As night fell, in a wealthy neighborhood in North Hollywood, Howard Koch ended his walk early and walked into his detached villa, where he was the only one left in the huge villa because his wife was taken on vacation by her son on the East Coast. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Entering the living room of the villa, Howard Koch turned on the TV and switched directly to Fox News, where he received a call from his old friend Sidney Gannis, who had returned home early this time because he said there was an important piece of news he should read.

Fox News is somewhat similar to CNN, with the daily highlights on a rolling basis, and every hour is newstime.

Sitting on the couch, Howard Koch waited a moment and saw what Sidney Gannis was talking about.

"If Hollywood can't regulate the movies it produces on its own, then the government and the church can help! Cinema, as a widely disseminated cultural entertainment, must be regulated and restricted......"

On the TV screen, an old man dressed in the costume of a high-ranking Catholic priest is making a lot of nonsense there!

Yes, to Howard Koch, the other side is just making a big fuss!

"Archbishop Márquez Costello......" Howard Koch's eyes were sharp, staring at the TV screen, "what do you want to do?" Do you want to take this opportunity to get the church to restrict Hollywood again? ”

As the new rotating president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Howard Koch has a completely different temperament from his predecessor Tom Sherrac, and if the latter has a relatively easy-going temperament, he can be said to be a powder keg at all.

Seeing the end, he couldn't help but slap the armrest of the sofa hard, making a loud "bang", and even the remote control of the TV set placed on it shook off.

Howard Koch stood up, his face full of anger.

"What does this group of Catholics want to do?" When he saw the news over, he stopped paying attention to the TV, "How long has it been since the last thing?" Here it is again, wanting to use the shooting case at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood to restore the influence that Catholicism once had on Hollywood? ”

After two laps back and forth, Howard Koch gritted his teeth and said, "Don't even think about it!" ”

The words of the Archbishop Márquez Costello in an interview really stimulated Howard Koch's nerves.

Hollywood's film industry has developed to the point where it is thriving, not to mention the ecclesiastical forces, even the federal government cannot easily intervene!

As a veteran of Hollywood, Howard Koch remembers very well how the censorship system established by Catholicism in those years restricted the development of the Hollywood film industry from the fifties, not only could not compete with European films, but also almost caused Hollywood to die.

It was not until Hollywood got rid of the shackles of the church that Hollywood films ushered in a stage of rapid development from the seventies to the present, completely defeating the competitors of European films and becoming the absolute hegemon of the world film market!

If the church were to re-establish censorship, what would happen to Hollywood? Howard Koch couldn't have imagined.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will never allow this to happen again.

Murphy also saw the interview video of Archbishop Márquez-Costello, and there was no surprise that the archbishop's fierce rhetoric pointed directly at him and "Dark City", but the other party is not a Hollywood insider after all, and it is difficult to understand the subtle mentality in the Hollywood circle that can only be understood and cannot be spoken, and after all, he expanded the attack area again.

"Maybe he can't see ......"

In front of the hospital, as Murphy got out of the car, he told Gal Gadot and Margot Robbie, "but I think this is a good opportunity for Catholicism to push its influence deeper into Hollywood again." ”

If this is the case, the ambition of His Excellency Archbishop Márquez-Costello is really not ordinary.

After all, the social situation facing any church today is completely different from what it used to be.

Subsequently, Murphy took the lead in getting out of the business car, and under the attention of reporters flashing lights and camera lenses, he took Gal Gadot and Margot Robbie into the ward building of the California Medical School.

They came here this time mainly to visit the injured in the shooting at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

"May you recover soon."

Walking into the ward of the University of California School of Medicine, Murphy and the three people visited each injured person with concern, shook hands or greeted each injured person with a solemn face, and did not refuse the request of some people to take a photo, and some young fans did not seem to care about their injuries at all, not only gathered around to take a photo with Murphy and them, but also posted it on the Internet through Facebook or Twitter as soon as possible.

In addition to the flowers, Gal Gadot also presented some small dresses to the injured on behalf of Studio Stanton, but they would not cover the medical bills of these people, which had nothing to do with money.

Once Studio Stanton or Murphy bear the medical bills, they will become directly responsible for the case under some ulterior media hype.

This society should indeed be full of love, but care should be treated on a case-by-case basis, and in addition to love, there are many people in this country who are waiting for the opportunity to continue to step on Murphy a few more times.

For everyone injured in the shooting, Murphy personally visited the ward, and if the injuries were not serious, he would talk to the other person for a few words.

Nearly a morning later, the visit to the wounded was over, and Murphy and Gal Gadot and Margot Robbie had just walked out of UC medical school when they were surrounded by numerous reporters at the door.

"Murphy, what do you think of the shooting at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood?"

From the shooting case to the present, several days have passed, and the media reporters have finally blocked him, which can be described as a surge.

"The murderer is said to be an imitator of the magician in your film, right?"

"Don't you think that the scale of your 'Dark City' is too large, and you have to take some responsibility?"

"Are you here because you feel guilty that your movie has hurt others?"

Some reporters and paparazzi also asked quite politely, "Are you here this time to do public relations for Stanton Studios and Twentieth Century Fox, as well as your film "Dark City"? ”

Faced with so many questions, Murphy couldn't answer them all, thought for a while, and said briefly, "This time, I only represent myself, not any company or film, and I hope no one maliciously speculates that this is a public relations activity for the film." ”

The reporters were still arguing, and Murphy made a downward gesture and continued in a mournful tone, "Words can no longer express the shock I feel, I think we may not be able to truly understand the pain of the victims and their families, but my heart will accompany them." ”

The CAA has prepared a public statement for Murphy, and Murphy didn't say anything more, just got into the car and left the California medical school.

With the police confirming that the shooting was related to Dark City, it is unlikely that either Murphy nor Twentieth Century Fox will remain silent.

That afternoon, Twentieth Century Fox was the first to release a public statement saying, "Twentieth Century Fox Pictures is deeply saddened to learn of this shocking and tragic event." We extend our most sincere condolences to the victims of the tragedy and to their families. ”

Twentieth Century Fox also announced the cancellation of all subsequent live promotional activities related to "Dark City" to prevent accidents from happening again.

Anyway, there are not many live promotional activities in North America after the film, and the negative impact of the cancellation is also very small.

Murphy used his blog, Twitter and Facebook to publish a public statement carefully crafted by the CAA and Bill Rothes.

"The shooting was a disaster, and I express my deep condolences to the innocent viewers who were victimized in the incident."

"I believe that film is a great art form in the United States, and watching a story in front of the big screen and sharing the experience with others is an important and enjoyable form of entertainment. The cinema is my home, and it was a disaster for me to see someone violently vandalize and commit violence in front of the cinema in such a savage way. No amount of words can adequately express our grief for the innocent victims of this shooting, but I just want to say that our hearts are with them and their families. ”

The shooting at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood has caused great repercussions at the social level, and even Okuheitan, who is far away in the White House in Washington, has come forward to express his concern.

At his latest White House news briefing, he expressed "shock and sorrow" at the incident and expressed his condolences to the victims of the shooting.

Emperor Entertainment and AMC, two of the largest theater chains in North America, issued a statement saying that they would prohibit fans from wearing "costumes" that would make other audiences feel uncomfortable, or wearing masks and carrying fake weapons into theaters.

The incident is rapidly fermenting, whether subjective or objective, it is impossible for "Dark City" to be separated from this incident.

Not only that, but the incident also affected the stock market, with the shooting affecting the entire U.S. exhibition industry stocks falling by varying degrees, with IMAX down nearly 6 percent and AMG and Imperial Entertainment down more than 9 percent.

In the United Kingdom and Germany, many theaters have banned audiences from wearing costumes from cosplay characters, and additional security guards have been deployed in the lobby to monitor all movements in the lobby to ensure the personal safety of audiences.

It's no exaggeration to say that the shooting at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood has already changed the entire film projection industry.

As for Murphy, he knows very well that a public statement on social networks is not enough, he is still waiting for the latest news from the police, and then according to the specific situation, he will be interviewed by the media.