You are a star, why do you have all the skills from the underworld?

Beijing, Siheyuan.

It was already midsummer in July and the weather was hot.

However, under the big banyan tree in the courtyard, the breeze was not dry and was quite cool.

After Xu Yi returned to the courtyard, he lay down under the banyan tree for two days.

Having money means having confidence!
This trip cost him 300 million US dollars. After deducting various expenses and handling fees, Xu Yi got 2 billion RMB directly.

Even if he retires now, it will be enough for him to live on in his old age.

So, don't panic at all.

On the third day, Pangju held a work report meeting in the courtyard.

Except for Guo Fan and Li Xun who joined the crew for filming, almost everyone else was present.

"Everyone has been working hard during this period." Xu Yi made an opening statement, "I have been out of the country for some personal matters, and I may not be able to contact Sister Ju. I am sorry to have caused everyone to worry."

"Well, Sister Ju, let's talk about work!"

Fat Orange glanced at his boss with resentment and said:
"I'm not worried."

"If you really disappear, we will just take over your studio, eat your food, drink your drinks, and live in your house. It will be great."

This is angry talk.

It was definitely spoken in anger, Xu Yi could tell.

He laughed along.

Of course, it was not a cautious smile, but the kind of relaxed smile that comes after becoming independent.

Zheng Tao was also filled with emotion when he saw this:
"Boss, next time you have something to do, just say hello to us."

"I almost thought you had retired from the entertainment industry, and you were still talking to Lao Guan and the others about whether or not to release this album!"

Before leaving, Xu Yi had already recorded all the songs for his first album.

Now that so much time has passed, the album has already been completed.

We don’t make music videos these days, so the post-production didn’t take as long as we imagined.

Xu Yi was stunned: "You thought I had quit the entertainment industry?"

Zheng Tao nodded.

Guan Yun nodded.

Yao Meng thought about it and nodded.

After all, in everyone's perception, Xu Yi has always emphasized that once he earns enough money for retirement, he will lie down immediately and he doesn't want to go to this crappy class for even a day.

So quitting the circle is a very normal thing.

If it were someone else, no one would think this way.

Who would suddenly announce their retirement at the prime of their life and at the height of their popularity?

Isn't this about money?

Seeing that everyone was looking at him with some sympathy, Xu Yi smiled and said:
"Well...I don't think I'll quit for the time being."

"Our company has just started to pick up a bit, I can't just sit there and not make money, right?"

Fat Orange added faintly: "You might."

In Xu Yi's value system, money is not the first priority.

On the contrary, life experience may come first.

Of course, this premise is that Xu Yi has enough money.

For example, before he became rich, he had to participate in some small-scale online variety shows to make a living, or write songs for others to earn a living.

If a person has trouble even making a living, then there is naturally no question of him having any experience in life.

Xu Yi clapped his hands and said:
"No, no, Sister Ju, you can't discredit me."

"Well, to express our apology, everyone's bonus this month will be doubled!"

Everyone looked happy.

Only Fat Orange frowned:

"Boss, I need to remind you."

"At present, the company's business is advancing. Except for some announcements from Xiao Meng, the expenses have been paid. The rest of the projects are in the stage of only expenditures and no income. Where does the bonus come from?"

On the music production side, Zheng Tao and his colleagues usually receive year-end bonuses.

Monthly bonus…never heard of it.

Xu Yi said awkwardly:

"Is that so... Then, Sister Ju, you make a plan to celebrate the booming business of our company. You make a bonus plan, but it doesn't have to be too much. The cost should be kept within one million."

Fat Orange:? ? ?
Boss, you look very smart, why do you do this kind of thing of throwing money around?

Even Zheng Tao and the others felt a little guilty:

"Boss, this is not right."

"If you insist on giving me a bonus, I don't want it anyway."

How much money you get paid for how much work you do.

Zheng Tao holds Xu Yi's first album in his hand. He is the producer. Once this album is released, he, Zheng Tao, can gain much more than money.

Therefore, he definitely cannot accept this monthly bonus.

Although the total prize money of one million yuan would be at least a little over 100,000 yuan for himself, which was a considerable sum of money, Zheng Tao had to set an example and take the lead.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Guan Yun, Yao Meng and others all said that they did not want the bonus.

The scene was a bit embarrassing.

On one hand, the boss insisted on giving everyone bonuses, while on the other hand, the employees refused to comply.

No one would believe this ridiculous scene if you told them about it.

Xu Yi thought about it, and finally gave in:
"Okay, since everyone thinks so, let's keep this bonus in mind and distribute it together at the end of the year. Now can we talk about work?"

Fat Orange then opened his work book and began to report item by item.

"Let me talk about the progress of the two movies first."

"I visited the set twice. Filming of Wolf Warrior has already started, and Director Lin said everything is going smoothly. However, the set of The Wandering Earth is still being built. I asked Director Guo Fan about it, and he said that this work is essential and may last for two or three months."

"Preliminary estimates show that Wolf Warrior will be the only film that will be released during the Spring Festival this year."

"Li Xu, Wang Dayong, Lao Yu and the others are mostly on the set and rarely come back to the company."

Xu Yi nodded.

This progress was within his expectations.

Originally, movies like "The Wandering Earth" were just an attempt. Xu Yi didn't plan to make much money from this movie. After all, there is still a deep prejudice against science fiction movies in China. It is not easy to trick people into going to the cinema to watch a domestic science fiction movie.

But Xu Yi must do this.

As for "Wolf Warrior", it was a familiar shoot for Lin Chaoxian.

It will be released at the end of the year, and with the popularity of last year's "Operation Red Sea", Xu Yi is not worried about the box office of this film.

Fat Orange continued:
"In the music department, Xiao Meng has been invited to two music variety shows. I have discussed with Xiao Meng and she will participate in one of them for the time being. However, after leaving The Voice of China, Xiao Meng's personal album has not been released."

"Boss, are you still short of Xiao Meng's songs?"

Xu Yi was stunned for a moment, touched the back of his head and said:

"is it?"

"Make it up! This time when I come back, I will definitely make it up to Xiao Meng."

"But... there's no rush. Wait until I release the album, then you can go on stage. Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll become cannon fodder." Xu Yi was very confident about his first album.

This album will definitely stir up the music industry once it is released, otherwise it will be a shame for Xu Yi to have spent so much time preparing for it. After two years of preparation, the time he actually spent on the album was no more than a week.

Seeing Xu Yi promised in person, Yao Meng said quickly:
"No rush, boss."

"It just so happens that I can train more during this period and try to improve my singing skills."

Xu Yi hummed and continued to look at Fatty Orange.

Fat Orange turned to another page and continued:

"Yan Zhongwen has contacted me several times at Tomato TV, hoping to invite you to visit Tomato TV."

"He said he would wait for you to hold a celebration party again."

"The show I Love to Remember Lyrics has become extremely popular, with ratings rising continuously, and it has also boosted other shows on Tomato Channel."

"This music variety show directly made a channel popular."

"So Director Yan has always wanted to thank you in person."

After a pause, Fat Orange smiled and said, "Of course, he is also afraid that you will be poached by other TV stations. In the two months when you were away, no less than six TV stations came to me, and each of them was very sincere. Almost all of them wrote blank checks and let us fill in the conditions ourselves."

Xu Yi is now very famous in the television circle.

The main reason is that the starting point is very high.

He first became famous in the Central Radio Station, then broke up with the Central Radio Station, went to Tomato TV, and pushed Tomato TV to the top of local satellite TV. Such talents are worth spending any amount of money on.

Because if you don't spend this money, other TV stations will sign Xu Yi.

By then, you still won’t have market share, so the loss will still be a loss.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to spend a big money and sign Xu Yi.

After listening to this, Xu Yi smiled and said:
"I won't take any more TV station jobs for now. Just tell me I'm quitting the entertainment industry."

"I promised Director Yan that I would not have any cooperation with other TV stations this year at least. We have to keep our word, otherwise we will end up like a certain TV station, thinking that they are so powerful that they can do whatever they want. We can't do such things that break the rules."

Everyone knows who the certain station Xu Yi is talking about is, but no one points it out.

If an ordinary person offends the headquarters, he will definitely not be able to survive in the circle.

But Xu Yi was fine.

Therefore, whether it is people in the company or people in the outside circle, everyone speculates that Xu Yi has a higher and deeper background and backing, which makes many people who want to cooperate with Xu Yi more cautious and respectful.

Fat Orange seemed to have anticipated this answer.

My boss has a strong desire to retire, but is very uninterested in making money.

I really don’t know how I can retire if this continues?
Turning to the next page, I heard Fat Orange say:
"There are also some invitations for advertising endorsements, and a few singers have asked you to sing for them. I guess you are not interested, so I will directly turn down the endorsements. As for the invitations from singers, you have to make the decision yourself."

"But Boss..."

"I still have to say that if we reject too many resources like endorsements, even if there are first-tier big brands in the future, they may not ask us to be their spokesperson."

"Because any endorsement must consider your exposure and your appearance rate among the masses."

Xu Yi was very calm and said:

"It's ok."

"We don't need this little money."

"Tell me, who asked me to write a song? Don't you know that writing songs is very expensive? How dare you ask me to write a song so casually?"

Fat Orange didn't say the specific name, but just handed the file to Xu Yi:

"look by youself."

"Then there are some comments about you online. I think if you're bored you can go surfing. You must not have been online during the two months you were abroad, right?"

Xu Yi said seriously: "I am such a busy person, how can I have time to surf the Internet?"

This is true.

During this trip, Xu Yi didn't go online, let alone touch his mobile phone for a few days.

The meeting was efficient.

In almost two hours, he reviewed all the work in the studio for the past two months. It must be said that Fat Orange is really capable in this area.

If this housekeeper were replaced by someone else, he might not be able to handle the job.

After the meeting, Zheng Tao walked up to Xu Yi with a smile on his face:

"Boss, the album is all done."

"Your album must have a name, right? Lao Guan and I have discussed this, and it's better for you to come up with a name yourself. Also, if you have time, you can come to the studio to listen to the entire album and see if there is anything that needs to be adjusted?"

Xu Yi waved his hand and said, "No need, you decide. As for the album name..."

Xu Yi thought about it carefully.

In his previous life, Zhou Tianwang used his English name as the title of his first album. Xu Yi didn't come up with an English name for himself, so why not just use Xu Yi? It's not quite appropriate...

After thinking for a while, Xu Yi finally made up his mind:

"Let's use "In the Name of the Father"~"

He didn't bother with other names.

This song was Xu Yi's favorite among the countless hits in his previous life. There was no other song that could rival it. Although songs like The Seventh Chapter of the Night and Nocturne were also divine songs, In the Name of the Father was still unique in Xu Yi's heart.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Tao went there happily.

"Okay, use this one."

"Boss, when are you going to officially release it?"

Xu Yi smiled and said, "You've been hanging around here for so long, just to ask this, right? Okay, I'll deal with the things on hand first, and I'll send it within a week at most!"

After getting the deliberate confirmation, Zheng Tao smiled with satisfaction.

The blockbuster bomb that I carefully crafted is finally going to be thrown into the Chinese music scene. Just thinking about it makes me a little excited.

Zheng Tao left happily, feeling happier than when he received the bonus.

After the courtyard was quiet again, Xu Yi carefully looked at the documents that Pangju had given him.

"Invite a song?"

"Hmm... Sister Fei is here to invite me to sing again? Doesn't she have her own golden team? Why is she taking advantage of me every day?"

"And Wang Xi?"

A figure that he had not seen for a long time appeared in Xu Yi's mind.

Wang Xi is a singer of Yixiu Media. Ever since he won the newcomer list of the year with "Invisible Wings", he has been unknown and has no decent works. As a result, he has gradually been marginalized in the company.

The fact that she had the courage to look for me shows that her life is getting worse and worse.

Look further down...

"Um... Director Chu is looking for me too?"

No wonder Fat Orange didn't mention this at the meeting, but let him see it. Before Xu Yi went abroad, he did mention it to Chu Ningning, saying that he would be away for a while, but he didn't specify how long.

This disappearance lasted for two months.

I guess Chu Ningning must be worried about herself.

Thinking of this, Xu Yi immediately took out his cell phone and sent a message to Chu Ningning: "Director Chu, long time no see! I recently went abroad and just came back. How is it, do you have time to have dinner together?"

Alas, I forgot to bring back a gift from Macedonia.

Mistake, what a mistake.

Not long after, Chu Ningning's reply came:

"Okay~ tonight?" (End of this chapter)