The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1024 The moral bottom line
In the VIP ward of Mount Sinai Hospital, someone disturbed Anson's rest again.

“…Anson!”

Edgar looked a little helpless, his shoulders drooped, and he was inevitably a little discouraged.

Eve folded her hands on her chest and leaned against the windowsill, her bright red lips slightly raised, "Although I don't want to say this, I did tell you."

Edgar glanced at Eve and said, "We should be on the same side now."

Eve raised her chin slightly, "Oh, yes."

Eve then looked at Anson lying on the hospital bed, "I didn't know you were a person with such high moral standards."

Anson laughed dumbly, "So, what do you think of me?"

Eve thought about it seriously. "Free. Unrestrained. Casual. Not particular about details. It's not that you don't have moral bottom line, but you have seen through many things and refuse to deliberately use moral bottom line to bind yourself."

Anson curled his lips, "I'm a little disappointed. The image that broke the stereotype has now become another stereotype. I should try harder."

Eve, "Let's start from this time. Show some of the tricks of the entertainment industry. Believe me, this kind of thing is very common in Hollywood."

Anson, "Of course I do. Have you forgotten where I made my debut?"

Eve was stunned for a moment, and took a while to react. "Oh, how could I forget? You even lent a hand and helped them get the record-breaking pay, so you should be familiar with it."

Anson, "I am not unfamiliar with it, and I am not opposed to it. I refuse to do this, not because my moral bottom line is enough to select the Nobel Peace Prize."

Eve: "Why?"

The first person to get the news... was Eve.

Edgar had only been a formal agent for a short time and had limited connections in the industry. Even now, the jealous eyes that were eyeing Edgar covetously within the William Morris Agency far outweighed the friendly eyes.

However, Eve is different.

In fact, public relations are very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, with spies in every corner of the entertainment industry, and they were the first to notice any move by Sony Columbia.

After further investigation, Eve confirmed Sony Columbia's plan -

Replace Anson.

In the whole incident, Anson was the most innocent. He did nothing wrong, but he was inexplicably injured and lost his job. It was really inexplicable. But Eve knew that this was a situation of power struggle among the top executives of Sony Columbia. It was just a fight between whales that affected innocent people. Anson had no choice.

Now, Anson should have a good rest, but Eve and Edgar had to find Anson and think of countermeasures urgently.

After learning about Sam's attitude, Eve and Edgar had an idea:
"Force the emperor to abdicate."

If Kirsten Dunst, James Franco and Alfred Molina knew about the situation, they would express the same attitude as Sam:

Replace Anson, and they quit the crew together.

Just like "Friends," as long as the cast is completely united, Sony Columbia will be cautious and will not dare to touch Anson easily.

Otherwise, when the time comes, public condemnation and everyone's spitting will easily overwhelm Sony Columbia.

However, Anson refused.

Surprisingly! Edgar and Eve are trying to persuade Anson. They thought Anson refused to blackmail his friends, but now it seems that is not the case?

Anson, "Of course, I believe that if I ask, James and Kristen will agree, but I don't want to blackmail them morally. It's also a fact that they have their own careers, and I can't ask them to jump into the fire with me..."

Edgar doesn't think so, "Without you, 'Spider-Man 2' would have been a disaster. You are doing them a favor and saving them from the flames."

Anson couldn't help but chuckle, "Haha, so confident?"

Edgar's face was calm.

Anson, "But like I said, that's not the real reason. In my opinion, Sam's statement is enough because he is the writer and director and gives the tone to the whole movie."

"If the director and the leading actor leave together but it is still not enough to make Sony Columbia change their minds, it means that their beliefs are strong enough, and adding Kristen and James will not help, but may anger them."

"In their opinion, since both the leading actor and the director have been changed, they might as well just replace the entire cast and completely change the style of the entire project, showing their toughness and refusing to be threatened by the actors and directors."

"This is different from 'Friends'. 'Friends' has a large enough mass base, and NBC is willing to continue the series, so their alliance was successful; but now Sony Columbia originally intended to kick me out, and our alliance was just an excuse for them."

"So, instead of just me losing my job, I end up losing my friends' jobs, and then I have to worry about finding them a job or opening a whole new program, which is a hassle."

As they talked, there began to be some joking and teasing.

Eve and Edgar exchanged glances. Eve couldn't help but let out a smile. "I admit that your concerns are justified."

Eve glanced at Edgar again. They certainly couldn't prepare only one plan. "If there is no other choice, we can always leak the news and let the general public know about this. Anson Wood was injured during filming, and Sony Columbia can't wait to get rid of Anson."

"Believe me, the whole of North America will explode, and everyone will stand on your side."

"but."

Eve paused. "Sony Columbia should have anticipated this situation, so they haven't clarified the rumors in recent time. They even fueled the flames and aggravated your injuries."

"I guess they may be acting like victims, saying they have no choice but to make preparations because they are worried about your health. They don't want to replace you. I urge netizens not to be used by people with ulterior motives and to trust Sony Columbia's bottom line."

"Blah blah blah."

"But this gives them a chance to clarify. They are clearly the perpetrators but they are pretending to be victims, confusing the public."

"We don't worry about the truth being buried when the time comes, but when things get chaotic, all kinds of conspiracy theories will emerge, and such chaos is good for them."

It was also because of this that Eve was unwilling to "reveal it to the public". Sony Columbia came prepared, but they did not expect that "Spider-Man 2" would become a platform for Sony Columbia executives to fight for power and profit, causing them to lose the initiative. They were clearly victims but were passive everywhere.

Does the truth matter?

Yes, it is important, very, very important; however, in real life, the interference factors surrounding the truth may cause the truth to be obscured, used, and covered up, and may even become a weapon of destruction.
Therefore, even though the truth is in Anson's hands, it does not mean that he can gain the upper hand.

After all, Sony Columbia is only in contact with the actor and has not actually replaced Anson.

"If we choose this path, we need to be fully prepared and plan ahead. We cannot let the crew be controlled by Sony Columbia and become their mouthpiece. They may slander Anson or even blame Anson for the accident. This is all possible."

"Once we fired the first round, it meant that Sony Columbia could bring out submachine guns and rocket launchers and start firing at us."

(End of this chapter)