Riding the wind of rebirth

"Elbow's explanation is correct. "Old fox" is a derogatory term. It would be "sly wily old fox" in English."

"Then I take it back. Elbow shouldn't be old fox, but...oldest fox. Hahahaha..." Louise laughed heartily.

"Aunt, you haven't told me the follow-up of this matter yet." Zhou Zhi looked at Louise helplessly. This future mother-in-law is a little naughty and likes to play tricks on people. There is a big difference between her at home and at work.

"The follow-up, the follow-up of the past two days is all about human nature..." Louise said, "The police soon announced the preliminary results of the investigation. It has been confirmed that several IDs that threatened others in the forum are from the Practitioners Association, or people who are related to the Practitioners Association. The most important person among them, the user ID 'Dock Bulldozer', is actually the vice president of the Practitioners Association, Denuo."

"During the investigation, Denuo saw that he was in danger, so he claimed that he was following the investigation of President Truni."

"Also, when investigating the source of the drugs that led to Charles Chenoy's death, there were clues that vaguely pointed to Truney."

"Does that mean the president and vice president of the Practitioners Association can't escape?"

"If the leaders of the Practitioners' Association had spoken out in unison, things might not have changed so quickly. However, since the police announced that they had begun investigating people related to the Practitioners' Association, two statements have particularly attracted attention."

"Oh?"

"One article was initiated by Sheldon, the secretary general of the Practitioners Association. He claimed that he welcomed the police, the government and public opinion to investigate the Practitioners Association and that he would fully cooperate with the police. He also reiterated that the purpose of the Practitioners Association was to defend the vast majority of music practitioners, record companies and music fans. This purpose will not change and should not change. If anyone violates this original intention, whether it is within the association or outside the association, they should be criticized. If they violate the law, they should bear the corresponding responsibilities. However, this should not deny the 'basic benignity' of the existence of the Practitioners Association."

"It's quite interesting. The president and vice president were investigated, and the secretary general jumped out to try to maintain the legitimacy and rationality of the organization..." Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "Sure enough, the fortress is easy to be breached from the inside."

"I think the more interesting part is 'fully cooperating with the police.'" Louise smiled meaningfully.

"Oh——" Zhou Zhi also suddenly realized, how could this be called cooperation? Maybe he had already collected and sorted out all the negative information, and was just waiting to throw it out to overthrow his predecessor and take over himself: "But after this incident, will the practitioners' association still have such a big benefit?"

“Why do I feel that the benefits are greater?”

"Eh? Is it possible?"

"Of course, Elbow, you probably don't understand the ecology of our country's entertainment industry. But you should understand the American Film Association, right?"

"Well... I don't know, why should I know about the American Film Association?"

"The Motion Picture Association of America is composed of the chairmen and presidents of seven major American film and television media giants, including Disney, Columbia, Paramount, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros., MGM, and 20th Century Fox."

"Now Columbia has been acquired by Sony and another fund, and you tell me you don't understand?" Louise rolled her eyes at Zhou Zhi.

"Auntie, I'm not hiding anything from you," Zhou Zhi quickly explained, "At that time, Sony and AXA acquired Columbia just to facilitate the filming of Jesse Cheng's "The Chinese Zodiac" and to use Columbia to obtain film distribution channels in North America and around the world. Unexpectedly, the film became a huge success, and then they kept the profits in Columbia to continue laying eggs."

"As for the functions of the association, I really don't know anything about it."

Seeing Zhou Zhi's anxious look, Louise smiled and said, "You are so honest, right? The right to classify movies is in the hands of the Film Association."

Zhou Zhi suddenly understood that although there was no such system in China, there was one in Hong Kong, and Hong Kong's film rating system was actually learned from Europe and the United States.

In North America, if a movie wants to be released, it must be rated. Then, according to the rating, there are specific legal requirements for the number of screenings, time periods, and audience ages. It can be said that this power itself is very large and can determine whether it can be released in theaters. "Since this is the case with movies, the same can be said for music." Zhou Zhi nodded: "Cultural products are all the same. They can praise light, harmony, positivity, and elegance, or promote darkness, terror, negativity, and vulgarity. So music itself can also be rated."

"For example, if the lyrics contain swear words, they should be 'downloaded with parental consent', similar to videos that should be 'watched with parents'."

"That's right," Louise sighed, "There's still a blank slate in the music world right now."

"No wonder the secretary-general is actively cooperating with the police investigation and accepting public supervision." Zhou Zhi smiled slyly, "It will be a great benefit to bring down the predecessor."

"In fact, I think this is just a general benefit." Louise reminded Zhou Zhi: "Greater benefits are still brewing."

"What do you mean by greater good, Auntie?"

"Of course it's anti-piracy." Louise said: "The Film Association is currently lobbying politically, hoping to amend the copyright law and criminal law to protect the commercial interests of its members."

"hiss--"

“We also need to improve digital rights management technology and enable digital identity verification for website on-demand viewing.”

"hiss--"

"Initiate litigation against copyright infringement such as tethering, crackdowns, takedowns and retaliatory takeovers of websites that illegally distribute copyrighted images."

"hiss--"

“Regularly compile and organize a list of notorious markets around the world that illegally distribute infringing images.”

"hiss--"

"Is your elbow spicy?" Mai Xiaomiao was worried about Zhou Zhi's reaction: "Drink some iced lemon water."

Louise was amused by her baby daughter's reaction and said, "The film and television industry provides two million jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars in total wages in the United States. The Motion Picture Association believes that any infringement is a harm to those who work hard to produce film and television programs that audiences love, and it is also a huge harm to the industry."

"Crack down on piracy! We must crack down on it!" Zhou Zhi was on the side of piracy in his previous life, but now he is completely on the side of the publisher. It's all about profit: "Compared to movies and TV shows, music files are much smaller and easier to decrypt, making them easier to spread through piracy."

At this point, I suddenly realized, "That's not right. In this case, don't we have to continue cooperating with the Practitioners Association?"

"Of course, combating piracy is in line with the Alliance Forum's demands. If the Practitioners Association takes on this part of the business, it will be of great benefit to both of us." Louise said, "This is a new piece of cake. I think the new president of the association will not refuse it."

Zhou Zhi now understands the power of Wall Street capital. In this country, the carrot and stick approach is not just a tactic used by politicians.

This is also an open conspiracy! (End of this chapter)