Rebirth in a Perfect Era Chapter 1178: Make the most beneficial choice for yourself
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When the million "Master of Justice" from China became famous on the social network network in the United States and fought side by side with American netizens, it was not just Tom Cruise himself who was panicking.
As a result of such a negative impact, the entire Warner Bros. executives were in tremendous panic. The strength of public opinion made them no longer have any way to reverse public opinion. Even the days of Warner ’s parent company, Time Warner, were extremely unhappy. It's better.
Time Warner ’s acquisition of AOL (AOL) was a well-known failure case in history. The market value has shrunk by 100 billion in one year. USD is a big thing that was brought together after the merger of Time Warner and AOL. In this life, AOL faced The dilemma is much more painful than that of previous life in the same period, because AOL's previous life does not have Muye Science and Technology.
AOL of previous life is a giant in the internet industry of the United States. However, due to the rise of YY and the follow-up of YY English website, all internet companies that provide page services in the United States have suffered a huge blow. AOL is even more hard to Spared.
Time Warner has fallen into a huge loss vortex since 2002, plus the blessing effect of YY, it is now overwhelmed. didn't expect is that Warner Bros. poke out such a big basket at this time, this is for this For the group, it is even worse.
Time Warner asked Warner Bros. to immediately find a way to resolve the current crisis of public opinion, and the same pressure on Warner Bros. Tatsuda Jiro.
Ichiro Jiro was very angry at this extremely passive situation. For him, the investment in this movie was to promote Japanese culture, the spirit of Bushido, and make money by the way, but didn't expect is not only failed to achieve The purpose of propagating Japanese culture and the spirit of Bushido is to make the spirit of Bushido in the Japanese quintessence be rejected and spurned by the whole world. If the **** exposes that he is an investor, wouldn't it be a sinner in the whole of Japan?
Angry Asada Jiro blamed Warner Bros. CEO Mayer on the phone, making him have to find a way to solve this matter anyway. If the influence of this incident continues to expand, he will definitely make Warner Bros. pay. .
Mayer is about to collapse, he said to Jiro Takada: "Mr. Uda, now all the media of entire US are standing in line, only a few media of Japan Capital Holdings have not expressed their position so far, but you have also seen , These media are now being resisted by netizens. What ’s more terrible is that YY, which has a huge influence in the world, is also fueling its power. Its information dissemination ability is too strong, and its viewpoint is beyond our control. , So according to the current trend of this matter, this effect can only become greater. "
"Damn jerk!" Uchida Jiro suddenly ran away, his voice suddenly became hysterical, and scolded: "Mayer, I **** warn you, this movie is my dream, if it ruins, I absolutely Can't get around you! By then, you will never want to continue mixing in the film and television industry in your life! "
Mayer's ability to withstand is almost at his limit. Seeing the rise of Jiro Tada pointed his finger at himself, Mayer's emotions are also out of control, shouting loudly: "The current situation has nothing to do with me, the movie is You want to shoot, the script is confirmed by you, the director and the actor are designated by you, I just help you build a group, help you publish and promote the shell! My part is to help you integrate resources and make the project smooth Start, I have already finished these tasks! "
Speaking of this, Meyer burst out with dissatisfaction, and said angrily: "The filming work of the whole movie has been very smooth. It is the leak of the script that caused this kind of thing, but the leak of the script is not my responsibility. If you want to blame, you blame Edward for the poor management, and the crew has made such a big mistake! But Edward is not my person, it is yours! If you really want to be held accountable, then find him! My **** already Enough of it! "
After angrily speaking this, Mayer didn't give the time to Jujiro Ueda and immediately hung up the phone.
He really had enough, and he did n’t want to continue anymore.
It ’s not just Mayer. Almost every high-level Warner Bros. has reached the limit of endurance.
Not only have they been scolded to death on the Internet, the key is that there are still many protesters going outside Warner ’s office to protest, and the scale of the protest is getting larger and larger, from dozens of people at the beginning to hundreds of people quickly. The number of people is still increasing, so that Warner's seniors have been afraid to go to the company.
Mayer was the worst among them. The last time I went to the company, as soon as the car entered the parking lot, he was surrounded by a large number of protesters. When he got out of the car, he was lost by a Chinese descendant old lady. Stinky eggs, gray-faced, and quickly got on the car and fled home, not only did the class fail, but also captured photos by the media and placed them on the newspaper and website, which was humiliating.
After that, Meyer never visited the company again. He and other high-level officials hid in their homes and contacted them through YY group videos to discuss the next steps.
There are also people in Warner ’s high-level who have proposed to use the solution of the strong man ’s broken wrist to quickly solve this problem. It is recommended that the company hold a scale press conference to review itself at the press conference, and to the world, especially the United States China. The people apologized and then announced that they would stop filming "The Last Samurai" and disband the crew.
However, Mayer did not agree before.
The investment of 140 million USD is almost entirely given by Sumitomo. Rising Tian completed the investment quietly through externally controlled investment companies and funds. It looks like Warner led and several The company invested in this movie together, but in fact all the money comes from Sumitomo.
This money was given to Warner, and Warner has spent most of his time from the auction to the present. If he announces the suspension of the auction at this time, Warner will suffer a heavy loss.
The legal staff calculated that if the shooting is stopped, the book loss will be at least 200 million USD.
The reason why it is as high as 200 million USD is because the investment of 140 million USD itself is obtained, there is a risk clause. If the film is not completed as planned due to unnatural force majeure, then Warner will compensate all the investment and add 100% compensation.
Originally, the terms given by Sumitomo are very loose. As long as the film is finished, Warner will not have any risk of violations. Even if it takes an additional year, Sumitomo will not be held responsible for the good filming.
But the most embarrassing thing is that this movie may have become the most resistant film in the history of the movie, so according to the contract, if you stop filming, you will have to pay Sumitomo 280 million. Since most of the money has been spent, the book There are tens of millions left on the top, and the rest must be borne by yourself. The loss is well over 200 million USD.
Mayer did not want to bear such a large loss when he was sitting in the CEO position, more than 200 million USD, how many movies did he **** have to make.
And this is only a direct economic loss, indirect losses are even greater!
If investors lose confidence in Warner Bros. due to the suspension of filming, the valuation of Warner Bros., the share of future projects and even the share of cooperation with other companies may be greatly affected, and as a parent company Time Warner is bound to be affected. The stock price has been declining for the past two days. Many of the reasons are because of the trouble caused by the Warner Brothers movie. Once it is announced that it will stop shooting, it may be more influential.
But now, Mayer finally wants to understand that this pot can't escape by itself, and the later the back, the greater the cost!
This **** Rising Tian Jirou didn't care about the actual situation of the matter, and he was ashamed to find himself to blame. If his subject matter is so big, how could it cause so many things in succession? ! It's true that he made him miserable!
I did n’t want to carry the loss of 200 million USD before, but now it seems that these losses can not be avoided. In that case, it ’s better to carry it by myself, and then immediately hold a press conference to apologize to the people of the world , Admit mistakes, admit the evil of extreme Bushido, and then announce the suspension of shooting, so that the loss of although cannot be recovered, but at least the reputation can be recovered! If it drags on, the money will be lost and the reputation will be lost. The time will come when the eggs are beaten and the eggs hanged.
So, the angry Mayer immediately organized a video conference for the high-level hiding in the house. After the connection was connected, he said In short: "Be prepared, we will hold a press conference tomorrow morning!"
At this time, it was already 8:30 pm local time. If the preparation time was not enough, Mayer could not wait to hold a press conference immediately.
Other senior officials immediately asked: "What strategy are we going to adopt at the press conference?"
Mayer said without hesitation: "Apologize! Stop shooting!"
After Mayer made this decision, all senior executives said nothing in front of the camera.
No one cares about himself, Mayer said angrily: "You don't have to worry! Stopping shooting is a decision I made, and I will bear all the responsibilities!"
After Mayer said this sentence clearly, the executives in front of the camera finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone wants to stop filming the hot potato in "The Last Samurai", and then immediately apologize and ask the people to forgive, so that the pressure exerted on them by society in the past few days can reduce most of it, but, after all, it involves To at least 200 million USD or more direct losses, and incalculable indirect losses, no one is willing to carry a pot.
Mayer was the same before, but now he has become intolerable, and now he just wants to be free from this matter as soon as possible.
At this time, one of the executives said: "Let ’s talk to Edward and Tom Cruise to see if they are willing to participate in this conference together. If we apologize together, it will be more prominent. Sincerity. "
"Absolutely not!" Meyer immediately blew his hair and yelled: "This matter must not be notified to Edward and Tom Cruise. Not only that, you have to be highly confidential before tonight, do it secretly tonight. Get ready for the work, contact the major media at 8 o'clock tomorrow, and inform them that we will hold an emergency press conference at 10 o'clock, and I want everyone to be caught off guard! "
"Why ?!" Almost all executives don't understand why Meyer had to leave Edward and Tom Cruise at this time.
Mayer said with a somber face: "If three sinners plead guilty at the same time, then these three people must bear the condemnation and punishment of the people at the same time, but if one person confessed the crime first, it will cause the people to give most of the original His condemnation and punishment were transferred to the remaining two people! At this time, all we have to do is make the most beneficial choice for ourselves! "