"It's just a second-tier actor, what to pretend to be there. ”

"Nobody cares about your departure, nobody even knows about Brian O'Connor, okay?"

"Please don't add drama by yourself, just leave when you leave, what's the matter with posting videos to find a sense of existence?"

"Finally left, I think that series of movies can only be watched without you. ”

"It's all a little fuss like this, and it's really from Hollywood. ”

"It's hype again. Know you're in a car accident, next. ”

"Aren't you still dead? Why do you look like you're parting from life and death?"

In the 21st century, the Internet age is always like this, the blurred faces hidden behind computers and mobile phones, the negative and dark emotions are taken to the extreme, one by one twisted and hideous attacks, as if all the pain and hatred on the Internet are superimposed on the Internet, and then viciously speculate about everything, only in this way can they save themselves from the disaster, but turn the world into a powder keg.

Even in the face of Paul Walker, who had just escaped death from a car accident not long ago, all kinds of negative remarks were poured on him, as if all the resentment was wishing that Paul would simply die like this - but even if it did, they wouldn't care. Because it really doesn't cost anything for the online world to hurt them.

But as the classic line in "The Seven Deadly Sins" says, "Hemingway once said that the world is beautiful and worth fighting for." I only believe the second half of the sentence. ”

The Internet age is not hopelessly bad, see the negative side, but also see the positive side.

After Paul officially announced his decision in the form of a video, a group of friends led by Lan Li reposted the video one after another, expressing their support with practical actions, and Lan Li's tweet clearly stated his position:

It has nothing to do with Paul's fame, nor does it have anything to do with the success of "Speed & Excitement", for him, Paul Walker is a very, very important friend. After an accident, he supported all of Paul's decisions and sincerely looked forward to being able to meet him again.

That's the real meaningful part, for life, and for friendship.

These voices of support have also spread through online platforms, and with the strong influence and appeal of Lanli, the overall situation has been reversed.

Because of the actual support of a group of friends, this also made Paul's "farewell statement" get a lot of support, in a negative voice of swearing and disdain, Alan DeJanis, Oprah Winfrey, Jay Renaud and other talk show hosts who are active on social networking platforms have expressed their best wishes, truly bringing the mainstream speech of the Internet back on track, filled with a warm and touching atmosphere.

Choosing to say goodbye, Paul's biggest worry is that he hurt the crew, as well as loyal fans who really like the series, but now, all worries and fears can be put aside for the time being, and it will be a beautiful goodbye. What's more, this is by no means a farewell.

In the midst of the bustling discussion, a small voice came out:

"What about Universal Pictures?"

What is Universal Pictures' attitude towards Paul's decision to leave?

Although it is said that after Paul's accident, Universal Pictures has always maintained a proactive attitude, but now some people still remember that when Diesel and Paul, Diesel and Dawn had internal conflicts, Universal Pictures always stood on Diesel's side, and even because of the Lan Li incident, Diesel and Paul had an unpleasant quarrel, so what role did Universal Pictures play this time when Paul took the initiative to leave the crew? Are they fanning the flames behind their backs?

In fact, part of the most important reason why Paul took the initiative to release a video to explain the ins and outs was to clarify the misunderstanding - his choice to leave the crew was definitely not a conspiracy of Universal Pictures, but he voluntarily left.

Although there have been many unhappiness between Paul and Universal Pictures in the past two years, this still does not affect the friendship between Paul and the crew, and he does not want his decision to affect the crew.

For Paul, his love and advocacy for the "Fast & Thrill" series has never changed, and he sincerely hopes that the audience will focus on the seventh installment, complete the farewell with Brian O'Connor, and continue to support the "Fast & Thrill" series - everyone knows that even after Paul leaves, this super-profitable series will not stop, and they still need to look forward after all.

The bottom line is that the memories of the past are good, and Paul would rather remember those good times than turn away with resentment. His personal feud with Diesel shouldn't affect the rest of the crew, but Paul hopes that the audience will stay tuned to the "Fast & Thrill" series.

But Hollywood is a place of right and wrong, where the slightest speculation can turn into a conspiracy, and where negative news can easily grow. Universal Pictures, which has been full of flaws in the past two years, has naturally not been able to escape the attack, and even if Paul has repeatedly clarified, it still cannot be completely calm.

Before the negative rhetoric spread further, Universal Pictures also made an official announcement.

There is not much new in the announcement itself, it is nothing more than to emphasize that they regret Paul's decision to leave, and the crew is still very much looking forward to Paul being able to continue to star in the eighth part - they still will not give up their plan to persuade Paul, and remain open to waiting for Paul's return at any time, but if Paul really decides to turn around, they will also send their most sincere wishes.

In the final analysis, Universal Pictures still emphasizes its innocence and expresses its position, they repeatedly persuade Paul but still can't make Paul change his mind, and they still won't give up their efforts in the future, but the decision is completely in Paul's hands, and it's not something they can change.

At least, Universal Pictures still made enough gestures, but compared to Paul's sincerity, Universal's announcement seems decent, it can't be said to be bad, but there is not much new. From the perspective of crisis public relations, Universal Pictures still maintained its own reserve and position.

But no matter what, Universal Pictures has made its official position known. This in turn sparked another speculation: after Paul left, did the "Fast & Thrill" crew become the dominant Vin Diesel family, and what impact would this have on the prospects of the series?

First is the sixth installment of the Blue Rite Farewell series, and now it is the eighth installment of Paul's farewell series...... Of course, these two departures have their own special factors, and all the responsibility cannot be shifted to the crew or Diesel, the external cause is only an auxiliary, and the internal cause is the core, which is an objective fact, and it is meaningless to blame anyone unilaterally;

Outsiders look at the bustle, insiders look at the doorway.

The people who eat melons guess regardless of it, organize all the clues irregularly at will, and then make up a big drama of power struggle within the crew, but industry insiders can capture a relatively clear line of thought, even if Paul's departure is a purely independent decision, Diesel is a foreseeable result of being a dominant family in the crew, and now, the "Fast and Thrilling" series is finally as Diesel wishes, and is about to become his one-man series.

But, is it really that simple?

……

At this point, Diesel was a little depressed.

Of course, at first it was still anger, but after the anger erupted, the thoughts gradually settled, and doubts and difficulties began to breed, and they couldn't figure it out - anger didn't solve the problem, but calmness didn't help much, which made Diesel fall into a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat, and was aggrieved and depressed, and finally evolved into depression.

Dieselian sat on the black couch in his office, lost in thought on the surface, but the constant small movements of shaking his feet inadvertently revealed the anxiety inside.

He knows that his irritability and impulsiveness can't help, and when the power struggle reaches a certain level, all emotions will become useless, not to mention the multi-billion dollar deal on Wall Street, and the top projects of Hollywood's six major studios alone can change the rules without having a temper tantrum.

The incident that ramped up the Universal Pictures office last year was the most important lesson of Diesel's career: he finally understood the limits of his vision and the higher levels of the world beyond the power he had.

Although he can't really spy on that level, nor can he really understand the strategy of that level, his knowledge structure and personal experience are destined to his vision and views cannot reach such a level, but this still does not affect his self-knowledge: some things, he can control, and some things, he had better stay aside, otherwise there is no place to die.

Temper can still erupt, but it depends on the occasion.

It's as if at this point, tantrums don't help at all, so Diesel needs to calm himself down, and although it doesn't help much to calm down, at least it won't make him lose the initiative.

"Fan?" Facing such a quiet Diesel , Fisher Morgan was a little uncomfortable - in fact, he preferred Diesel to be able to burst into flames, because such simple and rough things are easier to handle, and now that Diesel has calmed down, this also means that Diesel is smarter, and he wants to easily control Diesel to become his cash cow, which is more difficult.

The relationship between the agent and the actor, of course, is it a cooperative use, is there any other possibility?

Diesel looked up, pondered for a moment, and finally spoke, "Why? Can you tell me, why?"