After confirming that Blue Shark Band's album had no plans for release in mainland China, an idea popped into Liu Wen's head.

"Could we obtain a mainland China distributor for this album you released through Jinmeng Company, and split the profits equally?"

"If there are no problems with Jinmeng Company, this method is feasible in principle."

Liang Liang naturally wouldn't refuse. Although the profits from an album in mainland China are not as high as in Hong Kong and Taiwan, the population base in mainland China is so large.

In Hong Kong and Taiwan, selling an album to platinum status is like celebrating the New Year. In mainland China during the 1980s and 90s, you would be embarrassed to go out if an album sold 100,000 or 200,000 copies.

"When are you going to Hong Kong? How about I go with you to Jinmeng Company?"

"We're going to Dongguan this afternoon to meet with people from Jinmeng Company, and then we'll cross the border at Shenzhen Town. If you have enough time, no one will object."

"Not by plane?"

"Forget it, the entire journey from Guangzhou to Xianggang involves circling in the air except for takeoff and landing. It's more reassuring to take a car."

From Guangzhou to Xianggang, a distance of over 200 kilometers, it takes more than an hour to fly, which is definitely not as comfortable as taking a car.

"Xiao Liang! Does your band have any new songs? If so, could you release a copy here before the New Year? The New Year is the peak sales season."

Songs are nothing to Liang Liang; he can still pull them out of the sea of ​​memories, but he's afraid there won't be enough time.

The Spring Festival in 1994 was on February 10th, which was less than three months away, so the time was too tight.

"I'm afraid there won't be enough time for that."

“As long as you have a song, we have no problem with that. Once you record it, your album will be available on the market within a week. You have no idea how hard we Pacific people work.”

Is the box coming out this fast?

However, the good days for cassette tapes are coming to an end soon.

Under normal circumstances, something called VCD will start appearing on the market next year, and VCD discs will become very popular. They will sweep away other audio-visual media from the speaker market like autumn leaves falling.

Whether it's videotapes or audiotapes, they will all become dust of history.

These audio-visual companies were also devastated by the impact of VCDs, and by the time they realized it, the market had already been taken over by piracy.

"Manager Liu! Have you ever considered the possibility that one day cassette tapes will be replaced by another medium?"

Liu Wen was a little puzzled: "Have cassette tapes been replaced by other media?"

"For example, being replaced by CDs."

"You're talking about CDs! CDs can't replace cassette tapes at all; the price difference between the two is too big."

Liu Wen's point is not without merit. The price of one genuine CD can buy three genuine audio tapes. This price difference makes it impossible for CDs to ever replace audio tapes.

"It can be said to be very similar to a CD. The size and specifications are the same as a CD, but it can play images, has left and right channels, one channel is the accompaniment sound, and the other channel is stereo. Most importantly, one day this kind of CD will be priced similarly to a cassette tape. The machine that plays this CD can switch the left and right channels. To put it more deeply, if you buy this machine, you can do karaoke at home."

Liu Wenka blinked a few times: "Will such a machine even exist?"

Karaoke is still considered a high-end activity, but Liang Liang's words make it seem like you can do it from home.

"If I'm not mistaken, this machine will appear next year. Although it will be very expensive at first, it will be affordable for ordinary people in less than two years. At that time, it will become widespread at lightning speed. If you don't prepare for the arrival of the CD era in advance, you will be caught off guard and suffer heavy losses."

Liu Wen took a deep breath.

"I don't think there are any machines like this overseas?"

"It has nothing to do with foreign countries; this machine was made by our own people."

Does our country have this kind of technological capability?

"The barrier to entry for manufacturing this machine is not high, and the barrier to entry for the optical discs used to manufacture this machine is even lower. They are simpler to make than cassette tapes. Therefore, piracy is also easier. You'd better be prepared. This situation will occur in two or three years."

"Even if it exists, according to you, that's something for two or three years from now. Nobody knows what might happen then. Let's focus on what we can do right now!"

Liu Wen was somewhat skeptical; Liang Liang's words were too far-fetched.

A CD that can play images and has left and right audio channels, allowing you to sing karaoke at home, and whose price is not much different from that of a cassette tape—that's ridiculous.

It's normal for Liu Wen to have this idea. Before VCDs came out, no one would believe you if you told them this.

Anyway, Liang Liang had already given them a heads-up, so whether or not it would attract their attention was no longer Liang Liang's concern.

Liu Wen's immediate task was to finish his meal, pack up, and then follow the Blue Shark Band to Dongguan.

Of course, it's their company's car.

At 2:30 p.m., as agreed, they met the people sent by Jinmeng Company to pick them up in Dongguan.

Liang Liang was very puzzled as to why Jinmeng Company picked them up in Dongguan.

He was even more puzzled when he saw the people who came to pick him up.

He never expected that Jin Hao would send Shi Zhang and Chen Jiewen, two currently popular Hong Kong stars, to pick him up.

These two people have changed dramatically since Liang Liang first met them a little over a month ago.

It's not about what you wear, but about your overall demeanor.

They exude confidence and already have the air of stars.

"Your boss is really bold these days! Isn't he afraid you two will be kidnapped? He actually sent you two here."

“Jinmeng Company is short-staffed. Right now, apart from the two of us, there really isn’t anyone idle. It’s normal for us to come.”

"You guys are practically celebrities now, and you only brought these two people with you?"

Shi Zhang and Chen Jiewen each brought one attendant, which is far too few. They really don't take celebrities seriously.

“What are celebrities? In Hong Kong, a few people might know us, but in mainland China, nobody knows us. We're just like ordinary people.”

"Soon! Soon people in mainland China will know you. See this gentleman? This is Mr. Liu Wen, the general manager of Yangcheng Pacific Audio-Visual Company. If your boss gives him the mainland distribution rights for your album, everyone in mainland China will know you two by next spring."

Once Pacific Media distributes their albums, they might become famous in the mainland market within a year.

Shi Zhang and Chen Jiewen shook hands with Liu Wen quite warmly.

They will arrive in Shenzhen tonight and then cross the border to Xianggang tomorrow morning.

Jinmeng Company hired a Mitsubishi Rosa with more than ten seats in Shenzhen, which was enough to accommodate all of their staff.