In fact, during this period of time, Lime Entertainment Records not only made a splash in the rock field, but also exploded in an instant, becoming quite prominent in various music genres.
According to Zhao Yi's plan, one album will be given to Qing Ning Entertainment Records every day. Over the past two months, they have actually accumulated a large number of albums.
But the number of albums released is actually not that many. It's not that the record companies don't want to release them, but they haven't found enough good singers to handle difficult albums.
Without artificial intelligence synthesized samples, everyone would have no idea. But after listening to the samples, if the singer is much inferior, it would be difficult for any individual to bear it, and it would feel like a waste of resources.
This has resulted in the fact that although there are many albums released by Lime Entertainment Records, they are still within the acceptable range of others. Although it feels incredible, no one has any special opinions on it.
You must know that the parent company of Qing Ning Entertainment Records is a domestic film and television entertainment giant. It also has a well-known name internationally. As a subsidiary company, it is understandable that it suddenly broke out.
But only a limited number of people within the company know that this is far from a prosperous era for Lime Entertainment Records, but is just a warm-up. When the conditions are mature and there are enough high-level singers, that's when it will really explode.
When the time comes, the music of Qing Ning Entertainment Records will become popular in the domestic music scene, and it will also have a huge impact on the surrounding cultural circles, which can completely reverse the current embarrassing music status of our country.
For example, Lime Entertainment Records only released four albums, which caused quite a stir. The former was a rock album, and this time it was a live-played classical poetry album.
There is also a warm album in the style of modern lyrics and music and a campus folk album in a fresh style. In addition to the rock and classical poetry albums, the other two albums are also excellent, but not as outstanding as these two.
In comparison, Zhao prefers this album of classical poetry. The new singing of old lyrics injects a breath of fresh air into popular music in today's society.
People have to reflect that the classics of classical poetry are not just the poems themselves. When paired with appropriate repertoire and modernized adaptations, they can bring out a different musical charm.
People who stop here all like music. Since the place is very large, in addition to selling music albums, there are many teahouses here for consumers to rest. It also provides refreshment sales services so that consumers can stop and listen. music.
Zhao Yiyi didn't think it was inappropriate to operate the Tianwen Library this way, because it would be difficult to achieve substantial profits just by selling books and derivative products. It would be great to be able to maintain daily operations.
In order to achieve higher profit goals, additional services must be provided to attract more people to come in, consume and stop, not just as a place for reading, but also as a place for leisure and entertainment.
Although it may not seem serious enough, as long as the service items are well combined, not only will it not arouse consumers' resentment, but it will be warmly embraced by consumers.
The music sales area here is set up like a music listening bar. In addition to album shelves, more areas are set up with rest areas.
Many consumers come here not to buy albums, but just like to meet up with one or two friends, order some refreshments or coffee or milk tea, and sit quietly here listening to the music played in the hall.
Don't underestimate the charm of listening to music here, because the audio-visual system in the hall adopts the high-end sound system of Polaris Company, which is much better than the one at home. It is definitely a pleasure to sit here and listen to music.
Ordinary people can't afford this kind of high-end sound system, and it's a high-end sound system used in such a large venue. A set costs millions of yuan, which is definitely not cheap.
But the effect is also great, you definitely get what you pay for. Songs that I usually don’t like can be played on this set of speakers and are very comfortable to listen to.
Zhao took a look and found that the seats here were basically full, with an occupancy rate of about 90%. Almost all customers chose to buy refreshments or milk tea.
The number of seats in all areas has reached more than 400, so based on the average consumption of 1 yuan per person, the daily turnover is about 2,000 yuan.
Although it is not a lot, it is a useful supplement. In one year, there is an income of more than 700,000 yuan. These incomes are considered extra. Regardless of other things, the employees' salaries are basically settled.
What’s even more interesting is that there are professional catering services on the underground floors of this library, which are mainly provided to consumers who come here to read books to solve their stomach problems on the spot.
Of course, people who come to dine here are not just consumers reading books, there are also many people who come here specifically to dine, because the food here is quite unique and very attractive to people nearby.
Simply relying on selling and borrowing books, Tianwen Library does not know how many years it will take to recover costs and make a profit. Only this comprehensive business model can develop in the long term.
Especially when online reading becomes more and more popular in the future, it will be difficult to operate a library solely relying on its main business. If other sources of income are not developed, it will be a matter of time before it goes bankrupt.
After looking here, he didn't buy the album, because he had these albums at home and didn't need to buy them at all, and he didn't have much time to listen to music.
After Zhao Yi read the first floor, he came to the second floor. From here on up, there are book-related business contents. The second floor is basically children's books and parenting-related contents.
In addition, there are many children's amusement facilities, which mainly meet the needs of parents bringing their children to buy books, and are also part of the value-added services.
In addition to children's amusement facilities, there is also a special area for selling children's toys. This joint sales effect is actually very good, and the operating income is much higher than that of pure toy sales.
According to the plan, the higher the floors go up, the higher the age-appropriate level of the books, the more professional they become, and the fewer people who can understand them.
Zhao Yi took a look at the second floor and had no intention of going up. Judging from the business situation on these two floors, he was quite satisfied with both the number of customers and the business content. Tianwen Bookstore fully understood the business management books The essence of the museum.
In fact, what Zhao Yi didn't know was that on the third floor, there were books written by artificial intelligence published by Tianwen Publishing House, after the online platform was handed over to Tianwen Publishing House.
They were surprised by the huge number of books on this platform. Their person in charge even called to inquire about the specific situation. However, Zhao Yiyi was told not to worry about so many books. They were all copyrighted and could be operated with confidence.
Zhao Yi didn't tell them other specific things. Could it be that he told them that these books were written by artificial intelligence? This is likely to cause unnecessary panic and the possibility of leaks.
In fact, artificial intelligence has been used in many application scenarios in his companies, but artificial intelligence that can write books and create music has not yet been born.
Because jobs in these fields have always been regarded as requiring a certain degree of creativity and are considered to be naturally suitable for human jobs, many people have never thought that these fields can be replaced by artificial intelligence.
In fact, what they don’t know is that as long as artificial intelligence masters the rules, although it cannot create top-notch works that are groundbreaking, it will still be in no way inferior to humans in copying the work, and it will be even better than humans themselves.
Moreover, the primary artificial intelligence written by Zhao Yi has advanced chaotic algorithms and fuzzy computing characteristics. Sometimes, works that exceed the average level will occasionally be produced, which are innovative to a certain extent.
For most people, sometimes ignorance is actually a kind of happiness. This is still the level of primary artificial intelligence. When available quantum computers become available, they can be upgraded to intermediate artificial intelligence.
At that time, except that it does not have its own soul and true spirit, intermediate artificial intelligence is no different from ordinary people. Its creativity is no weaker than that of humans. Human society will enter a new stage.
In fact, there is no need to wait for a quantum computer. Intermediate artificial intelligence can be partially operated on a super optical brain. However, due to insufficient computing power, it cannot fully exert its performance and functions.
Intermediate artificial intelligence requires two necessary conditions to operate. The first is high-speed parallel computing, which both quantum computers and super optical brains have. This is why it is said above that optical brains can also partially operate.
The second is the possibility of randomness and uncertainty, which only quantum computers have.
If you want stability, all links must be precise. Only when all links are controllable can stability be guaranteed.
But if you want to create and innovate, you must have uncertainty and randomness, and the combination of intermediate artificial intelligence and quantum computers can balance the two well and achieve an ideal state.
There are millions of books on the Internet platform, not all of them are the same, and not all of them are of the same style as in previous lives. Many books are of publishing value.
After obtaining the management rights of the network platform, it has greatly enriched the number of copyrights owned by Tianwen Publishing House. It is natural for Tianwen Publishing House to select books with publishing value from them for publication and distribution.
And it is not only published domestically. Using translation experts, they can easily translate books into languages of various countries. At the same time, they have global distribution channels, so there is no reason to only toss in their own pond.
However, Zhao Yi still doesn't know the specific effect. The monthly report will not be particularly detailed, and it is just the beginning. If you want to see the desired effect, it cannot be seen in a short time.
As soon as Zhao came out, he was not in the mood to continue shopping. He got into the car that had been following not far away and headed to his residence.
After returning home, Zhao Yi needed to make some arrangements for the conversation so as to cooperate with the national plan and enable the project to be launched as soon as possible.
First, let the human resources company find a person in charge who understands the operation of the water conservancy hub to prepare for the establishment of a water conservancy hub operation and management company in the future.
At present, I and the old man have reached a verbal investment in the "Zhejiang-Jiangxi-Guangdong" Grand Canal, and the matter has basically been settled. Moreover, the old man has no objections to the excavation of the "Hunan-Jiangxi" Canal and the "Fujian-Jiangxi" Canal. There is a high probability that in the future He will also invest.
As for other large-scale hub projects at the national level, such as the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, there is currently no plan. Although the investment in these projects is also large, the benefits are also very obvious.
There is a high probability that he will not invest entirely in the future, but he should invest part of it and occupy part of the shares. It is not his turn to intervene in the management and operation, but he is willing to do just that.
For this kind of key water conservancy hub, the country cares not only about the economic value, but also other strategic values. Zhao Yi is more concerned about the economic value. As long as the return on investment is high, he has no reason to refuse.
Returning to the "Zhejiang-Jiangxi-Guangdong" Grand Canal, if he wants to operate it, he must first establish a management team to be fully responsible for this matter, otherwise he will have no time to spare.
In addition, it also takes a lot of time to conduct on-site inspections and assessments. Only after the construction plan is determined will it enter the implementation stage.
At this point, it is estimated that one or two years have passed, and the Jiangxi Provincial Government supports the excavation of this canal, but it also requires active cooperation and coordination from the other two provinces, which also takes effort.
Guangdong is better, and the economic situation is not bad, but in Zhejiang, except for Hangzhou, where the economy is not bad, the economy of other places is not that good, and it is much poorer than Guangzhou.
However, the two provinces will most likely not object to the excavation of this canal, because they do not need to pay for the construction, they only need to provide convenience in terms of land and procedures.
And judging from past experience, the people in these two provinces still have a pioneering spirit. For this kind of thing that is beneficial to everyone, and the project is positioned as a national-level water conservancy project, the local government has no reason to refuse.
After arranging a human resources company to help find talents, Zhao Yi stopped paying attention to this project. It would be enough to have a new person in charge of the future operations team.
Although the total investment seems to be huge, it will last for at least 7 years. If it is spread out, the annual investment scale will be very limited. At least here, Zhao Yi has no pressure at all.
However, it is unlikely that this company will be entirely owned by itself in the future, because digging and widening rivers requires occupying state land, and the state will most likely invest in resources.
As for how many shares it holds, it is still unclear, but it will definitely not occupy 30% of the shares like the expressway company. According to Zhao Yi's estimate, there is a high probability that it will only occupy 10% of the shares.
Because there is actually no charge for river access, this part cannot be regarded as occupying national resources. Instead, we invested our own funds to dredge and widen it.
What I really have management authority and source of profit are water conservancy hub facilities, that is, ship locks and dams. This part of the land occupies a lot of land, but compared with the total investment, the proportion is also very low.
He is not averse to the government taking shares. After all, this kind of project is not only a capital project, but also closely related to the national economy and people's livelihood. The government taking a certain share can also communicate with each other, which makes both parties feel more at ease.
After making some arrangements for the canal project, Zhao Yi called Xinhui Energy Company and asked them to work closely with Cornerstone Materials to prepare for the large-scale construction of photovoltaic power plants.
As for where to build photovoltaic power plants, Zhao Yi doesn't care. As professionals, they may know better than themselves where they should be built.
After calling Xinhui Energy, I immediately called Cornerstone Materials. The main purpose was to ask how their battery research and development was going.
You wouldn’t know the result until you hit it, but Cornerstone Materials actually gave itself a big surprise. Because Zhao Yi’s requirements were too high, it was very difficult to use traditional chemical battery ideas, and it would not be possible in a short time. reached.
So they used their strengths, which were computational materials science and nanomaterial preparation technology, to create purely physical batteries instead of chemical batteries.
This requires materials with strong electronic storage capabilities, and also requires very high sensitivity to voltage, and high efficiency in both electrical energy release and charging.
Of course, this is only one of their alternative ideas. Zhao Yi also arranged for some researchers to follow up on Zhao Yi's previous research results, which can be regarded as walking on two legs.
They designed the material structure according to their expected material goals, and the hard work paid off. After designing thousands of materials, they finally found a material that met their requirements. After the actual material was produced, it also achieved the expected goals.
The principle is simple, that is, the material needs to have higher electric potential energy, and the transition of electric potential energy must be relatively easy to achieve. Applying voltage can easily make electrons jump to a higher potential energy position.
Theoretically, as long as this molecular structure can make the electric potential energy infinitely high, it can store an infinite amount of electricity. Since there is no chemical reaction involved, it is called a physical battery.
This material developed by Cornerstone Materials can charge electricity by applying a forward voltage to the electrodes at both ends of the material, and discharge electric energy by applying a reverse voltage.
Although this material is very revolutionary, it is still far away from the goal Zhao Yi hopes to achieve, but its application prospects are very broad.
This kind of physical battery has many advantages over chemical batteries. First, the energy density is much higher than that of chemical batteries. Second, its safety is much higher than that of chemical batteries.
However, the difficulty of manufacturing is several orders of magnitude higher than that of chemical batteries. At least currently, judging from the laboratory preparation costs of Cornerstone Materials Company, there is no promotion value.
But this has made them very excited. According to laboratory data feedback, the energy density has reached 1000wh/kg, that is, one kilogram of this material can carry one kilowatt hour of electricity.
As long as the manufacturing cost is reduced, both electronic equipment and electric vehicles can be widely used. Electric vehicles can easily run thousands of kilometers in the future.
According to the calculation of 150 kilowatt-hours of electricity per thousand kilometers, you only need to carry 150 kilograms of this battery. Let alone an electric car or an electric bicycle, it is very easy to carry 150 kilograms.
However, if you want to carry out large-scale energy storage, especially for grid energy storage, this material is not enough. It is necessary to further increase the energy density and reduce the cost. (End of chapter)