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During the filming of "Life and Death" at the beginning of the year, Hugo entered the hospital for inspection due to an explosion accident, but it turned out to be very unpleasant because the reporter disrupted the order of the hospital. Hugo even said that he refused to be interviewed by the media during the filming of "Life and Death". harsh words. This has left many journalists outraged.

The news media has always been the "uncrowned king", because they hold the right to guide public opinion, and they can use their own pen to guide and control the development of events and the attitude of the people. Maybe a reporter is just one person, but the words he creates can set off a storm and turn the whole society into his backers. Therefore, the news media always have their own pride and aloofness. Even if they are not crowned, they have supreme rights.

Even in the entertainment industry, film companies and brokerage companies will never give up their contacts in the media, because this is their microphone, and this is an essential tool for them to create business value, so more often, entertainment practitioners beg reporters to carry out interviews and reports.

I don't remember when it started, more and more artists began to put on airs and show their gestures, not only ignoring reporters, unwilling to cooperate, but even punching and kicking reporters. Of course, in an age where entertainment is paramount, such negative news has also become a tool for journalists to make money. But that doesn't mean journalists are willing to keep their mouths shut.

If Marlon Brando, Sean Penn, James Dean played big names and blocked reporters, it was because they had enough confidence and strong enough to make reporters rush more and more; then Hugo Lancaster actually also Such a gesture really made the reporters feel uneasy.

After the hospital incident at the beginning of the year, the mentality of the reporters changed, because they had been led by Hugo for the past year, and this time they finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Many reporters believe that since Hugo blocked himself, they can also block Hugo in turn and block the "Speed ​​of Life and Death" crew. It may seem that journalists are at a disadvantage at first, but the truth is that when "Speed ​​of Life and Death" was released, no media was willing to cooperate with the report, and the only ones crying were the film crew and 20th Century Fox, which was investing in vain. In the modern film industry, there is no media coverage to cooperate with publicity, and it is a joke that a film wants to get the box office. Therefore, the reporters firmly believe that they will be the ones who will win the final victory in this blockade war.

In particular, a small number of reporters could not stand the temptation. Confused, after the scandal broke out between Hugo and Sandra, he went to the "Speed ​​of Life" crew again for an interview, and some reporters who thought they had finally caught Hugo's braid also couldn't wait to get up. The result was another grey nose.

This completely angered the reporters. Just when they planned to carry out the ban to the end, things did not go as expected.

First, Hugo won the Oscar statuette, which is almost unstoppable. Although many media have turned their attention to "Schindler's List" and Steven Spielberg, they still cannot stop people from showing concern to Hugo. Afterwards, Hugo won the Best Actor in Cannes, and "Pulp Fiction" became a hit in Europe. In the face of such news, there was no way for reporters to ignore it-because ignoring it was their dereliction of duty; not to mention the subsequent explosions. The "Road to Glory" tour was on, and reporters simply couldn't ignore Hugo's presence.

As a result, this "blocking order" has been delayed again and again, from January all the way to June.

Many media have no longer mentioned this matter, because their ban was not successful at all, and they ended up shyly approaching Hugo to find news. This is really the biggest irony of the "uncrowned king". But this time was different. The New York Post's report once again stirred up the anger in the reporters' hearts and suppressed it for five months. During these five months, the grievance and indignation became more and more intense. The media exploded completely overnight.

The reporters found the perfect explanation for themselves: from the hospital incident, they wanted to block "life and death", not Hugo, and it has always been the case.

So for the past five months, they've covered the Hugo news, but they haven't covered "the speed of life and death." Now, the "Los Angeles Times" is clamoring again that the box office of "Life and Death" will definitely exceed the 100 million threshold, so other uncrowned kings who are unwilling to join forces with the "Los Angeles Times" should take a look: If there is no publicity cooperation, they would not have been accepted. What capital does the promising "speed of life and death" use to create the box office!

As a result, after the debate between the New York Post and Us Weekly began, all major media reported it, or there was no report at all. They reported on the New York Post's accusation, thought it was a plausible report, and then listed a whole bunch of Hugo's incriminations; but they didn't have any coverage of "Life and Death," no accusation, no criticism, no Pay attention, as if there isn't a movie called "Speed ​​of Life" coming out this week at all.

In this swirl, no other media except the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and Us Weekly reported on "Life and Death". Just before "Life and Death" was about to hit theaters, reports about the film were sparse.

According to incomplete statistics, since 20th Century Fox adjusted the release schedule, there have been less than forty reports on "Speed ​​of Life", of which more than thirty appeared before the "New York Post" attack, and Most of them are official drafts that 20th Century Fox has always emphasized on the high quality of "Life and Death" works. That's a disaster for a commercial film aiming for a breakthrough at the box office.

The five media that reported on "Life and Death" are all the top big media in the United States, which would have been a plus, but the problem is that the "New York Times" and "Wall Street Journal" are only regular reports on the film, they Although he has been secretly supporting Hugo, he is unwilling to join in the chaos of the uncrowned king joining forces to block. After all, they are also the peers of the Uncrowned King.

"The New York Times" has always been the vane of the news media in the United States - at least in the 1990s, so they need to maintain their independence of opinion, otherwise it has an impact on their authority, which makes them in this event. Basically maintaining neutrality, not supporting peers, but not really blocking the "speed of life and death", it is very rare.

The "Wall Street Journal" is even simpler. This newspaper from Wall Street represents the interests of Wall Street and the orientation of public opinion. Naturally, the interests represented by a Hugo are difficult to compare with the entire media industry. Their decisions are not Not surprisingly. "Life and death" can appear on their pages, which is a big risk for budget-conscious Jews.

In the end, only the "Los Angeles Times", "Washington Post" and "U.S. Weekly" are left to support "the speed of life and death".

However, no matter how powerful the influence of these only three media is, their influence is still limited in the vast land of the United States. Under the circumstance that many media are jointly blocked, it is really difficult for them to further expand the influence of "speed of life". What is even more difficult is that, before the ban began, "Life and Death" was not favored at all, and many media criticized the film. Judging from various signs, "Life and Death" will usher in a fiasco.

Is it really going to be Hugo's Waterloo, as the New York Post put it?

"A $100 million interview?" This provocation from the "New York Post" was originally just a speculation initiated by the "Los Angeles Times" to support Hugo, but now it has become a reminder of "speed of life and death". It is conceivable that if the box office of "Life and Death" really failed miserably, this temporary ban would spread completely, and perhaps Hugo would completely disappear from the front line of the media overnight. It only takes one work to go from the trough to the peak, and similarly, it only takes one mistake to fall from the peak to the bottom.

But now the whole momentum has risen, and under the situation of the uncrowned king joining forces, there are limited ways anyone can come up with. The only effective means to break this situation is the success of "speed of life and death". As long as the movie is successful, all the so-called bans will collapse in an instant, and even all the uncrowned kings will feel ashamed. But is this success really possible? Is it really that easy to achieve?

Now, 20th Century Fox can only console itself with this: At least, the $100 million box office gamble has attracted a lot of attention for "Life and Death", even if it is not the way they expected, but the "New York Post" Provocation still brings a lot of attention to the film. For the rest, they can only hope that the audience will go into the movie theater for Hugo, and then rely on the quality of the movie itself to decide the outcome.

The importance of Hugo's "box office appeal" has ushered in a historic test at this moment! Although everyone has been clamoring that Hugo has become one of the most box-office actors in the United States, no one knows how powerful this appeal is, and this time the threshold is the best touchstone. It's just that the price is a bit high, success or failure is here!

Obviously, Colin's abacus was very loud and planned early. In the "New York Post" report, he repeatedly mentioned the hospital incident during the filming of "Life and Death", and repeatedly enlarged the topic of Hugo's ban on reporters. Now, the major media are as expected by Colin. The pride and arrogance of being a reporter and a media led them to join forces and resisted the "speed of life and death".

Now that the stage has been set up, is Hugo willing to cooperate in this scene? And after the drama is staged, is it a comedy or a tragedy?

Under such circumstances, "The General Mobilization of the Heavenly Soldiers", "The Hillbilly Conquer New York", and "The Speed ​​of Life and Death" all landed on the North American film market in the first week of June. All opponents are ready, and the war is about to break out!