After the news on Huayi's side came out, the netizens who left the message below had a completely different style from Dongyang Huahua's side.

"Wow! It's finally announced!"

"It's time to start shooting, support the genuine!"

"Support "Mulan"!

"Wow! This is the real version, looking forward to the "Mulan" movie!"

"Dongyang Huahua is so shameless over there, watching people eat flatbread, I also want to come over and take a bite, disgusting!"

"Crack down on copycats!"

""Mulan" only recognizes Huayi! only recognizes Tang Feifei!"

“……”

The shouts of netizens made Dongyang Huahua sad.

In less than three hours, the Internet is all scolding himself!

For Huayi, Dongyang Huahua hates it very much.

You yourself are also a copycat pirate, and you are embarrassed to splash dirty water on others?

In Dongyang Huahua's view, there must be a Huayi buying water army behind this, otherwise only netizens would definitely not heat up public opinion so quickly!

However, Dongyang Huahua quickly came up with a brilliant idea - since you don't want me to be happy, then you don't want to be happy either!

Although Huayi is a shameful copycat, Dongyang Huahua did misunderstand Huayi this time, because Huayi didn't invite any water army at all - the company is about to go bankrupt, where is the money to hire a water army?

Sending this news is just to get a new investor to take over as soon as possible and sign the agreement as soon as possible.

……

Los Angeles.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Li Zhifan was having a meeting with the painters.

Suddenly, a phone call came, it was Liu Zexin.

"There is a telephone interview in China, you can take an hour to pick it up!"

Liu Zexin said bluntly.

"Telephone interview?"

Li Zhifan touched his forehead, "No! I'm so busy here that I can't leave at all!"

"This interview is for you to clarify!"

Liu Zexin said, "Do you know? Many domestic film and television companies have announced at the same time that they will start filming Mulan-related film and television dramas, and some companies have announced that they will cooperate exclusively with Disney, which has seriously affected your and Disney's "Mulan" project, so you must take this opportunity of telephone interviews to clarify the facts to China." ”

"So serious?"

Li Zhifan knew the seriousness of the consequences as soon as he heard it, if he allowed the copycat to run rampant, it would seriously affect the box office and reputation of the genuine release, and before the first part of "Infernal Affairs" was released, this situation was also encountered.

Now the copycat film and television company is not only playing a side game, but also dares to announce that it has cooperation with Disney?

This is also too lawless!

"Okay!"

Li Zhifan agreed, "Then I'll say a few words, okay, you tell them, connect with me at eleven o'clock, and I will spare an hour to communicate with them." ”

Although he accepted this telephone interview, Li Zhifan still had to ask Disney Film and Television to verify whether there was any cooperation with domestic film and television companies, if so, then the responsibility lies with Disney Film and Television, this is Li Zhifan's main project, he didn't speak, how can Disney call the shots?

However, after the phone call, Li Zhifan got a definite reply from Disney Film and Television, and the project is still in the research stage, and it has not cooperated with any partner in any aspect, so the domestic news must be fake.

With this reply, Li Zhifan was relieved.

At 11 o'clock, the telephone interview from China was connected.

According to the usual practice, I always asked about the latest situation, and then asked Li Zhifan some questions after he became the head of Oriental Entertainment North America.

It wasn't until the end of the conversation that the other party asked him for confirmation of everything about the live-action movie of "Mulan".

Li Zhifan repeatedly emphasized: "At present, Disney Film and Television has just begun to develop stories, and has not yet launched any cooperation with foreign countries, especially domestic film and television companies. ”

At the end of the telephone interview, Li Zhifan contacted Disney Film and Television again, asking them to write a lawyer's letter and publish it globally in Chinese and English.

This time it is not just an announcement to China, because the main body of Disney is not a Chinese company, and the world must know that there is no cooperation at present, and when and who will cooperate, only Disney's official announcement is accurate.

Domestic.

When the news came out, it was already eight o'clock in the morning the next day.

However, it has only been eight hours since Li Zhifan's telephone interview.

Seeing this press release, the domestic melon-eating audience was dumbfounded.

"What? Disney doesn't cooperate with any domestic companies? So what does it mean - there is no cooperation with Huayi either?"

"Isn't it a collaboration with Disney's branch in Hong Kong?"

"Huh, won't it? Huayi is also a copycat?"

"Oh my God! This fraud is too serious, isn't Huayi afraid that Disney will sue them?"

"What age is this, and you still want to play the trick of information asymmetry?"

"Is there any cooperation?

"Look! Disney headquarters has issued a press release, and the English version and Chinese version have been issued on Werther and Kuaibo respectively! It has been determined that the news of Huayi is fake and there is no cooperation!"

"There's no way to get over the wall, who can take a screenshot of Werther's message back?"

"I saw it, I saw it...... Alas, yesterday's melons were eaten for nothing!"

"I'll go, I thought Huayi was real, and I was still applauding them yesterday, Ma Dan!"

"Liar! Huayi, this scam company!"

“……”

As a result, the condemnation on the Internet changed direction again, and they were all aimed at Huayi, and Dongyang Huahua was forgotten by netizens in an instant.

Huayi.

Seeing the news, Zhao Xiajun was mad.

Why did this news break out at this time?

The shareholders called together, and some even broke into his office directly, strongly demanding that a shareholders' meeting be held immediately and let Zhao Xiajun explain the incident.

in the conference room.

Some shareholders were unable to arrive in time, so the meeting could only be held via video, so several monitors at the scene showed the annoyed faces of some shareholders.

"Listen to me!"

Zhao Xiajun looked indignant and explained to all the shareholders, "We did cooperate with Xiangjiang Disney, but who would have known that they have nothing to do with Disney Film and Television in the United States, but this does not prevent us from continuing to cooperate! ”

This so-called animation adaptation copyright is actually Zhao Xiajun found a Thai animation company overnight after setting up a leather bag company in Xiangjiang to buy it, and this cartoon is quite famous on some home stations, because of the spoof editing, it has been called the Southeast Asian version of the "Mulan" cartoon.

At that time, this cartoon was also produced in many countries in Southeast Asia, and it was sold to Japan, but it hit the streets in Japan, after all, Japanese audiences have long been nourished by their own comics, and the Thai version is shoddy in the eyes of Japanese audiences.

"What about the contract?"

A shareholder who was on the scene asked directly, "Take out the contract!"

Zhao Xiajun was prepared, and hurriedly handed over a stack of contracts, with a power of attorney, a cooperation agreement, and a detailed sharing contract.

In fact, most of the contracts were imposed by Zhao Xiajun in order to confuse the public, such as the share of advertising proceeds after the filming is completed, which is completely unnecessary for most film and television adaptations, because while obtaining the adaptation rights, it also means that all subsequent proceeds will be bought out on a one-size-fits-all basis, unless the original party also participates in the production and leads the adaptation.

The shareholder read all the contracts in detail, but it only took nearly ten minutes.

"The contract is perfect!"

After watching it, he reported to the other shareholders present and in the video, "We did sign an adaptation cooperation agreement with a Disney Culture Co., Ltd. in Xiangjiang, but the "Mulan" in their hands is not the American Disney version of the "Mulan" cartoon, but the Southeast Asian version. ”

"However, here is a photocopy, which is a certificate proving that the Disney of Hong Kong owns the copyright of this animation, which was issued by the Intellectual Property Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. ”

As he spoke, the surrounding shareholders took another look and said, "The date of issuance is the day before yesterday, which means that the copyright has not expired." ”

After listening to this, the other shareholders glanced at each other, and the shareholders on the other end of the video also communicated with their secretaries, as if they wanted to find a channel to verify the matter.

Zhao Xiajun took the opportunity to say: "Everyone, now we can believe that the adaptation rights we have obtained are real and effective! Although it has nothing to do with Disney Film and Television in the United States, this does not prevent us from continuing to cooperate and continue filming, isn't it? Why do we have to let Americans shoot the heroes of our own country, why can't we shoot ourselves? Hua Mulan is us Chinese!" Everyone, I have decided, this movie will find the best director and production team in China, and hire domestic first-line traffic stars to join, everyone can rest assured, the box office after its release will definitely be a hit!"

Businessmen are all about money, and as long as they can make money, everything doesn't matter.

At this time, the representative of Yuntian Capital, the second largest shareholder of Huayi, at the end of the video, said: "Mr. Zhao, we can no longer only believe your words, although the company's business is not interfered with by our shareholders, but we have reason to protect our investment and income, so let's do it, how about we sign a gambling agreement? If this movie does not reach the box office of 500 million, you will personally compensate us for the shortfall, and you can use your own shares to offset it, if you don't agree to this agreement, then we don't agree to Huayi to start making this movie!" ”

"Yes, bet?"

Zhao Xiajun broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead, and said with a forced smile, "Okay! Then we will sign the agreement, but I also have a request, from now to three months after the release of this movie, all shareholders who have signed the VAM agreement are not allowed to withdraw their shares. ”

The other small shareholders are okay, but the two largest shareholders ranked second and third are worth thinking about.

Because they just put forward the request to withdraw their shares before, the third ranked is an individual shareholder, but the second ranked Yuntian Capital is not easy to deal with, they hold too many shares, as much as four times the third shareholder, and threatening Zhao Xiajun with a withdrawal of shares is equivalent to taking his life.

"I need to discuss this matter with the other directors of the company!"

The representative of SkyCapital said, "Everyone, please wait a minute, I will call them for a video conference right away, and come back after the meeting." ”

"Okay, you go!"

Zhao Xiajun said, glancing at the third shareholder in the other monitor, but saw that he didn't say anything, as if he was waiting to see the decision of Yuntian Capital.

……

Outside.

Because of Disney's press release, netizens have been abusing Huayi's address and abuse.

Huayi was busy with meetings and had no time to respond to netizens.

Taking advantage of the break in the meeting, Zhao Xiajun finally made time to instruct the company's public relations staff to officially disclose the cooperation between Huayi and Hong Kong Disneyland.

Although this is a leather bag company, it can also withstand it for a while, after all, Huayi has never said that it is cooperating with Disney Film and Television in the United States!

The press release came out half an hour later, and it also included proof that Hong Kong Disney owned the rights to the animation adaptation of the Southeast Asian version of Mulan.

After reading this explanation, the scolding of netizens has increased instead of decreasing.

"Shameless!"

"This is planning to fool the audience from the beginning? If Disney doesn't release a press release, everyone will still think it's true!"

"Hehe, Disney China (Xiangjiang) Culture Co., Ltd.? This kind of leather bag company grabs a lot of money in Xiangjiang, do you know how many Xiangjiang tourism companies are in the name of Disney? How many food companies of the same type are there? Behind it are actually private tour guides and small restaurants, but they have made a fortune by taking advantage of the popularity of Disney, and Huayi, such a big company, has also learned these little cleverness, and has begun to be shameless!"

"Phew! It turned out to be the Southeast Asian version of "Mulan", I'm surprised, you still have to buy the copyright of Southeast Asia to shoot Mulan? Our Chinese hero, won't you be allowed to shoot it? Or is the character of Mulan not approved by the cultural department for you?"

After reading this explanation, the scolding of netizens has increased instead of decreasing.

"Shameless!"

"This is planning to fool the audience from the beginning? If Disney doesn't release a press release, everyone will still think it's true!"

"Hehe, Disney China (Xiangjiang) Culture Co., Ltd.? This kind of leather bag company grabs a lot of money in Xiangjiang, do you know how many Xiangjiang tourism companies are in the name of Disney? How many food companies of the same type are there? Behind it are actually private tour guides and small restaurants, but they have made a fortune by taking advantage of the popularity of Disney, and Huayi, such a big company, has also learned these little cleverness, and has begun to be shameless!"

"Phew! It turned out to be the Southeast Asian version of "Mulan", I'm surprised, you still have to buy the copyright of Southeast Asia to shoot Mulan? Our Chinese hero, won't you be allowed to shoot it? Or is the character of Mulan not approved by the cultural department for you?"