Chapter 233 You Have Already Got a Way to Die
At the same time, the atmosphere in the studio of "Xiao Yu Kan Xiao Pian", the up-host of the film review section, was depressing.
One of them was holding a document in his hand and asked with a worried look on his face: "Brother Qi, what should we do? It feels like we are in big trouble this time!"
Not long ago, they celebrated for the whole day because they received a sum of money from the Yue Mansion. Now, for the same reason, they have to put down what they are doing and do their best to clean up the mess.
At that time, when the Yue Mansion gave them 6,000 yuan and asked them to do everything they could to discredit "The Black Robe Inspection Team" from every angle, several people took the business without hesitation.
After getting the money, the three of them spent several hundred yuan to have a barbecue outside, with good wine and meat, and they had a great time.
However, before he could be happy for a few days, bad news came. "The Boys" was a huge success in both word of mouth and box office. Countless people who had watched the movie in theaters went straight to his comment section to blast and mock him.
The lively scene in the comment section can be called a reckoning scene.
Many fans even announced directly that they had stopped being fans. Originally, the number of fans of this film review account was growing rapidly, but it was interrupted because of a momentary obsession and the account received several thousand yuan.
The video playback data is the most direct reflection of the problem.
The number of views, completion rates, and like rates of several videos released recently have dropped drastically. Most of the comments are even sarcastic, and few people actually watch the video content.
The studio was trying desperately to restore its reputation and word of mouth, when it saw a post from "Xiao Liu Movie" saying that smearing the movie was a market research activity authorized by the film producers, and clarifying that it did not receive bribes for posting the smearing video.
So a few people had a bad idea and forwarded this post.
They don't dare to spread rumors directly, but wouldn't it be easy to forward this news, mislead the onlookers, and restore their reputation?
Kuiguang Group is such a big company, it is impossible for them to still hold on to their small studio and issue a statement saying that they did not support a certain studio? There is not much benefit, so why bother?
Besides, they are all in the film and television industry, so they will meet each other sooner or later. At most, after the next release of Kuiguang Group's new movie, "Xiaoyu Kan Xiaopian" will release a praising video as an apology, wouldn't that make everyone happy? It can save a lot of publicity and promotion costs, and make friends at the same time, so why not?
Is there really a company that would spend that much effort on a rights protection project that yields no benefit?
No one in the studio believed that the Kuiguang Group would really hold anyone accountable - they were upset about their behavior of accepting bribes only because of the subsequent troubles, not because they regretted the behavior itself.
As a large company that is so successful in the entertainment industry, some people don't believe that there are no dirty things going on in the Kuiguang Group.
Even if there is accountability, it mostly remains on paper and is just a matter of empty talk.
When faced with similar situations, most groups would issue a serious statement, or at most a lawyer's letter that has little deterrent effect.
Several people from the "Xiao Yu Kan Xiao Pian" studio also believe that Kuiguang Group is no different from other companies.
Just when they thought they had finally gotten through, an email hit them like a bolt from the blue.
Just now, they received a flyer from the court.
They were actually sued by Kuiguang Group!
They didn't even go through the basic procedures of posting harsh words online or sending a lawyer's letter of warning. They just sued! Everyone in the entire studio was sued, and the other party was particularly ruthless, asking for 200,000 yuan at the beginning! You know, studios like this can only be considered individual business owners and have to bear unlimited liability.
It is impossible for a company to just walk away and go bankrupt when it cannot repay the debt.
As the head of the studio, Qi Fu is now extremely anxious - not because he is really worried about losing the case, but for such a thoughtless and highly subjective film review, who can do anything to him as long as he sticks to his guns? The problem is that litigation is a waste of money, time and energy.
You have to spend money to hire a lawyer, and waste time preparing materials and going to court. How much direct and indirect losses will you suffer? Even if you win the case in the end, you will get nothing.
For large groups with legal departments, losing a case doesn’t matter; for small studios like these, even if they win the case it will still be a big loss.
It is unwise to be tough...
Qi Fu thought about it, gritted his teeth, turned around and said to his anxious colleague, "How about this, you contact Kuiguang Group, be nicer, and accept the compensation. As long as the lawsuit is withdrawn, we will do everything we can. By the way, remember not to give the other party any handle when you speak."
Otherwise, it would be really not fun if we lose the case.
"Brother Qi, has the Kuiguang Group gone crazy? I heard that not only us, but many other UPs that were paid to smear us have also received subpoenas."
"Yeah, yeah, it's like they can win the lawsuit... what's the point of hurting others and not benefiting yourself?"
Qi Fu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "We must have run into a trap. Kuiguang Group is not looking for victory, but for deterrence. They want to use this huge action to show that they are not just talking big, they will really appeal."
"After doing this, will we have to think twice before trying to discredit their films and artists in the future?"
"Anyway, I won't do this job no matter how much money you give me. It's just 6,000 yuan, but I lost hundreds of thousands of fans and got sued. It's a huge loss..."
"Even if someone takes the risk to do this in the future, the fee will definitely be different from before - if someone wants to discredit or spread rumors about them, the cost will soar."
"Kuiguang Group is so ruthless! They spent a lot of money to build up the company's reputation!"
"Yang Ruoqian was able to build up the company to such a large scale in just one year. How could he not be ruthless? You have offended someone who is not easy to offend. Just consider yourself unlucky..."
"Then Brother Qi, how much compensation should we pay?"
Apparently, no one in the studio took the $200,000 claim seriously - it was just an exorbitant amount and a gimmick.
Qi Fu thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said with pain: "This time, the Kuiguang Group is determined to establish its authority, and it is impossible not to bleed some money... Ten thousand! Tell them that we will pay ten thousand, plus delete that video, and release a separate apology video."
“If they have artists or movies that need PR in the future, we can provide the service for free!”
After Qi Fu said this, he felt a dull pain in his heart.
This is really a heavy bleeding...
Not only did he lose the 6,000 yuan he earned, he also had to pay out another 4,000 yuan, and he even had to make a separate video to apologize.
Of course, this apology video must say something like how blind you are and how impulsive it is to draw conclusions based on just watching the promotional video.
I would never admit to taking bribes, even if I am beaten to death.
"Brother Qi, is it really necessary to pay so much..." Another colleague felt sorry for the money, "We have to pay for it?"
"The apology must be sincere enough! Otherwise, if others don't withdraw the lawsuit, we will be in more trouble."
"All right……"
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Shelter Company.
When he saw the caller, Yang Ruoqian had the urge to hang up the phone.
Ever since the system sent the evidence to the legal department without his permission, Yang Ruoqian no longer had the courage to face the relevant personnel.
Cheng Fang, who was warming up and preparing to devote himself to the filming business, saw Yang Ruoqian's tangled expression and asked casually, "Boss Yang, have you encountered any difficulties?"
"Nothing difficult." Yang Ruoqian shook his head, "Just some legal matters."
After saying that, Yang Ruoqian still chose to answer the phone.
After all, we are all in the same company. It doesn't matter if we get stabbed early or late. Hanging up the phone and disappearing is just a trick on yourself.
It is better to suffer a short pain than a long one. I answered the call!
"Mr. Yang! There is new development in the lawsuit!" Ding Daoyi said excitedly as soon as he answered the phone.
The lawyers in the Legal Department were sweating over the difficulty in finding evidence, but at the beginning of July, General Manager Yang's information was sent to the computer like a miracle.
As expected... my initial worries were unnecessary.
How could Mr. Yang, such a shrewd man, fight an unprepared battle?
They must have been 100% sure to allocate so much money to strengthen the legal department and have the confidence to file lawsuits against so many people.
It now seems that there should be an unknown underground department in the Kuiguang Group. They are not at the group headquarters and may not even have a specific office location...
All the employees there are responsible for only one thing - collecting all the information that Mr. Yang needs.
This is the strength of the Kuiguang Group...it's terrifying.
Those who accepted bribes and went against Mr. Yang now seem so ridiculous and are doomed to die.
As a member of the older generation, Ding Daoyi doesn’t have many entertainment options. He just likes to read books, study history, and read business legends...
He didn't feel strange at all that the Kuiguang Group had a team hiding in the shadows.
Young people nowadays are incredible! Yang Ruoqian listened to the excited voice on the other end of the phone and said after a few seconds: "Lawyer Ding, what's the matter?"
It is difficult for Mr. Yang to be happy about anything that can make the employees happy.
Ding Daoyi said with endless respect: "Boss Yang, the front desk just called our legal department. An uploader who had previously defamed our movie wants to settle the matter privately with us."
Settle it privately?
Does that mean they will give him some money and drop the lawsuit? Yang Ruoqian frowned and asked, "Which uploader is this? How does he want to settle the case privately?"
Ding Daoyi continued, "It was an uploader named 'Xiaoyu Kan Xiaopian'. He was the most active in smearing our film and his criticism was the strongest, so we planned to start with him. He is on our first list of indictments."
"I didn't expect... that he was the one who gave up the fastest."
There were other up hosts who were sued together with Xiaoyukanxiaopian, but he is the only one who called and asked for a private settlement for now.
Yang Ruoqian glanced at Cheng Fang who was having a great time on the set, sighed, and said, "Private settlement, eh? What conditions did they offer?"
Ding Daoyi quickly replied, "They are quite sincere. They said they are 'sponsoring' our group with 10,000 yuan in cash. If we have any subsequent operational needs for movies or artists, we can ask them to do it for free."
"He will also delete the videos that affect us, and make an apology video for us."
Pay the money, apologize...
The sincerity is indeed sufficient.
Although ten thousand yuan may not seem like a lot of money, it is not even the handling fee for a company the size of Kuiguang Group. However, compared with the income of the up master, this amount of money is already a huge loss.
Yang Ruoqian had also hired Internet trolls before, and was familiar with the prices of similar services. He knew that if they paid this money, they would definitely lose all the money they earned.
But is it enough?
From the personal perspective of the up master, he lost a few thousand yuan, but can the loss brought to the group by the whole thing be settled by these tens of thousands of yuan? Just like the recent Hengtai Group, which only received tens of billions of yuan, but the hole it created in the end was 2.4 trillion yuan.
If Boss Xu were asked to use all his money to fill this hole, would he be able to do so? The same logic applies in reverse.
The so-called giving away one's own money, the so-called heavy bleeding, the so-called sincerity, are nothing but self-admiration.
Moreover, although the 10,000 yuan transferred to the company account does not have much impact, it is still better to earn less money if possible.
Don't do it even if it's a small gain.
After thinking for a few seconds, Yang Ruoqian said calmly: "Don't reply to them, continue to appeal. If there are any similar requests in the future, I will not reply to them."
Ding Daoyi secretly said, "As expected, with the clues provided by Mr. Yang, we are now very confident that we can win the case. By then, it will definitely be more than 10,000 yuan!"
Now many up-loaders are unaware that the evidence of their transactions with Yuefu Company has fallen into the hands of Kuiguang Group.
I guess he's still dreaming that he won't lose the lawsuit and that at most he'll just get into some trouble.
Little did they know that the legal department of Kuiguang Group had already sent them a surprise gift, waiting to present it on the day of the trial.
By then, the compensation amount will definitely be more than 10,000 yuan.
Yang Ruoqian: "...Actually, you don't have to fight this lawsuit so hard. The company doesn't need the compensation."
Can employees nowadays please stop asking for money all the time? It's so tacky!
What if the lawsuit was filed too quickly and the compensation was paid too quickly, affecting the profit and loss of this month? Ding Daoyi said in an "I understand" tone: "Don't worry, Mr. Yang, we know about this little thing. We must not only hit them financially, but also mentally."
If you use too much force, and the other party simply chooses to obey the trial, pay money and leave, ending the lawsuit, how can it have a deterrent effect?
As expected of Yang Ruoqian, who was faintly known as the "ruthless man of Jinhai" in their small circle, he not only killed people but also destroyed their hearts, which was truly terrifying.
Yang Ruoqian had no idea what he understood. He hoped that his employees really understood it instead of just trying to guess what they understood.
But being misunderstood seems to be the fate of those in power.
Resigned to his fate, Mr. Yang decided not to continue the topic: "You guys decide these things by yourselves. I don't really understand... Is there anything else?"
After asking, Yang Ruoqian's finger moved to the hang-up button, ready to end this unpleasant conversation at any time.
Unexpectedly, Ding Daoyi's tone on the other end of the phone suddenly became serious.
He said, "Boss Yang...I want to tell you about the lawsuit between us and Yue Mansion."
(End of this chapter)
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