Nandu News Reporter Liu Yifan Written and directed by Huang Jingfu, Ethan Juan, Wang Jing, and Chen Yiwen star in the crime-themed movie " Weekly Determination of Three Evils", which was released in mainland China on March 1. The film received a good reputation during screenings (currently rated 8.4 on Douban) and attracted a group of viewers who spontaneously promoted it. But at the same time, the controversy over alleged plagiarism that the film has been involved in since last year has been raised again.
Since last year, Taiwanese director Qian Renhao has complained on the Internet that the core idea of the story, the name of the protagonist, part of the plot, and even the slogan of "The Three Evils" came from him, which he began to conceive in 2009 and completed in 2017. Many years ago, he told this story to Huang Jingfu, the director of "Zhou Chu Destroyed Three Evils" in person.
It is reported that Qian Renhao has sued "Zhou Chu to Eliminate Three Evils" in a Taiwanese court and is currently waiting for news. A few days ago, Qian Renhao also entrusted a lawyer to send a letter to the China Film and Television Bureau, requesting that the suspected plagiarized film be suspended from being released in mainland China.
On October 14 last year, Huang Jingfu wrote an article to refute the accusation that he had plagiarized. He said that on his way back from participating in the Moscow International Film Festival for his 2010 movie "Avenger's Death", he came up with the idea of "good and evil" after chatting with the group members. The idea of a trilogy. He wanted to explore "good, evil" and "human nature" more deeply, and said that "Avenger's Death" has set the tone for the "Good and Evil" trilogy, including "Zhou Chu's Three Evils" that everyone saw today. "The story structure, character settings, killing spree, slaying demons and evil... all of these are in the same vein as "Avenger's Death".
It is reported that after Huang Jingfu issued the statement, Qian Renhao, who made the accusation of plagiarism, posted on social media again: "Please just dare to say simply, 'We guarantee that "Zhou Chu" is original. Instead of just saying it now. The story in the script is highly similar, so it doesn’t necessarily count as plagiarism. At most, it represents the right to modify. What you are saying now is that even if you have heard me tell this story, copyright does not protect ideas and thoughts?"
"Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" Taiwan The producer One Attitude stated that it would not respond any further and filed a defamation lawsuit against Qian Renhao, leaving everything to the judiciary.
html On March 1, Qian Renhao posted on Weibo that when "The Three Evils" was replaced by a single director and nominated for a film award, there was a scandal that the important creators behind the scenes were not named. He claimed, "I chose to stand up not to claim compensation... What I hope most is that everyone can respect the originality..."
At present, in addition to being suspected of plagiarism, "Zhou Chuchu Three Evils" is also caught in a "displacement controversy." Recently, it has been reported on the Internet that "The Three Evils" needs to be re-examined and adjusted after it is released in mainland China. The version officially released in March will be re-released and revised.
As soon as the news spread on the Internet, it immediately triggered a wave of movie watching among the audience. According to data provided by Maoyan, "Zhou Chu's Three Evils" yesterday won 13.9% of the box office with 3% of the film schedule, and the attendance rate was 20.7%, far exceeding " Article 20 " and " Speeding Life 2" Popular films during the Spring Festival such as " hot ". According to some theater managers, online disks for the new version of "Zhou Chu Eliminate Three Evils" have been received one after another.
