Ding Daoyi thought he had some work to do but he didn't expect Yang Ruoqian to ask this question.
After a pause, he said hesitantly: "I have been in this industry for a long time and I know many colleagues in the same field... Do you have any other business needs?"
Based on Ding Daoyi's understanding of the company, he did not think that the law-abiding Kuiguang Group would get into any very difficult lawsuit that would require a huge team of lawyers to resolve.
I guess there are some entertainment industry needs...
Want to recruit an anchor like Professor Luo Fei to boost the company's popularity? "The company will soon face a large number of lawsuits and needs to build a stronger legal department. Your workload may increase a lot, but it doesn't matter. I will give you a raise." Yang Ruoqian said lightly.
Ding Daoyi, who immediately denied the correct answer, was shocked - what's going on, a huge number of lawsuits?
What on earth happened that warranted the use of the word “massive”?
He hasn't missed any of the group's recent news. Doesn't he feel like anything happened?
In order to justify his salary, Ding Daoyi, who had nothing to do all day, worked diligently to pay attention to the company's every move even if Yang Ruoqian did not arrange any related work for him.
Sometimes, a company has legal problems that non-professionals can’t even see.
It’s not that we don’t want to solve the problem, but without the relevant knowledge, we simply can’t realize where the problem lies.
At this time, they need professionals to take action.
Unfortunately, from the time Kuiguang Group recruited him until now, it has never encountered any major problems, not even any salary disputes after employees left.
Such a large group has never laid off any employees until now!
The few employees who left all resigned without saying a word and had nothing to do with the company.
But now, the company is facing a lot of lawsuits? Ding Daoyi suddenly felt the seriousness of the matter, and his face became serious: "What problem did Mr. Yang encounter? What kind of legal dispute? Did it touch the criminal law? I know many legal experts in different fields. Is your matter urgent..."
As a person of the older generation, Ding Daoyi has always had an idea in his heart - the company boss is the provider of food and clothing, and is a leader worthy of respect.
You must listen to your leader in everything and not talk back. If you are scolded, you must reflect on your mistakes.
If you can’t make money, it means you’re not working hard… and so on.
This kind of thinking is almost ingrained in the older generation.
But we can't blame them, because in their time, these ideas were most likely true.
It was not until Ding Daoyi was deceived by Shao Yiqi and brought to Kuiguang Group that he suddenly realized that a healthy and conscientious company was actually like this.
Especially the internal letter that was posted on the employee forum and adapted into "Thought Guidance", which made Ding Daoyi look a bit middle-aged and passionate.
Are leaders the breadwinners of their employees?
Employees are the leaders' bread and butter! Don't always think about what you can bring to the company. When you live, you should consider yourself and your hard-working parents. Think more about what the company can bring to you and whether it is worth it.
This... this is the advanced thinking that is in line with the times! Such a company is worth working hard for! Now that the company is about to fall into a legal storm, as an indispensable part of the company, Ding Daoyi's heart immediately burned with passion.
Isn't it just a bunch of lawsuits? With my ability and reputation, can't I pull in a few powerful colleagues to help the company through the difficulties? Looking at the lawyer in front of him with a high spirit, as if he was going to personally take up the knife and use physical means to solve the business competitor's lawyer, Yang Ruoqian was frightened and quickly comforted him: "It's not that serious, don't worry."
Ding Daoyi asked somewhat worriedly: "Are you sure? Some things become more difficult to resolve the longer they are delayed. For example, the difficulty of obtaining evidence will increase with time."
Yang Ruoqian nodded slightly: "The problem is not serious, it's just that the workload is large and tedious."
Not serious but very tedious and troublesome...
I guess it's something like employees asking for their wages?
However, the Kuiguang Group is very united internally, so this shouldn't be a problem.
"What exactly happened?" Ding Daoyi asked, feeling a little relieved.
Yang Ruoqian thought for a moment and asked, "If some people receive money from others and spread some false information online, or take our information out of context to discredit our company, how should this responsibility be defined? Can we claim compensation?"
Ding Daoyi frowned slightly. "In theory, it is possible... However, theory is just theory. Collecting evidence is a big problem. Moreover, for damage to reputation like this, the specific amount of compensation is relatively abstract and difficult to quantify."
"Well... to put it simply, in this kind of lawsuit, we can't be sure how much compensation we will get in the end, so we don't know what level to set the legal costs at. Do you understand?"
"Besides, such lawsuits are too easy to drag out. They can easily last for many years and take a long time. The compensation received may not be enough to offset the loss of reputation and the financial cost of the lawsuit. It is common for the loss to outweigh the gain."
Theoretically feasible, but the cost is extremely high, the return is unstable, the cycle is long, and the gains do not outweigh the losses...
Wow, the buffs are all stacked up! Yang Ruoqian was excited.
Traditional entertainment companies are still losing money in the entertainment industry, while trendy entertainment companies are already losing money as lawyers!
What era are we in? The traditional loss-making route is too old-fashioned, too inefficient, out of touch with reality, and out of touch with the company's own situation.
"It doesn't matter. Sometimes the company's reputation is more important than financial gain." Yang Ruoqian said seriously, "If we give up defending our rights because we are worried about losing money, won't anyone be able to step on us in the future?"
"A company is not an individual. For the sake of long-term development, sacrificing some immediate interests is inevitable."
Ding Daoyi nodded to show his understanding: "Then Mr. Yang, can you send me the information and I will help you take a look?"
Since the boss has said that cost is not a problem, Ding Daoyi has a lot of room to maneuver.
Although he has many connections and wide channels, he can't let others work for nothing.
As long as Mr. Yang gives enough budget, there is nothing that cannot be solved.
Soon, Ding Daoyi got the brief information on his mobile phone.
After spending more than ten minutes scanning the information, Ding Daoyi nodded slightly to show that he understood.
"Is it true that a video blogger received money from Yuefu Group and deliberately smeared the reputation of the company's new movie? I feel that this matter is not easy to handle. Because the criteria for judging whether a movie is good or not is too subjective."
“Besides, it’s difficult to obtain evidence.”
Yang Ruoqian was extremely satisfied: "It has to be done even if it is difficult. Even if there is no way to win, the lawsuit has to be fought. The key is not whether we can win, but that the company has to show zero tolerance for such things and an attitude of pursuing them to the end."
"I see. How much do you plan to keep your costs within?" Ding Daoyi took notes in his notebook. "I need a basic understanding before I can form a team."
At this time, Yang Ruoqian was browsing the system's various violation regulations and checking the cost accounting mechanism for "rights protection".
[If the host company is maliciously attacked by other competitors, it can defend its rights through any legitimate means, and the cost of defending rights will be calculated into the company's profit and loss]
[Note: Even if other companies use unfair competition methods, the host can only use legitimate means to fight back, otherwise it will not be included in the system's profit and loss account]
[The system detects that the host is eager to make a profit, but please be prepared that not all legitimate rights protection can get the compensation they deserve. If the rights protection goal is not achieved in the end and the rights protection cost is wasted, please do not be too frustrated]
Eager to make a profit...
Too frustrated...
Yang Ruoqian's mouth twitched and he closed the system panel.
Anyway, as long as the system includes the cost of litigation into the company's profit and loss, there will be no problem.
"Cost..." Yang Ruoqian lowered his head and thought for a while, "As for cost, there is no upper limit. It doesn't matter whether we win the lawsuit or not, we have to fight."
Ding Daoyi, who was originally still guessing how many resources he could get, almost fell off his chair.
There is no upper limit.
What does it mean to have no upper limit?
The cost of a few small lawsuits is "unlimited"? !
Ding Daoyi steadied himself, wiped the cold sweat from his head, and forced a smile, "Boss Yang, there is no upper limit... I can't afford it. Why don't you give me a specific number?"
If there really is no upper limit, this lawsuit would be easy to resolve.
Just invite all the lawyers in the world who are capable of litigating to come to your side, leaving your opponents with no lawyers to use.
Isn't this a straightforward win? But it's obviously impossible to do so.
Yang Ruoqian thought about it and felt that it was indeed a bit irresponsible to say directly that there was no upper limit.
"Then 200 million?" Yang Ruoqian was almost half-blind to the law and didn't know much about the ins and outs of this, so he gave a more conservative figure. "I'll buy the 22nd floor of the office building and open a floor specifically for your legal department. How about that?"
Listening to Yang Ruoqian's bold statement that there is no upper limit and the lower limit is 200 million, Ding Daoyi was completely speechless.
Boss Yang, for this kind of small lawsuit, even if you sue all these people and win the lawsuit against Yue Mansion, each person will only compensate you tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands at most.
The total amount of compensation could exceed two million.
The opening price is 200 million, just to rent a floor for the legal team... It's really too exaggerated, not possible, not possible.
"Boss Yang... uh, you may not understand this very well, so let me give you a lowdown. Even if we create a miracle, a million dollars in compensation would be good. 200 million, uh, is a bit too much. We can't use it."
It’s often hundreds of millions, which is scary.
There is inside information that the Kuiguang Group is going to sue its competitors.
Those who don’t know would think that the Kuiguang Group is going to set up a super legal team like “Jinhai Pizza Hut”.
After hearing this, Yang Ruoqian was even happier: "Only one million? Great, very good! Then let's set it at 200 million. Anyway, our company will grow bigger and bigger in the future, and the trouble we encounter will not be just this once."
"Let's make our legal team more professional so that we can solve problems more efficiently in the future."
Ding Daoyi was almost unable to think at this time, and nodded woodenly: "Okay, 200 million, do you have any other requests?"
This boss is so generous.
Compared with this level of extravagance, Mr. Yang's life can be considered poor.
It seems that Mr. Yang is really a person who has gotten rid of vulgar tastes...
"Well, you said before that it is very difficult to collect evidence in this kind of lawsuit." Yang Ruoqian thought for a moment and said, "So, we not only need lawyers, but also some private detectives to help collect evidence."
The cost is too high...
Ding Daoyi subconsciously wanted to say this.
But when he thought of the 200 million yuan of funds that would soon be allocated to his department, he closed his mouth helplessly.
Whatever Mr. Yang says is fine.
Is this the player with good money ability?
"Okay, Mr. Yang, I'll contact people right away to form an absolutely top-notch, absolutely luxurious team of lawyers." Ding Daoyi whispered, "If you have anything else, just call me directly. I'm available 24 hours a day."
It's strange. We have obtained 200 million in funding and have a huge project on hand. It is a good thing that so many people are eager for, but why can't we feel happy at all?
"Old Ding, you've been working for so many years, so focus on your family. I suggest you block the company group chat after get off work so that it doesn't affect your life. There's no rush for the lawsuit. I believe in you. Slow work produces fine results." Yang Ruoqian said earnestly, "Times are different now. You have to learn to adapt to the ecology of Kuiguang..."
"Mr. Yang, I understand..." Ding Daoyi nodded, pushed the door and left.
Seeing Ding Daoyi walk into the office in high spirits and leave the office in a daze, Yang Ruoqian felt a little touched.
Is it because the workload is too heavy and the responsibilities are too heavy that Ding Daoyi feels a little overwhelmed?
They are middle-aged people who have been working for a long time. They came to the company as legal advisors for Shao Yiqi's sake. As a result, such a heavy task was suddenly thrown on their shoulders. The pressure is really huge.
I have to find an excuse to give Ding Daoyi a raise.
While thinking about this, Yang Ruoqian arranged the general tasks for other departments on his computer and asked them to cooperate as much as possible in establishing the legal team.
“…”
By the time the coordination was completed, the morning working hours had already passed.
After dinner and a comfortable massage, time slipped quietly into the afternoon, and Mr. Yang slowly walked back to the office.
"Well... after spending these 200 million, I think I can make up for the pain caused by the e-sports team." Yang Ruoqian was very proud of his genius decision. "I said, nothing is difficult if you set your mind to it. If you really want to make a loss, are you afraid that you won't be able to make it?"
Now the biggest trouble has been solved. As long as the new movie can successfully achieve the goal of being a flop, the loss target of Kuiguang Group this month should be achieved.
As for using profit-making ideas to complete the loss-making pilot project, Shao Yiqi is still in the process of intensive preparation and negotiation.
The latest news is that the acquisition went smoothly.
It won’t be long before the film production company called “Shelter Company” will become a subsidiary of Kui Guang.
"Well, the navy's work should be almost done, right?"
After all, the workload of posting comments and making videos is completely different.
It may take several days and nights of overtime to produce a high-quality video.
But it only takes a few minutes to write a "high-quality review".
Yang Ruoqian clicked on the comment section of a smearing video and saw that there were already quite a few comments.
Of course, since these up hosts are large in size and have many real fans, there are still quite a few normal comments.
"Uploader, you haven't updated for 12 hours. Even the donkeys in the production team don't dare to take a break like that!"
"This movie has been very popular recently. I saw several people talking about it."
“When will the commentary for episode 8 of “The Dragon Son-in-law” be updated? I can’t wait.”
"Did you hire some trolls? Why is the comment section so weird?"
Comments like this are obviously from real people.
But with the strong help of Yang Ruoqian, the popularity of this video obviously exceeded any previous update of this up master.
What's more, these water armies have a program setting that will push the "excellent comments" to the top of the comment area through methods such as likes and comments within the same post.
Those real-person comments can only stay in those less conspicuous positions.
If an account does not have an operator behind the scenes to control comments, the influence of the water army is actually very large.
Because no matter how "high-quality" the water army's work is, or how manually written the copy is, netizens who have been surfing for many years will still have sharp eyes.
It's hard not to be noticed.
For real fans, too many meaningless comments and too many fake comments from water army will dampen their enthusiasm for commenting.
If you encounter some fans who are picky, it is not impossible to simply unfollow them.
Moreover, nowadays, the income of up-loaders and bloggers comes largely from various advertisements rather than the income from the videos themselves.
Too many water armies and too much watered-down data will discourage advertisers from investing in this up-host.
Advertisers spend money on advertising in order to attract more consumers and get them to shop in their own stores.
If all the fans of an up-host are zombie fans, what is the point of running the advertisement?
Hiring navy troops has its benefits, but the cost is also obvious. It is a final means of drinking poison to quench thirst.
Unless the situation deteriorates to the extreme, most up-loaders will delete the comments of the water army and block these accounts.
Yang Ruoqian flipped down a little.
I hope to see the battle between the internet trolls and real fans in the comment section.
"The Homeland Knight is so gentle. I cried my heart out."
"I forwarded the trailer of this movie to my grandparents, parents and grandma. It's really positive and I highly recommend it!"
“The heroes of the motherland are the true heroes of the new era.”
"Oh, my Zubao, Mommy loves you."
“…”
Yang Ruoqian was somewhat satisfied at first, but as he watched, he found that things were not as simple as he had imagined.
That's not right, why is the comment section so peaceful? I hardly see anyone arguing.
And it's not just the water army, even many level 6 accounts with maxed-out gold purchases that are obviously real people are posting the same content.
"The Homeland Warrior is so gentle, I cried my heart out."
Scrolling down the comment section, you will see that various extremely active level 5 and level 6 accounts are posting the same content.
Yang Ruoqian is a bit silly.
Did I buy so many water army? No, most of the accounts I bought were level 3 and below. How could I buy so many high-level account comments?
Mr. Yang, who was a little confused, checked the video carefully and found nothing wrong with the content.
Yang Ruoqian scrolled down the comment section again, trying to find out where the problem lay.
"If I hadn't seen the original trailer, I would have believed your lies! Hahaha!"
“When will it be released? I can’t wait!”
"Are you guys who post "The Motherland Man is Too Gentle" water army hired by Kanghua Group?"
Kanghua Group is the agency behind the superheroes in the movies. It is purely fictional and has no prototype in reality.
"What the hell?!" Yang Ruoqian was shocked. "Nowadays, netizens should stop following the trend. Blindness will only hurt you!"
The content of the barrage is more uniform.
At this time, the promotional video was showing the figure of the hero who incarnates justice - he used his superpowers to shoot a laser at the heart of his companion. The camera was full of blood and screams.
"The Patriot is so heartwarming! So touching!"
"The hero of the motherland is so heartwarming! Touching! +1"
“…”
Yang Ruoqian looked at the extremely fragmented images and comments blankly, and a question mark slowly rose in his head.
This heartwarming thing has warmed other people's hearts to a pile of charcoal. What is there to be moved about? Such an obvious act of selling dog meat under the guise of sheep, no one stood up to express contempt? Why are all of you just following the trend? Where is your love for the prototype? Where is your loyalty? Where has it all gone? !
Why can real fans and internet trolls blend together perfectly and express the same opinions about movies happily?
Wow... Yang Ruoqian's carefully planned false propaganda operation not only failed to arouse disgust, but instead became a meme?
Yang Ruoqian, who was so upset, looked through several videos of the up-loader and found that all the comment sections were occupied by "The Warm Heart of the Motherland Hero".
Even the videos where Yang Ruoqian didn't hire internet trolls to post comments had similar content.
"I spent thousands of dollars out of my own pocket to hire a cyber army, but it actually had the opposite effect?"
"The result of my spending money is that I earn less money?"
Yang Ruoqian felt a little dizzy, but before he could drink some water to calm himself, the phone at hand rang.
Ding-a-ling…
As if he mustered up a lot of courage, Yang Ruoqian looked at the phone for a long time before reaching out to put it to his ear.
"Hello?"
"Boss Yang, Chengyu's call, are you available to answer it?"
A premonition of impending disaster came over him. Yang Ruoqian took a deep breath and said, "Take it."
"Okay, wait a moment, I'll transfer you."
“…beep, beep, beep.”
A few seconds later, a familiar voice appeared in my ears: "Mr. Yang?"
"Boss Cheng, what's wrong?"
Cheng Fei's voice was somewhat helpless: "Boss Yang, publicity is our duty, you...ah, you have done too much, how embarrassing."
Yang Ruoqian didn't know what the other party was talking about. He was completely confused: "Ah? What did I do?"
"We have cooperated so many times. Mr. Yang, you don't have to give me such a meaningless step. I'm not someone who cares too much about face." Cheng Fei sighed, "If you have any suggestions, just tell Cheng Yu directly. How can I let you pay for the publicity? I'm so sorry."
"The ability of Kuiguang Group to operate the comment section is really amazing. To be honest, I am not afraid of being embarrassed. Many employees in our company have been hit hard by you."
"They were controlling the comments and hiring trolls, but the results weren't very good. As a result, your actions took the movie's popularity to a new level."
"I've only seen fans of the original novel getting angry at other producers, but I've never seen fans of the knockoff novel getting angry at fans of the original novel... There are still three days before the movie is released, and Mr. Yang has already managed to attract a large number of highly loyal fans. I have to admire him."
"However, we must pay for the publicity and promotion expenses."
"We calculated that it would cost you at least 1 million yuan to carry out such a strong online publicity campaign. We have paid for it and the funds have been transferred to the account of Kuiguang Group. Please check it."
"If your operations team has any new ideas in the future, you can communicate with us if there is no need to keep it confidential. Don't worry, Mr. Yang, the young men in the company are convinced by you."
“…”
Mr. Yang, who spent a few thousand dollars to successfully earn an extra million, is now speechless.
Forget it.
No more trouble.
Just wait for the movie to be released.
If this continues, this crappy movie will really become a hit. (End of this chapter)
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