Wisconsin, in an ordinary farm.

Two middle-aged male farmers are happily drinking whiskey.

"Ha, I really didn't expect that our grandfather died poor in the end, but left us a huge fortune. ”

"Indeed, George McCachcheen is simply the Van Gogh of our family. ”

"From 1960 to 1985, it brought us about $100,000 in copyright revenue. ”

The older man, somewhat drunk, "When I was a child, I thought that I could live on copyright fees for the rest of my life. ”

"Who knows, after that, no one will come to seek an adaptation. ”

"Ha," the younger one laughed, "I didn't expect that there was a fool who was willing to buy out the copyright of the film that no one watched for $1 million." ”

The two clinked glasses and laughed at the same time.

"Excuse me, are the two descendants of George McCarchien?" a young man in a suit and leather shoes, led by the hostess, walked in.

Well?

The two farmers turned their heads at the same time and looked at each other.

"To introduce myself, I'm from New York and I'm a lawyer. ”

Lawyer?

The farmers' eyes lit up, and they asked in unison: "You also want to buy the copyright of "Brewer's Million Gift"?"

"Also?" the lawyer's heart skipped a few beats, and he asked anxiously, "You have already sold?"

"No, but for less than $1 million, we're not selling. ”

The lawyer looked at the greedy appearance of the two people, and his heart was settled.

"$1 million, that's too cheap. ”

"Do you know how much people who want to buy the rights get because of this work?"

"How much?" the two red necks seemed to flash "$" in their eyes.

"The person who bought the rights was named Wang Jian, an Asian-American best-selling author. ”

He owns two websites, one is Twitter, an online media tool, worth $800 million. One is a literary site, and the valuation will only be higher. ”

The lawyer sat down and a demagogic voice came out of his mouth, "As soon as his new work was released, it caused a sensation and brought huge traffic to both websites. ”

"Although, if it's just a fee, it's not much. But intangible wealth is difficult to measure. ”

"Think about it, are you willing to take only a million dollars from a billionaire?"

"Billionaire?" the two farmers looked at each other and shook their heads, "we can't afford to offend such a big man." ”

"A million dollars, that's enough for us. ”

Belch...

How is this counterproductive?

The lawyer paused and decided to identify himself.

"I'm actually from Viacom, which is NBC, Paramount. ”

The two farmers looked at the lawyer with a dazed expression.

"Star Wars, you should know, right?" the lawyer cried out with his last hope.

"I know. The farmers nodded.

The lawyer pondered for a moment and decided to tell the other party his intentions in the most straightforward words.

"Our boss is worth more than five billion dollars, and you don't have to care about that billionaire. ”

"We feel that 'The Winemaker's Million Gift' is worth at least $20 million, and we are willing to go to court on your behalf. ”

Two million dollars?

This number is too large, and it has left the two farmers a little overwhelmed.

"We can sign an agreement whereby Simon Schuster offers you a million dollars guaranteed, as long as you're willing to sue each other. ”

"Think about it, if you have a guarantee of one million dollars, you can go for 20 million dollars. The lawyer's voice grew deeper, like a demon's whisper.

......

At this time, inside the office building in Flushing, New York.

Wang gradually and Tom are carefully comparing the released part of "I'm Too Rich" and "The Winemaker's Million Gift".

"Judging from the expertise I gained from going to university and working in a publishing house, there is no plagiarism relationship between the two works. Tom looked up and said earnestly.

"Creativity is not protected, only the narrative is protected. After a pause, he continued: "This 1905 film, which focuses more on the absurdity that the protagonist experiences after obtaining money, can be classified as 'black humor'. ”

"And 'I'm So Rich', on the other hand, focuses on fulfilling wishes and the different attitudes of the people around you, reflecting what you call 'cool'. ”

"It's typical of the site. ”

"However, the main line push is too similar. Wang gradually shook his head, "Plagiarism will not be judged by law, but the writer community and most readers will not think so." ”

"It's more appropriate to win the adaptation rights for one million dollars. ”

He thought about it and didn't regret the decision he made.

At this moment, the phone rang.

"Wang, the other party asked for 20 million US dollars and did not accept the settlement. Matthew's voice came.

"How much, 20 million dollars? They're crazy!" Wang Yan's voice was full of surprise.

"Do you want to keep talking?" asked Matthew.

If this precedent is set, is it possible that Tolkien's descendants can also point to "Arcane Throne" plagiarizing "The Lord of the Rings"?

After all, there are magic, dragons, and the like.

But if that's the case, are you working for those former writers?

"Come back. Wang gradually groaned and said slowly.

"That's... We're going to remove all the information about "I'm so rich" from our website and on Twitter?" asked Tom.

"No, I can't. Wang gradually shook his head, "It's too hurtful to do this at this stage of rapid development. ”

"And," he sighed, "if I'm not mistaken, NBC is already in action." ”

"If we delete it, we will be completely plagiarized by the other party. ”

Wang gradually clicked the mouse and entered the topic area.

Except for a very few people who mention "The Winemaker's Million Gift", most people are discussing the gimmick of billionaires writing about the daily lives of rich people.

"Alas, what needs to be addressed now is the perception of most readers after the NBC report. ”

Wang gradually swiped the mouse lightly and said to himself.

Suddenly, he spotted a message from Stephen King.

"In a sense, this work is more akin to Wang's self-portrait, right?"

Mr. Stephen King has also started using Twitter?

Wang gradually felt a discord at first, and then, as if a lightning bolt crossed his mind.

Creativity, expression, self-portrait?

"Tom, you said that I put myself in the middle of the character, and I can be found in all the actions of the protagonist. Wang gradually muttered.

"In that case, wouldn't the readers think that there is even a hint of suspicion of plagiarism?"

"Ah," Tom was stunned for a moment, "you mean, you're going to become Carl?"

"For a period of time, completely live like what you said in the 'Shenhaowen'?"

"Hmm. Wang gradually thought for a moment and nodded.

Then he picked up the phone and dialed Sarah.

"Sarah, can you still contact the beautiful German lady who looked down on us the most when we were children and befriended our adoptive parents?"