Chapter 9: Temptation
With Wang Luo's current financial situation, it is impossible to drive there because he does not have a car yet. It's not realistic to take a taxi, because the cost of the trip alone is enough for him to live for two or three days. So, the only option can only be the bus.
Cloud Music's office is a bit far away from the rental house where Wang Luo lives, but it takes about two hours to get on the road.
At around half past ten in the morning, Wang Luo finally came to the office of Cloud Music. It's just that this place is even more broken than imagined, not to mention the separate office building, Yiyun Music's current financial resources will definitely not be able to support it. But standing in the outside world, if no one introduces it, no one will believe that there is a music company working here.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Huang Wei appeared in front of Wang Luo in a Jinli car. The gold profit of this world is equivalent to that world's Poussin, there are a lot of people running on the street, but the price is relatively low, and it is the first choice for ordinary people to get around.
"Let's go, don't be surprised. Now that you're here, you'll know everything. Huang Wei parked the car, walked up to Wang Luo and greeted him with a smile.
Wang Luo nodded and followed Huang Wei into the so-called office building.
In fact, it is a seven-storey old-fashioned building, and if the decoration is more luxurious, it is much more high-end than those high-end office buildings. But the environment here, in addition to being quieter, looks dilapidated from the outside, as if it may collapse at any time.
"Let me introduce you to the company's situation first, now the company is in the initial establishment stage, and the staffing of various departments is not very perfect. Especially in the artist department, there is an extreme lack of some experienced agents and talent scouts. So far, the company has not recruited some second- and third-tier stars, but these are only temporary, the company has a complete strategic plan before the formation, although it has encountered some difficulties, but I believe that the company will survive this hurdle. Huang Wei whispered along the way.
Wang Luo was silent, but he kept everything in his heart. It's just that these words alone can't move him, because anyone can say that. Moreover, so far, Wang Luo's impression of cloud music is indeed not very good.
"I know your concerns, and I understand your thoughts. However, if you can come to the company to have a look, I am already very satisfied, and I also believe that the company will not let you down.
Most people give up the possibility of continuing contact after seeing the company's address, and no one wants to come and see it in person. Yes, the company is currently short of funds, but I'm also an industry insider, so I know what the early days of a music company are like. Not to mention us, even if it is the Big Four, they are also short of money in the early stage.
Moreover, although the company is short of money, the fixed assets are there. As he spoke, Huang Wei stretched out five fingers and continued: "50 million fixed assets, if it is just a small fight, will 50 million be invested?" ”
Wang Luo glanced at Huang Wei with some suspicion, looking at the building that looked like it was about to collapse. 50 million, could it be that they spent 50 million to buy this building?
"Don't look at me like this, 50 million, this is a real 50 million asset, and it has nothing to do with this building. It's rented here, and I'm talking about 50 million, of which 40 million is used to buy professional recording studio equipment. At present, the company has a high-level recording studio, three intermediate recording studios, and a total of four recording studios. Just a high-end recording studio costs more than 20 million, and if it is a top-level recording studio, it will cost at least 30 million.
Of course, it's useless to just listen to me, although you haven't released an album, you should have been in the studio, and you will know what is going on later. Huang Wei continued.
The digging of people for several days has made him a little tired, and the former high-ranking officials have been begged by thousands of people, and now they are begging people everywhere after going to the sea. If it can have an effect, it would be fine, but the problem is that the skin of the mouth is worn out, and no one believes him, and no one wants to come and see it.
While talking, the two came to the third floor, and the entire third floor is the office of Cloud Music. Even though they've done as much decoration as they can, it still doesn't look a little satisfying.
The employees of the company are a little scattered, perhaps because they have nothing to do for a long time, and they can't find anything else to do except cleaning or chatting all day.
And some of the agents and band members who were originally poached also left because they had nothing to do for months, and the fledgling company was in great danger.
Under the leadership of Huang Wei, Wang Luo walked directly into the only high-end recording studio of Cloud Music.
Because the sound insulation of the house is extremely poor, the house, which was originally used as a recording studio, has been soundproofed separately. There are all kinds of equipment in it, although the brands are different, but the functions are roughly the same, Wang Luo still recognizes the role of these devices at a glance.
Computers are the most common computers in this era. And this thing doesn't need to be very advanced, just the ordinary level. KIE mixers, the main high-end brand, rumored to be, even the four major recording studios, only less than a third of this level of consoles.
Bel canto monitors, this is also a high-end brand in this world. With the addition of condenser microphones and so on, it can be said that in this recording studio, except for two computers that are very ordinary, the rest are basically high-end brands in this world.
And with these equipment, if it is equipped with some professional production personnel, even if it is a professional out-of-tune player like Lu Guoming, the recorded songs will not be too ugly.
These memories are just the memories in the mind of the previous Wang Luo, and when Wang Luo saw these devices, he recognized them at a glance, and was able to accurately tell their brand and grade.
I have to say that the generosity of cloud music has faintly moved Wang Luo's heart. At least compared to Yangzi Entertainment (the former owner), the equipment here is much more advanced than theirs.
Subsequently, Huang Wei took Wang Luo to visit the other three recording studios. After watching the high-end recording studio, it was a little boring to watch the others, but Wang Luo still watched it patiently.
The equipment in all three recording studios was exactly the same, and the grade was much lower than that of the high-end recording studio, but he was more familiar with the equipment. Because this is the mainstream equipment of the music company's recording studio, the equipment of Yangtze Entertainment is also the same brand.
Huang Wei's office is only about 40 square meters, which is much smaller than a recording studio. The inside is very clean and comfortable.
"I'm in a pretty shabby place here, so don't mind too much. Drink tea or what? Huang Wei beckoned Wang Luo to sit down, and then asked.
"Water is fine." Wang Luo responded.
Immediately afterwards, Huang Wei took a cup of hot water and handed it over. Looking at Wang Luo, his heart was full of expectation.
Wang Luo's performance before gave him a lot of confidence, but the matter has not yet reached the final decision, so he does not dare to slack off. In the past, there were cases where it was time to sign a contract, but it was cut off.
And now, Wang Luo is already popular. Although it was rated out, the quality of the song is there, and if he doesn't seize this opportunity, I'm afraid that other companies will come to his door soon.
"Mr. Huang, I am curious about your personal experience, of course, if there is something inconvenient, you can not talk about it." Wang Luo asked tentatively.
For cloud music, although I am not satisfied with the appearance, I am not satisfied with this heart. Now Wang Luo's only worry is Huang Wei, a former senior official of the Press and Publication Administration and a senior official of China Entertainment. Now that he has come out to start a business, the hardware facilities are no worse than any company, but he has not been able to sign an artist, which is what Wang Luo is most worried about.
Of course, if Huang Wei keeps silent about this matter, or fools the past. So even if there is a device that satisfies him, he will not choose to join Cloud Music. As a human being, Wang Luo has long passed the age of impulsiveness, and he knows how to choose his own path.
"Hehe, there's nothing inconvenient to talk about. Although my matter has not been announced, it is basically transparent in the industry. At the beginning, Tianyu and Asia Entertainment jointly produced a program, because it involved copyright issues, so I didn't pass it here, they claimed to have obtained the authorization of the copyright owner, but refused to provide proof.
So I never let their show pass, just like that, Tianyu and Asia Entertainment found Huayu, and then lured me to change jobs with a high salary. In addition, it was really not smooth in the unit during that time, so it came out. Since China Entertainment cooperated with them to lure me to resign, I don't think you should be able to think of the rest of the things if I don't say it, right?
Of course, there is another thing that I don't tell you, this company is not actually mine alone, I am only one of the shareholders. I can't tell you who the real majority shareholder is yet, but I can tell you that he has 79% of the shares. And you don't have to worry about the problems you are worried about, the company, or the majority shareholder, has the ability to solve them. Huang Wei smiled and explained.
Wang Luo nodded, it is indeed impossible for Yun Music to be Huang Wei alone, because with his superficial qualifications, it is impossible to get so much money to start a company. However, Wang Luo also did not expect that there were not many shareholders behind the company, but only two shareholders, one large and one small.
Huang Wei offended three of the Big Four, which can basically declare his career in the industry over. But at this time, there are still people who want to start a company with him. And this incident also faintly made Wang Luo guess that the major shareholder behind him may have a great background, and he may even be able to compete with the Big Four.
Join? Wang Luo doesn't know who the major shareholder behind it is, Huang Wei is very confident in him, which does not mean that Wang Luo also has confidence in him. So, Wang Luo planned to test Huang Wei again.
"Mr. Huang, why I was eliminated this time, I think you should have guessed some reasons. I won't say much more, let's open the skylight and say something, I want to know who the major shareholder is? I have to make sure if he really has what it takes to solve these problems before I can decide whether to join or not, and I'm not too young to afford that anymore. Wang Luo asked sincerely.