Calm, silent, silent.
All of a sudden, the exclusive report of "Entertainment Weekly" broke all the balance and alarmed all the attention. In an instant, all eyes were gathered towards the "one-person concert" disturbingly.
People are not stupid, even if Cornell swore and said it with such certainty, but people also have their own judgment, and the whole thing has many loopholes:
Why haven't I heard about the concert before? Why is there no publicity for the concert at all? Why is there no online ticket sales with a ticketing system? Why is the news media completely unreported? Why was the first report accusing Renly of hype, but there was no news before? Why choose this point in time, too late for the Grammys, and irrelevant for the Oscars? Why is the concert date so close
why.
Precisely because of the incomprehensible explanation, because of the self-contradiction, and precisely because there was no warning, the news of "Entertainment Weekly" was completely fried, and it was almost like a spark. With the monstrous discussion momentum, there are supporters, opponents, and onlookers.
The day when this report was released happened to be the annual Valentine's Day. Unexpectedly, all the charm of Valentine's Day was lost, and all the attention was shifted to the "one-person concert", and even when couples were dating, they inevitably joined the discussion.
Fox TV accurately grasped the hot spot, and in the live interview on the streets of New York on Valentine's Day afternoon, it raised the question, "This year's Valentine's Day special event, you will choose Renly-Hall's 'One Man's Concert' ?"
The fermenting speed of the topic heat is far beyond imagination. "Entertainment Weekly" almost occupies the right place and the right place, and pushes the news hotspot to an unsurpassable peak - at least before the "New York Times" joins the war, this is the most At the peak, with the coverage of the largest newspaper in the United States, the news fever once again broke through the limit and reached a new high.
Everything happened so fast that even the uncrowned kings couldn't find the news source in the first place for follow-up reports. What they can do is to first reprint the news of "Entertainment Weekly", and then quickly contact the relevant parties of the event to obtain further information; further, go to New York to communicate and communicate with all relevant agencies and organizations of the concert to obtain the event. latest news.
However, this takes time.
In a short period of time, "Entertainment Weekly" is still the leader, and this exclusive, at least let them earn more than 30 million hits, and the surrounding additional benefits are more objective; "Cornell-McGregor "This name has become a well-known existence among journalists.
For three hours, the "Entertainment Weekly" exclusive lasted for three hours. In the era of the Internet, in the era when the gossip website TMZ is the dominant family, three hours is almost equivalent to three centuries, and then, "The New York Times ” published a special report.
This feature, written by Bradley Adams, interprets and reports on "One Man's Concert" from another angle. After the incident, it presents a different perspective for the first time.
"A concert dedicated to someone, an elegy for life hidden behind the glitz.
—Invitation from Renly Hall, you, did you hear it? "
After learning the whole story, Bradley didn't plan to write this story. He respected Renly, respected the terminally ill girl, and even more respected the album "Don Quixote" and this show. The meaning behind the concert. For the first time, Bradley stripped himself of his reporter status and stood in the shoes of an ordinary audience, looking forward to a concert.
Bradley couldn't help but think of his first meeting with Renly at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. At the premiere of "War in the Pacific", Renly, who was still an unknown newcomer at the time, attracted the attention of Bradley. In a blink of an eye, three years will pass, and that teenager has become a generation Y in the United States. A leader, but the original intention hidden under the surface has never changed.
Sincerely, Bradley expressed admiration.
But there are always journalists like Cornell. If it wasn't for the "Entertainment Weekly" report, no one would know about the concert news, so where would the hype come from? However, Cornell can't see this, and neither can netizens. So, Bradley stepped up.
Throughout the report, Bradley almost went head-to-head with Cornell, firing back with guns and sticks.
In the article, Bradley also sheds light on the ins and outs of what happened - the real storyline, from the terminally ill girl, to Renly's friendship with the girl, to the story behind the album "Don Quixote" , and the fate of the girl and the song "The Beast", and finally told about the current situation after the girl fell into a coma, and the agreement for that concert.
The article also mentioned that in order to prepare for the concert, Renly had to adjust all his work plans; moreover, it was not easy to reserve a concert venue because of the sudden incident, and Renly chose to pay for it out of his own pocket. The reason why there is no publicity is that this is a "one-person concert", there is no profit purpose, no publicity purpose, just to fulfill a promise.
In the article, Bradley sternly condemned those reporters who distorted the facts, made malicious hype, created gimmicks, and concocted explosive points. Not only did they have no professional ethics, but also driven by entertainment to death and interests first, even the reporters The bottom line has been lost.
As the No. 1 news media in the United States, the influence and deterrence of The New York Times is self-evident. Bradley's news report was published in less than an hour, and the click rate exceeded 8 million. The gesture of geometric multiples is growing rapidly, forming two completely different viewpoints from the exclusive report of "Entertainment Weekly", which completely detonated the hot spot.
Do you believe in "Entertainment Weekly" or "The New York Times"
According to common sense, people choose "The New York Times" as a matter of course, but what is special about this incident is that "Entertainment Weekly" grabbed exclusive headlines, and preconceived ideas had an impact on people's thinking.
In particular, Cornell mentioned in the report something related to this year's awards season - the negative controversy about Renly, which was popping up in bits and pieces before, and now it has been further confirmed. Not just last year's "Me Against Cancer", but the rise of the album "Don Quixote", and the box office of "Crazy Love" and "Me Against Cancer", and the Golden Globes The absence of the award and the presence of the Berlin Film Festival, all the clues, seem to be piecing together the truth.
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So, on one side is the gathering of fragments of impressions, touching the real shady behind Hollywood; on the other side is the stereotyped image of righteous words, perfect is still perfect and cannot be broken.
Inadvertently, people always want to challenge perfection. Therefore, the two viewpoints confronted each other. On the Internet, there were supporters of both factions. The discussion was vigorous and vigorous, and the topic was in the middle of the debate. Step by step, it reached its peak, stealing the limelight of Valentine's Day. , stole the limelight from the Grammys and even the awards season at one point.
Unconsciously, "one person's concert", from unknown to well-known, only took less than 12 hours, a 180-degree change, but it is impossible to judge, this is a good thing in the end , still bad.
What's more, even though "Don Quixote" has exploded a lot of topics in the past six months, people still regard Renly as an actor. Some people don't like Renly's rambunctious behavior, some people question Renly's lack of business, and some people despise Renly. Li's singing skills... So, "a concert by one person", is it a joke, a circus, a feast, a party
Everyone has their own judgment.
The "Chicago Tribune" started to eat melons in a leisurely manner, and ridiculed—
"Madison Square Garden in New York, as a concert venue for countless singers in the United States, with 20,000 seats, it may seem like a small number, but at the moment when the music market is generally sluggish, it is a top challenge. 'One person's concert', even if the gimmick is more Meng, even if the attention is hot again, how many people are willing to open their wallets and buy tickets to enter the venue
Perhaps, Renly Hall should have wisely opted for free admission. Well, at least the homeless are willing to enter the stadium to avoid the four-hour East Coast cold wave - by the way, on February 16th, the New York cold wave alert, do they choose to stay at home and drink hot cocoa to watch the fun? Or go to a boring party in the middle of the cold wind
We will wait and see. "
The ridicule and banter between words are undoubtedly obvious, but in essence, their point of view can be seen: they are not optimistic.
"Chicago Tribune" is not the only media badmouthing the box office, more than 80% of the media believe that the attendance of the concert will be a disaster.
Not only because Renly's appeal was not strong enough, not only because there were too many seats in the garden, not only because the promotion time was only four days - two to be exact; Various conditions are limiting the attendance of the concert.
They are not making things difficult, but reality.
However, as The New Yorker puts it, "For Renly Hall, it's just a one-man concert, and as long as that one audience member arrives, the concert is a success; but if that one The audience didn't arrive, and the concert was a failure, even with a full house.
This reminds us of the theme and core of the album 'Don Quixote': this is a person's battle, but also a person's stage. At twenty-two, Renly Hall is showing people his courage, his persistence, his beliefs. More importantly, his soul as an artist. "
Also the mouthpiece of New York, The New Yorker has unwaveringly expressed its support and recognition for Renly, even pushing Renly to a whole new level: the artist.
But does this help the concert? No one can know.