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Two days later.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the International Cultural Center announced the latest box office results on time.

"The Godfather" has risen to No. 2 in the current movie box office rankings. The single-day box office performance has exceeded 800 million US dollars on the third day. Today it is 15 million US dollars, and the cumulative box office is as high as 200 [-] million US dollars.

[Real-time Box Office] Ranking No. 1 on the list is still "A Turn in Time", with a cumulative box office of US$18 billion.

The competition at the box office between "The Godfather" and "The Rhythm of the Wind" has been fierce in the past two days. The current box office gap between the two movies is still very small, and the rankings may change at any time. Only "Back in Time" is ranked No. 1. lead.

"Back in Time" was the focus of global attention before it was released. After its release, it received an explosive reputation and made rapid progress at the box office.

Although the box office gap between "The Godfather" and "Turn Back Time" is still relatively large, Tan Yue was still very happy after seeing the box office.

In terms of cast, financial investment, publicity resources and many other aspects, "The Godfather" and "A Turn in Time" are not at the same level at all. It is completely normal that they did not have good box office results in the early stage.But I didn’t give up and was willing to be No. 2.

He is still very confident in the movie "The Godfather".

Wu Gong will report the evaluation of "The Godfather" on various foreign websites every day. The reputation of "The Godfather" has begun to ferment in various countries, and the box office results will definitely get better and better.

Without as many advantages as others, it can only rely on word of mouth to have a chance to overtake in box office performance.

For such a profound movie like "The Godfather", Tan Yue believes that it will end with a good result.

'buzz, buzz'

The cell phone placed aside kept ringing.

Tan Yue picked up his phone and looked at it. It was the crew chatting in the group.

"Good news! Good news! The cumulative box office performance of "The Godfather" has surpassed "The Rhythm of the Wind" and is currently ranked second!"

"Awesome! Congratulations to Mr. Tan!"

"I knew our movie would have the strength to become No. 2 within a week. @ Props Group Wang Ce, don't forget to treat me to dinner."

"Awesome! The next step is to hit No. 1."

"'Back in Time' is a small movie, with only 1 million US dollars. The No. [-] movie on this list must be our movie."

"Congratulations from the lighting team!"

Seeing everyone chatting so happily, Tan Yue also chatted with everyone in the group and almost started giving out red envelopes again.

After the excitement, the group gradually became quiet, and Tan Yue continued to check the box office list.

After vigorous promotion, "Black Fire" has now risen to No. 10.

But Tan Yue was not worried at all.

He was already aware of Columbia Entertainment's promotional efforts abroad. The single-day box office performance of "Black Fire" had begun to decline after two days of growth.

No matter how vigorously a movie is promoted, the final thing that matters is the quality of the movie itself.

Some people may go to the movie because of the publicity, but if it doesn't meet the audience's standards, they will definitely be criticized even worse.

No country is short of trolls.

In Tan Yue's view, "Black Fire" has reached a bottleneck period, and this is the highest it can go. It is simply impossible to further improve the box office results, so he no longer takes this movie to heart.

single city.

Gou Sang was driving his car on his way home.

He went to watch "The Godfather" for the second time. After watching it this time, he seemed to have a new understanding of the movie.Some things I didn’t understand the first time are now understood.

Gou Sang believes that the most charming person in the movie is the old godfather Vito Corleone. Although the new godfather finally achieves his revenge, it is the old godfather who is truly fearful and even calm.

He has an unshakable position in the family, and family members regard him as the backbone; gang members are obedient and loyal to him; the heads of the five major families also fear and respect him; even figures at all levels of politics respect and trust him. .

Moreover, Gou Sang felt that the old godfather was a very sensitive person.

In his last conversation with Mike Corleone and his son, the old godfather mentioned the child's family many times.A mafia boss can always think about his family and pay great attention to feelings.

After arriving home, Gou Sang lay on the bed and looked at movie forums and discussions about "The Godfather" on Weibo.

"The Godfather" is the most popular movie in China, and related discussions can be seen on hot searches almost every day since its release.

Today's hot topic is 'The Godfather's box office exceeds US$15 billion'.

Gou Sang hangs out in the message areas of major social software, and from time to time leaves messages below: "Teacher Tan Yue is awesome", "The Godfather is a very good movie", "I also watched it twice today".
Suddenly, Gou Sang stopped what he was doing, looked at the ceiling, and murmured in a low voice: "I wonder how foreign countries evaluate this movie? Will it be the same as in China?"

Just do it.

Gou Sang entered the external network by bypassing the wall and logged into Twitter on his mobile phone.

Twitter is the largest social platform in foreign countries, and you can basically see any hot news on it.

Gou Sang entered the English name of "The Godfather" in the search bar, and many related videos popped up instantly, some were trailers, and some were videos posted by foreign netizens.

While scrolling through the comments section, he translated the comments through screenshots, but he couldn't understand them.

"The movie "The Godfather" once again refreshed my view of Chinese movies. I have liked watching gangster movies since I was a child, but this type of movie is too difficult to make. Before watching it, I thought this movie It would be very poor, and it is also the work of a Chinese director. But after watching it, I realized that all of my ideas were wrong. The movie "The Godfather" can be said to have refreshed my understanding of gangster movies, and it is worth recommending! "Have discernment." Gou Sang smiled and continued to translate the comments with relatively high likes, but one comment made him very excited: "Some people abroad know about "Infernal Affairs"."

"The director of "The Godfather" is a Chinese director named Tan Yue. He has made many excellent films. Among them is a film called "Infernal Affairs", which was only released in China. It is the same as "Black Fire" which is currently being released. "The plots are very similar. I checked the time and found that "Infernal Affairs" was filmed many years ago, while "Black Fire" was just released. I guess "Black Fire" is probably plagiarized."

"Black Fire" copied "Infernal Affairs", which has always made Gou Sang very angry. Today, when I saw a foreign friend talking about this on Twitter, I immediately found an ally.I hurriedly introduced the plot of "Infernal Affairs" in detail on the memo on my mobile phone, and also listed some evidence that the plots of the two movies are exactly the same. Then I used a translation software to translate this text into English and posted it on Twitter. Go up, murmuring in my heart: Plagiarism will not end well.

After Gou Sang finished posting his comment, he exited the software and did not continue to follow it. He was busy with his own affairs.

What he didn't know was that the topic of "Black Fire" plagiarism was getting more and more popular on Twitter, and gradually some people began to speak out.

"The first time I watched "Black Fire" I thought it was a very good movie. At that time I was still complaining about the film's box office performance, but now I know that it was a plagiarism from a Chinese film."

"Real or false? Why did the trend in the comment section of "Black Fire" suddenly change?"

"I saw many people saying that "Black Fire" copied a Chinese movie, and many plots in it are exactly the same."

"If "Black Fire" is really a plagiarized movie, then please refund my movie ticket money. This is a typical example of deceiving consumers."

“Columbia Entertainment refunds the money!”

Not only Twitter, but also many international forums are discussing the plagiarism of "Black Fire". Many Chinese netizens even released evidence in the comment area to express their grievances for Tan Yue.

"The movie "Black Fire" plagiarized "Infernal Affairs". There are many plot similarities in the two movies. Let me talk about the most obvious one. The dialogue between the two male protagonists on the rooftop is a famous scene. At that time, "Infernal Affairs" "When it was broadcast in China, many netizens posted imitation videos online. "Black Fire" is a fake and should be taken off the shelves immediately."

"To be honest, I still don't understand why a plagiarized movie like "Black Fire" can be released simultaneously around the world. Movies like this should be taken off the shelves immediately."

"Although "Black Fire" has made some adjustments to some plots, the overall story framework is still the same as "Infernal Affairs." Anyone who has watched these two movies will definitely be able to tell that "Black Fire" is plagiarizing."

Many netizens also posted some dynamic pictures of "Infernal Affairs" in the comment area, which can be said to be famous scenes in the play, in order to let more foreigners know about the existence of "Infernal Affairs".

This matter has become more and more intense on major foreign social platforms. As long as it is a video or topic related to "Black Fire", there must be comments related to "plagiarism" and "Infernal Affairs".

At the beginning, there were some fans who made some rebuttals in the comment area, but as more and more netizens listed the similarities between the two movies in the comment area, the fans of "Black Fire" gradually became silent.

The "Black Fire" plagiarism incident completely became popular on Twitter, and related topics directly became the top ten trending topics.

Domestic media reported immediately.

""Beijing Entertainment": "Black Fire" is suspected of plagiarizing "Infernal Affairs" and quickly became a hot topic abroad, attracting heated discussions among netizens from various countries."

"Heung Kong Daily": Since the release of "Black Fire", many netizens have reported that it is very similar to the plot of Tan Yue's work "Infernal Affairs" a few years ago. Therefore, the suspected plagiarism of "Black Fire" has quickly become public. The Internet is going viral. Its producer, Columbia Entertainment, has not yet responded to the matter, and I hope to see the other party's actions."

"Southern Entertainment": The plagiarism issue of "Black Fire" has become a hot topic on Twitter. In addition, related discussions have been triggered on many foreign social media. Plagiarism is plagiarism. I hope the producers of "Black Fire" can deal with this matter. There is a reasonable explanation for the matter, otherwise plagiarized movies like this would be released simultaneously around the world, and the consequences in the future would be disastrous."

Many foreign media have also reported on this matter. What the media wants is traffic. They don't care which company's movie it is. For them, the bigger the company's reputation, the better, and they can attract more traffic.

French media: "According to feedback from many netizens, the movie "Black Fire" currently being released simultaneously around the world is very likely to plagiarize a Chinese movie "Infernal Affairs" a few years ago. The director of "Infernal Affairs" is Tan Yue, the director of the hit movie "The Godfather"."

Italian media: "The suspected plagiarism of "Black Fire" has aroused heated discussions among netizens from all over the world. As the producer, Columbia Entertainment has not officially responded yet."

British media: "Plagiarism has always been a shameful act, especially in the film industry. I hope the relevant parties of "Black Fire" can respond as soon as possible."

The media reports seemed to add fuel to the fire, letting more viewers know that "Black Fire" was suspected of plagiarizing "Infernal Affairs", and major forums were discussing it.

"After working on it for a long time, it turned out that "Black Fire" is a plagiarized movie. I originally wanted to watch it, but I'd better watch the original version."

"If it is really plagiarized, there is no need to continue watching the movie "Black Fire". I feel that it should be taken off the shelves directly."

"It is a shame and a shame that an internationally renowned entertainment company plagiarizes other people's movies."

"This rubbish movie is still being released simultaneously around the world. Please take it off the shelves immediately."

"It's really unimaginable that the movie "Black Fire" is suspected of plagiarism and I won't watch it."

"Such a movie is simply disgusting. I hope the International Cultural Center can handle this matter quickly."

"Calling for a boycott of "Black Fire" and refunding the movie ticket money to me immediately."

Although the search index related to "Black Fire" has skyrocketed on social media in various countries, they are all negative reviews, leading to a rapid decline in reputation, and more and more voices of boycott appear online.

When such a big thing happened, Columbia Entertainment's publicity department also noticed this incident. Although they took some remedial measures, they were incomparable to the overwhelming voice of resistance online.

Robin Donahue slammed the cup in his hand to the ground and shouted angrily: "What do you all do? Can't you get rid of the media at the door?"

He never expected that things would develop to where they are today. Yesterday he was still happy about the improvement in box office performance, but today he is already scratching his head.

The director of the public opinion and publicity department standing opposite lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

Things are fermenting so fast that major entertainment media have blocked the door of Columbia Entertainment Company, wanting to interview Robin Donahue.

"What's going on online now?"

"Our measures have not helped. The online resistance to our film is getting louder and louder. There are still many people who want us to come forward to clarify the matter. That's why there are so many reporters at the door now."

Robin Donahue leaned on the chair and rubbed his temples: "Quickly think of a way to get rid of the reporters at the door first."

Having so many reporters blocking the door has a great impact on an entertainment company.