Chapter 1563: 1 Point

Michael Jackson asked doubtfully.

He is not as resistant to these things as the five major record companies. However, he was very confused as to whether this could actually bring benefits.

If you buy it online, there will be fewer people buying it in real life. In reality, record stores, merchants, and a series of middlemen all have to make money. Even singers have to make money.

You rashly touched the cheese of so many people, is this appropriate?

"Michael, what I want to say is that although the selling price of singles has dropped, the number of buyers will increase. Before this, just like you, a record sold 25 million copies. This is a very amazing sales volume. But if you put On the Internet, I think this number may exceed 100 million." Qin Feng said, "You now have a vinyl record for 19 US dollars. If you sell it on the Internet, it will be divided into songs. For each song, we Our initial intention is to set our own pricing based on the artist. Then the entire album will be packaged and sold at a discount.”

Michael Jackson looked at Qin Feng curiously.

"If our discounted album sells for $9.9, which is half the price, but the number of buyers exceeds 100 million, then it is cost-effective. If you have 25 million copies on the market, you can probably sell $425 million. If you put it on the Internet, It’s US$990 million,” Qin Feng said.

Of course, in reality, it may not be that expensive. However, considering the charm of Michael Jackson, it is not impossible to set such a high price. After all, this is Michael Jackson.

"I understand!" Michael Jackson nodded.

In this regard, it may indeed be more profitable for singers. For fans, it will be more convenient to purchase and they can enjoy greater discounts and offers.

"But those middlemen have lost their business. What should they do?" Michael Jackson asked.

The record store will be the first to bear the brunt, and the business of this record store may be gone.

"This will definitely be affected." Qin Feng nodded and did not hide it. "The advent of e-commerce is the general trend. With the popularization of the Internet, human beings' dependence on the Internet is like Amazon, which only sold books before. . Now, it has become an electronic sales platform. More and more people are shopping on Amazon."

"As time goes by,

There will always be some old industries that are eliminated by the times and some emerging products. Qin Feng said, "As for record stores, do they have any patents or technical content?" not at all. It is a platform. This platform originally made no contribution, but it makes money by relying on some market monopoly positions. This is simply unreasonable. Now, with the advent of the Internet age, consumers can choose freely. This is reasonable. "

Although Michael Jackson felt that there was something wrong with this, he also agreed with what Qin Feng said.

"Of course, there is a downside to this, that is, all singers will compete on the same platform. Whether their sales are good or not depends entirely on the quality of the songs to please fans. Unlike before, an album may only have one or two The song is good, but the rest is just fake." Qin Feng said, "So, I'm afraid many fans will choose to sell singles." Qin Feng said.

As a result, the competition will be fierce. Maybe even the singer himself, only the songs that are widely sung will be downloaded by fans crazily, and the rest of the songs may not be paid attention to.

Of course, for Michael Jackson, he doesn't have to worry.

After all, he is now the only king in the world.

In particular, he holds a large number of music copyrights. In this case, there is no loss for him.

The only thing I have to worry about is Sony Records.

Fortunately, he has a cooperative relationship with Sony Records, and both parties jointly own the record company. It's just that Michael Jackson does not own the company's management rights. But it has half of the management dividends.

As for the rights to use these songs, Michael Jackson has the final say.

In this regard, he still has absolute say.

As long as he agrees.

"I still have a question I want to ask, and that is whether this will lead to rampant piracy?" Michael Jackson asked.

"The problem of piracy has always existed. However, compared with the copying of records, it is actually more convenient to control piracy on the Internet." Qin Fengxiao said, "For example, users only have the right to listen to certain songs. On the Internet You can listen to it unlimitedly on the Internet. If you want to download it to an MP3 player, you can only download it through some authorized MP3 players. In this way, you can ensure that MP3 resources will not be leaked."

Regarding piracy, these singers, as well as record companies, including record stores, have always been the most disgusted. Because this directly deprives them of profits. And it was a total deprivation, leaving nothing behind.

Unfortunately, there is no way to deal with piracy.

Even if there is a law, pirates will take risks when faced with absolute profits.

In this case, there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop it.

We can only let it happen.

At most, the biggest pirates should be caught occasionally to vent their anger. That's all.

Piracy is fundamentally unstoppable.

Now, Qin Feng can guarantee that piracy will not break out on the Internet, which is a good attraction.

If there was no piracy, the income of singers would increase a lot.

Including the record company, the income will probably increase several times.

Unfortunately, even with such huge profits, piracy cannot be prevented. The piracy industry from around the world is extremely rampant. It makes people hard to guard against.

Now, if it can be solved, that would be a good thing.

"I can try to sell some of the copyrights in my hands for digital rights sales." Michael Jackson pondered.

Most of the copyrights he mentioned belong to some deceased bands, such as the Beatles. The music of these bands has been around for a long time. Even if something happens on the Internet and it gets pirated, it doesn't hurt. At least for him, it would not constitute any economic loss.

The income from these music copyrights usually comes from quotes from some movies, TV series, some advertising quotes, KTV on-demand, etc. It’s no longer just about making money from selling his records.

In fact, for a musician, the more popular his works are, the more subsequent income will be in the future and the more lasting it will be.

In the early days, I made money by selling records. In the later period, all derivative series copyrights became available.

After hearing what Michael Jackson said, Qin Feng was slightly disappointed. After all, what Qin Feng wants is to upload all the copyrights of Michael Jackson's records to be sold online. Still, it's not bad.

If the situation is good, then it is naturally OK.

Of course, such a small amount of copyright is still far from enough. It's better to think of a way.