"Daniel has made a positive statement that he will come forward to mediate the issue between the Writers Guild and the Film and Television Producers Guild."

The New York Times headline the news, and it is quite unusual for a piece of such information to make the headlines in a lot of political and economic news. On the one hand, the impact of the screenwriters' strike is indeed very large, you know, the division of labor in the entertainment industry in the United States is very clear, screenwriters in addition to writing movie scripts for production companies, TV drama scripts, there are a lot of other jobs, such as writing scripts for talk shows - otherwise, those talk-out hosts, and not know-it-all, how can they have endless stalks day after day, and there is a large team of screenwriters behind them - the more popular the talk show, the stronger the screenwriter team behind it, The more it is affected, the more it will be affected. Secondly, some of the strings of words for the award ceremony are also written by the screenwriter, without the screenwriter, it is difficult for the award ceremony to go smoothly, of course, everyone can also do it, but it is quite unwatching.

Of course, there is another side that has been going on until now, and George. Clooney, Tom. Hanks and other industry celebrities have come forward to reconcile the contradictions, but so far, no one has been able to do so. This is very certain, after all, whether it is a screenwriter team or a producers association, they are all large groups, and it is difficult for individual power to influence them. Therefore, there are also some statements in the media that there are not too many people who hope to be able to make peace from it. Sandler is probably the most suitable.

So this is one of the big reasons why the New York Times is paying so much attention to this issue, and public opinion is quite concerned about whether Daniel can actually push the two companies to reach a deal to end this protracted and seemingly distant strike.

According to the New York Times:

"At the premiere of the film "Juno" held yesterday, the red carpet was rarely star-studded, and the male and female stars were dressed up, and the Writers Guild did not set up any obstacles for this premiere. Because of the strike of the Writers Guild, these stars have canceled a lot of their trips this year. There is news that this year's Golden Globes will all be threatened. However, the most eye-catching thing of the night was undoubtedly Daniel, who appeared in front of reporters for the first time since the strike. Sandler. As a low-budget work of DD Pictures this year, "Juno" may continue DD's tradition of fighting big with small and reaping large profits for DD Pictures. Daniel clearly took the work very seriously, but last night, the focus of journalists was almost exclusively on the strike. Both the guests and Daniel were asked about the development of events.

Daniel's statement was surprising in contrast to the cautious words and actions of several guests, and he made it clear that he would intervene in the strike to provide impetus for a viable agreement between the two sides. This should be the biggest name and the most influential actor who has been involved in it in recent days. According to this newspaper's observation, in addition to sitting on DD Pictures and MGM, Daniel is particularly important. A large part of DD Pictures' and MGM's many works is rumored to have come from some of Daniel's own screenwriting ideas. In fact, he also has some screenwriting works. Coupled with Daniel's high influence among the actors, he has always been considered the most likely person to mediate this turmoil.

Perhaps, we can expect him with a little optimism. ”

Daniel's involvement in the incident did not purely affect himself. In fact, a lot of people are looking for him these days. Hopefully he'll be able to come forward. On the one hand, everyone has a large number of members, and it is difficult to make a decisive decision - the chairman of the screenwriters' union, there is no way to say that our conditions are three steps back, and the dividends are not for two years, but for one year. The producers association didn't dare to say, okay, no problem, they all promised you, and the conditions were according to what you opened.

That's what happens when people swarm around.

Of course, strikes are commonplace in the United States, and such levels were relatively rare in 1988 and this year. For example, at present, DD Pictures, Fox, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Sony Columbia, Warner Bros., plus Lionsgate and Focus, which are relatively up-and-coming independent studios, basically represent hundreds of film production investment companies. On the other hand, the screenwriters also rely on the writers' union to defend their rights, and importantly, the bottom screenwriters are very difficult, and their decisions are the easiest to destroy - if they think they will eventually lose their jobs, it is likely to make them back down.

At this time, if someone can do work from it, so that both sides have a stage for internal and external aspects, it may not be impossible to really solve the problem.

However, the premise of all this is to meet the basic requirements of both sides.

This requires a lot of skill and authority from the mediator, firstly, you have to make people willing to sit down and listen to you, and secondly, you have to get people to agree with what you say - this is not a simple matter of words, you have to have a plan, you have to have a concrete content. After all, a compromise plan must be made by both sides, generally speaking, you can see that you have benefited less, but the concession to yourself is absolutely accurate at a glance.

When "Juno" was released, the media's attention was still on Daniel.

For a few days, Daniel didn't make much movement, and there was no movement in the event of inviting the two sides to sit together.

The mainstream media held on and didn't say anything, but the Internet was quite impatient. This is also characteristic of Internet information, which is swift but emotional.

"Daniel's intervention to mediate the strike is just a gimmick to promote Juno?"

In the online news article, the writer described himself as having a "high degree of skepticism" in mind Daniel's previous statements.

"When we have been slow to see concrete work to mediate the strike turmoil, we have to think with a high degree of skepticism what Daniel's motives are for taking a stand on the matter. First of all, we need to look at the time, at the premiere of "Juno", a small-budget and sensitive production, it quickly dominated almost all the media headlines, and although it was not the main focus, it also carried the message to a fairly wide range. It can be said that Daniel made a statement. Equivalent to millions of propaganda expenses. Secondly, we can also analyze DD Pictures, which is a company that is good at using all kinds of asymmetrical propaganda methods, among which the most representative, undoubtedly groundbreaking use of Internet tools, has become the standard for every film since the unprecedented box office success of "My Grand Greek Wedding", which started with DD Pictures. Therefore, it is entirely possible that DD Pictures is taking advantage of the public's attention to the strike to promote Juno.

In an era of total marketing. This is actually a no-brainer. Being able to seize an opportunity and take advantage of it also basically depends on Daniel. Sandler himself is universally recognized and expected. It's just that this operation will make everyone have some dissatisfaction with Daniel, after all, no one wants their expectations to be used commercially in the end.

We remain hopeful that Daniel will truly deliver on his promises. ”

The arguments in this news article are not the only noise. The other is quite malicious.

"We don't agree with Daniel's statement that he didn't move, in fact, Daniel should have had a personal conversation with both parties, after all. He couldn't have held a convention at his own mansion in Malibu or at the Beverly Hills Hilton and brought all the parties involved. That won't solve the problem. So, based on this view, we don't think it's Daniel's inaction. It's that he seems to lack problem-solving skills.

In the past, there have been a few people and groups who have declared that they want to get involved, and among them have attracted more attention, such as two-time Oscar winner, the owner of IFC Films. Hanks, of course, his efforts ended in failure, as did the others. Therefore, the public generally pinned their hopes on Daniel. Sandler, after all, as the only legendary actor who has won three Oscars, as well as the owner of social networking sites such as DD Pictures and F2F, Daniel looks amazingly influential. Of course, everyone will give him face.

We may be taking it for granted. The writers at the bottom may not consider whether Daniel or Hanks will stand up in order to get more of the share, especially the Internet share, and if the studio can't reach their opinion, no one can make them back down. Daniel. Sandler can't do that either.

Therefore, if Daniel wants to solve this problem, the best way should be to let DD Pictures and the writers reach an agreement first, so that other studios can be forced to retreat, and finally solve this long-spreading problem, and it may be a little too arrogant to simply rely on his influence to shake the will of both parties. ”

The latter remark is actually quite offensive to Daniel's fans.

You know, when Daniel came out and said that he decided to get involved, and then the media all hyped up that he might be the key to solving the problem, fans were quite excited. Winning the Oscar is a recognition of Daniel's acting skills, and getting a billion box office is a recognition of his box office appeal, and winning various honors, honorary titles, etc., is a recognition of his outstanding work in various affairs. But this time, the reaction of the media and the public was one of a combined endorsement -- recognition of Daniel's pervasive influence, and that in Hollywood, he was a big man of useful speech -- and that was the subtext.

So they are very angry at the people who are trying to smear this.

"Some people always speak very lightly, and Daniel asked DD Pictures to meet the conditions of the Writers Guild, and then the problem was solved. This is simply naïve, are the CEOs of production companies people who are not very clear-headed? If they could, wouldn't they accept the writers' terms and let the company run normally? Things are not so simple, if the screenwriters' conditions are agreed, what about the directors? What about producers? What about actors? What about photographers? What about editors? Wait, Hollywood is a highly specialized place, any position is very important, the screenwriters' union is demanded, the studio will no longer be able to control this specialized organization, then Hollywood is not far from falling apart.

Of course, I don't think the Writers Guild's demands are unreasonable. But the result they should get in the end should be reasonable, and the benefits outweigh the disadvantages for the screenwriters, the studios, the audience, and the market, and only in this way can Hollywood's big cake continue. Otherwise, no matter what the division of labor, everyone will be struggling to support themselves in the depression. ”

It must be said that the fan's response was quite powerful.

But in a way, it also added fuel to the controversy, and there were more and more discussions and opinions, so much so that Daniel's team had to speak up.

Kusa. Damon personally gave a group interview to the media.

When asked if "Daniel has started to work to resolve the strike storm".

Kusa laughed a few times first, "He has indeed started to do some work, but it needs to be emphasized that all he can do is to make the communication between the two sides smoother and the conditions of both sides more reasonable." It's not called 'operational problem solving'. The solution of the problem still depends on the good faith of both sides. ”

"Can you tell me exactly what he did?"

"I don't know exactly what it is, it's not Daniel's personal work, and the team isn't involved. But as far as I know, he's talked to some well-known screenwriters, he's talked to the management team of the Writers Guild, and of course, the Producers Guild has talked a few times. It can be said that some consensus has been formed, but I have no comment on the exact timing of the significant results. ”

"So, there has been a lot of speculation on the Internet recently, do you have this information? How to respond? ”

Kusa nodded, "Yes, we see it, we have always taken the voice on the Internet very seriously. First of all, we are grateful for the expectations that everyone has given Daniel, and we feel the pressure, but we will still try to do what we can do. Everyone's power is limited, you don't know what you can do, you can't do anything, but if you don't do it, you may never have a chance to succeed, from this point of view, Daniel intervened in this matter, did not think too much about his own affairs, but was promoted by all parties, hoping to do his part for Hollywood despite returning to normal. ”

Kusa's response was not timely enough, but he revealed that there was some consensus between the two sides, which was widely disseminated and he couldn't possibly be nonsense, so it meant that after Daniel's intervention, the impasse was indeed pushed to change.

Soon, this was confirmed by the statements of the parties. (To be continued.) )

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