Upon hearing this, Shang Yechu's heart skipped a beat.
A year ago... before "Half a Sky" was released. Shang Yechu and Shi Shan were the lead actors in "Half a Sky" and had to cooperate with Ru Guan's publicity plan. Of course, their respective companies couldn't afford to cause any trouble.
With Ruguan TV watching closely from the sidelines, Qingping Entertainment and Tianding Entertainment were forced into a bitter rivalry. Jian Xiaojun's attempt to confront Ji Juntao at this juncture yielded predictable results.
Shang Yechu fell silent. Based on her understanding of Ji the Crocodile, Jian Xiaojun's matter was most likely to fall through.
Unexpectedly, Jian Xiaojun said, "President Ji gave me a sum of money and wrote me a note, asking me to go to the capital to find a lawyer named Xue Zhao."
Did the sun rise in the west? Luckily, Shang Yechu was an actress and managed to keep her jaw from falling.
At this point, Jian Xiaojun showed a grateful expression: "I took the note to a law firm in Beijing and found Attorney Xue. He agreed to help me with the case. But Attorney Xue said that copyright cases are very strict, and I need to provide things like copyright registration and proof of creation. But I'm just a country bumpkin, how would I know anything about copyright registration? After I finished writing the script, I submitted it directly to the competition. Apart from the typing history on my computer, I had nothing."
"Attorney Xue said that this would be very troublesome. Without copyright registration, even preliminary evidence for rights protection cannot be submitted, and the lawsuit will take much longer than before."
That's not surprising.
A renowned writer like Ai Xiaodong has been embroiled in a three-year lawsuit with his publisher; a top screenwriter like Zheng Bohan couldn't utter a word after his script for "Qingyun Biography" was stolen and drastically altered. Shang Yechu suddenly understood why Ji Juntao had suddenly become so kind and offered help to Jian Xiaojun.
Even if Jian Xiaojun wants to take legal action, it's impossible for her to take down Tianding Entertainment in just a few months. It will take at least a year and a half. By then, "Tianban" will have already finished airing, and Ruguan TV's contract will have expired. Whether or not she breaks ties with Tianding Entertainment will be irrelevant.
For Ji Juntao, tens of thousands of yuan is just a small amount of money; it wouldn't even make a splash in the public opinion arena. However, it can damage Tianding Entertainment's reputation in the screenwriting industry through Jian Xiaojun, and also earn Boss Ji a reputation for being loyal and righteous. It's simply a highly profitable deal.
A gentleman judges by actions, not intentions. Since Ji Juntao has done something decent, why should we care why she did it? Shang Yechu held Jian Xiaojun's hand and nodded repeatedly, when suddenly something came to mind.
What right does she have to speak up for Jian Xiaojun? Sheng Wenzhi's script was drastically altered by Gu Wenhua into a popcorn blockbuster, and not only did she not stop it, she became an accomplice. In truth, they're all the same. The only difference is that Qingping Entertainment paid Sheng Wenzhi the copyright fee and dutifully retained the credit for "Heart Ghost" in the film, making them slightly more legitimate and upright than Tianding Entertainment, that thief.
This is truly a cutthroat industry. Shang Yechu felt a surge of mockery. Qingping Entertainment's actions were clearly unethical, yet compared to other companies, they somehow seemed noble. Good heavens, this was merely the most basic moral standard.
Jian Xiaojun continued rambling: "The cost of living in the capital is very high. Attorney Xue suggested that I go back to my hometown for a while and handle everything online until the formal lawsuit is filed. But how can I go back to my hometown? If I continue to have to put up with my parents' attitudes and be told what to do by the villagers, I might not be able to hold on until the day of the lawsuit."
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