Chapter 368 Bald Xu's Tricks
"Journey on the Road" is a work produced by Wuhan Huaqi Film and Television Company. The copyright ownership is very clear. When it was released in 2010, the box office was 37 million. Although it had a good reputation at the time, the box office was actually relatively average. It waited until the Spring Festival of that year, and it was broadcast on the Spring Festival Bus , a large number of passengers spread the word of mouth, and the movie became a complete hit.
However, the investment is only 6 million, so 37 million can be considered a small profit.
However, after it became popular, Baldy Xu felt that he only received the original salary and no more bonuses. (Xu Baldy’s salary at the time was 500,000. It was indeed a bit less. Not only was he an actor, he was also responsible for being an assistant director, and he was involved in all kinds of messy filming. Although he had selfish motives, a lot of the credit for this film went to Xu Guangtou. )
Generally speaking, in situations like this, a big red envelope will be given. But, this project is a government project, so a red envelope? Eat your shit if you want.
So Bald Xu simply bypassed the copyright holder and enlisted Bao Qiang to start a new movie with the same theme. In order to gain popularity, he named it "A Man on the Road to Thailand" (similar to Sha Po Lang and Sha Po Lang: Greedy Wolf).
It was promoted to the outside world as a sequel to Lost in Times, and the audience believed it to be true due to the confusion of the same starring actors and similar movie titles.
Under such a completely broken situation, it is naturally impossible for the original copyright holder to find Bald Xu to star again, and finding someone else would mean changing the protagonist of the series of movies, which is almost impossible to win the approval of the audience.
Just like that, Baldy Xu snatched the IP from the original copyright holder.
It is a very clever way of playing.
The Jon series made Baldy Xu a lot of fame and fortune. However, the first one had the best reputation, but its main creative team made the least profit. Even the fruits of their labor were taken away. Many people even thought that even the second one had the best reputation. Both films were directed by Bald Xu. In fact, the directors, screenwriters, producers, and producers of "囧TU" and "囧囧" are completely different.
The credit of the main creator of the first film was silently wiped out, and mention of "Unfamiliar Journey" only became evidence of Xu Guangtou's personal style.
It is undeniable that Bald Xu is very talented and the quality of his works is very high, but to put it bluntly, the starting point of his fortune is based on robbing the original copyright holder and the creative team without a bottom line. Although he was later fined by the court to compensate Wuhan Huaqi 5 million , but what is this 5 million compared to the big hit IP that was stolen?
The "囧" series has billions of IPs.
Someone is about to ask a question here. Doesn’t it mean that he has a government background? How dare Bald Xu be so bold?
This has something to do with the shareholding behind Huaqi. This company is actually a company established by people connected with government personnel. They don't dare to make it big and just want to make a profit and settle the trouble.
However, as long as Shen Lang holds the copyright, it is basically impossible for Xu Guangtou to use his brain. However, Xu Guangtou is not stupid. What level and background is Shen Lang? If he dares to use his brain, he will be immediately arrested. Shen Lang was pinned to the ground.
"By the way, Penguin Video has sent people over to inquire about prices. Whether it's Penguin, LeTV, iQiyi, Tudou, Youku, many companies have sent people over to try to get the copyright in our hands. This time, we can Make a fortune!”
Regarding Shen Lang's move, he hoarded copyrights in advance to make a fortune, which really made Guan Bin overjoyed. This was completely a mistake, and a big mistake at that.
Shen Lang stretched and said, "I promised Brother Ma that I would only sell to penguins and the price would be fair."
Huang Bin frowned and said, "Don't you compare products?"
Shen Lang shook his head and smiled and said: "Brother Bin, you won't lose money by doing business with Brother Xiao Ma. It doesn't matter if you have more or less, they will pay you back in the future. Don't forget, our company is preparing to go public. It needs to be endorsed by a big boss. I don’t need to mention Penguin’s strength in the country, right? If you follow Brother Ma for three days and eat nine meals, you can survive.”
"So we can be considered penguins?" Huang Bin said with a smile.
Shen Lang shook his head: "To be fair, our Wan Zhong Mountain is just like a mountain. It doesn't matter. I'm just kidding. I'm the top of the Beidian. If I become someone else's little brother, how will others see me in the future?"
"That's true, ah, I don't know how much it can be sold for. Unfortunately, I can't divide it even if I sell it. I don't know when I will be rich and free." Huang Bin murmured.
Shen Lang patted Huang Bin on the shoulder: "Come on, come on, as soon as the company goes public, how about I give you a Ferrari?"
Huang Bin laughed: "That's what you said."
Shen Lang patted his chest: "I said, I'll give it to you and pay the company's account."
Huang Bin raised his middle finger to Shen Lang! ! ! ! !