Chapter 59: Accusation!

"Actually, I originally didn't want to occupy any public resources..."

"After all..."

"Recently, I caused quite a bit of trouble for my media friends by nearly going astray..."

"In fact, even now, I feel ashamed before the media and the audience friends..."

"But..."

"After deep consideration, I have made a difficult decision!"

"..."

Law firm.

On the television, the flagship program of Beijing Satellite TV, the 【1819】 column, was playing.

An Xiaoshi held her coffee blankly, staring dazedly at the familiar Zhou Yang in the familiar office on the TV screen.

She saw Zhou Yang sitting in an office chair, his face haggard, staring at the camera with bloodshot eyes, and from his dry throat came a series of suppressed yet angry sounds.

Under the camera's gaze, she watched Zhou Yang silently take out a lawyer's letter.

"Just today, we received a lawyer's letter from 【Tianyu】..."

"On the lawyer's letter, the legal department of 【Tianyu Group】 ordered our 【Xuan Shi Entertainment】 to stop a series of infringement acts targeting 'Superman 2', and warned us that if we continue to infringe, they will use all legal means to protect their legitimate interests!"

"Today, when we received this lawyer's letter, our entire 【Xuan Shi Entertainment】 company fell into stagnation!"

"We were very afraid, and also terrified, as if the sky had collapsed overnight; Shen Long, who was filming 'Authorized Zhengban Tiao Ren: Reboot', Director Shen, was so scared he almost crawled into the office, speaking in a tone I had never seen before, incoherently saying we were done for..."

"I was very afraid at that time too; when I took the lawyer's letter, my hands were trembling..."

"I know 【Tianyu Group】, and I know even better that we, a group of second-rate producers who came to this industry halfway, are about to face a terrifying giant!"

"We are very afraid..."

"So, the moment we received the lawyer's letter, we kept calling 【Tianyu Group】, hoping to explain and clarify this matter through negotiation..."

"But..."

"They did not answer the phone!"

"We had no choice; we could only use the familiar 【1819】, this fair and just television platform, to clarify this matter..."

"..."

…………………………

August 8.

【Tianyu Group】.

A gust of wind blew into the window.

It blew across Deng Deng Hairong's slightly impatient face.

On the table lay the box office attendance data for 'Superman 2' on August 8.

If nothing unexpected happened, the box office data for 'Superman 2' today was estimated to continue falling.

The daily box office was already estimated to drop below 4 million!

If it were a domestic work, a daily box office of 4 million would still be a good figure!

However, for 'Superman 2', which was expected by the whole world, this box office figure had reached a very dangerous stage!

Even 200 million RMB was barely enough!

This meant that for 【Tianyu】, which had introduced the film through the China Film Group and spent nearly 50 million RMB to buy out the distribution rights for 'Superman 2', this business might lose money.

The cinema chains take a share, the promotion staff take a share, taxes take a share, the Film Development Fund takes a share...

Ultimately, for a film costing 50 million RMB, a box office of 200 million is the baseline!

After breaking 200 million RMB, the previous buyout price could yield a small profit.

But below 200 million RMB, around 190 million, one could only barely break even.

Below 190 million, a loss...

And currently, the box office of 'Superman 2' in China is 170 million...

But, it has been on screen for over 20 days, with only ten days left before it officially leaves the theaters.

Judging from the daily attendance and the curve along the way, it is difficult for 'Superman 2' to pull in another 20 million in cinema box office in the coming days.

Moreover, the company still needs to work hard to secure a film named 'King of Monsters' next, and the project team responsible for this 'King of Monsters' is no longer his!

Now, apart from making a little money on Authorized Authorized Zhengban discs to recover some losses, their 'Superman 2' has no other path...

"How are the disc sales?"

"Yesterday, about 100,000 discs were sold, generating a profit of about 1 million; putting aside various market operations and promotions, we might have less than 800,000..."

"I told you to fight piracy, and I told you to send the lawyer's letter to deal with that Zhou Yang; did you do it!"

"We are doing it, this takes time, and..."

"And what?"

"..."

In the office.

Looking at the series of data on the discs.

Deng Deng Hairong felt a suffocating pressure on his heart, as if he couldn't breathe.

The assistant's expression was hesitant; finally, he gritted his teeth and silently turned on the television.

On Beijing TV, Deng Deng Hairong saw in the 【1819】 column that at this very moment, the vampire in the suit was using poor acting to do the world's most disgusting thing.

"They did not answer the phone!"

"We had no choice; we could only use the familiar 【1819】, this fair and just television platform, to clarify this matter..."

"We are just a group of young people; we do not want to offend any film company; we just want to make our films..."

"Yes, we will continue filming our movies, and we will make the new movie 'Authorized Zhengban Tiao Ren: Reboot' even better!"

"..."

Deng Deng Hairong stared fixedly at the television screen!

His temper had always been very good, but at this very moment, for some reason...

The instant he saw the final phrase 'Authorized Zhengban Tiao Ren: Reboot', he felt a surge of anger rush from the soles of his feet straight to his forehead.

That son of a bitch!

It's so damn infuriating!

He suppressed his erupting emotions and stared at his assistant: "Has this person contacted us?"

"No..."

"Are you sure?"

"No!"

Deng Deng Hairong nodded and closed his eyes.

The quality of 'Superman 2' was below expectations, and the high investment in promotion was completely disproportionate to the box office returns and market chaos, making the irritability in his heart grow stronger and stronger.

He suddenly wanted some quiet!

But in his ears, that damn vampire in the suit, his voice seemed incredibly penetrating, vividly drilling into his ears.

"We have never thought of infringing rights, and we have never infringed rights..."

"The movie 'Sun Sun Wukong Battles Superman 2' is a movie officially authorized by us to the disc merchants..."

"I consulted a lawyer, and the lawyer told me that our movie, whether it be the content inside, the name, the actors, or the promotional posters, we do not constitute any infringement!"

"It's just that we used the word 'Superman' for promotion, but we didn't use the American Superman; we used the Huaxia Superman, Yan Yan Shuangying!"

"Yes, they registered the trademark, that's correct, but it's the trademark for the characters inside 'Superman', not the pure text trademark for 'Chao' and 'Ren'..."

"May I ask a question presumptuously: if, if 'Superman' is registered, then no one can use 'Superman', does that mean if I register 'Earth', no one can use 'Earth' in textbooks?"

"If I register the Sun, if I register the Milky Way, does that mean everyone basking in sunlight now has to pay me patent fees?"

"..."

Hearing these words, he jumped up suddenly, gritted his teeth, and his emotions were somewhat agitated: "No need to send any lawyer's letter; now, immediately, right now, notify the legal department, gather evidence, and sue them!"

"Director Deng, I consulted the legal department; these people haven't infringed on the main direction yet... they..."

"Sue them! I don't believe we can't find evidence!"

"Director Deng, regarding this matter, either we handle it coldly and ignore them. I think these people are just creating hype to promote their new movie... If we do this, we will only give them attention. Moreover, even if there is partial infringement, the other party probably won't compensate us even 100,000 yuan, which is completely disproportionate to the investment. Personally, I think the proper solution is to notify the media to suppress the hype, and then we will join forces with the authorities to crack down on piracy... Let these little bastards be!"

"..."

When Deng Deng Hairong heard his assistant's words, he calmed down slightly.

"Can only compensate 100,000?"

"Yes! Our latest evidence shows that at most they are suspected of infringing on the promotional appearance... Maximum 100,000, plus an apology and compensation; at the worst, it's just changing the name..."

"..."

When Deng Deng Hairong heard this sentence, he finally closed his eyes.

"Let me calm down."

"Okay!"

………………………………

"Director, Director, we broke it!"

"Broke what?"

"The ratings broke! The 【1819】 program group's ratings broke the latest record!"

"How much?"

"The highest has already surged to 17.8%, which is a bit higher than our previous 17.7!"

"..."

Yanjing Television Station.

Suddenly, a sound rang out in the Director's office.

Immediately after...

Director Xu Fengshun took a set of data, a look of surprise on his face.

"How can the ratings be so high?"

"We analyzed it carefully. The reason this time the ratings broke the record is that the topic points in our program revolved around the Hollywood big IP movie 'Superman 2', and added elements like infringement, lawyer's letters, and young people starting businesses. Also, the movie 'Sun Sun Wukong Battles Superman 2' is very popular on the internet... On the internet, there are many netizens who love to stir up trouble..."

"..."

Xu Fengshun took the data analysis project!

Instantly, his spirit was refreshed!

Immediately after...

Under the gaze of the head of the marketing department, he turned on the computer and opened 'Movie House' inside...