The "Silly" series was very popular and had a wide impact across the country, but it also made Liu Deyi, the actor of "Silly", and the descendant of Fan Shaozeng, the prototype of "Silly" Go to court. Now, the new version of "General Hal" with an investment of 12 million has not yet started filming, and disputes have arisen. Several parties "publicly say that public opinion is right, and mother-in-law says that mother-in-law is right" - descendants of the Fan family claimed that they did not authorize the filming of the show; the crew said Yang Pingzhang, the writer who sold the rights to adapt the TV series of the novel "General Ha'er" to investors, said that he had the authorization; he said that this did not require the consent of Fan's descendants. Our reporter Xu Yunxiao reports for you
Stop "General Ha'er"
The descendants of the Fan family issued a statement!
It is understood that Fan Shaozeng has eight living children, including his second son Fan Zhiyi living in Harbin and his fourth daughter Fan Zhibi living in Chongqing. Fan Zhiyi admitted that in 2002, he signed a letter of authorization to Yang Pingzhang, a writer in Dazhu County, Sichuan Province, specifically granting him the "free and legal exclusive" rights to register the "Fan Haer" portrait as a trademark, advertising, and filming film and television dramas. However, Fan Zhiyi had a different understanding of the power of attorney. "What it meant at the time was that Yang Pingzhang was entrusted to contact the investors. Once the results were obtained, the descendants of the Fan family would sign an agreement with the crew. It did not mean that Yang Pingzhang would sign the agreement with the crew on our behalf." Agreement."
Fan Zhiyi said that if the crew shoots without their consent, they will seek an explanation through legal means; if the crew starts filming, they will seek legal rights to review the script and demand appropriate financial compensation. In addition, after Fan Zhibi learned that "General Haer" was to be made into a TV series, he hurriedly issued a statement on April 5, announcing that "on October 23, 2004, the power of attorney signed by Fan Shaozeng's son Fan Zhiyi and daughter Fan Zhibi and Yang Pingzhang, Declared invalid from now on”! The reporter learned that the descendants of the Fan family signed power of attorney with Yang Pingzhang twice, in 2002 and 2004. In the 2002 power of attorney, the two parties did not agree on the time of use.
The original author is "Douhun"
"Ha'er" has become his patent
Yang Pingzhang is the author of a series of novels such as "General Ha'er". It was he who transferred the TV series adaptation rights and filming rights of "General Hal" and other related works. Yesterday, when reporters called Yang Pingzhang, the key figure in the whole incident, he emphasized that he had relevant authorization from the children of the Fan family, and then gave a shocking answer to reporters - filming a TV series about "Fan Ha'er" does not require permission from Fan. Permission of descendants. "I have authorization from Fan Zhiyi and Fan Zhibi, but now it seems that it doesn't matter whether they give authorization for filming TV series. I have already registered the three words 'Fan Haer' with the industrial and commercial registration, whether it is filming TV series, movies or other cultural projects. , I am the only one who has the patent."
Yesterday afternoon, after learning about the attitude of the descendants of the Fan family, Zhan Qiao, the screenwriter of "General Haer", introduced the ins and outs of what he knew to reporters, " Tianyin Company originally planned to do this play, and they invited Fan Zhiyi to Chengdu. We had dinner together and provided Fan Zhiyi with 5,000 yuan in travel expenses." According to Zhanqiao, the investor purchased Yang Pingzhang's novel "Fan Ha'er." The TV adaptation rights of works such as "Legend" later changed the investors after several twists and turns. The reporter saw the authorization letter signed by Fan Zhiyi and Yang Pingzhang in 2002 at the pier. At the same time, the reporter also saw a notarial certificate issued by the Dazhu County Notary Office in July 2006. The content included that Yang Pingzhang agreed to transfer the TV series adaptation rights and filming rights of "General Hal" and other related works. At the same time, the notarial certificate also stated that since "The Legend of Fan Haer" is based on real historical figures, in order to avoid unnecessary disputes, Yang Pingzhang should obtain the written consent of all legal heirs of "Fan Haer" for the creation of the TV series.
Response from the crew
The dispute has nothing to do with us and filming will start soon
"Haer" targets Liu Deyi and his son
For the descendants of the Fan family and Zhanqiao believes that Yang Pingzhang's dispute has nothing to do with the crew.
At the same time, Lan Zhao, the producer of "General Hal" also said, "I am not specifically responsible for the authorization, but the crew has relevant authorization documents." He revealed that the TV series will start filming soon. .
The reporter learned that the 30-episode TV series "General Ha'er" originally planned to be produced by Tianyin Company changed its owner several times due to various reasons. Now it is jointly owned by a company in Xi'an and a Sichuan investor *** Production, investment reached 12 million yuan. The new version of "General Hal" has been confirmed to be directed by Hong Kong director Li Hantao. Recently, the director, art and other related staff have gone to Chengdu to view the scenery and met with Liu Deyi's son Liu Yilin and other actors (currently, screenwriter Zhan Qiao is leaning towards using Liu Deyi and his son to star) , and now the crew has moved to Chongqing for inspection. Screenwriter Zhan Qiao is further revising the script and has completed more than 20 episodes.