Chapter Seventy-Five: Here Comes the Troublemaker

(Ask for a ticket!) Ask for a ticket! )

The wine industry is in full swing, and relatively speaking, the development of the theater industry is still accumulating.

Li Yaoyang also wanted to complete the premiere as soon as possible, but the effect was not good after two rehearsals with makeup, so he could only delay it again and again.

On this day, he came to the theater early in the morning and went directly to Sarah's office.

I knocked on the door and went in, and was about to speak, but I saw an old acquaintance, no, an old acquaintance with three new faces, to be exact.

Judging from the image and temperament, they should all be masters of playing with the pen.

Chris Hunter, a veteran reporter for the Post, Sarah Hudson's 'boyfriend'.

This title was given to him by Li Yaoyang, and in his opinion, this is what it is.

It's not surprising that he's here, but the others...

"lee~ came just in time, I was just about to send someone to find you~" Sarah beckoned.

Li Yaoyang took off his top hat and nodded slightly to several fresh faces, and his eyes finally fell on Chris.

"I haven't seen Lee for a long time~" The other party was the first to greet.

"Long time no see, Chris, it seems that you finally don't have to serve the editor-in-chief's lover~"

"Ha~ The arrogant and domineering woman has been kicked ~"

"No wonder~"

The two big hands were clasped tightly together, and it seemed that the relationship was very good.

At this time, Sarah said:

"Lee, these gentlemen want to interview you about Titanic and The Phantom of the Opera, I think it's a good opportunity to get the word out, isn't it?"

Indeed, someone came to interview, this is the exposure, of course Li Yaoyang will not refuse.

It's just that he always feels that the faces of these people are not normal, and there is a sense of drama and abuse mixed with his eyebrows and eyes, hoping that it is an illusion.

Glancing at Chris, he suddenly said:

"I'm just an introducer, and after they saw my interview with you, they also wanted to come once, so they came to the door together."

Li Yaoyang bowed slightly:

"Hello, do you have any questions, or would you like to visit my office?"

One of the bald heads spoke:

"It's good to be here~"

Li Yaoyang didn't care, he sat next to Sarah by himself, stretched out his hand and signaled:

"So, please get started~"

I thought that the other party would use simple questions to pave the way at the beginning, but I didn't expect it to be ruthless at the beginning:

"Mr. Lee, first of all, I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations to you for writing the beautiful drama "Titanic", as well as my respect for the supremacy of art, however, I have a question that I hope you can answer..."

Li Yaoyang looked at him for a long time, silently listening to his troubles.

These guys are not good, he senses it.

"After the show was released and it did well, I did a special investigation.

Seven years ago, on the Titanic, there were not only whites, blacks, but also Chinese, that is, your compatriots.

In the face of threats to their lives, they have committed acts that have outraged and shameless countless people.

I wonder what you can explain about this?

We noticed that you didn't include this true story in the script, did you want to whitewash your compatriots? ”

This bald head is ruthless enough, and the truth seems to have been confirmed in his words, and there is no room for refutation at all.

Looking at the other few people, the records recorded, the pictures taken, completely prepared.

However, Sarah didn't know anything about it, and she thought that some of the colleagues Chris Hunt had brought with good intentions.

However, this strong sense of attack made her feel insulted and ashamed, and her face turned blue suddenly.

Chris may not have expected it, but his qi cultivation kung fu was deeper, but he frowned slightly, and had no intention of making a sound to stop it.

"Gentlemen, if I had known that you were so rude, so ungentlemanly, I would have asked you to leave a long time ago!" Sarah said through gritted teeth.

But the other party has already boarded the boat, how can he get off the boat halfway?

The bald head shrugged his shoulders:

"Dear Mrs. Hudson, we are journalists, and we just want to investigate and interview this matter in order to restore a more authentic story to the majority of readers, and you have no right to cancel the public's right to know."

Sarah was annoyed and wanted to get angry and drive people away, but was stopped by Li Yaoyang.

Seeing that he was holding Erlang's legs, he didn't look angry at all, but Sarah's heart rose to her throat.

This guy who carries a gun with him and loads at every turn is not a harmless little boy who is harmless to humans and animals.

If he really provoked him and fired a shot on impulse, it was not only him who was unlucky, but the entire theater.

Without waiting for her to speak to comfort her, Li Yaoyang preemptively said to Chris:

"You don't mind taking notes, do you? Maybe the Post can also publish the same report, compare the two, and see who is more honest and who is more truthful! ”

Chris looked at him with admiration, took out the notebook he was carrying, and twisted the cap of his pen to prepare for the record:

"Of course, the Post doesn't bother to make things up and distort facts, we only do the most truthful stories, and it's an interesting topic, isn't it?"

Li Yaoyang stretched out his hands:

"Although I don't think it's interesting, if you want to say that, I don't object to it~"

Immediately after, he looked at the bald head:

"Forgot to ask, what newspaper are you from?"

"The New York Times, in fact, this is not me making it up, after the incident, the Times did several special serials, which specifically introduced this incident."

Li Yaoyang said unhurriedly:

"I believe you brought the evidence, can I take a look?"

The bald head glanced at his colleague, who took out an old newspaper from his bag.

The paper began to yellowish slightly, and it was a few years.

While Li Yaoyang was unfolding the newspaper, the bald head asked again:

"From the perspective of human nature, in the face of threats to life, taking the initiative to give women and children the opportunity to survive is the noblest quality of will, but the practices of several Chinese people have made me doubt human nature, Mr. Lee, what do you think about this?"

Li Yaoyang didn't rush to answer, he quickly read the relevant reports at a glance and ten lines.

The anger was certain, because it was Chi Guoguo's slander, but then he realized that the other party was not just here to uncover the truth of the incident.

I am afraid that there is a suspicion of deliberate smearing in this way, and there must be a black hand behind it.

Who is it?

Peers in the theater world? Tongfu Chamber of Commerce? Or the square-faced Prohibition Commissioner?

In the past six months, there are not a few enemies that I have earned, but those who have the ability to attack themselves with the help of the Times are the above three.

Who could it be?

As for these reports about the Titanic Chinese, they are just nonsense, and it is disgusting to look at one more punctuation mark.

Subconsciously asked a rhetorical question:

"Do you know how the surviving Chinese live today?"

"Huh? What do you mean? The bald head didn't react.

Li Yaoyang sneered:

"It seems that your investigation is not perfect, it doesn't matter, let me tell you, there were 8 Chinese on board at that time, and 6 of them were saved..."

Bald illustration interrupts:

"Doesn't that tell the story?"

"Sir, please don't interrupt me, it's very impolite, and it's not what a gentleman should be~" Li Yaoyang refuted mercilessly.

Sarah only felt happy, looking like she should have been like this, and waved her fist fiercely to demonstrate, not to mention, it's quite cute.

"Leaving aside the process of their rescue, I will only say one thing.

After successfully disembarking, they were not welcomed like the rest of the saved whites, but were dragged to the immigration office for interrogation.

Without investigating the matter, they were deported when they could not even speak English.

Is this unfair treatment the reason why you are coming to me now? ”

According to the New York Times at the time, the Titanic was divided into first, second, and third class at that time.

Among them, the first-class passengers are socialites like Rousi in the drama or the children of rich families, followed by second-class.

And the third class has a large number of European immigrants, who use the ship to realize their own ugly country.

As for the 8 Chinese, they were in the same third-class cabin as Jack.

In the event of a shipwreck, the personnel on board who organized the escape followed the principle of "ladies and children" first.

However, the first mate, who commanded the starboard escape, thought that men could not board the ship when there were women and children on deck.

However, if there are no women or children on deck and there are seats on the lifeboat, men may board the boat;

The second officer, who commanded the port side escape, believed that even if there were no women and children on deck and there were vacant seats, men could not board the ship because there might be women and children in the cabin.

Due to the misunderstanding of "ladies and children first" by the first and second officers when commanding, the probability of the men on the port side facing escape is very different.

In addition, the difference in cabin also determines the difference in the probability of survival.

Among them, the rescue rate of both men and women in the first class cabin is very high, and according to statistics, the rescue rate is 62%.

100 per cent of children in first and second class were rescued;

There is no doubt that the rescue rate in the third class is the lowest, with only 25 per cent for children, and even 16 per cent for men.

According to this statistics, it is normal for 1 of the 8 Chinese to survive.

However, six of the eight Chinese in the third-class cabin were rescued, and the survival rate was even comparable to that of the women and children in the first-class cabin.

It is precisely because of this situation that the six surviving Chinese were not only not welcomed, but also strongly criticized and questioned.

It is questioned that they did not follow the principle of "women and children" first, and took the survival seat that originally belonged to women and children.

This sentence appeared in the report:

[The only stain was that at the bottom of the Titanic's lifeboat, Chinese coolies crowded under the seats were found, and these people had rushed into the lifeboat at the first moment of danger. 】

In the face of media smears and investigations by relevant departments, the six surviving Chinese could not understand English and had no channels to speak, which led to this distorted truth becoming a real historical material.

Now it has been turned out as a sharp weapon to attack Li Yaoyang, accusing him of whitewashing the shameless Chinese workers.

In this regard, of course, Li Yaoyang will not get used to their problems!