Huayu 2002, I'm going to dominate the music scene!

A brief silence fell over the carriage. An Ming was a smart man; he understood the weight of Song Mo's words. It wasn't just about money; it was about trust.

After a long silence, he took a deep breath, as if making a firm decision, and nodded heavily: "Fine, I'll take the shares, but are you really comfortable entrusting this matter to me?"

Hearing this, Song Mo smiled and leaned back in his chair, relaxing. "Didn't you handle things quite well in Zhejiang? Now what you need to do is replicate the Zhejiang model in Beijing. Only when this path is clear will SP companies naturally come knocking on your door when other provinces start promoting ringback tones."

An Ming nodded heavily.

Seeing An Ming nod in agreement, Song Mo breathed a sigh of relief. Entrusting the ringback tone business, which was about to experience explosive growth, to An Ming was not a rash decision, but rather based on his understanding of An Ming.

Their connection began at a bar. At that time, Song Mo had just transmigrated and was short of money. It was An Ming who, with his chivalrous spirit, took him around to various places and helped him avoid a lot of trouble.

Later, she introduced him to Ocean Butterflies and helped him a lot in various ways. Song Mo always remembered this kindness.

Moreover, in this chaotic SP industry, dealing with those scoundrels who use licenses to make a living requires more than just contracts and laws; background is also very important, and Anming's background just happens to come in handy.

"By the way, after you reach an agreement with Yanjing this time, go to Shanghai again and help me acquire a music software." Song Mo simply mentioned the follow-up arrangements.

"Music software?" An Ming paused for a moment. "You mean the kind that plays MP3s?"

"Yes, it's called 'Qianqian Jingting'. The founder is Zheng Nanling, a native of Guangdong, who is a tech geek."

An Ming was somewhat puzzled: "It's just a media player, is it worth making a special trip to Shanghai?"

"It's worth it." Song Mo's tone was very confident. "Brother An, think about it, how many people who download MP3s online these days don't use a media player? Although Qianqian Jingting doesn't have a large user base right now, it's growing very fast. Moreover, its sound quality is good, it doesn't take up many resources, and it has a very good reputation in the industry."

Song Mo continued his analysis: "More importantly, this software supports synchronized lyrics display. Do you know what that means?"

Anming shook his head, somewhat bewildered.

Song Mo smiled wryly. There are many music playback software on the market now, but only "Qianqian Jingting" can display lyrics synchronously. Later, "Qianqian Jingting" broke through the encirclement with this feature, but at this time no one realized the importance of this feature.

He patiently explained, "Nowadays, when users listen to music, they not only want to listen, but also want to see the lyrics. Qianqian Music's lyrics function is excellent, which is why its user stickiness is extremely high. We acquired it not to create a music player, but to control a traffic entry point."

An Ming seemed to understand something, but before he could speak, Song Mo continued, "The ringback tone business will definitely not be underestimated in the next five or six years, but the landscape will change over time. Currently, SP companies can enjoy such a large market share just by relying on their licenses. China Mobile will never tolerate this situation. In the end, China Mobile will definitely kick them out of the market. At that time, we will cooperate directly with China Mobile. What we need then is not the SP's channel, but the ability to directly reach users. In short, we must have our own traffic entry point."

Song Mo leaned back in his seat, gazing out the car window. "I'm very optimistic about the future of the 'Qianqian Jingting' music player. I expect it to have more and more users..."

Upon hearing this, An Ming excitedly slapped the steering wheel, and the horn beeped once, but he didn't care. He excitedly said, "In other words, if we can acquire 'Qianqian Jingting,' we will know what songs they listen to and download in the software. At the same time, our Mo Dian songs will also have a free promotion channel..." As he spoke, An Ming's eyes shone even brighter.

Song Mo nodded. After all, An Ming had been abroad and seen the world. He understood the value of "Qianqian Jingting" after just a simple explanation.

He then slowly said, "Zheng Nanling is a pure technician with no concept of commercialization. He made this media player purely out of personal interest. If we acquire it now, the price won't be too high; I estimate it will cost at most 20. But in two years, when everyone realizes the importance of media players, the price will be much higher."

Song Mo clearly remembered that at this time in her previous life, Zheng Nanling really wanted to sell "Qianqian Jingting" because of work.

However, since no one was willing to take over, and he was unwilling to waste his hard work, he gritted his teeth and persevered. As a result, he held on for longer and longer, eventually becoming the absolute king of music players at the time.

In 2006, Baidu, fearing copyright disputes, acquired it for over ten million yuan.

Being acquired by Baidu would be a nightmare for Qianqian Jingting. To be honest, Baidu is a really toxic company. Apart from its search engine, it's ruining everything it does.

Within a few years of its acquisition, Qianqian Music went from being a market leader to a nobody, while QQ Music, Kugou Music, and NetEase Cloud Music rose to prominence.

Whether Song Mo takes over "Qianqian Jingting" at this time for the purpose of promoting the songs or reselling it to internet giants in the future, it is a sure-fire way to make money.

An Ming was silent for a moment, then nodded heavily: "I understand. After we finish discussing things in Yanjing, I will go to Shanghai immediately."

"No need to rush, but we must secure it. If Zheng Nanling and his team are willing to work for us, then we can consider giving them a portion of the equity," Song Mo added after thinking for a moment.

It has to be said that a pure technical talent like Zheng Nanling is very important for the fledgling "Qianqian Jingting". If the other party is willing to stay, Song Mo doesn't care about that equity.

He's not some miser who insists on keeping every penny for himself; making the pie bigger is the right thing to do.

An Ming understood Song Mo's meaning. Talented people are rare these days. Since Song Mo thought highly of Zheng Nanling, he decided to persuade him to join Mo Dian no matter what.

Soon, the car stopped in front of Ocean Butterflies in Yanjing. Anming had other things to do, so he didn't go to Ocean Butterflies with him.

Song Mo got out of the car and looked at the two holly bushes at the entrance, which were still lush and green, and his mood improved a bit.

Bi Xiaoshi and Xu Yuan, who had returned earlier, were already waiting at the door. When they saw Song Mo come down, the three of them looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh. These past few months had been quite a strange experience for them.

"I've been waiting for you for ages. You've had a tough time these past few days." Bi Xiaoshi was the first of the three to return to Yanjing.

"Teacher Bi, you've worked hard too, everyone has worked hard," Song Mo said with a smile.

The album's explosive sales growth is not only due to Song Mo's intensive promotional tours, but also largely thanks to the radio programs that Bi Xiaoshi helped secure.

"You've worked the hardest, running all over the country, you've lost weight." Bi Xiaoshi couldn't help but be moved as he looked at Song Mo.

"You'll be fine after a rest. Besides, it's better to be thinner now, you'll look better on camera," Song Mo comforted her.