From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Boom! Boom boom!

The whole of North America was once again shaken, with no exceptions among media outlets large and small.

In 2003, online media were gradually emerging, but traditional print media and television and radio stations were still at their peak. The focus of news was still on newspapers, their position unshaken.

And on the North American continent, at the top of the pyramid of top authoritative media, "The New York Times" always occupied the top spot, its authority and influence beyond doubt. Perhaps "The Washington Post", "The Wall Street Journal", and "The Los Angeles Times", among others, had their own advantages in different fields and among different groups; but in terms of comprehensiveness, no one could surpass "The New York Times".

Not only the general public, but also industry insiders were all paying attention to "The New York Times".

Among journalism students, there was always a small joke circulating:

Reporters in the central region of North America, every time a major event occurred, their first reaction was not to look for news sources or collect information, but to read "The New York Times". Only after knowing the views and positions of "The New York Times" would they begin to consider their own positions.

The joke was just a joke, but to a large extent, it was also a fact.

Different camps, different positions, different groups, before making their own voices heard, they would all look at the views of "The New York Times". They might agree, might disagree, might worship, might sneer, but they would definitely read it, which indirectly showed the position of "The New York Times" in North America.

Precisely because of this, the front-page headlines of "The New York Times" were of great significance, including the website page as well. Only a truly major event could win this honor.

And today!

The homepage of "The New York Times" website grandly gave its position to "Spider-Man 2".

Although it was just the website, not the newspaper, it still swept across the whole of North America with great momentum.

Major news! One hundred percent major news!

Originally, keywords such as "Spider-Man 2", Anson Wood, and on-set accident were already the absolute focus, with heat exceeding the summer档; now, the attention of "The New York Times" and its in-depth analysis and research further pushed the news hotspot to an unprecedented height.

— "Not a simple accident, but a man-made incident".

In the article, Nicholas came to the conclusion after conducting a comprehensive investigation.

Published in authoritative professional media, Nicholas naturally could not talk nonsense. Everything had to have information sources and be verified.

Nicholas launched an in-depth investigation into the crew, painstakingly reviewing the entire incident from beginning to end, piecing together the original appearance of the matter from eyewitness accounts; then detailing the various situations that emerged after the accident, and finally focusing on the latest series of Spider-Man suit photos released by TMZ —

According to on-set testimony, that scene, that angle, there was only one possibility, that it was taken on the day Anson's accident occurred, because that was the first and only time the crew attempted to shoot this scene.

Analyzing from a professional perspective, the lighting, angle, composition, etc., further proved that this was the moment the shutter was pressed before Anson's accidental fall.

Everything coincided with the flash of light recalled by the crew members.

Finally, Nicholas boldly and directly came to the conclusion.

"Man-made incident".

And the culprit was a paparazzo, the same paparazzo who provided the photos to TMZ; furthermore, this paparazzo might also be the person who sneaked into the hospital ward, brazenly preparing to secretly photograph Anson.

The truth is often cruel, and even more shocking.

Although everyone knows that this is an era of entertainment to the death, although everyone knows that this is an era when paparazzi resort to any means for news, although everyone knows that this is an era of moral decline.

But some things still shock the three views and break the bottom line.

Previously, news reports said that someone broke into the ward to disturb Anson's recuperation, for which Lucas offered a $100,000 reward. Although public opinion overwhelmingly supported Anson, there were still many 理中客 there saying sarcastic remarks.

What "It's not like he's paralyzed, what's wrong with taking pictures", what "Could it be that he's really become a vegetable, that's why he's so furious?", what "Being a public figure should have the awareness that privacy will be fully exposed", what "The way he's whining and complaining about being hurt is really speechless"…

Things like that.

But now, those voices have quieted down.

It turned out that everything was because the paparazzo's secret photography led to Anson's misfortune; it turned out that it was because of the paparazzo that Anson's injuries were still unknown; it turned out that the culprit was the paparazzo, but he did not know how to repent, and even invaded the hospital to take an inch and prepare to continue exploiting Anson.

This has crossed the bottom line.

Even public figures should not endure such bad treatment.

What's worse is that Anson has not made a public appearance so far. Although Anson's spokesperson, Sony Columbia, and the crew have all stated that Anson is recuperating, the situation does not look optimistic no matter how you look at it.

Nightmare, slowly awakening —

In 1997, Princess Diana died in a car accident in Paris.

Behind the scenes, conspiracy theories flew everywhere; but at least the story that the public knew was that the paparazzi chased after her all the way, and Princess Diana had a car accident in order to get rid of the paparazzi.

At that time, the paparazzi were subjected to overwhelming accusations, and the social ills of entertainment to the death also became the focus of encirclement and discussion by major newspapers and media.

And now, the same story has happened again —

Everything was just to grab an exclusive photo of a Spider-Man suit.

Absurd, ridiculous, laughable.

Crazy, crazy, everyone is crazy.

When things have developed to the present, public opinion has gotten out of control.

The assistant's face was full of shock, his brain crashed, and he couldn't believe his eyes. So this was the opportunity Eve had been waiting for?

"You knew this scene would happen?" The assistant couldn't help swallowing.

Eve's face was calm, "Of course. Otherwise, what would I leave so many breadcrumbs for? Could it be that they were all moved away by ants? The only thing I can't be sure of is which media would discover it first."

"Now it seems… 'The Los Angeles Times' is still not good enough."

Eve sighed.

The outside world has turned upside down, but Eve still has the mind to joke.

Assistant, "So, has the time come?"

Eve shook her head, "Wait at least another twenty-four hours, this is just a signal."

The two assistants exchanged glances, looking bewildered.

Eve looked a little regretful. If it were Anson or Edgar, they would have understood without explanation at this time; but thinking about it carefully, it was no exception —

Precisely because of this, they are just assistants, while Edgar is Edgar, and Anson can become Anson.

Eve thought to herself, when did Anson's evaluation of her become so high?

This is a good question.