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Chapter 587 Firmly sue them for infringement

Li Mu frowned after reading the revelations from netizens.

What happened was that netizens saw the movie "The Secret of the Dragon" being played openly in the area where TVs were sold in a Suning Appliances store. This incident also aroused strong doubts and discussions among netizens.
"Piracy itself is a commercial crime. Stores openly play pirated copies and ignore the law. It's so arrogant! It's so arrogant!"

Li Mu was extremely angry. Although he knew that "Searching for the Dragon" was currently being pirated, and Mengying Media was also working hard to report piracy, this behavior in the Suning Appliances store was simply arrogant to the extreme.

People's Daily commented sharply that Qiong Yao's victory is not the end, but others stepped on copyright protection and did not take copyright seriously at all.
He couldn't bear it anymore and directly posted on Weibo.

"The Secret of the Dragon" has been in theaters for 17 days and has grossed more than 15 billion at the box office. On January 1, it still grossed 3 million at the box office, showing great stamina.

The act of publicly showing the video in shopping malls naturally caused great harm to Mengying Media.

"Damn it!!! This is a commercial crime!"

Lu Yang and Wuershan were also very angry in the group, as this was their hard work.

The two complained on Weibo one by one.

After all, Li Mu's victory has only advantages and no disadvantages for them.

Zhang Jindong was listening to the reports from the people below.

Xu Zheng, Guan Hu, Chen Sicheng and other directors who have movies released during the Lunar New Year period have also joined in. After all, if "The Secret of the Dragon" is released today, their movies may be released tomorrow.

If you just do it casually, it will really look down on you.

“It’s okay to apologize, but the infringement issue should be resolved privately.

Wanda, Enlight, Galloping Pony, Bona, LeTV and many other film companies have also issued articles to support Li Mu.

Nowadays, Suning has a market value of more than 1500 billion and is at its peak. If it weren't for the fact that it involves a leader in the film and television industry, Zhang Jindong would not even want to pay attention to it.

"Support Director Li!"

"Mr. Zhang, this is just the behavior of one of our stores. It has been dealt with now."

"What does Mengying Media require?"

"To combat piracy, copyright protection is imperative. As a company with a market value of hundreds of billions, Suning should abide by the law."

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"Mr. Li, the legal team has dealt with it immediately. The broadcast in Suning stores has been stopped immediately, and the videos of pirated movies have been deleted from Weibo."

Liu Weijuan took action immediately after learning about the incident, and immediately reported it to Li Muhui.

The celebration banquets for "The Secret of the Dragon" and "囧" were very high-standard. As the two most profitable films during the Lunar New Year this year, many producers from the industry came over. On the one hand, they congratulated, and on the other hand, they naturally wanted to watch it. Are there any opportunities for cooperation?

"The other party must publicly apologize, and regardless of whether it is useful or not, they must be sued for infringement."

If it doesn’t work, let the legal affairs fight with them.”

"Apologise, and firmly sue us for infringement."

"Suning plays pirated music in the store to attract business, ignores the law and commits a blatant crime. We will not be leniently punished."

"Piracy has become a cancer in the Chinese film industry, and the situation encountered by "The Secret of the Dragon" today is particularly arrogant! Anger is useless and struggle is futile. Severe punishment by law is the only solution!"

Li Mu said with a serious face that although there is still a long way to go to combat piracy in Chinese films, as a large company in the industry, it must assume some responsibilities.

Lu Yang, Wu Ershan, Xu Zheng and others were the protagonists of this celebration banquet.

"Director Li, congratulations, it's a great box office success!"

"Brother, congratulations"

Lu Zheng and Jing Tian naturally arrived as well.

"Sit, sit, sit"

Li Mu smiled. The person who came immediately made Li Mu a little surprised, but it was reasonable.

Li Mu didn't know Liu Xiaobin from Wanda at all, and only found out about him through the other party's introduction.

"Mr. Ye has something to do today, and I'm here to congratulate Director Li. I have done a lot in real estate before, so I would like to ask Director Li for your advice!"

Liu Xiaobin looks very capable and in his early forties.

"Where, where, welcome, welcome."

Li Mu was only slightly stunned before he reacted, and the rest of the producers also looked thoughtful.

Lu Zheng also had a smile on his face at this moment and nodded with Liu Xiaobin.

"Director Li, it seems like things are really blowing up."

Wang Changtian and Yu Dong also whispered to Li Mu.

"maybe."

Li Mu smiled slightly, not too entangled in this matter.

This celebration is more like a summary of Mengying Media this year, and it also allows the industry to see the full strength of Mengying Media.

However, the next day, major media outlets were still reporting on last night's celebration banquet, and Li Mu received Liu Weijuan's report on Suning's infringement. "Suning wants to reconcile privately before he can formally apologize, otherwise he will not apologize."

"Then stop talking. We must sue them for infringement."

Li Mu said coldly, these people are too arrogant, violating laws and infringements, and they still negotiate terms.

"Tell the legal counsel that you have to win the case even if you lose money."

Although there are currently no specific legal rules and systems, even if they win the battle, it will be the same as Qiong Yao's victory. Compared with Qiong Yao's losses over the years and in all aspects, the final compensation is better than nothing, but this is not the fundamental reason why the other party is so arrogant. .

At present, the development of creation and market has been ahead of the curve. The construction of relevant laws, regulations and systems to protect the interests of practitioners should quickly keep up and be further refined, improved and implemented. Mengying Media is not only doing this for itself, but also for the sake of the entire culture. Only then can the industry achieve long-term development in a healthy order in the future.

At the same time, there was suddenly some restlessness in the industry, especially among the actors.

Because Xiyi Pictures suddenly announced that it has officially signed the contract with well-known Hollywood director Roger Donaldson and well-known screenwriter Derek Kjerstad for the internationally fashionable action blockbuster "The Dragon and the Phoenix" produced by it, and has launched global casting.

This announcement has made many actors turn their attention to this.

You must know that Jay Donaldson has successfully directed many global blockbuster films.

As early as 1995, he became one of the first directors to enter the billion-dollar club with the sci-fi thriller "Alien", which grossed 1.13 million worldwide.

The subsequent action blockbusters "Bank Robbery", "Spy" and "November Killer" were also well-received and box office hits.

And there are many big-name actors who have worked with him, including Jason Statham in "Bank Robbery", Al Pacino and Colin Farrell in "The Plot", "Seeking Justice" Nicolas Cage and Guy Pearce, as well as Pierce Brosnan, who starred in the most recent film, November Killers.

It can be seen that this director is also very picky in casting. I believe that the cast of "The Dragon and the Phoenix" selected by him personally will also be a top-notch lineup.

"."Jiujiazhui: Dragon and Phoenix" will be an internationally distributed film!"

Han Wei, CEO of Xiyi Pictures and producer of the film, also quickly added that this is even more exciting.

International distribution, famous Hollywood directors, well-known screenwriters, and global casting are all so tempting.

Li Mu was slightly startled when he saw the news, because the name Xiyi Pictures was too unfamiliar in the industry, but the name Han Wei seemed to be familiar to him.

Because one of the producers of the Hollywood blockbuster "Sun, Moon and Mermaid" that Fan Binbin participated in was Han Wei.

Nowadays, there is almost no news about this movie. I don’t know when it will be released, and there are not many reports.

"Mr. Wang, what is the origin of Han Wei from Xiyi Pictures?"

Li Mu didn't understand, so he asked. As a veteran in the industry and a journalist, Wang Changtian can be seen almost everywhere.

"I heard that I used to work in a Wall Street investment bank and later handled many major mergers and acquisitions in the media industry." Wang Changtian smiled lightly and said, "What, Director Li, do you have any ideas to cooperate with this company?"

"Director Li, although Lao Wang has poor vision, I have to advise you that this kind of film company is a scam."

"No, I'm just a little curious. Big productions are happening at every turn. Haven't you seen that the industry is attracting attention now?"

"Haha, it doesn't matter if you're an actor. It's all about acting anyway. It does look like a gimmick, but it's just a gimmick."

Wang Changtian's call made Li Mu nodded slightly.

The infringement incident of "Xunlong Jue" has been going on for several days, and Suning Appliance has not responded. Netizens asked.

Mengying Media was not conceited here and spoke directly and forcefully.

"A lawsuit has been filed on this matter and I believe the law will give us the answer."

"Tough!"

"It must be Mengying Media, they have never been weak in these matters."

"Support Mengying Media!"

This speech received great support from both inside and outside the industry. After all, infringement damages everyone’s interests.

As time goes by, the Golden Globe Awards ceremony is getting closer.

"Do you feel regretful?"

Li Mu couldn't help but feel pity. After all, the importance of award ceremonies to actors is self-evident.

However, pregnant women who are eight months old are no longer suitable for long-distance travel by air.

Airlines also stipulate that a doctor’s certificate is required before flying after 32 weeks of pregnancy, which is risky.

"No, if you win the prize, you get the prize. If you don't win the prize, it's useless."

Liu Yifei was very thoughtful and leaned on Li Mu's shoulder. She was very gentle and gently picked up Li Mu's hand and put it on his stomach. "And our baby is the most important thing."

"Let me hear the child's voice."

Li Mu carefully leaned down and placed his ears on his navel.

I don't know if the child had a tacit understanding, but he moved slightly at that moment. Li Mu's excitement at this moment was beyond words.

Liu Yifei looked at Li Mu as happy as a big boy, and his gentle smile like a light filled the entire bedroom.

This year's Golden Globe predictions are still like a big melee. Instead of gathering consensus as expected, the nominations have further disrupted the already chaotic nomination predictions this awards season.

Only for the Best Director award, many predictions are quite consistent.
(End of this chapter)