Chapter 982: Disney who is happy and sad
Scola said with great certainty: "That's right, Eisner, this guy is such a person, he loves to take advantage of small things, but he forgot one thing, Brilliant Network also has a company in the United States, and you are also a member of the Screen Actors Guild, so you can ask for the same starting share in the screening hall in the United States as [Pearl Harbor], otherwise you will sue Eisner." ”
This is also a trick to draw salary, Eisner, the boss of Disney, is a very cunning person, but Scola is also a person who understands the rules of Hollywood very well, and knows better what kind of person Eisner is.
Eisner thought that Ye Ming did not have the ability to let his film be screened in the United States, but at this time he really forgot Ye Ming's ability, a brilliant network, so that Ye Ming at least had the means to sue Disney.
In the West, as long as you dare to sue and have evidence, even if you have a lawsuit with the US government, there is nothing you can't do.
Moreover, what the court likes most is that large companies are sued, especially large companies like Disney, because the more they can show that the judge is a fair and honest judge.
After Ye Ming drove to the company, he immediately found Sister Fang Fang and said: "You go and notify the lawyers of the American Brilliant Network, prepare materials, file a protest with the American Film Association and the Screen Actors Guild, and send a lawyer's letter to Disney, asking them to start with the same starting share as millionaires in Pearl Harbor and the slums, in this way, it will be fair and just, otherwise we will sue the Disney Company and the Film Association in court, and let them know that if we are treated unfairly, we will definitely not give up." ”
This rhythm, but Sister Fang Fang was half dead, what kind of rhythm is this. This rhythm, to be honest, is it intended to offend both the Motion Picture Association of America and Disney?
Sister Fang Fang was a little surprised and said, "What happened, you deserve to be so angry?" Ye Ming said very unhappily: "Just now from Chairman Liu's side, Disney's Eisner protested to Huaxia, asking Pearl Harbor to have the same starting share as the millionaires in the slums. This is bullying.
We in China have protection regulations for our own films, and it is no problem that we are 35 percent, and Pearl Harbor is at most a starting share of 25, but they ask everyone the same, all of them are 35, and the key is that some bastards really agreed to this request. ”
This is related to the success or failure of the box office, no wonder Ye Ming is so angry at this time, this was originally to take care of it, but as a result, his own people did not help his own people. took the arguably only advantage of Ye Ming's movie.
In terms of investment, Pearl Harbor is able to wipe out millionaires in the slums eight times out of ten without a problem. In terms of cast, let alone Hollywood, there are many big names in Hollywood, and there is no comparison with the movies made by some A-list stars in China. It can be said that in such a situation, the hope that can have a look is still a matter of starting share.
But I didn't expect Eisner to be so insidious, directly attacking from above. But some of the upper echelons of Huaxia really agreed. No wonder Ye Ming was so angry. Sister Fang Fang was also very angry, and contacted the United States by the fastest courier.
After the matter is settled. Sister Fang Fang thought for a while and said, "Boss, this matter, if you can go to the United States for a while, then I think things will be easier to handle."
After all, you have a lot of connections in the United States, and if you don't go yourself, then you want them to help. That's basically impossible. ”
Ye Ming thought for a while, shook his head and said, "This, it's simply impossible, in such a situation, we don't have time." If you say that you don't need to say that I will go before, but now, the concert of the Olympic bid is about to be, and I can't walk away, and now I am the ambassador of the Olympic bid, and if I, the ambassador of the Olympic bid, go away at this critical time, then what will others think of me?
There is also the fact that Jackson will come to Huaxia, and the people I invited, if it is said that I will leave directly at this time, this is also impolite to Jackson, I invite people to come to Huaxia, and I go to the United States to fight a lawsuit, which is also not good. ”
As soon as Ye Ming said that, Sister Fang Fang suddenly felt that it was really the case, if Ye Ming left, it would be a clue to the leader, which was basically what it meant.
Therefore, in such a situation, Ye Ming went to the United States, and it was indeed some rules that he didn't understand. Sister Fang Fang said a little helplessly: "Then what should I do, who can bear this breath like this." Would it be useful for us to protest?"
Whether this matter is useful or not, Sister Fang Fang is really hard to say, at least in Huaxia, if it is just a lawyer's letter or something, then in such a matter, no matter what it is, this matter cannot be successful, which company in Huaxia has not been in a lawsuit, especially a large company, you have not been in a lawsuit, you are embarrassed to say that you are a big company.
Therefore, Sister Fang Fang doesn't think that the affairs of the United States can be settled by relying on a lawyer's letter.
Disney's Eisner is not a fool either, and it is simply impossible for you to make the family surrender with a lawyer's letter. Therefore, at this time, Sister Fang Fang thinks that things are not as simple as she thinks.
Ye Ming said with a smile: "This will naturally not be so easy. It's not as simple as you think about it, what we do is just to make our voices heard, to express our protests, and the root cause of such a thing is actually Disney's mistake, and we are expressing such a factor to the media.
On such a problem, it is certain to fight a lawsuit, but we must also create public opinion pressure first, after all, we occupy the side of reason. ”
Ye Ming's words made Sister Fang Fang understand the importance of public opinion, especially in the United States, no matter what kind of freedom of speech it is, but. At least you have to be reasonable, if it doesn't make sense, public opinion will definitely not be on your side.
At this moment, at Disney, such a thing makes Eisner very excited to be able to achieve such a result in China. That's what he didn't expect.
He was also very excited to say to Michael Bay in the office: "I have won the most favorable result for this matter, and this matter is also related to the success or failure of the entire Hollywood to enter China.
But if we fail, then at such a time, we really become Hollywood sinners. You've got to work hard. ”
There's nothing more serious than that. In fact, even Eisner didn't know that Pearl Harbor was so important that it would be involved.
In such a situation, Eisner actually felt unprecedented pressure, so he made a trick and directly applied for the same starting quota as millionaires in China and the slums.
In fact, at such a time, he didn't think he could succeed at first. Huaxia has its own market protection regulations, therefore. Movies from your own country will naturally receive some preferential treatment in your own country.
However, Eisner never expected that his application would be successful, which was unexpected, so on such a question, he began to give Michael Bay a vaccination. Tell him that I got you such favorable terms, and you must work hard to get me the box office.
Michael Bay is also very surprised by this, the Hollywood movies broadcast in China are no longer one or two, basically speaking. There will be a limit to the starting share, this is a convention, in fact, this is the case in any country, and the films of your own country will always be protected.
It's the same even in the United States. But Michael Bay never expected that his own films in Huaxia would be able to apply for the same starting share as local films.
Michael Bay was also very happy and said: "Sure enough, it is a magical China, this is a magical country, and anything can happen." If it's a good deal, I think we're going to win. ”
This is very good news for the movie Pearl Harbor, not only is Eisner very excited about such a thing, but Michael Bay is also wandering in happiness after hearing the news, and he feels that God is really looking after him.
There is a saying in Huaxia that happiness is sad and sorrowful, and in this matter, it is talking about the current situation of Eisner and Michael Bay. Just as the two of them were very happy to get such a result, Eisner even said that he had opened a bottle of red wine from a winery in Puerto Rico, France, which was 83 years old, and was ready to celebrate this rare beginning.
This thing has to be celebrated, so many Hollywood movies go to Huaxia to be screened, but they can get this preferential conditions, why? This Eisner is very clear, in fact, it is because this is a critical time in the Beijing Olympic bid, in such a situation, Huaxia does not want to make even a little mistake in any aspect.
This time, Pearl Harbor's head-to-head confrontation with the millionaires in the slums in China has actually attracted a lot of attention from the international community.
There is no doubt about this, except for a few people such as Ye Ming, basically no one thinks that Ye Ming will win. However, the starting share of imported films in China is different from that of domestic films, and this is indeed criticized by some people in the international community.
Therefore, Huaxia's talents specially approved everyone to fight, so they stood on the same starting line, if it was said that in such a matter, Huaxia had let Ye Ming and them out, and it was not impossible to say that.
However, when Eisner just opened the wine, Amy walked in directly, and Amy, the secretary, had been with Eisner for not a year or two.
is a very qualified secretary, in such a situation, Amy knows very well what kind of things should be reported immediately, what kind of things should be able to be dealt with tomorrow.
And if you don't even knock on the door like this, you just walk in, and something very special must have happened.
Because this is Eisner's order, Eisner has the habit of taking a nap, so he is also afraid that some things will be delayed, that is, he specially told Amy that if there is something particularly urgent, then you can come close without knocking.
Sometimes, Eisner is sleeping, which is a great way to avoid delays.
At this moment, Eisner's mood is very good, after seeing Amy walk in, Eisner is even in the mood to joke: "Amy, what happened, it is worth your panic to come over, can it be said, what terrorist attack happened? Does anyone dare to attack the United States?"
Although this is a joke, in Eisner's view, no one dares to attack the United States at all, but, in the near future, the Americans will know that in fact, they are not saying that they can provoke it.
Now, of course, it seems that Eisner's words were a joke.
Amy was a little impatient and didn't pay attention to Esner's words, so a letter came over and said, "Boss." I don't care about what the attack is not attacking, what I care about is that somebody is going to sue us at the Disney Company, and now we've sent us a lawyer's letter. ”
This news is indeed not good news, but for Eisner, it is not big bad news at all, in fact, Disney Company will fight a lot of lawsuits every year, some are plaintiffs, sometimes defendants, anyway.
But in such a situation, no matter what the way it may be, Disney has its own team of lawyers to handle the matter, and a lot of money is allocated every year to deal with it.
Therefore, when he became a defendant, Eisner picked up his glass and said, "How many times this year? Forget it, who cares about this matter, who gives us the lawyer's letter, why, is it for what copyright?"
Amy took the lawyer's letter and said: "Actually, it's the lawyer's letter from the American station of Brilliant Network, which is the lawyer's letter from Ye Ming to us. (To be continued......)