After three rounds of drinking, Director Zhang Ye and some other people left their seats one after another. At this time, the tall and thin man who was not good at words, looked like an otaku, adjusted the frame of his glasses, came up weakly, and said with a coy smile.
: "Hello, Mr. Yang."
"Hello, screenwriter Li." Yang Di smiled and raised his glass to signal.
This person Yang Di has an impression. He is the original scriptwriter of "The Age of Crying Gods", that is, the original author of the script.
The three screenwriters during the day are the executive screenwriters who are mainly responsible for improving and assisting Director Zhang in writing storyboards.
This person's name is Li Xiaotian, and he has a pretty cool name. Although Li Xiaotian is the author of the original play, he is not a member of the crew. His script has already been sold to his agent Feng Qing. However, the beauty Liu Xinxin is quite optimistic about this screenwriter.
He was even described as a "genius", so he was specially invited to tonight's banquet.
Just now, Li Xiaotian was sitting in a very inconspicuous corner, and his influence here was even less than that of the few executive screenwriters who helped him improve the script.
This is also the current situation in the industry. Influential screenwriters can sit down with the director to discuss filming. Even if an unknown screenwriter accidentally creates a high-quality script, after it is sold, it has nothing to do with you.
This screenwriter Li is obviously the original writer of this film, but after he came, no one paid any attention to him. Instead, he was the executive screenwriter of the three studios, and he was trying to get everything right at the moment.
Because some actors, in order to get more roles, consider wooing executive screenwriters as a way to get more roles.
After seeing these pictures, Yang Di was still a little polite to the author in front of him, who was obviously not good at words, and wanted to hear what he had to say.
When Li Xiaotian looked at the investor, there was no impatient expression on his face. He even raised his glass of wine to signal to him. He was immediately flattered.
He did have something to say when he came over, and he had just talked to several important people in the crew. Unfortunately, the other party didn't even listen to what he said, and walked away carelessly, looking very perfunctory.
This made Li Xiaotian come here for a long time, and he never had the chance to express the important thing in his heart. In desperation, he could only go to this big investor with the mentality of giving it a try.
I originally thought that this was a rich young man who would not pay attention to a small person like him. Unexpectedly, he could continue the conversation. Li Xiaotian was naturally frightened.
"Mr. Yang, there is something I don't know whether to talk about or not..." Although the big investor was willing to listen, Li Xiaotian himself was a little hesitant because what he wanted to say was a bit sensitive.
"Is it related to this drama?" Yang Di asked.
"Yeah." Li Xiaotian nodded weakly.
"Ahem...Actually, I don't know much about movies. If it's something important, you can talk to Miss Liu and the others." Yang Di said awkwardly.
"Oh." Li Xiaotian's face froze, a little disappointed, and he was about to walk away dejectedly, but Yang Di stopped him.
"Wait a minute." Yang Di's eyes were piercing, and he naturally saw the change in screenwriter Li's face. He laughed in a low voice, "Don't you dare to go talk to Miss Liu?"
This big boy looks like a deadbeat at first glance. It is indeed a bit difficult for him to find a beauty like Liu Xinxin who has such a strong aura.
"Yeah." Li Xiaotian nodded shyly, feeling embarrassed.
"Okay, then tell me, and I will convey it to you later." Yang Di nodded and said with a smile, as the so-called diaosi why bothers diaosi? More than a year ago, he himself was a diaosi, so this feeling is understandable.
Li Xiaotian suddenly showed joy, then looked around and whispered: "I heard a few actors talking about the plot just now, and I think there seems to be something wrong with your changes."
Yang Di is the only one at this table now. The other people have either left, but Liu Xinxin, Aunt Feng, Liu Xinyue and others naturally have a lot of entertainment and are wandering around.
Li Xiaotian saw this opportunity exactly, so he mustered up the courage to come over. He felt that if this matter was not handled well, the consequences might be serious.
Yang Di thought he was dissatisfied with the original script being changed, and comforted him with a smile: "After all, there is a big difference between textual expression and three-dimensional shooting. If it is for shooting needs, it is normal to make slight changes."
"Mr. Yang, that's not what I meant." Li Xiaotian shook his head, and then his voice became lower and lower, and he said weakly: "The changes you are making now sound familiar to me. If you continue to make them in that direction, in the future,
When a new film is released, it may face legal risks."
"This..." Yang Di was startled, and suddenly realized that something big seemed to have gone wrong.
""Era of Gods" is definitely my original work. There was nothing wrong with this originally, but the changes you have made so far, the plot and even the direction of development are very similar to another script I accidentally read before!" Li Xiaotian's voice
Inaudible.
Obviously, he didn't dare to say this too loudly, because he was very sensitive, which meant he was questioning the director and executive screenwriters' involvement in plagiarism.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have hesitated to speak out until now.
"Be specific!" Yang Di pondered for a moment and became a little serious. He didn't understand the movie, but he was very clear about the consequences of plagiarism.
"In our small circle, we have established an original communication group for fantasy stories. We often post some original works to each other to communicate and improve together. In the past, there was a netizen in the group who posted an original script of his called "
"Tianhe" is also a theme of fantasy and mythology. Because the content is good, I have paid special attention to the plot that the actors talked about just now. When we listened to it, we felt that there were shadows of "Tianhe"." Li Xiaotian elaborated, but
The voice was very low and seemed to be shaking a little.
Obviously, he was also very scared when he said this, for fear of offending someone.
"What about the script later?" Yang Di asked calmly.
"I don't know where I went. It has not been released on the market, and there has been no news of filming. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Director Zhang and others have bought the script. In this case, my worries will be unnecessary. Otherwise
, in the future, if your movie is released to the public, if it is identified as plagiarism and infringement, you will be in big trouble!" Li Xiaotian said with a laugh.
"Where will you stay tonight?" Yang Di asked.
Li Xiaotian was startled for a moment, and quickly said weakly: "I live at home, that is, in a rented house on the Fifth Ring Road!"
Many people think that screenwriters have high incomes. In fact, those are only famous screenwriters. Unfamous screenwriters, many of them work part-time. Only when their works are appreciated can they have income from scripts, otherwise maintaining their livelihood will be a problem.
Although Li Xiaotian sold the copyright of "Era of Gods", when he sold it to Feng Qing, the price was actually not high because no one was interested before that.
Later, there was no way to sell his works, so the money was always spent sparingly.
"Don't go back tonight. I'll book a room for you. Don't tell the second person about it for the time being." Yang Di frowned and said.
"Okay...ok!" Li Xiaotian nodded timidly.
After arranging Li Xiaotian's residence, Yang Di quietly found Tang Juan and asked him to give him a copy of the script he was currently filming.
Several of the main creators have that thing, and Liu Xinxin and Aunt Feng must have it as well, so there is no need to go to anyone in particular to get it.
"What do you want that thing for?" Although Tang Juan agreed, she was very curious.
"Can't I take a look?" Yang Di said with a perfunctory smile. He didn't want to make any announcement about this matter until the problem was clarified.
…
On the viaduct in Yanjing City at night, a black Bentley was speeding.
In the driver's seat, Director Zhang Ye wiped away his drunkenness, put a headset into his ear, and answered the phone.
"How are things going?" a cold voice asked on the phone.
"Don't worry, Mr. Wu, everything is going smoothly." Zhang Ye said with a proud smile.
"Very good. On my side, another drama has quietly started filming. Once it's completed, you won't be short a penny!"
"Thank you so much, Mr. Wu!" Zhang Ye touched his bald head and was a little excited, "Liu Xinxin is too busy every day. She would never have expected that a drama that has put so much effort and investment into it would be gone by then.
When it comes to making money, it’s impossible to even show it, hahaha..."
…
At night, the Venus Hotel is brightly lit.
In a guest room on the 32nd floor, Yang Di pushed open the door and handed a stack of copy paper to Li Xiaotian, who was waiting nervously.
The latter carefully browsed for more than ten minutes, and his face became stiffer and stiffer as he read. Suddenly, he raised his head and said blankly: "How can this be possible? Before, I thought it was just a simple similarity. If I take pictures with this idea, I almost
There should be about 20% agreement.”
"How about this time?" Yang Di's face also looked a little ugly. Now he was sure that the beauty Liu Xinxin was being plotted against.
"According to the relevant laws of China, as long as there is a 5% similarity, it may be judged as plagiarism. If it is as high as 20%, the lawsuit will almost certainly be lost!" Li Xiaotian said in panic.
"Can you still contact that fellow netizen now?" Yang Di said seriously. I'm afraid all this needs to be traced from the source.
"let me try!"
Li Xiaotian quickly opened his laptop, connected to the hotel's WIFI, clicked on the QQ group, and was pleasantly surprised: "He is still online!"
"Do you two know each other?" Yang Di asked quickly, not wanting to alert the enemy.
"No, we have never communicated before. I also saw his script in the group sharing, but it seems to have been removed later. I am very impressed with that script, so I still remember the detailed context." Li Xiaotian
Shake his head.
With his personality, even if he joins a chat group, he is actually a lurker most of the time. Only when there are good things uploaded in the group will he click to take a look.
He had no communication with the author of "Tianhe", and the latter probably didn't know that he had read the script of "Tianhe".
"Okay, then ask her out to meet!" Yang Di glanced at the QQ message that Li Xiaotian clicked on, and found that she was also from Yanjing City, and immediately hoped that Li Xiaotian would ask that person out.
"But we don't know each other, so she might not be willing, and she's still a girl." Li Xiaotian hesitated for a while, feeling a little flustered. It's really unimaginable for a homebody like him to ask a girl to meet.