Lin'an, the headquarters of Shining Technology.
Gan Liangchen had the rare opportunity of setting up a small tea seat in his office and brewing Kung Fu tea.
The person he entertained was a middle-aged man with a slightly bald head, and he was accompanied by a capable woman in her forties.
"It is said that the southwest and southeast are better for tea tasting culture. Although the green tea in Lin'an is good, it is not suitable for making Kung Fu tea." Gan Liangchen said while washing and making tea and dividing the tea: "Song Dong is from Caiyun, and the same is true for Pu'er. A lot of research, right? Come see my craft."
"please!"
Song Luding picked up a small cup and drank it in one gulp.
After tasting the sweet tea, Song Luding said with a smile: "This tea is sweet but not astringent, and has a rich chestnut flavor. It must have been stored for at least ten years, right?"
"I don't know about good tea. I'll drink it anyway." Gan Liangchen smiled and picked up the small half-cake of Pu'er tea next to him and looked at the package. "It was made 12 years ago. Director Song has good judgment!"
"Compared to my eyesight, how can I compare to Director Gan?" Song Luding sighed, "I have worked hard for more than 30 years, but I have only created a company worth 7 billion, and my net worth is only about 2 billion. But what about Director Gan? It has only been more than ten years since I started my business, and now Shining Technology is the tenth largest private group company in China, with a market value of more than 800 billion yuan. How many times is it mine?"
"Times are different, so naturally the model of entrepreneurship is different. If I had started my business in the era of Chairman Song, I might not have reached your level." Gan Liangchen said, "To be frivolous, I also listen to you. The singers in the company have grown up singing! This kind of sentiment is not something that can be wiped out once you have money."
"Too."
Song Luding laughed.
This happened to be something he was deeply proud of.
No matter how much money he has, his name has already been recorded in the history of Chinese pop music.
The singers he trained have grown up with generations of young people for more than 20 years.
"But times have changed now, and our music industry must also adapt to the development of society." Gan Liangchen said, "Do you have an answer today to what I told you, Director Song, last time?"
Song Luding's face darkened slightly, and he wanted to say something, but closed his mouth again.
He drank another cup of tea and let out a sigh of relief.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Wang Juan next to her smiled and said, "Director Song, actually you can really consider it. We are very sincere."
"I know." Song Luding said, "For a company with a market value of 7 billion, you have a valuation of 10.5 billion. If you directly increase the price by half to buy the stock, you do think highly of me and respect my hard work, but..."
"In that case, why are you hesitating?" Wang Juan still said softly, "We only need 20% of the shares, and we will share them proportionally. You are still the largest shareholder of the company. You don't have to worry about us seizing power. Or something, if you are not happy, for such a small plate, we have no intention of holding a controlling stake.
If all large companies must hold more than 50% of the shares in their affiliated companies or companies that invest in others, how hard will it be for this company? How much more money is needed? Aren't you tired? "
Song Luding smiled bitterly upon hearing this.
He couldn't say anything in reply.
"Besides, let me put it more seriously, the market is no longer what it was a year ago. It has undergone earth-shaking changes." Wang Juan said, "I have been in the music industry for more than ten years. I am considered your junior, but I have never I have seen the booming music industry now. Seeing that the capacity of the music market is getting bigger and bigger, and there are signs of an explosion, don’t you want to fight harder?”
"Think!" Song Luding didn't hesitate at all.
Wang Juan is also a famous music producer, and was later recruited by Shine Technology to become the director of the music channel.
Of course Song Luding could also see what she could see.
Ever since Guan Yili's "Tolerance" single exceeded 5 million online purchases and downloads in 200 hours last year, the music market has developed by leaps and bounds.
Not only have the purchases of electronic albums and singles released by singers increased dramatically, offline physical records have also rebounded slightly.
Even the sales of music products in previous years have been increasing.
For example, for a superstar like Su Mo, his music was downloaded more than 50 million times on the Internet last year alone, including albums and singles, which brought huge profits to Totem Music.
The same is true for Song Luding's Phoenix Records. Tang Yuan bought several of Shen Huan's songs, and the cumulative downloads last year exceeded 30 million times. In addition, albums and music from the previous two decades were also downloaded 40 million times. .
Because of these outstanding achievements, the annual reports of the three major music companies last year were very good. The dividends received by everyone are increasing, and the stock prices are slowly rising.
It seems that as long as you follow the trend, you can continue to make money, and the situation is great.
But how could this passive way of making money get Song Luding’s attention
What he wants to do is to take the initiative and rely on the group of outstanding singers in his hands to occupy a large share of the market, and even master and formulate rules to obtain more benefits.
But then, problems arise.
Doing various promotions and activities, including making albums, etc., as well as various operations in the online camp, all require money to support.
Unless he has kings and queens like Tang Yuan, Su Mo, Zhu Shengyu, Zhou Jing, and Xu Ping, then naturally fans will buy it.
Of course, even if it is the king of heaven and queen above, if it operates on a large scale, it is very likely to obtain more benefits.
Everything is inseparable from money, but Phoenix Records doesn't have much spare money. It supports so many people, so much equipment, and all kinds of maintenance, etc. Where can we not spend money
In the bleakest years of the music market, Phoenix Records suffered losses every year. If it weren't for the two kings and queens, Tang Yuan and Zhou Jing, who desperately held concerts, it would really feel like they couldn't survive.
Now the situation is a little better, but it is difficult to spend all 100 or 200 million for promotion, let alone a big dog like Shanhai.com, which spent 200 million on a movie promotion.
Seeing that other people's Internet companies have so much money that they can't use it all, but he has no money to use it, it is impossible to say that Song Luding doesn't have any ideas.
Some time ago, Gan Liangchen entrusted Wang Juan to visit Song Luding in Shanghai to discuss Shining Technology's investment in Phoenix Records.
Shining Technology invested RMB 2.1 billion based on the market value of Phoenix Records of 10.5 billion to purchase 20% of the shares held by shareholders, instead of buying circulating shares on the market. This is equivalent to giving them money.
Because the current market value of Phoenix Records is only 7 billion yuan.
After Shining Technology takes a stake, they will also provide an interest-free loan of RMB 2 billion to Phoenix Records for five years, allowing them to use it to expand their business.
On the surface, it seems that shareholders, including Song Luding and others, have made a lot of money. Not to mention cashing out at high prices, the company can still get a large amount of funds.
But what Song Luding was worried about was that he originally only held 30% of the shares. If the shares were dispersed, Shining Technology would be close to his own shares.
After two or three years, after they became familiar with each other, it seemed that it would not be difficult to kick them out.
This is why even after other shareholders agreed, Song Luding firmly disagreed.
That's why Gan Liangchen asked him to come to Lin'an and have a talk in person.
"If you want to, why don't we cooperate?" Wang Juan said, "In addition to our 2 billion interest-free loan that can be used for 5 years, Phoenix Records will also have the promotional resources of Shine Technology. For our related shareholding companies, we There will be a lot of preferential treatment! Think about it, Youyi.com is a bigger existence than Shanhai.com!"
Song Luding's lips moved.
Wang Juan is right. In terms of online video resources, Youyi.com is the best in Asia. Phoenix Records’ basic base is in Asia. If they have their publicity resources, it will increase the reputation of their singers and electronic records. and physical record sales, both have great benefits.
But in this way, Shining Technology’s influence on Phoenix Records will be even greater!
"Dr. Song, have you seen the success of 'Meteor Girls'?" Gan Liangchen said slowly in silence, "How big an impact do you think they will have on the music industry?"
"If their model succeeds, it will be a subversion." Song Luding said without hesitation, "Lu Xiaofeng is really a genius! I didn't expect that a multi-person combination that everyone was not optimistic about would be so popular by him! Now! Let’s see if they can stabilize. Once they stabilize their fundamentals, ‘Meteor Girls’ will be a cash cow for Shanhai.com within three to five years.”
"So do you think they can stand firm in the end?" Gan Liangchen asked.
"It's hard to say." Song Luding said hesitantly.
"If I told you that Shanhai.com has started to prepare another variety show, which was specially tailored for them by Teacher Lu Xiaofeng, would you still say that?" Gan Liangchen asked again.
"What!?"
Song Luding was shocked and blurted out: "What is their relationship? Are Teacher Lu Xiaofeng's ideas so easy to get?!"
"There is no other reason than to spend money!" Gan Liangchen said, "Do you know how much money Zheng Rongrong paid to hire Shen Huan to act in the TV series?"
"The legend is that it should be a sky-high price of 20 million?" Song Luding said uncertainly.
Gan Liangchen shook his head, raised his right hand and spread out his five fingers.
"impossible!"
Song Luding was so horrified that his eyes bulged out, "Impossible! How much is the Best Actor? If he wasn't the investor and invested in it, 30 million would be as high as the sky!"
"But she still gave it, and for the variety show selection idea of 'Meteor Girls', Shen Huan confiscated the money. But Zheng Rongrong later gave him 10 million directly." Gan Liangchen said with a slight smile, "If it were me, others would treat me like this I, I will also do another variety show for them!"
Song Luding was very confused.
He knew that Gan Liangchen would not lie to him about this kind of thing.
But a big dog like Zheng Rongrong is really abominable!
It’s all about money to get results!
But she is already close to success!
Look at the current momentum of "Meteor Girl", they are really crushing almost all singers!
If Su Mo hadn't been holding a concert recently, maybe Su Mo would have been suppressed temporarily.
Tang Yuan of his own is quietly polishing his new album, but the momentum is much weaker.
"Director Song, think about it carefully!" Gan Liangchen said harmoniously: "Should we develop together with us, or should you hold on to your own Phoenix Records and watch others catch up and surpass you step by step! It's time to make a decision Decided!"
"I see!"
Song Luding took a deep breath, "I'm very confused now. I'll go back and think about it... Well, three days! I'll give you an accurate answer to Mr. Gan within three days!"
"good!"
Gan Liangchen extended his hand, "I hope we have a chance to cooperate!"
Song Luding shook hands with him and clearly felt that Gan Liangchen was very forceful and determined.