Chapter 90: A twist of fate
A smile was a curious thing. On the one hand, it could conceal the true intentions deep in a person's heart; on the other, it could send a reassuring signal to its audience.
Before coming here, as Su Can entered the somewhat imposing yet richly layered lobby of the Jin Mao Hyatt, walked past the waiters in dark vests and white shirts, and passed the guests on the reception sofas who appeared casual but were actually studying them closely, he had already considered what sort of harmless smile he should wear at the meeting, which subjects he should steer toward while avoiding the difficult issues, how to find an opening, and how to exploit the advantage of his age, along with many other details.
Behind every matter he seemed to handle with ease lay Su Can's repeated, careful deliberation.
Because he took it seriously.
Zhao Hao had acquired a large number of rights for new technologies, but the problem was that China Mobile and China Unicom's new ringback tone services were still emerging, and the market had yet to be regulated. Countless wireless value-added service providers had staked out their own territories. Xuntong Technology Media, whose representatives Zhao Hao had arranged to meet today, was one of the country's leading wireless internet companies. It provided wireless internet and online advertising services, covering text messages, ringback tones, IVR-wireless interactive voice response-and even paid email.
Compared with an OP like Xuntong Technology, however, OPs-content providers-like Zhao Hao were a dime a dozen. Record companies initially stood at a complete disadvantage in such cooperative dealings.
Even the five major record companies-Universal, Sony, EMI, Warner, and BUG-were deeply troubled by OP copyright infringement that persisted despite repeated bans.
Wireless value-added service providers with OP licenses almost completely monopolized