Chapter 757 757 The Last Offensive

The sound of "bang" came from the door, Tracy turned her head to look at the door, her slow brain responded, it should be the daily newspapers and magazines delivered, but... Isn't it midnight now?

Tracy frowned and walked to the window, opened the curtains, only to find that the sun was shining outside, and it was a brand new day in Los Angeles. Tracy's eyes closed because of the dazzling sunlight, and the warm temperature sprinkled on her cheeks, as if a light elf was dancing on her skin. At this time, Tracy realized that after she got home last night, she sat down and sat down. She was in a daze on the sofa, and in a blink of an eye, it was dawn, and her outfit was still exactly the same as yesterday, a bright red evening dress, exquisite makeup, dazzling accessories... All of this was still so gorgeous, but at this time Again it feels worthless.

Tracy went to the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water, poured it into her stomach, and then walked to the door, opened the door, picked up the stack of newspapers and magazines outside, took it back to the sofa.

Tracy hesitated, but was the first to open the Los Angeles Times. After all, this is the most important newspaper in the entire West Coast, and it is also the most influential newspaper in the film industry. The influence of this newspaper on ordinary people far exceeds that of ordinary people. With the "Hollywood Reporter" and "Variety" two professional publications in the industry, no one can ignore.

The front page headline of the "Los Angeles Times" is "Schindler's List", which dominates the Oscars, and the photos used are the biggest winner Steven Spielberg, "Schindler's List" and "Jurassic Park" two The great success of this work has brought Steven's reputation to an unprecedented new height.

This is not surprising, Tracy has long expected such a result.

Then open the entertainment page, the headline of the entertainment page is still Oscar-related news, but this time the "Los Angeles Times" chose four history-making acting award winners as the headline photos, Tom Hanks and Holly Hunter Both were nominated for the second time and won the first prize, while Hugo Lancaster and Anna Paquin were nominated for the first time and immediately won the first prize. The most important thing is that the final victory of these four actors can be regarded as creating history. The advantage of average age, the advantage of absolute strength, the advantage of the trend of public opinion... This undoubtedly makes this year's acting awards unanimously praised.

Tracy looked at Hugo's smile holding the golden man, her hands clenched a little bit, the hatred in her heart was like an ice pick, and she drilled into the depths of her heart again. However, there is no loophole in Tracy's expression, because she has long been used to such pain, and she is not surprised by such a scene. The entry point of the "Los Angeles Times" report is still expected.

Then Tracy swept her eyes down, and sure enough, there was no news of "farewell to the sentient beings". This is the reality, and no one will care about the tears of the losers. Not long ago, Hugo failed to win the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Golden Globe Awards, which caused a heated discussion in the media, but in fact, even if the media expressed regret for the loser, it was always the one who was finally sought after. winner.

Just as Tracy was about to put down the newspaper and go to read the New York Times, her eyes touched a page in the lower right corner, and the movement of her hands stopped immediately. Tracy looked at the news published in the small page seriously, and her hands were still trembling slightly.

This report is about "the inside story of the ticket gate". It is mentioned in the news that a producer starting with "J" is the behind-the-scenes instigator of the ticket gate. Use all your resources to retaliate.

This producer once supervised an Oscar-nominated film. This film was a great story at first. Although it did not win the final award, it made history and made the director of the work prove his strength; at the same time, the producer He has also overseen the top action franchise, two of which have been released and a third is currently in production.

In fact, the original person who broke the news was the "Los Angeles Times", and they came out behind the gossip magazine "US Weekly". It is precisely because of the authority of the "Los Angeles Times" that this news caused an uproar.

This time is no exception.

Although about five days ago, the "National Enquirer" had already taken the lead in revealing the true identity of the culprit behind the ticket gate. It did not mention the real name, but only used "Oscar-nominated films and high-box-office series." Action movies, sluggishness in the last two years, and a scandal with a certain actor, etc. are very referential keywords to refer to; but unfortunately, the nonsense ability of the "National Enquirer" is too strong, and there is no such thing as Too many people are willing to believe, especially without proof.

Subsequently, "Daily News (Daily. News)" and "Orange County Chronicle (Orange. County. Register)" two local newspapers also carried out related reports.

California is the state with the most daily newspapers in the United States, with a total of 94 daily newspapers, and there are even more heroes near Los Angeles. The "Los Angeles Times" is only the most influential and has the largest circulation, but they only account for one-third of the market. However, there is no way to form a monopoly, and the remaining two-thirds of the market is occupied by countless daily newspapers.

Among these numerous daily newspapers, the "Orange County Chronicle" benefited from the strong effect of the wealthy area of ​​Orange County. The circulation in 1993 and 1994 could reach as high as 300,000 copies. The top newspaper in California's influence rankings; the same is true for the "Daily News", which is also headquartered in Woodland, Los Angeles, and has a circulation of 200,000 copies.

Therefore, the "Daily News" and "Orange County Chronicle" reports can be regarded as confirmation of the "National Enquirer" news. This is also the reason why most reporters were shocked when Tracy appeared on the red carpet of the Oscars, but did not attack.

The influence of local daily newspapers in California is more limited to the local area, and their influence on the whole country is still very limited. The "Daily News" and "Orange County Chronicle" expressly imply that the truth of ticket swiping gradually emerges. water surface, but did not form a broad influence.

But now it's different. The "Los Angeles Times" almost didn't say Tracy's name directly, which is equivalent to cutting off all of Tracy's retreats. The choice at this point in time is vicious enough!

At this time, Tracy finally understood why the daily newspapers such as "Daily News" seemed to have investigated their identity before, but the major newspapers and magazines still did not break the news, even "US Weekly" and "Entertainment Weekly". The magazines that gossip for a living are silent. It turns out that it is not that she escaped, but that they are all waiting for this opportunity: the opportunity for Oscar to win or lose.

Tracy knew that if "Farewell to the Sentient Heaven" wins, then this revelation will give Tracy a huge blow, and it will definitely not make her feel better. Even if the work wins, her reputation will still be damaged; "You Qingtian" failed, then this is the best time to fall into the trap, and what awaits her is the ending of ruin.

In the previous report, the "Los Angeles Times" actually gave a lot of hints, which kept people guessing. This time, the hints they gave were more clear. The Oscar nomination almost pointed to "Purple", especially in Stevie After Wen proved himself at the Oscars, the association was even simpler; the series of films almost directly called "Die Hard"; plus the obvious "J", which was actually referring to "Jacobs". (Jacobs)”. With more and more clues, Tracy's identity is ready to be revealed.

At the end of the report, the "Los Angeles Times" also stated that at present, the ticket gate has officially intervened in the investigation process, and then the behind-the-scenes instigators will be punished by corresponding fines; at the same time, the two projects in the hands of the producer have been officially The shutdown, the third action film in the series was also removed from duties. I just hope that this unspoken phenomenon can be absolutely banned, and Hollywood will be a pure land.

Tracy suddenly sighed, although she didn't know whether it was written by Hugo or Joseph, but no matter who they were, they had grown up, and they were no longer the stunned youth who could be easily controlled before. The thought made Tracy feel a little ridiculous.

Perhaps, her dormancy in the past two months, her small movements, her plans, including her appearing at the Oscars to make a last-ditch effort, seemed so ridiculous to Hugo, but she didn't know it at all.

Tracy bit her lower lip tightly. She didn't regret it, but she wasn't reconciled. Could it be that she really disarmed and surrendered like this? Tracy clenched her hands into fists and tore the newspaper in her hand into countless pieces.

Recalling that before the start of the Oscars last night, everyone avoided her like a scorpion. Even if they were willing to socialize with her politely, there were layers of alienation in their eyes, and even a trace of pity. Although Tracy knew that this was the reality of Hollywood, she was always the same when she was in high and low, but after her real experience, Tracy still felt that all this was too scary, so she It seemed to be a bottomless abyss, pulling her down constantly, and there was no way to get rid of it.

However, she was still not reconciled.

Thinking of this, Tracy pushed all the magazines in front of her away, rummaged through her address book, took the landline phone to the coffee table in the lobby, and carefully rummaged through whom she could still contact.

She, Tracy, will never be caught, even if "Farewell to the Sentient Days" fails, even if she has no capital, even if she has no way to confront Hugo for the time being, but she doesn't believe that in the huge Hollywood There would be no place for her! Absolutely impossible!