Chapter 1700： lost heavily

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At the moment when the ten-day countdown to the 80th Oscars was officially held, the 100-day strike of American screenwriters finally came to an end, and finally ended with the victory of the Screenwriters Guild.

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During this long 100-day period, 12,000 screenwriters completely stopped their work, which caused a huge impact on the Hollywood-related industries and caused a loss of more than 3.2 billion US dollars. The final result of the negotiation is that for the film and television products broadcast on the Internet, no matter whether the download is charged or not, the screenwriters must be paid at least $1,200 per episode in the first two years, and the screenwriters will be given % of the income in the third year. Second dividend.

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This plan was approved by uTwbe, and Hulu.com and Google Video also agreed to the plan, so the Producers Union, as a representative, signed a relevant agreement with the Screenwriters Union, and decided the distribution of benefits this time. down.

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In this tug-of-war competition, there will naturally be winners and losers.

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The first to bear the brunt is naturally Oscar, who escaped the disaster. This year's 80th birthday is the most watched entertainment event in the world. After last year's suspense and the stormy waves the year before, everyone was looking forward to the 80th. What's new in the awards ceremony, I almost missed it. Fortunately, the brakes were successful at the last moment. After the screenwriter resumed work, he began to write a series of speeches for the Oscars to ensure the smooth progress of the awards ceremony ten days later.

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However, Oscar can only be regarded as a small part of the joint, not worth mentioning, the real winners and losers are other people.

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Studio Eleven has undoubtedly become the center of attention. First of all, Evan Bell's firm stance is in line with his usual style, and this time, he has won the unanimous support of writers, actors and directors, only in the field of producers. His "betrayal" will obviously face more difficulties. Fortunately, Eleven Studio has its own funds and does not need to look at the faces of other film companies, so Evan Bell's "discrimination" by the producers' union is nothing.

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It's just that the good cooperative relationship between Eleven Studio and Warner Bros. has always been affected. I don't know if it will be affected.

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Secondly, Eleven Studio's generosity in uTube's interests not only won a good reputation, but most importantly, the 2% dividend paid to the screenwriter, in fact, Eleven Studio does not need to pay much at all, most of which are from The film company's royalties are deducted, and YuTwbe's payment is mainly advertising revenue. Therefore, the final profit lost by Eleven Studio can be described as a drop in the bucket. It has to be said that Eleven Studio has won both word of mouth and benefits.

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From this point of view, people can't admire Evan Bell's unique vision. After the commercialization of digital music and digital video, Evan Bell is now clinging to the interests of other film company bosses and refuses to let them go. Under the circumstance, they used four or two ways to maximize the benefits at the least cost.

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From the very beginning of the strike, Studio Eleven was in a whirlpool of controversy, but Studio Eleven not only did not get caught in the quagmire of interests, but successfully retired in this tug-of-war for interests. This skill, not to mention DreamWorks, can't match, even veteran film companies such as Warner Bros., Paramount, and Disney have fallen behind.

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It is worth mentioning that the Bell Brothers and Eleven Studios stood together and played an important role in the process of this strike. Needless to say, Evan Bell first stood up to support the screenwriter, and then repulsed Nicholas Conte with a firm stance.

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And Teddy Bell was still able to handle the criticism and censure of many film companies. He was never oppressed by large film companies, and he did not make Eleven Studio a public enemy of the whole people. In the process, he even brought down the TV station. , to support the TV station, thus indirectly disrupting the internal structure of the opposing alliance. Teddy Bell's wit and agility are on full display in this strike.

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In the past, when people mentioned Studio Eleven, they always started with Evan Bell, even if there was only one Evan Bell. But now people realize that Teddy Bell is actually the CEO of Eleven Studio, and he is the real hero of Eleven Studio's rise in the past two years. In an instant, Teddy Bell surpassed Paramount's young leader Brad Gray to become the hottest management talent!

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In addition to Eleven Studios, the winners and losers in the strike incident are also very obvious.

Michael Winship and Patrick Varron are credited with bringing together a difficult crew of writers, building a relationship with a powerful network on the one hand, and a PR battle with the producers' union on the other , in the fierce confrontation still calm as usual. While some concessions had to be made, they secured the best deals for writers in nearly two decades.

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Producers Guild President Nicholas Conte was revoked from the negotiating position, and he stepped down directly from the chairman's position, replaced by Peter Sherney and Bob Iger, their outstanding ability to turn the tide, not to let go. The reel further deteriorated and was widely praised.

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And the director's union, which has always stood on the side of the screenwriter, has also won the highest prestige since the 21st century! As for Evan Bell, who has multiple identities such as producer, screenwriter, director, and actor at the same time, his prestige has reached a peak. It has always been a continuation of the personality, but it can be regarded as a side refutation of the killing incident last year. Evan Bell is Evan Bell, and it has never changed.

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Standing in the ranks of the losers on the opposite side, Nicholas Conte, the former chairman of the Producers' Union, bore the brunt of the infamy and stepped down. After the confrontation with Evan Bell was later discovered by reporters, it was also ironic that he was more than decisive and lacking in tactics. .

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The CEO of Warner Bros., Barry Mayer, has lost more than his gains. He has lost a lot of prestige among the producers' union, and the good cooperative relationship with Eleven Studios has fallen into freezing point. People are very curious about what kind of attitude this powerful figure will have when he meets Evan Bell again.

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The collateral damage suffered by artist agencies is undoubtedly huge. In the absence of scripts, large TV broadcasters have to replace expensive scripted programs with low-cost reality shows, which makes many top agents idle. Forced layoffs to reduce losses by hundreds of millions of dollars.

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"Prison Break" and "Heroes", the two most popular dramas in the past year, have become the biggest victims of TV dramas. After "Prison Break" was announced by Fox TV to be suspended for a month in October, it has entered a long winter break. Wang is also in a precarious state now. Combined with the previous "prison break", he left Studio Eleven and remarried to Fox TV, which is also very embarrassing.

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And "Hero" entered the second season of the broadcast, and the plot also entered a chaotic period, no longer as stunning as the first season, just when the plot was about to collapse, the resignation came, which can be regarded as a breath for "Hero". There is space, but no matter what the results after the return, the "hero" who created amazing results in the first season is unsustainable in the second season. It is an irreversible fact.

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In the end, Jeff Zucker and the downfall of the 65th Golden Globes were linked, and it became the biggest joke of the 2007 awards season. When this year's Ballon d'Or is over, no one will remember what was said in that 35-minute press conference, only the countless embarrassment, confusion and humiliation of a dry press conference, It will be remembered that Jeff Zucker's sleight-of-hand was almost a hot topic in the coming months.

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Of course, in addition to these individual phenomena, the impact of the entire industry is still very serious. Major TV stations have only signed half of the contracts equivalent to the normal period, reducing the commission of drama business. This is a huge two-year American drama market. blow.

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In addition, almost all of the newly launched TV series in the past two years were not spared from the dismissal. No matter how good or bad the performance is, losses are inevitable, which has a very serious impact on the survival of the TV series.

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The most serious thing is that the screenwriters union has ended the strike, and the director’s union’s contract negotiation has entered the final stage, followed by the actors’ union. He has won more interests with his actual actions, and the Screen Actors Guild, which has 120,000 members, can't hold back, and the voice of the striker can be heard everywhere.

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Unlike screenwriters and directors, if actors quit their jobs, the entire entertainment industry will be paralyzed. Moreover, compared with screenwriters, the situation of actors is more uneven between rich and poor. If they fall into the situation of long-term strikes, and the actors who are struggling on the line of life lose the income source of their supporting roles and supporting roles, the loss will be far more than screenwriters. In other words, the Screenwriters Guild still has a bit of capital that can be spent—although this capital is not much, the Actors Guild doesn’t even have that bit of capital.

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And once the Actors Guild strikes, not only will the actors suffer heavy losses, but the paralysis of the entire entertainment industry will involve too much scope. This made all film companies and producers' unions take action, hoping to put the signs of strikes of the Actors' Union in the cradle of early strangulation.

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From November 2007 to February 2008, the screenwriters went on strike, and the distribution of interests in the entire Hollywood changed, which would also have an impact on the profit model of major film companies in the future. And Evan Bell, who will not be ignored from beginning to end, has always been very comfortable at home, not only for the post-production of "There Will Be Blood", and not only to start the creation of the "Juno" script , or to accompany Catherine Bell.

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