This director only makes bad movies

A few hours later, Zhan Beishan walked out of the courtroom with Bob, and the genuine hobbit Milton.

This trial failed to produce a result and will need to continue for some time.

Moreover, this case has affected not only Fox Film and Television, but also the famous novel The Lord of the Rings.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the ongoing movie "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" will also be affected.

This involves huge benefits of more than one billion or even billions of dollars.

The outcome of this case is destined to be an extremely long process, and it is difficult to determine the outcome in one or two trials.

Before the trial, Bob was full of ambition, but after it ended, his face was solemn and his steps were empty.

The reporters who had been waiting for a long time surrounded him like sharks that had smelled the fishy smell.

"Mr. Bob, what do you think of this case?"

"Does the Hobbit copyright owned by Fox Film and Television still count?"

"How much do you think Fox Film and Television needs to pay this time?"

The reporters' questions were malicious. Bob remained silent and left in a hurry without saying a word.

Some reporters chased after him, but more reporters stayed and looked at Milton like he was looking at a rare treasure.

This is a Hobbit, a living Hobbit, a Hobbit recognized by the federal government.

Big news.

The reporters surrounded Milton and asked a series of questions.

"Mr. Milton, what do you think of the novel The Lord of the Rings?"

"How much would you ask Fox Films to pay in compensation?"

"Will you sue the author of the original book of The Lord of the Rings?"

"Sir, why did you just come forward today? What difficulties did you have before?"

In a short period of time, the news about Milton the Hobbit became a trending topic on Twitter, triggering heated discussions among netizens.

"Oh my god, there are living hobbits in the Federation."

"It was really surprising."

"This guy is famous and he's going to be rich."

"Yeah, Fox Film and Television will definitely lose a lot of money this time."

"This reminds me of the KFC family bucket case. They lost a lot of money because they didn't have enough food. This hobbit named Milton will definitely make Fox Film and Television lose money."

"I guess the lawyers are getting excited."

American netizens are very familiar with copyright disputes, and they are keenly aware that this is a big event.

In comparison, Xu Nan's incident was nothing at all, and he quickly became obsolete. Netizens' interest in him immediately shifted to this case.

Because of this incident, whether it is the movie "The Hobbit" or "The Age of the Hobbit", the popularity of the two movies exploded again, and the box office also increased accordingly.

In theory, you should be happy when you see the box office of your movie rising, but James is not happy at all.

The genuine Hobbit appeared. When I made the movie without their consent, it was tantamount to infringing on their racial reputation rights.

If this were the defendant, the consequences would be tragic.

The money earned now will most likely be reimbursed in the future.

There is also a sequel movie that was originally promised, but due to copyright disputes, it will definitely not be made.

In this case, James was completely unhappy.

What is this? The Lord of the Rings novels have been out for decades, so why are there suddenly copyright disputes?

You hobbit, you didn't jump out sooner or later, but why did you jump out at this time?

In a quiet cafe, Lin Ziyi stirred the coffee in the cup with her green fingers and teased: "Xu Nan, you are very popular in the United States now. You are almost like a star."

Xu Nan's expression was very calm: "I am a talented director, so it is natural for me to be popular. Haven't you heard the old saying that talented people are like thorns in a bag, which will be revealed sooner or later. It is normal for Americans to worship me."

Lin Ziyi couldn't help rolling her eyes: "I say you are popular just to give you face. To be precise, your life in the United States is a bad reputation, and your reputation is also a bad reputation. Now go online and look at your fans, ten fans Among them, nine are anti-fans, and one is just watching you for fun."

Xu Nan was still very calm: "It's the same. Which celebrity is not scolded? Black and red are also red. The more fierce the netizens scold, the higher the popularity, and the higher the box office of the movie. Look at "The Age of the Hobbit", it's fast." The box office has exceeded 40 million, which is more than 200 million in the country. The United States is really a good place to put money in sacks."

Lin Ziyi was speechless, but she had to admit that what Xu Nan said made sense.

When the movie is released, I am not afraid of being scolded, but I am afraid that no one will even scold me.

The higher the popularity, the higher the box office.

From this point of view, Xu Nan is still very successful. Although his reputation is bad, he has made money.

The main reason is that this is the first time such a copycat movie has appeared in the United States. The audience is very curious. The next time it is released, it will not have this effect.

Also, Xu Nan's promotion is very strong, one topic after another, letting the audience always know that this movie exists, and the popularity of the movie has always been maintained at a certain level.

It has been so many days since its release, and the movie "The Age of the Hobbit" is still at the center of the conversation and has never fallen off. How can it be so low at the box office?

Xu Nan is also very courageous.

Other directors would not dare to be as crazy and arrogant as Xu Nan.

Although everyone uses any means to promote the movie, at least they have to show their face.

Xu Nan is different. In order to promote the movie, he has no shame at all, and he dares to say anything in all kinds of crooked ways.

"By the way, how do you plan to solve the Hobbit infringement case?" Lin Ziyi suddenly said: "Fox Film and Television has contacted me and can accept an out-of-court settlement. They are willing to pay."

Xu Nan shook his head: "It's useless to go to me about this matter. You have to go to Milton. He is the hobbit and he has the power to decide whether to reconcile."

"I am just an introduction, and the leadership of this case is no longer in my hands, but in Milton's hands."

"I thought it was your idea." Lin Ziyi said in surprise.

Xu Nan nodded: "It was my idea, but Milton is not a fool. After all, there is an opportunity to change his destiny and become rich overnight. How can he give up?"

Lin Ziyi nodded slightly.

There are indeed many such examples in the United States. For example, a person ate KFC and sued KFC because the family bucket was not enough for the whole family.

Ridiculous?

Very outrageous.

But he won the case, earned a large amount of compensation, and became rich overnight.

There are many examples like this. Many poor people have become rich by relying on big companies.

With such an example in front of him, how could Milton give up this good opportunity? Even if he gave up voluntarily, the lawyer would not give up.

"Speaking of how you knew there were hobbits in the United States, no one knew about them for decades, and this Milton never jumped out. How come you knew it as soon as you arrived." Lin Ziyi asked curiously.

She was really curious about this. The original author of The Lord of the Rings didn't know about it. Fox Film and Television bought the copyright for more than ten years and didn't find out about it. However, Xu Nan, a foreigner, discovered it as soon as he arrived.

It's a bit outrageous.

Xu Nan said directly: "It was just luck and I discovered it by accident."

"Really?" Lin Ziyi didn't believe it, but there seemed to be no other explanation other than good luck.

In fact, it’s because Shelter Film and Television also encountered this kind of thing in its previous life.

A big company made "The Hobbit", and then Sanctuary Pictures quickly created the copycat "The Age of the Hobbit".

Then the big company looked at it and said, no, you have infringed the copyright. I bought the copyright for the Hobbit. If you filmed it without my consent, it is an infringement and you have to pay.

Then the big company took Sanctuary Films to court and demanded they pay compensation.

But Sanctuary Film and Television had already prepared it and directly produced evidence to say that what they were filming was not the Hobbit in The Lord of the Rings, but the story of another primitive tribe, the Hobbit.

It turns out that there really is a primitive tribe in Indonesia called the Hobbits, and the film and TV show Shelter is based on their story, which has nothing to do with the original novel of The Lord of the Rings.

Xu Nan came to the United States and saw the news about the movie The Hobbit. He immediately thought of this matter. After a decisive check, he found that in this world, there is an Indian tribe in the United States called the Hobbit, which is recognized by the federal government.

So Xu Nan decisively went to Milton, the only remaining hobbit, to buy the copyright to solve his worries.

As for Milton, he had no intention of suing Fox Film and Television, but Fox Film and Television took action first, so Xu Nan found Milton out to create some trouble for the company.

Fox actually has the nerve to say that he plagiarized, just kidding, the real plagiarist is you guys.

My "Age of the Hobbit" is a movie licensed by the real Hobbit.

However, Fox Film and Television’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” was not authorized.

Therefore, his movie is genuine, while Fox Film and Television's "The Hobbit" is a copycat.

This wave is a genuine copycat film.

Well, no problem.