The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 300: Plagiarism or reference, blunt statement
October 10st was originally a day of national celebration.

However, the release of a movie made Zhang Chen feel uncomfortable.

"This movie"

Zhang Chen looked at the film reviews on the Internet that were full of praise and didn't know how to evaluate it.

[I just finished watching "Kekexili" and I felt very upset. This movie, adapted from a true story, tells a story of life and death with real shots, and made me cry for a long time while watching it.]

[In "Kekexili", every footprint you leave there may be the first footprint left by humans.]

【Through the film, we saw a group of heroes and their absurd living conditions. I saw the weakness and sadness of a group of idealists. I really wanted to cry but had no tears.】

[I don’t know how to evaluate a group of heroes who can’t even get a few hundred yuan salary on time but are working hard to protect the Tibetan antelope.]

"It's a good story and a good subject." Zhang Chen flipped through the film reviews. Both professional film critics and audiences who watched the movie gave extremely high praise to the film.

It seems that this movie was only accused of plagiarism by the original author after it won numerous awards.

Before this, Lu Chuan had already gained fame, money and everything he needed.

This is not okay.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chen opened his Weibo account.

If you want to make a fuss, make it bigger!
@张晨: @Lu Chuan, Director Lu, why is your "Kekexili" very similar to the film "Tibetan Antelope and I - The Glacier Flows Here" that I watched when I was watching movies in school? Did I remember it wrongly?
Close your face and open it up!
Zhang Chen didn't care what Lu Dalang would think, nor did he care what the old guys who took care of Lu Tailang thought.

In just one minute, Zhang Chen's post was forwarded by countless netizens, and a large number of netizens also flooded in to comment:

"Ah? Really fake?"

"Is this movie by Director Lu a plagiarism?"

"Zhang Chen, please don't talk nonsense. Director Lu wouldn't do something like plagiarizing, right?"

"I was wondering why this movie felt so familiar. I've seen it before?"

"I am a graduate of the directing department of Beijing Film Academy. I was afraid of being criticized for speaking out before, but I can prove that what Zhang Chen said is true."

"Wow, a plagiarized movie is actually released in theaters?"

Not long after Zhang Chen posted his update, Chenguang Cinema immediately followed up:

@晨光影院线: According to investigation, a movie released today is suspected of plagiarism, so 晨光影院线 will remove the movie from the shelves starting tomorrow. Fans who have already purchased tickets can go to the nearest 晨光影院线 theaters to refund their tickets and receive a small gift. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to all fans. In the future, 晨光影院线 will be more strict with movies released in theaters under this theater chain.

Morning Light Cinemas had no choice but to make this move; they had no other choice.

The boss has publicly criticized the movie. If they don't follow suit, they will inevitably be ridiculed by colleagues from other subsidiaries in meetings afterwards.

At the same time, they also had some complaints at this time because the boss did not inform them before doing this, which made them extremely passive.

Logically speaking, this situation should not happen to movies that have passed the review of the bureau. It is precisely based on the trust in the "Dragon Mark" that they feel at ease to sell tickets for movies in theaters under their own cinema chains.

"Boss, what happened?"

Zhang Chen was happily reading the comments on the Internet when Xue Yining brought the anxious Li Xiaoping to his office.

"It's okay, I just can't stand this guy."

"Did you have any festival?"

"No, you don't have to worry about it. Just do your normal work."

Zhang Chen motioned Li Xiaoping to sit down and asked Xue Yining to pour her a cup of tea.

This was just a spur of the moment decision, and there's no need to make it known to everyone.

After all, the current Lu Tailang is not Lu Tailang yet, and plagiarism is not considered a serious crime in this circle. Sometimes people just turn a blind eye to it.

"Borrowing" and "paying tribute" are good excuses.

"But, boss, if you post such a high-profile update, it will not end well."

"Relax, it won't be me who ends up in trouble anyway."

Zhang Chen took a sip of tea, slowly scrolled the mouse wheel, and continued to browse the comments on Weibo.

At this time, Lu Chuan should have received the news and posted a status on Weibo:
@Director Lu Chuan: I don’t know the movie that Zhang Chen is talking about. “Kekexili” is a work that I have worked hard on for several years. I hope everyone can support it.

"Boss, it's Du Zhining's call."

Zhang Chen took the phone from Xue Yining and pressed the answer button under Li Xiaoping's gaze: "Go ahead."

"Boss, Lu Chuan and several other leaders asked me to delete your status and suppress the situation."

"Haha, what do you think?"

"I think they're thinking peaches."

"Well, that's it."

Ask Du Zhining to suppress his Weibo?
Is Lu Chuan's brain okay?

Zhang Chen tested this guy's IQ with this one test.

You should at least find someone to beg the person involved first. Besides, Zhang Chen has the final say on this platform. The supervisors sent by the bureau are only responsible for some subversive remarks, and they dare not have any idea of interfering with Zhang Chen, a big star and big boss.

"By the way, Mr. Li, you are here, please help me find the director of the movie "The Tibetan Antelope and I - The Glacier Flows Here"."

"Control it?" Li Xiaoping asked very carefully.

"What are you thinking?" Zhang Chen looked at Li Xiaopin speechlessly, "Just don't let him stand on Lu Chuan's side."

"That would cost a lot of money, it's not worth it."

"Do you think I'm short of money?"

"but."

Li Xiaoping looked embarrassed.

It’s not that she wanted to refute Zhang Chen’s order, but as the president of the group, she needed to consider the interests of each branch.

Judging from the release of the movie "Kekexili" today, it is bound to be a box office hit.

Now, because of the boss Zhang Chen, Morning Glory Cinemas has forcefully removed this movie from its shelves. So how do we calculate the sales of all the theaters under the Morning Glory Cinemas chain during this period?
You should know that the Morning Glory Cinema Chain now includes not only the Morning Glory Cinema, but also many franchised cinemas.

These cinemas are attracted by the appeal of the big brand, Morning Glory Cinemas.

As the saying goes, it's nice to take shelter under a big tree. With the protection of the Morning Glory Group, they can get better quality film resources when negotiating with film and television companies.

However, the boss Zhang Chen has been causing trouble every other day and has already forced the theaters under his cinema chain to remove several movies from the shelves. If he continues like this, all the theaters under his cinema chain will be in trouble.

The boss Zhang Chen is not short of money, and the Chenguang Group is not short of money, but the franchised cinemas are short of money, and the middle and senior management of the cinema chain also need the turnover of the cinema to increase their own performance, which is also to make money. So Zhang Chen's seemingly small move will cause many people to suffer heavy losses, and the most important thing is that these people are all his own people.

"Wouldn't it be okay if this movie was completely withdrawn from theaters?"

Zhang Chen knew what Li Xiaoping was worried about.

It's just that the employees of their own cinemas will have complaints. While other cinemas are making huge profits, the cinemas under the Morning Light Group are struggling.

If that’s the case, why not drag the other cinemas into the same mess?
"Uh" Li Xiaoping was speechless after hearing Zhang Chen's reason.

If this is true, then there is really nothing to say.

This movie has been banned, so how can it make money?
"Go ahead, don't let Lu Chuan find the director of that movie first, so as to avoid being blamed."

"it is good!"

Since the boss has already given instructions, Li Xiaoping no longer has to worry about anything.

Anyway, if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up.

Wasn’t there a movie like “Heroes of Heaven and Earth” that was taken off the shelves by Zhang Chen before?
This time's "Kekexili" is just so-so.

"Is this guy Zhang Chen trying to pick on us at Huayi?" Wang Zhonglei was so angry that he pounded the table as he watched the one-sided comments online.

Last time, because of Zhao Junqi, "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" was criticized by the entire Internet, and the instigator was Zhang Chen.

To be honest, they didn't expect that Zhao Junqi would be so bold as to do such a thing in Japan. They, Huayi, could only blame themselves for their bad luck.

But this time, "Kekexili" is, after all, a movie produced by the prestigious Beijing Film Academy's Lu Chuan. So we should look at the face of the Buddha rather than the monk. How could Zhang Chen even criticize his senior's movie?

This is already two movies in a row, and the previous movie already lost 10 or 20 million.

The production cost of this movie is 1000 million. If we add the one or two million already spent on publicity and promotion, is it going to be wasted again?

The last time he competed with Chenguang Entertainment, Huayi lost Feng Xiaogang, Li Bingbing and a small figure. This time, he said he would never dare to play dirty again.

If you can’t beat me by playing dirty, then come at me openly!

Thinking of this, Wang Zhonglei made a phone call. After catching his breath, he said, "Boss Han, is the film market in our mainland really controlled by the Chenguang Group?!"

Huayi can't beat him, but China Film, the leader of the mainland film industry, can always control Zhang Chen, a lawless person, right?
"Boss Wang, I've already reported the situation to my boss, please wait a little longer."

Han Sanping also had a headache.

Once, twice, three times, Zhang Chen will really cause trouble.

The key is that every time big news comes out, these people are not warned in advance, which makes them extremely passive now.

Han Sanping, feeling extremely upset, walked out of his office quickly.

At this time, he had lost the composure he had in the past when he was in charge of the film and television industry. He just wanted to find someone who could control Zhang Chen and hand over this difficult problem to him.

Tong Gang's Office

"Old Han, stop talking. I know what you are going to say."

"Director Tong, please take care of this!" Han Sanping looked unhappy. "In just one year, Zhang Chen has directly or indirectly caused the failure of three movies. These were all made by those film and television companies at great expense and effort. If they can't make back their investment, how can domestic film and television companies produce high-quality movies?"

"High-quality movies?" Tong Gang handed over a report with a headache, "Take a look at this document first."

Although the incident happened suddenly, Tong Gang did not do nothing.

After Zhang Chen posted the news, he asked someone to carefully verify the contents of the two movies.

You wouldn’t know until you check, and when you do, Tong Gang is really shocked.

The two films have the same plots, concepts, creativity, scenes, on-site atmosphere, visual background, shot composition, and even some dialogues, with dozens of similarities.

How can Tong Gang persuade Zhang Chen to delete his Weibo post?
It is obvious that Lu Chuan plagiarized the movie "The Tibetan Antelope and I - The Glacier Flows Here".

As a result, Tong Gang began to doubt the ability of those old guys who reviewed the movies.

It was such an obvious act of plagiarism, but those old guys really didn’t see it?
Or maybe I could tell, but because this person is Lu Chuan, and because his father's name is
Another group of people with connections!

"Director Tong, this..." Han Sanping looked at the investigation report in surprise.

He originally thought that "Kekexili" was just a simple "reference", but he didn't expect Lu Chuan to be so unreserved that he even copied the most basic things such as dialogues and shot composition.

"Now you know why I'm having a headache, right?" Tong Gang sighed, "What gives me the most headache is actually those old guys. It's ok that they didn't do a good job of reviewing, but they even dared to come to me and ask me to deal with Zhang Chen. I don't know if these old guys are really stupid or just pretending to be stupid."

Zhang Chen, is that something he can move?

They have said that as long as Zhang Chen has a legitimate reason, these people will have no way to deal with him.

This time, Lu Chuan was caught by Zhang Chen, and they really couldn't say anything.

Moreover, Tong Gang himself also hated Lu Chuan's plagiarism.

If this kind of director is allowed to continue to work in the mainland film and television industry, who knows how many filmmakers with no background will be "referenced" in the future.

"Director Tong, even if this is the case, you can't let Zhang Chen go on like this. There aren't many respectable film directors in the mainland. Although Feng Kuazi has been pardoned by the Chenguang Group, that's no different from being hidden. This time it's Lu Chuan again. Director Chen should have complained to you, right?"

Han Sanping began to complain to Tong Gang: "The higher-ups asked us to take on the responsibility of the mainland film industry, but we also need talented people. The Morning Light Group first banned those Hong Kong stars, and now it's starting to target mainland directors. What is it trying to do?!"

Han Sanping didn't have any objection to Zhang Chen, or rather, since Zhang Chen's Chenguang Group began to exert its power, he didn't dare to have too much opinion.

Originally, he was thinking about getting a piece of the pie in the Harry Potter film series, but now he doesn't even want to think about it. The only film import rights that China Film Group can offer are useless in front of Zhang Chen.

They have no control over the films shot by Chenguang Entertainment in the mainland, but they dare not stop films shot abroad.

If there is anything that Chenguang Entertainment is worried about, it is the film scheduling.

However, Morning Glory Cinemas is no pushover.

It is said that China Film Corporation has the final say on film scheduling, but the real reason is that China Film Corporation has a large number of screens, so film and television companies will let China Film Corporation schedule the release of their films.

Now the number of screens under the Morning Glory Cinema Chain is about to catch up with China Film. It is hard to say who will have the final say on film scheduling in the future.

If Chenguang Cinema Line took away the right to speak on film scheduling, coupled with Zhang Chen's flamboyant personality, Han Sanping couldn't imagine what the mainland film and television industry would be like in the future because of Zhang Chen's "harm".

This guy really doesn't care about other people's face at all, and dares to speak out when he sees something he doesn't like.

"I'll go talk to Zhang Chen."

　Regarding the issue of film scheduling, it is not China Film that has the final say, but China Film can influence the most cinemas, so it has the final say.

　　In fact, the release date of a movie needs to be decided after consultation between the producer and the exhibitor, but China Film has the most screens and has the most say, so people have the illusion that China Film has the final say on which film will be released and when.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)