Heading into November, New Globe continued to lead the entertainment market in North America.

The music album "I Come, I Create" has become popular for half the sky, and there have been five songs, which topped the US bulletin chart and became the number one single;

In the TV market, New Universal also dominates.

NBC's reality show "Globe Top Model", TV series "Bloodthirsty Forensics", ABC's reality show "Wisdom or Dare", FOX's reality show "Truth or Dare", TV series "Mom and Dad's Romance", AMC's TV series "Shameless", ...... Almost all of the major television stations in the United States, with the exception of CBS, broadcast TV programs produced by Universal Television.

Not to mention the popular American drama "Warcraft" on Starz TV, there is a sense of déjà vu of a miniature version of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and the visual effects are very shocking.

In the game market, "World of Warcraft" was born;

In the film market, "The Incredibles" and "Harry Potter 3: Prisoner of Azkaban" were released successively, suppressing all "demons and monsters". (The beginning of November is the Halloween horror film schedule)

Even in the fashion market, sales have skyrocketed as New Globe has completed its acquisition of Prada and after some free publicity, more Americans have recognized the luxury brand......

It's like cooking oil on fire.

In the latest issue of Wall Street Japan's Corporate Value section, a survey report was provided that produced a list of the top 10 unlisted companies in the United States.

Among them, New Globe Group ranks second with a valuation of $114 billion!

It is only behind Cargill, Minnesota's low-key farming family, which is valued at $135 billion.

What is the concept of New Global's $114 billion valuation?

News Corp.'s current market capitalization of $72 billion is inferior to New Globe.

Disney's market capitalization is $57.2 billion, which is half of the new Universal's market estimate.

In the film and television media industry, New Globe is only behind Time Warner.

At its peak, AOL Time Warner had a market capitalization of nearly $250 billion, and its current market capitalization is $123 billion.

Sooner or later, though, overtake Time Warner.

It is estimated that it will not take half a year.

With President George W. Bush's successful re-election, it is conceivable that in his second term, it will be an opportunity for the New Globe Group to stir up the times.

It is even rumored that President George W. Bush will award Donn with a Medal of Freedom, the highest honor for American civilians, at a year-end commendation ceremony, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to improving women's rights and interests, especially the protection of underage female sexual assault.

This is, of course, the official statement.

The real reason is probably because Don successfully took Harvey Weinstein and blocked the release of "Fahrenheit 911", so that President George W. Bush had a thrilling re-election.

The rumors are true.

Donn did receive a call from the White House office.

But he refused.

This kind of limelight is unnecessary and meaningless.

It's as if the British royal family wanted to award Donn a medal in recognition of his outstanding contributions, but he refused.

Don is Don Nn!

His name is Halo, and he can represent himself.

He didn't need the glorious blessings of the government and royalty to prove his success.

This summer, Don contacted all parties and suppressed "Fahrenheit 911" in a righteous manner, which can be said to have done President George W. Bush a great favor.

It is conceivable that in the next few years, New Globe Group will not encounter too strict policy restrictions in the process of development.

It's as if Murdoch's News Corp. were going to buy Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal, and there would be no more obstacles. As a big donor, he made such a great contribution to the election of President George W. Bush by providing political contributions. If the president is re-elected, News Corp will naturally receive a lot of benefits.

In the midst of the booming momentum, Don heard some discordant voices.

It's from Hollywood.

"What? strike?"

Tang En looked at the document in his hand, and was really a little surprised.

This document is from the MPAA and is also marked "important". The content is simple: "Reliable information, the Hollywood Writers Guild, is brewing a new round of collective strikes." Tomorrow at 9 a.m., there will be an emergency meeting at the MAPP headquarters building. ”

It's concise, but it's rich enough.

Hollywood's Screenwriters Guild is going on strike again!

Strikes are very common in Hollywood, and many unions can only take extreme measures - strikes in order to fight for more rights and interests, when negotiations with the six major studios are fruitless.

This is a legacy of history.

Back then, red ideas infiltrated Hollywood, creating the "Hollywood Gang of Ten", setting off round after round of strikes, and turning the whole Hollywood into a miasma. Later, for a period of time, the whole United States was anti-communist, and even top scientists like Qian Xuesen were quarantined and sent away. Hollywood even arrested a number of filmmakers with wrong political tendencies in those years, sent them to the guillotine, and actively engaged in "color revolutions".

But it did not stop the strike flow.

Among the dozens of unions in Hollywood, the four most powerful unions are the producers' union, the directors' union, the actors' union, and the screenwriters' union.

Among the four major unions, producers have the highest right to speak, so the conditions are the best. Every money-making movie in Hollywood has to pay dividends to the producers' union, which is an omni-channel dividend.

The director's union has the same right to speak as the actors' union, and secondly, every movie that sells at the box office in Hollywood also has the right to participate in dividends, which is box office sharing.

The strength of the producers' union, directors' union, and actors' union is too huge, and no one can afford to offend them, so everyone can only pinch their noses and admit it, and they must give money.

This is conventional, it has exceeded the height of the law, and if you want to survive, you can only do this.

Fortunately, the film company has the ability to do accounts, especially after the collectivization, which has increased the ability to turn the right hand left and right, can control the amount of dividends, and can use money to pinch the other party.

Mutual constraints.

However, the Screenwriters' Guild is too miserable, because it lacks enough strength to threaten the film company, Hollywood has always squeezed the Screenwriters' Guild hard enough.

How low is the role of a screenwriter? You can see it in an entertainment news.

"Entertainment Weekly" once published an article listing "10 things you must not do if you want to get into the entertainment industry". Among them, one is "You must not sleep with the screenwriter"!

The implication is that Hollywood screenwriters have no status at all, and for those actresses who fantasize about "sleeping" in Hollywood, sleeping with screenwriters is futile, sleeping in vain!

Hollywood has more than 100,000 screenwriters. Among them, there are 12,000 registered members of the Screenwriters Guild, with an average annual salary of $200,000. However, there are only 2,000 screenwriters with an annual salary of more than $200,000, and most of them are struggling with food and clothing.

There are even up to 48% of screenwriters who are unemployed and don't get a penny of income!

Basically, the Screenwriters Guild is a small strike every three years and a big strike every ten years!

The last time the Writers Guild went on strike was in 2001.

At that time, it was the California government that coordinated and settled the matter. They calculated that if things got bigger, it could cost California as much as $7 billion.

At the time, Donn was not a Hollywood giant and was not involved in the negotiations.

All he knows is that Hollywood studios and the Writers Guild have reached an agreement to pay an additional $41 million in copyright royalties to screenwriters' works over the next three years.

Now, three years later, the Writers Guild is repeating its old tricks and threatening to strike Hollywood studios to back down and share more profits with them.

The Producers' Guild is eating meat, and the Directors Guild and the Actors Guild are eating vegetables.

The Screenwriters Guild has a soup head office, right?

Don't starve to death!

There is no such thing as good or evil in labor disputes, and the butt determines the brain.

A prime example is Michael Jordan.

This basketball god, when he was a player, was actively running, confronting the management, with a very loud tone and a very crazy attitude, demanding a significant increase in the player's salary to protect the interests of the player. At that time, he won and received the highest annual salary of $30 million in history.

Later, Jordan retired, bought an NBA team, became the owner, and became the biggest hawk. The toughness of the attitude made the owner of the Mavericks, Cuban, stunned. Even Jordan became the representative of the management and became the spokesperson of all team owners in the NBC league, and he was in the limelight and unparalleled for a while, which once caused a half-year shutdown of the NBA. Later, the players had no ball to play and no money to make, so they couldn't hold on anymore and had to compromise. Jordan scored another big win.

Tang En is a member of the Screenwriters Guild, and he has accumulated more than 60 film and television works registered with the Screenwriters Guild! More than $6,000 is paid every year for copyright protection alone.

It's just a small amount of money, though.

Don is also the big boss of the New Globe Group!

He represents the interests of companies such as Universal Pictures, Down Pictures, Marvel Studios, Rose Pictures, Pixar, Lego Animation Studios, Focus Pictures, Universal Television Productions, STA Television, and more!

In this "labor dispute", Tang En is the real "employer".

Don was more concerned about the matter, and called Ron Mayer and Shirley Lansing to his office to find out the situation.

In the 2000 Actors Guild Strike and the Writers Guild Strike in 2001, Don was unable to participate because of his lack of strength.

This time, he is a real big man in Hollywood, and his words carry a lot of weight.

His attitude can even determine the way to deal with the upcoming labor dispute.

"The strikes are not so much, the main thing is the threat. Ron Meyer, who was the president of CAA in his early years, handled this kind of thing very well, and said with a smile, "The last agreement has been fulfilled, but with the development of the times, the film market is getting better and better, and the last agreement is outdated, and it is not surprising that the Writers Guild wants to change a new clause." ”

The original agreement between Hollywood studios and the Writers Guild was that the Writers Guild would receive 3% of the profits from the copyright of film and television works, including box office, DVD, pay-TV and pay-per-demand broadcasts.

It stands to reason that 3% is also very high.

However, there is a huge difference between "profit dividends" and "income dividends".

Even a global blockbuster movie like "Harry Potter" can fall into a loss, which shows how ruthless Hollywood studios are. So much so that it is almost difficult for the Screenwriters Guild to get the dividends it deserves.

And that's not all.

Shirley Lansing said: "The 3% profit dividend is also divided into two parts, 1% is a fixed dividend, and 2% is a big sale bonus dividend. In other words, only when the film revenue is enough, the Screenwriters Guild can get the remaining 2% of the dividend. In fact, even if it is a 1% dividend, it is difficult for the Screenwriters Guild to get it. As far as I know, the only film company that honestly pays a 3% dividend to the Screenwriters Guild is Sony Pictures. ”

Tang En laughed and said: "The Japanese, if they don't pay more protection money, they won't be able to live in Hollywood at all." Now, though, it's not much better. ”

Shirley Lansing shook her head with a smile, and then said seriously: "Don, this time the matter should not be a big deal, but it must be resolved as soon as possible." Strikes often benefit not from the top star screenwriters, but from obscure small screenwriters, a group that is too large and more sympathetic to the public. And this kind of thing is often an opportunity for big stars to show off, such as Tom Cruise, who is the most 'sympathetic', and every time there is a strike, he will show his support, which has been widely recognized by fans. Other actors, even if they don't express their stance publicly, can't express their opposition, they have to practice it. ”

Ron Meyer added: "If the producers, directors and other crew members continue to make films during the strike phase, they are helping the studios. Failure to put pressure on the studios is tantamount to opposing the strike. This also leads to the fact that once there is a problem, the film project has to be put on hold. Don't forget, it's already November, and awards season is just around the corner. ”

Don's face became solemn.

Indeed, the Screenwriters Guild has found a good time.

If it can't be solved as soon as possible, then it will not only affect the production of film and television programs, but even affect the awards season, and even boycott the Golden Globes and Oscars.

In 2008, when the screenwriters' strike was the largest, the Golden Globe Awards were canceled because of the boycott by the Actors Guild and the Screenwriters Guild.

"Okay. Shirley, excuse me, tomorrow's MPAA meeting, you go to it too, and come back and give me a report. Donn said with a deep groan.

This labor dispute, as Ron Meyer put it, should be a petty fight.

The last three-year royalty agreement of $41 million expired, and this time I will add that it has been raised to $45 million, and it is about the same.

However, this is a struggle for the right to speak.

Don had to get involved and show his position in the industry.

The strikes will never stop.

Whoever has the most right to speak will be able to fight for their own interests even more.

Whether it is the Screenwriters Guild, the Producers Guild, the Directors Guild, or the Actors Guild, Don's idea is very clear, and the dividends can only be limited to the box office and peripheral copyrights of the film. Derivative rights are off-limits! For example, games, tourism real estate, consumer goods and fashion sales, such industries, must be prevented from their intrusion.

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors