The next day, Liu Rulan arrived at the film set with a smile on her face.
"The matter is resolved, and those proxy bidders have all left."
She said to Xiao He.
Xiao He immediately praised, "Really? As expected of Sister Liu, you're amazing."
Liu Rulan chuckled, took out her phone, and said, "And I've already caught these bastards' accounts. According to the fans, they're even suspected of scamming money by not releasing videos. Every time they ask for the full video, they deliberately disappear and lie to the fans, saying that the video files can't be uploaded to them from the internet. It's hilarious. I'll have my lawyer talk to them later."
Xiao He nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Liu."
"Let's not talk about that."
Liu Rulan handed her phone to Xiao He: "The Thief Catcher should break 100 million in box office revenue tonight. Do you have anything to say?"
Xiao He took the phone, his tone surprised: "So fast?"
"Although it's fast, it's already at its limit."
Liu Rulan shrugged. "After all, it's an online movie, so the secrecy isn't as good as for theatrical releases. Right now, 'The Thief Catcher' is very popular, and clips of it are all over the place. Piracy is everywhere. Basically, only these people are willing to pay to watch it on Tencent Video."
Even in cinemas with good security, there are still many unscrupulous thieves who sneak in and record videos to sell online. As for online movies, it goes without saying that it's just a matter of screen recording.
Moreover, once a member account pays to watch, it can be lent out to others to watch. So, although "The Thief Catcher" currently has high viewership, paid conversion rate, and positive reviews, it has already reached its limit.
This situation is beyond what the production team can improve by simply increasing promotion. After all, this is the general environment. As the first to try something new, they have become a mountain that many production teams want to surpass, and everyone is quite content.
Even Xiao He did not intend to completely ban these pirated versions online. He only dealt with some cases of paid piracy appropriately, and otherwise let the situation develop as it was.
After all, water that is too clear has no fish. "The Thief Catcher" has already successfully proven its quality. If he were to completely ban piracy online, this action would only draw attention.
At that time, a bunch of envious people will probably find an opportunity to come over and make sarcastic remarks.
So this is possible, but unnecessary.
"Lin Yu'an and Xu Ning, get ready."
Just then, Director Ren began calling out to Xiao He and Liu Zehang.
"You should film first," Liu Rulan said.
Xiao He nodded: "Okay."
Xiao He then walked to Liu Zehang's side.
Liu Zehang turned his head and greeted Xiao He with a grin: "I heard that 'The Thief Catcher' has almost reached 100 million in box office revenue. Congratulations!"
Xiao He: "Thank you."
"What new plans does your Director Lin have lately?" Liu Zehang asked curiously. "Will there be a sequel?"
Xiao He shrugged: "Director Lin doesn't seem to have any new plans. Every time I contact him, he's traveling and living a very carefree life. He hasn't mentioned a single word about a new work."
However, this guy did work very hard recently, acting as director, screenwriter, and in charge of some post-production. It's only right that he takes a break and isn't in a hurry to prepare for his next project.
Liu Zehang understood: "Oh, I see. Actually, I'm quite looking forward to the second part. You guys absolutely have to make a second part!"
Xiao He smiled helplessly: "That depends on Director Lin himself."
"Slap slap—"
Director Ren clapped his hands behind the camera: "Come on, get ready, Lin Yu'an, Xu Ning, stand in your positions."
"good."
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