From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Anson, returns.

One sentence is enough.

Overnight, bizarre viewpoints flew around all the major forums. Not only the internet, but radio, television, and newspapers all joined in.

All sorts of conspiracies once again shone brilliantly, leaving people amazed.

Some people stated that the photos were too blurry and couldn't be seen clearly at all, and it couldn't even be 100% confirmed that it was Anson; in fact, it might be Anson's double. Anson might be disfigured and undergoing cosmetic surgery. Sony Columbia realized that the time might far exceed expectations, so they sent a double to divert attention.

"Otherwise, why would Sam, who never attends parties, appear there?"

Some people believed that Anson's injuries were actually very, very serious, and he still hadn't passed the danger period. There was still a possibility of him becoming a vegetable. Sony Columbia was worried that if the news leaked, they might fall into a new round of difficulties, so they released a smokescreen to try to divert attention.

"This is the only possibility. Otherwise, why doesn't Anson show his face? Why doesn't he accept interviews? Why isn't there any footage or information appearing?"

Others thought in reverse, saying that you're all wrong. In fact, Anson wasn't injured at all. Everything was a hype, including Sony Columbia replacing the actor. It was all a "project" to create explosive gimmicks. The fundamental purpose was to promote "Spider-Man 2."

"This is the most reasonable explanation. Otherwise, is Sony Columbia out of their mind? Why are they suddenly preparing to replace Anson?"

Among them, the most outrageous claim quietly attracted all the attention.

This claim believed that Anson had passed away.

Because it was too unbelievable, people were too lazy to waste their breath refuting it.

But at the same time, precisely because of this, netizens believed it one after another, and one or two couldn't wait to share the "truth", trying to let everyone see it.

The excitement, the noise and clamor, exceeded imagination. TMZ themselves didn't expect things to develop to such a point. The entire North America seemed to have lost its mind.

However, this is reality—

Words can only describe the tip of the iceberg, and it is difficult to truly present that kind of madness, which swept everyone into it like a tornado.

Fortunately, the rampant conspiracy theories were ultimately in the minority. More people remained rational, or didn't let their imaginations run wild.

According to TMZ's photos, Anson did indeed appear and return to the crew, and may have even completed an afternoon of filming.

This is good news, great news.

Does this mean that the past three weeks of upheaval have finally come to an end, and after experiencing accidents and setbacks, things have finally returned to normal?

Eve: Yes.

The morning after TMZ released the photos, Eve released an official statement on behalf of Anson:

Anson has fully recovered and returned to the crew to work as soon as possible.

Anson has always been concerned about the crew, so he worked hard and focused on rehabilitation, looking forward to returning to the crew as soon as possible, blah blah blah. Anson has always believed that this will be an excellent film, blah blah blah. Anson sincerely thanks everyone for their concern, blah blah blah. Although there are still many difficulties in the upcoming filming, Anson will do his best, blah blah blah.

Official statement, a bunch of platitudes.

TL;DR: Everything is fine. Thank you all.

This is the official statement from Anson, notifying major media outlets in the form of a formal press release—

A small detail that very, very few people noticed was that Eve also sent it to TMZ.

What does this mean?

Has Anson forgiven Harry-Percy?

No, that's not it. This means that Eve has for the first time acknowledged TMZ's existence as a formal media outlet.

In 2003, online media led by blogs and forums were emerging one after another, but they had not yet been recognized by formal media and were still considered "amateur", "unprofessional", and "playful". Not to mention gossip websites like TMZ.

However, Eve became the first to take the plunge.

Eve: ??? Don't look at me, what are you looking at me for? Everything was instructed by Anson, I'm just a puppet, okay? How would I know what's going on, you should ask Anson!

Finally, Anson issued an official statement in response to TMZ's revelations, and also confirmed that the "Spider-Man 2" crew had finally returned to normal and was quickly put into filming.

Logically speaking, things should have come to an end here, right?

But it didn't.

"Fake."

"Lies!"

"Eve and Sony Columbia are in cahoots, traitors who betray from within!"

"There are no photos of Anson, no images of Anson. You are completely talking nonsense. I won't believe a word you say."

"Since Anson has recovered, why hasn't Anson shown his face yet?"

"Say, are you and Sony Columbia plotting something?"

"I didn't believe in conspiracies before, but now the more I look at it, the more it seems like one. I'm getting goosebumps all over."

Eve: … …

Speechless.

At first, Eve treated these conspiracy theories as jokes, because they were too absurd, too outrageous, and too funny, and she had to admire the netizens' imaginations.

But slowly, these conspiracy theorists never stopped, and things lost their fun. At this time, looking at those nonsense became annoying.

At one point, Eve also thought about releasing Anson's photos or images, and even allowing Anson to accept an interview to talk about this accident—

After all, throughout the entire incident, Anson never made his own voice, and people were bound to be curious about Anson's story as the person involved.

Eve asked Anson for his opinion, and Anson's attitude at the time was very interesting.

"I have no opinion. You are a professional, and I will follow your advice, Eve. Do you think I need to speak out?"

Frank, peaceful.

However, Eve believed that Anson's words had a deeper meaning, and there was a hint of profoundness in those calm eyes.

Originally, Eve was a PR person, and she had absolute confidence in her profession. All those actors in Hollywood were idiots, and she didn't need to take care of them at all, and even needed to wipe their butts for them like taking care of babies; but facing Anson, Eve found that things might be slightly different.

After calming down and thinking seriously, Eve rejected the proposal herself.

First, accepting an interview now would be suspected of embarrassing Sony Columbia in person, and would also be suspected of hyping up the news.

At this moment, putting on a single-minded attitude to devote himself to filming is all beneficial and harmless. Speaking with actions can instead create a positive and positive image for Anson.

Secondly, they cannot be led by the nose by netizens and public opinion, otherwise their overall layout may be disrupted.

It's better to simply let those comments boil, unexpectedly maintain the heat and maintain the topic, and then wait for time to prove everything.

So, things were settled like this—

Let those conspiracies continue to fly, while Anson wholeheartedly devoted himself to the filming of the film.