"Longsheng Film & Television has really hit a tough nut this time. Who would have thought that Daxu Culture would release its film even faster than them!"
"Yes, even I didn't expect this. It just goes to show how capable Director Xu is..."
"Hehe, it's good that these bandits suffered a loss. They've always been thinking about getting something for nothing, now they're in trouble!"
"That's right! Taking these crooked and unethical paths will inevitably lead to losses sooner or later, but I just didn't expect the losses to come so quickly."
...
"Speaking of which, Daxu Culture is really at its peak right now, even these knock-offs can't do anything about them."
"Their efficiency is too high. With such a high-quality storyline, they can still leave Longsheng Film and Television far behind. You can imagine how terrifying they are."
"It can only be said that Longsheng Film and Television chose the wrong opponent. This time, the losses are probably not small. I heard that they just happened to have invested a lot of money to develop high-quality products."
"Hehe, it's obvious they misjudged the situation. They thought Daxu Culture was going to fail, but who knew they'd be as formidable as ever..."
...
Industry insiders say that Longsheng Film & Television is reaping what it sowed.
Moreover, most people are happy to see this happen because these counterfeiters are indeed disgusting, and everyone cheers when they see them get their comeuppance.
After all, Longsheng Film & Television started by attracting viewership from other movies. If the knock-offs make money, then the originals will definitely suffer losses.
This film company is like a cancer and a parasite to the entire film industry; everyone is hoping it will go bankrupt immediately.
This time, Daxu Culture dealt a heavy blow to Longsheng Film and Television, which made people in the industry secretly cheer.
However, Qian Benjing and Xiao Guangshan, who were the main parties involved, were not happy at this moment.
They invested a lot of money in the early stages of 'Pretty Woman Ghost,' which could be said to be more than any of their previous films.
As for why this is the case, it's because Qian Benjing was thinking of 'taking off'.
Unfortunately, Longsheng Film & Television failed to take off this time and instead crashed.
As a result, all of these initial investments went down the drain.
This hybrid film is now in an awkward situation; it's clearly impossible for it to steal the traffic from the official "A Chinese Ghost Story."
However, the film still needs post-production work before its release.
The kind of expensive, high-quality post-production processing is out of the question, because Xiao Guangshan is unwilling to spend that money.
So after some hasty adjustments, 'Pretty Girl - Ghost' was launched on a few small websites.
Before the launch, Xiao Guangshan still held a sliver of hope that he could recoup some of his losses.
But the result was not unexpected, because after 'Beautiful Ghost' was released, very few people watched it, and the traffic was pitifully low.
Not long after it went online, viewers in the comments section were already reminding visitors that this was not the official version of 'A Chinese Ghost Story'.
Then, the data for 'Pretty Girl - Ghost' became even more dismal.
Faced with this situation, Xiao Guangshan was utterly devastated. Although making knock-off films could be profitable, otherwise Longsheng Film and Television wouldn't have been able to rise to prominence.
But that was referring to the previous situation, where the "low-cost" and "quick and easy" model allowed them to easily steal market share from the original brands.
This time, however, they not only failed to steal traffic from the legitimate sellers, but they also abandoned their own "quick and easy" model, resulting in a surge in costs.
As a result, due to the failure of the 'Pretty Girl - Ghost' project, almost all the money he had earned before has been lost. The fact that Xiao Guangshan hasn't become depressed is already a testament to his strong mentality.
Old Xiao was depressed all day, but Qian Benjing didn't want to be idle, so he finally came over and started to persuade him:
"Um... Mr. Xiao, it's okay if we fail once. As long as we start a new project, we can still make up for these losses..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Guangshan seemed to have a stress reaction, and said with a somewhat frightened expression:
"Old Qian, the new project you mentioned isn't going to be another copy of Da Xu Culture's films, is it?"
"Ahem, Mr. Xiao, right now, DaXu Culture's films are the most popular in the industry. If we don't copy theirs, who else should we copy?"
Qian Benjing, unwilling to give up, said:
“We admit defeat this time, but we don’t believe they can do this every time. They’re determined to squeeze every last penny out of Daxu Culture…”
"No! I absolutely disagree!"
Before Qian Benjing could finish speaking, Xiao Guangshan interrupted him directly:
"Old Qian, if you're going to make another film that imitates Da Xu Culture, then I won't invest any money, absolutely not!"
"Mr. Xiao, there's no need for this. It's just one failure. Do you really think that Daxu Culture is that great?"
Qian Benjing was somewhat speechless, and then said:
"This time we won't go for high-quality products; we'll follow the same approach as before, which will reduce costs significantly..."
Unexpectedly, Qian Benjing's words failed to sway Xiao Guangshan at all. He shook his head and said:
"No matter the cost, I will not agree to any project that imitates Daxu Culture, and I will not invest any money in it!"
"Old Qian, if you really insist on going down this path, then we'll have to part ways amicably and go our separate ways."
"Mr. Xiao, what do you mean?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Benjing's expression changed drastically.
"It doesn't mean anything. I just see you're stubborn and don't want to keep losing money. I can't afford to lose any more!"
Xiao Guangshan spoke calmly, saying:
"I know you have ambitions, otherwise you wouldn't have come up with the idea of creating something of high quality this time."
But I'm just a businessman; making money is my goal. Whether something is high-quality or not is not something I care about at all.
Since we now have differing opinions, I think it's better for each of us to stick to our own beliefs..."
Upon hearing this, Qian Benjing became somewhat anxious and repeatedly said:
"Mr. Xiao, listen to me, I'm just making a suggestion, haha, how about we stop copying Daxu Culture's films and start copying other people's? I'll find a few new projects right away, I guarantee they'll make money!"
"Old Qian, I'm sorry, but there's no point in continuing. Let's part ways amicably!"
However, Xiao Guangshan, for reasons unknown, refused without hesitation.
At this point, Qian Benjing's expression became somewhat embarrassed, and he said in a deep voice:
"You surnamed Xiao, are you trying to kick me while I'm down? Do you know how much effort I put into making Longsheng what it is today?"
Now you're telling me we should part ways amicably? Screw you! Fine, fine, since you've gone this far, don't blame me for being ruthless!
After saying this, Qian Benjing turned and left.
Xiao Guangshan showed no intention of trying to persuade him to stay, and coldly replied, "Then I'll be waiting for your impoliteness!"
...
Thus, because of the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story", the two founders of Longsheng Film and Television, a notorious copycat company in the industry, parted ways and became enemies.
When the news spread, it caused an uproar in the industry.
However, Xu Lu, one of the main characters in this matter, had no time to pay attention to it because he was busy with his own research.
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