This director needs to apologize

Chapter 167 Undercover Going Abroad
Chen Yiming did some calculations, and it should be noon in Los Angeles right now.

He turned on his computer and played a video invitation reminder for Lily, and then went to wash himself.

After taking a shower, Da Zhuang was sitting in front of the computer chatting with Lily. Chen Yiming came up and showed his head. Da Zhuang gave up the gaming chair to Chen Yiming and moved a chair next to him.

Chen Yiming sat down and greeted Lily first, "Hi, Star Colin, long time no see. How are you doing?"

Lily rolled her eyes cutely, "Yi Ming, I'm very bad because I am a heroine who was thrown away by a certain director. Do you know that it is very ungentlemanly for a lady to take the initiative to contact you? "

Chen Yiming laughed, "Huh? Your Chinese has improved a lot. If Nut's career is not going well, you can consider coming to China. Even if you don't want to be an actor or a singer, you are completely qualified to be a host."

Lily raised her little hands in disgust, "Director Chen doesn't need to worry about my affairs, and your topic change is too abrupt, bad review!"

Chen Yiming gave up the argument and made a gesture of begging for mercy, "So, does little Princess Lily need my help? Isn't Xiangrui's project preparation going very smoothly? You should be thinking about the script, right?"

Lily sighed, and the smile on her face suddenly disappeared.

"Yiming, none of us expected that the other party could do such a great job. Xiangrui is really in trouble this time.

She locked herself in her room for several days and didn't speak when she came out to eat, just in a daze.

I'm worried about her and don't know how to help her. "

Chen Yiming also stopped smiling. It had been almost two weeks since he last contacted Xiangrui, and he really didn't know much about Xiangrui's current situation.

Lily told everything she knew about the situation, and then Chen Yiming realized that Xiangrui had been robbed.

The classmate who bets with Xiangrui is from a really good background. His parents are already considered to be the powerful class in Hollywood, although they are not at the top.

My father is the second-in-command in Columbia's production department, and my mother is a powerful producer at NBC. They are both powerful players in their respective fields, and the resources they can leverage when combined into one are even more incredible.

If it's just like this, it's not a big deal. After all, betting on making a movie already implies that both parties can recruit foreign aid.

In the entertainment industry, connections have always been the most critical resource. It would be a fool to leave them unused in the name of proving oneself.

What the other party did was to place an undercover agent in Xiangrui's team. After Xiangrui and several other creatives worked hard to finalize the script, they directly stole the idea.

This is pure behavior of insiders bullying laymen who don’t understand and taking advantage of industry rules to take advantage of loopholes.

Since we are still students at school, we are not members of the Screenwriters Guild, so naturally the script will not be registered with the union.

Although Xiangrui has sufficient witness and material evidence to support the creation process, the other party's reference and plagiarism became Rashomon's fault because it was not endorsed by the labor union.

You can use your butt to figure out who is more familiar with the rules.

Litigation is a thing of the future. The problem now is that whichever party finishes filming and releases the same idea first will get the upper hand.

The resources available to the opponent are not comparable to those of Xiangrui's grassroots team. In terms of quality compared to speed, they are crushed.

Chen Yiming had seen this kind of thing too much in his previous life, so he understood the other party's intentions almost at the speed of light.

It’s not that you don’t have a better book on hand, it’s just intentional. You copy the ideas before you start shooting, and then take advantage of resources to get a head start.

Disrupting Xiangrui's rhythm is just incidental, but more importantly, it affects Xiangrui's psychology. I use your ideas to make your movies to defeat you. I just want to ask if your mentality will collapse?

Chen Yiming himself has never encountered such a disgusting thing, but there is a little lion among his ex-girlfriends, and he really hates Yu Ma, who made "Palace" in one day, two places, and three rivers and seas.

By the way, Hollywood has a history of doing this.

The earliest B-level films were copied by the same company, using the A-level film and residual film waste to fill the late-night period after the A-level films were released.

Now that B-level movies have become independent, the vacancies have been left to more copycat C-level movies. "Atlantic Rim", which was released before "Pacific Rim" in its previous life, is the most well-known example among Chinese movie fans.

Chen Yiming initially thought it was a fun spoof of the team making short videos. Later, when he learned more about it, he realized that C-level movies also have a mature industry chain. Those who do this are serious companies and serious teams, and they also make a lot of money. .

So Chen Yiming knew very well that, let alone Xiangrui not joining the Screenwriters Guild, even if she joined the union and registered the script, it would be extremely difficult to defend her rights, because plagiarizing ideas is not a problem in Hollywood.

The other party may be waiting for Xiangrui to issue a lawyer's letter at the moment. If he then directly launches a counterclaim for reputation rights, not only will the bet be won without a fight, but Xiangrui's master's degree will be in danger.

Thinking of this, Chen Yiming couldn't help but ask a puzzling question. "Lily, why did Xiangrui get into a fight with someone? With her gentle temper, how could she have such a big hatred?"

Lily looked a little embarrassed, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally said, "She didn't let me tell you, but this time the situation is critical, so I can only gain weight."

Chen Yiming didn't understand it at first, but then he realized that Lily meant "Breaking promises and getting fat". This is really a little genius of idioms.

"I also heard from Xiangrui's roommate. It seems that there is a class in Xiangrui's class to appreciate the Palme d'Or award-winning movie. After watching the movie, the professor also played some of your public speeches in Cannes, in which you mentioned Xiangrui's name. .

It is said that the atmosphere in the class was a bit too lively at that time. After all, the Palme d'Or director recognized Xiang Rui's contribution in his acceptance speech, which was a very embarrassing thing.

However, the opponent may not feel comfortable in his heart. He made some sarcastic remarks. Seeing that Xiangrui didn't reply, he started to get more serious and find faults with the movie.

Xiangrui naturally quarreled with her, and after a few escalations, the situation completely got out of control, and it became what it is now. "

Chen Yiming nodded, thinking it was something Xiao Xiangxiang could do.When I was working for him as an assistant director, I made two movies without any complaints. The only time I yelled at Chen Yiming in public was to stand up for Liu Dongjun.

Chen Yiming asked Lily, "So what are you going to do next? If nothing else happens, your opponent will start filming soon, right?"

Lily nodded and said, "Yes, with Colombia as our back, actors and behind-the-scenes can be found quickly, and there are ready-made studios available. Maybe we haven't saved up the new script here, and others have already finished it.

The problem now is that Xiangrui is still in autistic state. She is the project initiator and the director. If this continues, it will really be too late.

I have negotiated a new version of "Princess Diaries" for a long time. I have signed the contract and received the salary. I have to join the cast in March. Time is really tight. "

Chen Yiming clasped his fists and shook his head, "Congratulations! First, the biopic of the heroine gained critical acclaim, then the small-budget dark horse at the box office proved its commercial ability, and finally, the adaptation of a popular reality theme won both box office awards.

How lucky I am to witness the rise of a new generation of big ladies in Hollywood! "

His aria-like singing was so exaggerated that Lily, who was opposite him, was speechless and slapped her forehead, "This is a small-budget dark horse at the box office. The script hasn't been finalized yet. Think of a way, Yi Ming, to cheer up Xiangrui."

Lily mobilized all her Chinese vocabulary and tried her best to describe the current dangerous situation. The purpose was naturally to persuade Chen Yiming to help.

The latter was nodding his head and moving his fingers quickly on his mobile phone.

Noticing Chen Yiming's absent-mindedness, Lily almost rose up in rebellion, but she still remembered that she was asking for help, and she was lucky enough to control it, but she spoke less and less.

Chen Yiming, who was busy pressing his cell phone, was elbowed out of his own world by Ma Yunteng beside him. When he looked up, he saw that Lily in the video was getting lucky and was already developing into a toad holding her breath.

He quickly picked up the phone and showed it to Miss Lily, "Don't worry, I'm sending a text message to Sister Shen and asking her to book a flight for me. There is a Pacific Ocean across the way. Do you want me to cast a spell in the air?"

Lily felt embarrassed when she heard this, "Yi Ming, I just want you to cheer up Xiangrui and then give her another version of the script. I really didn't want to trouble you to travel so far.

I heard Brother Teng mention it. You have been busy for more than a year and it is not easy for you to take a break. "

Chen Yiming smiled and waved his hand, "It doesn't matter, let's take a vacation like nuts. I haven't visited the beautiful country yet, and I have already known the scenery on the other side.

Besides, "1951" is in the awards season, and Sister Shen has mobilized me several times, asking me to go to the platform and at least become familiar with the film critics. We can't rely on Warner's money and effort for all our own products.

In addition to the Golden Globe Awards being held in mid-January, I was originally going to go there, but now I am leaving only ten and a half months earlier, just as a trip. "

Lili thought it was ten days and a half, but it was obviously more than a month. She was moved but didn't say anything. She only said that she must inform her when the flight was booked, and she would pick him up at that time.

Chen Yiming joked at her, "How dare Her Royal Highness the Labor Princess pick you up at the airport in person? Just tell me Xiangrui's address and I will take a taxi there. We will meet at Xiangrui's den then."

Lily said decisively, "You must inform me, that's it."

Then he simply deleted the video.

Da Zhuang couldn't wait to ask, "Yi Ming, are you leaving now? How long has it been?"

Chen Yiming glanced at him sideways and asked, "What? Are you in trouble too?"

Da Zhuang looked up to the sky and sighed, "Uncle Zhu, why are you pretending to be stupid? How many people have called me these days to find you? Do you really want to implement hunger marketing to the end? Do you know that it offends people?"

(End of this chapter)