Chapter 348 Big brother takes the lead
Hou Hongliang found Li Chen using the first draft of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" as an excuse.

After entering the office, Hou Hongliang caught a glimpse of a book titled "Zaju. Zhao Pan'er's Romance to Save the Wind and Dust" on Li Chen's desk, which surprised him.

"Why are you still interested in this area? You have quite a wide range of interests."

Li Chen laughed and sat opposite Hou Hongliang: "The TV drama cake is getting bigger and bigger. Even ten Noon Sunshine can't eat it all. Instead of others sharing it, why don't I get a piece of the pie?"

Hou Hongliang was stunned, but he quickly reacted: "You mean you want to turn it into a TV series?"

"Yeah, that's what I mean."

Hou Hongliang smiled and said, "I think the reason why I let you do it yourself is probably for Yifei."

"It's hard to be you!"

Hou Hongliang laughed and pushed the script of "Empresses in the Harem" to Li Chen: "This is the first draft, written by the author himself and our people."

Li Chen glanced at the table of contents and the beginning, and sure enough, it was still from the Yongzheng period.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

The requirement for dynasty transplantation comes from the General Administration's regulations that historical film and television dramas must not feature fictional eras.

Therefore, if a novel is to be adapted into a film or TV series, a dynasty must be selected.

Select the Yongzheng period as the plot dynasty.

This is also because the original text of the novel contains poems and songs that run through the entire historical period, up to the Qing Dynasty at the latest.

Hou Hongliang made this clear to the author at the very beginning.

"I'll take some time to look at it. The share issue will be handled as we agreed before."

Li Chen knew why Hou Hongliang came today.

Hearing Li Chen say this, Hou Hongliang felt relieved.

Although he repurchased shares, Li Chen is still the largest shareholder of Noon Sunshine.

It is also the largest investor in the TV series "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

The news that Zhang Hanyun hurriedly appeared on the Beijing Film Academy campus did not cause any waves.

On the last day of 08, an action by Rongchen Pictures attracted attention from all sides.

Sina Entertainment News

"Today, Rongchen Pictures held a press conference in Beijing and will sue a number of infringing video websites, including Tudou, PPlive, ku6, etc."

"We also call on relevant departments to speed up legislation and improve the copyright protection mechanism."

"From the published infringing TV series and movies, in addition to the TV series and movies produced by Rongchen Pictures and Noon Sunshine, Rongchen Pictures also holds the copyrights of many classic TV series and movies at home and abroad."

"For example, the 83 version of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. TVB said that Rongchen Films purchased the copyright of the 83 version for eight years. Without the authorization of Rongchen Films, any video website that plays the 83 version of The Legend of the Condor Heroes is infringing on copyright."

Netizens were shocked.

"Even the copyright of Slam Dunk belongs to Rongchen Pictures? They don't even let go of the cartoons!"

"Leo's actions have made the situation even worse for video websites."

"I actually saw Doraemon. Leo is going to be the copyright king!"

Rongchen Pictures' sudden move caught all parties off guard.

The number one pie-in-the-sky king in the world slapped his thigh and his blood pressure rose.

"Hurry, let's follow LeTV!"

Wang Zhonglei secretly cursed Li Chen for being a piece of shit!

Today is the New Year's Eve party held by Huayi! My headline!
No matter how much he curses, Wang Zhonglei is not stupid. This concerns the interests of all upstream producers, so he has to follow.

Their "The Forbidden Kingdom" has been tortured by piracy and has become a ruin.

There are also "Assembly", "Night Banquet" and so on.

Bona's Yu Pangpang chuckled and said, "I'll follow!"

As a result, Li Chen acted like the leader.

More than 80 copyright holders including LeTV, New Picture, Bona, Yinghuang, etc. have formed a copyright alliance, and naturally they also have to include the leader Rongchen Pictures.

On the day after New Year's Day, it announced that it would collect evidence to sue Tudou and other video websites for infringement.

Public opinion on the Internet is also fermenting, which is naturally due to the instigation of various film and television companies.

Netizens are not good at upholding justice. They think piracy is so cool. It looks no different from the genuine products, and most importantly, it is free.

When gods fart, it’s extraordinary.

Li Chen's actions also attracted the attention of his superiors.

This is not the end, Li Chen appeared at the Sina Internet Festival that day. The reporters naturally would not let him go.

Li Chen, Wu Bin, Yang Siwei and Zhou Xun walked on the red carpet.

The backstage of the Mei Lanfang Grand Theatre is already full of stars.

The Gehong CP was surrounded like the moon surrounded by stars until Li Chen and others arrived.

The scene immediately became a Tai Chi diagram.

Half of the people surrounded Li Chen, Yang Siwei and others.

Li Chen also saw Pan Yueming, who had gained a little weight and had changed his hairstyle to the same buzz cut as Li Chen.

Pan Yueming smiled and stepped forward, bowed and shook hands: "Director Li, you are here too."

Li Chen smiled and said, "You've gained weight. It seems like you're thriving in your married life. What award did you come to receive today?"

Pan Yueming smiled awkwardly and said, "Couple of the Year."

Li Chen felt amused, thinking that Lao Cao really had good taste.

Li Chen nodded, said a few more words to Pan Yueming, and then took the initiative to walk towards Ge Hong CP.

After all, it is the Mei Lanfang Grand Theater, and the protagonist tonight is definitely Brother Kaizi, who is the boss of my territory.

Chen Kaige saw Li Chen and Yang Siwei walking towards him with a smile.

He straightened his back even more and looked down upon people.

If you don’t know, you might think that the box office of "Mei Lanfang" was 100 million US dollars.

"Director Chen, Sister Hong." Li Chen and Yang Siwei took the initiative to greet them.

Chen Kaige always behaves the same in front of outsiders, all thanks to Chen Hong.

"Li Chen, Siwei, congratulations on the huge success of Lovelorn."

"You're welcome, Sister Hong. I also wish Director Chen good luck in capturing the bear in Berlin." Li Chen smiled from the bottom of his heart.

But Yang Siwei who was standing next to him felt that the boss was trying to trick Director Chen again.

But obviously this sentence touched Brother Kaizi's sore spot.

Brother Kaizi started to show off: "When Farewell My Concubine was not yet finished, they invited me to participate in the 93 Berlin Film Festival."

"But I missed it because I didn't have enough time for post-production, so I ended up going to Cannes. I couldn't refuse the invitation this time."

Li Chen smiled and said, "That's right, that's right."

The two Palme d'Or winners were chatting and laughing, naturally attracting everyone's attention.

After a while, reporters squeezed in.

Li Chen and Chen Kaige were surrounded.

The issue is naturally the copyright protection hotspot in recent days.

"Director Li, Director Chen, what do you think about copyright protection?"

Chen Kaige took the lead and spoke eloquently about everything from foreign countries to domestic situations, and Li Chen had no chance to get a word in.

Even Chen Hong couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

Finally, Chen Kaige noticed the expressions of several reporters and ended his impromptu performance.

"Li Chen, what do you think?" Chen Kaige said in a superior manner.

Think of yourself as Di Renjie.

Li Chen makes a guest appearance as Yuan Fang!
Li Chen laughed and said, "Actually, I'll give you a simple example and you'll understand."

"Why are there so few films that are released simultaneously in China? Especially imported blockbusters, which are released at least a week or even a year later?"

"One of the most important reasons is copyright awareness. Our piracy is too rampant and the copyright protection mechanism is not sound. Who dares to screen it simultaneously?"

"Even our domestic producers have been deeply affected."

"For example, in the North American market, other companies' releases take one to two months."

"Our theatrical release period is one month, but in reality it's only half a month or even shorter, because pirated copies are often available a week later."

“So why is there a copyright alliance? Because we are the biggest victims.”

The reporters smiled and nodded, feeling that of the two Palme d'Or directors, Li Chen was more down-to-earth.

Li Chen's words once again caused quite a stir.

Even the General Administration is preparing to hold a meeting to discuss copyright issues.

(End of this chapter)