Chapter 668: An Invitation to Break the Convention

The screenwriters' strike once affected the holding of this Oscars ceremony. Many people even believed that the Oscars would inevitably be aborted. It is not difficult for industry veterans like Duke to understand that the strike could not bring the Oscars to an end.

Although the Producers League is unusually tough on the Writers Guild, it will eventually have to make concessions.

The Academy is well prepared, and they are also worried that the Academy Awards will be suspended due to the writers' strike. If the strike continues, the Academy will start an emergency party.

The Oscars are the face of Hollywood and even the entire North American film industry, and the Academy will not let accidents happen.

They dispatched special personnel to intervene in the negotiations, urging the two sides to reach an agreement as soon as possible.

The Washington authorities are also making efforts. The fragile economic situation in the United States will definitely not withstand the torture of a long-term strike. An accident in Hollywood will not only cause problems in the pillar industry of the entertainment industry, but even exacerbate the turmoil on Wall Street.

If any industry wants to operate normally, both employers and employees must abide by the “rules of the game” of mutual recognition and fairness. It seems only natural that the entire entertainment industry’s annual output value of tens of billions of dollars should be given to screenwriters.

But capital is inherently chasing profit, and moving the cake of commercial groups is undoubtedly digging meat from capitalists.

The main point of disagreement between the two sides is that the producers demand to pay part of the remuneration after recovering the cost of movies and TV shows; while the screenwriters demand to improve the treatment of screenwriters in projects such as movies, TV series and reality shows, and require producers to pay screenwriters. In addition, the revenue share of online on-demand download programs will also be increased from zero to 4.5%.

The conditions of this piece are absolutely unacceptable to the production company and the producer union.

Ten days before the Academy Awards ceremony, with the concerted efforts of all parties, the producers' union and the Writers Guild reached a preliminary agreement through tug-of-war negotiations, and major Hollywood production companies made certain concessions. The Writers Guild signed a three-year interim contract with the Producers Union.

The contract not only increased the basic salary of the screenwriter, but also won 0.6% of the DVD for the screenwriter and 2.3% of the revenue from online on-demand. This not only includes the works from now on, but also the previous works. A certain percentage can be drawn from it.

The Writers Guild then held a membership vote. With an overwhelming 3,775 votes in favour, there was unanimous agreement to end the protracted strike tug of war.

The Writers Guild also sent an email to each member urging everyone to return to work immediately.

The strike is over, and tomorrow the writers will go back to their places and everything will be back to normal.

The strike is not what we expected, we're just trying to get a fair share of the new media screenplay revenue, said Writers Guild President Patrick Veron at a press conference. The times have a foothold.”

The producers paid a certain amount of interest. Although the Writers Guild did not meet the original requirements, the results of the negotiations have already satisfied most people.

This is the best deal we've had in 30 years, many screenwriters said in interviews.

While writers are getting their share of DVD and network earnings, the best deal claim is more of a sigh of relief after a tug-of-war.

The three-year temporary contract is a psychological floor at best, and the strong position of the Producers League is unlikely to change with the strike.

Predictably. The 1988 strike and the 2008 strike at least ostensibly won weak writers some of the benefits they needed.

Perhaps, the next Hollywood-style strike isn't far off.

Labor conflicts can never be completely resolved.

With the end of the screenwriter's strike, the 80th Academy Awards ceremony was also successfully held.

It's raining...

Get out of the car. Scarlett Johansson lifted the skirt of her dark evening dress and carefully walked Duke on the wet ground. Really annoying.

Los Angeles is dry and rainy, and no one thought that it would actually rain on the day of the Oscars.

Fortunately, the organizing committee was well prepared and put up a white canopy to protect the stars walking the red carpet. And for Hollywood, which has just experienced a writers strike, this wind and rain is really nothing.

Under the guidance of the staff, Duke walked into the big tent set up in the waiting area. Because of Heath Ledger, all the members of the Dark Knight crew who participated in the awards ceremony wore dark dresses.

On Duke's side, even Scarlett Johansson wore a black evening dress.

Although it was a bit late, many people had already walked on the red carpet in front, but there were still many people waiting in the tent. Duke also greeted some of them, and then walked to the acquaintances.

Ready for your acceptance speech?

The person he asked was Leonardo DiCaprio, and Leonardo shrugged, I think my chances of winning are even smaller than yours for best director.

Both of them laughed. After all, they are not newcomers to this circle, so they still have a relatively clear judgment on whether they can win the award or not.

And Leonardo was nominated for The Departed. The recognized popular awards for this film are Best Director and Best Picture. Just like Heath Ledger, countless fans and media believe that, It's time for the Academy to affirm Martin Scorsese.

Also, Leonardo's main competitor is Daniel Day Lewis, the darling of the Academy.

After chatting a few words with Leonardo, Duke turned his eyes to the front, and the Oscar red carpet was being staged every year.

The bleachers and streets around the Kodak Theater were packed with thousands of moviegoers, with some of the first stars on the red carpet including George Clayton, who was nominated for this year's Best Actor Oscar for Michael Clayton. Rooney, and the new James Bond actor Daniel Craig and his girlfriend Rachel Weisz.

Renee Zellweger in an open-back evening dress that caused fans to scream as soon as she appeared; Cate Blanchett, wearing a huge and dazzling necklace, walked slowly down the red carpet; Harrison Ford, Penelope Stars such as Cruz and Hilary Swank also stepped onto the red carpet and entered the Kodak Theater.

At all major awards ceremonies, male stars are all black, nothing new and interesting.

The task of attracting attention on the red carpet naturally falls on the shoulders of female stars. Hollywood is star-studded today. , sloping shoulders, split ends, perspective and even retro... There are endless tricks.

Just like male stars, black has always been the insurance choice for female stars at awards ceremonies. The calm temperament that black exudes can be interpreted as mysterious, sexy, and noble, with few mistakes.

But this year's Oscars ceremony, the female stars seem to agree, a large number of people have been transferred to the red camp, and all of them have chosen bright red, the newly emerging Amy Adams, the last film actress Helen Mirren And the retro beauty Katherine Heigl, no matter the veteran acting school or the youth idol, has a soft spot for bright red, bringing fiery enthusiasm to the always noble and classic Oscar.

Just look at the frequency of the flashing spotlights to know how strong their heat is.

The Ledgers are here.

Hearing Scarlett's reminder, Duke looked back and turned towards the entrance. After seeing Kim Ledger and his wife, he adjusted his dress a little and brought Scarlett Johansson to greet him.

Although there is no saying that the dead are the greatest in this country, Duke also needs to properly show the importance of Heath Ledger's relatives on this occasion.

Hi, Kim.

After walking over, Duke and Kim Ledger hugged each other, and then said a few polite words.

He didn't say much, and soon a staff member came to inform him that he and Scarlett Johansson walked on the Oscar red carpet, although they also signed a few fans holding The Dark Knight and Transformers name, but Duke, as usual, passed the red carpet relatively quickly.

Entering the Kodak Theater, he and Scarlett walked directly to the front row. As a crew that has won nine nominations, the crew of The Dark Knight sat far enough forward. In addition, in order to promote the film, Warner Bros. Garfield and Amber Heard sought out the best animated feature.

Duke is also one of the presenters. He did not refuse the invitation of the academy, because the other party wanted him to present the best supporting actor!

This invitation to break the convention almost means that Heath Ledger will definitely get this little golden man.

In some ways, this year's Oscars, like Duke's previous Best Director Oscar, lacked enough suspense.

Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture all have super hot candidates before the awards ceremony, and the Academy should not make an unpopular choice.

After all, the advantages of Heath Ledger, Daniel Day, Lewis and Martin Scorsese are too obvious.

The lights were on on the stage, and after a brief tidbit, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart took to the stage, opening the conversation with the just-concluded Hollywood writers' strike.

He said in a sarcastic tone, The past two months have been difficult. The bitter writers' strike has divided Hollywood. I am very happy that this fight is over.

Oscar officially celebrated its 80th birthday, and the 80th Academy Awards ceremony kicked off. (To be continued ~^~)

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