Heads Up Hollywood

Convincing Mr. Stan Lee is tantamount to securing Marvel Entertainment.

However, if we want to connect more comic companies and get them out of the control of the Comic Standards Administration to gain more creative space, we must have a more complete comic grading system.

The freedom of press and distribution in the United States are protected by the Constitution, but the Constitution does not guarantee distribution channels.

Officials can strictly control distribution channels.

Content that is too vulgar must not be popular in the world.

If the comic companies break away from the Comic Standards Administration and turn the comic market into a mess, and all kinds of super-large-scale comics appear one after another, then the government will inevitably introduce policies to rectify them.

It is very likely that, like the film rectification back then, the government and the private sector will cooperate to form an organization, mpaa.

If this is the case, it might as well be regulated by the Manga Standards Administration, which is a non-governmental organization after all.

Therefore, there must be a safe and reliable grading system!

The rating system introduced by Marvel in the past has received a lot of criticism.

Must update!

Tang En also quickly gave his opinion.

The current Marvel grading system is divided into 4 levels-aa level for all ages, pg level for parent guidance, pg+ level for teenagers, and pa level for parent supervision.

Corresponding to the g level, pg level, pg-13 level and r level in the movie classification respectively.

This can clearly see the existence of hidden dangers.

In the classification of movies, above the r-level, there are nc-17 levels with 17 bans, and there are even more strictly controlled x-levels, which is 18 bans. (Director Li's masterpiece "Lust/Caution" is banned at 17; Kubrick's masterpiece "A Clockwork Orange" is banned at 18, and the released version is a castrated version.)

Therefore, Tang En also put forward the condition that there must be a higher level of control to limit the bad reading of minors.

After communication, it was finally confirmed that Marvel's grading system will be modified in more detail. Starting in May, the new rating system will be printed on the supplementary page of each Marvel comic for better understanding from time to time.

From 4 grades to 5 grades.

AA level for all ages, AA+ level for 9-13 age group, T+ level for teenagers over 13 years old, PA level for reading under parental supervision, and adult-only content with intense content ec class.

The Marvel grading system with clearer rules will be more popular.

Now that the matter of Marvel is clarified, Twain will talk to Warner.

First Ted Turner made trouble, and then DC Comics also jumped out.

There must be a reason, right?

Warner Bros. CEO Barry Meyer, 58 years old. The reason why he was able to take charge of Warner, a creative company, as an administrative worker... the biggest skill is to pretend to be a grandson.

This is a well-known fact in the Hollywood industry, and it has even become a joke.

For example, Chinese-American movie star Jeter Lee.

When Barry Meyer took the stage, Jeter Lee and Warner were working on an action movie called "Romeo."

He summoned Jeter Lee, but kept him waiting at the door for 45 minutes.

After meeting, Barry Meyer showed American arrogance, put his legs on the desk, leaned back on the boss chair, and didn't even look at Jeter Lee. He made a comment, very casually, I even made a call with someone very rudely during the period.

At that time, Jeter Lee only played a villain in "Lethal Weapon 4", which was his first Hollywood movie. Relying on Mel Gibson's appeal, he didn't make much money.

Jeter Lee's status is rather embarrassing.

Naturally, no one took him seriously.

A year later, "Fatal Romeo" was released. The production cost of the film was 25 million U.S. dollars, the publicity cost was 25 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office exceeded 90 million U.S. dollars!

The sales of videotapes and DVDs exceeded 100 million!

Jeter Lee's first Hollywood movie, at least for Warner Bros., made $50 million!

As soon as the data came out, Barry Meyer went crazy.

It happened that at that time, Warner had a project called "Deadly Cradle", and it was short of a leading actor like Jeter Lee!

After Barry Meyer heard about it, without saying a word, he immediately flew to France to visit Jeter Lee, who was co-filming "Kiss of the Dragon" with Luc Besson!

Jeter Lee is a bloody man with a very high spirit.

The last time he was aired by Barry Meyer for 45 minutes, this time, he was aired by Barry Meyer for 90 minutes!

Double the money.

It took a full hour and a half before he went to the appointment.

What was the result?

Barry Meyer was not annoyed at all, he was smiling like a third grandson, and seemed willing to wait!

He tried his best to please and flatter him, and he treated Jeter Lee like Tom Cruise, and offered a salary of 15 million US dollars for an A-list star!

You know, the total budget of "Deadly Cradle" is only 25 million US dollars.

It can be said that the only selling point of the movie "Deadly Cradle" is Jeter Lee!

In front of an Asian action actor, Barry Meyer could kneel down and be his grandson for the sake of profit. It is not difficult to understand why JK Rowling, a writer in his previous life, dared to override Warner.

"Twain, I swear, I swear to you, I really don't know anything about what you said!"

Barry Meyer rushed to the country club in Beverly Hills with a bitter look on his face, begging for mercy.

At this moment, Dunn was playing golf with Michael Eisner.

"Huh? You are good at your level!"

"Haha, it's okay! It's just strong!"

The two sides seem to have not heard Barry Mayer's grievances, and are still playing golf.

Barry Meyer hurried over and said with an apologetic smile, "Really, I just found out about the comics."

"Yeah?"

Tang En didn't even look at him and continued playing.

Not to mention Michael Eisner, the relationship between Disney and Warner is already very cold.

The disastrous failure of the film "The Chronicles of Narnia 2" that the two parties cooperated with has intensified the conflict between the two parties.

"Why!"

Barry Meyer sighed for a long time, "You know, DC Comics has always been operating independently, many things...Of course, I also have negligence, I apologize."

"Hehe." Tang En turned his head jokingly and glanced at him, "Since it has nothing to do with you, there is no need to apologize. It's really not a big deal."

Barry Meyer nodded frequently, "Yes, they are all trivial things. However, this is my negligence after all, and I should apologize."

Tang En let out a soft "Oh", then put down his club, walked to the rest chair, and said with a smile: "By the way, Barry, I forgot to congratulate you."

"Congratulations to me?"

"Warner Music has sold 2.6 billion US dollars. Congratulations!"

Michael Eisner almost laughed when he heard this.

Barry Meyer also turned black, and said embarrassingly: "This is not my decision. You know, in the past year... aol has lost more than 50 billion dollars!"

Michael Eisner showed a bit of sarcasm on his face.

That year, Time Warner and AOL merged, and the market value approached 300 billion US dollars!

As a result, 100 billion evaporated in the bubble crisis in 2002, and another 50 billion disappeared last year...

AOL Time Warner even changed its name and called it "Time Warner" again.

Huge debt, the annual repayment of interest is as high as 7 billion U.S. dollars, and the sale of assets and working capital is already an imminent means.

Tang En curled his lips and smiled, his tone revealing an indescribable sarcasm: "So, when you get old, you have to retire quickly. Back then, Ted Turner's yes vote was the beginning of the tragedy!"

Barry Meyer immediately understood what he meant, and quickly said, "Ted's matter has nothing to do with Warner Bros. His relationship with MGM also has nothing to do with me."

"Really?" Tang En looked at him deeply.

"That's it!"

Barry Meyer patted his chest.

Tang En said: "If that's the case, that's fine. Otherwise... I'm really afraid that he will lead Warner astray again. Viacom's life will be difficult!"

"No, absolutely not!"

Barry Meyer's heart turned cold, and he repeatedly offered guarantees.

But he also knew that today's matter would never pass so easily.

Sure enough, Tang En said with a smile, "Barry, you've heard about the recent incidents. Both New Universal and Disney have encountered a little trouble, and I want to ask for your help."

"Go ahead, as long as I can do it." Barry Meyer tightened his heart.

Tang En stretched out three fingers and said, "Not many, just three small things."

Barry Meyer's face darkened.

It is well known that Dunn's lion opened his mouth when he was in a reasonable situation.

If he wanted to buy back MGM's old film copyrights from the golden age, he would absolutely not agree. He hesitated for a while and said, "MGM matters...we don't want to get involved."

"Ted Turner isn't worth my trouble!" Dunn sneered disdainfully, and snorted, "First thing, you must have heard about the New York Times, which reported a lot of unrealistic falsehoods. News. During this period of time, New Universal and Disney are jointly exerting pressure, and I hope Warner can also increase their efforts.”

Barry Meyer agreed without thinking, "Okay, no problem!"

Tang En smiled in satisfaction, and said: "The second thing, you must know, that bastard Harvey Weinstein made a documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11", the content and plot are ridiculous, even worse than the "New York Times" Fake news is abominable. This movie, I don't think it should have been released."

"ah?"

Barry Mayer froze for a moment.

Prohibited distribution?

This is difficult!

Freedom of publication is the First Amendment to the Constitution!

Even if the government enforces supervision, it can only limit the audience, but it cannot interfere with the release of works.

Besides, it's not an X-rated work, so why enforce supervision?

Tang En said lightly: "I know this is difficult, but...it must be done. Needless to say, Disney and New Universal, 20th Century Fox and Paramount will not participate in this kind of thing. Sony Pictures does not have that Guts, as long as Warner doesn't get involved, it's fine."

Barry Meyer frowned and said: "Of course Warner will not participate in this kind of thing, and I am willing to join hands with you to boycott the domestic distribution of this film. However, there are always some small distribution companies that will be open to their eyes, such as ... Lionsgate!" ( )

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