Chapter 1009: "Black Fire" Plagiarism Exposed and Boycotted

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 second place in the current movie box office rankings. The single-day box office performance has exceeded 300 million US dollars on the third day. Today it is 328 million US dollars. The cumulative box office is as high as US$1,502 million.

[Real-time Box Office] The number one spot on the list is still "Back in Time", with a cumulative box office of US$1.863 billion.

The box office competition 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. The rankings may change at any time. Only "Back in Time" is ranked first. 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 "Back in Time" are not at the same level at all. It is completely normal that the box office performance of other films was not as good in the early stage. But I didn’t give up and was willing to be second place.

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

Wu Gong will report on 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 must have this strength. It became the second place within a week. x-on: Prop Group Wang Ce, don't forget to treat me to dinner."

"Great! The next step is to hit the first place."

"'Back in Time' is a small movie with only 300 million US dollars. The number one 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 heavy promotion, "Black Fire" has now risen to tenth place.

But Tan Yue was not worried at all.

He was already aware of Columbia Entertainment's promotional moves abroad, and 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 political figures at all levels 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$1.5 billion’.

Gou Sang hangs out in the message areas of major social software, and from time to time leaves comments 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 browsing the comments section, he translated the comments through screenshots. 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 would be very bad, and it was also the work of a Chinese director. But after watching it, I found that my thoughts were all wrong. The movie "The Godfather" can be said to have refreshed my understanding of gangster movies. It is worth recommending!"

"You have vision." Gou Sang smiled and continued to translate the comments with a high number of likes. However, one comment made him very excited: "Someone abroad actually knows about "The Godfather" Infernal Affairs". "

"The director of "The Godfather" is a Chinese director named Tan Yue. He has shot many excellent films, one of which is called "Infernal Affairs", which is only released in China. The plot is very similar to the "Black Fire" that is currently being released. I checked the time and found that "Infernal Affairs" was shot many years ago, while "Black Fire" has just been released. I guess "Black Fire" is very likely to be plagiarized. "

"Black Fire" plagiarized "Infernal Affairs" and has always made Gou Sang very angry. Today, when he saw a foreign friend talking about this on Twitter, he immediately found a friendly force. He hurriedly introduced the plot of "Infernal Affairs" in detail on the memo of his mobile phone, and listed some evidence that the plots of the two movies were exactly the same. Then he used the translation software to translate this text into English and posted it on Twitter, muttering in his heart: Plagiarism will not end well.

After Gou Sang posted his comment, he exited the software and did not continue to pay attention to it, busying himself with his own things.

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

"When I first watched Black Fire, I felt it was a very good movie. At that time, I was complaining about the box office performance of this movie. Now I know that it actually plagiarized a Chinese movie."

"Is it true? Why did the trend of the comments section of Black Fire suddenly change?"

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

"If Black Fire is really a plagiarized movie, then please refund my movie ticket money to me. This is a typical deception of 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 posted evidence in the comment section to complain for Tan Yue.

"The movie Black Fire is a copy of Infernal Affairs. There are many similarities in the two movies. Let's take the most obvious one. The conversation between the two male protagonists on the rooftop is a famous scene. When Infernal Affairs was broadcast in China, many netizens posted imitation videos online. Black Fire is a fake. It should be removed from the shelves immediately."

"To be honest, I have never understood why a plagiarized movie like Black Fire could be released simultaneously around the world. Such a movie should be removed from the shelves immediately."

"Although Black Fire has made some adjustments to some of the plots, the overall story framework is still the same as Infernal Affairs. Anyone who has seen these two movies can definitely see that Black Fire is a copy."

Many netizens also posted some animated pictures of Infernal Affairs in the comment area. It can be said that they are all famous scenes in the play, in order to let more foreigners know the existence of Infernal Affairs.

This matter has intensified on major foreign social platforms. As long as there are videos or topics related to Black Fire, there must be comments related to "plagiarism and Infernal Affairs".

At first, there were still some fans who refuted a few words in the comment section, but as more and more netizens listed the similarities between the two movies in the comment section, the fans of "Black Fire" gradually became silent.

The "Black Fire" plagiarism incident became a hot topic on Twitter, and the related topics directly ranked in the top ten hot searches.

The domestic media reported it immediately.

"Beijing Entertainment: The suspected plagiarism of "Infernal Affairs" in "Black Fire" quickly became a hot search abroad, attracting heated discussions from netizens from all over the world."

"Hong Kong Daily: Since the release of "Black Fire", many netizens have responded that the plot is very similar to Tan Yue's work "Infernal Affairs" a few years ago. Therefore, the suspected plagiarism of "Black Fire" quickly became popular on the foreign Internet. Its producer Columbia Entertainment has not yet responded to this matter. I hope to see the other party's actions."

"Southern Entertainment: The plagiarism of "Black Fire" has become a hot topic on Twitter. In addition, many foreign social media have triggered related discussions. Plagiarism is plagiarism. I hope that the producers of "Black Fire" can give a reasonable explanation for this matter. Otherwise, such plagiarized movies can be released simultaneously around the world, and the consequences in the future will be unimaginable."

Many foreign media have also reported on this matter. The media wants traffic. They don't care which company's movie it is. In fact, for them, the more famous the company is, 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 popular movie "The Godfather."

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

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.

"It turns out that Blackfire is a plagiarized movie. I wanted to watch it, but I'd better watch the original version."

"If it is really plagiarized, there is no need to continue watching Blackfire. I think it should be directly removed from the shelves."

"It is a great shame that an internationally famous entertainment company plagiarized other people's movies."

"It is a rubbish movie that is being released simultaneously around the world. It should be removed from the shelves immediately."

"It is really unimaginable that Blackfire is suspected of plagiarism. I won't watch it."

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

"Call for a boycott of Blackfire and refund me the movie ticket money quickly."

Although the related search index of Blackfire has risen sharply on social media in various countries, it is all negative comments, causing its reputation to decline rapidly, and more and more voices of boycott have appeared online.

Such a big thing happened, and the public opinion and external propaganda department of Columbia Entertainment also noticed this matter. Although some remedial measures have been taken, it is simply incomparable to the mighty boycott voices on the Internet.

Robin Donahue threw the cup in his hand to the ground and shouted angrily: "What are you all doing? Can't you drive away the media at the door?"

He never thought that things would develop to this point today. Yesterday, he was still happy about the improvement in box office performance, but today he has begun to scratch his head.

The director of the public opinion and external publicity department standing opposite lowered his head and dared not speak.

The speed of fermentation was too fast. Major entertainment media have blocked the door of Columbia Entertainment Company and wanted to interview Robin Donahue.

"What is the situation online now?"

"Our measures are useless. The voices of boycott against our movies are getting louder and louder online. There are still many people who want us to come forward to clarify this matter. Now there are so many reporters at the door."

Robin Donahue leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temples: "Hurry up and find a way to drive away the reporters at the door first."

So many reporters blocking the door have a great impact on an entertainment company,