Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 585

Everyone in the room knew a little about the karaoke system, so a lot of thought was put into the design of the press conference, which started with a short drama and directly showed the specific business process.

The curtain slowly opened, and Zhang Guorong, Zhang Delan, and Ye Qianwen, all dressed as urban white-collar workers, walked towards a teahouse talking and laughing, and in a few words it became clear that their relationship belonged to the polyamorous love that is rampant nowadays.

The reason why the three of them came here was not only because of their popularity and age, but also because of music copyright restrictions. The accompaniment music in the DKaraoke-1 system music library is mainly from DreamWorks.

It has to be said that in order to create a standardized business model, Tang Huan took great pains in respecting the rules.

After the waiter brought the drinks, in order to please Yuanyuan played by Zhang Delan, Rong Zai played by Zhang Guorong showed great hospitality, "The most advanced digital karaoke system in the world has just been introduced here, and there are all kinds of songs. Yuanyuan, you What do you want to hear, I will sing for you."

"Cantonese opera." Zhang Delan rolled his eyes and said angrily.

"I'll ask." Rong Zai scratched his head and hurried to the waiter.

The other party taught him to search according to the first word, or category, or even popularity, just like looking up a dictionary.Not to mention, although the track was unpopular, I quickly found a section of "Twin Immortals Worshiping the Moon Pavilion".

Next, it depends on whether Rongzi can sing.In the end, he just stumbled along and sang a few lines, which happened to let everyone know about the excellent sound effects of the DKaraoke-1 system.

"Rong Zai, let me give it a try." Wen Wen, played by Ye Qianwen, chased after Rong Zai. ".

Yuanyuan upset the jealousy, and in turn sang a song "Lovesick in the Storm" with Rongzi and Rongzi.Wenwen showed no sign of weakness and searched for a song called "Double Star Love Song" based on its popularity, and also responded with a chorus.

Caught in the middle and in a dilemma, Rongzi finally sang "Monica", then hurriedly paid and left.

After all this tossing, the entertainment function of the DKaraoke-1 system was performed vividly, which made the participants nod their heads.

Tang Huan walked to the back of the speaking platform, waved his hands, and said with a smile: "The main functions of the commercial-grade digital random retrieval karaoke system DKaraoke-1, I think everyone already knows it well, if you are interested, you can use the information , to learn more, I won’t waste everyone’s precious time repeating it.”

"What I want to talk about here is the entertainment platform DKaraoke-1, the cooperation with the traditional recording industry, and the support for music copyrights."

"Under the active development of Xiangjiang Telecom, at this stage, Xiangjiang's data service based on the public telephone network is at a world-class level, with a transmission speed of 2400 bits per second, and a penetration rate of over 80.00%. Some central areas are even experimenting with 4800 bits per second. The transmission speed has brought great convenience to business and government affairs processing."

"And DKaraoke-1 is a system based on computer digital technology, which means that as long as the operators are organized, karaoke can also be served through the network, and a very constructive business model can be realized."

"The skit just now, I don't know if you have noticed a detail in it. When searching for songs, one basis is the popularity of the song, that is, the popularity of the song."

"This indicator, I think everyone will be able to understand what it means and its value as the name suggests. Karaoke, a form of entertainment, will only take an increasing proportion of nightlife, and the popularity of songs will also increase. More and more."

"My colleagues in the record industry, you might as well create some songs with the theme of urban love for karaoke to test the waters. The main point is to be simple and easy to sing, and the range should not be too high or too low, so as to accommodate the level of ordinary people; the chorus part The lyrics are slightly repeated to make them easier for the average singer to remember.”

"The nightlife in Xiangjiang is so active. I believe that after several rounds of market cultivation like this, karaoke culture will become popular. At that time, in addition to traditional sales channels such as records and concerts, everyone's income will have an additional karaoke."

"Of course, if this cooperation mechanism is to be successful, two key points must be done well, namely the network and copyright."

"Of course it is impossible for loose nightclubs to build proprietary networks for ATMs like powerful banks. They can only rely on Xiangjiang Telecom's public telephone network. Since Xiangjiang's area is not large, this method is also suitable. I can broker Xiangjiang Telecom We have reached a mutually acceptable network service plan with the nightclub.”

"As for the copyright, I can only give a general model, such as charging a one-time copyright fee every week. DreamWorks is trying this way. How to do it depends on the results of everyone sitting down and discussing together."

During the speech process, Tang Huan glanced over the participants from time to time.It is conceivable that the next specific negotiations will be the highlight.

In the process of operating karaoke, Tang Huan's power is disdainful to use it for eating alone, but to make all parties follow the rules of the game that they have formulated.If anyone really made a scene, he wouldn't mind using some means to completely kick the other party out.

In fact, after many years in the original time and space, just as the decline of Hong Kong movies was attributed to the impact of piracy, industry experts have also found a culprit for the stagnation of Hong Kong pop music, that is, karaoke culture.They believe that the reduction of songs to vent music on karaoke is the fundamental reason for the decline of Hong Kong songs.

However, in Tang Huan's view, it is difficult to find completely correct answers to these questions.Everyone has their own point of view, especially in today's society, where profit is at the fore, and those who are unsatisfactory will of course be scolded, and then there will inevitably be bias.

In an era of drastic changes, no one can take a condescending and sober view as an outsider. Even Tang Huan, who has mastered asymmetric information for decades, dare not do so.

Because of this, Tang Huan felt that there was no need to have a stomach ache for Lord Stove. Karaoke was just a means of entertainment that was bound to thrive. Instead of making a lot of money from others, it was better to get it into his own bowl early.

Of course, it is impossible for the participants to think of these stakes right now, and their minds are all on the business opportunities of the DKaraoke-1 system.

Although he didn't need to roll up his sleeves and have his own subordinates to help with the specific bargaining, Tang Huan still sat down with industry organizations such as the Hong Kong Composers and Lyricists Association and the Hong Kong Branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry to chat for a while.

The Xiangjiang Composers and Lyricists Association is actually a limited company incorporated in Hong Kong. Its main task is to represent its music composers, lyricists, and copyright holders, issue licenses to music users, and collect music playback fees. And so on, famous musicians like Gu Jiahui are its members.

If we go back to history, its predecessor was the British Performance Rights Association established in Xiangjiang in 1946. The industry reached an agreement and evolved into the current Hong Kong Composers and Lyricists Association.

Therefore, this organization has a very positive and energetic reputation in the music industry, and the Hong Kong government has also cooperated in the formulation of laws and policies.

Founded in 1967, it belongs to the Hong Kong Branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, one of the 48 alliance members established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. It has a more commercial flavor, and its members are basically record companies. In addition to copyright protection, the mission also includes market development.

It is worth mentioning that since 1977, the Xiangjiang Branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry has launched the Golden Disc Awards Ceremony. According to the auditor's calculation of the local and international record sales in the Hong Kong region in the past year, awards are given to the records with the highest sales.

The Golden Record Award and the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards launched by Hong Kong Radio Station in 1978 have become the most important music awards in Hong Kong.

But this monopoly was broken last year, and two major TV media also joined in: TVB launched the Top Ten Golden Song Awards, and Media Asia TV's MTV channel Yinyue also set up a similar award, called the Chinese Music Billboard.Although they appeared for a short time, their influence was not small.

The content of Tang Huan's conversations with these groups were all friendly statements of sincerity for cooperation. As for the villains, the subordinates in charge of negotiating would do it, and it was expected that the other party would not make any waves.

After all, some heavyweight members of the Xiangjiang Composers and Lyricists Association are members of DreamWorks; among the members of the Xiangjiang Branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, DreamWorks, Polygram, and Warner Music are closely related to each other.

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In addition to listening to the progress of establishing a karaoke business profit model in Xiangjiang from time to time, Tang Huan put more energy on Media Asia One and visited Xiangjiang Telecom almost every day.

In the end, he finally lived up to his expectations. It took less than a week for Xiangjiang Telecom to build a reliable direct communication line between Funan and Xiangjiang.

Looking at the recent situation described by his uncle Han Anyuan in the telegram, Tang Huan smiled gratifiedly: Everything is ready, and it is time for Funan to counterattack.As long as he succeeds, he will have a larger experimental field.

In addition to this secret political and military use, Media Asia One also helped Media Asia TV's MTV channel Yinyue officially settle in Haojiang and Singapore.

In this way, Yinyuetai has at least superficially expanded its scope of influence.This made Zhou Liang Shuyi overjoyed, and in front of Tang Huan, she inadvertently revealed her ambition, "It would be great if we could settle in Baodao. At that time, with Media Asia TV's radiation to the Pearl River Delta in mainland China, we The Chinese Music Billboard, you can add the global prefix."

"Your goal is a bit troublesome." Tang Huan shook his head with a smile, then picked up a copy of "Ming Pao Weekly" and handed it over, "Look at this first."

"I've seen it a long time ago." Selina Chow replied bluntly: "This issue of "Ming Pao Weekly" got an exclusive interview with Ms. , It’s really a big profit. Tang Sheng, as the saying goes, the fat water does not flow to outsiders’ fields, and Ming Pao is so cheap, Media Asia TV is not reconciled.”

"You guys contact me yourself, I don't have the time to mix it up." Tang Huan waved his hand, then pointed to an interview report on Deng Lijun in "Ming Pao Weekly" and said, "Have you noticed this information?"

Selina Chow glanced at it and nodded, "Ms. Deng specifically mentioned that after "Invisible Wings", she plans to release another charity song "Sunshine Always After the Storm". Other singers perform this work together in a chorus to show the charity spirit that is stronger in numbers.”

"Do you know why Li Jun made this proposal?" Without waiting for Zhou Liang Shuyi to answer, Tang Huan continued: "Because charity is popular this year, the music circles in the UK and the US are also carrying out such charitable activities with great fanfare. It is likely to become a worldwide feat this year. After accepting the "Ming Pao Weekly" interview, Li Jun went to the United States in one breath, just to participate in the chorus recording there."

"What does Tang Sheng mean to let Media Asia TV cooperate with this charity activity?" Zhou Liang Shuyi immediately heard the sound of the piano and knew the meaning. The work has progressed to a new level. And many film companies, including DreamWorks, have made films reflecting this theme."

"You still haven't expected this trend and its possible impact." Tang Huan smiled, "Well, let me set a work standard for you, and prepare for live broadcasting around the world. As long as you do it well , Whether it is collective or individual, it is an improvement."

Selina Chow was in charge of Jiayi TV before, and she took up the post at ATV a few years later in the original time and space. Her work style can be described as drastic.As a result, Jiayi TV was a paper tiger, and it didn't take long for the shareholders to lose the chain in terms of funds; Asian TV also served tea to see off guests after reaching the goal.

Now Selina Chow doesn't have this restriction in Media Asia TV, she is very high-spirited. When Tang Huan said that she might broadcast live worldwide, she immediately lifted her spirits and started to inquire about the details.

After telling Zhou Liang Shuyi all the information that should be explained, and the other party left excitedly, Tang Huan thought for a while.

Deng Lijun, the star chorus "The Sunshine Always After the Storm" has a good idea, but it is one thing to be the initiator, but another thing to be the organizer. You have to arrange someone to help, so don't make the queen tired.

(End of this chapter)