Chapter 3134: New Forces
After entering the venue, people from Warner, Fox, Paramount and other Hollywood companies came over one after another.
Zhou Buqi deliberately avoided them.
Don't want to waste any time talking.
It would be bad if there was a fight.
This is a charity dinner, please donate first.
Zhou Buqi took the lead and personally contributed US$1 million, setting a tone for tonight's charity donation. Other donors don’t need to put too much pressure. Each person’s donation of US$100,000 or US$200,000 is enough.
Soon, donations exceeded $20 million.
Many big bosses, such as Lee Jae-yong, Robert Iger, and Larry Page, made top-level donations of US$1 million.
However, the most crucial layer of the veil has never been lifted.
How are we going to settle this matter tonight?
In the future, should Hollywood follow emerging forces or surround itself with conservative forces as in the past?
It was Zhou Buqi's turn to take the stage and speak.
Zhou Buqi appeared on the stage with no smile on his face and said in a deep voice: "Everyone must know what happened today. Recently, a hacker group used the security loopholes in iPhones to steal the private data of hundreds of female Hollywood staff. Photos. This donation will be mainly used in two directions. First, to compensate the victims who have been exposed to the photos, which is their mental loss; second, we will set up an organization to use legal means. Fight for their rights.”
Robert Egger also stood nearby, waiting for a moment to speak on stage.
At this time, I felt mixed emotions in my heart.
Of course he understood what Boss Zhou meant.
Who should we fight for when we use legal means to fight for rights and interests? Of course, it is Apple, the platform. Hackers stole so many private photos through their products. They did not do a good job in security protection and they indeed need to bear certain responsibilities.
Boss Zhou was willing to stand up and take the lead in fighting for the rights of actresses in Hollywood, which naturally aroused warm applause from the audience.
Actresses and celebrities all regard him as a friend of women.
Zhou Buqi looked around and wanted to use this topic to guide him to a larger aspect——
"I have learned before that many female friends are worried that hackers will spread their photos. These photos will affect their career development, and many people even want to compromise with the hackers and pay the so-called "Hush money." I would like to promise every actress who has been, is, or may be hacked in the future that your career will not be affected because you are a victim!"
"On the right there are Peacock CEO David, Hulu CEO Mike, Netflix's Chief Content Officer Thom, and Amazon's Chief Content Officer Rondley. A new field has emerged in the film and television industry, and that is Internet streaming media. Streaming. The rise of the media industry can provide more employment opportunities for the industry.”
"You all know that I work on the Internet. The Internet has an important attribute, which is that it can create a better life!"
"There are many bad phenomena in Hollywood. Many directors and actors are afraid that offending big shots will affect their careers. Even if hackers steal photos, you may lose your job. This unfair phenomenon can be solved by the streaming industry. Change. The Internet welcomes everyone, and the Internet will not block any Hollywood staff. There is no power struggle on the Internet, and the Internet will embrace everyone!”
As soon as these words came out, most of the people present couldn't help but smile with joy.
In a place like Hollywood, except for those big directors and big producers, who has never been angry? Especially actresses, who has not been harassed in the working environment? The reason why I don't dare to have an attack and have to endure it is mainly because I am afraid of the existing power system in Hollywood.
The Internet is here, and streaming media is really different.
This could circumvent Hollywood's existing power systems.
It is conceivable that Boss Zhou's unabashed words made many industry leaders present unhappy, feeling that this guy was getting more and more excessive. Ziweixing Global is going to launch Peacock as a streaming media, and it will also lead the entire Hollywood astray!
Zhou Buqi then threw out the profit bait, saying: "I just calculated that these streaming media platforms invest more than 10 billion US dollars in the content field every year, and they will invest no less than 25 billion US dollars every year. % growth. Streaming media can be the most important film distribution channel after theaters, home entertainment, cable TV, and wireless TV. This is a new channel that is fair and open to everyone.”
The speech ended and he left the room with applause.
Lao Zhang was waiting nearby.
"Your speech is not very good!"
Zhang Chaoyang frowned slightly.
Boss Ma was also present and felt that his speech lacked strength. "Next time you speak in public, you should rehearse several times in advance and find more people to give you advice..."
Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "I can't be too outstanding."
"ah?"
Boss Ma was slightly startled.
Zhou Buqi glanced at the figure on stage, "If it's more important, let him say it."
Both Lao Zhang and Lao Ma fell in love with Disney CEO Robert Iger who came on stage, and secretly sympathized with him. They wanted to roast him on the fire!
Sure enough, after Robert Iger took the stage, he said, "Hollywood is transforming towards technology. Hacking incidents occur frequently because our own technological level is insufficient." This sentence defined the theme of his speech.
He is trying to take sides, Zhou Buqi!
He wants to take the technological route!
This is an obvious call for everyone to move closer to the "new forces" instead of curling up in the "unfair and unjust" power structures of the past.
Most of the people present looked surprised.
Those with vested interests had gloomy faces. When Robert Iger said, "Hollywood must change, otherwise it will only be attacked by hackers again and again." Harvey Weinstein, the big boss of Warner, was shaking with anger. Jeff Bewkes even turned around and left the field.
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With Disney taking sides, the balance has been decisively tipped.
It should be said that Ziweixing Global, combined with streaming media platforms such as Netflix and Amazon, was a strong force that could form a balance with the traditional forces of Hollywood. But with Disney's "backstabbing" of the old forces and siding with the new forces, the situation suddenly reversed.
Boss Zhou firmly grasped the initiative.
My colleagues in Hollywood, there is no need to hesitate when taking sides. The current situation is very obvious. The output of Warner, Fox, and Paramount is decreasing year by year. Paramount's annual production volume has even dropped to single digits.
Now even Disney has changed its tune.
The number of jobs that traditional forces can provide has been greatly reduced. Streaming media has both money and powerful distribution channels. It can be said that it has broken the funding and channel advantages that were completely dominated by Hollywood giants in the past.
Everyone comes out to eat together.
Whichever side has greater interests will naturally move closer to that side.
On the spot, Paramount President Stott hurriedly found Zhou Buqi and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, I forgot, you know high technology! How can a few hackers be your opponent? You We can definitely lead our actresses to defeat the hackers!”
Zhou Buqi nodded, "Now is the era of technology, and we still have to move closer to technology."
"Yeah, it's true." Stott couldn't help it. Paramount's life was already difficult, and it was naturally soft-spoken as it was at the bottom of the six major companies. "It just so happens that I have a blockbuster film here that I want to show you soon. Cooperating with Peacock! ”
"Oh? What is it?"
"The big production that Paramount is promoting this year is "Son of Zeus: Hercules."
"oh."
Zhou Buqi knows this movie.
This is a Hollywood blockbuster released by Paramount in the summer. It also has a strong IP attribute. It is adapted from a comic book and has a color of mythology and heroism. However, the box office was lukewarm, making it the Hollywood blockbuster with the worst losses this year.
"We've sold the first run on cable TV and the second run on over-the-air TV for this movie," Stout said. "It's already been played on both. If the price is right, the movie could be released on streaming platforms before DVD." On Peacock. Of course, if you have other arrangements, Netflix is also available.”
Zhou Buqi said straightforwardly and without hesitation: "Then buy out the global streaming rights of the film for a fixed price of US$50 million."
"Well……"
Stout was slightly startled.
Zhou Buqi glanced at him and said, "Peacock is going online. This 50 million US dollars is a gift from me. If you agree, sign the contract as soon as possible. Peacock will be online in a few days. I hope that when the platform is online, This film could be one of the first to be put into the library.”
The competitors of streaming media are the TV station market and the DVD market.
After eliminating TV stations and DVDs, streaming media will be invincible.
Television is a giant.
It is difficult to shake in the short term.
Let’s finish off the DVD market first!
Paramount wants to launch this movie on streaming media before DVD, which is actually a good signal to take sides. Although "Son of Zeus: Hercules" failed miserably at the box office, the movie is not bad, and it is a Hollywood blockbuster. It spent 200 million US dollars in promotional funds alone. It is very popular and full of gimmicks. It is a good income bag. projects in .
