Journalists from all major media filled the entire press conference hall to a crawl.
There is no way, there are too many people!
Nowadays, topics related to "The Last Samurai" have become the hottest news around the world. At least hundreds of millions of people around the world are paying close attention to it through the Internet and other media channels. Every media regards it as the most important news. none of them.
When Tom Cruise arrived at the scene, the press conference was about to begin. However, what he did not expect was that Meyer specially arranged for a number of security guards to guard the entrance outside the press conference, and deliberately told them that they must not let Anyone other than Warner employees and media reporters entered the venue, which naturally included Tom Cruise and Edward Zwick.
Tom Cruise, who was blocked at the entrance by security guards, almost went berserk. He protested with the security guards countless times, but to no avail. Nearly twenty security guards guarded an entrance, and Tom Cruise couldn't get in at all.
Edward Zwick, who was belatedly aware of the situation, also rushed over in a hurry. Seeing that Tom Cruise was blocked from the door, he hurriedly asked him about the specific situation.
Tom Cruise said angrily: "These guys won't let me in, and now that bastard Meyer has decided to betray us!"
Although Edward Zwick had already guessed that Warner held a press conference without saying hello and must have wanted to leave him and Tom Cruise alone and run away first, but when this happened suddenly, he was also resentful and anxious. , and even wanted to get a gun to kill the security guards at the door, and then rushed in to clarify to all the media that he was the victim, and that Warner simply took money from the Japanese and was willing to do things for the Japanese!
However, it's useless to be anxious and hateful. They can't get in, and they don't have the time window to hold a press conference before Warner. The only thing they can do is to wait! Wait and hear what method Meyer will use to excuse himself. If he really betrays himself and Tom Cruise, then the two of them will wait here, wait for the media reporters inside to come out, and immediately clarify the truth to them. !
At this time, the press conference was about to begin.
The entire press conference hall was so noisy that no one could hear Tom Cruise's angry yelling outside the door.
A few minutes later, Meyer and a group of Warner executives lined up and walked out of the lounge. Everyone walked to the stage very neatly. Before taking their seats, everyone stood side by side in a straight line and bowed to the reporters in the audience.
Everyone bowed at an angle of ninety degrees, and their attitude was already expressed before they even spoke.
They came to apologize.
Sure enough, after everyone bowed for half a minute, everyone came to their seats in silence. Meyer sat in the center, picked up the microphone, and said: "Thank you all friends from the media for coming to this conference." Press conference, I am Meyer, CEO of Warner Bros.…”
Meyer first introduced himself, and then introduced other Warner executives around him.
After taking turns to introduce, Meyer went straight to the point and said with a guilty look on his face: "Because Warner has shot a movie with a very inappropriate subject matter, which has triggered strong protests from the majority of netizens, I hope to express this to the media here. People all over the world apologize. It was our negligence that caused you to suffer undue psychological harm."
Having said this, Meyer immediately stood up, and other executives also stood up, and everyone bowed deeply again.
After bowing, Meyer sat down and continued: "As for the movie "The Last Samurai," Warner indeed has a very big responsibility in selecting the topic. It was our neglect of management and script research that led to our being rejected by this film. We were deceived by the carefully packaged script and foolishly cast this movie. In the early stages of filming, due to our negligence, we were so stupid that we were completely unaware that this movie had a hidden motive to excuse the executioner. This responsibility should entirely rest with me. I will bear the responsibility personally, all negligence is caused by my poor management."
Although Meyer's words were self-reflection, he was actually shirking the blame. He only used Warner's responsibility for selecting the topic to completely isolate the creation of the script of "The Last Samurai" from Warner. The real meaning is: Although we chose the wrong subject, the subject matter and the script were not written by us. They were written by others to deceive us, and we took the blame because it was a matter of research and prevention.
As for who wrote the subject matter and the script, it must be the screenwriter who takes the blame.
But the screenwriter is actually very pitiful. As an investor, Horita has the idea of filming such a story, but he doesn’t understand screenwriting, lens language, or commercial packaging, so he can only tell the story he wants. It comes out and is created by a professional script writer. To put it bluntly, the screenwriter may just be a ghostwriter who writes the script.
Although Meyer also knows this truth, he no longer cares about the life and death of the screenwriter. All he needs to care about is himself.
Tom Cruise and Edward Zwick outside the door were furious after listening to Meyer's remarks!
They are very clear about Meyer's motives for doing this. Meyer has already given the biggest burden to the screenwriter of this movie. Everyone has a spirit of tracing the origin of all evil things. Everyone wants to know where evil is born and how it is born. The land, or the founder, is generally the most despised by the people.
For example, although Hitler did not personally massacre innocent Jews in the concentration camps, the evil doctrine of genocide originated from him. Therefore, he is the most notorious person in the entire Nazi Germany, and the person most responsible for all the bloodshed is also It's him.
Now, Meyer has dumped the "source of evil" pot. Warner only received this project and was deceived by this project before deciding to film it. The creator of this project is the screenwriter of this film.
The screenwriter is a good friend of Edward. He is still in New Zealand and has not returned. Edward knows very well that he is too innocent. Although he wrote the script, he did not create the story. These were all proposed by Jiro Horita. He We have a professional planning team at our disposal, and we have been preparing for this movie for a long time. All the story background, plot direction, and characters in this movie were developed by Jiro Horita's team based on his ideas.
In the venue, after saying this, Meyer did not feel any guilt and continued: "As for the truth of history, Warner's key personnel, including me, lacked the necessary in-depth understanding, which led to this mistake. , if I and my management had done more in-depth research on the history of World War II, I don’t think we would have made such a movie that glorified the devil’s spirit.”
After a pause, Meyer added: "Because of our ignorance of history, we made such an unforgivable mistake. On behalf of all Warner employees, I once again say sorry to audiences around the world! It's our fault! It's us Responsibility!"
Except for CNN and several major TV stations that have the ability to broadcast live, other media do not have such fast information transmission channels. Therefore, many media reporters’ laptops and mobile phone buttons are buzzing non-stop. They are translating Meyer’s words. Use the fastest way to send it back to your company, and then quickly send it to the world.
At this time, Meyer continued: "Because our mistakes have caused such serious trouble to people around the world, Warner Bros. has decided to permanently stop the filming plan of "The Last Samurai" after careful discussion and research. All economic losses will be borne by Warner, including but not limited to the salaries of actors, directors, crew members, losses to partners, damages for breach of contract, etc. It is Warner's consistent policy to immediately spare no effort to correct mistakes when they know they have made a mistake. manner!"
Meyer's words quickly won the favor of the media reporters present. Everyone could feel the sincerity in Meyer's words. He did not hesitate to admit his mistakes and was not sloppy or ambiguous at all. This attitude is indeed worthy of praise.
However, by taking all the losses on Warner himself, Meyer has actually cheated Tom Cruise, Edward Zwick, and all the cast and crew.
Tom Cruise and Edward Zwick were going crazy outside the hall. What does it mean that Warner will bear all losses, including but not limited to the salary of the director, actors, and crew members? This is simply benefiting oneself at the expense of others!
Originally, Warner held a press conference to apologize first, which made it appear that Tom Cruise and Edward Zwick were a bit stubborn. But now that Meyer has said this again, what he wants to highlight is that Warner does not care about money. , willing to pay for the mistakes he made, while the cast and crew, including Tom Cruise and Edward Zwick, still want to get paid...
In one sentence, Warner was raised several levels, and at the same time, the cast and crew, including Tom Cruise and Edward Zwick, were severely lowered several levels...
Tom Cruise and Edward Zwick wanted to fight Meyer, but Meyer had no time to estimate them.
Seeing all the media reporters looking at him with praise and recognition, Meyer knew that the effect he wanted had been achieved. In order to continue to consolidate the results, he continued to apologize.
Meyer said: "On behalf of all Warner employees, I solemnly promise to people all over the world that from now on, we will carefully review every film in the future and will never make the same mistake again. At the same time, I also hope that the film and television industry around the world will Our colleagues in the industry can take this as a lesson and not make similar mistakes to Warner's again."
Having said this, Meyer paused, bowed again and said: "Here, I would like to solemnly apologize and repent to the people of China and the United States! Because I have deeply realized that during the Second World War, China The people of the United States and the United States paid a huge price in the just war with Japan for the sake of world peace! It is precisely because of your great sacrifice and dedication that the world has regained today's peaceful situation. You are so great, But we hurt you because of our own negligence, so we are so sorry! I'm sorry!"
(End of chapter)