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Chapter 3147 Storm of Public Opinion
Zhou Buqi sighed and said earnestly, "Why don't you understand? I am really helping you. As long as you can get over your persecution mania, you will realize that I am actually helping you resolve a potential storm of public opinion."

Cook said angrily: "Apple is now in the midst of a storm of public opinion!"

Zhou Buqi shook his head. "But at least the public opinion is controllable now. I have no intention of smearing Apple, and Hollywood will not deliberately target Apple. As long as Apple comes up with an explanation to appease the mental damage caused to the victims by the leaked photos, that's enough."

Cook was really furious.

What a bullshit statement!
This has nothing to do with Apple!

Cook said: "The cloud platform is like a real estate developer. You can't just ask the developer for compensation if your home is robbed, right?"

"Hmm?" Zhou Buqi caught the loophole in the other party's words and said with a smile, "You are right. If your house is robbed, you can't go to the developer. The developer does not need to bear the responsibility. However, the property management must bear the responsibility! The developer of Apple Cloud is Apple, and the property management of Apple Cloud is also Apple."

"That's a wrong analogy." Cook knew he had made a mistake and stopped dwelling on it. "This morning, I watched the Daily Show's interview with Nicole Kidman yesterday. She was doing an interview for her new film Paddington. She pointed the finger at Apple, saying it was Apple that caused the leak of those photos. This is intentionally misleading public opinion."

Zhou Buqi said: "This is enough to prove a point. Protecting the rights and interests of every female practitioner has become a consensus in the Hollywood industry. Paddington Bear is not a film of Ziweixing Global, and Nicole's statement does not only represent her personal opinion."

Cook said in a deep voice: "I think an anti-Apple trend has formed in Hollywood, and you are the leader of this trend!"

This is very obvious.

Even Robert Iger resigned from Apple's board of directors and turned to work with this boss Zhou.

There's just no direct evidence.

This gave Zhou Buqi some room to maneuver. He firmly refused to admit it. "There is no anti-Apple trend in Hollywood. There is only the trend of the rise of feminism in Hollywood. I believe you can also feel that this trend is not only in Hollywood, but has spread to Silicon Valley."

Cook said: "This is not feminism at all!"

Zhou Buqi said: "Women are always the victims of leaked nude photos. Isn't this feminism? Maybe you are too far away from Hollywood and don't know much about the situation there. Hollywood is no longer what it used to be. Hollywood has entered a new era."

“Didn’t you create this new era?”

Cook thinks this guy is not genuine, but he does not deny his ability. He can dominate both Silicon Valley and Hollywood, and he can even thrive on Wall Street. He is truly a rare genius in business history.

Zhou Buqi frowned and said, "You can't question the correctness of a just cause just because it harms your interests. If you are here to negotiate, we can negotiate in a friendly manner to find a reasonable solution to the problem. If you are here to question, I am busy. I have several meetings to attend."

Cook really had no choice. He was very anxious and wanted to resolve the dispute as soon as possible. "What do you want to do?"

If you want to take the initiative, don't put forward conditions first. Zhou Buqi said: "It's not what I want to do. This matter has nothing to do with me! My photos have not been leaked, and I have not suffered any harm. Now you have to show your sincerity and make it up to those victims!"

Cook has always had a good temper, but he still gets angry again and again, "You are relying on Apple."

Zhou Buqi said: "It's not me, it's the victims who want justice. I'm just their negotiating representative."

"This matter has nothing to do with Apple!" Cook insisted on his own opinion. "I have consulted the legal department. The responsible parties are those hackers and the overly simple passwords set by customers. Apple does not need to bear the cost of this matter."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "It's good that you have confidence. In fact, I think so too. Ziwei Cloud also has a similar cloud photo album service. I have also consulted the legal department, and they also said the same thing. The protection of rights and interests ultimately depends on legal means, which is normal."

"Ok?"

"The rights protection committee has already filed a lawsuit, and Apple will probably be notified soon. Then we can actively respond to the lawsuit. I believe the judge can give the most fair and just judgment. If the court stands on Apple's side, won't everyone be happy?"

"hehe."

Cook felt that the conversation could not continue and planned to leave.

I think this guy is such a jerk!
Is Apple afraid of lawsuits?
What Apple fears is the current storm of public opinion. As more and more Hollywood stars join in and more and more people in the entertainment industry express their opinions against Apple, Apple will always be at the center of the storm. At this time, what is the use of the fairness of the law? Even if Apple wins the lawsuit, what is the point?
Apple’s brand and reputation have been destroyed!
In the past few days, Apple’s stock price has fallen by more than 7.9%!
……

Ning Yaxian has completely returned to work.

The increase in family members meant that there were more people to handle household affairs, especially Wang Yanan and Chen Yan, who relied on the status of their daughters to advance their status and truly entered the Zhou family, becoming Aunt Xue's right-hand men to help handle household affairs. With Xue Baoshan's return to the family, Ning Yaxian had no worries, so she returned to Boss Zhou and resumed her roles as "Secretary Ning" and "Assistant Ning".

Ning Yaxian escorted Cook out the door on behalf of Boss Zhou.

After returning, he saw Zhou Buqi, who was calm and relaxed, hugging his secretary Yan Qiqi in his arms. He smiled softly from a distance and said, "Cook looks very angry."

Zhou Buqi said nonchalantly: "It's not my fault."

Ning Yaxian listened to the whole conversation between him and Cook and laughed: "Why do I feel that it is not hackers who are blackmailing Hollywood, but Hollywood that is blackmailing Apple! Using Hollywood's own communication advantage to attack Apple in public opinion."

Zhou Buqi nodded and said, "This is the significance of leading Hollywood."

"what?"

Ning Yaxian was slightly surprised.

Yan Qiqi was familiar with Sun Wanran and Ning Lu, but not with Ning Yaxian. She felt a little embarrassed when she was nestled in the big boss's arms, and was too embarrassed to be too intimate. She was even more nervous when the senior put his hand on her waist.

Zhou Buqi said: "If social media and Hollywood can be combined, they will be invincible. This advantage must be seized, which will be beneficial to Ziweixing's long-term competition with Facebook in the future."

Ning Yaxian nodded slightly, "What about Apple? What will Apple do?"

Zhou Buqi snorted, "Cook is too petty! He doesn't have the advantage that Jobs had in the public opinion field!"

Back then, Jobs was able to confront Hollywood head-on and win a great victory. Not only did he force Disney to replace its CEO, but he also forced Disney to bow its head and come to him to seek reconciliation.

That is because Jobs has a huge social influence and topicality. Even though Jobs' iPod led to widespread piracy and put Apple at a moral disadvantage, Jobs was still able to defeat Disney through his strong media attention and personal momentum.

Cook is not good enough.

He is a professional manager. His personal charm and influence on public opinion are far inferior. He is not qualified to compete with Hollywood.

Ning Yaxian pursed her lips and said, "I always feel that this is a bit like a threat."

"It's not like a threat, it's a threat." Zhou Buqi was not ambiguous at all. In addition to adjusting the power structure in Hollywood and building momentum for the launch of Peacock, the recent operation was mainly aimed at Apple. "Hollywood is the world's largest extortion organization! The blackmail activities carried out by hackers with pornographic photos are nothing compared to Hollywood!"

"Hollywood? Blackmail?"

Ning Yaxian didn't quite understand what he meant.

Zhou Buqi said: "Whoever dares to offend Hollywood will become the villain of Hollywood movies."

Ning Yaxian said with a smile: "Can Apple be made into a villain?"

"Hollywood has this ability, let alone Apple, even the country can't do it." Zhou Buqi doesn't think Cook has any ability to deal with it. "In the beginning, the Soviet Union did not allow Hollywood movies to make money there, and the villains in Hollywood movies were all Soviet. For a while, China also became the focus of the villains. In recent years, the domestic market has become more and more open, helping Hollywood make enough money, and this trend has changed. If domestic policies are adjusted in the future and Hollywood's development in China is restricted again, you see... you have to go back!"

Ning Yaxian laughed and said, "Not really, right?"

Zhou Buqi said, "Of course, by then Hollywood will produce a large number of films that discredit China and confront it head-on. In fact, it is a kind of extortion of some countries and regions by Hollywood films with the right to speak on the global public image. If they don't pay and open up the market, they will suffer and be humiliated. The key is to look at the adjustment of policies and the distribution of benefits. Now, Apple has to distribute some benefits to Hollywood, otherwise don't think about settling this matter."

Ning Yaxian asked: "How to distribute the benefits?"

"Give me money!"

"From Cook's perspective, he may not be willing to choose a settlement solution."

"He has no choice!" Zhou Buqi snorted. "If he doesn't reconcile, does he really have to sue? If the lawsuit is started, it will take two or three years to be concluded. In the next two or three years, Apple will continue to be criticized by Hollywood practitioners. Maybe a movie will be made about this hacking incident, and Apple will really become the villain!"

Ning Yaxian's expression changed slightly, "Hollywood's weapons are really powerful."