214 The way out for the record industry

In Lin Banshan's home, in the living room on the first floor, everyone is holding wine glasses and talking to each other, or sitting on the sofa in groups of three or five whispering something, and some of them don't say anything or do anything, just look at others with interest.

Most of the topics discussed or centered on are music, but whether it is a heart-to-heart discussion or a controversial discussion, everyone's voice is not loud, and it can only be heard by the people around them.

But at this moment, Lin Banshan, as the owner, suddenly stood up and expressed his surprise with a volume of more than 80 decibels.

So, everyone involuntarily raised their heads and looked at Lin Banshan.

Lin Xiaoyue walked over from elsewhere: "Brother, what's wrong?" ”

But Lin Banshan didn't seem to hear Lin Xiaoyue's question or feel everyone's strange gaze, he just frowned and looked at Chen Beiming: "Xiaoshan? Why? Why do you say that the record industry is a sunset industry? ”

The other people in the living room were also stunned when they heard this.

What the? Is the record industry a sunset industry?

A songwriter looked at a singer, but the singer just shrugged his shoulders, he didn't understand what Chen Beiming meant, and several people next to him also shook their heads, no one knew why Chen Beiming said this.

Hearing Lin Banshan's question, some people who knew Chen Beiming or had greeted him before all stood up together and surrounded them together.

"Chen Beiming, what did you just say? You say the record industry is a sunset industry? Lin Xiaoyue, who came back to her senses, asked playfully.

All the eyes in the living room suddenly fell on Chen Beiming.

Chen Beiming looked at Lin Banshan, and Lin Banshan hurriedly said, "Xiaoshan, what do you mean?" ”

"My meaning has been made very clear, the record industry is about to be eliminated by the times, so this industry is like a sunset that is about to set, and it can only have a few years of glory at most, Lao Lin, for such an industry, you are naturally not worth pressing your net worth."

"It can't be!" One singer immediately retorted: "Music is indispensable to human beings, and as long as human beings exist for one day, music cannot die." ”

As soon as the singer's words came out, many people at the scene immediately nodded.

"yes, how could music be eliminated?"

"Where there are people, there needs to be music!"

"The record industry is a sunset industry, which is too alarmist, right?"

Many people secretly shook their heads and scoffed at Chen Beiming's arguments.

Chen Beiming listened to it and watched it, but he just smiled, he only said to Lin Banshan: "Lao Lin, please note that I'm talking about the record industry, not music." ”

"I think you're talking about the tape industry, right? There is a real possibility that tapes will be replaced by CDs. Lin Xiaoyue said.

"No!" Chen Beiming shook his head: "Whether it's a tape or a CD or whatever, these will all be eliminated." ”

"It can't be!" Someone immediately retorted: "Even if CDs are eliminated with the change of the times, it is impossible for the record industry to be eliminated, but there will be a more advanced form to replace CDs, in other words, it is definitely impossible for the record industry to be eliminated, at most, the record industry has changed a carrier, such as from tape to CD."

Chen Beiming smiled and said unhurriedly: "Let me tell you a story, there is a tribe, they have obtained a top-secret piece of information from a certain channel, and the intelligence shows that in a day or two there will be an army of a hundred people to invade them. The tribe immediately convened a plenary meeting to discuss this matter, although everyone was a little nervous, but they were not afraid, because although there would be enemies, but the number was not much, only a hundred, and their tribe could pull out at least five thousand troops, but the elders still felt that they could not be careless, so they mobilized the whole tribe, and the strong warriors began to practice day and night, and the smartest people in the tribe stayed up all night preparing battle plans in case nothing went wrong, and the old people, women and children carefully strengthened the defense of the city walls, and some people, Sharpen the swords, guns, swords and halberds of the warriors to the extreme. At the moment when the great war was about to break out, the morale of the entire tribe was high, because everyone felt that this battle would be won, the warriors were the strongest, the weapons were the sharpest, the logistics supplies were the most sufficient, and the battle plan was the most complete——"

Speaking of this, Chen Beiming deliberately paused, unhurriedly picked up the cup and took a sip of red wine to moisten his throat.

Everyone looked at him without blinking.

"When the war began, the tribal elder led five thousand brave warriors to rush out, but the enemy flew over in a helicopter gunship, suddenly, the machine gun on the plane was swept away, and the five thousand soldiers fell in a pool of blood in an instant, and none of them died, and the entire tribe was slaughtered cleanly."

Chen Beiming looked around and smiled: "Okay, my story is finished!" ”

The room was deadly silent, and pins could be heard.

Some people's pupils shrank, and their faces were serious.

Some people have wide eyes and don't know why.

There are also people who just hook the corners of their lips and pull out a playful arc.

Lin Banshan was silent for two seconds, and then, he raised his head and said, "Xiaoshan, do you mean that if I stick to the record industry, then even if I am like the people in that tribe, no matter how hard I work and how carefully I prepare for the battle, the final result can only be no bones?" ”

Chen Beiming nodded: "Lao Lin, information technology is coming to change our lives?" ”

"Alarmist!" Someone immediately said.

Chen Beiming looked over, it was a singer about thirty years old, he held a wine glass, walked in from the outermost part in a hurry, took a sip of wine as he walked, swallowed slowly, until he came to Chen Beiming and Lin Banshan, then smiled and said: "Mr. Chen, on the topic of information technology revolution - life, I remember that when I was in college, there were already people shouting, so many years have passed, I admit that information technology has indeed changed a lot, but information technology will change the life of the record industry, I thought this was nothing more than alarmism! ”

After listening to this paragraph, some people next to him nodded: "Yes, it is indeed possible that the record industry will be challenged in the future, but if you want to say that it will revolutionize the record industry, I think it is really far-fetched." ”

Chen Beiming smiled and asked lightly: "I'll only ask you one question, in the past month, have you written as many times as last year?" ”

As soon as Chen Beiming's question came out, the scene was stunned.

Yes? Is there as many letters written this month as there was last year? What do you mean?

Everyone's eyes widened.

Still, someone quickly understood.

"It's not anymore, now I can basically afford to buy a mobile phone, everything is on the phone, who still writes letters?" Someone laughed.

"Well, that's it, I'm this month.... I don't think I've written a letter yet, right? But before, I had to write at least four or five letters a month! Someone nodded.

"There are really fewer and fewer people writing letters now."

Chen Beiming then asked again: "Then, let me ask again, if one day, we only need to use our mobile phones to download the Internet and download them, download which one we want to listen to, and search for the singer's song on the Internet if we want to listen to it, and then download it, then who else will go to the video store?" Who else is going to buy a record? So, where is the hope for the record industry? Can anyone tell me? When that day comes, the way out for the record industry – where? ”