This director is vindictive.

Chapter 15: He was really sent to jail, the big melon after the trial (big revision)

The out-of-court settlement negotiations with the artists of the Stab Cult began very quickly, but before they had time to be happy, Ouyang Jing put forward conditions that left them dumbfounded.

A public apology is the most basic thing, but the key lies in the amount of compensation. Chen Mo authorized Ouyang Jing to pay a minimum compensation of 5 million per person. This is simply outrageous. It is outrageous to the extreme.

As mentioned earlier, the investment in "Let's Watch Meteors Together" was only 10 million yuan. If the settlement compensation proposed by Chen Mo was really negotiated, it would be outrageous.

Chen Mo had no intention of reconciliation from the beginning, so the settlement compensation he proposed was astronomical, and he didn't think anyone would really be willing to pay such a large sum of money.

But Chen Mo underestimated them. One of them actually gritted his teeth and agreed to the emblem!

Of course, the more important reason is that the news of the "first case of online defamation" has spread rapidly.

This makes them more eager to complete an out-of-court settlement as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, Chen Mo was adamant and insisted on five million, no bargaining chip. In the end, the majority of people were unable to come up with or unwilling to spend so much money to avoid disaster.

As for the emblem, Chen Mo could only say, it was magnificent!
Moreover, it is a good thing for Chen Mo that the emblems have reached a settlement. After all, he has agreed to the settlement negotiations and sold his favor. If no settlement is reached, even a fool would know that he is playing tricks on people.

But now you see, they've agreed. A settlement is still a settlement! I, Chen Mo, an honest and trustworthy young man, can settle if I say so. As for the others, you've caused me so much psychological trauma. I just want some more money to make up for it, and you're not willing to do it?
No sincerity, guys!
Of course, the most eye-catching person is Du Chun, the leader of the stabbing cult.

Others, including Hui Zhang, are actually just following the leader of the "Stabbing Back" cult and cheering for them, so the spectators gather around his official Weibo every day to talk about all kinds of things.

In the end, he couldn't help but close the comment section directly, but it didn't calm the crowd down. Instead, the topic became more and more popular.

At the same time, as the trial date of this case draws closer, legal professionals from all sides have also expressed their opinions.

Analyze whether the remarks made by Du Chun and others constitute online defamation, etc., and this discussion must be multi-faceted.

Some people are certain that it does not constitute defamation, but others believe that it can be defined as such.

Du Chun and others were immediately put at the center of public opinion. After all, they were worried every day until the case went to court. Although the lawyer said that he and Fang Xiaoxiao were different, the pressure from public opinion put him under tremendous pressure.

These members of the "Stabbing Back" cult have been in a state of panic for a while now. Many of them had their film contracts canceled, and Du Chun's newly acquired endorsement was also lost.

Although Chen Mo agreed to do a favor for Teacher Li Bin, it does not mean that the negotiation will be successful!

It's okay to talk, but who can say that they will definitely reach an agreement? He is not one of those people with big capital who can sue you just because the amount of compensation is large. The conditions that Chen Mo asked Hongjing to offer were simply not acceptable to him.

So out-of-court settlements have been discussed, but no real settlement has been reached.

Soon the time for the trial came, and the defendant Chen Mo also appeared in court.

Although Fang Xiaoxiao also hired a well-known lawyer to defend her, the trial went very smoothly because the evidence was so clear.

It was not popular to broadcast the trial live in public at that time, otherwise the popularity would probably have soared even more.

When the final verdict came out, Fang Xiaoxiao and the whistleblower Xueyu both collapsed on the spot.

Chen Mo looked at Fang Xiaoxiao breaking down and crying, but he didn't feel any sympathy in his heart. This kind of person is the least worthy of sympathy.

The only pity is Du Chun. During the trial, he hired a very capable lawyer, and the characterization of his remarks was always unclear, so in the end he was not directly sentenced like Fang Xiaoxiao and Xueyu.

"Everyone stand up."

Although the social impact is not as great as imagined because it only concerns the entertainment industry, Fang Xiaoxiao, as the mastermind and instigator, was sentenced to a heavy sentence of two years and six months. The other one was sentenced to a lighter sentence of one year and six months and fined.

Here comes the key point. This time maybe they want to be used as an example, or maybe the reason is because the impact is quite bad, so they didn't follow the usual practice of suspended sentence. In other words, it is a real sentence, and they really have to go in and operate the sewing machines!

For an artist like Fang Xiaoxiao, it was like the sky was falling. This judgment made her a bad artist and her acting career officially came to an end.

Compared to Fang Xiaoxiao and Xueyu who went in to operate the sewing machine, the result of Du Chun and others was much better. Although his remarks were not successfully defined in the end and could not constitute defamation, he was still convicted of civil infringement. Therefore, he was required to delete his previous remarks and make a public apology to restore Chen Mo's reputation. Of course, civil compensation is also indispensable.

However, the fine was not as high as Chen Mo’s lawyer had proposed during the settlement negotiations.

But even so, the names of Du Chun and the members of the Stab-in-the-Knife Cult will be forever recorded in the "first case of online defamation."

There was no chance for them to clear their names. After all, the court had ruled that they should make a public apology.

This can also prove that the people in the "Stabbing Back" Cult do have character problems. For a celebrity artist, although it may not ruin everything, at least in the short term, they will not have an easy time.

After all, no one would want to be stabbed in the back like Chen Mo.

Chen Mo's goal was achieved. You see, he got the wool again, a full five million in compensation (the settlement compensation from the coat of arms and the civil compensation ordered by the court to those who had stabbed him in the back).

As for Fang Xiaoxiao, perhaps because she had no suspended sentence and was about to actually work a sewing machine and act out Prison on Fire, before being taken away by the bailiffs, Fang Xiaoxiao suddenly shouted frantically, "It was Yu Youde! It was Yu Youde who made me do this! Your Honor, it was Yu Youde who made me do this! He instigated me to do this!"

Many people were caught off guard by the fact that such a big piece of news was revealed at the very end. However, this case has already been tried.

Fang Xiaoxiao’s revelations actually have no substantive significance because she can’t produce any evidence at all.

But Chen Mo was happy. Although he didn't know what she and Yu Youde had discussed, and how Yu Youde had comforted her so that she didn't reveal the matter before, he guessed that it was nothing more than coercion and inducement.

In this kind of thing, Yu Youde probably wouldn't leave any substantial evidence. However, there were many people attending the court hearing. Although Yu Youde wouldn't be sent to jail as well, it would definitely be a big scandal.

As expected, after the case ended, the popularity suddenly exploded.

There is no other reason. This can be said to be the first case of online defamation to be actually sentenced in recent years.

Moreover, he is a star, and this "first case of online defamation" can be said to involve the largest number of artists and stars in the history of the entertainment industry.

Therefore, the media naturally would not miss such a big news.

This case can be said to have truly proven that the saying “The Internet is not a lawless place” is a real example!

This immediately clarified the online comments. After all, the precedent of Fang Xiaoxiao and netizen Xueyu was right in front of us.

Even the entertainment media have become more restrained, with many netizens jokingly saying that celebrities should all be grateful to Chen Mo. Meanwhile, after the verdict was announced, Hongjing Law Firm, according to Ouyang Jing, saw a surge in inquiries regarding similar cases.

It can be said that celebrities in the entertainment industry have suffered from online rumors for too long.

In the past, for example, Liu Tianxian was even slandered by people saying she was a transgender person, which was definitely online defamation.

Moreover, in order to attract attention, many entertainment reporters and editors start with a picture and make up the entire content.

However, after this incident, although they still started with a picture and made up the content, they did not dare to name names as blatantly as before.

Yu Youde's name is also known to many people because of Fang Xiaoxiao's final breakdown and scream.

"Curious, who is this Yu Youde?"

"What kind of hatred or grudge is this? You're actually using such means? How filthy!"

"Yu Youde, a famous TV director, is currently filming the idol drama 'Let's Watch Meteors Together'. It seems Fang Xiaoxiao was the supporting actress in this drama before!"

"The original source is right here! Is there anyone with information who can help me sort it out?"

I have to say that there are some netizens with great powers.

Netizens quickly came out to analyze: "According to insiders, Chen Mo once auditioned for the third male role in "Let's Watch Meteors Together" but was unsuccessful. As for why he offended Yu Youde, it is unknown!"

"What else could it be? Hehe, I didn't expect Yu to be so creative!"

"Fuck, your circle is so messed up! This person even has this special fetish?"

"I felt sorry for Chen Mo for a few seconds, and now everything is clear. Otherwise, why would Fang be so messed up? It turns out it's all about profit!"

"The culprit has been found, but those who understand know it. It's clear that Fang is just talking nonsense. There's no evidence!"

In fact, Chen Mo did not have high expectations for this matter. If it goes to court, there must be real evidence. For example, Fang Xiaoxiao's words, although they will have some impact on Youde, the impact is really not that big.

At most, we can only disgust him. After all, he is the director and he is behind the scenes, not in front of the stage.

However, this incident did make the audience remember Yu Youde's name, but it is not certain how long they will remember it.

Chen Mo didn't pay much attention to this matter. It can be said that this matter has come to an end for the time being. Of course, it is just an end.

The filming of "Let's Watch the Meteor Shower Together" is in full swing.

Because there are no big names in the crew, it seems very harmonious.

The rich young lady has been bored lately and often comes to visit the set. Every time she comes, it is almost the happiest time for the entire crew.

There is no other reason, because every time the rich lady comes, she brings a lot of snacks, fruits, etc. to reward everyone.

It's just that as they came more often, the gossip about Chen Mo and the rich woman naturally spread among the crew.

Although the rich young woman doesn't talk much, every time she comes, she always follows Chen Mo quietly with a curious look in her eyes and watches him filming.

"Chen Mo, I'm going to film again." The rich young woman said proudly.

"What play?" Chen Mo was curious.

After all, the previous "Warring States" almost scared him to death, and I wonder what kind of weird movie it will be this time.

"'The Time Traveler'!" said the rich lady.

Chen Mo scratched his head when he heard this. What the hell is this?
"What are you talking about?" Chen Mo couldn't help but ask, what a damn curiosity.

"The film tells the story of a down-and-out scholar named Erdan who returns to the Tang Dynasty with the help of a jade pendant and becomes a hero who sacrifices his life to save others. After achieving success in both his career and love life, he returns to the modern era with the ancients to avoid being hunted down and they also experience all kinds of funny adventures." The little rich woman muttered.

Chen Mo immediately gave up completely. As expected, it was 200% certain that it would be another bad movie.

But he was puzzled, why did the little rich woman’s resources always have such weird things?

"Who is the director?" Chen Mo asked again.

"Just like you, he's also an actor who's a director. His name is Lin Zi Chong." said the rich young woman.

"You" Chen Mo didn't know how to persuade her.

"Don't you think it's good?" Seeing Chen Mo's hesitation, the rich woman understood immediately, which meant that she was not stupid, but her vision seemed to be really not that good.

"Come to think of it, why do you want to be an actor?" Chen Mo was really puzzled.

The rich little lady tilted her head cutely and thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, leaving Chen Mo speechless.

Chen Mo didn't know much about the rich woman's family, but it was certain that she was rich.

There were many rumors about the little rich woman in the previous life, but in fact they were all untrue.

Chen Mo even suspected that her family didn't want her to be an actress, so they deliberately gave her so many bad film resources in order to make her give up?

Otherwise, it is really hard to explain why she has so many resources, but every movie she makes is a flop. Even later on, as long as netizens see that the work she starred in is a failure, they will vote with their feet and give it one star without thinking.

It wasn't until later that "The Glory of Tang Dynasty" and "Sito" really seemed to change people's opinion of her.

In fact, Chen Mo also feels that the little rich woman's acting range is really not that wide. To a certain extent, especially the reason why "Sito" really changed everyone's impression of her, in Chen Mo's opinion, is entirely because she really has the intention of acting in her true colors.

The most beautiful and rich woman in the world, isn't she the one you're talking about?

(End of this chapter)