Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

I went into the study and turned on the computer.

Following the instructions, Zhang Xiaoxue opened the website and registered as a member.

Connect your MP3 player to your computer using a data charging cable, then open the popular charts and start batch downloading.

Watching the download list, one song after another was quickly downloaded.

Zhang Xiaoxue frowned slightly.

"Is it because the website's technology is good, or because my home broadband speed is fast?"

"In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen songs were downloaded. Downloading a song took less than a second?"

"The download speed is quite fast, and there are a lot of songs in the library, but the sound quality might not be good when played as an MP3!"

"Of course, Zhao Ruilong is quite conscious of copyright and has a good business sense. He actually created a music website specifically to make his MP3 players sell better and be more user-friendly!"

"But getting a lot of record companies, musicians, and singers to license their songs to websites so users can download them must have cost a lot of money, right?"

While the song was still downloading, Zhang Xiaoxue explored the website.

She soon discovered that Zhao Ruilong would not do business at a loss.

His website has been online and running for a long time.

Not only can you listen to music online through a webpage, but you can also download and install software to play it on your computer.

Because it includes a large number of domestic and international legally licensed songs.

In addition, there are forums where users can post comments, chat, and interact.

Therefore, it has accumulated millions of users.

With so many users, it's natural to display ads and generate advertising revenue.

To listen to and download higher-quality music, you can pay to become a VIP member.

In this way, membership fees can also be a considerable source of income.

of course.

Waiting for Huilong Electronics' MP3 players to be officially launched and sold.

All MP3 purchasers will receive a free three-year VIP membership.

Although it seems like a lot of money was lost here, it was made back in terms of sales revenue by selling more MP3s.

"This Zhao Ruilong is quite something!"

"There are many ways to make money, and there are also many lists that can be used to make money indirectly."

“These charts, like the popular songs chart and the new song chart, are perfect for hype!”

"For example, in order to make a singer famous as soon as possible, or to make a song popular quickly, record companies are definitely willing to spend money to buy their way onto the charts. The higher the position, the more money they spend."

"In addition, there is naturally room for profit in the forums regarding celebrity gossip and scandals. For money, you can help block negative information or hype up and amplify some rumors."

"Moreover, the website can also become a traffic platform. In the future, whether it is a new software or website being launched, a new technology product being released, or other business models being developed, traffic can be drawn from here."

Zhang Xiaoxue remembered that when registering as a member, in addition to using a mobile phone number as an account, she could also use a QQ number.

It's clear that Zhao Ruilong, who is not short of money, has long since invested in numerous domestic internet companies such as Xunteng, Ali, and Xindong.

After all, if they can bring back more than 100 billion US dollars, isn't investing a few hundred million US dollars in these internet technology companies just a drop in the ocean?

I opened the music forum and browsed some posts that interested me.

Some people shared songs, some chatted about celebrity gossip, and some discussed technical issues.

The posts, rich in diverse content, are accompanied by comments that range from praise to criticism, and are often humorous and interesting.

Zhang Xiaoxue became more and more engrossed in watching until there was a knock on the door.

"Didn't you come upstairs to try out the MP3 player? How was it?"

"Oh right, I had forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it!"

Zhang Xiaoxue quickly checked the download page.

Wow, it's already finished downloading!

After unplugging the charging cable, Zhang Xiaoxue immediately plugged in her earphones and put them on.

Playing songs, I found that the sound quality was in no way inferior to a portable CD player.

Moreover, you can switch songs at will, and the lyrics are displayed synchronously.

Most importantly, I browsed through the table of contents.

Zhang Xiaoxue discovered that there were more than a thousand songs.

"Oh my God!"

"This tiny MP3 player can actually hold 1125 songs!"

"If I were to listen to it from beginning to end, even if each song is only three minutes long, it would probably take me three days and three nights to listen to it!"

"No, no, I was tricked by Zhao Ruilong. When I downloaded it, the default was normal audio quality."

"If I use my membership privileges to download high-quality lossless music, I won't be able to save more than a thousand songs!"

Lü Qinglian went to her daughter's side and reached out to take off one of her earphones.

"This little thing can really play music?"

"Sure, listen to it, the effect is really quite good!"

Zhang Xiaoxue quickly got up and put headphones on her mother.

I listened to some music and then looked at some MP3s.

Lü Qinglian nodded repeatedly in satisfaction.

He took off his headphones and exclaimed with praise:

"Not bad, really good!"

"It's much more exquisite and compact than the cassette players we used to have."

"In the past, we had to use cassette tapes to listen to music, and those used two dry cell batteries, which would run out of power after a short time."

"In addition, you can't shake it violently, otherwise it's easy for the tape to jam, and changing the song will be quite troublesome."

Zhang Xiaoxue laughed and said, "This MP3 player not only eliminates the need to buy cassettes and batteries, but it also allows you to download songs for free from the website, and it can be recharged when it runs out of power. It's definitely more advanced and convenient."

Lü Qinglian handed the MP3 player back to her daughter.

"Developing and producing such advanced and user-friendly electronic products, allowing ordinary people to better enjoy music, is truly using technology to change lives!"

"However, on the other hand, you get what you pay for. Electronic products are generally expensive, like foreign brand mobile phones, which often cost two or three thousand, or even five thousand..."

Zhang Xiaoxue knew what her mother was going to say, and immediately smiled awkwardly:

"No matter how advanced and user-friendly it is, it's just an entertainment tool for listening to music, so it can't be sold at too high a price!"

Lü Qinglian sighed softly.

"What a pity! What a real pity!"

"Such a nice young man, and he already has a girlfriend."

"..."

Zhang Xiaoxue was speechless for a moment.

Seeing the regretful look on her mother's face, she couldn't help but tease her:

"Mom, are you crazy?"

"No matter how good he is, what does it have to do with me?"

"We've only met for the first time today, and besides, I don't like him."

"So what's there to regret about him having a girlfriend? It's not like he dumped me for his current girlfriend!"

Lü Qinglian sighed, "What I mean is, I wish I had introduced you two sooner. Otherwise, if he were to become my son-in-law, I would be laughing in my sleep!"

Zhang Xiaoxue rolled her eyes.

"Mom, can you not exaggerate like that?"

"He has a good background, decent abilities, and his looks are passable, but he's not as good-looking as you think, is he?"

Lü Qinglian said urgently, "The key is that we are a perfect match!"

"Your fathers hold the same rank, and you two are close in age..."

"Alright, alright!"

Zhang Xiaoxue waved her hands repeatedly.

"Can you please stop talking?"

"It's the 21st century already, why bother with social status when it comes to marriage?"

Lü Qinglian sat down and began to scold him in an annoyed tone:

"Believe it or not, many failed marriages are due to a huge disparity between the two families."

"Think about it, if you married an ordinary office worker from a very poor family, and your parents-in-law didn't have much education, could you be happy?"

"Or if you marry a businessman whose only thought is making money, and your family members are always thinking about how to use connections to make money, can you live a peaceful life?"

"You are a highly educated female PhD, and you study journalism. You should know very well how many unhappy marriages are due to a lack of social standing."

Zhang Xiaoxue pursed her lips, speechless.

Although she has never been in a relationship, she knows that the older generation's experience is correct.

Many families are not harmonious because of incompatible values.

Marrying someone of similar social standing means that the man and woman are not too different in terms of their upbringing, ideology, and consumption habits.

Otherwise, if a poor girl marries a rich man, she may not be able to control her husband, while a poor boy who marries a rich girl may have a precarious position in the family.

Therefore, marriages between people of similar social standing do indeed have a higher probability of happiness compared to marriages with vastly different circumstances.

Also.

She has been pursued by others over the years.

But she had no idea whether the other person admired her looks or coveted her father's power.

I always feel that when someone pursues and flatters me, they have ulterior motives.

This leads to her being wary of any man who shows her affection.

If Zhao Ruilong were pursuing her, then such concerns would not exist.

Because he comes from a good family background and is also good at doing business and making money.

So there's no need to worry; he's scheming to pursue his own interests for money and power.

After all, looking across the whole country, there are only a few dozen people whose official rank is no lower than that of their father.

Moreover, a significant portion of them must have had daughters.

There are at most a dozen or twenty people who are a good match for me.

After deducting those who are already married, there are very few left.

She can still be as young as Zhao Ruilong, with good looks and temperament, and a successful career.

Right now, he's probably the only one left.

Think about it this way.

It is indeed a little bit of a pity.

"It's rare to find someone who's good in every way, and you don't have to worry about them having ulterior motives towards you. It's a pity they already have a girlfriend. What a pity!"

Lü Qinglian shook her head and sighed.

Zhang Xiaoxue laughed and said, "Oh my god, what's the pity? It's fate that we're not meant to be. What's the use of your sighing?"

"Besides, power is constantly changing hands. Those whose positions are no lower than my father's are all quite old and will have to retire sooner or later."

"As they retire and new people are promoted, won't there be new candidates? There's more than just Zhao Ruilong, the son of a powerful and wealthy family, in the whole country!"

Lü Qinglian glanced sideways, looking at Zhang Xiaoxue with concern.

"I'm afraid that if we keep delaying and waiting, you'll be in your thirties."

"Once a woman is over thirty..."

Not wanting to listen to her mother's nagging, Zhang Xiaoxue picked up her MP3 player and left.

"Hey, you brat, where are you going?"

"He should be leaving soon, we should at least go downstairs and see him off!"

"Okay, let's see him off together!"

The two arrived downstairs and happened to run into Zhang Jingchong seeing Zhao Ruilong off.

“Ruilong, you’re not bragging, your MP3 player really can hold over a thousand songs.”

"And I also tried it out, the sound quality is pretty good, almost like a portable CD player, thank you."

Zhao Ruilong laughed and said, "No need to thank me. If you download a high-quality lossless format, the sound quality will be even better."

"Okay, I'll try it later. But your MP3 player is pretty good, it must be expensive, right?"

Zhang Xiaoxue asked as she walked.

"Different memory sizes and appearance styles have different prices, ranging from 1280 to 1999."

"Wow, this price is really not cheap!"

"The main reason is that the cost is not low, and we want to target the mid-to-high-end market, so we can't sell it too cheaply."

"Yes, that's true. The old idea that you get what you pay for isn't so easy to change."

As they spoke, the group arrived at the Audi sedan.

Zhao Ruilong was about to get into the car when the driver said, quite embarrassed:

"Excuse me, Mr. Zhang, this car has suddenly broken down and won't start!"

"Oh no! What should we do? Ruilong is in a hurry to get to the airport!"

Zhang Jinchong hurriedly turned to look at his daughter.

"Xiaoxue, can I borrow your car?"

"That won't do! I will never lend my car out!"

Zhang Xiaoxue glanced at Zhao Ruilong.

"But I've got nothing else to do, so I can drive him to the airport!"

"Okay, thank you for the hard work!"

Without Zhang Jingchong needing to be told, the driver quickly grabbed the suitcase.

Zhao Ruilong, who was in a hurry to catch his flight, didn't want to stand on ceremony any longer.

Du Bozhong had already gone to the airport. Tonight's flight from Jiangcheng to Jingzhou is the only one.

I watched my daughter's Citroën car drive away.

Lü Qinglian frowned slightly as she looked at the Audi in front of her.

It has a dedicated person to maintain and service it, so how could it just happen to break down?

Her gaze fell on her husband, whose lips were slightly upturned, and Lü Qinglian suddenly realized what was going on.

"He already has a girlfriend, why are you still trying to set them up?"

"So what if you have a girlfriend? Even if you get married, you can still get a divorce!"

Zhang Jingchong stood with his hands behind his back, humming confidently:

"Besides, as long as you wield the hoe well, there's no corner in the world you can't dig down!!"