Chapter 417 Facing Bo in Court
Anyone with a little knowledge of law and industry conditions should know that it is impossible for Liu Zhou to obtain U.S. citizenship.

According to regulations, foreign investment in radio and television program production companies, film production companies, distribution companies, and cinema companies is prohibited in the mainland.

In other words, once Liu Zhou becomes a foreign citizen, he will have to sell all of his film and television industries. Golden Harvest Group is his hard work, so how could he possibly become a foreign citizen?

Not only did Liu Zhou not become a U.S. citizen, he didn't even have a green card.

After the launch of the Hong Kong Talent Scheme, Hong Kong once invited Liu Zhou, but he refused, so his household registration has always been in Guangzhou.

It is indeed troublesome to travel abroad with a Chinese passport. It takes a long time to apply for a visa and the procedures are complicated, but Liu Zhou's situation is slightly better. The US Embassy has a green channel for cultural celebrities like him.

However, very few people can enjoy this treatment. As far as Liu Zhou knows, there are only two people in the mainland film industry, one is him and the other is Zhang Ziyi.

Although Zhang Ziyi does not seem to have many resources in Hollywood, her popularity overseas is indeed quite high. It can be said that she is catching up with Gong Li, but Gong Li has already become a Singaporean citizen.

So no matter how badly Zhang Ziyi is popular among the public in China, she is still a business card of the mainland when she is overseas.

However, although Zhang Ziyi was not involved in the nationality controversy, her life is not easy now.

The three doors have all exploded, especially the final donation fraud, which dealt a heavy blow to her image and career.

Fortunately, she was not involved in this nationality incident. If she was also a foreigner, even the movie "The Grandmaster" would not be able to save her.

In the previous life, "The Founding of a Republic" caused a lot of controversy because of the nationality issue. This time, because of the variable Liu Zhou, the impact will be even greater.

This was even after Liu Zhou suggested that Wu Junmei, who played Mrs. Song, be replaced by Yu Feihong, and Ning Jing was also excluded.

Under the instigation of some people, many people on the Internet criticized him. Although it had no substantial impact on Liu Zhou, it still made him sick.

If Liu Zhou felt disgusted by those people with ulterior motives spreading rumors, then he was very angry that the Beijing News even involved his parents for the sake of traffic.

Liu Zhou didn't know whether the Beijing News had forgotten its limits due to the tacit understanding in the past two years of cooperation or for some other reason, but he was not prepared to let it go.

The next day, Liu Zhou held a special press conference. Looking at the eagerly waiting reporters below, he slowly said:
“I know what you all want to hear, but wait, I also have a question for you.

The list of foreign actors in "The Founding of a Republic" that caused a lot of controversy online before listed 23 people, but only 7 of them were actors in "The Founding of a Republic". The rest had nothing to do with the movie at all. People like Tong Ange and Jiang Dawei were not actors at all.

Ordinary viewers and many netizens may not be clear about the situation, but as reporters who report on "The Founding of a Republic" every day, it is impossible for you not to be able to tell that this list is fake.

It is really strange that such a ridiculously fake list was not refuted by the media but was instead widely reported!

There is nothing wrong with pursuing hot topics and traffic, but at least you have to respect objective facts. I feel that you may have forgotten your original intention when you first became a media person. "

In response to Liu Zhou's almost interrogative remarks, the reporters in the audience remained silent.

It’s not that they think of their younger selves, there may be a moment like that, but they are all old hands in the workplace, their edges have long been smoothed out, and they are past the age of passion.

So that momentary touch was fleeting.

Of course they knew that the list was fake, but the news that "most of the actors in "Founding of a Republic" are foreigners" was very sensational. Sensational news attracts attention and increases newspaper sales.

If the newspaper sales are high, their bonuses will be high and they can live a better life.

As for the truth or falsity of the news, they don’t care that much. What’s more, even if they care, it’s useless. The leaders are more concerned about sales and don’t care even more.

Liu Zhou is of course also aware of the connection here. Today's media has already become somewhat distorted.

He was not trying to step into other people's business and help the newspaper to teach the reporter a lesson. He just couldn't help but speak out. There are really too few journalists with integrity and sense of responsibility in the country.

"I don't care about other things, but those media who spread rumors that I swore an oath of citizenship in front of the American flag should stop, otherwise we will see you in court.

I am not a star in the entertainment industry. I am not afraid of you dragging me down. I have the time, energy and financial resources to waste time with you.

And I will keep a close eye on you. If I find that you are reporting fake news or spreading rumors again, I have plenty of ways to bring you to court.

I want to see if this happens a few more times and your media's reputation becomes tarnished, can the sales of your newspapers still increase, and will anyone still read the news you report?"

After hearing Liu Zhou's words, many reporters in the audience finally changed color and looked at each other.

They have no doubt that Liu Zhou has the ability to do so. He is the second richest man in the country and there is a high possibility that he will even become the richest man in the mainland this year.

Both Jiahe and Sina, two major listed companies, have a strong legal team. Even if they are sued together, they will be able to handle it.

And if Liu Zhou really did this, they would have no way to deal with him.

In the past, those celebrities who relied on their traffic dared not speak out because they could not afford to waste time and the constant arguing would have a great impact on their reputation. The most important thing for celebrities is their reputation, so when faced with rumors, in addition to trying their best to clarify, they can only swallow their anger at the media that spread the rumors even if they are very angry.

This also made the media gradually become more arrogant.

But Liu Zhou is not a man who makes a living by his reputation. If they continue to spread rumors after his warning, he will do what he says and fight them to the end.

"I want to say here that what I just said about stopping rumor-mongering and letting bygones be bygones does not include the Beijing News.

The Beijing News and some internet celebrities spread rumors that my parents and I are American citizens. This is a complete fabrication and is misleading the public. It has now affected my family's normal life.

This has crossed my bottom line, and I will definitely not let this matter go, so I have already hired a lawyer to file a lawsuit against the Beijing News and those Internet celebrities.”

As soon as Liu Zhou finished speaking, the reporters in the audience ignored Liu Zhou's warning to them and seemed very excited.

Liu Zhou is going to sue the Beijing News and several internet celebrities, so things are going to get interesting.

After saying these words, Liu Zhou ended the press conference.

Afterwards, the news that Liu and Zhou were going to go to court with the Beijing News instantly swept the entire Internet, temporarily suppressing the news attention of the nationality incident.

When the Beijing News received the court summons, it finally realized that it had made Liu Zhou famous this time.

After all, Liu Zhou is not an ordinary person, and the Beijing News does not want to break up with him, as this will not do any good to itself.

Therefore, the Beijing News contacted Liu Zhou specifically and stated that it would no longer publish any news that spread rumors about him and his family.

But Liu Zhou flatly rejected this and said that he would delete the relevant reports and publish an apology statement on the front page for 30 consecutive days to eliminate the adverse effects, otherwise the matter would not be over!
There was no way that the Beijing News would agree to Liu Zhou's harsh conditions.

Let alone a public apology for 30 consecutive days, even asking them to apologize is unlikely.

Who are they?

They are the uncrowned kings!

If they apologize, it would really mean that they reported false or wrong news, which would be a serious blow to the credibility of a media outlet.

Up to now, almost no media has ever publicly apologized. Even if they are really wrong, they will grit their teeth and refuse to admit it. Other compensations are acceptable, but apologies are not.

So after the two sides failed to communicate, they officially started the lawsuit.

In the view of the Beijing News, the lawsuit cannot be concluded in a short time anyway, and even if it is lost, it will take several months.

They just don't believe that the court will really order them to make a public apology on the front page for 30 consecutive days.

Even if he is ordered to apologize, it will be several months later. By then, the related heat will have dissipated long ago, and even the impact of the apology will not be that great.

As for Liu Zhou, he certainly knew that the lawsuit would take more than a few months to resolve, and it might even take a year or two.

In fact, the most important thing is not only the apology from the Beijing News, but more importantly, it is to express one's own attitude by suing the Beijing News, which is also an indirect clarification of one's nationality issue.

To be honest, this only happens in mainland China. If it were in Hong Kong, Liu Zhou would have to acquire the Beijing News.

Just like the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong later revealed some secret news about Jack Ma, which led Jack Ma to directly pay money to buy the South China Morning Post.

Just become their boss and solve the problem once and for all.

As for the remaining few Internet celebrities, they are somewhat insignificant compared to the Beijing News.

Liu Zhou's prosecution of them was just the beginning; he was also going to send them all to work on sewing machines.

As for the online influence on which they depend for survival, it is completely vulnerable in front of Liu Zhou.

He simply cut off these people's channels for speaking out at the source. With just a few phone calls, all their accounts on various platforms were banned.

In the Internet industry, what can they compare themselves with?
These internet celebrities were just pawns and cannon fodder. What made Liu Zhou a little regretful was that he didn't catch those public intellectuals.

They were smart enough not to directly spread rumors about Liu Zhou, which also made it difficult for him to directly involve them.

However, after Liu Zhou held the press conference, the news about the rumor that he was a US citizen suddenly disappeared. It seems that they were really worried that Liu Zhou would deal with them as he said in the press conference.

(End of this chapter)