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

Chapter 200: Paying back taxes, buying a car, writing a song
As March arrives, the weather gradually warms up.

morning.

Xu Lin drove Ning Yuhan to the teaching building where she had her class, and then headed to another teaching building himself.

A new semester has begun.

"Xu Lin, it's getting warmer, let's go learn to swim!"

Rong Xiyan was eager to try it out and showed Xu Lin today's temperature.

21 degrees.

No wonder there are so many girls showing off their long legs outside.

Girls born in the 00s are constantly exuding their charm. Of course, now that we are gradually entering the era of the post-05 generation, their beauty is even more flamboyant.

"Let's wait until the weather gets warmer, like when it's around 24 or 25 degrees Celsius. Right now, it's easy to catch a cold or fever."

"OK then!"

Rong Xiyan: "You'll teach me how to swim then!"

"Ok."

In fact, Xu Lin had never actually swum properly, although he is now proficient in swimming.

When he was a child, he spent some time in his rural hometown. He went swimming in the river with a group of children, and that's when Xu Lin learned to swim.

The two classes in the morning didn't have much content, since they were the first classes of the semester and new courses, so the teachers and students mainly chatted in a relaxed manner. It's worth mentioning that the courseware was quite new, all from the past few years, at least not the kind of outdated courseware from ten or twenty years ago.

After the day's classes ended, Xu Lin returned to the duplex alone.

When I got home, I had a quick takeout meal.

Xu Lin then turned off his phone and went back to his room to start working.

Tonight's task is to get the song that G.E.M. (Deng Ziqi) wanted.

Last night, Xu Lin had already studied her songs and had a general grasp of her style.

However, just to be on the safe side, Xu Lin listened to it again, and this time he gained new insights.

G.E.M. is proficient in many styles, including pop, rock, hip-hop, and ballads.

Xu Lin and she had previously discussed pop music, specifically sentimental love songs, like "Bubble".

In addition, G.E.M. has strong personal abilities. She has a unique voice that she can control with ease, and her skills are superb, making her a unique figure in the music scene.

What Xu Lin needed to do was to tailor a song specifically for her.

"Let me think about it..."

Since it's a custom-made piece, it needs to incorporate her strengths and techniques, such as her natural voice, falsetto, and high notes. She's nicknamed the "Iron Lung Queen," and this characteristic needs to be fully utilized. Xu Lin has to design everything carefully.

Xu Lin started working at eight o'clock and spent two and a half hours finishing the piece.

After resting for a while, around eleven o'clock, Xu Lin began writing lyrics.

The lyrics writing took an hour and forty minutes after many revisions.

But it didn't end there. Xu Lin played the guitar ten times, adjusting the melody and lyrics after each performance.

It's worth mentioning that Xu Lin also specified which instruments would be best to use with the music. Of course, it's not something that can be done with just one guitar; it's just that Xu Lin only has one guitar.

At 2 a.m., Xu Lin finally finished the sheet music and lyrics for the song.

Lyrics word count: 356 words.

That's quite a bit over the limit, and Xu Lin's songs don't have any repetitive content, whereas most songs have a lot of repetition.

I then spent another hour using Cubase to finish the song.

A little after three in the morning, Xu Lin stretched.

"It's done!"

He opened the computer version of WeChat, logged in by scanning the QR code with his phone, and sent the compressed file package to G.E.M.

Xu Lin didn't expect the other party to reply at this time, so after sending the file package, Xu Lin went straight to sleep.

Silent all night.

When Xu Lin woke up in the morning, he found that the other party had received the file, but had not yet replied.

The weather is still great today.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Xu Lin was in class when he received a message from G.E.M. (Deng Ziqi).

Because he was waiting for a message from the other party, Xu Lin kept his work account open.

"Mr. Xu, I've sung this song at home ten times so far. It's so well-written!"

G.E.M. was quite surprised, mainly because Xu Lin wrote the song so quickly. They had only started talking about it the day before yesterday, and Xu Lin had already sent the entire song over in the early hours of this morning.

When G.E.M. first saw the document, she thought Xu Lin would produce a shoddy document, but that was not the case.

Moreover, Xu Lin didn't do anything reckless, because this song perfectly suited her style and voice, and allowed her to maximize her singing skills, which meant letting her show off her abilities to the fullest.

This is a classic example of a custom-made solution!

"Is Miss Deng satisfied?"

"Of course I'm satisfied! I'll put this song on my new album as the title track!"

"Haha, I wish Ms. Deng's new album great success!"

"I accept your good words!"

G.E.M.: "By the way, Mr. Xu, how can I transfer the money to you?"

Xu Lin sent his studio account information, saying, "Just transfer it to my studio account."

"Okay, I'll have my assistant transfer the money to Mr. Xu's account today. I'll contact you again then!"

"Row."

The two chatted for a while, and then Xu Lin opened Ranzhi's account. Ranzhi had just sent a message, but he didn't know what it was about.

Upon clicking, he discovered it was a reminder that it was time for his annual tax refund or supplementary tax payment.

"I want a tax refund? I'll have to pay the tax."

"Haha, how much does Mr. Xu need to pay?"

"Let me consider."

Xu Lin's income last year, apart from royalties, came from the 40 million yuan after tax brought in by the sky-high film and television rights to his novel. However, this money went into the studio's account, not his personal account.

At that time, the royalties from the novel amounted to more than 30 million yuan, which was my personal income.

How much exactly?

Xu Lin opened the individual income tax app.

He glanced at it and found that his total personal income for last year on the tax app was 37867069.63 yuan, while the taxes he had already paid last year were 4241111.73 yuan.

But it's not over yet.

Because this is personal income, it is already a high income.

Therefore, after Xu Lin clicked into the declaration page, he was finally told that the tax he needed to pay was 6790149.3 yuan.

Seven figures.

In total, he paid a little over 11 million in taxes.

"There are so many."

At that moment, he began to understand why wealthy people go to great lengths to evade and avoid taxes. It's because they have plenty of money in their pockets, but in the end, they have to take out a portion of it, which is like cutting off a piece of their own flesh.

However, Xu Lin is a law-abiding citizen, so he definitely has to pay the taxes.

"Looks like I'll have to go to the tax office."

It's impossible to pay such a large sum of money directly online; it's not like it's only tens of thousands of yuan.

After class at noon, Xu Lin asked his counselor, Shang Wanjun, for leave.

When others ask for leave, Shang Wanjun will ask them quite clearly, such as what they are asking for leave for.

But she was more lenient with Xu Lin, so when Xu Lin only asked for an afternoon off to go to the tax office to handle tax matters, she didn't ask any questions and just granted him leave.

The tax hall in Jiangdu opens at 2:30 pm.

Xu Lin had already called the tax hotline to explain the situation, so when he arrived at his destination, a dedicated staff member greeted him and took him to a private reception room.

Then a leader came in, specifically in charge of Xu Lin's tax payment.

"Excuse me, Mr. Xu, are you a writer?"

When the leader saw the total income on the income statement, he was momentarily unsettled.

It's not that seeing Xu Lin's high income makes me uneasy, but seeing that all of his income comes from royalties is what makes me uneasy.

In fact, as someone who deals with taxes, he has seen people of all income levels. But there are very few writers with such an astonishing income. In Jiangdu alone, he has met very few, and none of the writers with this income are as young as Xu Lin. There are none under thirty; they are at least forty years old.

Especially since this is not the income for the whole year, but only the income for the four months from September to December!
More than 30 million before tax in just four months, what would happen if it were a whole year?
Mr. Xu's son is several years older than the other party.

"That's it."

Xu Lin didn't want to waste too much time. When others ask you questions, such as about your income, you don't really need to explain anything. Xu Lin has gained some social experience now and is too lazy to have too much interaction with strangers.

He went straight to the point: "What exactly do you want me to do?"

"Mr. Xu only needs to fill out a form briefly, and we'll take care of the rest."

"Ok."

Xu Lin simply wrote down the details, without going through any complicated procedures; the staff handled most of it.

Having settled everything, Xu Lin swiped his card to pay.

At that moment, Xu Lin was spending money like water.

"Mr. Xu, thank you very much for your support of our country's taxation cause!"

The leader stood up and shook hands with Xu Lin.

Xu Lin exchanged a few polite words with him and then left. As he left the tax hall, Xu Lin still felt a pang of regret.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it."

Xu Lin was in a bad mood. Spending over six million yuan at once was definitely painful for him.

He actually still has 150 million yuan in his pocket.

The royalties for January have already been paid out, totaling over 12.3 million yuan. The novel is still selling very well on various platforms, so Xu Lin's high income can continue for some time.

In addition, the royalties for February will be updated in a few days and will arrive in your account on the 12th.

Xu Lin is currently in the stage where he can win by simply relying on a popular book.

Moreover, Xu Lin doesn't own a company and doesn't have any employees to support, so he can squander this money as he pleases.

It was already past 3 p.m.

On a whim, Xu Lin decided to spend money to find some happiness.

Buy a house?

Buy a car?

Xu Lin thought about it and realized that buying a house wasn't urgent, as it wasn't a necessity. So, he figured it wouldn't be too late to buy one a few months later, or even after graduating from university.

In fact, Xu Lin was thinking of buying a house at the beginning of this year.

But plans changed.

Buying a car is an option.

Xu Lin quickly arrived at the Lamborghini Jiangdu Center.

Now that he had money, Xu Lin wanted to try out a sports car.

Besides, he's only eighteen. Sports cars are like toy guns; they're only for kids. Once you get past that age, you don't like small toys anymore; you prefer big ones.

There was no showing off or embarrassing moment during the car buying process.

Although Xu Lin parked his electric scooter outside someone's door today, in real life, there are indeed people who dress plainly but have outstanding temperament. Xu Lin doesn't give off the impression of being poor.

No one could possibly look down on Xu Lin, who is now outstanding in temperament and handsome. Ordinary families could not raise someone like him, whether male or female.

He spent a little over an hour at the Lamborghini Center and finally bought the new Aventador in full.

After the optional extras were added, the final price was over nine million.

However, you won't be able to pick up the car immediately; you'll have to wait for more than a month.

"Why did you spend so much money today?"

Xu Lin sent the screenshot of the water flow to Chi Linyue.

"Pay back taxes and buy a car."

"More than ten million in compensation?"

Chi Linyue: "Hugs, you really make my heart ache."

Xu Lin: "I didn't expect to have to make up so much. From now on, all my income will have to go into the studio's account."

Xu Lin: "The new Lamborghini Aventador, I'll take you flying when it comes out."

Chi Linyue: "Sure, I look forward to you carrying me." (Smirking)

After chatting for a while, Xu Lin ended the conversation with her. Originally, Chi Linyue wanted to take Xu Lin to a banquet tonight, which was basically to freeload a meal, but Xu Lin was not interested, mainly because it would take too much time, and he had things to do tonight.

After grabbing a quick bite to eat outside, Xu Lin returned home before dark.

Xu Lin has to finish writing Xue Zhiqian's songs tonight.

What is Xue Zhiqian's style?
Xu Lin listened to all of his original songs.

Xue Zhiqian's style incorporates many elements, such as the light rock in "The Actor" and the retro disco in "Gentleman".

Like G.E.M., Xue Zhiqian also wants love songs, such as the sad love songs like "Accident".

That's the kind of thing the market buys into.

In the love song market, there are very few sweet love songs; almost all of them are sad love songs.

The song Xu Lin wrote for him this time blends light rock and pop elements in style. In terms of emotion, the language is simple and slightly literary, describing the painful entanglement of love. However, Xu Lin never writes deliberately sad songs, so in this song, he turns from the helplessness and heartache of love to a powerful and resounding one, giving the song a certain strength.

To grieve for the sake of being sad is to become worldly and is tantamount to feigning illness.

This is not how a good author would play.

In Xu Lin's view, love is not important; it is merely a supporting role in life. Self-improvement and growth are the most important things, because only by becoming strong can one meet people of a higher level. In reality, the Seven Fairies would never have been interested in Dong Yong, because the gap between their social classes was comparable to the difference in dimensions.

Therefore, Xu Lin's love songs must be full of power, letting people know that the self-blooming and strength of life is more important than dying for a man or woman, and that the world will not stop turning no matter who leaves.

With this in mind, Xu Lin started at 7 p.m. and spent more than six hours working on it, finally completing the work at around 1 a.m.

Xu Lin immediately sent the compressed file to Xue Zhiqian.

To Xu Lin's surprise, the other party accepted it directly.

Looks like a night owl.

"Mr. Xu, you're that fast?"

The other party was surprised.

Xu Lin: "Take a look at the finished product."

Xue Zhiqian replied instantly: "Okay, I'll take a look."

A singer of his caliber can tell whether a song is good or not just by looking at the sheet music and lyrics.

"hiss!"

"This song is awesome!"

He was quite surprised. At first, like G.E.M., he wondered if the quality would be poor since it was finished so quickly.
But now, he has given up on that idea.

Looking at the sheet music and lyrics, Xue Zhiqian started humming along, but the more he sang, the more alarmed he became.

"This song is not just empty whining. It has the bitterness of heartbreak, but also the relief of completely moving on from it... No, not relief, it's that my perspective is too narrow. Love is nothing in this song. Mr. Xu's lyrics tell the listener that love is just a small interlude in your life, not the only one... More than three hundred words, no repetition, but it conveys so much. This is much better than those top lyricists!"

After humming the song three times, Xue Zhiqian was still not satisfied.

“Mr. Xu, I reckon this song is going to be a huge hit!” he replied.

Xu Lin: "Singers of your caliber sell very well in the industry, so isn't it normal for you to be popular?"

Xue Zhiqian: "No, what I mean is, if you had someone else sing this song, it would have been a huge hit. It has nothing to do with the singer, but with the song itself. Mr. Xu, your song is so well written!"

Xu Lin didn't mince words: "I only make the best."

Xue Zhiqian: "The internet says that anything produced by Mr. Xu is guaranteed to be a masterpiece, and this is the first time I've actually seen it! Haha.jpg×5"

"I have a concert this month, and I'll use this song as my closing act!"

Xue Zhiqian: "Mr. Xu, would you be interested in my concert? It's in Jiangdu."

Xu Lin: "What number?"

"number 16."

"I'll see if I have time then."

After chatting with the other person for a few minutes, Xu Lin said he was going to sleep.

Actually, he just doesn't like chatting with a grown man online for too long.

Xu Lin then opened G.E.M.'s account. He had turned off his phone at 7 p.m., so he didn't see the messages she sent that evening.

It turned out that the 1.2 million yuan for writing the song had already been transferred in the afternoon, and she asked Xu Lin if he had seen it.

Xu Lin checked his account. "It's arrived. Thanks."

G.E.M. was also online and replied almost instantly: "Mr. Xu, you have a lot of traffic. This afternoon I announced on Weibo that I asked you to write a song for my new album, and I didn't expect it to become the number one trending topic. Now it has stepped down, but it is still number one on the entertainment list."

The other party sent a screenshot.

G.E.M., Mr. Xu.

If you didn't know better, you'd think the two of them were having some kind of scandal. But when you clicked in, it turned out that Mr. Xu had written a song for her.

Xu Lin: "That's your misconception. I see you have over 30 million followers on Weibo, while I only have over 20 million followers on Xiaohongshu. Obviously, you have a much larger following."

G.E.M.: "Haha, Mr. Xu, you're a rising star right now!"

Xu Lin: "I'm looking forward to your new album being a huge hit!"

"Thank you for your kind words!"

Xu Lin didn't reply.

fell asleep.

Xu Lin doesn't have the filter of a celebrity. He collaborates with people, takes the money, does the job, and once it's done, he gracefully retires.

Over the next two days, Xu Lin arranged for Xie Ting and the other six to work on a new song.

Unlike G.E.M. and Xue Zhiqian, who are already hugely famous stars, Xu Lin writing songs for them is essentially just adding icing on the cake and doesn't have much impact.

He still needs to nurture these people under Xu Lin's command, and bring them into the entertainment industry to reach the pinnacle of the music scene.

Using the life experience of Erzhu Rong, a famous general of the Northern Wei Dynasty, as an example, I know many older brothers, but they all call me "elder brother".

This is one of Xu Lin's ultimate life goals.

The date is March 8th.

Xu Lin received news that the film and television adaptation of Miss Maybach's story would hold its opening ceremony in Jiangdu on the 10th.

The story of this novel takes place in Jiangdu, though it's called Haicheng in the book.

Therefore, filming will take place in Jiangdu.

As the screenwriter, Xu Lin naturally had to attend the opening ceremony.

(End of this chapter)