Chapter 672： Equal pay for equal work

Because of the serious failure of "Jedi Boys 2", Sony Pictures' board of directors quickly made adjustments, fired the former chairman of the board and CEO John Carley, and poached the famous manager Michael Linton from aol Time Warner. , let him lead Sony Pictures back to the top.

As we all know, Michael Eisner's Disney is the cradle of entertainment industry managers.

The same is true of Michael Linton, who worked at Disney in his early years and was once highly regarded by Michael Eisner.

But Disney had too many talents, and he was forced to leave.

In 2000, he joined aol Time Warner and served as the CEO of aol Europe, aol Entertainment, and Time Warner Entertainment.

Now, being dug up by Sony to take charge of Sony Pictures is a peak in life.

In contrast, Amy Pascal, who has made significant contributions to Sony Pictures, did not get a promotion because of his involvement in "Jedi Boys 2".

You know, with the resignation of John Carley and the coming of Michael Linton, many executives of Sony Pictures are facing a big reshuffle!

Amy Pascal, as the chairman and CEO of Columbia Pictures, and a vice president of Sony Pictures, is qualified enough, right?

In fact, there is no chance.

She is just a woman.

Her annual salary...just under $500,000. (She later became the chairman of the board of directors of Sony Pictures, and the annual salary was only 750,000 US dollars. Hollywood is very oppressive to female employees.)

To say there is no resentment would be a lie.

Until this evening, Dunn invited her to dinner.

Amy Pascal is 45 years old this year. It can be seen that her beauty is slowly fading away, and the weather and wrinkles on her face can no longer stimulate men's hormones.

However, after the vicissitudes of life, it is the wisdom of life.

There are too many beauties in Dunn, too many to play.

What he needs more is a female helper.

Amy Pascal is without a doubt a great choice.

"Just such a casual restaurant? I thought you would ask me to go to your yacht." Amy Pascal is a smart person, she has already guessed Dunn's intention.

Dunn said jokingly: "The yacht is for parties, and the restaurant is for business."

Amy Pascal shook her head helplessly, "If it were twenty years ago, I would rather go to the yacht to talk about business."

Tang En knew that she was a great beauty back then, but now that she is no longer beautiful, she is not in the mood to joke any more. She called the waiter, simply ordered two special dishes, asked for a bottle of red wine, and said, "Annie. Have you heard about Hathaway?"

"That Italian liar?" Amy Pascal blinked and said half-smiling, "If I'm not mistaken, you must be the one behind this."

Tang En rolled his eyes, "What is a ghost? I'm here to eliminate harm for the people!"

Amy Pascal said with a smile: "Yes, to eliminate harm for the people! That liar has put his hand into the entertainment industry, and he should teach him a lesson. This is called maintaining the stability of the entertainment industry."

Tang En sighed and said, "Unfortunately, a person's power is limited in the end. Annie is my friend, so I can know about this and find out what's strange. However, the entertainment industry is so big, actresses With so many, how can I protect each of them by myself?"

Amy Pascal sensed something in his words and glanced at him.

Tang En added: "It's all about male actors. What I worry about the most are actresses. They are beautiful, but naive. They are very knowledgeable, and their social cognition... may not be as good as that of a high school student. It is conceivable that if Without me, Annie would have been deceived, and the result would be... unimaginable."

Amy Pascal was silent for a while, then shook her head and said: "The environment is like this, women... are originally accessories of men, especially in Hollywood."

"So now feminism is booming." Dunn looked disapproving, "If you don't make some efforts, how can the status of women change?"

Amy Pascal blinked and stared at him, "What do you need me to do?"

Tang En said loudly: "I intend to set up a New Global Women's Rights Protection Foundation in the name of New Global Group, which will provide no less than 20 million US dollars every year to protect and improve the legitimate rights and interests of women. Of course. , mainly facing the entertainment industry. This will be an organization that integrates investigation, rights protection, protection and assistance."

As a woman, as a working woman who was severely squeezed by the Hollywood system, Amy Pascal immediately expressed a strong interest in Dunn's statement.

"You want me to be involved?"

Amy Pascal is very excited and very hot.

Dunn said: "The current plan, Ms. Shirley Lansing, will be the chairman of the association, and three women, Nina Jacobson, Kathleen Kennedy, and Tosca Musk, will be the vice-chairmen. Of course. , if you are willing to join, the position of vice chairman will also have your share. In addition, we will also absorb Natalie Portman, Kate Winslet, Nicole Kidman, Sofia Copper Laura, Penelope Cruz, and some other well-known women in Hollywood are involved as directors."

Hearing this lineup, Amy Pascal understood immediately.

This association, to put it bluntly, is a tool completely controlled by Dunn.

At first, Amy Pascal was quite surprised.

When Tang En wants to protect the rights and interests of women in the entertainment industry, he is the first to bear the brunt.

He is the biggest beneficiary of Hollywood's unspoken rules!

As soon as she said that, she understood.

Dunn's tools can never be aimed at himself, right?

Of course, in any case, this is a happy event.

The New Universal Group spends $20 million a year to protect women who are bullied in the entertainment industry, which is definitely a great deed.

Amy Pascal sighed softly and raised the glass, "Dawn, let me toast you."

Tang En smiled, clinking glasses with her, and drank it all.

Amy Pascal put down the glass, lowered her head, and was silent for a long time before slowly saying: "To be honest, I have no excuse for refusal. It is my honor to work with Ms. Shirley Lansing."

Tang En was overjoyed and couldn't help laughing: "Amy, to be honest, as early as five years ago, I thought about poaching you from Columbia Pictures. It's just that Tang En Pictures was too weak at that time. Fortunately, like-minded people. People who are always on the same path.”

Amy Pascal glanced at him and said indifferently: "I just said that I can join this association and serve as the vice chairman. As for whether I will work in New Universal..."

Tang En had already thought about it, he waved his hand, and said domineeringly, "Universal Pictures!"

"what?"

Amy Pascal's eyes widened.

Tang En smiled and said, "As long as you change jobs, the position of chairman and CEO of Universal Pictures is yours."

Amy Pascal said in surprise: "If I remember correctly...that's not Mr. Ron Mayer..."

Dunn said lightly: "Barry Diller thinks that his forte is not filmmaking, and he has already adjusted his job position."

"This……"

Amy Pascal was immersed in shock and did not return to her senses for a long time.

The current Universal Pictures is very different from the Universal Pictures of the past few years.

Many of its companies and departments have been split out and new companies have been formed. The current Universal Pictures, in fact, is an independent film company just like Dunn Pictures, Rose Pictures, and Marvel Pictures. The distribution of films must be handed over to Universal International Distribution Pictures.

The difference is that Universal Pictures is the largest production company under the New Universal Group, and it produces no less than 30 movies every year.

It can be said to be the most powerful film company.

If Amy Pascal jumped over, she would be the second most powerful female executive in the film and television entertainment sector under Shirley Lansing.

Just before she could react, Dunn said: "In the New Universal Group, we are implementing an equal pay plan for equal work, which is also a major purpose of the New Universal Women's Protection Fund Association. If you join Universal Pictures, your Basic annual salary..."

"How many?"

"It's going to be $2.8 million!"

Hearing Dunn's words, Amy Pascal's face was almost twisted.

That's six times her annual salary at Columbia Pictures!

The so-called equal pay for equal work means that if female employees do the same work and make the same contributions as male employees, they should be able to get the same salary.

Sounds very equal But, in Hollywood, it is a far-fetched fantasy.

Dunn wants to pursue the "equal pay for equal work" plan, not only because he wants to firmly erect the label of a feminist on himself, but also a kind of helplessness.

The industries of New Universal Group have gradually expanded in Silicon Valley.

Not only Netflix, Blizzard, Dolby Laboratories, but also Facebook, which is about to join in!

Silicon Valley companies have always paid equal pay for equal work!

The same group company must pursue a consistent compensation strategy.

The compensation committee of New Universal Group is not only composed of people from the film and television entertainment department, but also includes some financial experts from Silicon Valley.

You can't target female Hollywood employees like a split personality, right?

If this is exposed, it will blow up the sky!

In this case, it is better to take the initiative and give up the benefits.

It can also sell a good one in the majority of female friends.

Make a good impression.

Dunn would never make a loss-making business.

Amy Pascal couldn't find any reason to refuse Dunn's offer, and nodded lightly.

Running Universal Pictures...is supposed to be more respectable than running Columbia Pictures, right?

At least the box office revenue will be much better.

Dunn asked: "Is there any trouble with your contract?"

Amy Pascal's face heated up, slightly embarrassed, and said, "If I resign, I won't get the dividends of about $1.7 million this year."

Tang En waved his hand vigorously, "Don't worry, I'll give it to you! Forget it, let's make it all together, plus $300,000, and it'll be the signing fee!"

Amy Pascal almost cried.

I wish I could finish my resignation tomorrow and join New Universal!

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