Another half a month.

The weather in the north has turned cooler, but the weather in Xiangjiang is still as good as spring.

Of course, it will still be very cold in the event of a typhoon, and it will be the chill of that kind of magic attack.

"Infernal Affairs" is under intense and intensive filming, and the news of this movie is probably known to everyone in the hearts of fans and insiders.

However, at this juncture, the genuine "Infernal Affairs" has not yet been filmed, and the copycat version has actually been released first.

Outback.

A company called Jiuding Film and Television in Guangnan Province filmed a copycat movie called "Infernal Affairs" in a hurry, and the name is not a police movie, but the content is actually a horror movie!

This terrifying label was put on by the film and television company itself, and it also wrote on the title: "China's first Buddhist horror movie!"

Dharma Horror Movie!

This gimmick is bluffing when it sounds, and people can't scratch their heads.

The term "Infernal Affairs" is indeed derived from the Buddhist "Infernal Hell", and the story content of this copycat movie is the struggle between Buddhism, Taoism and the ghosts of hell, and the screenwriter unexpectedly grasped the essence of "Infernal Affairs", and there are undercover agents between the three parties.

In the past, most of the copycat movies were big online movies, but this copycat film actually got the dragon mark and became a theatrical movie, although it was a round of tours and was only released for one day, but it actually won a box office of 5 million in the country.

The audience who bought the ticket thought that it had something to do with Li Zhifan, but it turned out that it was 108,000 miles away.

And the audience who knows the truth is rampantly ridiculed this movie and the audience who went to see it on the Internet.

"Damn!

"I really thought it had something to do with Zhifan? The side ball was too powerful, and the poster also read: Director Li's new movie prequel! My mother, I thought it was Li Zhifan, but I didn't expect the director to call Li Yu! Fuck your uncle!"

"Haha! stupid, isn't it? Why did your IQ drop at this time?"

"The key is the name of the male protagonist in the play, do you know what it's called? Li Yifan, you are also a big-headed ghost! You dare to fight this kind of rubbing? The director is crazy for money!"

"When you know that this actor Li Yifan is played by director Li Yu, you will be even more sad!"

"Really?"

"Isn't it? The director of this bad movie is embarrassed to direct and act himself?

"The company is throwing money at it! Two video sites on the Internet have launched this movie, don't you know? Damn, it was released yesterday and it will be released today, and the speed is fast enough! The key is to be a member! Fuck your uncle!"

"What, if you want a member, you will only go to see it!"

"Ahem, so many viewers watched it, and it generated a box office of 5 million, which is more than the movies played by many stars. ”

"I'm sorry, I'm going to Tengyun Video to see it, the purpose of watching it!

"I'll go too, I'm also a member, don't go in vain!"

"I feel sorry for Li Zhifan, but he can be rubbed off like this. ”

"The side shows that Li Zhifan is hot! A movie name can make many people eat, haha!"

"I advise you not to watch it, I just came back from the Tengfei video, and I can't even complain! Mom's, a movie is filmed in one room, entering this room is Buddhism, entering another room is chamfering, the next floor is the world, and then going down to the basement will become a region, I'll take it, the director is also talented!"

"Is this all right?"

"And the special effects, just check them out!" (squinting smile)

“……”

Hong kong.

Li Zhifan also heard the news.

In fact, this is not the first time he has been copied.

When "Wolf Warrior" became popular after its release, a lot of copycat films came out, what "Blue Wolf", "Wolf Warrior 2020", "Beacon Wolf Warrior", "Return of Wolf Warrior", ...... The name is more fancy than the other.

Of course, what kind of flowers can you expect him to shoot in copycat films?

The point is that there is no way to sue for this, and no one has infringed on your intellectual property rights, the name of the movie is just the same, the plot is completely different, and the propaganda is also a means of rubbing the edge, which is not illegal at all, and it is not plagiarism.

This time it was even more excessive, and when the feature film was only halfway through, the copycat film over there came out, which greatly affected the normal publicity and distribution of "Infernal Affairs" itself.

"Sue!"

Li Zhifan called Chen Zhiyu, "You are familiar with the laws of Xiangjiang, I am ready to sue them at both ends, in the capital and Xiangjiang respectively, and there is no other way to sue him, just sue him for destroying his reputation, no matter whether the lawsuit is won or lost, I just need to see the effect and let them know that we are not vegetarians!"

"Don't say it, we really can't win!"

Chen Zhiyu smiled bitterly, "People didn't point their noses at us and scold us, and there is no evidence that people have ruined their reputation." ”

"They don't, but netizens on the Internet have already created a fact, this is a case of Li Kui and Li Ghost, you can do whatever you want, understand?" Li Zhifan said, "Even if there is no way to prosecute, we must send a lawyer's letter to inform them, even if the judicial department does not accept our prosecution, it doesn't matter." ”

"I know, I understand!"

Chen Zhiyu patted his chest, "I promise that this matter will be completed smoothly." ”

Domestic.

The copycat film "Infernal Affairs" has aroused heated discussions among netizens, and many insiders have also publicly reprimanded it.

Even radio and television have piggybacked, and this kind of movie can pass the review?

The popularity of "Infernal Affairs" has not stopped, and Jiuding Company further shamelessly announced in a high-profile manner that it is about to start the filming of the new film "Infernal Affairs 2 Walkers", and invited the famous singer Chen Lili and actor Xu Bin to join.

Seeing this news, netizens first wondered.

Famous singer Chen Lili?

Actor Xu Bin?

Why have you never heard the names of these two men?

When I checked their information on the Internet, I was suddenly surprised!

This Chen Lili is an Internet celebrity, who used to be an anchor in a "Happy APP", singing and filming some singing videos, but she became popular because of her proud figure and bold and revealing dress style.

After the fire, someone pulled it out, in fact, this Chen Lili is nearly forty years old, and her reputation in the local hometown is very bad.

As for what "famous singer" is, it is just a label she put on herself, she is quite famous on the "Happy APP", and the live broadcast content is also singing, so she calls herself "Happy Singer First Sister", but when you put together the words "famous singer", it is completely nonsense, and no one buys it.

As for Xu Bin, he also came out on the "Happy APP", and he often posted some "performance" clips - eating light bulbs, eating live snakes, eating mice, and even eating in live broadcasts, so he was sought after by a large number of brain-dead fans.

After the fire, Xu Bin didn't post clips, but started an "outdoor live broadcast", that is, walking around the street with a mobile phone, accosting a beautiful woman when he met him, or playing the role of a beggar, looking for someone to beg for money on the side of the road, and when he met a beautiful woman giving alms, he would go up to confess wildly, and at the instigation of fans, he would forcibly kiss passers-by, and as a result, he was arrested by the police uncle and sent to the police station many times.

The ninety-nine streamers on the two happy apps have turned into "famous singers" and "actors", which really makes people feel sick like eating flies.

The speed of Jiuding Film and Television is extremely fast, the first day said that it would be filmed, and the next day it pulled up the crew and held a start-up ceremony.

Not only that, but a number of Internet celebrities also appeared at their start-up ceremony, all of whom are going to star in the film, compared to the first passer-by actors and the "actors" signed by Jiuding Company, these Internet celebrities are much more familiar to specific groups of people, and for those specific groups of people, these people are "stars", even better than real stars!

……

Hong kong.

"Damn, the first part hasn't been done yet, and this beep is starting to shoot the second part again!"

Chen Guanjun is a violent temper, everyone in Xiangjiang is well-known, as another actor in "Infernal Affairs", of course, the atmosphere is extremely extreme for the movie to be copied.

Li Zhifan didn't speak, and after thinking for a long time, he found Liu Zexin and said: "Go and find out what forces are behind this Jiuding Film and Television, who is the financier, and who is supporting them." ”

"Okay!"

Liu Zexin immediately went to operate.

Two hours later, she brought a complete set of information and handed it to Li Zhifan, saying: "This film and television company is not simple!"

"Oh, how much a cow beep?"

When Li Zhifan heard this, he also had a bottom in his heart, is there really a master behind him?

"Do you know how many movies they make a year?"

Liu Zexin said: "44 films! Five years after its establishment, 193 movies have been made, do you say cow or not?"

"So much?"

Li Zhifan was surprised, "How many of them work?

In Li Zhifan's impression, the studio that makes this kind of copycat movie should be the studio, because he has previously incorporated a studio that produces online copycat movies, so he has some impressions.

"This Jiuding Film and Television is only the parent company, and there are many subsidiaries under him, and they specialize in making horror films. ”

Liu Zexin introduced, "They have eaten a lot of food by relying on you, and last year alone, they filmed "Wolf Warrior in the Horror Dormitory", "Wolf Warrior in the Horror Dormitory 2", "Horror Transformation Men and Women", "Horror 2: Resentful Men and Women", "Baby Terror Plan", "Psychic Baby Plan A" ......"

"I'll rub!"

Li Zhifan was stunned, I really want to give a thumbs up to these people, you guys are also bullish, what title can be copied into a ghost movie?

"Among them, the two parts of the "Horror Dormitory" series won 22.13 million and 12.44 million box office respectively!"

"Wait a minute......"

Li Zhifan suddenly interrupted her, "What are you talking about? This film can still get such a high box office, and it can still be released in theaters?"

"Hmm!"

Liu Zexin nodded and smiled bitterly, "They are not simple online movies, every movie has been released in theaters, with the highest box office of 24.4 million and the lowest box office of more than 2 million." ”

These movies have no stars, second, there are no massive publicity and distribution fees, and third, they don't need to be well-made, a movie does not have more than five main scenes, and even like "Infernal Affairs", one villa can be done all, and the production plus publicity and distribution are just over a million, as long as the theater wins 400 to 5 million box office, it can protect the capital or even make a small profit after sharing the account.

In the conventional film genre market, there is a saying of "eight losses, one draw and one gain", which is the same as futures, but in this copycat horror film market, it just happens to be transferred, and it can even achieve the effect of "eight earnings and two draws".

There is only one or two million investment each time, the shooting and production cycle is short, and if you can't build the scene, you can use green screen cutout to make post-PS production, and the effect is not as good as the characteristic wedding photos of the photo studio, and the funds are returned quickly, and many big-budget movies that look tall are killed in seconds in terms of rate of return.

In any industry, from grass creation to fixed pattern, there will be one or two grass kings.

And Jiuding Film and Television is the grass king in the copycat horror film market, and he is behind most of the horror films that can be seen on the market.

There are investments, productions, participation in distribution, and publicity.

And in the behind-the-scenes teams of these films, there are inextricable relationships between the shareholders and legal persons of all companies, and it is not a village if it is not a relative.

And shareholders and legal persons will play the roles of producers, producers, and producers in these dramas.

It doesn't matter if it's a name or not, but it's always hooked.

Box office sharing is only a part, this kind of film will be linked to big online movies, and now those big online movies that have been specially made on the Internet are the younger brothers in front of these copycat films, and the first to become big online movies are these domestic copycat films that have retired from a round of tours.

So sell a few video websites again, make money by traffic clicks or VIP playbacks, and there will always be stupid beeps who will click on it in the future, and there will always be income.

The production and distribution companies of these copycat films have formed a series, although all parties are independent accounting, but there is a boss at the top, and then check the background of this Jiuding, and the share investors behind the distribution, there are actually "Guangdong Satellite TV" and "Shenzhen Satellite TV", although they are funded by the program production center, but they do represent these two TV stations.

Doing things in one system greatly reduces costs.

For example, the production team is the one who votes, the distribution is packaged, and even the posters can be fooled by a post-production person, Copying the posters of foreign movies is the most common, anyway, foreign plagiarism is sued, and it will be the year of the monkey.

Finally, let's calculate, a domestic copycat film invests two million, and the box office plus the sharing of online broadcast can finally get a profit of two million, and the higher the box office, the more you get, like those who break 20 million box office, it is even more geometric report, this is simply a good business!

On the other hand, it is very difficult to do this for those films with large investments, and it is necessary to consider the market audience, popular vane, public aesthetics, the degree of hot and cold subject matter, and the quality and type of other rival films during the launch period.

The most important thing is a large investment, and the cost is high, and it can't be compared with other people's copycat movies.

This is why people are making a fortune in a muffled voice, and Li Zhifan looked at their detailed information, and he regretted it a little.

Depend on!

If I were to make this kind of low-budget movie, hundreds of them a year would not be a problem!