Before Laila could refute their words, her fans fired back.
"Why wasn't there any notification? Do you know what the situation was at that time? I was nearby, so I know very well. Laila's crew closed off the entire street. Originally, they didn't need to close such a large area, but they didn't want any accidents to happen."
"Exactly, the flames shot up so high that people from several streets away could see them. Should they have closed off all the nearby streets? Even if they were authorized to do so, wouldn't the people affected be angry because of the trouble?"
"Do you know who was filming? It was Laila Moran! I swear, as long as she said in advance where she would be filming, there would be tens of thousands of people gathered at the filming location just to catch a glimpse of her! How could she notify everyone in advance?"
The fans' arguments were logical and convincing, causing many onlookers to nod in agreement.
Closing off a street requires compensation for all affected parties, especially the businesses. When they are closed, they certainly have no income, and the losses incurred will need to be compensated by the crew. If several streets are closed at once, don't forget they are filming in the city center, and just the compensation would amount to a huge sum of money.
Even if Laila is wealthy and doesn't care about that money, the relevant departments would not allow her to close off so many streets at once. If they really did that, the people affected and unable to pass through would curse them!
As for issuing warnings in advance, it was also unlikely. As the fan pointed out, if people knew in advance where Laila was filming, many would come out of curiosity or to see a celebrity. And there are also journalists, who are very eager to uncover the secrets of this movie, such as who will be the villain to match Batman.
Therefore, what the New York Post said all seemed reasonable but completely unconvincing nonsense.
With so many reporters and staff at the New York Post, could they not know that what they were saying was nonsense? The answer is definitely no. They know it's nonsense, but they write it because some people like to see them say it.
The New York Post, which has long been on the path of blackening Laila, always sees good sales whenever they criticize her. Whether it's Laila's haters or die-hard fans who want to see how they bully Laila, the newspaper's sales always increase whenever they attack Laila. This is also why they are going further and further down this path of criticism. If there's money to be made, why bother about integrity?
Since readers like to see them criticize, then they will criticize to the extreme. As long as it seems reasonable and a portion of people can accept their views, then they win.
Take this report, for example. Rational readers can see their sinister intentions at a glance, but some people are deceived by them and believe what they say.
This is also unavoidable. Laila had already seen through this in her previous life.
She had also been blackened severely before, especially when she began to move from the advertising circle to the TV drama circle, she faced even more ostracism.
Don't think that only actors need such intense competition; directors are the same. The circle is so small, the cake is so small if I eat it, others won't. If you don't want to be snatched away by others, you need to use some means. This was the reason why Laila was ostracized when she entered the circle.
When she obtained resources, it meant that others couldn't get these resources. This naturally caused a backlash from some people. At this time, there would be various smear campaigns, all kinds of criticism, and all kinds of means to snatch away the resources she possessed, preferably burying her in the mud, never able to lift her head again.
It was also during that time that Laila learned to make the best of a bad situation. When faced with criticism, she could deal with it calmly and counterattack more forcefully.
Later, she discovered that being blackened could actually become a publicity stunt, and her integrity was completely gone. Even when no one was criticizing her, for the sake of publicity, she could even blacken herself. As long as it could stir up a topic, whether it was black or white, she didn't care at all.
It was only after her rebirth that she began to cherish her feathers and not use too compromising means. Otherwise, what tricks she would use was hard to say.
Regarding the New York Post's report, Laila welcomed them to join the publicity campaign for her movie. It didn't matter if they criticized her, because when they criticized her, they inevitably also criticized the movie she was filming.
Criticism is also a form of attention, and attention brings box office sales. What else could she be dissatisfied with?
In order for the invited one hundred fans to see the most exciting scenes, Laila decided to film Batman fighting a group of Joker's henchmen. Here, the Joker's henchmen were all wearing masks, and the Joker himself didn't need to appear. So the fans only saw their idol Batman, but still didn't know who the movie's villain was.
It was a very exciting fight scene. The suit Christian was wearing now was meticulously crafted by the crew. Compared to before, it was easier to perform the actions and make them more fluid. Therefore, in designing the actions, some more cool, more handsome, and more intense actions were designed for him.
Such actions looked very domineering and eye-catching, and the fans present were truly fascinated by these actions. Had they not been reminded not to make any noise, they would have blown the roof off with their excited screams.
The fans who came here were mostly die-hard fans, whether they were fans of comics, fans of Laila, or fans of Christian himself. No matter who they were or for what reason they came here, in the end, when they left, there would only be one scene playing in their minds: the fearless and heroic Batman, facing hundreds alone.
To be honest, inviting one hundred fans to watch the filming was not something everyone could handle. Christian, as a very professional actor, didn't think there was anything wrong, but among the people he worked with, there were many novices. So there were frequent problems during filming.
These problems may not be apparent to outsiders, but once captured by the camera and presented on screen, they would appear particularly prominent. Therefore, it seemed that inviting fans to watch her movie filming, the things she filmed were mostly unusable and needed to be re-shot in quiet times.