You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 392

Qin Shaoyan and his secretary Xiao Chen went straight to the Ministry of Information Industry and walked into the small conference room under the guidance of the staff.

This was his first time here. The last time his leader convened a meeting of representatives from the video industry, he was still in the United States and it was Kou Hongfei who attended.

Originally, Qin Shaoyan didn't need to attend the video website industry meeting in person, but this time was different from the last time.

Last time it was just a small matter like monopoly in the industry, but today’s meeting is going to discuss the big issue of life and death of the entire industry.

As the father of video websites, the pioneer of new tracks, and the boss of the largest video website, Qin Shaoyan should attend according to both reason and emotion.

What's more, Qin Shaoyan also had to give a good performance to other colleagues at the meeting to liven up the atmosphere.

There were already quite a few people sitting in the conference room at this time, and it seemed a bit crowded.

As soon as Qin Shaoyan entered the room, someone noticed him. The noisy chatter in the conference room quickly quieted down, and everyone's eyes turned to him.

The looks from those people were full of curiosity, hostility, and surprise; in short, they were quite complicated.

Qin Shaoyan smiled and waved to everyone, "Hello, everyone."

After saying that, he walked straight over and found a seat between Wang Wei and Gu Yongqiang and sat down.

"Mr. Wang, long time no see." Qin Shaoyan greeted with a smile, "How is Tudou.com doing recently? Last time I looked at the industry development report, Tudou.com seems to be doing well."

Wang Wei said with a dark face, "Thanks to Mr. Qin, Tudou.com is about to be destroyed by you."

"Hey, what Mr. Wang said is biased." Qin Shaoyan was very surprised, "What do you mean you are almost killed by me? Why don't you reflect on your management ability and whether you have improved yourself in such a long time?"

"Besides, aren't there so many video websites doing well? Why is it that Tudou is the only one that is going to die?"

"You want to blame me for Tudou.com's demise? Tudou.com was doing so well before, why didn't you say it was my fault?"

Wang Wei was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He angrily retorted: "What does the success of Tudou.com have to do with you?"

"Why is it not a problem?" Qin Shaoyan said confidently, "If I hadn't convinced Bill Gates to spend $2.3 billion to acquire YouTube, there wouldn't be such a good market environment."

“Only when the overall market environment improves will people be willing to invest in video websites.”

"You can't say that the success of the video website is due to your good management, and then say that it's my fault if the video website doesn't develop well. That doesn't make sense."

Wang Wei was choked by Qin Shaoyan's words and didn't know how to respond.

To be honest, what Qin Shaoyan said does make some sense.

Although I don't want to admit it, the sudden popularity of video websites has a lot to do with Qin Shaoyan's hype.

Even if he doesn't admit it, what can he do? He is not here to debate with Qin Shaoyan today, and he may not be able to win the argument.

Wang Wei could only respond with resentment: "I haven't thanked Mr. Qin for poaching people, which has enabled Tudou.com to develop so well."

"You're welcome. The team led by Mr. Wang has made Qvod the number one in the industry. I would like to thank Mr. Wang." Qin Shaoyan replied with a smile.

"..."

Gu Yongqiang pulled Wang Wei and signaled him not to engage in unnecessary verbal arguments, which was meaningless.

But he didn't expect Qin Shaoyan to suddenly turn his head and look at him, then glance at the sign in front of him that read "Youku.com", and said with a smile: "Is this Mr. Gu Yongqiang?"

Gu Yongqiang nodded with a reserved look on his face, "It's me."

"Seeing is believing. I have heard a lot about you." Qin Shaoyan took the initiative to extend his hand. "I have heard of Mr. Gu's great name for a long time, but I have never had the chance to meet him."

Gu Yongqiang shook hands with Qin Shaoyan out of politeness and said calmly, "Hello, Mr. Qin."

"I admire Mr. Gu's talent very much, but unfortunately we don't communicate much. Can we chat together sometime?" Qin Shaoyan said enthusiastically, "Although we disagree, it's a dispute over the route. I still admire Mr. Gu very much."

“If there are only three video websites left in the future, Youku will definitely have a place.”

This sentence instantly made Gu Yongqiang alert, and even Wang Wei next to him couldn't help but look at the two of them.

What does Qin Shaoyan mean by this?
There are only three video websites left. What is he hinting at?
Why three?

Qvod must be one of them, so what about the other two?

There are hundreds of video websites, but he said there are only three left, which means that QVOD is going to kill them all and only leave three to compete.

What a big appetite.

However, the current situation is indeed the most favorable for Qvod.com. Not only does it occupy more than half of the market share, it also holds the largest copyright of film and television resources, almost monopolizing the legitimate resources of the entire video website.

Now that the copyright stick has really come down, everyone will have to look to QVOD.com for its response.

Including which website to make disappear and which website to allow to stay.

Is he implying that he can stay as long as he cooperates with Youku.com?

No, Qin Shaoyan is trying to sow discord!

Gu Yongqiang reacted quickly and replied, "Boss Qin, you are joking. There are at least 300 video websites in China. How could there be only three left? This is not conducive to the development of the Internet industry."

He hinted to Qin Shaoyan not to go too far. He had already destroyed more than 300 websites, and the administrative agency would not agree to that.

"With market competition, nothing is impossible." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, but he did not continue the topic. Instead, he changed the subject and said, "Why haven't the two CEOs talked in the group recently? They were very active before."

Gu Yongqiang was stunned and asked subconsciously: "What group?"

"The Anti-Qvod Alliance Group." Qin Shaoyan said naturally, "Aren't things usually discussed in the group? The Anti-Piracy Alliance didn't even notify the group about such a major event."

Gu Yongqiang and Wang Wei's expressions froze and they looked at each other.

"How did you know... No!" Gu Yongqiang reacted quickly and said in astonishment, "You are also in the group?"

"Yes." Qin Shaoyan answered confidently, "The Anti-Qvod Alliance is the largest industry information exchange group, so of course I have to be in it."

"Boss Gu, you kicked me out several times. I hope this won't happen. The Internet advocates openness and tolerance, and the anti-Qvod alliance group should also promote this spirit."

What the hell is openness and tolerance!

Why should the Anti-Qvod Alliance be open and inclusive to Qvod? If so, wouldn’t our opposition be in vain?

Wang Wei was extremely angry. Qin Shaoyan was so shameless that he even had the nerve to sneak into the group.

"Which one are you?" Wang Wei couldn't help but ask, and at the same time he made up his mind to get him out.

"Pilipili, we are still good friends." Qin Shaoyan replied, "It was Mr. Wang who invited me to the group."

Now there is no way I can fool Wang Wei anymore. It turns out you are the 2D psychopath.

I kicked him out immediately after returning, deleted him as a friend, and no longer wanted that QQ number.

Wang Wei made up his mind to change his QQ number and even create a new group when he returned. Wang Wei was now somewhat suspicious of Qin Shaoyan's mental state, as he had organized an "Anti-Qvod Alliance" to oppose him.

As a result, he not only shamelessly created a small account to sneak into the group and eavesdrop, but also jumped around to give them advice and teach them how to deal with Qvod.

It is difficult for normal people to understand this kind of thinking.

Just when Wang Wei and Gu Yongqiang were daydreaming, the staff showed up with another heavyweight.

As soon as Zhang Chaoyang's face appeared, several old acquaintances at the scene subconsciously twisted their bodies.

Well, these people all came from Sohu.

As soon as Zhang Chaoyang entered the conference room, he followed the staff to his seat and sat down. Then he looked up and was surprised to find that Qin Shaoyan was sitting opposite him.

The seating arrangement for a meeting is very particular, including the order of the leaders' seats and so on.

Take this meeting for example, the staff was considerate enough to separate the two camps, one side was several websites of the "Anti-Piracy Alliance", and the other side was other video websites.

The heads of ministries sit in the middle.

There were only three companies sitting next to Zhang Chaoyang. An unfamiliar executive came to Yiku.com, while Qin Shaoyan sat directly next to Wang Wei and Gu Yongqiang.

"Boss Qin." Zhang Chaoyang greeted him, "Why are you sitting over there?"

"It's also good here. It's nice to sit together with colleagues from video websites and communicate more." Qin Shaoyan replied with a smile.

"The seats for the Anti-Piracy Alliance are over here, and the meeting is about to start." Zhang Chaoyang hinted to Qin Shaoyan not to sit crookedly.

"That's the Anti-Piracy Alliance, and this is the Anti-Qvod Alliance." Qin Shaoyan sighed, "Both sides are my friends, which makes it difficult for me to choose."

This sentence directly made Zhang Chaoyang's CPU burn out. He thought for a long time but couldn't figure out the logic of Qin Shaoyan's words.

Fortunately, someone soon came forward to solve Qin Shaoyan's problem. A staff member walked up to Qin Shaoyan and whispered, "Mr. Qin, the leader will be here soon. Please go back to your seat."

Qin Shaoyan then stood up and returned to the "Anti-Piracy Alliance".

He sat down next to Zhang Chaoyang, looked up and found that there was another person next to Zhang Chaoyang.

"This is Gong Yu, my newly appointed senior vice president, in charge of the video website business," Zhang Chaoyang introduced.

"Hello, Mr. Qin." Gong Yu took the initiative to extend his hand and shook hands with Qin Shaoyan with a smile.

"Nice to meet you." Qin Shaoyan said with emotion, "Mr. Zhang has so many talented people under him. It's really enviable."

Qin Shaoyan was not being polite. In a few years, he would leave Sohu and found iQiyi, which would become one of the three largest video sites and compete with Tencent Video.

Previously, he was the vice president in charge of Focus Real Estate Network and Sohu Wireless Business. He was promoted by Zhang Chaoyang to senior vice president, responsible for new strategic directions.

There is a reason why Sohu is jokingly called the "Whampoa Military Academy" of the Internet. It has contributed several founders to the video website industry alone.

Originally, Zhang Chaoyang was personally in charge of the Sohu Video business. However, in 05, Sohu.com opened up too many strategic directions and made big moves one after another. Zhang Chaoyang was a little overwhelmed, so he pulled Gong Yu in to assist.

Zhang Chaoyang looked up at his colleague across from him, and whispered to Qin Shaoyan, "I'm afraid this meeting today won't be easy."

The Anti-Piracy Alliance and other video websites were at loggerheads with each other in public opinion, and the dispute was getting so intense that they were even going to court.

At this time, the leader of the administrative agency suddenly called everyone to a meeting, which was obviously not to support the formalization of the video website.

So, Zhang Chaoyang seemed a little worried.

Qin Shaoyan acted very relaxed, "No matter how big the market is, it will not stop us from fighting against piracy."

These words immediately made Zhang Chaoyang feel at ease. Fighting against piracy is politically correct, and the leader certainly cannot say that anti-piracy is not allowed.

At this moment, the conference room suddenly became quiet again.

Several leaders walked in with a smile on their faces, then sat down in the main seats while waving their hands.

As usual, the top leader made the opening speech. He first briefly talked about the development of video websites and praised the contributions of everyone present to the industry.

"All of you present here today are outstanding representatives and leaders of video websites. The main purpose of holding this meeting is to listen to your opinions and views on the development of the industry."

"Everyone, please feel free to speak freely and say whatever you want."

The atmosphere was silent. No one spoke, and no one wanted to speak.

Qin Shaoyan figured out the purpose of today's meeting.

To put it bluntly, the leaders of the ministries and commissions do not care about the issue of piracy, nor do they care about anti-piracy. They only care about preventing the "Anti-Piracy Alliance" from destroying the video website industry.

Although video websites have only been around for less than a year, they have been developing rapidly.

Online video users have accounted for more than 50% of the total number of Internet users, and have become one of the mainstreams of the Internet.

In addition, there have been a series of hot topics about video websites recently, which has made the concept of video websites very popular.

Qin Shaoyan’s Internet evolution trend of “text-picture-video” has been widely accepted by the public and gradually become an industry consensus of the Internet.

There is another big difference between video websites and other Internet products. Products born from China's Internet all draw on the American model and imitate it.

Video websites appeared almost simultaneously with similar products on the American Internet, and their founders were also Chinese.

It can be said that after nearly ten years of development, China's Internet finally has a track that puts it on the same starting line as the United States.

Therefore, video websites have attracted special attention.

As an emerging industry classification, as long as there are no principled issues, the administrative agencies will first observe and let it develop, and only conduct legislative and regulatory intervention when it reaches a certain stage.

However, the "Anti-Piracy Alliance" suddenly appeared, carrying the anti-piracy banner and attacking the entire industry, almost putting other video websites to death.

When things got to this point, the administrative agencies had to intervene to prevent the "Anti-Piracy Alliance" from going too far and really destroying the industry.

The purpose of today's meeting can be summed up in three words.

And thin mud.

The leader looked around and turned his gaze to Qin Shaoyan.

"You are Qin Shaoyan, the boss of Qvod, right?"

Qin Shaoyan agreed, "It's me."

"I've heard of you." The leader said with a smile, "You are very famous. You are known as the father of video websites. You also founded YouTube in the United States. Later, you returned to China and founded Qvod."

"Qvod is the leader of video websites, and you are the one who knows video websites best, so you should take the lead and say a few words."

(End of this chapter)