The opening of China Entertainment Group gave Jay Chou a head-on confrontation

Chapter 494 Jobs's Confusion

"Fuck! Is there anyone in this world who knows me better than me?!"

After he was unable to win the argument with the person with the account ID "Golden Fish", Sun Yanzi quit the Internet in hatred and shame and logged off at the speed of light - and then the more he thought about it, the angrier he got, and the more he felt he had lost.

Sun Yanzi, who thought he was quite good at Chinese, suffered for the first time today because he did not have a good grasp of Chinese phrases. It was also the first time he realized how profound Chinese culture is.

The guy on the other side of the network cable is definitely from the Cantonese-speaking area!

Niang Xipi!
I can’t hit you, and I can’t scold you enough—

Ever since she started surfing the Internet with a small account, she has never suffered such injustice!
He slapped the table subconsciously, and a "bang" sound burst out from the table. Sun Yanzi, who was so angry that his cheeks bulged, suddenly opened his mouth and was about to shout -

"hiss!"

Probably because he was currently in the company, Sun Yanzi rolled his throat several times, but in the end he still didn't howl out. He could only forcefully swallow the cry of pain back, shaking his hands while making "shashasha" sounds in his mouth.

From time to time, he would put his painful palm to his lips and blew on it a few times with pursed lips.

"Yanzi, your new album—"

The half-closed door of the lounge was pushed open. Li Sisong, who came in with the complete arrangement file, saw Sun Yanzi sitting in front of the computer with his facial features distorted and his hands shaking. He couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"

"Ah? No, it's nothing. I was swatting a mosquito and accidentally hit the table, hehe."

Subconsciously, he retracted his swinging right hand behind his back, and immediately stood up and turned around to block his computer screen, which he had not yet remembered to switch back to using the shortcut key. Sun Yanzi grinned and changed the subject: "Have all the arrangement files for the new album been completed? I——"

"No, wait a minute, get out of my way."

Li Sisong could tell from her guilty conscience that she was in a state of doubt.

"Ah? That's not necessary. Let's go, teacher. Let's go record the song. I've already prepared the chocolates!"

Sun Yanzi was shocked and immediately pushed and shoved the teacher out. When he walked out of the door, he paused, hooked his right hind foot, and closed the door: "I'm ready for one more pass!"

In order to prove that she was not slacking off, Sun Yanzi immediately swore a solemn oath in front of the teacher. Her tone and expression were so firm that she almost fooled herself.

only……

One minute on stage, ten years off the stage.

Turns out it doesn’t lie.

Sun Yanzi, who had passed the first two songs with her natural pronunciation, was still stuck on "Meeting". She was tortured by her teacher from 9:30 in the morning to 10:30 in the evening. Fortunately, she was well prepared and chewed some chocolate when her pearls were about to fall...

"Ah! I'm so tired!"

At 10:30 pm, Zhou Yi returned to the hotel suite to rest and sank into the sofa. His whole body seemed to be limp, and he lay on it diagonally: "I think it's better not to hold a celebration party next time."

Cheng Hao, who sent him back, rolled his eyes at the man in annoyance: "Aren't you enjoying pretending to be cool?"

"That's different. The time before was during the celebration party. I'm going to cut it off."

Zhou Yi, who was half paralyzed on the sofa, shook his head and said, "It's time for me to become a sage now."

"...I don't know how you come up with words like this every day. You're almost destroying Chinese characters."

Cheng Hao pretended to be helpless and sighed.

Having been with Zhou Yi for so many years, she might as well guess what all the lies that came out of men's mouths were, if not all of them.

"You can enjoy the celebration slowly. I won't join in the fun anymore. I want to go back to the capital."

Not knowing what she was thinking of, Cheng Hao walked to the side of the sofa, and as she bent down, she looked down at the man's slightly drunk eyes. The neckline of her burgundy evening dress opened a little as she bent down.

The clearly visible curves, along with the pleasant smell of perfume, penetrated into every nerve in Zhou Yi's body.

Cheng Hao, with a smile in his eyes, raised his right index finger and pressed it on the tip of his nose condescendingly: "I'm going to start making money too."

The money she used to buy things with Zhou Yi has now grown exponentially for her. She now has enough capital to invest and try out new things.

Zhou Yi smiled noncommittally, twisted his neck, and moved his head up a few centimeters along the curve of the sofa armrest. The tip of his nose rubbed against the evening dress that he had basically only worn once. "Good luck to you."

Cheng Hao, who showed no sign of anger, raised his eyebrows in surprise: "You won't stop me?"

The investment industry is a bottomless pit.

Putting Zhou Yi aside, she was actually just a child who was showing off with a lot of money. There were many so-called projects eyeing her money, especially after NetEase's stock soared like a rocket.

Of her own funds, NetEase made the most money.

In other words, this year's Hurun Forbes rankings had been announced long ago, otherwise Cheng Hao would have been able to make it into the ranking of richest women.

Although the value of this thing is not very high at present, Liu Xiaoqin, who is now singing Tears Behind Bars, had a net worth of 10 million yuan.

"Why should I stop you?"

Sniffing the fragrance of the woman's hair, Zhou Yi, who was lying on the sofa, had no intention of sitting up. He smiled and looked at her: "If you don't have enough money, I can lend you some, just like you lent me money."

"What is this, anti-support?"

"What are you talking about? Did you call that keeping a mistress before?"

The man's smile grew even wider: "The rich woman that Tang Seng and Elder Tang met is what we call a mistress, okay? Are you worthy of that?"

Unhappy, Cheng Hao pinched the man's nose with two fingers of his right hand and gently pinched it twice. After letting go, he straightened his body and said, "You are really hard-mouthed. If that rich woman really comes looking for you, you will probably run away faster than a rabbit."

"It's hard to say. After all, the flower language of steel wool is forbearance."

"..."

Cheng Hao couldn't stand Zhou Yi's continuous hooligan bombardment, and glared at him unhappily: "I'm going back to the capital. Be careful when you drink next time, and don't say such things outside."

Everyone envied Elder Tang for being supported, but they didn't know how low the status of this son-in-law was. After the couple got married, they couldn't say that they treated each other with respect, but at least they could chat with each other.

Elder Tang has to ask for permission before doing anything, including his sexual life, just like he is reporting to his superior.

Do you like going out to play with cultural relics?
Set up a restaurant for yourself and don’t go out.

In Zhou Yi's opinion, he was just like a human Tang Monk figurine being taken home.

Of course, another reason is that the rich woman is not good-looking.

If he grows up to be like Ding Jianguo, Fan Xiaopang, and Arthur's mother, then if he has no money, it's not impossible for him to feed the tiger with his own body.

He has his own flexible bottom line standards.

"Be careful when you go to Japan. A foreign country is different from your own country, especially since it's Japan."

Finally, Cheng Hao, who was about to go back to his room to pack his luggage, was still worried, so he turned back and reminded him, "Pay attention to the people over there."

Because Japan's Fuji TV spent 300 million US dollars after tax to invite Zhou Yi to the stage, after finishing the Guangzhou concert, Zhou Yi will take a short break and rush to Japan -

This is also Zhou Yi's first trip to Japan after winning the Grammy Awards. Both Warner Japan and Fuji TV attach great importance to this trip. After finishing his appearance in Japan, Zhou Yi will start preparing for the shooting of his fourth Chinese album MV.

The MV for the Anti-Invasion War must have been filmed on location in a foreign country, so that it can form a sharp contrast with the peaceful and beautiful MVs of subsequent songs such as "Seven-Li Fragrance" and "Blue and White Porcelain Writes Poems for You". However, due to the high requirements of Zhou Yi, this is indeed very time-consuming.

According to conservative estimates, it would be a success if you can complete the fourth major in Chinese by November.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

As he was speaking, the phone in Zhou Yi's pocket rang - it was Qian Jiang calling.

"Ayi, Apple's iTunes store is officially launched today. Do you want to stay up all night to watch it?"

Even Qian Jiang, a veteran who has experienced many ups and downs, was full of uncertainty when faced with the unfamiliar online music store like the iTunes store, and one could clearly hear the solemnity in his voice.

Even a great man like Steve Jobs set a goal of selling one million copies in six months.

Even with the addition of Zhou Yi, this is enough to illustrate his expectations for the online music store.

So Qian Jiang was so nervous that he couldn't sleep.

Zhou Yi, who is not in the United States at the moment, can be said to be frequently relying on various news to make a name for himself. The physical sales myth he created before can be said to be a crushing blow to the European and American music scene.

But now on the Internet where piracy is rampant, Zhouyi, who has no predecessors to blaze a trail, can be said to be the first to try it out.

If he fails, his competitors will definitely not give up the opportunity to attack Zhou Yi.

Online music, a music model that started with piracy, is undoubtedly a fantasy for traditional conservative musicians. Moreover, the United States has the most complete record industry in the world, and millions of record workers depend on it for their livelihood. They are even more disdainful of online music, a sales channel that completely bypasses them.

"What are you staring at? Go ahead and stare if you want. I want to sleep. I'm so sleepy."

Zhou Yi yawned but didn't show any nervousness: "I can't stand the time difference of more than ten hours. I'm going to die if I practice Taoism every day."

"..."

Qian Jiang on the other end of the phone pursed his lips, his expression a little strange - why did he feel like the eunuchs were anxious while the emperor was not?
Ah bah bah!

I'm not a eunuch!

After hanging up the phone, Qian Jiang lit a cigarette, patted himself twice, and immediately decided to stay up late.

Can't blame him.

If you want to blame someone, just blame Apple for making the pie too big. Even an old hand like him couldn't help but be tempted.

美国时间2003年7月23日，上午10:08分，因为播出周易广告而将iTunes商店从4月底延迟到了7月底上线的苹果正式对外公布了周易所有歌曲统一上线iTunes音乐商店——

The single is priced at $1.99; the regular version of the album is priced at $20.

As part of Apple's efforts to break into the online music market, the fledgling company directly reduced the price of all regular editions of Zhouyi's albums to US$20 per copy.

Because it was just the beginning, the Apple Store only dared to put the regular version of the album online.

As for the deluxe version that gives away gifts?
Sorry, you still have to buy the physical version.

As for the extra songs in the hardcover edition?

Then you can only buy singles.

In addition, the Apple Store has collaborated with Warner to put all of Zhou Yi’s Chinese albums and songs on the shelves. This is a surprise specially prepared for Zhou Yi’s overseas fans - want to buy Zhou Yi’s Chinese albums but don’t have the channel?

Warner controls the goods?

It doesn’t matter, just come to my Apple iTunes music store, where you can find everything!

As the pillar of support personally invited by Steve Jobs, Zhouyi has all the licenses for songs. As long as you pay for it, you can download any song to your iPod!

The price of singles reduced to $1.99 and albums reduced to $20 was announced in banner mode on the homepage of the iTunes Music Store, telling everyone who entered the store, which gave many people great surprise.

"Fuck! God, I admit that I am tempted. I don't want to buy Spike's album because I don't like some of the songs. Apple's single song purchase model really wins my heart! It's only $1.99 per song!"

“Although there’s no physical gift, $20 for a regular edition album is a good deal.”

"All of Spike's songs are here, even the Chinese ones. That's great. I've always been curious about In the Name of the Father. I'll buy it first! It's only 1.99. I won't lose anything if I buy it!"

"..."

Thanks to Apple's continuous and unremitting promotion since April, and the explosive popularity of "Pirates of the Caribbean" in the United States, even the instrumental music of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song has appeared in the Apple Store.

In single song mode, it is still sold at 1.99.

With the buff, this pirate march, hailed as a classic, directly squeezed into the top ten of the download list.

"What did you say? With the popularity of Pirates of the Caribbean, it just barely made it into the top ten?"

Apple, Steve Jobs' office.

Jobs, who was in charge of this project and bet the company's future development on it, was paying attention to the data with the senior management while receiving the data analysis report.

Pirates March, which was thought to be able to top the list thanks to the popularity of Pirates of the Caribbean, unexpectedly only ranked tenth in real-time downloads - the song ahead of it was called "Good Time".

Jobs was so surprised that he touched his head and asked, "Which song has the highest number of downloads right now? The one from the World Cup? Or the one from his new album?"

"No, neither."

The subordinate who came to report had an extremely strange look on his face: "It's a song from his first album, the song "Baby" that made him a global hit. Here are the statistics."

"..."

Seeing his subordinate's expression, Jobs sensed something was wrong and immediately took the document. The moment he opened it, his eyes suddenly widened.

"In six hours, the song 'Baby' alone has 130,000 single sales?!"

Because he was so surprised, he called out "Jobs" out loud, and other executives immediately looked at him in disbelief.

How much? !

One song, six hours, 130,000 songs?!
According to the contract signed between Apple and Chow Yun Fat, 80 digital songs were sold on the music store within six months, and the share of the profits between Apple and Warner Chow Yun Fat was reduced to 2:8.

If 100 million units are sold within six months, the share will be reduced to 1:9 thereafter.

If 300 million songs are sold within six months, Apple will give Zhou Yi additional bonus incentives in the form of bonus conversion. The incentive part is sales of more than 300 million copies * 40%.

At that time, everyone was thinking of leveraging Zhou Yi's fame to increase sales to one million songs within half a year to build up their reputation and thus attract more singers to join.

The 300 million song clause was just a way to lower the price and make empty promises...

Jobs touched his head, then shook it unconsciously, a little confused: "Fuck! Spike can't sell 100 million songs a day?!"

(End of this chapter)