The Best Entertainment Era

Equal pay for equal work is undoubtedly the goal that many people are striving for, not only in the Hollywood circle, but also in the whole society. For example, the four major championships in professional tennis.

However, the best-of-five and best-of-three systems do not seem to be considered equal work.

Meryl Streep was deeply touched and said: In the films I participated in, it was actually very obvious that many male protagonists are far less famous than me, but look at their salaries, and look at myself Yes, sometimes I'm really desperate, the salary of male stars of my level is basically more than double that of mine.

Others may not be clear, but Jessica Felton knows that compared to her huge fame, Meryl Streep's salary is not high at all. She can only get 5 million dollars to star in a commercial film, and even more for an art film. to be lower.

But is it really just a matter of unequal pay for equal work?

Jessica Felton knows the reasons behind it are complex.

Equal pay for equal work should be our most reasonable demand at this stage, said Alyssa Blanco.

Jessica Felton kindly reminded: To achieve this goal, we must strengthen our own capabilities, otherwise it will only become a joke.

Patty Jenkins agrees with her: It's ultimately a survival of the fittest industry.

Lindsay-Bill also said: A rookie screenwriter can't ask for high commission and post-production share, it's not fair to us.

Diablo Cody's eyes drifted from Lindsay Beal's delicate face to Jessica Felton.

As a newcomer to the party for the first time, since Diablo Cody saw Jessica Felton, his mind was no longer on the topic of women's rights.

None of the people here are newcomers in the industry, and those with the shortest qualifications are practitioners like Lindsay Bill and Jessica Felton who have more than five years of Hollywood experience.

Jessica Felton was echoed by everyone, including the creators of the thread, Alisa Bruno and Meryl Streep.

This is the simplest truth. If you don't have the ability to ask for a high salary, isn't it just a daydream.

Equal pay for equal work sounds simple, but there are too many aspects involved.

The party lasted an hour,

In the end, too many practical things were not discussed. As the initiator, Deborah Messing, hoped that each member could bring more celebrities into the party before the end of the party.

Many people are powerful enough.

Lindsay Bill and Jessica Felton were the first to leave, and Diablo Cody glanced at their backs and offered to leave at the right time.

Out of the clubhouse, Lindsay Bill asked: Struggling for women's rights is easy to say but hard to do.

Jessica Felton smiled and said: It's better to do it than not to do it well, but I think fighting for rights and strengthening oneself is the foundation.

Both of these two rely on their strengths, and they are not behind-the-scenes stars. There is actually a big difference between the ideas and original intentions of Alisa Brando and Meryl Streep.

They don't need to use the halo of feminism to attract the attention of others, and they don't need empty slogans to show their positions, because their strength has brought them corresponding status and benefits.

Just as the two were about to get into the car, Diablo Cody, who was wearing a floral dress, chased after him: Miss Felton.

Jessica Felton stood by the car door, nodded with a smile, Hello, Ms. Coty.

Diablo Cody greeted Lindsay Bill on the side of the co-pilot again, and said, Miss Felton, can I have a few words alone?

What's wrong? Jessica Felton asked.

Diablo Cody knew that the opportunity was rare, especially when he met such a female producer, and quickly said: A little about the movie.

Lindsay Bill saw the appearance of Diablo Cody, who is also a screenwriter, and she could roughly guess what she wanted to do. She secretly helped, opened the passenger door, and said, Jesse, you don't have to Don't mind me, it's fine if I go back, I'll wait for you here for a while.

Jessica Felton nodded slightly: Let's go back and find a quiet place to chat.

The two returned to the clubhouse and asked for a small quiet lounge.

Influenced by Ronan, Jessica Felton was also very patient when she encountered a situation like this: Ms. Coty, please speak up if you have something to say.

Diablo Cody smiled at first, and then said seriously: Miss Felton, I am lucky to meet you. I never thought that I would see you tonight.

Jessica Felton nodded: You're welcome.

Diablo Cody quickly got to the point: I am a screenwriter, strictly speaking, a screenwriter who has only participated in a few movies, or an amateur writer. I wrote a script with a completely female theme. With the help of Ms. Bora Messing, I have also found many producers.

Jessica Felton didn't interrupt, but listened in a calm manner.

This also gave Diablo Cody encouragement: But the script I wrote, the subject matter is not the musical, the tearjerker and the romantic comedy you said at the party, all of which have been rejected in recent months. Even female producers like Kathleen Kennedy turned me down.

Jessica - Felton has a bit of a bad premonition, Katherine - Kennedy is one of the best female producers in Hollywood, with excellent ability and vision.

If you have to find shortcomings, because of age, Katherine Kennedy is a typical conservative.

What subject matter are you writing about? Jessica Felton asked the key.

Diablo Cody smiled helplessly: It's about teenage pregnancy.

Jessica Felton frowned immediately, teenage pregnancy is definitely not a good subject, and its sensitivity is even higher than the script written by Lindsay.

I didn't expect to meet Miss Felton here today. Diablo Cody said again: So, the script is not brought, can you listen to me briefly?

Jessica Felton did not jump to judgment, and nodded slightly: Let's talk.

Diablo Coty immediately explained the main line of the script in concise language.

Because of curiosity and impulsiveness, an American female middle school student secretly tasted the forbidden fruit with her boyfriend, but got pregnant unexpectedly. The girl had to face the consequences of this impulsive and ignorant, and finally decided to give birth to the child, and then find a family to adopt The child's family puts the child up for adoption.

Jessica Felton told the truth: It's a very interesting story. Before Diablo-Cody was happy, she added: But the subject matter is very sensitive.

Diablo Cody shook his short brown hair and said, I think it's okay? This subject is actually very common. Nowadays, the age at which girls experience it for the first time is constantly decreasing...

Jessica Felton subconsciously wants to refuse, but think about it carefully, given the social background of women's first night getting younger, maybe there will be a market?

Not to mention anything else, at least the subject matter and story line that Diablo Cody said made her feel interesting.

Diablo Cody said very seriously: I chose the theme of a teenage mother who was unmarried and pregnant, but I did not use the usual routine of redemption, introspection or preaching, but chose to use a pair of The couple who adopted a child and the heroine, a girl who matured overnight, are the main conflicting objects in the film, and the comparison between the two places the theme in the sense of growth.

During this period of time, she knew the difficulties of non-popular female subjects, so she met Deborah Messing's invitation and joined the party without hesitation. Maybe she wanted to use this method to seek a kind of psychological comfort .

Why can movies about men messing around easily be approved in Hollywood, and often sell well at the box office in theaters.

However, women who are unmarried and pregnant first have to face various difficulties, not to mention that it is so difficult to perform in movies?

When I was creating, I tried to express the difficult topic of a girl's unwanted pregnancy in a non-heavy way as much as possible. Diablo Cody said in a calm tone: The plot uses soothing and A calm attitude will definitely bring a kind of gentle intimacy to people.”

She did not hesitate to use herself as an example: The public's sensitivity to some things may not be what we imagined. I have a deep understanding of this. I ran away from home when I was 23 years old, moved to Memphis with my boyfriend I met on the Internet, and gave up Beloved clerical writing, turned stripper.

Jessica Felton was quite surprised. She didn't expect that the female screenwriter in front of her had done such a job.

Without embarrassment, Diablo-Cody said frankly: I, who has never ridden a motorcycle, been pregnant and poured wine in someone's face, was taken aback by myself at the time, but this time The thrill of the adventure, I gradually became addicted, it liberated me. The past job made me feel undervalued in life, and gradually I realized that I would rather do something that didn't make sense than spend the rest of my life like this life.

You are very courageous. Jessica Felton did not say much, took out her business card and handed it to Diablo Cody: Here is my contact information. After you have prepared the script, you can come to the Relativity Entertainment Building Find me.

Diablo Cody quickly took it over and put it away: Thank you. She tentatively asked, I wonder if Miss Felton is free tomorrow morning?

Jessica Felton thought for a while and said, Tomorrow at ten o'clock in the morning, you come to the seventh floor of the Theory of Relativity Building, and I will wait for you in the office.

Okay. Diablo Cody said quickly, I'll be there on time.

The next morning, Diablo Cody came to the Relativity Building with the script, and met Jessica Felton in the office on the seventh floor. After reading the script, Jessica Felton decided to Buy the rights to the script.

She has such power in Sand Sea Entertainment.

Because it was the first time she encountered such a thing, Jessica Felton didn't immediately find someone to negotiate with Diablo Cody, but first found Ronan.