From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Things are spiraling out of control. Behind all the conspiracy theories, one can clearly sense that Sony Columbia already has a pile of targets on its back.

A little carelessness, and the next step could be an abyss, even leading to a collective boycott of "Spider-Man 2" or even Sony Columbia by the audience.

Even if the conspiracy theories don't escalate to such a terrible extent, Sony Columbia's poor management of the set, leading to paparazzi intrusions affecting filming and causing accidents, coupled with their lack of remorse and empathy, and even preparing to abandon Anson and seek a replacement while he's still recovering, doesn't look good.

The wave of criticism is easily imaginable.

At that time, Michael will probably become the target of the board's condemnation—

Indeed, the board is dissatisfied with Amy, that's a fact; the board intends to replace the CEO, that's also a fact.

However, never forget that the board ultimately protects the company's and its own interests. If Michael damages Sony Columbia's reputation, the board will abandon Michael and choose a better candidate in a matter of minutes. After all, there's no fundamental difference between Michael and Amy.

A small change, but it completely subverts the entire situation.

All along, ants have been scapegoats for these large companies. When has it ever been the turn of these large companies to become scapegoats for ants?

However, the current situation is indeed like this.

Therefore, Michael must hit the brakes urgently to avoid sinking deeper.

Even Michael himself can't help but suspect, could Anson's accident have been arranged by them internally?

But Michael knows the answer is no.

If it wasn't them, then who could it be? Could it be Amy?

But does Amy have such decisiveness? To sacrifice Anson in order to maintain her advantage at Sony Columbia.

If Amy had such courage, Michael would never have had the opportunity to rise to the top. Amy wouldn't have allowed herself to fall into such a situation.

Then, who is it?

Michael felt somewhat annoyed and agitated because he couldn't see the whole picture and lacked enough information. This feeling of being trapped on a chessboard was unpleasant.

All along, Michael had worked hard and schemed diligently, hoping to escape the fate of being controlled and manipulated and to transform into a superior who controls the fate of others; but this time, Michael thought he had seized the opportunity, but before he could even flex his muscles, he had once again fallen into a passive position.

Vaguely, Michael believed that there was a large hand controlling the overall situation behind the scenes.

One link after another, one step at a time.

Calculating strategies, calculating people's hearts, calculating accidents, calculating public sentiment, planning the whole game, calculating everything without leaving anything to chance, Michael's intuition sounded an alarm, realizing the arrival of the crisis.

The current situation is already chaotic and out of control; but Michael had a bad feeling that even worse things were yet to come.

The problem is that Michael can't figure it out.

Michael didn't like this sense of unease, he even loathed it, so who exactly is manipulating things from behind?

Amy?

Ian?

Sam?

Or the old foxes on the board?

Originally, everything had been arranged. A decisive move to kick Anson out directly, and Michael would take the initiative in the "Spider-Man 2" crew, letting the crew itself and the company up and down see clearly the future direction, and smart people would naturally know how to choose.

But now, their anticipated situation has been completely disrupted by a series of accidents.

Being unable to guess and unable to find clues forced Michael to be cautious.

No matter what the situation, at least for now, he should remain calm and observe the situation.

Firstly, Michael's intuition was correct.

Secondly, since it was a comprehensive layout, it meant that this step of Michael's had been calculated, and the layout had been completed even before Michael.

Although Michael's sense of smell was sharp and he was alert in time, controlling the situation in advance, he was still one step late.

At almost the same time, another conference room was also fully tense.

The slightly different thing is that there was no chaos, anxiety and tension were firmly in control, pressing under the surface, still maintaining calm.

After all, this is the first element of becoming a PR professional.

"Eve, we are all ready, when do we launch?"

The assistant was still a little unable to hold back, a trace of nervousness leaked in his slightly trembling voice, and his eyes were also filled with eagerness and tension as he looked at Eve.

And Eve was also rarely seen to be slightly tense. The opponent was Sony Columbia, and a little carelessness could lead to an abyss of eternal doom.

Eve didn't speak, looked down at her slightly trembling fingers, and actually smiled. It had really been a long time since she had experienced such a moment. Tension and excitement were intertwined, and she could feel butterflies fluttering in her abdomen, so that her fingers and toes were a little cold.

She liked it a little.

Thus.

Eve sat down on the desk, took out lipstick from her small Chanel handbag, and carefully outlined her lips in the small mirror of the powder compact. A bright and flamboyant scarlet blossomed on that fair face.

After finishing the application, Eve took out a small bottle of perfume and sprinkled some on her wrists and behind her ears, as if she was about to attend a dinner party.

"Eve!" The assistant mustered up the courage to call out again.

"Everyone thinks it's rhetoric, no, it's not. To be precise, it should be timing. The same words, saying them earlier and saying them later are two different things; the content that should be responded to one day ago and one day later is also different."

"Grasping the timing means taking the initiative."

"The so-called strength and weakness are only relative, especially in the era of the ocean of network information, which is changing rapidly. This is completely different from the traditional era of paper media, and the role played by timing is becoming more and more important."

"So, if you want to become an excellent PR professional, then you must understand this point and learn to grasp the timing and let time be your friend."

"As for now, we need to wait a little longer and be patient."

Whether it's tension or anxiety, the essence is a manifestation of a lack of self-confidence, because they originate from doubt and hesitation, but Eve believes in herself.

Of course, she also believes in Anson.

Until, "Eve, it's updated!" Another assistant who kept refreshing the computer screen looked up at Eve with an incredulous face.

Everything was as expected.

Eve's fiery red lips gently raised, "We've been releasing rumors for so long, it should be time. So, which media outlet is it?"

"… ‘The New York Times’."

The fiery red lips paused slightly, and the arc of the gentle upward curve became even brighter, "Oh, that's a little surprise."

"Exclusive: The Truth Behind the 'Spider-Man 2' Set Accident—

Was it an accident, or a man-made disaster?"

Eve sat in front of the computer screen, refreshing the homepage of the official website of "The New York Times", and the newly updated content rushed into her field of vision.

From the title, you can see that the protagonist Anson's name does not appear at all, focusing wholeheartedly on the accident itself; it does not use explosive keywords to attract attention like a clickbait title, but cuts into the topic sharply and concisely, grasping the key points. It is worthy of being the number one media in North America.

Reporter: Nicholas Flynn.