Chapter 104 For Moxing Music, I Sold Four Houses in Beijing (2/10 Monthly Pass)
"My boss wants to see you..."
Don't get me wrong, this is not a dark scene where a few vans surround the protagonist. Although the sky is gray today and it feels like it's going to rain, the indoor lights are still very bright.
The speaker was Zhen Yunyan.
In the morning, when Yang Qian and Dai Yuni were having their final rehearsal with several singers who would sing "Goodbye" tonight in the conference room on the second floor, Zhen Yunyan came over to take a look and found an opportunity to tell Yang Qian and Dai Yuni about Qin
Liang wanted to treat them to dinner and asked them if they were free.
"There are no plans for lunch today, but we can't drink."
Yang Qian felt that when the boss of Moxing Music invited him, he should still give him face, but he was worried that something bloody would happen.
"Don't worry, if you don't drink, don't worry. Mr. Qin just wants to chat with you. Yesterday, he watched your performance in the audience. Except for the first song, he didn't listen to the whole song, but he didn't miss the next song!"
Zhen Yunyan laughed.
Dai Yuni had no objection to Yang Qian's decision. She originally kept silent and let Yang Qian make the decision.
However, hearing that Qin Liang admired Yang Qian's music so much, Dai Yuni couldn't help but be wary. Is there someone else who wants to steal her sweet buns?
…
"Miss Dai, I have met your father."
Dai Yuni probably didn't expect that when they met Qin Liang in a private room of a restaurant that cooked South Sea Island specialties, Qin Liang and Yang Qian briefly shook hands and said hello, but then they smiled and talked to her.
near!
Qin Liang definitely looks like a boss who doesn't look like a boss. With his retro pot head, thick black-framed glasses, and orange suit jacket, he looks more like a fashionista, or a fashionable uncle.
It's a bit bizarre to think that such a retro yet trendy person is actually a big shot in the entertainment industry with a net worth of over one billion.
However, Qin Liang didn't have a strong businessman aura about him, which made Yang Qian and Dai Yuni feel more friendly.
They are all people who play music!
"When did you meet my dad?"
Dai Yuni also asked curiously.
"It should have been January 11, or 2012, when there was an awards ceremony in Beijing, and your dad was there at that time. Your dad liked music more, so we had a brief chat."
Qin Liang recalled it.
At that time, Moxing Music had not yet cooperated with Runyuan Real Estate. The earliest cooperation was probably in Shudu five years ago, the Moxing Music Festival in Star City, and the Cherry Music Festival in Nanhai Island had only been held three times.
I don’t know if Dai Zhenhong’s instructions were involved in these collaborations.
But these cooperations were discussed by the people below. Qin Liang didn't care so much. Presumably as Dai Zhenhong, he shouldn't need to personally approve it.
Just to put it simply, Qin Liang and Dai Yuni did not continue chatting on this topic, because Dai Yuni seemed unwilling to mention her father outside.
Qin Liang thought she was hiding it deliberately and didn't want Yang Qian to know.
In fact, Dai Yuni didn't want others to think that she relied on her father to play music - although this is also a fact to a certain extent.
And she doesn't want to surround herself with a bunch of shameless suitors like Qiming because of her father's identity.
Let’s keep it simple. When it comes to music, just talk about music!
After sitting down, Qin Liang was not in a hurry to explain the purpose of inviting Yang Qian to dinner. He introduced the restaurant to Yang Qian and Dai Yuni.
Wenchang chicken, Jiaji duck, and Dongyang goat are all the specialties of Sanyin.
However, Dai Yuni's expression looked a little strange.
"What's wrong? Does Miss Dai think there's something that doesn't suit your taste?"
Qin Liang noticed this.
"No, I've actually eaten it before, but now that I saw it, I suddenly felt that it was a bit similar to Brother Qian's food. Brother Qian is from Hecheng..."
Dai Yuni pointed at Yang Qian and laughed.
"Actually, they are of the same origin. Many people from Nanhai Island used to come from Holland, including Guangdong Province. Many of the eating habits in the two places are relatively similar, which is normal."
Yang Qian was not surprised.
"There are also Eastern goats in Hecheng?"
Qin Liang has never been to Hecheng and does not understand this situation.
"There are goats, but they are not called Eastern goats."
Yang Qian nodded.
"The cooking method is also slightly different. Here it is stewed, while Brother Qian and his friends cut it into pieces, and they also cook porridge. I think the porridge is also quite delicious!"
Dai Yuni still misses the sheep porridge and wonders if she should go back to Hecheng first, have a meal and then fly back to the Magic City.
"Haha, is this true? Next time I have a chance to go to Hecheng, I have to try it..."
After chatting about food for a while, Qin Liang finally talked about business with Yang Qian and Dai Yuni.
Of course, as Dai Yuni expected, Qin Liang wanted to invite the two of them to join Mosing Music.
Different from the persuasion methods of Zhen Yunyan, Lan Shizhao and others, Qin Liang first talked with them about his musical ideas before inviting Yang Qian and Dai Yuni.
"The original intention of establishing Moxing Music was not to be number one in the country, nor to be a banner or spiritual leader. Our idea is very simple, just to survive!"
"When I was in the Ji'an band, I was poorer than many bands today who complain that they can't make any money. We lived in basements and rode bicycles. There were five of us in the band. Lao Yu worked in a publishing house, Lao Liu worked in an electronics factory, and Zhang Yang
We are still studying. Wu Huan and I have better family conditions and can hold on for a while, but we won’t be able to hold on for long.”
"Everyone got together in the evening to discuss how to write songs in the classroom of Zhangyang School, and then went to some underground parties to perform. The performances didn't cost a penny! They all relied on their own work to make money. In today's terms, it is to generate electricity for love."
"While we were playing, everyone didn't want to continue playing. At one point, I wanted to give up. I opened a printing shop and made more money than I did playing in a band. Why do I need to be a band?"
When Qin Liang talked about this past event, Dai Yuni, who had also "run" a rock band, listened very carefully and sat upright in awe.
Although she has never experienced the days when she was poor in music, she still knows how hard it is to lead a team!
"Actually, many rock bands in China were like this at that time, but they were not as lucky as us. When we were about to give up, we released an album, which sold very well in China. It seems that the original version sold 150,000 copies, and there were even more pirated copies."
"We almost became popular all of a sudden. Foreign friends said that our popularity spread beyond the borders. Friends from the UK and Japan called us and asked how to buy our album. Afterwards, our life became easier. Everyone's pockets were enriched and we were motivated to make music.
Found it again."
But Qin Liang is not satisfied. He feels that there are still many bands that are struggling, and there are many outstanding rock people who have not been given the opportunity to showcase themselves.
So he founded Moxing Music, signed contracts and launched promising rock bands that were very young at the time, such as Laomian Jiao and Shansong Band, and the company gradually made a name for itself.
Who knew that the improvement of the rock and roll environment would only be short-lived, and soon the entire music environment would become worse - due to the proliferation of piracy brought by the Internet, the already fragile music market collapsed instantly, and music copyright was not taken seriously at all. They regarded it as
The music of life has become as worthless as vegetation...
At that time, not to mention Moxing Music, many well-known music companies could not continue to operate. They either switched to ringtones or closed down.
"What we were thinking about at that time was how to keep the company and make it survive. At that time, we sold the four houses the company bought in the suburbs of Beijing to pay off debts."
"We finally got through the most difficult days. We got 10 million yuan in financing in 2016. But if you think about it carefully, if the house hadn't been sold at that time, it would have been worth 1,000 yuan in 2016.
Ten thousand, and now there are even more..."
Qin Liang smiled a little bitterly.
It's not that he cares about how much money he has lost. If he had, he wouldn't have persisted until now.
The key is that I have been working hard for music for decades, but in the end I found that it was not as valuable as the few houses I bought...