Shang Yechu smiled and said, "He has no legal support whatsoever. If he really goes too far with his unreasonable demands—the contract clearly states, 'Party B confirms and authorizes Party A to make necessary adaptations, additions, deletions, or adjustments to the content, characters, plot, background, style, etc., of the work during the film and television adaptation process, and Party B shall not interfere or raise any objections,' and his own name is signed below it. Nobody forced him. Just throw this out there, and guess who the netizens will side with?"
Sheng Wenzhi had never sold copyrights before and knew nothing about them. He simply signed whatever documents Shang Yechu gave him. Furthermore, this clause appeared in many copyright contracts in the entertainment industry, so Sheng Wenzhi didn't see anything unusual about it and assumed it was standard practice.
However, placed in the eye of a media storm, the impact of this clause goes far beyond what two lines of text can convey...
Shang Yechu didn't say it explicitly, but Gu Wenhua suddenly understood: if "Xin Gui" raised questions about the script adaptation after the movie was released, Ji Juntao's ruthless methods would immediately post this clause to reverse public opinion and then smear Xin Gui!
"It was clearly agreed upon when the contract was signed, but after the movie was released, they came out and started acting sarcastic and uncooperative. This is clearly extortion!"
"The money wasn't agreed upon, and people's greed knows no bounds."
"No one forced him to sign, but he wanted to back out afterward. He's really shameless!"
"If you don't want your work to be altered, then don't sell it. You get the money and then regret it. You're just being hypocritical."
"I actually think the revised movie is much better than his original, lousy script. Without the movie, nobody would know about this novel. Can you please stop trying to piggyback on my success..."
Numerous similar arguments flashed through Gu Wenhua's mind. Having a background in film, he'd seen this kind of thing hundreds, if not thousands. Gu Wenhua knew just as much as Shang Yechu what fate awaited screenwriters who were indignant about their work being distorted and altered, after rashly speaking out.
cruel.
From the moment Xin Gui signed the contract, he had essentially handed over his work entirely to Shang Ye Chu. He was no longer of any use. As for Shang Ye Chu's later attempts to coax him into writing jokes, it was merely a way of making use of him.
Gu Wenhua suddenly felt sympathy for that "heart demon"—the talented writer named Sheng Wenzhi, whom he had met several times.
Wait, let me sympathize with myself first.
Gu Wenhua laughed self-deprecatingly.
He sadly discovered that even though Shang Yechu was doing such cold-blooded things, he still couldn't take his eyes off this person.
Logically, as creators, the director and screenwriter should be on the same side and jointly resist Shang Yechu's despicable behavior. However, after hearing Shang Yechu's statement, Gu Wenhua's first emotion was actually "a sigh of relief".
Fortunately. Fortunately, Ye Chu had thought things through.
Fortunately, fortunately, the Heart Demon is an idiot.
Fortunately, this way, no matter how much the inner demons cause trouble, they won't harm the movie too much.
Fortunately, no matter how hard the demon tried, he couldn't protect his rights...
This kind of mentality is shameful for creators.
Xin Gui only sold the adaptation rights to one book, while Gu Wenhua has almost sold his entire soul to Shang Yechu.
Gu Wenhua smiled with relief: "You're right. That puts my mind at ease. I'll incorporate these elements into the script as soon as possible and then show you the final draft."
"Then I'll have to trouble you." Shang Yechu smiled as well. "You can focus on the script first. The promotion for 'Half of the Sky' is coming up soon, so I might be quite busy lately. Be sure to contact me if you need anything."
"Hmm." Gu Wenhua said, half-seriously and half-jokingly, "Just let me know if there's anything I can do to support 'Half of the Sky'!"
The two said goodbye with laughter.
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The premiere of "Half a Day" is scheduled for July 15th.
The summer of 2018 was destined to be a star-studded holiday. Meta Pictures' big-budget fantasy romance, *Flying Flowers Chasing the Moon*, CTS's highly anticipated period drama *The Mighty Pass*, Guanjing TV's historical drama *The Legend of Hu Ji*, and Ruguan TV's independently produced spy thriller, *Half the Sky*. In addition, countless modern and historical idol dramas lined up, eagerly awaiting their release.
In Shang Yechu's memory, in her previous life, the most popular drama of this summer was "Flying Flowers Chasing the Moon, a Lifetime of Love." The title was so long it was hard to forget. Also, the villainous Demon Lord in the drama was quite handsome; Shang Yechu was particularly struck by his eyeshadow, which looked like slices of lung.
Shang Yechu still remembered that the villainous demon lord had a particularly cringeworthy line, something like "A lone boat in the vast primordial world, if the heavens block my way, I will kill them all"... Although from Shang Yechu's current perspective, this line was so cringeworthy it made her scalp tingle, but in her previous life, it was quite popular for a while.
The summer season isn't typically a good time for spy dramas to compete, and Shang Yechu had no idea how "Half a Sky" would fare in terms of ratings. She couldn't interfere with Ruguan TV's decision. She also didn't know the actual quality of the finished product that gave Ruguan TV such confidence.
Ji Juntao personally intervened and negotiated with Ruguan TV regarding the publicity.
There was an awkward situation: the entire period of popularity for "Half a Day" coincided with the time when Shang Yechu was filming "Rules Street." The two events completely overlapped.
Shang Yechu is the only main character in "Half a Sky," so it's impossible for her to be absent during the promotional period. Besides Weibo interactions, live streams, program interviews, and various giveaways, she also needs to promote her on-screen couple status with her official partner, Li Ruhui, to boost their CP (although Zheng Bohan is furious about this); answer audience questions; and interact with other co-stars…
Human energy is limited, and Shang Yechu cannot split himself in two; he must make choices.
Ruguan TV is a major station, known for its arrogance, and it would never allow its own works to be relegated to a backup plan. Ji Juntao negotiated with them several times, using his persuasive and eloquent words, but he couldn't get Ruguan TV to budge.
This was one of the few completely ineffective negotiations in Ji Juntao's life. In the end, Boss Ji returned to the company with a shrug and threw a business contract at Shang Yechu: the business scope was not reduced at all, but rather increased significantly compared to before.
Ji Juntao spent a lot of time calculating with pen and paper and a computer, and finally concluded that if Shang Yechu fully complied with the business contract and promotion of Ruguan TV, and at the same time did not want to delay the filming of "Rules Street", then from July to mid-August, Shang Yechu would only be able to sleep every day.
Four hours.
Shang Yechu: "..."
For some reason, Shang Yechu felt a strange sense of security. The moment she heard that number, it felt as warm and natural as a baby returning to its mother's cradle.
As a key part of the promotion, Ruguan TV will conduct pre-promotion for "Tianban" a month in advance.
Today is June 12th. Ruguan TV sent the preview trailer for "Tianban," which will be released on June 15th, to Qingping Entertainment in advance, asking Shang Yechu to take a look and see if there were any questions.
This is actually just a notification. Even if Shang Yechu really has some problems, the trailer, which is scheduled to be officially released in three days, will not be changed for her.
With a cooling patch on her forehead, Shang Yechu leaned back on the sofa, holding up her phone, and opened the preview trailer for "Half of the Sky"—
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