I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

After a two-second pause, Cheng Sheng sneered inwardly.

If you say I plagiarized "Buried," I'll admit it, since it really was plagiarized, but it's a foreign film.

But is it plagiarism of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?
Who gave that person the audacity to frame them?!

The Three Kingdoms script was provided by the simulation panel. Could that person be the simulation panel?
"Boss, should we step forward and clarify things?"

Seeing that Cheng Sheng hadn't spoken for a long time, Xing Aina said anxiously.

"Clarify what? This will only deepen the misunderstanding." Cheng Sheng tapped his fingers on the table and sneered.

"Then what do we do?"

"Don't worry, I'll handle this."

It's still unclear who is slandering me. I should wait until I find out the whole story before I can take action.

"Okay, boss."

After saying that, Xing Aina hung up the phone.

Cheng Sheng didn't return the phone to Da Tiantian, but instead opened the browser page that Da Tiantian had just opened.

If he wasn't mistaken, the big trouble that Da Tiantian mentioned was probably the same as what Xing Aina said.

On my phone, a headline appeared in bold black and red.

[Shocking! Cheng Sheng! A true talent? Or a plagiarism monster?]

snort!
Upon seeing it, Cheng Sheng sneered. "It really is a UC sensational headline! This headline is truly captivating."

No wonder it has millions of views.

Next, Cheng Sheng read the contents of the article.

After reading it, Cheng Sheng's eyes were filled with rage, and his heart was filled with boundless fury.

This news headline was written by a Hong Kong newspaper, and its content was very simple, yet full of malicious slander.

A well-known screenwriter from Hong Kong was interviewed by a reporter from a Hong Kong newspaper today, and he bluntly said that Cheng Sheng plagiarized his script.

Moreover, in order to prove the authenticity of the matter, they even produced the script of "Three Kingdoms".

Who is Cheng Sheng?

What kind of movie is "Three Kingdoms"?
If this had happened two years ago, probably 99% of Chinese people wouldn't have known Cheng Sheng, and the movie "Three Kingdoms" would have been completely unknown.

But today, Cheng Sheng and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are known throughout the country.

Everyone knows that Cheng Sheng is a leading figure of the sixth generation of Chinese directors, and everyone knows that Cheng Sheng won the Best Film award at the Venice Film Festival.

Everyone knows he's a movie star maker!

Who doesn't know that his film "The Great Tang Dynasty 1" broke box office records both domestically and internationally?

Who doesn't know that the script he wrote for Ning Hao, "Buried Alive," turned Li Naiwen from an unknown actress into a top-tier celebrity?
Everyone knows that just a few days ago, he won the Best Director award at Cannes for "Three Kingdoms".

Although "Three Kingdoms" was never released in theaters, it became a globally known film after its appearance at the Cannes Film Festival.

Now some people are saying in the media that Cheng Sheng plagiarized!

This caused an uproar. How dare he accuse Cheng Sheng of plagiarism when he was targeting a mere screenwriter?
Why would a reporter believe that?

And why did it suddenly escalate to such a huge level?
If it were just a junior screenwriter saying this in front of reporters, it certainly wouldn't have caused such a huge public outcry.

Moreover, they will regard this Hong Kong screenwriter as a clown who is desperate for fame.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the clown screenwriter finished speaking to reporters, many people in the Hong Kong film and television industry came forward to prove that Cheng Sheng had plagiarized.

As for who?

Cheng Sheng also saw it; the first one was Du Wenze, a bastard that the Chinese people hated.

This guy was the first to stand up and post an article supporting the Joker screenwriter, and he even swore that Cheng Sheng had plagiarized, and shamelessly said that he would ban Cheng Sheng.

Cheng Sheng couldn't help but laugh after reading it.

Where did he get the courage to blacklist himself? Did Fish Leong give it to him?
Besides him, there were also Hong Kong stars such as Huang Qiushen, He Yunshi, Zhang Jingxun, and Zeng Zhiwei.

These people are all Hong Kong celebrities, and they have a large number of fans in Hong Kong. As soon as they posted, their fans in Hong Kong immediately showed their support.

Subsequently, most of the Hong Kong newspapers also began to publish this news. Although they did not directly say that Cheng Sheng plagiarized the Hong Kong screenwriter, they implied that Cheng Sheng was a plagiarism monster.

Suddenly, whether they believed it or not, many Hong Kong people began to vehemently criticize Cheng Sheng for plagiarizing Hong Kong people's scripts and having the audacity to accept the award. In their view, the award should belong to Hong Kong.

Okay! This is just Hong Kong people's pride acting up. They think Hong Kong people are better, and a good script like "Three Kingdoms" must belong to Hong Kong people!
While Cheng Sheng was looking through the photos, Zeng Li also took out her phone and started looking at them.

After reading it, her face darkened, and she angrily said, "Are these people sick?! If they're sick, they should go see a doctor! Who the hell gave them the nerve to accuse Cheng Sheng of plagiarism?"

Upon hearing Zeng Li's outburst of curses, Cheng Sheng, regaining his senses, turned to look at her in surprise.

In his memory, Zeng Li's public image has always been gentle and generous, and she has never cursed or used insulting language to attack others.

Now, for his own sake, he has actually ruined the image of a goddess.

Cheng Sheng was very grateful and thought to himself that he must talk to her properly about how to handle fan relations in the future, and never let her end up like he did in the future, where he had to call the police and demand a public apology from fans for their inappropriate remarks.

While inappropriate comments from fans are certainly wrong, reporting it to the police is too harsh and will raise questions about the celebrity's attitude towards fans. Such a celebrity is unlikely to have many fans in the future and is very likely to lose fans.

Also, I told her not to sell the gifts from her fans, as that would definitely damage her reputation.

"Boss, these people are awful. Should we hire a lawyer to sue them?" Wang Zhi said.

"Yes, sue them to death! These people are really giving us a hard time. They're talking nonsense. And these celebrities, they haven't publicly said Cheng Sheng plagiarized online, but they're implying in their articles that Cheng Sheng plagiarized." Da Tiantian supported this.

Both of them are absolutely on Cheng Sheng's side and do not believe that Cheng Sheng plagiarized.

Cheng Sheng did not answer, because he had a feeling that this matter was not simple.

A clown editor admits to plagiarism?

Why did it elicit such a strong reaction from Hong Kong?
If it escalates to the point where the authorities get involved, then both the source of the controversy and the "Three Kingdoms" movie will be in trouble!
He may not be punished, but "Three Kingdoms" may be banned.

tricky!

In an instant, Cheng Sheng realized that this matter was really difficult to handle.

Standing up and confronting the other side, even if you win, might result in the film being banned. (End of Chapter)