Old fox! Qin Feng cursed.

I originally thought I had taken advantage, but who would have thought that I would now have to be responsible for negotiating with major record companies.

In this regard, it is not so easy.

Although, in the long run, opening up digital downloads of music has both advantages and disadvantages.

But, it's still 1998. God knows what the record labels think.

You know, companies in this industry, such as Microsoft, have missed the entire Internet era.

By the time Microsoft came to its senses, it had already missed the development of the online world. In the end, relying on its wealth and power, it managed to get on the cloud computing bandwagon. Of course, Microsoft also relied on cloud computing to become a company with a market value of over one trillion US dollars.

company.

Even Microsoft will miss it, let alone those traditional record companies today.

Qin Feng remembered that Jobs also spent a lot of effort to negotiate with major record companies.

Now, this troublesome matter is left to me.

This 7% is really hard to get.

But there is no way, who allows this 7% profit sharing, which is really exciting.

So, Qin Feng went to those record companies.

Lisa continued to improve the interface design in the company.

Although Qin Feng thought that the interface was very simple and beautiful, Jobs still asked him to come up with several more solutions to choose from. Moreover, it cannot be worse than the current solution, it must be better.

This is the picky Jobs.

It is indeed painful to work with him sometimes. Of course, it is also because of his artistic mysophobia that products that change the world are born.

It has to be said that sometimes, people are different.

Currently, there are actually not many mainstream record companies in the world.

In this regard, there are five major record companies in the world.

Warner, Universal, BMG, EMI, and Sony.

As for the Rolling Stones that everyone is familiar with, it is just a local record company in Baodao. Compared with the five major record companies in the world, there is a huge gap. It can only be said that the local record company makes it well-known to the public.

But in fact, most of the well-known singers are basically signed to the five major record companies.

Qin Feng’s goal is to win the online sales rights of the five major record companies.

In this regard, Qin Feng's first target is naturally his old acquaintance Warner.

After all, Qin Feng originally purchased the cable technology from Warner, which catapulted China into the high-speed Internet era.

In addition, Qin Feng sold the copyright of "Harry Potter" to Warner.

It can be said that the two parties have the basis for many cooperations.

Originally, Qin Feng thought that this was a matter of course.

Digital music copyright is a major trend in the future. Since both parties have a basis for cooperation, this should go smoothly.

Who would have expected that the negotiations between Qin Feng and Warner would not go smoothly at all.

Warner Records has no interest at all in Qin Feng's proposal.

"Mr. Qin, the Internet era will come. But we believe that people will still choose to go to record stores to listen, which will have more atmosphere and can be shared with more music lovers. As for the MP3 format you mentioned, its effect

It is not comparable to CDs and cannot provide everyone with the immersive feeling of sound. Moreover, this may lead to rampant piracy," said the president of Warner Records.

Qin Feng frowned.

This is indeed an old antique.

There is no prospect of the record market at all.

In the future, many singers will no longer pay much attention to the offline market. Many singers will sell directly online. This eliminates the need for middlemen, and neither the singer nor the record company will earn less than before.

It may even increase revenue significantly because it reaches a wider audience.

However, now, it is indeed still a prosperous season for the offline record market.

This gave Qin Feng a headache.

What should I do if the other party is not interested at all?

"But wouldn't it be better to have one more channel?" Qin Feng asked back.

"That is likely to affect offline sales. Moreover, if consumers go to record stores, they may buy many records instead of buying a single song online." The president of Warner Records rejected Qin Feng's proposal.

This was the case for several subsequent companies.

I'm not very optimistic about Qin Feng's online sales proposal.

Qin Feng was helpless.

Maybe it's still too early.

Actually, it was the end of 2001 when Steve Jobs launched the iPod.

It is now the second half of 1998. Although the difference between the two is only three years, in the Internet market, three years can be said to be an era.

Especially in the next few years, the development of the Internet will be changing with each passing day.

Three years can indeed change many people's ideas.

And now, how to convince them?

There is only one company left, Sony.

However, Qin Feng didn't really want to go.

Because, if we go, there is no telling what will happen.

You know, Sony is currently the giant in the Walkman market. If he goes to discuss cooperation with them, Qin Feng is worried that he might remind Sony.

If so, it would be troublesome.

After all, Sony has its own resources. It couldn't be easier for it to come up with one.

But on my side, I don’t have any resources at all.

What to do? Qin Feng hesitated.

Should we go here or not?

After much thought, Qin Feng decided to pay a visit to Sony Records.

Anyway, give it a try.

As for Sony, if it launches an online mall, that's fine. Maybe it can reverse this backward concept.

If this can be done, that would be great.

At that time, everyone can compete again.

With iPod, Qin Feng believes that he can defeat Sony.

After all, although Sony's Walkman is awesome, compared with the iPod, it is inferior in all aspects.

Qin Feng stepped into Sony Records headquarters.

After waiting for a while, Qin Feng met Sony Records President Howard Stringer.

Howard Stringer was not too cold about Qin Feng's arrival.

However, because this time, Qin Feng's car sales were extremely amazing. As the owner of a local Chinese car brand, he defeated many international brands during the National Day Golden Week, which made Qin Feng very famous in Japan.

After all, before this, Huaxia Automobile was half-dead. It could even be said that it was basically buried in the ground.

However, Qin Feng saved it with his personal power. Although the performance in all aspects was not very good, the quality control was good. Coupled with the entry-level price and stylish appearance, many Japanese car companies made Qin Feng

Fengshi will be the biggest competitor in China in the future.

Howard Stringer also heard some rumors about Qin Feng from some Japanese people. At this time, Qin Feng's visit made him extremely curious.

"Mr. Qin, I heard that your Daqin Automobile ranked first in sales at the China International Auto Show, beating cars from Japan and other countries. What do you think?" Howard Stringer asked curiously.
Chapter completed!