Hollywood Road

"At 3:42 this afternoon, in front of the Hollywood Chinese Theater on the Walk of Fame in the Hollywood area of ​​Los Angeles, an unknown gun armed with an assault rifle fired wildly in front of the theater, killing and wounding many people, including many preparations. Fans who go to the theater to watch movies have caused one of the most serious shootings in the history of the Los Angeles area."

"It is reported that when the gunman appeared, the famous Hollywood director Murphy Stanton's "Dark City" was about to be screened in the Hollywood Chinese Theater. The traffic at the entrance of the theater increased sharply, which provided great convenience for the gunman's assault. condition."

"The gunman was riding a motorcycle, using an old-fashioned AR-15 assault rifle. He fired a total of 30 rounds. In just half a minute, he drove away on the motorcycle."

"According to witnesses at the scene, the gunman wore a black helmet and was wrapped in a black cycling uniform. He was about six feet tall and bloated. He should be a male..."

In the lounge of the villa, Murphy was sitting in front of the TV with no expression on her face. He just watched the TV report stupidly. The TV station then played photos and videos taken by some quick-reacting people on the scene. There is a silhouette of a gunman.

Obviously, this was a planned and premeditated shooting. It is not difficult for Murphy to come to this judgment. It only took half a minute for the gunner to shoot and leave.

However, he found in a video broadcast on the TV station that the gunman had waited a few minutes in front of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood before shooting. He didn't shoot after he arrived. Is he waiting for something?

Without waiting for Murphy to continue thinking, the news broadcast on the TV station began to report.

"After causing 4 deaths and 7 injuries, the gunman calmly left the scene of the crime on a motorcycle and disappeared into the streets of Los Angeles. The speed of the action made the police too late to respond. At the moment, the police have nothing to do. The clues of value, except for the color ball left by the gunner on the scene."

On the TV screen, a close-up of a colorful ball full of words came up.

Seeing this magic ball, Murphy's brows immediately frowned, and Gail Gadot, who was sitting next to him, unconsciously grabbed his hand!

The two are very familiar with this magic ball, which is clearly the peripheral product of the "Dark City" that the crew has registered a patent-the magic ball left by the magician every time he creates a panic!

Murphy had a bad guess in his mind.

Sure enough, the TV station released some news later.

This is a shooting incident that happened in the afternoon. It is now night, and the TV station has enough time to get some information.

"The magic ball left by the gunman on the scene allowed the police to rule out this incident as a terrorist incident at the first time, and initially determined that this was a crime of imitation. Although the news released by the Los Angeles police has no more relevant evidence to support it, according to The inside of the police claimed that the words on the magic ball that the gunman threw down when he left were just one sentence-I am a chaotic agent!"

"Presumably, people who have watched the big hit movie "The Dark City" will be very familiar with this sentence. This is what the magician left before each time he creates chaos! I don't know if this shooting is related to the "Dark City" "There are unknown connections...this information has clouded the tragedy..."

Looking at the news reports on TV, Murphy didn't say a word.

Gal Gadot couldn't help it anymore, the shock on his face had not disappeared, "No? Will someone really imitate a magician to commit crimes?"

"It seems possible." Murphy was also in disbelief and stood up. "Have you forgotten John Hinckley? He assassinated Ronald Reagan, didn't he imitate "Taxi Driver"?"

"We..." Gal Gadot first cares about his own interests, "Will our movies be affected."

Murphy nodded, "If this is true, it will definitely be affected."

He slowly walked to the front of the window and looked up, which was the direction of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From here, he could see nothing but the stars in the night sky.

If he remembers correctly, it seems that a similar shooting happened once, but it was at the premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises". It seemed that a crazy clown admirer was killing people at the premiere of a certain city. , Caused heavy casualties, and directly caused Warner Bros. to cancel the premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" in many countries and regions. Brother's expectations.

When this kind of incident occurs, it is impossible not to have a negative impact on the film.

Is that man really imitating a magician? Murphy frowned. Even if he was not imitating, the magic ball thrown by the gunman and the words "I am a chaotic agent" written on the magic ball would be hyped by the media as a magician imitating the movie.

"Jado." Murphy asked back, "Do you know about Twentieth Century Fox and CAA?"

"It should be the news." Gal Gadot was looking at the phone and replied, "I just received the message. Carla Faith and Bill Rossis are coming over. They should be there in ten minutes."

Murphy turned and walked towards the door, "Let's go to the living room and wait for them."

After arriving in the living room, after waiting ten minutes, Carla Firth and Bill Rossis arrived one after another. The two came to see Murphy so late, naturally, because of the shooting at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood in the afternoon.

"It can be expected that tomorrow the media will be hyped. The magic ball and the line belong to the news that the police have announced."

Carla Faith picked up the cup in front of him and drank a sip of water, which made him feel refreshed, and said, "In my experience, there will be some media outlets that will press this matter into "The Dark City" and The magician's body..."

She looked at Murphy, "Even you will be dragged down."

Carla Faith used to be a professional journalist, and has sufficient understanding of the mentality and style of his colleagues.

Murphy shook his head, "This little pressure is nothing to me."

Gal Gadot knew that Murphy was not afraid of this, and couldn't help asking, "What about "The Dark City"?"

The film’s global box office has surpassed the $2 billion mark, and it is approaching "Titanic", and it is even hopeful that it will hit the highest global box office record of "Avatar". This kind of thing has happened now, it is difficult to say the future box office discovery What will happen to the trend.

"It is inevitable to be affected." Carla Fess also frowned. "The box office may plummet. I have called people in the company's publicity department and public relations department before I came, and I will go over to meet them at ten o'clock. , Launch crisis public relations as soon as possible to reduce our losses."

The people in Twentieth Century Fox are more professional in this regard, and Murphy didn't say much.

"You have to be prepared too." Bill Rossis reminded Murphy, "Early tomorrow morning, a large number of reporters will begin to surround you."

Murphy nodded, "I won't speak for now."

"We still don't go out for the time being." Gal Gadot always felt a little uneasy. "Hiding in the manor, those reporters can't help us."

"Yeah." Murphy agreed. "Yes. We won't face the media until the situation is uncertain."

"There is one thing that can be done," Carla Faith said. "You can send a statement condemning the murderer."

"Yes." Bill Rossis laughed. "You won't make any mistakes in condemning the murderer and sympathizing with the victim."

Since the incident involved the Magician and "Dark City", Murphy knew that he could not be completely unaffected. "At the right time, I will issue a related public statement."

As there is not enough information at present, a few people can't come up with specific coping strategies, so they can only discuss the relevant precautions in general.

It was getting late, and Carla Faith had a meeting to attend, and soon left.

Bill Rossis continued to remind Murphy of some precautions, "If this kind of thing is not handled properly, the consequences are likely to be very serious."

"Don't worry." Murphy took a sip from the water glass, and said unhurriedly, "I know what to say and what not to say."

He would never be so stupid as to jump out and say that those killed by the gunman deserve to die, and they deserve to be the experiment in the real world of magician chaos theory.

"No news from the police?" Murphy asked, and Robert had been in contact with the police.

"I've said hello to Robert." Bill Rossis shook his head, "Not yet. If there is relevant news, he will notify me as soon as possible."

Just now, when Bill Rossis' cell phone rang, he took a look and went to the side to answer. After a few words, Murphy saw that his face became very serious.

In just a few minutes, Bill Roses put away the phone and walked back.

"This is definitely a planned and premeditated action. It may really come from an admirer of a magician." Bill Rossis looked unusually serious. "It may even be your fan."

"Huh?" Gal Gadot couldn't seem to believe it. "What?"

Murphy remained calm and asked, "Is there any news from the police?"

"Yeah! Robert just got some." Bill Rossis didn't talk nonsense, and said directly, "The police retrieved a lot of surveillance videos near the crime and found that the gunman had been tracking a slain man wearing a red baseball cap. Man, and the shot was aimed at where he was,"

He calmed down his breath slightly, and continued, "The police have found information about this red baseball cap. He has been spreading and attacking you on the Internet to insult Catholicism..."

Hearing this, Murphy raised his head, "Is it him?"

Bill Rossis nodded and said, "The police believe that there is a possibility that he is madly attacking you on the Internet, causing dissatisfaction among your fanatical fans..."

Gal Gadot couldn't believe it, "How is this possible?"

Murphy also felt a sense of absurdity, or calmly asked, "Does the police have any other evidence?"

Bill Rossis shook his head, "It should be no."