Chapter 132: Out-of-Court Settlement
When the AFL's criminal minister questioned Warner, all the film and television circles were quiet.
Everyone knows it's time for this to come to an end.
But no one expected that it would be this behemoth that came to the end in the end!
All Artists, Singers...... Or that all those who create wealth instead of distributing it are in this big mac, and no one can get away with it, and its appearance is equivalent to a class in the United States questioning Warner!
There are two questions about them, first, does Warner owe Lin Xiao labor? Second, does Warner have a paper contract?
Just an hour after the CIO spoke, Wall Street, Warner Bros.'s parent company, Time Warner Group, finally spoke.
"End this matter immediately and prevent it from escalating!"
The ripples caused by this incident have far exceeded Warner Bros. expectations! The Federation of Labor and Industry is involved, and the next step, once the Producers' Federation is also involved, will Wall Street be far away?
Time Warner decided to break the wrist of the strong man and end the matter this time.
Wells, the whole person was slumped in the chaise longue, and for a moment, it was as if he was dozens of years old.
When he received the news from Time Warner's headquarters, he could hardly believe his ears.
They were abandoned, thrown out to be scapegoated by CIO, and Time Warner has decided to end it and abandon its targeting of Dawn.
Four days, just four days, everything changed like a marquee, so fast that he couldn't even be dizzy.
On the first day, Lin Xiao applied for a labor investigation, as if he had opened a Pandora's box, and a demon jumped out directly.
The next day, Sony artists made a mistake and dragged out of the Screen Actors Guild.
On the third day, Wu Yusen, Cheng Long, and Li An all spoke up to question the actors' union, and Lin Xiao held a press conference to name the actors' union for discrimination.
On the fourth day, the Grand Alliance attacked the actors' union, which attracted the Federation of Labor and Industry.
What they feared the most finally happened, and the AFL-CIO challenged the High Court to thoroughly investigate Warner Bros.!
On the evening of the fourth day, Time Warner on Wall Street sent an order that the turmoil must be ended as soon as possible.
Otherwise, the consequences may become bigger and bigger, and no one can afford it.
"It's ...... It's the Battle of Stalingrad...... "A wry smile appeared on his pale face, "ridiculous...... It's ridiculous...... Warner Empire ...... It was overturned by an entertainer from an expatriate club......"
"One ring and one ring...... It's like a Nine Ring......"
He let out a long sigh, as if sighing out of his own life.
"Who would have thought...... That's how it ended...... Hehe...... Hahaha...... He once told me about a week...... It's really a week...... My God...... Have you forsaken your people? ”
Robert has resigned, and at this point, there is no turnaround, and there is no slight possibility that the Warner Empire can win.
Lin Xiao overestimated Warner Bros., listening to their love for Harry Potter, he was much bigger than he thought, and he was not so determined to put it off.
Wells stood up and looked out the window at the bustling New York, and this moment was like a glance at ten thousand years.
On the fifth day of the adjournment, Warner Bros. applied for an out-of-hall settlement!
Five days! It's just been five days!
It's a whole week, and it's two days away! Warner has withdrawn its troops.
As soon as this news came out, Hollywood felt like it had experienced a magnitude 10 earthquake!
Spielberg himself was interviewed for the premiere, and because of his status, the premiere opened a special issue.
"It's an epic battle!" Spielberg unabashedly said, "One person faces a company, and the end result is a miraculous victory, I can't imagine that this can really be made into a movie!" A classic movie! Actually, I already had this idea. ”
"From the end of the trial, he proposed a labor investigation, which is like a clarion call for a counteroffensive, Warner had no possibility of failure, but it really failed, it can be called a Jedi counteroffensive! Enough to be written into one of the big Hollywood events! ”
And Michael Bay said in a press conference, "This artist, I am very interested in him, after this time, his fame is even louder than after filming Batman, in fact, practitioners know what is going on with Warner and Lin, I don't comment here." I just wanted to say, hey, man, aren't you going to come to my set? ”
"He fought a big lawsuit on behalf of the employed class like artists." BRAD PITT WROTE ON FACEBOOK, "AS A JUROR, I DIDN'T EXPECT HIM TO WIN FROM THE BEGINNING, BUT I EXPECTED HIM TO WIN, AND UNEXPECTEDLY, HE ACTUALLY WON!" ”
Large and small media, artists, have expressed their opinions, this lawsuit has too much impact, no one doesn't care!
At noon on the same day, Wells, the head of Warner Bros. Productions, resigned. O'Connor took the blame and resigned.
At the same time, Lin Xiao received a phone call.
"Mr. Lin." The voice on the phone was full of respect, but there was a trace of unbearable extreme bitterness: "I don't know if you have time recently?" I'm Warner Bros. VP Bix, and I was on the phone with you last time. ”
"Oh, it's you." Lin Xiao suddenly realized, "Even if we don't shoot Harry Potter this year, we will definitely let you die and not break the net?" That's what you said at the time, right? Doesn't that look like this net is very strong? ”
Bix almost gritted his teeth on the other side of the phone, and it took a long sigh of relief to suppress the anger that was about to explode, and he held his breath and said, "Mr. Lin, what do you think?" ”
"Didn't you say I was dreaming? Am I dreaming now? Lin Xiao said with a sneer.
Mr. Lin...... Please don't overdo it! ”
"Excessive?!" Lin Xiao's voice suddenly rose, "Who is excessive?!" I'm filming to bring me here from Asia? Want to swallow the dawn? And say that I just have to listen to you? ”
"And now? I broke down and told me not to go too far? Hahaha, Mr. Jacks, it seems that I really can't appreciate American humor! ”
Bix held a mouthful of blood in his throat and almost didn't spit it out.
It's been a long time since anyone dared to talk to him like this, but now he was ridiculed by an artist on the phone!
On top of that, he had to endure it!
"Warner has decided to settle out of court...... he said, swallowing his breath.
"Two million dollars!"
"What?!" His voice rose sharply.
"What? Want to say I'm dreaming again? Do you believe me to continue to drag on the lawsuit? ”
Before he could speak, the other party's words blocked him.
Mr. Lin...... I think we should meet and talk. ”
Lin Xiao smiled, "Okay, then I'll give you a chance." ”
Putting down the phone, Lin Xiao let out a long sigh of relief.
It's over, it's all over, but this time he overestimated the other party, Warner's obsession with movies is heavier than he thought.
Pirates of the Caribbean have been investigated, Harry Potter has also been investigated, what else do they dare to film?
In the past few days, he has not slept well.
This alone is not enough to make Warner bow its head, and Warner can still drag.
What worries him most is what will happen if the big leagues don't provoke the actors' union? But in fact, the major leagues did not let go of this opportunity and lived up to his design.
However, Sony's help and their hatred of Warner led to almost all the big names in the group, questioning the Screen Actors Union, which immediately caused mutual attacks on the two old rivals of the union and the big league, until it attracted the attention of the Federation of Labor and Industry, and Warner regretted it too late.
Bix's phone call had already told him that the days of sowing and sweating were over, and that the next time would be to enjoy the fruits of victory.
This harvest will be quite rich!
The next morning, he, Caro, and a few bodyguards arrived at the agreed club on time.
"Mr. Lin." Bix was a thin middle-aged man, his eyes were bright, and he couldn't hide his monstrous hatred, he looked at Lin Xiao unabashedly, wanting to say welcome, but what he said was "You're finally here." ”
In the case of comprehensive advantage, it was ordered to stop by the parent company, and the Jedi turned over! How can they not hate? Why don't you want to slash Lin Xiao with a knife?
The five people who followed him, each with a thick briefcase, looked at Lin Xiao with unkind faces.
Lin Xiao once suspected that it was a machine gun.
"Mr. Bix." The two of them didn't hold hands, in this case, no one wanted to be hypocritical, Lin Xiao sat down and said directly, "Two million dollars, otherwise we will continue to fight this lawsuit until I go bankrupt, or Warner goes bankrupt!" ”
The faces of the six people were distorted in an instant.
Who would dare to be so presumptuous with Warner?!
The facts tell them that there is a man in front of them!
"Mr. Lin, you can't help but think too highly of yourself, Warner Bros. has ...... funds"
"Aren't you a subsidiary of Time Warner?" Lin Xiao sneered and looked at the person who spoke, "Or do you want to be independent?" Also, who are you? I'm talking to Mr. Bix, what are you talking about? Warner Bros. is so up and down? It's also worthy of being called the Big Six? ”
"You ......" "Shut up!"
The man's expression turned into a demon with such anger that he immediately stood up, but was pressed down by Bix.
"Warner Bros.'s Big Six, it's not that if you say no, it's not." Bix's gums were bitten and painful, and his eyes were burning and he said, "Okay, we are here today to discuss the conditions of an out-of-court settlement, not to quarrel." ”
Lin Xiao lay comfortably on the sofa, ready to collect the fruits of his victory.
"Five million dollars." Bix held up a hand in great anguish, "Also, you can choose a movie as the main character." ”
"Are you kidding?" Lin Xiao laughed and said, "This is my first condition, I remember I told you, it won't be this price in the future." ”
"Twenty million, and besides, I want a 'clown!' ”