On July 2, one of the most topical entertainment news of the year happened. Ye Wei and Michael Angarano had a fight in a Rome cafe.
Since neither party filed a lawsuit and reached a settlement, they were taken back to the police station and stayed for less than an hour before both were released. Angarano immediately went to the hospital for treatment accompanied by his assistants, and Ye Weiye left by car with his assistants.
But the troubles waiting for them have just begun, because they are all public figures.
Two 6-year-old teenage stars, one is an Asian film prodigy who was born this year and is currently in the limelight; the other is a well-known child star who has been famous for a long time, and is about to start filming "Superman High School" next month (budget 600,000) The male protagonist; and the relationship with Kristen Stewart, this is simply exciting news
The next day, this incident became the headlines of the entertainment pages of major daily newspapers. Photos of the two fighting in the cafe and when they were taken away by the police also came into public view.
The few pictures used most by the media are: one is Ye Wei smiling and raising the middle finger of his right hand, the other is the embarrassed Angarano sitting down in the police car, and the third is the moment when Ye Wei stood there and punched the corner of Angarano's eye. .
"If you don't read the written reports, it seems like this is what happened. Ye Wei hit someone and laughed while beating him, so he was a perpetrator; Angarano was beaten badly and was a victim.
However, the paparazzi interviewed the employees and customers of the cafe at that time, and the news roughly restored the truth. A passerby and customer said that he had recognized them for a long time, so he had been paying attention. He said: "They are here They were talking about something, like a girl, and an argument broke out. Angarano hit Ye Wei first, but he missed, and Ye Wei beat him up, and his two friends "
"One against three" is what Ye Wei said about knowing a little Kung Fu.
And Angarano struck first, and it seemed that no one else could be blamed for being beaten to death, but what were they talking about? Why the argument? This is enough to excite the gossip media. The girl is obviously Kristen Stewart, a child star who has also been famous for a long time. She is the heroine of "Jumanji 2" (budget 3.6 million) that will start filming next month.
Another legendary triangle relationship, the paparazzi¡¯s favorite.
Some customers also said: "Ye Weiyi smelled of alcohol, he was a little drunk."
What? A police spokesman confirmed this: "He drank a lot of beer and some liquor. We found three or four empty wine bottles in his car." As for whether he was drunk driving, the spokesman said: "According to our The investigation revealed that it was his assistant who was driving. "The police said they would track down stores suspected of selling alcohol to minors.
Another huge scandal surrounds the genius boy VIY, 6 years old, alcoholic
This whole thing was so amazing, first it was in newspapers, then TV news programs, talk showsand the photos of the fight had already been widely circulated on the Internet. Some people applauded Ye Wei's skills, "I knew VIY was good at fighting" and others Very disappointed with Angarano, "The three of them actually didn't hit Ye Wei, and he was even drunk."
There were also many unpleasant voices: "Is there any mistake? Do you just let this Chinese guy hit anyone casually? Don't you have to take responsibility?", "Send him back to China", "I don't understand why Stewart is dating Ye Wei?"
There are also many voices on VIY's side: "Angarano made the move first, it was not VIYR's fault", "Until the truth comes out, we should all have confidence in VIY, he is not a violent maniac who beats people randomly. ¡±, ¡°Have you never drank secretly? ¡±
Both of them have been pushed to the forefront, and their public image of sunny, kind and friendly big boys is crumbling.
Naturally, their public relations team was busy doing crisis public relations. The day after the incident, Angarano's public relations spokesman Patrick responded with a very sincere attitude: "Michael paid the price for his impulsive behavior and committed a completely unnecessary crime. He was frustrated and blamed himself for the mistake he made. He apologized to Ye Wei and everyone who had expectations of him. Michael would review this mistake and make himself more mature so as not to disappoint everyone. "
Conventional handling, good words, and because Angarano was only fighting and was beaten badly, and because he is white and he is not a genius, the media and public did not criticize him much and were tolerant of him. Teenagers make impulsive mistakes. That's it, it's not a big deal, just admit your mistake.
However, Ye Wei received a different treatment. Although he was not the one who struck first, he was drunk and beat Angarano until he had more than a dozen stitches on his eyebrows. The bridge of his nose was almost broken and kicked. Got a rib
He is a genius and should act smarter and more mature. He is an Asian boy, which some people find difficult to accept
In fact, there are many people and media who are unhappy with Ye Wei for a long time. It¡¯s not that Ye Wei offended them when, it¡¯s him who makes them unhappy. What kind of Asian genius has stolen so much limelight and is still like this??Si, there was no chance before, but now that there is an opportunity, of course these people rush to it.
In just a few days, from July 3rd to January 1st, a terrifying storm of public opinion formed, sweeping Ye Wei.
"A spoiled prodigy", "Another young man ruined by Hollywood", "a sunny boy turning into a bad boy"
Ye Wei was described by them as a guy who would act recklessly after achieving small achievements. I really didn't expect that he would be destroyed so quickly. You can already see that VIY is like a meteor that flies across the sky. Although it has been shining brightly When the time came, it disappeared after a while.
There are too many such examples to count. Was "Blair Witch" five years ago great? With a production fee of RMB 60,000 and a global box office of RMB 24.8 billion, what are the names of those two young directors? Merrick or something, no one remembers.
At that time, none of them were as involved in scandals as Ye Wei, who had just become popular. There was even a rumor that it was Ye Wei who poached Christine, which made Angarano furious.
Actually, there is really no need to say that much. Just catching him drinking is enough to make him change from a decent idol to a negative example overnight.
The reason why the storm formed is because Ye Wei has not yet issued a formal response. Only the day after the incident, his public relations spokesperson Leslie said: "Weige has nothing to say for the time being. He needs to calm down." In this situation, it is difficult for anyone who wants to speak for him to say anything.
And Harvard-Westlake, a prestigious school whose reputation has been implicated, has immediately spoken and said, "We will clarify the matter and Ye Wei will be punished accordingly."
Is this all Ye Wei¡¯s public relations? Cold treatment? Where's the apology? If you don't want to fight, you should also say something about drinking, right?
¡°Whether they want Ye Wei to die or want Ye Wei to be well, people are looking forward to Ye Wei¡¯s official response.
"Are you okay?"
Ye Wei thought this incident was so funny. The most interesting thing was that after the commotion, many people sent concerned text messages, and Litli also sent one, which made him lament again that he really didn¡¯t understand what she was thinking. Maybe from Never understood.
He is not the kind of girl who can¡¯t let go after a breakup. He is still friends with those ex-girlfriends again, but Litli there is nothing to deny, she is different. He was not interested in being ordinary friends with her for the time being, so he just replied: "Better than ever."
"Can I know what happened?" Litli sent another message.
What is she doing? We were all determined to break up, so why bother asking? Ye Wei replied a little mockingly: "There's nothing to say, it's just what the media reported."
"What did you get yesterday?"
¡°An answer, forget it, I don¡¯t like being friends with my ex-girlfriend, let¡¯s not talk about it, I have other things to do.¡±
After sending this text message, Ye Wei laughed for a long time. She didn't know that he got the box. She thought he didn't know her determination. Why are you pretending? She has already made a decision. She made the decision when she was in the UK. What are you pretending to do? Isn't it just until I give up on my own? In the future, can I say that I gave up? As you wish.
¡°Forget it, forget it, she still cares about her no matter what, let¡¯s call her Lily, forget it¡
Lily didn¡¯t send another text message, and Ye Wei didn¡¯t care. He seemed to be in big trouble now. In the eyes of Brian and Leslie, they were all so angry that they jumped up and down.
Brian said, "Boy, you are destroying yourself." Leslie wanted to do crisis public relations and said, "Immediately issue a public apology. But if you have the writing skills, you'd better write a sincere and humble article yourself. To this Let's review the matter. It was a young mistake, and we ask everyone to forgive you. It's okay if we treat it coldly, but there will be elements of being irresponsible, irresponsible, and cowardly in your image, which will cause great harm. ¡±
Ye Wei did not agree, saying that he needed to think about it, and ordered Leslie not to make any attitude response for the time being.
Because, why apologize? What did he do wrong?
fight? If he didn't have some skills, he would be the one who got beaten badly. He beat three of them one by one, so he had nothing to be ashamed of.
drink wine? Come on, people who really drink for the first time after the age of 21 are probably not even born yet. How many people go to Mexico and the Caribbean to drink crazy every holiday. How many movies show teenagers secretly buying alcohol and drinking. Has Ron Howard apologized? Why should he apologize?
Why are you so hypocritical? I always say that I am a little bastard. What does VIY mean? Devil's spirit.
After a few days, Brian and Leslie were calling every day to urge Ye Wei to make a decision quickly, because he was getting more and more negative reports, and many media took the opportunity to criticize him with words and words, and listed what else. He was included in the list of "child stars ruined by Hollywood". If he doesn't respond, it will only get worse.
That invisible value line is turning downward, both for him personally and for Little Miss Sunshine.
And the "Wedding Day is Coming"The popularity has passed, and the full-scale offline painting is not far away. If this matter is not handled well, for a long time in the future, when people talk about VIY, they will think of a delinquent boy and a ruined genius, because There is no new big news to refresh this point.
At the same time, the strong rise of "Napoleon" is attracting the attention of the media and the public. The praises of geniuses, prodigies, youth CHLT masterpieces, low-budget miracles, etc. have quickly transferred from "Wedding Day is Coming" to it. Don't forget , the Hess couple are both white and have a natural advantage in this country.
Not to mention, their distributors are Fox Searchlight and Paramount Pictures, and their distribution capabilities are as high as those of IPCf.
The return rate of "Napoleon" is already 2 times and continues to rise; while the return rate of "Wedding Day is Coming" is only nearly 18 times, which is almost fixed.
A public apology is the only way to clean up the mess now.
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