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"This is slander! This is definitely Chi Guoguo's slander! Damn "Moon"! Damn paparazzi reporters! Those bastards who only hide in dark corners and dig through trash cans to peek into other people's privacy..."

With a loud bang, the office door of the manager of the PR department of Universal Pictures was slammed open, and the violent impact almost shattered the glass door. Charles Robertson, who barged in like a giant bear, and the Hollywood director with thick body hair and beard, was greatly stimulated by the "Moon"'s revelations, and apparently turned into an enraged beast, standing at the desk of the PR manager. The front hammered the table with his fist heavily while roaring hysterically.

"We can't allow the "Moon" to slander us like this. We all know that if those bastards are allowed to continue spreading rumors, it will definitely affect the image of "The Demon Slayer" in the hearts of the audience and affect "The Slayer" Worldwide box office of The Devil! We must stop them!"

Calmly rescued several documents from Charles Robertson's fist, looking at the spider web-like hammer marks on the folder, the manager of Universal Pictures' public relations department said helplessly: "Director Robertson, please calm down— —”

"How do you tell me to calm down!" Charles Robertson interrupted the PR manager before he finished speaking.In country M, especially in places like Hollywood, the most serious accusation against a public figure is probably racial discrimination.Because such an accusation will not only affect the public image of the party concerned, but may even affect the brand appeal of the party concerned.And China's vast film market and the strong purchasing power of movie fans are also coveted by all Hollywood crews.This can be seen from the blowout box office record of "Star Wars".

Under the powerful charm of money, even Hollywood will bow to the interests.Faced with this, even Charles Robertson, who once secretly thought that China was a movie desert and that Chinese actors were not suitable for the Hollywood big screen, had to try his best to win the favor of Chinese audiences, racking his brains to win over more Chinese actors. Fans walk into movie theaters waving banknotes.In fact, when "Star Wars" launched the "Power of Faith Challenge" marketing campaign on the global Internet, the "Demon Slayer" crew was anxious and all marketing planners discussed how to use this wind to make profits for their own movies , And at this juncture, the "Moon" actually published such a report in a greedy manner and put it on the front page to sensationalize the public, which completely disrupted the marketing and publicity plan of "Demon Slayer"... let alone return Charles Robertson forcibly put on a big hat of "racism". With such a serious accusation, how can Charles Robertson remain calm and calm? !

Thinking of this, Charles Robertson couldn't help cursing angrily: "Damn the "Moon Newspaper", damn paparazzi reporters, this group of hyenas who dare to bite casually for the sake of newspaper sales, really should let them go to God!"

Charles Robertson knew that he was going to be in trouble as soon as he saw the accusation of the "Moon", so he had to respond as soon as possible, and he must not let the slander of the "Moon" succeed.

"We have to hold a press conference to clarify this matter."

Seeing Charles who was so furious, the manager of the PR department of Universal Pictures shrugged his shoulders, and said secretly in his heart: "I knew it would happen, why did you use tricks behind the scenes to force Huaxia Lu to withdraw from the audition? "

However, in front of the big Hollywood director, the slender public relations manager nodded very cooperatively, and reminded by the way: "Director Robertson, I think you should go see Mr. Abel. I heard that the big boss is very concerned about this The perception of this matter is very bad.”

Hearing what the PR manager said, Charles Robertson's face turned completely dark.Because of his prejudice against Lu Heng or Chinese actors, Charles Robertson disregarded the express hints from Huanqiu's major shareholders, and played a lot of tricks during Lu Heng's audition, even leaking the content of the audition to his favorite actor in advance, and finally forced Lu Heng Heng had to leave angrily.

Charles Robertson always thought that what he did was right, but the reality slapped him in the face very cruelly.

As we all know, the two films "Demon Slayer" and "Star Wars" are commercial blockbusters for the Lunar New Year that the eight major Hollywood film companies spend a lot of money to create.Comparing the two films in terms of cast, post-production special effects, film announcements, global filming rate, and even fan base, the data on both sides are basically evenly matched.

Even because of the film style of "Demon Slayer", diehard fans of the novel "Demon Slayer" all over the world are looking forward to how much visual shock this Hollywood blockbuster adapted from a magical novel can bring to people. , So after the film was released, they chose to enter the cinema to watch the film as soon as possible, in order to relieve the novelty that had been restrained for a long time in their hearts.

In contrast, "Star Wars", which has a history of nearly 30 years, and each film has a relatively uniform style, and only differs greatly in the storyline, has seen its premiere at the box office in North America and Europe. become more stable.Although the box office two weeks before the premiere still showed the big mac's money-absorbing charm, it has to be admitted that in the box office competition at the beginning, the box office record of "Star Wars" was slightly inferior to that of "Demon Slayer" Yes, this can be seen from the North American box office records after the release of these two films.

So in the first few weeks, Charles Robertson and the "Demon Slayer" crew were proud and proud. They thought they had chosen the most correct lineup, so they got the fattest fruit.

However, this advantage came to an abrupt end after Lu Heng and his agent accepted the promotion and marketing of "Star Wars" in China.

Until now, when Charles Robertson recalled the dazzling waves of publicity before and after the premiere of "Star Wars" in China, he still felt in a trance and incredible.

Even though he still didn't want to admit that he was prejudiced against the Chinese actor's judgment that was too arbitrary and reckless, the arrogant Hollywood director still couldn't deceive himself. He knew that the reason why "Star Wars" achieved today's results was that the Chinese actor He and his studio's publicity methods have contributed a lot.

Looking at the box office record of "Star Wars" rocketing like a rocket, Charles Robertson would even take the initiative to reflect on it in the dead of night when no one disturbed him, assuming that if he hadn't reported hostility to Lu Heng that day, or that his hostility and The rejection was not as obvious as it appeared. Will Lu Heng take over the role of Kassel?

after all……

At this time, Charles Robertson would subconsciously dig out the video left by Lu Heng on the day of the audition, and look at the beautiful boy who kept jumping in the forest with an unbelievably light figure in the camera, even if he was as stubborn as Charles, he had to admit , In fact, this oriental boy is more suitable for the role of Kassel than the actor he is optimistic about.

He has a slender figure, exquisite appearance, and elegant temperament. He looks like a gust of wind freely in the jungle covered by ancient trees, and his bounce is full of harmony of beauty and strength. He is so beautiful in the camera that he almost shines.Even the crude props and background around him can't hide his light...

Probably the only fly in the ointment is that the actor Lu Heng is Asian.An Asian with yellow skin and black eyes, and in the original setting of "The Demon Slayer", all the main characters should be Caucasian, especially an important character like Kassel who is more popular and powerful. How can die-hard fans of The Demon Slayer accept that their favorite character is played by a yellow race?They will feel betrayed by the crew!

As one of the most influential directors in Hollywood, Charles Robertson understands this feeling very well?It’s as if all people in country M can’t accept that the film crew finds a black man to play the first president of country M when filming a documentary, book fans who really love a novel can’t stand their idol being cast by a person who doesn’t fit the setting at all. Come play!

Charles Robertson feels that this choice has nothing to do with racism.But damn it, he shouldn't have done all that stuff before the audition.Charles may not know that there is a Chinese idiom called superfluous, but his current state of mind is undoubtedly the same.

And this state of mind fell to the bottom when he heard that the big boss behind the scenes of Universal Pictures wanted to see him.

This means that he has to admit that he made a wrong decision at the beginning, which is why he brought such a big trouble to the crew!

Charles Robertson sighed with some headaches, and said: "Okay, I will go to see Mr. Abel. But I want to explain that there is a problem with casting the role of Castle, but our starting point and opinions are different. This has nothing to do with racism."

The PR manager of Universal Pictures shrugged his shoulders noncommittally, indicating that Charles Robertson didn't need to explain to himself—he only needed to be able to convince Mr. Abel, the big boss, and the paparazzi outside who were staring at him.

To be honest, even this manager of the public relations department who consciously stayed out of the matter was secretly shocked by Lu Heng's influence in China's entertainment industry.Let’s not talk about the endless publicity methods that have made people in the circle envious and are expected to push "Star Wars" to the top of the global box office chart. After this influence rejected the headline report of Lu Heng's audition, fans of Lu Heng who "didn't know the truth" in the whole of China began to boycott the release of "Demon Slayer", calling on Chinese movie fans not to give "Demon Slayer" online. "This kind of racially discriminatory film contributes to the box office.

Such a fierce reaction caused the box office rise of "Demon Slayer" in the Chinese film market to plummet. To give the most intuitive example, within three days since the "Moon News" reported this news, "Demon Slayer" has been sold well in China. The attendance rate dropped from 80.00%40.00 to [-]%[-].

With such money-burning resistance and resistance, it is no wonder that Charles Robertson, who has always been hot-tempered and hates bowing to the media the most, can't sit still.He even offered to hold a press conference to clarify the facts.

However, what is quite a headache for Universal Pictures is how they can prove that all actions made by director Charles Robertson during the audition were out of publicity and understanding of the script, rather than the racial discrimination alleged by the "Moon" .

After all, with "Moon News"'s habit of breaking news, since they can get the video of Lu Heng on the day of the audition, they will definitely understand the reasons why Lu Heng quit the "Demon Slayer" crew.And the fact that Charles Robertson took the initiative to reveal the content of the audition to another actor before the audition and make the other actor fully prepared is really... inexplicable.

Unless...the other party involved in the incident is willing to stand up and express his opinion!Prove it was all a misunderstanding!

But why did Lu Heng, who was treated differently by Charles Robertson during the audition, come forward to help the "Demon Slayer" crew clarify the scandal?