493 Scandal revealed
In 2005, when TMZ was founded, the Hollywood industry was dismissive for no other reason, the paparazzi have always been despised, "Thirty-mile-Zone", which is the origin of the acronym TMZ, specifically referring to the greater Los Angeles area, the intention is really obvious.
But in Hollywood, a Hollywood shrouded in magnesium lights, a Hollywood that is entertained to death, no one can deny that gossip is one of the most important elements. Whether it is inside or outside the circle, between eyebrows and eyes, between talking and laughing, and between passing by, gossip is slowly breeding. As a result, TMZ's position in the industry has become more and more important, and with the exclusive coverage of Michael Jackson's sudden death in 2009, this website that makes a living from the most powerful entertainment news has officially become the number one entertainment website in the United States.
Even the industry has to admit the status of TMZ.
Although the news is strong, insider, and rumor-gossip, TMZ's news sources are very extensive and reliable, and the credibility of the revelations from them is often more than 80%. By 2017, one of the criteria for distinguishing the truth of a piece of gossip was: whether TMZ reported it!
This shows TMZ's position in the industry.
Jasmine Francis came to his seat with his coffee, turned on his computer, opened a few major websites as usual, and sorted out the newspapers and magazines on his desk. Every morning, her first job is to scan the news of the major media outlets, collect news about Fisher's artists, and some sensational news.
In contrast, this was the most relaxed moment for Jasmin - Fisher hadn't come to work yet, and it was all her own, just dealing with computers, newspapers, and magazines.
Throwing two sugar cubes into the coffee, gently stirring with his left hand, the aroma of the coffee spreading in the air, and then clicking on those web pages with the mouse, enjoying a moment of leisurely morning. Habitually opened the official website of TMZ, the homepage headline, and the huge font came into view——
"The secret to Chris Hemsworth's audition success: 'borrowing' the roommate's script. ”
"Poof", before she had time to drink the coffee in her mouth, her lips accidentally touched the rim of the cup, and it was very hot, Jia Siming hurriedly took the cup away, but she almost spilled the coffee on the keyboard, and she was in a hurry, but she didn't have time to take care of herself, raised her eyes again, looked at the computer screen, and confirmed it over and over again.
The dark black font was striking and glaring, and she even confirmed the name of "Chris Hemsworth" word by word, not a single letter was bad. Jia Siming's face turned pale in an instant, but she still had to force herself to calm down, quickly pull the mouse, and read the entire article.
This is not a difficult task, because the whole news is only less than 300 words, which is capable and concise, but every word is fine.
TMZ said that digging into the top secret information inside Paramount, in the fierce competition of "Thor", the secret of Chris's success lies in the script. Before the audition, Chris obviously read the script carefully, fully understood and figured out the image of the character, and created a perfect Saul that completely fits the psychology of the main creator.
It's true that Chris won the role with his own strength, but without the script, there is nothing to follow. So, where did Chris's script come from? Because before that, Chris didn't get the script. According to internal sources, this script belongs to Lan Li.
At the beginning, "Thor" did send an invitation to Lan Li, and at Kenneth's behest, they also provided Lan Li with a script, but unfortunately, Lan Li was not interested and did not come to audition, and soon after, Chris successfully won the role with an absolutely strong attitude, surpassing the other candidates.
At the end of the article, TMZ continued the tradition and saved the most exciting and explosive news until now, "According to insiders, Chris 'borrowed' Lan Li's script, but Lan Li didn't know anything about this 'borrowing'. ”
Boom, boom, boom!
At this moment, the reader understands the meaning of the headline, and the word "borrowed" is specially put in quotation marks, which is obviously meaningful. What exactly is borrowing without consent, borrowing without informing the owner? There is an official article in the law that explains this in detail: stealing.
So, is this news true? What did Chris say? What did Lan Li say?What about Paramount?Is TMZ's source reliable? Is it accurate?Is this the whole story?Or is there something else hidden in it?
In this regard, TMZ did not further analyze and speculate, and the revelations seemed to come to an abrupt end, leaving countless suspense and posing with a posture of "to be continued", which made people itch.
However, Jia Siming knows that there is no need for TMZ to continue to talk at all, leaving suspense, but it can stimulate the curiosity of readers. Readers don't need to make an effort, they just need to search for relevant news in the past week in Google's search window.
Chris insisted that he and Lan Li never discussed the audition, Chris also insisted that Lan Li did not provide any form of assistance, and Chris insisted that he won the role entirely on his own.
These are Chris's original words, and the original words that were published.
In other words, Chris himself denied the possibility that the script was borrowed or gifted by Blue Gifts, so what should readers think?
Facts speak louder than words, and that's where TMZ is most brilliant, and it also adds credibility to this revelation.
Today, the temperature in Los Angeles was as high as 27 degrees, and it was only the beginning of April, and it seemed that it was already in summer mode, but Jia felt like he was in an ice cellar, shivering one after another, and his whole back was soaked.
The worst has finally come.
Taking a deep breath, Jia Simin kept trying, trying to calm himself down by taking a deep breath, but his brain was still a mess, and he couldn't think at all.
For a while, I thought of yesterday's news breaking point, "Entertainment Weekly" was reporting on the rumors of Lan Li and Chris's disagreement at a large scale; and then I thought that Chris was afraid that the matter of Chris stealing the script could not be hidden, and when the time came, Lan Li only needed to confirm it, and there was no possibility of overturning the case; when the time came, Chris was full of confidence in the face of the media, suggesting that Lan Li refused to contact him for half a year; and then he thought of the anger of Paramount Pictures, I was afraid that the entire "Thor" publicity team would go crazy now......
Countless thoughts began to roll, and they couldn't sort it out at all, "Fisher-Morgan!" Jasmin finally grasped the life-saving straw, immediately picked up the phone, dialed Fisher's mobile phone, and the phone only rang twice, and Fisher's voice came, "Fisher." The concise and clear self-introduction, without any superfluous bells, showed his tough posture.
"Fisher, Fisher, something happened. "Jia Siming only felt inextricably linked, and he didn't know where to start," TMZ broke the news, Chris's matter, and then Lan Li's script. ”
"Jia Siming!" Fisher shouted calmly, the roar like thunder made Jia Siming stunned, and all his words stopped abruptly, but he stopped too fiercely, and he couldn't help but burp, his face was full of panic, "What the hell is going on, you'd better clear your mind, otherwise, you won't have to waste my time." ”
Vigorous and resolute style, as always.
In the fright, Jia Siming finally calmed down and described the TMZ report in detail, and then there was silence on the other end of the phone, a long silence, which made Jia Siming more and more panicked, "We should ...... now What should I do?"
Fisher's brain also fell into a state of crash for a while. It's like a game of chess, and the people playing against not just two people, not just Chris and Lan Li, not just him and Lan Li, but also the media, and Paramount Pictures, and Universal Pictures, and Andy Rogers who stands behind Lan Li.
He guessed Lan Li's next move, but not the paparazzi's next move.
Fisher is not a layman, of course he knows that there is no impermeable wall in the world, and this is especially true in Hollywood, and any secret will be exposed one day. It's just that he didn't expect that the paparazzi would move so fast, the person who broke the news would be so uncontrollable, and more importantly, there was a mistake inside Paramount!
In the past year, every day has been a good opportunity to break the news, especially when the first phase of "Thor" was launched, Lan Li happened to be nominated for an Oscar, and the limelight was in full swing. However, the insider chose to keep his mouth shut. Fisher took it for granted that only the higher-ups knew, and the minions below should know nothing. This also means that the secret is safe for the time being.
Because, compared to Chris, the last thing you want to see negative news should be Paramount! "Thor" is not just a movie, it will directly affect Paramount's overall strategy this summer!
It is estimated that Paramount still does not take good care of it, is too busy, and has a mistake inside. But, what's the use of pursuing these now? TMZ has already broken the news, and besides, the paparazzi have already set their sights on the news, things are out of control, and what they need to do is not to hold them accountable, but to solve the problem.
But how can this be solved?
Fisher's brain couldn't help but hurt a little, he took a deep breath, he regained his composure, "After hanging up the phone, you first look through all the news of the day, I mean, all, including supermarket tabloids; and then search for keywords, see how the retweets of TMZ news are, how the news spreads, only American media, or foreign media, and ...... "There are too many things, really too much," forget it, let's do it first, I'll be at the company in twenty minutes. ”
After saying that, Fisher hung up the phone, and even without looking at him, he knew that the media must have fried the pot and the world must be in chaos. Looking out the window at the tall palm trees and the golden sunlight, it was empty. It may be the biggest crisis of his career, but he will never surrender.
Blown up, the whole of North America blown up! No one was exempt, and it was definitely the hottest news since 2011, and even the stand-in door was eclipsed.