A desperate email from a suspected hijacker? The letter counted Jennifer. Jefferson's 'Seven Deadly Sins of Deception and Stealing Names'? -- Almost like the news that she was taken hostage, taken to the hospital, and confirmed to have intracranial bruising, this extremely newsworthy news spread all over the world in the shortest possible time, appearing in the mainstream media in Britain, Germany, France, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, China, and many other countries.

"What is fake? Such accusations are so ridiculous that I don't know how to refute them! ”

"It's just too much, totally consuming Jennifer! Then I can also write an email claiming that I am the criminal, and then expose Jennifer's lies? Okay, then I'll reveal a secret - her biggest lie is that she's not really human! She's an angel! ”

"The media is a mess! Jennifer is already so miserable, and I really cried when I posted these excessive news! No one told us how Jennifer was doing now, did she wake up? ”

"Looking at these photos, can you believe that Jennifer and Josh are in a fake relationship? Such news is so unnutritious! fuck, isn't it just that Jennifer can't refute it now? Hehe, it's so disgusting that people can't speak! ”

In Tieba, forums, light blogs like Tumblr, and new blogs like Twitter, public opinion defending Jennifer and condemning the media has undoubtedly prevailed, and fans who have been stimulated during this time have vented all their anger on the media, and of course, the anonymous sender, and even the police have been angry, "Why don't you publish more information about the murderer?" The media consumes the victim's privacy, but the police protect the murderer's? Where is the justice? ”

However, unlike online public opinion, in real life, among those who do not pay so much attention to Jennifer. In Jefferson's crowd, the response to the incident was very different from that of the online world - if you only look at the online feedback, the news seems to be beneficial to Jennifer's popularity, and her sympathy points, but in the real world, people talk about the incident in a more dismissive tone, and the determination of the facts goes in a completely different direction......

"Did you see that? That post? It's Perez. Hilton's blog published that email. ”

"It's the one that was reported on the news program, right? Of course I saw it, this was the hottest topic on Twitter last night, and it's actually a bit disgusting, isn't it? Jennifer is still in the hospital, but the bad news against her is one after another, and some people say that the police suspect that Jennifer and her ex-husband are actually premeditated murders - there are too many rumors. ”

"What, kill people? Why do you have such an idea? - That's, isn't that Terry at the party that night, didn't he say that the whole hijacking came suddenly? Including the gun, it was given later by coincidence, can this also be premeditated? ”

"Who knows? But is that letter real or fake, I mean, was it really written by Zadeh, or was someone else taking the opportunity to hype it up and become famous? ”

"It's hard to say, right? I can only look at the follow-up evidence, didn't he say that he would send a letter of evidence? If there is no follow-up, it should be fake, right? ”

"Are you talking about the new developments in the Jennifer affair? That letter must be fake, right? It's disgusting, why can such a thing be in the news? I mean, breaking news blogs are understandable, but news programs? Shouldn't it be verified before broadcasting? ”

"So you can't rule out the possibility that it's true, right?"

“really？ Have you really read that letter? Is that the accusation true? That's ridiculous—"

"I don't think it's fake - at least not so sure, it's the entertainment industry, anything news is possible, isn't it? Fake love and fake marriage are not so rare in Hollywood, isn't there a website doing a similar feature today, taking stock of couples suspected of fake love in Hollywood? The first one is Christine. Stuart and Robert. Pattinson - The website also specifically said that the "Twilight Zone" they starred in was filmed by Jennifer's company. ”

"Wouldn't it? EWW, could this be true? So, the Oscar part is also completely acting? ”

"Even Michael. Jackson is going to be a child prostitute, what else can't be true? I think it's true -- in fact, I think it's probably all true, or at least 80% true. ”

"Michael. Jackson's child prostitution seems to be a false accusation, right? ”

"-Nah, you know those rich people, manipulating the media, turning the clouds upside down-"

"No, no, this must have been falsely accused, and he was already dead......"

"Are we talking about Jennifer? - If that's true, she's in trouble, right? Fake marriages, tax evasion, and □□ are both crimes—"

"She's going to have to survive first, doesn't she? And we have to wait for the evidence email, doesn't the letter say that another open letter will be sent out within a week? ”

"But I don't think it's true, I mean, you've seen Pirates of the Caribbean, and she's really in it with Josh!"

Because it was close to the lunch break, and the office atmosphere of the IT company has always been quite relaxed, when Judy and Charles walked out of the office together, they faintly heard several female employees leaning on the edge of the desk talking, the two couldn't help but exchange a look, Charles showed her a rather unnatural smile, "You know, this matter has a lot to do with them, and many people were on the scene at the time, so the employees were also very concerned." ”

"Understandable." Judy said, glancing at Charles, somewhat worried: he looked as if he hadn't recovered from the events of that night, and looked distraught. Although he resisted the pressure in the second round of police questioning and insisted on the "I didn't hear clearly" and "I didn't have a memory card", Judy believes that Charles may be exposed in the crowd of reporters, which will make things more 'interesting'. "Listen, Charles, I can understand your mood right now, the events of that night were very sudden for everyone - if you feel like you need to rest, you might as well arrange a vacation to a villa or resort near San Francisco-"

"I know what you're worried about, Ms. Ackerman." Charles said, his expression a little stronger, "Don't worry, I know what I should bear, I can withstand it." ”

Judy looked at him a few times, she let out a breath and ticked the list of Charles off the table - anyway, the rest is not up to her, "Very good, there are already reporters gathering at the door, remember my words, Charles, if you can't hold on, hide for a while, the life of the news will not last more than a week, and soon the media will find new points of interest." ”

Charles nodded, leaned over and pressed the elevator for Judy, he seemed to be thinking about something, and asked slowly as he thought. "Ms. Ackerman, can I ask you a question?"

Judy raised her eyebrows, and the chubby, lethal IT upstart stared at her, finally showing a hint of talent, and he asked softly, "This letter can be on so many news platforms - there can't be a pusher behind it against J.J., right?" ”

As an IT person, he was able to capture the possible factors behind the news so quickly, which really surprised Judy, she gave Charles a serious look for the first time, considered it, and then said softly, "It's not a problem for me to influence, Mr. Colin, with all due respect, you can't help - we just need to be ourselves, and someone will naturally deal with this level of problem......"

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“…… In any case, Fox News should not have made this bad start - although it is a bit arrogant to say this, but I must still say this, Rupert, in this matter, Fox should be mainly responsible, if it was not for Fox News to report first, ABC, NBC and CNN these media would never follow up, let alone local stations, in this case it was Fox who first broke through the ethics of journalism, so that other families had to be forced to follow up. "In the spacious and bright study, Robert. Egger held the phone in his hand, walking back and forth in front of the window, his tone was unusually serious, and his usual spring-like demeanor had disappeared, even if the interlocutor on the other end of the phone was Rupert, the founder of the multinational group whose status was slightly higher than him. Murdoch, he didn't put on a low posture either, but accused him heavily, "Do you have an opinion about Jennifer?" Rupert, you want her to be the next Michael. Jackson? But it doesn't make sense - "Life of Pi" and "Avatar 2" haven't been released yet, so you don't have to worry-"

Prior to this, although Jennifer's abduction incident was also the focus of attention of major media, the TV station was basically very well-behaved, and the entire report was still directed on Jennifer's injury and the social phenomenon reflected in this incident, and did not report the negative rumors that have been circulating in the journalist circle since her injury, which is also the reason why Jennifer's team usually operates effectively, has a good relationship in all aspects, and has a very good relationship with the six major companies. And the reason why yesterday's news had such a big impact was that all major stations followed up, in the final analysis, it was Fox News that went directly to the program after receiving the email. Hilton's blog directly released the full text, which made this matter a topic of conversation after dinner, another latest hot event.

And in terms of the public's blind trust in the TV media, regardless of whether the letter is followed up or not, this news will leave them with a bad impression of Jennifer, of course, this may not ruin her acting career, but it is always a stain, just like all the □□ who have appeared on TV, will always remain in her public image. Jennifer is no longer so white. And that's exactly what a Jennifer-leaning TV station shouldn't do - if it's social journalism with hard evidence, there's nothing to say, it's going to be reported, but, an unverified letter? This can also be in the news, which makes one have to doubt Fox's intentions, and it is precisely this that Robert is accusing - if it were not for the reasoning of various logics, Murdoch did not want to destroy Jennifer's reason at this time, he would not even make this call, but directly classified him into the hostile camp.

"If the column group knew about Perez. If a blogger like Hilton gets an email, they're probably going to do a cold job, Bob, and you really have to trust me, it's just another black swan event for us, a really bad mistake. Murdoch's voice was also a little helpless, "I'm sure you've noticed that Fox News didn't release the specific content of the email, but just reported it as an update on the Jennifer affair - this is a normal news follow-up, isn't it?" It can only be said that all this is self-defeating. ”

He sighed, and also said with some complaints, "Just like you said, there are still two big-budget movies waiting to be released after Fox, and if there is only one TV station in the country, Fox will of course choose to remain silent on this matter - don't I know that every report on this matter may damage the interests of "Avatar 2"?" And the marketing strategy of Life of Pi - but at the end of the day, it makes no sense to ask Fox to remain silent about the whole thing, after all, this is an era of networks - who can shut up all the stations? If you can't block everything, it's pointless, that's her. Damn freedom of the press. ”

"I don't blame you, Rupert, you know, the ABC aired a similar follow-up news -- and I noticed that no television station has openly discussed the contents of the email so far," Robert said, almost instinctively, he lowered his voice, "but we have to deal with it before it continues to expand—"

Even with a huge media empire, Robert still can't help but shudder slightly before saying this: after saying it, there is no turning back, after saying it, this plan will really be put into practice, from his entry into Disney to now, decades have passed, Robert has never seen a similar action, even he doesn't know if this will succeed, but he has never seen such favorable conditions as now, so hopeful of approaching success - if it can really be done, It would be a most rare feat.

"Cleaned up?" Murdoch was visibly taken aback, "How do you deal with it?" ”

"Me and you, as well as NBC, CBS, the big four TV stations, and of course CW, you and Time Warner...... Newspapers, magazines, news websites in which we are a shareholder. Robert took a deep breath, taking all hesitation out of it, and he said calmly, "We will reach a united front and block all news that is unfavorable to J.J. and clear her name." ”

“what？” Murdoch's English accent became even thicker, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Bob, how is this possible?" Geez, it's the age of the Internet, how can you block the news-"

As if sensing his surprise a little too contrived, he paused for a moment and did not continue, but continued to provoke, "Blocking the news requires the consent of all of us, even if you can convince me - what are you going to do to convince other media groups?" It's just the two of us that don't help at all—"

"Warner has promised me." "They were tied up tightly with J.J...... As long as you join, the plan is 80% complete. ”

In the intricacies of Hollywood, when it comes to TV stations, media and other forces, although Warner does not have a good TV station, it has a great advantage in newspapers, magazines and websites, and it is not modest to say that Time Warner and News Corp. can work together to occupy most of the media industry.

"Ok......" Murdoch's hesitation came clearly from the other end of the earpiece, "I'm starting to understand why you're holding me accountable in the first place, because Fox and Jennifer aren't that tightly tied, are they?" ――Of course, I don't mean to deny it, but Fox News is indeed at fault in this matter......"

He was silent for a moment, obviously weighing the pros and cons, while Robert waited patiently, and he could almost hear Murdoch's thoughts: in the case of all the big station chains, blocking the news does not require too much cost and not too much risk for the group, so he really does not have too strong reasons to refuse, but Murdoch also has no strong reasons to agree, so he must weigh the long-term benefits-

"Hey, Bob." Murdoch said, his words almost perfectly confirming Robert's conjecture - and his tone was tentative, "I know J.J. is your favorite general, but - why do you pay so much for her?" I thought - don't say I'm cold-blooded - but I thought it was a good time to swallow up big dreams, didn't I? As a semi-independent subsidiary, I thought Big Dream was moving fast enough to cause you a sense of crisis—"

Come, this is an inevitable question, whether it is for Warner or News Corporation, whether to pull Jennifer or not, of course, does not depend on the rights and wrongs of the matter, they do not care about the authenticity of the letter, but care about whether it is more profitable to help Jennifer than to step on her, for Fox, the most direct temptation is the copyright and dividends of "Life of Pi" and "Avatar" - if Jennifer and Cesare can be caught in the abyss of lawsuits, then this money may fall into the pockets of News Corporation. Before Jennifer's accident, of course, News Corp would not think about it like this, after all, Jennifer is a well-known cash cow, but now that her life and death are uncertain-

"I heard," Murdoch lowered his voice again and said mysteriously without waiting for Robert's response, "that bullet is really embedded in the spine, and even if she is lucky enough to be awake, she may not be able to stand up for the rest of her life......"

Even though the situation was urgent, Robert couldn't help but smile to himself - he didn't expect the news released for GE to become an obstacle for him - he said calmly, "Don't think too much, Robert, this is a rumor, I've read the report, her spine is fine--brain trauma is also optimistic, Cesare is now assembling a team of lawyers, once she gets the right to sign for the operation, her sobriety will only be in a matter of days - otherwise why should I help her like this?" Rupert, you know J.J.'s personality, and this is a good opportunity to sell favors. ”

Able to act, able to wake up - the focus is to be able to wake up and provide advice - Robert, who has the most reason to take advantage of the situation and dream big, is now on the premise that J.J. is all for J.J., there is no need for Murdoch to doubt his news, his tone suddenly changed, "I understand-"

He still hesitated, "What step does it need to take?" Is it enough to let the rumors out within the group stop actively reporting on it? ”

"No, it's not enough," said Robert, "there's going to be a series of actions, and you'd better give me a number so they can connect directly with me when the time comes." ”

Sensing that Murdoch's silence had a negative taste, he sighed, "Rupert, for "Avatar 2", for "The Avengers", we need a pure and flawless Jennifer. Is Jefferson right? ”

"Of course." Murdoch seemed taken aback by his hint, "You mean—"

"Then we don't have much time, and in a week, a second email will be sent." Robert said in a low voice, "If we don't build a fortress now, we may not be able to withstand that wave of impact." ”

Even after being accustomed to the storm, Murdoch's breathing still became a little heavy - after all, it was a box office star and the hundreds of millions, billions of profits she represented -

Knowingly, he didn't ask in detail what would make the superstar fall, but happily made a promise, "Got it...... No problem, if you've already got Warner, of course News Corp will join. ”

Robert resisted the urge to sigh, and agreed with Murdoch on the details of the cooperation, he hung up the phone, pressed the phone to his chest and pondered for a moment, until he was sure that the phone just now did not reveal any exclusive information, then he turned on the phone and pressed another number.

"Jeff, it's me, Robert." He got straight to the point and said, "There's something I want to discuss with you -- Rupert and I are Rupert. Murdoch was talking about this too, I mean, man, for the sake of next year's schedule, we're going to have to put out this fire around Jennifer—"

and the relatively less positive attitude of Murdochby, Jeff. Bix's attitude is much more proactive, after all, the script and director of "Codename SHERO2" have been found, and they are waiting for Jennifer's schedule to start filming, Warner also has shares in "Life Journey", and "The Great Gatsby" is Warner's exclusive investment, if Jennifer dies, this is her last work, Warner also points to the posthumous card to make a lot of money, and speaking for Jennifer is completely protecting Warner's own interests - for this kind of tycoon who holds media power, manipulating public opinion, is this called a thing? That's not a matter at all – at least if billions of dollars are in front of you.

"Hawke, it's me, Robert." After taking care of the two major media groups, Robert did not take the initiative to contact NBC's parent company, the media group Viacom, and another TV giant, Comcast, but called the chairman of the Oscars, "Listen, about the Oscar decision mentioned in that letter -- yes, I know it's nonsense -- until the second letter was sent, but ......"

"What do you mean before the second letter is sent?" Hawk. Kochi's voice suddenly raised, "-What do you mean, Bob?" ”

"Just wanted to remind you that there are five thousand members of the Academy." Robert replied calmly, "We have reliable information -- or first-hand information, Zade. Rupp, is that the stalker? He had a roll, or even more tapes, in his hand in that house...... Do you see what I mean, Hawke? ”

"jesusfuck," Hawke said, the sound of clinking utensils on the other end of the line, followed by the sound of chairs dragging and footsteps, "well, you can speak now, Robert—I'm listening." ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Robert's lips, and he said in an unquestioning tone, "Hawke, I know that you and Christopher of the Film Association. Dodd is an old friend, and now, I need you to do two things......"

phone call after phone call, continuous coercion, deception, lying, promise, analysis...... At 3:30 p.m. on December 31, the last day of 2011, when Robert took his seat in the conference room of the Film Society, the oval table was already filled with elites from all walks of life: Judy Murdoch, who is regarded as Murdoch's future successor, News Corp.'s special assistant to the president, Viacom's vice president of communications, Time Warner's senior vice president, and a member of the Bureau of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Ackerman, Hollywood's most powerful publicist, has a few gray characters who hang vague advisory titles and always appear on committees with unclear meanings......

Look around at everyone's faces with different expressions: excited, doubtful, thoughtful, all sorted. The look on his face made it clear to Robert that this was not a united group - but he didn't care what they were thinking, and that this temporary association existed for only one purpose -

"OK," he said, flicking the microphone to his lips and clearing his throat. "Please take a look—"

After gaining everyone's attention, he smiled faintly, "It is often said that the media is the most terrible force in the world because it directly connects people's minds. It can manipulate people's hearts, turn black and white upside down, it is the mouthpiece of capital, it is a hotbed of crime - especially in the United States today, everything related to the media industry seems to carry original sin, and in the eyes of the people, everyone here is trading your soul for rations-"

Smiling slightly self-deprecatingly, he continued, "And although, in the meantime, we're just doing our job—like all hardworking Americans—just doing a subsistence job—"

There was a soft laugh from the crowd, and Robert glanced around at everyone, "—besides, if we want to manipulate their heads, how can they be sober enough to ask the question?" ”

The laughter grew louder, and in the midst of the soft applause of the individual cheers, Robert accentuated his tone, "And this time, when we are united -- people will know what it means to turn black and white upside down, what it means to manipulate people's minds, and we will make everyone see what we want them to see, and we will let Zad, who is lying in the morgue. Rup has experienced the power of the media - well, and I wish he had lived to see this puppet show, after all, it must be wonderful, wouldn't it? ”

He snapped his fingers, his expression becoming serious, "Now, let the show begin—"

In the midst of many smiles and anticipatory glances that were encouraged by him, Robert dragged out the last note, closed his eyes and snapped his fingers while thinking: "-Tom! ”

“yes！”

"I want you to schedule a Conan show in the near future, Chris. Hanks is going to be on this show...... Doresi! ”

"In!"

"Can you find a councilor, no, find a famous mouth, or both, I need to ......"

"Yes", "understood", "can be arranged" - the continuous echo of harmonies, like a pair of hands, opened the curtain, moved the set, and paved the stage for the show - and then it was time to invite the actors in......