Michael Jackson asked.


    He is not as resistant to these things as the five major record companies. However, he wondered whether it could really bring benefits.


    If you buy it on the Internet, fewer people will buy it in reality. In reality, record stores, merchants and a series of middlemen have to make money. Even singers have to make money.


    Is it appropriate that you rashly moved so many people''s cheese?


    "Michael, what I want to say is that although the price of single songs has decreased, the number of buyers will increase. Before that, just like you, a record sold 25 million copies, which was a very amazing sales volume. But if you put it on the Internet, I think this number may break 100 million. " Qin Feng said, "you now have a vinyl record of $19. If you sell it on the Internet, it will be divided into one song. For each song, our initial intention is to price it according to the singer from me. Then the whole album will be packaged for sale. "


    Michael Jackson looked at Qin Feng curiously.


    "If we sell albums with discounted prices for $9.9, half the price, but the number of buyers exceeds 100 million, it''s cost-effective. You can sell 25 million albums on the market, about $425 million, and if you put them on the Internet, it''s $990 million." Qin Feng said.


    Of course, in fact, it may not be that expensive. However, with Michael Jackson''s charm, it is not impossible to set such a high price. After all, this is Michael Jackson.


    "I see!" Michael Jackson nodded.


    In this regard, it may indeed make more money for singers. For fans, it will be more convenient to buy, and they can enjoy greater discounts and discounts.


    "But for those middlemen, they lost their business. What do they do? " Michael Jackson asked.


    The first one to bear the brunt is the record store. I''m afraid the business of the record store will be gone.


    "This is bound to be affected." Qin Feng nodded and did not hide, "the advent of e-commerce is the general trend. With the popularity of the Internet, human beings rely on the Internet, just like Amazon, which used to sell books. Now, it has become an e-sales platform. More and more people are shopping on Amazon. "


    "With the development of the times, there will always be some old industries eliminated by the times and some emerging products." Qin Feng said, "does the record store own any patents or technical content? did not. It is a platform, which has no contribution, but makes money with some market monopoly positions. This is unreasonable. Now, with the advent of the Internet age, consumers can choose freely. That''s reasonable. "


    At this point, although Michael Jackson felt that there seemed to be something wrong, he also agreed with Qin Feng.


    "Of course, this is also a bit bad, that is, all singers will compete on one platform. Whether its sales are good or not depends entirely on the quality of songs to please fans. Instead of like before, one or two songs on an album may sound good, and the rest is just to make up the numbers. " Qin Feng said, "so I''m afraid many fans will choose single sales." Qin Feng said.


    In this way, the competition is fierce. Maybe even the singer himself, only the songs that are widely sung will be wildly downloaded by fans, and I''m afraid no one cares about the rest of the songs.


    Of course, for Michael Jackson, he doesn''t have to worry.


    After all, he is now the only king in the world.


    In particular, he has a large number of music copyrights. In this case, there will be no loss for him.


    The only thing to worry about is Sony records.


    Fortunately, he has a cooperative relationship with Sony records, and both sides jointly own the record company. But Michael Jackson doesn''t have the right to manage the company. But it has half of the management dividend.


    As for the right to use these songs, Michael Jackson himself has the final say.


    In this regard, he still has an absolute voice.


    As long as he agrees.


    "I have another question to ask, that is, will this lead to rampant piracy?" Asked Michael Jackson.


    "The problem of piracy has always existed. However, compared with the reproduction of records, it is actually more convenient to control piracy on the Internet. " Qin Feng said with a smile, "for example, users only have the right to listen to some songs. On the Internet, you can listen indefinitely. If you want to download to MP3 player, you can only download through some authorized MP3 players. In this way, we can ensure that MP3 resources will not leak out. "


    As for piracy, it has always been the most disgusting thing for these singers and record companies, including record stores. Because it directly deprives them of their profits. And it''s total deprivation. There''s nothing left.


    Unfortunately, in the face of piracy, there is no way.


    Even if there are laws, those pirates will take risks in the face of absolute profits.


    In this case, you can''t stop it at all.


    Can only let it go.


    At most, occasionally catch the biggest pirates to vent their anger. That''s it.


    Piracy is fundamentally unstoppable.


    Now, Qin Feng can ensure that piracy does not break out on the network, which is a good attraction.


    If there were no piracy, the singer''s income would rise a lot.


    Including record companies, I''m afraid their revenue will rise several times.


    Unfortunately, even with such huge profits, piracy can not be prevented. The piracy industry from all over the world is extremely rampant. It''s impossible to prevent.


    Now, if it can be solved, that''s a good thing.


    "I can try to use some of my copyrights for digital copyright sales." Michael Jackson pondered.


    Most of the copyrights he said belong to some late bands, such as the Beatles. The music of these bands has been around for a long time. Even if something happens on the Internet and is pirated, it doesn''t hurt. At least for him, it will not constitute any economic loss.


    The revenue from these music copyrights usually comes from the citations of some films and TV dramas, as well as some advertising citations, KTV on demand and so on. It''s not making money by selling its records.


    In fact, for a musician, the higher the popularity of his works, the more and more follow-up income in the future.


    At the beginning, he made money by selling records. In the later stage, it is all derivative series copyright.


    Hearing Michael Jackson''s words, Qin Feng was a little disappointed. After all, what Qin Feng wants is to upload all the copyright of Michael Jackson''s records to be sold online. But that''s good.


    If the situation is good, it is OK.


    Of course, such a little copyright is still far from enough. We have to find a way.