of "Before Sunrise", people were worried that Hugo was addicted to independent films and could not extricate himself, and missed the opportunity for further breakthroughs in his career...

But this time it was a real worry, because everything was so familiar, Hugo was already precariously hanging from a wire rope, seemingly ready to fall off at any moment and fall into an endless black hole.

Is America's Most Powerful Male Artist Falling into Self-Destruction? The news produced almost unparalleled hurricanes and earthquakes across the United States.

Five consecutive films with a box office of over 100 million, two works with a box office of 200 million, and two albums with sales of more than 6 million... Just like the iconic status representative of the power rankings, the influence that Hugo maintains today is too great too large.

The effect of the "National Enquirer" after the release showed a strange curve, from the silence within 24 hours to the stormy waves after 96 hours, the three major TV stations in the United States plus the rising star Fox TV station, a total of three Seventeen news programs, all of which paid enough attention to this incident; top talk shows and talk shows including Oprah's Talk Show, Tonight Show, and Saturday Night Live, a total of fourteen programs, all Special topics have been set up for discussion; as for small topics such as ridicule, ridicule, banter, and worry, there are countless programs that are mentioned incidentally during the program.

The "New York Times" on the East Coast and the "Los Angeles Times" on the West Coast conducted a temporary sampling survey on the streets, and found that up to 95% of people knew about this matter, but the degree of understanding was different.

Not only that, industry insiders couldn't help discussing the possible impact of this incident. Even the bigwigs of major film companies paid close attention, and the entire Hollywood set off a storm.

At this moment, the United States is like a boiling volcano. The overflowing sparks dyed the entire sky a blood-red red, and the smell of sulfur and the pounding heat wave pushed the summer of 1995 to an unbelievable level. the boiling point.