Washimine used all his connections in the North American entertainment industry to help Lily and Trier dispel the rumors and clear their name.
Washimine Entertainment then used its media power to throw out a heavyweight scandal.
This scandal easily attracted everyone's attention.
In comparison, the matter between Lily and [Trier] became unimportant.
"Shocked! Fox's head Murdoch Jr. is actually a racist!"
This seemingly attractive title really shocked the whole United States as the title said.
The son of this media tycoon has always been an outstanding representative of the rich second generation under the shaping of News Corporation.
In the past, the media reported that this young rich second-generation was a bit rebellious, but he always had good character.
But this report directly subverted the previous settings.
This legendary outstanding young man is not as outstanding as outsiders think.
The report was about how Murdoch Jr. had very clear racist tendencies when he was studying.
Not only did they bully and insult the colored classmates around them, they even threw all the tasks to others.
The report even vividly described the racist remarks made by the media tycoon's son.
He also said that Murdoch Jr. has said more than once that people of color are born liars, thieves and robbers.
The explicitness of the language fully reveals the nature of gossip media.
It is true that no matter which entertainment industry in this world, there will never be a situation where the box office of a movie will plummet because of problems with the company's boss.
If it was a scandal involving an actor or director, maybe it would be possible.
So this time, Washimine is here just to disgust people.
Although racial discrimination was not as serious as it would be 10 years later.
But various signs of this have already emerged.
As a public figure, he actually has such a tendency to harm society. This is absolutely intolerable to the American people.
Although it was just a report by the gossip media, Murdoch Jr. was pushed to the forefront in an instant.
You have to know that Murdoch Jr. does not just represent himself, he is a member of News Corporation.
News Corporation is a very large media group in Europe and the United States.
Everyone's thinking is very simple. If Murdoch Jr. has racist tendencies, then what if he inherits News Corporation in the future?
Wouldn't the direction of public opinion in the future be very bad?
Aren't we people of color going to be crushed by the propaganda machine?
This is the brilliance of Washimine.
In this news, Washimine cleverly expanded Murdoch Jr.'s remarks that were unfavorable to the yellow race to all people of color.
The purpose is to drag those black groups into the water.
And Washimine's approach was indeed successful.
Everyone knows that the black community in the United States is extremely sensitive, just like in France.
France surrenders reflexively as soon as a war breaks out.
As for the black community, when the word discrimination is mentioned, they immediately think of themselves.
Murdoch Jr. is certainly not a fool. He immediately stood up and refuted it.
The next day, all media related to News Corporation not only published the rebuttal of their boss's son, but also stated that Murdoch Jr. has always been a good person who promoted racial unity.
At the same time, the statement of Murdoch Jr.'s lawyer was also made public, stating that he would sue the newspapers and magazines that published the scandal for defamation.
At the same time, it also solemnly declared that News Corporation will never tolerate anyone who dares to spread rumors against Mr. Murdoch Jr.
However, since Washimine dared to launch a counterattack in this way, he must have been well prepared.
Shion already had solid evidence in her hands.
The reason why I only published an article based on hearsay at the beginning was to lull the other party into a state of carelessness.
Shion believed that Murdoch Jr. must know what he had done.
In Shion's opinion, the other party probably thought that she was angry and used this kind of article to embarrass her.
But little Murdoch really underestimated her, Shion Washimine.
For some things, revealing all the information at once may not necessarily produce the most sensational effect.
It is also easy for others to find an excuse to fight back.
But if the information is revealed bit by bit, not only will the effect be more obvious, but the topic will also be more sustainable.
The most important point.
As long as there is constant news.
As more information came out, the other party's explanation became increasingly pale.
Therefore, less than an hour after News Corporation launched its counterattack, major news websites released even more explosive news.
The Harvard professor who once served as Murdoch Jr.'s mentor provided the proof.
It means that this rich second-generation gentleman did bully his classmates.
Nanaya didn't know what kind of benefits Shion had given to his mentor that made the other party agree to come out and testify.
But the professor was also very smart. He did not say that Murdoch Jr. was racist, he only said that he bullied his classmates.
In terms of the severity of the matter, the latter is far less serious than the former.
But the current situation is very special. Under Washimine's guidance of public opinion, Murdoch Jr.'s bullying of his classmates has been equated with racial discrimination.
Murdoch Jr. bullies, which actually means Murdoch Jr. is racist.
Most people think so now.
Of course, News Corporation also noticed what Washimine did, so they are also frantically explaining the difference between school bullying and racial discrimination.
As for the professor, News Corporation really can't do anything about him.
The other party is a celebrity in the academic world, and general media attacks and smears are completely useless to him.
Besides, News Corporation now has no time to bother the professor.
Now they are busy enough just helping Murdoch Jr. to block the bombardment from other media.
However, this is far from over.
News Corporation's explanation had some effect, shifting the media's attention from Murdoch's racial discrimination to school bullying.
ABC TV broke the news of the decisive blow.
They got a recording with the help of a "kind-hearted person".
This recording records how Murdoch Jr. bullied his classmates when he was working and studying at Harvard.
Most importantly, many of the remarks explicitly involve racial discrimination.
Things have come to this point and it is enough. Even if Murdoch Jr. can come up with ten thousand reasons to defend himself, the media and colored groups will no longer listen to his explanations.
Because the voice in the recording was indeed his, and afterwards there was the sound of the Harvard professor walking into the office and communicating with both parties.
Although the voice of the student attacked by Murdoch Jr. was specially processed and sounded a little distorted - ABC TV officially stated that this was to protect the other party from retaliation.
But no one has tried to find out who was being scolded.
They are now full of one thought, that is OCC...
Pooh,
He was targeting Murdoch Jr.
After all, there aren't many opportunities to make fun of famous people and still stand on the moral high ground.
Even though the media themselves are shameless, shameless, and have no bottom line.
But they always take it as their responsibility to supervise society and public figures.
Therefore, it is foreseeable that Murdoch Jr. will become a target of public condemnation in the coming period of time.
In just a few days, the attention of reporters in the North American entertainment industry really shifted away from Lily and Trier.
Now unless Lily brings her sister to be intimate with Nanaya in public, the media will not turn their attention back to her.
In this regard, Nanaya only knew one thing, that is, never mess with the green-haired woman in his family.
Even with the voice changer, Nanaya couldn't tell that it was Shion's voice.
However, some of the other party's words and speaking habits still exposed her identity.
Although keeping recordings as evidence is a reserved item for Japanese university students to cause trouble.
Shion had been holding back on it until now.
This shows how cruel this woman's heart is.
"So, don't offend women..."
Nanaya sighed and then continued to promote "Purgatory Flame".
On March 14, "Horton Hears a Who" was officially released in North America.
The film grossed $45 million in its first weekend.
Nanaya had never paid attention to the box office performance of this movie in his previous life.
So he didn't know whether the performance of this movie was higher or lower than the original history due to the negative news about his boss.
But judging from the information obtained from all parties and the scale of investment in this cartoon.
Washimine estimated that this movie should still make money.
It was able to earn 45 million in the first weekend box office during the off-season.
Judging from the long-term trend of animated films, it should not be a problem for the film to get a box office of 150 million US dollars in the end.
Yes, it should.
Without competition, the animated series should be able to have a few relatively uneventful weekends.
Finally, when the box office reached its lowest point, the film was safely withdrawn from theaters.
But reality is often so cruel.
Because of the existence of the popular movie "Inferno", the screening volume of "Horton Hears a Who" will be greatly suppressed.
Unless this movie can follow a magical box office curve like "Titanic", this result is inevitable.
By the time Inferno opens this weekend, Horton Hears a Who won't be able to maintain its current number of theaters.
You have to know that "Inferno" is the work of Nanaya Kiryu, not to mention that this movie is the second half of last year's box office champion.
From any perspective, Inferno is a coveted cash cow.
Naturally, theaters will not reduce the number of screens showing this movie just because of an animated film that has performed fairly well.
After all, it represents green US dollars.
Although it is approaching its release date, the promotion of "Inferno" has not been frantic and diligent.
Under the company's arrangement, the entire publicity and promotion department is still promoting the film as planned.
At this point, Nanaya's heart was no longer troubled.
An ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her parents-in-law.
Nanaya has done everything he can, but it remains to be seen whether all this publicity can be converted into corresponding box office figures in the end.
That depends on how "Inferno" performs after its release.