The TV series "SPL" poster was suspected of plagiarism and the crew withdrew the poster

"SPL" is an ancient legendary drama produced by Penguin Pictures, Ciwen Media, Yide Culture, and Micro-Grain Films. The drama is adapted from the novel of the same name by Priest. It tells the story of Gu Yun, the Marquis of Anding, and Chang Geng, the fourth prince who was abandoned among the people, growing up together and realizing their personal ambitions. The crew is currently preparing for filming. On July 2, the official Weibo of "SPL" released a poster and officially announced the cast of the main actors, with Tan Jianci playing Gu Yun, Chen Zheyuan playing Chang Geng, Li Hongyi playing Shen Yi, and Sun Anke playing Chen Qingxu.

That afternoon, artist Qian Linlin posted a picture questioning whether the poster of "SPL" was plagiarized by his work. From the comparison pictures, it can be seen that both have a scene of a hand holding a ring.

The artist later published a blog post describing in detail the communication process with the production team. The artist said that the production team's attitude was very firm, because the production team also hired an original artist to create the work. The other party said that there was no infringement and they would not apologize or delete the material unless legal procedures were taken.

Since the artist suspected of infringement had no better solution, she decided to seek help from netizens, which also aroused the anger of netizens. On the evening of July 6, the official Weibo of "SPL" released a statement saying that the poster company and the artist had major disagreements on the concept poster suspected of plagiarism and could not reach a consensus for the time being. The controversial poster has been withdrawn. After the artist and the poster company communicate or resolve the matter through legal channels, they will decide whether to continue using it.