Youku.
Gu Yongqiang was in a good mood recently.
It was because Youku had finally found a way to continue to make profits.
When he left Sohu, many of his peers laughed at him and said he would come back sooner or later.
However, Gu Yongqiang felt that even if he left Sohu, he would still be doing well.
Just like now.
Through the export of video sources, they could establish a relationship with TV manufacturers.
The cooperation between Samsung and Youku was not the end goal. It was only Qidian.
He believed that after Samsung, many TV manufacturers would want to cooperate with them.
It was a pity.
In the video industry, Youku had been suppressed by Huanyu Video.
If not, it would not be just Samsung. There would be dozens of companies that wanted to cooperate with Youku.
However, Gu Yongqiang still had to thank Huanyu Video.
If Huanyu Video did not cooperate with TV manufacturers, Youku would not be able to find a way to make profits.
Gu Yongqiang had to admire Huanyu Technologies.
In the past, Huanyu Technologies was just a gaming portal. He did not expect it to grow to this stage.
Speaking of which, Gu Yongqiang and Huanyu Technologies were the earliest competitors.
Unfortunately, Gu Yongqiang's Sohu lost to Huanyu Technologies's 17173.
"Mr. Gu, other than Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, and a few other domestic TV manufacturers have contacted us."
"Oh, a few domestic TV manufacturers? TCL?"
"Not only TCL, Skyworth, Changhong, Kangjia, Hisense … they have all contacted us."
"Didn't they go to Huanyu Video?"
"Yes, but according to the grapevine, Huanyu Video's price is too high. They can't accept it."
"I see."
Gu Yongqiang was secretly happy. "Huanyu Video really thinks they are the best in the industry. They think they can't choose other companies without them? Very good. Contact more major TV manufacturers. As for the price, everything is negotiable. "
Gu Yongqiang thought that the five domestic TV giants would cooperate with Huanyu Technologies.
After all, they had previously worked closely with Huanyu Technologies.
But now, it seemed that the four major domestic color TV manufacturers might not be on the same page as Huanyu Technologies.
As long as they seized the opportunity, even if they were the second video website in the industry, they might be able to get more orders.
Once they were able to cooperate with various television manufacturers, he would be able to support their online video business in the future.
Thinking of this, Gu Yongqiang ordered, "Increase the investment in the promotion of videos."
"Yes."
With Samsung as the foundation, Gu Yongqiang also had the confidence to compete with Huanyu.
Although they were currently below Huanyu Video online, with the cooperation of offline TV manufacturers, it was still not certain who would win.
"Not good, Director Gu. A group of government officials is outside."
Just as he gave the order to his assistant, the secretary rushed in in a panic.
"Why are you panicking? So what if they're here? We didn't do anything illegal."
Gu Yongqiang's face didn't look good. He saw that his secretary was frightened to this extent.
He was considering whether he should replace this secretary.
If she panicked over a small matter, how could she continue to be his secretary?
"Director Gu, I think you should go. Vice President Liu can't handle it."
"Vice President Liu can't handle it?"
Gu Yongqiang frowned.
Vice President Liu was the deputy general manager of Youku. He was brought up by himself and was very capable.
If he couldn't handle it, then it would be a big problem.
"Let's go."
Gu Yongqiang didn't say anything else. He also wanted to see what was going on.
"Everyone, I'm Gu Yongqiang, the general manager of Youku."
Walking out of the general manager's office, Gu Yongqiang saw a huge crowd in front of him.
Although he didn't know why these people were at Youku's headquarters, with so many government officials here, it was obviously not a small matter.
"Hello, we're from the Copyright Bureau."
"Hello, we're from the Cultural Bureau."
"Hello, we're from the Press and Publication Administration."
"Hello, we're from the Industry and Commerce Bureau."
"Hello, we're from the anti-pornography and illegal publications team."
"Hello, we're from the police station."
Six departments, more than 20 government officials working in unison.
With this introduction, Gu Yongqiang's expression changed.
Actually, when he saw the police officers arrive, Gu Yongqiang knew something was wrong.
Under normal circumstances, the police officers wouldn't come to their company.
Only when there was sufficient evidence or special circumstances, the police officers would come personally.
Not to mention, the six departments had come to Youku's headquarters together.
If this matter wasn't handled properly, Youku would be in big trouble.
"Dear leaders, please take a seat. Is there anything that Youku needs to cooperate with you?"
"Manager Gu, I'm the leader of the six departments. My surname is Li. Some companies have reported that Youku infringed on intellectual property rights and used pirated works to make illegal profits. Today, we're here to investigate. We hope that Manager Gu can cooperate with us. "
"Infringed on intellectual property rights and pirated works?"
Gu Yongqiang opened his mouth. "Leader Li, is there a mistake? We didn't infringe on other people's intellectual property rights. We didn't spread pirated works and we didn't use pirated works to make profits."
"Is that so?"
"Manager Gu, does this mean that the videos on Youku's website have been approved by the copyright?"
"This …"
Gu Yongqiang didn't know how to reply.
Whether it was pirated or not, how could Gu Yongqiang not know?
When he was in this industry, he knew that what they were doing was pirated works.
But so what?
They weren't the only ones who were like this. The entire industry was like this.
Not only the entire industry, but the entire internet industry was like this when it first started.
If this matter was brought up, a lot of companies would be finished.
"Leader Li, what I want to say is that the entire industry is like this. If you want to calculate it this way, Tudou and Huanyu Video are the same. "
"We don't know if Tudou and Huanyu Video are like this. But for now, you have to cooperate with us."
"Leader Li, there must be some misunderstanding. We must have been maliciously reported by our competitors. Huanyu Video. Yes, it must be Huanyu Video. "
"How do you know it's Huanyu Video?"
"Other than them, no one else knows."
Gu Yongqiang firmly believed.
The only one who could report them now was Huanyu Video.
As for Tudou …
This was impossible.
Tudou and Youku were the same. The two sides had always minded their own business.
Lenovo had previously cooperated with Samsung. The only one who wanted to deal with Youku was Huanyu Video.
"You guessed right. It's Huanyu Video who reported you. Also, they reported you using their real names. "
Leader Li didn't hide anything.
They only came to investigate because it was a real name report.
In fact, only real name reports would be dealt with by the higher-ups.
If it was anonymous, who knew if it was real or fake.
Generally, people who dared to report with their real names had solid evidence.
"So it's really Huanyu Video."
Gu Yongqiang scolded angrily. "I knew Huanyu Video was up to no good. Leader Li, don't be fooled by Huanyu Video. In fact, they are the ones who are pirating. "
"I don't know whether they are pirating or not. We are only responsible for your company's piracy."
"Then I'll report it too. We will also report Huanyu Video for piracy, intellectual property infringement, and illegal profits."
"Okay, I will record it for you. But I think your report is useless. "
"Why?"
"Because before Huanyu Video reported your company, they had already provided us with the authorization rights to the electronic versions of major movies and TV series."
"Ah … How is that possible?"
"You will know when the time comes. Now, please cooperate with our work, Mr. Gu. This is a search warrant. We need to search your company's database … "
After that, the more than 20 officials behind Leader Li moved quickly and began to search Youku's database.
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