Chapter 245 The Voice of China

The class meeting is over.

Not long after Yang Xiao returned to the dormitory, the door was suddenly pushed open and an uninvited guest came in.

"Hey, Senior Zhang?"

Yang Xiao's bed was just behind the door, so he could see who was coming at a glance.

This person was not unfamiliar to Yang Xiao. He was the director of the Student Union’s Discipline Inspection Department, Zhang Yang.

The other people in the dormitory knew his identity and had seen him during the last dormitory inspection. They all seemed a little reserved at this moment.

But no matter how you look at it, Zhang Yang doesn't look like he's working alone.

Mu Xingwen was closest to him and took the initiative to ask, "Senior, are you here specifically to see Yang Xiao?"

Zhang Yang didn't comment, and looked at Mu Xingwen kindly: "I was just passing by and came in to take a look. By the way, I bought a few cups of bubble milk tea. Would you like one?"

Then, he raised a pocket in his hand, took out a cup, and handed it to Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao had already gotten off the bed at this time, so he took it.

The other three people in the dormitory took a cup each without hesitation.

"Thanks, Senior."

"It's okay. Do you want to join the student union? My department is still short of people. If you want to join, you can come to me."

"Can I, Senior?"

Mu Xingwen was excited when he heard this.

"Of course, no problem. Just add me on QQ and I'll send you the required documents when the time comes."

Guan Songlong was also interested and added him on QQ immediately.

No matter how stupid they are, there is no reason for them to let go of this connection.

"Okay, I'm leaving now. Contact me if you need anything."

Zhang Yang greeted the four roommates at this time, but his eyes were on Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao smiled faintly and nodded without saying anything.

After Zhang Yang left, Guan Songlong came close to Yang Xiao and asked mysteriously:

"Brother Xiao, what's your relationship with Minister Zhang? He has come here several times, and every time he brought either drinks or snacks."

It wasn't just Guan Songlong who was curious.

Even the other two people in the dormitory found it strange.

Because ever since Zhang Yang's last dormitory inspection, the latter has often come to their dormitory to "hang out" every now and then, asking them questions, as if they have a very good relationship.

Of course, they are not fools.

Naturally, they knew that the other party's main purpose was to chat with Yang Xiao, and they were just "forced" to make conversation.

"It's just a normal senior-junior relationship."

"I don't believe in ordinary relationships."

Upon hearing this, Guan Songlong shook his head repeatedly and couldn't help but mutter a few words.

Zhang Jun stopped playing games at this time. He looked at Yang Xiao with a complicated expression.

Relatively speaking, Zhang Jun is much more adept at dealing with human relationships than Guan Songlong and Mu Xingwen, who know nothing about it.

This situation is so abnormal.

The fact that a student union president is so attentive to Yang Xiao speaks volumes.

The key point of this issue is his roommate, Yang Xiao.

Even he felt that Yang Xiao became more mysterious.

For example, he has asked several times.

Where did Yang Xiao go during the two days he was absent from classes?

Nowadays, college students usually only do two things when they skip classes.

That is playing games online and sleeping in.

But he knew that neither of them had anything to do with Yang Xiao.

But no matter how hard Zhang Jun asked, Yang Xiao didn't tell him a word.

to be frank.

Yang Xiao was also helpless.

He took a look at the cup of pearl milk tea in his hand, which was of the brand called "Dakoujiu", and shook his head.

This brand of milk tea has been popular in Guangdong Province in the past two years, and there is even a trend of expanding into a national chain, making it a "net celebrity" brand.

The price is not cheap either, the cup in his hand costs five dollars.

And Zhang Yang always buys four cups.

Other people in their dormitory also got a share.

This shows that Zhang Yang has a good EQ and knows how to build closer relationships with people around him. He never seems out of place every time he comes. He is considered a talented person.

Coincidentally, Zhang Yang's dormitory is on the 6th floor above theirs, so there's really nothing wrong with his excuse of "it's always on the way".

As the saying goes, reach out and don't hit the smiling person.

After being shown goodwill several times like this, Yang Xiao had no way of refusing.

Over time, I became familiar with him.

Yang Xiao naturally knew that the other party wanted to make friends with him because he knew his background.

But he didn't mind at all. He thought that keeping Zhang Yang's connections might be useful in the future.

He still understands the principle that more friends mean more paths.

In a place like university, there are always a lot of troubles in clubs and student unions.

For example, he was absent from school two days ago, so he asked Zhang Yang to help say hello to the person who checked the dormitory, otherwise it would have been really troublesome.

As the saying goes, the King of Hell is easy to deal with, but the little devils are hard to deal with.

Sometimes, it is really overwhelming to deal with these inspections such as dormitory checks and hygiene checks.

Now that he can use Zhang Yang's identity in the student union, he can find some convenience.

In addition, Zhang Yang is also quite tactful.

He is very disciplined in what he says and does, or has a strong sense of boundaries. Even though he may appear a little attentive in front of outsiders, he is never annoying.

Yang Xiao also admired this point of his.

Compared with other college students, Zhang Yang has a very high emotional intelligence.

Yang Xiao asked himself, at least in his previous life, he did not have this kind of tactful ability to "bend and stretch".

Although Zhang Yang never mentioned in front of him what benefits he wanted.

But Yang Xiao will not be stingy either.

In addition, his cousin is the original Guo Haiping from Qingsong Internet Technology. With this relationship, he can at least give something back to the other party.

the other side.

Zhang Yang hummed a tune and walked back to his dormitory with a cheerful look on his face.

He felt that his relationship with Yang Xiao had gradually become closer during this period of time.

Sometimes, he even deliberately created opportunities to meet the latter in the cafeteria, just to get closer to Yang Xiao and become friends with him.

He is truly a scheming boy.

But there was no way, he really wanted to improve.

For example, Li Zhuofan from the literature club has become famous in the school this month.

As a junior, he received an angel investment of 30 yuan from Shiguang Culture Media for his startup, but it turned out to be just a fucking literature APP.

Moreover, not long after it went online, the number of users exceeded 100,000.

Zhang Yang has been paying attention to the news in this regard.

Then I felt a little envious.

I wondered how Li Zhuofan was so lucky to get Yang Xiao's investment.

But this is also Li Zhuofan's strength, and he is indeed good at writing.

He knew that the other party had several thousand fans on Douban.

He can't even envy others for their special talents.

Although he currently has no ideas for starting a business, it wouldn't be wrong to maintain this relationship, right?

One day, it will come in handy!

In the next few days, Yang Xiao attended classes peacefully at school.

But on Friday, Yang Xiao skipped class again.

Well, this time I’m going to take the third subject test.

The third subject requires driving directly on the road. Yang Xiao did not even practice driving and went straight to the test without preparation.

You can get the certificate directly after passing the exam, it’s so fast!
Actually, he signed up a week before National Day, and it's only the 20th now.

It took less than a month, making me the student who got the certificate the fastest.

Zhou Hongyu, who registered with him, just finished the first part of the test last week and was planning to practice driving again before taking a leave next week to take the second part.

At this rate, it will take at least two weeks to get the certificate.

This is assuming you make the most of your time to practice driving and don't fail the test.

Inside the vehicle management office.

At this time, everyone was ready to take the bus back together.

Yang Xiao has now become a legend among the students in their group who are taking the third subject exam.

There were a few people who I heard were from the same driving school, but I had never seen them before. Some of them had only practiced driving at the driving school for one day, which was the day they registered.

Got your driver's license already?
Everyone couldn't help but stare at Yang Xiao curiously.

Of course, everyone naturally knew that this kid must have a car at home and had practiced with it, so everyone was just envious.

"Alas, if other students were at your level, I wouldn't know how much less trouble I would have to deal with." Coach Wang Pengfei sighed and shook his head.

Among the students in his college, four failed the course, and two of them failed again after taking the second exam. How could he not be upset?

Yang Xiao exchanged a few polite words with the coach and said a few words of thanks, and the issue of the driver's license was over.

What he is considering now is what car to buy?

Buy a Porsche and fulfill the promise to dad first?
But I guess my dad doesn't like this car either.

Or Mercedes?
Or BMW?
Well, if you have nothing to do on weekends, you can go to the 4S store to have a look. Anyway, you will drive the car yourself after you buy it.

I got my certificate after completing the third test in the morning.

After finishing his lunch outside, Yang Xiao had no plans to go back to school for his afternoon classes.

Damn, I’m addicted to skipping classes.

Then, Yang Xiao rushed to Shenzhen Science and Technology Building and sat down in his company.

In his exclusive office, Yang Xiao received the detailed plans for the two mobile games proposed to Liu Yong at Yinhan Technology two days ago.

One is "Carrot Surfers" and the other is "Subway Surfers".

Now both projects have been launched, and there are even dedicated people in charge. A rough plan has been made for the early stages, including character design, level supplements, etc., and it is now being presented to Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao was generally satisfied, but made some suggestions on some details of the gameplay.

For example, when it comes to spending money.

The main purpose of spending money on "Protect the Carrot" is to unlock levels, which are free in the early stages but require money to unlock later. The money spent on props is secondary.

"Subway Surfers" is the opposite. It focuses more on spending money on props, and levels are useless here.

After Yang Xiao gave his feedback, he had nothing to do, so he started playing Tieba on his computer.

Out of boredom, he went to their school's forum and saw some discussions about it.

[The president of our school's literature club started a business and made an APP, which is quite useful]

[The dark secrets about Li XX, the beauty in the Computer Science Department, are out. It is said that she is being kept by someone]

[The teacher in our class is so TMSB.]

[The registration for this Top Ten Singer Contest is about to close, everyone hurry up and sign up! ]

Yang Xiao enjoyed reading a bunch of gossip.

However, it was the last piece of information about the top ten singers that caught Yang Xiao's attention.

"Campus singing competition. Well, it's almost time to enter."

Yang Xiao stared at the message, murmured something, then took out his cell phone and made a call.

The call was connected, and the person on the other end spoke first, in a very respectful tone:

"Hello, Mr. Yang."

"Lao Guo, please come to my office for a moment. Um, this is Shiguang Culture Media."

About ten minutes later, a man in his thirties knocked on his office door. After receiving a "come in" response, he gently pushed the door open and walked in.

This person was none other than Guo Haiping, who was transferred by Yang Xiao from Qingsong Internet Company to Shiguang Cloud Music as the director.

Now, in addition to software development and maintenance, he is also responsible for other operational aspects.

"Boss Yang, what's going on?"

"You go to Shiguangyun Music, are you used to it?"

"It's OK, but I feel like I have a lot of power but nowhere to use it. User growth is too slow."

Hearing this, Guo Haiping laughed dryly and added, "Well, Mr. Yang, I'm not complaining, it's just that everyone really doesn't have much confidence, and there's no rush."

"Haha, thank you for your hard work, but I can't help it. You can't blame me for not investing more resources in you. You know, if I just spend money, I will just sell out all the Kuai Tooth and WIFI Master Key, and the most I will get is just a ringing sound."

Yang Xiao also understood the meaning behind Guo Haiping's euphemistic words, and he knew that the latter was resentful.

Originally, he was the head of a department in Qingsong Internet Technology Company. The company was thriving and had a bright future.

As a result, Yang Xiao arranged him to work at Shiguang Cloud Music.

Although he seems to have become the second-in-command with a say, his prospects are bleak. Anyone can see that the current music market has already been a fierce battle.

This "Time Cloud Music" has no users and no market. What's its future?

What can they use to compete with QQ Music, Kugou, Kuwo, Tiantian Dongting and the like in the market?
There's no way to play!

If Guo Haiping really had to choose, he wouldn't want to take over this mess.

The key point is that Yang Xiao had told him some time ago that he should lie dormant for a while.

Well, lying dormant means not investing any money, letting it drain away slowly.

It has been more than two months, and Yang Xiao has only asked about it occasionally. Is this "music platform" project really just a test of the waters?

Guo Haiping also has his own difficulties. Yang Xiao's words can be summed up in four words:
——Overcome the difficulties together.

But to be honest, the Shiguang Cloud Music app is not completely without a market.

Since its launch, Yang Xiao and his artists including Benxi, Wang Sulong, Xu Liang, Lin Wantong and other popular artists have frequently pushed advertisements on Weibo, using this resource to accumulate some users.

Moreover, in the comment section of some popular songs on the PC, Yang Xiao arranged people to post a lot of comments in the early stage.

The function of this comment area is somewhat of a highlight, attracting and retaining some users.

Of course, he can also receive some advertising placements from advertisers, so Yang Xiao doesn’t need to keep spending money.

But this is just a temporary solution.

As a music platform, Shiguang Cloud Music is different from tool-type apps like WIFI Master Key, and the amount of money spent is not at the same level.

It is definitely necessary to take the step of raising funds in the spotlight.

Without a user base, venture capitalists would not be interested. Yang Xiao has now invested several million, and it seems that all his money is going to go to waste!
Of course, Guo Haiping knew that Yang Xiao would not come to him for no reason today, so he asked:

"Boss Yang, can't we do anything else now besides filling up the comment section?"

"Who said that? If we can't do something big, why don't we try something a little more creative? I have a suggestion. At this time, all the major universities usually hold campus singing competitions. We can contact the student unions of these schools to sponsor the competition and advertise among the college students. It won't cost much."

"Campus singing competition? Hmm, it's a good market."

Guo Haiping nodded. This kind of sponsorship doesn't cost much money. A sponsorship of 5,000 yuan for a school is already a lot.

In his opinion, not all the money is paid by Shiguang Cloud Music, it is just an advertisement and he gets the money to attract attention.

“The campus singing competition is just the first step. Let’s put it this way. At the end of the year, we will spend more money to organize a competition like [Shiguang Cloud Music Independent Musician] on all platforms. We will discover some musicians with creative abilities from community platforms like Douban and Tieba. I will let Shiguang Culture Media sign them and then have them move into the [Shiguang Cloud Music] section.”

"Independent musician? So soon? Okay, I'll have someone prepare the plan next."

Guo Haiping was not unfamiliar with the independent musician's proposal.

This is Yang Xiao's new idea. I had discussed similar ideas with him before I asked him to join Shiguang Cloud Music.

If [Shiguang Cloud Music] wants to develop, it must follow the "long tail effect".

The so-called independent musicians are just some niche singers.

Use this as a signboard to attract users with niche interests.

But Guo Haiping is still not optimistic, because the current music copyright situation is in chaos and there is no such thing as "independence" at all.

Songs by any musician may appear on any platform.

But Yang Xiao knew that the copyright market was about to undergo integration, so he could only let Guo Haiping wait.

They were just planning ahead.

This is what NetEase Cloud did in its previous life.

In the era of copyright wars over music, it has survived by relying on the gimmicks of "independent music" and "niche music".

Even though that time has not yet arrived, the market situation is not optimistic for Shiguang Cloud Music.

Guo Haiping knew that if Shiguang Cloud Music wanted to carve out a niche in the music platform market, it could only come up with these ideas to find another way.

After a while, I received a phone call.

When he checked the phone, he saw that the caller was none other than Yang Xiao’s other partner, now the CEO of Wanhe Tianyi, Fan Jun!
Yang Xiao picked up the phone and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Fan? Are you busy?"

"Mr. Yang, do you have any other instructions?" Fan Jun's deep voice came from the other end of the phone, jokingly.

"Haha, I didn't give any instructions. I just wanted to ask about Wanhe Tianyi's recent situation. It seems that the first season of "Never Expected" is about to end?"

"Yes, we are working hard to produce the second season. In addition, the animation team is already in place, and the project of "One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes" is also ready."

Yang Xiao nodded at this time, thinking that Fan Jun’s execution ability was indeed fast.

Not long ago, it exchanged YouYaoQi’s shares with Shanda and bought the copyrights of "One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes" and "Year Hare Affair".

Including Shiguang Culture Media, which has previously purchased a large number of online literature copyrights.

However, after discussions between him, Fan Jun, Bai Zhongchun and others, they decided to test the waters with "One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes" first.

There were so many bullets that Fan Jun was both angry and amused.

Whether it is a web drama, anime, or a movie, Yang Xiao has created so many at once, so Wanhe Tianyi has no worries about having nothing to shoot.

But these copyrights are also in the hands of Shiguang Culture Media, and the two are just a way of cooperation.

Although some risks are shared, their company's profits also have to be shared.

But this is a strategic cooperation, and overall it is good for Fan Jun.

Yang Xiao said to the phone at this time:
"Mr. Fan, we at Wanhe Tianyi don't have any experience in program production yet, right?"

"Program production? Not yet. What's the matter? What's Mr. Yang's idea?"

"Well, I plan to buy the copyright of a foreign music variety show called [The Voice of Holland] in the name of Wanhe Tianyi. It translates to "The Voice of Holland". After buying it, we will make a localized [The Voice of China] together with Shiguang Culture Media and Shiguang Cloud Music. What do you think?"

"The Voice of China?"

Upon hearing this, Fan Jun did not agree immediately.

He secretly complained in his heart that Yang Xiao was taking too big a step. Wanhe Tianyi currently has countless projects on hand, and now suddenly there's another variety show?
But Fan Jun did not object, because compared to making movies or animations, making variety shows is undoubtedly much simpler.

And they bought the copyright from abroad?

No need to plan! Just copy it.

Fan Jun hesitated for a few seconds, then said, "Boss Yang, I'll ask someone to find out right away. If possible, can it be implemented as soon as possible?"

After getting his reply, Yang Xiao said:
"Okay, I'll wait for your news."

(End of this chapter)