The screenwriter's strike once affected the holding of this Oscars. Many people even believed that the Oscars would inevitably have a miscarriage. It is not difficult for industry veterans like Duke to understand that the strike could not end the Oscars.

Although the producers' league is extremely tough in treating the screenwriter's association, it will definitely make concessions in the end.

The college has made preparations, and they are also worried that the Oscars will be suspended due to the screenwriter's strike. If the strike continues, the college will launch an emergency party.

The Oscars are the facade of Hollywood and even the entire North American film industry, and the Academy will not let accidents happen.

They sent special personnel to intervene in the negotiations and urged the two sides to reach an agreement as soon as possible.

The Washington authorities are also making efforts. The fragile economic situation in the United States will definitely not withstand the torture of a long strike. An accident in Hollywood will not only cause problems in the entertainment industry, the pillar industry, but will even exacerbate the turmoil on Wall Street.

If any industry wants to operate normally, both labor and capital must abide by the "rules of the game" of mutual recognition and fairness. It seems natural that the entire entertainment industry has a share of the output value of tens of billions of dollars per year to give the screenwriter a piece of the pie.

But capital is born to pursue profits, and the cake of commercial groups is undoubtedly digging out meat from capitalists.

The main difference between the two sides is that the producers require that the cost of movies and TV programs be paid part of the remuneration; while the screenwriter requires that the screenwriter improve the treatment of screenwriters in movies, TV series and reality shows, and the producers must pay the screenwriter's DVD share, with a share ratio of up to 2%. In addition, the income share of downloading programs on the Internet on-demand must also increase from zero to 4.5%.

The conditions for this piece are absolutely unacceptable to the production company and the producers' league.

Ten days before the Oscars ceremony, with the joint efforts of all parties, the tug-of-war negotiations between the Producers Alliance and the Screenwriters Association finally reached a preliminary agreement. The major production companies in Hollywood made certain concessions. The Screenwriters Association and the Producers Association signed a three-year temporary contract.

The contract not only increased the basic salary of the screenwriter, but also won 0.6% of DVDs and 2.3% of online on-demand revenue. This not only includes works starting from now, but also previous works can also draw a certain proportion.

The Screenwriters Association then held a membership vote, unanimously agreeing to stop the protracted strike tug-of-war with an overwhelming 3,775 votes.

The Screenwriter Association also sent an email to each member, calling on everyone to resume work immediately.

"The strike is over. Tomorrow, the screenwriters will be in their own positions and everything will return to normal."

Patrick Veron, chairman of the Screenwriter Association, said at a press conference that "The strike is not what we expect. We are just trying to get a reasonable commission in the revenue of new media dramas. Now, the results we have achieved are enough to gain a foothold in this digital age."

The producers have paid a certain amount of benefits. Although the Screenwriters Association has not reached the initial request, the results of the negotiations have already been satisfied by most people.

"This is the best treatment we have received in 30 years," said many screenwriters in interviews.

Although the screenwriters have a share of DVD and Internet revenues as they wish, the term "best treatment" is more like a long breath after the tug-of-war.

This three-year temporary contract is at best a psychological bottom line price, and the strong position of the producers alliance cannot change with the strike.

It is predictable that the way strikes achieve interest demands will become a model in Hollywood, with the 1988 strikes and 2008 strikes at least ostensibly winning some of the benefits they need for the disadvantaged screenwriters.

Perhaps, the next Hollywood-style strike is not far away.

Labor-management conflicts can never be completely resolved.

With the screenwriter's strike over, the 80th Academy Awards ceremony was also held smoothly.

“It actually rained…”

Walking out of the car. Scarlett Johnson lifted the corner of his dark evening dress and walked carefully on the wet ground with Duke in his arms, "It's really annoying."

Los Angeles has drought and rain. No one expected that it would actually rain on the Oscars day.

Fortunately, the organizing committee prepared enough to build a white roof to protect the stars on the red carpet. For Hollywood, which had just experienced a screenwriter strike, this little bit of storm is indeed nothing.

Under the guidance of the staff, Duke walked into the large tent set up in the waiting area. Because of Heath Ledger, all the members of the "Dark Knight" crew who attended the award ceremony wore dark dresses.

On Duke's side, even Scarlett Johnson wore a black evening dress.

Although it was a little late, many people had already walked onto the red carpet in front of them. There were still many people waiting in the tent. Duke also greeted some of them and walked to the acquaintance.

“Are you ready for the award speech?”

The person he asked was Leonardo DiCaprio, who shrugged, "I think my chances of winning are smaller than you get the best director."

Both of them laughed. After all, they were not new to this circle, and they still had a clearer judgment on whether they could win the award.

Moreover, Leonardo won the nomination for "The Walker of the Skies". The recognized popular awards of this film are Best Director and Best Picture. Just like Heath Ledger, countless fans and media believe that it is time for the Academy to affirm Martin Scorsese.

Also, Leonardo's main competitor is Daniel Day Lewis, who is the darling of the academy.

After chatting with Leonardo for a few words, Duke's eyes turned forward, and the Oscar red carpet was playing the essential competition for beauty every year.

The open-air stands and streets around the Kodak Theater were filled with thousands of movie fans. The first stars to step on the red carpet include George Clooney, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for "Michael Clayton", as well as the new actor Daniel Craig and his girlfriend Rachel Vizi.

Renee Zellweger wore a backless evening dress, which caused the fans to scream as soon as she appeared; Cate Blanchett walked slowly on the red carpet with a huge and dazzling necklace; stars such as Harrison Ford, Penelope Cruz and Hillary Swank also stepped on the red carpet one after another and entered the Kodak Theater.

At all the major awards ceremony, all male stars were black and old, without any novelty or attention.

The important task of attracting attention on the red carpet is naturally on the shoulders of female celebrities. Hollywood is full of stars today. A group of female celebrities who are dressed up in a brave state spare no effort to show off their sexy and nobleness. Moreover, selling sexy is no longer limited to low-cut backlessness, slanted shoulders, slits, perspective and even retro... There are endless tricks.

Like male stars, black has always been a safe choice for female stars at awards ceremony. The calm temperament of black can be interpreted as mysterious, interpreted as sexy, or maintained as noble, and rarely make mistakes.

But this year's Oscars, there were many female stars who moved to the red camp as if they had agreed. They all chose bright red. The newly-rise Amy Adams, the last actress Helen Mirren and the retro beauty Katherine Heiger, both the old acting and youth idols, all have a special liking for bright red, bringing fire-like enthusiasm to the Oscars, which has always been noble and classic.

Just look at the frequency of the spotlight flashing and you will know how strong their heat is.

"The Ledgers are here."

Hearing Scarlett's reminder, Duke's eyes retracted and turned to the entrance. After seeing the King Ledgers and his wife, he slightly tidied up his dress and took Scarlett Johnson to meet him.

Although there is no such thing as the deceased in this country, Duke also needs to properly show his importance to Heath Ledger's relatives on such occasions.

"Hi, Jin."

After walking over, Duke and Kim Ledger hugged each other, and then said a few more polite words.

He didn't say much, and soon a staff member came to inform him and Scarlett Johnson walked on the Oscar red carpet. Although he also signed several fans holding "The Dark Knight" and "Transformers", Duke passed the red carpet at a faster speed as before.

Entering the Kodak Theater, he and Scarlett walked straight to the front row. As the crew of nine nominations, the crew of "The Dark Knight" was seated in front enough. In addition, in order to promote the video, Warner Bros. also sought the awards for Andrew Garfield and Amber Hilde for the best animated feature.

Duke was also one of the award presenters. He did not refuse the invitation from the academy because the other party wanted him to give the best supporting actor!

This unconventional invitation almost means that Heath Ledger will definitely win this little golden man.

In some ways, this Academy Awards ceremony is like the one Duke attended last time when he won Best Director Little Golden, lacking enough suspense.

Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Film, have super hot candidates before the award ceremony, and the Academy should not make an upset choice.

After all, the advantages of Heath Ledger, Daniel Day, Lewis and Martin Scorsese are too obvious.

Lights lit up on the stage. After a brief prefix snippet, the host of "Daily Show" Jon Stewart walked onto the stage and started with the topic of the just-concluded Hollywood screenwriter strike.

He said in a teasing tone, "The past two months have been hard, and the bitter screenwriter strike has split Hollywood. I'm very happy that the struggle is over."

The Oscars officially celebrated their 80th birthday, and the 80th Academy Awards Ceremony kicked off. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!