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New Year's Day.

Invite the beautiful girl to watch "The Mermaid".

Unsuccessful.

When I asked for my New Year's money, I got spat in the face.

So they gave up and abandoned their business.

The second day of the new year.

With the film crew resuming work, Ning Yuan also threw himself back into the busy filming schedule.

At the same time, his first EP, "The Wind on the Way Home", was officially launched for full-scale promotion.

They released a concept poster every day, along with a trailer for the music video of their lead single, "The Wind Rises."

This EP release adopts a joint release model between Chinese and South Korean companies.

Domestically, Ningyuan Studio has reached a strategic cooperation agreement with Tencent Music for the "Music+ Plan".

Ningyuan holds full ownership of the music copyrights and only grants digital distribution rights.

The latter offers customized services such as exclusive first releases, digital album distribution, fan communities, and exclusive concerts.

It can also connect with WeChat, QQ, Tencent Video, and other Tencent products, leveraging the resources across the entire Tencent ecosystem.

This is also the core factor that led Ningyuan to choose to cooperate with the other party.

The logic of "good wine needs no bush" has long been obsolete in today's era of internet traffic.

If you don't put your work right in front of the audience, it will just rot away in some back alley.

This is especially true for Ning Yuan, a newly emerging top-tier celebrity who has not yet gained widespread popularity among the Chinese public.

Regarding the revenue sharing, the team secured a 7:3 split.

Ningyuan Studio 7, Platform 3.

The profit distribution of a digital album is mainly divided into four parts.

Platforms, songwriters, artists, and record companies.

Normally, the platform will first deduct 30% to 40% as a "platform tax" as channel and operating costs.

The remaining 60% to 70% belongs to the copyright holder.

For some top artists, the highest percentage can be 75% to 80%.

For example, milk tea enthusiast Lun.

As for Ningyuan, he's still somewhat lacking.

The 60% to 70% that the copyright holder receives, after deducting one-time fees for producers, arrangers, recording studios, etc., must be redistributed internally again.

Record companies typically receive 28% to 35% of the final total sales.

Songwriters and composers receive 7% to 11%.

The remaining 10.5% to 21% is what the artist actually receives.

Take Ningyuan's first EP, "The Wind on the Way Home," as an example.

The unit price is 10 yuan.

For each card sold, Ningyuan only receives 1 to 2 yuan.

He's got a bit of the "tool" vibe about him.

Fortunately, the domestic record company for this EP is his personal studio.

Of the five songs included, two and a half were written and composed by him.

The actual percentage received is close to 50%.

It's a bit of a shame that he has to pay a share of his personal income to Huace and S'M.

Tch~

But it doesn't really matter.

As long as he owns the copyright, he'll have a steady stream of income.

According to the previously signed agreement, there is no need to share the copyright revenue; all that is required is to pay Huace a copyright agency fee of 10% to 20%.

Beautiful~

As for the peninsula and overseas markets, S'M is the exclusive distributor.

Unlike domestic releases which only offer digital albums, Peninsula primarily releases physical albums, with digital music as a secondary offering.

To be honest, Ning Yuan didn't have high expectations for the overseas performance of this all-Chinese album.

He doesn't have the time to travel around doing publicity.

It's better than nothing, I suppose.

Consider it a setting powder.

A few days passed leisurely.

Work ended in the evening.

After enjoying a delicious hot pot meal, Ning Yuan went out for a stroll to digest his food.

"Knock knock knock!"

"Who is it?"

"Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger~"

"..."

Opening the door, Dilraba leaned against the doorframe with one hand and rolled her eyes at the uninvited nuisance.

"Big brother, aren't you taking acting classes anymore?"

"I'm human too, I need to rest too~" Ning Yuan spread his hands, casually pushed aside the beautiful girl blocking the door, and walked into the house on his own.

"..."

Reba was jolted off balance by his shove, rolled her eyes, glanced down the corridor, and then angrily closed the door.

"Do you have any wine? Bring two bottles to rinse your mouth~" Ning Yuan plopped down on the sofa, put his legs up on the coffee table, and turned to look at the beautiful girl in a red dress with a bun hairstyle.

A bright red silk nightgown enveloped her exquisite figure, making her skin appear even whiter and more like snow.

It's kind of pretty good~

Unfortunately, I'm not wearing a nightgown today, so you can't see my slender legs.

It's beautiful, but it feels like something's missing.

"..."

"Are you some kind of drunkard?!" Dilraba glared at him irritably, but still took out two cans of beer from the refrigerator.

"How's the album preparation going?"

"It's fine as it is~" Ning Yuan shrugged, taking a sip of his ice-cold beer.

"We've done everything we needed to, now we're just waiting for it to launch."

"Are you confident? Don't let Teacher Lu create another flying opportunity~" Dilraba blinked her slender, beautiful eyes and casually joked.

"Look at them, they've got a whole bunch of relatives and friends helping them promote it on Weibo, and look at you~"

"Then help me promote it, okay?" Ning Yuanchong, the beautiful girl, raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Come on, I wouldn't dare mess with fans of top celebrities like you~"

At the opening ceremony, Dilraba witnessed firsthand just how crazy this guy's fans were.

On Lu Han's side, even though the fans' enthusiasm is slightly less, it's not much different.

She's only just gained some popularity, so she doesn't dare get involved in this wave, as she's directly competing with the top stars.

Since Ningyuan Studio officially announced that Ningyuan's first EP would be officially released on Valentine's Day, the internet has been buzzing with excitement.

Such a scene of top-tier celebrities directly confronting each other is quite rare.

Moreover, the two people who collided were former teammates.

One of them was a "rogue ninja".

New grudges plus old ones, it's just too exciting!

After the Spring Festival, as Ningyuan launched a comprehensive promotional campaign, fans on both sides almost went crazy.

However, in terms of overall volume, it is still quite obvious that Ningyuan is slightly inferior.

On the one hand, since joining "Keep Running", Lu Han's overall public image has skyrocketed, and her popularity is significantly higher than that of the former.

On the other hand, Lu Han also asked many people to help with the publicity.

For example, Deng Chao, Da Hei Niu, Zhang Chichi, Yang Ying, and others from the "Running Man" team.

With the addition of Fan Xiaopang, Brother Xiaoming, and other friends from the entertainment industry, the event generated considerable buzz.

In contrast, Ning Yuan is a complete lone wolf.

Not to mention his relatives and friends, even his current teammate Zhang Yixing didn't say a word.

Even Mi Jie, who was in the same production crew, did not get involved because she had previously worked with Lu Han.

Only Teacher He helped by shouting it out.

On the other hand, on the Korean Peninsula, many idols are promoting Ningyuan on Instagram.

For example, Girls' Generation members such as Kim Tae-yeon and Im Yoon-ah, and EXO members such as Park Chan-yeol, Kim Se-hoon, and Kim Jun-myeon.

Clearly, Ning Yuan has not yet integrated into the Chinese entertainment industry.

Ning Yuan was naturally aware of this, but he simply didn't pay it any mind.

The show that Teacher Lu put on seems intimidating, but it's hard to say how much practical effect it will have.

For digital albums, over 90% of sales are contributed by fans.

Only works that break out of their niche will attract genuine casual buyers.

Does Teacher Lu have that kind of ability?

Ning Yuan, in any case, doesn't think it's a good chance.

As this guy himself said, "I never thought about leaving anything behind, because it's too difficult, especially when it comes to musical works."

On the other hand, Ning Yuan has full confidence in his EP.

Even if you are not as strong as your opponent in the early stages, you will definitely come from behind!

If you don't even have this much confidence, then you shouldn't be in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Let's go back to the peninsula and visit Yukiko in Nashiro!

"Stop talking about this, help me clean my ears."

After chatting for a while, Ning Yuan stretched and lazily leaned back on the beautiful girl's bouncy thighs.

"..."

"Am I some kind of servant?" Reba playfully shoved the scoundrel.

Ever since he successfully forced himself on her lap as a pillow on New Year's Eve, this guy has become increasingly audacious.

If this continues, in a couple of days we might end up having to stay overnight.

"Let Xiaoyuan help you clean it; I don't have an ear pick here."

"What a coincidence! I just happened to have this with me~" Ning Yuan pulled a set of tools out of his pocket and waved it at the beautiful girl.

"..."

Dilraba twitched the corner of her mouth.

Emotionally, she's basically eating at a buffet here, right?