Chapter 116
Upon arriving at Grandma Finn’s house, Elara found that the elderly woman had already prepared a meal and was waiting for her.
Elara had a kind face and a sweet way with words. The moment she walked in, it was “Grandma this” and “Grandma that.” The old woman was delighted and said right away, “From now on, I’ll treat you like my own granddaughter p>
Elara immediately bowed her head slightly. “Thank you, Grandma p>
Grandma Finn was an empty-nester whose children were busy with work and could hardly visit more than once every few weeks. She was more than happy to have such a pleasant young girl for company.
As for the small wage, Grandma Finn had a decent pension and wasn’t concerned about the money.
Seeing this, Mira felt relieved. “I’ll let you get to it, then. I don’t want to be a bother p>
Back home, Mira began to sort out her finances.
She withdrew twenty-five million dollars, leaving five million as the company’s liquid capital and for daily expenses.
Currently, after spending ten million on the abandoned factory, Mira had forty-five million dollars in assets.
Mira planned to invest the entire amount in MVX-23, a stock she knew would continue to rise for the next few years.
While gold stocks showed an overall upward trend, the growth was too slow and was often punctuated by small dips.
The next day was Sunday, the day Solflare Entertainment would officially launch its paid music model.
Mira went over right after her morning martial arts class.
Inside Solflare Entertainment, every department was on high alert, the air filled with the furious tapping of keyboards.
Their eyes shone with excitement.
Despite the hard work, no one complained. After all, the company was becoming more and more popular, growing bigger and bigger, and the benefits were getting more generous each time.
More importantly, they were about to make history.
The long-standing culture of free music had created a fixed mindset among listeners. Many companies and platforms had tried and failed to introduce paid music.
But now, Mira was still determined to make a bold attempt, to go against the grain.
This sparked a wild ambition in the hearts of all Solflare Entertainment’s founding members.
Pioneers were admirable, but only the successful were forever remembered.
They, along with Solflare Entertainment, were about to become the first to succeed.
Department by department, everyone was ready.
The PR department began
monitoring online sentiment and keywords. Data analysis showed that over seventy percent were, optimistic about the move to p paid music, but thirty percent were still opposed.
The marketing and promotions departments were prepared. Ads had already started running with a positive initial response, and the number of comments had already exceeded one hundred thousand.
A message arrived from the Luminate Music Platform: the songs were now live.
“Manage the negative comments and push the promotions simultaneously!” Kieran commanded.
Listening to the reports from each department, Mira, who hadn’t been nervous before, felt her breathing quicken.
Kieran and Callum were completely focused, their eyes glued to their respective screens.
As veteran music industry professionals who had built Solflare Entertainment from the ground up, the company was like their own child.
To be honest, at this point, it was their entire world.
Mira had entrusted them with nearly all the company’s affairs, giving them her absolute trust.
If they failed, Mira might not say anything.
But after spending so much money, manpower, and resources, they wouldn’t be
able to live with themselves if it all ended in failure.
As soon as the paid concept was announced, even before the ads reached a saturation point, the major record labels with their keen sense of the market had already caught wind of it.
Although there wasn’t much of a stir
online yet, top record companies like Mercer Vision Entertainment, Porter Entertainment, and Aura Media Group were surely hiding in the background, waiting to laugh at their downfall.
Waiting to see them fail.