Chapter 96: Whimsy

At this moment, Viola feels that this piece is the most beautiful music in the world!
She looked at the phonograph on the table and kept her eyes on. Originally, she thought the appearance of this mechanical box was weird and rudimentary, but now she looked more and more pleasing to the eye, as if what was in front of her was a rare treasure, comparable to legendary equipment!
Viola thought a lot, her eyes became brighter and her expression became excited.
She watched the strange thing hard, trying to figure out how it sounds.
It's a pity that she has limited knowledge in terms of mechanical technology. Although she guessed that the real mystery should be in the wooden box, you can know it by just opening it, but the music didn't stop, and she was forced to interrupt it for fear of damaging it.
The song "Viola by the Lake" ended, the black disc was still spinning, and the horn made a rustle.
Viola looked at the spinning record, full of infinite surprise.
Rehn removed the stylus and asked with a smile, "Do you want to listen to it again?"
Viola nodded quickly, then shook his head again, and asked eagerly: "Rene, tell me how this phonograph does it? Is there an echo crystal in it?"
"Of course not. The phonograph is a purely mechanical product and has nothing to do with magic." Rehn took off the record and opened the wooden base of the phonograph to show the internal mechanical structure.
The internal structure of the phonograph is not complicated. A turntable shaft is connected to the barrel, as well as the transmission wheel, the speed control plate, the flying ball, and the exposed tonearm and stylus. It looks clear at a glance and does not involve high-level machinery. Knowledge.
However, the simpler things are sometimes more difficult to understand.
Allenus is a world full of magical energy. Whether it is machinery or other technology, when it develops to a certain point, it will more or less intersect with magic and combine magical applications.
This makes people have a misunderstanding of thinking, the best things are always related to magic.
A magical product like a phonograph, when people see it, people will think of Echo Crystal. It is hard to believe that this is a purely mechanical product.
The same was true for Viola. She looked at the structure of the phonograph and didn't understand.
There is no need for echo crystals and no magic application. How does Rennes save the music and then play it?
The half-elf's eyes were staring at Renn, with question marks on his face.
Renn shouldn’t explain it for a while. He considered for a few breaths, picked up the vinyl record, and said,
Actually, the principle of the phonograph is very simple. All the secrets are on this record. Look carefully, it’s not smooth. It is engraved with fine lines. These lines are the traces left by the sound. Although they have no magic power, they have the same effect as echo crystals."
In order to make this vinyl record, Renn tried his best.
He spent hundreds of gold shields just looking for alternative materials, experimenting over and over again, and finally got the finished product yesterday.
Then I bought an echo crystal, played music on the keyboard, saved it, and played it in the mechanical workshop.
Rehn tossed for more than a month, overcoming many difficulties, and only then had this record that seemed as thin as paper, but it actually condensed a lot of his efforts and energy.
Viola took the record, put it in front of him, and carefully observed it.
Rehn tried to explain to her the principle of the phonograph in the simplest and most straightforward terms.
From the vibration caused by the sound, driving the needle, burning the vibration on the record, saving the sound, to how to replay the sound, and so on.
This principle is not difficult to understand, and most people can understand it immediately.
Viola just listened to it once and understood. She stared at Renne deeply and exclaimed from the bottom of her heart: "Ren, you are such a genius!"
Rehn waved his hand and said modestly: "The principle of the phonograph is very simple, even without me, one day it will be invented."
"Do not."
Viola gently shook his head, "Its principle is really not difficult, everyone knows it, but it is countless times more difficult to think of this method than to understand it. Without you, no one would ever find this wonderful idea. Think, there will be no phonograph."
"Ren, you are a genius!" Viola emphasized again, earnestly.
Being touted by a peerless beauty in person, Ren couldn't help but blush.
He meditated on the name of the great inventor in his previous life, thanking this great invention, but his face looked very useful.
Viola exclaimed, shaking the handle, listening to the music from the speaker, and asking seriously: "Ren, what is the cost of this phonograph?"
She has a keen mind and has grasped the key points.
The function of the phonograph is not unique, the echo crystal can also do it, and the sound quality is better. If the phonograph is as expensive as the echo crystal, then it is not very useful, and it is just a strange plaything.
Rehn sighed inwardly, half-elf's talent in business is really great.
He had already done cost calculations and said: "To make it, I spent about five hundred gold shields, but it's just the preliminary research costs. If it is mass-produced, the average cost should not be higher than two gold shields. Probably lower."
"Two golden shields! Goddess..."
Viola shuddered all over and almost lost his temper.
In her expectation, the price of the phonograph is of course the lower the better.
The low price is not only conducive to promotion, it can create a huge market, but also allows more people to appreciate music and develop believers for long-haired ladies.
Viola had thought that the cost of the phonograph would definitely be lower than the Echo Crystal, which was expected to be between ten and fifteen gold, but never expected it would be less than two gold shields.
This means that most civilian families in the Empire can afford phonographs!
You don’t need to buy it for every family, just one-tenth, even if one-thirtieth of families buy a phonograph, how much wealth will this bring?
How many believers will this develop for Ms. Changfa?
The effect of the phonograph on the beautiful church is no less than a divine tool!
Thinking of this, Viola suddenly felt a little dizzy, short of breath, and staggered, almost unable to stand firm.
Ren hurriedly held her waist, sat down on the side of the bed, and said concerned: "Viola, are you all right?"
In the eyes of the soul, the color of the half-elf's soul changed rapidly, changing several times within a second, as if it had been hit by a "frenzy technique", and even the soul was fluctuating violently, as if it was about to lose control.
"I'm fine, I'm fine!"
Viola took a few deep breaths, her chest rose and fell, and finally calmed her emotions. She raised her head to look at Ren, and touched his face, muttering: "You must be the angel sent by the goddess to me from the heavens, otherwise why? Would it be so good to me?"
"Because you look good." Renn laughed.
A layer of blush climbed on Viola's cheek, and couldn't help but raise his hand and hammer him.
Ryan said with a serious face: "You don't need to think too much, as I said before, this is a gift from me, as long as you like it."
"I like it very much, there is no better gift in the world than this!" Viola felt his breath, closed his eyes, and took the initiative to move closer.
After a while, Renn let go of his arm a little bit dissatisfied.
The half-elf also looked blurred. Seeing Ren's uncomfortable look, he suddenly smiled: "I knew I shouldn't have let you participate in the prayer ceremony. With this gramophone, the goddess will definitely respond and give me magical skills."
"If you want, you can now..." Her voice was full of temptation.
Renn was immediately tempted.
He hesitated for a few seconds before asking, "How is your prayer ceremony prepared? When can it be held?"
"I have persuaded President Hasillin and most deacons of the Art Association to vote tomorrow to allow me to hold a prayer ceremony in the temple." Viola replied confidently: "I will be able to prepare in three days at the earliest. All right."
Ren nodded slightly and smiled: "I have been waiting for more than a month, not bad these days."
Although with a phonograph, Viola's prayer rituals shouldn't be a problem, but gods are difficult for mortals to figure out, and it is safer to proceed according to the original plan.
Viola bit her lip and smiled Meiran: "This is your own choice."
"I can't stand you..."
Ryan couldn't sit still, pushed her away decisively, got up and went downstairs to eat.
Returning upstairs after dinner, Ren entered Viola's bedroom and found her sitting in a chair, listening to the music of the gramophone, lost in thought.
"What are you thinking about?" Renn asked, sitting down beside him.
"I'm thinking about how to use the phonograph to make the most of it."
Viola returned to his senses, looked at Rennes, and said seriously: "The principle of the phonograph is very simple, and it is not difficult to manufacture. Once it is sold, it will soon be imitated. If we only create a company in our own name, I am afraid it will soon There will be a large number of competitors."
"Yes, I also thought about it."
Rehn had already anticipated this and explained: "It's really not difficult to make a phonograph. In fact, the real difficulty lies in the record. Don't underestimate this thin record. Its technical content is not low."
"Why?" Viola lifted up, she really didn't see it.
"Records have very high requirements for materials, they must be durable and reduce noise, and the process of making them is very complicated. To suppress records in large quantities requires a whole set of production processes. I have studied for a long time, and it is not easy for others to imitate. "
Renn was a little proud.
The production process of vinyl records has been gradually improved after decades of updates in previous lives. It involves a lot of materials and chemical knowledge, and it is not so simple to crack.
As long as the secrecy is proper, at least five years, there is no need to worry about technology being copied.
Rehn pointed out: "A gramophone can be sold for about two gold shields, but each family generally only buys one, so the money is not much."
"The real profitable business is selling records!"
"One record can record up to three pieces of music, but how many wonderful music is there in the world? I bought a phonograph, it is impossible to listen to only a few pieces of music, no matter how good it sounds, I will be tired of listening, I must buy more records."
"Furthermore, the record will wear out after a long time. You must buy a new one."
"As long as we master the technology of making records and regularly release new music records, we don't need to price them too high. The cost of a record is about 30 copper yuan. We sell 50, with small profits but quick turnover, which can still bring countless profits."
"If someone imitates a phonograph, we have to thank them for expanding the record market for us."
"If you have the right to release records, you are the ruler of the music industry. How many musicians have to ask for you, just to release a record."
"Even, this power may allow you to enter the core of the Good Church, ascend the pope's throne, and in turn control these musicians. Even if someone will be able to make records in the future, you can prohibit them from working with other companies through the orders of the church. Cooperation and continue to maintain a monopoly."
This series of business strategies made Viola dumbfounded.
It wasn't until a few minutes later that she sighed: "Ren, is there anything else you don't understand?"
Renn smiled without saying a word, this was just the usual routine of the previous life.
Viola silently wrote down these contents, still worrying on his face, and said: "I am actually not worried about patented technology, but other means."
Ren also fell silent.
The Empire has a law similar to the patent law, but the enforcement is not strict. There are many ways to bypass the patent law and compete grandiosely with the original creators, and even use the patent law to fight against the original creators.
It is not uncommon for counterfeiters to defeat inventors.
In many cases, in market operations, competitors are not competing for better products or better prices, but for competing against who has a stronger background and who has more power behind them.
The more profitable the industry, the greater the coveting of the forces.
To solve this problem is very simple, in the empire, who is more powerful than the holy soul wizard?
Establishing a company in the name of a duke cannot guarantee the unimpeded flow of the entire empire. At least in Longshande, no one dares to jump out and compete.
Viola naturally understood this truth.
But she was worried that the Duke would take too much profit, and Rennes, as the inventor of the phonograph, did not get much benefit.
According to past practice, the duke must account for at least 70% of the proportion. The phonograph has broad prospects. When it comes to huge wealth, the duke may ask for more, 80%, or even 90%.
Facing a holy soul wizard, she couldn't refuse at all.
Rehn guessed Viola's thoughts and spread out his hands indifferently, and comforted: "I invented the phonograph just for you, so that you can have more weight in the eyes of the Duke, and strive for the title of Earl Winter Ting. I can earn it myself. How much is not very important."
Viola couldn't help being moved, and came over to hug Renn, without saying anything.
Ren's face was calm.
He was telling the truth, and he was already mentally prepared.
Even in the previous earth, with relatively complete laws, an entrepreneur may be able to make a fortune and gain economic freedom by relying on one or two inventions or brilliant ideas, but it is almost impossible to reach the peak safely and smoothly. .
When career and influence expand to a certain level, power and capital will definitely come to the door.
There is no third way to either rely on power or accept capital.
In the supernatural power ruling the world, Ellen Ess, whose great power belongs to him, must serve the superiors for any invention and creation, and there is no room for resistance.
Unless, I also have great strength!
Renn had a clear understanding of this ~EbookFREE.me~ so he was not overly angry and accepted it calmly.
"You go to the Lord Duke." Rennes said with a smile: "It's only two months since the end of the year. The sooner this matter is settled, the better, and the better it will be for you."
"Okay, wait for my news at home."
Without pretense, Viola put the phonograph into the space necklace, changed into a simple and elegant dress, and immediately went out to meet the Duke of Silver Star.
Ren went back to his bedroom, turned on his phone, and read the book "The Book of a Thousand Souls" carefully.
Viola returned before reading this volume.
"So fast?" Ren found that less than half an hour had passed.
Viola's face was full of surprises, and he couldn't wait to say: "The Duke has agreed and asked me to create a company that makes phonographs. He gave me 50,000 gold dongs as an upfront cost, and the Duke promised to only occupy half of the equity. "
When Ren heard the news, he was stunned.
These conditions were completely beyond his expectation. When did Silver Star Duke, a dragon-like miser, become so generous?
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