From elementary school music teacher to superstar

Chapter 118 Capital
"Hello, Mr. Lu, I have admired your name for a long time."

As soon as they met, Zhou Huaiyong was startled. Lu Xin was very young, which had been widely circulated for a long time, but this young man in front of him was too young.

How he was able to write so many classic songs at such a young age, especially in such a short period of time, really puzzled him.

Lu Xin nodded with a smile, "Hello, Mr. Zhou."

The two were polite, and he said what he wanted to do.

"Is there such a thing?"

Zhou Huaiyong frowned, changing the platform rules for Lu Xin alone to achieve the purpose of suppression, this is simply a bunch of idiots.

No matter who controls KK Music, it is first and foremost a music platform, and it must be fair and just in order to develop well.

As it is now, sooner or later there will be problems.

Not to mention, competitors have already started to appear.

In fact, in the computer age a few years ago, there were related companies that wanted to enter this field.

However, the Internet companies at that time were far less powerful than they are now, so after some testing, they did not do anything.

As a result, the four major record companies became even more unscrupulous.

He has reminded several times, especially in the process of shifting positions, that they must be careful, but they don't care at all, thinking that with their monopoly advantage, it is impossible for anyone to defeat them.

As everyone knows, at this critical moment, one careless position will be handed over to others.

But, he was already powerless.

Zhou Huaiyong explained the situation with a wry smile, only then did Lu Xin realize that KK Music has been in chaos recently.

"No wonder."

He nodded. He finally found the reason for the revision of KK music a while ago.

"Then don't bother Mr. Zhou."

He stood up, ready to say goodbye.

What Zhou Huaiyong said now doesn't matter, and it's meaningless to talk about it any longer.

As for the four major records, I am afraid there is no need to talk about it.

On the way, he once called Wang Yunhai and wanted to ask about the royalties of "Quick Song".

But the other party didn't answer.

Later, Tianle's financial department called him, meaning that "Quick Song" might break through to double platinum, and wanted to wait until the payment was made.

For things like this, if it was usual, Wang Yunhai and even Ye Jiantian must have called him personally, but this time neither of them showed up, and instead they seemed to avoid it.

It was obvious that the Big Four Records were determined to block him this time.

But he would rather not post a song, and it is impossible to suffer from this loss.

Besides, things haven't gotten that bad yet.

"Teacher Lu."

Just when Lu Xin was about to turn around, Zhou Huaiyong said again, "Recently, TT is going to launch a music platform. I think Mr. Lu has heard about it. You can go to their place and try it."

Lu Xin looked at the other party in surprise, and then nodded his thanks, "Thank you Mr. Zhou."

In fact, before he came to Beijing, TT Music had contacted him and invited him to cooperate.

Lu Xin originally wanted to release songs on KK Music as much as possible, after all, the largest fan group is still here.

Unfortunately, the tolls here are too expensive.

……

In the afternoon, Lu Xin went to TT Shanghai headquarters.

Compared with KK Music, the TT headquarters building is much grander.

After all, KK is just a music platform. Although it takes 3% of the sales, it makes a lot of money, but most of the money goes back to the shareholders of the four major records.

But TT is the overlord of instant messaging, and its tentacles have penetrated into every aspect of people's lives, and its strength is extremely huge.

Now it is imperative to deploy the entertainment industry.

Arriving downstairs in the TT building, Lu Xin went directly to the 22nd floor, which is the floor where TT Music is located.

"Hello, Teacher Lu."

The person who received him was the deputy manager of the product department, surnamed Qian. Compared with Zhou Huaiyong, the general manager of KK Music, his level was much lower.

"Hello."

Lu Xin shook hands with him.

It doesn't matter what level it is, he knows that TT should have contacts with many record companies recently, and there won't be too many people.

However, what Manager Qian said next made him frown.

"Manager Qian, please wait a moment."

He waved his hand to interrupt the other party, "You mean, TT Music will follow the model of listening to songs for free, and it will be for all songs?"

"Yes."

Manager Qian smiled, "But Mr. Lu, the interests of a record company or music studio like yours will definitely not be damaged."

He went on to say: "TT Music will pay the copyright agency fee for all songs, and it is done every year. This amount is actually very large."

"I understand."

Lu Xin nodded, TT is trying to quickly attract fans and users to TT Music by listening to songs for free.

Anyway, the TT family has a big business and can afford to burn money.

First attract users, once the user scale dominates and no other competitors can pose a threat to it, then choose the opportunity to charge.

This trick is handy when TT enters every new industry.

This is the power of capital.

He asked, "What if it's a new song or a new album?"

"New song?"

Manager Qian was stunned, "In principle, it is also recommended to be free. Of course, the copyright fee of new songs is different from that of old songs, and the price of high-quality songs is naturally also different.

If an excellent creator like Mr. Lu wrote a new song, the price would definitely be much higher. "

"What if I have to charge?" Lu Xin looked at him and asked.

"If there is a fee, you can sell it for a period of time and then free it, one month or three months."

Lu Xin smiled, "That is to say, if you spend money to buy songs, you can only hear them in advance."

"Correct."

Manager Qian nodded, "However, this aspect has not been fully determined yet. There should be a better way to deal with it in the future. After all, the product has not yet been launched, and many things are still immature."

When Lu Xin walked out of the building, his face was obviously a little ugly.

The capital has been frenzied, and they only want to seize the market and strive for profits.

In order to achieve their goals, they will even go against the trend, regardless of whether the industry will be destroyed as a result.

If it is true to engage in free music as the money manager said, then the music industry may suffer a catastrophe.

It takes a long time to form the habit of paying. Once you get used to free, it is not so easy to charge again.

Whether selling albums to make money for the public, or selling copyright agency rights to collect TT money, for the entire music industry, there is no doubt that the former is naturally healthier.

Also more secure.

If TT Music is really allowed to grow and even dominate as one company, I am afraid that the entire music industry will become its vassal.

Even if it doesn't ultimately pan out, it would be very damaging to the health of the industry.

It's a pity that the four major records are still complacent about driving away Zhou Huaiyong, and they don't even know that the crisis has come.

Lu Xin turned his head, frowned and looked at the gate of the TT building and was about to leave when the phone rang.

He saw that it was Zhou Huaiyong who had only exchanged phone calls in the morning.

(End of this chapter)