The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1056 Eyewitnesses
"Lucas Wood shows up at Sony Columbia to join protest."

A post appeared in an online forum and within a short period of time, it spread like wildfire.

After all, this has been the hottest and most sensational topic in the past few days. The amount of news has reached an offensive level. "Why is it still this matter?"

But no matter how disgusted I am, when I inadvertently glance at related news or posts, I am shocked again by the progress of the matter.

After Sony Columbia's official statement came out, the public opinion that had gradually stabilized seemed to be shaken again, and various speculations emerged.

Things may not be that simple, and Sony Columbia is not as innocent as it claims.

“That’s not surprising. This is Wall Street after all.”

The whispers of discussion spread on the Internet and on the streets.

However, not everyone can follow up the news immediately - it's Monday and people have their own work to do. If you miss the news update in the lunch break room, when you finally catch up during afternoon tea time and eavesdrop on a discussion, you will find:

What, when did that happen? How did it get here? So now, what is the situation now?
Everything changes rapidly.

Although this word is not used to describe such an occasion or event, it is actually the case now and there will be news updates in a short while.

Quietly, on this busy Monday, going to the pantry to gossip has become the best choice for employees of companies large and small to slack off.

I originally thought that the gathering of fans, the official statement from Sony Columbia, and Lucas' appearance, three updates in just one day were already outrageous and crazy enough.

But I never expected that this was still not the end.

"what?"

After a loud thunder, there was a rustling sound in the tea room. Everyone was whispering, so that the specific words could not be heard clearly, but one could clearly feel the aftermath of the shock causing ripples that spread out in circles, and everyone was immersed in shock and unable to extricate themselves.

John Quinn saw this scene from a distance. The small tea room was already filled with people, even overflowing, like a carnival scene.

John couldn't help but stop.

Because of Lucas Wood and Brad Pitt, John couldn't help but start paying attention to the news these days.

The fundamental reason for John to continue staying in New York and not return to San Francisco is for Brad Pitt. He hopes that this cooperation can still take place.

But surprisingly, in just a few days, John realized that Anson Wood's influence was far beyond his imagination.

This kind of treatment is the first of its kind in Hollywood.

John thought of Leonardo Dicaprio after "Titanic", and even though he sneered, his ears couldn't help but catch the news.

"... Heath Ledger said in a telephone interview with US Weekly that Sony Columbia called him..."

A voice stood in the middle of the tea room, holding a PDA in his hand, reading the news aloud, becoming the focus of everyone's attention.

"They asked me about my schedule for the next three months and were going to do a short audition to see if I would be willing to come in right away and play Peter Parker."

Huh!
There was a burst of exclamations, and all the whispering voices disappeared. Everyone held their breath and stared at the small PDA intently.

"At the time, I didn't even know Anson was injured."

Silence fell.

Even their breathing and heartbeats were cut off. Although they expected Sony Columbia might not be so innocent, the facts were still unexpected:

Just as Anson was injured, Sony Columbia had already started to make plans? Not willing to wait even a second.

May I ask, what on earth is Sony Columbia thinking? Is there grass in their heads?
"I said 'no', I'm not interested."

"Anson is my friend and I respect his work. I always believe that Anson is the best choice for Peter Parker. If Anson can complete his work smoothly, I have no reason to compete for this role, so I refused."

"It was not until later that I learned that Anson was injured."

"My first reaction to the news was anger. I don't know what Sony Columbia is thinking. They should show their support for Anson instead of thinking about how to replace their actor, who is an excellent actor."

"I sincerely hope that Anson can recover as soon as possible. I don't believe there should be another Peter Parker on the big screen."

Clap clap, clap clap.

There was sparse applause in the tea room, cheering for Heath Ledger's response.

However, not everyone agrees.

Some people think that friendship is friendship and opportunity is opportunity. When such an opportunity arises, Heath should seize it. Now is not the time to show his noble qualities.

Some people believe that no one refuses fair and reasonable competition, and friendship must give way to professionalism, but stabbing someone in the back is still unforgivable.

There is also a small group of voices that if Sony Columbia can whitewash the situation and protect its image, why can't Heath? Maybe Heath tried for the role, but was not chosen, so he pretended to be noble and protected his image, acting like a close friend.

That’s Hollywood, anything is possible.

The trivial discussion once again stirred up a huge stir, but the gossip expert with the PDA in the center once again dropped a bombshell.

"Whether Heath Ledger was trying to cover up his image or not, it's clear that Sony Columbia was lying. Because there were other witnesses."

"Robert Pattinson, who was also on the TMZ list, responded in the affirmative, 'Yes, they invited me to audition for Peter Parker. I did, and I'm waiting to hear back, but that was before I knew about Anson's injury, and I went in for the audition without knowing that Anson had been injured the day before.'"

Wow.

There was an uproar.

In other words, in just twenty-four hours after Anson was injured, Sony Columbia did a series of things that demonstrated the style of a big company.

If Anson's injury was serious, forcing Sony Columbia to make a backup plan, it would be understandable, even if it was uncomfortable; but judging from the timeline, Sony Columbia had already started working on the second plan when Anson's condition was unclear, and the action was astonishingly swift.

Should we describe this as professional or cold-blooded?

"Wait, who is that Robert Pattinson? Can we trust anything he says?" someone in the crowd questioned.

The PDA master shrugged lightly, "You've got me stumped. I don't know who he is, but I don't think anyone would want to offend Sony Columbia, right?"

Everyone nodded.

If Sony Columbia was prepared to lie, it should have issued a gag order to the actors on the audition list. Although time was short and there was no time to sign a confidentiality agreement, a verbal warning was inevitable.

Now, the actors of Cats and Dogs are willing to come forward and reveal the truth——

I'm afraid this is what Sony Columbia has been hiding.

(End of this chapter)