Rebirth 2002: Chic Life

Chapter 95 94. Music Copyright
There was an undercurrent in the school, but Wu Dong didn't pay attention to it.

Xinfeng TV Station is just an experimental field where I can memorize the lyrics. Wu Dong is in charge of the program creation, Lu Zhi, the director of Sanshan Variety Department, is responsible for the improvement and post-promotion.

Li Bing and Chai Yongsong understood clearly that the lead singer, band, and host are not the focus at all. In the small puddle of Xinfeng, they can't make waves. Once the program is broadcast on the star satellite TV, they may use the program to reach the sky.

From obscurity to entertainment celebrity, no one can resist such a temptation. The two added Wu Dong's QQ friend, saved Wu Dong's number in the phone and marked it as Director Wu, and contacted almost every day.

In the director's office of Xinfeng TV Station, Feng Xuan is pouring tea for the director Zheng Jianmin, "Uncle, is this program really so important?"

Zheng Jianmin is in his 50s, holding a teacup with a serious expression on his face, "I have asked many old friends, and they all said that I can memorize the lyrics. Even if this program is broadcast on the satellite TV of Shangxing, the ratings will not be too bad. Jiangsu Province does not Immediately agreeing is not a problem with the program itself, so don't ask too much about it.

Chai Yongsong told me that the two hosts of the show will be very good, and if they are done well, they may be transferred to the provincial station together with the show.

Wu Dong has an independent studio in Sanshan and it is said that he has a good personal relationship with Mr. Han, and Mr. Han flew here from Yanjing to sign a contract with him..."

Feng Xuan sat down and thought about it.

"It's good that you know these things, don't tell others." Director Zheng finally instructed.

Feng Xuan looked up at him and complained, "I'm not a child, but the host hasn't confirmed it's me yet?"

Zheng Jianmin showed a doting smile, "Don't worry, uncle is also the director of the station, you should contact Director Wu to hear his thoughts on the host, and you can also talk about other things. Lots of topics."

Feng Xuan pouted and gave him a supercilious look...
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Jianguo District, 302, Wu Dong bought some vegetables when passing by Lijiadou.

Wash rice for cooking, mix chicken wings with onion, ginger, garlic, soy sauce and cooking wine and marinate for 10 minutes, cut eggplant into strips and fry in oil...

An hour later, the food was on the table: chicken wings in beer, braised eggplant in oil, and live pearls bought by Li Jiadou—similar to the fried eggs eaten by northerners.

Wu Dong poured beer and ate "long sighs and short sighs" heartily.

302 is his spiritual harbor. Once the door is closed, the past, present, past, and future do not exist, and there is only beer and food in front of him.

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At the end of his previous life, only Lao Wen and the little girl from the foot bath shop occasionally called him, but now it is difficult to think about being quiet.

"Ding ding ding", the phone rang, and the caller ID was Mu Shengnan. Wu Dong put down his chopsticks and picked up the phone.

"Sister Mu, is there anything urgent? Call me after get off work."

Mu Shengnan's tone is not as cold as before, "Mr. Wu, after get off work, Sanshan received the CRBT data from the operator. This month, the download volume of the first snow in 2002 was 122 million. The number of downloads is 95, and the number is still rising..."

Mu Shengnan was still talking about the final data predicted by Sanshan's technical department, but Wu Dong didn't listen carefully to a flash of lightning flashing through his mind.

Wu Dong sat blankly for a while, then drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

Xiaolin and Dazhi invited him to sing at KTV the night before yesterday. As a frequent visitor to KTV, he always felt that KTV in 2002 was a little different from 2022!

What's the difference? The decorations are very luxurious. There are fruit plates, dice, beer, bells, and tambourines in the KTV... There are also singing girls. Of course, Xiao Lin dared not think about it in Wu Dong and Da Zhi.

What Mu Shengnan said just now suddenly reminded him that there were songs in KTV in 2002, but not in KTV in 2022.Wu Dong couldn't remember which year it was, some KTVs were seized due to arrears of copyright fees, these things should have happened a few years after his divorce.Later, when listening to songs on the player, it often pops up that the song is exclusive to VIP. He foolishly opened the VIP, but there are still many singles that need to be charged again.

Mu Shengnan was still excitedly describing the prospects of the two songs, and tentatively asked when the other songs were planned to be released.

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Wu Dong didn't care about the ringtone anymore, "Does Sister Mu know the copyright of the song?"

Mu Shengnan hesitated for a moment, "The copyright of the song?" She sounded unfamiliar with this word.

Wu Dong pondered for a while, "I'm still eating, I have something to tell you, I'll call you later."

He hung up the phone and he smiled, since you delayed my dinner, I will let you work overtime.

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When he got rich, Wu Dong didn't buckle up the cable. 302 bought broadband and changed the anti-theft lock. After all, he still has to live for two years.

Turn on the big pear laptop, search engine for various searches.

The source of information is very limited. Wu Dong found out that the Copyright Law was just passed last year, and there are almost no relevant regulations on song copyright.

Wu Dong leaned his body on the bamboo chair and looked up at the ceiling. No wonder the record companies and audiovisual companies are said to be in a downturn on the Internet, and they rely on selling records and tapes to maintain their operations.

Fortunately, CDs are rarely pirated, but there are also few people with CD players; tapes are even more ridiculous. The tapes sold in Lijiadou's video store are all pirated.

Those classic old songs have no copyright, only one-time income from the release or plus the singer's commercial performance or something!

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"toot toot"

As soon as the call was connected, Wu Dong immediately asked: "Sister Mu, if I use someone else's song to make a ringtone, will the operator pay for it?"

There was a moment of silence on the other side, with a slightly dissatisfied tone: "Mr. Wu, I ask you to think carefully. Although the relevant laws and regulations are not perfect, our reputation in the entertainment industry..."

Wu Dong smiled, "What if we buy it? Before others realize the value of song copyrights, we buy up the copyrights of old records in large quantities or directly sign an agreement with record companies to buy out all the copyrights of their old songs at once."

The other side was silent again, and there was no sound for a long time.

Wu Dong thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "It's not shameful to make money with your eyesight. He's arsenic, my honey is my treasure! I just went online and saw that some record companies are on the verge of bankruptcy. Why not spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy copyrights that they seem to be rubbish?"

Mu Shengnan's voice trembled and his voice was dry, "Mr. Wu, you misunderstood me. I was just thinking that we might even monopolize the ring tones adaptation business of all old songs."

Wu Dong laughed loudly, "Ms. Mu, don't just focus on the ringtones, you might as well be bold. The era is developing and CDs and tapes will inevitably be replaced by digital media. Intellectual property protection will become more and more strict. In the future, listening to songs on the Internet, If you go to KTV to sing, you have to pay me!"

The opposite party stopped talking again, Wu Dong patted his phone, "Why is the signal so bad!"

It's not that the signal is poor, Mu Shengnan's phone fell to the ground, and now her head is buzzing!

(End of this chapter)