Four Hundred and Seventy-One - Choice

According to the original plan, the crew successfully worked on the first floor of the **** Bank Building for half a day. However, when night fell in the Big Apple City, countless media, newspapers and other organizations across North America were caught in a dilemma.

The night was already deep, and when the clock struck "dang, dang, dang" at three o'clock in the morning, the hotel where Wayne and others were staying had already fallen into a deep sleep.

The crew consists of a large and complex crew. Once the filming starts, it is like a large, sophisticated machine. As long as there are not too many unexpected situations, no one is willing and no one can stop the work from stopping. As long as one day is lost, It means a loss of millions of dollars, and it will also disrupt the work rhythm of hundreds of people.

At this time, in a prosperous neighborhood not too far from the hotel, Times Square in Manhattan, known as the "Crossroads of the World," several buildings were still brightly lit. It was considered the news media center of the Big Apple, including American Broadcasting Corporation Many news media around the world, including the company, have studios and news centers in Times Square.

Therefore, many foreign media, when explaining live North American news, always like to cut the camera to the studio in Times Square. Usually people feel that using the bustling scenery as the background can weaken certain political factors.

Just like the name of this square, the most important current affairs media here, the first thing that makes people think of it is the famous "New York Times". This newspaper, known for its "credibility" and "authoritativeness", has a distribution scale all over the world and is a representative of high-end print media and serious publications in North America.

However, there are always two sides to everything. This newspaper, like all print media, also has an entertainment section. At this moment, in the office of the chief editor of the entertainment section, two people were standing by the window, silently looking at the bright lights outside the window.

"Can't wait any longer!"

Editor-in-chief Joseph Ballmer is a middle-aged white man. Working in an office for a long time has inevitably made his body fat. He suddenly turned his head, looked at Jim Burgess standing next to him, and said: "Now I have After three o'clock in the morning, we will delay the printing of the factory at night, and no one can bear this responsibility."

He now feels that he is a little neurotic. He actually believed in the advice of a young reporter and stayed with him until now.

Jim Bee Gees was also extremely nervous at this time. Just as the editor-in-chief said, if it really delays the printing of newspapers in the factory, no one can bear the responsibility. Even the editor-in-chief, who is a high-ranking figure in his eyes, will not be able to bear the responsibility. He won't joke about his career.

But when I thought about my own judgment, I couldn't help but said, "Mr. Ballmer, based on my experience in working on the front line, I have concluded that there will probably not be any authoritative media report about Wayne Greenberg tomorrow. incident, if this news only appears on "Failure in New York"..."

This is the main reason why they waited for the news until now. Joseph Ballmer certainly knew that the New York Times did not need to win any exclusive entertainment headlines. Their natural position in the media industry meant that they could not take such risks. .

For such a world-wide authoritative media, the principle of reporting news has always been to seek stability and truth. They have no need and don't bother relying on entertainment headlines to boost sales.

The current situation is very strange. Something similar has never happened in the entire history of North American journalism. This matter is indeed not big, but if the public wakes up early tomorrow morning and discovers this article about Wayne Greenberg and the little boy If the news only appears in the New York Times, an authoritative media, not only will it not gain anything, but it may also become a target of public criticism and criticism.

You must know that those who play the most powerful role in moral kidnapping have never been from a certain land in the East. Those who play the most sophisticated role in moral kidnapping have always been Western media colleagues.

Today's "New York Times" entertainment section has temporarily published two different contents. Of course, they can choose to ignore the incident that happened in New York at noon for reasons such as seeking stability, but what if other authoritative media reported it?

I'm afraid that by then, the senior management will only feel that the editor-in-chief of the entertainment section, and even all media workers in the entire entertainment section, have lost their news sensitivity and can actually ignore the major events happening under their noses. Therefore, the feeling of riding a tiger and being unable to get off has already been tortured. Joseph Ballmer most of the night.

"Ding, bell, bell~, ding, bell, bell~"

Just when Joseph Ballmer frowned and wanted to make a decision quickly, the phone on his desk rang very suddenly.

"Damn, it should be a call to urge the final version..." He glanced at the bright lights outside the window again, shook his head and turned towards the desk. At this time, Jim Burgess also lowered his head helplessly. He turned around and followed his immediate boss back to his desk.

"This is Joseph Ballmer." The entertainment editor of the New York Times picked up the phone, but then fell silent. His expression slowly changed dramatically over time, from a frown to a frown. smiled.

The call lasted quite a long time, and Joseph Ballmer didn't say any other words except for a few "um, um" responses.

Jim Burgess on the side had already noticed that something was wrong and looked at his immediate boss anxiously. Before the other party finished answering the call, there was a sudden knock on the door of the editor-in-chief's office. In the quiet early morning, several "bang bang bang" sounds were particularly harsh, attracting the attention of the two people in the room.

"Please come in."

Joseph Ballmer covered the phone with one hand, shouted at the door, then put the phone to his ear again, listening carefully to the message coming from the other end of the phone.

"Boss, the factory has called twice to urge us. We..."

The editor's assistant had an anxious look on his face and couldn't wait to speak as soon as he walked in. However, seeing the editor's downward gesture, he wisely closed his mouth and followed Jim Burgess, patiently waiting for the call to end.

About a minute later, Joseph Ballmer finally put down the phone with satisfaction. With a hint of shock in his eyes, he looked at the two people opposite him, pondered for a moment, and said, "There's something going on. The result is the result. Notify the factory that printing can start..."

The same situation not only happened in New York, but also in Burbank, another North American media capital as far away as Los Angeles. The authoritative print media, mainly the Los Angeles Times, received the relevant information almost at the same time and then made a quick decision.

The reason for their concerns is very simple. Their own authority and impartiality are like a ruler. After gaining the trust of many readers around the world, they lose the qualification to be willful, even if they are in the entertainment section. in this way.

Besides, in the minds of many media people, this matter has exceeded the scope of the entertainment circle. It is absolutely not an exaggeration to say that it is a current affairs news with a full social nature.

Compared with the authoritative media that are too forward-thinking and unable to stop, pure entertainment media do not have so many worries. The gossip tabloids from the first to the third and fourth tiers have already determined the news for the next day. They are very specific about their positioning. Be clear and understand that you can’t sell gossip news to the world anyway.

Just before dawn, in the bedroom of a villa on the outskirts of Chicago, another media capital of North America, the Windy City, Roger Ebert was much thinner than he had been a few months ago, lying on a decorated hospital bed. The haggard body and face, under the retro round glasses, made a few buck teeth stand out.

"Roger, the Chicago Sun-Times directly rejected your proposal, and several local Chicago newspapers also responded with rejection."

The bedroom door was pushed open, and the agent Lloyd looked tired and directly gave the result of returning without success. Looking at the Pulitzer Prize winner lying on the hospital bed, who looked weak but was actually fearless, he shook his head and continued: "It's even more impossible in New York. That's Time Warner's territory. Last time Things you should have already..."

As he spoke, he paused, and looked at Roger Ebert's widened eyes. "Roger, the truth is there's no point in us doing this. Look, my opinion is, don't let your anger get to your head."

After the agent Lloyd finished speaking, he sat on the chair beside the hospital bed, lowered his head and began to wait silently. Of course he knew that his client's thoughts had been distorted. In the Pulitzer Prize winner's heart, he always felt that the reason why he was diagnosed with cancer was because of the director named Wayne Greenberg.

It was because of Warner Bros.'s warning that the extremely proud film critic finally fainted from anger. If he had not fainted from anger, he would not have been diagnosed with cancer. This logic makes even children confused. I know it's wrong, but my client obviously thinks so.

In fact, in Royce's heart, there were some words that he had never dared to say out loud. Should he tell his clients that perhaps the young man might not even know about the warnings Warner Bros. and Time Warner had given them? No, that would be too cruel.

"Forget it, I just wanted to make him unhappy, so forget it."

It wasn't until a few minutes passed that Roger Ebert, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes. A low voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat. "How's that big fish in Warner Bros.? Royce, money is just a bunch of numbers to me now, isn't it just a million dollars? Promise him."

"Roger, are you sure you want to do this?"

Royce raised his head sharply and confirmed to the other party again.

"Go ahead and get the things first. I will inform you of the specific activation time in advance."

The agent took a deep look at the client who had closed his eyes to rest. He stood up and opened the door, and his figure gradually disappeared in front of the luxurious villa.