Returning to Los Angeles, Matthew immediately rushed to the Angel Agency, and after meeting with Helen Herman, he replied to Richard Hansen, the president of the Western Council of the Writers Guild, and agreed to meet at the Angel Agency the next morning.

The reason why he rushed back was because the screenwriters' union came directly to him.

Matthew now has a film production studio, and may invest in more films in the future, and will inevitably deal with the screenwriters' union often in the future, perhaps in the eyes of the producers' alliance composed of the six major Hollywood companies, the screenwriters' union is nothing, but for people like him who are new to the production industry, the screenwriters' union is definitely a very powerful organization.

Everyone knows that in this part of North America, if the union really wants to find fault, it will be very troublesome.

When Richard Hansen contacted Helen Herman, he also directly stated that he was looking for something related to the writers' strike.

Compared with beauties, Matthew attaches more importance to his career, because as long as he has a career, he will not worry about no beauties.

If you don't have a career in Hollywood, how many stars and models will bird him with a strong figure and a good-looking face?

If you want to die in Hollywood, you need capital.

Matthew attaches great importance to making his capital stronger and more attractive.

Even if you can't get it with fame, you can just take the money and smash the clothes clean like Carolina Kokova.

It's a vulgar idea, but after becoming friends with David Ellison, Matthew discovers that it's actually good to be a vulgar rich man.

The next morning, Matthew and Helen Herman welcomed Richard Hansen, president of the Writers Guild's Western Council, in the Angel Agency's meeting room.

This is a middle-aged man in his fifties, the leader of the writers' union and one of the initiators of this writers' strike.

"This strike is no way out. Richard Hansen sighed and said, "The strike continues, and it is all those who work in Hollywood who suffer." ”

Matthew said very seriously, "I have always supported your union to fight for legitimate rights, so after your union started to strike, I suspended the work of the two crews of "Twilight" and "Fast and Furious 4", both of which are currently on long-term vacation. ”

"We are so grateful for your support of the Writers Guild. Richard Hansen said solemnly.

Helen Herman answered, "Matthew's two projects are also waiting to start, and I don't want to see the current situation. ”

That's a good thing to say, Matthew is nodding his head, including him, the whole of Hollywood doesn't want to see the Writers Guild go on strike, even the Producers' Union that has rejected the Writers' Guild's conditions one after another.

The strike is big, and the loss is the entire industry, and the people in this industry will be affected.

Richard Hansen, who has been in the Western Writers Guild for many years and is a standard old fox, then said, "Matthew, I also know that your Thirteenth Film Studio and David Ellison's Skydance Pictures have invested in two projects, and you have invested a lot of money, and I am very sorry that it has affected you. ”

"It doesn't matter. Matthew said politely, "I can still afford this time cost." ”

Richard Hansen continued, "I have an offer that can get your two crews out of where they are now. ”

Helen Herman reached out and pushed her glasses, Matthew understood what she meant, and in fact he instantly raised his vigilance.

The two of them have been fighting side by side for many years, and they have long reached a silent tacit understanding, and they have influenced each other in many ways, and there are some similarities, such as being influenced by Matthew for a long time, Helen Herman will first look at many people and many things with a malicious eye.

Matthew deliberately put on a look of interest, "Mr. Hansen, please speak." ”

"If I remember correctly, although you and David Ellison have film studios, they don't join the Producers League, right?" Richard Hansen saw Matthew nodding and said with a smile, "My proposal is simple, you can make a new agreement with the Writers Guild, and in the future, Thirteen Film Studio and Skydance Pictures will ......"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Hansen. Matthew suddenly interjected, "I'll interrupt, I'm friends with David Ellison, but Skydance Pictures is his ......"

Richard Hansen nodded slightly, "That's Studio Thirteen, as long as your studio reaches an agreement with the writers' union, it will no longer be affected by the strike, and it will be able to resume work soon." ”

Matthew and David Ellison took the initiative to give the two crews a long vacation, but others didn't know about it.

Helen Herman was quiet, she had consulted with Matthew yesterday, and Matthew had always seen the wind and steered in this kind of matter, and would definitely not respond casually.

After listening to Richard Hansen's words, Matthew decided to refuse, but instead of speaking immediately, he thought about it.

Richard Hansen's gaze swept over Matthew's face, this is a strategy he decided to adopt after consulting with the chairman of the Eastern Writers Guild, simply letting the screenwriters strike against the Hollywood studios, it is just a very helpless move, the strike continues, and the screenwriters cannot afford a series of losses.

The best way to do this is for both sides to take a step back and then compromise to an agreement.

The Writers Guild is ready to compromise, but the Producers Union has no intention of compromising at all, as if screenwriting isn't an important part of the Hollywood industry.

Therefore, they also began to lobby privately, and the preferred targets were some film studios that have not joined the producers alliance or film companies that are on the very edge of the producers alliance, as long as they can open a certain gap from the film company's side, it will inevitably be like a flood overflowing the embankment, and the gap will become bigger and bigger.

Before he found an angel agency, he had already negotiated with two small companies, but the scale of those two film companies was too small, and it was a lie to say that they were shell companies.

Matthew Horner is his chosen target, with a significant presence in the industry and a huge fame that can bring news effects, especially with a fledgling film company that has not yet joined the producers' league due to time and the fact that it has not yet succeeded in making films.

It's definitely a good choice, as long as you can get Matthew Horner, the herd effect is no less than that of a medium-sized film company.

Matthew's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the sofa, but he didn't speak, of course he knew what the main conditions of the Writers' Guild's demand for this strike were.

One of the triggers of the last writers' union strike, the 1988 Writers' Union strike, was a boom in the home video market, with screenwriters wanting a piece of the revenue from video tapes.

This time, it is DVD, network copyright and TV copyright, etc., especially in the new media to obtain substantial dividends, the most obvious manifestation is the DVD dividend percentage.

As we all know, the North American DVD market is quite large and is an important source of interest for major Hollywood manufacturers.

The Writers Guild is demanding an increase in the fixed revenue share to screenwriters from the many peripheral revenues of new media, including DVDs, from the previous 3 percent to 5 percent.

This may not seem like a small increase, but things are far from being as simple as they seem, with several negotiations failing, and a coalition of producers made up of film companies sticking to their stance, if not taking a tough stance.

Strikes do not solve the problem fundamentally, and the Producers Union is not without a strategy to deal with it, and many non-screenwriters from the Screenwriters' Guild and screenwriters from outside North America can be used as alternatives.

Matthew doesn't have to think much to see Richard Hansen's intentions, which is to use him as a breakthrough to trigger a chain effect.

That is, I want to treat him as a bird.

As a Hollywood star, many times it is good to be a rising bird, which means that there is enough limelight to be in the limelight.

This is not a cover.

Although Studio 13 is a shell company and has not joined the Producers Alliance, when those two films are released, the studio can naturally join the Producers Alliance.

In this case, which side should you choose?

Matthew's fingers tapping on the armrest of the sofa stopped, and said very tactfully, "Mr. Hansen, the writers of the two crews of "Twilight" and "Fast and Furious 4" are paid much higher than the highest level they have received in the past, and after the crew is reunited, each screenwriter will also receive a part of the subsidy according to their respective positions. ”

Speaking of which, he added, "I think screenwriters have always been an important part of the film industry and should be taken seriously. ”

"Uh......" Richard Hansen frowned slightly, not expecting at all that Matthew would refuse in this way.

But he can't fault anything yet, what Matthew said is increasing the actual treatment of screenwriters, which is the same agreement that the screenwriters' union is expecting.

"Mr. Hansen. Matthew then said, "I am an actor, and I am also a laborer by the standards of both labor and management. ”

Again, he tactfully said, "Thirteenth Film Studio is just a shell company, and it basically does not participate in any substantive film production except for investment. ”

They are both smart people, how could Richard Hansen not understand Matthew's words, thinking about it, this kind of thing can't be forced, and with Matthew Horner's current status and influence, no one in Hollywood can force him.

He had already considered lobbling, so he prepared another option in advance.

"I am very grateful to the two crews of "Twilight" and "Fast and Furious 4" for their preferential treatment of the writers. Richard Hansen instead said, "Now many stars, including Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, George Clooney and others, have expressed their support for the Writers Guild and not attend this Oscars if the strike continues." ”

Hearing this, Matthew didn't have to think about it at all, and said directly, "If the strike continues, I won't participate in the Oscars." ”

He never thought about going to the Oscars.

"Thank you. Richard Hansen said a few more words and quickly left.

A few minutes after he left, Helen Herman answered the phone again and said to Matthew, "Kathleen Kennedy, vice president of the League of Producers, called. ”