Chapter 187: Plagiarism Turmoil
In the overseas promotion of "The Lion King", Disney did more quickly, two weeks after the film was released in North America, it began to enter the most important overseas markets, Western Europe on the other side of the Atlantic and Japan and South Korea in the Far East, all of which were released on a large scale, almost the same as the original "Jurassic Park", which swept the movie charts of various countries and swept away hundreds of millions of box office.
The media in various countries praised the film, after all, it is only an all-age animated film, and too harsh criticism will only attract laughing stock.
Surprisingly, voices of skepticism and clamor appeared in Japan.
"The Lion King, shameful plagiarism!"
This is the news that the Asahi Shimbun published on the headline of the entertainment section.
"Just last night, after the author watched the latest animated movie "The Lion King", I suddenly found that it is so similar to my country's animation master Osamu Tezuka's "The Forest Emperor", all of which tell the story of a little lion who became the king after going through hardships, in which the male lion, female lion, lion cub, baboon and other roles have obvious overlap, the author re-checked the information, only to find that there are many similar plots between the two sides, and "The Forest King" was born as early as 1965, obviously "The Lion King" The playwright plagiarized our "The Great of the Forest", which is an extremely shameful act......"
Next, naturally, there is the praise of "The Forest King" and the disdain for "The Lion King".
The news soon spread to North America, and Ryan instantly became the focus of the media.
Plagiarized? Of course plagiarism! This is Ryan's idea after learning about it, but plagiarism has nothing to do with the Japanese, he only plagiarized the image of "The Lion King" left in his mind from his previous life.
However, the Japanese openly issued a questioning battle post, and of course he would respond, and he would also pull a group of allies and have a good fight with them.
"Ryan, what do you think of the Japanese plagiarism?" When Ryan walks out of Disney. Stopped by reporters.
"The Lion King is indeed plagiarized!"
Ryan generously admitted, all the reporters opened their mouths in shock, this teenager is becoming one of the representatives of American and Hollywood culture, such plagiarism, wouldn't it make the entire North American entertainment industry ugly together?
"I'm copying Shakespeare's The Prince's Revenge, and I think you've known that for a long time, haven't you?" Ryan spread his hands innocently.
"yes!" Reporters echoed that, in addition to the animal image, "The Lion King" has at least sixty percent of Hamlet's shadow.
"The King of the Forest came out earlier than The Lion King, but The Prince's Revenge came out earlier. According to the logic of the Japanese, did "The Great Forest" also plagiarize "The Prince's Revenge"? "Ryan is obviously running a train," I want to ask you, is the Japanese credible? Don't forget Pearl Harbor! ”
"Also, I don't want to copy Shakespeare's classics, but to copy Japanese works, do you think it's necessary? I think the Japanese think that their works are more classic and famous than Shakespeare! Ryan said sternly, "Frankly. I'm paying homage to the great Shakespeare in this way! ”
Since "The Lion King" is an animal version of "The Prince's Revenge", how can the Kingdom of Great Britain stay out of it?
I'm not firing a map, am I? Definitely not! Ryan considers himself a man of conscience.
The personal response of his party can be regarded as providing sufficient guns and ammunition for North American media reporters, and one after another carefully concocted articles are thrown out. Without exception, they were all on Ryan's side.
This is normal, even in an open country like the United States, there are still xenophobia and territorial protection, and Ryan is almost a star they single-handedly. It doesn't matter how your own children teach themselves, if outsiders take action, it won't be okay.
What's more, there is hype and news before there is sales.
"Hear the Japanese counterparts slamming 'The Lion King'. I deliberately found "The Forest King", browsed many episodes overnight, and found that the plagiarism theory is obviously fictional, "The Lion King" is adapted from Shakespeare's "Hamlet", the main plot is closely related to the theme of the prince's revenge, supplemented by responsibility, family and other elements. "The Great Forest" is mainly about the struggle and cooperation between animals and humans. The two films are very different in theme......"
The big media are all analyzing with reason, and the reason is very simple, charging into battle or something, naturally there are tabloids in front.
As Ryan said before the movie's release, The Lion King's idea came from The Prince's Revenge and had nothing to do with the anime that the Japanese mentioned that most Americans don't even know by name. I would like to ask my Japanese counterparts, have you seen Shakespeare? Can you read Shakespeare? Or do you think that Japanese culture can make its way into North America and influence Hollywood? In the presence of the great Shakespeare, your works are not worth mentioning at all......"
This is one of the more polite in the tabloids, and there is a more radical clamour.
"Does Ryan need to plagiarize? He has been in the public eye for almost four years, during which time he has produced many classics that have become popular in North America and around the world. Will they be collectively deceived by a teenager? I remember Ryan once wrote a humorous story in Vanity Fair, and there was a sentence in it that could not be more appropriate to describe his Japanese counterparts - the way stupid people deal with smart people is to lower the IQ of smart people to the same level and use the stupidest way to defeat them - the Japanese are obviously using this trick against high-IQ Ryan and against us America! ”
"What is "The Great Forest", I don't think we need to watch it at all, when have the words of the Japanese ever been reliable? Don't forget the Pearl Harbor ......."
"Japanese culture, in the United States, in the entire Western world, can only be regarded as the last class, with Ryan's status in Hollywood, do you need to copy the last culture?"
The tabloids are gearing up for a showdown with their counterparts across the Pacific, Ryan? Since Jenkins gave them plenty of reasons in his response, he had to make the most of it and draw the attention of the whole United States and even the world.
Well...... By the way, newspapers sell well, and bonuses and benefits are pocketed.
Of course, as long as the media present at the time were in a prominent position, Ryan's response was published, especially in his remarks, which were full of respect for Shakespeare and his works, and immediately won the favor of the British press.
Besides, Ryan lived in London for two years during the critical period of his growth, and the Harry Potter series is out-and-out British literature, which is his own person in the eyes of the British media.
"The Japanese look down on Shakespeare......"
"Please find a figure from your history who can compare with Shakespeare......"
"The Japanese lack the most basic ...... of respect for the Kingdom of Great Britain"
"The Japanese are synonymous with perfidy, and don't forget what they did to us fifty years ago......"
Fleet Street is even more unlimited, they wish there were hot topics to hype up every day, how could they let go of this opportunity.
Journalists in North America geared up and showed the strength to fight a war of words with the other side of the Atlantic, preparing to compete with the Japanese.
British reporters are eyeing the Japanese as if they were laughing at Uncle Sam.
However, the second day passed, the third day passed, and the media in the Far East fell silent, and since the first day of reporting, not a single article of doubt has been published.
What's going on?
After the interview, Ryan instructed George to order a copy of all the newspapers he could buy in the market, and prepare to watch a wonderful war of words.
The media in Daddy's country teaches his son's country a lesson, it's funny, isn't it?
The final winner of such a war of words must be Lao Tzu, not his son, there is not much loss for him, but he can use the hype to make his name more resounding.
Besides, he immediately asked Lawyer Wilson to send a lawyer's letter, demanding that the other party must apologize, otherwise there will definitely be a cross-border lawsuit.
What Ryan didn't know was that as soon as the report appeared, Walt Disney and Broadway Pictures sent sternly worded lawyer's letters, perhaps the Asahi Shimbun was very confident in the face of a Hollywood star, but this kind of remarks that could trigger a war between giants will naturally be handled with caution.
What's more, when the Japanese face the Americans, they will naturally be a head shorter.
On the third day, the Asahi Shimbun dismissed its editor and reporter and issued a public apology.
If the opponent is not strong, the war of words will naturally not be able to fight, but this time the turmoil started quickly, but it dissipated faster.
Ryan couldn't help but feel bored, the bench, peanuts, and soda were all ready, and it ended up in vain.
Is this the difference between a dog and an owner? This incident also made him feel a little more emotional.
As for whether Disney's "The Lion King" in his previous life copied "The Forest King", it doesn't matter to him, and Ryan doesn't have the American time to read "The Forest King" again.
Actually, he still has an impression of this animation, and he vaguely remembers seeing it in his previous life, the protagonist seems to be a white lion, but he forgot all about the specific plot.
This event brought another benefit, and a few days later, Pie? Kim called to say that a Japanese game company wanted to buy the rights to adapt Resident Evil and develop it into a PC and terminal game.
"Pat, let the team talk to the Japanese slowly, Nicole and I have been short of money lately, you know!"
Lack of money is impossible, the first share of "The Lion King", Disney has entered Ryan's account, "Jurassic Park" has not been released in many overseas regions, and the surrounding sales are still hot, and they are constantly generating profits. (To be continued......)
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