Chapter 837: A two-pronged approach
The tri-threat stance is ready, and it's time to strike the first punch, right in New York, right in Manhattan.
The application for the protest route has been submitted to the city government, and the more people who can organize such a 'big event', the better, need to be contacted in advance, and the time cannot be changed, just after Christmas, before the New Year.
At that time, Song Ya will be busy with the last tour in the south and will not attend in person, in fact, until now, he has not publicly attacked Motura, in order to leave some room for mutual concession with Sony.
"The premiere on the night of the 21st, I moved the premiere to New York." Mariah Carey called, "I think there should be more supporters back home." ”
"Okay, I'll be there." Song Ya, who was busy, casually agreed.
"Hmm." She didn't hang up immediately.
"What do you say about the Twentieth Century Fox schedule?" Seems a little sluggish? Song Ya could imagine her pouting arrogantly on the other end of the phone, so she asked again.
"About eight hundred." She replied.
"I see."
With the current momentum of Whitney Houston in the film industry, a thousand theaters are scheduled to be the foundation, and after the Christmas file, the New Year's file is connected, and the competition is second only to the summer file, and the intensity is very high, and more than ten or twenty large and small movies will be painted one after another, and the 800 films in the first week are not bad for Xingmeng's own quality, but she should not be able to accept it with her heart.
"I can help contact about thirty-five more theaters, let your people contact Yeremov, and I'll give him a call." This is the cinema network that I have accumulated along the way from Dancout, which is my biggest energy in the field of distribution, consisting of theaters in the Chinese neighborhood of the whole meter and a small number of black theaters in Chicago's South Side, all of which are relatively dilapidated and outdated.
"Hmph, thanks."
"Yes, don't be too tired of yourself and your children."
Song Ya hung up the phone, "You can wear a T-shirt to protest against Sony, but don't target Sony with slogans, boss speeches, and interviews, and refuse to mix with the few white organizations that target the book, just grasp the key point of anti-discrimination, and my goal has always been Motura." He confessed to Pierre Sutton, who was beside him.
"When the protest team shows up downstairs in the Sony Tower, they and the white media can't be ostriches."
Pierre Sutton followed the chairman's instructions to delete the plan, "Do you think they will continue like this forever?" ”
"Who knows, just do our job anyway, and let me know in advance if there is any trouble." Song Ya replied.
"Oh, by the way, this is Dr. Chen, Morningstar, Linda, and the Governor's wife's plan for the Inner City Broadcasting Company next year?"
Pierre Sutton pushed a document over, "These radio stations, as well as the shares of this TV station, cannot be moved, and the dismissal plan of some personnel also needs to be reconsidered." ”
Song Ya glanced at him, feeling that he was taking the opportunity to bargain with himself, "Reason? ”
"You know, my father and I, as well as Mr. Dinkins, have long expressed our attitude that some operations that are not profitable, or that do not seem to be profitable, have their own reasons for not being humane, such as these people......"
He pointed to the roster, "Although it usually doesn't seem to work, but you can't play with them in this protest, you should be able to understand the hidden logic of this, right?" We don't have to turn around and fire these activists, and the after-effects will be huge. ”
Song Ya lay back, leaning back in the boss's chair and looking at Linda and Dr. Chen next to her.
Dr. Chen was not too involved in his own war to express his opinion, so Linda had to help the boss complain to Pierre: "This has already been decided, isn't it?" As long as it is approved by the board of directors. ”
"But who knew that the end of the year would suddenly get caught up in this kind of thing?" Pierre Sutton asked rhetorically, "We at the Inner City Broadcasting Company need to burst out with more power, so we can't still weaken ourselves like this." ”
"It's a big good for next year's finances, you're the general manager." Linda retorted.
"Isn't our first priority now to help APLUS win this war with Sony?"
"I have long said that this company is not limited to making money, it is not even a private company in the strict sense of the word, and its influence has been perfectly validated in this incident, and I think APLUS agrees with me," said Pierre. ”
"Okay, let me think about it."
Song Ya stopped his subordinates from continuing to quarrel, carefully studied the document under their gaze, and then decisively picked up a pen and signed the document, "I can give you another year for these companies and individuals, Pierre." ”
"THANKS, APLUS." Pierre happily left with the papers.
"In this case, there will be a loss of about two to three million next year, and some of them will not be able to be suppressed." Dr. Chan did a little mental math.
"I need these companies and individuals who lose money but are useful." Song Ya replied.
"It's worth it, boss." Linda actually agreed with Pierre, and when Dr. Chen left, "these African-American media and individuals need money to stay afloat, and what they do is not profitable but meaningful." ”
"Hmm."
Song Ya already has a thorough understanding of their mentality, "Anyway, let the wind out first, Sony don't want to play dead again." ”
Sony did not play dead anymore, and after getting the news of the protests, Song Ya did not wait for any signal to negotiate peace, but waited for the news from William Morris.
"The New York Times reporter who wrote the Sinaloa feature, the story that we suppressed through some means, the people and the relevant materials, have been transferred to CBS, and if this matter had been operated by Howard Stringer with the nod of the head, I think it would have been difficult for us to stop CBS from publishing this report."
Donovan came to New York in person, "New York Times didn't break his promise, just ...... I think they deliberately let me get this news early as well as sending you some signals. ”
"It's a clear signal, so it's time for me to take the initiative to bow to Sony, right?" Song Ya smiled blandly, "No, never." ”
"It's more than that."
Ms. Sloan is also there, "The New York City Police Commissioner told me that the media has come to ask for the full text of the wiretapping and that the police department will not provide it due to privacy. But he cautioned against expecting too much from the conduct of some of the department's staff, as similar leaks are happening all the time, as long as they can afford to pay a sufficient price. ”
"Wow, it's a two-pronged approach." Song Ya applauded.
"If that recording was all leaked, your wife's reaction to the discriminatory remarks against Motura was problematic, given her African ancestry...... She should have protested on the spot, and she didn't. Linda said worriedly: "If these are hyped up, then she is in the black community...... She and Boyz II man's One Sweet Day is topping the B charts in a row, her star dream tearstained Christmas file is released, and the veteran black singer Patti Labell plays her mother, because professional film critics are not very optimistic, and has just stepped up publicity efforts in the black area. ”
"Hmmm......"
Song Ya scratched her head, "Prepare to ask reporters, then I will personally stand up against Motura's discriminatory behavior before this incident breaks out, and force all the black singers under Sony Columbia Records to stand in line, the speech has already been prepared, give it to me." ”
"It doesn't stop them from making the two moves they are ready for, and CBS's influence is not comparable to that of media outlets like the Inner City Broadcasters." Linda warned.
"When the time comes, they will be overwhelming, and they will destroy you, as well as your wife, who is unlucky with you." Ms. Sloan also said.
"Let's not mention that, what's going on at the Apollo Theater?" Song Ya asked Sloane.
"We blocked the proposal back at the New York City Council, and the big win, of course, was temporary." Sloan replied: "It will be a protracted struggle, and at the moment the Donkey Party still has an advantage in New York, even though the mayor belongs to the Elephant Party." ”
"Well done, Sloane, you go to D.C. to find Wrangel and get the black caucus to show the prepared proposal in the House of Representatives, and he knows what it is." Song Ya ordered.
"What proposal?" Sloan asked.
"About what to raise the tariff on electronic products,This time we're directly targeting Sony.,Of course,It's just a proposal.。 Let Rangel as soon as possible, I just want the book to take the initiative to come to me, and I'm willing to talk about it now. ”