"Weige, we lost. ”

As soon as the second appeal ended, Jeffrey Katzenberg personally called Ye Wei.

The appeal was conducted at the MPAA's Los Angeles headquarters, with representatives from both the rating committee and the film company in attendance, and a panel of 14-18 industry professionals listened to the arguments of both sides before voting on whether to overturn the original rating, and only with the support of more than two-thirds of the votes was successful.

Because DreamWorks never wanted to make such a big fuss, the first two appeals of LMS were sent by the distribution department, and Ye Wei was not allowed to go, because he was afraid that the matter would be overly concerned by the outside world, and the director would not be able to step down and the appeal would fail. But now it's happening......

Katzenberg didn't just mean the appeal, he meant the whole thing, "The MPAA has made it clear, and it's only us who loses." ”

"Jeff. On the phone, Ye Wei suppressed an angry silence for a while before saying: "Let's make another appeal, this time I want to attend, I have always been prepared for this situation." ”

"It's useless, it's not good for us to keep making trouble like this. ”

"Now it's us, people support us, and the petition I signed online has been responded to by 100,000 people, 100,000! ”

"The controversy and impact of this turmoil on LMS has reached an uncontrollable level. Right now, even if we get PG-13 rating, in the eyes of many people, it is also a movie that changes from R to PG-13 rating, which is negative for family audiences, and if it makes a bigger fuss, no one knows what the consequences will be. And we don't have much time, the film will be released in a month, and there is still so much work to be done, so we can't be delayed by the rating. ”

Katzenberg sighed, and then said, "Weige, I don't like to be angry with this, that's how life is. ”

“...... I need to appeal in person, or I'll be depressed for the rest of my life. ”

"You should think more about yourself, to this point, people like you, and if you go further, they will probably hate you. ”

"I don't care if people like me or not, I don't want me to be hated by myself, I can do it. Jeff, maybe you hate my youthful frivolity, that's okay. ”

"I envy you, that's a virtue that you only have when you're young. Okay, appeal again, I hope there will be a miracle, but this matter will be resolved within a week, and during this period, we must also prepare an alternative version of the LMS, and if we still lose the case, we will immediately send the film for retrial, and we must get PG-13 level. ”

"Thank you! I'll be ready. ”

"Take it easy, boy, no matter what, we still have to deal with the MPAA, this time, next time, it's going to be a long time. ”

"I know. Ye Wei's words were full of determination, "Win or lose, I just want to sue everyone and myself, MPAA is not right!"

......

When the MPAA announced the results of LMS's second appeal, the outside world exploded again! The online media could immediately report on it, and the scolds of "despicable and shameless", "bad", "corrupt institutions that do whatever they want", "only care about face and ignore right and wrong", and "ignore public opinion and public opinion" have bombarded the MPAA.

slashfilm。 David Chan and Devendra Hardaway, co-editors-in-chief, commented: "This will only add more people to the condemnation of the MPAA. In this day and age, we don't need a 'grandma' to dominate our movie-watching. Reform of the MPAA is urgent. ”

Michael Phillips, a film critic for the Chicago Tribune, wrote on his blog: "The MPAA has become synonymous with stupidity, it doesn't have mine or yours in mind, only the interests it serves. Even this is not done well, they make things too ugly. ”

Yahoo Movie Review said, "In the face of the outrage of almost the entire film industry, the MPAA still dares to respond arrogantly, exposing the organization's long-standing lack of regulation, and every abuse of power is an affront to the whole people." ”hollywood。 said "unbelievable, regretful, angry", satirizing the film review website MR. Cranky commented, "The MPAA sucks! It hasn't been showered in 83 years, no wonder it stinks!......

Fans and fans have also been outraged, "I just learned today that there is such a disgusting institution." "Are we living in a democracy or a dictatorship?", "Look at how many people have been accusing the MPAA lately, and does anyone think VIY is messing around?", "I'm going to take the MPAA to court, those bastards should go to jail!......

Many independent filmmakers are also very angry, if you add up the ** they scolded, it will definitely not be just 27 or 300 times.

The happy ones are the only ones, they don't care about MPAA, they only know that Ye Wei lost, and they can laugh at it: "That's right, tell him whose territory is here, he's just a piece of!", "Any rating is good, I won't watch this garbage movie, just let it disappear." "Lol, I'm so happy about this, hahahahaha!" ......

And all the people who love and support Ye Wei can't help frowning when they hear the news, some people scold, some people sigh, some people are worried, some people think of a way, is there a turn for the better?

On the evening of Wednesday 12, DreamWorks issued a press release to the media, announcing that it had submitted an application for the third appeal, and this time Ye Wei would attend the appeal meeting in person.

The media was surprised by this, it stands to reason that DreamWorks would forget it, and it is rare to have two complaints, and no one has done it three times, because the MPAA can't beat itself up anymore, never. Ye Wei's attendance is exciting, but what can a 17-year-old boy change? If he has the ability to argue, why didn't he attend before?

At the same time, the MPAA is really unwilling to let this turmoil ferment anymore, and a long delay will hurt the LMS, but it will also hurt the MPAA, because it gives the filmmakers enough time to continue to promote public opinion, do test screenings to attract support, etc., as well as the online petition, which has already alarmed the global mainstream media.

So the sooner it subsides, the better, and the next day on the 13th, the MPAA told the outside world: "Considering the current public expectations, we have decided to accept this appeal, but this is the last appeal and reconsideration of the current version of "Little Sunshine Beauty", and we will not accept the current version after this time." ”

And announced that after consultation with DreamWorks, the third appeal meeting will be held tomorrow, Friday, the 14th at 14:00 pm, which means that I will accompany you through the motions again.

In response to the media's accusations against the MPAA, Howard Ganttman said that the MPAA is planning to release its full rating rules, policies, procedures, and grievance procedures, and that tomorrow's appeal will be as closed as ever, and that media reporters who are interested can come and watch it, not to mention that the MPAA is not transparent.

Under the common will of both sides, a qiē is so fast, this turmoil changes day by day, the outside world can not be reported, people have just learned of the new situation, the 14th arrived.

The MPAA headquarters building in Los Angeles, Ventura Avenue, Sherman's Oaks District, was filled with an unusually deep atmosphere early in the morning.

61-year-old MPAA Chairman Dan Glickman (former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, who took office last year), CARA Chairman Joan Grave and other big names are like big enemies, not afraid of Ye Wei's child, but worried about the media's involvement.

However, inviting the media to attend, they have a purpose, and the pressure of public opinion is too great, so big that the MPAA can't help but do something to protect its reputation, let the media attend the grievance meeting, and then refute the LMS side is speechless, and the first two appeals are like that, so they can save face and shut up the outside world.

Although it is true that he is a prodigy, how can he be a teenager. Little did he know that what awaited him was a trap to ensure that he walked out of the courtroom in disgrace.

As the time approached 2 p.m., the huge appeals court was already full, and in fact there were so many seats that the audience seats behind it were crowded.

Today, a full number of 18 members of the Classification-and-Rating-Appeals-Board were present, and they were sitting on the left side of the courtroom, 11 men and 7 women, all of whom looked middle-aged over 30 years old, all with stern expressions.

Most of these people are from the six major studios, and a few are from theaters and exhibitors, and they are not from the previous two grievance meetings, and they are the first to contact the LMS case.

The judge presiding over the appeal meeting was Jim DeRohrer, a decent middle-aged man who wore a black suit except for not wearing a judge's robe.

Directly opposite the bench at the top, there are seats for both sides of the case, and the members of the rating committee sit on the right, a luxurious lineup of 11 people, including the chairman Joan Grave, a middle-aged and elderly woman dressed in green and black pants, and her old face is very calm and can't be seen with makeup.

There are also 5 full-time members and 5 amateur members, all of whom claim to be parents, and none of them publish personal information, and only they have rated many movies.

Sitting on the left is the LMS film business staff, a six-person lineup, led by the youngest Ye Wei, who sits in the middle of the first row, jeans, a white T-shirt and a red and black Harvard-Westlake football team Armani sports jacket, with a capital S and his name in front of it. He also had a calm face, with a large stack of paper materials and laptops on the table in front of him.

To the left and right of Ye Wei sat Terley Price, Peter Heller, Michael Arndt, Attorney Salterton, and Cindy, the secretarial assistant.

A little later, there were rows of media reporters, because the appeal club did not allow filming and recording, and they were all holding paper and pens and preparing to take notes, with a solemn momentum.

At this time, the atmosphere in the courtroom was almost depressing, and everyone knew that this was a decisive battle, but there was actually nothing to talk about. The nature of the appeal in this trial is far less than the battle of public opinion.

As soon as 2 p.m. arrived, the appeal meeting began, and the pens of half a hundred reporters began to write rapidly.

Judge De Roeller first laid out the background of the case and the main points of both sides of the previous two appeals, and then said: "Now the parties can speak. ”

As soon as his voice fell, Joan Grave raised his right hand, Ye Wei did not fight, the women's chairman stood up, with a kind old face, and said in a steady voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, this matter is not complicated, we have stipulated that the erotic-erotic words in a movie can only be used no more than 4 times in the territory of non-erotic-erotic language in order to be rated PG-13." ”

She glanced at Ye Wei and the others to the left, and was clearly reprimanding them for being unreasonable: "LMS has 27 F words, why do some people still think that it deserves PG-13 level?

"Film grading is very complex work. Joan Grave turned to look at the reporters and said in a misunderstood tone: "Because every movie is different, sometimes there may be only one shot in a movie that is not up to standard, and that shot can have a very bad impact on children and teenagers, then we will consider a restrictive rating."

It is not a small number of violations and a low total score that can determine whether the film is suitable for children to watch, in terms of rating, a 'ng' is the whole film 'ng'. So it seems that we don't have a unified standard. But let's not forget jì, flexibility is also everyone's requirement for us, if a qiē only according to the dead rules, the problem will be very strict. ”

The members of the appeals committee nodded silently when they heard this, and it was difficult for the reporters to be dissatisfied with these words, and this is indeed the truth......

"Once you have the flexibility to rate, it's hard to have exactly the same scale. The key is what we are after? Always put the physical and mental health of the children first. ”

Joan Grave said sincerely, almost tearfully, and sighed lightly: "In the case of LMS, an inappropriate sexual talk, 27 F-words, etc., parents ask themselves, how is this suitable for teenagers to watch alone?

She asked again, and the faces of the 10 rating committee members around her were all aggrieved and sad, she looked at Ye Wei and the others again, and continued:

"If we were unfair, we accepted the LMS three times and did research on each offending line. If we have any prejudice against Mr. Ye, there is also a lot of profanity in "The Wedding is Coming", because it is harmless and meets the standards, we give it a PG-13 grade. We never target anyone. That's all I said. ”

As Joan-Grave said yes and sat down, the courtroom fell silent, save for the sound of a paper being turned and a pen scratching.

Although the reporters are on the LMS side, Greve's words are reasonable, humane, professional, and seem to be impeccable...... If Ye Wei and the others don't have a good refutation, it will be really difficult to help. In fact, everyone has long predicted that until now, MPAA will not be easy to deal with, and Ye Wei?

Everyone is getting less and less confident, and they don't know if Viy's eloquence is really good or public...... 17-year-old little guy, can you really rely on him?

From the side, you can see that Ye Wei is expressionless, it can't be that he was frightened, right? he wasn't prepared and couldn't think of any counterattack? And his assistants all looked solemn......

"Do you have anything to say?" said Judge De Rohr, looking to the side of the LMS.

"I have. Under the attention of the audience, Ye Wei slowly raised his right hand, and was still sitting on the chair, his face was faint.