Hugo Rhodes asked: "I heard from Jerry Black that Apple will release a new product that will make Polygon Records a lot of money?"

Jerry Black is the CEO of Apple's UK branch.

"Yes, Mr. Hugo Rhodes, absolutely right! This will not only benefit Polygon Records, but all record companies will benefit!"

While talking, everyone had already arrived at Hugo Rhodes' office.

When Hugo Rhodes heard this, his curiosity suddenly increased. "I'm curious about what kind of product can make a record company a lot of money?" he asked.

The secretary poured two glasses of water over.

Li Zetian picked up the water, took a sip, and deliberately did not rush to tell him.

Negotiations have begun from the beginning of the meeting.

Whoever shows the more urgent it is, the less likely it is to be.

Li Zetian did not answer his question immediately, but asked back: "Mr. Hugo Rhodes, what is the main profit of the record company?"

Hugo Rhodes replied: "The main way for record companies to make profits by releasing records!"

"Mr. Hugo Rhodes, how much can a well-known singer record sales reach?" Li Zetian continued to ask with a smile.

"Millions of records are already very good, and some top singers' records sold more than ten million..."

"Very good! If there is a product that can increase the sales of records, do you think the record company will support it?"

"Okay, Mr. Li, please don't keep it aside. Please tell me what this thing is!" Hugo Rhodes said.

Li Zetian knew that the other party could not hold back any more, so he smiled and took out the Walkman tape walkman and music tape from his bag.

"Those two things!"

Hugo Rhodes knows tapes. In 1963, Philips, the Netherlands, developed cassette tapes, which developed rapidly due to their advantages of lightness, durability, and strong interchangeability.

"Is this?" he asked, pointing at Walkman.

"Tape Walkman!" Li Zetian explained, "You can play songs by putting the tape in it. You can wear headphones and listen to the effect! You can play songs without headphones, but the effect is slightly worse than headphones."

Hugo Rhodes said, "Then I'll listen with my headphones."

"Well, this is the best!"

When Hugo Rhodes put on his headphones, Li Zetian put the tape into the Walkman, then smiled at the other party, "Be careful, it's about to start!"

As he said that, Li Zetian pressed the play button.

A beautiful and beautiful song came from the headphones, and Hugo Rhodes was surprised. After a while, he took off his headphones and said to Li Zetian: "It's indeed a great product, but the sound quality is much worse than that of vinyl records!"

Li Zetian smiled and said, "You get what you pay for. The cost of vinyl records is very high, and the cost of manufacturing tapes is relatively low! Mr. Hugo Rhodes, Walkman tape walkman can be carried with you, and will definitely be sought after by many young people. This will undoubtedly create a huge market for music tapes."

Li Zetian thought the other party would be very happy after seeing the product, but unexpectedly, Hugo Rhodes frowned.

"Mr Li, maybe you're right, but this will have a big impact on the vinyl record market! People buy Walkman and music tapes, so naturally they won't buy record machines and vinyl records!"

The profit of tape is low, and the profit of vinyl records is high. Even selling ten tapes may not be as profit as a vinyl record. Releasing music tapes may cause huge losses to the record company!

Li Zetian thought about it and soon understood what the other party was worried about. He organized the language and said, "Mr. Hugo Rhodes, Walkman's sound quality is indeed very different from that of vinyl. I believe that people who like music are still willing to buy vinyl, but they are also willing to buy Walkman and music tapes because they can be taken outdoors to listen to music. Just imagine, does this add additional income to the record company? As for what you said will impact the vinyl record market... Yes, I have to admit this, but if the sales of music tapes far exceed the records, I think the record company can make more."

"The premise is that Walkman is very popular..." Hugo Rhodes reminded.

"Whether Walkman will be popular is probably not doubtful. What do you think, Mr. Hugo Rhodes?" Li Zetian asked with a smile.

Hugo Rhodes is silent because he is involved in the music industry and is very familiar with users. Walkman tape walkman has great appeal to them.

Li Zetian continued at this time: "I believe that once Walkman becomes popular, more manufacturers will follow suit and manufacture similar tape walkmans, and then develop the walkman market into a huge market. Even many record machines will adopt the music tape standard. There is no doubt that by then, music tapes will be popular all over the world." Li Zetian paused for a moment, raised his voice by several decibels, and said, "Would you choose to embrace music tapes or stick to vinyl records completely? This will determine the fate of the record company! Mr. Hugo Rhodes, is Polykin Records willing to be the first person to eat crabs?"

After hearing Li Zetian's words, Hugo Rhodes was very confused!

"Mr·Li, I'm sorry I can't make a decision immediately. I need to conduct a detailed analysis with my team before I can give an accurate reply!"

Li Zetian frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "I won't stay in the UK for too long!"

"Don't worry, we will reply you as soon as possible."

"Oh well……"

The first contact ends here.

Li Zetian walked out of Polygon Records and felt depressed, and found that things were not as simple as he expected!

Three days later, Polykin Records finally gave Li Zetian a reply, saying that Polykin Records had a big business and vinyl records were the company's main source of income, which affected the whole body, so they did not dare to take risks. However, they did not completely refuse. When the music tapes were really unstoppable, they would naturally choose to join this camp.

Obviously, this is a very conservative decision.

"Mr·Li?" The branch CEO Jerry Black whispered to him when he saw that Li Zetian's expression was not right.

Li Zetian waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. Polykin Records rejected us this time, maybe it was their loss. This afternoon, I'm going to return to the United States and you have someone to book a plane ticket for me!"

"Okay, Chairman!"

Li Zetian returned to the hotel, packed his luggage, and slept in the bed for a while.

In the afternoon, Jerry Black came to the hotel and picked him up to the airport.

The next morning, at about 7 o'clock, the plane arrived in San Jose.

Li Zetian got off the plane, first went to the pet shop to pick up the puppy Simba, and then went home. After that, he didn't rest and went directly to Apple.

Tian Shuai and others received a call from Li Zetian yesterday, knowing that the cooperation with Polygon Records had not been reached, and received Li Zetian's order to hold a meeting the next morning.

In the conference room, the atmosphere seemed a little heavier than before.

Li Zetian sat in the first seat and said, "Polykin Records' refusal to disrupt our previous plans. Now we can only use backup plans! From now on, we will send senior management to many large record companies around the world to discuss cooperation. I believe there will be record companies willing to support us. In addition, play Walkman advertisements on the TV station as soon as possible so that record companies can know how popular our products are by users!"

"Now we are asking for record companies, but one day it will be the record companies asking for us!!!"
Chapter completed!