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Chapter 939: Carrying Firewood for Others

While the filming of "Changjin Lake" was in full swing, the battle for the Lunar New Year box office had already begun.

Several blockbusters such as "Assassination of Novelist", "Shock Wave 2", and "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity" have held their premieres one after another, all of which are scheduled to be released around Christmas.

All three films have their allure.

The oriental aesthetics and oriental magical story constructed by "Assassination of Novelist", coupled with the support of Lu Yang and Mengying Media, is naturally highly anticipated.

Liu Dehua's "Shock Wave 2" is based on the reputation of the first part, so naturally it also has many loyal fans.

As for Guo Jingming's "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity", Guo Jingming, who is well aware of hype and popularity, has tried his best to market the movie.

Before the premiere, "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity" received a rating of 9.2 on a certain platform. Guo Jingming couldn't help himself and couldn't help but share his joy with fans on the social platform.

Of course, a score of 9.2 was unbelievable to Guo Jingming. He even couldn’t help but swear on Weibo and said he “fell down crying on the street.”

He then posted a blog to recommend theaters to watch "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity", but some fans criticized the film for poor promotion and few screenings.

Then he blasted the fans again, saying: "Yes, I didn't work, I didn't try hard, it was all thanks to you guys, you are awesome for scolding the director at this time."

And responded to the official Weibo of "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity" with the word "get lost".

In the past few days, "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity" and Guo Jingming have been on the hot searches, and all kinds of "black and red" marketing are quite sharp.

Of course, Guo Jingming did put in a lot of effort in filming "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity". He hired a powerful cast and invited the top team in the domestic film industry.

Therefore, Guo Jingming also has high hopes for "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity", which is a work that may greatly enhance Guo Jingming's reputation!

Just on the eve of Christmas, that is, on the eve of the broadcast of "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity", screenwriters Yu Fei, Song Fangjin and others issued a joint letter from 111 screenwriters, directors, producers, and writers, directly pointing out that Guo Jingming and Yu Zheng, who have a history of plagiarism, appeared in variety shows to hype topics and chase clicks and ratings, which aroused disgust from relevant practitioners and all walks of life.

We call for not providing a stage for plagiarists, promoting more artists with both moral integrity and artistic excellence, and respecting originality.
The plagiarism case of the two people mentioned by the boycotters dates back many years.

In 2006, Guo Jingming's work "How Many Flowers Fall in Dreams" was judged to have plagiarized Zhuang Yu's "Inside and Outside the Circle".

In 2015, Yu Zheng's TV series "Palace Lock Liancheng" was found to have infringed on the adaptation and filming rights of Qiong Yao's TV series "The Plum Blossom Mark".
As soon as the news came out, all other discussions about movies were left far behind. For a time, people inside and outside the industry were talking about it, and the matter became a hot topic.

"It should have been done long ago. For example, Yu Zheng refused to comply with the court order to apologize to Qiong Yao, the person he plagiarized, and he also frequently appeared on various variety shows. This is simply an insult to copyright law."

"I support it. Some variety shows are produced and broadcasted for traffic. Knowing that the two were controversial, they still insisted on choosing them as mentors. This is suspected of deliberately creating a gimmick. I really don't understand. What qualifications do they have to plagiarize? Encourage plagiarism?"

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Netizens were also outraged.

At this time, in Dandong, around nine o'clock in the evening, in the howling cold wind, Li Mu and a few others who had just finished filming the day's plot gathered together to eat mutton hot pot to warm themselves up.

The few of them also took the opportunity to talk about the most popular topic at the moment.

"It seems that this resentment has been going on for a long time, otherwise it would be impossible for so many people to sign in one day." Zhang Yi commented lightly. Because many of the people who signed were old acquaintances, or screenwriters who had worked with Zhang Yi, Chen Kaige, Wu Jing and others.

For example, Liu Yi, the screenwriter of "Wolf Warrior 2", is also one of the signatories of the joint letter.

"I heard that there are still a lot of people asking to join. In fact, this is the voice of the industry. I am not too fond of these two people, but..."

Brother Chen Kai couldn't help but shook his head when he said this.

In fact, many people in the industry are pessimistic about this joint protest, believing that it is of little significance. It is impossible to shake the status of Yu Zheng and Guo Jingming in the circle, nor can it cause any actual losses. At most, it can upset them.

“It seems to have no effect.”

Huang Jianxin held a piece of fat mutton with chopsticks in his right hand, dipped it in the sauce, swiped his phone with his left hand, and then handed it to Li Mu and the others to take a look.

Although there are a large number of boycotters and their words are fierce, Guo and Yu don't care at all. They still do their own thing and don't take it seriously at all.

For example, Guo Jingming ignored it altogether and was busy promoting "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity". He also called on fans on Weibo to go to cinemas and request more screenings.

Yu Zheng said in a telephone interview with the media: Everyone has a past, and I don’t want to make any explanation about my past. His attitude was very tough.

"In fact, whether it's Guo Jingming or Yu Zheng, they are all trying to change the industry, change the industry rules, and change the industry ethics with the support of capital and platforms - as long as there is traffic, click-through rate, and ratings, it doesn't matter if someone scolds him. This is not what we are talking about now. Black and red are also red."

Huang Jianxin couldn't help but shake his head after seeing Li Mu and others finish reading it.

"In fact, it's not directed at these two people, but at a certain industry trend or even social trend. They are speaking out against bad social phenomena and want more people to hear their voices. I support them.

If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have forgotten that I’m a member of the Writers Guild.”

Li Mu smiled, then picked up the phone on the table, opened the group chat in front of everyone, and then added his name to the group of screenwriters who had hardly spoken.

At this time, Shu Huan, Wang Hailin, Bai Yicong, Gao Qunshu and others were still recording the list of newly added screenwriters in the group, but they did not expect that a name that suddenly appeared made them all stunned.

No one in the group spoke for a short while.

However, as one of the screenwriters of Lost in Thailand, Shu Huan had naturally come into contact with Li Mu. Shu Huan was the first to respond in the group:
"Welcome Director Li to join us!"

"Welcome Director Li to join us!"

Then came the various “calls” to catch up with the team.

Zhang Yi and several others were also in the group, because they were not only directors but also screenwriters, but they had long forgotten that they also had the identity of screenwriter.

Seeing Li Mu joining the joint signature team in the group, several people knew that Li Mu was serious.

As the most influential person in the industry, Li Mu's joining can definitely change the situation. At least Yu Zheng and Guo Jingming will not be so arrogant.
(End of this chapter)