The writers' Union.
"Good God! Please open your eyes and have a look, these vampires are completely reversing black and white ~ "Frank Lin, an executive of the writers' Union, was full of anger.
"We underestimate their power in terms of media power," said trachon Williams, executive secretary of the writers union, shaking his head
Media?
The people around them, while angry, could not help but feel helpless.
"Whether it was the general strike in the 1970s or the general strike in 1988, we were able to lead a group of screenwriters through arduous struggle and gain more rights and interests from the capitalists. Now it's 1999. As many as 48% of the writers on the west coast of the United States are unemployed. There are many poor people who can only receive government relief. However, I never thought that our power in the media is simply vulnerable. " He sighed.
Media power, mainly including newspapers, magazines, television, radio, Internet
In the 1970s and 1980s, the media in the United States was in a period of competition for hegemony. At that time, the writers' Union was able to make use of many forces.
However... Times have changed!
In addition to the new Internet, traditional newspapers, magazines, television, radio and other media forces have completed the integration, giving birth to a few giants.
Disney group, Time Warner Group, News Corporation and Viacom group are known as the "four kings of American media".
The existence of the second file also includes Sony, Columbia, universal and other media forces with multiple channels;
Zhuke's Golden Dawn media group is also one of the best media forces in recent years;
After the integration, the media power was owned and controlled by a few people, which almost cut off the voice channel of the writers' Union.
"That's right."
A senior executive of the writers' Union said in a deep voice: "originally, I had already negotiated with the editor in chief of the New York Times about the coverage of the general strike, but just yesterday, I was informed that they unilaterally cancelled it."
Another middle-aged man echoed: "NBC, CBS, abb, TNT and many other TV stations, before there were a few reports reflecting our real situation, but now? No more! Instead, they attacked us again and again, saying that we used violence for no reason
For a time, many people were silent!
Ten years is not enough for a scholar to rebel.
long time.
The silence was broken~
"We don't even have a voice channel. The assholes of the producers' League don't talk to us now. We're still on strike!" The director of the personnel department of the writers' Union spoke out.
As the voice dropped, another person continued: "in recent days, many screenwriters have responded that many film and television companies have directly dismissed many screenwriters for various reasons, up to 50 people."
Fired!
There is no doubt that many of the writers who took part in the strike were split!
Some people are attracted, some people are eliminated, and many writers with poor economic conditions are directly hooked up.
Therefore, in just a few days, many writers who had participated in the strike dropped out of the strike. What's more, they directly cancelled their registration with the writers' Union.
This is the rhythm of going our separate ways!
For a time, the top figures of the writers' Union, many people panic.
Bang!!!
Secretary General tershawn gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it! They have enormous capabilities and resources, which make our actions extremely difficult. "
.......
A few days later.
With the unremitting efforts of the producers' Union, the 11000 screenwriters who participated in the strike left a team of less than 5000
Somewhere in the street, two men, about 30 years old, had a dispute.
Scrona confronted the haggard man in front of him and asked in a loud voice, "Barrett, you are a shameless traitor! We agreed to join the strike before. Let the ruthless capitalists see that we, the bottom writers, can also have the power to overturn them. But why do you shrink back? "
"Man, I want to eat! My whole family wants me to support them! " Barrett gritted his teeth.
"Hum!"
"You are completely corrupted by the money they throw out. You don't have any backbone. You don't look like a soldier at all," said skron
So far, Barrett, who has been scolded all the time, burst out with suppressed anger.
"Yes, you are capable, you are a soldier, I am a waste!"
"But, you know, if I continue to take part in the strike and get involved with you, I won't have a job! No job, no income. Do you want my family to have a good time? "
"Well said, you have the backbone?"
"But why don't you say you're a multimillionaire? Man, I'm poor. I want to eat! "
Barrett's every word, like a machine gun general rapid fire.
There is no doubt that the conversation ended in nothing.
Scenes similar to this kind of dispute have been staged countless times recently.
The divisive behavior of the producers' Union severely hit the strike of the writers.
.......
December 14.
The Hollywood producers' Union held its second meeting after the strike.
Compared with the previous one, there were more smiles on the faces of the participants, and the atmosphere was quite warm.
"Trouble?"
Harvey Weinstein, President of Miramax pictures, said with a smile, "they were defeated by them. Let's have another fight?"
Shay, President of new line pictures, nodded: "we should have been so tough with them. Think about the general strike in 1988. There were two strikes, one was 78 days and the other was 74 days. The total was 152 days. We lost a lot. At that time, because we were not united, indecisive and too polite to them, we let them stand on our heads and take a shit. As for now, ha ha... "
Between words, Shea is full of disdain for the bottom writers.
All the people present agreed.
The atmosphere is wonderful.
After a while, Zucker appeared.
"Don't be careless. Even if this matter is solved perfectly, this kind of general strike will not be eliminated in the future." Zhuke reminded.
From December 2007 to 2008, the writers came out to make trouble!
Not only that, the actors' Union, the directors' Union, and even the broadcasting association all joined in the strike, which lasted for 100 days, causing even greater damage!
Where there is oppression, there is resistance.
This is the law caused by the uneven distribution of wealth.
In the last lifetime, Zucker would sympathize with those who took part in the strike. But now, as a vested interest at the top of the Hollywood industry chain, Zhuke will naturally choose to act without conscience!
The meeting progressed very quickly, ended in more than three hours, and reached a series of consensus.
1. Appropriately increase the price of screenplay writing.
The minimum price of a play has increased by $38000 from $27000.
2. For the writers who are not registered by the writers' Union, we should improve the welfare, suppress or dismiss the writers who are registered by the writers' Union.
Goal: to reduce the proportion of screenwriters owned by Hollywood screenwriters Union from 89% to 50%, and strive to achieve the goal of cutting corners.
3. The producers' Union has raised up to 32 million yuan to compensate the writers, so as to calm down as soon as possible and make the Christmas schedule go smoothly.
"Tough enough!"
One hand radish, one hand stick.
Zhuke thought to himself: "no wonder the industrial strikes around 2007 and 2008 were so fierce. It turned out that they were pressed too hard by the producers' Union in 1999!"
In this strike, the Producers Union won with a very tough stance!
The second watch is on.