Chapter 54: A Day in the Life of the King of Volumes as He Works Hard to Make Money!

"Let's split the profits." The original world is the original world; whether a song becomes a hit doesn't entirely depend on its quality. She can't guarantee that a song that's a sensation on Earth will remain a huge hit.

If you can win easily, who would take the risk?

Hearing Shi Shi say this, Song Ming breathed a sigh of relief. "I'll work with the people from Zhongcheng to come up with a few contract templates. Then I'll send them to you."

Shi Shi had initially wanted to keep a low profile, so she only assigned Song Ming two or three songs each month. However, she overlooked the impact of those songs.

"You've got offers for two variety shows and some commercial endorsements. Are you really not going to take them?" Although Shi Shi said she would only do creative work, they hadn't worked together for very long, so they didn't dare to turn them all down for her.

“Sister Song, I may not be a real man, but when it comes to keeping my word, I’m no less capable than any man. You don’t need to test me. If I say I won’t accept it, I really won’t. Even if I miss out on this money, it’s my own decision, and I won’t blame you.”

"It's just a bit of a pity. After all, you're very popular right now, and this is the easiest time to make quick money. But it's good that you've made your decision, so I can announce that we won't accept any of these offers. That way, people won't think we're too arrogant and might offend others."

"Okay, you can handle it, Sister Song. Thank you for your hard work."

"Okay, then I'll have the finance department settle the money at the end of the month?" The money is all in the company account.

"Great, that's exactly what I need to do with money right now, I'm short on cash."

The villas Kong Lai showed Shi Shi were all worth at least 500 million yuan, some even exceeding 2 billion yuan. You never know how quickly money disappears when you don't spend it.

"If you're short on money, I have a job for you. I was originally planning to refuse it, but you might want to consider it."

This piqued her curiosity.

Tell me about it.

"You remember the Minling and Minlian sisters, right? Their company is going to make a custom album for them. A whole ten songs. And... they're planning to outsource the album production as well."

"That's so strange. Aren't they a heavily promoted group? Why would they need to find a producer from outside?"

"I actually know that. Before their group debuted, there was a very popular group in the same company, also a three-member girl group. But as they got older, they couldn't be teen idols anymore."

"Min Ling and Min Lian are the ones who will replace them!"

"Yes, those two girls are really promising. They can sing and dance, they're good-looking, and they're very popular with audiences. There was a slight mishap last month..."

"What happened?"

"Wei Qi, one of the members of that trio, got engaged to the major shareholder of their company last month. She said she wants to release one last album before retiring from the industry. After all, the three of them were popular for a long time, and their farewell album can't be too perfunctory. Otherwise, their fellow artists in the company will inevitably feel a sense of loss. And if they create some hype, their fans will buy into it. After all, their fans from back then are just getting older, not dead."

"And there's also pressure from Wei Qi's husband."

"Of course, using company resources to fulfill his wife's wish is perfectly reasonable."

"Now Min Lian and Min Ling are in an awkward situation, but since they are currently very popular, the company has decided to pay for it. It's a way of settling things peacefully."

"So this order definitely won't be cheap."

“Yes, ten songs, even if we can only get half of them, it’s fine. The two girls are really determined. They’re definitely aiming to surpass each other. I guess they’ll have a lot of demands. I was thinking of taking some smaller, more individual orders. At least that would be simpler.” What Song Ming didn’t say was that she was worried Shi Shi would be too eager and lower the quality.

Now she's only begun to trust Shi Shi a little more. At least she's not the kind of fool who'd take easy money.

What is the theme of the album?

"The original theme was 'Girl's Heart.' They weren't entirely satisfied with the initial drafts they received. Perhaps we'll change the theme." This theme is too youthful; top-tier songwriters are seasoned veterans. Knowing too much actually prevents them from creating that "clear" feeling. That's why they received the song invitation.

After all, Shi Shi is the author of "The Wind Rises".

"I need to listen to their songs first to see what their vocal strengths are. Otherwise, I can't make a decision."

"Okay, this order is up to you. If you really need the money urgently, I can get you two more single orders. But no more than that. The industry is only so big; cutting off someone's source of income will get you blacklisted." Song Ming wasn't afraid of that, but their small workshop was still too weak. They'd just have to make do.

"I don't have class tomorrow, let's talk when we meet." No classes on Friday, plus Saturday and Sunday. She can have three days off in a row! Yay!

"Okay, then I'll wait for you at the company tomorrow."

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In contrast to Song Ming's smugness, Liu Wei was not.

"See? I told you that woman was just using you. When you were famous, she was the wife of a big star, didn't even have to go to work, just studied, and was supported by you. After you two divorced, she even became famous again. She's such a good songwriter, why didn't she write a few for you? She was just keeping an eye on you! You two were right to divorce!"

Compared to Liu Wei's fury, Fu Zhixu appeared much calmer. He poured the other a glass of iced tea: "Calm down, there's no need to dwell on this. Now that we've secured the 'Sunshine' project, our efforts haven't been in vain. This is a series of blockbuster movies, a commercial film of this caliber, something I've never encountered before."

Hearing him say that, Liu Wei felt a little better: "You're right, the music industry is so bleak now, it's already a sunset industry, while you're just rising!"

It might not be a sunset industry, but it's just not as prosperous as the film industry.

"Brother Liu, I'll have to trouble you to keep a close eye on things. Things could change if the contract isn't signed by now."

Liu Wei nodded. Although he felt there wouldn't be any problems, Fu Zhixu was always cautious, so there was nothing wrong with that: "Of course, don't worry, this project will definitely be yours!"

Fu Zhixu poured himself a cup of boiling water. Holding the cup in his hand, the skin on his palm turned bright red from the heat. Did he regret it?

Every time he heard news about Shi Shi, he would ask himself if he regretted it. Shi Shi's new songs were being released one after another, so how could he not have thought about Liu Wei's problem?

But he had no way to back down. Whether Shi Shi did it on purpose or not, what could he do? All he could recall now was their courtship. After marriage, he began pursuing his ambitions, always relegating Shi Shi to the back burner, because he knew that if he were willing to turn back, that silly girl would always be there waiting for him.

Because he needed her, Shi Shi was sacrificed again, no matter what Shi Shi did. It was all his own fault.

He destroyed everything with his own hands. Did he regret it? No, he had no room for regret. Since he had already lost Shi Shi, he couldn't let himself end up with nothing.