You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 394

Qin Shaoyan's words confused everyone in the conference room, including the leader who presided over the meeting, who fell into deep thought.

Previously, the Anti-Piracy Alliance had beaten up other video websites, but now they suddenly say that everyone has a hard time, and it doesn’t matter if you can’t afford the genuine products. I will share them with you for free and you can use them first.

What is he planning?
Qin Shaoyan said passionately: "Qvod.com is the leader in the industry and should play a positive and guiding role in the industry. At the same time, Qvod.com is also a company with a sense of social responsibility."

"We have an obligation to help support other struggling companies in their efforts to legalize their products, so that we can better promote anti-piracy work."

Hmm, is this considered a stick in one hand and a carrot in the other?
In fact, the bosses of the video website looked at each other, and no one knew what they were thinking.

Gu Yongqiang, Li Shanyou and others frowned. They were all experienced in the business world and knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch. Qin Shaoyan must have a purpose for doing this.

Zhang Chaoyang had a stern face at this time and said nothing. It was unclear what he was thinking.

Qin Shaoyan is not one to play the "carrot and stick" game. In addition to using free bait to trap his colleagues, he made a public statement in front of his leaders in the conference room in order to give them face.

Think about why this meeting is being held.

The position of the administrative agency is already very clear. Although it is impossible to openly oppose the "Anti-Piracy Alliance", the convening of this meeting itself speaks volumes.

If the executive branch supported the Anti-Piracy Alliance, there would be no such industry representative conference at all.

Of course the leader called everyone together to smooth things over and discuss it properly, hoping that things would not get too ugly for both sides.

You can fight against piracy, but don't kill hundreds of your peers. That would be very detrimental to the development of the industry.

After all, they are not the Copyright Bureau, and their concerns are different.

When Qin Shaoyan received the meeting invitation, he realized that Zhang Chaoyang's tough "anti-piracy" approach would not work.

Although in another time and space, Zhang Chaoyang relied on this tactic to defeat his competitors one by one.

But that was a different time. That time was 2009.

After the previous economic crisis, the capital market shrank, and a large number of video websites could not find investment funds and went bankrupt.

Coupled with the introduction of the "Internet Audiovisual Program Service Management Regulations" in 08, the entire industry was reshuffled, with less than 10% of video websites struggling to survive.

When Zhang Chaoyang raised the anti-piracy banner, it was like kicking a drowned dog, so the resistance he encountered was naturally smaller. In addition, both Youku and Tudou were preparing for listing, so they naturally had no intention of getting entangled in lawsuits.

Therefore, the "anti-piracy" weapon is invincible, and with the help of other parties whose interests are damaged, it is easy to win the game.

The situation now is completely different from before. Video websites are just starting out, and hundreds of them have emerged in the entire industry. Everyone is gearing up to start their business, and the momentum is at its peak.

Moreover, those institutions behind the video website that have just invested in it cannot sit idly by. We have just invested the money, and you want to disrupt the situation, right?

So the current situation has arisen. The "Anti-Piracy Alliance" just got started, but it couldn't go on.

There is no other reason, there are too many interests involved.

Qin Shaoyan quickly threw out the bait of the genuine film and television resource library, which was naturally a show for the leaders.

"Of course, our approach was a bit blunt during the promotion process and we did not take the actual situation into consideration." Qin Shaoyan began to review, "We reflected on our previous approach and decided to focus on support and assistance."

"This incident also exposed our lack of experience and immature thinking, so I sincerely ask the leaders to guide our new plan and help urge us to correct our shortcomings."

"We will promote the formalization of the entire industry, remove the soil for the rampant piracy, and allow the entire industry to develop healthily."

Zhang Chaoyang next to him was so shocked that he almost gave Qin Shaoyan a thumbs up on the spot.

Or you can say it.

As soon as the leader started a meeting to mediate, we immediately and voluntarily gave up our previous practices, so the leader’s goal was easily achieved.

At the same time, under the care and guidance of the leaders, QVOD opened up its legitimate resources to other video sites, helping to promote the entire legalization process. This is a real political achievement.

In this way, they have both face and substance, and the leaders will have no reason to stop the "Anti-Piracy Alliance" from continuing its actions.

Zhang Chaoyang is also aware that although the banner of anti-piracy stands on the moral high ground, it does not mean that they are invincible. Administrative agencies have plenty of ways to trip you up.

Therefore, if the "Anti-Piracy Alliance" is to continue, it is essential to obtain leadership support.

There are a total of three camps present, and Qin Shaoyan is using one camp to fight against the other.

Qin Shaoyan's words naturally won the favor of the leaders. Although he did not show it on the surface, his tone of voice was much gentler.

"It's not about guidance or not. If you have any plans, suggestions or opinions, let's discuss them together." The leader said with a smile, "More exchanges and communication can resolve many misunderstandings. Any problem can be solved. I think the atmosphere of our meeting today is good, which shows that communication is effective."

"Xiao Qin, please tell me what you thought when you came up with this copyright sharing plan."

"I thought of this on the spur of the moment. Some parts are not yet mature. I just thought of a few simple points and I'm afraid I can't express them well." Qin Shaoyan said modestly.

"It's okay. Just speak up and we can discuss it together. The other representatives from the video websites are here. Let them listen too." The leader encouraged in a gentle tone, "This is something that will benefit the entire industry. There's nothing wrong with it."

Qin Shaoyan hesitated for two seconds and said slowly: "First of all, our Qvod network's sharing of this film and television resource library is not unconditional for everyone. It requires certain conditions."

After hearing this, everyone present had an expression of "as expected" on their faces.

Gu Yongqiang and others frowned, wanting to see what Qin Shaoyan was trying to do.

Zhang Chaoyang also became excited, he knew that the real highlight was about to begin.

However, the leaders did not care about this. After all, this genuine film and television resource library was built with real money.

Although the unit price is cheap, the resource library is huge, so the total price is very high when calculated.

Now they are giving it to you for free, so what's wrong with asking for some conditions?

Besides, negotiation is about bargaining, and the specific details can be discussed.

Qin Shaoyan continued, "Opening the legitimate film and television resource library is to promote the legitimate use of websites. Websites that want to obtain free shared resource libraries must join the Anti-Piracy Alliance and sign a letter of commitment to jointly resist piracy."

"Secondly, after joining the Anti-Piracy Alliance, you need to gradually clean up the pirated film and television resources on the website. The Alliance will conduct a special review to confirm that the website has completely cleared the pirated resources before sharing them." "Third, we are not permanently free, but only temporarily free. The purpose is to help the website to build legalization. This time is about one to two years. We can't afford more than that."

Qin Shaoyan mentioned a few more points, but they were all minor details, mainly the rules and regulations of the Anti-Piracy Alliance and the reward and punishment measures.

At this time, the bosses of other websites could no longer sit still. One of them directly asked, "Is the free sharing period one year or two years?"

"What if the time is up? Do we have to pay to continue using it?"

Qin Shaoyan answered calmly: "We will discuss the specific period after the meeting. Of course, different websites can be used for different periods of time."

"As for what happens after the expiration date? We welcome everyone to pay to use the resource library. If you don't want to pay, you only need to delete the copyrighted resources."

"If you don't want to pay and don't want to delete, we can only use legal weapons to protect our legitimate rights and interests."

Liu Yan from Liujianfang suddenly asked: "Why are members of the Anti-Piracy Alliance treated differently? Why are the usage periods of different websites different?"

Qin Shaoyan replied: "This has something to do with the reward and punishment mechanism of the Anti-Piracy Alliance. We divide the levels according to the degree of contribution."

"Websites with high contribution and high levels can be used for a long time, up to two years, while those with low levels can only be used for six months."

"We do this to motivate alliance members to actively participate in anti-piracy actions."

Liu Yan continued to ask: "What about the specific rules? You can't just divide it however you say, right?"

"We can discuss the specific rules." Qin Shaoyan said calmly, "As the leader said just now, more exchanges and communication can resolve many misunderstandings. Let's discuss together."

"But the rules are an internal matter of our Anti-Piracy Alliance. As long as you join the alliance, members of the alliance can discuss and formulate rules freely."

Liu Yan was choked and sat back angrily.

Qin Shaoyan’s words were very clear. If you want to discuss whether the rules are reasonable or not, then join the “Anti-Piracy Alliance”. Otherwise, what the hell are you talking about?

Li Shanyou, CEO of Ku6.com, asked, "Can the copyright fee be cheaper after joining the anti-piracy alliance?"

"We can talk about this." Qin Shaoyan responded with a smile, "Everyone can talk about it."

The atmosphere at the scene no longer had the initial awkwardness and confrontation, but had become very subtle.

The bosses of the video websites were eager to ask Qin Shaoyan for more details.

Gu Yongqiang and the others had very ugly expressions on their faces. They were shocked and angry about the current situation, but there was nothing they could do.

Qin Shaoyan knew that this was an open conspiracy, and they couldn't stop it at all, and there was no way to stop it.

By fighting against piracy on the one hand and sharing genuine resources for free on the other, their camp was directly disintegrated.

After all, Zhang Chaoyang's move of suing advertisers was too ruthless, and it was really putting the website to death.

Advertisers spend money to advertise, not to cause trouble. It is foreseeable that advertisers will not look for pirated websites, but will turn to websites that support genuine products.

Without advertising, there is no revenue, which makes it even more difficult for already overwhelmed video websites to survive.

Now that Qvod has directly provided free and genuine sharing, they can use genuine resources to attract users, and advertisers will also feel at ease to place advertisements for them.

On one hand, there is the crackdown by the "Anti-Piracy Alliance", and on the other hand, there is the sharing of free and genuine resources. You don't have to think about it and you know what to choose.

If you can't beat them, just join them. There's nothing shameful about doing business.

As for the minor issue that free sharing is only available for one to two years, most video sites don’t care at all.

Because they themselves don’t know whether the website can survive in two years, so they just have to survive first. Maybe the industry situation will change in a year or two.

Or maybe they sold the website in a year or two.

The leading websites knew that the situation was irreversible. Gu Yongqiang and others looked at each other and began to join the crowd asking questions.

Since they can't oppose anti-piracy, they might as well just join. Anyway, there are free film and television resources to share, which can be used as a temporary support.

Moreover, this incident further strengthened their previous idea of ​​transforming into UGC (user-generated content). They realized that relying on film and television resources was not the way to go and they had to transform.

They have no choice but to transform. The film and television drama type has been blocked by Qvod, so they can only go the UGC route. What's more, YouTube is the UGC route. Now there is a buffer period for them to transform.

The leaders were very happy to see the lively exchanges. Before, both sides were on the verge of a fight, but now they immediately shook hands and made peace. This shows that the meeting was very successful.

The leader looked at his watch and jokingly said, "It's almost noon now. I don't provide meals here. You guys should go back and eat."

There was laughter in the conference room and the atmosphere became much more relaxed. Everyone knew that the leader was trying to kick people out.

But it is indeed time for them to leave. The next thing can be discussed directly with the Anti-Piracy Alliance and Qvod.com.

The leader smiled and said, "If you have any comments or suggestions, please raise them quickly. I'm in a hurry to go to the cafeteria to eat."

Although he was talking about you, his eyes were directed at Qin Shaoyan.

Qin Shaoyan thought for a moment and said sincerely, "The biggest difficulty facing our video website right now is that the operating costs are too high, of which the cost of buying broadband accounts for the bulk. I hope the leaders can help think of a way to offer a slightly better discount."

This condition is not just for personal gain, but is related to the interests of all video websites, so the bosses of other video websites also looked at the leader together.

The leader looked at the expectant eyes of others in the meeting room and nodded, "Let's study this first."

The bandwidth cost is negotiable, and as long as you can get a discount, it will be a considerable amount of money.

There is a lot of room for discounts in current bandwidth charges. According to data from 20 years later, bandwidth charges generally do not exceed 10% of the revenue costs of giants.

After the meeting, the bosses of other video websites exchanged business cards with Qin Shaoyan and agreed on a time for another meeting.

They can't wait to decide on joining the "Anti-Piracy Alliance" because the anti-piracy issue has been making them anxious for many days, and advertisers are about to withdraw.

You can't wait to make money.

(End of this chapter)