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"It's so beautiful, Daenerys Studios is definitely the most special movie studio I've ever seen."

In the second floor area of ​​Daenerys Studios in Malibu, female reporters Dana Rogan and Amy Pascal of CNN TV walked side by side in an office loft, surrounded by staff such as lighting and photography, and everyone was recording a scene. file interview.

Strolling in the open corridor outside the office area, Amy smiled and said, "Simon personally designed it, and it is said to be a reference to the old-fashioned workshops where many artists gathered in Soho, Manhattan."

Dana Rogan looked at the busy staff in the surrounding open-plan office area and nodded: "If I can work here, I'd be willing to work overtime every day."

"We have been trying our best to create the most comfortable working environment for our employees," Amy said, and she slightly restrained her expression and said solemnly: "However, I still have to declare again that Daenerys Entertainment will never force Any employee works overtime."

Dana Rogan did not shy away, and asked: "So, about the recent lawsuit by the three major trade unions for this reason, Amy, how do you explain it?"

Amy thought for a while and said, "I think this is the natural enterprising spirit of a new company. Everyone is for the faster and better development of Daenerys Entertainment. Moreover, it's not just the comfortable office in the studio. Environment, employees of Daenerys Entertainment, but the basic salary is at least 20% higher than other companies in the same industry. Therefore, I think the accusations and lawsuits of the three major labor unions against Daenerys Entertainment are very unreasonable. "

Dana Rogan nodded slightly, but immediately asked a somewhat sharp question: "But, Amy, how do you explain the memorandum of cooperation that Daenerys Entertainment just signed with Australia? If Daenerys Entertainment With the acquisition of mca, the market share has increased again, does it mean that more Hollywood jobs will be lost overseas?"

Amy didn't answer directly, but looked at Dana Logan and said, "Dana, if you were invited to a job with a better salary and a good salary, would you accept it?"

Dana Logan paused, and said, "Probably so."

"That's the truth, employees have the freedom to choose better jobs, and similarly, companies have the freedom to move to a more relaxed operating environment. Unions abuse their power to persecute companies too much, and companies are bound to flee. Not just Daenerys Entertainment, Over the years, many studios have continued to move filming overseas due to the constraints of the California film industry.”

Dana Rogan couldn't help but said, "I suddenly thought of Detroit."

"Indeed, the decline of Detroit is a very unfortunate thing, in which the unions really bear a lot of responsibility. Like some Latin American countries, their politicians, in order to win voters, completely disregard a country's economic capacity. The constant promise of high welfare results in the collapse of the economy, and in the end it is the common people who suffer.”

"Amy, do you mean that this lawsuit by the three major trade unions is abusing their own power?"

"As one of the Hollywood studios, we strictly abide by the basic agreement plan of the major unions, even after the acquisition of mca, this situation will not change, any union member who cooperates with Daenerys Entertainment Everyone will receive a series of benefits such as due salary, insurance, and even higher treatment than other studios. We have fulfilled all our obligations, and the three major trade unions still come forward to obstruct Danielle Silk Entertainment's acquisition of mca, I can hardly imagine other reasons than abuse of my own power."

The interview took two hours to record, and Amy and Dana Rogen also traveled throughout Daenerys Studios.

Finally ended the interview, temporarily arranged for the cnn team to rest, and Pat Kingsley, who had been by Amy's side as a public relations consultant, came over, flipped through the memo, and said, "There are a lot of topics about Simon, which can easily distract the audience's attention. , I think all the dialogues in the administrative area can be cut out and start directly from the scene in the office loft."

Amy looked at Jinsley's memo, thought for a moment, and nodded, "No problem."

Pat Kingsley added: "Also, the remarks about Latin American countries are also somewhat inappropriate, and it is easy to be used by others. Daenerys Entertainment still has a lot of business in Latin America, and there is no need to arouse those rulings. disgust."

Amy recalled the situation just now and said, "Does this section need to be re-recorded?"

"No, just do the editing."

Kinsley shook her head, and went on to other questions.

The two negotiated for more than ten minutes. Jinsley went to discuss the editing plan of the interview with the cnn team, and Amy rushed to a meeting in the administrative district. And counterattack, try to promote the wind of public opinion to its own side.

After a short trip back to Los Angeles for a few days after Thanksgiving, Simon returned to the East Coast again to focus on the operation of the Bell Atlantic acquisition.

The acquisition of Bell Atlantic is much smoother than mca. Simon intends to take the company first in one go. For this reason, he also arranges for Amy to make the public opinion on the Hollywood side as loud as possible to attract more people's attention. In order to reduce the public opinion resistance that may be encountered by the Westeros Company's acquisition of Bell Atlantic.

Today's interview is just one of Daenerys Entertainment's recent frequent promotion arrangements.

During the interview, Amy held on to the topic of "abuse of its own power" by the three major unions, which was also a well-thought-out media PR strategy.

Doing so can give the top three trade union leaders a 'bureaucracy' label that is opposed to ordinary trade union members, implying a subconscious impression that the top trade union leaders are just playing with power and not genuinely seeking benefits for trade union members, thereby creating a kind of subconscious impression. Divide the role of trade unions.

In fact, the lawsuit of the three major trade unions does not bring any direct benefits to their members.

Moreover, I have to admit that, relying on the salary and benefits that are a lot higher than the same industry and more opportunities to become famous, Daenerys Entertainment is definitely the most popular studio in Hollywood in recent years. Industry practitioners are very inclined to cooperate with this company.

The cooperation agreement signed by Daenerys Entertainment with the Victorian state government of Australia and the plan to establish a film and television production base in Toronto, Canada have aroused the disgust of some Hollywood practitioners, but more people still see that this matter is very important. To a large extent, the three major labor unions initiated the lawsuit, and Daenerys Entertainment just made her own counterattack.

Different from the usual strikes, this lawsuit by the three major trade unions could not bring direct benefits to their members, but it caused many people to lose countless job opportunities. Under the deliberate public opinion of Daenerys Entertainment, the three major trade unions lost their jobs. The pressure faced can be imagined.

Amy's interview appeared on CNN the next day, followed by a Los Angeles Times survey article on employee compensation data under Daenerys Entertainment.

In the lawsuit, the three major labor unions accused Daenerys Entertainment of acquiring mca, which may lead to a monopoly in the industry and lead to a deterioration of the working environment for industry insiders. City, or Daenerys Entertainment's salary level that is significantly higher than that of the studios in the same industry, both prove that the accusations of the three major unions are difficult to stand.

Universal Studios Burbank.

Lou Wassalman had just watched a video of Amy being interviewed when SAG president Barry Gordon arrived, his face gloomy.

Barry Gordon was by no means in a good mood, but he was relatively lucky.

Two days ago, The Hollywood Reporter exposed a scandal about George Cogo, president of the West Coast Branch of the Writers Guild of America. A member of the Writers Guild of America who had the right to vote for the Oscar for Best Screenplay came out and testified publicly that "Vulgar" "Fiction" was nominated for an Oscar, and George Curgo personally called him to ask him not to vote for Simon Westeros.

George Kogo made a firm denial at the first time, and also threatened to launch a defamation lawsuit against the screenwriter.

However, the facts are known to everyone.

Naturally, this incident could not have arisen out of thin air, and a series of articles immediately appeared in the media, pointing out that since Simon's debut, he has launched "Lola Run", "Butterfly Effect", "Death Comes", "Pulp Fiction", "Supernatural" The Sixth Sense" and other excellent works. As a result, as the best screenwriter in Hollywood, he even won the recognition of the best technical editing and best soundtrack awards, but the Writers Guild of America deliberately ignored it, let alone awards, and even nominations were rarely given.

In fact, everyone in the circle knows that the root cause of this incident is the strike in 1988. Daenerys Entertainment's reality show that does not require the participation of screenwriters made the strike very passive, and wga finally had to make a compromise. However, under the operation of Daenerys Entertainment, this incident has become another clear proof of the Hollywood union's "abuse of its own power".

George Kogo's term began in 1987 and was not due to leave until the end of 1991.

Affected by the "Hollywood Reporter" report, George Kogo may be forced to resign early as the chairman of the WGA Western Chapter in the near future.

In fact, what made the three trade unions most helpless during this period was Daenerys Entertainment's ability to manipulate and guide media public opinion.

Many careful people in the circle have found that Daenerys Entertainment pays more attention to the management of media contacts than other studios. What is even more difficult is that Simon Westeros is rich enough.

Only at the end of the year, Daenerys Entertainment's series of film announcements was significantly stronger than in the past, and Westeros is said to have approved an additional $20 million release budget for several films. Even, many companies such as Gucci, America Online, Cisco, etc. under Westeros suddenly launched a powerful publicity offensive again at the end of this year.

These can all mean a large amount of advertising investment.

As we all know, the mainstream media in North America, whether it is a TV platform or a paper platform, the main source of income is advertising.

Although Daenerys Entertainment's advertising is not enough to cover all types of media platforms, its scope is also broad enough.

On the other hand, the mainstream media in North America basically exist in the form of comprehensive media groups, such as the Hearst Group and Newhouse Group, which own hundreds of newspapers, weekly magazines, and magazines, or the public television network, cable Metropolis/abc group of TV, radio, etc.

Daenerys Entertainment just advertised to a subset of these media groups, and it was enough to make these media groups cannibalistic.

As a result, the efforts of the three major trade unions to fight back in the media these days have had little effect, and many articles refuting Daenerys Entertainment's views have been blocked even before they could be published. This makes the three major trade unions seem very passive. In addition to Daenerys Entertainment's move to relocate film and television production overseas, it is not only the voices within the trade union that oppose the continued confrontation with Daenerys Entertainment, but also the initial opposition to Daenerys Entertainment. The part of the people who were attacked by Silk Entertainment all retreated.

It is always difficult for ordinary people to understand the power of capital, and they have to admit that a super rich person with a personal net worth of more than 20 billion US dollars is in a situation.

Howe, a rapidly emerging business empire, is indeed not so easy to provoke.

Handed a cigar to Barry Gordon, and when the secretary brought the coffee and left, the two old men were silent in the office.

Lou Wassalman's situation these days is by no means a good one.

Especially after the sudden announcement of the Bell Atlantic takeover by Westeros.

The shareholders of mca were not too anxious at first, waiting patiently for the management led by Lou Vasalman to win more interests for them. However, the Bell Atlantic takeover has made many shareholders nervous, worried that the deliberate delay of the mca management will lead to the failure of the takeover.

Or, even if the acquisition is finalized, will the transaction price be lower than Daenerys Entertainment's last offer of $7 billion.

You know, the stock price of mca fell all the way after the announcement of the Bell Atlantic takeover.

Add in Panasonic's exit and the spoils of the three unions, and it's hard to say which way things are going. At present, the gulf war has enveloped the world, and the US economy is already weak. Recalling the trauma of the Vietnam War on the US economy, if this acquisition becomes protracted, when the war breaks out and the stock market declines, mca will only be more passive. .

These days, Simon Westeros has clearly turned his attention to a Bell Atlantic takeover on the east coast and has even stopped engaging with mca. Although in the media, it is tit-for-tat with the three major unions, but many people think that Westeros may be deliberately delaying, expecting the war to break out.

From Halloween's "10 Days of Dangerous Love", to "Dancing With Wolves" and "Pink League", Daenerys Entertainment has produced three blockbuster films this year, which is enough to show that Dany Even without mca, Liz Entertainment is still growing rapidly.

On the other hand, mca is far from such confidence.

Up to now, none of the films produced by Universal Pictures in 1990 have even exceeded 100 million at the box office. The best-performing "Back to the Future 3" ended up with only more than 87 million US dollars at the North American box office. "Ten Days of Dangerous Love" cooperating with Daenerys Entertainment, although it was also a hit, did not reach the level of breaking 100 million.

Therefore, Daenerys Entertainment's demand for mca is indeed not that urgent.

If the management controlled by Lou Vasalman delays and makes Simon Westero impatient, the other party wants to cancel the acquisition, and even only needs to pay a mere $60 million exit fee. Not to mention $60 million, even a little more, for Simon Westeros, it seems to be just painless.

As for Lou Wassalman himself, he is now beginning to hesitate.

Some of the chips that Michael Ovitz handed over to him have shrunk too much from the agent's original plan.

Paramount Communications, which is enough to directly confront Daenerys Entertainment, has withdrawn, Meg Ryan, who may have caused a scandal, has withdrawn, and Dustin Hoffman, Tom Kerr, who had planned to speak out against the acquisition, Ruth and other Hollywood celebrities also retreated.

Now, the three major Hollywood unions that are most likely to suppress Daenerys Entertainment have also retreated under the recent offensive of public opinion.

Although he still had some trump cards in his hand, Lou Vasalman really didn't have much confidence.

Even if Westeros is pressed, Vasalman is not sure whether the young man will directly bypass the mca board of directors to contact shareholders. He understands that the reason why Westeros did not do this is simply to achieve the goal of acquiring all of mca's stock in one go through standard processes such as board approval and shareholder voting.

Buying mca shares directly from shareholders in cash may easily allow Simon Westeros to gain control of mca, but if he wants to buy all of mca's shares, it will become more and more difficult in the future. Many insist on The shareholders who did not sell in the end will definitely be up for sale, making Westeros pay a higher and higher price.

However, even if it does not buy shares directly from shareholders, Westeros can actually convene mca shareholders to hold an extraordinary general meeting and vote to remove the current board of directors.

At that time, Lou Vasalman will lose his greatest support.

Of course, the biggest downside of this is that the acquisition will become protracted.

However, no matter from which point of view, Lou Vasalman does not think that delaying the acquisition of mca for a few months will be detrimental to Daenerys Entertainment. No one would think that after the outbreak of the war next year, the U.S. economy will not continue to decline, but will recover rapidly. This is against common sense.

After smoking a cigar in silence, Barry Gordon was the first to speak: "Lu, we plan to reach a settlement with Daenerys Entertainment next week at the latest and withdraw the lawsuit."

Lou Wassalman just smiled wryly.

This is a very difficult lawsuit to win, and Daenerys Entertainment is not one of those second- and third-tier film companies that are left to the control of the union. In addition to reconciling as soon as possible to prevent Daenerys Entertainment from doing more things that endanger the foundation of the union, three The big unions really have no other better choice.

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