Chapter 686

It's November.

The general strike came as expected.

Because salary negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) broke down (the demand for $200 million per year was only promised $52 million), a total of 11,500 screenwriters, led by the Playwrights Guild of America (WGA), took to the streets.

They chose to strike.

It requires Hollywood to face up to the status of screenwriters and recognize the fruits of their labor.

Well, to put it bluntly:"Give money, give money, give money!"

The crowd shouted the slogan"No. Contract, No. Script!" (No contract, no contribution)

Screenwriters must prove themselves in this way industry status.

Prove that those who replace NBC and Fox every year、ABC、High-quality scripts by TV and film giants such as Disney, Warner, and Paramount, which have generated hundreds of billions in revenue, deserve a considerable and generous remuneration.

""Two Zero Three" is not just a group of screenwriters who support screenwriters.

If we make a list of those who support the strike, you may find that things are not as simple as you think.

Among them are directors: Nolan brothers and JJ Abra ms《Mission: Impossible and Star Trek director) also took to the streets carrying slogans.

Among them are actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, for example. and Frances Fisher, who is 71 years old.

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But Martin didn't get involved.

This guy is registered with the Screen Actors Guild, Directors Guild, and Screenwriters Guild, and he is also one of the major capitals in Hollywood.

To be honest, it's not appropriate to speak from any standpoint. It's impossible for him to beat himself up.

So, he simply hid in the film editing room and began to make the final cuts of"District 9."

At the same time, he is also paying attention to the editing of"Wanted".

Although I believe that Timobekmanbetov did not dare to make arbitrary decisions and acted randomly in editing, necessary supervision should still be done

………… over time.

Christmas is coming.

But the general strike in Hollywood is still continuing, and the two parties in the negotiations have not been able to reach an agreement.

Virtually every Hollywood writers' strike doesn't end anytime soon.

Hollywood manufacturers, with the six major companies as the main body, will not compromise easily at all, and they appear to be united enough in this regard.

The Writers Guild said the strike would be a"marathon" strike.

Nick Conte, a negotiator for the Film and Television Producers Union, said there would be no chance of resuming talks if the strike continued.

He said:"We can't negotiate when a gun is pointed at our heads - it would be foolish to do so."

The last collective strike by the Writers Guild was in 1988, which lasted 22 weeks and brought consequences to the entire industry. Over $500 million in losses.

This strike will inevitably bring greater pain, because the entertainment industry has now grown into a behemoth, even if peripheral industries are not included, it can create tens of billions of dollars in output value every year.

If peripheral industries are included, they account for almost eight percent of the U.S. economy. Judging from the latest statistics, the total salary of Hollywood film and television industry practitioners last year exceeded US$100 billion!

This shows how huge this industry is and the huge value it can generate.

This Christmas, there is no joyful holiday atmosphere in Hollywood, and the shadow of strikes hangs over the North American entertainment industry.

In order to strictly enforce strike discipline, the Screenwriters Guild has formulated a series of rules and regulations during the strike: All members are not allowed to start work without authorization, and are not even allowed to enter the studio's door. Otherwise, they will be fined US$100,000, and those who refuse to pay the fine will be fined. Expelled from the association.

As a result, a number of film and television dramas inevitably became temporary victims.

《tonight show》、《Jimmy Tonight Show》、《jimmy live show》、《saturday night live》、《A large number of late-night TV shows that rely heavily on writers, such as"The Tonight Show with Colbert", will be the first to receive a head-on blow.

Then came daytime soap operas and summer dramas.

The biggest problem is the autumn season. The TV network's autumn advertising investment is about to be fully launched. At this time, the writers' strike will undoubtedly worsen the advertising business that has been declining year by year.

In response to the strike, which is not yet known to last for how long, TV stations and streaming media are likely to turn to productions that do not require Hollywood scriptwriters, such as reality shows and foreign dramas.

Time enters 2008.

It’s still a rough New Year for Hollywood, as the strike continues.

Some people are even worried that this year's Oscars will be affected. After all, the Golden Globes are finished. Will the Oscars be far behind?

Fortunately, fortunately, at the last moment when the contract expired, the Screenwriters Association and the Employer Federation finally reached an agreement.

On the basis of the original contract, the screenwriter will receive another US$130 million in income, and the income in basic salary, medical insurance, digital distribution share, pay TV share and other aspects will also increase......(To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

The conclusion of the new contract has made TV screenwriters breathe a sigh of relief, but film screenwriters have not made equal progress, which also brings hidden dangers to the new contract.

Obviously, capital used this method to divide the group of striking screenwriters.

They succeeded too.

After the TV drama screenwriters ceased their activities, the general strike without more than half of the people would naturally not be able to go on.

On February 12, the matter ended completely

《In order to celebrate the success of the contract renewal, Emily V. Gordon, the screenwriter of"Jero Goes Forward", said on her Twitter:"I like to do two things the most: writing and making things, either one or the other."

These words are also TD illustrates a decades-long tradition of Hollywood screenwriting.

Since the 1960s, Hollywood screenwriters have staged six large-scale strikes, the highest number of strikes in the Hollywood entertainment industry.

This also makes them the least messy group of people in Hollywood who love fighting for and defending their rights.

The strike stopped, but the impact was huge, Desperate Housewives》、《24 hours》、《Emergency Room Stories》、《A large number of popular American dramas such as"NCIS" were suspended, and the Golden Globe Awards ceremony that year was also forced to be cancelled.

Fortunately, the Oscars did not have to be canceled, at least a little bit of Hollywood's face was saved.

Martin no longer has to hide in the editing room.

He began to appear frequently in the media to promote the upcoming"Iron Man".

Robert Downey Jr. complained when he saw Martin.

2.3"You're really good at hiding. The Writers Guild can't find you, and they're calling me. Why don't they ask Leonardo?""

"No, they asked."

Martin laughed.

"I asked Leon to tell them, I'm dead, don't come to me!"

"Frank, you're such a bastard"

"Please, I am the employer, how can I speak for the screenwriter? If you sit with your butt crooked, you will be isolated. I don’t want Meyers Pictures to become the target of the Six Major Suppression!"

"Damn it, you are the largest individual shareholder of two of the six major companies, who dares to suppress you?!"

Donnie raised his middle finger.

Martin raised his eyebrows,"Then I can't come forward. I don't want to be used as a weapon."

(Brothers, please take care of me. Please give me some comments, flowers, collections, and rewards. Thank you.）