The people at the auction were in a real bind, because just as they added the title of the movie star's song, five elderly people arrived.
They didn't send someone over; they came in person.
“That painting is mine now. I’ll take it first, and then I’ll send someone to bid on it. It will all be mine no matter how much it costs!” The old gentleman was incredibly generous.
The auctioneer said somewhat helplessly, "Sir, we still need to display it after the auction!"
"Why don't you film it in advance and release it later?" the old gentleman suggested.
"Sir, a lot of people will be coming, this is not appropriate. Please have pity on us." Even though this venue is yours, you still have to follow the procedures.
Other auction houses display their items after the auction is completed, but you only show them a pre-recorded video. They are a professional auction house; if they continue to do this, how will they compete?
The old man wanted to say more, but his old friend pulled him back: "Don't make things difficult for those little ones. Let's just talk first, take a look, and then we'll leave!"
"And as for that kid's work, we'll just take a quick look and leave!"
"Please wait a moment!" This is not difficult; they are all long-time directors of the company, and it will be done immediately.
Soon, the painting and the song were displayed in front of the old gentlemen.
Surprised, so surprised.
To their surprise, the painting and the song were a perfect match.
"Buy the copyright, let's do it now!"
"Yes!" A staff member immediately went to register.
The staff quickly replied that the copyright owner had already registered the copyright.
"Where's the painting?" Soon after, they got back the message.
"The painting is not registered!"
The old gentleman immediately said, "Register the copyright, attribute it to Chen Qi, and also register the paintings that appeared in the video. It is for my personal collection and use only, and I have the right to reclaim it in any form of transaction!"
"Yes!" The staff member quickly went to handle it.
According to the procedure, registration should have been done after the auction ended. However, since the old directors had already decided to bid on the items, they wouldn't belong to anyone else, so registering in advance was fine.
After the registration was completed and the screenshot was sent to the old man, he said with some disdain, "They're still too young. When Ziju comes back, we'll have to give them a good talking to. How can they register only halfway!"
"That's right!"
The elderly gentlemen enjoyed the view and then left together.
The auctioneers had no choice but to pack up the items and continue preparing for the auction.
Fortunately, the old man had the foresight to register the copyright. When the family of one of the staff members couldn't stand the high price offered by others and wanted to sell it, the money had just been transferred when the enforcement bureau took him away.
That's when they realized the deal was off.
Because they don't own the copyright to that painting, any transaction requires authorization from the copyright owner.
It's not impossible to complete a transaction without authorization, but it won't be protected.
If the copyright holder wants to reclaim the painting one day, they must hand it over unconditionally, and may even sue them for theft.
The reason for trading paintings is because people like them and want to show them off. However, if the transaction is not protected, the buyer has to keep the painting secretly and not let others know. This is undoubtedly digging a hole for oneself. So after verification, the transaction is canceled.
Therefore, the other party filed a lawsuit immediately after learning about it.
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