On the other hand, although the sales figures for independent and creative artists aren't that high, their costs are more reasonable. Now, with mainstream companies gradually going into retreat, and with the trend toward more varied, fractured tastes among the general public, there are greater opportunities for non-mainstream music.
相對來說，獨立廠牌或創作藝人的總銷售量雖然沒那麼高，但其產銷成本較為合理，如今在主流銷售節節敗退、分眾口味漸趨成形的態勢下，反倒更有穩紮穩打、累積獲利的機會。