Four Hundred and Seventy-Five - Congressional Gold Medal
"This morning the White House spokesperson claimed: Commander-in-Chief Zipper will personally award Wayne Greenberg the Congressional Gold Medal!"
Naomi Watts' shrill voice was full of disbelief. She didn't care to read the specific content of the report. Just the huge front page headline of the "Washington Post" caused the Australian actress to look in disbelief. scream.
As more and more staff gathered around, everyone looked at Wayne in surprise, sitting in the director's chair with an expression of disbelief on his face.
The Congressional Gold Medal, this thing almost only exists on those legendary figures. It is no wonder that Charles Rowan was so excited that he interrupted the filming work, Naomi Watts screamed, and the surrounding staff stared at each other. Even Wayne was stunned by the news, and everyone's behavior showed the rarity of this thing.
The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest achievement and highest contribution award awarded by Congress. The medal is awarded by the highest power center, Congress. This medal was first awarded to North American citizens who fought bravely in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Mexican-American War.
With the changes of the times, Congress expanded the scope of awarding this medal to humanitarians, public officials, life savers, scientists, explorers, medical experts, actors, musicians and writers, but the recipients are all Made achievements that impacted society.
Just think about the names and achievements of those who have received it, and you will realize how precious this thing is. Personally speaking, such as Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the first polio vaccine! Nelson Mandela, he was a great anti-racial and anti-apartheid leader. Elie Wiesel was a Jewish Holocaust survivor.
It is too difficult for an individual to obtain this medal. Among the few times it has been awarded, it is mainly given to groups.
"Hey, hey, stop crowding."
Naomi Watts waved the newspaper with one hand and stood on the stool next to her. "Let's see why the White House gave Wayne this highest honor, Quiet."
The crowd's eyes were focused on the newspaper in her hand at the same time. People were not surprised that this kind of honor would be awarded to scientists, sociologists and artists, which meant that the recipients had made a huge impact on society or the world. human contribution.
However, no capitalist has ever received this honor. Yes, in most people's hearts, Wayne has always been a capitalist. His works are indeed full of social attributes and art, but they have always been representatives of commercial success. No matter how huge his influence is, we cannot deny the fact that he is a director when he picks up the camera, and turns into a capitalist when he puts down the camera.
"Early this morning, a spokesman for the White House told the media that Commander-in-Chief Zipper was shocked by Wayne Greenberg's heroic performance. Then he urgently submitted a proposal to issue a gold medal in Congress. What is rare is that the proposal was approved in a short time More than 90% of the members voted in favor, and everyone agreed that what he did was fully consistent with the title of a North American hero.
It is reported that just three days ago, director Wayne Greenberg led the crew to New York for filming and encountered a horrific hijacking incident in a bank building. The robber did not steal the money, but was trapped inside the bank by security personnel. He took a little boy less than five years old as a hostage and demanded that the police prepare 500,000 US dollars and a car, otherwise he would be shot to death. little boy.
Neither the police nor the robbers during the confrontation knew that the well-known Hollywood director Wayne Greenberg was also trapped in the bank lobby while inspecting the shooting scene. Faced with the child's mother's helpless pleas, Wayne Greenberg voluntarily left the hiding place and walked towards the obviously crazy robber with his hands raised.
According to numerous people familiar with the incident, Wayne Greenberg tried to negotiate with the robber, saying that if the other party was willing to let the child go, he could give the robber whatever he wanted. But for a criminal who has fallen into madness, his kindness has obviously been thrown into the trash can. After the negotiation failed, he can only use himself to attract the attention of the robbers, prevent the robbers from harming the children in their hands, and at the same time buy time for the snipers. .
Seeing that the robber was getting more and more excited and was about to tear up the ticket, the sniper pulled the trigger and the robber fell to the ground. Fortunately, all these bloody scenes happened behind the children, and the tragic scene where the robber was headshot did not happen in front of the children.
The moment the robber fell to the ground, Wayne Greenberg rushed over and picked up the child. Subsequently, the police force and countless media outside the bank building swarmed in, only to see Wayne Greenberg holding the child with his back to the bloody scene, and still shouting to the child, "The filming ends here, kid, please show off." Bravo, what a brave acting talent.”
The child immediately stopped crying and asked Wayne Greenberg if he was really making a movie? He got a positive answer, and the child's mother also said that this was filming a movie. The police and media reporters nearby also tacitly blocked the two corpses at the same time, and loudly praised the children for their outstanding performance and bravery, and that they should be rewarded.
Wayne Greenberg's hard work finally paid off. At the subsequent press conference, he issued a request to the media, hoping that everyone could block the bloody crime scenes and children's faces while reporting the news. . He said: "We cannot let an innocent child spend his whole life healing this unfortunate childhood shadow!"
Gusha may not even have imagined that Wayne Greenberg would create a miracle in the history of media with the hundreds of media reporters present! The day after the incident occurred, the entire North American media collectively lost their voice and did not mention a word about the robbery that occurred in New York. Countless media practitioners chose to follow Wayne Greenberg’s kindness and choose to protect the innocence of children. mind.
Speaking of Wayne Greenberg, he is a representative of the American dream in people's eyes. Through hard work, he not only made his film works famous around the world, but also gained enviable wealth while realizing his dream. There is no shortage of blood, violence and foul language in his movies, but contrary to the dark reality reflected in his works, Wayne Greenberg, who put down the camera, is a warm and sunny young man, and a truly kind gentleman!
It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time Wayne Greenberg has protected his children. He has been called a man who protects justice by the media before. To this day, there is still a sculpture in front of the Warner Bros. headquarters building. Batman suit logo stone..."
A piece of the "Washington Post" devoted more than half of its page to introducing Wayne-related matters in detail, followed by a list of the Justice Action events that shocked North America. The picture accompanying this newspaper is the stone carving in front of the Warner Bros. Building. In the black and white photo, you can clearly see the Batsuit designed by the child himself.
With the voice of Naomi Watts, the crowd gradually quieted down, and their attention was focused on the Australian actress, even Wayne.
This is the "Washington Post" that represents the mouthpiece of political correctness, and it is the front page of the most important social affairs section. With his current mentality, even if he has seen too many big scenes, he still feels it. There was a moment of fluttering.
"Ha, how is it? Do you feel a huge surprise!"
No one noticed when Jeff Robinov squeezed in. When he was licking his belly and reaching out to pat Wayne's arm, he caught the other person's attention. "What is political correctness? This is political correctness that cannot be attacked! When the Congressional Gold Medal hangs on your chest, I don't believe that the old guys in the academy will not give it more thought."
Wayne smiled and hugged the Warner Bros. CEO, shrugged, and whispered: "How did you do it? You know, I don't really care about this too much, but I have to say, this is a huge surprise."
Seeing that the awards season is coming, no matter what, he has to admit that this will add a lot of weight to his academy award journey, and at the same time, it will greatly promote the canvassing work.
"I'll explain it to you in detail later." Jeff Robinov smiled, raised the small wooden box in his hand, and said, "Let's find a place to chat. There are some things we need to discuss with you."
This wooden box is very familiar to Wayne. It usually contains the other party's collection of cigars. Just looking at this posture, it is definitely not a topic that can be settled in one or two sentences. Nodding, he patted Gilmore on the shoulder and whispered a few words, asking the assistant director to take a break in the morning and filming would continue in the afternoon.
Ignoring the staff cheering around Naomi Watts, Wayne walked towards his trailer with Jeff Robinoff and Nina.
"Wayne, are you sure you don't want to continue listening?" After the Warner Bros. CEO heard that he announced his vacation, he was not in a hurry and joked: "You are the center point of all the media today. A copy of the "Washington Post" "It doesn't explain anything!"
Wayne shook his head helplessly. Of course, Wayne knew that Warner Brothers must have played some role in this. The target of their promotion was indeed him, and they indeed expanded a lot of positive influence for him, but it cannot be denied that some of it was inevitable. With the intention of promoting "The Dark Knight" in advance.
Anyone who is sober in the industry knows that no matter which hit movie it is, it is absolutely inseparable from large-scale publicity. The more investment a production company has in a project with higher expectations, the more pervasive the publicity will be. The popularity of Batman Part II has been very high, but continued large-scale publicity and hype is still an indispensable guarantee.
Being praised by an authoritative media with global circulation really made him feel excited. No one disliked this feeling, but his mind didn't feel dizzy for long, and he quickly calmed down his excitement. "Let's go and talk about business first."
As the two walked towards the trailer, Jeff Robinov tilted his head, carefully observed his face, and said with some concern: "You don't look very good."
"It's all because of the damn cold..."
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