The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1019 Demons and Monsters
Ghosts and monsters, demons dancing wildly.

In 2003, all kinds of fabricated news were flying around, like the confusing, on-and-off relationship between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. Every move could easily attract attention, and it became a party for the whole nation to party.

This scene is really fresh, and even the phenomenon itself has become a topic of discussion.

However, it is slightly different from the all-out melee in the social network era. Now is still the forum era. The general public does not feel that involved as strongly, and the confusion and impact brought about by the synchronization of instant updates are not as strong. There is even a certain sense of separation between different age groups.

But no matter whether they admit it or not, every time they see news reports coming out, they can't help but pay attention to it and see what the truth is.

So, is this the event of the year?

In the eyes of conspiracy theorists, the biggest beneficiary of the whole incident is Sony Columbia. Regardless of Anson's injury, "Spider-Man 2" has already attracted enough attention.

If Anson recovers and returns to the crew, the film will surely be welcomed with cheers, and it will be able to attract a lot of attention when it is released next year.

If Anson didn't, the more serious Anson's injury was, the more benefits it would bring, because people would walk into the cinema with sympathy and even nostalgia.

This was later directly proven in "Fast & Furious 7". Although the box office and global popularity of the series of films have been rising, it still has not gotten rid of the inherent disadvantage of being a weak B-level movie, and the global box office has never seen a transformation.

However, the death of Paul Walker unexpectedly became a turning point. Universal Pictures and the actor Vin Diesel sold nostalgia crazily and completed a beautiful public relations marketing, which made people who were not interested in the series of movies go to the cinema one after another.

Immersed in feelings that do not even exist.

In the end, "Fast & Furious 7" grossed over $ billion worldwide, becoming the first film in the series to gross over $ billion in box office history.

The true meaning of entertainment to death is that "death" can also become "entertainment".

The same thing happened to Anson now.

So, it’s hard to believe, but some people have said in a cold-blooded way, “If Anson really died, Sony Columbia would have made a fortune.”

Not only did they make fun of Anson, they didn't care about his injuries or his life or death. Instead, they began to curse Anson's life and couldn't wait to start complaining about what would happen at Anson's funeral and what would happen in "Spider-Man 2". They turned the accident into a form of entertainment in a farce way.

Some people in Las Vegas even opened bets on the black market: What is Anson's condition?
Is he dead or alive? What are the injuries?

Do they care about Anson?
No, I don't care. There are so many actors in Hollywood, one more or one less doesn't make any more. Instead of caring about how the actors are, I should care about the entertainment value created by these circus performances and the money that actually goes into my pocket.

Anyway, no matter what happens, Sony Columbia will win.

It is also because of this that conspiracy theories always have a large number of supporters.

But what is the situation like inside Sony Columbia?

In the conference room, the air was somewhat quiet, a suffocating silence, because at this moment there were exactly five people sitting in the conference room, one, two, three, four, and five, but no one spoke, not even an eye contact, all immersed in their own world, allowing the silence to continue to spread.

Sam Raimi wants to die. He really, really doesn't like this kind of atmosphere. If possible, he wants to leave now and stay at home.

But he can't.

So, Sam just sat there obediently, looking down at the table and snapping his fingers. Sam hesitated for a second, whether he should speak up to break the silence and argue for Anson, but he glanced at the audience and saw that all the people present were producers and senior executives, so it was not his turn to speak, so he might as well strike back and make his own voice heard at the critical moment.

Then Sam was quiet again.

Ian Bryce noticed this scene and couldn't help but smile.

At the beginning, as a producer, Ian was also one of the interviewers for the audition of the male lead, and he personally selected Anson from many candidates.

Therefore, I have a legitimate reason to speak up for Anson now.

At this moment, they are discussing Anson's future. To be precise, because of Anson's accidental injury, the recovery period is unpredictable, which will cause the filming of the entire crew of "Spider-Man 2" to be suspended. So, should they continue to wait or change the male lead?

Anson:? ? ?
Obviously, in the eyes of the outside world, Sony Columbia should be the big winner, and they will be able to sit back and relax no matter what happens; but the reality is not the case, Sony Columbia has a different view.

Compared to the conspiracy theories of the general public, Sony Columbia treated this incident seriously as a crisis, which was far from easy.

Since Sam was as quiet as ever, Ian spoke up without much hesitation.

"I think we should wait for Anson..."

The voice, breaking the silence in the conference room, seemed a little abrupt; but what was even more shocking was that before Ian could finish his words, a voice simply and rudely interrupted him.

"Wait? Do you know the price of waiting?"

The one who spoke was a gentle and elegant middle-aged man with neatly short hair dyed with a little light gray. Although he had stubble, it was not messy or slovenly at all. Instead, he had acquired a bit of mature charm with the passing of time, and there was always a faint smile on his thin face.

If you judge a person by his appearance and think that he is harmless because of his smile, then the result will be that he will be eaten alive until nothing is left.

Otherwise, how could he become the CEO of Sony Columbia?
Michael-Lynton shook his chin slightly, as if Ian had made a wisecrack.

"We've already postponed filming because of Anson. We finally managed to move up the schedule and felt a little relieved. But now filming has been postponed again because of Anson?"

"Filming is not playing house. How can we make everything like a circus?"

"Everyone here should know that the crew has already started to operate. Every day we wait and every day we delay will cost us money. If we continue to wait, it means that our production costs may continue to rise by millions of dollars. Believe me, we can't afford to continue to increase our expenses."

People who don't know the truth would naturally blame Anson after hearing these words; but Ian is not an outsider, he can't be fooled by just two words -

According to the original plan, "Spider-Man 2" was scheduled to start filming in January, so the crew began building the studio set last October.

However, due to the popularity of "Cat and Mouse", the salary negotiations were delayed. In the end, Anson took on the filming of "Eternal Love", which filled his schedule. A series of subsequent events happened one after another, and the filming of "Spider-Man 2" had to be postponed for a full five months.

This is the point of Michael Lynton's words.

(End of this chapter)