Rebirth of America, this is my time

While the whole of Hollywood was in chaos, the initiator of the incident, Ethan Jones, experienced the feeling of sleeping until he woke up naturally.

At noon, he got up from bed, brushed his teeth and washed his face, and stepped into the company.

When the figure holding a sandwich and nibbling casually appeared, all the clerks in the company breathed a sigh of relief. While waiting for Ethan Jones to get into the office, Steve Ballmer, the little fat man, also walked with him. Like a hot wheel, it rushed in front of him.

Not only that, he also held a mountain-high pile of documents in his hands.

"Yo~ Steve, why do I feel like you've lost weight?"

Ethan took a sip of the iced Americano and teased with a smile.

"Looking at you like this... you seem tired?"

"Oh - boss - I've been so busy this morning -"

Seeing that Ethan was in a good mood, Ballmer immediately cried: "Since I went to work at nine o'clock in the morning, my butt has not had close contact with the seat. I don't know how many calls I have answered and how many charges I have received." A fax! I don’t know how many people have reported things to me!”

"But I know one thing!"

"That means you are really popular!"

"You are the sun in the sky right now!"

"Even if people lower their heads, they can't ignore your presence!"

Ethan grinned when he heard the words of the smelly fart. He waved his hand to signal the bald head not to be pretentious. At the same time, he also asked with concern: "Have you gone to the cafeteria for lunch?"

"Where is the time?"

"Here you go." Ethan handed over the paper bag in front of him, "I packed it in the cafeteria before coming to the company, a beef sandwich, a chicken roll, and a cup of black coffee without sugar."

"Put the documents on the table. I'll read them myself. You sit down and eat."

The words of concern made Ballmer nod quickly and put the file on the right side of Ethan's desk.

As he smiled and sat down to finish his lunch, Ethan looked up from the top and started flipping through.

He moved his fingers slightly and glanced at it. Although there were many files, the content inside could be solved with an emoticon——

‘Brother Chicken, forget it. ’

That's right!

Although the documents come from different companies and the words are different, the purpose is the same, which is to tactfully persuade Ethan Jones to accept it as soon as possible and not to delay the business.

For example, large-scale stores from various places that had previously signed distribution contracts with Destiny Games have sent letters of inquiry, asking Ethan Jones whether the previous cooperation will proceed normally and whether the home console will be laid out in June as agreed in advance. , whether the "Starry Sky" game will be sold on time. On the surface, they have not mentioned the movie from beginning to end, but they have already understood everything through insinuations.

After all, everyone around the world knows that movies and games are released at the same time.

For another example, the National Football League also sent a comparison table to confirm the first version of the schedule with Destiny Games. From the look of the document, it was checking the game venue with Ethan Jones, but in the finals, "Starry Sky" showed That's their real goal.

Because in previous communications, Ethan Jones said more than once that he would show the complete "Starry Sky" to the world at the end of the finals, and wanted to end the game in a shocking way.

For example, the American Film Association still sent an invitation to join, but this time the signed members include Columbia, Paramount, MGM, Disney, Warner and Embassy Pictures...

There were dozens of documents in total, and Ethan could only read them for more than ten seconds.

He had no intention of reading through something that could tell the whole story at a glance.

And when he threw away all the documents, Ballmer could barely manage to gnaw away a chicken roll. After the bald man discovered that his boss had finished before he was full...

The amazing speed made his hands freeze in mid-air.

He wanted to eat a second burger, but wasn't sure whether he should.

"You keep eating." Ethan smiled and waved his hand, "Talking while eating."

"Okay." Ballmer quickly picked up the burger and took a sip of coffee.

After he started chewing, Ethan said, "What do you think of this matter?"

"Uh, boss... I can't give you any advice on this matter."

Ballmer swallowed the food in his mouth and said: "This kind of breaking existing habits, or trampling on existing rules, is not something I can suggest."

"Where you want to go, where you want to end, that can only be decided by yourself."

"But one thing I know is that power is never obtained through compromise, and interests are always achieved with fists. Only parents can do these two things: delegating power and giving away benefits."

At this point, the big bald man's words were just a meal.

Shrugging, he added: "Of course, many parents are unwilling to give up their rights until their death."

"Otherwise, there wouldn't have been so many cases of patricide and seizing power in history."

"Even biological parents can't do all this in front of their children. Other business opponents?"

"Now they actually have only one idea, and that is why they didn't kill you earlier."

"Hahaha——" Ethan smiled and clapped his hands, "Okay."

"Since you don't suggest that I compromise, then why do you send these documents to me?"

"According to your thinking, the shredder is where they belong."

"Doesn't this make you happy?" Ballmer knows this question.

The guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes was very happy at this moment, "It's so cool to see partners giving words of comfort and competitors to bow their heads! If I throw away these things that I kneel down to beg for mercy, then you must It will tear me apart!"

"Hahahahaha——" Ethan discovered the humor in Ballmer for the first time.

The big bald man is right. Things like flipping the table must not be stopped in the middle. It is like the Xuanwu Gate. As long as you step out, you can only go to the dark side!

What if we retreat halfway?

What will result will only be liquidation.

Therefore, Ethan directly swept those letters into the trash can, leaving only an invitation letter. He took out the documents drawn up overnight from his handbag and pushed them together in front of Ballmer.

"Steve Ballmer, aren't you interested in Hollywood?"

"From now on, the company appoints you as chairman and CEO of Destiny Pictures."

"Professional matters continue to be handled by Destiny President Gary Kurtz."

"What you need to do is to be responsible for all external affairs."

"And the first item is to get the American Film Association."

Steve Ballmer's eyes widened at the sudden appointment.

At this moment, he didn't even bother to chew the hamburger, he just picked up the document and read it carefully.

After he read the two fluffy pieces of paper, ecstasy instantly appeared on his face!

"Okay boss!"

"No problem boss!"

"I will definitely get this done!"

"Just wait for my good news!"

"Yeah." Ethan nodded with a smile, "Since it's no problem, then go ahead and get busy."

At Ethan's greeting, Steve Ballmer immediately left the office with a burger in his mouth, coffee in one hand, and a trash basket in the other. He wanted to shred all those documents.

After doing all this, the time came to the afternoon, so he started editing faxes again and sent notification letters to all parties in Hollywood. When night came, everyone who cared about the matter received a message——

[The first extraordinary meeting of the American Film Association in 1979 will be held on February 9th]

[Destiny Pictures will participate in the conference as a company in the film industry]

Ethan Jones compromised?

The news came as a relief to most people.

In their minds, Ethan Jones was convinced.

Then the next thing to talk about is the distribution of benefits.

"What benefits are we selling?" Kirk Kerkorian stared at the fax in his hand.

Seemingly knowing that his question was somewhat inaccurate, he rephrased it, "What kind of benefits do you think Ethan Jones will let those people force us to vomit out?"

"Boss... no one can answer this question..."

The chairman of MGM said helplessly: "No one knows what step Ethan Jones will take, so the people at Paramount can't say anything for the time being, but everyone knows that putting the devil in a cage requires a lot of effort. It’s a big price.”

These words made Kirk Kerkorian purse his lips, and after thinking twice, he threw away the fax.

"How much is MGM's current valuation?" He looked at his subordinates with a cold expression.

"This..." The chairman of MGM understood the boss's thoughts in an instant, "Boss, selling the company at this time is tantamount to betraying Steve Ross. We..."

"Okay." Kirk Kerkorian waved his hand vigorously, "I'm just asking."

"Uh... maybe the price is not high." The chairman of MGM thought for a while and said: "Because we don't have much left at MGM, except for a complete production system and a valuable film library. , almost everything else has been sold out..."

That fact reminded Kirk Kerkorian of his own behavior over the years.

In order to build a casino hotel in Las Vegas, he tore apart MGM's film business into pieces. All the things that could be mortgaged for money have been mortgaged, and all the buyers wanted to buy have been sold. Otherwise, they would not have thought of it before. He is trying to get back into Hollywood by buying Columbia.

"Ok, I see."

Kirk Kerkorian nodded and said, "Let's talk about this later."

At the same time that Kirk Kerkorian made his decision, Walt Disney's son-in-law Ron Miller also got the fax. After reading the above content, he immediately set his sights on Chairman Tang En Tatum, the latter smiled and said: "I did the random scoring of "Alien"."

"So I will voluntarily resign and step down as chairman at the shareholders' meeting in a few months."

"If nothing else, Kaden Walker will take over the position."

"Don't worry, we will not hand over control of the group to Roy Disney."

"Oh Twain——" Ron Miller's eyes flickered.

"This is all my problem." He wanted to cry.

"No, No, No..." Tatum waved his hands repeatedly and said: "This is not your problem. When Roy Disney hugged Ethan Jones' thigh, he became our enemy. "

"so……"

"come on."

"Stick to it!"

Tatum stood up, patted Ron Miller on the shoulder and said, "Okay."

"That's it for today."

"It's time for me to get off work, and it's time for you to go home."

Ron Miller blew his nose and nodded vigorously.

Although in any cooperative organization, there is almost no situation where there is only three days between the publication of a document and the meeting, but this kind of thing cannot be treated with common sense, right?

When the guy who flipped the table took on the posture of peace talks, even if Ethan Jones said that the meeting would be held the next day, or even that night, the guys who wanted to finalize the matter would arrive on time.

Because of this, with the arrival of the 9th, eight members of the Film Association also gathered at the Los Angeles headquarters. Representatives from all parties nodded. After entering and taking their seats, the bald man wearing large sunglasses also appeared at the right time.

After discovering that the person who came was not Ethan Jones, everyone at the scene suddenly frowned, but when they saw the figure of the person clearly and realized that the person attending the meeting was the secret of Ethan Jones, they were relieved.

Because it means that Ethan Jones is not approaching this meeting with a perfunctory attitude.

After Steve Ballmer took his seat, Jack Valenti, president of the Film Association, who was sitting in the main seat, also turned on the microphone and said: "Now that everyone is here, I announce..."

"Boom!"

Before Jack Valenti could finish speaking, Steve Ballmer had already clapped the microphone.

This behavior attracted the attention of everyone present, and Ballmer grinned and said with a smile: "Who allowed him to sit on this?" While speaking, he also set his sights on the one with the Warner logo. The middle-aged man asked, "Is it you Warner?" He stared at it for a second, then moved to the side, "Or is it your MGM?" Before he finished speaking, he moved one position, "Or is it Disney?"

Everyone was shocked when these words came out!

The three families whose names were called were a little at a loss!

Just when Jack Valenti, who was sitting in the front seat, wanted to speak, the representative from Universal Pictures coughed hard and said, "Yeah, why can he sit here?"

"If you are not sincere, then don't talk."

"You!" Jack Valenti looked angry.

Steve Ballmer didn't like him. He looked at the guy who was over fifty years old with a smile and said, "Do you want to leave on your own with dignity, or do you want to wait for me to find someone to throw you out?"

Although it was a question, Steve Ballmer didn't want to hear his answer at all.

"If I were you, I would leave."

"After all, the children under my knees have grown up. It doesn't look good if they are thrown out like this."

The threatening words made Jack Valenti blush.

He stared at the round face wearing sunglasses for a long time.

He finally picked up the document angrily and walked out of the conference room.

The situation made Steve Ballmer laugh out loud.

"Okay, the first idler has left, so please ask the second idler to leave too."

These words made the eight people present a little confused, but at the same time that Jack Valenti left, another figure walked in from the door of the conference room. Everyone took a closer look, and then their pupils shrank suddenly.

Because the person who came had a kind face and a smile on his face.

He walked up to the Disney representative and said, "Sorry, this position is mine."

"Roy - you!" the Disney representative shouted as if he had seen a ghost.

The next second, he moved his gaze to Steve Ballmer, "You--"

"If you have a problem, please go back and cry to Ron Miller."

"Huh?" Steve Ballmer raised his eyebrows.

Although it was a bit funny for him to do this with his hairless head wearing sunglasses, the Disney representative felt a chill at the moment. After staring blankly at Ballmer for a few seconds, he finally stood up, got out of the way, and took the He left the venue with his belongings.

The fact that the door slammed with a loud bang made Steve Ballmer chuckle.

He leisurely took off his sunglasses and sat in the president's chair under the gaze of everyone. Then he put his elbows on the table and looked at everyone with a smile, saying: "Since the Film Association is temporarily without a president, I will reluctantly preside over today's meeting. Next, our first topic is the internal reform of the Film Association..."

When Steve Ballmer took out the paper from his pocket and began to read, everyone present immediately took notes, but before they could listen for a few seconds, except for Universal, Fox and Roy... Except for Disney, everyone else was confused!

Didn't we agree on peace talks?

So what are you reading this time?

But this emotion only lasted for a second, and they gave up thinking without daring to speak.

It’s not like they can get involved in the current mess!

If that's the case, then they don't need to worry about the boss!

After Steve Ballmer read out the boss's decision, various people hurried back to the company and submitted their meeting minutes to the group's big boss for review.

While waiting for Steve Ross to get the manuscript handed over by his subordinate...

The shocking terms made him clench his fingers tightly! The brows are raised! Eyes spitting fire!

Because it says on it——

1. Since Destiny Pictures joined the American Film Association, the internal positions of the American Film Association must be re-elected and appointed immediately, including but not limited to the president of the association, the vice presidents of the association, and the senior presidents and senior executives of each region. Vice President.

Each company has a limit on the number of nominations, which is the total number of positions divided by the total members.

This behavior can guarantee the rights and interests of each member.

At the same time, all staff in management positions have a service time limit, which is once every four years, with a maximum of three terms. They are assessed regularly and will resign after the term, breaking the iron rice bowl of tenure.

2. Since Destiny Films joined the American Film Association, the association’s membership rights must be modified immediately. Before this, the association stipulated that the approval of more than half of the members was required to initiate a proposal to remove the president. But now, as long as one member is dissatisfied with the work of the association, the impeachment process can be started immediately to impeach the association's management, and as long as the final Impeachment can be successful if more than half of the votes are cast.

If the impeachment is unsuccessful, the member will not be allowed to impeach again for the same matter within six months.

But if the impeachment issue is changed, the impeachment can be started immediately.

3. Although Destiny Pictures has joined the American Film Association, due to commercial needs and the business needs of the group company, they will not abide by the rating standards of the American Film Rating Committee. In the future, all films of Destiny Pictures will be rated by Destiny Films. It is an internal self-assessment within the industry and has nothing to do with the American Film Association and its rating committee.

However, in order to allow better communication between the two parties, Destiny Pictures disclosed the parent company's draft rating.

The first level is ‘E’, which stands for Everyone.

This means that Destiny Games releases games and movies that are suitable for everyone.

The second level is ‘E10+’, which stands for Everyone 10 and older.

This means that Destiny Games releases games and movies that are suitable for ages ten and up.

The third level is ‘T’, which stands for Teen.

This means that Destiny Games releases games and movies that are suitable for those aged thirteen and above.

The fourth level is ‘M’, which stands for Mature.

This means that Destiny Games releases games and movies that are suitable for ages seventeen and above.

The fifth level is ‘AO’, which stands for Adults Only.

This means that the game and movie are only suitable for adults.

Since the ratings of Game of Destiny are somewhat different from those of the Film Association, the Film Association currently only has four ratings, which are only divided into All Ages, Teenagers, Under 17 and Over 17, so in order to help the American Film Association be more With a good understanding of Destiny Games and the rating standards, Destiny Pictures will try to lobby the Film Association to modify the existing ratings. Of course, the Film Association can not use the standards of Destiny Games, but if the Film Association cannot match the ratings, then——

This article will be linked to Article 4.

4. Since Destiny Films joined the American Film Association, the withdrawal mechanism of the American Film Association must be modified. If a member feels that he has been unfairly treated within the association, the member can withdraw immediately at any time and at any time, and others have no right to stop it. .

At the same time, Destiny Pictures is a new enterprise after all. When the company is not as big as other members, Destiny Pictures cannot afford the high membership fees. Therefore, Destiny Pictures requires the American Film Association to exempt itself from membership fees for the next ninety-nine years. All dues.

Of course, the American Film Institute can disagree.

Destiny Pictures will also exit immediately.

"Is this special code requested by Ethan Jones?"

Steve Ross is crazy!

"Is this a peace talk?"

"This is obviously blackmail!"

"It's blackmail!"

"He wants to join the Motion Picture Association and at the same time reject the Motion Picture Association's rating review, use his own rating standards, and then wants us to adapt to their standards?"

"What's the difference between this special code and direct control of the entire film association?"

"Oh my god! I'm so mad!"

"There is a difference between Ethan Jones' behavior and controlling the entire motion picture association!"

"Because he hasn't paid yet!"

"At the same time, he wants to quit anytime and anywhere!"

"MFxxk!"

"This beast!"

Steve Ross only felt that his throat was itchy, and he seemed to be able to spit out flames.

Swinging his hands like an iron whip, sweeping across everything.

As his anger erupted, his office became a mess. After he had torn down everything that could be dismantled, nothing was left intact as far as he could see. His legs softened and he fell to the ground. .

“What else could Ethan Jones ask for.”

He looked at his shivering subordinates hiding in the corner.

"Well, today's meeting is attended by Ethan Jones's secretary, Steve Ballmer."

Warner representatives responded carefully.

"Do not talk nonsense!"

Steve Ross had no intention of understanding these minutiae, and in his rant, Warner representatives also recalled the closing remarks of the previous meeting.

Steve Ballmer sat in the front seat, looked at everyone present with a smile, and said:

"Everyone, I, Steve Ballmer, chairman of Destiny Pictures and secretary to the president of Destiny Games, came here today with only one task, and that is to convey the will of our president Ethan Jones to you."

"As for whether you accept it or not?"

"That has nothing to do with us."

"Because your opinions do not influence our behavior."

"If you accept it, this war will end."

"If you don't accept it, then everyone will continue according to the process."

"To be honest, our president wants to take a look..."

"Is it because everyone can unite as one? Or is it because he has a strong backend?"

"Finally, let me tell you another piece of news. Our president, Mr. Jones, has passed on the grading standards drafted by Destiny Game to the former governor of California, American Legal Aid Corporation, Professor Ralph Bell, and the Washington Bar Association. These four parties have accepted it. A perfect invitation to grade.”

"At the same time, the New York Police Association, which has previously criticized "Jack the Ripper", is also very happy that we can stand up and take the initiative to assume social responsibility. They will actively maintain communication with us and contribute to the restricted content corresponding to each rating. strength."

“Starting from ‘Starry Sky’ and ‘Alien’, our company’s products will be marked with their own ratings.”

Steve Ballmer looked around, nodded to Universal, Fox and Roy Disney, and said: "I'm done, that's it for today -"

"The meeting is dismissed!"

Note: ① All the operating funds of the American Film Association come from membership fees. I couldn’t find out how much the membership fees were in the 1970s and 1980s. However, when Disney acquired Fox in 1919, the media publicly reported the transaction, which made the Film Association Twelve million dollars less in annual dues because Disney cannot pay twice. Of course, this part of the money was eventually replenished by Naifei.