Chapter 2123 Chapter 2123

The headquarters of the "National Enquirer" has been besieged for seven days, but the demonstrators have not extinguished their anger in the slightest. They still show up at the gate of the headquarters on time every day, stage sit-in demonstrations, and completely block the scene. The tight iron barrel array made the whole newspaper office miserable.

Although the demonstrators did not take any practical actions, the substantive gazes were like cold violence, which made people shudder.

At the beginning, the "National Enquirer" still insisted on the dignity of the uncrowned king, and was always unwilling to compromise, holding its proud head high. What's more, only three days later, the crew of "A Beautiful Mind" restarted filming, and the "Los Angeles Times" also released an official statement from the crew, clarifying all the previous rumors, saying that the crew has no problems at present and is fully committed to filming. This made the "National Enquirer" even more arrogant: Now that Hugo is fine, what are these demonstrators still pursuing? The crew themselves didn't utter any condemnation, and the bystanders just stayed where they were cool.

But the "National Enquirer" did not expect that since the "resistance action" three years ago, the authority of the uncrowned king has been seriously damaged. People's complaints against the news media have accumulated to a high level, and everyone knows how to express themselves strongly. Therefore, it is not so easy for the "National Enquirer" to muddle through as before.

The seven days of protests quickly made the "National Enquirer" miserable. Compared with the sit-in demonstrations, what was even more frightening was that the "Don't 'National Enquirer'" campaign was launched all over the United States. This caused the newspaper's sales to drop rapidly from the average level of 3 million to 1.8 million. Newspapers have all been implicated, with varying sales declines.

The "National Enquirer" is a supermarket tabloid, which is distributed free of charge in supermarkets, and most housewives take a copy to pass the time when they enter the supermarket. It is precisely because of the huge basic consumer group that the advertising volume of this gossip tabloid remains high. In many cases, its sales volume is even better than that of many large newspapers sold in the United States. The National Enquirer survives not on sales but on advertising, but the measure of advertising sponsorship is sales.

Due to seven consecutive days of protests, the National Enquirer is not only facing a decline in sales, but also a terrible drop in word-of-mouth.

Originally a supermarket gossip tabloid, the "National Enquirer" didn't have the so-called reputation at all, so even though it lost all the previous confrontations with Hugo, it was even the main driving force behind Michael Jackson's injustice. One of them, but it still survived tenaciously—because people already knew that this newspaper was catching rumors, and most of the time it was read as an interesting talk to pass the time after dinner.

But now, the "National Enquirer" is facing accusations of "fabricated slander, slander, malicious distortion, personal attack, and disease discrimination." so sensitive. The topic of emotion is something that no organization dares to touch lightly.

In an instant, the entertainment effect of the "National Enquirer" was no longer there. On the contrary, it was also notorious for violating personal rights and interests, making its image that did not exist in the first place directly develop into a negative value.

The butterfly effect that followed was that a large number of advertising sponsors decided to withdraw their sponsorship, which could almost be said to cut off the "National Enquirer" in a drastic way. This was the fatal blow that made the entire newspaper truly miserable.

Seven days after the news "Hugo moved into the magpie's nest?" was published, the "National Enquirer" finally couldn't resist the pressure and published a clarification news, "'A Beautiful Mind' was shut down for three days and restarted", among the news reports Reported on the crew of "A Beautiful Mind" from an objective and true point of view, and most of the content quoted the official statement of the crew, so that readers can know the truth.

Everyone thought that this protest would come to an end. But no.

The sit-in demonstration team appeared in front of the office building of the "National Enquirer" on the eighth day, rain or shine, and the situation became more serious, not only in New York, but also in many offices including Seattle, Los Angeles, Houston, and Chicago A large number of sit-in demonstrators also gathered.

These teams wore the same white T-shirts, all of which were the same peripheral costumes of the "Storm" world tour concert. They hid neatly and quietly in the square in front of the office building. Any impact on life is obviously carefully planned and arranged.

What's even more exaggerated is that during the rush hour, many office workers also joined the demonstration team, which made the entire lineup even more magnificent.

Faced with such a situation, the editors of the "National Enquirer" were almost furious. They were so angry that they almost fainted from high blood pressure. "They...what else do they want!"

Fox TV once again showed the demeanor of the No. 1 news TV station in the United States. It interviewed the demonstrators at the scene immediately and gave answers to everyone.

"Our anger has not subsided! We still don't feel the sincerity of the media! When the media fabricate, fabricate, and exaggerate facts for their own benefit, they not only deceive the public, but also play with the so-called 'right to know' It even hurts the parties involved, which is an insult to the supervision of public opinion and freedom of the press, and it turns the rights of the people into a sharp weapon to hurt others, but they think that a "clarification report" can calm our Anger? No, this is absolutely impossible! Apologize, we need him to make a formal official apology! We need to see sincerity shown by him, we need to see sincerity shown by the media! The crown of the uncrowned king is made by the masses It was worn for you, but the masses also have the right to take this crown off!"

Joshua Cranston standing in front of the media was impassioned, and his words were neither humble nor overbearing, sonorous and forceful, and even made the reporters who came to interview speechless for a while, unable to make a direct response.

After the "resistance action" three years ago, the news awakening of ordinary people has become unstoppable, and with the gradual popularization of computer use, the Internet is being improved step by step, and the era of uncrowned kings is gone forever. Until today, the news media are deeply aware of this.

Fox TV reported on the prime-time news at 8 p.m., which further escalated the incident.

Faced with such a provocation, the "National Enquirer" is still unwilling to compromise. In the media circle, many pedantic media people sided with the "National Enquirer"-they did not defend the supermarket tabloid, but their dignity as uncrowned kings. They have continued their pride and pride for more than a century, absolutely These ordinary people are not allowed to be defiled. These supports made the "National Enquirer" more emboldened. On the contrary, it cheered up and was unwilling to compromise.

However, the new generation of media people has vaguely noticed that a new era of media has inevitably arrived. Last year's hit "Electronic Love Letter," starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, proved that point. Just like the historical development process of the film industry, the historical pace of news cannot be stopped.

In the next three days, the demonstration team became stronger and stronger. Not only ordinary people, but also people from all walks of life began to join the ranks of solidarity. The voices from the film industry were still the first to happen. With Hugo's current appeal and popularity in Hollywood, there are definitely not a few people who are willing to help him.

The first to stand up was Sean Penn, an actor with a bad relationship with the media, who did not hesitate to support Hugo, followed by Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson and Meryl - Streep's three top actors also expressed their support; after that, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas also took the initiative to accept media interviews and stood behind Hugo. Surprisingly, even James Cameron took a swipe at the media -- though given his abysmal relationship with the press, that's hardly surprising.

Things were escalating little by little, with Mark Canton being the first to lead the charge, "I think the Enquirer should apologize." Things were out of control. Although Mark didn't make any other point of view, just aimed at the "National Enquirer", as the CEO of a large company, they have to be careful in every move they do, and they can't directly point the finger at the media-ten years later. Possibly, but impossible now in 1999. Therefore, Mark's views are very valuable, which means that the top Hollywood presence has also joined the occupation, making the balance of victory begin to tilt.

The pride of the "uncrowned king" is given by the masses, and the sense of existence of the "uncrowned king" is inextricably linked with Wall Street. One defected, followed by the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, then the Wall Street Journal and the San Francisco Chronicle.

The scale of sit-in demonstrations is getting bigger and bigger. By the time of the fourteenth day of demonstrations, more than 50 million people in New York have joined the demonstration team. On the fifteenth day, the National Enquirer's headline in red lettering indicated the compromise, saying "Sorry, once again formally expressing my apologies for previous inappropriate remarks, to Hugo Lancaster himself and to 'A Beautiful Mind' The film crew apologizes, and apologizes to the readers and the masses”, which brought an end to this mighty media war.

The uncrowned king, the proud head bearing the crown, slowly lowered.