The over-zealous PR person
<p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Raymond">Raymond</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span></p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Zeng">Zeng</span> <span word="Jian">Jian</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="railing">railing</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="component">component</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> <span word="entourage">entourage</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fastidiousness">fastidiousness</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>' <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="vetted">vetted</span>.</p><p><span word="Zeng">Zeng</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="showbiz">showbiz</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="portal">portal</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="workman">workman</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beat">beat</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="complained">complained</span>, <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="submit">submit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diligent">diligent</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="scribbling">scribbling</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="being">being</span>: <span word="Reporters">Reporters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="file">file</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="P">P</span>.<span word="R">R</span>. <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="star">star</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revise">revise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="add">add</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="delete">delete</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="Mostly">Mostly</span> <span word="deletions">deletions</span>, <span word="though">though</span>.</p><p><span word="Zeng">Zeng</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="griping">griping</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="responses">responses</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="WeChat">WeChat</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="chuckled">chuckled</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spool">spool</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="incriminating">incriminating</span> <span word="tales">tales</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="screening">screening</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Wei">Wei</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="divulged">divulged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="dish">dish</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pork">pork</span> <span word="braised">braised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="sauce">sauce</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="PR">PR</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="innocuous">innocuous</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="unfit">unfit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mushroom">mushroom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="spilled">spilled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hypocritical">hypocritical</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span>, <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="forbidden">forbidden</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="touching">touching</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="topic">topic</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clarify">clarify</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pork">pork</span> <span word="dish">dish</span>.</p>
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