Although she has done countless interviews, this time, Jennifer has clearly decided to present us with a more relaxed version of herself - when we talk about her new relationship, there is a mysterious glint in her beautiful eyes, and this is a surprise, after all those accolades, you almost think that this girl will no longer be excited about anything, but to see that she has always maintained her enthusiasm for life, career, and will be snickering because of her little secret, it almost makes us forget the curiosity that this secret brings, so, she has a new trend in her relationship, who will be the lucky one? Will People be the media outlet to get the scoop? Let's wait and see. ”

Typing out the last letter, Caitlyn. Murray stretched his hands comfortably and winked at his colleague at the next desk, "It's done, this article will definitely be the killer of this issue, e-mail-send." ”

After pressing the send button, she stood up and looked at the window office at the end of the hallway, and confirmed that the editor-in-chief had not left, still busy in front of the computer, and Caitlin nodded in satisfaction: it seems that this article will catch up with the dead line of 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Although overtime is not something worth advocating, but there is no industry that does not work overtime, especially in the sample period, the magazine is almost full of overtime, the next morning at 9 o'clock, can go home at 1 o'clock the night before is considered good news, more common at 7 o'clock, or even 8:55 to finish everything. This issue is even more so - according to common sense, Caitlin's interview a few days ago was not in time for this issue to be printed, but this interview was so successful that the editor-in-chief asked Caitlin to write the first draft in the shortest possible time, and also bypassed the usual review process, announced that he would review her manuscript, and specially arranged the cover of the new issue for her - this will be the cover story of the issue "People", as a new editor, Caitlin is undoubtedly off to an enviable start, and she takes the story very seriously, not only because it means a lot to her career, but also because as the article itself, she thinks that's the kind of coverage she wants to do.

"Yo, Caitlin, finished writing that 'big report?' ”

"It's finished - it's like a shot - and emptiness, haha." Seeing the editor-in-chief snorting at her through the glass, Caitlyn relaxed a cigarette, pushed open the door and walked out of the office, relaxing and chatting with her colleagues who were already smoking here for a short time. "Seriously, I'm almost writing my soul into it."

"Easy, Tiger," said the veteran colleague with some amusement, "save yourself some soul - with this enthusiasm, you won't survive the first year." ”

Caitlin laughed too, and she spat out a puff of smoke rings, "Of course, not every story does, but this story is worth it -- that's why I want to be a journalist, you know." To be the link between public figures and the public, to convey their authenticity—"

"Indeed, this is a very valuable interview, even for Jennifer," her colleague Diana agrees, "and you can feel that genuine power in the interview, and in the text, like she's finally ready to open up to the public, and our reporting can translate that, that powerful feeling -- it's the kind of interview that brings you closer to her, isn't it, it makes you feel capable of doing it Make your work no longer just a tool to make a living, but a medium to change the world and make it a better place—"

Although the words were all the feelings that Catelyn wanted to express, the slight sarcasm in Tina's tone made Catelyn a little uncomfortable to hear, and she didn't say anything, while Tina laughed and reached out to pat Catelyn's face, "- Typical first-year thinking, I'll still say that, save yourself some soul, Catelyn, don't get too hopeful." ”

Caitlyn felt a slight feeling of nausea, and she resisted the urge to wipe her face, and said a little stiffly, "At least Tina likes it, and that's enough." ”

"Of course Tina will love it." Diana grimaced, "Let me guess, how did Tina compliment it?" Is this a report with a soul? ”

She laughed, "Of course, it's not wrong, it's a good story to use as a cover story, so congratulations, Caitlin, you're doing really well as a first-year." ”

Diana should have changed her cynical tone, Caitlyn shook her head, and hurriedly finished a cigarette. "It's time to go in, you know, and it's best not to let Tina find anyone."

"Good luck." Diana said, raising her cup of coffee at her. Caitlyn shook her head, turned around and tightened her cloak - the night breeze was really cool - and walked into the newsroom.

Almost as soon as she stepped inside, she was startled by the silence of the room - of course, the previous night, the office had been very quiet, especially in the second half of the night, no one had the leisure to gag, everyone just wanted to finish their pages quickly and go home early, but, this level of silence-

“holy――crap。”

Just as Caitlin was looking left and right, someone sighed loudly in the direction of the pantry and rest area, she quickly quickened her pace, hurriedly trotted over, and was stunned to find that everyone in the editorial department had gathered in this small rest area, even the Mexican aunt who was cleaning, and almost everyone was in the same position - holding their mug (standard for overtime), staring at the TV above the snack buffet in amazement.

"Lana, Lana, can you hear me?" On the screen, the first thing Caitlin noticed was the big headline below: Jennifer. Jefferson was shot by Stalker and rushed to the hospital. And in the upper part of the screen, accompanied by the constantly rotating CNN logo, the hostess asked in a heavy tone, but she couldn't hide her excitement. "What's going on now? Has the suspect been confirmed dead? ”

"Okay, Lynn, I'm at the scene of the incident now," the camera immediately cut to a noisy scene, from the background you can see a villa mansion, and several helicopters hovering over the mansion, constantly shooting down shining spots, even CNN's live broadcast screen is cut to an aerial angle from time to time, which shows that they also sent an aerial camera to the scene. Fifteen minutes ago, Jennifer had been transferred to the hospital for treatment, and the rest of the hostages could be seen to be taken to the hospital for examination. But the police haven't evacuated the scene yet, the SWAT team had withdrawn five minutes ago, and the danger at the scene should have been ruled out, but the police still maintained the lockdown, oh, we can see that the CSI staff arrived, they entered the scene - according to eyewitnesses at the scene, half an hour ago, multiple gunshots rang out in the villa, after which the hostages opened the door and declared that the suspect was dead, so far, there is no sign of the suspect being handcuffed, and it is safe to speculate that he should have been confirmed dead. ”

As the camera rotates, viewers can see a group of police officers in overalls entering the scene, but not much media coverage. Lynn said in the other side of the picture, "So Lana, can you give us more details, how did all this happen?" Has the suspect been identified? ”

"There's no more news yet, except that it's the year-end dinner of Tikt, a new tech company in Silicon Valley, and Jennifer is invited to attend as an investor – the founder and CEO of TikTok is also one of the hostages." Lana said, "I'll keep up with it, thank you Lynn." ”

"Thank you, Lana." Lynn ended the live broadcast, "Now let's review the beginning and end of this breaking news - at 10:40 tonight, the police received a report that Jennifer, a Hollywood superstar, Oscar-winning actress, and also the chairman of the promising Big Dream Film Company. Jefferson was held hostage by a crazy fan, who also held Jennifer hostage. Jefferson's ex-husband and CEO of Big Dream Films, Cesare. Vijri, as well as the president of TikTok and the host of the dinner, Charles Brown. Colin and two other hostages. According to eyewitness statements, the suspect and Cesare. Vijery had guns in his hands, and after dozens of minutes of confrontation, gunshots rang out in the villa. Colin opened the door and announced that the suspect was confirmed dead and that the hostages had successfully rescued themselves, saying that no one was injured, but minutes later, police medical personnel found Jennifer seriously injured. ”

Along with her narration, a chaotic, shaky set of images emerges on the screen, from a blonde woman being carried on a stretcher and quickly transported to an ambulance, while a familiar face, Cesare. Half-bent over, Vijery also slipped into the ambulance - the blood stains on his face were particularly conspicuous and hideous under the bright light, which made the scene even more breathtaking.

"Now Jennifer has been taken to the hospital by medical helicopter for emergency treatment, and the injury needs to be further judged and followed up. After Lennon's assassination by fans, and President Reagan's assassination, Hollywood's biggest crazy fan crime, CNN will keep following up, so stay tuned for further coverage. ”

“…… holy…… fuck。 ”

“jesus。”

“ohmygod……”

After CNN cut to the next piece of news, there was a voice in the rest area, which undoubtedly woke up all the sleepy overtime editors, and the unbelievable emotion became the main theme of the moment, "But how is this-"

"Doesn't that look like a TV series?"

"It's, fuck, it's—"

Caitlin was also dumbfounded, especially since she had just met Jennifer a few days ago, and the news was even more unacceptable to her - the image of Jennifer being put in the ambulance just now made her heart heavy, and even her nose was a little sour - how was Jennifer hurt? Should it be—Should it not?

"Oh God, Jennifer, oh, God bless her......" Tina, who interviewed Jenny most often in the editorial office, also had red eyes, drew a cross on her chest, and prayed silently for a while before she shouted, "Okay, turn on the TV, you can turn up the volume, but you should all go back to work." ”

In the midst of the crowd of departures, she gestured to Caitlyn, silently led Caitlyn to her office, sat down and covered her forehead, and said lamentingly, "Oh, J.J...... Caitlin, I've read your manuscript, it's well written, but unfortunately we can't use it right now - now I need you to produce me a story about tonight before dawn, and it's going to be the cover story for tonight's new issue, and of course, there's going to be an abbreviated version on our website to attract sales - tell me, do you think you're up to the task? ”

What the? How many hours to write, a cover story? It took her three days to write the previous one—and Caitlin paused for a moment, instinctively asking, "Tina, what about this version of the interview?" ”

"We can schedule it to be published later." Tina said, but her tone didn't sound so sincere, "Of course, it's a good report, and it can't be wasted—"

"But—" Caitlyn argued, "that's the coverage of 'Journey of Life' and this Oscar—is time-sensitive! ”

Maybe it's because she doesn't want to rush into another story, or maybe it's because she really doesn't approve of Tina's approach, she says with more reasons that come to mind, "Of course, we're definitely going to cover it, but the cover story -- it can't just be written on CNN, it has to be detailed, there's more exclusive stuff -- Tina, I think Jennifer's interview is more valuable to us -- for anyone, isn't it?" You also said that it was a valuable report, and for the first time she opened up and revealed her true personality—"

Catelyn paused in embarrassment, and there was a brief silence in the office, and after a moment, Tina said, "I see—you're not fit to write this report, you can go home and call Diana." ”

"I ......," said Caitlin, who suddenly felt like crying, but finally stubbornly held back the tears, "Got it, I'll call Diana." ”

However, she did not go home immediately, but stayed at her workstation and waited until Diana came out of the editor-in-chief's office and returned to her desk.

"So, now you've only seen the news -- the incident just happened, and there are no sources -- I've just hit Judy. Ackerman and Mary. Effie's phone calls are all busy signals. She said to Diana, "Three hours left -- how am I going to write this story?" ”

Diana shrugged at her, still looking cynical.

"See." She said, opening one website after another, "just to show you how to write a 'last-second cover story' -- seriously, Caitlin, if you want to do it in People, you should read less CNN -- and don't even look at TMZ, you know, their stories are too conservative and too real for us...... As for how to avoid the risk of litigation, then you must remember that 'an insider' is a prefix that you should never abandon...... Oh! ”

Pointing to a web page, Diana spread her hands to Caitlin, "Look, that's insider information, isn't it?" 'Jennifer was shot in the back and had to be operated on immediately' – do you know how much sales this headline can bring to a magazine? ”

Caitlin shook her head, she was a little dumbfounded, "Tens of thousands? ”

"It's not impossible to start with hundreds of thousands, generally hundreds of thousands, or even millions." Diana browsed a few more pages, then closed the page, opened the document and tapped her fingers like flying, "Jennifer was attacked by crazy fans and was dying - you know, although the web is developed now, there are still many people who rely on magazines for information, and the reason why the cover story of a magazine is more attractive than a web story is because it has to contain a story, so you have to start from the beginning from the CNN report - from Jennifer and Tikt, Charles. Colin, or even Cesare. Speaking of Vijeri's relationship, and don't forget to mention her executor, as well as her guardian, which is also the information that our audience is most interested in......"

#

"Haven't woken up from a coma yet?"

The car had just gotten off the highway and cut into the entrance to downtown San Francisco, and it was only fifteen minutes after the last phone call when Judy couldn't help but call again, "Geez, is there any news from the doctor?" What is her injury like now? ”

"The doctor is still analyzing the CT films," Mary responded on the other end of the phone in a deep, nasal voice, "I can't rule out surgery, but it's not life-threatening for the time being." ”

"What's the coma index?" Judy asked, "Will she wake up in the next few days, or—"

A sense of foreboding and unbearable crossed her heart, and she couldn't help but lower her voice, "Still...... You know ......."

"The coma is 6 now," said Mary, "but the bleeding seems to have stopped, so it may get better with time—oh, God, Judy, are you almost there?" The hospital was already surrounded by media, and I didn't trust the hospital, and I wanted to arrange a transfer, but—"

She couldn't help but sob, "But Jim hasn't arrived yet, and Lillian is still on her way, you know, and we're really short of manpower right now, and there's something wrong with Chesa - you know, the police could call him for questioning at any moment-"

"I see, I'm on my way now." Judy said, glancing ahead, "Ten minutes left, God!" Hopefully there will be good news then......"

After hanging up the phone, she couldn't help but sigh, leaned her head back in her chair and pondered - however, her thoughts were soon interrupted by the constantly vibrating mobile phone, Judy glanced at the phone, shook her head and simply turned off all the tips: so far, she has no specific news to release, and wants to know what the media will be like now, 10 o'clock in the morning is the time for the second release of the morning news, too many people want to get first-hand information.

"This is CNN."

"ABC News."

"This is the CBS Daily News, there is no further information on Jennifer's injuries and the circumstances of the shooting, neither the police, the hospital, nor Jennifer - Judy!"

"Judy! Did Jennifer have a massive intracranial hemorrhage - is it possible to become a vegetative state? ”

"Judy, Judy! How much do you know about the suspect, is it true that he was shot and killed by Cesare? Did Cesare get the gun from the bodyguards? Does he have a certificate of possession of a gun? ”

"Judy! The People magazine website reported that Jennifer was shot in the back and was at risk of being paralyzed for life, is this true? ”

"Judy!"

"Judy! Judy, may I ask Jennifer and Charles. What is the relationship between Colin and Colin—"

At the entrance of the San Francisco General Hospital, where Jennifer is now staying, countless media and reporters seem to have set up camp, all kinds of microphones, cameras and live broadcast vehicles occupy almost half of the street, and there are even police vehicles at the entrance of the hospital, honking a few times from time to time to maintain order, and Judy's appearance is like adding fuel to the fire, making the entrance of the hospital even more chaotic, many people have been shouting questions, while rushing over with a large army - if it were not for a few police officers, Judy may be difficult to break through this barrier, Enter the hospital building. Rao's difficult journey also made her even more embarrassed: after learning the news of Jennifer's injury, she only had time to pack a suit and rush into the car, now wearing loungewear.

"Thank you, officer—I wonder if you have similar security for Jennifer?" Judy almost instinctively got into a conversation with the police, and as with every black swan event, she had an uncomfortable sense of losing control, that there were so many things to deal with, and that always—every time—there was always no right person to take care of the details, and that the whole situation was always a mess, and that this time, obviously, Cesare was no longer a trouble-solver, but a troublemaker, at least according to Marie's account, he had lost his cool. Of course, this is not incomprehensible, after all, he has just killed someone......

Judy shuddered at the thought of this, and she said 'thank you' to the police officer who was checking the identity of the people at the elevator door, and quickened her pace to the single room at the end of the hallway, presumably out of prudence, and this floor was now under special care from the police.

"Hey, Mary-Chesa." She said that Mary came over and hugged her with red eyes - unlike Judy, who knew that Jennifer was seriously injured, Mary had arrived a few hours earlier than she had gotten into the car as soon as she heard the news, and Cesare, who was sitting on the side, nodded at her, and Judy glanced at her and immediately confirmed that Mary was right: although he had wiped the blood off his face, Cesare seemed so distracted that he didn't even bother to change his bloodstained shirt, and it was obvious that he couldn't do anything about it.

Judy made a mental note and lifted her feet to look at Jennifer in the ward, where several doctors were discussing something, apparently during the consultation time, and the family could not be present.

"How's it going—is there anything wrong with her back?" She asked, "Some people say she was hit in the back—"

"I was bruised by a ricochet and bled a lot, but luckily the blood stopped on its own, and the doctor said that the amount of blood loss was not dangerous." Mary said, her eyes red again, "The focus now is on her intracranial bruising, it's hard to say whether she wants to open her craniotomy or ......not."

"Who is the patient's guardian?" While the two were talking, several doctors opened the door to the ward and walked out.

"I am." Cesare, who had been silent, stood up suddenly, and Judy noticed a slight tremor in his voice, "How's Jenny doing?" ”

"Her situation...... It's strange, "If this doctor would be surprised that her ex-husband was the guardian, he didn't show it," CT showed that the bleeding point had stopped, so we did not recommend a craniotomy, you can observe conservatively for a few days, very fortunately, there is no sign of brain herniation - judging from the amount of bleeding, it is like her brain has had a very bad period, the bleeding point is obviously more than one, at least the intracranial pressure rises sharply to have nosebleeds and vomiting symptoms, but the miraculous thing is that All bleeding points stop bleeding within a short period of time, which may be related to intracranial pressure, and if the craniotomy is hastily opened, there is a risk that the bleeding points will re-bleed......"

After a series of medical terms, the doctor gave a more optimistic, but cautious, judgment. "Although judging from the coma index, her situation is not too optimistic, but as far as the CT image is concerned, there is no life-threatening in the short term, and the current coma may be a manifestation of the human body repairing itself, if the congestion can be absorbed by itself, it is still too early to judge the vegetative person, and she still has a great chance to be awakened......"

Although his opinion was generally positive, the word vegetative made Judy's eyelids jump a few times, and she shook her head fiercely as she looked at Jennifer, who was pale on the bed. "J.J will wake up - she's always been a strong girl."

Mary had already covered her mouth and whimpered silently, Cesare's lips pursed into a straight line, and he shook hands with the doctor, "Thank you for the diagnosis, doctor, if you don't mind, we would like to contact some specialists for consultation......"

He walked into the office while talking to the doctor, and Judy walked to the living room in the studio with Mary in her arms, "Shhh ”

"Okay......" Mary wiped her eyes, "Ok, I will, I'll cheer up, it's just-Jesus, just seeing her like that, I'm ......"

Great, another one that could not be counted on at all, Judy rolled her eyes at the ceiling and lowered her expectations for Mary, "OK, OK, don't cry...... Mary, I need you to tell me what's important about this whole thing, you know, we're going to have a press conference later -- and with the police if possible, and I want to know what is completely impossible to talk about at the press conference. ”

Mary sobbed a few times, and for a moment, she looked very dazed, "Uh, I don't know—oh, there seems to be a ...... thing."

She showed a thoughtful expression and said intermittently, "There seems to be a DV at the crime scene...... I don't know, just now a policeman came up and asked Cesare if he saw a DV, and he said there was a tripod on the scene, but there was no DV, and Cesare said he didn't know-"

"What?" Judy said, she had a hint of foreboding, "fuck - I hope it's not strong. Rape video, fuckfuck, what about the hostages? ”

"They did the check-up, they were fine, and then they were taken away by the police." Mary said, "Oh, by the way, the hostage named Jon had come to see Jenny before. ”

She wiped her eyes, "She asked for my phone number - oh, my phone may be out of battery - "

"Use my charger." Judy said, "In my bag - Cesare!" What do doctors say? ”

"The doctor said we are welcome to come to the consultation at any time." Cesare pushed the door open and walked into the reception room, fumbling for something as he spoke, and after a moment he paused, "Oh, yes, I lost my phone—Judy, give me your phone—"

"Chesa!" Judy had to accentuate her tone—though hopeless, she still wanted to try to wake Cesare awake. "Mary was talking to me about DV - you know, we have to have a press conference today, or the reporters are going to eat you alive, do you have anything to say about it?"

Cesare shook his head, "There's nothing to say, there's a DV, Stalker, that recorded the whole scene, and nothing else." ”

"The whole scene." Judy repeated, "The whole scene -- what's in the whole scene? Geez, that word sounds so ominous. What the hell did he do to J.J.? ”

"There is no sex. Violations," Cesare said, his lips pursed again, his tone stiff. "He basically just kept trying to get her to confess those things - fake names, fake love with Josh, fake marriages, Oscar appointments, □□......"

“what？” Judy blurted out, she held on to the small table next to her, and the teacup on the table vibrated a few times, "What? -- So-I--I don't know what to say, just Cesare! Can you repeat your words? A DV with the whole scene in it, and Jenny confesses in it-"

She couldn't go any further, and Judy stroked her forehead to steady, "—and you're still sitting here without any further processing!" What about DV? - No, what about the three hostages? - fuck, Mary, for God's sake, turn on your damn phone! -- And Cesare, you'd better think about it, who can put direct pressure on the police in San Francisco, Robert, I have to contact Robert—"

Seeing that Cesare was still indifferent, Judy's nameless fire went straight up, "Can you realize how serious the situation is now?" Fuck, Cesare, you'd better cheer up—"

"Can you realize how serious the situation is right now? Judy? Cesare interrupted - and for a moment he suddenly yelled out of control, "She's lying in there now, because we've all abetted her lies -- she's basically a vegetative person!" And you're concerned about her public image—"

Mary curled up in fear and let out a soft exclamation that seemed to alert Cesare to take a step back, close his eyes and take a deep breath.

"There's no need to talk about it anymore, Jenny doesn't care about it coming to light - and I'm not going to make any more effort to defend these pathetic lies," he said with restraint and coldness, "and frankly, I really don't care anymore." ”

He stood up and walked straight into the room, closing the door to the room. Judy stared at the door for more than ten seconds before she gradually came to her senses.

"Wow," she said, anger rising in her anger, "w-o-w-what is he kidding?" ”

What is called a pathetic lie, and what is called Jenny does not care about all this exposure? What does he mean that he doesn't care, does he know how much of a consequence all this will bring? Aside from him and Jennifer? To Big Dreams, her other client, to her work over the years – for herself – if her client broke out such a big scandal, and it all ended up going back to her – Oscar? Hype? Sending a press release?

"Fuckyou, Cesare." Judy said, shouting uncontrollably at the door of the ward. “leass，youbastard！”

Taking a few steps back, she glanced at Mary, who was staring at her in fear and panic, still holding a freshly turned on one in her hand.

Judy snatched it and opened her inbox and scanned it hurriedly, exhaling - but quickly tensing her shoulders again.

"Follow me." She said, grabbing Mary's hand, "We've got to make a few phone calls, we've got to see a few people—fuck, we've got to save the world, you know?" Mary, the flood is coming, and Cesare is damn broken, and we're going to have to build Noah's Ark and save the world - even if she's going to die, we're going to have to make her die beautifully, you know? That's what we're going to do, build an ark -- save him. the whole world! ”