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Chapter 360: Good Journalists Produce News

Chapter 360: Good Journalists Produce News
Santa Monica, Sunshine Hotel near the beach.

Ivan came out of the bathroom and entered the beach area of the hotel. He saw Heath Ledger playing volleyball with others from afar. He found a place to sit down and waited patiently.

Qiao Di came over with his assistant, sat next to him, picked up the newspaper to block in front of him, and whispered: "It's been two days, and I haven't found an opportunity yet."

Ivan was new to the industry, and influenced by Martin and Bruce, so his bottom line was much higher than those genuine reporters: "He might be hiding in a room or somewhere else. We can't drag him out to a public place and force things into his mouth."

The assistant whispered, "I heard that Heath Ledger comes to the beach every day to get some fresh air."

Ivan was very patient: "Be calm and wait a little longer."

The assistant was relatively young and not very calm, so he suggested something bad: "Why don't we take a few photos of him smoking, and then look at the pictures..."

"Shut up." Jody scolded in a low voice: "You work for TMZ, not American Rumors! TMZ reporters must abide by professional ethics, and the news they report must stand the test of time and must not fabricate facts."

The assistant stopped talking. TMZ was established not long ago, but it has established a brand precisely because of the authenticity of its revelations.

Jody flipped through the newspaper. “Waiting that long isn’t a solution.”

Ivan asked, "What can you do?"

"Be proactive and give him a push." Jody thought for a moment and said, "When does he need the drugs urgently?"

Ivan was born in the lower class and had extensive experience in this area. He said: "Apart from the onset of the disease, when the emotions fluctuate greatly, it often happens."

Jody then asked, "Who do you think Heath Ledger dislikes the most recently?"

Ivan took the initiative to cut off: "It must be that bastard Martin Davis. It is said that after the incident between Heath Ledger, Martin Davis and Aniston in New York, he has not received any work since then. The two original crews also abandoned him."

Jody muttered, "Michelle Williams broke off her engagement to Heath Ledger, and he didn't want to let her go."

She looked at the people on the beach and gradually came up with an idea. She asked her assistant to leave, walked away, and said, "Ask the people below to print a few tabloids and bring a few more people here tomorrow."

The assistant understood and did it immediately.

The next morning, Heath Ledger studied the script, just like he had done in the past few days, and went to the hotel beach on time to get some fresh air.

Just like the previous few days, he walked on the sidewalk in his beach sandals. On the way, he stopped by the car Bell left for him, opened the trunk and took out a bottle of mineral water.

Next to them, two young men were gossiping.

"Hollywood is really messy. I heard that Jolie and Aniston have an ambiguous relationship with Martin Davis." The man with a mustache said, "I really envy him!"

Another crew-haired man said, "These are all old news. Didn't you read today's tabloids? Michelle Williams had a tryst with Martin Davis yesterday and stayed in a hotel together for a long time."

All these words fell into Heath Ledger's ears.

Heath Ledger felt like someone had hit him in the chest with a stick and had difficulty breathing.

There was a newsstand on the beach, so he walked over unconsciously. As soon as he arrived in front of the newsstand, he saw a tabloid placed in a conspicuous place.

On the front page headline was a photo of Michelle Williams and Martin Davis entering the hotel together.

The photo was obviously taken secretly, and the clarity is not very high, so it looks a bit awkward, but Heath Ledger was too familiar with his ex-fiancée to make a mistake.

He took out his money, bought a newspaper from the female boss, and began to read it carefully.

The tabloids gave a graphic description of how Michelle Williams entered the hotel hand in hand with Martin and only emerged alone more than three hours later.

Heath Ledger knew too well what the environment and atmosphere in the circle was like. If a male and female star entered the same hotel hand in hand, no one would believe him if he said nothing happened.

It’s been less than half a month since the two of them broke off their engagement!
Michelle Williams looked for someone else, even Bale would be acceptable, but she chose Martin Davis!
"She wants to take revenge on me?" Heath Ledger felt as if he was hit on the head with a stick. He felt dizzy, his brain almost turned into mud, and his vision went black.

He trembled with his lips, with countless words stuck in his mouth and heart, and he didn't know how to vent.

Betray? Escape? Face? Heath Ledger didn't know how to look at these.

After a moment of trance, he rolled up the newspaper and threw it into the trash can next to him. He walked forward a few steps and sat down on the steps at the edge of the beach.

Just sitting there blankly, like a stone sculpture.

Jody, who had just sold the newspaper, was even a little worried. It seemed that this man's psychological endurance was not strong enough. If he committed suicide, it would be troublesome.

Should I tell him the truth?

Jody hesitated for only two seconds and then shook his head secretly. Human life is not as important as news.

After sitting for a few minutes, Heath Ledger finally stood up. His depressed mood made him feel very uncomfortable all over. Once this feeling appeared, it felt like a hundred thousand bugs were crawling in his heart, pushing him towards the car parked nearby.

Now, he needs a closed environment.

Jody picked up the intercom under the newspaper and said, "He's heading for target number 1. Everyone get ready."

For today, Jody brought four photographers, all equipped with TMZ's best photography gear.

Heath Ledger got into the car, closed the door, reached into the gap on the side of the seat, and took out a plastic bag.

Not far from the car, several people with disguised cameras filmed Heath Ledger's every move from the front windshield and two car windows. Jody quickly finished the work, collected several fake newspapers that were printed privately, put them in his bag, went to the trash can next to him, found the newspaper that Heath Ledger had thrown away, put it away, and then waved to the beach in the distance.

A middle-aged Latino man ran over and said, "Is it over so soon?"

Jody pulled out a few dollar bills and held them upright in front of him.

The Latino was about to take it, but Jody dodged and said, "This is the final payment. You haven't seen me."

"Of course, I don't even know who you are or what you do." The Latino boss only wanted money.

Jody left the beach, went to a nearby parking lot, got into a business car, and waited for more than ten minutes before his subordinates all returned to the car.

"Boss, it's done, big news!" The assistant was very excited, holding the camera hidden in the bag.

Another person said: "I got a better angle!"

One woman was very helpless: "The car windows are covered with dark film, so the pictures are not as clear as the front windshield."

Jody took the cameras of the two people in front of him and checked the video. After watching for a while, he smiled. He got the news about Heath Ledger!
She patted the driver's seat: "Let's go back to the company!"

The business car started immediately and left the hotel.

"Boss, you are really smart!" The assistant was very good at flattering him: "It's easy to get a big piece of news."

Jody looked around and took the opportunity to remind his subordinates: "We are TMZ, we don't report fake news! The team I lead is TMZ's gold medal team. You must always remember professional ethics and never touch fake news."

She changed the subject and said, "You have to remember today's case. When you can't find news, you must use your subjective initiative. News sometimes doesn't happen naturally, but can be created by us."

What just happened is a real example. All the subordinates admire Jodi very much. For a woman who was a paparazzi to be able to sit in the position of editor-in-chief, it is indeed not a false reputation.

The editor-in-chief is really talented!

The group returned to TMZ headquarters and immediately got busy. Jody first disposed of the tabloids that were printed privately to completely destroy the evidence.

After her subordinates had simply processed the news and adjusted the clarity, she personally directed the uploading.

Jody stood behind a technician with his hands on his hips and directed, "Select three videos for this news. The first one is the one I brought back a few days ago, the one where Heath Ledger went berserk. The second one is the one where Heath Ledger held a press conference after the Brooklyn Studios incident, apologized to the whole society, and announced that he would quit filming completely."

She smiled and said, "The last one is the video I shot today, shot from the front windshield using camera B."

This video not only captures the entire process of Heath Ledger, but also the various ugly appearances during the attack.

The assistant said at the right time: "The boss put the three videos in the same news article. The contrast is particularly strong, which makes people see his true face more clearly."

Jody nodded slightly and said, "Add the text news and publish it."

News about Heath Ledger quickly uploaded to the website.

Jody called the editorial office and said, "Please release the explosive news about Heath Ledger, the leading actor of Brokeback Mountain, and put it on the front page."

Soon, the news appeared on the TMZ website.

This past week, TMZ had no explosive news, but the Heath Ledger video news was posted in a very prominent position on the homepage of the website within a few minutes.

Nowadays, many Hollywood insiders, or the spectators in North America, often keep an eye on TMZ and go in to take a look when they have nothing to do. After all, TMZ will get big and sweet news from time to time.

It tastes absolutely delicious.