Chapter 112: Plagiarism

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readx; In Hollywood, plagiarism incidents have emerged one after another, "Pirates of the Caribbean", "The Matrix", "The Last Samurai", etc., almost all of these successful films have been sued for "plagiarism". Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

James Cameron has a bunch of people accusing him of plagiarism in almost every movie, "Titanic" is like this, "Avatar" is also like this, especially "Avatar", the Americans sue him, the Chinese sue him, the Canadians sue him, the Europeans sue him.

Cameron said helplessly: "What saddens me is that every time a movie is commercially successful, there are a lot of people who come out and want to steal the fruits of victory, and I've seen too many people like that." ”

Cheng Peng knows that this time the matter will definitely get bigger and bigger, and it is estimated that he will not be able to end the lawsuit without a lawsuit, but at this time, the best thing to do is to stabilize his position and watch the development of the situation.

In fact, Cheng Peng is not worried about the United States, after all, his reputation is very small, and the media will not continue to pay attention, what he is really worried about is domestic public opinion, I am afraid that this matter will be hyped up to the sky, and all kinds of dirty water will be splashed on him.

The first to come to the door was the American media, and when Cheng Peng came out of the hotel, a large group of reporters surrounded him.

"Cheng, what do you think of Blake Snyder's accusations?"

Cheng Peng replied, "I don't know Mr. Blake-Snyder, and I haven't met him. If you don't believe me, you can check the entry registration, but I was in the United States for the first time after the Venice Film Festival, and by that time I had already announced the structure of the fifteen nodes. I haven't been to the U.S. at all before, where do I go to plagiarize? ”

"But how can you write the structure of a Hollywood movie?"

"This structure is not unique to Hollywood, many good movies have this structure, it's just that there are more movies with this structure in Hollywood."

Blake Snyder Cheng Peng's accusations are actually no evidence at all, just speculation, but the American media almost ignore these suspicions, and almost all of them are on the side of Blake Snyder, suspecting that Cheng Peng is a plagiarist.

This is normal, xenophobia and territorial protection exist in every country, and the United States is no exception. At the Berlin Film Festival was the unanimous criticism of Anthony Minghella's film "Cold Mountain" by American journalists. To say that he, the British, plagiarized the work of the Americans, is what it is.

This is still the case for Minghella, a British director who has won an Oscar, and naturally he will not be polite to Cheng Peng, a Chinese director.

"I've seen Blake Snyder's email to Owen Wells, in which he elaborates on his theory of fifteen nodes, which is dated April 28, 2004, and Cheng Peng proposes that the time node is September 7, 2004, so there is a possibility of plagiarism. Similarly, the argument that Cheng Peng had not been to the United States before the Venice Film Festival is completely untenable, and if he does not go to the United States, he can also plagiarize without knowing Blake Snyder. It's the age of the web. There are a lot of cases of plagiarism through email. ”

The big media just questioned. It's just that Cheng Peng was involved in plagiarism, but the tabloid directly put the plagiarist's hat on Cheng Peng's head.

"It's strange that a young man who has never been to Hollywood knows so much about the structure of Hollywood films; What so many well-known screenwriters in Hollywood have not been able to discover, a Chinese who knows little about Hollywood has discovered. It's just so bizarre. I can't think of any other reason than plagiarism! ”

"I'm not surprised by this at all, it's too obvious, Cheng Peng is a shameful plagiarist!"

It is normal for the American media to ignore Cheng Peng's argument and side with Blake Snyder, after all, they are family. What makes people speechless is that most of the domestic media did not mention a word about Cheng Peng's rebuttal, and almost all of them sided with Blake Snyder and criticized Cheng Peng.

Blake Snyder was only a third-rate screenwriter in Hollywood, two scripts turned into movies, and they did a bad job at the box office, but in the mouth of the media, Blake Snyder became Hollywood's top screenwriter. Because plagiarizing Hollywood's top screenwriters makes it sound more reliable and critical.

As the saying goes, the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. When director Xie Jin stood at the top, criticism of him was rampant; When Zhang Yimou carried the banner of Chinese films, his movies were always made and scolded. Cheng Peng's matter should be put on other people. Or maybe he didn't win the Ballon d'Or, maybe it was a different story.

But Cheng Peng won the title of genius, Berlin won the award, the domestic box office exceeded 100 million, and now he has won the Golden Globe Award. There are too many people who envy, envy and hate, countless corners of their eyes are staring at him, and many people want to see Cheng Peng fall, and the harder he falls, the better.

"Cheng Peng has been hailed by many as a genius, and even by some as the hope of Chinese cinema, but now he brings us disappointment. Of course, it's just disappointment, and there is no despair, after all, theories can be plagiarized, but you can't win so many awards by plagiarism. Cheng Peng is talented, so I don't think you need to be too harsh on him, after all, he is only 24 years old, and he still has a long way to go. I hope he will realize his mistake as soon as possible and make movies in a down-to-earth manner. ”

On the surface, the article seems to be helping Cheng Peng speak, and it is also persuading everyone not to be too harsh on Cheng Peng, but in fact, it has been determined that Cheng Peng is a plagiarist and is the most vicious.

"Last October, the New York Times had a front-page article talking about academic plagiarism in China. Plagiarism has not only corrupted the academic atmosphere, but also damaged the country's image, when it comes to China's manufacturing industry, many Western media first think of plagiarism, I am afraid it is not just out of a prejudice. And Cheng Peng's plagiarism incident is now in an uproar in the whole United States, and the whole world knows about it, which greatly discredits the image of the country! This is to criticize Cheng Peng from the height of the country's image.

"Many young people regard Cheng Peng as their idol, and his words and deeds have a great influence on those who worship him. I saw in Cheng Peng's post bar that there are many people on Cheng Peng's side, and some people even say that even if it is plagiarism, what's wrong, I just like his movies, and I will always support him! These supporters have completely lost their judgment of right and wrong, and they are very blind, and these teenagers are really worrying. "This is an educational critique.

"There are too many mysteries in Cheng Peng's body, and it is incredible that an actor suddenly becomes a big director, and now this mystery may be solved, he is a plagiarist. Since theories can be plagiarism, then movies can certainly also be plagiarism. Cheng Peng really copied it at a high level, copied it out of Asia and copied it to the world! This is completely illogical questioning.

Of course. It's not all judgment, some media that maintain a good relationship with Cheng Peng still stood up and spoke out: "Why did an American screenwriter jump out and say that Cheng Peng plagiarized, and everyone thought Cheng Peng plagiarized?" There are many such things in the United States, some people sue Wachowski that their "Matrix" is plagiarism, some people sue Cameron that "Titanic" is plagiarism, and some people sue Vebinsky's "Pirates of the Caribbean" for plagiarism. Everyone thinks that these people who jumped out are hype, why did everyone think that Cheng Peng was a plagiarist?

Cheng Peng had never been to the United States at all before he published his views on fifteen nodes, and he didn't know Blake Snyder, so how could he plagiarize? Why do you turn a blind eye to so many doubts? Just because Blake Snyder is American. And Cheng Peng is Chinese? This is completely a kind of inferiority complex at work! ”

It's just in the midst of the overwhelming criticism. Such a sound does not do anything. All that was won was more invective. The people who wrote these articles on the Internet were all scolded bloody, and they were considered to have accepted Cheng Peng's money, and they were guys who didn't want personality for money.

Although the Internet is not as one-sided as the media criticizes Cheng Peng. But the criticism of Cheng Peng still has the upper hand, even in Cheng Peng's post bar, it is full of abuse and criticism of him, and the master can't delete it.

"I'm going to Nima, Cheng Peng, why don't you die, I'm ashamed to go to the United States!"

"I'm disappointed, I never watched any of Cheng Peng's movies again, I didn't expect my favorite director to be a plagiarist, I'm so disappointed!"

"Now the whole world knows that Cheng Peng plagiarized. This time he's really finished! ”

Everyone's performance reminded Cheng Peng of the plagiarism incident of "Auspicious Three Treasures", "Auspicious Three Treasures" actually came out earlier than the movie "Butterfly", but many people just thought that "Auspicious Three Treasures" was plagiarized, and even in the end, the composer of "Butterfly" stood up and said that the two tunes were different, and many people were still indignant.

Cheng Peng couldn't understand the thinking of these people at all. Now that the matter has not been decided, why are so many people poking at it, as if they saw Cheng Peng plagiarizing, although he really plagiarized.

Tong Liyu was the first person to call Cheng Peng, and it was only at this time that she understood why Cheng Peng was not in a hurry to come back: "Xiaopeng, those people are jealous, they just can't see others as better than themselves!"

Cheng Peng didn't take Blake Snyder's accusations seriously, and comforted with a smile: "I'm fine, things will be fine!" ”

"Xiaopeng, I want to come and accompany you!"

"You stay in peace, I have a lot of things to deal with these days, and even if you come, I may not be able to take care of you. Don't worry, everything will be fine! ”

"Xiaopeng, no matter what happens, I support you!"

Next, Zhang Meng and Chen Shaoping all called Cheng Peng, and they scolded Blake Snyder as shit on the phone, and they all said that they supported Cheng Peng no matter what.

And Xu Jinglei and Fan Binbin, actors who have worked with Cheng Peng, also called Cheng Peng to express their support for him, and Huang Xiaoming also called to greet him.

What surprised Cheng Peng the most was that he actually received a call from Han Shanping, Cheng Peng joked with him with a smile: "Mr. Han, I am wearing the hat of a plagiarist now, and I am about to become a national sinner, do you dare to call me?" ”

Han Shanping said with a smile: "I am a person who has been a director, I can see your level, others can be plagiarized, this director's level cannot be copied, I believe you!" ”

Cheng Peng laughed, Han Shanping's level of making movies is very stinky, and his eye for people is good, Ning Hao and Xu Jinglei became directors in his hands: "Thank you, I will prove my innocence!" ”

In the evening, Zhao Linlin called over: "The media we contacted was too quiet, this can't work, we have to make a statement, otherwise this matter will get bigger and bigger!" ”

Cheng Peng stopped Zhao Linlin's words and said: "You don't need to issue a statement first, issuing a statement at this time will not work at all, and no one will listen to our explanation at all!" ”

"Now public opinion is very unfavorable to us, if we don't make a statement, I'm afraid that any bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods will jump out!"

"After making a statement, they will still jump out, and before this matter is completely resolved, those bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods will definitely dance happily!"

"But we can't just wait, can we?"

"Now we can only wait, in fact, the more people who jump out, the better, this time we just stand up and establish our authority, let those guys know that we are not easy to mess with, so that they will never dare to make trouble easily in the future!"