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Published at 3rd of January 2022 12:32:40 PM


Chapter 494

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It is the "cornerstone" of Hollywood's operation, covering all aspects from salary sharing to attribution of the right of authorship. The agreement is changed every three years, and the labor and capital side is composed of four trade unions: screenwriter, director, actor and producer.

During World War II, the basic agreement was like a shot in the arm. It brought stable jobs and high profits to the depressed Hollywood. The real crisis was in the late 1950s. Because television appeared.

In the Hollywood system, screenwriters have always believed that the person they are always ignored, their works are the core of the film, but their income is the bottom of the industry.

In history, the writers' Union went on strike seven times, almost every time because of money. In 1960, the first strike took 21 weeks.

At that time, television was an emerging industry. Film companies made a lot of money through television copyright. In the United States, where television was just emerging, watching movies at home became a fashionable choice

The treatment of screenwriters is different, because there is no corresponding Commission, and their wages do not increase or decrease. However, there are no relevant regulations in the basic agreement, but the screenwriters use the sharp tools of workers to strike. From January 16 to June 10, the strike lasted 151 days. Through negotiation, the weekly salary of screenwriters increased to $350 and will make a profit of 5% from the TV share.

In addition to money, emerging industries are also a problem. In 1988, screenwriters quit because of objections to the sharing of video royalties. Although it lasted only 15 days, more than 2000 screenwriters took part in the strike, and many TV programs were seriously affected, with a direct loss of up to 1 billion.

In addition to the usual salary treatment, the distribution share of DVD has also become the focus of this strike, and the share of Internet on demand has also become one of the topics. For this, the producers' Association has reached a consensus and will never give in.

The reason why the producer is superior is that he considers the problem from the perspective of the boss and will think for the sake of the investor. Unlike actors and other staff, he doesn't care whether to kill or bury.

From the perspective of investment, film is a high-risk industry. If you are not careful, you will lose miserably. When you lose, you will swallow the bitter fruit. If you earn a little money, you won't even fill the pit. You have to pay dividends with a large group of people, which is very difficult to accept. Therefore, they decided not to give in. This job is worth so much money. You can quit if you don't want to do it.

Screenwriters all know that if they want to protect their rights and interests, they must rely on the trade union. Without the trade union, their personal ability is very small and helpless. Therefore, more than a dozen big brands under mm, such as Simon (Slumdog Millionaire), Michael (sunshine little beauty), Monahan (Infernal Affairs), leiris (Intern grey) and aziva gormans (Da Vinci Code) and other big names. There are three million plays with a share, and the income is very considerable. They are hard core members of MM group, but they dare not disobey the order of the trade union, and only strike.

For ordinary screenwriters, they strike only when they have no job to start, but for them, it is a big piece of fat in front of them, but they can't earn it. It's also equivalent to gouging out the heart with a knife.

No one dares to disobey the trade union, but mark dares. At present, the two sides are negotiating, and there is no result at the moment, but mark asked aziva gosman, the screenwriter of the Da Vinci Code, to work overtime day and night to complete the script of the sequel angels and demons. If not, mark will take over.

The original Colombian film industry, affected by the writers' strike, delayed delivery and delayed its release until 2009. As a result, it became cannon fodder and box office smashed the streets under the pressure of a bunch of super blockbusters. Mark will not allow this to happen.

Gosman promised: "there is a problem with wood. I am in the screenwriter's Union and my heart is in mm. I will rush to work day and night and strive to deliver the goods before forming a resolution. If Mark wants to modify it, there is a problem with wood."

As a member of the screenwriter's Union, if you don't respond to the Union's call, you will certainly be removed from the list and excluded. The consequences are very serious, but if you offend master mark, the consequences are more serious. Therefore, you must do everything and don't offend both sides.

Other people are also happy to offend mark. The consequences are equally serious. Mark recognizes that they obey the trade union, but Mark's business must not fall behind. This should be Mark's bottom line.

For these large companies, there are drama libraries for emergency, but the impact on TV variety is great.

Now major companies are also actively responding. They originally had a dialogue mechanism, but now they are rapidly uniting and forming a united front to form a management delegation. Their slogan is: "if you have a job, you have money."

In response to the production company, the writers accused the writers' Union of opportunism. "The writers' Union broke the negotiation at an early stage and wanted to vote for a strike without making efforts to reach an agreement at the negotiating table," the film and television producers' Union said in a statement. "It is in everyone's best interest to keep the industry in good working condition. We will accompany them when they are ready to resume negotiations."

The screenwriters Association and the Federation of film and television producers are negotiating the renewal of the expiring screenwriters' contract. The screenwriters demand further salary and welfare benefits, but the film and television production companies do not want to do so.

Hollywood has always implemented the producer centered system. Screenwriters' associations, actors' associations, directors' associations and producers' associations maintain their respective interests in the form of contracts. The old contract between screenwriters' associations and producers' associations was signed in 2001 and expired on November 31. In July this year, the two started negotiations on the renewal of the contract. The main difference is that producers demand the withdrawal of the film After the cost of TV programs, the balance will be paid, and the screenwriter association requires producers to double the profits from DVD sales and improve the treatment of screenwriters of reality shows and other TV programs.

The Hollywood Reporter reported that in the contract renewal negotiations, the screenwriters hoped to reach a new contract with a total value of $535 million, while the production company was only willing to pay $180 million. There was a gap of up to $350 million between the two sides. The two sides did not give in to each other, which made the strike seem inevitable.

When both sides could not reach an agreement, the writers' Union officially passed a strike resolution and decided to start a formal strike on November 5.

In order to strictly enforce the strike discipline, the screenwriter association has formulated a series of rules and regulations during the strike. All members are not allowed to start work without authorization, or even enter the door of the film company, otherwise they will be punished by US $100000. If they refuse to pay the fine, they will be dismissed by the association. If non union members start work for the film company during the strike, they will never be able to join the trade union, Without the nod of the trade union, no one can win the Academy Award (best adapted play and best original play). Facing this, big guys like mark and Spielberg dare not ignore it. Before the contract renewal negotiation is over this year, the new strike rules have been introduced, which are more stringent than before.

Because of the failure of negotiations, the writers' Union decided to start a strike on November 5. More than 30000 writers from the East and West branches of the writers' Association will stop writing plays for film companies and television stations.

For the statement of the writers' Union, the producers' Union said it had no choice, saying: "this will cause losses to everyone."

When everyone suffers losses, the rich producers will be more strong and lasting. Most of the screenwriters are low-income moonlight people. They stop talking. Since the strike, the film company will certainly not pay wages. Life will be more difficult. If they can't support it, they will naturally come back to work.

The negotiation of MM is in the charge of egger. His opinion is the same as that of the producer's Union. Every time the screenwriter's Union is dissatisfied with the salary, it strikes. In the long run, their producer's life can't pass. Their producer represents the interests of the investor. If they agree easily, they can't live. The chairman of the producer's Union said, "this is mutual harm."

Mark respected egger's decision and let him be responsible. At the same time, as a member of the screenwriter's Union, he expressed a neutral position. He was kicked by a donkey in his brain and would not go to the door of his company to sit in and demonstrate. Instead, he went to the Chicago set and focused on shooting his dark knight.

The writers' strike is a conflict of interest distribution. Mark has golden fingers. He knows that it ended in the entrustment of the producers. Hollywood lost $3 billion, but should they give in in in advance? The ass decides the head. If they give in now, they will only encourage each other's arrogance, and people's ambition will not be satisfied. They will win easily through the war, and they will only start the war casually. Only after the tragic victory with heavy casualties will they not start the war easily.

This is no different from general labor disputes. They all think they are reasonable. Who will surrender at the beginning.

This was originally a big event and made headlines properly, but it was robbed of the headlines by the strong entry of Davis fund into Time Warner.

Warner is a typical bitch in this era. It is difficult to be widowed. It just broke up with American online. After being single for a few days, it invested in the arms of Davis fund.

In the past, the merger with American online can also be said to complement resources and increase industry competitiveness. It is a perfect marriage. Now it is looking at money, regardless of face and shame. It just wants to be a rich woman and doesn't care who is her husband.

Relying on the backing of Davis fund, Time Warner spent 15 billion to acquire Amazon and prepare to form a new group.

For Amazon, mark is slandered, but he has a lot of business overlap with Naifei. In view of this, mark just let the family fund start its 10% stake, take a ride, enjoy the success, and didn't end up playing in person.

Who knows, Davis fund suddenly made a malicious acquisition. He manipulated Amazon's share price, suppressed it, and then purchased its shares on a large scale.

Martin, a financial tycoon, has been laying out for a long time for Amazon and made a surprise attack. Amazon's Bezos root has no room to fight back.

When Bezos knew that Davis fund was responsible for him, the overall situation had been achieved. Davis fund had controlled more than 51% of the shares and became the largest shareholder.

Bezos came to mark tearfully and wanted to contact Martin through him. Everyone sat down and talked.




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