It is the "cornerstone" of Hollywood's operation, covering everything from salary sharing to authorship ownership, and the agreement is changed every three years, and the labor side is composed of four major unions: screenwriters, directors, actors, and producers.

During World War II, the Foundation Agreement was like a shot in the arm, bringing stable jobs and a lot of money to Hollywood's downturn, and the real crisis came in the late '50s. Because, TV appeared.

In the Hollywood system, screenwriters have always believed that they are always ignored, and their works are the core of the movie, but the income is the bottom of the industry.

In history, the Writers Guild has gone on strike seven times, almost every time, because of money, and in 1960, the first strike took 21 weeks.

At that time, television was an emerging industry, and film companies made a lot of money through TV copyrights, and in the United States, where TV was just emerging, watching movies at home became a fashionable choice

The treatment of screenwriters is different, because there is no corresponding commission, their wages do not increase or decrease, and in the "Basic Agreement", there are no relevant regulations at all, but the screenwriters used the sharp weapon of the workers, and the strike, from January 16 to June 10, the strike lasted 151 days, and through negotiations, the writers' weekly salary rose to $350, and they will also profit 5% from the TV share.

In addition to money, emerging industries are also a problem, in 1988, because of the disagreement over the sharing of video royalties, the screenwriters quit again, although it only lasted 15 days, but a total of more than 2,000 screenwriters participated in the strike, and many TV programs were seriously affected, with direct losses of up to 1 billion.

The cause of this strike, in addition to the cliché salary, has also become the focus of the distribution of DVDs, and the sharing of Internet on-demand has also become one of the issues.

The reason why the producer is high above is because he thinks about the problem from the perspective of the boss and thinks about the investor, unlike the actors and other staff members, who don't care about killing and burying.

From the perspective of investment, film is a high-risk industry, and if you are not careful, you will lose miserably, and when you lose, you will swallow the bitter fruit, and it is not enough to make a little money to fill the hole, and you have to share dividends with a large group of people, which is very unacceptable, so on this issue, they decided not to give an inch, this job is worth so much money, and if you don't want to do it, you can not do it.

Screenwriters all know that if they want to defend their rights and protect their own rights and interests, they must rely on the trade union, and without the trade union, the individual's ability is very small and helpless, so more than a dozen big names under MM, like Simon (Slumdog Millionaire), Michael (Little Sunshine Beauty), Monaghan (Infernal Affairs), Ryris (Anatomy Gray), Big names such as Aziwa Goldmans (Da Vinci Code), with a script of 3 million plus a share, and a very considerable income, are hardcore elements of the MM Group, but when the union gives an order, they dare not disobey, only strike.

For ordinary screenwriters, it is a strike when there is no work to be done, but for them, it is a big piece of fat in front of them but they can't earn it, which is also equivalent to cutting the flesh of the heart with a knife.

There is a way, not many people dare to disobey the union, but Mark dares, at present, the two sides are negotiating, and there is no result for a while, but Mark asked "The Da Vinci Code" screenwriter Aziwa Gosman to work overtime day and night to complete the script of the sequel "Angels and Devils", if not, Mark will take over.

The original version of Columbia Pictures, due to the impact of the writers' strike, postponed delivery, and as a result, it was postponed to 2009, and as a result, under the pressure of a super blockbuster, it became cannon fodder, and the box office hit the streets, and Mark would not allow this to happen.

Gossman patted his heart and promised: "There is a problem with the wood, I am in the screenwriters' union, the heart is in MM, I will rush to work day and night, and strive to deliver the goods before the resolution is formed, if Mark wants to revise it, there is also a problem with the wood." ”

As a member of the screenwriters' union, if you don't respond to the call of the union, you will definitely be removed and excluded, and the consequences are very serious, but offending Mark, the consequences are even more serious, so you must be comprehensive and not offend both sides.

This, other people are also willing, offending Mark, the consequences are equally serious, Mark approved their obedience to the union, but Mark's affairs must also not be left behind, this should be Mark's bottom line.

For these large companies, there are drama libraries for emergencies, but the impact on TV variety shows is great.

Now the major companies are also actively responding, they already have a dialogue mechanism, and now they are quickly uniting and forming a united front to form a delegation of management, and their slogan is: "Where there is work, there is money." ”

The studios' response, in which they accused the Writers Guild of being opportunistic, "broke the negotiations early on and wanted to vote for a strike without making the effort to reach an agreement at the negotiating table," the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said in a statement. "It's in everyone's best interest to keep the industry in good working order, and we're there when they're ready to resume negotiations. ”

The Writers Guild and the Federation of Film and Television Producers are negotiating the renewal of expiring screenwriting contracts, and screenwriters are demanding further salary and benefits packages, which film and television production companies do not want to do.

Hollywood has traditionally been producer-centric. The Screenwriters' Guild, the Actors Guild, the Directors Guild and the Producers' Guild maintain their respective interests in the form of contracts. The old contract between the Writers Guild and the Producers Guild, which was signed in 2001 and expired on 31 November, began negotiations to renew the contract in July this year, with the main differences being that the producers demanded that the balance be paid after recovering the cost of the film and television program, while the Writers Guild demanded that the producers pay double the profits from DVD sales and improve the treatment of screenwriters of television programs such as reality shows.

The Hollywood Reporter reported that in the renewal talks, the writers wanted to reach a new contract worth a total of $535 million, while the production company was only willing to pay $180 million, and there was a gap of up to $350 million between the two sides, making the strike seem inevitable.

In the event that both sides could not reach an agreement, the Writers Guild formally passed a strike resolution and decided that they would officially go on strike starting on November 5.

In order to strictly enforce the discipline of the strike, the Screenwriters Guild has formulated a series of rules and regulations during the strike, all members are not allowed to start work without authorization, and even the door of the film company cannot enter, otherwise they will be punished by 100,000 US dollars, and if they refuse to pay the fine, they will be expelled from the association. Spielberg and these bigwigs dare not ignore it, and before the contract renewal negotiations have ended this year, new strike rules have been introduced, which are stricter than before.

The Screenwriters' Guild decided to go on strike on November 5 because of the failure of negotiations, and more than 30,000 screenwriters from the two major branches of the Screenwriters Guild on the east and west coasts will stop writing plays for film companies and television stations.

Regarding the statement of the Writers Guild, the Producers' Guild said that it was helpless, saying: "This will cause everyone to suffer. ”

In the case that everyone suffers losses, rich producers will be more durable, and most of the screenwriters are low-income moonshine families, and since they are on strike, the film company will definitely not pay their salaries, and life will be more difficult, and they will naturally return to work if they can't support it.

MM's negotiations, which are in charge of Iger, are the same as those of the producers' union, every time the writers' union goes on strike over the salary, and in the long run, their producers' lives will not be able to live, and their producers represent the interests of the investors, and if they agree easily, they will not be able to live, the chairman of the producers' union said: "This is mutual harm." ”

Mark respected Iger's decision and let him be responsible, and at the same time, as a member of the Writers Guild, he expressed a neutral position, he was kicked in the head by a donkey, and he would not run to the door of his company to hold a sit-in, but ran to the Chicago set to concentrate on filming his "The Dark Knight".

This screenwriter's strike is a conflict of interests, Mark has a golden finger, knowing that this will end with the producer's commission, Hollywood has lost three billion dollars, but should they give in in advance?

This is no different from ordinary labor disputes, everyone thinks that they are justified, and who will surrender in the first place.

This was originally a big deal and made headlines, but it was robbed of the headlines by Davis Fund's strong entry into Time Warner.

This era Warner is a typical slut who is difficult to keep a widow, just broke up with Mi Guo Online, was single for a few days, and threw himself into the arms of the Davis Fund.

In the past, it was merged with Mi Guo Online, which can also be said to complement resources, increase the competitiveness of the industry, and be a perfect marriage, but now it is looking at money, regardless of face and shame, I just want to be a broad wife, and I don't care who is my husband.

After relying on the Davis Fund, Time Warner spent 15 billion yuan to acquire Amazon and prepare to form a new group.

For Amazon, Mark is slanderous, but he has a lot of overlap with Netflix, and in view of this, Mark just let the family fund buy 10% of its shares, hitchhike and enjoy the success, and did not play in person.

Who knew that Davis Fund suddenly made a hostile takeover, he first manipulated Amazon's stock price, suppressed it, and then bought its shares on a large scale.

Martin, a financial predator, has been planning for Amazon for a long time, and he is making a surprise attack, and Amazon's Bezosgen has no room to fight back.

When Bezos knew that it was the Davis Fund that was engaged in him, the overall situation was achieved, and the Davis Fund controlled more than 51% of the shares and became the largest shareholder.

Bezos approached Mark with tears in his eyes and wanted to contact Martin through him, and everyone sat down to talk.