April 26, 2003.

[Ye Huimei]'s album sales on Kylin Music are 690,000. This data has made everyone in the entertainment industry confused. You must know that [Eight Dimensions of Space] sold only one million for half a year, and [Ye Huimei] can actually sell more than 690,000 copies.

690,000 copies were sold in one week.

People in the industry quickly analyzed the reason. It was because Jay Chou’s pirated MP3s had been removed from the shelves, and [Ye Huimei]’s pirated albums were difficult to sell. Anyone with a computer at home was unwilling to buy pirated copies.

Listeners have no choice. Although the genuine version is 15 yuan more expensive than the pirated version, users still bite the bullet and buy the genuine version because they cannot listen to the complete song on Kirin Music if they buy the pirated version.

Many people in the entertainment industry want to ask: How did Cao Mang do it, so that pirated websites can remove Jay Chou's songs.

It’s not that we haven’t sued them before. The problem is that suing them is useless because no one can catch them.

Websites at this time did not need to be registered like in later generations. The server lessor did not even have customer information, and if you reported the crime to the police station, no one would be arrested.

Over time, these media gave up resisting, which is why early singers could not make much money, otherwise they would not have sold the copyright to Cao Mang.

So many companies came to Kylin Entertainment and asked, can we play the same trick? Online copyrights can be given to you for free, but you must purchase genuine CDs, otherwise users will not be able to listen to songs online.

In the end, some companies reached an agreement with Kirin Entertainment. Kirin Entertainment was responsible for helping them sell genuine CDs. The copyright of the Internet was licensed to Kirin Entertainment for free. After two years, Kirin Entertainment was allowed to open it to users for free. Kirin Entertainment only had an operating cost of 5 yuan per CD.

Of course, in addition to the channels of Kirin Entertainment, they will not give up traditional sales channels. Kirin Entertainment will give them registration codes. Users can register on Kirin Music with the registration codes for genuine CDs purchased through traditional channels. After registration, they can enjoy

Full copyright of Qilin Music.

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On April 29, 2003, Cao Mang brought Yumi Sakurai to Hangzhou. Lao Ma, who had not yet gotten off the plane, was already waiting at the airport exit. Cao Mang led him to a teahouse by the West Lake.

"Mr. Cao, I have admired you for a long time." When Lao Ma saw Cao Mang entering the door, he stood up and extended his hand to greet him with a smile.

"Mr. Ma, I have admired you for a long time." Cao Mang shook his hand politely and replied.

"Is this your lady?" Lao Ma couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he saw Sakurai Yumi wearing a cheongsam, and then asked.

"I forgot to introduce you, Gongsun Yumei, my wife." Cao Mang replied.

"Hello, Mr. Ma." Yumi Sakurai smiled politely.

"Hello, Miss Gongsun, please sit down, please," Lao Ma said politely.

"You're welcome, Mr. Ma." Sakurai Yumi replied.

"Mr. Cao and I have been close friends for a long time. The growth of Qilin Entertainment is really amazing. In just two years, it defeated Penguin and became the upstart of the domestic Internet." After the tea master poured the tea, Lao Ma took a sip and said with a smile.

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Three days ago, he received a report from his secretary that the boss of Kirin Entertainment was coming to visit. Lao Ma asked his secretary to agree without even thinking about it.

Although the two parties have never been in contact with each other, he really wants to see what the boss of Qilin looks like and what kind of person can defeat the Penguins in two years.

"Thank you, Mr. Ma. Alibaba has created a world on the Internet with its B2B model, and the future is immeasurable." Cao Mang said with a smile.

"It seems that Mr. Cao is very optimistic about the online shopping business?" Lao Ma asked doubtfully.

"With the rapid development of the domestic Internet, online shopping will definitely become a major trend. However, online shopping has both advantages and disadvantages." Cao Mangmin replied after taking a sip of tea.

"Oh, what are the disadvantages that Mr. Cao mentioned?" Lao Ma asked again.

Not many people could communicate with him about online shopping, and most people even thought he was a liar, so he wanted to hear Cao Mang's opinion.

"B2B is okay, it won't have a big impact on entities, but there will be many small businesses that will go bankrupt because of the birth of B2C. However, small trends can be changed, but the big trend is irreversible. No one can stop the development of online shopping." Cao Mang said with a smile.

Hearing that the B2C old horse was shocked, the certain treasure is Alibaba's secret weapon. No one except the Eighteen Arhats knows that the certain treasure will be listed next month. Is it a coincidence that the other party came to visit at this time and said this?

coincide?

Lao Ma doesn't believe in coincidences. The Eighteen Arhats will never betray him, so how did the other party know about it?

"I wonder what Mr. Cao is here for this time? It's not just a simple visit, right?" Lao Ma asked tentatively.

"I plan to set up a B2C shopping website. I asked Mr. Ma to bring the Eighteen Arhats over. Mr. Ma will run the shopping website," Cao Mang replied.

When Lao Ma heard Cao Mang's words, he half thought it was a coincidence, but the other party's purpose made him feel a little funny. He owns a company, so why should he bring his team to work for you.

However, Cao Mang wants to set up a B2C website, which makes Lao Ma a little scared. If they really want to fight, Lao Ma is not confident that he can defeat Cao Mang.

"Mr. Cao is joking." Lao Mapi replied with a smile.

"Mr. Ma, I'm not kidding you. The payment guarantee platform is already being built. I plan to invest 200 million dollars in the shopping website. As long as Mr. Ma comes over, I will give you 20% of the shares." Cao Mang replied seriously.

"Mr. Cao, I'm not afraid to tell you that Alibaba's B2C is also going online. If Mr. Cao is interested, wouldn't it be better to invest in Alibaba?" Lao Ma said with a serious face. At this time, he could no longer laugh.

It would be fine if the two parties can reach an agreement, but if they cannot reach an agreement, they will definitely become enemies. Alibaba cannot compare with Qilin in terms of money, let alone the number of users.

After the establishment of Moubao, converting a customer requires huge costs, but it is different here at Qilin. It only needs to divert users. This is why Lao Ma has no confidence.

"It is impossible for Mr. Ma to buy shares. Alibaba's current valuation is only 60 million, and the total shares you hold are only 30 million. I invested 200 million dollars to establish a shopping website, and 20% of the shares is 40 million.

Isn’t this much more than what you have now? And Alibaba’s is just a valuation, mine is real money invested.” Cao Mang said with a smile.

"Mr. Cao, can you tell me the reason why you don't want to buy shares?" Lao Ma asked with a dark face. Obviously, the probability of the other party becoming an enemy is very high.

"If Alibaba does not have foreign investors as shareholders, I can directly invest 200 million US dollars in you, because I am optimistic about you, Mr. Ma, but the two major shareholders of Alibaba are foreign investors.

Mr. Ma, have you ever thought that with the development of Alibaba, the demand for funds is increasing, and then refinancing is necessary. After financing, your shares will become smaller and smaller. Of course, the AB share system can also perfectly control the company.

But the biggest problem is that all these profits have been taken away by foreign capital. We in China make money from Chinese people, but we have to give the majority of the profits to foreigners.

The second largest shareholder of Alibaba is the Neon Nation. Huaxia and the Neon Nation have a great hatred of each other. If Alibaba’s B2C business is not successful, it’s okay. If it is successful, it will be a traitor for them, helping the people of the Neon Nation make money in the name of Huaxia Company.

"Cao Mang took a sip of tea and said.

"..." Lao Ma wanted to refute, but he couldn't. When he spoke, Cao Mang stood up for justice. It was just a matter of business, but in the end he got involved in the national hatred of the other party.

Cao Mang made Lao Ma either advance or retreat.

"Mr. Ma, please think about this matter carefully, otherwise we can only be enemies. If someone spreads it on the Internet that Alibaba's major shareholder is a Neon countryman, I think Mr. Ma will have guessed it." Cao Mang laughed.

He threatened.

Hearing Cao Mang's words, Lao Ma's face turned even darker.
Chapter completed!