Chapter 187 Plagiarism Storm
Disney did it faster in the overseas promotion of "The Lion King". Two weeks after the movie was released in North America, it began to enter several of the most important overseas markets. Western Europe across the Atlantic Ocean and Yuhan in the Far East were released on a large scale, almost exactly the same as "Jurassic Park" at the time, sweeping away the movie rankings of various countries and sweeping away hundreds of millions of box offices...
Media from all countries appreciate this movie very much. After all, it is just an animated movie for all ages. Too much blame will only bring laughing stocks.
Unexpectedly, doubts and challenges appeared in Japan.
"The Lion King, shameful plagiarism!"
This is the news published by Chaoyue News on the entertainment page.
"Just last night, after watching the latest animated movie "The Lion King", I suddenly found that it is so similar to "The Forest Emperor" by Chinese animation master Osamu Tezuka. Both tell the story of a little lion becoming a king after going through hardships. The characters such as male lion, female lion, little lion, baboon have obvious overlap. After I checked the information, I found that there are many similar plots between the two sides. "The Forest Emperor" was born in 1965. It was obviously the writer of "The Lion King" who plagiarized our "The Forest Emperor". This is an extremely shameful behavior..."
Next, it is naturally a flattery of "The Greatest Emperor" and a disdain for "The Lion King".
The news soon reached North America, and Ryan instantly became the focus of the media.
Did you copy it? Of course it was copied! This is what Ryan thought after learning about it, but plagiarism has nothing to do with Japan. What he copied is only the image of "The Lion King" left in his mind in his previous life.
However, Japan openly issued a questioning battle post, and of course he would respond, and he would also bring in a group of alliances to compete with them.
"Ryan, what do you think of the Japanese plagiarism?" Ryan was stopped by reporters when he walked out of Disney.
"The Lion King did copy it!"
Ryan admitted openly that all the reporters were so shocked that this young man was becoming one of the representatives of American and Hollywood culture. Wouldn't such plagiarism make the entire North American entertainment industry ugly together?
"I copied Shakespeare's "The Prince's Revenge". I think everyone has known this a long time ago, didn't they?" Ryan spread his hands innocently.
"Yes!" reporters agreed. In addition to the animal image, "The Lion King" has at least 60% of Hamlet's shadow.
"The Great Forest appeared earlier than the Lion King, but the Prince's Revenge appeared earlier. According to Japanese logic, did the Great Forest also plagiarize "The Great Forest"? "Ryan was obviously running a train. "I want to ask you, is the words of Japanese believer? Don't forget Pearl Harbor!"
"Also, I don't copy Shakespeare's classic works, but instead copy the works of Japan. Do you think that's necessary? I think the Japanese think their works are more classic and more famous than Shakespeare!" Ryan said extremely seriously, "To be honest, I am paying tribute to the great Shakespeare in this way!"
Since "The Lion King" is an animal version of "The Prince's Revenge", how can the Kingdom of Great Britain be left out?
I don’t count as driving a map cannon, right? It definitely doesn’t count! Ryan thinks he is still a very conscientious person.
His personal response from the person involved was to provide North American media reporters with sufficient guns and ammunition. He threw out carefully prepared articles, and without exception, they all stood on Ryan's side.
This is normal. Even in an open country like the United States, there is still xenophobia and regional protection. Ryan is almost a star they have brought out. It doesn’t matter how their children teach their own lessons. If outsiders take action, they will be sorry.
What's more, sales will only be achieved if there is hype and news.
"When I heard Japanese colleagues criticizing "The Lion King", I specially found "The Emperor of the Forest" and browsed many episodes overnight. I found that the plagiarism was obviously fictional. "The Lion King" was adapted from Shakespeare's "Hamlet". The main plot is closely related to the theme of prince's revenge, supplemented by elements such as responsibility and family affection. "The Emperor of the Forest" mainly tells the struggle and cooperation between animals and humans. The two films are completely different in theme..."
Large media are analyzing well-founded. The reason is very simple. If you charge in battle, you will naturally have tabloids in the forefront.
"Just as Ryan said before the movie was released, the creativity of "The Lion King" came from "The Prince's Revenge", which has nothing to do with the animation mentioned by Japan that most Americans don't even know the name. I want to ask my colleagues in Japan, have you seen Shakespeare? Do you understand Shakespeare? Or do you think Japanese culture can enter North America and influence Hollywood? In front of the great Shakespeare, your works are not worth mentioning at all..."
This is a more polite thing in the tabloids, and there are more radical clamors.
"Does Ryan need to copy? He has been in the public eye for almost four years. During this period, he has published many classic works. It is very popular all over the world in North America. You Japanese really think that the people of the United States are fools? Will they be deceived by a teenager in their teenage years together? I remember Ryan once wrote a humorous story in "Vanity Fair", one of which is the most appropriate sentence to describe his colleagues in Japan - the way the fool deals with smart people is to lower the IQ of smart people to the same level and defeat them in the stupidest way - Japanese people are obviously using this trick to deal with high IQ Ryan and deal with our America!"
"What is "The Great Emperor of the Forest"? I don't think we need to watch it at all. When will the Japanese be reliable? Don't forget Pearl Harbor..."
"Japanese culture, in the United States, can only be considered as the last in the Western world. With Ryan's status in Hollywood, do you need to copy the last in the culture?"
The tabloids are ready to have a showdown with their peers on the other side of the Pacific. Since Ryan Jenkins gave them sufficient reasons in their response, they must make full use of it and attract the eyes of the whole United States and even the world.
Well... By the way, newspapers are sold well, and bonuses and benefits are included in your pocket.
Of course, as long as the media present at that time were in a prominent position, Ryan's response was published, especially in his remarks, he was full of respect for Shakespeare and his works, and immediately won the favor of the British media.
Chapter completed!