sinovels Chapter 236 Community Music, Returning To North America [4K Chapter, Please Subscribe! 】
Chapter 236 Community Music, Returning To North America [4K Chapter, Please Subscribe! 】
After the dinner, Lu Yi stayed at the Hilton for one night.
I woke up early in the morning, washed up, went to the restaurant to have breakfast, and then headed to the company.
When I came to the office, there were already several newspapers on the table.
This is Lu Yi's habit.
When I first come to the company, I will read the news in the newspaper so that I can always understand the trend of the upper management.
I picked up the "Sioux City Morning News" and started reading it.
The headline news on the front page was yesterday's news of the company's D-round financing, and the title was also very eye-catching.
[Future Technology Company creates a mythical record of Internet financing, with a D-round financing amount of up to 10 billion yuan, and the company’s post-financing valuation is 120 billion yuan!]————Sioux City Morning News
The editor also specially converted the numbers according to the real-time exchange rate.
after all.
Only big numbers can be shocking and attract attention.
The dollar figures appear relatively small, 1.25 billion and 15 billion. Compared with 10 billion and 120 billion, the latter is obviously more impactful and more exciting.
Lu Yi looked at the specific content of the article and felt a little dumbfounded.
I thought that the core content of this article was about yesterday's financing, but it turned out that the relevant space only accounted for one-tenth, and more than half of the rest was about his net worth valuation.
The article stated that after the D round of financing, based on the 42% equity he held, his net worth exceeded 50 billion yuan, which is definitely an incredible number in this era.
The most important thing is that he is still very young, less than 25 years old!
Not only the Sioux City Morning News, but also many other newspapers have used a lot of ink to make a fuss about Lu Yi's personal wealth.
He is only 25 years old and has a net worth of more than 50 billion yuan.
In 8 months, his net worth doubled.
What kind of personal wealth is equivalent to four Rong families.
Etc., etc.
Obviously.
These media also know where people’s high points are.
Just write about how much money Future Technology has raised in its D round of financing, and how much the company is valued at. After reading it, people will just sigh, wow, it is indeed Future Technology. The company valuation is over 100 billion.
Then there is no more.
But if the focus is on Lu Yi's personal wealth, it can spark people's discussion.
after all.
Lu Yi is too young.
Under the age of 25, his net worth has reached an astonishing 50.4 billion, making him the richest man in the country and unshakable.
The topic of personal wealth is always the best topic for people to talk about after dinner.
No.
Lu Yi received a call from her parents.
Ask the newspaper whether it is true or false that his net worth exceeds 50 billion.
Although the second elder knows that his son is now a famous figure in the country, in January, he became the richest man in the country with a personal net worth of 22.8 billion, and even entered the top 100 in the global billionaire list.
But they couldn't imagine that in just over half a year, their son's personal net worth had more than doubled, breaking the 50 billion mark.
Some can't believe it.
To this.
Lu Yi reluctantly explained to his elder brother that the 50 billion worth boasted in the newspapers was all false.
Only when you sell the equity you hold and transfer the money to your bank account can you truly achieve personal wealth.
if not.
As long as some bad news breaks out in Future Technology, the company's valuation will immediately plummet, and his net worth as the richest man in the country will also shrink significantly. The so-called 50 billion net worth is just like the stocks in the stock market, it is very watery. Lots of ups and downs.
Even though he said that, the two elders understood it immediately.
Um!
There was no bragging in the newspapers.
My son’s net worth is indeed over 50 billion.
As for the big ups and downs, the moisture is very high.
What's this!
Just keep the company stable!
10 o'clock.
A group of senior executives of the company held a meeting.
First, we talked about the D-round financing, and then the project leaders reported on the progress of the work.
Future Technology now has many projects. In addition to ensuring that the products that have been launched are well operated, new projects have not been left behind.
Currently under development are the audio and video project, the SHIELD system project and the Jisou Encyclopedia.
"Director Lu, in the audio and video project, the music space has been developed and internal testing has been completed. There are basically no problems. We think it can be officially launched online." Yu Jun said.
Audio and video projects, domestic Lu Yi is in charge of Yu Jun.
Lu Yi nodded: "If there is no problem, just proceed with the milk paint as planned."
Yu Jun asked: "When will Music Space be online? Not only the domestic version, but the overseas version of MusicSpace has also completed internal testing. As long as you make the decision, Music Space and the overseas version of MusicSpace can be online simultaneously."
Yu Jun is 100% confident about the music space project. Once launched, it will definitely instantly change the current domestic and even foreign music player landscape.
Because of the function of music space, it completely surpasses all music players on the market.
Taking domestic music as an example, the most famous ones are Qianqianjingting and Kugou Music, which was launched only last year.
These two music players can only play music and have no other functions.
But the music space is different.
Playing music in MP3 format is only the most basic function, and the music space also integrates social networking.
Because Lu Yi said that the positioning of music space is not a music player, but a music community.
The music space can not only simply listen to music, but also make friends. It has obvious social attributes.
This alone is enough to beat all music players on the market.
Because both Qianqianjingting and Kugou Music are just simple music players without the awareness of a music community.
Even the well-known overseas music players Beoplayer and Pandora music radio have similar functions to Qianqianjingting.
In addition to social attributes, functions such as [Ranking List], [Personalized Recommendation], [Private FM], and [Song List] will be added in the future.
Naturally, these functions will not be rolled out all at once [Only when water flows slowly can water flow slowly.
obviously.
Music Space is a player that will redefine music players and will definitely attract other music players to copy related social functions (comments, music reviews) in the future.
Only through ‘functional iteration’ can the technical advantages of the music space be maintained, allowing other music players to catch up and be unable to surpass.
"Continue to optimize. Don't be busy launching it for now. I have to go to North America again to settle the music copyright issue." Lu Yi said.
Yu Jundao: "I think we can launch a domestic music space now. Anyway, the copyright issue lies abroad, and the record companies have nothing to do with us.
It has to be admitted that in this era, domestic copyright awareness is quite weak.
For example, Qianqianjingting and Kugou Music directly transfer pirated copies, and there is no copyright at all.
Of course.
This is also related to the lack of copyright awareness among domestic people.
People have become accustomed to getting nothing for free. If they charge a fee, they will definitely be thrown away by users immediately.
If users don't spend money to listen to music, then the music player company will have no way to make money, and there will be no money to purchase related copyrights. This is an endless cycle.
Even in 2020, the domestic public's awareness of copyright has greatly increased, and music players such as Wangyiyun Music have begun to launch payment models, but there are still very few users who actually pay for copyrights.
Because users are already used to it.
Another thing is that users are very resourceful and can always find pirated resources online.
Of course Lu Yi would not choose piracy.
He must establish a copyright awareness for domestic users!
Because this is the general trend of the future.
"no!"
Lu Yi rejected Yu Jun's proposal directly.
If you really do this, don't even think about negotiating the copyright. The overseas version of "MusicSpace" will definitely be boycotted by North American record companies.
Foreign countries attach far more importance to copyright than domestic ones.
It's not like Lu Yi has ruined a huge swath of his beautiful country just for a small profit.
Of course.
People like Lu Yi who take the initiative to seek copyright authorization are definitely crazy in the eyes of domestic practitioners.
It's obvious that you can get nothing for nothing, but you still have to take the initiative to spend this wasted money.
This is simply the behavior of a stupid person with too much money.
"Lao Yu, you have to understand that our Future Technology is an international enterprise."
“If we directly piracy domestically, it will be in vain, doing so will seriously affect our copyright negotiations with record companies in North America.
"If the record company doesn't give us the copyright, our MusicSpace won't be able to be launched overseas. We can't lose the big for the small."
"You have to know that foreign countries attach great importance to copyright protection. We cannot be labeled as not paying attention to copyright protection. This will not only affect MusicSpace, but also affect our other products."
These words made Yu Jun's expression change, and he quickly admitted his mistake.
indeed.
If Future Technology is just a company that does not go abroad, it may be like Qianqianjingting.
But the industry scope of future technology is global, not just limited to the country.
In this way, many things must be done according to the rules of North America and Europe.
"We take the initiative to spend money to purchase copyrights, which may make domestic practitioners laugh at us because we are stupid and have too much money."
"But everyone should know that since our country joined the WTO, it has been continuously integrating with international standards. In terms of copyright protection, the country will definitely make great efforts to rectify it in the future.
"Now we may have spent a lot of money in the eyes of others, but in the future they will know who is the clown."
"I hope that all of you here will not limit your sights to one city or one corner, but take a longer-term view!"
Everyone else nodded one after another, looking a little solemn.
Obviously.
This is Lu Yi's subtle reminder to them that their vision skills must keep up with the company's development pace. Anyone who cannot keep up and falls behind will be marginalized.
Lu Yi has never been an empathetic boss!
Moreover.
Nowadays, future technology has become a giant ship. Small mistakes can be made, but no mistakes can be made.
"By the way, how's the video space project going?"
"Can it be done before October?"
Lu Yi asked again.
Yu Jundao: "The video space project is more difficult to develop than the music space. It is still under development, but it has been completed. It can be fully developed before October 193.
"That's good!" Lu Yi nodded, "Lao Yu, keep an eye on this side. It must be developed before October. Don't make any mistakes then.
, I only look at the results.
"Don't worry, Director Lu." Yu Jun nodded seriously.
Lu Yi turned his attention to Wu Hanqing and Du Qing.
"Lao Du, Xiao Wu, where is the development of the SHIELD system?"
The Aegis project is also the project that Lu Yi is currently most concerned about, no one!
Because this is related to future technology and the network security of Blue Star Electronics.
Xiao Li and Yun Shu had already joined Future Technology and participated in the development of the SHIELD system.
at the same time.
Yan Fengtian and Li Jun, who did not want to work at Future Technology, agreed to serve as consultants to specifically attack the SHIELD system in order to find loopholes in the system for the sake of money.
Wu Hanqing smiled and said: "The project is roughly 60 to 70% completed. It is initially expected that the Aegis system will be online before the end of the year."
Lu Yi is still very satisfied with this progress.
Because he knows very well what a huge project the SHIELD project is.
Although the security department has gathered the company's top relevant technical talents, building the Aegis system into a security system that is 'invulnerable to all viruses' does not happen overnight.
"Very good, you don't have to be too anxious. I won't put any pressure on you in terms of time. I only ask for one thing, and that is that there must be no loopholes!" Lu Yi said.
Wu Hanqing and Du Qing both nodded heavily.
September 10th is Teacher’s Day.
Lu Yi embarked on his second trip to North America.
This time he flew to North America, mainly to negotiate copyright issues with several major record and film companies.
Fortunately, now that he has a lot of money in his pocket, Lu Yi is still confident.
The next day after flying to California, Lu Fei made an appointment with Max, the head of Universal Records.
Universal Music Group is part of the Vivid Group and holds 25.6% of the world's record market.
Since 1998, Universal Records, Sony, EMI and Warner have been known as the world's four major record companies.
Universal Music Group has the world's largest library of music content, from classical to jazz to pop.
It owns many famous music labels, such as Deutsche-Grammophon, DECCA, Mercury Records, etc.
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There are also many well-known singers at home and abroad.
Such as the world's three great tenors, Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras.
Superstars in the Chinese pop music scene, including well-known Chinese singers such as Tan Yonglin, Zhang Xueyou, Zhang Huimei, Lin Yilian, and Chen Yixun. .