After leaving the Barkel Bank headquarters, Xiao Yunhai went to Hanhai Film Investment Company.
"CEO Wan, is there anything I can help you with?" Xiao Yunhai walked into Wan Guanghui's office and asked.
Wan Guanghui quickly stood up and said, "Mr. Xiao, I see that you're here personally. I'll just go to your office. "
Xiao Yunhai waved his hand and said, "That's too troublesome. I still have to pick up my child later. "
Wan Guanghui said, "Oh, then I won't waste any more time. Mr. Xiao, there's something I need to report to you. Paramount TV Station used a few of your songs when they were doing a singing show. But they didn't inform the company, so I don't think they told you either, right? "
Xiao Yunhai was stunned and said, "No. You're saying that they've infringed on my music copyright, right? "
"That's right." Wan Guanghui nodded and tapped on the keyboard a few times. He said, "Mr. Xiao, this is the song they're singing."
Xiao Yunhai walked over and took a look. Indeed, a handsome guy in his twenties was singing his song "Exaggerated." His singing was very good and he was very engrossed in it.
Wan Guanghui tapped on a few more times. They were all handsome guys and pretty girls singing his song.
After Xiao Yunhai finished watching, he laughed and said, "What's this Paramount doing? Back then, they used one of my songs for a movie and had to pay me 200 million. Now, they're doing it again. "
Wan Guanghui said, "Mr. Xiao, their show is called The Voice of the Young. They're all looking for handsome guys and pretty girls. The ratings are pretty good and they have a lot of fans. What do you think we should do? "
Xiao Yunhai thought for a while and said, "There's a total of five songs. If I sue them in court, what kind of price will they have to pay? "
Wan Guanghui said, "Compared to Europe and America, Hua Xia's punishment is lighter in this regard. For their actions, they'll be fined 50 million at most. Eh, did they deliberately let you sue them so that they can increase their viewership ratings? "
The Voice of Youth's average viewership ratings had already exceeded 3% and it was also selling well online. If Xiao Yunhai were to sue them, it would definitely make the show even more popular. A mere 50 million was nothing in his eyes.
This was called borrowing power. Not only did he borrow power from his own people, but sometimes he also had to borrow power from his enemies.
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Whether I appeal or talk about this in front of the media, it will indirectly promote them. Haha, this move is pretty good. You want me to suffer in silence, unable to voice out my bitterness. "
Wan Guanghui asked, "Then what should we do?"
Xiao Yunhai naturally wouldn't let them take advantage of him. He pondered for a moment and said, "Are they still broadcasting this program?"
Wan Guanghui nodded and said, "Tonight is the eighth episode."
Xiao Yunhai coldly said, "The disaster of the Wenhe earthquake is still not over, yet they dare to broadcast this sort of program. This is simply preposterous."
Wan Guanghui's expression changed, and he said, "I thought of something. Recently, Paramount seems to have a comedy film that is going to be screened. "
Xiao Yunhai frowned and said, "Comedy film? What's the name? "
Wan Guanghui thought for a moment and said, "It's called something like a dream … No, it's called 'A Beautiful Dream Come True'."
Xiao Yunhai entered the name 'A Beautiful Dream Come True' into the computer. With a swipe, the information about the movie quickly appeared before his eyes.
This was a typical American comedy film. It had already been screened in Europe and the United States, and its reviews and box office sales were very good. Hua Xia's premiere was tomorrow at 8 PM.
Yesterday, the main cast of the movie had even done an interview on Paramount's television station, and it was filled with laughter.
When Xiao Yunhai saw this situation, he was instantly enraged.
If using the untimely broadcast of The Voice of Youth to attack the other party was to deal with Paramount and was considered a personal vendetta, then this' A Beautiful Dream Come True 'had completely angered Xiao Yunhai.
The Wenhe River earthquake had killed more than a hundred thousand people, leaving millions homeless. To screen a comedy film under such circumstances, Paramount was practically committing a crime.
Xiao Yunhai thought of the tragic scenes he saw in the disaster area and said angrily, "Is there no one to do anything about it? What is the Film Bureau doing? Does the Hua Xia entertainment industry not have a voice of their own? "
Wan Guanghui sighed and said, "From 2000 onwards, the Hua Xia film market was no longer under the jurisdiction of the Film Bureau. They only have the right to review the movie to see if there are any violations. As long as the license is issued, they do not have the right to question it. 'A Beautiful Dream Come True' was approved a month ago, and the premiere date was set half a month ago, so the Film Bureau is powerless to do anything about it. "
"As for the entertainment industry, no one dares to say anything. Back then, David Steele used his connections with the American government to get the opportunity to set up a movie theater in Hua Xia. Previously, it was limited by funds, but after Miss Vanessa took over, she built the movie theaters like crazy. Now, there are fourteen thousand screens, covering almost all the first, second, and third tier cities, second only to the new Hua Xia movie theater chain. With such a powerful force, even the film and television companies dare not offend them, let alone the artists. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "Then we're just going to let it be? Humph, it's fine if I didn't know about it before, but now that I know, I have to do something about it. Otherwise, how am I going to answer to those who died in the earthquake? "
Wan Guanghui said, "'A Beautiful Dream Come True' is being pre-sold on Yun Yi's shopping website. If you want to do something about it, it's best to close the ticket window."
Xiao Yunhai was stunned and quickly opened Yun Yi's shopping website. 'A Beautiful Dream Come True' was indeed being pre-sold and it was selling well, with more than twelve million tickets sold.
What infuriated Xiao Yunhai was that it was one thing to buy tickets to watch the movie before the earthquake, but he did not expect that many people were still buying tickets during the earthquake relief. How insensitive!
Xiao Yunhai took out his phone and called Wu Yifa.
"Old Wu, don't you think that it's inappropriate for Yun Yi's shopping website to help sell tickets for a comedy at this juncture?" Xiao Yunhai used a question, but his tone was stern.
Wu Yifa could naturally hear the suppressed anger in Xiao Yunhai's heart. He said, "Old Xiao, what comedy are you talking about? I don't know. "
As the boss of Yun Yi's shopping website, Wu Yifa was so busy that he did not have time to care about the pre-sales of a movie.
Xiao Yunhai said, "Paramount has filmed a comedy called 'A Beautiful Dream Come True'. It'll be released tomorrow. I hope you can get it off the shelves as soon as possible. "
Wu Yifa could tell the seriousness of the matter and quickly said, "I'll arrange it right away."
After hanging up, Wu Yifa summoned the head of the internet department, Qiu Ming, to his office.
"Do you know about 'A Beautiful Dream Come True'?"
Qiu Ming nodded and said, "Yes. What's wrong, Director Wu? "
"What's wrong?" Wu Yifa slammed the table and said angrily, "This is a comedy. Do you think it's appropriate for us to sell tickets for it? Don't you know what period it is now? It's a national disaster. We're selling tickets for a comedy. Once it's released, don't you know what we'll face? Don't you have any political sensitivity? "
Qiu Ming quickly said, "Yes, I'll get it off the shelves right away. However, we'll have to pay them twenty million yuan for breaching the contract. "
Wu Yifa said, "Do you want to lose money or do you want the company to be condemned by the public? Compared to reputation, what's twenty million yuan? Even two hundred billion yuan is nothing. Are there any other comedy movies recently? If there are, get it off the shelves immediately. "
Qiu Ming quickly said, "Yes, Director Wu. I'll check it right away."
Ten minutes later, 'A Beautiful Dream Come True' was released from Yun Yi's shopping website.
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