Super entertainment red envelope

Chapter 707 The Southeast Asian version of "Mulan"!
After Huayi's news came out, the netizens who commented below had a completely different style from Dongyang Huahua's.

"Wow! It's finally announced!"

"The filming is about to start, support the genuine version!"

"Support "Mulan"! Support Tang Feifei!"

"Wow! This is the genuine version, looking forward to the big movie "Mulan"!"

"Dongyang Huahua is too shameless. Seeing people eat big cakes, I want to come over and take a bite. Disgusting!"

"Crack down on copycats! Crack down on piracy!"

""Mulan" only recognizes Huayi! Only recognizes Tang Feifei!"

"..."

The yelling of netizens made Dongyang Huahua worry.

In less than three hours, the Internet was full of insults to me!
Dongyang Huahua hated Huayi very much.

You are also a counterfeit version yourself, so you have the nerve to pour dirty water on others?
From Dongyang Huahua's point of view, there must be Huayi's buying navy behind this, or else relying solely on netizens, the public opinion would not be heated up so quickly!
But Dongyang Huahua soon came up with a brilliant idea - since you won't let me have a good time, then you don't want to have a good time either!

Although Huayi's copycat is shameful, Dongyang Huahua really misunderstood Huayi this time, because Huayi didn't hire any sailors at all-the company is going bankrupt, so where is the money to hire sailors?

The purpose of sending this message is to get a new employer to take over the offer as soon as possible and to sign an agreement as soon as possible.

……

Los Angeles.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Li Zhifan was having a meeting with the painters.

Suddenly a phone call came, it was Liu Zexin.

"There is a telephone interview in China, take an hour to answer it!"

Liu Zexin said straightforwardly.

"Phone interview?"

Li Zhifan touched his forehead, "No way! I'm so busy here, I can't leave!"

"This interview is for you to clarify!"

Liu Zexin said, "Did you know that many domestic film and television companies announced at the same time that they would start shooting Mulan-related film and television dramas, and some companies announced that they would cooperate exclusively with Disney. This has seriously affected the "Mulan" project between you and Disney. So you must take this opportunity of the phone interview to clarify the facts to the country."

"so serious?"

Li Zhifan knew the seriousness of the consequences as soon as he heard it. If the copycats were allowed to run rampant, it would seriously affect the box office and reputation of the original version. This was also the case before the first part of "Infernal Affairs" was released.

Now the copycat film and television company is not only playing around the corner, but also dares to announce a cooperation with Disney?

This is too lawless!

"All right!"

Li Zhifan agreed, "Then I'll just say a few words, so you tell them to connect with me at eleven o'clock, and I will spare an hour to communicate with them."

Although he accepted this telephone interview, Li Zhifan still wanted to check with Disney Film and Television whether he had cooperated with domestic film and television companies. If so, then the responsibility lay with Disney Film and Television. Open your mouth, how can Disney make decisions without authorization?

However, after making the phone call, Li Zhifan received a definite answer from Disney Film and Television. Currently, the project is still in the discussion stage and has not cooperated with any partner in any aspect, so the domestic news must be fake.

With this answer, Li Zhifan felt relieved.

At eleven o'clock, the telephone interview from China was connected.

According to the usual practice, they asked about the current situation at the beginning, and then asked some questions about Li Zhifan's career as the general manager of Oriental Entertainment in North America.

It wasn't until the end of the conversation that the other party asked him to confirm everything about the "Mulan" live-action movie.

Li Zhifan repeatedly emphasized: "At present, Disney Film and Television has just started story development, and has not yet launched any cooperation with the outside world, especially domestic film and television companies, any co-production is a fabricated rumor, which is a defamation of our reputation, and we will never tolerate it. .”

After the telephone interview, Li Zhifan contacted Disney Film and Television again and asked them to write a lawyer's letter and publish it globally in both Chinese and English.

This time, it is not just an announcement to the domestic market, because the main body of Disney is not a Chinese company, and the whole world must know that there is no cooperation at present, and when it will cooperate with whom, only the official announcement of Disney will be accurate.

domestic.

When the news came out, it was already eight o'clock in the morning the next day.

However, it was only eight hours since Li Zhifan's phone interview.

Seeing the released press release, domestic audiences were dumbfounded.

"What? Disney didn't cooperate with any domestic companies? So that means—it didn't cooperate with Huayi either?"

"Isn't it a cooperation with Disney's branch in Xiangjiang?"

"Ah? No way? Is Huayi also a copycat version?"

"My God! This fraud is too serious, isn't Huayi afraid that Disney will sue them?"

"What age is this, and you still want to play the trick of information asymmetry?"

"Is there any cooperation? I'm so anxious!"

"Look! The Disney headquarters has issued a press release, and the English version and the Chinese version have been published on Witt and Kuaibo respectively! It has been confirmed that Huayi's news is fake and there is no cooperation!"

"There is no way to get over the wall, who can transfer back the screenshot of Werther's news?"

"I saw it, I saw it! Sure enough... Alas! I ate yesterday's melon for nothing!"

"I'm going, I thought Huayi was real, I was still applauding for them yesterday, motherfucker!"

"Liar! Huayi is a liar!"

"..."

Ever since, the condemnation on the Internet changed direction once again, all targeting Huayi, and Dongyang Huahua was instantly forgotten by netizens.

Huayi.

Seeing the news, Zhao Xiajun was furious.

Why did the news break out at this time?

The involved shareholders called together, and some even broke into his office directly, strongly demanding that the shareholders' meeting be held immediately so that Zhao Xiajun could explain the incident.

in the conference room.

Some shareholders failed to arrive in time, so the meeting could only be held via video. Therefore, several monitors at the scene showed the faces of some shareholders who became angry from embarrassment.

"Everyone listen to my explanation!"

Zhao Xiajun looked indignant, and explained to all the shareholders, "We did cooperate with Xiangjiang Disney, but who would know that they have nothing to do with American Disney Film and Television, but this does not prevent us from continuing to cooperate! Because the other party is very interested. Sincerely, I offer them the copyright of the animation adaptation of "Mulan"."

This so-called animation adaptation copyright was actually purchased by Zhao Xiajun from an animation company in Thailand overnight after he established a leather bag company in Xiangjiang. version of the "Mulan" animation.

Back then, this cartoon was also produced in many countries in Southeast Asia, and it was sold to Japan, but it hit the street in Japan. After all, Japanese audiences have long been fed up with their own cartoons. The Thai version is in the eyes of Japanese audiences. , is shoddy.

"What about the contract?"

A shareholder at the scene asked directly, "Take out the contract!"

Zhao Xiajun had been prepared for a long time, and quickly handed over a stack of contracts, including a power of attorney, a cooperation agreement, and a detailed sharing contract.

In fact, most of the contracts were imposed by Zhao Xiajun in order to confuse the audience, such as the share of the commercials after the filming is completed. This is completely unnecessary for most film and television adaptations, because obtaining the adaptation rights also means that they will be bought out across the board. All subsequent proceeds, unless the original author also participates in the production and leads the adaptation.

The shareholder read all the contracts in detail, but it only took nearly 10 minutes.

"The contract is perfect!"

After watching it, he reported to those present and other shareholders in the video, "We have indeed signed an adaptation cooperation agreement with a Disney Culture Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong, but the "Mulan" in their hands is not the American Disney version. "Mulan" cartoon, but the Southeast Asian version, as to who owns this version, whether it is in the hands of Disney in Xiangjiang, it is temporarily unknown."

"However, here is a copy, which is a certificate proving that Disney in Xiangjiang owns the copyright of this animation, which was issued by the Intellectual Property Department of the Xiangjiang Special Administrative Region Government."

As he said that, the surrounding shareholders took another look and said, "The date of issuance is the day before yesterday, which means that the copyright has not expired."

After the other shareholders listened, they looked at each other. The shareholders on the other end of the video also communicated with their secretary one after another, as if they wanted to find a way to verify the matter.

Zhao Xiajun took the opportunity to say: "Everyone, now you can believe that the adaptation rights we have obtained are real and effective! Although it has nothing to do with the American Disney Film and Television, this does not prevent us from continuing to cooperate and continue filming, right? Why is the hero of our own country The characters have to be filmed by Americans, why can’t we film them ourselves? Hua Mulan is Chinese! Everyone, I have already decided that this film will find the best domestic director and production team, and hire domestic first-line traffic Don’t worry, everyone will join the star, the box office after the release will definitely be a hit!”

Businessmen are all about money, as long as they can make money, everything doesn't matter.

At this time, the representative of Yuntian Capital, the second largest shareholder of Huayi, said at the other end of the video: "Mr. Zhao, we can no longer just believe your one-sided words. Although our shareholders do not interfere with the company's business, we have reasons to protect our interests." Investment and income, how about we sign a VAM agreement? If this movie does not reach [-] million box office, you can personally compensate us for the shortfall, and you can use your own shares to offset it. If you do not agree to this Agreement, then we also don't agree with Hua Yi to start making this movie!"

"Yes, right bet?"

Zhao Xiajun burst into cold sweat on his forehead, and forced a smile, "Okay! Then we will sign the agreement, but I also have a request. Within three months from now to the release of this movie, all shareholders who signed the VAM agreement are not allowed to withdraw." stock requirements, play tricks on me.”

Other small shareholders are okay to talk about, but the two major shareholders ranked second and third are worth thinking about.

Because they just asked to withdraw their shares before, it is okay to say that the third place is an individual shareholder, but the second place, Yuntian Capital, is not easy to deal with. They hold too many shares, and it is the third place. There are four times as many shareholders, and threatening Zhao Xiajun with a withdrawal of shares is tantamount to killing him.

"I need to discuss this matter with other directors of the company!"

The representative of Yuntian Capital said, "Everyone, please wait a moment. I will call them for a video conference right away, and I will come back after the meeting."

"Okay, you go!"

As Zhao Xiajun spoke, he glanced at the third shareholder on another monitor, but he didn't say anything, as if he was waiting for Yuntian Capital's decision.

……

outside.

Because of Disney's press release, netizens have been addressing and abusing Huayi all the time.

As for Huayi, they were busy with meetings and had no time to respond to netizens.

Taking advantage of the break in the meeting, Zhao Xiajun finally freed up and instructed the company's public relations personnel to officially disclose the cooperation between Huayi and Xiangjiang Disney.

Although this is a leather bag company, it can still stand up for a while. After all, Huayi never said from the beginning to the end that it is cooperating with Disney Film and Television in the United States!

The press release was released half an hour later, and it also included proof that Xiangjiang Disney owns the copyright of the Southeast Asian animation adaptation of "Mulan".

After reading this explanation, the criticism from netizens has not decreased but increased.

"shameless!"

"Isn't this an attempt to fool the audience from the very beginning? If Disney didn't release a press release, everyone would think it was true!"

"Hehe, Disney China (Xiangjiang) Culture Co., Ltd.? There are a lot of leather bag companies like this in Xiangjiang. Do you know how many Xiangjiang travel companies are under the name of Disney? How many of the same type of gourmet companies are there? In fact, it’s just a private tour guide and a small restaurant, but they are trying to make a fortune by taking advantage of the popularity of Disney, Huayi is such a big company, they are also learning these clever tricks, and they are starting to be shameless!”

"Bah! It turned out to be the Southeast Asian version of "Mulan". I was surprised. You still have to buy the copyright of Southeast Asia when filming Mulan? Are you not allowed to film our Chinese hero? Or is Mulan the character culture department? Have you approved the copyright?"

"Does it mean that when we shoot Journey to the West in the future, we will also buy the copyright from foreign companies? After all, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and the United States have all filmed Journey to the West!"

"Hehehe, this time I finally know how to write the word traitor."

"In order to make up a lie, another lie has to be made up! This Huayi is just lying to gain popularity, and has designed tricks and routines in advance. Treating the audience as fools and netizens as blind?"

"Since it is the copyright of the Southeast Asian version of "Mulan", then you should broadcast it in Southeast Asia after filming it! You are not welcome in China!"

"It's time for radio and television to do something, don't let such a movie be released!"

Li Zhifan never thought that such a problem would appear in a "Mulan".

In fact, the most critical issue is that Hua Mulan is a well-known figure in China, and "The Song of Mulan" is a text that elementary school students can memorize, so any film and television company can use this story to shoot, and it can't even be called a copycat, because everyone It is a remake, only "Yuefu Poems" is the original version.

(End of this chapter)