Chapter 702

Since Joseph Gibbs was in the hospital, he understood the ins and outs of the matter before the news media reported it, and this was the first time he contacted Nicholas McLen, who had not arrived at the scene, and James Larter. Communication has been carried out to ensure that the truth of the matter can be released in a timely manner, and to confront those media with ulterior motives.

In fact, this is the difference after the agent's ability has risen. After the expansion of the network, the space for the agent to use his fists has also been expanded, which also allows Joseph to control the situation as much as possible in his own hands.

The next day, after the negative news from the "New York Post", "National Enquirer" and "Chicago Tribune" came out, Joseph had already contacted and arranged for "U.S. Weekly" and "Los Angeles Times" to fight back. Yes, the New York Times also came to the rescue, so that the whole situation was completely under control and predictable.

At the same time, Joseph also gave an interview to Us Weekly, hoping to directly respond to the negative news.

In the interview, Joseph said, "No matter what the media thinks about the speed of life and death, it has no effect on Hugo. He is now fully immersed in the filming of the film, and he enjoys the filming process very much. It was a very pleasant experience.”

It can be seen from Joseph's calm smile that Hugo has very strong confidence in "speed of life and death". This is also the most positive response Hugo has given since the debate on "speed of life and death" appeared, and it also makes people feel about the prospects of the movie. more views.

Immediately afterwards, Joseph also issued a strong counterattack on the hospital incident, "I know this is the current state of Hollywood's survival. Every move of an artist living under the limelight will become the target of the paparazzi, but to be honest, I didn't expect that the paparazzi would actually Beyond that moral bottom line, aside from other circumstances, if Hugo entered the hospital today and was seriously injured, then the behavior of these paparazzi will likely delay the hospital's treatment, which is absolutely not allowed."

"While the paparazzi disturbed the rest of the patients in the hospital, Hugo tried to control the situation, but was misunderstood. This is even more unprofessional." Joseph's words did not cover much, pointing directly at those reporters for disrupting the hospital order. unethical behavior," Hugo expressed his indignation at the actions of these paparazzi, and here I would like to make an official statement on behalf of Hugo, rejecting the 'New York Post', ''New York Post','' National Enquirer 'All forms of interviews.'"

Joseph's toughness is beyond the expectations of many people, not only because of his strong counterattack, but also because he directly named the parties "New York Post" and "National Enquirer", which is equivalent to directly establishing an enemy. .

In fact, according to general practice, the agent is not willing to offend the media. Even if the artist himself and the media have a lot of trouble, the agent will focus on persuasion. When there is negative news, the broker has enough room to recover. To put it simply, the agent wants to be both a bad person and a good person, so they can't talk to death all the time.

However, the situation of the "New York Post" and "National Enquirer" is a bit special. These two media have already had a lot of trouble with Hugo in the previous witch trial incident, and it can be seen from the current situation that they And Hugo quite a bit of a state of endless death. Therefore, even if Joseph took the initiative to show affection, it would not help; after thinking this way, Joseph decided that it would be better to open the skylight and speak out, directly clarify the relationship, and see how the situation develops after confrontation.

But now Joseph is much smarter than before. Although he has pointed out all the problems, he also has room for it. "We will not accept interviews during the propaganda of 'Life and Death'", which puts Joseph in a favorable position. Offensive and defensive. Next, look at the attitudes of the "New York Post" and "National Enquirer", whether Joseph wants to soften up to improve relations, or continue to be tough to form a confrontation, there is no problem. In other words, no matter what Hugo said, Joseph could make amends.

Joseph's tough response in the interview pushed the debate over this hospital incident to its peak, and also made people see Hugo's absolutely uncompromising position, which also caused the "New York Post" and "National Enquirer" to immediately fall into A bad situation where people are not inside and out. Although the two newspapers left room for reporting, they still fell into a circle of encirclement and suppression at this time.

Not only Joseph, but Henry Bloom then conveyed the same in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

Although Henry was not in the hospital that day and did not witness the whole process, both Samora and Joseph communicated the situation to Henry at the first time. Originally, Henry thought that he had nothing to do with him, because these problems were caused by the "speed of life and death", so he could leave it to Joseph to deal with it.

But unexpectedly, the "Chicago Tribune" actually brought the topic directly to the Grammys. Henry was already prepared, and immediately accepted an interview, responding to those negative remarks from the standpoint of his agent.

Unlike Joseph, Henry did not take the initiative to mention the hospital incident, nor did he take the initiative to mention the "speed of life and death", but more focused on the Grammy's part and played his professional role, "To Death is grateful for the Grammy nomination, but The band members have said before that they don't think this nomination is the right affirmation for them, so they won't be at the ceremony, and they don't care what the final award goes to."

Henry has always been lazy and casual in interviews. He didn't speak too aggressively, as if he was chatting. "To be honest, if this incident hadn't happened, I would have forgotten to confirm the Grammy winners list." This is obviously He's just talking nonsense with his eyes open. Even if he doesn't die for glory, Henry will definitely confirm the winner list routinely, because this is his job, but when interviewed by reporters, Henry just said that, and the reporters can't do anything about it. refute.

"I don't think the band cares too much about the Grammys. Of course, there is only one chance for Rookie of the Year, but the band is the only one that exists. They won't lose their charm because they don't get this award. They It won’t become a classic just because they won this award. As Hugo has always said, the reason why Glory to Death is Glory to Death is because of their persistence. I think this is the attitude of the band.”

Henry has always been unhurried in the interview, and his words are not too intense, but the whole attitude is very clear, and this strong style also bears a strong Henry brand. "As for those who have not interviewed band members, they will publish directly. I don’t know how their opinions come from the media that speaks, and I have some doubts about how the media works now. Do they know more about the situation than the parties involved? Or, news reports can only be done by guesswork? I can't quite understand it, so I'm not going to respond positively to those remarks."

Hearing Henry's remarks, Nicholas who was conducting the interview couldn't help but want to roll his eyes. If he didn't want to make a positive response, what were those eloquent responses just now, were they really just chatting?

In fact, although Henry's interview is not as strong as Joseph's, his attitude is more intriguing-because he directly ignored the "Chicago Tribune", but Henry's counterattack and ridicule were not weak at all, and full of strength , so that the "Chicago Tribune" has no way to fight back even if it wants to fight back, and it can only suffer a dumb loss.

In the end, Henry also briefly expressed his views on the hospital incident, but he did not have a long speech, but only mentioned a few words, "Hugo is a very gentle person, the media has been playing up the impression of his sharp personality, but in fact , It's not easy to offend Hugo, I heard the news about him getting angry in the hospital, and I think those reporters may have really offended him."

Henry's response was very intriguing. He didn't even mention the hospital incident directly, but only discussed Hugo's character. It seemed that he was insinuating that the reporter deliberately angered Hugo, and then made news topics again. He didn't even accuse the reporter, but this The words are intriguing enough. Presumably, the reporters who provoked the hospital will soon become the target of public criticism, triggering endless discussions again.

Although Joseph and Henry deal with things in different ways and in different forms, the final effect is the same. The two people's counterattacks are not only for the "New York Post", "National Enquirer", "Chicago Tribune" "Newspaper" fought back, and it also sparked more far-reaching discussions. It is estimated that these media will be overwhelmed for a while, and there is no way to trouble Hugo any more.

In this way, both Joseph and Henry's goals were achieved. This is the best effort they can make within the scope of the agent's responsibilities. Of course, this can only be said to be an appetizer. The power of the media is only the tip of the iceberg. Joseph's arrangement has gradually begun to exert its power from this time. .

When the incident began to escalate step by step, major media began to appear, took the initiative to stand behind Hugo, and defended Hugo, especially the two major newspapers "Los Angeles Times" and "New York Times" joined the war, which undoubtedly made the power balance. It also began to shift silently, and the whole thing moved further in Hugo's favor.

At the same time, it also pushed the regret of glory to death and the concern of "speed of life and death" to a whole new level, which was a result that no one expected.