Chapter 132 The New God of Wealth?

"A woman as vulgar as you? I don't know what you did to get close to Fu Yingzhou."

Wow, after the female God of Wealth left, now a male God of Wealth has arrived?

I never would have guessed! His husband is bisexual!

Shi Shi remained silent, only watching Ling Chaozong click his tongue in amazement from beginning to end.

The last time, Hang Minmin, while not stunningly beautiful, was at least youthful and pretty. But this one? At best, she's a spoiled good-for-nothing from a wealthy family.

He wore a flashy suit that made him look like a peacock about to spread its tail feathers; the suit trousers hugged his buttocks tightly. He was clearly a bottom. Finally, Shishi's gaze settled on his face. Those wrinkles, those eye bags—he must be over 40!

"You don't need to know how I got involved with Fu Yingzhou. In short, you'll never learn my methods in your entire life. Aren't you envious?"

"Why would I learn that? Don't think that just because you have Fu Yingzhou backing you up, you can disrespect me! Even if he comes, he'll still have to call me 'Uncle'."

Hearing this, Shishi realized what was happening. The people in front of her were most likely her ex-wife's family.

She then remembered that Fu Yingzhou's ex-wife's surname was Ling.

Too lazy to pay him any attention, Shishi went straight to the point: "Oh. You're from the Ling family."

These words were spoken in a sarcastic tone, and Ling Chaozong replied, "You are far inferior to our Xiaoyue."

This is true. Shi Shi has some advantages, but these aren't necessarily her looks or talent; they're not her true strength. Even if Ling Xiaoyue comes from a prominent family, her ability to reach the forefront of technology in a powerful nation is enough to prove her capabilities.

So what? Love isn't about height. At least, neither she nor Fu Yingzhou are those kinds of people.

Shi Shi nodded, with an expression that said, "Yes, yes, you're right, but I can't be bothered with you."

"Ling Xiaoyue is fine, but Fu Yingzhou chose me. Isn't that infuriating?"

Ignoring Ling Chaozong's furious expression, Shi Shi continued, "What, is the Ling family about to fall into ruin, clinging to Fu Yingzhou, this golden turtle, to squeeze money out of them? They can't even afford the song anymore, so you, the boss, have to come here personally to haggle?"

Ling Chaozong looked at her with an expression that suggested she had never seen anything like it: "Do you even know what a prestigious family is? Their foundation is beyond your imagination."

Still with that calm and composed demeanor, Shi Shi said, "I knew it before, but after seeing you, I'm not sure anymore. I don't know if the Ling family isn't a prominent family, or if a prominent family has produced someone as talented as you."

Without giving him another chance, Shi Shi said, "Since that's the case, I suppose you won't negotiate. Let's go with my standards and sign the contract now?"

"Ha, a few dollars isn't worth me asking for. Sign it."

"Okay, I'll go get the contract."

She's made up her mind—she'll at least triple the price!

After signing the contract, the three of them were immediately "invited" out of the company by Shishi.

She was afraid to laugh out loud.

She was happy, but Manager Liu was almost in tears!

This contract is practically an outrageous, exploitative one! He only got the performance rights to the song, and even then, the contract only covers 10 years! There are absolutely no other additional copyrights. And look at the price his boss paid—it's infuriating! What a spendthrift!

With such a large sum of money coming in, Shi Shi naturally wanted to share her joy with someone.

"Brother Niu, Brother Niu."

Upon receiving the call, Fu Yingzhou could tell from Shishi's tone that she was in a good mood.

"Something good to share?"

"You're such a brilliant strategist, little bull! I've run into a sucker who's handing me money."

Fu Yingzhou: "It's definitely something to be happy about, after all, it's not easy to run into a sucker."

"This sucker said, 'You should call him Uncle.'"

Fu Yingzhou fell silent. He only had one third uncle and a cousin. Where did his younger uncle come from?

"What's your name?"

"Ling Chaozong."

No wonder Fu Yingzhou couldn't remember him; he had almost forgotten about this guy. It could be said that Ling Chaozong single-handedly lowered the IQ of the entire Ling family. He and Ling Xiaoyue's combined IQ was 500, with Ling Xiaoyue accounting for 499.

"He went to cause you trouble?"

"It wasn't much trouble, but I spent a huge sum of money to buy a song. He's one of my biggest clients."

"It's good that you didn't suffer a loss. I'll find a chance to get revenge for you."

Fu Yingzhou's attitude pleased her. However, she still needed to test the waters: "You're standing up for me, aren't you afraid of upsetting Ms. Ling?"

"She won't care about these things." He didn't have romantic feelings for Ling Xiaoyue, but he respected her.

"Wrong answer, I'm going to get angry!"

How can I calm down?

"Think for yourself! There's no standard answer!"

"Okay, I got it. I'll pick you up tonight."

Knock, knock, knock—there was a knock on the office door.

"Enter."

Song Ming returned in a flurry of activity.

"The approval for 'Urban Savage' has been granted, so we can start discussing distribution."

"Urban Savage" is the name that Shi Shi finally decided on for the album of Liu Minghao and his two friends.

Unlike the traditional record industry on Earth, musicians need to sign with a record company to make and release songs, and only established record companies have a complete supply chain.

The situation is different in China. As long as the company's business scope includes song production, it's fine. After the album is completed, it's time to submit it for approval. This step isn't particularly difficult; those that get rejected are usually small, borderline productions. These small productions either plagiarize foreign songs, spread obscure or pornographic content, or even subtly criticize policies. They'll almost certainly be rejected.

Shi Shi's songs have novel melodies and clear expressive directions, so they usually pass the review process quickly.

For the last album, "Girl's Heart," Shih-Shih was only responsible for production; the final distribution was handled by Sheng-Hui himself.

Do you have a preference?

Shi Shi shook her head: "I don't know much about publishing companies."

Song Ming guessed as much as she had. She then carefully explained to Shi Shi, "Don't even consider my old company, Qunxing. I had a pretty bad run-in with them before I left. Besides, Qunxing takes a lot of cuts. Shenghui is alright, and you witnessed the release of 'Girl's Heart.' Of the remaining companies, the only ones worth mentioning are Baodie Audio-Visual and Huaguo Impression."

"Compared to Qunxing and Shenghui, Baodie and Huaguo Impression specialize in music. However, the music scene has been sluggish in recent years, so these two companies have kept a low profile. They are also very experienced in the distribution process. I suggest you choose from these two companies and don't consider other smaller companies."

Shishi nodded, indicating that she understood. Her own company was a rising star; to release an album with another company with equally shallow roots was like playing a joke.

"Let's get in touch with them all." Since they're all being issued, profit is naturally the priority.

Besides, she's counting on making a fortune from this album.

She originally planned to use the aroma of the wine to attract people from outside the alley. However, after signing several contracts, she discovered there were many other ways to profit.

First, she wrote the lyrics, composed the music, arranged the music, and produced it herself. She handled all the pre-production work. She only needed to spend money on distribution and post-production. Those three guys naturally wouldn't be involved in taking a cut.

In other words, once the album is released, aside from the requirement for three people to perform live and pay appearance fees, the rest of the money is all hers.

So refreshing!