Chapter 204: Focus of Public Opinion

Not only did Thomas reach an agreement with the LAPD on behalf of Martin, but even Warner Television reached an agreement with the LAPD.

Various TV stations are frantically reporting on the news, and only Warner TV has exclusive footage.

Helen's footage did not contain anything that was unacceptable to the LAPD, and for the sake of ratings and popularity, the video was deliberately cut into several segments and broadcast on TV news at different times.

Warner Television is mad.

Helen, who personally went into battle to host the show, also found the best excuse and reason: because of the hasty escape, the DV was damaged, and the technicians were repairing the storage disk overnight.

Warner TV made the headlines of the evening at six o'clock with this comment - Los Angeles hero: Martin Davis!

The video played is the Martin convenience store saving people.

Helen took credit for shooting the video on the spot, personally hosted the news report, and her voice choked up when she mentioned Martin several times.

"I don't know how to thank him, the person who can stand up bravely in the face of the muzzle of the gun is worthy of the title of hero, he saved sixteen people, including me!"

There's no need to blow it out of your mind, because the video Helen shot speaks for itself!

All four major television networks followed up, and various news channels broadcast on a rolling basis.

Before leaving the scene, Martin appeared in front of media reporters and asked them to take pictures of his blood.

Now, every photo of him sells for tens of thousands of dollars.

Martin Davis's name, with the frenzied media coverage, instantly spread throughout North America.

Many European media outlets, such as the BBC and Sky TV, reprinted the relevant news for the first time, and the video and images of Martin's shooting spread out of North America and caused great repercussions in Europe.

Martin was linked to Helen, and several related videos appeared on the internet that night.

From fleeing in panic when attacked by gunmen, to fighting back desperately in the face of desperation.

Among them, the most widely spread is Martin, after getting out of danger, picking up a gun from the ground, rushing out of the convenience store, and turning around and saying: "My brother is outside!" ”

Comments on the Internet can only be described as crazy.

"This sentence made me cry!"

"Such a brother, I also want to make friends!"

"Chong this, I will never speak ill of Martin in my life!"

The name Martin Davis topped the list of Google's most searched keywords that night.

Countless netizens poured into Martin's blog to leave messages.

"I watched the video on the news and although I don't like your movie, you really are a hero!"

"Originally, I thought that it was an exaggeration of movie art to blow up a perverted murderer across the mountain, but now I know that it is a true portrayal of you!"

"Martin is a true hero!"

The same comments were lined up in the blog area by thousands, and by about 10 p.m., they had exceeded 50,000 in one fell swoop.

Some of the cheerleaders who survived were interviewed as they left school.

NBC aired an interview with an ordinary girl.

"At that time, we all thought we were going to die, and the classmate next to me was so scared that he peed his pants." The girl wore a coat around her waist, typical of my classmates' remarks: "It was Martin who stood up!" He ventured to hide behind the counter nearest to the gunman, and subdued the gunman at his own risk, and when I peeked in, I saw him smash the gunman's head with a Coke......"

At the same time, the head of the NBC News Channel, who had an urgent small meeting in his office, shouted to his subordinates: "I want the details of Martin Davis!" Also, contact him and let him be on our show, it's not a damn entertainment show, I'm going to put him on the punctual news, on the most serious news show! ”

CNN, which is based in Atlanta, called Martin for an interview and even called Kelly Gray.

The ABC side launched the relationship overnight and called Ali Emmanuel of WAM.

Ali has already communicated with Thomas, Martin's exposure is so high that he can't be higher now, and he doesn't need to be on the show, and rashly participating in some shows may have the opposite effect and be pushed off directly.

What's more, there will definitely be an official press conference in Los Angeles behind it.

At 10 p.m. in Los Angeles, Warner TV's evening news ratings reached a new peak, with tens of millions of viewers across the United States waiting for the latest shooting video.

This is a scene of the three Martins being forced into a corner.

Since both sides agreed with the LAPD, the news changed to Martin and they waited for the LAPD to come to the rescue, cooperating with the LAPD to distract the gunners.

Martin was performing the whole time.

"Because I'm the leader of the Coke God Cult, I can control Coke to attack!"

This word spread all over the United States through TV programs.

Reminiscent of Martin using a glass bottle of Coke to give another gunman a headshot, the leader of the Cult of Coke is worthy of his name.

News videos were quickly reposted online, spreading as quickly as a virus.

The fame of the Cult of the Coke God was erected on the Internet in just an hour.

Although Martin has always remained silent on the Internet to avoid being interpreted, he still can't stop enthusiastic netizens from coming to worship the "sect leader".

"How can I join the Cult of Coke?"

At first, it was a tentative question, but then he simply took the initiative to join the teaching.

"Sect Master, please accept me into the sect!"

"I'm going to join the Cult of Cole!"

"Kneel and beg to join the church!"

Some people are even more ambitious: "Is there still a position for the deputy head or high priest?" Can you leave me one? ”

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Because of the time difference, it was still early in the morning in Los Angeles, and Atlantans were already at work.

Coca-Cola headquarters, marketing director Brody had just come to work, and his supervisor Justin knocked on the door and entered the office.

"Head, big news!" Justin held a USB drive in his hand: "Look at this, there's a shooting in Los Angeles." ”

Brody picked up the USB drive and plugged it into a notebook: "I heard, Burbank Middle School, there are many casualties. ”

"Hollywood star Martin Davis, who walked out of Atlanta, saved more than a dozen people, and he was so good that he took our Coca-Cola and knocked out the gunman," Justin said. ”

Brody reacted quickly: "Really? Can marketing do something about this? ”

Justin added, "Also, Martin Davis announced that he had founded a Cult of the God of Coke and claimed to be the leader......"

Brody has clicked on the video and watched it, there are two videos in total, one is Martin Davis using a bottle of Coca-Cola to knock down a gangster, and the other is a video of Martin using the so-called Coke Cult to attract the attention of another gangster.

The more he looked at his face, the more wonderful it became, and there was such an existence as the Coke God Cult?

Justin waited until his superiors finished reading it and said, "The online feedback is explosive. ”

Brody clicked on the browser, and on the Google search page, three of the top five hot search keywords were related to yesterday's shooting, the top two being Martin Davis and Burbank Middle School.

And the Cult of the Coke God is in fifth place!

Brody clicked on the relevant entry, and many pages had netizens clamoring to join the message of the Coke God Cult, and couldn't help asking: "Is there really a Coke God Cult?" Or Martin Davis casually remarked? ”

"I don't know yet." Justin remembered an incident mentioned by a friend: "Since last year, there has been a rumor in the Atlanta beverage industry that there is a guy who claims to be the high priest of Coke and buys Coke from '03 everywhere. ”

Brody was confused: "What do you do with Coke in '03?" It's expired by now. ”

He shook his head and returned to the topic: "You let me see this, for the sake of the spokesperson?" ”

"He's the best of Hollywood's 25 under 25 stars, with films in which he has played an absolute lead role in the North American box office of over 100 million, and last week Martin Scorsese and Leonardo's new film 'The Departed' announced him as the second leading role," Justin said. ”

He pointed to the USB drive again: "And these, among the young Hollywood actors, who is more suitable to be our spokesperson than him?" ”

Brody had a similar opinion, and Coca-Cola showed a big face along with the video of Martin subduing the gangsters.

The leader of the Cult of Coke and Coca-Cola, a perfect match!

Justin's words continue: "Martin Davis is from the birthplace of Coke!" Come to think of it, we have so many articles to do in our advertising campaign! ”

Brody thought for a moment and said: "You are responsible for collecting information related to Martin Davis, and at the meeting, I will propose that Martin Davis be the spokesperson for the new issue of Coke. ”

Justin responded, "Head, I'll do it." ”

At the meeting that followed, almost without any resistance, a preliminary resolution was passed to contact Martin Davis and invite him to serve as the spokesperson for the new issue of Coca-Cola.

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After a night of fermentation, the next day, the front pages of the three major newspapers in North America, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, were all covering the Burbank High School incident.

The official intention is to control public opinion, and the most conspicuous position in the newspaper is full of large close-ups of Martin saving people!

Mainstream media reports all describe sensitive points such as the number of casualties in small print, and focus on Martin's heroic rescue deeds in black and bold font.

This is the most common method of journalism for tragedy.

The headline in the Los Angeles Times was succinct: "City Heroes of Los Angeles: Martin Davis!" 》

"Martin Davis, he deserves to be called a hero more than a hero in any Hollywood movie!" That's the headline of the New York Times.

The Washington Post is even more exaggerated: "Yesterday, Martin Davis was America's spiritual totem!" 》

The Warner TV news channel kicked off the special news of the shooting early in the morning, and Helen, an eyewitness, became popular and discussed with another guest why Martin was able to defeat the gangsters.

"In every shooting, there are innocent people who fall, and Burbank Middle School is no exception, but this time someone stepped up, and his identity was astonishing: Martin Davis, a Hollywood star."

"Because of the promotion of the movie, he coincided with the meeting, at the beginning of the incident, he panicked like an ordinary person, but when he ran away, he did not forget to remind people to flee for his life, and when he was cornered by the gunman and everyone else was waiting for the verdict of fate, Martin stood up."

Because of the shooting and Helen, the morning news ratings are extremely high.

Helen deliberately said: "Martin is preparing to participate in an action shootout film adapted from the comic "Wanted", in order to better interpret the male protagonist, he has carried out long-term action firearms training, and it is precisely these rigorous trainings that allow Martin to break out in a desperate situation and subdue the gangsters in one fell swoop!" ”

Countless people remembered the wanted warrant.

(End of chapter)