The next day, all major newspapers and magazines in Hong Kong published extensive reports on TVB's infringement on ATV, and ATV officially filed a lawsuit against TVB in court. Last night, many viewers watched TVB's broadcast of "Millions"
Rich Man", I also knew that it was suspended midway, so I was very concerned about this matter.
Since TVB and ATV are the two major TV stations in Hong Kong, and now the two TV stations are in court, and the customs and the International Intellectual Property Protection Center have come forward to provide evidence for ATV, the lawsuit has attracted the attention of the whole country as Zhou Hao expected.
The concerns of Hong Kong citizens, especially ATV's claim for HK$300 million from TVB, made the public even more surprised.
Because the impact of this incident was so great, the court was brought up quickly. TVB and ATV each sent a team of lawyers, and Fang Yihua also appeared in court on behalf of TVB. As for ATV, Zhou Hao sent Li Jiashu as the representative.
Li Jiashu used to be one of TVB's gold medal producers, but now he represents ATV in court against TVB, and has become the focus of the media and the public. Only Li Jiashu is complaining secretly, because he understands that Zhou Hao has completely tied him to ATV.
Means. Originally, Li Jiashu became the director of the drama production department of Asia Television. Unlike those artists, he did not sign a long-term contract with ATV, and there was not so much pressure to resign.
But now, even if Li Jiashu plans not to leave ATV, he cannot return to TVB. He has already been branded with Asia Television. However, Li Jiashu now does not want to leave ATV anymore, because he can see that this time,
ATV really hopes to beat TVB.
On the first day of the trial, because the evidence provided by ATV was sufficient, even if TVB's legal team was full of lawyers, they knew that TVB had a low chance of winning this lawsuit, although they would not actually have to compensate ATV.
HKD 300 million is so much, but the damage to reputation cannot be compared to a mere HKD 300 million.
Run Run Shaw was still in Queen Mary Hospital, and Fang Yihua went to the hospital to see him immediately after leaving the court.
"How's it going? How's this lawsuit going?" Run Run Shaw asked Fang Yihua as soon as he opened his mouth.
Fang Yihua knew that Run Run Shao was weak and wanted to hide it from him, but Run Run Shao was a shrewd person and he and she had been husband and wife for many years. So before Fang Yihua spoke, Run Run Shao had already guessed that Wireless was at a disadvantage. He raised his head
Hand, "You don't need to say it. Alas, I also know that we have been calculated too hard by ATV this time. Even if we don't have to pay as much as 300 million, we are afraid that our reputation will be ruined."
He looked up at the ceiling, "The plan for now is to minimize the impact of this incident on the company."
Fang Yihua said: "Do you think we can discuss it with ATV and let them settle with us out of court?"
Run Run Shaw waved his hand, "It's impossible. They didn't litigate us for money in the first place. Their purpose was not at all above the 300 million. I think they are going to take this opportunity to hit us hard.
reputation, they will never give up this opportunity." He let out a long sigh, "We are going to lose this battle."
"Then, what should we do?" Fang Yihua, who usually calmly manages the huge TVB, is a little helpless at this time. Because she has experienced the court today, the evidence on ATV's side is too sufficient, and her side is completely at a disadvantage.
Even the lawyers from the legal team told her that unless Asia Television took the initiative not to pursue the lawsuit, TVB would definitely lose.
I heard Run Run Shaw say: "Qian Guowei took that planning document. The current method is to put all the responsibility on him, saying that we have no idea that "Millionaire" is an ATV program."
Affection."
Fang Yihua frowned when he heard this, "Isn't this good? Guowei has established a wide customer network for our company, and he brought us many sponsors. If this were the case, we would lose a lot of sponsorships.
"
"That's right." Run Run Shaw mused, "Then let's put the blame on Xue Qiyi. Anyway, he is also the producer of "The Millionaire". Well, there are also those directors. The company has been supporting them for so long, so they should
It's time for them to repay the company."
It seemed that he was used to Run Run Shaw's approach. Fang Yihua was not surprised at all and said, "Okay, I know how to do it."
So, after the court session the next day, Fang Yihua asked TVB's legal team to put all the blame on Xue Qiyi and the principal and deputy directors, saying that TVB had no knowledge of the copyright issue of "The Millionaire" and had been kept in the dark all along.
inside.
Xue Qiyi and others did not know that "Millionaire" was stolen from TVB from ATV, and now they are dumbfounded and bewildered by such a result.
Public opinion outside is also in an uproar, because anyone with a discerning eye can see that TVB is abandoning its soldiers to protect its commander. However, their approach of sacrificing their employees to save the company has been severely criticized by public opinion and citizens.
However, Fang Yihua had to continue doing this, because only in this way can the impact on Wireless be minimized. Later, she even pushed Zheng Yuling out to try to minimize Wireless's responsibility.
This move also made several people who were promoted to the stage, such as Xue Qiyi and Zheng Yuling, completely dissatisfied with Wireless. Many artists and employees of Wireless were also deeply dissatisfied with Wireless. Especially Zheng Yuling, who had worked for Wireless for more than ten years, actually
He was also sacrificed mercilessly by Wireless.
Then, Li Jiashu asked Zhou Hao for his opinion, because if Wireless did this, it might transfer some of the responsibilities to Xue Qiyi and others. From Li Jiashu, who knew Wireless well, Zhou Hao learned that Xue Qiyi was a rare talent.
, I also worked at ATV before, but I returned to TVB because I couldn't stand the difficulties made by those senior executives. There are also several directors and deputy directors who are all outstanding and talented people.
Therefore, Zhou Hao instructed Li Jiashu that if TVB shifted part of the responsibility to Xue Qiyi and others, then not hold Li Jiashu and others accountable, but directly hold TVB responsible for that part, and the lawsuit must be won. At the same time, Zhou Hao also asked
Li Jiashu extended an olive branch to Xue Qiyi, Zheng Yuling and others, and took advantage of the opportunity when they gave up on TVB to attract them to ATV.
Many people can see that the responsibility for this incident does not lie with Xue Qiyi and the others, so when Li Jiashu said on behalf of ATV that he would not hold Xue Qiyi and the others responsible, he won a round of applause. Especially Xue Qiyi, Zheng Yuling and others, expressed their disapproval of ATV
They were also very grateful. When Li Jiashu asked them if they would like to switch to ATV, they agreed without even thinking about it.
On the evening of the third day of court, ATV officially broadcast the "genuine" version of "Millionaire."
This turmoil has made all Hong Kong citizens curious about "Millionaire", which caused TVB and ATV to fight for the copyright and went to court. Therefore, there is almost no need for any publicity. It will be broadcast on Asia Television at 9:30 p.m.
When "Millionaire" was released, the ratings had already exceeded 40 points, which was a good result that ATV had never had in recent years.
Asia Television has invested sufficient funds for this series of "Millionaire", so the hardware facilities are better than those of TVB's live broadcast, and the host of ATV is Chen Qitai, who was originally scheduled to be the host.
Asia Television is not a live broadcast, but recorded in advance, so the quality is very good, because this time unlike the TVB time, Zhou Hao and the others do not need to use live broadcast as a gimmick.
Chen Qitai is indeed the most suitable host for this series of "Millionaire". His steady and humorous style is very popular. In addition, "Millionaire" is both interesting and exciting. The most important thing is to give the general public
An opportunity to exchange knowledge for wealth. So when the first episode of "Millionaire" ended, the ratings were already close to 50 points.
Backstage, Xian Zhiwei, Chen Shisan and others hugged each other with excitement, because not to mention Asia Television, even TVB has not achieved such high ratings. On the one hand, it is naturally because of this series of "Millionaire" produced by ATV.
" is very good. On the other hand, it also benefited from the copyright dispute between TVB and ATV, which attracted the attention of all Hong Kong.
"Boss, we succeeded! We succeeded!" Chen Shisan excitedly grabbed Zhou Hao's arms and kept shaking them.
In this first battle, ATV won. Zhou Hao was also very happy, but he did not show too much excitement. He just looked at each other and smiled at Su Lin beside him, and then smiled at Chen Shisan and the others: "Okay,
To celebrate, you and all the staff of "Millionaire" will go to the Peninsula Hotel to have fun, and I will bear all the expenses."
"Yeah! Long live the boss!" Chen Shisan and everyone cheered again.
"By the way, Zhiwei." Zhou Hao suddenly said to Xian Zhiwei: "If you have time, you senior executives should go to the hospital for a detailed physical examination. Even if it is the benefit the company gives you, I don't want my capable generals to do it because of
Health problems will affect the company's operations."
In fact, Zhou Hao knew that in his previous life, Xian Zhiwei, an important producer of ATV, died of nasopharyngeal cancer. He was only in his thirties when he died. It was considered an untimely death, which was very regrettable. So Zhou Hao gave up his job in advance.
Xian Zhiwei went for a check-up. Based on the principle of traditional Chinese medicine, Xian Zhiwei's fate was changed and his life was saved.
In order to prevent others from suspecting, Zhou Hao simply asked ATV's top executives to go to the hospital for physical examinations.
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