Chapter 1784: Thief
1784
There are two major film markets in the world, one is the United States and the other is China.
The film markets in both places are huge, and if you can succeed in the film markets in both places, it means that the film is a success in the film market all over the world.
Although the movie "Tianxing" has also achieved a box office of more than 100 million in Europe, it is a little less conspicuous than the box office of the two largest film markets in China and United States.
Time passed little by little, and as of 12 o'clock in the morning, on the day of the release of "Tianxing", the mainland box office had reached 2,837.5 million.
This is a number that has stunned countless people, you know, the whole of China is only a billion people, more than 2.8 billion box office, if a movie ticket is 40 yuan, it is equivalent to more than 70 million people going to the cinema to watch a movie today!
More than 70 million moviegoers, this is a miracle!
Inside the hotel.
Xu Taiping also felt a little scary when he heard the box office reported by Guo Yunpeng.
He had a hunch that this time the movie would get a good box office, but he definitely didn't expect that the box office could be so terrifying.
This is no longer a matter of the audience going to the cinema to return a movie ticket for themselves, this is countless people coming to give him money!
2.8 billion is nothing to Xu Taiping's huge wealth, but for Chinese film history, this first-day box office will definitely be unprecedented.
Under the influence of countless external factors, Xu Taiping successfully converted all the factors that were unfavorable to him into the box office.
It can be said that the box office record this time is partly because the movie is really good, and partly because of Xu Taiping's pig opponents.
If it weren't for these people who gave Xu Taiping the opportunity to constantly expose the movie and keep hype, this movie would definitely not reach this height.
Especially the person who leaked the master tape, because of him, many people saw the high-definition film source in advance, and then these people fed back the praise on the Internet, and as a result, more people voluntarily went to the cinema to watch Xu Taiping's movie, coupled with Xu Taiping's press conference, Xu Taiping's open-mindedness made many people who watched pirated copies ashamed, so that these people who almost didn't spend money to watch movies were willing to buy a movie ticket for him and go to the cinema to watch this movie.
Anything, when a trend is formed, there will be countless people who follow it.
The same is true for watching movies, when many people go to the cinema to watch Xu Taiping's movies, then naturally more people will follow in the footsteps of these people to watch movies.
The movie theater is still crowded, and the box office is still growing at a terrifying rate, and for Xu Taiping, he doesn't care much about how much box office he gets now, because today's box office has proven everything, and he will make a lot of money in this movie.
At half past two in the morning, the Beijing police called Xu Taiping.
Logically speaking, this point should not be called, but Xu Taiping specially explained that once the police caught the person who leaked the master tape, they would call him as soon as possible, so even though it was half past two in the morning, the police still called Xu Taiping, and the reason for calling was naturally very simple, the person who leaked the master tape was caught.
The efficiency of the police is still very high, especially this matter involves Xu Taiping, the richest man in China, the police have been investigating day and night since receiving the police, and after a few days of investigation, they finally got to the person who leaked the master tape.
After Xu Taiping received a call from the police, he immediately called Guo Yunpeng, and then the two set off from the hotel together and went to the Beijing Police Station.
In the Beijing Police Station, Xiao Lin, the captain of the Economic Investigation Brigade in charge of this case, arranged Xu Taiping and Guo Yunpeng in a separate room, and briefly talked about the records of some criminal suspects they had obtained so far.
"The suspect's name is Wen Xingyong, 42 years old this year, he is a projectionist at a movie theater called Yunxing in Beihe County, he took advantage of his position to get in touch with the movie tape in the movie theater that was intended to be shown on Christmas Day, and copied it and sold it to a pirate website on the Internet for 300,000 yuan After the boss, he found Wen Xingyong, and now Wen Xingyong has admitted his crime, and some of the clues collected by us have also corresponded, and the next step should be to go through the prosecution process. Kobayashi said.
"It was sold for 300,000?" Xu Taiping asked.
"Yes, 300,000 is not less. Kobayashi said.
"Is this Wen Xingyong the first time he has committed an accident?" asked Xu Taiping.
"Well, it's a first-time offender!" Kobayashi nodded.
"First offender, then why didn't he look for someone else's tape, only mine?" asked Xu Taiping.
"We don't know about this, he said that your movie has been popular recently, so he thought it could be sold at a good price, so he secretly copied the master tape and sold it. Kobayashi was receiving.
"Is this Yunxing Cinema a small theater?" asked Xu Taiping.
"Well, there are about 100 movie theaters in the country, which is considered small, mainly in third- and fourth-tier cities. Kobayashi said.
"I want to meet this Wen Xingyong. Xu Taiping said.
"See him?" Xiao Lin frowned slightly and said, "I don't know if Mr. Xu doesn't understand anything, maybe I can help you answer." β
"I just want to see him. Xu Taiping said with a smile, "I hope Officer Lin will make it convenient." β
"Well...," Xiao Lin hesitated for a moment, and then said, "You can see it, but we must have the police present and record the whole process." β
"Okay, you can!" Xu Taiping nodded.
"Alright, come with me. Xiao Lin said, took Xu Taiping out of the room, and then walked around the police station for a while, and came to a detention room.
"Wen Xingyong is here. Xiao Lin pushed open the door and said, "Mr. Xu, please come in." β
"Well, thank you!" Xu Taiping nodded, and then walked in with Guo Yunpeng, and Xiao Lin also walked in.
There was a policeman in the detention room, and behind the iron fence opposite the policeman, a man in his forties was sitting in a chair with his hands handcuffed.
"Boss!" the policeman quickly stood up and greeted when he saw Kobayashi coming in.
"You go out first!" Kobayashi received.
"Yes!" the policeman nodded, then turned and walked out of the detention cell.
"Mr. Xu, this is Wen Xingyong!" Xiao Lin said, pointing to the man behind the iron fence.
The man heard the voice and looked at Xu Taiping, and when he saw Xu Taiping, the man quickly lowered his head.
"Wen Xingyong. Xu Taiping walked to the front of the iron fence, looked at the other party, and said, "You are Wen Xingyong who sold my master tape?"
Wen Xingyong lowered his head and didn't say a word.
"Very nice. Xu Taiping smiled and said, "Dare to sell my master tape, you are really good." β
"I was wrong. Wen Xingyong said in a low voice.
"Wrong? Of course you're wrong. Xu Taiping said with a smile, "You are very wrong, and you will definitely pay a terrible price for your stupidity." β
Hearing Xu Taiping's words, Wen Xingyong glanced up at Xu Taiping and did not speak.
"Officer Lin, how will this Wen Xingyong be characterized in the end?" asked Xu Taiping.
"I don't know about this, this is a matter of the public prosecution, but basically it should be linked to theft, whether it is stealing trade secrets or stealing movie masters, it is theft. Kobayashi said.
"What about sentencing?" asked Xu Taiping.
"Well, if you want to sent, it may be based on his illegal gains, I'm not a lawyer or a judge, so I'm not very clear. Kobayashi said.
"If it is to be sentenced with illegal gains, then the illegal gains of 300,000 yuan are sentenced according to the 300,000 yuan, and the theft of 300,000 yuan is considered a felony, and it is estimated that it will be locked up for seven or eight years, but if it is only seven or eight years, it is really cheap for this guy, so, no matter what, it is impossible for me to let the court sentence with illegal gains, as far as I know, theft, on the one hand, is to be sentenced by illegal gains, on the other hand, it will also take into account the real damage caused to the victim by the stolen property, for example, you stole my movie master tape and caused me a loss of 10 million, then use this 10 million loss to sentγ Xu Taiping said with a smile.
"Mr. Xu still has research on the law?" asked Officer Lin in surprise.
"There's a little bit of research. Xu Taiping looked at Wen Xingyong with a smile and said, "Wen Xingyong, you may not know that the total box office of my movie is now close to 300 million, I can completely assume that if the master tape is not stolen, then my movie may have a first-day box office of 4 billion, or even 5 billion, that is to say, the loss you caused me will be calculated in 100 million." β
"How is it possible, I got 300,000!" Wen Xingyong exclaimed excitedly.
"The 300,000 is your illegal gain, but it is not my loss, my loss can also determine your sentencing, not to mention much, just 100 million, you let me lose 100 million, this 100 million is enough to keep you in prison for the rest of your life. Xu Taiping said.
"No, you can't do this, how can you count this loss on my head, you don't have any evidence at all to prove that I have caused you so many losses!" Wen Xingyong shouted.
"Evidence? Of course there is evidence, I'm already looking for an analyst, I'll let them calculate, this time the master tape is leaked, how much money I lost, and then, I will submit the analyst's evidence to the court, you believe me, with my ability, connections, the court will definitely believe my evidence, when the time comes, life imprisonment, is the starting point of your sentencing, this is the price you have to pay for stealing the old man's mother tape, I... I want you to be locked up in prison for the rest of your life, and I want you to suffer a lifetime of sins in prison! Even if the law bypasses you in the future, as long as you are released from prison, I will definitely use my method to make you regret coming to this world.
Xu Taiping said with a murderous aura.
(All the plots in this book are fictional, don't say how it is in reality, it's all fake, including my description of the film industry, all of which are my own YY)