Chapter 285: New Territories

Since the release of that video, the wind of public opinion has begun to reverse, and the local media in North America have been a little reserved at first, while the British media on the other side of the Atlantic, including even several British newspapers controlled by News Corporation, have changed their positions without restraint and overwhelmingly supported Eric. As for the reason, of course, it is Eric's Britishness, at least, the British media thinks so, just like as long as an actress from the UK becomes famous in Hollywood, regardless of whether the actress has American citizenship or not, she will be called the British Rose.

As a Hollywood director who grew up in London, England until he was eight years old, still retains British citizenship and has created a series of box office miracles, of course, before the turmoil, it is no surprise that he has become the pride of the British population, which can be seen from the excellent box office results of several films directed by Eric in the United Kingdom.

Therefore, after the turmoil just began, although the British media also followed the trend and carried out a series of attacks on Eric, most of the media used the tone of hatred that is not made of steel when they see their own children.

Now, I originally thought that my 'child' had fallen, but the facts have proved that this is actually framed by others, and the British media's feelings can be imagined.

On the day the video was released, the famous British newspaper The Guardian published a front-page article attributing the attacks on Eric to 'the harshest persecution of public opinion at the end of the twentieth century'.

"Eric Williams has left a series of classics for the world cinema in just one year, which is very rare in the entire history of world cinema. His "Home Alone" series has brought laughter to children all over the world, his "Pretty Woman" and "Sleepless in Seattle" have brought young men and women a longing for love, and his "Dark War" has given us a heart-wrenching confrontation between good and evil. His "Island Cry" reminds us that horror movies are still chilling without blood and violence......

And it is such a talented young man who has suffered a series of heartaches because of his miraculous rise. It can be called the strictest public opinion persecution in the twentieth century. If we dig deeper, we will find out. For more than a month, the series of scandals about Eric Williams in the media are basically baseless fabrications based on a few photos that catch the wind, and the lawsuits that Eric Williams is receiving are completely manipulated behind the scenes. It is hard to imagine that in a country like the United States, which always cries out that freedom is above one qiē, its press and public opinion can be manipulated to such an unrestrained degree, which has to be said to be ironic. ”

After the publication of the opinion piece in The Guardian. The argument that Eric was being subjected to 'the harshest persecution of public opinion in the twentieth century' was quickly picked up by the media in many countries outside the United States, and quickly spread back to North America.

And most of the American media, which originally just followed the crowd, quickly accepted this view. While beginning to clear his name, he defended Eric.

However, after the reversal of this turmoil, the most violent reaction was not those media, but ordinary people, and countless historical facts throughout the ages have proved a truth, that is, the common people are the most easily fooled group. But it is also the most undeceivable group. Arnhorne Carpenter's remarks in the video are undoubtedly a huge provocation to the American people who have always pursued freedom and transparency.

So, in just three days. Under the fan organizations scattered all over North America, in more than 10 major cities in the United States, such as New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, and Philadelphia, there have been protest groups that support Eric and ask the federal government to investigate this public opinion persecution turmoil, although the number of people in each city is not large, even in Los Angeles, the base camp of Hollywood, there are less than 2,000 fans participating in the demonstration, but the scope involves almost all important cities in the United States, even the stupidest people. I also know that if the federal government ignores this, the matter will definitely grow. Finally, it reached the point where it was difficult to control.

While the federal government was still urgently discussing countermeasures, Eric was in the middle of the storm. After almost completely losing his voice for more than a month, he issued a statement saying that he would release his first single on February 14, the day of Love, to make his own response to the turmoil. At the same time, all proceeds from the subsequent release of the single will be donated to the Legal Aid Foundation in North America, which helps the disadvantaged.

Responding to the injustice he has suffered with a song that has never happened before, and while feeling the novelty, fans of Eric or not have great expectations for it. Several major record companies in North America, which keenly felt the business opportunities, all contacted Eric as soon as possible and requested an agent to release this record single on the most favorable terms.

The federal government, which seems to be aware of something, officially held a press conference on February 13, announcing that it would set up a special investigation team to conduct a thorough investigation into the series of attacks on Eric Williams during this time.

On February 14th, the festival of couples in the United States was carnival, but on this night, in many cities in North America, there seemed to be a lot fewer couples who went out to go shopping and clubbing to watch movies. Of course, there are many people who do not have tape recorders, therefore, on this day, originally because of the popularity of television, the tape recorders that have been selling dismal have a sales boom, and many stores have even been swept away from the reserve of tape recorders, and afterwards, after some good things The media incomplete statistics, the sales of tape recorders in the United States on this day exceeded 2.6 million units, far exceeding the annual Super Bowl and the record of millions of TV sales.

In a villa in Beverly Hills, Michael Eisner finally returned home after a busy day, and since Eric exposed the video, Michael Eisner has been keenly aware that for more than a month, he has joined several other film giants to make a series of actions against Eric, all of which will be in vain. Moreover, as the initiator and main executor of this incident, after the protesters in major cities across the United States appeared in support of Eric, Michael Eisner had to personally clear up a series of evidence of his previous actions, and in order to give an explanation to the federal government, he specially arranged several newspapers as scapegoats.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room and resting for a while, Michael Eisner looked at his watch, then whispered to the servant, found a radio, and entered the study in silence.

At the same time, countless people throughout North America, almost all before eight o'clock in the evening, did the same.

At eight o'clock, a music show on the Federal Public Radio officially began.

"Hi everyone, I'm your good friend Matthew Lascede, and as a radio host, I'm sure today will be the most listened to day of my career, when all eyes are turned to the TV screen. You may not know that from the beginning of my work to the present two hours, I have listened to a song more than 20 times, and that kind of blood-boiling cry is probably the most uplifting tune I have heard in my life. Wow, wow, my boss is wiping my neck through the glass, well, in order not to get fired, I'm going to say one last thing, this is the Federal Public Radio's "Music Paradise" program, I'm the host Matthew Lased, and let's listen to the new song "New-divide" brought to us by the famous director Eric Williams. ”

The host's voice fell, and after a short silence, it was as if the drums sounded from far and near, followed by a series of rapid piano sounds, drums, guitars, and guitar sounds, the tone became higher and higher, with an inexplicable shocking power, the prelude lasted for more than half a minute, and the song had not yet sounded, and countless people in front of the radio felt a resonance and tremor from the depths of their souls.

It seems that Michael Eisner, who has not experienced this feeling for a long time, sat on the chair of his study, and the fingers on the desk unconsciously tapped the table a few times with the tune on the radio, but quickly froze, although there was no one else in the study, Michael Eisner's face still showed a trace of embarrassment and embarrassment.

But the music on the radio didn't change in the slightest because of Michael Eisner's reaction, and Eric's voice quickly came out of the radio.

* I remember that day there were dark clouds and thunder and lightning flashes.

* I remember every moment then, before I forget

* When bad luck appears

* Can't escape the entanglement of fate

* Your voice flashes and says I deserve it

* Then give me a reason to prove me wrong

*……

Michael Eisner shifted his position in the chair, pretending not to care, forcing a sneer at the corner of his mouth and muttering, "Is this an accusation? ”

Having said this, Michael Eisner no longer has a mocking look on his face, and as the CEO of a film company, he can realize that the spread of this rock song will bring more help to Eric, who is already in an advantageous position. Therefore, Michael Eisner couldn't help but start sorting out whether he still hadn't cleaned up and whether there was anything else in the hands of others, he was a qualified businessman, and after doing nothing, Michael Eisner naturally felt that he should continue to cooperate with Eric, after all, interests come first. (To be continued)