Yesterday (22nd), the topic of "film and television investment fraud cases involving multiple stars participating in movies" became a hot search topic. 4 film and television media companies and 12 films were involved in the case, including the films "Mai Luren" starring Aaron Kwok and Miriam Yeung and Shu Qi starred in the movie "The Ruffian Lover" and so on. Today, the Spring Festival movie "Hot and Spicy" issued a statement stating that it has not authorized any individual, company or institution to carry out any investment or financing cooperation in the name of the film. In fact, in recent years, there have been many reports of illegal financing using film and television projects, which has led to many rights protection cases.
On January 16, the Lanzhou Municipal People's Procuratorate and the Lanzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau issued a joint announcement stating that in 2022, the Lanzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau detected a film and television investment fraud case headed by Li Moumou. The criminal gang carefully designed and arranged words and packaging using " Using social software such as QQ and WeChat to attract investors to invest in stocks, they then exaggerated the film production costs and expected box office revenue, and guided investors to purchase the film's "profit share" to commit fraud. A small part of the fraudulent amount was used to pay the movie producer to purchase shares, and the remaining amount was used to implement fraudulent operations and personal squandering.
This case involves a total of 4 companies: Beijing Bammie Culture Media Co., Ltd., Zhongrui Taifeng (Beijing) Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Beijing China Film Xinyi International Film and Television Culture Media Co., Ltd., and Beijing Maifenshi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
involves 12 movies: "The Van Gogh Project", "Sun Wukong: The Sky-Eating Demon Monkey", "Mailu Man", "Rescue from the Raging Sea", "Poet", "Desperate Rescue", "Oppa, You Are So Handsome", "Ruffian Lover", "Money Is Embarrassed" Journey", "Love You with All My Heart" (renamed "Fist Mom" or "Fist Mom"), "Shanghai Shanghai" and "Luban Underground Palace".
reporter noticed that many movies had previously issued official statements stating that they had been "financed under false names."
Shanghai Tingdong Pictures, the producer of the May Day movie "The King of the Sky" last year, issued an emergency statement saying that an individual/company used the movie "The King of the Sky" to publish false financing information without authorization and used it to raise money illegally.
The producers of "The Wandering Earth 2" and "Changjin Lake Shuimen Bridge" have also issued statements about fake financing, reminding investors to pay attention to screening to avoid unnecessary losses.
Today (23rd), the Spring Festival movie "Hot and Spicy" also announced through its official Weibo. The film's first producer, Xinli Media Group Co., Ltd., stated in a statement that there have been recent criminals impersonating the film's producers, investors, etc., in order to Illegal financing in the name of film investment, copyright subscription, income transfer, etc. The company has not authorized any individual, company or institution to carry out any investment and financing cooperation in the name of the film. Investors are reminded to be vigilant and beware of being deceived.
In recent years, with the rapid recovery of the domestic film market, some criminals have focused on the "big cake" of film and television investment, claiming that they can make a lot of money by investing, and even participate in the investment of upcoming films. As long as the film sells well, There are huge gains. Some individual investors who do not have a deep understanding of the film and television investment industry can easily fall into investment scams and end up with nothing.
Many people in the industry said that investing in movies requires certain professional knowledge, the income settlement process is complicated, and investing in popular film and television projects is too risky, so you must treat it with caution.
In addition, with the increase in such cases, many legal professionals have also given some tips. There are certain risks in any investment. For "high-end" projects such as film and television investment, on the one hand, they exaggerate and falsely promote, using the sale of copyright shares of popular film and television projects as an introduction, claiming that some popular films are already in preparation for filming, with considerable profits, but the investment threshold It is lower to capture the short-term profit psychology of investors who lack experience in film and television investment.
On the other hand, criminals take advantage of ordinary investors' lack of awareness of the film and television industry, use WeChat and crowdfunding platforms as channels, and use film project approval to set up "filters" of guaranteed income and added benefits, with low investment and high returns. "Bait" to carry out fraud and illegal fund-raising activities. Most of this type of investment is conducted entirely online, and investors are unable to communicate and verify the situation in person, making them prone to the risk of being defrauded.
A judge reminded that as ordinary individual investors, remember to be cautious when getting involved in the film and television investment market. For example, we should strictly review the filing status of film projects, check the film's public release license and licensing area, film producer, distributor and other public information on the information disclosure platform of the regulatory authorities such as the official website of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, and understand the status of the invested film and television works. Real progress, and carefully review the existing production team, scripts, and actors, avoid film and television projects without filming licenses, radio and television filings, and copyright income certificates, and be alert to the suspicion of false publicity in film and television projects; fully understand the qualifications of film and television companies, and before investing You can use the national enterprise credit information publicity system or Qichacha and other platforms to strictly review the scale, qualifications, personnel composition, etc. of the film and television company, and conduct a search and investigation of the company's past works and production capabilities. Companies that sign paper contracts should be more vigilant; participate in the investment process through formal channels. Because film and television investment is highly professional, it is difficult for individual investors to achieve symmetrical information. Therefore, they should try to avoid signing investment contracts through WeChat, the Internet, or express delivery, and should understand the full picture of the project through on-site visits and inspections, official contacts, etc. , and pay attention to the account name when investing, and make notes on the use of funds; clarify the contract terms, and pay attention to the project progress. When signing a contract, investors should pay attention to the income distribution and loss bearing terms, promptly raise any ambiguities, clarify the time points agreed in the contract, review the interpretation of breach of contract clauses, protect their legitimate rights and interests, and participate in the entire project of concern. In the event of a breach of contract by the project party, legal rights will be safeguarded through litigation and other means in a timely manner.
(source Yangtze Evening News)
