Chapter 857: National Hero
"Don Eun, don't sell it, everyone is waiting for the explanation, you go to South Korea...... What is the real purpose?"
"Of course, it's less ......"
Don happened to spend all his time admiring the two old faces of Lei Shidong and Ted Turner, who were sitting opposite him, black as the bottom of a pot, not to mention how happy he was.
They worked hard, secretly planned, and used all their resources to contact the forces of the other side to create such a big battle.
As a result, it was easily dissolved by Don.
This feeling, not to mention how cool it is!
So much so that when Jack Valenty asked, Don almost told the truth...... The real purpose, of course, is Girls' Generation!
In his previous life, he could only think about it with red eyes in front of the computer screen, but in this life, he has the strength, so he naturally wants to realize his former fantasies one by one.
"The real purpose is to push the South Korean government to implement the free trade agreement of TO, and change the mandatory restriction of 147 days for movie theaters to show local films to 73 days. ”
Don's remarks made the atmosphere in the conference room swell.
The effect received was far more exaggerated than Don imagined.
In particular, several major leaders of the MPAA looked horrified, as if they had seen a ghost.
The old man Jack Valenty, who couldn't stand steadily, also stood up suddenly like a spring, his white eyebrows were trembling slightly, and he asked in disbelief: "Donne, ...... you You're not kidding, are you? Change 147 days to 73 days?"
Tang En smiled and said calmly: "There are so many seniors in the industry here, I don't dare to make a big fuss." ”
"Is this true?" said Jack Valenty's voice.
Don raised his head proudly, "Of course!"
"They agreed?"
"I had a few good exchanges with Chairman Oh of the Korea Film Promotion Council, and he expressed his willingness to promote the implementation of the trade agreement. The in-depth combination of the special effects industry and Hollywood is a good thing that complements each other, and they naturally don't need to guard against Hollywood like an enemy. ”
Jack Valenty's brain was dizzy, and he almost couldn't breathe.
This...... How is this possible?
Shocking!
When South Korea joined the TO 10 years ago, it signed a free trade agreement that changed the requirement from 147 days to 73 days. However, after South Korea joined the TO, due to various reasons, this clause has not been implemented for a long time.
This has been pretty much Jack Valenty's biggest piece of heart in the last decade!
He's pushing for it with all his might, but it's mediocre.
In the early days, it was the Asian financial crisis, and President Clinton said that he was willing to make concessions and help South Korea tide over the difficulties, and would not impose demands.
Later, when the George W. Bush administration came to power, the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred, followed by the second Gulf War.
In order to win the support of South Korea, President George W. Bush also has to make concessions.
So much so that ten years after the trade agreement was signed, South Korea still failed to implement it!
This has caused Hollywood to suffer a huge loss of profits, and as the president of the MPAA, Jack Valenty has also suffered a lot of pressure from members.
It's hard to do!
However, he never thought that Don En would go to South Korea and ...... That's it?
How can it be?
In the past ten years, he has personally traveled to South Korea dozens of times, but he has not been able to do this.
In particular, the Film Promotion Committee has an extremely tough attitude!
There is simply no room for negotiation.
Donn, did he really do it?
Jack Valenty sat down slowly, his face a little pale, the shock caused by Donn's words just now almost made him have a heart attack.
After relieving for a while, he suppressed the shock in his heart, and asked again: "Don En, this matter is very important, even if it is submitted to the White House, it is a major matter that can shake the national policy! Don En, have you really done this matter?"
Don was a little confused.
Shake the national focus?
Is it so exaggerated?
He just promoted the reform of Korean film policy, and he conformed to the general trend of history.
It's just a matter of pushing the boat down the river.
Can it rise to the height of the White House's national policy?
No way?
Jack Valenti simply explained, "TO's free trade agreement...... There are too many countries that have defaulted, and many times, it is difficult for the White House to deal with it, and even our friendly countries are violating the agreement, such as South Korea. If we can take South Korea as a model and open an opening, and then comprehensively promote the United Nations to review and supervise free trade agreements, the impact on the world pattern and economic environment will be far from being as simple as the film market. ”
It dawned on Don then.
Dare to love him and become a national hero?
When this is done, maybe President Bush Jr. will give him a medal.
It was unexpected.
Tang En coughed lightly and said: "There should be no problem, South Korea is currently making every effort to promote the special effects industry, as long as Hollywood can deign to cooperate, the Film Promotion Council will make every effort to promote the reform of Korean film policy." Of course, Chairman Wu and I are still only verbally agreed, and the specific negotiations still need to be negotiated by the MPAA on behalf of Hollywood. ”
Jack Valenty took a deep breath, his heart panicked, as if he hadn't recovered from the shock, "Okay, good, good! If this happens, Donn, you're a Hollywood hero, no, a national hero!"
Many countries have film protection policies, even in the core countries of the European Union, such as Germany and France.
In fact, from the perspective of Hollywood's interests alone, the revision of South Korea's film policy, changing 147 days to 73 days, will not add much box office revenue to Hollywood.
Annually...... That's about $300 million to $400 million.
However, when you look at the world, this volume is huge.
South Korea wants to revise it, and other countries will have to revise it one after another!
Not to mention EU countries such as Germany and France, even Russia is liberalizing its policies, and even Chinese mainland has revised the rules of films......
The current Hollywood movies can only get 15% of the box office share in the mainland, and this money has not been collected for a long time. Because of the foreign exchange involved, China Film Group, the only foreign film distributor, will always find all kinds of excuses to withhold the account.
Later, when the United States opened up the gap through the Korean film market, it began to promote free trade agreements on a global scale.
Although the Chinese side is still stubbornly resisting Hollywood films, it has also made great concessions, allowing more Hollywood films to enter the mainland market every year, and raising the box office share to 25%. (Note)
Donn's ambitions are great, but they are only focused on satisfying his personal desires.
He never thought of making the slightest change in the international situation.
His greatest secret is his foresight.
If the international situation is changed, will his foresight still be useful?
How else to plan for the best interests?
Therefore, when Don makes many major decisions, he follows the general trend of history.
Otherwise, with his negotiating power, how could he simply get the Korean Film Promotion Council?
People are not stupid!
It's just a concubine, and it's just a hit!
Unexpectedly, Donn's move to take advantage of the trend for the sake of Hollywood's film career turned out to be a brickstone for planning the national policy of the United States......
Happiness came so suddenly, Don En was a little overwhelmed.
I secretly smiled bitterly in my heart: "I just want to be a low-key film director who can make money, and I really didn't want to become the founder of the international pattern...... I'm not a politician, I'm a businessman......! It's so lonely!"
……
In this MPAA meeting, Don is the protagonist.
In fact, Don is indeed the protagonist!
It's just that the way he becomes the protagonist is a little different.
Originally, according to some people's assumptions, Tang En would become the target of public criticism, severely criticized by many industry bigwigs, became the target of verbal criticism, and was sanctioned by everyone.
In order to alleviate the pressure and resolve the conflict, Don had to make concessions and take out a large part of the benefits to share the profits with everyone.
This matter can be considered a complete solution.
But I didn't expect it...... Things are completely different from what I imagined.
Don didn't explain much about Harvey Weinstein at all, and all of his remarks at the conference revolved around South Korea.
From the Korean tourism industry, to the Korean special effects industry, to the policy reform of the Korean film industry......
The tourism industry can make a little money and has a slight investment prospect;
The special effects industry can help Hollywood solve a lot of financial pressure and find a way out for those special effects companies that can't survive;
Policy Reform ...... the Film Industry This influence is great, and it can rise to the height of the White House national policy!
Jack Valenty's words were not false.
If this is really done by Don a businessman, he can really become a national hero!
Once the TO FTA has a breakthrough in global enforcement, it will greatly promote the development of the U.S. economy, thereby driving countless jobs.
What a big deal!
The pattern far surpasses that of Hollywood.
In comparison, Harvey Weinstein's little bullshit is not worth mentioning at all.
At the end of the meeting, even Lei Shidong and Ted Turner were embarrassed to mention Harvey Weinstein anymore, but discussed the globalization of the entertainment industry with everyone seriously.
A criticism meeting against Don has really turned into an industry seminar.
The aggressiveness at the beginning of the meeting also disappeared into invisibility.
Don smiled and listened quietly to everyone's enthusiastic discussion.
His eyes looked at Lei Shidong intentionally or unintentionally.
Lei Shidong, who watched it, was furious.
Not to mention Lei Shidong, even Michael Eisner was a little frightened.
This kid can't be brewing anything bad again, thinking about revenge, right?
(Note: I see a friend who has discussed the issue of box office accounting, let me tell you.) The standard account share for domestic producers is 35%. However, the producer usually has to return 2 points to the theater, and the average revenue is 33%. This is a domestic characteristic, not an international market situation. )
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