Chapter 393 I’m doing this for your own good
When called by the leader to speak, Qin Shaoyan couldn't refuse.
Qin Shaoyan pondered for two seconds and then slowly said: "Anyone who knows me knows that I am not good at words."
"The leader asked me to speak, but I was actually very scared inside. I didn't know what to say, so I just said a few words. If there's anything I said that wasn't quite right, I welcome everyone's criticism and correction."
The leader said encouragingly: "It's okay, you can say whatever you want and say it boldly. It doesn't matter if you say it wrong."
The bosses of websites such as Tudou.com, Youku.com, and Ku6.com looked at Qin Shaoyan coldly, wanting to see what he could say today.
Zhang Chaoyang, on the other hand, seemed a little excited and looked at Qin Shaoyan expectantly.
He had long experienced Qin Shaoyan's lack of words, and he wanted to see what Mr. Qin could say today.
Qin Shaoyan slowly said: "I am not worthy of being called the father of the video website. How can I be so virtuous and capable? I am just standing at the forefront of the times, one step ahead of others."
"Without me, it would not have affected the birth of Qvod.com, Tudou.com, Youku.com or even YouTube. It would just be a few days in the evening."
"As an entrepreneur of a video website, I firmly believe that the category of Internet videos will become the mainstream in the future."
"With the popularization of network infrastructure and computer hardware, coupled with the rapid development of the Internet, users of video websites will cover the vast majority of Internet users."
"As the boss of Qvod.com, I have a lot to say. As a member of the Anti-Piracy Alliance, I also have a lot to say. As a member of the Anti-Qobo.com Alliance, I have more opinions to express."< br>
Qin Shaoyan said in a deep tone, "However, as a practitioner of a video website, I really have nothing to say."
There was silence in the conference room, and everyone looked at each other.
The leaders had expressionless faces. Although they didn't know what Qin Shaoyan was talking about, he had just started and just continued to listen.
Wang Wei and Gu Yongqiang frowned, feeling that Qin Shaoyan must not be holding back anything nice.
Others were completely confused. It was easy to understand that Qin Shaoyan was in the anti-piracy alliance, but what did it mean to be a member of the anti-quick broadcast alliance?
Qin Shaoyan sighed with emotion, "The palms and backs of my hands are full of flesh, so I feel very conflicted."
“From the long-term perspective of the development of video websites, we must resist piracy and promote the legalization of video websites.”
"However, in reality, it is very difficult to promote this matter. It will have a huge impact on other video websites, and it may even be a matter of life and death."
"Since the birth of video websites, it has been much more difficult to maintain operations than ordinary Internet companies, especially since the bandwidth cost is several times that of Internet companies of the same size."
“In order to maintain the high cost of bandwidth, the founder of the company had to go around soliciting investment, begging investors in a low voice, and even drinking at the wine table until his stomach bleeds, just to get investors to give more funds so that the website Live longer ”
“The founders of small and medium-sized video websites focus more on finding funds, but have no time to maintain the normal operation of the company.”
"High financial pressure and difficulty in financing are huge problems faced by every video website."
"I have also faced the same situation as you, and I feel the same situation as my fellow practitioners."
Wang Wei and Gu Yongqiang's expressions were as usual and calm, but the owners of several other small and medium-sized websites were deeply touched.
They recalled how difficult it was when they were trying to attract investment, and they were so humble that they begged their grandfather to tell their grandma. The bitterness in their hearts was hard to describe, and they suddenly had the illusion that they had met a close friend.
Well, regardless of Qin Shaoyan's position, what he said today was still human.
Qin Shaoyan seemed to be emotionally moved, and said in a difficult tone: "From the perspective of the boss of Qvod.com, online piracy is rampant, and we are the party whose interests have been harmed. We should actively promote anti-piracy and claim compensation."
"But from the perspective of an ordinary video website practitioner, it is not easy for everyone, so think about it and forget it."
Zhang Chaoyang next to him was stunned when he heard this and looked at Qin Shaoyan with some surprise.
Where are you from?
"But." Qin Shaoyan suddenly changed his tone.
The representatives of other video websites felt nervous and suddenly became energetic.
I'm afraid of anything but.
Wang Wei and Gu Yongqiang both had sneers on their faces. After talking so much, they finally met.
Why do you feel the same way? You probably wish we were all dead.
"I have thought about the development prospects of video websites for a long time, and I am deeply aware of one thing." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "That is, we can no longer allow piracy of video websites, and we must promote the construction of genuine versions."
"I know that some websites rely on pirated resources to attract users. If the pirated content is removed, the vitality of the website will be greatly damaged, or even worse, it will go bankrupt directly."
"This is the dilemma that many video websites are currently facing, and it is also the fundamental reason why they lack motivation to fight against piracy."
"Maybe some websites do this intentionally, but more websites have to do this because of lack of funds and channels to obtain genuine copies."
"People have a lot of misunderstandings about our anti-piracy alliance, which I can understand. They think that we just carry the banner of anti-piracy and shout to kill, but this is not the case."
“Our anti-piracy campaign is really for the good of everyone and the good of the entire video website industry.”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a commotion in the conference room.
I'm doing this for your own good.
What familiar words.
You alone have to say the right thing and the wrong thing. If you are really doing it for everyone’s benefit, then don’t engage in anti-piracy.
"Using the traffic brought by piracy is just drinking poison to quench thirst, comrades!" Qin Shaoyan sighed, "This is a road with no future. Needless to say, it is impossible to pass the listing stage."
The traffic brought by piracy is poisonous. Don’t other video websites know this?
Of course they knew, even from the beginning.
But in order for the website to quickly acquire users at a low cost, they actively upload pirated resources.
Why do you still take this road when you know it will be a dead end in the end?
Because in the fierce competition and numerous peers of video websites, the survival of the website is the first prerequisite.
The high cost of video websites puts unimaginable pressure on entrepreneurs. Whether the website can survive until next month is a question. They don't even have the time to consider next year's development plan.
It's all about staying alive.
Qin Shaoyan said firmly at this time: "The anti-piracy issue has aroused the resentment of many colleagues, but from the perspective of the entire video website industry, I very firmly support the implementation of anti-piracy."
“Don’t think that anti-piracy is just an internal matter within our video website industry.”
"The content we use comes from film and television drama companies and TV stations. Piracy infringes not only our company, Kuaibo.com, but the entire film and television industry and the entire entertainment industry."
"And pirated content includes not only domestic, but also foreign movies and TV series." "Even if we don't form an anti-piracy alliance, other people whose copyright interests have been harmed will sooner or later take everyone to court."
"Anti-piracy is something that happens sooner or later. It just depends on when the boots will hit the ground."
Qin Shaoyan said seriously: "At least there is room for negotiation in our industry's anti-piracy efforts, but what if other interested parties come to fight against piracy?"
"Rather than letting others initiate lawsuits, we should take action ourselves, carry out self-revolution, carry out formal reforms and eliminate piracy as soon as possible."
Qin Shaoyan's words were high-sounding and righteous, completely standing on the moral high ground.
The others were silent and didn't know how to refute.
The leading brothers of the Anti-Quick Broadcast Alliance exchanged glances with each other, but no one spoke.
Wang Wei and Gu Yongqiang were filled with hatred, but there was nothing they could do about anti-piracy.
This topic cannot be broken down at all, and it cannot be discussed any further.
Because no matter what you say, you can't get the leaders to support them who engage in piracy.
Their biggest difficulty now is how to find a new topic that is beneficial to them.
It's a shame. It's hard to say whether it will be effective or not. The key is that Qin Shaoyan has already said it for them.
You can't just say that you can't get a genuine version if you don't have money. There is no benefit in playing a rogue in front of the leader.
Faced with the awkward atmosphere, the leader looked around and looked at Zhang Chaoyang, and asked directly: "Does Mr. Zhang from Sohu have anything to say?"
"I completely agree with Mr. Qin Shaoyan's speech." Zhang Chaoyang replied immediately.
The leader looked to the other side, "Where are the representatives from other websites? Do you want to speak?"
There is still silence, because other websites are waiting to see the opinions of a few leading brothers.
Another leader also said: "Qin Shaoyan said something very good before the meeting just started. We are all peers and should sit down and communicate more."
"The theme of today's meeting is communication. Let everyone express their opinions. Let's sit down and discuss with each other to deepen mutual understanding."
Gu Yongqiang, who was silent for a while, raised his hand, "Mr. Qin's speech just now is very good. I personally support the protection of intellectual property rights and the maintenance of the legitimate rights and interests of copyright owners."
“But we oppose the abuse of power and expand the crackdown under the banner of anti-piracy.”
"Actually, we are not against promoting legalization, but we do have many practical difficulties."
"Mr. Qin just mentioned the difficulties in the video website industry very comprehensively. In addition to the financial problem, the biggest problem we encounter in promoting legalization is that there is no legal version available."
As soon as Gu Yongqiang finished speaking, the leaders were startled and immediately turned their attention to him.
Gu Yongqiang looked at Qin Shaoyan intentionally or unintentionally, and said slowly: "In terms of genuine construction, Qvod.com is the best. They have the largest and most complete film and television resource library in the industry."
"Qvod.com has been buying the copyrights of film and television dramas from the beginning since its establishment. Until now, their film and television department is still acquiring genuine resources."
"I have contacted the film and television drama company. It is not expensive for them to sell the copyright of a TV series. It only costs a few hundred yuan per episode. However, they signed an exclusive buyout contract with Qvod.com."
"In other words, the copyrights of these film and television dramas are only allowed to be sold to Qvod.com and cannot be licensed to other video websites."
"Kuaibo.com is too diligent in acquiring the copyrights of film and television dramas. It has almost bought out all the copyrights. It has acquired all the copyrights of TV dramas in the past ten years, and we can't buy them even if we want to."
"In this case, even if we want to get genuine products, we have no channel." Gu Yongqiang deliberately sighed, "It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice."
What Gu Yongqiang meant was to accuse Qin Shaoyan of engaging in copyright monopoly, trying to clear away responsibility.
We engage in piracy not because we don’t want to produce genuine products, but because the genuine ones are monopolized by Qvod.com, and we really have no choice.
"Of course, Kuaibo.com has not refused to provide film and television drama copyrights to other websites, but the copyright royalties are too high." Gu Yongqiang continued, "According to the news we heard, Yiku.com spent a thousand US$5 million purchased the rights to use Qvod’s film and television resource library.”
"The representative of Yiku.com is also here. I would like to ask if this rumor is true?"
Yiku.com attended the meeting with interim CTO He Zhiyuan. He was stunned for a moment and looked at Qin Shaoyan hesitantly, not knowing what to say.
Qin Shaoyan said expressionlessly, "I can prove that this is not a rumor, it is true."
The people present were in an uproar, and the bosses of many video websites took a breath and started talking about it.
"This is only a year's cost." Gu Yongqiang raised his finger and made a one and a five, "Fifteen million US dollars, the annual operating cost of our entire website is not so expensive."
“The price of Qvod.com is too high and we really can’t bear the cost.”
Gu Yongqiang said with regret.
Representatives of other websites also echoed that such expensive copyright royalties are really sky-high, and some websites are not worth the money even if they are sold.
Qvod.com has a copyright monopoly and charges high prices. This is not sucking the blood of other websites. It is poaching their hearts.
Some website owners said angrily: "With such an expensive copyright fee, how can the website be maintained? If you buy it, you will die, if you don't buy it, you will die. Let's just close the deal and forget it."
"I just said that I understand our difficulties. It's not easy to say that we have to charge such a high copyright fee to change hands."
There was a lot of discussion in the conference room for a while, and the website bosses all had their grievances and took the opportunity to vent their anger.
Several leaders attending the meeting looked at each other and said nothing.
Listening to the grumbling speeches from other video websites, Qin Shaoyan said calmly without changing his expression: "I already understand everyone's difficulties."
"We, Kuaibo.com, are the pioneers in the video industry. We should also do something to give back to the entire industry and contribute to the formalization of the industry."
"Since everyone has no money, I decided to share the film and television resource library of Qvod.com for free to all video websites in the industry." Qin Shaoyan looked at everyone with a smile, "Do you guys agree?"
The conference room fell silent instantly, and everyone looked at Qin Shaoyan with incredulous eyes.
Zhang Chaoyang next to him was even more confused, staring at his ally in stunned silence.
Free sharing?
And the whole industry, are you crazy? !
Even the leader sitting in the main seat began to wonder if his ears had heard it wrong, and asked tentatively: "Are you saying that you want to share the genuine resources for free?"
"Yes, leader." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "In order to promote the construction of genuine industry, improve the market environment of the entire video industry, and at the same time support and help companies in difficulty, we have decided to open free genuine film and television resources to them conditionally. Library use.”
(End of chapter)