Rebirth of America, this is my time

Finally, let me summarize.

We at Warner have four main projects this year, namely movies, music, games and comics.

There is no big problem with the movie. You can just do it by yourself. The music will be released normally, and the comics will be done directly. The only thing that needs attention is the video games.

Atari's games can be released normally, but we don't want to compete head-on with other companies. It's not that I don't believe in the ability of the production team, but the current situation is too chaotic.

After we make the game, we can directly communicate with arcade merchants and theater owners in North America to sell it, and quietly make money, Okay?

Atari's new generation product has also officially declared failure. The inventory can be sold at a discount to try to get all the funds back in the first half of this year, huh?

We lost too much in the gaming sector last year. If we lose again this year, it will be difficult to explain at the shareholders' meeting. Therefore, it is better for everyone to keep a low profile.

Okay, that's it for today's meeting. Everyone, please go back.

Steve Ross clapped his hands and declared the meeting to be over. After the Warner executives left the room with a smile, he glanced at his watch. The five o'clock hand made him smell the smell of getting off work.

He stood up from the table and left the venue. As soon as he went out, he saw the secretary guarding the door.

We should be done with today's work, right?

Book a room for me at the Millennium Hotel, and help me make an appointment with Amanda.

Thanks.

Steve Ross gave instructions casually as usual, and just when he was about to leave and want to enjoy his leisure time after work, the male secretary suddenly spoke and said: Boss, the work is indeed over. , but an accident seems to have happened.”

What? Steve Ross stopped and turned his head.

Under his gaze, the male secretary reported: The latest news is that at about 1 p.m., Sidney Shenberg, the chairman of American Music and Universal Pictures, left Los Angeles and flew to San Jose, along with Fox. Chairman Dennis Stanfill.”

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Roy Disney also departed from Los Angeles on a special plane. Although we did not get his travel destination, judging from the direction, he was also going to San Jose.

? After listening to the report, Steve Ross instinctively squinted his eyes.

But he laughed again the next second, Ethan Jones really has the style of an old-school capitalist~ Asking others to come to see you when something happens? Wow~ This is really cool~

He looked at the secretary happily and said, His behavior reminds me of Francis Coppola's movie, You do not even want to call me godfather~

Ha ha ha ha--

Steve Ross patted his secretary on the shoulder, and the joy that enveloped him fully reflected his ridicule!

Now he is laughing at Ethan Jones, laughing at him struggling in pain!

Now he is even more laughing at Sidney Sheinberg, Roy Disney and Dennis Stanfield, laughing at them who have lived for most of their lives, only to be shouted at by a young man in his twenties. I really live like a dog!

However, just when Steve Ross turned around happily and wanted to leave, a call came from behind him, Boss. Steve Ross turned his head again, What's wrong?

The secretary looked embarrassed and sent a document to him.

This situation made him frown, pick it up, and glance at it.

When he discovered that in the past five hours, the bosses of North American theater chains had flown to San Jose one after another, he suddenly raised his head after spending a lot of manpower and material resources to keep an eye on his opponents from the beginning of the layout!

What's going on? he asked.

... The male secretary couldn't answer.

The dull performance made Steve Ross smash the document against the secretary's chest. After pacing back and forth, he cursed: MFxxk! Go and call the legal affairs department! Let them analyze the problem!

No! You call my personal lawyer and ask him to come see me!

Then get all Kirk Kerkorian and Ron Miller over here!

And Jack Valenti!

Those people from the Film Association are really rubbish!

You can't do anything well!

Sxxt!

Following Steve Ross's roar, the male secretary immediately took action. At the same time, Ethan also met the 'entertainment tycoons' who came from all over the United States at the Destiny Game headquarters in Palo Alto.

After shaking hands with them one by one and inviting them in, Ethan also sat on the chair at the front of the conference table.

He looked at everyone with a smile and said, Thank you for being able to come to Palo Alto in such a short time. I am very touched by your support and help.

Since everyone is here, everyone should know what kind of business we are talking about today, but in order for everyone to have an intuitive understanding of the next cooperation, I have prepared a document and ask everyone to communicate Let’s take a look before.”

After the words fell, the bald head appeared.

Steve Ballmer handed out the typed documents and stood behind Ethan.

The sound of brushing is a symbol of rapid reading.

The grunting sound was the wheels of the swivel chair rubbing against the ground.

While the various bosses were reading the documents, Ethan was also browsing the contents.

This is a cooperation plan that he has worked out in the past few hours. It briefly introduces the movie Alien and then highlights the needs of Destiny Pictures and Universal Pictures:

They hope to get at least 40% of the movie's all-American film release in the first week of release. The share ratio in the first week is 60% to 40%, with the distributor and producer getting 60% and the theaters getting 40%.

After the first week, if the box office of the movie Alien does not exceed 10 million, the number of films scheduled for the next week will be reduced in proportion to the performance of the first week. For example, if the box office in the first week is 7 million, then the film schedule for the next week will be cut by 30% to 28%. The same is true for three weeks and four weeks. The box office amount of that week accounts for the percentage of the expected first week amount multiplied by the base forty to determine the number of films scheduled for the next week.

The same is true for the sharing algorithm from the second week to the fourth week. If the film schedule for the next week is cut to 28%, then the share will also be cut by 30%, that is, distribution and production will get 42%, and theaters will get 42%. Fifty-eight, three weeks, four weeks and so on, but there is a minimum guarantee for distribution and production, which is twenty-eight.

But if the box office in the first week reaches the standard of 10 million, or more than 10 million, then the number of films scheduled for the next week must not be less than 40%, and the increase will be based on performance. At the same time, six to The four-part split will be maintained from the next week to four weeks. Twenty-eight days after the movie is released, the split ratio between the two parties will drop. Starting from five to five, it will be reduced by five points every week, and after eight weeks it will be three to seven. , that is, the producers and distributors get three, and the theaters get seven.

Although this kind of long-term betting plan is very common in Hollywood,...

After reading the documents provided by Ethan, the bosses of the North American theater chain all pursed their lips.

Mr. Jones, we have worked together twice. This is the third time and the second time we have come to Palo Alto (Star Wars was discussed at Fox), but every time we get the plan, We all felt like we were meeting each other for the first time.”

Because every time you come up with a plan...

It's outrageous.

GCC boss Richard Smith closed the document in his hand.

As he spoke, there was a burst of laughter.

Everyone understands what he means. When the Film Association blocked the rating of Alien and Ethan Jones wanted to abandon the rating and directly market the film, they, the theater owners, were actually the ones who took the initiative. In this case, Ethan came up with a strong contract to negotiate with them?

this--

It's more or less inappropriate, right?

After everyone laughed, Richard Smith, the owner of GCC Cinemas, said again: Mr. Jones, we can understand your confidence, but to be honest, we also have to take a lot of risks...

Richard? Just when he was about to continue speaking, Ethan suddenly interrupted.

You don't have to be so polite, you can call me Ethan. He smiled at the other person, Just like you said, this is our third time working together, and we are all friends.

Oh - Okay, Ethan. Richard Smith nodded with a smile and said, Before coming, Sidney, Dennis, and Roy all called us and told us what you thought.

Of course we know that unrated movies can be released, and since we accepted the invitation and came to Palo Alto, it proves that we also have the intention to show Alien, but you can't use this kind of six-to-four contract to perfunctory Us, you have to show us your sincerity.”

Richard Smith, the owner of GCC, tapped his index finger on the table with a serious expression.

Stanley Durwood, the boss of AMC, who was sitting next to him, nodded and took over the conversation.

Yes, Ethan.

If you are launching a popular movie, then even if the movie is not rated, we can safely show it boldly, but now everyone knows that Alien is a horror movie.

“A horror movie released without a rating?”

I don't think it's appropriate.

Because this will mislead some people and frighten some people who don't like horror movies. When they become dissatisfied, the tsunami of public opinion inspired by this will engulf us directly...

Stanley Durwood spread his hands and looked around.

The theater bosses present all nodded their heads and expressed their agreement.

In fact, they have been paying attention to the movie Alien, because when the national video game competition is just around the corner and the Starry Sky game is about to be released, these bosses believe that with the support of public opinion, Alien will definitely become this year's movie. The North American box office champion.

This fact allows them to make a lot of money!

Because of this, when they learned that Warner's idiot started to lose his mind, they were actually the ones who got angry the most. As the saying goes, blocking someone's way of making money is like killing your parents!

Therefore, when they received the news and found out that Ethan Jones was preparing to fight and wanted Alien to be released smoothly, they rushed to Palo Alto as soon as possible!

But no matter how angry they were, they were not blinded by anger.

They hope that Alien can be released smoothly, but they don't want to see Ethan Jones desperately let the Alien movie go away in order to resist Warner.

No way, who made Alien a horror movie?

Even if society continues to develop for a hundred years, this theme will not be accepted by all the people!

After seeing the reciprocal actions of the North American theater bosses, Ethan also set his sights on Spielberg and Sidney Sheinberg, the Universal Chairman next to him.

Following his gaze, Sidney, who was very fond of Spielberg, also knocked on the table and motioned for everyone to look over, I know your concerns, so I brought a copy of Alien.

If you don't mind, we can talk about it after watching it?

Okay, that's a good idea.

Mann Theaters owner Ted Mann dumped the documents.

That's how it should be.

GCC boss Richard Smith stood up.

AMC boss Stanley Durwood also nodded and asked Ethan: Where to put it?

“The Department of Art and Art History at Stanford has an auditorium dedicated to showing films.”

Ethan smiled and said, We can just go there.

It is natural for North American theater chain owners to worry, and Ethan can understand it.

In other words, he had anticipated this scene when preparing cooperation materials, and asked Universal to bring a copy of the movie, wanting to be honest and speak with facts.

While the group was heading to the Stanford Art Institute, a group of people convened by Steve Ross also gathered in the office of the chairman of Warner Communications in Los Angeles.

When Steve Ross told the latest situation about Ethan Jones, Walt Disney’s son-in-law and group president Ron Miller was immediately shocked!

Oh Sxxt! Ethan Jones wouldn't want to release it without a standard, would he?

This statement made Kirk Kerkorian and Steve Ross frown at the same time.

Ron, what do you mean?

MGM boss Kirk Kerkorian didn't get it.

What is unstandardized release?

Steve Ross doesn't get it either.

Although the behavior of the two of them seems a bit idiotic, because whether it is Warner or MGM, they are one of the seven major companies in Hollywood. As the boss of one of the giants in the American film industry, the two of them cannot understand some professional the term? Isn’t this special code just funny!

But there was no sound of surprise at the scene. Everyone knew that these two people were monks in the entertainment industry. If you asked them what the killing radius of a .56 is, they might directly report it, but if you ask them about the entertainment industry 10% accurate or 10% inaccurate? That's killing them.

Releasing without a standard means releasing directly without rating.

Ron Miller felt that the matter was a bit big and explained quickly: This behavior is allowed in our country because there is no law in our country that stipulates that movies released in theaters must be reviewed by the Film Association for ratings .”

“WTF???”

Kirk Kerkorian's eyes widened, Can such a thing exist???

Steve Ross turned his attention to Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association.

At this moment, he was also confused.

This is indeed true, but no one has done this before...

Hearing the stammering words, Steve Ross frowned and asked sternly: If there is no law in our country that movies must be reviewed for ratings, then some local states prohibit showing movies to minors. Where do the legal provisions come from?”

This question stopped Jack Valenti, and Steve Ross's personal lawyer immediately spoke and explained: Boss, state law and federal law are two different things.

Federal laws are enacted by Congress and apply throughout America, but state laws only apply to the state where the laws are located and are a supplement to federal laws.

“According to Article 6 of our country’s Constitution, when there is a conflict between state law and federal law, federal law has priority.”

In other words, when there is no federal legislation stating that movies released in theaters across the United States must pass the film association's rating review, unrated movies can be released directly.

This also means freedom without prohibition by law.

Furthermore, from a federal perspective, any rule that limits theaters to those under the age of 10 violates our nation's First Amendment.

Because such laws violate civil liberties.

more importantly……

Even if some states have regulations on the release of movies, those regulations seem to only describe what level of movies theaters cannot provide to minors under the age of a certain number.

As far as I can remember, no state seems to have a rule that unrated films cannot be released.

???

Steve Ross’s eyes were as wide as bells and his mouth was as wide as the mouth of a bowl.

MFxxk!

It took him a long time to hold back a curse word, Why is there such a loophole???

Lawyers cannot answer this question.

MGM boss Kirk Kerkorian didn't understand either.

Walt Disney CEO Ron Miller knew, but he couldn't tell.

Ever since, he set his sights on Jack Valenti, the president of the Film Association.

As Ron Miller stared, everyone present turned their attention to him.

The guy who invented the film rating system opened his mouth and said, Because...

When the grading system was created...

No one has ever considered this kind of thing...

Normal people want to enter an industry, so they will definitely find a way to integrate into it, right?

The kind of lunatic who flips over the table whenever he feels wronged...

It seems like we've only seen one so far... right?

Although Jack Valenti did not name the guy, everyone at the scene knew that the man with the special code the madman was referring to was Ethan Jones!

Since the beginning of his business, he has been trampling all the ropes like a barbarian!

The giants who have suffered losses from him so far can fill the entire Mississippi River!

But even so, it doesn't matter to him?

Not only that, but now he also wants to overthrow the autonomous alliance formed by the giant Film Association?

Oh Sxxt!

This special code is the excellent plan you said?

MGM boss Kirk Kerkorian glared at Steve Ross.

Steve Ross, on the other hand, stared at Jack Valenti, the president of the Film Association, with a frown.

That fierce look seemed to cut Jack Valenti into pieces.

After thinking of Steve Ross's nickname of The Undertaker, Jack Valenti shivered instantly and said with a smile: Steve! Things will never develop like that!

Because the Film Association represents the interests of the entire Hollywood!

There's no way Paramount and Columbia can just watch Ethan Jones mess around!

And...and...and Alien is a horror movie!

Without a bid, would North American theaters dare to show it?

They don't dare!

Jack Valenti explained hoarsely.

Because he knew that Steve Ross, who was connected to the Mafia, might not dare to touch Fred Terman's people who had a military background, but he still had no problem killing an association president.

As he yelled, Steve Ross' eyes softened.

After staring at Jack Valenti for a long time, he sat back down.

His silence also silenced the entire office.

While they were arguing, Ethan also watched Alien with the theater owner.

Although Ethan can no longer remember the scenes and plots in the previous movie, he also doesn't know how much this version of Alien has been modified compared to the previous movie with the intervention of Spielberg and Lucas.

But one thing he still understands is that this version of Alien retains the original flavor of the previous Alien. At a certain period of time, the male protagonist suddenly felt severe pain in his body, and then an alien baby burst out of his chest.

That bloody scene is horrifying!

It even made Ethan smell the original flavor of the movie!

In addition, there is also a scene that makes people feel numb, that is, the captain of the spaceship drills into the ventilation duct of the spacecraft with a simple flamethrower, trying to kill the alien.

But because the light was too dark, he mistakenly fell into the arms of an adult alien, and then...

Ouch~

He is gone.

When these shots that can make people's adrenaline surge wildly appeared, Ethan, who was sitting in the auditorium watching the movie, just wanted to shout for excitement, and as the lights came on, the faces of the theater bosses...

It's even worse.

MFxxk! Steve Ross is such a beast!

AMC boss Stanley Durwood hammered the armrest of the seat.

He is cutting off our financial resources!

These words caused other bosses at the scene to nod, but precisely because they liked the movie so much, they were even more afraid to let the movie be released.

Ethan, this movie is really not suitable for children.

In other words, we can't let children in without any prompting.

Ted Mann, owner of Mann Theaters, said: So -

Shall we come forward to help you communicate?

He stood up and looked back.

With our North American theater chain, plus Universal, Fox and Roy Disney...

I think even if Warner, MGM and Ron Miller don't want to, they have to agree.

How about an R rating?

Children under the age of seventeen need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian?

I personally think this rating is reasonable. After all, Jaws also had this rating.

These words won the approval of most people present——

Yeah Ethan, let's help you talk!

We will follow the normal process of a horror movie. Even if it is R-rated, with your current popularity and game support, it will be easy for this movie to break 150 million yuan!

You don't have to worry about this anymore. Even if Steve Ross doesn't want it, we can make him want it!

Yes! Everyone, please take a step back! As long as you agree, we will sign the contract immediately!

Yes! We are also looking forward to your Star Wars next year!

Everyone's persuasion made Ethan, who was sitting in the front, laugh.

Although he knew this was the perfect solution, but——

he! No! willing! meaning!

Ethan Jones has done nothing, so why should he take a step back?

These people are happy when they are making money, but then disappear in an instant when something happens?

How can there be such a good thing in this world!

Sorry guys.

Ethan raised the microphone and said: Now that the Film Association has called me out, I, Ethan Jones, will no longer accept the Film Association's rating standards.

“Not just now, but in the future.”

I have the final say on my movie, and no one else has the right to interfere.

If you choose to stand with Warner, stand with MGM, stand with Ron Miller...

Then you can go.

I, Ethan Jones, would rather have a video release than put a movie in theaters.

As soon as these words came out, the theater boss's smile froze on his face.

They understand that Ethan is a threat, but...

This threat works.

Because when video tapes appeared, the income structure of film companies changed drastically. In the past, they lived for the box office. Now, the income from video tapes is higher than the box office!

Especially when Ethan Jones specializes in games...

Put the game and the console on the shelves of major shopping malls across the country, and it will be easy to sell no matter what!

And this will make their theater chain lose money!

Ethan, calm down! Calm down! We are not talking for Steve Ross!

GCC owner Richard Smith stood up with a smile.

I asked the staff for a microphone and said, I think everyone has the same idea as me. We just hope that this excellent movie can avoid attacks from public opinion.

The previous irregularities in the film industry and the comics industry have brought us huge losses. Therefore, when North American parents cannot provoke them, we want a rating. That is really to protect Alien This movie...right?

He winked wildly at the crowd below.

The bosses who understood what he meant quickly spoke up.

Yes! Ethan! We are not targeting you!

Now we want to kill that beast Steve Ross!

Why would we come here today if we didn't have the will to show it?

The communication we are talking about is really protecting your interests!

The chaotic words made Spielberg and Lucas extremely emotional.

In fact, theater owners, like studios, are at the top of the food chain in the film industry.

On weekdays, practitioners in the film industry can only please them, eager to get good scripts and more film schedules, but what about now? They were begging Ethan not to release it on video.

Even if everyone knows that Ethan's behavior must be harmful to others and not beneficial to himself, but so what? When people gradually discovered that Ethan was a madman who dared to flip the table anytime and anywhere...

Following him was the only option.

Ethan may no longer make money from movies, but they really depend on movies for a living.

Ethan can use the game to make up for the loss, but they don't have the movie anymore...

Will Ethan still give them games?

If Ethan really makes next year's Star Wars game a console...

That’s even if they show Star Wars!

They are also angry!

From frugality to luxury is easy! It’s hard to go from luxury to frugality!

Okay, I understand what you mean. Everyone's explanations made Ethan laugh and said: Of course I know that you all have good intentions, so I am not prepared to hurt you.

The movie Alien is definitely not suitable for children under that age, so I will give them our own rating before promoting the movie.

In other words, starting from this year, our Destiny Games products will be labeled with the age group for which the game is suitable for children to play. This rating will be the same as that of movies.

In order to make this rating more fair, I will send an invitation to our former governor of California to participate in the formulation; I will also ask America Legal Services for help and ask their directors to give constructive opinions from a legal perspective. ; At the same time, I will also invite Professor Ralph Bell, the inventor of the video game, to participate in the creation; I will also invite some presidents of bar associations from various places, such as Mr. Gates, president of the Washington State Bar Association, for third-party supervision. .”

I believe that with everyone's efforts, people in America will be able to better choose the video games and movie entertainment that suits them in the market.

I don't know if you can accept this label.

If that's acceptable, you can make the call now.

When these words appeared, the bosses of North American theater chains were all confused!

They frowned and stared with disbelief written all over their faces!

They understand what Ethan means!

Ethan Jones has to lift the table of the Film Association today!

When this fact emerged, they immediately turned their heads and set their sights on Universal Chairman Sidney Sheinberg and Fox Chairman Dennis Stanfill.

As for Roy Disney?

I knew with the soles of my feet that this guy would approve!

After all, there has never been a need for censorship of Disney movies!

As they stared at each other, the former nodded with a smile. The meaning of Universal's move by Warner was very clear.

The latter looked at Lucas. The bearded man with an injured leg was giving Ethan a thumbs up with a big smile on his face. After noticing that everyone was looking at him, he immediately said: Star Wars doesn't do that. Submitted for trial.”

Because there are only two people in the world who can modify my movie.

!!! Lucas' words made the theater owners choke. When the two North American box office record holders sat there motionless, they knew something was seriously wrong!

After looking left and right for a while, GCC boss Richard Smith stood up immediately.

I'm going to make a phone call.

As he disappeared, Mann Theaters owner Ted Mann, AMC owner Stanley Durwood and other theater chain owners also ran out of the theater one after another.

Within a short time, the phone lines at Paramount and Columbia were buzzing.

When Paramount Chairman Barry Diller learned that Ethan Jones had to kill this day, he immediately greeted the eighteenth generation of Steve Ross's ancestors.

He quickly called back Michael Eisner, who was already off work, and asked him to discuss countermeasures.

After Michael Eisner listened to Barry Diller's story, America's top second-generation man also became numb, Ethan Jones wants to do his own ratings? And he wants to involve the former governor of California? The governor of Arkansas His wife? Ralph Bell? William Gates Sr.?

oh--

Aren't the people with this special code all members of Ethan Jones's family?

more importantly……

This lineup looks more formal than the Film Association!

Michael Eisner discovered the crux of the problem in a split second!

The former governor of California came from the golden age of Hollywood. Although he did not receive praise when he was an actor, as the president of the Screen Actors Guild, he is very clear about the operation process of the entertainment industry!

Not to mention the director of America Legal Services, isn't the one with the special number the schoolgirl of Barbara Babcock, the wife of the governor of Arkansas? Moreover, she was also a member of the impeachment investigation working group of the House Judiciary Committee during the Ting Zong resignation case!

Although Ralph Bell's reputation in the scientific community is not as high as that of Fred Terman, it is not far behind. In particular, the sonar torpedo he built for the Navy saved the lives of countless American soldiers! He also contributed a lot in the Apollo program! And this is why after he accepted the consultant position of Destiny Games and authorized the patent openly, Philips didn't even dare to say anything!

As for William Gates Sr.? Who doesn’t know that Ethan voted for Microsoft?

Any one of these guys who can be picked out will have more qualifications than Jack Valenti, the current president of the Film Association!

And in this case, Ethan's self-created rating is more effective than the Film Association!

No no no...

It can't be done like this!

Michael Eisner knew that Ethan Jones could never do the rating!

Barry, my advice is to call Warner!

He looked at his immediate boss, Paramount Chairman Barry Diller, and said hastily: Let Steve Ross admit his mistake! Let Kirk Kerkorian admit his mistake! Let Ron Miller admit his mistake!

Because once Ethan Jones comes up with his own rating, they will have the final say on their movies from now on! In this case, there will be no need for the Film Association to exist!

More importantly, we lobbied for the restrictive laws in many states in order to reflect the legitimacy of the motion picture association and the rating system. Those things are unconstitutional! If Ethan Jones exposes these things, Everyone is finished!

Since Steve Ross caused such a mess, he must end it!

If he doesn't admit his mistake, I will kill him tonight!

Even if his wife is Amanda Cushing, she can't save him!

I said!

Michael Eisner's rant brought relief to Paramount chairman Barry Diller.

Even without Michael Eisner, he understood the seriousness of Ethan Jones's self-established rating, but he couldn't do it when Steve Ross had a backer.

But when Michael Eisner, the old New York official, spoke, everything became simple.

Since they can't solve the Ethan Jones problem!

Then they fix Steve Ross who created the problem!

Pick up the receiver and take a deep breath.

Press the button to dial.

Then……

Didn't get through.

This situation puzzled Barry Diller.

After trying a few more times and still not getting through, he started calling Warner's public phone.

After a while of transfer, he realized that Steve Ross's phone number had been bombarded with calls.

The bosses of major theater chains, the chairman of Columbia Pictures, investors from Warner, and even some connections in New York were queuing up there, wanting to communicate with Steve Ross.

This fact made Barry Diller relieved and relieved.

But soon, he stood up again and said, Let's go to Warner.

At the same time, Ethan had already greeted Spielberg and the others to get up and have dinner in the Stanford restaurant. After that, Ethan also sent the group to the hotel in San Jose.

Now that his friend has appreciated him, Ethan still knows the proper etiquette.

By the time he returned to the company, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.

And the moment he appeared, Steve Ballmer also jumped out.

Boss, someone is looking for you, but the phone hasn't hung up.

several?

one.

who?

Steve Ross.

This news made Ethan nodded.

After he came to the front desk and picked up the phone, there was a burst of tired inquiries from the other end of the receiver.

Ethan Jones?

it's me.

I'm Steve Ross.

I'm not deaf.

... Steve Ross on the other end of the phone took a deep breath.

He seemed to be controlling his emotions, but more like suppressing the anger in his heart. After a moment, he said: Ethan Jones, I, Steve Ross, only invite Destiny Pictures to join the American Film Association on behalf of Warner. Invitations will arrive tomorrow morning and an expanded meeting will be held this week.”

After the meeting, Destiny Pictures will become a part of the American Film Association.

At the same time, as a member of the American Film Association, we at Warner have also investigated the unfair treatment of your company's films, which was the private behavior of the staff.

We have fired all those who did not conduct review and evaluation according to the work procedures, and will recall and re-elect the current president of the American Film Association after your company joins the American Film Association.

We also hope that you can give us another chance and continue to support our work. We also believe that with your joining, America's film industry will win a better tomorrow.

Hahahaha—— Ethan couldn't control his emotions and laughed loudly.

Such a voice also made Steve Ross on the other end of the phone clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

Just when he was about to lower his face and smile at Ethan in order to avoid crowds within the industry, this question suddenly came from the receiver——

Steve Ross, are you worthy?

? This question made Steve Ross stunned for a moment.

The next second, anger arose!

And just when he suddenly stood up and was about to curse, because of his sudden outburst, the crowd in the office suddenly came into view. The chairman of Paramount and Columbia was staring coldly, and the third generation Michael Eisner put his hands on the table. In addition, some Warner directors living in Los Angeles also frowned, seeming to ask him to think carefully about what he should say.

The sight made Steve Ross's cheeks tremble for a moment, then he smiled.

Ethan Jones, you're right, I don't deserve it.

Ha ha ha ha--

As long as you know!

You do not deserve!

So I won't go in.

Pa-ta- Ethan hung up the phone neatly.

The beep beep busy tone made Steve Ross grip the phone tightly.

Looking up, he saw everyone present sighing in unison.

Note: ① The restrictions on movie screenings mentioned in the article in American states, for example, if a theater admits audiences who do not meet the rating requirements, it will be punished with a misdemeanor, which indeed violates the US Constitution. In 2013, all states deleted this statute, because at that time, Tennessee's statute was directly brought to the federal government and confirmed to be unconstitutional. Even if there is a law now, it is actually very vague. For example, inappropriate movies cannot be provided to people who are not suitable for movie watching. This kind of law actually makes no sense.