Chapter 505

On Monday morning, Jordan Belfort, who has been paying close attention to the box office trend of Wall Street wolf, welcomed a lawyer recently hired at his home who understands Hollywood and entertainment industry.

The box office of "Wall Street wolf" is so red that it makes him drool. Even if the income he gets is used to repay the debt decided by the court, he can still pay off a large sum. If he can win more, he may be able to buy a villa again and move out of this small three bedroom house.

But he knew it was not easy, so he got a professional lawyer.

After taking the contract from Jordan Belfort, the lawyer looked at it one by one. After a long time, he said, "Mr. Belford, frankly speaking, it's not easy for you to earn more money from Wall Street wolf."

Jordan belfothood stood up. "But I deserve it! "Wolf of Wall Street" took nearly $40 million at the box office last weekend, with a total of $142.75 million in North America! I deserve more income! "

"I need to remind you, Mr. Belfort." The lawyer seems to be quite professional. "The copyright transfer contract you signed does not involve any dividends. The $3 million copyright fee you get is a one-off sale. In other words, the follow-up income of the film has nothing to do with you."

"I was cheated!" Jordan Belfort said hastily, "I was cheated by Murphy Stanton, who promised to let me participate in the screenwriting, and the screenwriter can enjoy the dividend..."

The lawyer opened his hand and said, "there are no such terms in the contract."

"These are verbal promises!" Jordan Belfort stressed, "verbal commitment!"

The lawyer didn't say anything, but he didn't believe what he said. He was a lawyer who had been working in the Hollywood industry. He knew that Murphy Stanton had a very good reputation in this respect and always followed the unwritten principle of "pay and pay". In contrast, he was a standard liar to this notorious guy.

If it wasn't for Jordan Belfort's considerable legal fees and the fact that this matter has certain operability according to the practice of the industry, he would not take it.

Jordan Belfort is who, immediately read the expression on the lawyer's face, nose almost not angry.

"I'm a liar, aren't I?" He raised his voice. "How much did I cheat? If you look at Murphy Stanton, body of steel got more than $200 million in personal dividends from the audience, and shameless bastard got more than $100 million, right? He's the real fraudster. I'm nothing in front of him. "

"It really doesn't matter."

The lawyer flashed this idea in his head. Although he didn't say it, he still said, "no matter from what aspect, what you say is legal income."

On hearing this, Jordan Belford said, "are you my lawyer or Murphy Stanton's lawyer?"

"I'm just talking about the matter." Lawyers are neither humble nor overbearing.

"You..." Jordan Belfort unconsciously held out a hand and pointed to the lawyer. He just wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by the lawyer. "Mr. Belfort, let's get down to business."

Jordan Belfort forced the words back into his stomach, sat down on the sofa and said, "well, I don't want dividends or anything! But Murphy Stanton and Wall Street wolf violated my legal rights. "

The lawyer took out his pen and book and asked, "what are the details?"

"The final part of the play!" Jordan Belfort stressed, "it's not in line with my autobiography, and I've reformed, but he still portrays me as a liar! It's damaging my reputation. I can sue him! "

"You do have that power."

At this point, the lawyer reminded, "but Mr. Belford, the entertainment law of the United States clearly stipulates that the facts on which film adaptations are based do not fall within the scope of copyright or trademark law, and the parties do not have rights to the facts they have experienced. No law clearly stipulates that the film adapted from real people and true stories should be authorized by the parties concerned. "

"What?" Jordan Belfort didn't know about this before, and said in surprise, "how could it be! Murphy Steinman has clearly violated my legitimate rights and interests. Can't I pursue it? "

"It's the premise of the legal rights of the individual and the company to make movies, but it can't infringe upon the rights of the individual and the company."

When he heard the lawyer say that, Jordan Belfort nodded his head. That's right. That's good for him.

However, the lawyer went on to say, "the first amendment of the US Constitution provides for this. As a way of expressing speech, film is naturally protected by it. If the material used in a film comes from public records, such as news reports, public information, official registration information, etc., its creation will not be restricted. In addition, if a film can get the authorization of the reporter who reports something, it also has legal copyright. "

Jordan Belfort's relaxed expression immediately tightened again.The lawyer continued, "as far as I know, Murphy Stanton collected enough information about you to prove that the plot of the film is true. In the end, this paragraph not only got the authorization of the reporter and the newspaper, but also got the support of the court. If you want to rely on this aspect to sue him, the chance of winning is very small, not only can you not win If you get the money, you may lose a lot of litigation costs. "

This is not the era when Jordan Belfort was rampant, nor the financial industry he was familiar with, nor the support of interest groups behind him.

After thinking for a while, Jordan Belfort gradually calmed down and said in a cold voice, "can't I do anything with that shameless liar Murphy Stanton?"

"That's exactly what I can offer." The lawyer said confidently, "Mr. Belford, that's what you came to me for, isn't it?"

Jordan Belfort was silent for a long time, then nodded his head and said, "what can you do?"

The lawyer said slowly, "we still Sue Murphy Stanton and his adaptation of Wall Street Wolf for violating your legitimate rights and interests, and then ask for an apology and compensation."

"Well?" Jordan Belfort didn't know much about Hollywood. He couldn't figure out what the lawyer wanted to do. He asked, "didn't you refuse what I said before?"

"Because you're suing for litigation, and I'm not suing for litigation!" The lawyer can see that the former Wall Street wolf is out of date, so he has to explain, "the purpose of our lawsuit is to force Murphy Stanton to make concessions, make an out of court settlement with you, and pay you a certain amount of compensation."

Jordan Belfort opened his eyes wide. "Is that ok?"

"Of course." The lawyer nodded, "in recent years, the number of lawsuits against Hollywood directors and producers for infringement is increasing. Many directors have been sued for true or false infringement, but I have studied most of the cases and found one thing in common."

"What do you have in common?" Jordan Belfort gritted his teeth and said, "is there any shameless person like Murphy Stanton in Hollywood?"

The lawyer looks up at Jordan Belfort. Murphy Stanton is not a good man, but when it comes to credibility, he's a hundred blocks old-fashioned guy.

However, he is also a highly professional lawyer. Regardless of Jordan Belfort's words, he continued, "in the cases I studied, more than 99% of the people and companies ultimately chose to settle with the prosecutor out of court."

Jordan Belfort asked, "why?"

The lawyer explained again, "these prosecutors will reasonably control their greed and limit the compensation to a certain amount. In this way, compared with the costs of out of court settlement, the time cost and various costs of litigation are more expensive for producers!"

"That is to say..." Jordan Belfort understood, "in order to save time and money, once we sue, Murphy Stanton is likely to choose to settle with us out of court?"

The lawyer said confidently, "the probability is more than 80%. The time of big directors is very precious, and they want to fight for the Oscars. Even for the nomination, they will compromise with us!"

Eighty percent?

Hearing this number, Jordan Belfort stood up and took a few steps. 80% is a very, very high probability.

"Are you sure?" He asked again.

"Very sure!" The lawyer carefully analyzed, "Murphy Stanton's work plan is basically that after a movie is released, he starts to prepare a new work soon. His time is very precious..."

He took another look at Jordan Belfort and didn't say, "Murphy Stanton certainly won't waste his time on little people like you.".

"That's good!" Jordan Belfort needed money so much that he quickly made a decision, "that's what we do."

"One thing I need to say in advance, Mr. Belfort." The lawyer suddenly said, "I know Robert, Murphy Stanton's lawyer, and I can communicate with him in private, so no matter how much compensation will be paid after an out of court settlement in the future, 50% of it belongs to my remuneration!"

"It's impossible!" Jordan Belfort refused without thinking. "I've already paid you a lot of attorney fees."

The lawyer shook his head. "Well, my private communication with Robert's lawyer is the key. If you think you can get other lawyers to do this, please be smart."

As he spoke, he packed his briefcase and was ready to stand up and leave.

Jordan Belfort quickly raised his hand to stop him and said, "may I think about it?"

"Of course." The lawyer smiles, "please hurry up, time is precious!"

"No later than tomorrow night." Said Jordan Belford. (to be continued). )