Chinanews client, Beijing, January 19 (Reporter Song Yusheng) On the 19th day after Guo Jingming apologized for plagiarism, new developments came: Zhuang Yu's party has completed the income calculation of related works, but Guo Jingming's income for infringing works is late The specific amount has not been given yet.

This reporter interviewed Zhuang Yu's attorney Tang Boyu.

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　　On December 31, 2020, Guo Jingming apologized via Weibo for plagiarizing Zhuang Yu's novel "Circle Inside and Outside" by his novel "How Many Flowers Fall in Dreams": "Fifteen years have passed, and this error has been with me. From my youth, to my youth, to the midpoint of my 40-year-old life."

　　He said on Weibo, “Ms. Zhuang Yu, I solemnly apologize for the harm caused to you, and I am very sorry. I also apologize to the public, to all original authors, and to China’s hard-won creative environment. I’m sorry. I made a very bad demonstration. Please take me as a warning, refuse plagiarism and respect creation."

Data map: Guo Jingming

　　On the same day, Zhuang Yu responded via Weibo, “Accepting Mr. Guo Jingming’s apology”, and suggested that all online and offline royalties and all income obtained after the publication of the novel "Circle Inside Circle Outside" should be the same as the income of "How Many Flowers in Dreams Are Known" Merge together to establish an "anti-plagiarism fund" to help original authors defend their rights and accept public supervision.

　　Later, Guo Jingming said that he would set up a fund together in accordance with this proposal.

　　On January 19, 2021, Zhuang Yu announced the latest development of the "Anti-Plagiarism Fund": all the proceeds of the book "Circle Inside, Outside the Circle" were accounted for on January 4.

　　Including all the foreign authorized text publishing copyright, film and television copyright, television copyright, and online reading income of the book, the total related income is 457806.27 yuan.

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　　She also explained on Weibo that the 200,000 yuan of economic loss and the 10,000 yuan of mental damage compensation awarded by the court that year were not included in the income, because the litigation cost has exceeded 210,000 yuan.

　　Regarding the proceeds of Guo Jingming’s infringing works, Zhuang Yu pointed out that from January 4 until now, according to the feedback from Guo Jingming’s agent to Tang Boyu, the calculation of the proceeds of the book "How Many Flowers in Dreams" is still in progress, so far No specific amount can be given.

"I hope Mr. Guo Jingming can announce the specific amount to the public as soon as possible and donate it directly to the fund account after the fund is established."

The poster of the TV series "How much do you know in a dream".

　　Zhuang Yu’s attorney, Tang Boyu, said in a subsequent interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com that Guo Jingming had never given the specific amount of revenue for "How Many Flowers Fall in Dreams".

　　"Mr. Guo Jingming's donation of the proceeds was raised by him on Weibo. The funder who received the donation was not Teacher Zhuang Yu, so we did not take the initiative to urge the other party." However, he also told reporters that Guo Jingming's calculation was determined by one party. The date has been delayed.

"Every time, Guo Jingming’s agent contacted me and said that it would take a few more days or something. So I postponed it slowly, and it’s still no results. Our revenue will be calculated on January 4th. So it was announced in advance."

　　Talking about the future plans for the "Anti-plagiarism Fund", Tang Boyu said bluntly, "We still hope that the fund can be maintained for a longer period of time. Therefore, Mr. Zhuang Yu also extended invitations to enterprises and individuals in publishing and intellectual property related fields, hoping to have more Many people participated and provided support." (End)