Chapter 1177: Falling into the Well
The New York Post released a news, "According to the staff of a hotel, Glory to Death required that the room must be filled with 20 humidifiers during the hotel's stay on the 'Road to Glory' last year to ensure that the air is moist and to avoid Hugo Lancaster's voice being affected by dry air."
At the same time, the band members also demanded that the room must be filled with beer and whiskey to ensure that they did not run out of 'drinks' during the band's rehearsals. The problem was that they refused the request to rehearse in a dedicated rehearsal space, opting to practice in a room. The noise caused by the band caused serious displeasure among the other guests of the hotel, and even when the hotel manager came, it was not able to solve the problem. ”
The New York Post's report can be said to be a stone-throwing question, because there are many loopholes in the content of the news, such as the fact that Glory to Death started from a road tour, and the performance in a harsh environment is simply taken for granted to them, so Hugo could not have made such a ridiculous request for a humidifier. And not to mention whether the beers and whiskeys are real, even if they are, they don't matter to a rock band at all.
Colin Mailer put this report in an inconspicuous position, and published it to test the reaction of the whole market, and most importantly, to test Hugo's reaction.
Sure enough, after the news was published, someone put pressure on Colin's boss, saying that these false reports must be stopped, and the result was naturally that Colin was scolded: "The New York Post" is not a "National Inquirer", and false reports can be had, but they must not be caught.
Colin immediately confirmed his idea, and Hugo refuted it publicly, but pressured him through his connections, which shows that there is indeed a contradiction within the crew of the "Seven Deadly Sins", because Hugo is a thief. If the crew had nothing to do, with Hugo's personality, he would have refuted it in front of reporters - these lies would be too simple to debunk.
But Colin overlooked one detail, a crucial detail: who was the person who pressured Colin's boss? This detail doesn't matter to Colin because it won't affect his plans for the future; But it's also crucial for Colin, as it will determine whether Colin's guess is accurate or outrageous.
Colin took it for granted that it was Hugo or Rick who was pressuring him, but it was Martin Baum who actually took the shot.
For this big-name rumor, Rick is more laissez-faire, or controlling, as long as things are not too outrageous, he will not use the connections in the public relations crisis to deal with it. But Martin couldn't.
Because first of all, these rumors will steal all the limelight from Brad; Secondly, the more rumors are raging now, and when the movie is released, there will be more media singing praises to Hugo, which is definitely not good news for Brad. So, instead of Rick, it was Martin who contacted the media he was familiar with and tried his best to suppress the so-called big-name rumors. Martin would rather the media continue to cover the confrontation between Hugo and Brad than shift the spotlight to Hugo.
But the truth is not so simple, obviously, Hugo's forbearance has fueled the arrogance of the media, and they all think that this time they have really caught Hugo's tail - even the "Seven Deadly Sins" crew themselves are silent, isn't this the best proof?
This is a truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the media, and it is better to wait for revenge now. Therefore, the "sense of justice" of the media reporters has exploded, and they have expressed their desire to "suppress Hugo's monstrous arrogance" under the banner of justice, but only they know what the real purpose is hidden behind it.
"USA Today" then broke the news, "In the preparation process of the tour, in order to 'protect' himself and the band's safety and avoid being attacked by crazy fans, Hugo asked for fifteen accompanying assistants, combing hair and makeup, stylists, plus eighty personal bodyguards and outfield security personnel. The rehearsal time must be kept confidential every day, and the organizer arranges for Rolls-Royce to pick up and escort the whole process, just like the president going on a tour.
Hugo even used the excuse of ensuring that the concert went perfectly to criticize the work of the lighting engineer and sound engineer, which attracted complaints from the staff. ”
That's what Colin has been waiting for: peer support! The New York Post cannot be a scapegoat again, so his previous blatant fake news is actually a brick-throwing, and he needs to test not only Hugo's reaction, but also the reaction of his peers. Soon, Colin waited for a large number of allies.
The San Francisco Chronicle provided an insider, "At this year's Grammy Gala, Glory to Death was originally scheduled to perform 'Beautiful. day)', but in order to boost the single's sales, Hugo insisted on singing the song "Wonderwall" instead, for which Hugo and the organizers had a heated argument. As a result, the organizer refused.
However, that night Hugo still insisted on performing the 'Maze Wall', and this is where the chaos caused by the scene comes from. Less than two weeks after the end of the Grammys, 'The Lost Wall' was officially announced, making history. ”
"Boom", almost all the media came out to join in the fun, and the big-name news about Hugo was one after another, like countless stars in the sky.
For a while, the news legend here said, "Hugo asked a lot on the set, starting with the coffee for breakfast having to be ground by hand; refuses to eat the lunch box provided by the crew at lunch, and must be ordered by the assistant in person at a high-end restaurant; and then to afternoon tea desserts have specific and detailed requirements. ”
After a while, the news broke the news, "Hugo used his prestige and power to cover the sky in the crew, not only listing the list of co-actors to the producer, but also pointing fingers at the work of the director and screenwriter, which caused the crew to complain." ”
Soon after, an unnamed informant came forward to testify, "Hugo had a chaotic relationship with female fans during the tour, and he did not refuse to send female fans to the door, singing every night." What's even more shameful is that Hugo also used female fans as objects to exchange with other bands, and even used them as gambling money for entertainment. ”
What's even more ridiculous is that some people cry and say that they are pregnant with Hugo's child, but Hugo refuses to admit it, and is ashamed to say "Even if you do a paternity test, I won't raise it."
It seems that in a short period of time, Hugo has become a bad bad guy, not only playing a big name, but even his character has a flaw of strict zhòng. Such a scene is really laughable.
If anyone is willing to seriously recall, they will see how similar Hugo's situation is to Michael Jackson at that time. The only difference is that there is a witness who actually took Michael to court, and it was a notorious affair. Child. Addiction; But all the accusations against Hugo stop at rumors, not a single witness has come forward, no relevant evidence has appeared, and everything is just "said, heard, heard" in the media and newspapers.
What is even more strange is that the "Los Angeles Times" and "American Weekly" seem to have disappeared from the news this time, and they have never come forward to clarify Hugo -- the publication of Hugo's official statement that "this qiē is a false accusation" does not count at all, and even the "New York Times", "Washington Post", "Wall Street Journal" and other newspapers have not spoken.
In fact, many people are aware of this anomaly, and most of the people who really joined the discussion of this big-name rumor are small local newspapers, gossip supermarket tabloids, and the only national newspapers are the "New York Post", "Houston Chronicle" and "Daily News", and there is also the gloating "Chicago Tribune".
The Chicago Tribune still maintains their dark humor style, not supporting Hugo but not opposing Hugo, more like a troublemaker, "Strangely, among the many accusations against Hugo, the witness is always an unknown 'someone', the evidence is always a hearsay 'heard', and even the time and place have been reduced to 'somewhere on a certain day.'" Is it because the power of the witch trial is still cloudy? ”
At first, Michael was almost a thousand people in the face of accusations, but this time Hugo's accusations only stopped at rumors and never developed further. The Chicago Tribune is ridiculing these media outlets as cowards, fearing that the witch trials will happen again. They all seem to realize that Hugo is not so easy to mess with.
From this side, a conclusion can also be drawn: there is no evidence for this incident, otherwise how could these media be afraid of Hugo and dare not confront it head-on?
But among the millions of ordinary people, how many can keep a clear head? Few and far between. Therefore, this time the big-name criticism is still in full swing.
The "New York Post" broke the news again, "During the filming of a certain work in Poland, Hugo beat up the actors in the same play because of alcoholism, and at the same time, the director of the crew was delayed because of excessive drinking, and even had a fierce conflict with the director, and was almost expelled from the crew at one point!" This time the news was answered positively by the insiders, and the reason why it was clarified before was that the crew stood up to defend Hugo in order to sprint for the trophy of the awards ceremony! ”
As soon as this news came out, it immediately set off an uproar. Almost everyone knows what they are talking about - "Schindler's List".
The news about Hugo's alcoholism was once in the movie when it was released, and it was Tracy Jacobs who revealed it at the time, but it was all clarified after that, and the matter was over. But now, the New York Post is bringing it up again, and it's telling the truth. In an instant, this big-name incident was pushed to the peak.
Not long ago, Hugo was still a top superstar sought after by countless people in the United States, but in the blink of an eye, Hugo became a street rat and everyone shouted at him, which really made people laugh and cry. What's even more strange is that in the face of such a stormy attack and frame-up, Hugo, as the party concerned, sat firmly on Mount Tai, without the slightest sign of worry, and even the crew of "Seven Deadly Sins" was in a peaceful scene. It's really not normal.
However, Hugo's inability to refute does not mean that others can tolerate these unfounded accusations.