Chapter 113 Monopolizing Music Copyrights

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"little goal..." wang ling's mouth twitched. this phrase was indeed wang ling's father's famous saying, but even for wang ling's dad, the "little goal" was only a billion, whereas the market value of wangyi music was seventy to eighty billion, a five hundred times difference! "what's your plan?" wang ling asked, "even though wangyi music is a listed group, all the shares are held by ding sanshi, ding yuxi, and ding sanshi's wife; it's almost like their family business. no matter how rich you are, if they don't sell, you can't possibly acquire it, right?"nôv(el)b\\jnn "no, no, no, you still don't understand my purpose," zhang menglong explained, "i said i want to acquire wangyi music, not because i actually want to buy it, but because i want to bring it down. i want them to know how easy it is for me to crush the entire wangyi group and then make them willingly offer it as an apology!" "you're quite scheming, but i like it!" wang ling felt he was at the forefront of 'eating melons'. this time, he was going to be the first in line to 'eat melons.' "tsk tsk tsk, how thrilling. even ma hua's tengxun music couldn't manage to bring down wangyi music." "he couldn't do it because he's too poor!" zhang menglong declared. "holy shit! ma hua, poor?" that statement shattered half of wang ling's worldview—if ma hua is considered poor, then probably only zhang menglong could be considered rich in the world. but on second thought, they hadn't succeeded simply because the cost of copyrights was just too high. it wasn't that tengxun and wangyi couldn't afford that much money; they had to consider the ratio of investment to returns. even if they secured the copyrights and defeated their rivals, the small fees from vip subscriptions, data charges, and advertisement fees simply couldn't cover those costs. but zhang menglong was different; he completely didn't care about making money. he was all about having fun. as long as he was pleased, even if he was losing money every day, he'd probably still be happy since, to him, a few hundred billion us dollars were just petty cash. "the competition among music platforms is essentially a competition of copyrights," zhang menglong remarked, "look at those few music platforms that are still alive; they've gotten exclusive rights to the most popular singers. as long as the fans are willing to pay, those platforms stay unshakable, whether it's tengxun or wangyi—they've obtained some singers' copyrights" "what do you plan to do?" discover exclusive tales on empire "think about it. what if there was a platform that had all the copyrights of all the singers, and it was totally free? how many people would want to use it?" "damn, are you planning to monopolize the copyrights?" wang ling seemed to catch zhang menglong's drift. "alright, let's do that, and let's skip converting it into any shares. i'll just give you a straight thirty percent stake." "deal!" wang ling agreed immediately. this thirty percent might seem like a loss, but consider this: if zhang menglong were to buy the rights to those songs, ten billion wouldn't be enough. strictly speaking, he was probably still getting an amazing deal. "i don't understand operations, and i can't be bothered to handle them; i'll just manage the negotiations and funding!" "given your demeanor, you don't look like someone who would handle things," wang ling rolled his eyes, "i can take care of most of the singers for you. you just need to provide the money. however, some cases won't be this easy, like with zhou dong's songs!" "yes, wangyi group and tengxun have been trying for years and haven't managed to secure zhou dong's song rights. currently, it seems only 'hulu music' has the rights, but for just three years. counting the time, about two months from now, those rights should be expiring. i heard they are discussing renewal now." "oh? what about other platforms?" "hehe, you should know that even though zhou dong is now busy drinking milk tea and being a dad, barely releasing new songs, his old songs are still timeless. whoever secures zhou dong's music rights pretty much dominates the music platform scene, who would give that up?" "what do you mean?" "according to some insiders, tengxun seems to have prepared five billion to buy three years of zhou dong's music rights. wangyi music is also prepping a similar amount. as for 'hulu music' since it's free, it simply can't compete financially with these giants. it looks like they are gearing up for a final showdown!" "hahaha, then i'm going to disappoint them all this time!" zhang menglong grinned maliciously, "any chance you can intercept this deal?" "coincidentally, at the beginning of next month, zhou dong is going to modu to promote his new album. the guy finally wrote new songs. even though he's been engrossed in drinking milk tea and got a bit chubby, his fans are nearly making debuts themselves," wang ling commented sarcastically, "i'll try to arrange a meeting for you then. with my dad's influence, it shouldn't be a problem. the rest of the negotiations are up to you." "okay, let's do that!" zhang menglong suddenly remembered something, lu yiyao was a huge fan of zhou dong, and they had even talked about attending the same concert once, "by the way, what do you think, if i wanted to sign zhou dong to perform concerts at my home every day, how much would that cost?" wang ling gave zhang menglong an angry middle finger: "damn!"

Chapter 113 Monopolizing Music Copyrights

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