After the college entrance examination, life began to follow one's heart

Chapter 152: Let the elder sister take charge and discuss the preparations before copyright (the name is useless)

"I have to hold on to the copyright rights."

Xu Lin heard that when the copyright of this website was not standardized in the early days, it disgusted many authors. But capitalists cannot be regarded as good people. It is their nature to eat people and leave no bones behind.

He clicked on Chi Linyue's WeChat and said straight to the point, "I have a business deal worth tens of millions. Can you accompany me to calm down the situation?"

Chi Linyue was probably busy, and there was no reply for a minute or two. Xu Lin chatted with Ranzhi about something else.

Xu Lin: "Are you there on Friday?"

Ranzhi: "Yes, but I'm not qualified to speak on copyright issues like this. Those above me should discuss it. As your editor, I'm just following their lead."

As expected, you are not qualified to sit at the table if you touch it.

So Xu Lin had to be more cautious. After all, no matter how nice the words sounded, he was not the one who had the final say.

The original author has no say in his or her work, so it is hard to say what changes will be made to it later. Besides, there are many examples nowadays, from TV series to animation. The more outrageous ones are that the only thing left that is the same is the book title and the name of the person. The plot has long been a mess, and the characters are no longer the same.

In Xu Lin's view, the author's right to speak is very important.

It doesn't really matter if he has no say in what actors the investors use, but don't mess with the plot. For example, in his book, the hero and heroine are just a normal sister-brother relationship, with a few twists at most. These twists come from the pressure brought about by the disparity in their identities and backgrounds and the conflicts between their parents. But if it were made into a TV series, the screenwriter would probably come up with a second male lead, a yellow-haired one. Can you stand that? However, anything is possible in Chinese dramas.

Xu Lin would definitely not let this happen. If he didn't have a say, he would just not sell the copyright.

Afterwards, another five minutes passed.

Chi Linyue finally replied: "I was taking a shower just now, what's wrong?"

Xu Lin: "I'm ready to publish the rights to my book. They said the starting price is 70 million. I can take half of it. The negotiation will be this Friday. I'd like to ask you to help me out."

"Seventy million?"

Chi Linyue was shocked.

Xu Lin: "I'll take half, 35 million, and then I have to pay taxes, so it's not that much."

Chi Linyue: "How many copyrights can be released?"

"After all, my book is pretty awesome!"

"Then let's go together!"

Chi Linyue didn't expect that the copyright of Xu Lin's book was so valuable.

"Are you ready to debut?"

"What path?"

"I see you're on trending searches quite a lot."

"No, I'm too handsome to debut. Otherwise, it would be bad if the old men and women in the entertainment industry took a fancy to me."

"smirk.jpg"

Chi Linyue sent an emoticon package.

Xu Lin chatted with her for twenty minutes, and then decided to have dinner on Thursday night and then discuss the copyright on Friday.

Then Xu Lin logged into his second account and answered Wu Chengfeng and others’ writing questions.

After finishing all these, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening.

"Senior?"

Xu Lin shouted.

"what happened?"

"Get ready for bed!"

"oh oh!"

Soon, the lights downstairs went out and Ning Yuhan came up wearing cotton slippers.

"are you still busy?"

"nailed it."

Xu Lin was already leaning back on the bed. He patted his thigh. Ning Yuhan understood and climbed up.

"Why are you wearing underwear?"

Xu Lin touched it and pretended to be fierce, "Did you put it on secretly?"

“It feels weird not wearing it…”

"That won't do. I must punish you!"

Xu Lin chuckled and took off all of his senior sister's clothes.

"It's time for bed!"

Ning Yuhan was reluctant.

"How about just once?"

"Then you agreed."

Ning Yuhan thought about it and finally nodded, "Just once, and you always bully me."

Xu Lin smiled and said nothing.

However, Xu Lin actually came twice, and his two times was Ning Yuhan's five times.

In the end, Ning Yuhan didn't want to move at all. She closed her eyes and curled up in Xu Lin's arms, being very clingy.

Only then did Xu Lin pull the quilt over and sleep with Ning Yuhan.

Silent all night.

Wednesday afternoon.

While Xu Lin was in class, he opened his secondary account, which was his work account.

Last night he posted his second Xiaohongshu post and made a collaboration post.

Today, there are still many people who want him to write lyrics and compose music, but there are also some random people who want to add him on WeChat.

"Big Boss, it's me. Can you add me on WeChat?"

"Big brother, I'm your fan, can I add your contact information?"

And so on.

Xu Lin was speechless about this.

He didn't even set up a fan group when he wrote novels because Xu Lin didn't want to waste too much time on the Internet, not to mention that now these people come to add him, Xu Lin doesn't want to pay attention to them.

After thinking about it, Xu Lin registered another WeChat account, and for his work account, he unchecked all the options in "How to add me", so no one could add him as a friend.

Afterwards, Xu Lin posted a new post on Xiaohongshu: This account is my assistant’s account, used for work coordination. You can contact my assistant for lyrics and music composition.

The newly registered small account is the so-called assistant account.

Actually it still belongs to Xu Lin.

"When I write songs for others, I have to have a share of the copyright income."

Jay Chou has written songs for many people. He is the type of person who would just lie down and get paid even if his legs were broken. He is definitely one of the richest stars in the entertainment industry.

When it comes to copyright issues, Xu Lin thought of the contract again.

So I decisively sent a message to Ms. Ren.

Xu Lin briefly told his mother that this time it was a songwriting contract, which was different from the last novel contract, but Xu Lin believed that Ms. Ren could handle it.

Ms. Ren: “?”

"Writing songs? You can write songs?"

Ms. Ren was surprised.

Xu Lin: "I'll give you a surprise someday. I'm ready to make a name for myself."

Ms. Ren didn't think much about it: "Then I'll make it for you. How many days do you need it?"

Xu Lin: "As soon as possible."

"That's fine."

Ms. Ren was curious: "Last time you mentioned that novel contract, you wrote the outline for someone else. It's been so long now, how much did you earn?"

Xu Lin sent some chat records with Toudao, especially the screenshot of the transfer of royalties from last week.

"Three hundred and fifty thousand?"

Ms. Ren was very surprised. She looked at the enlarged screenshot of the transfer on the computer. This was a bank card transfer. After all, the amount was very large. Not to mention whether Xu Lin could receive it, even Toudao's WeChat could not send so many transfers. After all, WeChat has a limit.

"anything else!"

Xu Lin took another screenshot of the transfer Wu Chengfeng made to him.

"This is my eldest apprentice. We don't have a contract, but he made almost two million before tax last month. To thank me as his mentor, he even sent me a red envelope of 200,000 yuan from his manuscript fees this month."

Xu Lin: "There are two more apprentices who are also doing very well. Next month, I can collect more than one million from them."

Ms. Ren: “Great!”

After thousands of words, only two words were left. The mother didn't know what to say for a moment. Not to mention the more than one million next month, after all, that has not been received yet, but this month, her son has received 550,000!
Xu Lin's hometown is in a prefecture-level city. If it were a county-level city under this prefecture-level city, 550,000 yuan could buy a well-decorated house of 100 square meters, so this amount of money is really not a small amount.

Ms. Ren: "I can't even earn that much!"

Xu Lin: "This is just the beginning. I'm going to stand out."

Ms. Ren once again reminded: "Just don't learn bad things."

Xu Lin: "Don't worry, I won't learn bad things. I've never even been to a bar."

After school on Wednesday afternoon, Xu Lin left the school alone. He found a decent suit shop and bought a suit worth more than 6,000 yuan. Originally, Xu Lin wanted to have it custom-made, but the delivery time was quite long. Xu Lin had to wear it on Friday, so he just bought one and would get a custom-made suit later.

Before Xu Lin started working out, he looked pretty good in suits, and they looked good enough, so they wouldn't look that bad. But after he started working out, he became a walking clothes rack, so there was no need to worry about them not fitting.

This suit that I bought directly looks very good when I wear it, especially when I wear formal clothes, the dragon among men buff is automatically activated. All the women in the suit shop at that time couldn't take their eyes off him. Even though these women already had husbands or boyfriends, Xu Lin's physical attraction to them was very strong. In other words, Xu Lin's sexual tension was too strong.

The time came to Thursday.

After finishing his classes during the day, Xu Lin drove his electric scooter to the downstairs of Chi Linyue’s company.

Two minutes later, Chi Linyue came down.

She walked over with elegant steps. Her outer garment was a high-end off-white windbreaker, and underneath she wore a shirt, loose jeans and a pair of black women's leather shoes.

This outfit caught Xu Lin's eye.

"Wearing so little, isn't it cold?"

After Chi Linyue got in the car, Xu Lin asked.

"This is not ordinary clothes. It is very warm and not cold."

"How much does it cost?"

"A little over 20,000. It's quite warm."

Xu Lin suddenly understood.

One time, Xu Lin went to a shopping mall and entered a brand store. He saw a cotton-padded jacket that looked ordinary on the surface. They said it was a ski suit. When he asked the price, he found out it was over 5,000 yuan. He didn't know how warm it was. After all, when it comes to cotton-padded jackets, there are those that cost a few hundred yuan, and those that cost a few hundred yuan are already very good and very warm.

"Why don't you wear this tomorrow? This windbreaker, in particular, is so elegant and feels very suitable."

"Then I'll wear this tomorrow!"

Chi Linyue nodded.

Finally, Chi Linyue asked again: "Can it really be sold for 70 million?"

"It starts at 70 million, and they say the cap is 90 million? But I'm not sure, and it's hard to tell when the time comes. So I need someone to keep the peace. Otherwise, if I go alone, I might get ripped off."

"No problem, but even if it's split in half, you can still make tens of millions at once. At 18 years old, relying on yourself, you can already have tens of millions in your account. I dare not even think about it!"

Chi Linyue has never seen anyone like Xu Lin in his life. He doesn't care about the industry, doesn't distinguish between black, white and gray, and doesn't rely on others. He relies solely on his personal ability. Chi Linyue has never seen anyone like Xu Lin. Besides, he is only eighteen years old, and his personal ability is too outstanding.

Moreover, Xu Lin is going to change to a new industry recently and enter the field of songwriting. Now Xu Lin has three songs ranked first or second on various charts of a first-tier music platform. This is definitely very strong and unique.

Then there are Xu Lin’s fans on the platforms. Two days later, according to the latest data, he has nearly nine million fans on Douyin and six million fans on Xiaohongshu. The large number of fans on both platforms means that Xu Lin should have strong commercial value.

That's why Chi Linyue was so surprised. She didn't expect that the boy who said he wanted to pursue her when they first met during the summer vacation has now reached this point. Not to mention the empty talk, this month he received more than 7 million in royalties for his book, and the taxes he paid for one month are equivalent to the annual salary of many company executives. This is real money.

"Let's not talk about this. What are we having for dinner tonight?"

Xu Lin turned around and asked her. Chi Linyue was also sitting sideways, and they were too close. When Xu Lin turned around, he almost kissed her on the face.

"Eat something light. I need to control my weight recently."

"Who are you most heavy at?"

"It's a secret."

Chi Linyue simply didn't say anything. As the saying goes, you can't ask women about their age and weight because they are very sensitive about these two things.

"But you're not fat."

"Anyway, you don't care!"

Chi Linyue said coquettishly.

Xu Lin smiled and said, "Then let's find a restaurant. I'll eat meat and you can eat vegetables?"

Chi Linyue nodded.

Later when they arrived at the restaurant, Chi Linyue really only ate vegetables and a cucumber, and only a little bit of rice.

When he returned home in the evening, Chi Linyue went back to his room and put on some ordinary pajamas.

Just like before, Xu Lin took a bottle of red wine of an unknown brand from the bar and started drinking it.

"Still playing the piano?"

Chi Linyue asked him.

"You want to hear it?"

Chi Linyue nodded, looking forward to it: "I want to listen to your two new songs recently."

"Then I'll play it." "And record a video so I can listen to it later!"

"That's no problem."

So, Xu Lin and Chi Linyue came to the piano room, and just like last time, they set up their phones and started recording, but this time there were two videos, recorded separately.

Xu Lin gathered his emotions, sat in front of the piano, and began to play with even more proficient technique.

Xu Lin finished playing the piano quickly, but Chi Linyue was still not satisfied.

“It sounds better than before.”

"Maybe you're mistaken."

Xu Lin smiled.

"It's not an illusion, it just sounds better."

Chi Linyue was surprised and said, "The way he plays the piano is becoming more and more like a master. If you don't look at his face, you would think it's a piano master playing the piano!"

"I don't dare to be a master."

"How about posting it on your TikTok and seeing what others think?"

Chi Linyue said: "I have a feeling it will be highly praised!"

"Then I'll send it."

Although Xu Lin wouldn't admit it, his piano skills were indeed quite impressive. As a skilled pianist, he knew how to master the art through repeated practice. As everyone knows, practice makes perfect, requiring repeated practice to hone a skill. The exact number of repetitions required varies from person to person, as some are more skilled than others, so there's no universal standard. Fortunately, Xu Lin possessed a natural talent for learning, which reduced the number of repetitions required. His comprehension was also greater than most, so he mastered and mastered everything he learned much more quickly than others, even quickly reaching the pinnacle of mastery.

Give him time, he can master a skill to an extraordinary level. You have been immersed in love skills for a lifetime, and it may not take me long to reach your level.

Ten minutes later.

In Chi Linyue's room, Xu Lin was using Chi Linyue's desktop, while Chi Linyue was sitting on the bed watching Douyin feedback.

This was the first time Xu Lin stayed in Chi Linyue's room in the true sense. She said that she had left her previous laptop at the company, so Xu Lin used her desktop and stayed in her room.

Chi Linyue was scrolling back and forth between two videos, one video and the other, and could visibly see that the number of likes, comments, and so on was increasing rapidly.

For example, in terms of likes, the fastest video, "Spring in the Snow", exceeded 100,000 in 20 minutes, and the number of comments exceeded 10,000 in 20 minutes.

"Xu Lin, many people say you play the piano very well!"

Chi Linyue said.

Xu Lin looked at the computer and smiled, "The piano is something that only a small number of people play. How many people actually understand piano? So everyone just thinks it sounds nice when played. But if you ask them to explain in detail what makes it sound nice, they can't answer. They just think it sounds nice."

"That too."

Families that can usually access the piano are generally middle class. Those who take classes for a while don't count. Besides, many families can afford to take classes, but at least they need a piano, right? A piano costs tens of thousands of yuan, which is not something an average family can afford. And what about a couple's annual income?
"What are you talking about?"

Chi Linyue looked at the computer screen.

"Talk to the editor-in-chief about tomorrow's affairs, such as where to go and what specific matters will be discussed at that time. Let me understand the situation."

Ranzhi said that tomorrow morning, Xu Lin would be called by his superiors, and they would meet up then.

"Um, what time do we leave tomorrow?"

"Around eight o'clock!"

"Have you asked for leave?"

"I've already taken today off."

"That's good."

Chi Linyue asked again: "Are you nervous? Talking about a business worth tens of millions all at once."

"Why should I be nervous when you're here?"

"cut!"

After saying that, Chi Linyue lay down on the bed, and Xu Lin just happened to turn around.

I saw Chi Linyue lying there with her body stretched out, holding up her mobile phone and playing with it, but her figure was breathtaking.

In fact, she was just wearing ordinary pajamas, and there was nothing special about her clothes, but the problem was that Chi Linyue's figure was a bit unconventional. Women with good figures would have their breasts collapse to the sides when they lie down.

Just like tortoise jelly or other similar items, it shakes and trembles with the movement of the body, as if it would break if touched, so it is thrilling to watch.

But if you wear underwear, it's not so obvious because the restraint is there.

But now.

Xu Lin thought, could she be without underwear?

At this moment, Chi Linyue turned over again, with her butt facing Xu Lin.

Chi Linyue's butt seems to pale in comparison to Rong Xiyan's.

White jade plate, that’s not an exaggeration.

Moreover, with the charm of a royal sister, Rong Xiyan cannot be compared with Chi Linyue.

But Xu Lin felt that Chi Linyue might not be wearing any underwear, because if she was, there would be marks.

At this moment, Xu Lin really suspected that she was seducing him.

However, Xu Lin changed his mind and realized that he was obviously overthinking it. He was just angry. After all, as a hot-blooded young man, the last time he had contact with a girl was on Tuesday night, when he was with Ning Yuhan. It had been two days now, and he was just getting angry.

"Let me see what's going on!"

[You don't think she's tempting you, do you?]

Xu Lin: ...

Forget it.

Xu Lin continued to look at the computer screen. It was boring to look at women too much, and he couldn't touch them, so it would only add to his troubles.

More than ten minutes passed.

"Xu Lin, I'm going to take a shower first!" Chi Linyue stood up.

After saying that, Chi Linyue took her clothes and went into the bathroom. There was a bathroom in her room. Soon, the sound of water could be heard from the bathroom. Xu Lin suddenly became curious about how long Chi Linyue took a bath. For example, Ning Yuhan took less than 20 minutes, while Rong Xiyan took at least 40 minutes.

So he turned on the timer on his phone and started counting.

Thirty minutes, forty minutes, one hour...

One hour and twenty minutes.

At this time, the sound of a hair dryer was heard.

It turned out that she washed her hair.

And the hair dryer worked for another thirty-three minutes.

Just like that, in just a few minutes, two hours passed.

It was almost eleven o'clock in the evening.

Xu Lin was also quite bored. His chat with Ranzhi had ended long ago, and Chi Linyue's desktop computer was not suitable for playing games. Xu Lin could only type. It took him more than an hour to write more than 30,000 words, and Chi Linyue came out just a few minutes later.

Xu Lin looked back and saw that she was wearing a golden suspender nightgown and walking out barefoot. The nightgown exposed her shoulders, part of her back and collarbone, as well as part of the V-shaped area. The hem of the skirt just came down to the base of her thighs, revealing a pair of long legs underneath.

Charming!

"Were you typing?"

Chi Linyue brushed her long hair which exuded a fresh fragrance. Just now, she heard the crackling sound of keyboard outside in the bathroom.

"type."

"When will it be published? I'll buy a set of physical books for my collection then."

"The copyright for the physical book hasn't been released yet. I guess it will be released later when it's finished."

Xu Lin had never asked about this matter, but speaking of it, it should be easy to publish the physical book copyright of his book.

"When will the book be finished?"

"Mid-December, almost."

"Where's the back?"

"What's behind?"

"Is there more to write?" Chi Linyue came over and sat beside the bed.

"Isn't this a transformation? I probably won't write anymore. It's too demanding. Besides, I think writing books is boring. To be honest, I'm just a lousy writer. It's okay as a hobby, but when I'm out and about, I can't just be that label. Now I'm transitioning to songwriting. For now, I can be called a music producer, but I probably won't stay in this industry for too long. I guess it'll only be for a while."

Xu Lin felt that as his mission continued, everything was possible. He might experience many interesting industry fields. It would depend on what rewards he could get. Then he could consider which field to develop in.

"It seems like you're just playing around. If someone as talented as you were, they'd probably continue to work in this industry. Besides, you have a book now, with copyright worth tens of millions. It's foreseeable that you'll become a famous author."

Chi Linyue smiled and said, "You are the only one who is a bit willful. You wrote a book and ran away."

“Not that great.”

As a cheater, there is nothing to be proud of. However, if life can have more wonderful experiences, Xu Lin feels that this is what the future holds.

Life is about experience!
After chatting with Chi Linyue for more than ten minutes, Xu Lin felt that it was getting late. "I'm going back to take a shower and go to bed."

"Yeah, let's go to bed early."

"go to bed early."

Xu Lin then left Chi Linyue's room.

The night passed peacefully and silently.

It was seven o'clock the next morning.

Chi Linyue pushed the door open wearing cotton slippers, intending to call Xu Lin to get up.

Aren’t we going to discuss copyright issues today?
After entering the room, Chi Linyue saw something strange about Xu Lin's quilt.

It is said that boys will...

Out of curiosity, she lifted it up a little and took a look, which scared her.

Xu Lin didn't wear any clothes when he slept last night, so everything was visible.

Chi Linyue's face turned red and she quickly put the quilt back to its original state.

This was the first time she saw a boy's body in real life, except in some movies.

Chi Linyue sorted herself out and then gently pushed Xu Lin's shoulder.

"Xu Lin?"

"Ok?"

Xu Lin opened his eyes.

"Get up early and go out for dinner later."

"Ok."

"I'm going to change clothes first."

After Chi Linyue finished speaking, she left the room. Xu Lin sat up from the bed and took a break for a while before getting up and putting on some simple clothes. Then he went into the bathroom to wash up and came out to change into the suit he had bought the day before yesterday.

Xu Lin looked in the mirror and was very satisfied.

Chi Linyue didn't come out until more than ten minutes later.

When she came to call Xu Lin just now, she was wearing the nightgown she wore last night. Now she was wearing a white long skirt that reached her knees and calves. She was also wearing flesh-colored stockings underneath, and a black windbreaker as her outer layer, which was shorter than the skirt.

This windbreaker is the same style as the white windbreaker I wore yesterday.

In addition, she also wore earrings and a necklace. Xu Lin didn't know what brand of high-end goods they were, but they gave people a sparkling and noble feeling, and they must be very expensive.

When Chi Linyue came out, she saw Xu Lin adjusting his tie. As she looked at Xu Lin's whole body, she saw that he had a tall and slender figure, a handsome face, and a temperament like a dragon. Her eyes lit up.

In fact, at this moment, Xu Lin really satisfies any girl's fantasy about a handsome man.

When Xu Lin saw Chi Linyue coming out of the room, he also looked over.

"Does it look good?"

Chi Linyue turned around on the spot. As she turned around, her skirt and long hair fluttered in the air, so beautiful that it made people feel dazed for a moment.

Xu Lin smiled slightly: "Yanwan is as graceful as flying in the wind, and Lihua is as graceful as jade with her sleeves raised."

"People with culture are different. When they open their mouths, they recite poems and compose couplets."

Chi Linyue came to Xu Lin with a smile on his face and adjusted his tie.

"If I had met you in college, I would have pursued you."

Chi Linyue looked up at Xu Lin, and their eyes met. Xu Lin's sword-like eyebrows and phoenix eyes were captivating.

Some handsome men have sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, while Xu Lin has sword-like eyebrows and phoenix eyes, which makes him look a bit feminine, but the other lines are strong, so Xu Lin's facial features are both hard and soft.

"It's not too late."

"It's no use now. I'm old and it's like an old cow eating young grass."

"Actually, sister-brother relationships are quite popular now."

"Bah, what a beautiful thought!"

Chi Linyue fixed Xu Lin's tie and tidied up his hairstyle.

Xu Lin's hairstyle today is a 3:7 side-parted hairstyle with bangs on the right side pulled down, which suits him very well.

Then she looked Xu Lin up and down, left and right, front and back.

“That’s good!”

Chi Linyue was very satisfied. "Let's go, let's go out and have a simple breakfast first!"

She was wearing high heels today, and because she was wearing stockings, it didn't matter if she was cold.

The rhythmic sound of high heels gives people the feeling that even without seeing the person, one can tell from the sound that the woman must be very elegant.

(End of this chapter)