Chapter 1270: The earth shakes

The "National Inquirer" published the latest issue of the newspaper on July 31, and sold 1.3 million copies in less than twelve hours. The sales speed has created a new high in the history of newspapers; In the next twelve hours, sales reached new highs repeatedly. Due to insufficient preparation of the newspaper, only 1.5 million copies were printed "only", which caused all the stocks to be out of stock that day, and the supply in the major supermarkets exceeded demand. This made the "National Inquiry News". Had to print it overnight.

1.5 million copies, this is already the "National Inquirer" from Michael Jackson. The highest sales since the child case!

Subsequently, the "National Inquirer" printed another 1.5 million copies, and they were all sold out within the next 48 hours. Although this issue of the newspaper was still being requested, the "National Inquirer" decided not to add it. Instead, follow-up reports were carried out, and the attention index reached an unprecedented new height.

With a total of three million sales, the "National Inquirer" not only created the highest sales since the newspaper was founded, it even surpassed many major national newspapers this week, and only lags behind six newspapers including the "New York Times" and "Los Angeles Times". It also created a miracle by raising the seventh place in this week's newspaper sales rankings.

Better than Michael Jackson. Tong is even more exciting, more explosive than the death of River Phoenix, and more attention than Rodney King’s "injustice"... "The National Inquirer" created an incredible myth with this issue of "Hugo, Madness". This may also be the peak that supermarket tabloids will never be able to surpass in the future.

Some sociologists have analyzed the content in detail, and it is a matter of timing to create this miracle. After the Oscars, Hugo refused to cooperate with the media for nearly six months, and during this period of time was "bathed in the morning light." Countless news is closely related to Hugo's brilliance, the success of "The Wall of Lost", the shooting of "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Death Row", and Michael Jackson's grievances.

Under this premise, the "National Inquirer" broke the news that Hugo was receiving treatment because of mental stress. This is not just a question of "mental illness". People will naturally think, "That's it, Hugo refused to accept interviews during the previous period because he has already developed a mental illness." For readers In other words, all doubts have been answered, and they are also concerned about what happened, and what happened to Hugo now.

As a result, three million copies of this incredible sales volume appeared in a supermarket tabloid.

As shown by the sales of the "National Inquirer", the news spread quickly across the United States, and with Hugo's strong influence, this topic easily surpassed the "Future Water World" and became this week. The hottest focus.

"Future Water World" can definitely be said to have misfortunes that never come singly. Even after it was released, it still faced a bumpy situation. Later, after the box office failure of "Future Water World", summing up the various reasons for the failure, this issue of "National Inquiry" The focus of manufacturing has undoubtedly become one of the important reasons.

Compared with the boring "Future Water World", people are more curious about the Hugo situation. Is the report of the "National Inquirer" true? Almost everyone is questioning this topic, and undoubtedly, people who believe in it occupy the majority.

Just like Jessica, Catherine and others, mental illness is difficult to describe clearly. Under the faster and faster pace of life in modern society, everyone is under tremendous pressure on their shoulders, almost more than half of the population. All are more or less prone to depression-this number has risen to 80% after entering the 21st century.

It can be said that everyone has their own problems and pressures. The only difference is that some people have burst out, while others are still suppressing.

Is Hollywood under pressure? It’s extremely huge. It’s a matter of no controversy. Even if the most positive and positive people face the cruel Hollywood competition, it is difficult to maintain their optimism in this environment, let alone River Phoenix because of pressure. And suck. The overdose eventually passed away.

The pressure on Hugo is obvious. In the years before 1992, he was drinking and smoking. Drugs, drag racing, and fights. After Hugo became famous when he was young, he was so squeezed by pressure that he was completely lost in the spotlight. This experience has been repeatedly mentioned by people, sometimes as a model of "resurrection". Sometimes it is used as a precedent for "repeat the same mistakes"; and the time is closer, rumors of Hugo's personality changes due to excessive pressure during the filming of "Schindler's List" are also common, especially the rumors of alcoholism that came out later. Although it has been confirmed, people still leave an impression of "drinking".

This is why Hollywood is always so sensitive to negative news, because often a negative news will become one of the indelible keywords of impression, even if it is clarified, even if the prodigal son goes back, even if he reforms, it is still inevitable.

Now that Hugo has made more brilliant achievements and has received more attention, the pressure is naturally rising. From the "career decline theory" that the "New York Post" exploded on "before sunrise" at the beginning of the year, to the huge controversy about the pay, we can clearly feel that the much-anticipated Hugo is now in a vortex of pressure. .

So, if Hugo needs to be treated by a psychologist because of excessive stress, isn't this a fact that can't be taken for granted? What's more, the "National Inquirer" also said that there are noses and eyes, which easily convinced most readers.

It even includes many loyal supporters of Hugo. It's not that they are too blind, but that they like Hugo so much that they have too many worries and fears in their hearts. They are afraid that the content described by the "National Inquiry" will become a reality, and they are more worried about Hugo's situation.

Even people who believe in Hugo like Sally and Lydia can’t give a clear reason to support their ideas. They can’t say more than the one sentence "I believe in Hugo." This is not a fact, but a belief.

What if the news is true? So what does this mean?

There was River Phoenix in the front, Macaulay Culkin in the middle, Charlie Sheen in the middle, and countless other artists, including Hugo himself before 1992, all proved their choice under pressure. It is very likely that they will ruin their career, not others, nor the media, but their own hands, easily destroying all of this.

Alcohol, poison. Quality, violence, stimulation... Excessive pressure makes them addicted to endless venting, either venting to themselves, destroying their own body; or venting to others, provoking all the people and things around them that can be provocative. In the end, all talents will be annihilated, all sparks will disappear, and all popularity will evaporate.

Even if these conditions did not appear, even if it was just as described by the "National Inquirer", Hugo was trapped under psychological pressure and needed psychological counseling, but who can guarantee that the pressure will not gradually erode Hugo's mind? Starting from the quality of sleep, to emotional control, to concentration, and finally to the cooperation and interaction with other people... Stress can affect a person in all aspects. Once you lose control, it is likely to be endless abyss.

So, obviously, if the report of the "National Inquirer" is proved to be true, then this is likely to be a turning point in Hugo's acting career, leading to a completely different ending.

Although people always like to say "Hugo repeats the same mistakes" before that, before the release of "Night Sleep in Seattle", people worried that Hugo made the wrong choice and ruined his career; before the release of "Life and Death", people were worried. Hugo repeated the "Hudson Eagle" cups and stranded his career; before the release of "Before Sunrise", people worried that Hugo was obsessed with independent films and could not extricate himself, and missed the opportunity for further breakthroughs in his career...

But this time I was really worried, because everything was so familiar, Hugo was hung on the wire rope teeteringly, seemed to fall down at any time, and then fell into an endless black hole.

The most powerful male artist in the United States today is in self-destruction? This news has created unparalleled hurricanes and earthquakes almost in the United States.

Five consecutive movies with a box office of over 100 million, two works with a box office of 200 million, and two albums with sales of over 6 million... Just like the iconic representative of the power rankings Now Hugo The influence of the maintenance is too great.

The effect triggered by the publication of the "National Inquirer" presents a weird curve. From the silence within 24 hours at the beginning to the stormy sea after 96 hours, the three major television stations in the United States plus the rising star Fox Television, a total of three. Seventeen news programs have all paid enough attention to this incident; top talk shows and talk shows including Oprah talk show, tonight show, and Saturday night live show, a total of fourteen, all All have set up special topics for discussion; as for the small topics of ridicule, ridicule, banter, worry and other small topics in the process of the show, there are countless shows.

And the "New York Times" on the East Coast and the "Los Angeles Times" on the West Coast conducted temporary street sampling surveys, and found that up to 95% of the people knew about this, but the level of understanding was different.

Not only that, but industry insiders couldn't help discussing the possible impact of this incident. Even the big shots of major film companies paid close attention to it, and there was a storm in Hollywood.

At this moment, the United States is like a volcano that is boiling. The overflowing sparks stained the entire sky red like blood. The smell of sulfur and the heat wave pushed the summer of 1995 to incredible. Boiling point.