"Of course not."

Just kidding, how could Li Lin make a guarantee, not to mention that he was not too sure, that is, he was sure, why should he guarantee?

"Since there is no guarantee, then why do you let us do what you say?" Michael. Fasuro sneered and said, "At the expense of the Grammys, there are also losses for ourselves, not to mention the Oscars and Golden Globes, don't you know how much benefit the Oscars and Golden Globes represent?" Did you say that sacrifice should be sacrificed? ”

Not to mention the advertising costs of the Grammys, Golden Globes, and Oscars, just saying that their artists show their faces on them or win awards, the potential value brought is very expensive.

In particular, once the film wins an award, even if it is only a small award, it means that their sales in the disc market and online video on demand have increased by a cut .

Is this part of the profit to be sacrificed by Li Lin when he says a word?

"I'm just giving my opinion, if Sony CEO Michael Murphy is the case. Mr. Fasuro has a better opinion and may wish to say so. Li Lin also sneered back.

He believes 100% in Michael. There's no way Fasuro has a good idea.

The reason is simple, the current situation is almost insoluble.

The Eastern and Western Screenwriters' Guild launched a massive strike movement, the purpose of which was to increase the remuneration and share of the editors, and never give up until the goal was achieved.

And the writers' strike brought about a Hollywood shutdown.

The competition between the two sides is actually just to see who lasts longer.

Whether the Hollywood giants will back down first or the Writers Guild will back down first is a huge question.

Wheel loss. Hollywood giants are much bigger than the Writers Guild, but don't forget that Hollywood giants and screenwriters themselves are not on the same level.

For Hollywood giants, it is completely bearable to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars a day, while for the Eastern and Western Screenwriters Guild, it is unaffordable to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars a day, and of course, they don't have that much money to lose.

When someone can't bear it, that's when the strike movement disappears.

Other than that, no one has the means to quell the movement.

Michael. Fasuro choked. Of course he couldn't. Would he have waited here if he had the means? In terms of the situation, as long as the Hollywood giants take a step back and meet the demands of the Writers Guild of the East, then the matter can be solved perfectly. But here's the thing. Will the Hollywood giants back down?

Capital is profit-seeking. Letting them spit out the meat that they have swallowed is more uncomfortable than cutting their meat, and more importantly, once the Eastern and Western Screenwriters Association succeeds. Who can guarantee that the Guild of Directors, Actors, and Producers will not go on strike with it?

And the screenwriter's appetite is greedy, after winning this time, won't they do it again next time?

In the 88 screenwriters' strike, they satisfied the appetite of screenwriters, and now, the appetite of screenwriters has expanded again, if they are satisfied again, then next time, next time? If they are all satisfied, sooner or later, the screenwriters' growing appetite will swallow up all the profits, and by that time, they will all be finished.

"Since there's no way, do as I say, unless you want to compromise." Li Lin was too lazy to continue looking at Michael. Fasuro.

The people at Sony will always be so annoying.

If it weren't for the fact that this strike had also swept him in, and everyone was on the same front, he wouldn't have bothered to care about these people.

"No, absolutely not."

Disney CEO Robert Brown. As soon as Iger heard that he wanted to compromise, he immediately shook his head like a rattle, as Disney, which has grown step by step from a film and television company to the point where it is now, they are more obsessed with the profits of film and television than anyone else.

For others, Paramount and MGM are just profit providers and promotional positions, but for Disney, film and television production is their lifeblood.

Whether it's Disney's theme parks or whatever, they all rely on movies to gain popularity and profits, and once the Writers Guild of the East and West goes on strike to get the Hollywood giants to back down, then it won't be long before the actors, directors, and producers go on strike, and Disney will be the most painful at that time.

It is precisely in this situation that they will resolutely oppose compromise, oppose concessions, and suppress the strike movement, even if it is a temporary shutdown.

"We must not compromise, and once compromised, the next strike is not far off." Disney CEO Robert Brown. Iger said.

"I think so, too." Li Lin looked at Sony's executive officer Michael lightly. Fasuro, "Today the Eastern and Western Screenwriters Association has gone on strike to gain benefits, tomorrow the directors, actors, and producers will strike, and the day after tomorrow the Eastern and Western Screenwriters Association will follow the strike, and the cycle will continue until all the profits of film and television production are eaten." ”

"Of course, Sony is not a pure film and television company, even if all the film and television profits are eaten, Sony with deep pockets probably won't care, I'm afraid you are already thinking about backing down."

"Nope."

Disney CEO Robert Brown. Iger looked at Michael maliciously. "This time, everyone must advance and retreat together, and whoever contacts and compromises with the people of the Eastern and Western Screenwriters Guild without permission will be the enemy of the whole of Hollywood." ”

"Robert, you're underestimating our Sony." Michael. Fasuluo smiled coldly, "Although I don't like Li Lin, he is right, we at Sony have a lot of money, and we don't care about the profits of film and television production." ”

"If we don't care, why should we compromise?"

Not care? Really don't care?

Of course not.

Capital pursues profits, the reason why they entered Hollywood is that they fancy Hollywood's profits, the box office of the movie is not the focus, the focus is the copyright income derived from the box office of the movie, those are the focus.

Like before, Li Lin's Gold Medal Group movie soundtracks were all licensed to others for development except for China, and after licensing, after deducting channel fees and shares, the income was not even 30%.

But now, with Li Lin eating Universal Pictures, any movie soundtrack produced by the Gold Medal Group can be distributed around the world by itself, and the channel fees and publicity costs that need to be paid are greatly reduced, and it is expected to get 70% of the total revenue.

You know, it's a 10-billion-dollar market.

Li Lin's acquisition of Universal has made him one of the hegemons in this market.

Michael. Fasuro's words were nothing more than boasting.

"If only Michael. . . If Mr. Fasuro doesn't care about profits, he can give them to me, and I don't mind helping Sony deal with the garbage. Li Lin casually put Michael. Fasuro choked.

He didn't expect that there would be such a shameless person in this world, and he would directly ask others for profits.

"I've heard of Lee's sharp teeth for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be true."

"It's not sharp-tongued, but Sony has a big appetite, I've heard of it."

The two of them quarreled directly.

"I heard that Sony and Gold Medal don't deal with each other, but I didn't expect the two of them to quarrel on such an occasion." Murdoch, the owner of Twentieth Century Fox and the helm of News Corporation, kept holding his glass and a slight smile on his face.

From beginning to end, he didn't say a word, as if the writers' strike outside had nothing to do with him.

In fact, the impact of the outside strike on News Corp. is very large.

Time Warner, News Corp., Disney, and Viacom are four groups that are media groups that span newspapers, magazines, movies, the Internet, and television.

And the screenwriters' strike directly affected movies and TV stations.

It can be said that they are the first to bear the brunt of this screenwriters' strike, and the other Li Lin and Sony are in the second line, but for Li Lin and Sony, no matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are also shouldering the responsibility.

"Okay, stop arguing."

Steve. Keith shouted angrily, "No matter what grievances there were in the past, now it's the right way to work together to deal with the writers' strike." ”

"If we are divided, I am afraid they will take advantage."

No matter how infighting, now they are all people in the same boat, working together is the king, making trouble, what's it.

"My opinion is still the same, take a tough attitude towards these screenwriters, this example must not be opened." Li Lin said: "After it opens, I'm afraid that the directors, actors, and producers will all come, and the wave of strikes will be higher and higher." ”

The ass decides the head.

If he is just a simple actor and singer, then he is in favor of the Hollywood giants backing down, because once the Hollywood giants back down, actors, directors and producers can rush to the box office for benefits, and maybe the actors' box office share can be higher by a percentage point.

But it's a pity that he is not a simple actor, before he became an actor, he was a businessman and held one of the largest film production companies in the world, so he definitely did not approve of the retreat of the Hollywood giants, even if he resisted to the end, he had to resist.

"Now that the economy is in a recession across the United States, how long can the strike wave of the Writers Guild of the East and West last? A month or two months? ”

"Don't forget that there are 15,000 members of the Eastern and Western Screenwriters Association, and the vast majority of these people are living at the bottom, and it is still unknown how much savings they have to survive these days."

"As long as we survive a few months, when they are too hungry to stand it, they will naturally compromise."

It's not 1988 now, in 1988 the members of the Screenwriters Guild could work to support the Hollywood giants, but now it's an economic crisis, and without the screenwriters' bowl, they are equivalent to losing their jobs, and they want to work to support themselves, so dream of it.

After a few months, hungry screenwriters naturally raise their hands and surrender. (To be continued......)