817 Call to arms
“……Haha, let's wait and see." After bidding farewell to his colleagues, Bradley Adams' face was still filled with a relaxed and cheerful smile. He returned to his seat, turned on the computer screen, and started to get busy again..
The awards season has entered its sprint, and the news is becoming more and more lively and exciting day by day. For reporters, it is even more lively than Christmas..
As a senior reporter for the entertainment section of The New York Times, Bradley currently has at least three unfinished stories on hand..
One is an interview with Brad Pitt, the transcript of the recording the day before yesterday has not been compiled yet; the other is an exclusive interview with "Hugo", not an interview with Martin Scorsese, but an interview with the entire behind-the-scenes of Paramount The production team; there is also an interview with producer Scott Rudin. "Extremely Loud, Extremely Close" has become the biggest dark horse of this year's awards season, and it has attracted a lot of attention..
However, after opening the document, Bradley thought about it, opened the web page again, and entered the name "Renly Hall" into the Google search window. Although he had just finished the closing of the Berlin Film Festival However, this did not prevent him from continuing to pay attention to Renly’s latest news..
After browsing around, in addition to the chaos and madness of Renly's arrival at JFK Airport, the waves caused by a Berlin Silver Bear were not even as exciting as the news that the "Artist" crew met with fans in Boston..
After closing the web page window, an idea flashed in Bradley's mind, and he accidentally opened the official page of Studio Eleven..
To be honest, Bradley himself didn't know why he did this. He had no interest in music, no interest in Studio Eleven, and even his interest in the album "Don Quixote" was very limited. But today, He just did this, even he didn’t understand it. So when he looked at the official website of Studio 11, he had no idea what he wanted to do or what he wanted to do..
He smiled helplessly and shook his head. He moved the mouse and was about to close the page when he saw the announcement in the center of the page. His eyes stopped and subconsciously, the mouse clicked on the announcement..
“to someone，
This is Renly Hall. Now, I am here to formally send an invitation letter to invite you to my personal concert. This is a private concert, just for one person. I hope you can Arrive at the venue in person, otherwise, this will be a concert without an audience. I kept my promise, now it’s your turn.
Time: February 16, 2012, evening, eight o'clock sharp.
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York.
Theme: One person’s concert.
Sincerely, Renly Hall.”
Bradley opened his mouth with a look of astonishment on his face. After many battles, his thoughts still couldn't be turned around. The amount of information was really too much. What on earth was going on?？
February 16th, today is already the 11th. To be precise, it is now 9:30 pm on the 11th. They are working overtime. There is not much time left before the 12th. They are so anxious, so hastily？
Concert, where did this idea come from? It is now the sprint stage of the awards season, and Jean Dujardin of "The Artist" and George Clooney of "Descendants" have vaguely taken the lead. , why did Renly suddenly hold a concert?？
Someone, who is this someone, does it generally refer to every fan, or is it a specific person? The problem is that Renly is an actor, not a singer, so how can he have any fans? Wait, this idea of a concert is so ridiculous, so crazy, doesn't Renly realize that?？
Madison Square Garden is a concert venue that can accommodate 20,000 people. It is also the top and most high-end concert venue in the United States. It is even called a holy place! If it is just for a certain person, there is no need to go to the garden; but if it is for a commercial performance, only four days are left, which is not enough.——
Even for top-rated singers such as Adele, Bruno Mars, Madonna, and Beyoncé, when they hold concerts in the garden, they must pre-sell tickets at least two weeks or even a month in advance to ensure attendance. It only takes four days. Time and attendance may be less than half, and the organizer will directly lose money and vomit blood..
What happened in the past twelve hours？
Is this a propaganda technique?？
If so, then why did you choose to publish it on the website of Eleven Studio? The publicity effect for the awards season is infinitely close to zero. He just searched the news and found no reports, not even for one company, not even for keywords. Appear; if not, then... what is this for? It’s really just for someone’s concert？
But, why is it so hasty? Even leaving aside the attendance rate, there is only four days to prepare. This is too hasty? Why was there no news at all before, let alone publicity, there was no news at all, and it was even more low-key than "Don Quixote"? Why choose this time, the most noisy part of the awards season?.
Could it be that...Renly is planning to propose? A concert for one person, especially the person to propose to？
If you think about it carefully, such a possibility is full of loopholes. Not to mention that Renly's love interest has been kept secret so thoroughly that no one has been able to catch the clues. The two are about to get married, but now they choose such a high-profile proposal. This in itself It's not normal; just talking about the way of proposing, choosing a concert, and it was a concert held in a garden, this is already ridiculous..
It can't be explained, everything can't be explained.
Every possibility, after analysis, is self-contradictory; every situation, placed in the same scene, is inexplicable！
Over and over again, Bradley is still puzzled. "April Fools' Day joke?" This is the most reliable guess, but there are still fifty days until April Fools' Day.！
Keenly, the hairs all over Bradley's body stood up. He smelled something unusual and smelled the news. Sitting in his chair, he thought deeply for a moment. Without too much hesitation, Bradley "took off the news." "I stood up immediately, grabbed my voice recorder and camera, and quickly left the office..
The editor-in-chief left the tea room with coffee and saw Bradley coming towards him, "Where are you going?" But Bradley didn't answer, just hurried past, setting off a gust of wind, "Hey, Brad - Hurry up and hand over Pete's manuscript to me. It's due today." However, Bradley's figure has disappeared, leaving only a door that keeps shaking..
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Cornell McGregor scratched his head hard, his temper was extremely irritable. The editor had just shot him for two more articles, but the gimmick was still not enough. Sitting in his workroom, Cornell grabbed his hair tightly and wring it out. My brain is thinking about various possibilities.
In the fierce competition during the awards season, it is definitely not easy to stand out. It is quite satisfactory and step-by-step, and the ending often fails to cause any waves. "Entertainment Weekly" is an entertainment magazine, and entertaining to death is an absolute theme. They are not serious. News does not need to cover the president’s speech or international situation. Entertainment, entertainment, entertainment, this is their only goal.
An idea flashed in his mind, and Cornell quickly started typing on the keyboard, and then launched a blanket search. After nearly thirty minutes of tossing, he still found nothing, but he was still not discouraged, nor did he give up..
Suddenly, he saw a page. He didn't even remember how he connected to this page. It was just a series of clicks, links, and transfers, but the content on the page made him very interested..
The concert was still a concert at Madison Square Garden, and it was also during the awards season, when the Academy’s public relations were at its peak. Is this still something to think about? Do you still need an explanation?？
Hype, absolutely hype, Chi Guoguo's hype！
It was a one-person concert that was obviously meant to attract fans; it was low-key and rushed, and it was like being a bitch and building an archway, or else it was losing ground in the college's public relations, and its skills were exhausted, so I came up with such a clumsy and stupid plan at the last minute; it’s nonsense to stick to the agreement. Is there any essential difference between this and last year’s high-profile use of “I’m fighting cancer” for publicity?？
Last year, the "Seattle Expedition" became a laughing stock and a stepping stone, but it actually gave that guy a good reputation. This year, he won't make the same mistake again. He won't fall for the same puddle twice in a row. But that guy, He must have gotten carried away and kept doing the same thing again. Is he so arrogant that he regards all reporters as idiots?？
Connell doesn't know about the others, but what is certain is that he is definitely not a fool..
Cornell can be 100% sure that this is a hype. But the question is, what is the purpose of the hype?？
Grammy? That arrogant egomaniac wants to win a Grammy? This is a possibility; but if it is just about the Grammys, it seems too simple, and there are only a few days until the Grammy voting deadline, which is not convincing enough, so in the final analysis, it is still for the Oscars？
This year's Oscars are in a melee. George Clooney and Jean Dujardin are currently in the lead, but the competition is still fierce. If a concert can really attract attention and strongly announce the return of Europe, plus the Berlin Silver Bear The prestige brought by it may not be without the possibility of reversing the situation of the war..
Next week is the Screen Actors Guild Awards..
All the clues were connected, and Cornell suddenly understood and slammed the table. He understood, he understood everything, and the guy's plan had been seen through. Now, all he needed to do was collect evidence, Enough evidence, and then nail this guy to the pillar of shame, leaving absolutely no room for him to turn around..
Cornell jumped up, his chair overturned to the ground, and his desk shook. Everyone in the office looked at him in surprise. But Cornell kept his mouth firmly shut. This was an exclusive News, before the manuscript came out, he would never leak the news, so Cornell tugged at his colleagues, smiled, then quickly turned around and left the office in a hurry.
The battle begins now.
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