794 Revisiting the Past

"Hehe, isn't that a matter of course? I'm not Martin Luther King, Jr., or Mahatma Gandhi. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Lance's teasing made Dorothy laugh, and Cole shook his head with a smile. With a smile still on the corner of his mouth, Lance said lightly, "What's more, this game has just begun, and when it will end, it's not George but I will decide." ”

In that relaxed tone, you can faintly feel the biting threat, which makes people shiver involuntarily.

Lance really didn't expect the Golden Globes to award Best Supporting Actor to George, Lance didn't care about the Golden Globes, never did; It was George's salted fish that turned over and came so quickly.

Lance never thought that a single plagiarism could crucify George, he was not so naïve, society didn't work that way, and although the Western world was very strict about copyright protection, the law was not without loopholes.

In 2015, "Uptown-Funk", which became popular all over the world, involved extensive plagiarism, including the works of Michael Jackson, Prince, The-Gap-Band and others; Also in 2014, the red-hot "Blurred-Lines" was accused of plagiarizing Marvin-Gaye's "got-to-give-it-up", and the copyright battle even went to court; and Sam Smith's famous "Stay-with-me" has also been suspected of plagiarizing Tom Petty's "won't-back-down".

These are typical copyright disputes in the field of art, but due to the particularity of art, the line between borrowing or plagiarism is very blurred, and even if it goes to court, the judgment process is very complicated. But a common detail worth noting: "Funk Celebrity" and "By My Side" have successively re-declared copyrights and added a number of songwriters, all of whom were found to have plagiarized the song, thus avoiding going to court, but basically acquiescing in the fact of plagiarism, allowing the increased creators to enjoy the right to copyright dividends.

As for "blurring the line", he lost the case and was fined $40 million.

Since then, the careers of the creators and original singers of these songs are still thriving, not only have they not been affected, the shadow of plagiarism has almost disappeared, but they have also created a new peak in their careers with their "alleged" plagiarized works.

Does this mean that plagiarism can also be forgiven? No, it means that people who know the rules of the game can survive, and it also means that the conflict of interests hidden behind the copyright dispute is ultimately a conflict of interests, not something as illusory as the so-called "artistic inspiration".

The same goes for "Good Night, Good Luck", George tried to deny it at first, putting the blame on the assistant, but then realized Lance's trap, and immediately chose to avoid the limelight, first filing the copyright for Lance, and then appearing at the premiere of "Hard Candy" with an apology, even during the college's public relations process.

Therefore, Lance would never be naïve enough to think that after the burglary, George would really collapse. This is Hollywood, a drunken Hollywood, a Hollywood where interests are paramount, not to mention, George still firmly occupies the position of a first-line celebrity without any masterpieces, relying on his personality charm and gentlemanly demeanor, and his strong connections are his most solid backing. Even if the impact of Burglarygate is far-reaching, it is only a matter of time before George recovers after the passage of time.

However, in less than three months, George completely turned the situation around? Even on the podium at the Golden Globes? This speed is really too fast, Lance originally thought that after plagiarizing the door, his series of actions and a slap in the face of the academy would at least make George withdraw from the competition for this year's awards season, after all, those old academics of the academy cherish their feathers the most - Leonardo DiCaprio starred in "Titanic", and was recognized by the academy as an idol student, this grudge has passed for nineteen years, and the academy has ignored Leonardo's "show of love" again and again, such as Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Matthew McConaughey people are all like that.

But what about now? Not only did George not disappear, but he also stepped onto the podium of the Golden Globes with dignity! This time, Lance and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Liang Zi got married.

"We were still talking about it." After going around in a circle, and finally coming around, Cole quickly added that this was the main reason they called Lance, Cole simply elaborated their thoughts, "How about it, do you have any other ideas?" After a pause, he added, "I mean, except for the 'Fury Road' set. ”

Lance smirked, "You're experts in this area, so of course I'll listen to you." "Fury Road" is set, and that's what Lance came up with, "Other than that, I think, no publicity is better than publicity." ”

Cole frowned, not understanding the meaning of the sentence, and looked up at Dorothy, who seemed to have caught some inspiration, but was still caught up in her own thoughts, and Cole could only ask hesitantly, "Huh...... What do you mean? ”

"On the surface, we still continue the strategy of not publicizing, anyway, the entire 'Fruit Hard Candy' crew is not in Los Angeles." Lance shrugged, looking calm, and didn't seem to have the consciousness that it was difficult to carry out public relations work because of his absence, which made Cole roll his eyes, "But secretly, we need to incite public opinion, on the one hand, it's 'Xinruina', if necessary, you can contact the paparazzi, and break the news about George's actions, you don't need to be too vigorous, as long as you ...... Uh-huh......" Lance muttered for a moment, "for example, he had a party with Brad Pitt and invited a whole bunch of friends, preferably big names; For example, if Katherine Kennedy has a party, George is the guest of honor, and many of the college judges are in attendance, such news is enough. ”

Dorothy suddenly realized, and then patted her head vigorously, as if she was very dissatisfied with her sluggishness, and the smile on her lips was easily outlined. Raising her head, Dorothy saw Cole's inquiring gaze, so she opened her mouth to pick up Lance's words, "On the other hand, we spread information on the Internet, and we only need to ask why no one is paying attention to 'fruit hard candy', and that's enough." That's it, right? ”

On the one hand, George's scenery is infinite, and it seems that the entire Hollywood bigwigs are supporting him, and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor has won nine out of ten; On the other hand, Lance has disappeared, seemingly completely disappearing from people's sight, and is truly exiled to a remote place like Africa.

"It's best to invite some film critics to express some opinions on the director and performance of 'Fruit Hard Candy', or to spark some discussions on the Internet and speak with strength." Dorothy went on to add.

If the "plagiarism door" is mentioned again at this time, it will seem too deliberate, and the chatter and constant mention will only make people disgusted, as if Frans is cautiously clinging to it, which is in stark contrast to George's frankness and generosity, so they can't mention the plagiarism door, at least not on their own initiative, but should skillfully let people think of it for themselves.

The first is the gap between George's activity and Reims's silence, which makes people feel absurd; Then speak with strength again, reawaken people's impression of "fruit hard candy", and the next thing will be logical.

George, who participated in plagiarism, has infinite beauty, but Lance, who was plagiarized, is low-key and devoted himself to creation.

For such a situation, everyone has a balance in their hearts, and it will naturally tilt, which is the so-called no propaganda is better than propaganda. College public relations is indeed very important, but Hollywood still lacks the use of online public opinion in the process of strategy. What's more, when it comes to the strength of real guns, Dorothy believes that the performance of "Fruit Hard Candy" Rylans is definitely not inferior to any Oscar.

Lance nodded, "Since I'm not in Hollywood right now, and they're going to take advantage of that, why can't we?" "Strengths can become weaknesses, and similarly, shortcomings can become advantages, as in a court of law, the focus is never on the truth, but on the evidence.

Cole looked at the rejuvenated Dorothy, and the smile on his lips was outlined, and sure enough, Lance could always come up with countless whimsical ideas to turn things around, and this time was no exception. The same is true for "Fury Road" set without warning, "That's right, Lance," Thinking of "Fury Road", Cole's mind suddenly flashed, "Our pre-movie publicity this time is already very intensive, if we continue the publicity now and continue until July, such fatigue bombing, are you sure it's okay?" The plight of the 'Sahara Cavalry' last year is still a change in Hollywood. ”

"Sahara Cavalry" can be said to have collapsed without warning, and although the poor quality of the work itself is a problem, the quality of commercial blockbusters in the summer has never been the focus of attention, and even if it is not profitable, it is not known that it will lead to such a fiasco. Many people in the industry believe that excessive publicity in the early stage has raised expectations, which is a fatal factor.

After the establishment of the "Fury Road", Hollywood discussed the "Sahara Cavalry" as a reference.

"Don't worry, our propaganda strategy is not so simple and crude." Lance seemed to be at ease, he personally sent the "Troy" and "Sahara Cavalry" to the guillotine at the beginning, and now he naturally will not repeat the mistakes of the past, "I still need to consider the specific plan, and I will have a meeting with James to discuss it tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and we will talk about it when there is a situation." Now it is imperative that the schedule be determined, and only when the schedule is determined can we formulate a publicity plan. ”

......After hanging up the phone, Dorothy let out a long breath, "I have a hunch now, maybe this year will be our bumper year, do you think I'm a little too blindly confident?" I mean, including the Oscars seven weeks later. ”

Cole shrugged, "I'm not going to contradict you, after all, we're in league with Lance, aren't we?" (To be continued.) )