Villain’s Programming - Chapter 292



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Episode 292: Boshirai

Dojun looked at YouTube with a nervous expression. The YouTube video being streamed in real time had over five million viewers.

Larry Page said on the monitor.

[We will announce the results of the vote conducted by Google.]

[This vote was about what direction Google should take in China’s Internet censorship.]

[The vote was to choose one of two options.]

[The first was ‘Withdraw from China’ and the second was ‘Do not withdraw and follow Chinese law.’]

Larry Page held up a piece of paper.

[The results are written here. The total number of voters is 92,312.]

[First choice voters 48,231. Second choice voters 42,123. Abstentions 1,958.]

[With this, Google has decided to withdraw from China.]

[Thank you to all Google employees who participated.]

With that, Larry Page ended the broadcast.

Dojun made a strange expression.

“So this is what happened in the end.”

It was the same result as in his previous life, but this time, Dojun could not have predicted the result.

‘There were a lot of people who chose the second option.’

Dojun checked the Internet news. Not only in the US but also in Korea, numerous news articles related to Google’s internal voting began to pour in.

[Google decides to withdraw from China over internet censorship.]

– Google chose human rights over economic interests.

– Wow. As expected, this is the kingdom of heaven. Such a huge decision was decided by a vote of all employees. In Korea, it would have been done with just one order from the chairman. I’m really jealous of this.

– If this kind of vote had been held in Korea, this kind of result would never have come out. Rather, the negotiations would have been conducted according to the Chinese government’s taste, and the negotiators would have received incentives.

The US and Chinese governments also made official announcements that evening. Their perspectives were different from those of the general public. They focused on US-China relations.

The Chinese government announced that “if this incident does not escalate into a political issue, it will not have any impact on China-US relations.”

The US government announced that it ‘respects Google’s decision’, but its true intentions were somewhat different.

Dojun receives a call from his father-in-law, Robert, and learns that the US government wanted Google to reach an amicable agreement with the Chinese government.

There were various things going on, but the conclusion was ‘withdrawal’. Since it was the same as his previous life, Do-jun thought that everything would go like it did in his previous life.

But that wasn’t the case. Do-jun didn’t know at the time that this incident was very different from his previous life.

* * *

Vice President Xi Jinping’s chief of staff, Liu Weidong, tore up the newspaper he was reading.

“These crazy kids!”

The newspaper had a large headline: “Google votes to withdraw from China.”

Of course, the public was negative about this ‘Google withdrawal’.

[Is Google going to fire all its Chinese employees?]

[When in Rome, do as the Romans do.]

The media published articles with provocative titles, expressing strong discontent over the ‘Google withdrawal’.

The comments from Chinese people who saw this article were similar to the media’s argument. Everyone was busy criticizing Google.

But Liu Weidong was not the type of person to get angry over something like this. He had been in politics for over 15 years.

What made him angry was when he noticed ‘a certain tone’ embedded in the comments.

“Google, you fucking idiots! Why did you even vote for this and give me this shit!”

In fact, the problem was not the result, but the ‘voting’ itself.

‘They took matters into their own hands, including the employees at Google’s Chinese office.’

Liu Weidong broke out in a cold sweat.

‘Chinese people have never been able to vote since they were born. Even I have never voted. But through this vote, I learned what voting is and what people have to decide.’

The impact was immediately evident in the comments. Although a very small number, there were people who responded positively to the idea of ​​deciding by ‘voting’.

‘This has to stop. If this continues, it could cause problems for the system.’

It was a small crack that was barely visible, but as always, a big dam collapses due to a small crack.

‘If we leave this alone, the worst may happen. There may be a second Tiananmen incident. What should we do? What should we do about this?’

Vice President Xi Jinping has not called him yet, but if he leaves this alone, it is certain that Xi Jinping will call him and scold him.

As Liu Weidong was pondering what to do, a secretary knocked on the door and came in.

“what?”

“A guest has arrived.”

“Who is it?”

“This is Baeksent Liaowei’s representative.”

“Liaowi City?”

Liu Weidong, whose head was complicated, did not want to meet anyone today.

“Okay. Tell him you’re busy today and to come back next time.”

“Well… Then, he asked me to just tell him this. He said there is a way to divert the people’s attention.”

At that moment, Liu Weidong suddenly stood up and shouted.

“What? What are you talking about?”

“Yes? I just received the message.”

Liu Weidong shouted with a frown.

“Tell them to come in right now!”

“All right.”

After the staff left, Liao Weicheng came in a while later. Liu Weidong guided Liao Weicheng to the table and asked him directly.

“You said earlier that there was a way to divert the people’s attention. What did you mean by that?”

“Are you having any trouble right now? Because of this Google vote.”

Liu Weidong looked into Liao Weicheng’s eyes. Liao Weicheng’s expression was calm and composed, without any change in expression.

“Right. There is. But how did you know? Did you think of it? Or… did the person behind you think of it?”

Liao Weicheng’s expression distorted slightly in surprise for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure and answered.

“Please think of both…”

“Both. Okay, so since you’re saying this, I guess you have a solution. Then I’ll warn you. If the solution doesn’t work, you’ll have to be prepared.”

“Okay, but if the solution I’m going to tell you now works, please allow him to enter China.”

Liu Weidong nodded. He was willing to do anything as long as he could solve the problem now.

“Okay, I promise. Then tell me. How are you going to turn the people’s attention?”

Liao Weicheng took a piece of paper out of his pocket and handed it to Liu Weidong. Liu Weidong unfolded the paper and looked at it, making a face.

“What is this? Bo Xilai, Gu Kailai, Zhang Weijie, the mystery of the human body?”

“As you know, Bo Xilai is the former Dalian mayor and Chongqing Party secretary who was removed from the Politburo in April of this year. Gu Kailai is his wife, and Zhang Weijie is a TV announcer and Bo Xilai’s mistress.”

Liu Weidong said with a frown.

“No, I don’t know that? Why are you telling me this? No way. Are you trying to use Bo Xilai’s affair to change public opinion? Or Bo Xilai’s corruption? It’s not bad, but everyone who needs to know already knows. Besides, if you bring up Bo Xilai, the party’s power struggle will inevitably come up, so ordinary people might be more interested in voting. If they were to elect someone, they wouldn’t have elected someone like this.”

“Of course not. The Mystery of the Human Body, do you know what that is?”

Liu Weidong also knew about it. It was an exhibition that showed the appearance of organs and human body specimens using dead people’s corpses.

“I know, but why are you saying that?”

Liao Weidong asked with a sly smile.

“Did you know that the head of the Human Body Mystery Factory is Bo Xilai’s wife, Gu Kailai?”

Liu Weidong’s eyebrows rose.

“Really? Well… I guess so. I don’t really like the human body mysteries, you know. But why is that?”

“Zhang Weijie, the now missing Bo Xilai’s mistress. She is there. In the Mysterious Exhibition of the Human Body, and she is still pregnant with Bo Xilai’s child.”

* * *

Dojun opened his mouth wide as he read a Chinese internet article.

[Bo Xilai’s mistress Zhang Weijie. Made from a mysterious specimen of the human body.]

[Instructed by Bo Shirai’s wife, Gu Kailai.]

‘No, why is this being reported?’

The story of Bo Xilai and the mystery of the human body was famous in a previous life. However, it was not broadcast on public broadcasting, but was more like a ‘ghost story’ that appeared in third-rate media.

But now this story was on the airwaves.

When the article came out, China was in chaos.

– What? Is this real?

– No way. Can you believe that?

– Gu Kailai… He’s the general manager of the human body’s mystery factory. The factory is in Dalian. The mayor of Dalian was Bo Xilai.

– Oh my god. Bo Xilai had an affair with Zhang Weiji, and Bo Xilai’s wife killed Zhang Weiji and made a specimen of his body?

This crazy news made all the Chinese media rush to China. Not just China. The media from all over the world flocked to China, and it swept the headlines of the world news.

Dojun calmly observed the flow of public opinion and learned why the article broke.

‘The Google voting story is completely gone. And that’s not all.’

Dojun read an article that people didn’t really care about.

[Chinese government begins censoring the Internet.]

[All search terms and videos are also censored.]

An article that would have caused quite a stir if the general public had known about it was completely buried.

“It’s a total waste. The Google withdrawal story and the censorship story have been completely buried. Whoever it is, they must have put some thought into it.”

In fact, it didn’t really matter to Dojun whether the story was buried or not. But one phone call from Minmay made it impossible for him to just sit back and do nothing.

– Fight. This time, it’s about video censorship. It’s a deal aimed at Biri Biri. My father told me about it.

Dojun made a serious expression.

‘Are you aiming for Biri Biri?’

This is something that never happened in a past life.

“By any chance, is there any information related to Baeksent?”

– I haven’t found it yet, but I’ve heard rumors that Baeksent Liaowei is connected to Vice President Xi Jinping. Of course, this is also what my father told me.

Dojun clenched his fist.

‘Xi Jinping?’

Xi Jinping was a man who had absolute power similar to a monarchy in his previous life.

‘But not now. But Baeksent and Xi Jinping are connected?’

Dojun felt confident.

‘The Emperor AI. He moved!’

I was convinced, but there was no way to solve it. That’s how much ‘Boshilai’ and ‘The Mysterious Human Body’ had all the elements to stimulate people.

Dojun looked at the Chinese article for a long time, his eyes sparkling.

“No matter how I look at it, I can’t beat this article. But is it really necessary to beat it?”

The important thing was that ‘Biri Biri’ was not censored.

“Rather. What if you voluntarily submit to censorship? No… what if you act first according to Chinese government policy?”

Dojun clenched his fist.

“This is it!”

Dojun called Minmay the next day.

“Minmay. How did the copyright acquisition go?”

– Ah! Fighting. The contract is finished! I’m in Japan with CEO Chen Rui now, and the Kadokawa people are very kind.

“Of course. Why would I hate it if someone offered to buy me something with their money?”

– But if it weren’t for the introduction by Sabu, I wouldn’t have received this kind of hospitality. So, I’m calling because I’m curious about how the contract went?

“no.”

Do-jun said, writing ‘reporter’ on the memo.

“Minmay. Can you publish the article?”

– Articles? I can publish them. They’ll publish them if you give them money. But articles that go against the government are difficult even if you give them money.

Dojun chuckled.

“No. If you do something that is not against the government but follows government policy? Can you publish it?”

– Of course I can. But what kind of article are you going to publish?

“Tell them that you welcome China’s censorship of pirated copies. You say that you have officially licensed all of Bilibili’s animations to remove the censorship of pirated copies.”

Minmay was momentarily speechless at Dojun’s words.

– Wow, crazy. Fight, are you a genius? If you publish an article like this, even the Chinese government won’t be able to touch ‘Bilibili’.

“Yes. Be sure to write that you are doing it because you are moved by the government’s policies!”

– Yes! Fight. I will give instructions right away.

That evening, articles appeared in most Chinese newspapers.

[Bilibili, impressed by China’s anti-piracy censorship policy, officially signed a copyright contract for all animations on Bilibili.]

* * *

Liu Weidong called Liao Weicheng.

“Thanks to the advice you gave me last time, I was able to avoid a major crisis.”

Last time I saw him, Liu Weidong spoke rudely to Liao Weisheng, but today he spoke politely.

“No. It was just a little bit of information. Isn’t it more important how you use that information?”

Liu Weidong smiled and said while drinking a cup of green tea.

“The reason I asked you to come today is because I have some bad news and some good news to tell you. Which one would you like to hear first?”

Liao Weicheng looked slightly nervous at Liu Weidong’s words.

“They say it’s better to get hit first, right? Tell me the bad news first.”

“It seems like it would be difficult to censor everything.”

“ah!”

“These guys took the initiative. They officially purchased the copyright to the problematic illegal video. And since they said it was to follow the party’s policy, they couldn’t censor it.”

“You hit the player.”

“Yes. It seems like there’s a pretty smart guy over there.”

Liao Weisheng felt like cursing, but he quickly put some tea in his mouth and swallowed his anger.

“Are you okay?”

Liao Weicheng nodded at Liu Weidong’s words.

“I guess there’s nothing I can do about it. But, can I ask you one favor related to this matter?”

“Go ahead. I was already feeling uneasy, so I’ll give you everything I can.”

Liao Weisheng thought for a moment and then said.

“Mobilize reporters to promote Bilibili’s article more. Please praise Bilibili at the party level.”

Liu Weidong tilted his head at the unexpected words.

“Aren’t you trying to ruin Biri Biri?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“That’s strange. If we do that, wouldn’t the biri biri be more exciting?”

Liao Weisheng chuckled.

“Chief Secretary, do you know that? Bilibili’s server is located overseas.”

“Huh? Are you abroad? Why?”

“There are a lot of illegal videos on Bilibili. Of course, there are copyright issues, but if the server is located overseas, even if there is an issue, it cannot be taken down immediately.”

“Ah! Such a trick…”

“But there are downsides. It’s slow and there are limits to how much you can add to the server.”

Liao Weicheng continued speaking while looking at Liu Weicheng.

“If there are more users than there are now, the current Biri Biri server will never be able to handle it.”

* * *

Dojun received a call from Jeff Bezos for the first time in a long time.

‘What? AWS Beijing Linzhen is opening, so you want me to attend?’

In this life, the founder of AWS was Dojun.

Dojun said directly to Jeff Bezos.

“If that’s the case, I’ll definitely go. See you in Beijing, Jeff.”

Dojun smiled after hanging up the phone with Jeff.

‘AWS is taking hold in the world faster than ever before.’

As good as Jeff’s story was, something else happened that made me feel even better.

[Bilibili, impressed by China’s anti-piracy censorship policy, officially signed a copyright contract for all animations on Bilibili.]

[Biri Biri. Official copyright contract with Japanese Kadokawa Animation.]

[Now, watch officially contracted Japanese animation for free.]

Dojun chuckled while reading the Chinese article.

‘Minmay, you really move quickly. You definitely have a natural business sense.’

Dojun checked the comments.

– Hey. Is this article real? Or is it a lie? It must be a lie. Watching an officially contracted anime for free? Does that make sense?

– No way? It must be true, since there was even an article about it.

– Hey. I just went in and came back, and it was real!

Netizens went into ‘BiriBiri’ half in doubt and then realized that the article was true.

– Crazy! This is El Dorado, the land of gold!

– That’s right. Not only animations, but also a lot of YouTube videos are being uploaded. I guess they’re moving here!

– Wow. I was wondering what to do after YouTube disappeared, but there was BiriBiri!

In an instant, countless Chinese netizens flocked to ‘Bilibili’.

The huge success brought cheers from both Bilibili and the people at JM-SOFT who acquired it.

It was the same for journalists.

[Biri Biri. Emerging as an alternative to YouTube.]

[Is there a Chinese company that officially buys animation copyrights and provides services? Bilibili Special.]

When the article came out, the Chinese people were excited.

Minmay, who returned from Japan to China, also thought that everything was now fine.

But the problem arose from an unexpected place. As time passed, countless people flocked to Biri Biri, who could not handle it.

It was far more than expected. The server crashed and access became impossible.

Minmay, who was becoming anxious, contacted Dojun.

– Fight. We’re in big trouble! Five million… Five million people are rushing in at the same time.

“okay?”

– What should I do? Fight. Is there no solution?

Dojun thought for a moment, then the words written in his notebook caught his eye.

It said ‘AWS Beijing Region’ there.

Dojun opened his eyes wide and said.

“Minmay, there is a way.”

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