Price Haggling

The phone rang. Wang Yi, who had just connected to the Internet, swiped his finger across the screen.

"The network's working. Thank you."

However, as soon as Wang Yi finished speaking, a question came from the other side.

"Are you Master Wang Yi?"

This question also let Wang Yi know that he had made a mistake. However, he had just returned and the phone service fee had only been renewed for a day. There shouldn't be many people who would call him.

This person was calling him Master? Musically? However, his songs were only briefly recorded on the computer for the copyright. There wasn't even a finished product that he could listen to.

"Who is this?"

"Hello, Master Wang Yi. I'm the person-in-charge of Xiangjiang Weida Music, Li Weida. I happened to notice that Master Wang Yi registered the copyright of two new music works yesterday, so I apologize for my intrusion in asking."

As expected, it was music. Wang Yi paid attention to the songs he had sold in the past. The effect and popularity were not bad.

However, the price of lyrics and compositions was indeed not high, so there was nothing to pity.

Moreover, there were still many people who were more popular than him. It was unrealistic to rely on those few "children's songs" to get people to keep an eye on him.

Although the other party was polite and said that he was the person-in-charge of some company from Xiangjiang, he had never heard of that company. How could a person-in-charge care so much about the two copyrights he registered and rush over to ask the next day?

He had only uploaded the lyrics and a purely computer-generated voice, and his reputation was not that great…

After quickly figuring out some problems, Wang Yi directly labeled Li Weida as a copyright peddler.

Only such guys would pay attention to new works in the copyright library.

This world protected all kinds of copyrights very well. The copyright registration fee was not high. A single song was only 300 yuan. If it was a subsequent song in the same series, it would be 100 yuan.

Therefore, every day, a large number of professional or non-professional musicians completed some registrations, some of which may be a melody and accompaniment.

Many copyright peddlers liked to target this place.

Writing lyrics and composing songs would not have much of an impact even if they became popular. At this time, they were far less influential than singers. Naturally, Wang Yi did not change his account after uploading them. He still used the abbreviation 'Yi'. After all, he wanted to borrow the influence and channels of the past.

People could also find his personal information on the backend of the website, but it didn't matter. It wasn't something that couldn't be exposed. Wang Yi only used abbreviations to reduce the trouble and harassment he might suffer.

Those who had the energy and channels to know his information from the backend would know. No one would be so silly as to spread his private information everywhere. It would result in a lawsuit.

Therefore, since the other party knew that he was a somewhat known composer, he must have contacted him in a hurry to pick up a bargain. However, since the other party knew his name and phone number, the other party was quite capable.

Was the music copyright fee high? It could be very high. Zhou Jielun's copyright for all his songs could cost ten million yuan a year, and the exclusive copyright for three years could reach 570 million yuan. However, this was completely an exception.

Even though Wang Yi already had a few songs with good reputations, they were at most 100,000.

He chose music only because he was familiar with the way and could get money quickly.

He had never even considered charging a sky-high copyright fee.

Not only did a song have to be good, but it also had to be suitable for the singer. It also had to be promoted. Many bar singers and street singers often appeared with dazzling music, but they were unknown.

Various talent show programs could help promote it, but they could also obtain the copyright to songs written and used during singer competitions. From this, one could see the disadvantages of free musicians. The talent agencies and distributors with resources would always take the lead.

The astronomical price of the copyright was the value of the operation, not the value of the creation.

It felt like opening a gacha. Before experiencing the market test, everything was unknown.

Even if Wang Yi took out excellent music that had been tested, whether they could continue their glory depended on luck. Many good songs were only discovered after a long time. Therefore, if someone was willing to transfer money directly, he did not mind selling the music off.

Songs were just a way for him to collect initial funds.

"Master Wang Yi hasn't produced a work in three years. However, due to Master's previous reputation, our company is willing to pay 50,000 yuan for the copyright in your hands."

Hearing this price, Wang Yi didn't think much of the issue. He even felt that the other party was actually quite sincere.

This was because even some major musicians would produce ordinary works. Since he had only submitted the copyright certification and did not even have a proper recording, it was naturally quite sincere for the other party to be willing to pay 50,000 yuan.

It seemed that his previous judgment was a little wrong. This person might not be an ordinary second-rate copyright peddler, but the kind with relatively strong strength.

"These two songs aren't inferior to The Brave and Lonely. One song costs 200,000 yuan. If you agree, I'll prioritize you in the future."

Wang Yi did not say anything hypocritical or polite. He had created the song to earn money, and it was to earn money quickly. It was not like he really wanted to go deep into this industry for anything. Everyone should be straightforward and save time.

Hearing Wang Yi's price, the other party was silent for a moment before saying,

"Then where is Master now? Shall we talk face to face?"

The fact that they were willing to come from Xiangjiang showed their sincerity.

Since the other party took the initiative to come over and was sincere, Wang Yi naturally did not mind.

"I'm in Shudian City now."

"Shudian City? Which production team is Teacher Wang Yi composing for? I know some people in the film and television industry. You can…"

"No, I'm actually a scientific researcher."

"…"

Alright, he killed the conversation with that. After confirming the itinerary, the other party hurriedly hung up.

Since the other party would come here directly, there was a high chance that this deal could be negotiated. The other party had come because he was worried about the quality of the music and wanted to make a deal.

There was naturally no need to worry about the quality of the finished songs that had been verified by the market.

With these two songs, Wang Yi could consider renting a warehouse and purchasing a server. Previously, he had confirmed that there were many empty rooms on the top floor of the building he lived in because there was no elevator. It was enough to make a computer room.

After all, the initial capital was limited. It was still too early to buy his own land. Moreover, Uncle Li was a good landlord. Renting this place could save a lot of trouble.

As for the rent and cost-performance ratio, it was because the price of the top floor without an elevator was not high. What's more, there was an industrial park and a large number of electronic factories near Shudian City. It was normal to enter the factory if you failed in the movie industry. In the future, it would not be bad if he really wanted a piece of territory nearby.

Wang Yi, who was originally preparing to browse through a few interesting documents, then left the room and headed to Uncle Li's duck blood vermicelli shop.

He could eat another bowl of duck blood vermicelli to fill his stomach. The buns from before had been digested too quickly…

…

"You're renting three extra rooms?"

Uncle Li, who was processing the ingredients in the kitchen, could not help but pause. Then, he frowned and said to Wang Yi,

"What are you renting them for? Young man, there are some things that you can't touch. After suffering a loss, you have to walk the right path. You can't think of taking shortcuts."

As a landlord, Uncle Li was very sensitive to such sudden requests for more rental rooms. It was common for people to treat the rental house as a den for prostitution, gambling, and drugs.

Wang Yi was a young man, so it was easy for him to suspect where the money came from.

"Uncle Li, don't worry. I know the severity of the matter. I'll just put a few computers in."

"Oh, I know. It's that mining thing, right?"

Uncle Li had an understanding expression on his face. His thoughts were quite avant-garde, or he had met such tenants before.

The virtual currency boom of this era had just begun. Before the central bank's 12.5 notice was issued, a single virtual coin had already exceeded 1,000 dollars. Professional mining machines like ASIC had already begun to appear. The culprits behind the increase in graphics card prices and the revelry of profiteers had already begun.

"That's actually not it. Don't worry, Uncle Li. I got my money from selling songs. It's still the money I earned in the past."

Knowing Uncle Li's personality, Wang Yi was already prepared. He took out a stream of water and showed Uncle Li the time he had entered the account. Uncle Li immediately believed him.

As for the virtual currency, although Wang Yi knew that if it followed a similar track that the virtual currency could still increase by dozens of times when it reached its peak, he did not care much about it. With the appearance of resistance from the national level, the previous crazy rise would be thwarted. The subsequent surge was because international capital had started to come in to harvest fools' money and launder money.

A zero-sum game without a foundation, coupled with a platform with power outages at any time, was like someone else controlling a gambling game. Wang Yi was not interested in collecting money that might involve money laundering.

This was a parallel world, and it was very likely that the government regulations would cause him to be unable to recover from the blow.

"I didn't expect you to write songs. Young man, you're very talented. Coincidentally, there are two rooms on the top floor that have been rented to a small band. Perhaps you two can have something in common…"

After hearing Wang Yi's information, Uncle Li's expression was also happy. At the same time, he put down his original worry and chuckled as he started to search for the key.

After completing the rental, Wang Yi contacted the internet company and prepared to install fiber optics. At the same time, he went online to look for the server he had prepared.

Hanway is based on a Tur E5-4600 series processor 4-channel blade server BH640 V2, which is cost-effective and convenient for expansion and combination.

After picking the goods, he would just have to wait for the music copyright vendors to deliver the money.

Then, Wang Yi casually scrolled through his thesis submission status.

Good lord, the efficiency was really high. The results were out in less than twelve hours.

Rejected.

Looking at the reply time, it was probably because he had just started work. This could be considered an instant rejection…