Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt - Chapter 99



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Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt Chapter 99

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Meanwhile, Arthur returned home late in the evening. He hurriedly assembled the parts sent from Tsururaz to meet the quantity, gave instructions on improving the quality of the delivered parts, taught assembly to the workshop members including Kadan, divided up the work, and taught them about security awareness.

He brandished the carrot and stick, saying that if you are not careful with your words because it is a big money issue, you could end up in jail instead of receiving a bonus.

“Brother. Are you always late these days?”

“I’m earning my tuition.”

“… … Thank you, cheer up.”

Of course, I didn’t forget to encourage my younger brother’s desire to study. Those who want to study will study no matter what, and those who don’t want to study won’t study no matter what, but most people, unlike those extreme ones, are in the category of those who change when there is a reason.

Even people who are obsessed with studying will pretend to do it if you pay a lot of money for private tutoring, and there are many cases where they end up doing it for real after pretending.

Why? Because humans have a stronger tendency to avoid losses rather than gains. If you don’t study, it just becomes a sunk cost, right?

However, Arthur felt sorry for Viana.

“Are you late these days? Sorry.”

“Earn a lot.”

But she didn’t look upset at all, and just smiled and cutely stuck her tongue out. Could she be a grateful wife who understands her husband?

Arthur never forgot how grateful he was for the silent support he received from his wife at home. But if he didn’t express that he hadn’t forgotten, the other person wouldn’t know.

“this.”

“Huh? What is this?”

“Open it once.”

Viana opened the lid of the box Arthur had handed her. Then, soft music flowed out.

“Wow!”

Viana opened her eyes wide and looked at Arthur, seeing something new for the first time in her life.

“Is this your favorite song?”

“Where did you get this?”

“I made it. It’s a new product I recently developed. It’s called a music box.”

“Did you make it?”

“huh.”

“Wow! This is so good!”

“Look. I’ll show you how to use it.”

Arthur taught me how to wind a mainspring and how to replace a cylinder.

You don’t have to know how to change cylinders yet, but I told you in case you want to listen to different music later.

“If there’s a song you want to hear later, remember it and let me know.”

“Okay. Thanks.”

The receiver said that he would govern the country and bring peace to the world. In order to maintain peace in the family, you must always be careful. There is no special way for a couple to always have a good relationship.

If we just show our gratitude to each other and let the other know it, and if that creates a virtuous cycle, most fights will just become memories that will pass away.

“Another order came in.”

When I went to work at the workshop, Samuel came to visit and showed me the paper. I had assembled 100 pieces by yesterday, and within a few days, I had received an order for 150 more.

“I feel like demand keeps increasing.”

“Wouldn’t it be a good idea to increase the number of people in the workshop?”

“Wouldn’t it be better to think of it as a temporary fad? It’s not a consumable.”

The current status of music boxes was that they were a luxury item. Demand was limited, so it is correct to view them as a temporary fad.

Of course, I didn’t think it would be like that forever. Luxury goods are objects of desire for everyone, and they are often mass-produced and become everyday items.

However, there was a prerequisite for this. It was only possible if material civilization developed and productivity increased, increasing the wealth of the entire society. To be honest, if the world were to end and an apocalypse occurred, wouldn’t even soap, which was an everyday item, become a luxury item in an instant?

Yes. One of the characteristics that luxury goods must have is scarcity. It is not for nothing that luxury brands burn and destroy unsold products.

“What are the market trends?”

“Rumors about the music box are slowly spreading among the bourgeoisie.”

“I guess I should start producing mid- to low-level items soon.”

“What did you decide to do about copyright law?”

“I have plans to meet with Cho-reng and the lawyer tomorrow.”

Samuel said to Arthur.

“If you need any lobbying, just let me know. Public relations is our firm’s forte.”

It was only natural, since it was Mato Trading Company that dealt with nobles.

“But you have to give a lot.”

“Is that a waste?”

“It’s not a waste.”

Considering all the litigation costs due to the lack of laws and the losses due to illegal copying, it would have been more profitable to lobby now and have it written into the law book. Since copyright is not an issue now, there would be no particular obstacles and the lobbying costs would be low.

Samuel replied.

“But why are you worried about giving too much?”

“The human mind is inherently this cunning. Even though you know it is clearly beneficial, when you actually spend money on it, you feel it is a waste. You start to wonder if there is another way that is cheaper and has the same effect.”

“Wow~ sir. That guy makes a lot of money… … .”

Samuel shook his head at Arthur’s words, which showed a side of him that was superior to his own.

“No matter how much I think about it, I think it’s fortunate that I didn’t become a merchant.”

“Yes. It’s horrible to even imagine what it would be like if you became a merchant.”

What Arthur has shown me so far is already disheartening as a merchant, but what if he really gets involved in the business of commerce? Oh my. I have nothing more to say.

Arthur chuckled at Samuel’s joke and returned to talking about work.

“Mr. Samuel, please come with me tomorrow to meet with Cho-reng and the lawyer.”

“Oh. Is that so? I don’t really have anything urgent to do tomorrow… … .”

“I think we also need a merchant’s perspective. I don’t know much about commerce.”

“……yes.”

Samuel’s gaze narrowed as he looked at Arthur. It’s not that he didn’t know, but he didn’t even try to find out.

Anyway, he accepted Arthur’s offer and they set off to the salon to meet Cho-Reng.

Arthur rode in the carriage that Samuel had come in. He had expected some small gains and told Samuel about it, but it wasn’t a bad gain, was it?

Arriving at the salon, Arthur headed to the seat where Cho-Reng was waiting, and surprisingly, the face of the person sitting next to him looked familiar.

“Uh… … . Are you, by any chance, Attorney Sangswart?”

“Hahaha! How have you been, Arthur?”

He was the Sangswart Gemini who stepped in when the dispute with the Artists Guild arose.

“You two knew each other?”

In response to Cho-Reng’s question, Arthur told him about his connection with Sangswot, and Cho-Reng was impressed.

“Oh! What a wonderful thing!”

“By the way, Mr. Sangswart, how did you end up coming to the capital?”

“Uh… … . I’m a little embarrassed to tell you that, Arthur.”

“why?”

“That’s it.”

Sangswart confessed that it was because of Arthur that he decided to come to the capital. Has the fame of Arthur, the genius craftsman who made a great success after coming up from the capital, become known even in the social circles of Tsuraz?

Arthur’s news stimulated Sangswart, and his youthful spirit of wanting to play in bigger waters and become a great man brought him to the capital. And when he arrived in the capital, he was introduced to several lawsuits by an acquaintance, and he was able to settle down quickly by handling them well.

Although Cho-reng and Samuel were impressed by the story of the self-made man who went to the capital of Sangswort, it was of little importance to Arthur. He covered his eyes with his hand when he heard that his fame had spread even to Tsuraz.

Arthur was teased by Cho-reng like that.

“No, you should be proud, why are you embarrassed?”

“That’s right. If I were you, I’d go around bragging to everyone in the neighborhood that I’m a genius craftsman.”

As Samuel struck the gong, Arthur responded with cold eyes.

“Mr. Samuel, can you just go?”

“Right now? Here?”

“Or should I go?”

“I was wrong.”

Samuel immediately gave in. Arthur was a man who would do anything he had to do.

Of course, Arthur wasn’t crazy enough to destroy this place. That would have been rude to Cho-Reng and Sang-Swot.

Arthur pushed his shame aside and got to the point.

“Let’s get to the point. Mr. Sangswart. Did you hear the story from Cho-reng?”

“Yes. You’ve created a new product so great that you even have to touch the law.”

“Yes. It’s essentially a device that can play music. It’s about this big. We can make it smaller.”

When Arthur spread his hand out to roughly estimate the size, Sangswart thought for a moment and then said.

“We definitely need to look into copyright.”

“Yes. The law needs to be revised to guarantee not only the right to publish sheet music, but also the right to use the music itself.”

With those words, the four began a discussion.

First of all, it should be assumed that there will be no opposition from copyright holders such as composers. This is because the law is being added to expand their rights.

However, there were people who suffered inconvenience and damage because of this, and that was the performers.

“In that case, it would be resolved if it was stated that if you have the sheet music, you automatically have the performance rights.”

Cho-reng nodded in agreement to Sangswort’s words.

Up to this point, it’s been smooth. The process of revising the law isn’t about adding complicated provisions here and there, but rather adding things related to performance rights and performance rights.

But how to lobby was another problem.

“It’s going to cost a lot of money.”

Samuel suggested lobbying with money,

“How about gathering stakeholders and writing a petition?”

Sangswart suggested that the matter be resolved legally.

It was natural for each person to use what they were good at as a means of solving a problem. Just like when settling a dispute, a gangster raises his fist and a lawyer flips through the law books.

“What do you think, Cho-reng?”

“Hmm… … . Let’s do it legally. The situation is a bit chaotic right now.”

Cho-reng thought so.

As I went in and out of the salon, I couldn’t help but hear that the atmosphere between the nobility and the royal family was not what it used to be. Especially in the area of ​​law, where the nobility and the royal family clashed sharply, if there was a case where they were picking on each other, it was impossible to know what would happen. Furthermore, it was difficult to even predict how much pressure would be applied if that was the starting point of the fight.

Samuel, who had mentioned lobbying at Cho-reng’s words, felt a chill down his spine.

Arthur concluded.

“Then I’ll do it your way, lawyer.”

“Are you asking for a favor?”

“Of course. The commission will be sufficient.”

“Hahaha! As expected from Arthur.”

The matter was now taken up by Sangswart, but there were still stories that required legal advice.

It was a question of profit distribution after the copyright was revised as intended. The biggest problem at hand was that when a music box is sold, the music has to be arranged to fit the music box. How are the rights to the arranged music distributed then?

“Hmm… … This is going to be a headache. I think it would be best to go find the copyright holder separately, negotiate, and write up a contract.”

“What if the composer is a foreigner?”

“Umm… … . Foreigners are not protected by domestic law.”

That was the answer from Sangswart.

Foreigners are not protected by the laws of the Kingdom of Skara, but are also restricted by the laws of the country. This means that if a foreigner commits an illegal act in the Kingdom of Skara, he or she will be judged according to the laws of the kingdom.

“Then even if I ignore it… … .”

“Mr. Samuel.”

Arthur cut Samuel off. When Samuel looked at him with a look that said, ‘Why?’, Arthur continued.

“Aren’t you going to sell it overseas?”

“But going abroad to sign a contract is a headache… … .”

“You’re saying you won’t work because you have a headache?”

When Arthur made a face of disbelief, Samuel frowned and replied.

“I will do it! I will do it!”

“Kukuk.”

Cho-reng laughed as if he found Samuel funny, but Sangswort couldn’t laugh because he wondered if it was okay to tease Samuel like this.

Arthur said to that saint.