Shu Qi and other starring movies were involved in fraud cases! 12 movies were affected, and netizens called for a thorough investigation
According to reports, the film starring Shu Qi, Aaron Kwok and other stars involved film and television investment fraud, which has attracted attention.
According to the Lanzhou police, the criminal gang involved in the case packaged themselves as "lecturers" and other identities to guide investors to buy "revenue shares" of movies and commit fraud through social platforms. The case involved a total of 4 film and television media companies and a total of 12 films. Among them, the movie "Wheat Passerby" starring Aaron Kwok and Miriam Yeung and the movie "Ruffian Lover" starring Shu Qi are among them.
The victim, Mr. Li, said that they were told that the investment income could reach 3 to 5 times, and that the box office of "Wheat Passerby" was estimated to reach 1.5 billion, and the production company later called on everyone to invest through live broadcasts and other means, and they also received evidence in the group that the company was the co-distributor of "Wheat Passerby".
According to the statistics of all parties, the production companies of the movie "Mai Luren" are not uniform, some include Beijing Eight Millimeter Culture Media Co., Ltd., and some do not. And this is precisely the difficulty of investors to protect their rights.
The cooperation between the investor and the producer has a contract agreement, take "Mai Luren" as an example, the investment cost is 218 million, the producer signs a contract with a media company to get the investment share, and then transfers these investment shares to individual investors, the comparison is that the agreement states that the media company allows the producer to carry out a third-party transfer, but if there is a dispute, it has nothing to do with the media company, so it is difficult for the defender to directly defend his rights, and the media company will most likely not be affected.
In the eyes of netizens, this is not a direct act of the filmmaker, but a secondary market fraud, it is completely a sale of shares, it may be a fake producer or a small producer who is cheating outside, and it has nothing to do with the movie itself. At the same time, netizens called for a thorough investigation of the relevant behavior.
In fact, the film investment is unpredictable. After the release of "Wheat Passerby", the cumulative box office was about 18 million, not only did it not have high income, but the cost was not recovered. Individual investors have not received any benefits and compensation, and it is natural for them to realize that they have been deceived to protect their rights, but due to the "investment risk" and other tips in the agreement, it is quite difficult to protect their rights. And the filmmakers are quite experienced in this regard, and they all have a way back, the excuse of bad box office is not illegal, and the unreleased films use force majeure to prevaricate.
"Wheat Passerby" has a lot of Hong Kong elements, and it has also been nominated for 10 Academy Awards, and many netizens have questioned the starring star when they see this film.
Shu Qi, Aaron Kwok and others are all first-line celebrities, and their participation in movies is related to fraudulent investment, which seriously affects their reputation. Judging from the current public opinion, some netizens believe that the participating stars should bear some responsibility, while others think that there is no impact at all.
After all, "Rescue from the Angry Sea", one of the fraud movies, has been announced, but the fraud case was not reported when it was announced, and the follow-up public opinion trend is really hard to say. And Aaron Kwok didn't bother with negative controversies and was busy promoting the new film.
In addition, the scam of the film market is no longer a secret, and many movies have been involved, such as "The Wandering Earth" and "Lonely on the Moon". And the fraud routines are similar, defrauding the trust of individual investors through high returns, such as the criminals who participated in the "The Wandering Earth" fraud have been sentenced.
Beijing Eight Millimeter Culture Media Co., Ltd., which participated in "Mai Luren", was also found to have a number of consumption restriction orders and information on dishonest persons subject to execution (Lao Lai), and the investment matters related to the movie "Oba, You Are Handsome" have been filed and investigated by the public security organs as a fraud case, and the case is suspected of criminal offenses.
Film investment is not a trivial matter, I still hope that everyone will keep their eyes open, don't be fooled by the so-called high returns, and don't be deceived.