Chapter 360: A Good Reporter Produces News
Santa Monica, the Grand Hotel Sol near the beach.
Ivan came out of the bathroom and into the beach area of the hotel, and saw Heath Ledger playing volleyball with someone from a distance, looking for a place to sit and wait patiently.
Jody came over with his assistant, sat next to him, picked up the newspaper in front of him, and whispered, "It's been two days, and I haven't found a chance yet." β
Ivan is new to the industry, and with the influence of Martin and Bruce, the bottom line is much higher than that of these legitimate journalists: "He may be hiding in his room or other places, and we can't drag him out in public and stuff things in his mouth." β
The assistant whispered, "I inquired that Heath Ledger comes to the beach every day to breathe. β
Ivan was patient: "Calm down, wait." β
The assistant is relatively young, and his temperament is not calm enough, so he has a bad idea: "Why don't we take a few pictures of him smoking, and then look at the pictures ......"
"Shut up." Jody rebuked in a low voice: "You work for TMZ, not American rumors!" TMZ reporters must be ethical, and the news they report must stand the test of time, and they must not fabricate facts. β
The assistant stopped talking, TMZ was not established for a long time, but the brand was erected, precisely because of the authenticity of the revelations.
Jody flipped through the newspaper: "It's not an option to wait so long. β
Ivan asked, "What can you do?" β
"Be proactive and give him a push." Jody thought for a moment and said, "When did he urgently need those medicines?" β
Ivan came from a low-level background and has extensive knowledge in this area, saying: "In addition to seizures, when emotions are extremely volatile, they tend to. β
Jody asked, "Who do you think Heath Ledger's least favorite person lately?" β
Ivan took the initiative to cut: "Sure Martin Davis that bastard, it is said that after the incident with Heath Ledger and Martin Davis and Aniston in New York, he never received any work, and the two crews that were originally scheduled also abandoned him." β
Jody muttered, "Michelle Williams has broken off her engagement to Heath Ledger, who is reluctant to let her go. β
She looked at the people on the beach, gradually had an idea, called the assistant to leave, walked into the distance, and said, "Let the people below print a few tabloids, and bring a few more people over tomorrow." β
The assistant understood and immediately went to do it.
The next morning, as in the past few days, Heath Ledger read the script and went to the hotel beach on time to breathe.
As a few days ago, he pulled on his beach shoes, walked down the sidewalk, went to the car that Bell had left him, opened the trunk and fetched a bottle of mineral water.
Next to it, two young people were gossiping.
"Hollywood is really messy, I heard that Julie and Aniston have an ambiguous relationship with Martin Davis." The mustachioed man said, "I envy him! β
Another flat-headed man said: "These are all old news, you haven't read today's tabloids, Michelle Williams had a tryst with Martin Davis yesterday and went into the hotel together for a long time." β
These words all fell on Heath Ledger's ears.
Heath Ledger was like being treated like a stick in the chest, and it was a little difficult to breathe.
There was a newsstand on the beach, and he walked over unconsciously, and as soon as he arrived in front of the newsstand, he saw a tabloid in a conspicuous place.
On the front page headline, there is a photo of Michelle Williams entering the hotel with Martin Davis.
The photo is obviously from a candid shot, the clarity is not very high, and it looks somewhat awkward, but Heath Ledger is too familiar with his ex-fiancΓ©e to be mistaken.
He took out the money, bought a newspaper from the female boss, and read it carefully.
The tabloid vividly described Michelle Williams and Martin entering the hotel hand in hand, only to come out alone more than three hours later.
What is the environment and atmosphere in the circle, Heath Ledger knows too well, male and female stars have entered the same hotel hand in hand, and if they say that nothing happened, the ghost will not believe it.
The two have only been married for less than half a month!
Michelle Williams is looking for someone else, even if it's Bell, he can accept it, but it's Martin Davis!
"She wants to get revenge on me?" Heath-Ledger felt as if he had been hit on the head, and he was dizzy, his head was about to turn into mud, and his eyes were black.
His lips pursed, and countless words were muffled in his mouth, not knowing how to vent.
Treachery? Evade? Confront? Heath Ledger doesn't know what to make of this.
After a moment of trance, he picked up the newspaper and threw it into the trash can next to him, and the man took a few steps forward and sat down on the steps on the edge of the beach.
Just sat stunned, like a stone carving.
Jody, who had just sold the newspaper, was even a little worried, this person's psychological endurance didn't seem to be very strong, and if he committed suicide, he would be in trouble.
Do you want to tell him the truth?
Jody only hesitated for two seconds, then shook his head secretly, human life or something, how can there be news important.
After sitting for a few minutes, Heath Ledger finally stood up, and his low mood caused him to be very uncomfortable, and once this feeling appeared, it was like a hundred thousand worms crawling in his heart, pushing him towards the car parked nearby.
Now, he needs a closed environment.
Jody picked up the walkie-talkie under the newspaper and said, "He's headed for Target 1, everyone get ready." β
For today, Jody brought four photojournalists, all with the best photographic gear from TMZ.
Heath-Ledger got into the car, closed the door, reached into the gap on the side of the seat, and felt for a plastic bag.
Not far from the car, several people with camouflaged cameras filmed Heath Ledger's every move from the position of the front windshield and two windows.
Jody quickly put the finishing touches on, put away a few fake newspapers that had been printed privately, put them in his bag, and went to the trash can next to him, pulled out the newspapers that Heath Ledger had thrown away, put them away, and waved to the beach in the distance.
A middle-aged Latino man ran up to him and said, "It's over so soon? β
Jody pulled out a few dollars and held them up in front of him.
Latino just wanted to take it, Jody flashed and said, "This is the tail gold, you haven't seen me." β
"Of course, I don't even know who you are or what you're going to do right now." Latino bosses just need money.
Jody left the beach, went to a nearby parking lot, got into a business car, and waited for ten minutes, and several subordinates all returned to the car.
"Head, that's it, big news!" The assistant was holding the camera hidden in his bag, quite excited.
Another said, "I shoot from a better angle!" β
There was a woman who was very helpless: "The windows are covered with dark film, which is not as clear as the front windshield." β
Jody took the cameras of the first two, looked at the video shots, and after watching it for a while, he smiled, and the news about Heath Ledger was in hand!
She patted the driver's seat: "Let's go, go back to the company!" β
The van immediately started and left the hotel.
"Head, you're still smart!" The assistant is very good at patting on the back: "It's easy to get a big piece of news." β
Jody looked around and took the opportunity to tell his subordinates: "We are TMZ, don't report fake news!" The team I led is TMZ's gold medal team, and you must always keep in mind the professional ethics and never touch fake news. β
She changed her voice: "In today's case, you have to remember that when you can't find the news, you must give full play to your subjective initiative, because sometimes the news does not happen naturally, and it can be created from our hands." β
Just now it was a living case, a group of subordinates admired Jodi, a woman born in the paparazzi, she can sit in the position of editor-in-chief, and it is really not in vain.
The editor-in-chief has real talent and real learning!
When the group returned to the TMZ headquarters, they immediately got busy, and Jody first disposed of the tabloid that he had printed privately, completely destroying the corpse.
Waiting for her subordinates to simply handle the news and adjust the clarity, she personally commanded the upload.
Jody crossed his hands on his hips, stood behind a technician, and commanded: "Choose three videos for this news. The first one, the one I brought back the other day, the one from Heath Ledger's rage. Second, after the Brooklyn Studio incident, Heath Ledger held a press conference to apologize to the whole society and announce that he would completely quit the video. β
She smiled at the corners of her mouth: "The last one, the video shot today, was shot from the front windshield with a B camera. β
This video not only captured the whole process of Heath Ledger, but also the various ugliness during the seizure.
The assistant said at the right time: "The first three videos are placed in the same news, and the contrast is particularly strong, and it can make people see his real face more clearly." β
Jody nodded slightly and said, "Add the text news and publish it." β
News about Heath Ledger was quickly uploaded to the website.
Jody called the editorial office: "The actor of "Brokeback Mountain", the fierce material of Australian movie star Heath Ledger, hurry up and release it and push it to the front page. β
Soon, the news appeared on the TMZ website.
TMZ didn't expect it to happen this week, and Heath Ledger's video news was prominently displayed on the homepage of the website within minutes.
Nowadays, many people in Hollywood, or melon eaters in North America, often stare at TMZ, and go in to have a look if they have nothing to do, after all, TMZ will get big and sweet melons from time to time.
It tastes absolutely relish.
The news spreads rapidly.
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Meanwhile, Bruce finished his interview with Ivan, sent him away, drove back to the Four Seasons Hotel, and went upstairs to find Martin.
He swiped open the door with his key card, and as soon as he entered, he found Martin looking back and grinning.
The smile is very crazy, full of cruelty and weirdness, like a pervert.
Bruce muttered to himself that this guy was a pervert in the first place.
Martin sat on the sofa in a weird, completely unconventional posture and said, "Old cloth, don't be so serious, smile." β
Bruce hooked the corners of his mouth with his hands and raised them above his ears: "Do you smile nicely?" β
Martin laughed: "Handsome." He asked, "Good news?" β
Bruce said: "Jody took the TMZ guys and took the video he wanted, and it was posted on the TMZ website. β
Martin stood up, walking a bit like Scott, and his voice was evil: "Let me think, how is it going to explode next?" Well...... It occurred to me that it was time for the guarantee company to come in. β
He came to the floor-to-ceiling window and stretched out his hands: "Before the audition starts, I'm going to pinch off the biggest threat!" β
(End of chapter)