China Entertainment 1997

At the premiere of "Now You See Me", the movie was also released around the world at about the same time based on the time difference.

In Beijing, Liu Tianxian and his best friend Shu Chang appeared in a remote small theater wearing hats and masks, and they specially chose a late show.

There is no way, now is not ten years later, there are too few people wearing masks.

That is to say, the smog in Beijing can be somewhat sheltered. In other cities, this appearance would not attract attention.

In fact, it's normal for celebrities to watch movies in private, and it doesn't matter if they are recognized. However, Liu Tianxian keeps a low profile and still hopes to avoid trouble.

Of course, more importantly, if she is found to be watching "Now You See Me", considering the character of Da Mi Mi in it, there may be all kinds of speculation.

After quietly receiving the tickets, the two found a seat in the corner to wait, and Shu Chang couldn't help but tease his best friend.

"Seriously, when you came to watch this movie, were you chasing Yang Mi?"

"no."

Liu Tianxian shook his head in denial, took a sip of the milk tea he just bought, closed his eyes and enjoyed the collision of milk and pearls in his mouth.

The female star has strict management on "eating", not to mention that she is easy to gain weight. The management team and her mother have a complete ban on things with high sugar and high calories such as milk tea, but Liu Tianxian can't get around it easily.

This time, she invited Shu Chang to watch a movie. The assistant was waiting in the car and no one was watching. She took the opportunity to indulge a little.

"Really?"

Shu Chang expressed doubts. Others didn't know it. She had a good relationship with Liu Tianxian, so she still knew something about the inside story.

Liu Tianxian spoke indifferently and seemed to regard the other party as nothing, but in his heart he always valued this old enemy.

As far as she knew, Liu Tianxian secretly set up several small accounts, followed Damimi's Weibo, personal post bar, Shijiang.com group and other fan gathering places to personally collect intelligence and detect the enemy's situation.

This time "Now You See Me" is released, although Liu Tianxian keeps saying that he came here because of Cao Xuanhe's rare big production.

But Shu Chang felt that Damimi was the first reason why Liu Tianxian didn't even sleep for beauty sleep and dragged her to watch the movie.

Faced with Shu Chang's suspicion, Liu Tianxian decisively changed the subject: "Don't talk about this, how is your drama? It seems to be banned?"

"Well, your company filed the lawsuit. Yu Zheng lost the lawsuit, so he probably has to hide it in the snow."

Speaking of this, Shu Chang couldn't help but sigh.

In the past two years, due to the popularity of popular TV series such as "Myth" and "Tang Gong Suo Jade", the theme of time travel has become very popular.

Last year, Tang Dynasty announced that it was planning to film the well-known Qing Dynasty online drama "Bu Bu Jing Xin". Yu Zheng, the dead girl who started working with Huan Rui, also made a Qing Dynasty drama "Gong Xin Suo Jade", which was also released in "Bu Bu Jing Xin" "Heart" was aired before.

It was clear that he wanted to capture the attention of "Bu Bu Jing Xin". By the way, the title is similar to "Tang Gong Suo Jade", and he also wanted to gain some popularity.

This kind of operation is a little disgusting, but you really can't do anything about it. Although it is a side effect, it is not illegal.

The heroine of Dead Girl's "Gong Lock Heart Jade" is a woman from Xinjiang Province who must not be named. The two have collaborated before in "The Maid Under the Big House", and he prefers to use acquaintances.

The male lead is Feng Shaofeng, who has also worked with him in "Lock Up" before. The second male lead, He Shengming, is an artist under his banner, and the third female lead, Yang Rong, is also an artist under his banner and is also a classmate.

Only the second female lead, Shu, sang. It was the first time we collaborated with a dead girl, but it was a huge disaster.

The ratings data of "Gong Lock Heart Jade" are quite good. Taken together, it should be second only to "The Legend of Zhen Huan" in recent months, and it is considered to be on par with "The Princess", or even slightly better.

However, just because this TV series was so popular, something happened.

Someone has taken stock of the plot of "Gong Lock Heart Jade".

I found that its settings were borrowed from well-known youth novels such as "Bu Bu Jing Xin" and "Dream Back to the Qing Dynasty", and the character settings were somewhat plagiarized from "Meteor Garden". Four, eight, nine, and ten were simply replicas of Daoming Temple and other F4s.

The most egregious thing is that a large number of specific plots in it imitate or simply copy "Tang Gong Suo Jade" starring Damimi.

There are more than 20 instances of one-to-one plot plagiarism listed by the good guys alone, and the cumulative length is almost over two episodes.

An ordinary film and television company would not be able to bear it, let alone Fanxing. They would directly take the dead girl to court without saying anything.

Demand that the TV series be taken off the shelves, the screenwriter/director and crew apologize publicly, and claim for 2 million yuan in economic losses...

Facing the giant like Fanxing, the dead girl didn't give in at all.

In the interview video, the dead girl's eyebrows were dancing, her teeth were grinning, what can you do to me?

The previous "Harem of the Qing Dynasty" was considered to be a replica of "Golden Branch Desire". Many plots of another drama are also very similar to Fan Xiaopang's "Beauty's Scheming". In addition, many authors and writers came out to beat him.

The authenticity is high.

However, no one has treated him in these years, and there has been no major negative controversy, resulting in the dead girl getting away with it.

Until "Gong Suo Xin Jade" became popular, "Golden Branch Desire" was a Hong Kong drama with little success, and "Tang Gong Suo Jade" was a hit in the past two years.

Many people still remember those plots. Comparing the two aspects cannot be understood by a dead girl in just one sentence.

The most important thing is that his no-nonsense attitude angered Fanxing.

In fact, at the beginning, Fanxing didn't want to do anything to him, because plagiarism is difficult to define. When creating this kind of thing, it often pays attention to routines and patterns, and never deviates from the original.

It is normal for two sets of stories to have the same setting. Many creators have examples of imitating each other. Even stars cannot completely eliminate them.

The dead girl was hammered because her appearance was so ugly that anyone would be suspected of plagiarism at a glance, otherwise Fanxing would not have appealed.

Even so, Fanxing didn't think about what he would do to the other party. The delisting and huge compensation were more like beatings and warnings.

As long as the dead girl publicly apologizes, reshoots and deletes some obvious plot points, and pays a symbolic compensation of tens of thousands of yuan, it will be over. This is the case for most plagiarism cases in the industry, and the price is even lighter than this.

But the fault was that the dead girl was too trusting and made the same mistake as the little black fat man before.

He thought he was famous and powerful, and relied on a little cleverness to play with writing skills, greatly underestimating the consequences of angering a Big Mac.

His response was interpreted by Fanxing as a naked provocation, so Asia's No. 1 entertainment company, which has been cultivating itself in recent years, finally showed its fangs.

To Fanxing, the dead girl is really just a small character, so there is no need to worry about it. He can make him kneel down and call daddy in two or three strokes.

Therefore, Fanxing continued to appeal and increased the previous compensation of 2 million to 10 million.

At the same time, after several operations, all three projects in the dead girl's hands were stalled.

A TV station that was originally interested in the project made it clear that it would stop cooperating with it, several investors in a project directly withdrew their funds and left, and there is also a project where two leading actors who were almost in contact suddenly announced a schedule conflict.

Even Huanrui, who claimed to be the dead girl's backer, didn't dare to let go, and instead demanded a public apology from the dead girl.

The proud dead girl found out that the world was upside down within a week, and she was completely confused.

He wanted to contact someone to plead for mercy, but no one was willing to help given his popularity. After struggling for several days, the dead girl posted a public apology letter on Weibo.

"I was wrong, this is a bloody lesson"

But when the matter has reached this point, it cannot be ended by apologizing.

Due to public opinion from the outside world, the relevant platforms removed "Gong Suo Xin Jade" from the shelves.

It is inevitable that this TV series will be hidden in the dark. Even if it can be released in the future, it will only be a few years later and its popularity will be gone.

And after the conflict with Fanxing, the dead girl's future career will definitely have some impact. At least in the short term, he will have to keep a low profile for a while.

The compensation lawsuit requested by Fanxing still needs to be fought. The top legal team in the entertainment industry is not joking. Even if the compensation cannot be 10 million, they still have to scratch their skin.

In addition to Fanxing, because the TV series was removed from the shelves, advertisers, investors, and platforms will probably have to find trouble with the instigator of the death girl, which is enough to make him drink a pot.

I don’t know if the dead girl regretted her rudeness at this time, otherwise he would not have been so miserable.

At the same time, he should also be glad that Fanxing did not completely kill them all, but only taught him a huge lesson, otherwise he could just pack up his things and change his career.

Apart from other things, with the energy of Fanxing, it is completely possible to officially block "Gong Lock Heart Jade".

If this is the case, it will be completely different from the platform taking the initiative to remove it from the shelves.

The platform will take it off the shelves, hide in the limelight for two years, and then release it again. If it is officially banned, it will remain in the dark forever.

Even the dead girl may be reduced to a semi-banned status because of this matter. All platform parties and investors dare not use him for the sake of insurance, and his career will directly fall into the abyss.

The reason why Fanxing didn't do that was not because he was merciful to the dead girl, but because once the officials were brought to the end, many things that followed might be out of control.

No matter what happens in the future, at this moment, Cao Xuan does not want to open this Pandora's box from his own hands.

The dead girl was taken care of. Although Shu Chang was not implicated, the new drama that was aired was gone and it was impossible to be unaffected at all.

This made Shu Chang's heart wrinkle and ache when he thought about it. Liu Tianxian looked at Yu Xin and couldn't bear it, so he gave a few words of advice.

"Our company is preparing to shoot the fourth film of Mr. Cao's musical universe IP, which is "The Year in a Hurry". We need young actors. I can recommend you to give it a try."

"You won't shoot "The Year in a hurry"?"

"I don't want to make campus-themed movies anymore, because I'm afraid it will become stereotyped."

Liu Tianxian gave her own answer. She has already made two youth campus films and won the title of "National First Love". If she continues acting like this, it is really possible to form a stereotype. She is currently on the rise, so naturally she does not want to put herself in the spotlight. Circle to death.

Moreover, "That Year in a Hurry" is a group drama, and the company's positioning is mainly to promote newcomers. Not only did Liu Tianxian go to steal the limelight, it would also easily cause budget pressure.

"Well, I don't know if people like me or not."

Shu Chang is a bit stressed. Frankly speaking, she has been in a period of decline in the past two years. Since "Magic Phone", she has not performed particularly well. The only "Gong Lock Heart Jade" that has made a breakthrough has been removed from the shelves.

More importantly, she has made very few movies before, which may be her minus point.

But you still have to give it a try if you have the chance. After the popularity of "Girls We Chased Together in Those Years", Fanxing Music Universe IP has also become popular, especially "That Year in a Hurry" is similar to the youth campus theme, and the prospects are still very good .

The two chatted for a while and then started to enter the venue. It was almost early in the morning at a nightclub in a remote theater, and the occupancy rate was still almost half. The two knowledgeable people secretly smacked their lips.

"Do you think this movie can surpass "Transformers 3"?"

"Not sure?"

Liu Tianxian looked a little solemn. Even if this drama cannot reach the height of "Transformers", 500 million+ is still very promising.

Many professional institutions even estimate that it will be between 600 million and 800 million, surpassing Lao Mouzi's "The Thirteen Hairpins" and "The Founding of the Party", and is regarded as the most popular Chinese-language film this year.

It was supposed to be the most popular movie in theaters this year, but "Transformers 3" performed so fiercely that all parties restrained themselves.

But even so, "Now You See Me" is regarded as the only movie this year that can challenge "Transformers 3", which shows that the outside world is optimistic about this movie and Cao Xuan himself.

If "Now You See Me" can meet expectations, coupled with related box office in Hollywood and Asia, the total box office will easily exceed 2 billion yuan.

For a movie of this size, even if Damimi only plays a supporting role in it, the profit it can make is very scary.

If Liu Tianxian had a more or less relaxed attitude just now, seeing this scene in the theater, the pressure in his heart suddenly increased a lot.

The two found a seat in a corner and waited for a few minutes for the movie to start.

The original version of "Now You See Me" is in English, and there is a Mandarin dubbing version in China. Cao Xuan and Damimi are the original voices, and the audience can choose freely.

Liu Tianxian and the others chose the original version in English. She is good at English and has almost no barriers. Shu Sing also knows a little bit, not to mention that it has subtitles.

As soon as the movie opened, the magician played by Cao Xuan appeared and cut cards in a careless way, which caused a small cheer from the audience.

Liu Tianxian and Liu Tianxian couldn't help but look at each other. This card cutting was not a close-up of hands, but a half-length shot of Cao Xuan, with hands, head and body all in the frame.

Judging from their experience, the chance of special effects is very small, because it is not worth it, so it is probably Cao Xuan himself who is cutting the cards.

"I didn't expect Teacher Cao to have such a skill."

"I haven't heard that he knows magic. He probably practiced it while filming a movie."

Liu Tianxian had filmed a movie with Cao Xuan and knew that Cao Xuan liked to practice some character skills in private. During "Hurricane Rescue", Cao Xuan learned a lot of action shooting and went to target practice every day when he had nothing to do.

Although the level is far lower than that of some professionals, compared with ordinary people, he is still considered a master.

Talking back to the movie, each of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse has a magic trick. Comparatively speaking, the visual effect of Cao Xuan's magic may be a little worse, but the interesting thing is the interaction with the audience.

When performing magic tricks, Cao Xuan faced the audience directly off the screen. He cut the cards twice and asked people to choose cards. Some viewers may also follow suit unconsciously.

And when the answer is revealed, everyone will find that the cards they think of are the same as those in the movie. This is the most interesting point.

The secret is also very simple. Because the cards are cut twice, the magician's technique deliberately keeps the card [7] in the audience's sight as much as possible, and subconsciously selects [7].

This is also the characteristic of magicians. They have superb skills and like to play subconscious tricks.

And the tone of the entire movie is constantly emphasizing this point——

Sometimes, what you hear and see may not be true.

The magician took the girl home, and when he was about to have sex, he suddenly saw a figure outside the window. He chased the girl away and jumped out of the window.

"Hi brother, long time no see."

"Daniel, I need your help."

As a result, the main plot begins, and the magician played by Cao Xuan appears at the performance of the unlocking king (Captain America) and the hypnotist (Juan Fu).

Needless to say, the king of unlocking is technically characterized by his strong stealing skills, knows some magic, likes to play traps, and is also a fan of magicians.

The hypnotist's appearance is full of highlights, not to mention his hypnosis skills. The most interesting thing is that he relies on micro-expression interrogation to uncover all the secrets of a man.

"What are you thinking about, the beach, cocktails, going home..."

After the husband paused, the hypnotist immediately asked: "What do you want to do when you get home? Party, watch football, women..."

The husband looked panicked, and the hypnotist concluded: "Woman, it seems you are not honest. What is her name?"

The husband was anxious: "I don't know what you are talking about?"

The hypnotist ignored it and continued to ask with interest: "A, B, C...J."

Seeing that J was read, the husband's eyelids twitched, and the hypnotist stopped: "What name starts with J, Jane? Jessie? Jane? Julissa..."

Seeing her husband purse his lips, the hypnotist stopped and looked at his wife next to him: "Do you know Julissa?"

The wife's face turned pale: "She is my sister."

Not to mention how the hypnotist in the movie blackmails the husband and uses hypnosis to make the wife forget what just happened.

Just talking about the scene just now, step by step, just relying on micro-expressions to judge, you can make people collapse alive, which aroused the audience's amazement.

"Fuck, that's awesome."

In fact, in the original movie, the hypnotist only asked a few questions, but more to demonstrate his hypnotic ability.

On the contrary, the final chapter of "Mao Liang" later learned from this section and carried it forward, becoming a classic segment in the play. Shao Banxian, who used this method, was also made a god in one fell swoop.

Therefore, Cao Xuan made special changes in the script of "Now You See Me" and added a scene for the hypnotist in conjunction with "Mao Liar", which instantly made it full of character.

Whether it is Detective Sherlock or later Doctor Strange, Juan Fu is very good at playing such mysterious and high-end characters.

The hypnotist in the original movie may have wanted to achieve a contrasting effect, so he chose a strong man with a fierce face. Some people may think it is good, but others may think it is inconsistent.

Cao Xuan is considered the latter. He feels that Juan Fu is more in line with his positioning and vision of the role of a hypnotist.

If we follow the original version, the actor who plays the hypnotist is likely to be Dwayne Johnson...

The last person to appear was Damimi. Her escape magic should also be the most visually effective among the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

The audience responded very well, especially when Da Mimi took off her coat and jumped into her hands. Then she performed a wet temptation, which caused many audience members without female companions to howl like wolves.

Liu Tianxian couldn't help but take a few more glances, compare himself, and then said sourly that it was all thanks to technology.

It is worth mentioning that Damimi of the original time and space has a "Far Cry" this summer, and a bad movie. It is all due to Damimi's popularity and selling meat, which has feasted the eyes of many viewers.

Now that the situation has changed, Cao Xuan still retains benefits for the audience, which can be said to have good intentions.

However, "Far Cry" only sells meat, and "Now You See Me" is not that simple.

After several people appeared one by one, Cao Xuan appeared again with a blueprint that was not directly stated to the audience. Convinced the other three to form the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

The next plot is that one year later, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse will officially appear and hold a magic show in Vegas.

And this magic is to teleport a lucky person to a bank vault in Paris thousands of kilometers away, in full view of the public, and then empty the entire vault of banknotes.

The magic was a great success, and the video was broadcast live. The lucky man went to the vault and left the tickets and playing cards as evidence. Then the fan in the vault rolled the banknotes into the pipe, and it rained down on the magic show.

The most terrifying thing was that the Parisian bank later discovered that its vault was indeed empty, leaving only the magic show tickets and playing cards as evidence.

This magic made the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse famous and made the audience curious outside the screen.

How did this magic happen?

The FBI dispatched detectives to investigate, led by Mark Ruffalo, and his partner was policewoman Gal Gadot.

They arrested the Four Horsemen and interrogated them in various ways, but there was no evidence and there was nothing they could do against them. Instead, they were teased by the Four Horsemen.

Cao Xuan also teased a group of police beauties and established a preliminary CP relationship, which also paved the way for what follows.

The Four Horsemen left gracefully, and the police detective's investigation reached a deadlock. They could only find the famous magic revealer, the old black man, the villain, to come forward.

The old man was very talented and quickly deciphered the secrets of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

The so-called transmission is actually an identical vault built under the stage. Everything the live and live audience see is the picture of this vault.

As for how the bank in Paris was stolen, it is believed that the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse hypnotized the driver of the cash transport truck and the bank auditors, intercepting the real banknotes, and the banknotes in the bank safe turned into counterfeit banknotes printed on glitter paper using magic props. This magic The props ignited spontaneously when struck by fire, leaving no trace, which resulted in the "fact" that the bank was emptied by the magician.

The lucky man also left the magic evidence tickets and playing cards because the magician had been repeatedly hypnotizing him that day, allowing him to select the playing cards as the magician requested.

Through the flashback revelation, the audience understood the principle. Although some details may still have some flaws, the overall logic is not problematic.

This vague sense of excitement with case reasoning makes the audience full of satisfaction.

And there is growing anticipation for the confrontation between the two sides.