Chapter 1564 About Pirated Video Discs

【The long dream of the motherland, the mountains and rivers are always related to love. The smoke of gunfire is in Red Cliff, and the bronze bird is in deep autumn love. --Traveling in Chibi]

What is the symbol of Chinese culture in the world? Porcelain, Kung Fu, the Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors, etc. These are probably the first things that come to mind when foreigners mention Chinese culture. Just like when people mention Egypt, the first thing that comes to mind is probably the pyramids, mummies, sphinx, etc. Therefore, it is quite normal for The Mummy Returns to become so popular in the end. For such an event, The Mummy Returns has saved at least half of the publicity costs. This is the value of IP. The best IP in China is actually the Great Wall of Terracotta Warriors and Horses. Once this thing is filmed and turned into a movie, it will naturally be more accepted by everyone than Sanxingdui.

In fact, this is what Ye Ming expressed, although in the end Spielberg also stubbornly said that he would go to the Sanxingdui ruins to have a look and discuss the issue of cooperation later. Of course, this one is Spielberg's stubbornness, and the other one is about a question like this. At this time, Spielberg finally said it: "I understand these, but the last question is the script. What should I do? If what you said makes sense, then if there is no suitable script, then I think it is impossible to achieve good results.

If you can give us a good script after our inspection, then the chances of our cooperation on such a matter will be much greater. Even if it's like this, it's not certain that the two of us can sponsor you. "At this time, Spielberg finally regained the special sensitivity that a commercial director should have.

Ye Ming also said with great certainty at this moment: "This matter, needless to say, investment and so on, I am not short of money, at least for this little money, I am not short of money, and even if I find someone to invest, it will cost several thousand Whatever the case, there is no pressure at all to find it. The reason why I want to recruit you two is actually because of your influence and connections in the West.

It doesn't matter if you can't reach an agreement on such a matter. If our company does it ourselves, the worst we can do is make less money. As for the script, it is a commercial secret now. If we cooperate, you will see it. If there is no cooperation, you may be allowed to take a look when the movie is screened. "

This is actually an issue of anti-piracy. On this issue, no one is more impressed than Ye Ming.

Therefore, regarding such a matter, Ye Ming attaches great importance to this issue, which also surprised Spielberg: "You are quite confident in your book, but neither of us has read it. If we talk about cooperation, there are also big risks. This risk is better if we share it together."

Ye Ming immediately said: "What you said makes no sense. It's not that simple. This is a continuation of a new theme. I want to ensure a certain degree of freshness. The specific content will be kept confidential first. .

This is actually done to keep it secret. After all, it is said that in such a thing, everything is possible.

Of course, you must have seen the script earlier than the average person, but not now. I will do my best to prevent any possibility of leakage. "

Lukes was a little confused, so he shrugged and said, "Why? The two of us were able to leak your script. According to our reputations, we wouldn't do such a thing, right?"

The more famous a person is, the more he cherishes his reputation in such a situation. Therefore, Lucas believes that great directors like himself and Spielberg will not do it because of It's not worth the gain to waste one or two scripts or something to delay one's reputation and make oneself notorious, at least for one script.

Spielberg, however, had a certain understanding of China. He took over the words and said, "That's not necessarily true. George, Ye may not necessarily believe in us. I have some understanding of China, and the protection of intellectual property rights and so on." , that is not a very good suggestion, and it means that on such a problem, in such a situation, the overall market in China is like this at this time, there are too many piracy, and there are too many piracy The blow is not very big. Even if someone is caught piracy, it is only a fine, and generally there will not be too much punishment. Therefore, China's piracy market has always been criticized, such as the Terminator This kind of movie could be bought for less than one dollar before China.

Have you heard that the third part of Terminator didn't seem to get any good box office in China, right? "

Lucas immediately said: "The last time I met Schwarzenegger, I actually asked about this issue and said that the box office of the third Terminator movie in the Chinese market was not as expected. I think in this way One of the things above should be related to piracy."

In fact, Ye Ming has quite a say in this matter. His own movies have also been pirated. Therefore, Ye Ming also has a deep understanding of this issue.

For example, Crazy Stone, even if Ou Yeming took very good precautions, but on such a problem, Crazy Stone actually suffered a lot of losses due to piracy.

Therefore, when asked about such a question, Spielberg did not say anything. Instead, Ye Ming immediately said: "Actually, this is very simple. It was due to piracy. It was June 3, 2003." It will be released in the United States on the 10th and will be released on a large scale around the world on July 2nd. But you may not know that on July 1st, pirated movie resources of the third Terminator movie have appeared on the Chinese Internet for everyone to download. .

And on July 5th, pirated discs had already appeared in cities large and small in China. Of course, this is not a temporary phenomenon. China will definitely take corresponding measures to control piracy in this regard. But this takes time, maybe three to five years, maybe ten to eight years. Spielberg thought for a while and said: "Ye, according to your opinion, will China eliminate pirated discs, which are very harmful to movies?" "

Ye Ming was actually very confident and said: "This is for sure. There must be an opportunity like this, and we will definitely be able to do it. This will take a certain amount of time. It doesn't mean that it will be eliminated immediately, but it will definitely be eliminated. Yes. The cost of a pirated disc, if labor is included, is only about 80 cents, or even one dollar at a better rate. He is considered a conscientious businessman among pirates.

And at this time, the selling price is five yuan or six yuan, which is a huge profit.

Therefore, as long as there is profit, you will always meet people to do it. Controlling pirated discs is a long process. It doesn’t mean that you went to the market to inspect the market, and then the leader issued an order, set a rule, or wrote something, which means that all pirated discs must be eradicated. Therefore, regarding a problem like this, managing pirated discs actually requires a process. We need a certain amount of time.

At most, within ten or eight years, pirated discs will definitely be completely eradicated. "

These words will definitely be recognized, and Ye Ming will also have such confidence. In fact, even if the words are not recognized, then when the time comes at the end, Si Pier and Lucas will definitely be able to see it. Ye Ming is right.

Therefore, Ye Ming still has a certain degree of authority on such an issue. Regarding a question like this, Ye Ming certainly believed this, but one thing was that the pirated discs were missing.

Especially when it comes to pirated movie discs, they are no longer available.

But downloading from pirated links, and having a memory card to store movies, a small memory card that can usually store three to five movies is not a big problem.

Therefore, Ye Ming did not lie about such a matter. It is precisely because of the advancement of technology that the piracy links and memory cards on the Internet have opened up new channels for piracy. Regarding such a question, Ye Ming did not lie. Later, the pirated discs really disappeared.

Especially after 2008, the consequences of pirated discs gradually disappeared. General memory cards, USB flash drives, etc., these will become new trends.

Moreover, on such a question, Ye Ming had no intention of lying at all, because it was a fact. In fact, piracy was definitely very rampant later on. If we talk about movies like The Terminator, they are generally delayed by three to five days in China than in the United States.

But if it's about online pirated links or something like that, then for a problem like this, it means that it doesn't even cost five yuan, it can be downloaded directly online, and it's very good at storage. After the emergence of smart phones, it can be directly stored on the mobile phone. , if you have free time, you can open it and take a look.

Regarding such a problem, real piracy is actually difficult to avoid in any country in the world. Especially in a place like China, Ye Ming has already promised that pirated discs will disappear after 2008, but new piracy methods will slowly emerge.

Therefore, on such a question, Ye Ming did not say anything wrong, he just said that he would tell some things in the future in advance.

At this time, Spielberg was stunned and said: "I am friends with many Chinese colleagues. Therefore, I think it is very difficult for China to eliminate pirated DVDs. It is almost impossible to solve this problem." Ye Ming He said with great certainty: "On this matter, what I said is actually correct. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. After 2008, there will definitely be no pirated DVDs in China. At least the pirated DVDs in Xin will be." Won't show up anymore.

Therefore, on this issue, I can confidently say that we will eliminate pirated movies. "

Looking at Ye Ming's expression, he was very confident, especially when it came to such a question. Even Spielberg, who had always been skeptical about this matter, was a little hesitant. Ye Ming said so confidently. Could it be that China has done a lot of work on intellectual property rights, but as a result, pirated DVDs have really disappeared? At this time, Ye Ming's words were actually quite shocking.

Lucas immediately pawed at one of them and said, "It's really incredible, Ye. I admire you very much for your blind belief."

Ye Ming immediately said: "It's easy to talk about it, because this is the law of market development."

Although Spielberg couldn't believe that such a thing would happen, but regarding such an issue, if these things really happened, then at this time, it would actually have a negative impact on the film market, especially the film market. This is very good news for the Hollywood film market.

Therefore, Spielberg smiled more and more at this moment and said: "If things really develop in this direction, as long as pirated DVDs can be eliminated, then in such a matter, the Chinese film market actually still has There is a lot of room for development, which is worth looking forward to. After all, this country has the largest population market in the world. I think the movie box office in such a market will grow bigger and bigger with development. By then there will be no more piracy. As for the DVD, it should be very worth looking forward to.”

At this point, Spielberg is actually very optimistic about the Chinese film market. However, at this time, there are pirated DVDs in China. This is a powerful fog sweeping the Chinese film market across the world.

Regardless of whether it is from Europe, America, Asia, or even Africa, as long as a pirate dealer sees it at this time, it is absolutely impossible to escape from such a thing. This matter is actually very important to Hollywood. It also caused considerable losses. The box office in China will definitely suffer huge losses due to pirated DVDs.

If it is really as Ye Ming said on such an issue, and can eliminate pirated DVDs, then it will really be considered a meritorious thing.

But at this time, Spielberg actually ignored Ye Ming's words. Ye Ming said that he would eliminate pirated DVDs, but in fact, online piracy later became mainstream. Naturally, the market for pirated DVDs gradually disappeared. On this point, Ye Ming actually did not lie. (To be continued)