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Chapter 489 Scamming Lu Chuan? Scamming her to the point of death!
Is Lu Chuan's anger a baseless accusation against Qi Hui, or is she falsely accusing him?

That's not true at all!
It really was Qi Hui who orchestrated this behind the scenes!

A few days ago

Huayi Brothers held an internal meeting to discuss the promotional strategy for "Mojin: The Lost Legend," as well as how to counter the earlier promotional efforts of "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe," which had already been released.

Didn't Huayi Brothers try to release "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" before "Mojin: The Lost Legend" did, since it was ahead of "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" in terms of schedule from the beginning?

It's important to understand that people tend to have preconceived notions.

With similar works, once you've seen the first one, you'll lose interest in the second one and find it hard to get interested again.

For example, there were many arguments between the audiences of the first and second seasons of "Young Justice Bao".

This is largely due to preconceived notions.

Huayi has certainly considered this issue!

Wasn't this the time when they were frantically urging Guo Fan to speed up the process, wanting to get the movie out as soon as possible and release it before "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe"?

However, Guo Fan threatened to resign, demanding either a replacement or a slowdown in progress.

At that time, the production had already entered post-production, and changing personnel at the last minute would have endless consequences.

Huayi certainly understands this principle.
So, despite their discomfort, they reluctantly accepted Guo Fan's request.

As for banning Guo Fan... well, Huayi is not small, but it's not a power that can control everything.
Regardless of whether Guo Fan, backed by Qi Hui, can truly succeed in his attempt to suppress him.
Even without Qi Hui, there's still Yu Donggua from Berna; they wouldn't mind causing Hua Yi some trouble.

And then there's China Film Group, which was a rising star director that Han Sanping promoted during his tenure.

Even disregarding everything else, shouldn't Han Sanping at least have some consideration for his reputation?
Banning them is simply unrealistic!

Huayi is just a small company, not a national law enforcement agency, so what right do they have to ban it?

At worst, they can rely on Qi Hui to continue making movies, or they can just go and make web series. What can't they do?

Therefore, Huayi had no choice but to accept Guo Fan's request.

Qi Hui and Guo Fan are both bastards, neither of them is easy to get along with. They are unruly and willful!

hateful!

So, now it's up to you, Guo Fan, to deal with "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe"!

We suggested speeding up the process before, but you disagreed. Now it's your turn to come up with a solution.

Guo Fan was so angry he wanted to hit someone. They were only concerned with the schedule, not the quality, right?

He immediately slammed his fist on the table with Huayi's senior management, and the two sides started arguing.

Guo Fan doesn't rely on Huayi for a living. He's fearless and doesn't back down from anyone. He dares to stand up to anyone who comes his way.

Despite the arguments, the problem remained unresolved. "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" was released before them, giving it a natural advantage.

Chen Guofu managed to calm both sides down and get them to sit down and discuss the issue.

Guo Fan didn't care about this at all; Lu Chuan was a complete failure, so there was no need to worry about him.

The quality of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" far surpasses that of "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe".

But Huayi's top management was not satisfied with this answer. You say you can crush them, so you just crush them?

If you were Wu Jing, the director who made 15 billion yuan at the box office, we might believe you to some extent, but you're not!
Guo Fan was furious, but too lazy to argue with these meat-eaters anymore. He immediately passed the matter on to Qi Hui, who was full of tricks.

"Qi Hui?"

“Yeah, that’s right.” Guo Fan said matter-of-factly. Qi Hui is good at betraying his brothers, but he’s even better at betraying his opponents!
He certainly has plenty of ways to trick Lu Chuan.

“I think it’s a good idea.” Chen Guofu coughed lightly and said, “Qi Hui has always had great ideas when it comes to publicity and promotion.”

This statement was half true and half false. He didn't know if Qi Hui really had a solution; he just wanted to stop the two sides from arguing any further.

There's no point in arguing like this.

Soon, the call reached Qi Hui, who was still filming in Hainan Province.

Qi Hui thought for a moment, then asked Hua Yi to bring him the original script of "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" so he could take a look first. After saying that, he hung up the phone.

He's still filming and doesn't have time to chat nonsense with Huayi.

The senior executives of Huayi were so angry that their faces turned green. Why couldn't they speak properly?
Use polite language, be courteous, and respect me. Would it kill you to let me hang up?
The meeting couldn't continue due to this situation, and everyone went home.

Of course, we still need to find a script and send it to Qi Hui.

What if he really does have a solution?
……

Hainan Province
Originally, Qi Hui's idea was to find plot holes in "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" through the original script, or to attack certain flaws in the villains.

Before his transmigration, Qi Hui had never read "Chronicles of the Nine-Story Demon Tower" in its entirety; he often couldn't finish reading it.

He only had a superficial understanding of "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe".

But as Qi Hui flipped through the electronic version of the script, he quickly discovered a problem: the script did not credit the original author!
Immediately, he went online to search for materials related to "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe".

But regardless of the poster, trailer, or script, it only says one sentence:
[Adapted from the novel "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Ancient City of Jingjue"]

Normally, it should be written as: "[This film is adapted from the novel 'Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Ancient City of Jingjue' by Tianxia Bachang]"

Please include the original author's pen name or real name!
Even if the original author is not a screenwriter or part of the production team, they should still be given the right to be credited.

But Lu Chuan didn't give it to him, and it's unclear whether he did it on purpose or by accident.

In short, this is a vulnerability!

So... sue him!
Not only should we sue him for not crediting us, but we should also sue him for infringing on our right to the integrity of the work!
According to the final version of the script, the plot, character settings, and story background of the movie "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" deviate significantly from the original work, constituting a distortion and alteration of the original work!
This constitutes an infringement of the work's integrity rights!
Huayi's senior management was somewhat bewildered upon hearing Qi Hui's suggestion.

They originally only wanted to cause some trouble for "Chronicles of the Nine-Story Demon Tower", but they didn't expect that Qi Hui would want to kill "Chronicles of the Nine-Story Demon Tower" directly.
"Qi Hui... he really does have a lot of tricks up his sleeve..." Chen Guofu wiped his sweat. Impressive!
"Hehe..." Guo Fan's lips twitched. He hadn't expected Qi Hui to dig such a big pit for his opponent.

That would be enough to kill Lu Chuan!
Wang Zongjun and Wang Zonglei's eyes lit up. "Brilliant!"

After realizing what was happening, Huayi's top management immediately began making arrangements, getting Tianxia Bachang to start the operation.

They provide financial, networking, and legal support behind the scenes.

If it succeeds, "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" will be gone!

Even if it fails, it's not a big problem. The entire production team of "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" has been preoccupied with legal battles, which have consumed a lot of their energy and money.

They definitely lack the capacity for effective promotion!
In addition, with its reputation ruined, how can it compete with "Mojin: The Lost Legend"?

This is no ordinary dispute; it's a legal battle initiated by the original author against the adapted work!
If this kind of thing gets out, "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" will become utterly infamous!

Qi Hui's move was undeniably ruthless, targeting the opponent's vital points!

The lawyer hired by Huayi was quite excited when they took on the case.

If this case is successful, it will become the first case in China to determine that a film or television adaptation infringes on the right to integrity of the work.

This kind of pioneering new type of legal case has great potential, and lawyers are very interested in it.

……

"It must be that bastard Qi Hui, it must be Hua Yi!" Lu Chuan cursed loudly.
"They are despicable and shameless; they can't stand that my work is better than theirs!"

The female legal counsel was speechless for a moment: "Director, none of that matters. What matters is that the court summons will arrive soon."

"How should we respond?"

The court summons hasn't arrived yet, but they already knew about it beforehand.

To be honest... this seems more like a deliberately leaked message.

Lu Chuan fell silent. As the director who orchestrated the entire project, he knew very well whether or not the original author was credited in his film.

They were also very clear about how they would adapt the original work.

"What do you suggest we do?" Lu Chuan was at a loss, and legal matters were not within his purview.

He immediately turned his gaze slowly to everyone in the conference room and said in a deep voice:
"I have only one request: the film must be released and distributed normally!"

(End of this chapter)