"Mr. Jin, what do you think we should do now?"
"Mr. Xu, don't worry. Samsung is a responsible company. We will compensate you for your previous losses."
"Thank you, Mr. Jin. However, after the opening, I don't know if we can continue to operate this KTV."
"It's okay. We can change the name."
"Changing the name is not a problem. However, Mr. Jin, I'm worried that Huanyu Technologies will cause trouble for us in the area of song copyrights."
Samsung could do nothing about Huanyu Technologies' shamelessness.
Samsung could only blame themselves for not being on guard.
If they were prepared, even if there was a copyright issue, Huanyu Technologies would not have dared to launch such a surprise attack. Even so, Samsung was determined to win the high-end TV market. The loss of Shengshi KTV was nothing. However, the more Huanyu Technologies tried to stop Samsung, the more Samsung had to support this market.
"Mr. Xu, don't worry about the copyright. We will take care of it."
"Adjust it. After a while, change the name and reopen."
Samsung was not easy to deal with.
Although Huanyu Technologies owned the copyright of electronic KTV music, they could still find a way to break through.
Without a doubt, Huanyu Technologies owned the copyright. However, this copyright seriously interfered with the market and was suspected of being a monopoly.
Immediately after, Samsung responded to the complaint with the relevant departments.
At the same time, Samsung also condemned Huanyu Technologies for monopolizing the KTV market.
It had to be said that this move was very effective.
Huanyu Technologies did own the copyright of electronic music KTV.
However, this copyright could not be used to monopolize.
If this was the case, wouldn't it mean that no one could open a KTV?
The higher-ups did not want to see this happen.
Huanyu Technologies could not use the copyright to monopolize the market.
Even if Huanyu Technologies owned the copyright, it should be open to the public.
In response to this, the relevant departments at the top also began to work on the KTV copyright issue.
This was because they also realized that with the rise of electronic music in the future, traditional KTV would also undergo a transformation. If there were no corresponding rules for this market, it would obviously be detrimental to the development of the entire market.
"Well done, Zhizhong."
Lee Jae-yong heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the actions of the media and the relevant departments.
In just a few days, Jin Zhizhong had achieved such a great effect. Jin Zhizhong's ability was indeed extraordinary.
Although China hadn't issued any laws or regulations regarding copyright issues, they had obviously set their sights on this area.
Before the problem was solved, Huanyu Technologies would not dare to act recklessly.
Of course, it wasn't just Huanyu Technologies that didn't dare to act recklessly. The relevant departments didn't dare to act recklessly either.
This was because they also knew that the problems involved in this matter had yet to be solved.
In other words …
Even if Samsung continued to pirate or copy, Huanyu Technologies couldn't do anything about it for the time being.
However, just in case, Samsung asked Xu Hao and the others to spend their own money to download some songs from Huanyu Music Network.
In this way, on one hand, Samsung could shirk responsibility because they only provided the song ordering system and didn't provide the song content.
Legally, Huanyu Technologies wouldn't have any impact on Samsung.
Even if Xu Hao and the others were considered to have infringed, this was the KTV's unilateral infringement.
This didn't seem to be the same as before.
However, this was completely different.
Huanyu Technologies had previously asked the relevant departments to take action because the reason was to target Samsung.
Obviously, Samsung and Huanyu Technologies were both well-known companies.
If a company like Samsung infringed, the relevant departments would pay more attention.
However, when it came to the KTV, it became a conflict between a small company and Huanyu Technologies.
Huanyu Technologies could use force to attack Samsung because this was a market tactic.
However, if Huanyu Technologies attacked a small company forcefully, although it made sense legally, it would be a bit of bullying.
What's more, people would say that the songs they downloaded were all the original ones. As for the claim that they infringed and couldn't make a profit from it, they should at least give them a license. If they didn't give them a license and took the copyright, what was it if not a monopoly?
At the same time, in order to prosper the small company, the higher-ups usually turned a blind eye to such actions.
Regarding this, Chen Yu didn't think much of it.
It was normal for Samsung to do this.
If it was Chen Yu, he would do the same.
However, Chen Yu had a way to deal with Samsung's actions.
When Samsung complained to the relevant departments and created hype in the media, Huanyu Technologies also took action.
Chen Yu didn't want to monopolize.
The KTV market wasn't big. Chen Yu wasn't even interested in doing KTV, so he didn't have the heart to monopolize it.
As for the so-called KTV licensing issue, it wasn't a problem.
Huanyu Technologies also agreed to the licensing.
However, there was one condition. Huanyu Technologies didn't just license the KTV electronic music, it also included the song ordering system.
The song ordering system was for the software, not the entire song ordering system.
In other words, Samsung could provide the hardware LCD screen to the KTV, but the song ordering system had to use Huanyu Technologies.
There were two reasons for this.
On one hand, Huanyu Technologies's song ordering system was the same as Huanyu's system. Although there were some modifications, the various API interface codes were the same. This also promoted Huanyu's system to a certain extent.
On the other hand, Huanyu Technologies could use the system to bind with Samsung, so Samsung wouldn't have to restrict Huanyu Technologies. If not, Huanyu Technologies could also use the KTV song ordering system to counter Samsung.
Of course, Chen Yu also knew that Samsung wouldn't agree.
If Samsung wanted to create a song ordering system, it would be done together with the system and hardware.
He couldn't give the system to Huanyu Technologies alone.
However, it was fine if Samsung didn't agree. Chen Yu had ways to deal with those small KTV companies.
It didn't matter if it was a threat or something else.
Although Chen Yu couldn't threaten all KTV companies, most KTV companies were still worried about Huanyu Technologies.
After all, Samsung was a foreign company. At the same time, Huanyu Technologies controlled the KTV music copyright.
If you didn't agree, they might cause trouble for you in the future.
Don't think that these small companies would be fine just because the higher-ups paid attention to the KTV copyright.
Sometimes, this kind of thing might not be resolved even after ten years of negotiations.
Huanyu Technologies wouldn't cause trouble because of the attention of the higher-ups and the media. However, if they decided to be ruthless, you would have to bear with it. After all, under the current legal framework, there was no problem with them doing this.
This kind of threat was very effective. Xu Hao quickly called Jin Zhizhong again.
"Mr. Jin, we're being threatened by Huanyu Technologies."
"What?"
"They said that if we don't use their song ordering system, they'll still find the relevant departments."
"Huanyu Technologies is shameless … Do you have evidence?"
"This … It's useless even if I have evidence. The people who threatened me aren't from Huanyu Technologies."
"Mr. Xu, don't agree."
Jin Zhizhong told Xu Hao to hold on.
However, Jin Zhizhong was extremely conflicted. "Mr. Jin, we might not be able to withstand the pressure from Huanyu Technologies. After all, we still have to use their songs. If they cause trouble for us every few days, we won't be able to operate our KTV anymore. "
Facing Xu Hao's situation, Jin Zhizhong had no choice but to agree.
No matter what, their LCD screen was still intact.
Even if the song ordering system didn't belong to them, consumers were more concerned about their hardware products.
On the other hand, this wouldn't affect their high-end LCD TVs much.
As for the song ordering system, the market for this wasn't large either. For the time being, they had to swallow their anger.
They had to open their KTV first.
After all, the last incident had already delayed them for a while.
The longer the delay, the greater the impact on their high-end LCD TVs.
It didn't matter if the KTV market didn't exist, as long as their high-end LCD TVs could sell well.
However, what Jin Zhizhong didn't know was …
He thought that he had managed to protect their high-end LCD TVs, but Huanyu Technology had a huge pit waiting for them, the Samsung Group.
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