Chapter 312： Can't fight back

One punch, another punch, another punch.

Evan-Bell slammed all the efforts in his heart into his fist and swiped Craig-Cook's cheek fiercely. Whatever calmness, whatever mental torture, go to hell. Evan Bell slammed three punches, making Craig Cook dizzy for a while. When Evan Bell’s continuous punches stopped, Craig Cook rolled his eyes and fell softly. .

Craig-Cook never imagined that Evan-Bell would beat himself, at the door of the courthouse,

In front of many media, he directly punched up. When he was caught off guard, his head was already dizzy, and then he was accustomed to xìng, accepted the call of gravity, and fell directly to the ground.

All the reporters at the scene were obviously frightened. Evan-Bell's directness exceeded everyone's expectations, and Evan-Bell's decisiveness also made the media shudder. If you see an artist hitting someone directly in front of the camera on another occasion, it is estimated that all the media will immediately swarm it like chicken blood. This is definitely the best news.

But now it's different. In the face of Evan Bell, who is like a fierce god, everyone kept their voices. Most of the media present were Craig Cook's accomplices. Who knows how Evan Bell will treat them in the future. . And next to Heidi Gomalley timidly curled up into a ball, trying to tuck himself into the corner, hoping that Evan Bell would not notice him.

After throwing the fist, Evan-Bell gasped and straightened up, cast a glance at Heidi-Gomalley, and withdrew his eyes disdainfully. He doesn't know how to hit women, and he doesn't even bother to hit this woman named Heidi-méng Gomery.

"Mr. Craig-Cook" Evan-Bell's clear voice is still moving and clear at the silent court door, but this moving voice is like a reminder from **** to those who are ashamed "If you want to sue me for malicious hurt, this is the door of the courthouse and there are so many cameras and cameras recording evidence. I'm waiting for your subpoena at any time." Obviously, Evan Bell didn't mind at all, and his actions were recorded When he came down, he didn't mind that the media would report this matter. As soon as he turned his head, he smiled at the media, but that smile like a spring breeze made all the reporters chill out: "I gave you such a vivid subject matter, which is considered friendly. It's up to the reporters to accept the olive branch." After speaking, Evan-Bell stepped forward. Almost at the same time, the reporters voluntarily gave way and watched Evan-Bell calmly leave the courthouse.

Eden Hudson, who was behind, coughed twice, and said to the microphone closest to him, "Studio Eleven is waiting for your apology letter, hope we won't wait too long." After speaking , Eden-Hudson and Teddy-Bell followed Evan-Bell ahead of him and left the courthouse.

Eden-Hudson's words are obviously the ultimatum released by Eleven Studio to the seventy-six media, and it is also the last goodwill, which makes the media relieved. As long as you don't go to court, everything will be fine. An apology letter is not difficult.

In fact, from the perspective of a professional manager, David Greenblatt advised Evan Bell to use this opportunity to build a good relationship with the media, not only not to sue but also to accept some media interviews. After banning the 16 leading media, it is completely possible to make gods use the policy of Huairou to befriend the rest of the media.

But that's not Evan Bell's style.

Evan-Bell clearly knows that if they take the initiative to show their goodwill again, these media will definitely have their scars healed and forget the pain, and they will continue to gain ground in the future. This time, these media must be taught a lesson, otherwise similar situations will appear in the future, I am afraid that they will suffer a big loss.

However, at the same time, Evan Bell also knew that it would be difficult to sue the media for defamation.

After all, most of the news rendered by the media are facts, but taken out of context. Even if there are a few cases that are not true, it is very difficult to obtain evidence. Moreover, the injury part of Evan Bell is also different from the situation of Heidi-méng Gomery and Craig Cook today, and the injury cannot be converted into actual evidence.

Furthermore, in order to protect the freedom of speech and expression of the news media, the laws of New York state have always given special protection to the news media. As an artist of Evan Bell, it is even more difficult to convict the media.

Therefore, in this lawsuit with the media, it is difficult to establish the crime of defamation, and it only consumes endless time and expenses for appeal.

The decision was finally reached on the advice of Eden-Hudson. The sixteen leading media outlets were banned, and Eleven Studios would not accept any form of access from any of these sixteen media outlets. At the same time, the remaining media outlets were ordered to issue apology letters to clarify Evan-Bell's reputation. If there are media who want to resist stubbornly, then Evan-Bell doesn't mind the time and cost of appealing, and will definitely fight these media to the end!

Under such circumstances, the sixty media outlets simply issued letters of apology, which would appear in the newspapers the next day at the latest. Including the sixteen media outlets that were blocked, eight publicly apologized, hoping to restore their relationship with Evan-Bell. However, the "News of the World" was very tough, not only did not apologize, but believed that Eleven Studios should write a letter of thanks to them. They think, if it weren't for Sean. . Hall's "Justice. I'm afraid the real man behind the scenes, Craig Cook, will still not be discovered.

The move by the "News of the World" has also become a joke among the media. Who doesn't know that Craig Cook has been involved in this matter before, and it will be revealed later that it is just for sales.

The "News of the World" is cheeky and really tough.

At the same time, almost all the media reported the fights at the gate of the courthouse in as objective and neutral terms as possible, and avoided using any words that tended to be xìng. After the fight was exposed, there was a lot of applause on the Internet. Although some people said that even if Evan Bell was just, the beating should not be encouraged and should still be punished. But this kind of vindicator's voice was obviously not mainstream, and was soon completely drowned out by the direct voice of the fight praising Evan-Bell's blood.

This is the entertainment industry. When you are good to an artist, you are very good: on the other hand, even if the artist makes a small mistake, there will be countless scoldings.

Evan Bell's defamation incident, after Craig Cook and Heidi méng Gomery Yindang were imprisoned, can be regarded as officially coming to an end. In the end, Craig Cook didn't sue Evan-Bell either because he knew it wouldn't do much to sue at this point: or for other reasons, I don't know.

The event is over, and all relevant news will soon be engulfed by the sea of ​​information, but when any event occurs, its legacy will not disappear so easily.

Naturally, the first to bear the brunt of this incident is Universal Music, which was severely damaged in this incident. Craig Cook, as the mastermind behind the scenes, was implicated in Universal Music and the melancholy mood. Although Universal Music has no knowledge of this, both inside and outside the circle are unwilling to believe that Universal Music is clean. After all, such a large-scale instigation of Craig and Cook as a small agent may not be able to be completed. Obviously, there must be Universal Music behind it. The figure of the top. It's just that after Craig Cook's violence, Universal Music quickly cut through the mess, sacrificing the pawns and saving the overall situation. Therefore, after the incident, Universal Music's reputation on the Internet is definitely not good. Post-mortem PR measures may take months to make up for it.

In the same way, the melancholy mood of Chiyu was affected by this incident, although under the reminder of Craig-Cook, they did not say any serious remarks, but remained indifferent. But in Sean Hall's revelations, the melancholy mood mentioned was more or less affected. Fortunately, the melancholy mood has not been affected too much recently in the preparation of the album.

Second, the song "Never Walk Alone" by Linkin Park and Evan Bell (

ne is not only widely known for commemorating 9/11, but also became the best song for singers to support Evan Bell, and this song was also the first time it was released at Madison Square Garden on the night of the incident. , also has a special commemorative significance.

Therefore, the sales of this song skyrocketed. In the sixth week of its release, which is the week after the truth was revealed, it actually created 280,000 weekly sales, becoming the highest weekly sales since the release of "Never Walk Alone". , topped the Billboard singles chart.

The following week, the court heard the case of Evan Bell again, Heidi Gomery and Craig Cook's silver dang went to prison, the apology letter from the news media, and again stabbed "Yong" "Not Alone" sold more than 200,000 copies for the second week in a row, and became the number one on the Billboard Singles Chart for the third week in a row with 270,000 physical sales.

Before and after "Never Walk Alone, this song has sold an astonishing 1.1 million copies within two months of its release, and the number of itnues downloads has also reached 130. 100,000 copies. Linkin Park and Evan Bell did not have any publicity for this public service song, not even a MV. It was only publicly sung in Madison Square Garden once, and it created such a good result, I had to Said to be one of the event follow-up effects.

At the same time, Evan-Bell's songs have also launched a massive self-examination on the Internet, including many ordinary netizens who also expressed sympathy and appreciation for Evan-Bell.

After the trial of the case, Fox Television conducted an investigation to "change or gain from this incident on Evan Bell's impression." Teenagers of the tenth and twenties saw Evan-Bell's personality, publicity and indomitableness; middle-aged people in the thirties and forties saw Evan-Bell's strength and composure in the face of adversity: The name of Evan Bell is also widely recognized among the middle-aged and elderly people in the fifties and above.

After the conclusion, it is not difficult to find that through this incident, the positive influence of Evan-Bell has spread silently. In the United States, a country that admires heroes the most, especially tragic heroes who endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens, Evan Bell is obviously the core of this incident. ! .