Rebirth 2006, creating a super consortium

"No!" An Xin suddenly remembered something very important and said directly: "Well, I'll let Lu Xi give you another 1 million US dollars!"

"Ah?" Zhao Rui looked a little confused, not quite understanding what An Xin meant. After thinking for a while, he asked hesitantly, "Boss, $5 million seems to be enough, what's the matter with the extra $1 million?"

An Xin was instantly amused, and jokingly said, "Why? Too much money is burning your fingers?"

"That's not the case!" Zhao Rui waved his hands awkwardly and explained, "It's mainly because the Internet Media Matrix Project has the official support of Twitter, so we can save a lot of unnecessary expenses, so..."

An Xin raised her hand to interrupt Zhao Rui's explanation: "I understand what you mean, but this $1 million is not for you to use on the Internet Media Matrix Plan, but for the copyright acquisition plan!"

"Copyright acquisition plan?" Zhao Rui paused, then asked with some understanding: "Boss, will you continue to acquire copyrights for other films and TV series?"

An Xin nodded at first, but immediately shook her head and explained, "Yes and no!"

"We have only acquired the Internet copyrights of most TV dramas and variety shows in the mainland and Hong Kong before. In addition, there are still channels such as Korean dramas, Japanese dramas, and European and American dramas that have not been fully supplemented!"

"In addition to the Internet copyrights of TV dramas and variety shows, we cannot let go of the Internet copyrights of music!"

"To put it bluntly, this $1 million is for you to continue to supplement the copyrights of TV series, variety shows, and music on various channels!"

Zhao Rui understood An Xin's words instantly, but after thinking carefully about the relevant information, he finally said helplessly: "Boss, the copyright channels you listed are too many, and it can even be said that they have covered the major copyright markets in the world. To be honest, $1 million is obviously not enough to do this!"

An Xin raised her eyebrows and asked in surprise, "Is the Internet copyright in this area already so expensive?"

Zhao Rui shook his head slightly and explained, "Boss, maybe the abnormally low price of Internet copyrights in China has caused you to have a huge misunderstanding. In fact, whether it is Korean dramas, Japanese dramas, or European and American dramas, their Internet copyrights, oh, no, they should be called streaming copyrights. Their streaming copyrights benefit from the protection of copyright law. In terms of price, there is a big difference from the domestic market!"

"Oh, no, the Japanese and Korean markets are actually not that bad, they are just a little more expensive than the domestic market, which is still within an acceptable range. But the European and American markets are different, there is obviously a huge difference!"

"The buyout of streaming rights for almost all TV dramas and variety shows in China may cost a few hundred RMB per episode, but the European and American markets are different. They never buy out copyrights, but only consider licensing copyrights. Moreover, the licensing is divided into different regions, and the prices vary from region to region. For example, in Europe and the United States, the streaming rights license for ordinary TV dramas or variety shows costs a few hundred US dollars per episode, and the price for popular TV dramas and variety shows is even more outrageous, and it is not uncommon to pay thousands or tens of thousands of US dollars per episode!"

"This is just the licensing price for TV series and variety shows. If it's a movie, the price is even higher. An ordinary movie can easily cost $100,000 per movie, and classic hit movies can even soar to millions of dollars per movie!"

"Of course, this is the authorized price in Europe and America. The authorized price in Asia will definitely be much cheaper, but we still need further consultation to find out the specific authorized price!"

"What's even more outrageous is music copyright. I don't even think it's a question of money anymore. European and American music companies have gone to extreme lengths to protect their own music copyrights. Not only do they never consider buying out copyrights, they are even very cautious about licensing streaming channels. To be honest, if you really want their music copyrights, the only way left is to acquire their companies!"

After listening to Zhao Rui's very detailed explanation, An Xin's expression became extremely complicated...

I have to say that I really underestimated the European and American streaming copyright market at this time...

After sorting out the relevant thoughts, An Xin quickly made up her mind and ordered without hesitation: "In this case, then you should first take care of the Japanese and Korean markets. Buy out all the streaming rights to TV series, variety shows, and music in the Japanese and Korean markets first!"

"As for the European and American markets..." An Xin paused for a moment before reluctantly saying, "Since the buyout route is completely blocked, let's choose the licensing market, and we only need the Asian region's authorization. But I have an additional request. We can make some concessions on the licensing price, but the licensing period must be long enough, at least 20 years, and it must come with the right of priority renewal!"

"Okay!" Zhao Rui nodded quickly, but then asked, "Boss, it's not difficult to get streaming media authorization for TV series and variety shows in the European and American markets, but it's very difficult to get streaming media copyright authorization for music. What should we do?"

How to do?

Cold!

To be honest, An Xin really doesn’t have much to do about this!

You have to know that in his previous life, even an American resident like Steve Jobs had to endure humiliation, be humble, and act like a grandson in front of major music giants in order to improve the streaming media playback channels of Apple Music. In the end, he even suffered a bloody head. Was it useful?

No!

If I say I won’t give it to you, I won’t give it to you!

Anyway, Steve Jobs was unable to solve the streaming copyright issue of Apple Music until his death!

So how did Apple Music finally solve the streaming copyright issue?

There is actually no fundamental solution...

It was just that they were forced to spend huge amounts of money to acquire some music companies that held copyrights, and at the same time, they spent a lot of money to compete with major music giants for the copyright authorization of singers...

What makes An Xin feel most sick is that he will inevitably join the competition in the mobile phone market in the future. In this case, in order to supplement the service channels, he will obviously face the same dilemma as Jobs...

After rubbing her sore eyes, An Xin sighed helplessly, "Well, regarding the music copyright, you should try to negotiate with them and see if you can come to a good conclusion!"

"But you must not delay other copyright acquisition matters. As for funding, I will approve the first batch of $1 million to you. If it is still not enough, please make a report based on your specific needs. I will give you my greatest support!"

Zhao Rui was not surprised by this result. He still corrected his attitude and said very seriously: "Boss, I will do my best to negotiate a good result!"

An Xin nodded slightly and said with satisfaction: "Okay, then I'll wait and see..."

"I do not want…"

The ringing of the cell phone interrupted An Xin's words. He picked up the phone and looked at the caller ID - Lu Xi. Fearing that it was urgent, he did not dare to delay and immediately pressed the answer button!

"Hey, Ruthie!"

"Boss, there's movement on Wall Street!"

Anxin's eyes instantly brightened...