Parental Love: Jiang Weimin's Life of Lying Down

Chapter 241 Promoting Copyright Reform in China

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was Jiang Weimin's third summer vacation.

Shortly after Jiang Weimin returned to Qingdao from Jinan, he received news that a Japanese delegation was about to arrive in Qingdao.

The Japanese delegation first visited and exchanged views with the Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio.

Members of the Japanese delegation discussed the development and innovation of animation art with professionals from the Shanghai Art Film Studio and shared each other's experiences and insights.

After finishing their trip in Shanghai, the Japanese delegation will go to Qingdao to discuss copyright cooperation.

After Jiang Weimin returned from Beijing, he began to formulate a plan for the idea of laying eggs by borrowing chickens.

Relying on the cases he had read in his previous life, Jiang Weimin finally completed the preparation of the plan after two days of hard work.

Jiang Weimin then mailed the plan to Song Wenqing.

After Song Wenqing received and read Jiang Weimin's plan, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

This plan opened up the way for Qingdao Publishing House to go global.

Song Wenqing took the plan to the Qingdao municipal leadership to report on his work.

Qingdao leaders attach great importance to this plan. If this plan can be successfully implemented, it will become another major foreign exchange earning project in Qingdao.

The members of the leadership team carefully reviewed the plan and conducted in-depth discussions and analysis.

It was unanimously agreed that Jiang Weimin’s plan was of great significance in promoting Qingdao’s economic development and enhancing the city’s international influence.

In the end, everyone agreed to Jiang Weimin's plan.

Jiang Weimin's plan is actually to sacrifice his own interests and make every effort to pave the way for the future of Chinese comics.

As a senior state official, Jiang Weimin does not have to worry about many aspects of his life.

He has stable housing security, complete medical treatment, and a high social status.

Moreover, in terms of economy, Jiang Weimin is not short of money now.

Over the past two years, he has accumulated about 200,000 yuan by purchasing a large number of calligraphy and paintings.

Song Wenqing knew that Jiang Weimin loved calligraphy and painting. He especially liked to buy calligraphy and paintings from the Friendship Store. He had a strong interest in both modern and ancient works.

Therefore, Song Wenqing would exchange one thousand foreign exchange coupons for Jiang Weimin every month to satisfy his pursuit of calligraphy and painting.

Today, Jiang Weimin owns nearly 300 pieces of calligraphy and paintings by ancient and modern masters, and one room in his home in the military district can hardly hold them all.

When he was in Beijing, since the Friendship Store had a large collection of works by modern and ancient masters, Jiang Weimin would mail a batch of calligraphy and paintings to his home every once in a while.

Jiang Defu was very critical of Jiang Weimin's lavish purchases of calligraphy and paintings, believing that buying these calligraphy and paintings was a waste of money.

However, as a capitalist, Anjie knew the value of these calligraphy and paintings.

So every time the calligraphy and paintings sent by Jiang Weimin arrived, An Jie would considerately put them away for Jiang Weimin and take protective measures such as preventing insects and moisture.

Moreover, Jiang Weimin's income is also quite considerable. In An Jie's opinion, it is normal for Jiang Weimin, who is a painter himself, to collect some calligraphy and paintings.

If these calligraphy and paintings were put into the 21st century, they would be worth at least billion RMB, even if not billion.

In addition, Jiang Weimin also purchased a lot of jade.

This is the benefit of owning foreign exchange certificates, everything is reasonable and legal.

Because of this, Jiang Weimin doesn't care that copyright fees can promote the development of Chinese comic strips.

He values the long-term future and cultural value of China's comic industry more.

Although Jiang Weimin decided to use his own copyright to negotiate with Japanese animation production companies, he took this opportunity to vigorously develop China's animation production capabilities.

However, Jiang Weimin also knew that he could not destroy the copyright rights of all comic strip creators because of his personal dedication.

You cannot let your superiors think that your decision is the right thing to do.

In Jiang Weimin's view, the efforts and contributions of every creator should be respected and protected as they should be.

Therefore, matters concerning copyright must be made clear to the superiors.

After returning to Qingdao, Jiang Weimin did not delay at all and specifically sought out Song Wenqing and the leaders of the Publishing Bureau to discuss the matter together.

"This time we brought the two leaders together mainly to report to them about copyright issues!"

"Wei Min, you used your copyright to help the publishing house gain benefits. You have a high level of ideological awareness.

The leaders of the entire Qingdao city know about this, and our publishing house will compensate you."

"President, this is not what I want to talk about. As the leader of Qingdao Publishing House and a state cadre, I voluntarily authorized the copyright to our publishing house."

"If it's not this, then what is it?"

"President, we still need to make it clear about the copyright issue. As the leader of Qingdao Publishing House, I voluntarily authorized the copyright to the company.

However, if other comic strip creators can create excellent works, I hope that my voluntary authorization will not become the standard in the future.

I still hope that our publishing houses can have an effective system in terms of copyright.”

President Song Wenqing looked at Jiang Weimin thoughtfully and said, "Weimin, I understand what you said. You can't kill the goose that lays the eggs!"

Then, Jiang Weimin's expression became serious, and he slowly said: "President, I am not doing this for myself, even though I am a beneficiary.

But you may not have noticed, President, that Chinese comic strips are about to face a huge test.”

"A huge test! What test?" asked the head of the Publishing Bureau with a puzzled look on his face.

"Leader, now that our country has reformed and opened up, many countries have come to our country to build factories. Along with them come comic strips from various countries!"

"Wei Min, do you mean that we are about to compete with comic strips from other countries?" President Song Wenqing frowned slightly and asked thoughtfully.

"Yes! In the past, due to our country's policy, their comic strips could not be imported.

Now that our policies have been relaxed, their excellent comic strips will definitely enter our country's market! And they will definitely have an impact on our country's comic strip market."

“This is indeed a huge test, as foreign comic strips are indeed very attractive.

But now we have so many comic book creators at Qingdao Publishing House. I think Qingdao Publishing House can definitely withstand such a test.

The most important thing is that you, Weimin, are here!

Now our comic strips are sold abroad and are competing with other countries!" Song Wenqing said with a hint of confidence.

"President, future confrontations won't be fought by numbers! And you can't rely on me alone! There will definitely be times when I can't draw a good story. What foreign countries rely on now is innovation and system."

Jiang Weimin knew that in this era of fierce competition, victory could not be achieved by simply relying on numbers. Of course, Jiang Weimin himself was not considered.

Only by constantly innovating, launching works with unique charm, and establishing a sound system,

Only by protecting the rights and interests of authors and stimulating their creative enthusiasm can we be invincible in the competition with foreign comics.

He hopes that President Song Wenqing can recognize this and work together for the future development of Qingdao Publishing House.

"Wei Min, what kind of system is in place abroad now?"

Jiang Weimin hesitated for a moment, then answered seriously: "President, there are basically two models in the world now.

One is a one-time buyout of copyright, in which the publishing house pays the author a one-time fee to buy out the copyright of the work.

The other is the royalty sharing method, where the author and the publisher share the profits from the sales of the work in a certain proportion.

Both models can also enable authors to obtain huge profits and ensure the enthusiasm of creators. "

President Song Wenqing nodded slightly, agreeing with Jiang Weimin's point of view. "Royalties are indeed a very important matter! From the current storytelling, as well as the movies, TV series, and animations you plan, you really need to come up with a feasible plan!"

“Leader, of course we are not going to implement the new system right away. Our current system should first target those comic strips that can help the country earn foreign exchange.

We cannot let their copyrights be lost overseas, and as for domestic products, we will make adjustments based on the domestic market situation.”

"Okay, write me a document about copyright and I'll report it to the leaders!"