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Chapter 393 I’m doing this for your own good

Chapter 393 I’m doing this for your own good
Since the leader called on him to speak, Qin Shaoyan had no way to refuse.

Qin Shaoyan hesitated for two seconds, then slowly said, "Everyone who knows me knows that I am not good at speaking."

"My leader asked me to speak, but I was actually very nervous and didn't know what to say, so I'll just say a few words. If there's anything I didn't say, I welcome your criticism and corrections."

The leader encouraged him and said, "It's okay, just say whatever you want, speak boldly, and it doesn't matter if you make mistakes."

The owners of websites such as Tudou, Youku, and Ku6 looked at Qin Shaoyan coldly, wanting to see what he could say today.

Zhang Chaoyang, on the contrary, seemed a little excited and looked at Qin Shaoyan with anticipation.

He had long experienced Qin Shaoyan's poor speaking skills, and he wanted to see what President Qin could say today.

Qin Shaoyan slowly said, "I am not worthy of the title of the father of video websites. I am just standing at the forefront of the times and one step faster than others."

"Without me, it wouldn't have affected the birth of Qvod, Tudou, Youku or even YouTube. It would have been nothing more than a few nights."

"As an entrepreneur of a video website, I firmly believe that the category of Internet video 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, 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-Qvod alliance, I have even more opinions to express."

Qin Shaoyan said in a deep tone, "But as a practitioner of video websites, I really have nothing to say."

There was silence in the meeting room, and everyone looked at each other.

The leaders had no expression on their faces. Although they didn't know what Qin Shaoyan was talking about, he had just started, so they just continued listening.

Wang Wei and Gu Yongqiang frowned, thinking that Qin Shaoyan must be hiding something good.

The others were completely confused. It was understandable that Qin Shaoyan was a member of the Anti-Piracy Alliance, but what did it mean to be a member of the Anti-Qvod Alliance?
Qin Shaoyan sighed with emotion, "The palms and backs of my hands are all made 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."

"But, realistically speaking, it is very difficult to promote this, as it will have a huge impact on other video websites, and may even be a matter of life and death."

"From the beginning, it has been much more difficult for video websites to maintain operations than ordinary Internet companies, especially because bandwidth costs are several times higher than those of Internet companies of the same size."

"In order to maintain the high bandwidth costs, the founder of the company had to seek investment everywhere, beg investors humbly, and even drink until he had stomach bleeding, just to get investors to give a little more money so that the website can survive a little longer."

"The founders of small and medium-sized video websites are more focused on finding funding, and have less time to maintain normal operations of the company."

"The financial pressure is huge and financing is difficult. This is a huge problem faced by every video website."

"I have faced the same situation as you, and I can empathize with my fellow practitioners."

Wang Wei and Gu Yongqiang looked calm and collected, but the owners of several other small and medium-sized websites were deeply touched.

They recalled the difficulties they had faced in attracting investment before. They had to beg for help from everyone and everything. The bitterness they felt was beyond words. They suddenly had the illusion that they had met a soulmate.

Well, putting aside Qin Shaoyan’s position, what he said today was still human.

Qin Shaoyan seemed to be moved, and said in a difficult tone: "From the perspective of the boss of Qvod, we are the party that suffers from the rampant piracy on the Internet. We should actively promote anti-piracy and claim compensation."

"But from the perspective of an ordinary video website operator, it's not easy for everyone. I think it's better to just forget it."

Zhang Chaoyang, who was standing next to him, was stunned when he heard this and looked at Qin Shaoyan with some doubt.

Which side are you from?

"But." Qin Shaoyan suddenly changed his tone.

Representatives from other video sites felt a tightness in their hearts and immediately became alert.

I'm afraid of anything.

Wang Wei and Gu Yongqiang both had sneers on their faces. After saying so much, the real purpose was finally revealed.

What do you mean by empathy? You probably wish we were all dead.

"I have thought about the future of video websites for a long time, and I have come to realize one thing," Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "that is, we can no longer allow piracy on video websites, and we must promote the construction of legalization."

"I know that some websites rely on pirated resources to attract users. If pirated content is removed, the website will be seriously damaged, or even worse, it will go bankrupt."

"This is the dilemma that many video websites are currently facing, and it is also the fundamental reason why they lack the motivation to fight piracy."

"Some websites may do this on purpose, but many websites have no choice but to resort to this measure because they lack funds and channels to obtain genuine products."

"I can understand that people have a lot of misunderstandings about our anti-piracy alliance. They think we are just fighting and killing under the banner of anti-piracy, but that's not the case."

"We fight against piracy for the good of everyone and 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 are the only one who says both the positive and negative words. If you really want to do good for everyone, then you shouldn't engage in anti-piracy activities.

"Using traffic generated by piracy is like drinking poison to quench thirst, comrades!" Qin Shaoyan sighed, "This is a road with no future. Needless to say, it can't even get through the hurdle of listing."

The traffic brought by piracy is toxic. Don’t other video websites know this?

Of course they knew it, even from the beginning.

But in order to allow the website to quickly acquire users at a low cost, they actively upload pirated resources.

Why do you still walk on this road when you know it will end in a dead end?

Because in the fiercely competitive field of video websites with many competitors, the survival of the website is the first prerequisite.

The high cost of video websites brings unimaginable pressure to entrepreneurs. It is even questionable whether the website can survive until next month. They don’t even have the mind to consider next year’s development plan.

It's all about survival.

Qin Shaoyan said in a firm tone: "The anti-piracy campaign has aroused the disgust of many colleagues, but from the perspective of the entire video website industry, I firmly support the promotion of anti-piracy."

"Don't think that anti-piracy is just an internal matter for our video website industry."

"The content we use comes from film and television companies and TV stations. Piracy is not just against Qvod, but the entire film and television industry, the entire entertainment industry."

"And pirated content includes not only domestic content, but also foreign films and TV series." "Even if we don't form an anti-piracy alliance, other people whose copyright interests are damaged will sooner or later take us to court."

"Fighting piracy is inevitable, it's just a matter of time. It's just a matter of when the shoe will drop."

Qin Shaoyan said solemnly: "At least there is room for negotiation when it comes to anti-piracy in our industry, but what if other interested parties come to fight piracy?"

"Instead of letting others initiate lawsuits, it is better for us to take action ourselves, carry out self-revolution, carry out formal reforms as soon as possible, and eliminate piracy."

Qin Shaoyan's words were high-sounding and righteous, and he completely stood on the moral high ground.

The others were silent and didn't know how to refute at all.

The leaders of the Anti-Qvod Alliance exchanged glances, but no one spoke.

Wang Wei and Gu Yongqiang were extremely angry, but they had no way to fight piracy.

This topic cannot be resolved at all and there is no way to discuss it further.

Because no matter what you say, you can't get the leaders to support these pirated products.

Their biggest difficulty now is how to find a new topic that is beneficial to them.

It’s okay to play the victim, but it’s still unclear whether it will be effective. The key is that Qin Shaoyan has already said it for them.

You can't just say that you don't have the money to get the genuine product. There's no benefit in playing dirty in front of your boss.

Faced with the awkward atmosphere, the leader looked around and looked at Zhang Chaoyang, and then asked directly: "Mr. Zhang from Sohu, do you have anything to say?"

"I completely agree with what Mr. Qin Shaoyan said," Zhang Chaoyang replied immediately.

The leader looked to the other side again, "Where are the representatives from other websites? Do any of them want to speak?"

There was still silence, because other websites were waiting to see the opinions of the leading few.

Another leader also said: "Just before the meeting started, Qin Shaoyan said something very good. We are all in the same industry, so we should sit down and communicate more."

"The theme of today's meeting is communication. Let's have everyone speak out their opinions. Let's sit down and discuss with each other so that we can get to know each other better."

After a long silence, Gu Yongqiang raised his hand and said, "Mr. Qin's speech just now was very good. I personally agree to protect intellectual property rights and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of copyright holders."

"But we oppose the abuse of power and the expansion of the crackdown under the banner of anti-piracy."

"In fact, we are not against promoting legalization, but we do have many practical difficulties."

"Mr. Qin just described the difficulties in the video website industry in a comprehensive way. In addition to funding issues, the biggest difficulty we encounter in promoting legalization is the lack of legal products available."

As soon as Gu Yongqiang finished speaking, the leaders were startled and immediately turned their eyes to him.

Gu Yongqiang looked at Qin Shaoyan intentionally or unintentionally, and said slowly: "In terms of genuine construction, Qvod is the best. They have the largest and most complete film and television resource library in the industry."

"Qvod has been buying copyrights for TV shows and movies since its inception, and their film and television department is still acquiring legitimate resources."

"I have contacted the film and television drama companies. They sell the copyright of a TV series for a relatively low price, only a few hundred yuan per episode, but they signed an exclusive buyout contract with Qvod."

"That is to say, the copyrights of these films and TV series can only be sold to Qvod and cannot be licensed to other video websites."

"Qvod.com is so diligent in acquiring TV and film copyrights that it has almost sold out. It has bought all the TV copyrights from the past decade. We can't buy them even if we want to."

"Under this situation, even if we want to get legitimate products, we have no channels." Gu Yongqiang sighed deliberately, "A good cook cannot cook without rice."

What Gu Yongqiang meant by this was to accuse Qin Shaoyan of monopolizing copyright and trying to shirk responsibility.

We engage in piracy not because we don't want to get genuine products, but because genuine products are monopolized by Qvod and we have no choice.

"Of course, Qvod did not refuse to provide the copyrights of movies and TV series to other websites, but the copyright usage fee is too high." Gu Yongqiang continued, "According to the news we heard, Yiku spent 15 million US dollars to purchase the right to use the Qvod movie resource library."

"The representative of Yiku.com is also here. I would like to ask if this rumor is true?"

The interim CTO of Yiku.com who attended the meeting was 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."

Everyone present was in an uproar. Many video website owners gasped and started talking.

"This is just one year's cost." Gu Yongqiang raised his fingers and indicated one and five, "Fifteen million US dollars. The annual operating cost of our entire website is not that expensive."

"Qvod's price is too high. We can't afford it."

Gu Yongqiang said with a look of regret.

Representatives from other websites also echoed the sentiment, saying that such expensive copyright royalties were astronomical and that some websites were not even worth the money even if they were sold.

Qvod.com has a copyright monopoly and charges high fees. This is not just sucking the blood of other websites, it is digging into their hearts.

Some website owners were very angry and said: "With such expensive copyright fees, how can we maintain our website? We will die if we buy it, and we will die if we don't buy it. We might as well just close the shop."

"Just now you said you understood our difficulties and said it was not easy, but now you are charging such a high copyright fee for the resale."

There was a lot of discussion in the meeting room for a while, and the website owners were all resentful and took the opportunity to vent.

Several leaders attending the meeting looked at each other and said nothing.

Listening to the complaints from other video sites, Qin Shaoyan remained calm and said slowly: "I understand everyone's difficulties."

"We, Qvod, are 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 with all video websites in the industry for free." Qin Shaoyan looked at everyone with a smile, "What do you think?"

The conference room suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Qin Shaoyan with incredible eyes.

Zhang Chaoyang next to him was even more confused and stared at his ally in amazement.

Free sharing?

The whole industry, are you crazy?!

Even the leader sitting in the main seat began to doubt whether he had heard it wrongly, 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 legalization of the industry, improve the market environment of the entire video industry, and support companies in difficulties, we have decided to open the free legal film and television resource library to them under certain conditions."

(End of this chapter)

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