Heads Up Hollywood

Bill McNick knew Tang En best, and he was a little panicked at the moment. From Tang En's expression and attitude... he clearly saw a bit of the shadow of that year!

What shadow?

Twain blocked Disney with a slap in the face as an independent film company, Twain Films!

It was a battle of pebbles against stones!

As a result, Tang En won.

Tang En Pictures also successfully broke through the blockade of the Sixth National Congress and embarked on a road to promotion.

But can the situation be the same as it is now?

Back then, Tang En was barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes, and he was shirtless and fighting Disney desperately. Disney is a listed company, coupled with the fierce internal power struggle between Michael Eisner and Roy Disney at that time, due to internal and external troubles, Dunn Pictures was lucky to win.

It's different now.

Tang En Pictures has become New Universal.

Great family business!

Not to mention Disney, the current valuation of New Universal... Disney and Time Warner together can't compare.

On the eve of listing, could New Global make such a big mess?

Doesn't this make Wall Street look down, thereby lowering the IPO price?

The larger the enterprise, the greater the responsibility it bears.

Even if Tang En is the largest shareholder, he still has to be responsible for the more than 400,000 employees of New Global Group around the world, right? If something goes wrong with the group, aren't they at risk of losing their jobs?

Now is not the time to be shirtless, make a decision with a pat on the head, and then the whole family will go into battle together and go all out.

Bill McNick immediately said: "Tang En, don't worry, listen to me first. This matter is not yet definitive, they...may be acting as a group. This is Hollywood, everyone is an acting genius ..."

"Okay!" Tang En interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "Bill, have you forgotten how we worked hard to get here? It was a struggle! A constant struggle! Only stagnant water can be harmonious. When have you ever seen the Pacific Ocean be quiet? Yes? It doesn’t matter whether it’s true or not, we’ll continue! If it’s true, then we’ll do it for real! It’s acting... Okay, don’t forget, I’m the Oscar winner! "

Barry Diller said: "It can't be real, they're acting."

Robert Iger also said: "No one can afford to go to war, disrupt the current order of Hollywood, and no one can accept it. The "Broken Men and Women" incident is at best a blow to power."

The radical Nina Jacobson also said at this time: "I also think they will not come for real, they just want to make trouble and get some benefits from us."

Grant Hill nodded and said, "It should be acting."

...

Almost everyone believed that the aggressive five giants of Hollywood had never thought of going to war with New Universal, but just wanted to impose some restrictions and gain some benefits.

After all, in the past few years, most of Hollywood's profits have been made by New Universal.

Eating alone is not good.

But Tang En just wanted to eat alone!

Why should I ask you to give me the money I earned legally and reasonably?

Dissatisfied?

Then come to fight!

He doesn't think that Hollywood, which has developed for a hundred years, still has the courage to "desperately", at most it's just putting on a show and scaring people.

Unfortunately, they chose the wrong target.

Tang En wasn't scared too much!

In the past few years, he led Tang En Pictures to struggle and struggle, and calmly passed the difficult situation that might go bankrupt at any time. Are you still afraid of this little threat now?

After New Universal sold USA Television Network to NBC Columbia Group for US$5.5 billion, its current cash flow is as high as US$19 billion!

With so much money in hand, who is afraid of whom?

Even taking a step back, if the other five giants play it real and succeed in taking over New Universal, they will push New Universal out of Hollywood's sphere of influence.

So what?

Without the Hollywood territory, Twain is just suffering a setback in his film career. He also has Netflix, Blizzard, Facebook, Starz and Discovery Channel, as well as the fashion industry, as well as Dolby Laboratories and imax...

Without movies, Tang En still owns the world's largest media group and is firmly the richest man in the world!

Not counting the stocks of those high-tech companies he holds.

He has countless retreats.

Back then, Tang En swallowed his anger a few times.

Not anymore.

He is the undisputed number one boss in Hollywood!

Do you still want to swallow your anger and suffer from your uselessness?

impossible!

If it's acting, then Tang En will accompany them to the end to see whose acting skills are more superb.

If it's for real... Twain is even more unafraid. At worst, everyone will finish playing together and ruin Hollywood together.

Tang En changed his place, still eating delicious food, surrounded by beautiful women, and enjoying the wonderful life of the richest man in the world.

Of course, just like everyone present, Tang En also believed that the five big names in Hollywood were bluffing and didn't dare to make a big deal out of it.

They didn't dare to make a fuss, so Tang En took advantage of it.

Tang En said lightly: "In the past two years, New Global has developed very well, and it has paid less and less attention to competitors in the market. This is obviously wrong. We don't suppress them, but they regard us as Qiu Kou. First, there was a disc parity alliance, and then a friendly distribution agreement was established. This time, it’s okay, and it’s starting to use the power of the rating committee to tamper with movie ratings. It’s tolerable, what’s unbearable!”

Barry Diller couldn't help persuading: "This matter, we can protest to the MPAA, and I believe they will come up with a solution."

"Protest?" Tang En nodded, "Protesting is necessary, but it is not to the MPAA, but to a California court. We want to sue the MPAA Rating Committee. During the film grading process, the judges used their power Suppress competitors' monopoly violations that undermine market fairness!"

"Sue to court?"

Not to mention the conservatives, even the radicals rolled their eyes and almost fainted after hearing what Tang En said.

This is to work hard!

If this becomes a big deal, it will really turn the table over.

Since the establishment of the MPAA, it has been an open secret to use the power advantage of the rating committee to suppress dissidents and safeguard the common interests of the giants.

Movies produced by Hollywood giants can often get better ratings.

As for movies produced by independent film companies, if there are a few swear words and a few large-scale shots, they will go straight to R-rated movies.

Even a movie as conservative as "The King's Speech" can be rated as an R-rated movie, which shows how dark this group is.

It can be said that once Tang En files a lawsuit, the MPAA will definitely fail!

At that time, the Hollywood giants will inevitably have to pay huge financial compensation to those independent film companies that have been bullied for decades, as well as even more terrifying punitive damages.

"Didn't this trap us ourselves!" Bill McNick's face turned pale with anxiety, he was really frightened by Tang En.

New Universal has two labels, Universal Pictures and MGM, both of which have successively been members of the rating committee.

If there is compensation, New Universal will bear the brunt!

Tang En didn't take it seriously, and said seriously: "A place like the MPAA... Hehe, it is almost impossible for the court and prosecutors to obtain real evidence. We can act as tainted witnesses and avoid punishment. Expose this ugly act , expose the ugly interior of the MPAA to the public, and make Hollywood a better place!"

Forensics is all too easy for insiders.

People like Bill McNick, Ron Meyer, Shirley Lansing, Amy Pascal, Nina Jacobson, etc., have worked in the six giants of Hollywood, and have also participated in the process of film classification. Work.

Naturally, there will be filing of some materials, as well as... e-mails.

Especially emails, which will involve a lot of confidential information, such as negotiating to suppress a certain movie, increase the rating of a certain movie, and so on.

As long as you search their mailboxes, you may get the most conclusive evidence.

However, once this kind of thing is done, there is no room for maneuver, and it is completely cool.

Once the sentence is pronounced, at least half of the century-old Hollywood will be destroyed.

Everyone knows the consequences of doing so.

This is not only a result that the MPAA and Hollywood giants do not want to see, but also a situation that neither the White House nor the two parties want to see.

Hollywood is the biggest publicity tool.

If this is ruined, who will export values ​​​​for the federal government all over the world?

Barry Diller took a deep breath, his lips were trembling, "Twain, you... are you serious?"

"Do I look like I'm joking?"

"You're acting, aren't you? You're acting, aren't you?"

Tang En was noncommittal, and said indifferently: "Whether it's a show or not, it's not up to us, but to them. They think it's acting, then it's acting. If they come for real, then of course it's real!"

Barry Diller, Bill McNick, Shirley Lansing, Ron Meyer and others all looked at each other with panic.

They're all old guys who've been working in Hollywood all their lives.

Hollywood is their home.

They don't want to play a big game and burn Hollywood down before retiring!

It was impossible to change Tang En's attitude.

No one can change what this young big boss decides.

Next, I have to quickly "tip the news" to other colleagues in Hollywood.

This kind of thing must not be hidden!

Once there is a commotion, it will be a catastrophe, at least half of the film practitioners will lose their jobs, this will be millions of people!

The whole of Los Angeles will be in turmoil.

Yes, hurry to convince them, hurry to compromise!

Damn, a bunch of idiots!

It's not good to provoke anyone, dare to provoke Tang En!

Are you out of your mind?

If you want to make money, then use legal and reasonable market behavior to compete, and no one can speak. It just uses the trick of movie ratings to make threats. Hmph, the current Tang En, are you the ones who can threaten to move?

At this time, Tang En spoke again, and said sinisterly: "Suing is just the first step. Next, I have more means. If they don't follow the rules, that's good, then completely break the rules!"