While he was complaining, Cao Shujie's cell phone rang again.
When he saw it was the area code of Beijing, he wondered which god this was?
Could it be that the video was shot by his wife and there are fans in the capital?
The next moment, he answered the call and put the phone to his ear. Just as he was thinking of saying a friendly hello to the other party, he heard the person on the other end say: "Hello, is this Mengmeng Orchard?"
The voice sounded like that of a man. He spoke softly and could not tell his age.
Cao Shujie thought this was another reminder, but in view of the friendliness of the other party, he did not have a hard temper: "I am, who are you?"
Then I heard the other party take the initiative to introduce: "Hello, Mengmeng Orchard podcaster, I am Zhu Zheng, the video content editor of the New Cool 6 editorial department. Do you have time now? I have something to communicate with you."
Cao Shujie was a little confused. He was not in a hurry to answer the other party. He asked first: "Mr. Zhu, what is your relationship with Ku6.com?"
New Cool 6, I still have Old Cool 6. Some people are really interesting these days. They use the guise of well-known companies or platforms to defraud. The skills of scammers are getting more and more backward.
Zhu Zheng did not expect Cao Shujie to ask such a question, but he still said politely: "Hello, Mengmeng Orchard Podcaster, we are the same company as Ku6. To be precise, our new Ku6 is Ku6.com this year.
A new product to be launched is mainly to further strengthen the social attributes of Ku6.com and delve into the field of video UGC..."
Zhu Zheng also said a lot, but Cao Shujie didn't understand.
Even so, he confirmed one thing. This person named Zhu Zheng was indeed a staff member of Ku6.com.
"Mr. Zhu, what do you want from me?" Cao Shujie wondered.
Then I heard Zhu Zheng say: "Mengmeng Orchard Broadcaster, it's like this. Our platform is signing some high-quality original video broadcasters. After a recent period of observation, we found that the video works you created are in line with ours."
Regarding the platform’s contract signing standards, do you have any intention in this regard?”
Hearing what Zhu Zheng said, Cao Shujie finally understood what was going on. He walked to his wife, put his phone on the table, and then clicked on speakerphone to signal his wife to listen.
"Mr. Zhu, I would like to know if I sign a contract with your company, what are the advantages and limitations of the videos I upload on the platform?" Cao Shujie asked proactively.
He did not say that 'Mengmeng Orchard' was his wife. Registering an account these days does not require a real-name system.
Zhu Zheng said: "Yes, if you sign a contract with our company, you can enjoy the commission from video browsing and advertising brought by our platform. If you do this well, you can get a lot of profits."
"At the same time, after you sign a contract with our platform, we will increase the promotion and resource sharing of the high-quality videos of the 'Mengmeng Orchard' broadcasters. In this way, you can get more benefits."
"However, if you agree to sign a contract with our platform, the copyright of the videos you post in the future will be protected, and the same video cannot be published on other platforms."
Cao Shujie understood what was going on as soon as he heard this. He looked at his wife calmly and asked for her opinion.
Cheng Xiaolin bit her lip and thought for a while, then shook her head. Cao Shujie understood and said, "Mr. Zhu, let me think about it again. Can I call you later?"
"Mengmeng Orchard Podcaster, if you don't see this, I'll call you in half an hour, okay?" Zhu Zheng asked.
Cao Shujie didn't expect the other party to be so 'persistent'. Half an hour was enough for him and his wife to discuss it, so he said, "Okay, Mr. Zhu, my surname is Cao. Let's talk later."
"Mr. Cao, okay!" Zhu Zheng listened to Cao Shujie's self-introduction. He was very happy. In his opinion, he was 80% sure of attracting the 'Mengmeng Orchard' podcaster to their platform.
After hanging up the phone, Cao Shujie asked his wife Cheng Xiaolin: "Honey, what do you think?"
"Shujie, I...I have no experience in this area, what do you think?" Cheng Xiaolin was really a little numb.
She just shot videos based on her hobby, and then edited and uploaded them. She originally wanted to submit one draft to multiple submissions. The main purpose was to expand the number of investors and increase the number of views, so as to attract more people to pay attention to their 'Cute Orchard'. Her original
The essence is still to promote their orchard.
She never thought that after uploading the video to the website platform, she could sign a contract with the other party and then share the advertising share?
Cao Shujie thought for a while, nodded and said, "I don't think this is a bad thing. Wife, you can consider agreeing to it."
"But after agreeing to them, the videos I will make later will not be uploaded to other platforms. Will there be fewer people seeing these videos by then?"
Cao Shujie knew what his wife was worried about, so he stretched out his hand to rub her shoulders and comforted her: "Wife, you are different, I think if you sign a contract with them, the platform will definitely make some changes to your videos in order to earn 'advertising fees'
With multi-faceted publicity and promotion, the videos you create will gain more exposure opportunities and more people will see your videos, which should be more conducive to promotion."
He said: "Look now, you have uploaded videos to Youku and Tudou, but have they promoted it for you?"
Cheng Xiaolin shook her head, there was no need to ask this.
Cao Shujie nodded: "Isn't this right? The other two platforms have not promoted it for you, and for the same video, the views on one Kuliu.com far exceed the views on the other two platforms combined. Do you think it is still good?
Can’t you make a decision?”
Cheng Xiaolin was not really stupid. When her husband said this, she knew what to choose.
"Then I agree?" Cheng Xiaolin seemed to be asking her husband, but she already had the answer in her heart.
And being able to make some money using her 'hobby' gave Cheng Xiaolin a different sense of accomplishment.
How could Cao Shujie not see what his wife was thinking? He nodded and said, "You can decide this matter yourself."
"Okay, just sign it. If it doesn't work out then, it won't be a big deal if I quit." Cheng Xiaolin thought through this level.
Seeing the relieved expression on his wife's face, Cao Shujie was also happy for her.
Zhu Zheng was on time. Half an hour later, he called Cao Shujie. After Cao Shujie got through, he asked: "Mr. Cao, may I ask..."
Before he finished speaking, Cao Shujie said: "Mr. Zhu, I'm really sorry just now. The account of 'Mengmeng Orchard' belongs to my wife. You can communicate with her about the signing that Mr. Zhu just mentioned."
Zhu Zheng didn't expect that such a thing would happen. He got the 'phone' from the nonsensical video uploaded by 'Mengmeng Orchard' last time. He didn't expect that there would be such a twist.
But this was not a problem. Cao Shujie handed the phone to his wife, and Cheng Xiaolin and Zhu Zheng chatted in detail about the signing for a while.
Cao Shujie didn't leave either, he just listened.
Everything else is easy to say, but Zhu Zheng and Cao Shujie had a slightly different idea about who would own the copyright after signing the contract.
Cao Shujie interrupted and asked: "Mr. Zhu, you just said that after my wife signed a contract with your platform, the copyright of the video will automatically belong to your platform. Is that true?"
Zhu Zheng didn't think there was any problem. He said: "That's it. According to relevant policies and regulations, our platform owns the copyright of the videos uploaded by the account 'Mengmeng Orchard'. At the same time, our platform owns all rights to the account 'Mengmeng Orchard'."
The obligations of uploading videos for publicity, recommendation, resource sharing, channel promotion, etc. are designed to help 'Mengmeng Orchard' obtain more advertising revenue and channel revenue..."
He said it in great detail, and also highlighted one point: if the copyright is not on their side, there will be no way to enjoy the subsequent series of resources.
This means that if you want to get benefits, you have to pay in advance.
Cheng Xiaolin thought about it and felt that the problem was not big.
But Cao Shujie said: "I don't agree with this. Is there any other way to sign the contract? If not, let's talk about it later."
Zhu Zheng was a little confused when he heard what Cao Shujie said. He didn't expect to meet such a stubborn person again.
The other person sounded like he knew a lot about the law.
When Zhu Zheng was thinking about how to persuade the other party, he only heard Cao Shujie say: "We can reduce the revenue share, but the copyright must be in our own hands, otherwise we don't need to talk."
"..." Zhu Zheng didn't know what to say.
Cao Shujie continued: "Mr. Zhu, I'm going to hang up now. Let's talk again later."
After finishing speaking, Cao Shujie hung up the phone again.
Cheng Xiaolin didn't understand why her husband was like this, but she still chose to believe and support her husband!
She knew that her husband would not cheat her on this matter.
"Shujie, wasn't it nice just now?" Cheng Xiaolin asked.
Cao Shujie shook his head: "What's good? If you agree to the other party's conditions, the copyright of all the videos you create belongs to the platform."
"Honey, think about it. Once you agree to this condition, to put it bluntly, you are just the producer of the video and work for the platform. How much advertising and channel fees you will pay at that time will be decided by the other party. If you
If one of his videos becomes popular, it may generate many other benefits. But if the copyright is in the hands of the other party, do you think those benefits will be given to you, or how much will be given to you does not depend on the other party's mood. We don't
I’m short of money, do you think it’s necessary?”
After Cao Shujie made this relationship clear, Cheng Xiaolin realized the trap here. She didn't know what other people did?
But she knew that many people would definitely agree in the face of 'interests', but as her husband just said, their family is not short of money, and it seems really unnecessary if they lose the initiative for the sake of current interests.
Thinking of this, she said: "If the other party doesn't change, then I won't sign the contract. I will continue to upload it to the platform and other platforms. It will matter how many people see it."
"My opponent, don't think too much. If it doesn't work here, maybe there are other aspects that can work?" Cao Shujie said with a smile.
He put the phone away and motioned to his wife to continue editing the video: "Honey, you finish editing this video first, and I'll take Mengmeng out to play for a while."
"Okay, you go ahead and remember to come back early." After Cheng Xiaolin finished speaking, she returned to work.
Cao Shujie took Mengmeng downstairs. He led Dahei and Xiaohei, and Mengmeng led Xiaobai, the pug. After the father and daughter left home, they walked towards the river dam in the east.
Mengmeng said: "Dad, let's go see the Yellow River."
"Okay, let's walk." Cao Shujie held Mengmeng's little hand, and they went up the dam together.
After entering late March, the trees on both sides of the dam also sprouted buds and grew green leaves, and the atmosphere of spring was everywhere.
A gust of wind blew by, making it cool, but I didn't feel cold at all.
Cao Shujie likes this kind of weather the most. It's neither cold nor hot. It's the right time to go out and play.
"Dad, are you here?" Mengmeng asked after walking for a few minutes.
Cao Shujie looked at the river that looked like a yellow jade belt in his field of vision, and his heart was filled with excitement: "Mengmeng, we have to walk for a while. Are you tired? Let me hold you."
It looks close, but there are still several miles to go. This is a typical example of running to death in Wangshan Mountain.
"Never."
When Mengmeng heard that her father was about to hug her, she immediately broke away from her father's hand and ran forward holding the pug Xiaobai.
Despite her young age, she can run quite fast. Cao Shujie couldn't catch her unless he started running.
The father and daughter continued walking to the Yellow River. In the crop fields east of the dam, wheat was growing in large lengths. The pear trees in the sand beside the Yellow River were also growing new leaves and were about to bloom.
"Dad, it's so beautiful here." Mengmeng shouted.
Cao Shujie also particularly agreed with what his daughter said. In his opinion, he couldn't get enough of every bit of scenery in his hometown.
"Dad, let's go." Mengmeng led Xiaobai and started running again. She even shouted: "Xiaobai, run quickly."
"We won't let dad catch up."
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At the same time, in Building 6 of the Zhengtong Times Creative Center near Xiba River in Chaoyang, Beijing, on the floor of the office building of Xinku 6.com, Zhu Zheng has been thinking about what Cao Shujie just said about copyright after hanging up the phone.
The problem.
This is not the first podcaster Zhu Zheng has encountered who is entangled in the issue of 'whose copyright belongs to'. He can't understand that as long as the other party agrees to sign the copyright to the platform, the platform will increase its control over the products of these podcasters.
The intensity of promotion is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
But even so, some people are still unwilling.
"Do you know how much money you can earn by promoting one time?" Zhu Zheng shook his head, saying it was a pity that Mengmeng Orchard came here.
As the first video website to be listed on Nasdaq, coupled with the strategic cooperation with Shanda, they also received US$100 million in financial support from Shanda. They are now "money is the boss" and feel "cute"
If Mengmeng Orchard does not sign a contract with their platform, it will be his loss.
However, Mr. Li attaches great importance to copyright. Otherwise, Zhu Zheng feels that it would be better to continue distributing advertisements at the beginning of the other party's videos without informing the other party, and then all the proceeds will belong to their platform.
But this will involve the issue of infringement. If you meet someone who knows the business, go complain to them, or even sue them. When the time comes, you will be sure.
"Ignore her for now, I'll contact other podcasters." Zhu Zheng thought to himself.
