Chapter 586 Let’s Talk Again in a Month
After saying goodbye to Ye Rongrong, Yang Dongxu went to the laboratory and discussed with Milov about the current progress of computer hardware production.
At present, the research in the laboratory has fallen into a big bottleneck, and the progress of hard disk and memory has almost stagnated. However, the sound card and graphics card have unexpectedly made progress.
Especially in terms of sound cards, among the top recording studio equipment technologies that Haina has prepared as a primer, sound card technology has played a significant role.
Many technologies are actually thought of together, or they are linked to each other. When you break through a technical difficulty, as long as you diverge your thinking, you can make several or even dozens of extended products at the same time.
Recording equipment is an extended product developed by the laboratory in combination with the technology at hand. Although Yang Dongxu has never lacked funds for the laboratory, everything is equipped with the best, and everything that can be bought is brought to the laboratory at any price.
But Milov also knows that he must not keep cheating money, so from time to time he will join a few not very busy researchers to sit down and extend products in combination with the technology in hand. MP3 is the harvest of extension, and the same is true for recording equipment.
Two million dollars for a recording studio, including the price of all top-level equipment, transportation and installation. In short, you prepare an empty recording studio, and then pay the money and don't ask anything else.
After everything is installed, there will be technicians to meet with your company's people, and you can do various tests on the spot. If you are not satisfied, they will debug it on the spot. If there is a quality problem, it will be returned.
When this price came out, some small record companies were naturally very reluctant. For a recording studio of 2 million dollars, their company's profit in a year may not be so much.
So they started to look for various relationships, but after the previous experience, no one came to touch Yang Dongxu's brow. So after the discussion, some of them had to cooperate to build such a recording studio.
Several small companies jointly built such a recording studio, and the right to use was signed according to the proportion of investment. Larger companies reported to the upper level and waited for the shareholders' meeting.
Just when Yang Dongxu was waiting for the reply from several big customers, Fu Decai suddenly sent him a big gift package. Universal Music, Sony Music, Warner and Rolling Stone, the four major record companies, were actually preparing to join hands with Haina to hold a world-class concert.
As for the live equipment for the concert, they hope that Haina can provide it, because from the previous world tour of Haina's singers, the equipment used is indeed top-notch.
Of course, they are also very interested in Haina's recording studio and want to discuss how to expand cooperation in this regard. These four are undoubtedly big customers. Yang Dongxu feels that if a recording studio does not use all high-end products and then quotes a starting price of 5 million US dollars, it will not live up to the status of these record companies in the world.
However, he is also very curious about one thing: "Why do they hold world-class concerts? Is there any trick in it?"
"They want to shuffle the small fish and shrimps in the current market and further dominate the market." Fu Decai explained.
In recent years, with the development of the world economy, the development of the overseas entertainment market can be said to be rapid. Compared with the mainland, which started almost from scratch, the foreign market is undoubtedly much more mature.
Therefore, various small production companies have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. More importantly, these small companies have indeed launched some good albums, some of which have even surpassed the carefully produced albums of these world-class record companies on major music charts.
If this small company is in China, it will definitely be bullied in various ways. Unless you have someone standing behind you, you will be swallowed up sooner or later. But in foreign countries, the government undoubtedly hopes that the market can develop in a diversified way, and the monopoly law really exists and can be used.
And compared with the almost unchanging returns obtained by investing in these big record companies, many investors actually want to support some capable small record companies. Let alone the return on investment, it is more than ten times, or even dozens or hundreds of times, which can make a lot of money. There are undoubtedly people behind these small record companies with capital, so it is more difficult to deal with.
So after thinking about it, coupled with the good results of Haina's world tour this year. The bosses of the four record companies discussed and decided that the five of us should join forces to reshuffle.
In fact, at the beginning, the four record companies had different opinions and debated whether to invite Haina. Especially Sony and Rolling Stone were unwilling in various ways.
Originally, they were very frustrated to be suppressed by Haina in the Asian market. Fortunately, as old capital in the global market, they still have a lot of territory to make money.
Now Haina has already begun to get involved in the overseas market and prepare for an attack. Isn't it obvious that bringing Haina in this time is giving ammunition to the other party?
If this concert is successful, then what will the two of them have to do in Asia in the future? Just give it to Haina. And the overseas Chinese is the money in the pocket of the Rolling Stones. How can they forget to give it to Haina?
But the final result of the argument was that they were defeated by Haina's latest technology recording studio. Although CDs have appeared for some time, tapes are still the main force in the dissemination of albums in the world.
This is related to Yang Dongxu's intentional control of technology and the boycott of some overseas entertainment companies because his peers are enemies. However, after these years of development, the CD market has actually matured. Suppression is definitely not possible. We must follow the trend and catch up with this train. Otherwise, if we fall behind, we will not be sitting at the card table, but being washed.
So for various reasons, the four companies finally decided to take Haina with them, but the conditions were obviously aimed at top-notch recording equipment and technology for making DVD albums.
"Do you think we can form an alliance with them for mutual benefit?" Thinking of the combined influence and market resources of the four companies, Yang Dongxu couldn't control his saliva. If the interests of these four companies could be tied together, Haina would really soar.
"It's difficult. There is no problem with cooperation in some areas, but it is too difficult to advance and retreat together. After all, when the market is divided, we don't have much confidence now, and you will definitely not be willing to give less, and they will not be willing to give more." Fu Decai obviously knows Yang Dongxu's character very well, so he hit the point directly.
"Okay, that's true." Yang Dongxu nodded helplessly.
The only reason I want to get on the big ship of these four companies is to develop Haina quickly. Although the market profit is growing every year, why should they share it with you if they can eat more? And if Haina is raised, isn't it looking for an opponent for yourself? It's good enough not to trip them up or use dirty tricks. It seems that it's too naive to think that you can just ride on the wave.
"Recording studio equipment is easy, DVD album production technology is easy, and even helping them to burn tapes and discs is no problem. But these businesses must be bundled with something. Don't foreigners like to bundle backward technology with some useless things and sell them at a high price? We also bundle, but we don't bundle technology, we bundle Haina."
"What do you mean?"
"Technical equipment can be provided, even technology licensing is fine. But I want Haina to have some convenient rights overseas. Or when necessary, they must give us convenience, or even help with publicity." Yang Dongxu said directly.
"This." Fu Decai frowned on the other side of the phone.
We are all in the same industry. The rise of a powerful company is equivalent to touching the cake of others. Although the money earned may be more and more, the market share is divided. So boycotting Haina is certain. Now Haina actually wants the other party to open the door and let them in. This idea is simply crazy.
"You should discuss with Luo Wenhua first, and put forward all the possible requirements to see how they react. If there is something to talk about, then talk about it. If there is nothing to talk about, then talk about the things that are not negotiable." Yang Dongxu knew what Fu Decai was hesitating about, so he spoke.
"I understand. I'll give it a try." Fu Decai nodded.
This is obviously a matter of trying to see if there is a date or not. If you can get it, then you will make money. As for not getting it, you can talk about it later. According to his understanding of Yang Dongxu's character, even if you can't get it, other aspects of cooperation will continue.
After all, if you don't make money, you are a bastard. But if there is no date, then the price of the equipment during the cooperation and the authorization of some key technologies will obviously be negotiated even if the other party offers a high price. In summary, I have the technology in my hand. If you want it, it's okay. You can't take it without spending some money.
As for developing technology by yourself, or imitating technology. Sorry, all newly developed technologies of Dongxu Technology have registered patents internationally and are protected by international patent law.
At present, the market that is promising to be developed by all kinds of people who turn a blind eye to patent law and like all kinds of copycats is the mainland. The mainland is the base camp of Haina. If you come in by yourself and you can't take care of yourself without fighting, it proves that Haina is incompetent.
So as long as they don't want to be sued and face huge compensation, they will definitely have to go through the hurdle of Dongxu Technology. Even if they really develop some technologies in the end, the patent fees for key technologies must be paid.
"Meet again?" Throwing the order of the recording studio to Ye Rongrong, Yang Dongxu was thinking about whether to go abroad during the summer vacation, because Zhou Ya urged him several times, and the Dongxu Network Technology Company established in the United States was already running, and asked him to go there to see what needs to be improved. He received a call from Zong Qinghou.
"It's like this, I need to go to the United States, can we come back and talk? How long? About a month." Yang Dongxu was ready to delay.
To be honest, he really didn't know whether to do banking. And because he had channels to earn foreign exchange, it was actually very convenient for his companies to get loans or financing, and there was no need to make trouble. After all, he is really unfamiliar with this pool of water, and the water is very deep.
"How is it?" After Zong Qinghou finished the call, Yu Qipeng next to him asked.
The two were in Yu Qipeng's office at this time. As for Shi Dazui, who had been running around with them to contact people before. At this time, he was worried about his Giant Building.
In fact, at this time, Yu Qipeng and others tended to find another strong shareholder to come in, which was also related to Shi Niuren's current situation.
Shi Niuren, who saw the opportunity to use Hanka to jump up and instantly accumulated a lot of wealth, is now trapped in the quagmire of the Giant Building. The drawings of the building have been changed again and again, and the floor design has been higher and higher. And he is getting closer and closer to the abyss. From the current situation, it is very likely that he will fall into the pit.
Although the other party has no intention of setting up a bank to invest money, it is obviously impossible to borrow power from this shareholder within a period of time, so they must tie one on board. What's more, this person is a target that is very beneficial to them and everyone is optimistic about.
"He is going abroad and said he will come back to talk after a month." Zong Qinghou said with a frown.
"Is this a disguised refusal?" Yu Qipeng also frowned. There are indeed many benefits to bringing Yang Dongxu in, but if the other party doesn't want to get on board, this is a big problem.
And if they talk again after a month, there is another problem, that is, their actions have been noticed by other state-owned banks, and they have put a lot of pressure on them openly and secretly recently. Some even started to go straight to Huaxiu to prepare for discounts. Waiting any longer will really make things more complicated.