Superstar

"Of course we watched the news on CNN!" Brad obviously didn't understand the meaning of Hugo's words. He looked at Hugo with an incredible expression, and attacked Hugo with a firm and angry tone. "It's because we watched the news. That’s why I know the truth about the facts, the white policeman. The Cha actually assaulted ordinary residents at will, and he was still a black man. This is absolutely unforgivable."

Hugo noticed. Brad's gaze glanced at Rob next to him intentionally or unintentionally. It can be seen that he would justly condemn Hugo on such occasions. It is hard to say that today's audition is a little bit. No impact.

　　 It can be heard from Brad's words that he still sees the difference between blacks and whites very seriously, and emphasizes that it is the whites who beat up the blacks, not just the police. Observing and beating residents is also inseparable from the direction of American history.

Racial discrimination in the United States has a long history, but with the development of various factors such as modern history, economy, and culture, the confrontational relationship between races is constantly improving, and this situation has achieved great results in the 62nd Oscar in 1990. The film "Driving. Miss. Daisy" describing the transition of race relations won the Best Picture Award in one fell swoop. This also marks the first time that the American cultural system dominated by whites has extended an olive branch to blacks.

　　 Of course, this is just a movie. Even if "Drive for Miss Daisy" won the Oscar, the status of blacks has not changed fundamentally. However, the fact that Oscar favors "driving for Miss Daisy" shows that at least the white supremacy of cultural society has realized that racial discrimination is bound to need to be changed, so in the next 20 years, it may be longer. For a period of time, with "driving for Miss Daisy" as the starting point, the conflicts between whites, blacks, and Jews have been changing in a subtle way.

Therefore, under such a background, after Rodney King Time was endowed with the concept of race, the energy that burst out was indeed terrible, and Brad would have such a point of view, in fact, it is the white people in American culture. The innuendo of universal values, including Rob, Martin, Joseph, and others are no exception.

　　 Facing Brad's aggressiveness, Rob also looked at Hugo with a relatively cold vision, obviously very dissatisfied with Hugo's performance just now. This made Joseph sitting next to him a little anxious. He wanted to say a few words for Hugo, but when he saw Martin who was ready to go, Joseph knew that this was a duel between actors. If he intervened as an agent , Then Martin will also intervene, and the situation will only become more chaotic. Therefore, Joseph abruptly swallowed the words from his lips and looked at Hugo worriedly.

Hugo was not rushed or slow, and did not appear flustered because of Brad's oppression and Rob's coldness. Instead, his voice stabilized, and he said with a breath, "I mean, you didn't watch The news broadcast behind CNN? Eighty-one seconds, not sixty-eight seconds!"

　　 Hugo's words immediately stunned all the people present, and there was no reaction for a while.

　　 KTLA TV station edited the video and released it, and at the same time provided this cut-down video to major television stations in the United States, making Rodney King’s assault time the headline news that shocked everyone. But it’s worth noting that CNN—that is, three weeks after the video was broadcast on CNN, did they know that the video tape provided by KTLA had deleted the vital part. Ed Turner, vice president of CNN TV. (Ed. Turner) gave the order immediately, and then when CNN rebroadcasts the news, it must add the deleted parts.

In fact, although the 81-second version is 13 seconds longer than the 68-second version, the image that really involves Rodney King’s arrest is less than six seconds, but even so, it’s enough for people to see the truth. ,police. The investigator is only carrying out law enforcement, not the scene in the 68-second video.

　　 However, the three major U.S. television networks ABC, NBC, CBS and KTLA in Los Angeles still insist on broadcasting the 68-second version of the video. In the United States, the news of the three major television networks is free, while KTLA does not charge in the Los Angeles area, and CNN TV is a cable TV program that must be purchased with money, and the life of ordinary Americans is tight, even if they spend money to buy cable TV. The program mainly focuses on watching games, TV shows, and movie replays. There are not many viewers watching CNN News, and few people will notice the slight difference between these two videos.

　　 This was 1992, when the Internet was still underdeveloped, and people’s sources of information were relatively closed. The mainstream media was the leader of public opinion and had absolute control over the direction of public opinion. Given the very small audience of CNN News, the three major commercial television networks controlled the trend of public opinion in this incident, and even US President George Bush was kept in the dark.

　　 In this week’s opinion polls, 92% of the people considered white police officers. See guilty, this is the current situation. Obviously, Rob, Brad, Martin and others in front of him are all among the 92%.

It was also an accident that Hugo and Joseph would see CNN news. When they were filming in New York, they saw this news in a hotel room by chance. Hugo didn’t know much about these things at the time, but he saw Joseph’s. Only after the shocked expression did he understand the ins and outs of the Rodney King incident. Before the journey, Hugo was born in 1989, so the news events in the United States in the early 1990s did not have much real feeling for Hugo, but now that he is in this society, Hugo could not help but sigh. Not adapting to his white skin, and now he should be thankful that he has not crossed to become a black man.

After Hugo briefly explained the situation on CNN News, Rob fell into contemplation. Obviously he was greatly impacted by this fact. Brad's eyes quickly noticed Rob's expression, and he cried out inwardly. Wonder, this is calm, Hugo begins to take advantage.

Brad couldn't help looking at his agent Martin. Martin was calmer. He thought about it and said to Brad in a low voice, "Media, media." Brad didn't react at first. , But not only is he not a stupid, but he is also a very smart person. After thinking about it carefully, he understood.

So, Brad organized his own language a bit, looked up at Hugo again, and asked with a serious expression, "Then you mean, the American news media, which has always advertised the pursuit of the truth, actually publicly faked it? And it still emphasizes judicial news that takes facts as its life? Isn’t KTLA afraid of stimulating civil upheaval?"

　　 Hugo is a little surprised, Brad is so...naive. But soon, Hugo reacted. This was the 90s when people had unparalleled trust in the media, not the 21st century when fake news was flying all over the sky. For Hugo, questioning the media is a habitual action, because the era of "truth is the first element of news" is no longer important under the catalysis of the Internet. On the contrary, interests are the most important. For the sake of profit, fabricate news. Means such as making explosive points can be said to be extremely versatile.

　　 Uncrowned King, this is a very unfamiliar word for Hugo, but it is the most real life for several people living in the 80s and 90s. That's why Brad was able to say that remark in such a righteous way, because he believed it so.

Hugo did not speak, but stretched out his right hand, slapped Joseph's face with a slapped gesture, which made Rob and Brad both stunned, even Martin, who had always been disdainful of Hugo. Also quite stunned. Although Joseph was a little nervous, he thought that Hugo was really going to beat himself, but then he let go, somehow, he was willing to believe that Hugo was confident.

"If this picture is captured by a reporter, there are several possibilities. One is that it is only me and Joseph, and the other is that it takes all of us in. How do you think the media will interpret it?" Hugo greeted without any evasiveness. After Brad's condemning gaze, he said upright, "I can tell you, maybe Vanity Fair will use the picture of Joseph and me. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com said that I had a conflict with the agent; and" The Los Angeles Times would use the photos of the five of us and say that Rob chose you, and I was unhappy with the agent because of my anger. So, what do you think the National Enquirer (National Enquirer) will report? ?"

　　 "National Enquirer", an American gossip tabloid. There are a bunch of so-called "supermarket gossip tabloids" in the United States. These biweekly magazines are mainly sold in supermarkets. They are small in size, easy to carry, and throw away after reading, but the price is not cheap. Many times, people use it as a mat or waste paper, and when they accidentally take a glance, they may put aside the things in their hands and read them. The front pages of tabloids often carry messy, sensational news and rumors, and they do everything in order to attract attention. The "National Enquirer" is the leader among them.

　　 Faced with Hugo’s question, Brad was stunned. He already knew what Hugo meant, but he had no way to refute it.

Hugo didn't intend to wait for an answer, so he said directly, "I think the National Enquirer might say that Joseph and I were jealous and fighting for Brad's fight." As soon as this sentence came out, Rob shook his head. He laughed. The tense atmosphere just now melted and collapsed in an instant, and the expressions of Brad and Joseph were very strange, and they were dumbfounded by Hugo.

As for Martin, he began to look at Hugo meaningfully. Although he has always shown disdain for Hugo, at this moment, Hugo has shown enough wit and calmness, no matter how he is an actor, but as a Man, his personality charm is indeed very admirable. From the standpoint of an agent, Martin saw the potential to become a cash cow in Hugo.