Chapter 982: Disney is filled with joy and sorrow

Scola said with great certainty: "That's right. Eisner is just such a person. He loves to take advantage. But he forgot one thing. Huihuang.com is also an American company, and you are also an American." People from the Screen Actors Guild, therefore, you can demand that theaters in the United States have the same starting share as [Pearl Harbor], or you can sue Eisner."

This is also a way of removing salary from the bottom of the pot. Eisner, the boss of Disney, is a very cunning person, but Scola also knows the rules of Hollywood very well, and he also knows what kind of person Eisner is.

Eisner thought that Ye Ming did not have the ability to have his movie screened in the United States, but at this time he really forgot about Ye Ming's ability. A brilliant network gave Ye Ming at least the means to sue Disney.

In the West, as long as you dare to sue and have evidence, there is nothing wrong with you even if you go to court with the US government.

Moreover, what the court likes most is when big companies are sued, especially big companies like Disney, because the more superficial the lawsuit is, the more it can show that the judge is a fair and honest judge.

After Ye Ming drove to the company, he immediately called Sister Fang Fang and said, "Notify the lawyers of the American Brilliant Network, prepare materials, lodge a protest with the Motion Picture Association of America and the Screen Actors Guild, and send a lawyer's letter to Disney, asking them to Hong Kong has the same starting share as the Slumdog Millionaires. In this way, it is fair and just. Otherwise, we should sue Disney and the Motion Picture Association in court and let them know that if we are treated unfairly, we will definitely I won’t let it go.”

This rhythm almost killed Sister Fang Fang. What kind of rhythm is this? To be honest, is this rhythm intended to offend both the American Film Institute and Disney?

Sister Fang Fang was a little surprised and said: "What happened, do you deserve to be so angry?" Ye Ming said very unhappy: "I just came over from Chairman Liu, Disney's Eisner protested to China , asking Pearl Harbor and Slumdog Millionaire to have the same starting share is bullying.

We in China have protection regulations for our own movies. Normally, there is no problem with our 35% share. Pearl Harbor is at most a starting share of 25%, but they require everyone to have the same share, which is 30%. Fifteen, the key is that some bastards actually agreed to this request. "

This is related to the success or failure of the box office. No wonder Ye Ming was so angry at this time. This was originally supposed to be taken care of, but as a result, his own people did not help his own people, which took away the only advantage of Ye Ming's movies. .

When it comes to investment, Pearl Harbor can kill millionaires in the slums eight times out of ten without any problem. As for the cast, let alone the big names in Hollywood, there is no comparison with the movies shot by some of China's first-line stars. It can be said that in such a situation, the only hope of having something like this depends on the starting share.

But I didn't expect that Eisner was so insidious and would attack directly from the top. But some of the higher-ups in China really agreed. No wonder Ye Ming was so angry. Sister Fang Fang was also very angry and contacted the United States through the fastest express delivery.

After the matter was settled, Sister Fang thought for a while and said, "Boss, if you can go to the United States, I think the matter will be easier to handle.

After all, you have many connections in the United States. If you don't want to go there, it's basically impossible for them to help. "

Ye Ming thought for a while, shook his head and said: "This is simply impossible. In such a situation, we don't have time. If you said it before, I would go without saying anything, but now, right away The Olympic bid concert is about to take place, and I can't walk away. Now I am the Olympic bid ambassador. If I, the Olympic bid ambassador, walk away at this critical moment, how will others see me?

There is also the fact that Jackson will come to China. If the people I invite come, if I leave directly at this time, it would be rude to Jackson. I invite them to come to China and go to the United States to file a lawsuit myself. , this also doesn’t sound good. "

When Ye Ming said that, Sister Fang Fang suddenly felt that this was really the case. If Ye Ming left, it would be disrespectful to the leaders, which is basically what it means.

Therefore, under such circumstances, Ye Ming did not understand some rules when he went to the United States. Sister Fang Fang said helplessly: "What should we do? Who can bear this tone? Is it useful for us to protest?"

Sister Fang is really hard to say whether this matter is useful. At least in China, if it is just a lawyer's letter or something, then in such a matter, no matter how you say it, this matter is impossible. Successfully, which company in China has never been litigated, especially a large company. If you have never been litigated, you would be embarrassed to say that you are a big company.

Therefore, Sister Fang Fang does not think that Disney can settle matters in the United States with a letter from a lawyer.

Disney's Eisner is not a fool. It is simply impossible for you to directly ask someone to surrender with a letter from a lawyer. Therefore, at this time, Sister Fang Fang thought that things were not as simple as she thought.

Ye Ming said with a smile: "Of course this won't be that easy. Such a thing is not as simple as you think. What we do is just to make our voices heard. , to express our protest. The root cause of such a matter is actually that Disney is wrong. We have expressed such a factor to the media. At this time, we are trying to shake things up and see what kind of reaction Disney will have. What happened, and then let’s talk about what to do next.

On an issue like this, a lawsuit is inevitable, but we also need to create some pressure from public opinion first. After all, we occupy the side of truth. "

Ye Ming's words made Sister Fang understand the importance of public opinion, especially in the United States. No matter how free speech is, at least you must be reasonable. Without reason, public opinion will definitely not stand. On your side.

But at the moment, in the Disney Company, something like this made Eisner very excited. Being able to achieve such a result in China was simply beyond his expectation.

He was also very excited and said to Michael Bay in the office: "I have achieved the most favorable result in this matter. Moreover, this matter is also related to the success or failure of the entire Hollywood's expansion into China. If we are successful here, If so, then when we enter China, our pace will be even faster.

However, if it is said that we have failed, then at this time, we have really become the sinners of Hollywood. You have to work hard. "

Nothing could be more serious than this. In fact, even Eisner had no idea that his Pearl Harbor would involve such an important thing at first.

Under such a situation, Eisner actually felt unprecedented pressure, so he resorted to a dirty trick and directly applied for the same starting quota as the millionaires in China and the slums.

In fact, at this time, he didn't think he could succeed at first. China has its own market protection regulations. Therefore, films from his own country will naturally receive some preferential treatment in his own country.

However, Eisner never expected that his application would be successful. This was beyond his expectation. Therefore, on such a question, he started to vaccinate Michael Bay and told him that I got it for you. With such favorable conditions, you must work hard to increase the box office for me.

Michael Bay was also very surprised by this. Hollywood movies broadcast in China are no longer one or two. Basically, they will be limited in their initial share. This is a common practice. In fact, in any country This is the case. Films from one’s own country will always be protected.

It's the same even in the United States. But Michael Bay never expected that his own movies in China would be able to apply for the same initial share as local movies.

Michael Bay was also very happy and said: "It is indeed magical China. This is a magical country. Anything can happen. If there are such preferential conditions, I think we are sure to win." "

This is very good news for the movie Pearl Harbor. Not only was Eisner very excited about such a thing, Michael Bay was also wandering in happiness after hearing the news. He felt that God was indeed taking care of him.

There is a saying in China that extreme happiness leads to sadness. In this matter, it is referring to the current situation of Eisner and Michael Bay. Just when the two of them were very happy to get such a result, Eisner even said that he had opened a bottle of red wine from a French Puerto Rico winery in 1983, preparing to celebrate this rare beginning.

This matter has to be celebrated. So many Hollywood movies go to China to be screened, but they are the only ones who can get this preferential condition. Why? Eisner is very clear about this. In fact, it is because this is a critical time for Beijing to bid for the Olympics. Under such circumstances, China does not want to make even the slightest mistake in any aspect.

This time, Pearl Harbor competed head-on with the Slumdog Millionaires in China, which actually attracted a lot of attention from the international community. How the Slumdog Millionaires would be defeated is what everyone is most concerned about.

There is no doubt that except for a few people such as Ye Ming, basically no one thinks that Ye Ming will win. However, the starting share for imported films and domestic films in China is different, and this has indeed been criticized by some people in the international community.

Therefore, the talents of China have specially approved the confrontation, and they will stand on the same starting line. If it is said that in such a matter, China has risked Ye Ming and the others. This is not impossible to say. .

However, when Eisner just opened the red wine, Secret Art Amy walked in directly. Amy, the secretary, had been following Eisner for more than a year or two.

She is a very qualified secretary. Under such a situation, Amy knows very well what kind of things should be reported immediately and what kind of things should be dealt with tomorrow.

And for someone like this to walk in directly without even knocking on the door, something special must have happened.

Because this is Eisner's order, Eisner has the habit of taking a nap, so he is also afraid that some things will be delayed, that is, he specially reminds Amy if there are some special urgent matters. , then you can come without knocking.

Because sometimes, Eisner would sleep, which was a good way to avoid delaying things.

In such a matter, not many people can let Amy in without knocking. At this moment, Eisner is in a very good mood. After seeing Amy walk in, Eisner is even in the mood to joke. Said: "Amy, what on earth happened to make you come here in such a panic? Could it be that there was a terrorist attack? Does anyone dare to attack the United States?"

Although this is a joke, in Eisner's opinion, no one dares to attack the United States. However, in the near future, Americans will know that they are not in fact someone they can provoke.

Of course, now it seems that Eisner's words were a joke.

Amy might be a little impatient and didn't pay attention to Eisner's words, so she sent over a letter saying: "Boss, I don't care about attacks or not. What I care about is that someone wants to sue our Disney company, and now it has been We sent a lawyer’s letter.”

This news is indeed not good news, but for Eisner, it is not big bad news at all. In fact, the Disney Company files many lawsuits every year, some from the plaintiff, sometimes from the defendant, anyway. a lot of.

But in such a situation, no matter what it is, Disney has its own team of lawyers to handle the matter, and it allocates a lot of funds every year to deal with this matter.

Therefore, regarding himself as the defendant, Eisner picked up his glass and said: "How many times is this this year? Forget it, who cares about this matter? Who gave our lawyer a letter? Why? Is it for what?" Copyright?"

Amy took the lawyer's letter and said: "Actually, it's the lawyer's letter from the American website of Huihuang.com. It's the lawyer's letter that Ye Ming gave us." (To be continued)