Chapter 1188： Threat tones

Because it was a public speech, Dunn did not reveal many commercial secrets related to New Universal.

For example... Netflix!

According to the plan of the Interactive Entertainment Department, Netflix will be able to launch a trial operation of the streaming media business next year.

At that time, the online copyrights of various film and television works that New Universal Group has spent over 780 million US dollars purchased around the world in recent years will play a huge role.

There are more than 30,000 movies and more than 3,500 TV series, variety shows and sports programs.

It can be said that it has been buying bottoms for 3 consecutive years, and the purchase price is very low.

Most of them are buying out streaming media, and a few are also 20-30 years of long-term contracts.

You must know that the total number of Hollywood movies on the list is only more than 19,700.

Netflix will not launch its own original film and television works immediately, which is tantamount to publicly challenging Hollywood.

Without complete preparation, Netflix cannot launch original works.

In Hollywood's inherent thinking, video tapes, DVDs, TV stations, subscription channels, etc. are all peripheral channels, and the real content provider is still Hollywood.

If Netflix, a company located in Silicon Valley, starts to make its own movies and TV series, it will be like a big-eared melon in the face of Hollywood.

In the previous life, Netflix did not launch original works at the first time. It was Hollywood that became more and more outrageous, pricing the streaming rights of film and television works too high.

Netflix couldn't afford it, couldn't play it anymore, and only started working on original works as a last resort, and then the phenomenal "House of Cards" was shot.

This is Hollywood's greed first, and Netflix's survival second.

However, even if Netflix will not produce original works in the short term, Netflix's copyright library is sufficient.

Moreover, Netflix will also have the exclusive rights to all the movies of Marvel Studios and Dunn Pictures!

This will be an ace flag!

Dunn's speech was over. Many filmmakers who were present and who were not present were a little confused. Because Tang En's lecture was large and comprehensive, it didn't mention too many details.

Except for a few people who saw Dunn's ambitions and threats from this lecture, almost no one found business opportunities from it.

This naturally disappointed some people.

Even a large number of filmmakers don't agree with Dunn's point of view at all.

In their opinion, after the emergence of online video, it will only be a good thing for Hollywood!

In the beginning, movies could only be released in cinemas, and film companies had a very single source of income.

Later, the film can be distributed on the TV network, and the film company has an additional source of income.

Later, video tapes and DVDs appeared, and there was another distribution channel for movies, and the revenue of film companies increased again.

Now, Internet video is here.

Isn't this the same as the emergence of TV stations, video tapes, and DVDs back then?

There is another distribution platform for movies, and for film companies, there is another industry that can increase revenue.

Isn't this a good thing?

They simply do not realize the powerful properties of the Internet.

Streaming video is powerful and crazy, and it will seriously squeeze the living space of DVD until it completely eats up the DVD sales market. After eating the DVD market... the growth of streaming media is not over, it will erode the traditional TV network!

Even under the encroachment of online streaming media, TV stations are going to close down one after another.

In the end, there are only two places left for movies, movie theaters and streaming media.

Even many of Netflix's movies are not released in theaters at all, and are directly launched in the form of streaming media, including many action blockbusters that cost more than $100 million.

This is Dunn's last confidence to single out Hollywood!

However, there are probably not many people in Hollywood who can understand this.

It doesn't matter, as long as the threatening argument is released.

Look at the reaction of the Big Five!

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"Dan, I have something to tell you."

When Dunn returned to the company, Tosca Musk found him.

"What's up?"

"The office received a threatening letter."

"Um?"

Dunn stopped and opened his eyes wide, a little incredible.

threaten?

He just made a serious threat to the Big Five through a speech, and someone here wrote a threatening letter in return? Fight back fast enough!

Seeing Dunn's astonished expression, Tosca Musk shook his head and said quickly, "It's not like that, you think too much, it's a small matter."

"What's the matter?" Dunn frowned.

Tosca Musk said: "Roy Price, chief content officer of the STA network, said something inappropriate to a young female producer during the production of a TV series. Explicit, and after being rejected, he made many unreasonable demands and stalked him."

Tang En understood as soon as he heard it, "Sexual harassment in the workplace?"

Tosca Musk nodded, "That's about it. The female producer was very angry, and she didn't want to lose her job, so she explained the matter to Chris, the head of the STA TV network. As a result, Chris said it was no big deal, thinking If you stay, stay, if you want to leave, then leave, don't babble."

Tang En frowned: "Nonsense! The current environment is not ten years ago!"

Tosca Musk shrugged helplessly, "I communicated with Chris, he said that Price's work ability is great, he is a very good producer, and he can't lose his job because of this trivial matter. It's because of the small that loses the big."

"and then?"

"Then the female producer wrote a letter to our office, asking for strict handling and to see if the feminist banner of New Universal is true or not. If we don't do anything, she will contact the media directly."

Dunn was a little angry.

This is really a threat!

Now this stage is a sensitive period for New Global, and it is not easy to reproduce incidents.

Dunn pondered for a while, then waved his hand, "Then let that Roy Price leave! The company's rules and regulations are clearly written, and workplace sexual harassment is strictly prohibited! He committed crimes against the wind!"

Tosca Musk said in surprise: "But Chris said that he is a talent, it's a pity to give up like this In the past few years, he has made a lot of contributions to Starz. "

Tang En said: "I know. Let him resign first. That female producer... needs to be appeased, and this matter should not be rumored. After a month or two, let him go to work at Netflix."

"Netflix?"

Tosca Musk was stunned for a moment, his eyes flashed, as if he understood Dunn's thoughts.

Tang En said helplessly: "No way, those old guys are too stupid, if they don't give them some motivation, they will think I'm joking! Let's build a Netflix branch in our headquarters park, specially for Netflix Provide exclusive film and television works, let this Roy Price be in charge. Working in the headquarters campus, I don't believe he dares to do such a mess!"

"Netflix is ​​going to make an original work?" Tosca Musk's eyes lit up.

"No hurry, put up the shelf first." Tang En waved his hand, and then sneered, "But you can release the signal, so that those idiots in the same industry can recognize the reality!"

Netflix now has 22 million online disc rental users, monopolizing 95% of the online disc rental business.

These users can be converted into streaming media users in the first time.

With streaming media, who would bother to rent discs on the Internet, and then wait two or three days to get the discs from the courier company, and then send the discs back after watching them.

So annoying!

It's simple, direct, and more high-end from streaming video!