As for Golden Dawn Music, Kyle was extremely proud.
"America's Got Talent" is a nationally renowned variety show. Although it features various performance styles like talk shows and magic, the most common type of contestant is still in the singing category.
Golden Dawn Music leverages its platform advantage to attract many popular singers to join!
Leaving aside the likes of Eminem and Beyoncé from the first season, the second season, which concluded just over a month ago, saw three popular contestants join Golden Dawn Music. Albums for them were released not long ago, and cumulative record sales have already exceeded 5 million copies.
This is all money!
And it's quick money!
After deducting various channel fees and operating costs, these three newly joined singers alone generated 16 million US dollars in revenue for Golden Dawn Music.
"This money is truly easy to make!"
Even Kyle, with his astonishing wealth, couldn't help but exclaim.
From early 1998 to the end of the year, in just one year, Golden Dawn Music generated 390 million US dollars in revenue. After deducting various expenses, the net profit was as high as 87.5 million US dollars.
This amount of profit was enough to ensure Golden Dawn Music secured its position among the top ten music entertainment companies.
"Huh?!"
Kyle looked at the report and suddenly said, "Domino, what's the deal with this JIVE Records? It's really impressive!"
It wasn't that Kyle was overly surprised, but JIVE Records was indeed astonishing.
"America's Grammy Weekly" had just published the annual profit rankings of major music companies across the US in November.
Golden Dawn Music's annual profit ranked 9th;
JIVE Records, on the other hand, ranked 5th;
The revenue aspect explained a lot. The most crucial point was that JIVE Records was a very small company, far from giants like West Coast Records or Sony Music, and even inferior to Golden Dawn Music in many aspects.
It's important to know that Golden Dawn Music's ability to rank 9th was due to the presence of singers like Eminem and Beyoncé;
But what did a small music company like JIVE Records have?
How could it make so much profit in one year?!
"JIVE Records is indeed a small company, with less than 50 employees in total, but who can deny that they discovered the two major boy idol groups, Backstreet Boys and NSYNC?"
Domino said enviously, "The Backstreet Boys and NSYNC are extremely popular among American teenagers. It's no exaggeration to say that any music company that has them would achieve high returns."
Backstreet Boys?
NSYNC?
Well, Kyle had heard... many of their songs in his previous life, and they were indeed very popular at one point.
"What a stroke of luck!"
Kyle pouted, quite jealous.
However, Domino beside him was instantly speechless.
It's worth noting that, from an outsider's perspective, Golden Dawn Music's impressiveness was entirely due to the presence of Eminem, Beyoncé, and others, as well as the platform advantage of the "America's Got Talent" show.
"Boss, to outsiders, you're the biggest lucky charm!" Domino grumbled inwardly.
Eminem, Beyoncé, plus the newly signed Britney Spears—which one of them wasn't a household name in the 21st century?
"Domino, how do boy bands make money now?" Kyle suddenly asked.
"Exactly!"
When it came to professional questions, Domino appeared very confident. He affirmed, "Since 1996, the profit generated by boy bands in the music industry has been increasing year by year, especially in rap and rock genres."
Upon hearing this, Kyle was immediately astonished.
What is quick money? This is quick money!
In the late 90s, when internet music downloads were not yet popular, the profits from records were indeed astonishing!
The market value of each music giant company was nearly ten billion US dollars;
However, by 2010, even giants like Universal Music and Sony Music had a market value of only hundreds of millions of US dollars.
This was an inevitable trend of the times and technological development, which no human power could stop.
While thinking about these things suddenly a name popped in Kyle's mind "Linkin Park!!!" Who were kicked around this time
As a transmigrator, Kyle, of course, knew of Linkin Park's existence.
"I wouldn't dare say it's the most awesome heavy metal rock band of the early 21st century, but it's definitely the one with the best sales and recognition."
What more could Kyle say?
Of course, he would extend an olive branch and bring them under his wing!
... Somewhere in Los Angeles.
"Everyone, share your thoughts."
Chester Bennington, the band's lead singer and the soul of the group, looked around at his other bandmates.
Brad Delson, the guitarist, was the first to stand up and say loudly, "I think we can accept Golden Dawn Records' invitation. After all, Warner Records doesn't want us, so are we just going to stick around there?"
... As his voice fell, the bassist, drummer, and several other main members also agreed with the decision.
If this place doesn't keep us, there's always a place that will!
Which rock musician isn't incredibly proud?!
"Let's do it!"
Chester Bennington, the soul of the group, was not an indecisive person; otherwise, he wouldn't have committed suicide in 2017.
And so, the future famous Linkin Park joined Golden Dawn Music!
Undoubtedly, Kyle had gained another cash cow!
... Waterworld Animation Studio.
"David, Stephen, are you sure 'Finding Nemo' can be completed by early next year?"
Kyle looked at the two in front of him with considerable surprise.
"Yes!"
Chief screenwriter David Meisel affirmed, "If it weren't for our pursuit of perfection, we wouldn't have taken over two years. This is considered slow now."
Stephen Sorenberg, the head, echoed, "David is right. We spent more than half a year just filming in the Australian marine waters. Otherwise, it wouldn't have taken so long to complete the film."
Clap, clap, clap!
Upon receiving the affirmative answer, Kyle was immediately very excited!
Dude, that's "Finding Nemo"!
In the original timeline, the movie was released in 2003. Upon its release, it not only garnered 860 million US dollars in global box office but also won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film.
Its offline market profits were even more astonishing!
Most importantly, the "Finding Nemo" series, in the original timeline, had two films. The second one was released 13 years later, yet it still achieved a global box office of 730 million US dollars.
Kyle, suppressing his excitement, said, "Then you two should finish it as soon as possible. I will discuss with the cinema chains to arrange the movie's release during the summer or Thanksgiving holiday season."
"Okay, boss!"
Stephen and David were also quite excited at this moment!
After all, the animated film "Finding Nemo," from its inception to production and now, had taken a full two and a half years. This was with the help of Kyle, the cheat. Otherwise, the time would definitely have been extended by at least one year.
The hardships involved are not for outsiders to know.