Aesthetics of Violence [Entertainment]

The temperature in Pingjing City plummeted, falling below zero in an instant, which finally gave people a real sense of winter, and many people began to look forward to it, maybe this year's Spring Festival will be a snowy day.From time to time, the news reminds people to wear more clothes when going out to avoid catching a cold.

Ge Qiao is a person who cherishes his life very much. After hearing what the announcer said, he always wraps himself up like a rice dumpling when he goes out.He also listened to Zhong Mingcan's words, never to sleep in the cold office, and also listened to Shen Yan's words, turn on the floor heating as soon as he entered the bedroom door, 25 degrees is the best.

However, he still caught a bad cold because he woke up from the cold in a daze in the middle of the night, and finally slept all night with the air conditioner on.

Ge Qiao lamented that his physique was getting worse day by day when he was approaching the age of [-], dragging his heavy body slowly down the stairs, finishing his breakfast while sucking his nose, his throat was so sore that he couldn't eat, but he still endured the rubbing With the pain of tearing, I forcibly filled my stomach.

Getting ready to go to work as usual, Ge Qiao said angrily to his roommates in a hoarse voice, "I'm leaving first" and went out.In fact, he doesn't need to be so reluctant. He can send an email to the HR department to ask for sick leave, just like on New Year's Day. Anyway, the full attendance record is gone. He is no longer the legend of diligence and integrity.

It's just that now the company building that he has always regarded as a "giant tombstone" has a different level of meaning. In addition to completing the so-called "duties", there is also a quiet place here that can Where he was allowed to take a breather, every time he had more contact with Zhong Mingcan, the peace of mind in his heart would be deeper.It is shameless to say that the beauty of office romance lies in this, each other can become the dawn of the busy.

He gradually became addicted to this feeling like a sedative. He used to think that his love life was just a set of thin glass bowls, which were not useful, but he didn't know whether it was because Zhong Mingcan was too special or because of his own love for love. The understanding is too biased. From the moment of falling in love, his set of "thin glass bowls" disappeared automatically.Occasionally, he still suspects that Zhong Mingcan is also teaching him by precepts and deeds, trying to tell him that love is not so fragile.

He suddenly thought of what Zhong Mingcan said not long ago, "This weekend, come home with me".

The word "go home" caused his heart to have the symptoms of a cold, and it was hot for a while, entangled with the feverish brain, making him dizzy.

However, in the media department where the "smoke of gunpowder" is everywhere, there is not much time left for him to drag his sick body and think about it.

Early in the morning, the assistant sent over a new data report.

Thanks to the Weibo post Chen Lie posted last night, today's statistics couldn't be any better.

Last night, Chen Lie suddenly posted a Weibo, the content was quite simple, calling on fans to check the charts and buy albums.The idol personally urges the fans, how can the fans be ungrateful?

So AIX's group site joined forces with Chen Lie's personal fan group to create a weird new game.

A group of people with the tag "Spending money on AIX is the happiest" rushed to post screenshots of mobile phones and computers, invoice details, and photos of the big cardboard box containing the album.Originally, everyone chasing stars is for happiness, buy whatever you want, and forget it if you don’t want to, but as soon as this photo posting activity was launched, it instantly aroused the deep desire to win in the fans. The little money they have is not enough to express their inner loyalty to idols, and it is not enough to prove that they are unique "true love", so the more they buy, the more exaggerated the pictures they post.

After Ge Qiao heard about this spectacle, he went to join in the excitement for a while, and saw a fan who spent nearly 5 RMB in one go and bought more than 3000 digital albums.

That's right, it's not a physical album, it's a digital album that doesn't even have the slightest collection value.

This is probably a new way of "seeking praise"?

Ge Qiao didn't have any big turmoil in his heart, he just smiled and joked, "Chen Lie can do it".He is not surprised. After all, the sales of these invisible and intangible digital albums are just a few digits of virtual data. It seems that they are rising by tens of thousands every day. After the distribution by the brokerage company and the record company, it will not bring much profit to the company after careful calculation. It is better to let AIX go to a platter concert and sing a song or two to show up.

He also mentioned this matter when he called Yao Jie who had already taken AIX out for business performances.

Ge Qiao clicked his tongue and said: "The fans are really rich now, why don't they buy more things for their parents to show their filial piety..."

Yao Jia said it very directly: "You said that, you don't let them spend money, how do you make money?"

However, what she said did hit the point, and Ge Qiao couldn't play the role of a selfless moral educator in an instant. He knocked the toe of his leather shoes on the ground, lowered his eyes slightly, and coughed a few times.

"...have a cold?"

"Well, kind of."

"You can take it easy, you have to rest when you should rest, the body is the capital of the revolution."

Before Ge Qiao could reply, the assistant suddenly hurried in.She just stood outside and knocked on the door, but there was no answer from inside. Thinking that the problem might be a little serious right now, she couldn't delay, so she forced her way in.She looked nervous, stumbled on a pair of high heels, almost sprained her ankle, and her tongue got stuck: "Mr. Ge, A... AIX's MV has been reported for plagiarism, the legal department has received a letter, and there has been a commotion on Weibo..."

Ge Qiao suddenly raised his head, his eyes were sharp and alert: "When did it happen?"

The assistant quickly explained to him the key points: "It's not our problem. The legal department received the letter on Monday, and they didn't care about it at the time. You also know that they receive hundreds of complaint letters a day, and many of them still have complaints. It's all black fans' pranks... Yesterday afternoon, the TV drama production company that reported the plagiarism suddenly issued an official announcement, saying that we are bullying others, and they also said that they would appeal... There was a commotion on Weibo, this... this... this is not going to make a fuss Is it too big!"

Ge Qiao frowned, lowered his head and asked while pointing at the screen of his mobile phone. His strong nasal voice made his voice sound a little vague: "Do they have any evidence? Just insisting on plagiarism? This kind of thing is not easy to define, he said plagiarism Is it plagiarism?"

The assistant knows when she should take over and when she shouldn't. She has played the role of a carrier pigeon, and now she just wants to get away, trying to pick up the corners of her lips, but she smiles ugly: "I don't know the specific situation, Would you like to talk to the legal counsel again?"

Ge Qiao stared at the phone without looking up, just waved his hand and asked the assistant to go out first.

AIX is an idol boy group on the rise, and has a high reputation in the past few years, and is favored by everyone. Therefore, on Weibo and other social platforms that talk about each other, even a little disturbance may cause a large-scale riot. .

Ge Qiao just pretended to be some other clown rushing to take advantage of the popularity of AIX.

He tried his best to pull out a few strands of clarity and reason from his chaotic brain, trying to calmly analyze the situation in front of him.The matter spread to the ears of Hertz's media department after a night of fermentation. This is indeed their oversight by the media department, but it also means that the influence of this TV drama production company is not high, and it is very likely that it came from a corner. Popping pheasant.

Ge Qiao quickly followed the AIX fan group account to find the company. The announcement posted yesterday was pinned to the top, with nearly a thousand retweets and five thousand comments. There is a sense of generosity and righteousness in the text:

"...Hertz is well-known in the industry. We used to strive for the goal of being able to cooperate with them, but we didn't expect that such a big company would do things like stealth. Its composition and plot design are very similar to some scenes of the opening and ending songs of the first to sixth episodes of our web drama "Zi Wubu Yu", which can be completely judged as plagiarism. Dare I ask, a family like you can eat and drink well Does the super big company have to come and bully us ants?..."

It was almost tearful, and everyone was moved.

Ge Qiao felt a little regretful in his heart. The Hertz company had already missed the "golden twelve hours" when they could make a strong response. That is to say, they let the other party dance alone for nearly a day. All the misery is sold, all the tears that should be earned are earned, and all the advantages that should be taken are also taken.

If you want to make an announcement saying "We firmly do not admit plagiarism", you will either be ridiculed for being insincere, or be accused of responding so late because of a guilty conscience.The problem is not solved, and there is a lot of trouble.

But Ge Qiao didn't seem to move, just resting his heavy head on one hand, squinting his eyes to appreciate the reaction of the melon-eating crowd.

Someone commented: "Plagiarism is abominable! I hate the company that steals other people's ideas the most, and they even say that they are the 'strongest entertainment empire'. It's really shameless..."

Some people also replied: "Stop yelling, Kong Yiji has a famous saying, things about scholars, can that be called stealing? Things about other people's entertainment circles, can that be called plagiarism?"

Although the fans do not have official support, they have the cohesion and public relations strength no less than the official ones at the moment. They quickly made a set of comparison videos, and responded in unison under all the doubts: "Please compare these two carefully. MV, the content and story are different. "Curma Sensation" is hiphop music based on the national style, and it will naturally use ancient scenes and pictures. Does it mean that the use of ancient styles is plagiarism from your family? Those oblique compositions you mentioned , wide-angle lens, I also have the impression, may I ask if you also plagiarized "Evil and Poison"? [Video link]”

Logically speaking, this is indeed very convincing, but it's hard for Ge Qiao to say whether anyone will buy it.

Overall, Hertz is still at a disadvantage, and because of the long silence, the distance between him and the image of the victim portrayed by this TV production company is getting further and further away.Most of the passers-by and netizens who followed this matter were mocking why Hertz is still acting like a turtle, and fans are gradually unable to do what they want. Even though they have an advantage in numbers, they dare not say anything harsh. On the other hand, it is because once you speak back, you will be dubbed "fans of big companies are gangsters", "a bunch of legs and brainless fans", and "bullying others".

It was too late to wait for Hertz's voice, and AIX was busy with commercial performances and had no time to take care of this matter. It seemed that the standard ending of this matter must be that Hertz would suffer a big loss.But when Ge Qiao went to "watch the battle", he was surprised to find that the quarrel on Weibo seemed to have reached a stalemate. Those who entered the game seemed to be full of righteous indignation, spitting, pointing at their noses and cursing others, while the other was trying their best to speak calmly. The audience explained, but they still couldn't come to a conclusion. Everyone was talking to themselves, that's all, it didn't affect outsiders at all.

Twenty hours had passed, and the positive and negative forces were skillfully balanced.

Ge Qiao thought this scene was very funny. This group of ignorant people seemed to be trapped in the uncivilized Macondo. In this island, the meaningless quarrels around "whether AIX's MV constitutes plagiarism" are simply It's a big event that turned upside down, but after leaving this island, the world of advanced humans is still peaceful and beautiful.

Things have developed to this point, and it is not as urgent as Ge Qiao imagined.Even if you ignore this matter, I believe it will subside by itself in a few days.

Although the TV drama production company said very strongly that it was planning to directly sue Hertz, the complicated process and energy consumed were not something this small company could afford.

But it's not Ge Qiao's character to just leave them alone without dealing with them.In fact, many people will be like this. The blood of the devil is suppressed in their bodies. Although they say they need to learn to "repay grievances with virtue", they also want to enjoy the pleasure of bloodthirsty.Therefore, the bigger the incident, the worse it will end. On the contrary, it can bring a sense of excitement to people like him.

Thinking of this, Ge Qiao felt a little more leisurely and elegant. He stretched his legs forward, pressed his face up on the back of the seat, turned around half a circle with the chair on his back, and made a call to the legal department in a leisurely manner.

"Let me ask, according to your judgment, does this video constitute plagiarism?"

"We watched the comparison video circulated among AIX fans. The editing was very good, and there was almost no trace of similarity, so..."

As soon as Ge Qiao heard that he was talking about him, he interrupted him directly and repeated: "I didn't tell you this, I was asking, according to the judgment of you law students, is this right? Plagiarism?"

There was a brief silence on the other end, as if he had just started thinking about Ge Qiao's question, and was still busy organizing his thoughts.

The current friction made a rustling sound, and after a while, the other end finally responded: "This is actually the same as suspected plagiarism of music works. The outside world often uses 'repetition of more than eight bars is plagiarism' as a criterion, but in fact, in similar lawsuits In the example, the definition of plagiarism will be more blurred..."

"Speak human." Ge Qiao said lightly.

"Uh..." The people in the legal department choked on his violent temper, paused for a few seconds, thought for a while, and continued to explain, "The entertainment industry is supported by separate laws, but it has not yet been perfected. .Let’s just look at it as it stands now... the copyright value of popular music is its consumption value, which means that the song can be bought and sold as a commodity and generate a profit, right?"

He was worried that his explanation was not clear enough, and he would get angry again if Ge Qiao didn't understand, so he would ask Ge Qiao for feedback in the middle of his speech.

"Understood, you continue."

"Plagiarism among commodities is nothing more than advertising creativity, trademarks, and product design. These also require subjective judgments by judges and lawyers to make decisions, but this part of copyright issues is relatively easy to solve, because basically everyone Commodities and their derivatives have certain uniqueness, whether it is advertising creativity or trademark and product design, so it can be judged for us.”

"You mean, it's hard to judge music works? But this song is not plagiarized. The key issue is the MV..."

"I know that film and television works are similar to music works, that is, the content has a lot of information and lacks uniqueness. The same scene will inevitably be used repeatedly. In people's impression, it is difficult to compare a certain scene with a certain An equal sign is drawn on a work, which is very different from general merchandise. And because the equal sign cannot be drawn, it is difficult to judge whether similar scenes appear in other works, whether it is plagiarism or not.”

"So it's not plagiarism?"

The person from the legal department sighed: "Strictly speaking... Forget it." He paused for a moment, as if he wanted to figure out Ge Qiao's mood, but through the receiver, he could only hear a slight buzzing sound coming from inside. Heavy breathing.

No way, he had no choice but to continue: "The similarities are quite obvious, for example, the whole narrative is the same as "Zi Wubu Yu Yu". The flower building meets a lover, and then realizes the true meaning of life, and finally realizes the ideal of life and embraces the beauty Return... As I said, the role of 'uniqueness' is emphasized in copyright lawsuits, but if the plagiarist allows the audience to hear what the plagiarized song is within a few seconds, once the original consumption value is lost damage, then it constitutes plagiarism. For example, if you want to copy Jay Chou's "Nunchuck", you don't copy anything, just copy the most classic line "Ho Ho Ha Hei", which will be familiar to others, then this This situation constitutes plagiarism. Similarly, if the plot composition and composition in the MV make the audience feel familiar, it also constitutes plagiarism.”

Ge Qiao was stunned for a while, staring at the ceiling in a daze, trying to digest these new knowledge points: "In other words, it can only be left to the audience to judge for themselves?"

"No need, not many people have the leisure to carefully distinguish whether there are similar lyrics, melodies or scenes in the audio or video for several minutes. They will think it is plagiarism when they hear you say it is plagiarism, and they may think it is plagiarism when they hear you say it is not plagiarism. This is not plagiarism..."

Ge Qiao's patience was about to run out: "Give me an assurance, is there any room for maneuver in this matter?"

"Yes. Although the narrative and composition have been accused of plagiarism, these two things are not unique at all, and they cannot be regarded as the core value of "Zi Wubu Yu". If there is a lawsuit, we may not necessarily lose... ..." The person in the legal department changed the subject, and suddenly took a little inexplicable pride, "So I said that the fans of AIX are really smart. Have you seen the comparison video they edited? Damn, I know what it means to pretend to be a horse. ...Hello? Hello!"

Before he finished admiring, Ge Qiao had already hung up the phone with a "beep".

The person who answered the phone from the legal department was stunned for a moment, curled his lips, and glanced at the slightly warm receiver in his hand.

"Brother Big Qiao hung up on you?" A colleague who was eavesdropping approached him and asked him.

"……Um."

"Hiss..." He suddenly exaggeratedly sucked in a breath of cold air deliberately, the corners of his mouth raised, and he smiled evilly and mysteriously, and said in a low voice, "I always feel, I always have a hunch, Brother Big Qiao is this I'm going to do something again..."

Gently putting the phone back in place, he turned around and glared at his colleague, and didn't answer the call. He just said "You still need to say it", and then returned to the desk and continued to work on his own affairs.