It was not only the small and medium-sized film and television companies in Hollywood that were taken aback, but also the actors who jumped up and down to help the screenwriter's 'brothers'.

Tom. Who is Cruise? Hollywood superstar, a member of the 20 million club, with endorsements from many top brands, has a very broad network in American high society, and even giants like Sony have a lot of connections with Tom . Cruise's cooperation, his influence, in Hollywood, the United States, is unimaginably huge.

But it's such a person.

was actually banned by the six giants of Hollywood, and was hidden from the mainstream media in the United States. Cruise's endorsement.

Everyone knows that the endorsement of Hollywood's top superstars is equal to an interest group, and those top luxury companies have invested a lot of money in order to expand their market share. Cruise, it's the equivalent of moving their cheese, ready for their rebound.

So usually, no giant dares to ban Hollywood superstars, and they don't want the anger of luxury giants such as LV and Armani.

But now, he has been banned, and none of the top luxury giants have spoken, which simply makes them tremble.

Actually, in Tom. When Cruise was banned, some luxury giants did call to question, but when they heard that it was News Corp., Viacom, Disney, Gold, Sony, and AOL, they were all silent.

Yes, they are strong. But the strength of the Hollywood Big Six is not weak at all, once they turn their faces, they are almost insulated from them on behalf of the American market, and the example of Dior Group being completely blocked by the Gold Group is still vivid, and until now, Dior Group is still thinking hard about how to regain the lost market.

So in this silent contest, the luxury giants have flinched, Tom. Cruise fell victim.

The first to back down was Ellie Wright, one of the heroines of the hit sci-fi drama "Super Heroes", who was the first to respond to the call of the Screen Actors Guild and actively participated in the march. But in the face of the joint ban of the six giants of Hollywood. She was so frightened that she discussed it with her agent, and directly announced that she would quit the Actors Guild and join the big league.

The Grand League, an institution similar to the Screen Actors Guild. But this institution is very loose. Most importantly. The Grand League is not part of the CIL.

So in the United States, it has always been in a state of stealth, and almost no one mentions it.

But this time. The Screen Actors Guild supported the Brotherhood Union, the East and West Screenwriters Association, which attracted the joint banning of the six Hollywood giants, which benefited the fishermen of the big league.

Subsequently, dozens of weak-hearted actors left the actors' union and joined the big league, which made the big league feel a lot more.

And the director's union, which was originally going to support his screenwriter brother and actor brother, immediately retreated when they saw this scene.

It's not that Michael Ated, the president of the directors' union, doesn't want to stand in solidarity with his fellow writers and actors, it's that no one in the director union wants to be this bird.

Just kidding, the six giants of Hollywood have joined forces to block, which director dares to come out and make a bird?

George. Lucas or Spielberg or Cameron or Cameron?

None of them.

In the face of the ban of the six giants of Hollywood, even the king of the world, Cameron, did not dare to attack him directly, and whether it was George. Lucas or Spielberg or Cameron.

In addition to their identities as directors, they also have the identities of businessmen.

At this time, they were also overwhelmed by the strike of the East and West Screenwriters Guild, and suffered heavy losses, how could they go on strike, it is said that Michael Atert, the president of the directors' union, went to Cameron's home in person, but was immediately bombarded by Cameron.

A lot of people who play art are rectums, but rectums are not stupid.

At this time, it will definitely not end well, and you will not see Tom, who is a member of the 20 million club. Has Cruise been completely banned? If nothing else, Tom. Cruise will soon be removed from the Hollywood 20 million club.

No one can resist the ban of Hollywood's Big Six, not even Hollywood superstar Tom Brown. Neither Cruise nor Cameron, the king of the world, can resist the ban of the six giants of Hollywood, because in a certain sense, it represents the whole world's ban on him.

As early as when Hollywood was attacking cities and territories around the world, the hands of Hollywood giants were extended, and even China, which is in an emerging market, will inevitably be affected by Hollywood giants.

You must know that Universal Gold Medal Film and Television grew up from China, and they can almost represent the Chinese market, and the title of the world's largest cinema chain is not just talk.

On November 18, New Line, Lionsgate, and Miramax announced that they would take the defaulting screenwriter to court.

The three heads of the three companies said to reporters and media: "We respect the idea of the screenwriter, but we respect the spirit of the contract even more, and no one can break the contract without paying any price." ”

"In addition, considering the disregard for the spirit of the contract by the defaulting screenwriters, we will not consider their works in the future."

As soon as this news came out, it immediately gave the Eastern and Western Screenwriters Association a heavy blow.

New Line, Lionsgate, and Miramax are the rising stars of Hollywood in the United States, and they even dared to argue with the six giants of Hollywood at their most glorious moments, although with the entry of the new century, the three rising stars who were once called by the media as possible to replace the six giants of Hollywood gradually fell into weakness and never regained their former glory, and even Miramax and New Line were gradually eaten away by Hollywood giants, but they are still rising stars.

They represent an emerging force in Hollywood.

When they opened their mouths to ban screenwriters, the impact was only greater than that of the six Hollywood giants joining forces to ban Tom. Cruise is just a little smaller.

Tom. Cruise's ban was carried out in secret, although everyone expressed their position, but not a single media report reported it, and the ban of the three rising stars was blatant, and the excuse was very good, contrary to the spirit of the contract.

Everyone knows that the spirit of contract is second only to the spirit of freedom in the United States, and if it is violated, no matter how pitiful, no one will sympathize.

After the three emerging companies of New Line, Miramax and Lionsgate opened their mouths, other Hollywood studios followed suit and took the defaulting screenwriters to court.

Producers Guild negotiator Nick. Conte's attitude is getting tougher, "Screenwriters are on strike, but Hollywood is definitely not going to shut down." ”

"We have brought in screenwriters from abroad, and major Hollywood companies have launched a backup script library, and I believe that it will not be long before Hollywood returns to normal."

"As for those who strike, you can strike your work, but please be careful, don't break the contract, the United States is a country that pays attention to the spirit of the contract, and anyone who breaks the contract will be sued."

In just three days, the Los Angeles court received 167 lawsuits, all of which were filed by Hollywood film and television companies against the screenwriters for breach of contract.

And according to the contract, the amount of damages sought in this lawsuit is as high as $257 million.

Although this is far from the conservative estimate of $500 million in losses in the American entertainment industry, don't forget that the screenwriter is not a film and television company, and the film and television company can afford to lose, but the screenwriter cannot afford to lose.

If Hollywood Studios wins this lawsuit, more than 100 screenwriters will go bankrupt, and the other 67 screenwriters will face a very difficult life.

"No, it can't go on like this."

"Grey's Anatomy" screenwriter Shonda . Rheemes wrote an email to his compatriots in the Eastern and Western Screenwriters Guild: "A large number of foreign screenwriters are entering Hollywood, and the capitalists have made up their minds to be uncompromising. ”

The contradiction between Americans and foreigners has always existed.

As early as 1848, a large number of Chinese workers poured into the United States, hard-working, hard-working, and low-paid Chinese workers were favored by American capitalists, driven by interests, American capitalists appointed a large number of Chinese workers, resulting in the dissatisfaction of American whites and blacks, under their demonstrations, the United States passed the inhumane "Chinese Exclusion Act", although as the limelight passed, American capitalists once again ignored the "Chinese Exclusion Act" and regarded the "Chinese Exclusion Act" as a dead letter. But this move has laid bare the rejection of outsiders by Americans.

And now, it seems that it is another repetition of Chinese workers squeezing the living space of American workers, only that the protagonists and supporting roles have been replaced by foreign screenwriters and American screenwriters.

"I think we should restart negotiations with the Producers Guild, and be sincere, in terms of conditions, it should also be lowered, at least compared to raising the salary, the first thing we have to do is to keep our jobs."

The last sentence 'keep your job' deeply touched these screenwriters who were on strike.

There is a large influx of foreign screenwriters, and they feel it the most, the bosses who originally called one phone call after another to beg them to return to work no longer begged them, but coldly told them to get out of the way, and asked for compensation.

This change in attitude made them deeply uneasy.

Originally, screenwriting is an industry with an under-operating rate, and in addition to those well-known screenwriters, it is already remarkable that other middle- and low-level screenwriters can sell one or two scripts a year.

If it weren't for the fact that scripts are generally more expensive in the United States, selling a script is worth nine to ten months of work for ordinary people, and they will starve to death.

What about improved treatment? If you lose your job, no matter how high the salary is, it is just a wedding dress for someone else. (To be continued......)