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Chapter 1049: For this vinegar, I made this plate of dumplings
The timing chosen by Feiyan Technology for its new product launch is very subtle.

After Feiyan Technology announced the press conference, not many American media paid attention to it. In particular, the media in the technology industry in America focused their attention on the popular Sean Fanning.

Sean Fanning is now at the peak of his life. He is a sophomore in college and not even 20 years old, but he is already the founder of a website with nearly one million users. He has an unlimited financial future. No one doubts that he will become a billionaire. It is only a matter of time.

The press conference of Feiyan Technology did not receive so much attention, especially the Himalaya Radio under Feiyan Technology, which was the first to propose the Internet music platform, but now it has been overtaken by Napster!

Napster has become the leader in the global Internet music industry. No one doubts this. The Internet is an industry with the most thorough Matthew effect. As long as you take the lead, it will be difficult for latecomers to catch up, unless you change track.

Microsoft's IE browser caught up with Netscape not by crushing it technologically, but by starting to make it free, which was equivalent to changing the model of the entire browser industry. Microsoft surpassed Netscape on a new track.

In the case of Napster, it was free of charge, and the songs on the website were shared by users themselves. If a newcomer wanted to catch up with it, would they have to catch up with it?!
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"This is... a new product from Feiyan Technology?!"

Tang Jun was looking at an MP3 player on the table. It was only after he saw the announcement that he realized that the parent company was going to release a new product.

Only when he saw the machine on the table did Tang Jun vaguely understand what was going on at the Dongling Hi-Tech headquarters.

Even the recent popularity of Napster, Tang Jun felt that it was not a surprise!

If there is any dissatisfaction, Tang Jun is definitely dissatisfied. As one of the two decision-makers of Feiyan Technology, although the hardware business is managed by Fu Cheng, the other decision-maker of Feiyan Technology.

But Feiyan MP3's project, including the music platform launched for MP3 distribution, was not told to him until it was about to be released, which obviously deceived him.

In fact, to be more strict, it can be said to be distrust.

But Tang Jun did not show his dissatisfaction. He knew his limits. Even if he was dissatisfied, he could not say it in front of Lu Wenhua, Zhou Hualiang, Larson and others.

Not to mention that Tang Jun has not yet received the option bonus promised by Feiyan Technology. Even if he changes jobs, although the Internet industry is in full swing and there are phenomenal Internet companies like Napster, it is not so easy to find a general manager of a technology company of the same level as Himalaya Radio.

Even after leaving Himalaya Radio, whose major shareholder is Chinese, Tang Jun still faces a career ceiling in America!

“This is the new product Feiyan MP3 developed by Feiyan Technology and Dongling Hi-Tech.

Because the research and development needs to be kept confidential to prevent information leakage, the department in America was not notified. "After seeing Tang Jun's expression, Lu Wenhua explained.

Zhou Hualiang and Larson, who were also present, also agreed with Lv Wenhua's statement. Zhou Hualiang said to Tang Jun, "I knew the news about Feiyan MP3 not much earlier than you did!"

"Feiyan MP3 digital player is a matching product with Himalaya music platform!"

Lu Wenhua took out a data cable and connected the Feiyan MP3 to the computer. When the Feiyan MP3 pop-up box appeared on the computer, it showed that the machine was connected to the computer.

Then he opened Himalaya Radio, downloaded a song at random, and imported the song into the Feiyan MP3 file on the computer.

The whole operation process was somewhat complicated due to technical issues, especially the time it took to download a song and import it into the Feiyan MP3 memory card, which took several minutes.

Wait until the import is complete, then click the Feiyan MP3 logo on the computer and select Safe Disconnect.

When I opened the playlist of Feiyan MP3, the song I had just downloaded already appeared in the list.

When the singing really came out from the small MP3 player in Lu Wenhua's hand, Tang Jun couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Zhou Hualiang was not surprised by Tang Jun's expression, because when he saw Feiyan MP3 for the first time yesterday, his eyes were even wider than Tang Jun's.

No tapes, CDs, or discs are needed. You only need to download a string of code on your computer to play music on your MP3 player. Nowadays, for those who see this operation for the first time, it is definitely like seeing black technology. "This is going to replace the Sony Walkman!"

This was the first thought that came to Tang Jun's mind as he listened to the songs on his MP3 player.

But what surprised Tang Jun even more was Lu Wenhua's next sentence, which instantly gave him goosebumps.

"I got some news that Napster will also update the MP3 download function in the latest version. Just like Himalaya Radio, it will support downloading music to products like Feiyan MP3!"

Tang Jun suddenly raised his head and stared at Lu Wenhua. He felt a huge sense of conspiracy.

The Zhixing Foundation is related to Napster. This was Tang Jun’s first thought.

And then, a bigger idea came to his mind: Could it be that the Himalaya Music Platform and Napster were both paving the way for the release of Feiyan MP3?
As soon as this thought appeared, it instantly occupied Tang Jun's mind.

And if all this is really as he thought, then the parent company Dongling Hi-Tech is equivalent to playing a big game of chess, pulling the entire record industry, Internet industry, and Internet users into it.

And it was almost an open conspiracy. In order to sell Feiyan MP3, they launched the Himalaya Music Platform, allowing users who bought the machine to download music and listen to it.

Is there anything wrong with this? You should know that the Himalaya Music Platform supports genuine paid music. Who can find fault with the Himalaya Music Platform?

As for Warner Records, Columbia Records, etc., they are unwilling to authorize the record copyright to Himalaya, but Himalaya did not force it and did not infringe on their copyright, right?
But the emergence of music platforms like Napster is no longer the business of Feiyan Technology and Himalaya. After all, who has Feiyan Technology to control which music platform users like to use?
If users buy a Feiyan MP3 and then download music from the Napster website, Feiyan Technology has no right to do anything about it. Users have already spent money to buy the machine, so how can Feiyan Technology control where they download music from or what songs they listen to?

Of course, in terms of publicity, Feiyan Technology must righteously advocate that users download genuine music, pay record companies, and get the profits that users’ favorite singers deserve. After all, Feiyan Technology is a legitimate company.

what?
Companies like Warner Records do not authorize the Himalaya Music platform to publish copyrights, so there is no way to pay record companies and singers.

Well, this is not something that Feiyan Technology and Himalaya Music Platform can solve. It's because the record companies don't give fans the opportunity to spend money.

Since the record companies do not authorize the copyright of music on the Internet, it is of course the users’ freedom to download music from where and listen to it on Feiyan MP3!

Feiyan Technology did all of this openly and honestly, without any violation of regulations. If anyone dares to slander that Feiyan Technology is related to Napster, Feiyan Technology will send a lawyer's letter of warning!
Lu Wenhua glanced at Tang Jun, who had cold sweat on his forehead, and had no intention of explaining anything. Anyway, Dongling Hi-Tech, Feiyan Technology, and Zhixing Foundation did nothing.

Whether it is the emergence of Napster or the choices made by users, everything is accidental and has nothing to do with Feiyan Technology!
Even if Warner Records and other companies realized that this was a trap set by Dongling Hi-Tech and Feiyan Technology, what could they say or complain about? This thing is just like the Nine-Turn Large Intestine, it's all an open conspiracy. Even if the victim eats a piece of that shit, he can't say anything!
"Mr. Li has already told us that the Feiyan MP3 launch event will be held in New York. Manager Tang, please help me. You will be the product spokesperson for the Feiyan MP3 launch event in New York!
In addition, media reporters and celebrities should be invited to attend the press conference.

Dongling Hi-Tech North America must cooperate with Feiyan Technology to promote and market the MP3 player!" Lv Wenhua explained to Zhou Hualiang, Tang Jun and others.

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Compared to America, where Feiyan Technology needed to build momentum for its MP3 launch conference, in mainland China and even in the Asian technology circle, the moment the news came out, the entire Asian technology circle was shocked.

A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. Dongling Hi-Tech has a track record. From its establishment to now, including Feiyan Technology's products released over the years, they have hardly ever failed. Sometimes, their sales overseas even exceed those in China!
For example, a stargazing digital video recorder that many people in China had never even heard of was sold at a sky-high price of 3.5 billion US dollars.

However, Dongling Hi-Tech has only held a few press conferences for new products released before. Last year's press conference was held for Shenzhou Computer.

Looking back now, Shenzhou Computer has become the number one domestic computer brand, and has defeated all domestic and overseas computer brands in the mainland market.

However, the press conferences for Shenzhou computers were only held in China and not overseas. This time, it was unprecedented that press conferences were held in both America and mainland China!

This is enough to show that Dongling Hi-Tech attaches great importance to Feiyan Technology’s new products. Obviously, it wants to get the new products in both the domestic and overseas markets!

Just hearing the news released by Feiyan Technology made the entire domestic technology industry speculate what Feiyan Technology's new products will be.

However, numerous media and reporters have already started buying tickets to Pingyang. Even more excited are the suppliers and agents in Dongling Hi-Tech's parts industry chain!
Almost as soon as the news came out, the share prices of Dongling Hi-Tech concept stocks, which had previously suffered a sharp drop due to the loss of the Xiaolingtong order and were slowly recovering during this period, began to rise collectively in an instant!
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