This machine, which Dong Chen called a gramophone, caused as much shock to Xibei, only she knew.

Anyway, Dong Chen knew that Xibei's surprised expression meant that this machine would definitely be sold.

"It's a good machine, isn't it?" Dong Chen patted the base of the gramophone and asked Xibel.

"It's amazing, it's amazing!"

Hibel let go of the handle and said, "The speed of my hand is the same as the sound it makes, I never knew that I was talking fast!" ”

"Haha, you're still very imposing when you speak a little slowly," Dong Chen smiled, "And I just know that your singing is actually very good." ”

"Well, are you interested in singing a song and then selling it to the truth with the gramophone for money?"

“……”

Shiebel said speechlessly, "Sir, we elves naturally love art, and our voice has also been favored by the oracle, my voice can only be regarded as average, and I don't have the idea of singing to make money." ”

After saying this, Shiebel asked again, "Only, isn't it just for gramophones?" Even the singing voice has to be sold? ”

Hearing Shiebel say this, Dong Chen smiled and found a seat and sat down and said, "Of course, the gramophone should be sold, but if you only sell the gramophone, the user will get tired of it after a long time, so it will be sold with good songs and music, and after the market of the gramophone is saturated, selling "good sounds" is the main source of income." ”

"But......," said Shiebel after a moment's hesitation, "although the effect of this gramophone is shocking, it also has many problems, not only is the sound unclear, but the speed of the hand crank is also uncertain, and the tin foil wears out a little fast, and the sound begins to blur after a few times." ”

"And...... It looks so ugly. ”

"Hehe, that's for sure, this is meant to be a temporary piece of equipment to give you an idea of what it does, because you're going to need to work around it."

Dong Chen smiled and explained the function of this rudimentary device, and then showed a more elaborate design sketch to Xibel.

Beautiful flower-shaped amplifiers, delicate device housings, and disc-shaped sound recording discs, etc., are replaced by discs because they can record more information than cylinders.

Its drive is no longer hand-cranked, but replaced by a mainspring, and as soon as the winding is completed, it can automatically record and play the sound for a period of time, which is the perfect phonograph for sale.

This is Dong Chen's latest design, referring to the development stage of this era, and the things that need to be used in it should be available in this world, although it is not as exquisite as the modern society of the earth, but at least it should be able to make the works of the more mature period of the gramophone.

However, it will take time, and Dong Chen needs time to find the right materials to make a more mature phonograph.

In the meantime, it's time for Sheebel to make some preliminary preparations.

"You used to be the owner of the Old Oak Watch Shop, and did you know that there was a half-elf named Isel Emerald working with you?" Dong Chen asked Xibei.

"You know, when he came to the watch shop to look for a job, I thought his maintenance skills were good, so I let him stay and work." Shiebel replied.

"That's fine, but you only know that he is good at repairing clocks and watches, and you don't know that he is also good at singing, right?"

"I really don't know this, but I've already said before, the average elf has a good voice, so as long as you learn some skills, you won't be too bad at singing." Shiebel said.

"Are you going to ask me to get him to sing and put it on a record and sell it?"

"That's right," Dong Chen snapped his fingers, agreeing with Xibei's answer, "but that's just the first step, and you have more to do next." ”

There is only one person, that is definitely not good, so they also need a record company, a cultural entertainment company, a gramophone manufacturing company and a series of companies, Dong Chen also asked Xibel to gather more people of all ethnic groups who like to sing and dance, and then let them become idols and make money for the company.

The reason why Dong Chen does not limit the race is because he still has a big killer weapon in the later period, and when the camera is invented in the future, the invention of movies will not be far away, and it will not be too late to train people at that time.

Black and white films, in fact, are particularly easy to achieve.

As for the early stage, it is okay to perform some stage plays or something.

Anyway, Dong Chen has already arranged it clearly.

"Although it will require some investment in the early stage, when it is developed, it will be very profitable." Dong Chen said confidently.

Shibel has no problem with this either, because it is.

Some performance troupes or singers, whether they are nobles or commoners, like it very much, and they are also quite profitable, as can be seen from the people who watched Jade sing that day and rewarded them on the spot.

However, due to some geographical restrictions and some natural performance time restrictions, there are very few people who can see them perform, so it also limits their fame and income.

Now that there is a gramophone, there is no such problem, no matter where you are on the mainland, you can hear the song of the jade.

And if you want to hear his singing, you don't have to travel all the way to Blackstone City, you just need to buy a record in the store at your doorstep.

And it's not just about listening to other people's songs, if you have this hobby, you can also make your own record and listen to it for others, how fun it is.

With the goal set, Shiebel went to prepare.

Dong Chen wants to make a more mature phonograph, so he has some special material needs, such as record materials, which can not be used with any glue, and must be determined by experiments.

Things on Earth do not necessarily exist in different worlds of different times, and if they exist, they may not be as perfect as Earth, so they need actual experiments to determine.

If it was before, Dong Chen would have needed to find these things by himself, but now that he has subordinates, he will naturally save trouble.

Moreover, the preparation of the factory and the preparation of the team need to be busy with the work.

As for Jin saying that all his future inventions will be produced and distributed by the two companies, Dong Chen is also listening.

During this time, the two corresponded frequently, discussing some new bicycle technology issues, etc., and Kim often complained in the letters that he was about to die.

When I was a young master, I looked at how simple my family's industry was, but when I started to build a factory myself, even if I wanted to be an investor, there were quite a lot of things to deal with.

For such a situation, Dong Chen is naturally very empathetic, so the transformation of invention into actual production still has to be diverted.

At this time, it is the time when the Black Rock City Truth Society is most united, because they have just carried out the memory operation, so everyone is very loyal, and after a long time, maybe all kinds of thoughts will come out slowly.

At this time, no one objected to what Shiebel did, so soon various chambers of commerce were formed, and then they began to recruit people.

The first person to be notified was Jade, and he was quite pleasantly surprised when he knew that he might be officially a singer.

After all, if he didn't like it, he wouldn't have the specialty of singing, let alone be skilled enough to earn money.