Top of the Great Era

Chapter 3125 Speaking Out

The top entrepreneurs are all creating rules.

Zhou Buqi wants to create his own rules in Hollywood.

Just one Ziweixing globe is not enough.

  Netflix can also play a vital role!

Although this is a Silicon Valley technology company, its main content products are movies and TV series. With the increasing scale of investment and the long-term global development of its business scope, it has already had a crucial impact on Hollywood!

It even changed the concept of Hollywood!

Take the feminist movement in Hollywood, for example.

In a few years, a sensational feminist event will erupt in Hollywood, with people from all sides joining in to attack the famous Hollywood tycoon and producer Harvey Weinstein, leading to his arrest and imprisonment.

You know, this guy has been playing with unspoken rules for more than just one or two days, it has been thirty years.

It's an open secret in Hollywood.

What's more, this is no longer a question of who is taking advantage of whom. Many actresses, in order to become famous and get film contracts, are pretending to "fall in love" with Harvey Weinstein and are conquered by his charm. Even the Oscars are making jokes using such jokes.

No one thought it was inappropriate.

Just like Wang Jing in Hong Kong.

Suddenly one day, they all went out to settle accounts with Harvey Weinstein and put him on the pillar of shame. The development of feminist thought was not the key to this, because people had been accusing him for decades and nothing happened.

But it’s from Netflix!

Harvey Weinstein's status as a big shot comes from the independent film industry. He can be said to be the most influential and powerful independent film producer. He purchases dozens of independent films around the world every year and then promotes them in the United States.

He will do his best to recommend some good movies and good talents and provide them with the best resources.

Such abilities make filmmakers all over the world be cautious of him.

Because compared to commercial films, independent films are the main body of the film industry, and the number of independent films is dozens of times that of commercial films. Harvey Weinstein has great industry power due to his strong personal ability and abundant industry resources.

With power, one can naturally impose whatever unspoken rules one wants.

Netflix broke this structure.

Copyright is what Netflix cares about most!

In addition to producing its own movies, Netflix's main source of copyright is to purchase it directly. And because Netflix is ​​a global business, it means that Netflix has to buy copyrights worldwide. The copyright fees paid by Netflix are high enough, and selling independent films to Netflix means that the films can be distributed globally!

  This is even worse than Harvey Weinstein!

He can distribute independent films in the United States, and Netflix can distribute them all over the world!

It can be said that Netflix's new model has completely replaced Harvey Weinstein's role in the independent film industry, and even far exceeded it. This means that independent filmmakers around the world no longer have to please Harvey Weinstein, and actresses no longer have to flatter him and express their "love" to him.

Harvey Weinstein has lost his power.

Naturally, the basis for the unspoken rules is lost.

Hollywood is far from being as affluent as Silicon Valley. There are too many people working in the industry, too much investment, and too low a rate of return. If it is difficult to make money, then the first motivation for making movies must still be survival, for profit.

Silicon Valley's tech giants can make decisions that go beyond their own interests in many things, because these big companies are so rich, and their bosses are all super-rich and willing to pay for their ideals. There are very few similar situations in Hollywood.

Interests are the main theme.

This has led to a producer-led system in Hollywood, rather than a director-led system.

On the surface, it is the director who makes the movie, but in reality it is the film company that controls the movie. The director cannot affect the profits of the film or TV series for the sake of art.

Hollywood also continued this line of thinking when it came to the choices made by hackers.

On the surface, it was the nude photos of female stars that were leaked, but in reality, it was the film companies that were directing the entire incident. They would not allow the actresses to affect the profits of film and television dramas for the sake of fame.

Zhou Buqi now holds Ziweixing Global in his left hand and Netflix in his right hand, which is enough for him to change some rules and create his own Hollywood power. Of course, those vested interests in Hollywood will not agree.

This is the fundamental difference.

But he won't waver.

At least give it a try.

Even if it doesn't work out, it won't cause much harm to him.

What's more, Apple is paying the bill behind the scenes.

Cook was very anxious. He took the initiative to contact Zhou Buqi and said worriedly: "Zhou, you must handle the photo matter carefully."

Zhou Buqi didn't take this opportunity and asked, "Have you checked the data I asked you to check?"

"Still checking."

Cook didn't want to give him the bottom line.

Zhou Buqi said angrily, "You're just trying to fool me like this? The download records are right there, can't we find them if we check? What do you mean by this? Are you trying to hide the evidence and absolve those hackers who stole the user's privacy?"

"Don't put the blame on me." Cook was a little unhappy. "You know what this means. I don't want Apple to be implicated because of the photo issue."

"Hmm?" Zhou Buqi did not back down, his tone full of questioning, "Isn't your attitude inappropriate? It was the Apple Cloud's security mechanism that went wrong, which gave those low-level hackers an opportunity to take advantage of it. Instead of taking responsibility, you're afraid that Apple should take responsibility? Isn't it right for you to take responsibility?"

Cook said calmly: "You know what I mean. Apple has not shirked its responsibility, but I don't want the public to distrust Apple because of the photo incident."

Zhou Buqi said: "Whether the public trusts or not comes from Apple's attitude towards users. Who will protect the rights of these victimized actresses, models, and female hosts? Am I wrong to stand up to protect them? I said that we should cooperate and deal a fatal blow to the hackers! Isn't this what we should do?"

Cook said: "As far as I know, the FBI has already intervened, and this matter may be settled within a few days. So I hope that the incident will not escalate further during this period of time, and will not stimulate the hackers and cause them to release more photos."

"It's the hackers' business to release as many photos as possible." Zhou Buqi was unmoved. "I'm not a hacker, and I don't care about hackers. I have my principles, and I will always stand on the side of justice. These victimized female artists are all vulnerable groups. I know that they are not as valuable as a little finger of Apple. But I must speak up for them and seek justice for them!"