Tangning's message was clear. There was no need to plagiarize off the Americans because she believed that they were capable of producing something great themselves.
Fang Yu's words represented Hai Rui, which meant, Hai Rui denied all claims of plagiarism and they had evidence to go with it.
Their aim was to tell everyone that 'The Ant Queen 2' completely belonged to them and had nothing to do with the disgusting foreigners.
Of course, Hai Rui's firm approach helped everyone relax.
"I'm one of the people that have watched both films. If we analyze both films calmly, the ridiculous 'wild dog' film makes no sense at all!"
"Are the Americans trying to leech off our popularity as well?"
"I absolutely believe that 'The Ant Queen 2' was an original production. Why would they plagiarize a rubbish film? The Americans must be joking!"
"I insist on supporting Tangning and 'The Ant Queen 2'. I hope Hai Rui will win the legal battle and shut the Americans up!"
"Even Hollywood is going downhill and slowly turning to the East. That's why, I don't think we should lose our confidence. Even if Hai Rui didn't provide an explanation, I would have still supported Tangning. If I trust her, then I'll trust her 'til the end."
It didn't take long before Hai Rui held a quick survey of Beijing's film fans. The results showed that more people were willing to trust in their country's productions than those that didn't. Even when faced with Hollywood, they refused to admit defeat.
These statistics were very comforting for Tangning and Mo Ting.
But, the American lawyers still showed up as planned...
...
Mo Ting instructed Lu Che to seat the men inside one of their meeting rooms and told him to go home to pick up Tangning. He then called his legal team and asked Fang Yu to start off the meeting first. After all, not everyone got the chance to directly meet with Mo Ting.
Fang Yu felt the entire matter was quite a headache to deal with because he hated interacting with foreigners. Although, there were some foreigners that were very understanding, the team of men before him today were definitely nothing good.
"Regarding the plagiarism case, I hope to see your boss."
"I am Hai Rui's Vice President," Fang Yu replied sternly.
The men shrugged and pulled out some documents, "American copyright laws are very strict, so I hope that before the truth is revealed, you will temporarily remove your film from all theaters. After everything's been clarified, you can screen it again."
"But, of course, that's if you can prove that you didn't plagiarize."
"I've never witnessed such a fraud in my life," Fang Yu laughed without accepting the documents from the men.
"If you're found guilty of plagiarism in the US, not only will you have to remove your film from the cinemas, you will also pay a large fine."
"Have you finished talking?" Fang Yu laughed. "Since you're standing on our land, then you should follow our laws. We've also sent a team of lawyers to sue you. In fact, we have a team of 8 that are already on their way to your film agency in the US!"
"Moreover, we have initial drafts, briefs and documents as evidence as well as an expert analysis from a world-famous screenwriter. Let's wait and see who plagiarized who..." Fang Yu said confidently.
"Since you have no shame, we don't expect you to back down. But, we don't care, we are walking an honest path. So, let's all investigate the truth together."
"But, I don't think this is the first time your agency has done something like this. If my memory serves right, your agency got involved in a similar case 5 years ago and ended up compensating $US30 million."
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