1879 The light of the sword and the shadow of the sword
“He's just a second-tier actor, why should he pretend to be there?.”
“No one cares that you're gone, no one even knows about Brian O'Connor, okay?？”
“Please don’t add drama by yourself, leave as soon as you leave, what’s the point of posting videos to gain a sense of presence?？”
“I finally left. I feel that the series of movies can only be watched without you..”
“Making such a fuss over a trivial matter, he is indeed from Hollywood..”
“It’s hype again. I know you were in a car accident, next one.”
“Not dead yet? Why do you act like you are parting from life or death?？”
This is always the case in the Internet age of the 21st century. The blurry faces hidden behind computers and mobile phones bring negative and dark emotions to the extreme, launching twisted and ferocious attacks one by one, seemingly destroying everything in themselves. The pain and hatred are superimposed on the Internet, and then they maliciously speculate on everything. Only in this way can they save themselves from disaster, but they turn the world into a powder keg..
Even in the face of Paul Walker, who had just escaped from a car accident not long ago, all kinds of negative remarks were still hurled at him. It seemed that all the resentment was hoping that Paul would really die like this - but even if If it really happens, they won’t care at all. Because it really doesn’t cost anything for the online world to harm them..
But as the classic line in "Seven Deadly Sins" says, "Hemingway once said that the world is beautiful and worth fighting for. I only believe the second half of the sentence.”
The Internet age is not hopelessly bad. When you see the negative side, you should also see the positive side..
After Paul officially announced his decision through a video, a group of friends led by Renly retweeted the video and expressed their support with practical actions; Renly's tweet clearly stated his position.：
It has nothing to do with Paul's fame or the success of "Fast and Furious". For him, Paul Walker is a very, very important friend. After experiencing a major turning point in his life due to an accident, he supports Paul in all his endeavors. decision, and sincerely looking forward to meeting Paul again.
This is the truly meaningful part, both in life and in friendship..
These voices of support were also spread through online platforms, and with Renly's strong influence and appeal, the overall situation was reversed..
Because of the actual support of a group of friends, Paul's "farewell statement" also received a lot of support. Amidst the negative voices of curses and contempt, Ellen DeGeneres, Oprah Winfrey, Jay -Reno and other talk show hosts who are active on social network platforms have expressed their best wishes, which has truly brought the mainstream public opinion on the Internet back to the right track, creating a warm and touching atmosphere..
When Paul chooses to say goodbye, what Paul is most worried about is that he will hurt the crew and the loyal fans who really like the series of movies. But now, all worries and fears can be temporarily put aside. This will be a beautiful farewell. What's more, , this is by no means a farewell.
Amidst the hustle and bustle of discussion, a small voice emerged：
“What about Universal Pictures?？”
What is Universal Pictures’ attitude towards Paul’s decision to leave?？
Although Universal Pictures has always maintained a proactive stance after Paul's accident, some people still remember that when Diesel and Paul, and Diesel and Dawn had internal conflicts, Universal Pictures Diesel has always been on Diesel's side, and even Diesel and Paul had a bad time because of Renly's incident. So, what role did Universal Pictures play when Paul voluntarily left the crew this time? Are they fanning the flames behind the scenes?？
In fact, the most important reason why Paul took the initiative to release a video to explain the ins and outs was to clarify the misunderstanding - his choice to leave the crew was definitely not a conspiracy of Universal Pictures, but he left voluntarily..
Although there has indeed been a lot of unhappiness between Paul and Universal Pictures in the past two years, this will not affect the friendship between Paul and the crew, and he does not want his decision to make the crew take the blame..
For Paul, his love and support for the "Fast and Furious" series has never changed. He also sincerely hopes that the audience can focus on the seventh part and bid farewell to Brian O'Connor. , and continue to support the "Fast and Furious" series - everyone knows that even if Paul leaves, this super profitable series will not stop, and they still need to look forward after all..
The bottom line is that the memories of the past are good, and it is easy to get together and break up. Paul would rather choose to remember those good times than turn around and leave full of resentment. His personal grudge with Diesel should not affect other members of the crew. No matter what, Paul still hopes that the audience can continue to pay attention to the "Fast and Furious" series.
But Hollywood is a place of right and wrong. A little bit of speculation can turn into a conspiracy, and negative news can always easily breed here. Universal Pictures, which has been riddled with flaws in the past two years, has naturally not been able to escape attacks, even if Paul repeatedly Clarification still cannot completely calm the situation.
Before the negative comments spread further, Universal Pictures also issued an official announcement.
The content of the announcement itself does not have much new content. It simply emphasizes that they are extremely sorry for Paul's decision to leave. The crew is still very much looking forward to Paul's continued appearance in the eighth film - they still will not give up their intention to persuade Paul and will continue to do so at any time. They are waiting for Paul's return with an open attitude, but if Paul really decides to turn around, they will also send their most sincere blessings..
In the final analysis, Universal Pictures still emphasized its innocence and expressed its position. They repeatedly persuaded Paul but still failed to change his mind. They will not give up their efforts in the future, but the decision-making power is entirely in Paul's hands. This is not theirs. things that can be changed.
At least, Universal Pictures still made a good gesture, but compared to Paul's sincerity, Universal Pictures' announcement seems quite satisfactory. It cannot be said to be bad, but it does not have much new ideas. From the perspective of crisis public relations Generally speaking, Universal Pictures still maintains its reserve and stance..
But no matter what, Universal Pictures still expressed its official position. This has also triggered another speculation and discussion: after Paul leaves, will the "Fast and Furious" crew become the sole control of the Vin Diesel family? Already? So what impact will this have on the future of the film series?？
First it was Renly's farewell to the sixth part of the series, and now it's Paul's farewell to the eighth part of the series... Of course, these two departures have their own special factors. We cannot shirk all the responsibility on the crew or Diesel. External factors are only auxiliary. , internal factors are the core, this is an objective fact, it is meaningless to accuse anyone unilaterally; but equally, no one can deny that these two partings are more or less indirectly related to Diesel, then, Is Diesel a cancer on the crew?？
Laymen watch the fun, insiders watch the door..
The public made random guesses without hesitation, organized all the clues in an irregular manner, and then imagined a drama about the struggle for power within the crew; but insiders were able to follow the clues and capture relatively clear ideas, even if Paul Diesel's departure is a purely independent decision, and Diesel's dominance in the crew is also a foreseeable result. Now, the "Fast and Furious" series is finally going to be his own series as Diesel wishes..
But is it really that simple?？
……
At this time, Diesel was a little depressed.
Of course, there was still anger at the beginning, but after the anger broke out, my thoughts gradually settled down, and doubts and difficulties began to arise, and I was puzzled - anger can't solve the problem, but calmness doesn't help much either. This makes Diesel fell into a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat. He felt aggrieved and depressed, and finally turned into depression..
Diesel was sitting on the black sofa in his office, seemingly deep in thought, but his constant shaking of his feet inadvertently revealed his inner anxiety..
He knew that his irritability and impulsiveness were of no help. When the power struggle reached a certain level, all emotions would be useless. Not to mention the billion-dollar transactions on Wall Street, the Hollywood Six The big studios' top projects don't have to change the rules just by throwing tantrums..
The incident that caused a scene in the Universal Pictures offices last year was the most important lesson in Diesel's career: he finally understood the limitations of his vision, and that there was a higher world beyond the power he possessed..
Although he cannot truly peer into the swords and shadows at that level, nor can he truly understand the strategizing at that level, his knowledge structure and personal experience have destined that his vision and views cannot reach such a level; but this still does not affect his self-knowledge: some things , he can control it, but there are some things that he had better step aside, otherwise he will die without a burial place..
Temper can still break out, but it depends on the occasion.
It seems that losing his temper at this time will not help at all, so Diesel needs to calm down. Although calming down does not help much, at least it will not make him lose the initiative..
“Fan? "Facing such a quiet Diesel, Fisher Morgan was a little uncomfortable - in fact, he would rather Diesel would be furious, because such simple and rough things are easier to handle, and now Diesel Er calmed down, which also meant that Diesel was smarter. It became more difficult for him to easily control Diesel to become his cash cow..
Of course, the relationship between the agent and the actor is a cooperative one. Are there any other possibilities?？
Diesel raised his head, pondered for a moment, and finally said, "Why? Can you tell me why?？”
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