Chapter 120: Tenglong Pictures loses the lawsuit
The two movies "Super Big Diamond" and "Magic Green Jade" were released one after another only one day apart. At the beginning of the release, it triggered a wave of movie-watching craze.
These two films, together with "Crazy Stone", were jokingly dubbed "Three Stone Movies" by the media. As early as when it was launched, the three stone movies were hyped by the media because of plagiarism. Later, three more violent attacks shook the country, and the attention of the three films increased to an unprecedented level. Many fans are looking forward to it.
Now that the movie has finally been released, everyone is crowding into the cinema, all wanting to see the true face of these two movies.
Whether it is "Super Big Diamond" or "Magic Green Jade", it did not disappoint fans. In the screening room, there was a lot of laughter. Similar film works have never appeared in the country. They make everyone feel new and fun at the same time.
Since the release of the two films, they have been almost full. Many movie fans and viewers watched one film and bought tickets to watch another. The box office of "Super Big Diamond" and "Magic Green Jade" are going crazy at the box!
This movie-going craze is even worse than when "Nightclub" was released. The domestic film box office achieved a second explosion at the end of the summer of 2000. Some people in the film and television industry rejoice, the era of domestic films is finally coming!
"Life and Death Choice", which was released at the same time, although not as exaggerated as "Super Big Diamond" and "Crazy Stone", is still amazing at the box office. The attendance rate has always remained above 80% in the four weeks of release, and if it weren't for the two newly released stone works that robbed some of the moviegoers, the attendance rate of "Life and Death Choice" should have been even higher.
Normally, a movie is released for a month, and it can basically be painted. But there are exceptions, such as "Nightclub", which is still being released in a small number of theaters, and "Life and Death Choice", which has strong box office results.
"Life and Death Choice" became the second film to be postponed this year. The release date is tentatively set for two weeks!
Since the release of "Magic Green Jade" on August 27, the mainland film market has entered a three-strong competition situation.
"A Choice of Life and Death" has always firmly occupied half of the country, even due to the fact that two stone films are competing for the box office. The proportion of its scheduled films has decreased, but the decline is not very large. The competition between "Super Big Diamond" and "Magic Green Jade" is particularly fierce, and the combined proportion of the two films is comparable to that of "Life and Death".
And because it was released the day before, there was Wanda Cinema Line behind it. "Super Big Diamond" has a slight upper hand in the proportion of films. This was supposed to be a happy thing, but Dong Ruifeng couldn't be happy.
The court held two court sessions, Tenglong Pictures and Qingyun Entertainment clashed twice, and Tenglong Pictures was at a disadvantage. The court has not yet defined the behavior of Tenglong Pictures, but the media and public opinion have already sided with Qingyun Entertainment.
As a representative of Qingyun Entertainment. Li Bing held three press conferences in Kyoto. After each press conference, the major media outlets will get new revelations. The matter of Chen Yuan entering Beijing to deliver the script was shaken out, and several film and television production companies and several well-known directors stood up to testify for Chen Yuan. Dong Ruifeng and Zhang Yuan's plagiarism has been recognized by the media. The court has not yet made a final verdict.
Dong Ruifeng stood in front of Xue Qingsheng, the boss of the company, and did not dare to make the slightest movement.
Xue Qingsheng spat out a smoke ring and said in a deep voice: "I remember that you promised before that this matter would definitely not go wrong?" ”
"Boss, there are accidents in everything, and I didn't expect that kid to ......"
Xue Qingsheng waved his hand and interrupted Dong Ruifeng's words. "I don't want to hear what you're saying," he said. You know everything in the company. The capital chain is broken, and it is difficult to maintain it anymore. Director Dong, you might as well find another job! ”
"Boss!" Dong Ruifeng raised his head and said in a pleading tone, "The market response of "Super Big Diamond" is good, and the box office continues to rise. The film will bring in a lot of box office revenue for the company......"
"Income? Where does the income come from? Xue Qingsheng smiled coldly and said, "I heard the inside news, the court can no longer withstand the pressure of public opinion, and the trial will be held again next week." The court will ask us to screen this movie and compensate Qingyun Entertainment for all economic losses! We've lost the case! Director Dong, tell me, where does the company still have income? ”
Yes? Dong Ruifeng opened his mouth wide. Surprised, he said, "When?" Why didn't I receive the message? ”
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Dong Ruifeng walked out of Xue Qingsheng's office, like a frosted eggplant. After he left the company, he came directly to Zhang Yuan's house. By now, the only person he could think of was his senior brother.
It was Ning Ning, Zhang Yuan's youngest daughter, who opened the door. She saw that Dong Ruifeng's mood was a little wrong, and hurriedly said hello. He ran to his bedroom and hid. It wasn't long before she heard an argument coming from the living room. The quarrel grew louder and louder, and the little girl was so frightened that she went straight into the quilt and began to cry bitterly.
In the living room, Dong Ruifeng and Zhang Yuan finally ended their quarrel. Both of them were a little tired, lying on the sofa, silent.
"Are we really out of chance?" Dong Ruifeng still has a glimmer of hope in his heart.
Zhang Yuan sighed helplessly and said, "Now that I have no choice." ”
Dong Ruifeng stared at Zhang Yuan's eyes carefully, and gradually, the last glimmer of hope in his heart was quietly shattered. Regretting not at the beginning, Dong Ruifeng collapsed on the sofa, without the slightest strength in his body.
Zhang Yuan is no better than him. He had made the last struggle, but he still lost.
Zhang Yuan kept asking himself, where did they lose? It wasn't until it was dark and the bright lights illuminated the entire living room that he woke up to the fact that he had lost to the media!
On September 13, the Kyoto Intermediate Court opened. Chen Qingjiang, the representative of the plaintiff Qingyun Entertainment, Xue Qingsheng, the representative of the defendant Tenglong Pictures, and important related persons Chen Yuan, Li Bing, Guan Hu, Dong Ruifeng, Zhang Yuan and others were all present.
The judge solemnly pronounced the verdict:
According to the provisions of articles 217 and 220 of the Criminal Law, whoever commits this crime (referring to the crime of plagiarism) and the amount of unlawful gains is relatively large or there are other serious circumstances, is to be sentenced to up to 3 years imprisonment or short-term detention and/or a fine; Where the amount of unlawful gains is huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, a sentence of between 3 and 7 years imprisonment and a concurrent fine is to be given. Where a unit commits this crime, a double penalty system is implemented, that is, the unit is fined, and the person in charge and other persons directly responsible for it are to be fined. Penalties shall be imposed in accordance with the above provisions. The case ......
The result of the court's verdict is the same as the inside information that Xue Qingsheng found out in advance. Demand that Tenglong Pictures stop the screening of the plagiarized work "Super Big Diamond" and compensate Qingyun Entertainment and the author Chen Yuan for all losses.
Dong Ruifeng and Zhang Yuan were imprisoned. Dong Ruifeng was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months, and Zhang Yuan was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months. As the head of Tamron Pictures. Xue Qingsheng not only had to compensate the plaintiff for all losses, but also enjoyed a three-month prison sentence.
After the end of the trial, the losing party is like a mourner. And the Qingyun Entertainment side that won the lawsuit cheered up and down.
Chen Qingjiang shook hands cordially with the three lawyers. Expressed deep gratitude. Chen Yuan, who followed him, quietly handed the big red envelope that had just been wrapped to the three of them.
Lawyer Zhang Xiaojuan was very surprised when she received the red envelope, because the red envelope was too big to be too big for her to expect. She hesitated for a moment and said to Chen Yuan: "Mr. Chen, the remuneration given by your company before is already generous enough, this red envelope ......"
"Take it, it's my encouragement to you." Chen Yuan smiled faintly and said again. "We won this lawsuit, but there is an even more difficult lawsuit waiting for you! Go for it! ”
Zhang Xiaojuan nodded, another lawsuit is indeed more difficult to fight. But she and her two colleagues are full of confidence that they will win!
In addition to the big red envelopes given to the three lawyers, Chen Yuan also distributed small red envelopes to the media reporters present. The money in the little red envelope is not much, only 200 yuan. But these two hundred yuan are enough for them to spare no effort to publicize the results of this trial.
On September 14, "Super Big Diamond", which was being screened in major theaters, was suddenly drawn.
Many audience members who have just bought tickets but have not yet entered the screening hall have a hard time accepting this fact. Everyone crowded to the theater ticket office to ask why. The answer given at the ticket office is simple. It was only said that he had received the notice from above, but the specific reason was not clarified. Such an answer naturally made fans very unhappy!
They had already bought tickets in advance, but now they were told that the movie was not being released. Why?! Why?! The fans were excited and noisy. The conductors couldn't resist. Quickly contacted the theater manager.
It didn't take long for the theater manager to come running over sweating profusely.
He waved the newspaper in his hand, shuttled through the crowd, and kept saying, "I'm sorry, please let me, please let me ......"
Finally squeezed to the front. The theater manager took a breath and explained, "Guys, I'm so sorry! I just got specific news that the plagiarism case of "Super Big Diamond" was held three times yesterday, and the producer, Tenglong Pictures, lost the case. "Super Big Diamond" was asked to stop screening, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! ”
What the? When people heard the news, they were shocked.
"It turns out that "Super Big Diamond" is really plagiarized, and everyone has been talking about it recently, but I don't believe it. Unexpectedly, alas! ”
"Who's to say it isn't? I don't believe that such a good-looking movie is plagiarized. But facts speak louder than words! ”
"Huh? You say that this "Super Big Diamond" is plagiarism, but what about "Magic Green Jade"? ”
"I guess that's also plagiarized! The original script is Chen Yuan, everyone knows Chen Yuan, right? That's the demon genius who wrote "Sealing the Demon" and "Nightclub"! Such a wonderful script can only be written by Chen Yuan, right? ”
"Actually, I have watched both the movies "Super Big Diamond" and "Magic Green Jade". It's really all very good-looking. But there is one thing, after reading it, I always feel that there are many similarities......"
"Since both movies are plagiarized and plagiarized, do you think that "Crazy Stone" will be better?"
"No one can say for sure, anyway, as long as that "Crazy Stone" is released, I will definitely come to see it!"
"That's it, I'll come too. I'd like to see what the original looks like! ”
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There was a lot of talk in the cinema, and everyone was talking about the three stone works. Now that "Super Big Diamond" has been forced to draw, fans will naturally not be able to see this movie again. But what do they do with the movie tickets they already have in their hands?
"That's good, let's exchange tickets for tickets, you can take this "Super Diamond" movie ticket and exchange it for a movie ticket for any movie! No, we can refund the ticket. "The theater manager came up with this idea.
"Super Big Diamond" is drawn, and the domestic film market has entered a situation of competition between the two powers. Stimulated by the sudden painting of this movie, many fans have bought tickets for "Magic Green Jade". They were afraid that this Xiangjiang movie would suddenly be drawn without knowing when, and they really didn't have to watch it at that time!
The trial results of the plagiarism case of "Super Big Diamond" were reported by major media. It only took less than two days for fans and audiences across the country to learn the news.
Fan Bing was sitting in a bubble tea shop, and the newspaper in her hand was torn to shreds.
Dong Ruifeng was imprisoned, she should have been happy. But for some reason, after hearing the news, she was very unhappy. This Dong Ruifeng is too unlucky, he was defeated in less than two weeks, and he is really useless!
"This young lady, please don't throw confetti everywhere." A waitress walked over and politely reminded.
Fan Bing took off his sunglasses, revealing those clear and charming eyes. She was already in a bad mood, and she felt extremely uncomfortable when she saw the other party's smiling face. She sneered, "I'm your guest, is that how you treat guests?" ”
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," the waitress quickly apologized and admitted her mistake. Then he picked up the broom, swept all the scraps of paper on the ground, and put them away. After finishing the work, the waitress came to Fan Bing again.
Fan Bing put on her sunglasses again, and when she saw the other party coming over again, she was even more unhappy in her heart, and said, "What's the matter?" ”
"No, excuse me, are you Fan Bing?" The waitress asked cautiously.
Fan Bing didn't speak, just nodded.
The waitress suddenly became excited, and she said with a smile: "I like the golden lock you play the most, I didn't expect to meet a real person here, I'm so lucky." Miss Fan Bing, can you give me an autograph? ”
Fan Bing was stunned, never imagined that this waitress was actually her fan. Thinking of her attitude just now, she was very embarrassed. She did not refuse the other party, and in the spirit of making up for her mistakes, she wrote a long list of blessings in a proper manner, and finally signed her name.
The waitress took Fan Bing's signature and left happily. Fan Bing didn't have the heart to stay any longer, she hurriedly drank the milk tea in the cup in a few sips, and then walked out of the milk tea shop with a small bag.
As soon as I left the store, I heard my mobile phone ringing.
Fan Bing stopped, took out his mobile phone from his bag, glanced at the number, and then connected the phone.
"Fan Bing, I have already interceded for you, and Mr. Chen has promised to let you go back to the company. But you need to start with the front desk of the company. Don't know what you mean? ”
Hearing this, Fan Bing bit his lip and only felt humiliated. (To be continued.) )