Millennium director

Cheng Er's movie "The Third Man" was released in June this year.

This is a suspenseful thriller, which can be regarded as Cheng Er's new attempt in the field of drama films besides literary and artistic films.

As early as October 2003, the film was reported to the Film Bureau and obtained a filming license through Beijing Digital Impression Culture Communication Co., Ltd.

It was only because he had been unable to raise the funds for filming that Cheng Er made the film until he participated in the Youth Director Support Program of the Light and Shadow Era.

Unexpectedly, this movie was plagiarized.

Moreover, the copied movie was released first.

The movie "Parasite" was released in April this year. It was cast by Emperor and starred by Zhang Jiahui and Fan Xiaopang.

It's just that the box office performance of this movie was mediocre, it didn't make a splash at all, and basically no one paid attention to it.

I didn't expect that this movie actually plagiarized a lot of the script of "The Third Man", which is ridiculous.

When Wu Yuan learned the news, he was caught off guard.

The box office performance of "The Third Man" is not that good either. The total box office has not exceeded 10 million, and it is basically a novice at each other with "Parasite".

Well, in a sense, it does seem to prove that the level of the two movies is indeed similar.

Wu Yuan never expected that something like this could happen.

Immediately, Wu Yuan ordered on the phone: "Find the most professional team of lawyers to appeal and accuse the other party!"

"We absolutely cannot tolerate such bad behavior as theft of intellectual property rights, and we must defend Cheng Er's rights."

"The other party's investors include Huying and Emperor?"

"So what, since plagiarism is a sure thing, it doesn't matter who is behind it!"

After hanging up the phone, Wu Yuan let out a long sigh.

What's going on!

Looking around at home, Liu Yifei was not at home. She went to attend an Olympic-related event held in Yili, and Liu Xiaoli also went with her.

At leisure, Wu Yuan packed up his things and went out to go to the company to check on the situation.

On the other side, Li Xiaoping was also surrounded by people in her office.

Cheng Er, the director of "The Third Man", and the leading actors Gao Yuanyuan, Xu Guangtou, and Yan Po all looked depressed.

"Mr. Li, this is too much."

"I have been filming for so many years, and this is the first time I have encountered such behavior of almost copying everything."

"The facts of this plagiarism and infringement could not be clearer."

"We must sue him!"

Xu Zheng was very indignant. Now he is not as diplomatic as he was later, and he is more indignant.

In comparison, Cheng Er was relatively calm. He discovered it too late. It took so long for "The Third Man" to be released before he discovered it. If he had discovered it when it was released, it would have become a hot spot for speculation, which would be a pity.

"The company is already organizing a team of lawyers to prepare for an appeal, and public opinion will also build momentum to support it."

Li Xiaoping said helplessly: "I know that the filming of this movie is not easy for everyone. I will not let everyone's hard work be tainted like this."

Xu Zheng's face looked better now, and belatedly he remembered that Li Xiaoping was the actual helmsman of the Light and Shadow Era, and quickly explained: "Mr. Li, my tone may have been a bit harsh, but it really wasn't directed at you. Forgive me."

The birth of the movie "The Third Man" was not easy.

At the beginning of writing the script, Cheng Er was troubled by the direction of the protagonist.

Later, after the filming started, he and Xu Zheng and Gao Yuanyuan repeatedly pondered the characters' personalities. Everyone held their own opinions and argued endlessly. Finally, based on the original screenwriter, several endings were filmed. After a long discussion together, they decided to use the current one. version of the ending.

Although the final box office performance of "The Third Man" was not very good, it does not mean that everyone's hard work was in vain.

Just when Li Xiaoping wanted to say a few words of comfort, the people in the office were pushed away, and Wu Yuan strode in.

"What's the noise about? I heard it from all the way in the corridor."

Wu Yuan casually pulled up a chair, sat in the middle of the crowd, and said calmly: "What's the rush?"

"Now that we have enough evidence, those who infringed will naturally be punished as they should."

"First send a lawyer's letter, and then ask the media to report the matter publicly and let the public opinion out."

"It should be the other party who should be anxious!"

In fact, on the original track, Cheng Er discovered that the film plagiarized his "The Third Man" when "Parasite" was released in April.

But considering that "Parasite" was released first, if this matter was exposed at that time, it would only affect the box office performance of "The Third Man".

So he held it in for half a year and waited until "The Third Man" was released before breaking the news.

But at that time, Cheng Er made "The Third Man" with scattered investments by himself, and there was no capital behind him to give him a platform.

Faced with the cooperation of Huying and Emperor, this plagiarism incident was suppressed without causing much splash.

Cheng Er also gained a reputation as a "hype lover". He was clearly a victim of plagiarism, but instead he was beaten down by the plagiarists.

But things are different now.

Cheng Er participated in the Youth Director Support Program of the Light and Shadow Era.

The producer of "The Third Man" is Light and Shadow Times, and the copyright also belongs to Light and Shadow Times.

Wu Yuan is not a good man. He has always adhered to a principle: I will not offend others unless they offend me. But if someone makes trouble, he will also fight back with thunder!

Three hours after receiving the news, the three investment companies of "Parasite", Emperor, Huying, and co-investor Youyou Sunshine Pictures, received a fax from the lawyer's letter from Light and Shadow Times.

On the Internet, news that "Parasite" plagiarized "The Third Man" is also spreading rapidly.

The media that have good cooperative relations with the Light and Shadow Times all published articles with the same tone and denounced the shameless behavior of the creative team of "Parasite".

The entertainment industry, which has been relatively calm recently, immediately caused a wave after a small bomb was dropped in the era of light and shadow.

A vice president in charge of distribution at Shanghai Film Group was scolding his subordinates in a very irritable tone.

"Okay, our Shanghai Film Group can actually cause such a big scandal!"

"Plagiarism! There are still as many as 17 similarities, almost copying from the script!"

"You didn't discover this kind of thing when you were reviewing the project script?!"

"Are the company's project review department all just a bunch of freeloaders?"

"Okay now, the fax of the lawyer's letter from the Light and Shadow Era is in my office!"

"How do you guys solve this matter?"

The vice president banged the table loudly, and on his table was a lawyer's letter.

"If this kind of lawsuit really comes to the point of going to court, judging from the evidence that Light and Shadow Times currently has on hand, we have no chance of winning the case!"

“Our Shanghai Film Group is a state-owned enterprise!”

“State-owned enterprises take the lead in plagiarism, can you bear this reputation?!”

A subordinate of the vice president gritted his teeth, raised his head and said: "Mr. Chen, we should immediately issue a joint statement with the Emperor, stating that "Parasite" and its script are original film and television works created by him, and their originality and originality are There is no doubt about it!”

"No matter whether there will be a lawsuit in the future, we must first gain public opinion. After all, "Parasite" was released earlier than "The Third Man", and the audience will definitely believe that we are innocent!"

This public relations plan is actually quite reasonable if placed under normal circumstances.

How could the audience know that the script of "The Third Man" had been filed in 2003? They would only think that this movie was released later than "Parasite", so obviously the latter was the target of plagiarism!

However, these are not normal circumstances.

After hearing this solution, the vice president of Huying not only did not agree with it, but became even more angry. He picked up a document and threw it at the subordinate who made the suggestion.

"are you a pig?!"

"You have fooled the audience and movie fans, can you fool Director Wu and the judge?"

"After this incident, Director Wu's impression of our Shanghai Film Group has been severely reduced. Are you planning to give us another blow?"

"If this offends Director Wu, we at Huying will never want to cooperate with Director Wu or Light and Shadow Times again!"

"Is this price worth it?"

"The director of "Parasite", He Ping, right?"

"With ten of them tied together, is it important to have one Director Wu?"

"You have a sick mind and want to offend Director Wu just to protect him!"

This team is so difficult to lead!

Huying's vice president was so angry that he couldn't breathe. He pulled the tie around his neck and gasped angrily.

Shanghai Film Group is currently the largest state-owned film and television media group in the Mainland after China Film Group Corporation. It would be a lie to say that they have no idea about the close cooperation between Wu Yuan and China Film Group Corporation.

Among the investors of "Gravity", Shanghai Movies accounted for an investment ratio of 30 million, and together with China Film and Television, Enlight and Bernadette, they reasonably absorbed an investment cost of 100 million.

Shanghai Film also hopes to establish a good cooperative relationship with Wu Yuan through this cooperation and continue to participate in his other film projects in the future.

You know, the film investment projects that can be profited by Wu Yuan are definitely large-scale productions, and they are super blockbusters that often cost hundreds of millions!

Although mainland capital has cooled down on the "blockbuster craze", for a big director like Wu Yuan who has an international market, his blockbuster projects are still a good piece of cake that everyone is clamoring for.

Even after other directors' blockbusters suffered losses and capital investment became more cautious, the investment share of blockbusters directed by Wu Yuan became more popular than before.

To offend Wu Yuan for such a blockbuster movie with a box office of only about 10 million?

Isn't this a disease?

Huying's vice president knocked on the table hard and said in a cold tone, almost gritting his teeth: "Cutting!"

"Immediately cut ties with the screenwriter and director of "Parasite", issued an apology announcement, and admitted the company's negligence in reviewing the film."

"Let the creative team of "Parasite" hold a press conference to publicly apologize!"

"Try your best to downplay the influence of our Shanghai Film Group in this movie, and bring Emperor and Youyou Sunshine Pictures to the front of the stage!"

"A strong man cutting his wrists is the only option we have now."

"The company's script review department will immediately start self-examination. I hope this kind of thing will not happen again!"