Chapter eight hundred and twentieth domestic piracy too much
"Mr. Liu, your translation skills are so professional that even the islanders find it incredible. When they saw the translated place names, they thought the author was a local. When I told them that you are a standard Chinese, they thought
They didn’t believe it, so these people wanted to invite you to the island country to see you with their own eyes, but I stopped them all. Shengtang Company has so many things that you need to deal with, how can you talk nonsense with them? "
Shao Ming then spoke.
"Brother Shao, the market in the island country is very important. I will make time to go there... Well, I'm afraid I won't have time this year. Maybe next year. I will go to the island country early next year and spend more time there!"
The island country must go, not for publicity, but to make money, or make a lot of money. In 1990, the island country would have a financial crisis, and most of the stock market and real estate would evaporate overnight. This would be a catastrophe for the people of the island country.
But for foresighted people like Liu Lang, this is another good opportunity to make a fortune.
When he first arrived in the United States, he used a million dollars to bet that the Dow Jones would plummet 500 points and became a multimillionaire. The United States can make money, so why can’t the island country?
Liu Lang can use the same method to make money again, and this time it won't be tens of millions. He must make hundreds of millions before he can stop.
In fact, Liu Lang has already begun to transfer some American funds to the island countries. Because the relationship between the United States and the island countries is very close, this process is very easy and will not be difficult.
In fact, in the past few years, some investors have also noticed that there is a problem with the island country's economy, and the real estate and financial industries are overheating, which has led to a large increase in bubbles in the stock market.
However, the stock market crash in the United States two years ago also caused heavy losses to the island country. The Nikkei Index plummeted by more than 300 points in one day. However, in less than half a year, the stock market of the island country began to rise again, which made many people recover again.
optimism.
"We must not relax on the island country and ensure quality. I will stay in China temporarily from now on, so the new comic books must be proofread by me personally! Don't be sloppy in translation!"
"What? Mr. Liu, are you not going back to the United States?"
Everyone present was surprised.
"My studies have been completed. I will be in Fucheng for the next time. If you need anything, you can just call me or go to me. It just takes a day's train ride."
"That's great, then we can report directly to you!"
Lu Xiaoguang and Shao Ming were very happy.
"Brother Lu, how are domestic sales during this period?"
Liu Lang asked about domestic sales, and Lu Xiaoguang's face turned red after hearing this.
"Mr. Liu, there have been some problems with domestic sales in the past six months. Only 5.2 million copies have been sold in total, which is basically the same as the island countries. But in fact, our sales channels are very broad, covering more than a dozen provinces across the country. In terms of population,
There are much more copies than in island countries. The sales volume cannot increase because there are too many fakes. Just one month after "Slam Dunk" was released, pirated copies appeared on the market, and the price is 50 cents cheaper than ours.
In 1986, when the country promulgated the Patent Law, piracy had violated the law. We also reported this matter to many departments. Taking the capital as an example, the public security department was very supportive and arrested several piracy dens, but the results were not very good.
Ideal, piracy is still rampant in the market, and in the end even the police can’t do anything...!"
When Lu Xiaoguang reported on his work, he was very ashamed and felt that this matter was not done well. If there were no pirated books in the country, the sales volume of the "Slam Dunk" comic would probably exceed 10 million.
"Oh, five million sales? It's really beyond my expectation. It's not easy, it's not easy!"
Liu Lang thought it would be good to reach two million in China, but the result was far beyond his expectation. He actually sold five million. This was an achievement in China, where piracy was rife, and he thought it was a miracle.
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"Brother Lu, you don't have to blame yourself. Piracy cannot be solved in the short term in China. It's useless for you to go to the police because there are too many pirates and the police can't catch them. Even if they are caught, they will only be detained for more than ten days.
The cost of crime is too low to have any deterrent effect.
But this is only a superficial reason. In the final analysis, the living standards of the people in our country are not high. Our comics cost 1.6 yuan each, and pirated copies are 50 cents cheaper than ours. These 50 cents can buy half a catty of rice and a piece of meat. If you
If your monthly income is only over 200 yuan, would you be willing to spend an extra 50 cents?
The main reason why it can sell five million copies is that this comic is very well-produced. Some readers not only like to read it, but also regard these comics as collectibles. The production effect of those pirated books is very poor, and the copies are a mess.
, it’s just for fun, so if you can do what you are doing now, I’m very satisfied!”
Liu Lang will not blame the other party. In fact, he has no intention of making money in the domestic market. That little money is just small money for the current Shengtang. His purpose is to make young people fall in love with basketball and other sports. If it can be realized
He was completely satisfied with this goal.
"Brother Lu, are there many people playing basketball in the capital during this period?"
Liu Lang asked.
"Playing basketball? I haven't noticed this yet!"
Lu Xiaoguang is extremely busy every day. He is either in Hong Kong Island or the capital all year round, or he goes to Shanghai. Not to mention anything else, the cost of air tickets alone in a year is as high as hundreds of thousands. This means that Shengtang Company
, if it were another company, just the cost of the plane ticket would make it go bankrupt. With such a busy business, where would you have time to go to the street and see if anyone is playing basketball?
"Well, forget it, I have time to go out and take a look!"
Next, Fumina Kai also reported on his work in Hong Kong Island. His main task is to draw local comics on Hong Kong Island. The production of the "Young and Dangerous" in his previous life has already started, and the first issue was published a month ago.
In terms of sales, more than 20,000 copies were sold in the first month. Of course, it cannot compare with Transformers, but it is very good for local comics in Hong Kong Island.
It can be said that the comic business of Shengtang Company is now the well-deserved leader in East Asia. The sales volume of "Transformers" and "Slam Dunk" alone is several times greater than the total sales of other comic companies.
What's even more frightening is that Shengtang's comic business only accounts for a small part of Shengtang's total business, and Shengtang's music and film industry are the largest ones, bringing Shengtang more than 700 million US dollars in profits in a year, especially "
"Baby One More Time" and "Toy Story", the former's sales have exceeded 10 million, bringing in nearly 200 million US dollars in revenue, the latter is even more powerful, the global box office has exceeded 400 million US dollars, the peripheral products are also extremely popular, and are still
If this continues, there will be no problem at all if the total box office revenue exceeds US$500 million by the end of the year.