In less than 10 minutes, Boss Jia saw Director Chen, who was about to explode in anger.
"Jia Yapeng, what did you promise me back then? Look at what you've done!" Director Chen scolded him as soon as they met.
"What did I promise you back then?" Boss Jia smiled.
"You promised me that you would take care of this matter!" Director Chen said.
"But I didn't break my promise!" Boss Jia rubbed his nose. "Did I not handle this matter well?"
"You didn't handle it well? You changed my movie. What do you think? "Director Chen was so angry that his nose was crooked.
"Of course it was!" Jia Yapeng laughed. "In two days, the box office will probably exceed 20 million yuan. It'll break the record for the domestic box office. Did I not handle it well?"
"But my movie is ruined. Its artistic conception, its content, its thoughts, and its most profound cinematic language were all ruined by you!" Director Chen pointed at Boss Jia's nose and scolded him.
"That has nothing to do with me!" Boss Jia shrugged. "I'm a businessman. A businessman only has one goal, and that's to make money. I don't care about anything else. As long as this movie can make money, it's the right thing to do! "
"Jia Yapeng, you stinky bastard. What right do you have to change my movie?" Director Chen was even more furious now.
"Of course I have the right!" Boss Jia patted Director Chen's shoulder. "It's clearly stated in the contract that I'll invest in 'Farewell My Concubine' in full. In return, I own the rights to 'Farewell My Concubine'. The entire 'Farewell My Concubine' is mine. Of course, I can change it however I want. It has nothing to do with you, Director Chen! "
"You … You …"
"By the way, it's stated in the contract that you, as the film's director, have full rights to shoot the movie, as well as edit it!" Boss Jia took the initiative to add on for Director Chen, "I will definitely respect this right. However, this right has come to an end because the filming for Farewell My Concubine has already been completed. It has already been released worldwide and won an Oscar. There is no doubt that this movie has already been completed!"
"That's why, Director Chen, your rights have come to an end. 'Farewell My Concubine' has nothing to do with you anymore!" Boss Jia chuckled.
"You … You … You …" Director Chen suddenly realized what it was like to be angered to the point of vomiting blood in his movie. He felt like vomiting blood on the spot.
Of course, art came from life.
"Jia Yapeng, just you wait. I won't let you get away with this. I've already gathered the reporters and will hold a press conference tonight. I'll expose your true colors in front of all the reporters and let them know how shamelessly you tampered with my movie!" Director Chen scolded sternly. This was probably his last resort.
"No problem. The press conference is your business, Director Chen. I won't stop you, nor do I have the right to stop you!" Boss Jia's smile seemed to grow even more joyful. "However, there's one thing I have to remind you of, Director Chen."
"What is it?" Director Chen was stunned.
"According to the contract, both parties have to do their best to protect 'Farewell My Concubine'. This includes the movie's public image and reputation, as well as its box office. Neither party is allowed to do anything, including but not limited to actions, comments, leaks, etc., that would damage 'Farewell My Concubine's' image and box office."
"If this agreement is violated, one party will have to compensate the other party 20 million RMB." Boss Jia laughed. "Director Chen, if you insist on holding this press conference and spreading this information, then it will damage 'Farewell My Concubine's' image. According to the contract, I have the right to ask for 20 million RMB!"
"If Director Chen doesn't care about 20 million RMB, then go ahead and hold this press conference. I have no objections!" Boss Jia laughed.
"You … you …" Director Chen really wanted to vomit blood. How did he not realize that there were so many traps waiting for him in the original contract?
Actually, this wasn't really a trap. After all, neither Director Chen nor Boss Jia had expected the two parties to fall out with each other to this extent.
"No, the first person to damage the movie's reputation and box office was you!" Director Chen suddenly thought of something important. His eyes lit up as if he was grasping at straws. "You didn't ask for my permission and changed the ending of the movie on your own accord, causing the quality of the movie to deteriorate. You're also the first person to break this contract. You have to compensate me 20 million RMB!!"
"Oh!" Boss Jia laughed. Not bad, Director Chen's brain wasn't bad. He even had the ability to counterattack.
Actually, Director Chen's counterattack didn't have any effect. There was another clause in the contract that stated that irresistible factors or the consequences of national policies would not be affected by the contract.
The domestic review was naturally national policy. Therefore, this rule had no effect on Boss Jia.
However, Boss Jia really wanted to tease this great Director Zhang now.
"That's true, but I don't see 'Farewell My Concubine's' reputation and public image being affected!" Boss Jia snapped his fingers. His two sisters behind him threw a pile of newspapers in front of Director Chen. Then, Boss Jia laughed and said, "These are the 20 or so different newspapers published in the capital today. They all have reports on 'Farewell My Concubine'. All of them are positive comments. There isn't a single negative comment. It can be seen that 'Farewell My Concubine's' reputation hasn't been affected at all!"
"..." Seeing all the flattering comments in the newspapers, Director Chen felt his heart ache. Originally, he had been very happy to see these flattering comments, but now he couldn't wait for these reporters to scold Farewell My Concubine into a pile of shit in the newspapers.
"Surnamed Jia, don't think I don't know that you spent money to bribe these reporters to flatter you!" Director Chen said with deep hatred.
Sigh. Actually, Director Chen had really wronged Boss Jia. Our Boss Jia didn't spend money to bribe the reporters this time. This was mainly due to Director Chen's own efforts. Because 'Farewell My Concubine' won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, not a single reporter dared to criticize 'Farewell My Concubine'. Instead, they had to flatter it.
Otherwise, how could a small reporter's appreciation of art surpass the great United States Film Association's?
If the foreigners said that the film was well made, then it must have been extremely well made. It wasn't up to a small reporter like you to complain. If you think that the film wasn't well made, then it must be because your artistic standards are too low. You didn't get the artistic atmosphere in the film!
This thought pervaded the minds of all the reporters. Naturally, there was a situation where no one dared to publicly criticize 'Farewell My Concubine'.
Of course, the situation might change in a few days. As long as the reporters who had seen the original version of 'Farewell My Concubine' discovered the problems with the editing, then the film's reputation would immediately drop.
But for now, this situation wouldn't happen.
Director Chen didn't want to wait a few more days, so he decided to find another way. "Jia Yapeng, if you have the ability to buy something, remember that you can't bribe everyone in the world. You can't bribe their way of thinking. Also, your editing will definitely affect the box office of 'Farewell My Concubine'. If you hadn't edited the ending on your own and had aired the original version, then the box office wouldn't have been the current 20 million. It might have even broken 22 million! "Director Chen raised his head confidently and looked disdainfully at Boss Jia.
"If that's the case …" Boss Jia rubbed his nose. "Should we do an experiment? Let's test out the truth! "
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