Movie Master

Hehe, isn't that a matter of course? I'm not Martin Luther King, or Mahatma Gandhi. Lance's teasing made Dorothy laugh heartily, and Cole couldn't help but shook his head. There was still a smile on the corner of Lance's mouth, and he said lightly, What's more, this game has just begun. When it will end, it's not George but me who decides.

In that relaxed and freehand tone, one could faintly feel the biting threat, which made people shudder involuntarily.

Lance did not expect that the Golden Globe Award would be awarded to George for Best Supporting Actor. What Lance cared about was not the Golden Globe Award, which never was; it was George's turnaround, which came so quickly.

Lance never thought that one plagiarism could crucify George. He was not that naive. Society doesn't work like this. Although the western world has very strict copyright protection, the law is not without loopholes.

The Uptown-Funk, which became popular all over the world in 2015, involved extensive plagiarism, including the works of Michael-Jackson, Prince, The-Gap-Band and others ; also in 2014, Blurred-Lines was accused of plagiarizing Marvin-Gaye's Got-To-Give-It-Up, Copyright battles even went to court; and Sam-Smith's hit Stay-With-Me is suspected of plagiarizing Tom-Petty's Won't-Back-Down (Won't-Back-Down).

These are typical copyright disputes in the field of art. However, due to the particularity of art, the boundary between borrowing and plagiarism is very blurred. Even if it goes to court, the judgment process is very complicated. But one common detail is worth noting: Funk Celebrities and Beside Me successively redeclared their copyrights, and added a number of songwriters-all of whom were identified as plagiarized objects of the song, so as to avoid troubles. Go to court, but it is basically equivalent to the fact of plagiarism by default, allowing the increased creators to enjoy the right to copyright dividends.

As for Blurred Lines, it lost the lawsuit and was fined $40 million.

After that, the careers of the creators and original singers of these songs are still booming. Not only have they not been affected, the shadow of plagiarism has almost disappeared, and they have each created a new career peak with their suspected plagiarized works.

Does this mean that plagiarism can also be forgiven? No, this means that those who understand the rules of the game can survive, and it also means that behind the copyright disputes, in the final analysis, there are conflicts of interests, not something so illusory as the so-called inspiration for artistic creation.

The same is true for Good night, good luck. George tried to deny it at the beginning and put the blame on the assistant, but after realizing Lance's trap, he decisively chose to avoid the limelight. First he declared the copyright for Lance, and then He appeared at the premiere of Hard Candies again with an apology, and was always sincere even in the school's public relations process.

Therefore, Lance would never naively think that after the plagiarism, George would really be devastated. This is Hollywood, a Hollywood full of luxury, a Hollywood where profits are paramount, not to mention, George, without any masterpieces, still firmly occupies the position of a top-tier celebrity, relying on his charisma, gentlemanly demeanor, and strong connections It is his most solid backing. Even if the influence of the plagiarism gate is far-reaching, it is only a matter of time before George recovers after the passage of time.

However, in just less than three months, George completely reversed the situation? Even on the podium at the Golden Globes? This speed is really too fast. Lance originally thought that after plagiarizing the door, his series of actions slapped the academy's face severely, which would at least make George withdraw from the competition for this year's awards season. After all, those old academics of the academy Cherish my own feathers the most——After Leonardo DiCaprio starred in Titanic, he was recognized by the Academy as an idol boy. Nineteen years have passed since this grudge, and the Academy abruptly ignored it. Leonardo shows love again and again, such as Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Matthew McConaughey.

But now? Not only did George not disappear, but he also entered the room, and walked up to the podium of the Golden Globe Awards! This time, Lance and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association got married.

We were still discussing this matter just now. After going around and finally coming back, Cole quickly added that this was the main reason they called Lance, Cole simply put their thoughts Explained again, How about it, do you have any other ideas? After a pause, he added, I mean, besides the finalization of 'Fury Road'.

Lance grinned, You are experts in this area, of course I listen to you. Fury Road is set, this is the way Lance came up with, Besides, I think, there is no publicity to win. over publicity.

Cole frowned, not understanding the meaning of this sentence, and looked up at Dorothy. Dorothy seemed to have captured some inspiration, but she was still caught in her own thoughts. Cole could only ask hesitantly , Uh... what do you mean?

On the surface, we still continue the non-publicity strategy. Anyway, the entire 'Hard Candy' crew is not in Los Angeles. Lance shrugged, with a calm look, as if he had no awareness of the difficulties in public relations work due to his absence. , which made Cole roll his eyes, But secretly, we need to incite public opinion. On the one hand, it's 'Syriana'. If necessary, you can contact the paparazzi and break the news about George's actions. It doesn't need to be too explosive. Yes, as long as...well... Lance pondered for a moment, For example, he and Brad Pitt had a party and invited a lot of friends, preferably big names; It's a party, George is the guest, and all the Academy judges are in attendance, so the news is enough.

Dorothy suddenly realized, and then patted herself on the head vigorously, as if she was very dissatisfied with her slowness, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was easily outlined. Looking up, Dorothy saw Cole's questioning gaze, so she took over Lance's words, On the other hand, we spread information on the Internet, and we only need to ask why no one pays attention to the 'hard fruit'. Sugar' up, that's enough. That's it, right?

On the one hand, George's glory is boundless, it seems that the whole Hollywood bigwigs are supporting him, and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor has already been secured; on the other hand, Lance has disappeared, it seems that he has completely disappeared from people's vision, and he has been truly exiled To remote places like Africa.

It's better to invite some film critics to express some opinions on the director and performance of 'Hard Candy', or to spark some discussions on the Internet and speak with strength. Dorothy continued to add.

If you bring up the plagiarism door at this time, it will appear too deliberate, and it will only make people feel disgusted if you keep mentioning it, as if Lance is careful and clinging to it, which is in stark contrast to George's calmness and generosity. Therefore, they cannot bring up the plagiarism door, at least not on their own initiative, but should skillfully make people think of it.

First, there is a gap between George’s activity and Lance’s silence, which creates a sense of absurdity; then he speaks with strength and reawakens people’s impression of hard candy, and the next thing is logical——

George, who participated in the plagiarism, had a great reputation, but Lance, who was plagiarized, kept a low profile and devoted himself to creation.

For such a situation, everyone has a balance in their hearts, and it will naturally tilt. This is the so-called no publicity is better than publicity. Academy public relations are indeed crucial, but Hollywood still lacks the use of Internet public opinion in the process of strategy. What's more, when it comes to real strength, Dorothy believes that Hard Candy Rylance's performance is absolutely not inferior in any Oscar.

Lance nodded, Since I'm not in Hollywood now, they plan to take advantage of this, why can't we? Strengths can become weaknesses, and likewise, weaknesses can become strengths, just like in court, the focus is never on the truth, but on evidence.

Cole looked at the rejuvenated Dorothy, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Sure enough, Lance can always come up with countless whimsical ideas to turn the situation around, and this time is no exception. The same is true of Fury Road being scheduled without warning, By the way, Lance, thinking of Fury Road, Cole suddenly had a flash of light in his mind, Our film's pre-promotion is already very intensive this time. If you continue the promotion now until July, are you sure you’re okay with this kind of fatigue bombing? Last year’s plight of the ‘Saharan Cavalry’, now the whole Hollywood is still talking about it.”

Saharan Cavalry can be said to have collapsed without any warning. Although the poor quality of the work itself is a problem, the quality of commercial blockbusters in the summer file has never been the focus of attention. fiasco. Many people in the industry believe that the excessive publicity in the early stage has raised expectations, which is a fatal factor.

After the establishment of the Fury Road project, Hollywood always discussed Saharan Cavalry as a reference.

Don't worry, our propaganda strategy is not so simple and rude. Lance seemed to be able to handle it with ease. He was the one who sent Troy and Saharan Cavalry to the guillotine. Now he will naturally not repeat the same mistakes. We need to think about it, and we will have a meeting with James tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to discuss it, and we will talk about it when there is a situation. The most urgent thing now is to confirm the schedule. Only when the schedule is confirmed can we make a publicity plan.”

Huh... After hanging up the phone, Dorothy let out a long breath, I have a hunch now that maybe this year will be a bumper year for us. Do you think I am a little too blindly confident? I Meaning, including the Oscars in seven weeks.

Cole shrugged, I won't refute you, after all, we are with Lance, aren't we?