"Hey, Berritt, I'm so sorry to keep you waiting. I found out that I forgot to bring my stenography book on the way, so I had to go back and get it." A 25- or 6-year-old white young man hurriedly opened the car door and sat up. , and said apologetically to the driver.
"It doesn't matter," the driver, who was seven or eight years older than him, shrugged playfully, "Mr. Schiller is now the chief reporter of the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times, and is fully qualified to keep others waiting."
"Hey, Berritt, can you not laugh at me like that?" The young man rolled his eyes helplessly.
"Oh? I'm so sorry, Mr. Schiller, I shouldn't laugh at it. This is my mistake. I'm willing to apologize to you." Berritt said exaggeratedly, as if he was playing an opera.
Schiller, who was continued to tease, simply put his hand on his cheek, and after listening to him nagging for a while, he reminded him: "I have to tell you, Berritt, if you don't drive, we won't be able to catch up with Miss Genius. Press conference."
"Really?" Berritt reacted immediately and started the car immediately, "Okay, we'll go right away."
The car quickly pulled out of the parking lot and headed for Beverly Hills, and Berritt's mouth that couldn't keep his mouth shut up again quickly: "Guess what, Schiller, our lady genius will say What, admit it? Or deny it? To be honest, although she admitted that she would not reject homosexuality before, everyone thought it was just talk, but I didn't expect... This news is really blockbuster! Great job, Schiller, said Tell me how did you take it?"
"Come on, Berritt, I've said it countless times, don't you hear calluses in your ears?" Schiller said helplessly. However, the other party did not let him go, but urged: "Okay again, maybe we can find more evidence from your description, so that even if Angela denies it at the press conference later, we will That's why you can ask sharp questions! Oh, I can't wait to see her face when she can't get off the stage!"
"I've repeated it many times, it's just a coincidence. They did act ambiguous, but I didn't take pictures of them kissing or anything else, otherwise I would have written that in the report." Xi Lele shook his head.
Yes, by chance, as a member of the Los Angeles Times, he went to San Francisco on vacation, just in time for the gay film festival. Out of professional habit, Schiller picked up the camera and took some good photos, which went well without incident. Then that day, he suddenly wanted to shoot a group of photos with the theme of the cinema, so he went to the cinema next to each other, and when he pressed the shutter on the one on Promo Avenue, a pair of people with arms came out. Intimate women broke into the camera impartially.
Schiller, who complained a few words in his stomach, didn't pay much attention at first, but after looking at the blonde woman wearing sunglasses, his heart suddenly jumped, although he was not 100% sure, he still picked up the camera and started shooting. Even if he deliberately restrained the range of his movements, it was still very large. For some reason, the other party didn't realize that she seemed to be in a state of excitement, talking intimately with her female partner. ambiguous.
Seeing this situation, Schiller became more courageous, and secretly followed behind until the other party got into the car. This is of course because he has done a good job of concealing, but it has nothing to do with the other party's carelessness.
It was not until the car started to leave that Schiller began to recall the details carefully, and the more he recalled, the more certain his judgment was right. So the question is, as a famous genius lady, why do you bring a female companion to San Francisco in such a low-key manner? Are you coming to a gay film festival? So why did she come to the gay film festival? Is it...
After that thought flashed through his mind, Schiller couldn't sit still while being shocked. On the one hand, he entrusted his friend in San Francisco to take the photo to develop it, and on the other hand, he returned to the previous movie theater to find out what movie the other party had seen. At the same time, for insurance, he also asked his colleagues in Los Angeles to call the license plate number to find out who the car belonged to.
In the end, all the clues pointed to his guess. As for who the female companion of Miss Genius was, he still remembered hearing the name "Jesse" vaguely when he was very close. After excluding Angela's female companion, plus her appearance and the movies the two watched before, it is not difficult to guess who it is. Even if there is still no hard evidence that Angela is gay, these are enough for an entertainment reporter!
So Schiller, who ended his vacation early, produced a report overnight after returning to the editorial office, which not only became the headline of the next day, but also reprinted and quoted by major media. The popularity is evident. The chain reaction caused was far beyond expectations. This report was like a boulder being thrown into a pond suddenly, causing countless splashes.
Of course gay groups rejoiced, claiming it was a huge victory; conservatives thought it was incredible, and it would be an unbearable disgrace if the news was proven to be true!
As for Angela's fans, they are divided into three factions. One part said that this is too bad, how could their idol be like this; the other part believes that no matter what, they should support Angela; Newspapers are spreading rumors and clamoring for clarification and apology.
However, the vast majority of people kept their mouths shut, and Hollywood stars also expressed that it is not easy to comment for the time being.
"I don't want to speculate without Angie saying anything," Nicole Kidman said.
"Even the "Los Angeles Times" uses the tone of possibility, so no one knows what the truth is, let's wait for Angie to respond." This is Kevin Spacey's answer.
However, Angela didn't seem to take it to heart at all, and it wasn't until evening that a small passage appeared on her blog: "I don't know what the hype is about, are there a few intimate photos with friends? And if you go to a gay film festival, you're done? Come on, folks, don't you know what an entertainment reporter does?"
The appearance of this sentence once again caused a heated discussion. In the next day's newspaper, entertainment reporters parsed this sentence in addition to protesting against Miss Talent's irony. Some people say that Miss Genius has a guilty conscience, otherwise she wouldn't just write such a paragraph. When she encountered this situation, wasn't it a large section of analysis and explanation? Some people say that Miss Genius doesn't care at all, after all, even if she is gay, she has nothing to do with the public: some people say that this text on the blog was not written by Angela herself, maybe a skilled hacker and her Fans, of course It could also be that her parents demanded that she must deny it.
In short, there are different opinions, and after this sentence, Angela did not respond any more, and stayed at home without leaving the villa, as if the reporters surrounding the outside and the long list of messages under the blog were all air. A reporter finally stopped her agent Jack Sparrow outside the Pixar film department, but the other party just shrugged with a smile and said: No comment.
In this way, various versions have emerged one after another, but in two days, it seems that the whole of the United States has begun to discuss whether Angela is gay-in this regard, her influence has reached a very considerable level-later, some extreme did not The patient fans even turned the blame on Jessica, claiming online that "this bitch seduced Angela!"
So on the morning of the third day after the report was released, various media were notified that Miss Genius will hold a press conference at the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills to give a detailed explanation of the recent turmoil!
"There are so many people here, hurry up, Schiller, we have to find a good seat." After getting out of the car and taking out the equipment, Berritt strode towards the hotel. Schiller shrugged and followed a few steps: "Don't be in such a hurry, we have time."
When the two of them came down to the hall under the guidance of the waiter, the place was already full of reporters from various media, TV stations, newspapers and magazines, or portals, anyway, as long as they had something to do with entertainment, they all came.
"Hey, look, who's here, Cyril Anderson, ace reporter for the entertainment page of the Los Angeles Times."
"Editor-in-chief David has played all his trump cards. It's an honor for us to work together!"
After occupying a good position, a few jokes rang out.
"Damn it, I've been teased by my colleagues these past few days. Can't you have a little respect for me?" Schiller raised his head and greeted his colleagues in a depressed manner.
"Come on, you've got both fame and fortune, what's wrong with making us jealous?" The reporter from The New York Times answered, and the reporter from The Hollywood Reporter said at the same time: "And we have always respected it very much. do not you?"
Schiller can only shake his head helplessly, although everyone is a peer and a competitor, the relationship is not bad in private, so it is impossible to ignore them in an unreasonable way. Fortunately, Berritt intervened at this time, and two or three sentences led the topic to what Miss Genius would say at the upcoming press conference, which was considered a relief for him.
And this topic has been fermented after yesterday's debate, and it is still different to this day, and everyone has different opinions. Even if it is roughly divided into yes, no, and claiming no under family pressure, people always like to argue over the details, because everyone likes to gossip, especially celebrity gossip.
"Personally, I don't have a bad feeling about being gay, so it doesn't matter if she's gay or not," Schiller replied when asked.
"Obviously, Schiller meant that it was best for Miss Genius to admit that she was gay, so that we would have more to write about. You know, the sales of the newspaper have increased by a few percentage points across the board in the past two days." A reporter exaggerated. said.
"No no no, I think she'd better deny it so we can dig deeper," another reporter shook his head, "Just think about how many problems this will solve for our work, Miss Genius is worthy of being a topic maker. ."
"Even if she really isn't gay?" Schiller asked, frowning.
"Who knows?" The other party shrugged. "As I insisted before, her denial may be because of family pressure. Think about her parents, think about her grandfather, we don't know the truth, don't we?"
"Okay, guys, maybe we'll know what the truth is right now." Berritt interjected again, pointing to the long table in front of him. The host has already stepped up, and it is obviously about to start.
After a brief opening remarks, Angela Mason, the protagonist of the press conference, finally appeared in front of the reporters, which immediately led to the sound of taking pictures. She wears a decent light gray short skirt and a women's suit. She is always elegant and generous. She is capable of a professional woman, but also intellectual and feminine. She simply distinguishes herself from other female stars.
"I'm very happy that so many people came to join us - of course, this is a polite word. As for why, I think everyone present should understand." The opening remarks were so unceremonious, but most people felt nothing. Because Angela, who was sitting in the middle of the long table, smiled helplessly, like someone who was used to pranks saying: Oh, please, you are here again.
Facing Angela like this, even if she was not satisfied with her previous words, she smiled. However, after laughing and not laughing, what should be asked is still to ask. Immediately a reporter raised his hand: "Excuse me, Miss Angela, are you denying everything published in the Los Angeles Times?"
"Of course, shouldn't I admit those things that don't exist?" Angela spread her hands, "To be honest, I'm very angry, I thought everyone should have a minimum bottom line, but - Jesse was originally going to attend with me today. At the reception, but I advised her to stay at home. Because she was sad, and those unflattering words made her sad, and it made me sad."
Although Sparrow proposed to hold a press conference as soon as possible from the beginning, I refused, I think everyone has their own judgment. However, you always try to tell them, no, what you say is true. Well, it would be fine if it was just the way the Los Angeles Times reported, but it is very regrettable that the next development has to be said. I sincerely hope that everyone can understand what a win-win situation is. "
The reporters in a room looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes. What is this? It seems that Miss Genius has become obsessed with game theory after she directed "Beautiful Mind"? Well, it's a win-win, everyone knows, but the tabloids should be the most aggressive. The slander returned to the slander, and the reporters also understood that Angela was looking for a place for a friend or lover, and through them to warn those guys who overfired.
"But Miss Angela, the Los Angeles Times published a photo of you and your...friend," a reporter raised his hand to remind him, using the word "friend" for some reason.
"Yes, I understand," Angela shrugged, still smiling, "actually, I was taken aback when I first got the paper, because Jessie and I look so close from the picture, With the guidance of the text, it's no wonder that people have different ideas. But I think the reporter from the "Los Angeles Times" took more than a few photos, so let's do an experiment: develop all the photos, and then find someone to answer this question. Look at someone who doesn't know anything and ask him what the relationship between the two girls in the photo is about. I'd love to know what he'll answer."
This is sophistry. The reporters frowned. One of them immediately raised his hand: "So how do you explain that you brought your friend to San Francisco for a gay film festival you didn't know about, Miss Angela?"
"It's a good question," Angela tapped her fingers on the table, with a confident look without any expression of worry or panic, "In fact, the fundamental problem of the whole thing is, why should I bring a girl with me? Go to the gay film festival secretly. Yes, think about it, a woman and another woman go to the gay film festival in a low-key manner, and they are photographed in an intimate manner. If it is nothing, I am afraid no one will believe it. "
The reporters showed a clear look. This is indeed the key. Although there is no hard evidence, these evidences cannot be explained clearly in a simple sentence or two.
"But is this really the case?" Angela above raised her chin and glanced at the audience again with a hint of arrogance, and there was a sense of looking at a clown, "I have to tell you, Mr. reporters, I and I My friend went to San Francisco in such a low-key manner, partly for a break and partly to prepare for my film this year."
After a few minutes of silence in the hall, there was a sudden uproar, and the reporters quickly responded: Miss Genius is planning to direct a film related to homosexuality this year? !
Before they could ask any questions, Angela continued, "Yes, that's right, I'm planning to direct a gay film this year. Originally I wanted to postpone it for a while, but San Francisco was having a gay film festival, so I asked Jesse out. Go on a field trip together. Not only did we watch a lot of small but great gay movies, we even pretended to be a couple and chatted a lot with another gay couple. Oh, if you covered that and they wanted to Get up, then I want to say sorry, we didn't mean to deceive you."
"But...but...Miss Angela, if you want to direct a film about gays, if you want to know about it, you can..." A reporter raised his hand to ask, but before he could finish Angela Interrupted: "Can you make a big splash? Dear Mr. Reporter, you should think about the current situation and talk about it!"
"Can you talk about your idea, Miss Angela?" a reporter asked, raising his hand.
The corners of Angela's mouth were bent with a fox degree, as if to say: I knew you would ask these questions.
"It's based on a novel that was published a few years ago. I've already finished one-third of the script, and the actors have basically been cast. It's actually a love story, and it has nothing to do with gender. If If you want to know the detailed plot, you can go to the bookstore and buy a copy of "Brokeback Mountain" by Ms. Anne Prue!"