Perhaps because Albert never showed himself or accepted interviews from reporters, the major newspapers and magazines that had been unable to profit from this enormous wave of traffic began taking the initiative to dig up gossip and tabloid news related to Albert.
Every reporter knew that publishing all kinds of gossip and romantic scandals about Albert would definitely be more popular than interviewing him in person.
However, it was no easy task. Reporters gathering information everywhere painfully discovered that Albert simply had no romantic history to speak of. Everyone's impression of him in matters of love was remarkably consistent: he was devoted.
The only thing worth mentioning was that he had married right after graduating, but that was all.
Even though Albert did have several close female friends, they were only female friends. There was no dirt on him at all.
This left all the reporters scratching their heads in frustration. How were newspapers and magazines supposed to sell without explosive news? Weren't people already calling them incompetent?
In the end, unable to resist any longer, the reporters held a brief discussion and decided to coordinate their stories, fabricating all sorts of tabloid news about Albert to satisfy the public's tastes.
As for Albert, no one cared.
The tabloid stories were immediately well received after publication, but they also enraged quite a few people.
Oddly enough, the McDougal family reacted very coolly to the latest reports, paying no attention at all to the so-called love story between Albert and the McDougal sisters.
In Mrs. McDougal's casual words while discussing the matter with her colleagues, "How could I not know what's really going on? I visit my little granddaughter Alice every week."
There was no doubt that the report was false, but many people who enjoyed watching the drama were willing