With the support of the gold medal group's resources in the entertainment industry, ICQ easily exceeded 30 million users, which seems to be a lot, but because a small and half of the number is scattered in China, in fact, his users are not as many as imagined, especially compared with YY, which claims to have 300 million users, and MSN, which has more than 100 million users worldwide, ICQ is still just a child, but with a large number of singers, TV actors, and movie actors living in the ICQ channel, sports stars have also become ICQ's signing targets.

In order to increase the number of ICQ users as much as possible, with the strong financial support of the Gold Group, ICQ brandished a checkbook to seek the signing of popular sports stars in the NBA and NFL, and invited them to stay on its own ICQ channel.

In Europe, the relationship between the gold medal group and Guò Universal Music single-handedly swept away European artists.

Few people refuse, for artists, ICQ's signing fee is a little small, but as a new market, a new market that does not fit the conflict with other markets, these less benefits are not to be missed, after all, you only need to sing a song on the ICQ channel every month and chat about the day.

This can not only get a good signing fee, but also close the connection between yourself and your fans, which is really a worthwhile deal.

Rao is like this, and many artists complained on the Internet: The signing fee makes us feel like migrant workers.

Yes, have you ever seen a signing fee ranging from a few thousand to hundreds of thousands? That's how ICQ is given, the lower the fame, the fewer stars, and the more famous, the more stars. But the most did not exceed a million dollars.

Even so, ICQ has paid hundreds of millions of dollars in signing fees, and this signing fee has to be paid every year.

"ICQ will regret it."

MSN, which was preparing to follow up on ICQ's practice of signing celebrities to form channels, was surprised to find that most of the celebrities had already been signed. And as latecomers, they had to face even higher liquidated damages, so they simply gave up and expressed to the media that they didn't care.

"With ICQ's approach, they will go bankrupt sooner or later, the Gold Group is not a big group, and they can't pay $100 million a year to sign a star, at most two years. ICQ will go bankrupt completely, and maybe it will drag down the bankruptcy of the Gold Group. ”

And the media in the United States are not optimistic about Li Lin's move.

"Signing a star? What do they think they are? Are you looking for a spokesperson? There are many fans of the star, but the price is also notoriously high. Well, with the face of Universal Pictures and Universal Records, they can take a lower price, but more than $100 million a year. Is ICQ or Gold Group really able to afford it? ”

So says a Fortune reviewer. "According to our survey, the Gold Group as a whole is valued at less than $2 billion on Wall Street, which sounds like a lot, but mind you, none of these valuations can be converted into liquidity, they can burn money, but what is left after burning money?"

"It won't be long before the Gold Group will be completely dragged down by ICQ."

"It was a stupid decision. At least for the Gold Group, the decision was not good, and ICQ's generosity was an unimaginable burden for the Gold Group. Li Lin, a singer who has recently become popular, seems to think that he will continue his success in the business world, but I want to say that you have been blinded by success. -- Business Week, USA.

"Today next year, we will see Li Lin peddling the gold medal group or ICQ in the market, and at that time, maybe no foolish gold medal group is willing to accept it, 300 million US dollars? Oh, shit the same. —Handelsblatt.

In the United States, the NBA and NFL are sports that even American dramas have to give way, and the famous players among them are always very famous, even not inferior to some superstars.

In Europe, football is a European event, driven by these football stars, ICQ has quickly broken 10 million users from hundreds of thousands to less than 1 million.

And David Beckham, a football superstar, is the face of ICQ Europe.

And the price paid by ICQ is only for Victoria. Beckham made a promise to help introduce her to Hollywood and American high society, so Beckham's wife, who had dreamed of getting into high society and not messing with the sweaty, rude Beckham players and their wives, spent one night in bed convincing Beckham to be the face of ICQ Europe.

In the global market, the ICQ table is also extremely eye-catching, and the release of the mobile version of ICQ has not only made the American people like it, but even the Chinese netizens have also liked it.

Unlike the American people's thinking, the reason why the mobile version of ICQ is popular with the Chinese people is that the tariff is much cheaper than that of SMS, and there is also a reason why you can play mobile phones in class.

A large number of junior high school, high school, and university students use their mobile phones to play ICQ and chat with others in class.

They easily recommend their new ICQ number to their classmates and friends, which in turn attracts a large number of users to download and register for ICQ.

Before YY could react, YY's users in Huaxia had exceeded 40 million, moving towards 50 million.

So far, in the global market, ICQ users have officially exceeded 90 million, moving towards 100 million, and it seems that it is about to surpass Microsoft's MSN.

However, both Li Lin and ICQ know very well that this 100 million and MSN's 100 million are not the same concept at all.

MSN's 100 million is mainly concentrated in the United States and Europe, and young people playing the Internet are all over the United States and Europe, and the interaction between them is very strong, and the instant messaging software industry is an industry with a very strict Matthew effect, the stronger the stronger, the weaker the weaker. Don't look at the ICQ at this time, it is close to the number of MSN users, but the user network it has built is very fragile, so fragile that many people open the ICQ and hang MSN on the other.

And people who drive MSN don't necessarily have ICQ.

If there is no new action in the ICQ. It doesn't take a year for MSN to automatically suppress ICQ with the Matthew effect.

However, for ICQ, as long as it lasts for a year, ICQ can enter a period of great development.

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Coming in a lively and coaxing manner, Li Lin, who officially completed the global publicity, quietly flew back to China from the United States, although his "M. Happy" was still on sale at this time. But at this point, even if it is not much use to publicize it, so he flew back to Huaxia directly. Prepare your next Chinese album.

He's on a tight schedule.

The Chinese album was followed by the filming of Diablo, and he almost certainly won't be able to spend the New Year in China this year.

However, although he wanted to go quietly, when he got off the plane, he still found a large number of fans taking advantage of him.

I don't know if the airport leaked the news or where, the fans below opened their excited eyes one by one. Energetically looking for Li Lin's figure. Li Lin's name was written on the lights, and there were even fans holding banners that read, 'Congratulations to Li Lin's album "M. Happy" for conquering the world'.

In addition, dozens of reporters stood in front of the airport, setting up cameras, video cameras and other props, staring at the crowd and looking for Li Lin's traces.

"Mr. Lee."

As soon as Li Lin sorted out his clothes, a man in a suit and leather shoes stopped Li Lin. Even though he was stared at viciously by Li Lin's two bodyguards, he said without changing his face at all: "Pacific Qiusheng." ”

Li Lin waved his hand. motioned to his bodyguard to get out of the way, "What is President Qiu stopping me for?" I don't remember working with Pacific. ”

Pacific Cinemas, the leader of one of the four major cinema chains, the cinema line is not the strongest, but the background is very hard, and many cinemas are around the Pacific Cinema Line, obeying orders.

He came to find himself, Li Lin didn't have to think about it to know that it was a matter of radio and television, although he didn't want to meet him, but since the other party came to the door, he couldn't hide.

"Can Mr. Li move to talk?" Qiu Sheng smiled like an old fox, "Pacific Cinemas and Gold Medal Cinemas have a great intersection, I don't know if Mr. Li is willing to appreciate his face." ”

He didn't think Li Lin would refuse.

As the spokesperson of some people, some people may not be clear, but it is absolutely clear at the level of Li Lin, even if he ignores himself, it is impossible to ignore the people behind him.

"I just came back and still need a break, and my fans are still waiting outside, so it's not good to snub them." Li Lin thought about it for a while, but decided to accept it, he couldn't hide anyway, unless he hid his traces abroad, "That's it, I'll fall into jet lag today, and I'll meet you tomorrow." ”

"I'll be waiting for you tomorrow at the Four Seasons Hotel in Modu." Qiu Sheng paused slightly, "At that time, there may be some people from other theaters coming over, and I ask Mr. Li to get ready." ”

After bidding farewell to Qiu Sheng, Li Lin led the bodyguards out slowly.

As soon as it came out, the sharp-eyed fans immediately screamed, and the click-click photo sound was also passed on, and the reporters and fans all crowded to the front, wanting to get close to Li Lin.

"Everyone, please don't squeeze."

Li Lin raised his hand and yelled at the fans, "It's not good to squeeze others." ”

There have been too many stampede accidents in later generations, and Li Lin doesn't want his fans to have such a situation, "If everyone squeezes again, I will immediately turn around and go back to the airport, and ask the people who heard it in front to tell the people in the back." ”

Without a horn, he could only use it this way.

"Don't squeeze, Li Lin is angry."

"Don't crowd it, everyone."

"Don't squeeze."

The people in front shouted, and the people behind also shouted, and gradually, the crowd stopped surging.

"Thank you all for coming and seeing me, but I'm jet lag right now, so please be considerate of me......" (To be continued......)