"Holy crap, is this for real? This is outrageous! How can someone be so shameless?!"
"Exactly, we call it 'A Chinese Ghost Story,' and they changed one character to 'Beautiful Ghost Story.' What were they thinking?"
"I was so angry I almost laughed. To just ride on the coattails of our Daxu culture like this is outrageous..."
"My God, I never imagined such a crazy move would happen. Are there really companies like this in the industry?"
...
"Sue them! This is too arrogant. They don't respect Daxu Culture at all."
"I heard that this company has been established for a while, and in the beginning, it just rode the coattails of various movies and TV shows."
But I never expected that this company would try to piggyback on our Daxu Culture's success. That's really something.
"Yes, it's said that this company makes money by riding on trending topics."
Once they see something trending, they'll jump on the bandwagon, creating a knock-off title to grab netizens' attention.
...
"It's really disgusting. We are the 'A Chinese Ghost Story' crew, and they are the 'Pretty Girl Ghost Story' crew, haha."
Those unsuspecting fans might even mistake them for the real deal, this knock-off…
"I had only heard of a film company abroad that specializes in making knock-off movies before."
While others make 'Pacific Rim,' they make 'Atlantic Rim'; while others make 'Transformers,' they make 'Transforming Machines.'
I just never imagined that even in the Great Xia Dynasty, there would be such a shameless company. Ugh, utterly shameless!
"Damn, I heard this company is incredibly fast at making knock-off movies. Often, their knock-off versions are released before the original ones are even released."
Then some fans, unaware of the truth, foolishly went to watch the pirated version, thinking they were watching the official storyline.
...
That's right!
What infuriated everyone at Daxu Culture at that moment was that their popularity had been exploited by others.
It's not just about riding the wave of popularity; someone else actually set up a knock-off version of the 'Pretty Ghost Story' production team.
Then, when Daxu Culture was preparing to film 'A Chinese Ghost Story'.
Those people then started filming "Pretty Ghost" in a big way.
At first glance, the two movie titles seem exactly the same.
Upon closer inspection, there was only one subtle difference between the two characters.
Putting aside values and beliefs, this method of copying other people's movie titles is truly unique.
It's obvious.
It's because the 'A Chinese Ghost Story' production team has been incredibly popular lately, so they want to capitalize on that popularity.
In fact.
The crew of "Pretty Ghost" is currently having a brainstorming session.
They may be able to copy a movie title, but they know nothing about the content of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
A movie should be at least 90 minutes long.
How to fill those ninety minutes is what these people are working hard to do right now.
...
Qian Benjing, male, claims to have graduated from the directing department of a well-known film and television school.
As a directing student, it's not like what people imagine—that you can make blockbuster films right after graduation.
In fact, most directing students fast-forward to unemployment after graduation.
Qian Benjing was in the same boat. After graduation, he couldn't even find a job as a general laborer on a film set, let alone act.
After several years of hardship and dire straits, he finally discovered a way out of nowhere.
That's right, it's about making knock-off movies.
When Qian Benjing made his first film like this, he may have had a rebellious and vengeful mentality.
But what he didn't expect was...
This movie, whose title was a rip-off of a popular blockbuster, actually made a fortune because it was "short, quick, and easy," and was even released before the main feature.
Although the movie's plot was terrible, the logic was chaotic, the special effects were cheap, and the post-production was awful, it was still a good movie nonetheless.
Having had this successful experience, Qian Benjing became even more unstoppable.
This time, he set his sights on 'A Chinese Ghost Story', which Daxu Culture is preparing to film.
As is widely known.
Director Xu is considered a top-tier director in the industry, and he is also a highly sought-after figure among fans.
Most importantly, all the movies he made were blockbusters, with huge box office returns.
It's quite remarkable that Qian Benjing was able to hold back until now before making his move.
At that moment, he was shouting at the top of his lungs to the crew of "Pretty Ghost":
"Everyone, get your brains working! Please, come up with some exciting plot ideas."
Don't do what you did last time, stuffing all sorts of random things into the plot, and it ended up being a pile of crap.
You see, we're imitating the work of industry giants this time. If the quality is too poor, their fans won't buy it.
When the group of storytellers started brainstorming, Qian Benjing also stepped aside.
At that moment, a man in a suit smiled and said:
"Old Qian, how about it? Can we pull off something more profitable this time?"
Qian Benjing smiled confidently and said:
"Mr. Xiao, don't worry about that. I have a lot of experience in risk management."
The subject matter we chose this time is already very popular, and we've tried to make the title as similar as possible.
As long as our "Pretty Ghost Story" is released before their "A Chinese Ghost Story", making money is a certainty.
Moreover, films by popular directors like Xu Lu will definitely bring us a lot of viewership…
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
