It is common for Americans to fight a lawsuit for several years, but this time the infringement case of "The Lord of the Rings 2" and "Jack's Monster Friend" was tried very quickly at the request of both parties, and "The Lord of the Rings 2" was judged to be infringing within a week.

After Jeffrey and the others made a promise that they would not issue sky-high claims, New Line did its best to cooperate with the trial of the case. However, when the court handed down its verdict, Jeffrey did not negotiate with them, although they did not put forward the conditions for the sky-high claim.

For Jeffrey and Gary, although they made the movie, the copyright is not actually in their hands. Without Douglas's consent, they wouldn't even be qualified to negotiate with the other side. What's more, they also know very well that the most important thing now is to release "Jack's Monster Friend" to mainstream theaters as much as possible, and take advantage of the sensational effect of the lawsuit to get as much box office and money as possible!

For Paramount, the publisher, no matter how much benefit New Line gives Jeffrey, it has nothing to do with them. It's better to take advantage of the hype of "Jack's Monster Friend" to do a good job in distribution and release, get more box office and share more benefits! Therefore, Paramount did not hesitate to win the already declining "Fear Killing", and fully released "Jack's Monster Friend" in more than 600 theaters.

Facts have also proved that Jeffrey and Paramount's judgment is correct, relying on the sensational effect of the infringement lawsuit, "Jack's Monster Friend" has become a box office dark horse. A few days ago, it was released in remote places and school theaters, and the box office was only a few hundred thousand, but once it was transferred to mainstream theaters, the box office suddenly soared to 27.8 million in the first week.

21.46 million the next week! 19.71 million in the third week! A children's film with an investment of only 4.61 million, when it was finally painted, the box office reached 100.69 million, which not only made Jeffrey and Garry make a lot of money, but also gave Paramount a big piece of the pie.

Okay, the big cake has been eaten by those two bastards, now it's time to sit down and talk, right?

That's right, it's really okay to sit down and talk, even Jeffrey and their own lawyers, these two lucky people will accept it when they see it, and they can't get along with the green dollars. The strength of "The Lord of the Rings 2" is there, as long as this infringement case is solved, even if it is released in the summer of 2003, it can make a lot of money, and everyone happens to get another box office share.

But Paramount people don't see it that way, "Jack's Monster Friend" is a good idea, although the image of "Gollum" is a bit ugly, it is not annoying to children, and it is in line with the imagination of children, and it is very educational. Now the movie can get such a high box office, of course, there are reasons for the hype through lawsuits, but being liked by children is also its success.

Jeffrey, who was in the middle of it, rejected the new line company with a smooth sailing.

"I'm going to make a sequel to Jack's Monster Friend, and it's not in our interest to license the Lord of the Rings to use the 'Gollum' image!"

The news report some time ago dug up everything about Jeffrey and Calry, and now they have once again rejected a lucrative out-of-court settlement, Clifton? What else does Johnson not understand? Clifton, who is an old man, hurriedly called Peter, who had been chasing him for the final payment of the special effects, and asked: "Peter, think about it, is it possible for you to show the design of 'Gollum' to others five years ago?" ”

Five years ago was too far away, but living in an upscale community with excellent security conditions, there would be a theft in the house, Peter? Jackson was still a little impressed. Thinking of such an incredible coincidence, Peter exclaimed, "God, they can't be those thieves, right?" ”

The two hurriedly went to the police station to check, and sure enough, the date of Jeffrey's copyright parcel was only two days behind the date of theft.

However, this is only speculation, not evidence!

However, Clifton followed this line of thought and quickly remembered the feud with Light and Shadow over the rights to the "Lord of the Rings" film adaptation. Competition in the mall has always been to do everything, as long as you make sure that the trouble does not lead to you, instruct a few pawns to do the dirty work, and Clifton himself has done such a.

Although Peter and his friends founded a pretty good special effects company, they have always only been creative, not day-to-day management, how could they know about the dirty things in the mall, and couldn't help but wonder: "Why?"

"If our guess is correct, then there must be a mole on the part of your special effects company who leaked the dubbing information of 'Gollum'. And the person who can buy that traitor must have extraordinary wealth and power, do you think Jeffrey has that strength? ”

Peter? Jackson was stunned, and after a while, he was shocked: "You mean? ”

"Yes! It can't be such a coincidence, then there is only one explanation, we are being calculated!"

Peter still couldn't believe it, because the famous China Ming's reputation was too good, and he didn't believe that the big man would do such a bad thing! Clifton also nodded, Sun Ziming's position was unlikely to take such a risk, but it was difficult to say who his subordinates or he hinted at.

Hmph, those two bastards have a relationship with the light and shadow company, and even the special effects are made by them, how can they hand it over to Paramount for distribution? However, Clifton is an old fox, and he won't give it to Peter and Pan, and if it is possible, he doesn't mind sacrificing this piece in exchange for the smooth release of The Lord of the Rings 2.

Clifton had asked someone else to prepare for a reshoot to remove or change the character of 'Gollum', but unfortunately the budget was too high. So if you want to avoid losses as much as possible, you must pay a price, what do the bastards in the light and shadow company want most? I'm afraid what they want to do most is to bankrupt Peter's Vita special effects company!

Perhaps, this is the purpose behind their backs! Light and shadow special effects companies occupy 2/3 of Hollywood's business, as long as the Weta special effects are forced to death, this industry is their world.

"Well, maybe he didn't instigate it, but it can't be ruled out that his men would do it! Ok, we'll wait for him to come back and talk to him again. China is a person who wants personal and company reputation, otherwise there will be no turmoil of collective resignation, and he will buy back shares at market prices.

Peter, there must be a way to solve this matter, it just takes time. Now our company's capital chain is very tight, so we can only deal with this matter first, and your payment will have to be delayed for a while. ”

When a director is a director, how can there be more businessmen in his heart? What's more, Clifton's explanation is very reasonable, the film failed to be released, but the production fee, publicity, and distribution fees have already been spent, and it is impossible for the new line company to have such a large financial resource to pay another two or three million dollars. Therefore, Peter was easily appeased by Clifton, and instead of urging the special effects company to pay the huge sum, he gritted his teeth and insisted.

Their insistence is really gritting their teeth and insisting, although New Zealand's labor is cheaper than Hollywood, it is still much higher than Chinese mainland. Weta special effects want to snatch food from the mouth of light and shadow special effects, in addition to technical competition, they also have to maintain a price not higher than that of light and shadow special effects, and they really haven't made much money in recent years. If it weren't for the New Zealand government's subsidies to them, and other film giants also want to contain light and shadow, and often take the initiative to give business, they would not have been able to survive a long time ago.

Besides, Peter? As the director of "The Lord of the Rings 2", Jackson does not have primary responsibility, but he still has secondary responsibility. If the matter is not resolved satisfactorily, I am afraid that this is a troublesome dispute between New Line and Weta Special Effects, and even a claim and counterclaim lawsuit between the two parties.