"I agree with Lee that we must not compromise."

Disney CEO Robert Brown. Iger directly supported Li Lin, "There must be no compromise, once compromised, soon there will be a strike of actors, directors, producers, and then writers, and their appetite will never be satisfied." ”

"Since they can't be satisfied, then starve their stomachs."

"Hollywood shutdown, we lose, they will also lose, as Li Lin said, a month or two of shutdown, we can still stand it, in short, this kind of thing must not happen again."

Disney is resolutely on Li Lin's side.

"Me too." Sony executive officer Michael . Fasuro also nodded in agreement, "There are two if there is one, if we satisfy the appetite of the screenwriters today, they will definitely launch a larger strike in the future." ”

"The 1988 writers' strike is the best example of this."

"You have fulfilled his unreasonable demands, which is why there is a strike now."

Sony and Li Lin don't deal with each other, but for businessmen, as long as there are interests, no matter whether there is a conflict or not, even if it is a life and death enemy, if it is a benefit, they will cooperate.

"I agree." Steve. "We're not just going to have to be tough, we're going to manipulate public opinion, put pressure on them, and get them to compromise faster," Case said. ”

Hollywood is shut down, and they AOL Times Warner has lost a lot, so naturally they can come as quickly as they want.

"In addition to that, we can also fan the directors and actors who have lost their jobs and the staff to form a siege of the screenwriters." Murdoch sealed his throat with a sword.

Li Lin's gaze swept over Murdoch, just in time to meet Murdoch's gaze. He smiled slightly, nodded, and said hello, but in his heart, he was jealous of this media tycoon.

Among the world's large media groups, Murdoch's News Corp. is definitely the most notorious, with all kinds of scandals emerging one after another, and this old man, who is extremely greedy for power, does not hesitate to fall out with his own son and daughter. even fought a lawsuit with his son and daughter.

This is placed in the East. Almost unimaginable.

In the East, the common idea is to hand over the country that he has built to his descendants to inherit, whether this person is the founding ancestor who founded a country, the owner of a small company, or even an ordinary person. They will give the property they leave behind after their death to their descendants to inherit.

So they won't fall out with their son at all. even to the point of a lawsuit. You know, this lawsuit is a dozen, and then close people. Will you also become an enemy, will you give your property to your enemy? If you don't give it to your son and daughter, who can you give it to?

Who will take care of your tablet and bury you when you die?

Relying on others, don't be kidding, there is no blood inheritance, no matter how intimate the relationship is, it will gradually become weaker over time, even if it is an adopted daughter and adopted son, it is always inferior to the biological one.

In modern TV stations, are there still few people who have been sent out since childhood, but when they grow up, they want to go back to their biological parents from the beginning to the end?

Of course, this is not to say that it is wrong.

It is said that the birth of grace is not as great as the cultivation of grace, but who knows, if there is no birth, where will it come from? It is respectable to look for one's biological parents, but it also reflects a problem, that is, the son is still the best biological one.

In Li Lin's previous life, even Mr. Run Run Shaw, who was called by the media to value love and ignore family affection, still chose to hand over most of his property to his children when dealing with his posthumous affairs.

As early as when Mr. Run Run Shaw was 90 years old, he had already set up a trust fund and handed over all the money he earned to the trust fund to deal with, and although the trustee of the trust fund was Ms. Fang Yihua, the beneficiaries of the trust fund were his children, and his wife, Ms. Fang Yihua, only got about 2% of TVB's shares and a property in Singapore, equivalent to about 120 million Hong Kong dollars.

It sounds like a lot, but for Run Run Shaw's net worth of more than 20 billion Hong Kong dollars, it is self-evident who is the ultimate beneficiary.

In 07 years, Run Run Shaw and his two sons who had never been in contact with each other gradually got in touch, and the relationship eased, and the Oriental thinking was fully revealed here.

Like Murdoch, who turned his face with his own children for the sake of rights, it can only be said that he is a person who loves power so much that he loves power so much that he no longer thinks about the future.

And this kind of person is also extremely dangerous.

Coupled with the notorious eavesdropping door, even the British royal family dares to eavesdrop, which is simply madness.

"In that case, let's do what we have now!" Viacom Shi Dong glanced at Michael. Fasuro said meaningfully: "If someone talks with them in private, then don't blame the unanimous sanctions present. ”

"Mr. Lei Shidong, don't look at others with your eyes." Michael. Fasuro said coldly: "We Sony said that we would not compromise, and we would not compromise. ”

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The next morning, Producers Guild negotiator Nick Brown. Kante openly made a statement: "We will not compromise, because we cannot compromise at gunpoint." ”

As soon as the news came, all the screenwriters were angry, and Michael Winship, the president of the Eastern Screenwriters Guild, shouted directly in the air: "The strike is not a gun, we are fighting for our due rights." ”

He claimed that if the Producers Guild did not compromise and improve the treatment of screenwriters, then screenwriters would go on strike.

"We will not compromise." Nick. Kante was tough.

"You're going to regret it."

At the behest of Michael Winship, president of the Writers Guild East, more screenwriters took to the streets, refusing to provide scripts for major television stations and film companies.

On October 25, 07, the American talk show stopped, and Oprah, the host of the famous talk show Oprah, complained to reporters and media: "Why does the screenwriter's move against Hollywood involve our talk show?" As you can see, the talk show was canceled, we lost our jobs, damn it, I'm going to buy a suit to go to the drinking party, and now that idea is gone, it's all to blame for this damn strike. ”

He took aim at the wave of strikes in the Screenwriters Guild.

Fools know that the Producers Guild suddenly took a tough attitude, it must be that the group behind Hollywood has reached an agreement, and this agreement is very likely to be uncompromising, otherwise the Producers Guild would not have spoken like that.

"We regret the impact of the writers' strike on our TV station, and we very much hope that the writers will be able to do their best work." The head of CBS complained to reporters, "The writers may not know that their strike has affected us a lot." ”

"As long as the Producers Guild agrees to improve the remuneration of screenwriters and meet our requirements, we will immediately resume work." Once again, Michael Winship's old tune is repeated.

He has only one word, that is, to improve the treatment of screenwriters and meet their requirements.

"It's impossible, and we don't compromise." Nick. Conte showed no signs of wavering.

On October 27, 07, "24 Hours" announced that this season was canceled, becoming the first TV series to be persecuted.

"We're sorry why it's us who hurt." "24 Hours" producer Howard . Gordon said to reporters: "The screenwriters' strike has nothing to do with us, we have paid the screenwriter's salary." ”

"If the screenwriter refuses to write the script, can we get our salary back?"

In the United States, generally speaking, after the screenwriter and a TV series or film crew reach an agreement, they will generally pay 20% to 30% of the agreed salary as an advance payment, while the big screenwriter will pay up to 50% of this part of the advance.

Now the screenwriter refuses to write the script, Howard. It was normal for Gordon to ask for an advance.

"We're sorry for the hurt we did to 24 Hours, but we're working on the treatment of the writers." He had a vague sense that something was wrong.

In 1988, the attitude of the Producers Association was not so tough at all, and the attitude of the media was also one-sided in favor of the Producers Association, shouldn't the weak be sympathized? When has the law of sympathy for the weak in mainstream America lapsed?

Of course, he would not have thought that in 1988, although Hollywood had made a great reputation, the masters behind them were not the major media groups.

And now, in 07, four of the six Hollywood giants are controlled by media giants, and the other two are also eaten by Gold Medal and Sony respectively.

It can be said that in today's Hollywood, there are no independent giants in the script, and all the giants are attached to the banners of other groups.

Moreover, there is one more Li Lin in this time and space.

Li Lin's tough attitude directly affected the other five groups, and they were in line with Li Lin.

Under the guidance of public opinion by media groups, the focus of the screenwriters' strike has shifted from how the screenwriters earn a meager income and how they can't support themselves to the question of how many people are caused by the screenwriters' strike.

The weak ones are no longer screenwriters, but those crews who have been affected by the screenwriters' strike movement.

It was only then that they suffered the unjustified calamity.

Good jobs are gone, and most importantly these are times of economic crisis, and once they lose their jobs, they are very likely to go to sleep on the streets.

On October 28, 07, the crew of "24 Hours" took the screenwriter to court, demanding that the screenwriter compensate for the advance payment and breach of contract costs, and the Eastern and Western Screenwriters Association immediately hired a lawyer to fight a lawsuit with him.

On November 6, 07, the filming of the sequel "Angels and Devils" to "The Da Vinci Code" was postponed, becoming the first victim movie, and the crew of "Angels and Devils" did not hesitate to take the screenwriter to court.

On November 7, the Writers Guild and the Producers Guild began negotiations again, but Nick. Kante's attitude did not soften in the slightest, "We will never compromise, never. ”

"You're going to regret it." (To be continued......)