“…… Billy, we at Seed Music should transform into a star packaging company, and your idea of saying goodbye to touring is actually very good. …… It shouldn't be invested, it shouldn't be invested, and I refuse to waste this money. …… It is not a question of whether the transition can be made in time, but a question of survival during the turbulent period of transformation. On one issue, music network sharing, this is a gap in the law, even if it is filled, litigation, appeal, re-appeal, and finally there are precedents, it will take at least several years. And in the past few years, network sharing, that is, online piracy has been rampant, how should you solve it?...... So I guess our future should be on the music website. Monetize through models such as CRBT and music download services. But the conditions are not yet ripe. ……”

Billy was already deep in thought, and Jing Jian's words shook him greatly. Jing Jian lit a cigarette and waited silently, until Billy raised his head and finally made a decision: "Bramble, I have been asking myself just now. Do I want to make a lot of money, or do I like music?"

"Hey——!" Jing Jian sighed, "Billy, do you know that you have chosen a very difficult and difficult path?"

Although he has a lot of respect for Billy, who pursues his dreams and never forgets his original intention, Jing Jian still feels quite sorry. No matter how confident you are, how can you compete with an avalanche of collapse?

"I understand. Billy smiled wryly and asked Jing Jian for a cigarette, "But I can't help it, it's my lifelong dream." Watching the children grow up one by one, not only Lumina, but also others, I am afraid that my heart will ...... It's a pleasure. Do you understand that feeling?"

"And what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to find some more young people. It is cultivated in the mode of an elf bird. Rest assured, Bramble, I'm not going to be reckless, I'm not going to be rash and I'm not going to invest big, and I want to...... I want to ......"

Seeing that Billy seemed to be a little difficult to speak, Jing Jian smiled slightly, already understanding that he also wanted to fly solo. Secretly sighed, "That's it, Billy. $5 million, I'll sell my shares to you and keep me for ...... You know, I'm not asking for those shares, and the music production of the film company will be given priority to cooperate with you in the future. $5,000,000, including all other contracts and copyrights, all for you. ”

"Thank you, thank you!" Billy was overjoyed. Jing Jian almost gave away those shares for nothing. You must know that the remaining members of Elf Bird have already paid more than $5 million in liquidated damages for their music contracts.

"Friends. Jing Jian also felt that he had put down a heavy burden on his body, after all, the seed music of the future would never become his core industry, if he could handle it well this time, it would be regarded as giving Billy and Lumina an explanation, "For your dreams, and for all those who have dreams." ”

"That'...... Can the new company continue to use the name of Seed Music?"

"Absolutely. ”

"And, Bramble. I hope this news will be released after the tour is over, I'm afraid ......"

"Billy Billy, hehe, no problem. You decide, and I'll be there to support your tour when I have time......"

"Bramble, I owe you a thank you all the time. Thank you!

"Hehe, you're welcome!"

“……”

There will be a time when the song is exhausted. Jing Jian really didn't expect that the first thing he dealt with after arriving in the United States was to end the seed music with his own hands. So when I left, I was still a little embarrassed.

Kent beside him comforted: "Sir, in fact, you are too kind-hearted. Last year, Seed Music paid more than 21 million in dividends. You can give Billy a discounted price, but it's too little. ”

Jing Jian smiled and shook his head, but did not explain. There are indeed a lot of dividends, but there are not many dividends from Billy. Being able to come up with 5 million is already his limit. If you force him to borrow money everywhere, then why bother? Since he has already become a good person, then a good person should do it to the end!

"Kent, what do you think is the biggest problem with our business?" Jing Jian asked suddenly.

"Huh?" said Kent stunned, "it should be...... It's too much to borrow, isn't it?" This is not counting the self-owned loans of peripheral enterprises such as Dahe Industrial, the huge loans of the Soviet government, and the domestic renminbi loans, if all of them are added, they may all be about to reach 3 billion US dollars (the current exchange rate), and the annual loan interest will need to be about 200 million US dollars. So you really can't look at the actual data, and you may have a heart attack after reading it.

"No, no. Jing Jian smiled, "With a sure investment, the loan will never be too much." Our biggest problem is that we're too far ahead of our time. ”

"Too far ahead?" Kent didn't understand what Jing Jian meant.

"Hehe, Kent, did you notice? Actually, we're in the business of making predictions. Anticipate the changes brought about by high technology, especially computer IT, the transformation of the closest advertising mail order business, the purchase of Microsoft shares, the construction of production bases in China, and the ......early intervention of European branches in the drastic changes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. All of these kinds are some kind of prediction of the direction of future development. So far, our forecasts have largely not deviated from the course. However, it is a pity that some once excellent industries have to end in our hands, such as the advertising mail order at the beginning of White Lotus. And some of their companions are slowly falling behind, or they are leaving on their own initiative. ”

"It's a bit sad indeed. Kent understood. At that time, when the White Lotus advertising mail-order business ended, he was also sad for several days. After all, Kent had worked in the advertising mail order industry for more than thirty years.

Jing Jian smiled slightly: "I can't talk about sadness, it's just a sigh." And this kind of thing will still happen in the future, you and I are very busy, and we can only sigh once in a while. ”

In the midst of the laughter, Kent showed a little sincerity: "Sir, before you bought the company, I thought this life was like this. Managed a small company until his own retirement. I have a dog and accompany my wife everywhere. But I still feel very young now, and I hope to help you for another twenty years, until I am too old to walk. ”

"Kent, you're going to give William a chance too?" Jing Jian joked, "Of course, there are still many things we have to do, and those who propose acquisitions or mergers think they understand our business model, and think that tens of millions of advertising dollars on the catalog are our future." However, they don't know that what we need is user stickiness, and it is not a product catalog that is destined to be eliminated in the future. The more than 400,000 registered users on Bluestar are the most valuable. And it's only a little more than 400,000, what should we do in the future......"

During the conversation, Jing Jian and Kent drove to the location of the crew......