Chapter 688 The gears of fate begin to turn
Video stores are a very common product in today's era, but have completely disappeared in later generations.
Similar to video stores, there are also Kodak photo studios with yellow signs, which are also found in the streets and alleys of the country, with more than 8,000 of them.
Including other brands of photo studios, there are tens of thousands of them, including the Lingyun chain printing stores owned by Tanglin Hi-Tech, which now also provides photography services.
But Kodak is far inferior to the scale of domestic audio and video stores. Now, the estimated scale of domestic audio and video stores exceeds 150,000.
This can still be counted, and there are more or less genuine music tapes sold there. As for the mobile vendors selling tapes, or the small scalpers who resell pirated tapes, there are even more of them.
These audio and video stores mainly sell tapes, CDs, VCD discs, and video tapes. Slightly larger stores also sell Walkmans, VCDs, posters, music magazines, etc.
Domestic video stores and tapes are in the most prosperous era in history. Of course, these tape manufacturers and video stores make money, but record companies, music producers, and singers do not make money. Life is quite difficult because of piracy. Too overwhelming.
Some singers release new songs, but the original tapes have not yet been distributed, but pirated copies have been sold all over the country. Record companies and singers cannot get a penny.
For example, the authentic tapes of Zhang Xinzhe's songs cost 8 yuan per box, the authentic tapes of Tai Zhengxiao's "Love Returns to Zero" cost 15 yuan per box, and the authentic tapes of Cui Jian's song selections, which are brand new and unopened, sell for 180 yuan.
As for the audio and video stores that sell them, no matter what kind of celebrity you are, how famous you are in the circle, or how high your status is, pirated copies are sold for three boxes for ten yuan or two boxes for five yuan. Sometimes you stock up on too much. , and sell it for two yuan or even one yuan per box of tape...
This huge price difference makes genuine music magazine tapes and pirated tapes completely defeated. Record companies are falling one after another. Singers can only earn income by going on tours, commercial performances, and accepting advertisements. They can't sell records at all. If you don't sell it, or rather start selling it, pirated copies will be sold everywhere.
However, due to the situation in the domestic record industry, song copyrights are all at a bargain price. This has allowed the domestic version of Himalayan Radio to hoard a large number of song copyrights at a bargain price.
Of course, if you hoard it now, you won’t be able to use it, because no one cares who owns the copyright of these songs. They are all being abused anyway. There is no authorization at all, and neither the singer nor the record company can control it...
But this kind of industry chaos cannot continue forever. When the domestic music industry pattern is fixed, just like in the previous life, Penguin Music, NetEase, Xiami, Baidu Music and other platforms fought to the end, and finally entered a music copyright war!
Whoever holds more genuine music copyrights and has more signed singers will become the industry boss and have the fattest piece of meat.
By then, the song copyright library held by these Himalayan radio stations will also become a trump card in the hands of Himalayan radio stations!
As for the current Shenzhou repeater, it does not identify whether the music tape played is genuine or pirated. It is just a machine. When you plug in the tape, you can play music.
This resulted in local audio and video stores in Pingyang, Hanxi Provincial City, Yanjing, Shanghai, Yangcheng and other places where the Shenzhou repeater was first released, ushering in a buying frenzy!
A Shenzhou repeater can bring in sales of several or even dozens of music tapes. This ability to carry goods makes all audio and video store owners somewhat amazed.
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"Boss, here's a set of Cui Jian's tapes!"
In Cangwu City, Guangdong Province, Su Mo, who had long hair, wore a leather jacket, and had a literary image, had just sat down to take a few bites of instant noodles when another student-looking person walked into the store.
Su Mo had actually formed a band with others before, hoping to make a name for himself in the rock and roll record industry like his idol, the Black Panthers.
As a result, Su Mo followed that band and almost became a vagabond. After wandering for a few years, he returned to his hometown city in disgrace and opened this small video store to make a living.
This video store is just for food and clothing. As for making money, don't think about it. There are more than a dozen video stores on this street alone. Even if they sell pirated music tapes, they are popular among peers. The main product is one If you don’t have enough to eat, you must not let your colleagues eat meat. At worst, everyone will starve to death together...
This time Su Mo didn't get up and chewed instant noodles. "It's out of stock. Please leave a phone number and wait for three days. We will get the goods in three days!"
“You’re out of stock too?!”
People who come to buy tapes are also a little surprised. Even if they are pirated tapes, a complete set of Cui Jian's song tapes is not cheap in total and costs dozens of yuan.
He had saved money for a long time, plus the red envelopes he received during the Chinese New Year, so he came here to buy a set. Unexpectedly, he went to several video stores one after another and all of them were sold out.
“It’s been really evil today!”
The visitor left a few words and left with a depressed look on his face.
Su Mo had just taken a few bites when someone else came in. Su Mo couldn't keep up his literary style anymore. He only focused on cooking and said without raising his eyebrows, "Cui Jian, Black Panther Band, Tang Dynasty Band, Faye Wong's tapes are all... Sold out, come back tomorrow! ”
"We don't want tapes. Boss, do you have a Shenzhou repeater here?"
Several girls came in and asked Su Mo.
"Shenzhou Repeater?"
Su Mo seemed to be frozen, and then suddenly came to his senses. This morning, he was busy selling tapes, and almost forgot about important things.
"Not now, but there will be tomorrow!"
After that, Su Mo didn't care about talking about the face or the small store. He hurried to the attic and looked through the old phone numbers.
Although he had not made any money during these years of traveling around the country, Su Mo had more or less contact with people from all walks of life in the country. I made several calls in succession, but either no one answered, or after hearing what Su Mo said, the other party couldn't help and hung up the phone.
Finally, after making many phone calls, the other party was silent for a moment after hearing Su Mo's name, and then remembered his name, "The band that sang in my bar before?"
"Yes!"
Su Mo was a little embarrassed when he mentioned the past. The quality of their band was really not that good. The bar on the other end of the phone had supported them for several months before politely asking them to find a new job.
After hearing what Su Mo said, the other party seemed to have said a few words to the people next to him, and then said to Su Mo, "I will introduce you to someone. Whether you can get the Shenzhou repeater from him depends on you." ! ”
After a while, the phone rang at Su Mo's video store. He got a phone number and called it immediately.
"I am Guan Zhenming!"
After the call was connected, a voice came out immediately, accompanied by a burst of noise. It was obvious that the other party was busy.
Su Mo didn't know what the name Guan Zhenming meant in the electronics industry of Guangdong Province, but in Guangdong Province, people with some connections and connections all liked to call Guan Zhenming his nickname "Guan Caishen"!
Even though Guan Zhenming had to pay homage to various mountains when he returned to Hanxi to attend the annual meeting of Tangling Hi-Tech. When toasting, his cup had to be lowered by three points and his posture was very low. But that was at the headquarters of Tangling Hi-Tech, but in Guangdong Province it was different. It's a different scene!
As the general manager of the marketing department of Dongling Hi-tech's Guangdong branch, he controls a large part of the supply of machines that Tangling Hi-tech puts into Guangdong Province. Whoever can get more goods from Guan Zhenming will make more money. many.
For electronics dealers and retailers in Guangdong Province, what is Guan Zhenming if he is not the God of Wealth? !
"I was introduced by Brother Kun!" Su Mo said quickly on the phone.
"Lin Likun?"
Hearing this name, Guan Zhenming paused. Guan Zhenming and Lin Kun had dealt with each other several times.
Lin Likun was considered a gangster. In his early years, he hung out in Guangdong Province and even in Hong Kong City. Over the years, he gradually transformed, no longer fighting and killing, and opened bars, logistics parks, building materials markets, etc.
In addition, Lin Likun acted like a "big brother". If anything was asked of him, he would usually help him if he could, and he also mediated many battles. This made him famous in the world after he retired from the world. His head was much louder than before, and many people betrayed his reputation.
When Tanglin High-tech entered Guangdong Province, it was not smooth sailing. Think about it, how easy would it be to sell products to other people's territory, and in a key and fiercely competitive market like Guangdong Province?
In other places, it is not like Hanxi, the home base of Tangling Hi-Tech, which has all the connections and resources. Moreover, a few years ago, Tanglin Hi-Tech did not have the same influence as it does now. Sometimes, it is really necessary to do something to gain a foothold in the local area.
Although it is not like selling health products or express delivery, it requires a lot of competition and land grabs, but it was not uncommon for Tanglin Hi-Tech's products to enter local stores, and it was not uncommon for them to find trouble and even take action.
Back then, the Guangdong Province market was created by Guan Zhenming and the people from Tangling Hi-tech's marketing department, together with Chen Zuhan, the Yangcheng agent of Tangling Hi-tech.
When entering some areas, Guan Zhenming also paid a visit to Lin Likun's dock. The other party helped solve a lot of troubles, and the two parties had a good relationship.
"What's the matter?" Guan Zhenming asked directly.
"I want a batch of Shenzhou repeater machines. I want fifty units!"
"Fifty units?!"
Hearing the increased volume on the other end of the phone, Su Mo thought it was too many and said quickly, "Thirty units will do!"
Guan Zhenming looked at the phone speechlessly. If this person hadn't flagged down Lin Likun, he would have doubted whether the person on the other end was trying to trick him!
Guan Zhenming, after all, is also the marketing manager of Dongling High-tech Guangdong Province Company, and he has tens of thousands of Shenzhou repeaters in his hands.
"I asked the Cangwu agent to give you 500 machines. If they are sold out within two days, you will get the goods. If you can't sell them all, you won't have to get any more in the future!"
Guan Zhenming didn't have time to chat with Su Mo. He was busy promoting Shenzhou repeaters and shipping them in Guangdong Province, so he didn't have time to argue with Su Mo.
"I..."
"Is there anything else?" Guan Zhenming asked angrily.
"I can't afford the payment for five hundred machines!" Su Mo said honestly. Five hundred machines, even with a 20% deposit, would cost tens of thousands. How could he get it from a shabby video store like his?
Guan Zhenming was immediately silenced by these words, "A deposit of 20,000 yuan, send it over before five o'clock this afternoon, and then pick up the goods, and they will be sold out within two days!"
Listening to the busy signal on the other side of the phone, Su Mo jumped up and found his bankbook. Then he called again to raise the remaining money and hurried towards the Dongling Hi-Tech agent in Cangwu City.
A person's destiny may be changed by just a thought. It is impossible for the hundreds of thousands of domestic audio and video stores to sell all Shenzhou repeater products.
But now, whoever gets the goods first will make a profit, and the profit will be far beyond imagination!
(End of chapter)