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Chapter 408 Screen Actors Guild Review
🕑 Added 2025-07-30 15:01:54 +0000 UTCAlthough it was already late when he came out of the hospital, Nanaya did not go to rest. He gathered all the department heads of the crew for an emergency meeting.
Not only the FZ crew, but also several leaders of the Marvel crew next door were called over by him.
"Benny will definitely not be able to continue filming for the next month."
Nanaya told everyone the hospital's diagnosis results.
Fortunately, Kenneth can perform most of his scenes in a wheelchair, and Benedict Cumberbatch can also act in a wheelchair.
As for the rest of the scenes, they can be performed by a stand-in with the back view and movements, and the shots showing the face can be completed by only shooting the upper body.
However, this operation is not as convenient as normal shooting, and Benedict Cumberbatch is still in a drowsy state, and Nanaya has not communicated with him yet.
If Benedict Cumberbatch himself disagrees, Nanaya can only replace the actor.
There is nothing we can do about it. After all, not everyone is prepared to continue working when they have a broken bone.
Apart from anything else, if an ordinary office worker has a broken bone and his boss asks him to work from home, no one would be willing to do it unless he is threatened with salary.
Besides, Benedict Cumberbatch suffered an industrial injury, so he had every reason to refuse.
However, how Kenneth's scenes were filmed is a story for another time.
Nanaya now just wants to avoid encountering such a thing again.
So at the meeting, Nanaya shouted to everyone with a warning: "It's a blessing in disguise that Benny was only injured this time. I don't want this to happen a second time!"
Everyone nodded, even Shonan and Shiki, who were usually smiling, looked very serious.
"Kevin," Nanaya said to Kevin Feige, who was sitting opposite him, "The same goes for you. If something like this happens a second time, Washimine will be in a very passive position. People from the Actors Guild have already requested a thorough investigation."
Washimine's shortcomings in this industry were fully exposed. If it was a crew from one of the Big Six, it would have been fine if there were no major casualties.
But this time, the Actors Guild put forward very harsh conditions to the FZ crew. Washimine’s legal department is still arguing over the specific situation, but it is inevitable that the crew will stop filming for a period of time.
This made Nanaya, who was already very tight on the filming schedule, particularly unhappy.
In North America, trade unions are very troublesome. People have different views on trade unions from different perspectives.
Take the Actors Guild for example. Once actors join the union, the union will step in to protect their rights whenever necessary.
Especially when there is a situation on the crew that endangers the personal safety of the actors, they will come forward to investigate.
From the actors' perspective, the union does protect the actors' rights, especially the safety and economic rights of some young actors.
But from the perspective of the crew, Nanaya really felt that these guys were extremely annoying.
This isn't just about the butt.
When it was clear that there were no major problems with his crew, the union found fault with him simply because he was Japanese.
No one would have a favorable impression of the union under such circumstances.
You have to know that under the unspoken rules of Hollywood, when encountering such a situation, as long as it is not intentional, the actors and the crew will not pursue it too much after reaching a compensation agreement.
After all, it is normal to get injured during filming. If we really need to keep a close eye on every crew, then the union won’t have to do anything else.
Unfortunately, Nanaya's Japanese identity caused him to suffer criticism, and until now Nanaya still doesn't know when he can resume filming.
"These damn guys!"
When he thought of the union representative's face, even Ori, who usually didn't show any expression, wanted to hit him.
No matter how he explained, the other party insisted that someone was injured.
"What's the situation now?"
Li Tongchen asked, because of his bad temper, no one allowed him to show up when the union representatives came.
Otherwise, if the old man gets angry and punches someone into a third-class cripple, then the matter will really get out of hand.
The news from the organization must be very bad: "The union recommends that the crew temporarily stop filming."
Ori pushed the document in front of him forward and said angrily, "Let's wait until their investigation results come out."
"Kill that bastard!"
Li Tongchen turned into an angry old man on the spot and clenched his fists as big as sandbags.
"Calm down, old man. Don't be like this."
Shiki Matsuno hurriedly pulled Uncle Li, and the meeting room suddenly became chaotic.
Nanaya did not join in the group's antics. He picked up the document that was brought out and looked through it carefully.
The above content made Nanaya frown unconsciously.
To be honest, the Actors Guild is not a government department. They do not have the power to order or prohibit a film crew from filming. The film crew can completely ignore the union and do it on their own.
However, the union has the power to [suggest] that actors leave the crew.
Although many actors in the crew have not yet joined the Screen Actors Guild of America, there are also many who have joined the union.
Johnson and James from the FZ crew, Scarlett and Uncle Mark from HF, they are all members of the Actors Guild.
If the union really made such a request, these actors would have no way to refuse.
The reason is simple. The union is their organization to protect their own rights and interests. It is precisely because of the union that they have the confidence to negotiate with the film company.
Therefore, even if they are on Nanaya's side in their hearts, at this time they can only stand together with the union.
If you want to survive in an industry, you must abide by the rules of the industry, even if these rules conflict with your current interests.
In fact, many private management organizations in the United States use such methods to exert influence in the industry.
For example, the MPAA is controlled by the Big Six. Although as a private organization it has no law enforcement power, no regular cinema in North America will agree to show a movie that has not been rated by the MPAA.
Of course, such power may seem powerful, but if the rebels are really powerful, these institutions will be nothing more than paper tigers.
The most obvious counterexample is that in the last century, Stan Lee took the lead in selling Spider-Man comics without the approval of the comic review agency, which directly turned the comic review agency from a judge in charge of comic distribution into a small and transparent one.
However, the current Washimine Entertainment is far from having the strength to change the industry regulations, so no matter how unhappy the Actors Guild is, Nanaya can only accept it.
Although Nanaya could also shoot the scenes without the participation of members of the Screen Actors Guild first, after all, there are many relevant actors in the crew.
If this is really the case, the union will be unable to do anything to the FZ crew.
But doing so at this critical juncture is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.
Nanaya doesn't want to be watched by the union every day in the future, and be asked to stop filming and be investigated for trivial matters.
Therefore, forcing the computer to start up is the worst option.
Fortunately, Nanaya has arranged for Washimine's people to follow them at all times, so as long as the union members violate the rules, they will immediately strike back.
And if the union really follows the process, it is estimated that it will not be delayed for too long. No matter how hard the process is, it will take no more than a week.
"Could it be that someone did this on purpose?" Ori speculated in a low voice, "After all, this union investigation is very unusual."
Nanaya sneered: "Humph, it's not a possibility but a certainty."
The union members are not running charity organizations. Even if they really want to protect the rights of actors, they would not spend so much energy on Benedict Cumberbatch, a British actor.
Nanaya guessed that the union must have been pushed by certain forces to do such a thing.
As for why the union agreed to be the first to speak out, the fact that there are few actors who are members of the American Seven Nights Union is enough.
As for the ultimate purpose behind promoting the Actors' Union, Nanaya can guess a little with a little analysis.
It's nothing more than creating trouble for the Fate crew and disrupting the crew's filming rhythm.
You have to know that it costs a lot to maintain the crew. Every day of delay in filming will cost Nanaya tens of thousands of dollars more.
As for who the other party is, it is not difficult to guess. After all, there are only six film companies in Hollywood that dare to provoke Washimine and have the strength to instigate a union.
And there is only one person who is unhappy with Kiryu Nanaya and Fate and can't wait to take revenge.
This kind of thing does not require exact evidence. After all, Nanaya is not a policeman. He just needs to know who benefits from his misfortune.
It didn't matter if it was a misunderstanding. The production was on hold anyway, and Nanaya was already filled with anger and needed to vent.
If it was really him, Fox, then Nanaya had avenged himself; if not, then he was unlucky and had walked into trouble.
Anyway, there will be a battle between Washimine and Fox, and this time it can be regarded as a preliminary battle.
"Show me the movie projects that Fox is currently filming." Nanaya instructed his assistant, "Show me projects worth more than 50 million dollars, forget about smaller ones."
The assistant immediately sorted out what Nanaya wanted as quickly as possible.
Nanaya compared the memories of his previous life through the project.
Even if it's a flop movie, there's no sense of accomplishment in all the effort. If you're going to make an effort, you have to make a big hit movie project.
Nanaya wants to create trouble for Fox's crew and disrupt their filming rhythm. It would be even better if he could turn a movie from a big hit into a flop.
Soon, a film project came into Nanaya's sight.
"Night at the Museum... I remember there were kids in this movie..."
Nanaya said to Ori, "Ori, go to the Actors Guild and report that the crew of Night at the Museum is using child actors for overtime."
Bang!
Before Nanaya could finish his words, the door of the conference room was kicked open.
Shion rushed in anxiously.
"I heard something happened on the crew?!"
Facing Shion's questioning, Nanaya quickly comforted her: "Fortunately, Benny only has a broken bone..."
"Who cares! I'm asking you!"
Shion anxiously checked the gauze on Nanaya's head and asked with concern: "How is it? Does it hurt?"
“Roar~”
Shiki let out a strange cry when he saw this scene and gave Nanaya a thumbs up.
"You actually did it?! Nanaya you're fucking awesome!"
Nanaya didn't dare to show anything in front of Shion, but he still secretly gave Shiki Matsuno a thumbs up from behind.
However, Nanaya's thumb that was pointing upwards gradually turned downwards.
