Chapter 1268： Breaking news

July 31st, Monday.

Meredith Morris sat in the passenger seat of the car boredly flipping through the "Los Angeles Times" in his hand, looking out the window from time to time, the setting sun outside the window has filled the sky, and the heat wave that has lasted for a day is finally It started to fade. The people coming and going in the parking lot seemed a lot more energetic. Everyone was talking about something, and their faces were full of joy. It could be seen that they were very excited.

Meredith is now a student in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. She uses her summer vacation time to help organize files at a research institution. After get off work today, she accompanied her mother Catherine Morris to the supermarket to buy things. It's just that she was tired for a day and didn't want to move, so she stayed in the car.

"What are they excited about..." Meredith murmured, because she had seen at least eight people holding a newspaper in their hands, and then excitedly said these to her companions. She tried to open the car window to take a look, but she brought nothing except the heat wave on her face.

Meredith looked down at the "Los Angeles Times" and flipped around, but didn't see any excitement.

This past weekend, "Future Water World" was officially released. This should have been a sensation. After all, this film with an investment of 175 million US dollars has caused countless discussions in the past few months. However, after the movie was released, there was a wave of crusades. The word-of-mouth among the major media was terrible, and the box office results were not much worth mentioning.

Although "Future Water World" won the North American weekend box office championship in the last week of July, it only won 20 million. Compared with the high investment in the movie, almost everyone believes that this movie will lose its money, especially It is in the case that the reputation of the film has also been completely defeated, and it is no longer reliable to hope that the film will sell well in the long-term. The only thing Universal Pictures can count on now is that movies in overseas markets rely on blockbuster titles to grab some box office.

The film with the highest investment in history suffered an unimaginable fiasco, which made almost all professional filmmakers say in unison, "Look, I have already said it!"

Indeed, these remarks have been seen countless times before, and professionals have always disagreed with the trend of rising film production costs. This also makes today's "Los Angeles Times" look a bit boring, and it doesn't seem to be a bit explosive.

"Quick, look!" The car door was suddenly opened, interrupting Meredith's thoughts. As soon as she turned her head, she saw her mother in a hurry. Her mother threw something over and Meredith subconsciously picked it up. , But didn't catch it. As a result, the thing fell on her thigh. She quickly held it down with both hands to prevent it from falling down, "What? What is this?" Meredith yelled at the same time.

Catherine was still carrying something bought from the supermarket, but before he could put it on the back seat, she yelled at her daughter directly, "Look, look!"

Meredith grumbled and complained, but he looked down. It was a newspaper. The supermarket tabloid-"National Inquirer", Meredith looked at his mother angrily, "Mom... "The last half sentence is obviously "You know I don't like this newspaper." Because of Hugo, she has never liked this newspaper, or even despise it.

In fact, the mainstream media has always disdained supermarket tabloids. On the one hand, many news in supermarket tabloids are fabricated or even absurd; on the other hand, they call themselves "big newspapers" and they have sufficient channels for their news. Trust, so naturally they will not follow these supermarket tabloids. What's more, the uncrowned kings are still taking into account their dignity and face. Most of the reports in the supermarket tabloids are vulgar and should not be adopted by the mainstream media. Even the attention is stingy.

The "National Inquirer" is already the most credible newspaper among many supermarket tabloids in the United States, and its sales are also leading the way. But even so, their status has not changed much. Especially during the witch trials, the activity of the "National Inquirer" eventually led to the embarrassment of the media, and even the major newspapers were dismissive of them.

It can be said that the status of supermarket tabloids is very low.

Meredith will not forget the fact that the National Inquirer repeatedly fabricated fake news to harm Hugo. She absolutely hated this newspaper. Catherine is also a fan of Hugo, so it's natural to know that, why would she bring this newspaper here?

But Meredith's complaint didn't seem to have worked, and Catherine insisted on pointing to the newspaper.

Meredith rolled his eyes angrily, then opened the newspaper, and his mother's voice was heard in his ears, "Front page headlines! Front page headlines!"

"Yes, yes..." Meredith's voice was full of irony, but her voice quickly disappeared from her throat, and her mouth opened wide, but she couldn't make a sound. Her eyes Staring at the news headline quickly and tremblingly, with a look of disbelief and contempt, the anger hits his head directly, "Mom! They are talking nonsense, and you believe it!"

I saw that the entire front page of the "National Inquirer" today was white, with only two words written in red in the middle, "Hugo, neurosis (, and at the bottom there was a line of small words summarizing the news, " According to reports, Hugo Lancaster, who was working in Baton Rouge, was admitted to a mental hospital due to excessive stress. He was initially diagnosed with a mental illness and needed psychological treatment."

This news was really shocking. The news content avoided the movie "Death Row", and did not even mention what Hugo did in Baton Rouge. All the focus was on "mental illness", and The name "Neuropathy" was directly placed on Hugo's head.

Catherine is also a fan of Hugo. Although she is a mother and a teacher, she seems to have nothing to do with star chasing, but Hugo is a special case. She and her daughter like and support Hugo very much. Because Hugo is not only an artist, but also represents the persistence and struggle to chase dreams, which gave Catherine a lot of inspiration and inspiration.

Naturally, Catherine didn’t like to see news like this. When she saw the headlines, her reaction was almost exactly the same as Meredith, but, "What if this is true? Even if it’s not, does that mean Hugo did meet?" When it's difficult?" Catherine didn't care about tidying up the things in her hands, and she sat in the driver's seat with her hands directly, putting a big bag of things directly on her lap, and then explained.

Meredith was stunned.

Indeed, this kind of thing is too special, unlike any previous news. Even if the "National Inquirer" is fake news, everyone will pay attention: Is this true? If not, what's the problem? If yes, then...

It's as if there will be some news of "the death of an artist" every three to five. Regardless of whether they care about the artist or not, people will more or less look at the news and care a little more. If it is fake news, it will also force the parties to stand up for clarification.

Not to mention Hugo?

"Almost all the newspapers in the supermarket were robbed. I took the second batch and put it on the shelves." Catherine briefly explained the scene Meredith saw just now. No wonder everyone is so abnormal today.

Meredith herself didn't realize that her hands were already sweating, so she quickly opened the inner page of the "National Inquirer" and began to read it carefully. Catherine realized that she was holding a lot of things and put them on the back seat quickly, but did not rush to start the car, but leaned on the steering wheel in a daze.

This news also had a strong impact on Catherine.

According to the news, Hugo lost control of his emotions due to excessive stress during work, and had to go to the hospital for treatment, and because the condition was too serious, he stayed in the hospital for one night. After that, Hugo received consultation and treatment from a psychiatrist. It is reported that even after receiving treatment, Hugo’s condition did not improve, resulting in his work being temporarily stranded and he had to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Long-term treatment. Later, it also caused all Hugo's friends to go to Baton Rouge, even his father went personally. Obviously, the situation was very serious. At present, Hugo is like an untimely bomb, it is impossible to predict when he will completely collapse, and the specific situation of Hugo in the mental hospital is not known, which is worrying.

The whole report is well-founded, with nose and eyes, and the whole process is described in great detail, especially some details about the hospital are directly pointed out. It seems full of confidence and immediately increased the credibility by dozens of percentage points. No wonder those people were talking excitedly just now, no wonder Catherine was so panicked...

Although this report never mentioned what Hugo’s job is, it is obvious that the “National Inquirer” still tried its best to focus on the “madness” and avoid letting the “death prisoner walk” become the focus; but for Mei Lei For a loyal fan like Diss, she associates things easily.

Since it was a "death prisoner walk", Meredith believed in the truthfulness of this news even more, because she knew that Hugo was always devoted to her work. Almost injured, and the news of deliberate drinking during the filming of "Schindler's List" in order to experience the role is still vivid.

Thinking of this, Meredith's cheeks turned pale in an instant. Could it be that this time the "National Inquirer" is telling the truth?

"No, no, definitely not... Hugo will definitely not have any problems..." Meredith whispered babblingly, as if denying the truth, but more like convincing herself, although she firmly believed in the rain. However, who can really say things like stress, depression, and mental illness? People say that nine out of ten Hollywood stars suffer from depression.

The denial of the facts and the worry about Hugo struck in an instant, leaving Meredith at a loss.

Looking at such a daughter, Catherine couldn't help but pierced her heart, and quickly took her into her arms, and whispered, "We should believe Hugo, shouldn't we?" But this time, even they were not sure.