Chapter 691 Plagiarism Scandal! Value Rises Again! Epic Disaster ‘Joke’ Movie

"Mr. Chen, get ready to watch the news."

Chen Fei was still a little confused when he received a call from Zhou Shouzi.

But he quickly responded: "You mean, Weibo?"

"Yes, it will open tomorrow."

At this time, Zhou Shouzi, who was in New York, sounded a little excited, because in his opinion, Weibo's stock price would never be low.

This is the first Chinese social media with a market of more than one billion people. The listing of Weibo will definitely cause a sensation around the world!

"Okay, I understand." Chen Fei responded, and then warned: "After the bell is ringing over there, you fly to France again, and you must try to get that matter settled."

The moment he heard the second half of the sentence, Zhou Shouzi paused slightly.

He thought of what Chen Fei had told him before.

At this moment, he inexplicably felt that the listing of Weibo in front of him did not seem to be exciting enough for him, because there was an even more shocking goal waiting for him to complete!

After ending the call with Zhou Shouzi, Chen Fei logged on to Weibo.

At this moment, the headline on Weibo's hot search list has already changed to: "I wish Weibo a successful listing tomorrow!"

Chen Fei happily joined in the fun and posted a Weibo message.

"I wish Weibo success in ringing the bell on Nasdaq, a smooth opening, and a skyrocketing stock price!"

As soon as his Weibo post was posted, it immediately attracted the attention of the entire industry.

Many people want to know how much his 16% original shares are worth?

In the comment area, netizens became even more excited and began to study for Chen Fei how to spend this huge sum of money.

"Why don't you order two portions of pig's trotter rice first, eat one and throw away the other?"

"Damn it, it seems that Director Chen's assets are about to reach a higher level again. This horse is approaching the one trillion mark, right?"

"Good guy, make so much money? Can you really spend it all?"

"Be a good boy, if I were as rich as Director Chen, I would go abroad and spend money to buy an island, be the king myself, and enjoy the feeling of having three wives and four concubines, hahaha!"

"I'm really looking forward to Weibo's stock price on the first day. I don't know how high it will be. If Director Chen makes money, can he continue to make a particularly awesome science fiction film?"

"Fuck! I have a withdrawal reaction even when I step on a horse. After watching "Take the Tiger Mountain" and "The Martian", I can't watch other movies at all. I always feel that the filming is too bad."

The crew of "One Hundred Regiments" did not stop because of the listing on Weibo. However, when Chen Fei appeared on the crew, many actors around him cast strange looks.

This kind of behavior of watching others earn "nine figures" in a few hours is really too novel!

…

However, just as many people were waiting for the announcement of the successful listing of Weibo, a long Weibo post by Qiong Yao attracted the attention of countless people.

Once the article was published, it even exceeded the attention and discussion caused by Weibo's upcoming listing. In just half an hour, it directly topped the trending search list.

In this long article, Qiong Yao made it clear and reported to Yu Zheng that he had plagiarized several of his works, and gave all examples in the article.

At the end of the article, she implored the General Administration to stop broadcasting, reduce or ban many TV series produced by Yu Zheng Studio, and made it clear that she would sue the other party and demand huge compensation and apology.

Just as relevant people in the industry and netizens were in an uproar, an hour later, Yu Zheng also responded with a long article.

Literary people are different. The wording and meaning in the long response article are very "interesting".

He first regarded himself as a descendant and praised Qiong Yao, and then followed it up with a quibble that seemed to be taken out of context.

He made it clear in the article that the similar plots and scenes in the TV series are just coincidences, and there is no such thing as "plagiarism" at all.

Those who accuse him of plagiarism on the Internet are trolls hired by rival companies to deliberately smear and slander him.

Although some scenes are indeed very similar, they are just a kind of tribute and reference, and cannot be called "plagiarism" at all...

Faced with his sophistry, Qiong Yao ignored him at all, and what greeted him was a lawyer's letter from the legal department of Qiong Yao Company.

Obviously, they are determined to fight him to the end!

Faced with this argument between the two sides, the vast majority of netizens on the Internet chose to support Qiong Yao, stood behind her, and denounced Yu Zheng together.

Even many screenwriters and producers in the industry have spoken out and will stand on the side of boycotting Yu Zheng.

It’s true that this guy is so easy to “copy”!

Although all the film and television works produced by his studio are claimed to be original, as long as you look carefully, you can often find traces of other film and television works.

Qiong Yao's denunciation can be said to have stirred up a thousand waves with one stone.

For a time, a large number of screenwriters who had collaborated with Yu Zheng but ended up falling apart spoke out, saying that the latter had indeed committed very serious "plagiarism" behavior.

"I can prove that in 2009, Yu Zheng asked me to misappropriate the main content of Qiong Yao's script."

"The TV series produced by Yu Zheng in 2010 had traces of other works. At that time, he led the team to plagiarize and merge the stories all night long, integrating the essence of several other people's works into his own work."

"Yu Zheng once said in a meeting with us that as long as the plagiarized content does not exceed 20%, it will be fine, because he has carefully studied the law and knows how to avoid being reported."

When these revelations from industry insiders appeared, Weibo was once again in an uproar.

For a time, Yu Zheng, who was already notorious in the industry, became the target of many people's condemnation and fire.

Especially recently, the TV series "Palace Lock Liancheng" produced by Yu Zheng Studio has been greatly criticized in a short period of time!

Many netizens found that the plot of this TV series is very similar to the role-swapping type of stories such as Qiong Yao's novel "Plum Blossom Mark" and the TV series "The Twins".

It is not an exaggeration to say that this is a 1:1 copy and paste.

Based on this, Yu Zheng's rebuttal seems so shameless and ridiculous.

"I wonder how he can say 'it's just a coincidence and an accident'?"

Jiang Xue called Chen Fei angrily, complaining about Yu Zheng and claiming that Yu Zheng's studio had plagiarized Zhou Yi's work before.

If it had been in the past, Chen Fei would never have paid attention to such a thing.

But now, Zhou Yi has been acquired by Feiyue Film and Television, and many of its previous film and television copyrights and works also belong to Feiyue Film and Television.

And Yu Zheng's plagiarism, to put it bluntly, is to dig up the roots of Feiyue Film and Television.

"Take advantage of this opportunity, let's sue him together."

Since Qiong Yao has taken the lead and set a precedent, it is natural to ask for back the losses Zhou Yi suffered in the past.

"I think so too." Jiang Xueruo added in a deep voice: "I have contacted Qiongyao. Next, we will join other victims to sue Yu Zheng Studio in court. He must pay the price!" Chen Fei nodded and reminded: "I am not very clear about Zhou Yi's previous affairs. If there are other problems, you can do it. In the future, if Feiyue Film and Television's productions are also plagiarized by others, don't hold back, just sue him to bankruptcy!" The trend of piracy was suppressed with great difficulty, and now the trend of plagiarism has emerged again. Chen Fei is very sure that the bureau will pay close attention to this matter and will definitely give several companies an explanation. If Yu Zheng could be more low-key, I think these things today would not have happened, but he is too unruly and too bold! If it is just borrowing a certain plot or clip, everyone will turn a blind eye, after all, there are many capitals behind him "supporting" him. However, this 1:1 copy is so annoying, who can stand it?

During the lunch break, Chen Fei went to Weibo to check the relevant news.

Yu Zheng seemed to be well prepared. Facing Qiong Yao's accusation and prosecution, they responded in a very short time.

A group of paid water army and media are constantly posting posts, trying to whitewash him.

However, with the entry of Feiyue Film and Television, the difficulty of whitewashing can be said to increase linearly!

As the first broadcast platform, Mango TV is also under considerable pressure.

Many people went to Mango's official blog and asked it to remove this plagiarized work.

However, Mango did not respond at all, but continued to broadcast the subsequent episodes of this TV series.

In front of capital, the dust has not settled until the stone is officially put on the ground.

...

Another few hours of busyness in the afternoon.

This kind of movie that requires a large number of group actors to assist is much more difficult to shoot than ordinary art films and commercial films.

Especially those scenes that require war shots are extremely complicated to shoot. It often takes several hours to complete just one shot.

When I returned to the hotel, the sky had already darkened.

After washing up, Chen Fei opened Weibo and read the news.

The 4th Capital International Film Festival held in the capital recently officially ended. With Wu Yu as the chairman of the film festival jury, Sunglass King's "The Grandmaster" became the biggest winner, and Hong Kong films defeated a number of mainland films.

Looking at this news, Chen Fei secretly rejoiced in his heart that it was fortunate that he did not get involved in this film festival, otherwise he would definitely be lifted up by others.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered the 2nd Capital International Film Festival held the year before last.

A group of senior leaders pulled Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Gu Changwei, Jia Zhangke, and Chen Kaige over without inviting Chen Fei, and arranged for them to communicate with a group of foreign directors headed by James Cameron.

The idea is good, but the final result is that they were pitted by Hollywood.

James Cameron only said a few flattering words on the stage, and he pulled the special effects production business of many mainland production companies to Hollywood in the next few years.

After all this trouble, it can be said that he lost more than he gained.

And Chen Kaige, the representative of mainland directors, was only concerned with showing off, and didn't care about the beautiful ambition of domestic films to go overseas.

Afterwards, that Beijing International Film Festival became a joke.

Although this year's edition was not as "outraged" as in the past, it also became a joke in the industry.

There were hundreds of domestic films participating in the competition, but in the end, a Hong Kong film became the biggest winner. Isn't this a mockery of the Hong Kong film industry to the domestic film industry?

Seeing the Internet once again making a fuss, and many directors protesting, Chen Fei felt a little sad.

Under what conditions? Can those people stand up straight?

…

The next morning, Chen Fei was awakened by a series of cell phone rings.

He opened his eyes in a daze, and without looking at the caller ID, he pressed the answer button casually.

And the next second, a howl came from the receiver: "Fuck!!! Brother Fei! It's made! You made it again! You made a fortune directly!"

This wave of howling immediately woke Chen Fei up.

If nothing unexpected happened, it must be the summary news after the first day of Nasdaq's closure that was passed back.

"Stop howling. Let's go out for dinner together when we have a chance. Also, pay attention to Red Sorghum. Your live sound recording is too bad. You need to improve your lines..."

After retorting to Zhu Yawen and avenging him for waking him up, Chen Fei hung up the phone.

He got out of bed and went to the living room, where he found his laptop computer that was charging.

As soon as he logged into the Weibo homepage, he saw more than ten news about the listing:

"Weibo, the first Chinese social media in China, officially rang the bell on NASDAQ yesterday. Let us warmly congratulate it!"

"At the beginning of the opening, Weibo's stock price fell below the issue price of $17 and officially set sail from $16.7...

Although it started badly, it had strong momentum. By the time of closing, the stock price closed at $21.3, and the highest was $25.6!"

"On the first day of listing, Weibo's stock market value was $4.5 billion, about RMB 27.9 billion!"

"All shareholders holding Weibo's original shares have at least become millionaires at this time!"

...

While watching the news, Chen Fei was on the phone with Zhou Shouzi.

"The overall environment of the US stock market is still a bit sluggish. The follow-up impact caused by the brokerage crisis has not yet ended. On the first day of closing, the market value actually failed to meet the expectations of the founding team..."

Listening to Zhou Shouzi's words, many memories suddenly emerged in Chen Fei's mind.

If he remembered correctly, Weibo's highest share price seemed to have soared to $145 per share in 2018, which was the peak period, much higher than the current stage!

Chen Fei asked casually: "What is Cao Guowei's initial goal?"

"7.5 billion US dollars."

"Wow? Is this trying to surpass Twitter in the short term?"

As a shareholder of Twitter, Chen Fei has a clear understanding of this company that enjoys a great reputation worldwide.

At present, the market value of Twitter is maintained at around 24 billion US dollars.

"Haha." Zhou Shouzi laughed: "Mr. Cao is also an ambitious person."

Chen Fei laughed dumbly. It's useless to have ambitions. After all, it's impossible to form a monopoly in China.

Weibo is indeed very powerful today, but in front of ByteDance in the future, he will eventually have to bow down.

Luckily, as a reborn party, Chen Fei can always keep up with the trend at the first time.

He has been following up on ByteDance's financing, and even Mihoyo has been registered and established in the JD District Market Supervision Bureau in advance with the assistance of Longxiang Capital.

Shanda Literature, Jinjiang Literature, YouYaoQi Comics, MiHoYo, Youku, ByteDance...

The advantages of the reborn party are fully reflected here in Chen Fei!

He is planning the future development route in his mind, and at this time, the outside world has already fallen into a crazy discussion.

"27.9 billion times 16%, what the hell? Director Chen has another 4.4 billion RMB in assets!"

"I can't make money in 10 lifetimes, but he made it in one night. Isn't that too awesome?"

"It seems that Director Chen's personal assets alone are enough to match a listed company, right?"

"One is not enough? Ten is more like it!"

"I remember the media reported before that the Longxiang Capital Company controlled by Director Chen seems to control more than 700 billion in assets, right?"

"Damn, I'm jealous. 4.4 billion is just a drop in the bucket for Director Chen!"

"I thought Director Chen was awesome for making so much money from movies, but I didn't expect that he is even more awesome in investing!"

...

The phone calls came in one after another, and without exception, they were all from people in the film and television industry.

Many people were lamenting that he had made a lot of money again, and they also had a deeper understanding of his influence in the industry!

As Weibo grows in size, its influence in the industry will inevitably increase.

Chen Fei, who holds 16% of the shares, undoubtedly holds the lifeblood of many stars and artists, and can even be said to have the power of life and death!

If he is determined to get someone, he can definitely kick the other party from the first-line superstar ranks to outside the 18th line in a very short time.

The exclamations of the industry came one after another, like waves pouring out.

However, at this time, several irrelevant news suddenly emerged.

"The epic movie "The Crossing" jointly produced by China Film, Huayi, Bona, and LeTV, directed by Wu Yu, and starring Zhang Ziyi, Jin Chengwu, Huang Xiaoming, Song Hye Kyo and others has officially been announced to be completed."

"At the wrap-up press conference, director Wu Yu confidently said: Since Chinese-language films have entered the 3 billion box office era, then as the Eastern version of "Titanic", the box office of "The Crossing" must naturally reach 3 billion."

"The leading actress Zhang Ziyi said: "The Crossing" is a super-large-scale epic disaster love blockbuster. She is confident that she can match Kate Winslet and show the style of Chinese-language film actors."

...

Looking at these news, Chen Fei, who was eating in the restaurant, spit out a mouthful of porridge.

He has seen people who can brag, but he has never seen such a bragging!

"Epic disaster? Indeed, this word is quite appropriate, hahahahaha!"

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