"The impact of this incident is very bad. It must be ended immediately!" a member of the Board of Directors said. The others nodded. Indeed, the impact of this incident was so bad that it had to be ended immediately.
However, the problem was that this incident was so big that it would be difficult to end it neatly even with time.
"There's only one way, and that is to ask Jia Yapeng to publicly apologize to us. At the same time, he has to retract all his words. He has to say that he was too angry because the Titanic did not win the award, and that it was not the truth. Only then can we properly end this matter!"
Everyone nodded. This was indeed the most appropriate and dignified solution for the Oscars.
However, someone immediately sneered and said, "It's easy to say that, but Jia Yapeng is someone who dares to flip the table in front of a live broadcast. How can he apologize to us? Are you dreaming?"
"We can put pressure on him!" Someone said, "It's not difficult. We just have to tell him that his movies will never be able to win any Oscars or related awards in the United States. When the box office of his movies plummet, he will understand his mistake."
"…" Everyone looked at the person who spoke as if they were looking at a fool. If it were someone else, they might have been threatened by this threat. However, Jia Yapeng had flipped the table in front of the Oscars. He had made it clear that he did not want any more Oscars. Would he be threatened by these things?
Besides, the Oscars were only awarded after most of the movies had finished screening. This would only boost the box office of one or two unpopular movies. For popular movies, the Oscars were meaningless. After all, the movie had already finished screening. What kind of boost could it have?
"We don't only have movie awards!" Someone said with a wise face, "Don't forget that all of you here are the presidents of the United States Actors Association, Directors Association, Art Director Association, Photography Association, Artists Association, Screenwriters Association, Film Executive Association, Film Editing Association, Film Production Association, Music Association, Sound Recording Association, Public Relations Association, Short and Long Film Animation Association, Visual Effects Association, and Authors Association. All aspects of a movie are under our control!"
"If Jia Yapeng wants to make a movie, then he must use all kinds of talents such as actors, cinematographers, editors, sound effects, and so on. These are all members of our subordinate associations. As long as we say the word, these members won't dare to work for him. "
"Without the help of these people, the entire crew will be disbanded. Let's see how he's going to film the movie!" This committee member was indeed wise and farsighted. This idea was indeed very reliable. Boss Jia might not care about the Oscars, but he couldn't possibly not care about losing these important people in the middle of the movie!
"I think this method will work!"
"But if Jia Yapeng spreads the news, wouldn't it seem like we're suppressing him?"
"He's already boasting at the Oscars. It's only natural that we ban him and his film company!"
"It's possible, but I'm afraid this guy will come up with something else. He's a madman. If we really push him too far, it's not impossible for him to hire someone to kill us!"
"…" Many people at the scene gasped. Although they were all of high status, they didn't have much money. It was impossible for them to have bodyguards to protect their lives.
If Jia Yapeng was really forced to do something desperate, and he was a Hua Xia citizen, he could just hide in Hua Xia. They would really be dead.
"How about this? Steven is right. We don't have to fight Jia Yapeng to the death. Get someone to pass a message to Jia Yapeng. Tell him that as long as he apologizes to us in front of the media, we'll let bygones be bygones!"
"It's impossible for Titanic to win an award. However, as long as his next movie has enough artistic achievements, we'll consider giving him some compensation!"
"But what if he still doesn't understand the seriousness of the matter? Otherwise, he won't be able to hire a single film crew in the future, "the leader finally said.
"Leader, you're right!"
"Our leader is magnanimous enough to give him a chance. Otherwise, we'll kill him!" The committee members said one after another. In their opinion, they had already given Boss Jia the most face.
Jia Yapeng, that bastard, humiliated them like this, but they still generously expressed that they would let bygones be bygones. They were even willing to give him an Oscar next year. How magnanimous! If Jia Yapeng still didn't know what was good for him, then he wouldn't be able to film a single movie!
Thus, the meeting ended. Everyone felt that Jia Yapeng would definitely compromise this time. After all, they were the ones who took a step back first.
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"Is this their attitude?" The next day, Boss Jia looked at Jon Landau in front of him with a faint smile on his face.
"I'm just in charge of passing on the message!" Jon Landau said helplessly. He didn't want to get involved in this matter, but he was the only one in Hollywood who could talk to Boss Jia, so he had to come.
"Then, Mr. Jon, do you think I should accept this condition?" Boss Jia said with a smile. "Of course, I'm just asking you for advice. You can say whatever you want. These are just opinions for reference!"
"I think …" Jon Landau hesitated and said, "Whether you accept it or not, it's a terrible thing for you!"
"If you accept it, you'll really apologize to all the audience. Then, in the eyes of the audience, you'll become an untrustworthy madman with a terrible character. This will greatly affect your reputation and your future movies!"
"But if you don't accept it, the Board really has the ability to make most of the movie-related personnel in Hollywood refuse to join your crew. Then, the Daqian movie may encounter unprecedented difficulties!"
"So this is a dilemma. No matter which one you choose, you'll fall into an incomparably terrible situation. I don't know how to give you advice!" Jon Landau sighed.
This guy was relatively benevolent. He spoke the truth and didn't persuade Boss Jia to accept the other party's Oscar Board's conditions!
This made Boss Jia nod his head in satisfaction.
"Actually, this isn't a difficult choice. Because if the second choice is to fall into a difficult situation, the first choice is to let me fall directly into a cesspool!" Boss Jia said coldly. "If I apologize, the crew members under me will really disband. The Daqian movie will become a real joke!"
"Besides, I'm a billionaire. Why should I apologize to a group of idiotic paupers?"
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