mijobooks Chapter 120 The Imitator Wins with Speed
Chapter 120 The Imitator Wins with Speed
I had already booked my return high-speed train ticket.
Now, Gu Qingqing is not in a hurry to leave.
Lying on the hotel bed, I listened to music and hummed a song.
The phone rang as expected.
The corners of her mouth turned up slightly.
After figuring out why Shen Mo had become popular again, she had a premonition.
I never expected it to come so quickly.
She spent two days trying to get the Spring Festival Gala spot, and she didn't have much hope at first, but her boss was incredibly helpful and gave her a huge boost.
It was much faster than she had expected.
Just over an hour later, the station leader, who had previously been polite and vague to him, became unusually enthusiastic on the phone this time.
The two chatted for a while and agreed to discuss the details the next day.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Qingqing immediately contacted Hong Kong to strike while the iron was hot; she had to get the authorization for "The Lone Warrior".
"Hopefully, they haven't realized what's happening over there yet."
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After finishing the Miracle Champions Night, in addition to the weekly live broadcast work, there is also a commercial performance and an outdoor promotional shoot.
My days are filled with studying livestream scripts, choreography, and singing practice.
With Chinese New Year just two weeks away, everyone in the studio is in a state of anxiety and unease at work.
The person living furthest from his studio is a young girl from Xinjiang.
"Sister Qingqing is back!"
Shen Mo turned around and, sure enough, saw Gu Qingqing looking exhausted.
"Thanks for your hard work!"
He handed me a glass of water.
"Boss, the deal with the local TV station fell through!"
Gu Qingqing looked dejected.
She thought it was a sure thing, but it didn't work out in the end.
"Didn't they say there was a turning point? What happened?"
Shen Mo didn't feel it was a pity.
Once you're actually in this industry, the Spring Festival Gala loses its mystique.
Even a provincial TV station's Spring Festival Gala is just a larger-scale commercial event, let alone a local TV station's Spring Festival Gala.
Compared to new media, local television stations remain a major area where outdated ideas persist.
"Don't even mention it! I ran into a lunatic who completely messed things up."
Gu Qingqing felt angry just thinking about it.
The impact of "The Lone Warrior" is still unfolding. She originally thought that this would bring about a turnaround, but she still underestimated the shamelessness of those bastards.
Upon hearing this, Shen Mo realized what was going on, and his eyes immediately sharpened.
"Are you alright?"
Hearing this, Gu Qingqing felt a warmth in her heart upon seeing his expression.
"I've taken care of everything. It's just that I can forget about the Spring Festival Gala."
"I didn't want to go in the first place. I could have finished recording 'The Lone Warrior' by now."
"Have you finished practicing 'The Lone Warrior'? I've already secured the copyright."
"We can start tomorrow."
The two chatted for a while longer, and Shen Mo only relaxed after confirming with a series of skills that the other party was really alright.
The phone rang again.
It's Liu Qing.
Recently, Liu Qing has been busy with readings and preparing to finalize the list of copyright holders for the next batch of works. In addition, she is also working on the post-production of short dramas.
The post-production of "What a Good Girl" is about 70-80% complete, and it should be released in three days at most.
The successful implementation of the charging model has changed not only the status quo, but also resources.
Previously, to go online, you needed to find those big platforms and get listed on the short drama channels of various platforms, or even just on wireless channels.
This process requires running around to various platforms and channels, and even begging them to put your show on their platforms.
Now, no need for that, I can do it myself.
"Shen Mo, this is bad, our short drama has been pirated."
"Piracy?"
Shen Mo's pupils contracted.
Such a niche term.
I've only ever heard of pirated movies, which were all secretly filmed by audiences. I've never heard of short dramas getting this treatment.
Sure enough, in a big forest, you'll find all sorts of birds.
"It should be called AI face swapping! 'Drama Express' directly swapped all the faces in our 'After the Breakup' video with AI."
Holy crap!
Shen Mo immediately stood up.
Although it was a rough and unruly era, he never expected these people to play so wildly.
Click on the video that Liu Qing shared with you.
really.
The scenes, script, and lines are all from "After the Breakup," and even the second female lead, Wu Qiqi, hasn't changed. Only the characters themselves, Zhu Manli, have had their faces swapped by AI.
His expression was stiff, and his lips didn't match his movements.
"This is so filthy!"
Shen Mo looked disgusted.
However, his face quickly darkened.
5 cents per set.
This is destroying the pot he made!
Even with his past life experience, he was still hesitant when he initially set the price at 1 yuan per episode.
After finally making it this far, before I even got my first paycheck, those bastards who were trying to sabotage the market showed up.
idiot!
Clicking into "Express Delivery" reveals that there are more than just one or two idiots like this.
Of the more than 300 short dramas, most of them are AI-generated face-swapping dramas, while the remaining dozens are live-action short dramas.
Originally, "Sunny Day Films" maintained a recharge rate of over 20% due to the two hit shows "After the Breakup" and "Peerless". Douyin's algorithm has already become biased.
However, Jusuda's low-price strategy directly snatched away the traffic.
After all, the underlying logic of the Internet is low price and free.
No matter how good your content is, it can't compete with others engaging in price wars.
If it were normal content, Shen Mo wouldn't be afraid of keeping costs down. The key issue is that the other party shamelessly plagiarized and then used AI to swap faces, making the cost almost zero.
Even if it's just one cent, let alone five cents, the other party will still make a killing.
A short while later, Liu Qing made a video call.
Also in the video were the bosses of several companies, including Li Tao.
"Now that everyone understands the situation, we mainly need to meet and discuss our next steps."
Liu Qing set the tone directly.
"I have already filed a complaint with Douyin's official team, and it is still being processed."
"It's no use! This kind of person is obviously the type to hit and run. If this mini-program gets blocked, they can just make a new one, or even buy one. It won't cost much."
"Then sue him for copyright infringement, plagiarism, theft, and violation of portrait rights..."
The person speaking is Liu Qing's best friend, the boss.
Her show was also plagiarized, and 60-70% of the characters in the show had their faces replaced by AI.
They had just started to make a profit, and this incident has resulted in a direct loss of real money!
Who wouldn't be angry!
"This company has a background in Beijing capital, so even if we file a complaint, it will probably drag on for a while."
Liu Qing suddenly said.
This was told to her by her mother.
The sudden popularity of the short drama immediately caught the attention of some second-generation rich kids.
These guys aren't particularly skilled, but they're naturally more perceptive than the average person, and they strike immediately when they see an opportunity.
Decisive and straightforward!
"Complain if you should! Sue if you should!"
"We're taking multiple approaches."
"Furthermore, they can't just target us. We can contact a group of companies that have had similar experiences and file a lawsuit together."
"That's what we'll do!"
After discussing their plans, everyone began to use their supernatural abilities to prepare for a siege against "Speedy Express".
"Boss, watch the live stream!"
As soon as she hung up, Gu Qingqing shared a link.
The above is a live broadcast of the Southern Short Drama Exchange Conference, held in Ganzhou.
She had invited him before, but because it conflicted with his schedule and Liu Qing was busy with post-production, she didn't send anyone.
This is a paid live stream link.
Currently, more than 3,000 people are watching.
On the huge stage, the LED screen is a simple black screen, with a few words flashing occasionally.
Chen Feng, CEO of Jusuda.
At this moment, Chen Feng was in high spirits, looking at his colleagues below the stage with a confident and arrogant expression, preparing to end his presentation.
"Finally, I'd like to conclude our sharing today with a single sentence."
"Innovators die from greed, imitators win with speed."
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