Chapter 941: The big crocodile behind the scenes takes action

As an actor working hard in Hollywood, Ye Ming immediately received domestic support. The great director Zhang Yimou immediately expressed his views and supported Ye Ming in safeguarding his rights. He hoped that the relevant US authorities could thoroughly investigate whether this matter was targeted. Discrimination against Chinese.

Feng Xiaogang even directly persuaded Ye Ming not to work in Hollywood and go back to China to play on his own. The two of them could work together to make a good movie, which was better than being annoyed by others in Hollywood.

Even Brother Chen Kai, who had the worst temper with Ye Ming, made an exception and expressed his support for Ye Ming. He stood by Ye Ming and expressed regret for some of Hollywood's practices.

This is where Chen Kaige is brilliant. As a great director, he not only has to make good movies, he also has to show enough emotional intelligence in other aspects.

And what Brother Chen Kai did this time was quite good, because everyone knew that he and Ye Ming had a bad relationship, but at this time the entire Chinese entertainment industry was standing behind Ye Ming, so Brother Chen Kai would not be stupid. Against Ye Ming, on the contrary, he expressed his understanding and sympathy for Ye Ming's experience.

Over in Hong Kong, Cheng Long and Jet Li also expressed their opinions immediately, hoping that the Actors Guild would give Ye Ming a satisfactory answer.

And they say this kind of discrimination is very possible in Hollywood.

It can also be seen from these words that the two of them have encountered similar problems in Hollywood. Zhou Runfa, who was in Hollywood, and Baodao director Hou Xiaoxian went to the hospital to see Ye Ming and expressed their indignation about the incident.

At this time, South Korea's director Jiang Digui also directly supported Ye Ming and expressed Ye Ming's greetings. Director Guo Zaiyong expressed his praise for Ye Ming's acting skills and believed that this was Hollywood's discrimination against Asians.

In Japan, Takeshi Kitano also expressed his opinion at a press conference. Ye Ming is a very good director, but Hollywood is obviously racially discriminatory towards Asians.

No matter what they say, Asian filmmakers insist on siding with Ye Ming, believing that no one in Hollywood has practiced racial discrimination against him.

It’s not just Asian filmmakers who see it this way. In fact, in the United States, Murdoch expressed concern about this matter. Arnold Schwarzenegger directly called the Screen Actors Guild and demanded that the Screen Actors Guild give a reasonable answer to this matter. explanation comes.

During the preparations for Jackson's concert, he also said that racial discrimination in the United States has a long history and he felt ashamed of Ye Ming's experience.

In short, all public opinions are directly pointing to Ye Ming's racial discrimination. This is a very unfavorable situation for Spielberg. If the crew suffered from such a large area of ​​food poisoning, which is already a very unfortunate problem, then at this time, Ye Ming's experience is suspected of racial aura, which is very troublesome.

If such a problem cannot be properly solved, then on such a matter, the Screen Actors Guild can directly kill the movie. This is definitely not impossible in the United States.

Although the production company of this movie is very powerful, including Fox and DreamWorks, six companies, however, if the crime of racial discrimination in this movie is confirmed, the lawyers of the Screen Actors Guild will be able to directly It is not unusual for a lawsuit to last three to five years.

The key is to talk about what Ye Ming thinks in such a situation, whether Ye Ming believes in such a thing, and what kind of evidence does the New York Post reporter have in his hands? Is the evidence sufficient to prove Jeffrey's behavior?

Judging from the photos published in the newspaper, even if the New York Post does not fully possess such evidence, it has a relatively good understanding of the whole matter and at least knows part of the truth.

In such a situation, Fox President Barry Diller immediately convened people to study countermeasures for such an incident. This incident even affected Fox's parent company, News Corporation, because Murdoch, the media The tycoon also unexpectedly expressed his concern about such a thing.

Because Murdoch has never managed his own film company very well, leaving it to professionals.

But this time Murdoch took the initiative to call and care about this matter. Moreover, Murdoch also expressed his opinion. He would rather let the film of Minority Report be thrown into the warehouse and completely stop the filming of the film, but he cannot be punished for this because of his crew being accused of racial discrimination. This is a view of discrimination.

Regarding an issue like this, no matter what you say, no one is willing to bear this crime in the United States. Although racial discrimination is ubiquitous in the United States, on the surface, no one is willing to bear such a charge.

In such a critical situation, one can imagine Diller's mood.

In this emergency recall of Fox Company, Diller quickly came up with a solution to the problem. One was to find Spurberg to find out what happened. If it was true, What the New York Post reporter said is that Jeffrey must be fired directly.

In fact, in such a situation, the New York Post would not have the guts to make a lie. If the New York Post dared to joke and frame Fox on this issue at this time, then Fox would definitely report the New York Post to bankruptcy.

Therefore, there is almost no doubt about this matter. And the actual investigation result is also the same. Jeffrey really did such a thing, and there is no doubt that he will be fired. The second thing Diller had to do was to discuss with Spielberg what would happen next.

Even though Spielberg was in the hospital, Diller still came to the hospital in front of more than 30 reporters.

Of course, because of the control of the parent company, News Corporation, those reporters rarely ask Diller some difficult-to-answer questions.

After entering the hospital, Diller's first words were to Spielberg: "I think we are in big trouble. Don't you guys just get busy without something happening? Now you know what you are doing to us." Is the company in much trouble?"

Spielberg is a great director, very talented, and can make money for the company. In fact, Spielberg has his own company. DreamWorks is Spielberg's own company. At this time, Diller actually I have a cooperative and equal relationship with Spielberg.

Therefore, when faced with a question like this from Diller, Spielberg said with a smile: "What's so great about this matter? Just spend money to settle it. News like this is simply too common in the entertainment industry. I just said that I didn’t expect that someone from the newspaper would get the news this time. If I knew who leaked such a piece of news, would I kill him?"

It can be seen that Spielberg is very angry about this matter, and he can even say such angry words.

Seeing that Spielberg was still indifferent to this matter and didn't take it seriously at all, Diller said helplessly: "Please take this matter seriously and don't be so careless. "

Spielberg obviously didn't take it very seriously. From his point of view, this matter was just an internal matter within the crew, and it was just Jeffrey, the bastard, who did things too dirty.

No matter how you say it, he was the one who caused this incident to happen. He didn't even know he was being filmed and videotaped. It was definitely an idiot's behavior.

Therefore, Spielberg believes that if Jeffrey's words are dealt with, then this problem can be solved.

In such a problem, Spielberg believes that it is similar to what many film crews in Hollywood encounter.

Therefore, Spielberg disapproved of Diller's words and said: "This matter is not a big deal. I will be able to deal with it directly after I am discharged from the hospital. Don't worry.

I will make people believe that this is an ordinary accident, it is food poisoning, and the laxative is just croton powder, which is said to be a Chinese seasoning. Well, it is said that the chef mistook croton powder for a Chinese seasoning. This is a good explanation. .

Because Ye Ming is from China, the crew even specially made Chinese lunch boxes for him. Everyone in the crew knew this. So settling this matter is not a big problem. "

Spielberg is obviously very confident about his influence in the entertainment industry, and when it comes to such an issue, his contempt for reporters is also obvious.

At this time, Diller said helplessly: "Actually, it would be great if this matter could be solved as simply as you said.

On such an issue, Mr. Murdoch also expressed his concern about this matter. He said that he would rather let the films of Minority Report be thrown into the warehouse than bear the stain of racial discrimination. Do you know what this means? "

As a businessman, my favorite thing is to make money.

But in such a situation, Murdoch would rather lose money, but would not make this matter a big deal, which means Murdoch compromised.

Spielberg obviously understands what a question like this is.

He thought about it and said, "Could it be because someone took action? Who took action on this matter?"

Diller said helplessly: "It was Soros who took action. You also know Soros's Quantum Fund very well. This guy is Ye Ming's partner, a partner with an old fox like Soros. Do you think he is a simple person? Mr. Murdoch now wants to acquire Hughes Electronics, and Soros obviously also wants to have a hand in this matter."

Hughes Electronics may be unfamiliar to many people, but a company owned by Hughes Electronics is familiar to many people. DirectTV. It is the largest satellite television station in the United States.

Murdoch obviously wanted to enter the US market, which was the most critical step, but Soros took action for Ye Ming, which was just an excuse. In fact, it was for the Hughes Electronics matter. "

If there is no one behind this matter, then in the entertainment industry, Spielberg can easily handle it. Even if Ye Ming has Huihuang.com, Spielberg also has DreamWorks.

Therefore, under such a situation, Spielberg also felt confident about winning against Ye Ming. But if there is an excuse like Soros to participate, things will be completely different.

Soros is like a pack of wolves. Originally, he could not find a reason to take advantage of Hughes Electronics, but if it is because of a fulcrum like Ye Ming, then he can leverage it. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is not out of the question. Quantum Fund has always been the kind of fund that can make a big impact with small things.

At this time, Spielberg felt that such a thing was quite troublesome. If someone of Soros's level was involved, it would be very troublesome.

Therefore, he thought for a while and said: "How about we talk to Ye Ming? After all, Ye Ming is the party involved. If it is said that he has the most say in this matter, it should be Ye Ming. As long as he, the victim, doesn't say anything If so, then others won’t have many excuses.”

This is not wrong. If Ye Ming was an ordinary actor, then this matter could be handled in this way, but Ye Ming is obviously not an ordinary actor.

In such a matter, Ye Ming was the one who was discriminated against and went directly to the hospital. It would be strange that Ye Ming was not angry at this time.

And Ye Ming obviously knew the news at this time. It would not be easy for Ye Ming to cooperate with the publicity. The most important thing is that Ye Ming is not just an actor, he is the boss of Huihuang.com. As a person who has the courage to litigate with the US government, this really makes people feel that Ye Ming's courage is not ordinary.

Therefore, you cannot consider such a problem with your pure identity as an actor. When talking about such a matter, you must adopt an equal attitude when talking to Ye Ming. Ye Ming is qualified enough to receive such treatment.

Although Ye Ming is not a Hollywood superstar in terms of stars, his status in the capital field makes people have to admire this young man's mind. At this time, it is obviously not a wise decision to suppress such a person.

Since it cannot be suppressed, it must be cooperated. (To be continued)