This star just wants to make more money

Chapter 39: Wouldn’t I have to beg for food on my knees?

Not an agency?

Xu Feng held the phone a little further away, looked at the number again, sat on the sofa, and asked, "Oh, who are you? What do you want from me?"

To be honest, it was so late and Xu Feng didn't really want to work overtime.

However, the other party's tone was still polite. Even if no cooperation was reached in the end, wasting two minutes was not unacceptable.

"I'm the manager of Shengxinghui KTV, my last name is Zhao." The voice on the other end said quickly, "Student Xu, we noticed your performance at the campus party tonight. Young people are really formidable!"

Xu Feng didn't ask questions like how did you get my phone number - as long as you have a little fame, it is almost inevitable that your identity information will be made public and transparent.

All you can do is be diligent and add to the blacklist.

"It's getting late. If you have anything to say, just tell me." Xu Feng didn't respond. "You've been working overtime so late. You want to rest early, right?"

The other party was obviously stunned. He didn't expect that a young man who had just entered society could be so direct and even thought that a polite sentence took too long.

A KTV manager like him is a leader and is in charge of many people, but he still has to do a lot of things himself - he can't let the "princesses" negotiate business on his behalf, right?
By hiring one less person, you can save more labor costs, and the extra money will be your commission.

Nowadays, the KTV business is not as easy as imagined, and he often works overtime for himself.

A capable young man...this mentality is really enviable.

Manager Zhao had a first impression in his mind, and then quickly adjusted himself to the state of talking about business: "It's like this, our KTV wants to buy out the 'exclusive channel' copyright of your new song for the campus party, and hope to negotiate a price that satisfies both parties."

Xu Feng laughed: "At least this sentence shows that you are quite sincere. Tell me, how much are you willing to pay?"

The other party emphasized that they only wanted to purchase the copyright of the KTV channel and just wanted an exclusive first-release copyright as a gimmick, but did not want to use language traps to completely bind Xu Feng's songs to their own channels.

Exclusive copyright means that this song can only be heard on this platform at any time, and the first release only means that the song is released on this platform first, and it will be put on other platforms later.

Many people, seeing that new artists have no agents and know nothing, will try to cheat them in this matter and get the copyright of the songs at a low price.

When Manager Zhao heard this, he was glad that he didn't play tricks. After careful consideration, he made his offer: "We will offer 12 yuan for the exclusive KTV copyright for one year. What do you think?"

If it's just the KTV channel, this price is appropriate, but...

"It takes too long." Xu Feng did not agree to this plan. "I can only give you an exclusive release time of 3 to 6 months at most."

If you monetize your songs now, the system will take away 90% of the income.

It will take three months for this commission to end.

Therefore, the copyright of the song must be cashed out either after three months or now, but it cannot affect the sale of the copyright after three months too much.

The KTV channel is a very good way to monetize - although the money you can get is not much, it will not affect the subsequent copyright sales.

Manager Zhao was shocked: "Only half a year at most? This time is too short!"

Wouldn't he be begging on his knees then?

Although many people want to kneel but don’t have the means to do so, isn’t the time still too short?

"Is it the timing that you care about? Not really?" Xu Feng took a sip of water. "What you care about is the lower promotion costs brought about by the popularity of this song, as well as the spending of students during the summer vacation... If you make my song the exclusive release, more students will naturally want to sing at your place."

"When the summer is over and the heat fades, what's the point of you holding on to the copyright of this KTV? You spend more money to extend the operation time of the copyright, but the profit is much less. It's better to just make money from the gimmick of this holiday. Do you think it makes sense?"

In his previous life, Xu Feng was able to climb to a ministerial position in a large company, so he could see the nature of these transactions at a glance.

Shortening the copyright period to three months to six months improves the cost-effectiveness of KTV, while it will not affect Xu Feng's subsequent sale of copyrights. It is a more beneficial cooperation strategy for both parties.

Manager Zhao on the other end of the phone seemed a little stunned.

No, aren’t all the fresh graduates nowadays so awesome that they actually analyzed the cooperation strategy for a KTV manager like me... and what they said actually makes a lot of sense!

No wonder Xu Feng hasn’t found an agent yet, it turns out he is very capable.

Indeed, it is safer to make 5 yuan with a cost of 10 yuan or to make 20 yuan with a cost of 30 yuan, as the former requires less investment, has less risk and a higher rate of return.

Manager Zhao was convinced: "Okay, then let's talk about the price... Oh, by the way, Brother Xu Feng, you heard that there will be a music variety show called "Singer" soon. Many international singers have been invited to compete with our mainland singers on the same stage. The whole process will be broadcast live. Many viewers are looking forward to our mainland singers to perform well and let foreigners see our strength. There are many places available. Are you interested?" This variety show will have the opportunity for everyone from first-line singers to pop singers to perform on stage and compete against those international singers and even international superstars.

Whether in terms of popularity or value, it is not even on the same level as "The God of Tomorrow", a small-scale show among amateurs.

The mentor who was praised as having great skills by the production team on "God of Singing Tomorrow" might just be a larger cannon fodder on "Singer".

With Xu Feng's ability, he might be able to have a very good performance on stage.

Manager Zhao’s KTV might be able to make some extra money from this wave of popularity.

"No." Xu Feng refused without even thinking about it. No one came to ask him to go, so why would he go? "Let's talk about the price. I'm more concerned about this matter."

Manager Zhao felt a little regretful: "Okay..."

"..."

……

In a top-level large flat far away from the rental house.

Cheng Luan carefully wiped the newly bought display cabinet several times, then carefully opened the handsome and exquisite box that Xu Feng gave her, and took out the sci-fi-like thing from it, but no one knew what it was.

It’s really beautiful...but what’s up with this power cord? It’s neither USB nor Type-C, and it doesn’t look like it can be connected to a socket.

Cheng Luan pondered over the graphics card for a long time but couldn't figure out what it was. She was a little embarrassed to ask Xu Feng directly, so she could only put it in the cabinet and place it in the most conspicuous position.

"If Xu Feng knew that I wouldn't use the things he gave me... it would be too embarrassing! I just complained that he didn't recognize my gift, and now I can't take this boomerang."

Cheng Zhao studied science and engineering, so maybe he knows how to operate this thing. It won’t be too late to ask him when he comes back.

"Well... The Singer is about to start. I wonder if Xu Feng has any plans to go. I'll have to ask him later."

About an hour later, there was a sound of the door opening.

"Sister, you know what? We had already prepared a pair of bowls and chopsticks for Brother Xu Feng, but he didn't come! If he didn't come, none of us would dare to use our chopsticks." Cheng Zhao shouted in a low voice as soon as he entered the room, "Brother Xu Feng is really a maverick... If the contract didn't say he had to be interviewed at the party, he really wouldn't go."

While he was talking, Cheng Zhao suddenly saw a top-level 90 graphics card that was prominently displayed in the display cabinet.

Who can resist such temptation? His eyes were fixed on it!

"Sister, who gave you this?!"

Cheng Zhao knew that his sister was not computer illiterate, but she usually used a thin and light laptop for office work and did not play games, so she had basically no knowledge of performance-oriented devices.

This graphics card was definitely not bought by Cheng Luan, it must have been given to her by someone.

If someone could give him a graphics card like this, he couldn't believe how lively and cheerful a child he would become!
No, who on earth is so blind that he could fall in love with Cheng Luan and give her such a gift?
In the eyes of her younger brother, her sister's image had long been infinitely vilified.

It’s fine if he just fell in love with Cheng Luan, but why did he give her such a good graphics card - how could such a graphics card be placed in a display cabinet?
What a waste!

Cheng Luan raised his eyes and said, "Do you know this thing? Come and teach me how to use it. The interface of the wire is weird and I can't find the corresponding socket."

Cheng Zhao could only complain in his heart, and he did not dare to slow down his actions. He began to briefly introduce the graphics card, and asked, unable to suppress his emotions, "Sister, who gave you this graphics card?"

When asked this, a gleam of light flashed in Cheng Luan's beautiful eyes, and even the tone of her voice rose a few degrees unconsciously: "Xu Feng."

"???"

Xu Feng is so blind? !

"Ah this..."

"Don't guess randomly." Cheng Luan narrowed his eyes a little, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. "I help him run the fan group, and he just gave me exclusive peripherals."

"Oh!" Cheng Zhao nodded, and couldn't help looking at the extremely handsome and exquisite graphics card. His throat was a little dry, "Then, can I borrow your computer for a while in the future?"

Cheng Luan gave him a look that said "you're funny" and flatly refused, "No."

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