Chapter 471： Plagiarism

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The most obvious success of the movie is the pull of Marvel stock price. Under the overall downturn of the stock market, Marvel Comics stock has risen against the trend. Even though the daily rise is limited, it has maintained a steady upward trend. Three months after "X-Men" was released at the box office in the first week, Marvel Comics' single share price exceeded $25 for the first time.

As a result, "X-Men 2", which had already determined the script, was naturally put on the agenda. Together with the "Blade Warrior 3" being produced and the "Spider-Man" in preparation, Marvel Pictures will face three simultaneous productions for the first time. the film.

Although he is not involved in specific operations, Ryan has always been the chairman of the board. During the next meeting, Avi Allard revealed that he wanted to step down from his part-time Marvel Pictures position and recommended the production of "X-Men" Manager Kevin Fitch is the new one.

In his previous life, he was a fan of Marvel superhero movies. Of course, Ryan knew who Kevin Fitch was and didn't express much opinion. Marvel still handled the matter internally.

Ryan did not stay in New York for too long, and took a direct flight to the famous Napa Valley.

Napa River Valley is located in San Francisco Bay, California. It is a well-known wine producing area in the United States. It is also a place where celebrities and wealthy people buy leisure estates. According to his latest information, Nicole recently bought a new wine estate and is currently relaxing here. .

Unsurprisingly, Ryan's car was directly stopped outside the manor. No matter what he said, the other party would not let him go. If George didn't deliberately stop him, he would get a bodyguard to break in directly. Come on.

of course. In the end, he recovered his calm, even if he was acting for others, there was no need to go too far.

After all, with Nicole's hot temper now. Failure to do so will be in the name of trespassing on private territory. Take him to court, then wait for someone to see a joke.

"You really don't see him?"

On the terrace of the villa. Antonia Kidman glanced at her sister, looked towards the entrance of the manor, "He has been waiting for almost a day."

"Don't pretend him in front of me, okay. Annie!" Nicole's face was strictly hidden by oversized sunglasses, "Just as if I never knew him."

After that, she picked up the wine glass and raised it to the blonde woman on the other side, "Nami, is the wine produced by the winery suitable for you?"

"Very good." Naomi Watts sipped the red wine lightly, "It feels more mellow than the red wine produced in Bordeaux."

"If you like, stay here with me for a while." Nicole looked at her sister dissatisfied. "Annie is going back to Sydney, so she doesn't agree to let her come to Hollywood to develop."

The three women were chatting about topics of interest. Nicole never saw the direction of the manor gate, waiting for Naomi Watts to go to the bathroom. Antonia Kidman couldn't help it.

"Nicole, it's okay to meet him, maybe Ryan is in a hurry..."

"Annie!" Nicole Kidman pointed to her nose, "I am your sister!"

"But... he is our younger brother..."

"It used to be, but it's not anymore."

"Well, Nicole, let's not mention him." Antonia Kidman asked the biggest question these days, "What are the Disney people doing with you? Don't do stupid things!"

"I know what I'm doing." Sunglasses cover her eyes, and no one can see the light flashing in the light blue eyes. "I'm just doing what I want to do."

Antonia Kidman closed her mouth, after all, it was her own sister in front of her.

Silence fell on the terrace, and Naomi Watts walked over from the corner of the stairs, as if not seeing the embarrassing atmosphere here, and continued to talk about some fashion topics.

Looking at her sister who was talking and laughing, Antonia Kidman had to say that she was born an actor, and she couldn't even see her true thoughts.

What does she want to do? What is the purpose?

The only person in the world who can read her is probably the guy outside the manor, right?

Are these two people really going to break from now on and turn each other into enemies? Or……

Her eyes fell on Nicole's face again, under the big sunglasses, she still couldn't see anything special.

It was completely dark, and Ryan sat on the front cover with her knees on her knees, looking at the closed gate of the manor, as if it would never open.

"They're gone." George put the phone away and walked over.

"Yeah~"

Nodded, Ryan pointed to his side, and when George sat down, he asked, "After I was kicked out of the manor that day, Nicole accepted what I asked you to pass on and didn't say anything, right?"

"Yes." George frowned. "If..."

"There is no if. I just give her a chance to vent her anger. She just has to vent as much as possible. (Pingnan Literature Net Ryan jumped out of the car, "Well, follow the established plan, I..."

A long sigh, "I've been a passerby for a long time. It feels really bad. Let's go back to Los Angeles."

Hollywood is a battlefield without gunsmoke. He and Disney will inevitably stage long-form plays that have been performed in this Vanity Fair countless times. Now they are just small dramas of preparing food, grass and ammunition. This kind of activity involves billions There is no suitable opportunity for the acquisition of funds, and even a tyrant like Michael Eisner will not take it lightly.

How long did Viacom prepare for its acquisition of Paramount Pictures?

When did Summer Redstone think about it, few people know that the only thing Hollywood knows is that he has been staring at Paramount Pictures since the 1990s, and for the final success, he did it for at least three years. Preparation time.

Ryan has enough patience.

With the coming of November, another hot movie schedule in North America has also kicked off. Trailers for "Monsters Inc." and "Gladiator" have been released. The schedules of the two movies are selected on Thanksgiving Day and October respectively. February.

However, soon after the trailers of the two films were released, they ran into trouble one after another.

The trailer for "Monsters Electric Company" appeared in the media as early as October. Perhaps the audience will only realize that another outstanding animated feature film is coming, and the whole family will go to the theater to enjoy it on Thanksgiving. It is said that the appearance of the fur monster Sullivan has brought about a shocking technological breakthrough. Although there have been many hair shots in computer animation before, it has never created such a vivid image of a fur monster.

Naturally, Pixar Studios will not let go of publicity opportunities. They released the news that there are more than 2.3 million hairs on the fur monsters. In many cases, they even need to be rendered one by one, which will definitely bring a different view to the audience. Shadow feeling.

Not long before the movie was released, Lori Madrid, a children's writer from Wyoming, broke the news to the media that "Monsters Electric Company" stole the idea of ​​his 1997 poem "There is a Boy in My Closet".

Madrid mailed his poem to six publishers in October 1999, and later adapted it into a local musical stage in the summer of 2001. After seeing the trailer for "Monster Company", Madrid believed one of them The publisher gave his work to Pixar, and the film was adapted from his own poem.

The media will certainly not let go of such an opportunity for speculation. For a while, the news of whether Pixar has plagiarized has become the headline of many entertainment media.

Has Pixar Studio copied it?

This kind of thing is hard to say clearly. There are too many examples in Hollywood when creating screenplays. In the previous life, someone sued James Cameron’s "Avatar" and "Titanic" for plagiarism.

Ryan does not need to consider whether Pixar has borrowed from it. The other party’s work has not been registered with the Screenwriters Association, and there is not enough evidence. If there is, he might have sued long ago. How to deal with this kind of thing Set out in the direction that is most beneficial to one's own interests.

The Wilson Law Firm quickly mailed a lawyer's letter to Lori Madrid, and the lackluster writer immediately closed his mouth.

Although the plagiarism storm lasted only a few days, Lori Madrid was repeatedly mentioned by the media and instantly became a small famous figure in the United States. In the following month, the sales of his works even exceeded the past. Sum.

The purpose of the other party's hype is evident.

Ryan knew that there would be more and more hitchhiking things in the future, and he didn't have time to care about such little people, because the storm seemed to have inspired some people, and some people jumped out.

This time the opponent is no longer targeting "Monsters Electric Company" but "Gladiator" starring him!

A senior Hollywood screenwriter named Mark Morik claimed that after watching the trailer for "Gladiator", he specifically watched the novel of the same name published by Vanity Fair that year. All of these were suspected of plagiarizing him as early as the 80s. A script about the ancient Roman Empire written in the 19th century.

"A Roman gladiator stood in the middle of the arena looking up at the king, waiting for him to decide his life or death. The king extended his thumb with an unforgivable expression, ready to make a gesture of execution of the loser. This is from the 19th century French academic painter Jean? Leon Jerome’s masterpiece."

When the other party was interviewed by the TV station, he talked freely, “This painting reminds me of the glory and evil of the Roman Empire. From that moment on, I was deeply attracted, so I decided to write a script about the ancient Roman Empire. In my follow-up research, I found that all aspects of Roman culture are related to the arena, which was the center of all social classes at that time, so I believe that the arena is the ideal place for the story of the script to take place."

He also specially showed a somewhat old script to the camera, "After I wrote it, I showed it to many friends back then. It should be like this, which led to the spread of this story." ()