[Global Times Special Correspondent Chen Lifei] The Taiwanese film "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", which is popular in mainland China, has been involved in a plagiarism controversy. According to a report in Taiwan's China Times Electronic News on March 18, Taiwanese director Q

[Global Times Special Correspondent Chen Lifei] The popular Taiwanese film " eliminates three evils in a week ", which is popular in mainland China, has been involved in plagiarism controversy. According to a report from Taiwan's China Times Electronic News on March 18, Taiwanese director Qian Renhao, who has directed films such as " Sea Fog " and " Gangster Team ", accused "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils" of plagiarism and asked the film Screenwriter and director Huang Jingfu and the producer "One Attitude Film Company" applied for civil "false seizure" (temporary seizure) of NT$30 million (approximately 6.8 million yuan). The Taipei District Court has ruled to allow the false seizure. Qian Renhao paid the security deposit on the 18th and applied for the implementation of the false seizure.

"Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" poster

According to legal procedures, if the court rules to allow false seizure, the creditor (Qian Renhao in this case) can provide a security deposit based on the ruling, and the judicial affairs officer will execute the debtor's claims based on the goals requested by the creditor. property. However, this does not mean that Qian Renhao will definitely win the case in the end, but that the debtor (in this case, the producer "One Attitude Film Company") will be detained before the end of the case, and he still needs to wait for the final judgment.

"I hope to respect the originality"

Qian Renhao said in an interview with Taiwanese media that he applied for false seizure shortly after filing the lawsuit, and it took nearly four months for the ruling to be obtained. "Thank you to the court for giving me justice," Qian Renhao said on the afternoon of the 18th. He wanted to defend the rights and interests of his works and hoped that everyone could respect originality and prevent such disrespect for creation from happening again.

In fact, Qian Renhao accused the film of plagiarism as early as last year when "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils" was released on the island. He said that the story outline, characters, and plot of the film are very similar to the script " Lawless " that he has been preparing for a long time, including the famous lines of the characters and the names of the protagonists. Qian Renhao said that in 2015, he once wrote a plot about a cash transport truck dropping money on the road, causing passers-by to pick it up and turn themselves in. Later, he felt that it was not consistent with reality. "Although I changed it, fortunately there are online records." , and later he wrote down his experience of struggling for life on the streets of Linsen North Road in 1997 into his work. The plot of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" is very similar to it. Qian Renhao also posted 19 pieces of evidence and said, "You only plagiarized part of it and pieced together a story that you claim is extremely evil. What is extremely evil is your behavior, not the movie."

The producer responded: Misled.

Director Huang Jingfu posted on the official Facebook page of "The Three Evils", describing how he came up with the relevant "Trilogy of Good and Evil" from his film "Avenger's Death". This is how the follow-up film, "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" came into being. "One Attitude" issued a statement at the time, stating that it would no longer respond to any rumors, insinuations, hints, or other actions, words, or words, and would submit them to judicial channels. On the 18th, "One Attitude" responded that they were not given a chance to explain before the false seizure was approved, causing the court to be misled by the applicant and make a wrong judgment. The company will declare its objection to the court as soon as possible in accordance with the law.

Taiwan's "United Daily News" stated that although "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils" has been released in Taiwan (it will be released in Taiwan in October 2023), it has once again attracted attention because of its hot sales in mainland China and the title of Netflix movie category in Taiwan, " The suspected plagiarism controversy has not yet come to an end."

The mainland box office has exceeded 530 million

As of the 19th, "Three Evils" has been released in the mainland for 19 days, and the total box office has exceeded 530 million yuan. It is temporarily ranked second in the box office of Taiwanese movies in mainland theaters, second only to "" Sad and sadder story " (958 million yuan). Last week, Netflix announced the latest list of top 10 popular movies. There are 5 new movies on the list, and "The Three Evils" ranked first in popularity.

Liu Xinyuan, a part-time lecturer at the Taiwan Senior Learning Center, wrote that "The Three Evils" has many tense chases, well-designed fights, and many bloody and cruel scenes, which can satisfy the audience's sensory stimulation. What attracts mainland audiences the most is the description of a cult. Officials regard "Zhou Chu" as an anti-cult propaganda film, while the public views it as an entertainment action film.The article also affirmed the skill of the film's director Huang Jingfu, saying that Huang Jingfu moved to Taipei from Hong Kong in recent years, collected social events that happened in Taiwan, and adapted it into a wonderful story that touches the meaning of life, especially the ancient legend of Zhou Chu's elimination of three evils. , is even more creative, "not only the aesthetics of violence, but also the smooth and lively rhythm, concise dialogue, ingenious composition, and unexpected turns are all important elements that make it beautiful." Taiwan's "United Daily News" quoted relevant comments on the 19th as saying that the blending of multiple genres and styles is a particularly distinctive feature of the movie "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils". The director has continued his consistent aesthetic style of metaphorical expression, but "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils" no longer provides pastoral soothing healing like other Taiwanese healing movies, but a spiritual impact healing.

In response to the popularity of "Zhou Chu Destroy Three Evils" in the mainland, Chen Binhua, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that the mainland hopes that the film and television industries on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will further strengthen cooperation to "create more film and television works that are loved by compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, work together to promote Chinese culture, and enrich both sides of the Taiwan Strait." common people’s spare time life, promote the common development of the film and television industries on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and strengthen and expand the film and television industry of the Chinese nation." He said that "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Pests" and " Blossoms " have gained a good reputation on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, which shows that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait share the same culture and culture, and are particularly easy to empathize with each other.

Taiwan's "Wang Bao" commented that from the mainland drama "Flowers" to the Taiwanese people's countless resonance, to the Taiwanese movie "Zhou Chu's Three Pests" triggered a warm response from the mainland people, behind this, on the one hand, it reflects the phenomenon of the same cultural roots, and also outlines the A different picture of cross-strait relations emerges. The article believes that the cross-strait film and television craze set off by "Flowers" and "Zhou Chuzai" are not only individual cross-strait film and television exchanges, but also reflect the same cultural roots. Looking back at the practical level, it can be regarded as a "demonstration of cross-strait soft power."