I woke up to find I had gotten my marriage certificate with a female celebrity.

"One song, one year, ten thousand yuan."

Yun Fan's eyes widened. The goodwill she had initially felt towards him because of his appearance vanished completely. She never expected him to kick her while she was down.

"Mr. Qin, to put it bluntly, do you think Qianyu has no songs and is trying to extort money from her?"

Is 10,000 considered extortion?

You think it's too expensive, but I think I don't want enough.

Reproduction rights, performance rights, distribution rights, and so on—the benefits this song can bring are far more than these.

This was a buyout, and in Qin Yi's opinion, it was already a good thing that he didn't ask for 100,000.

"Sister Yun, you're not right about that. I'm just fighting for my rights; how can that be called extortion?"

"Besides, you came here aiming for a buyout right from the start, why didn't you ask me about the copyright issues?"

"Are you trying to gloss over this because I'm young?"

Qin Yi didn't want the copyright to fall into the hands of the agency, so he was always wary of Yun Fan. He only felt that Yun Fan was talking to him from the company's perspective.

Yun Fan simply wanted to maximize profits within a limited budget, spending as little as possible.

With each of them preoccupied with their own thoughts, the atmosphere instantly became tense.

Seeing the two on the verge of conflict, Chen Qianyu quickly ran between them to mediate.

"Sister Yun, we're still discussing this. Actually, what Qin Yi said makes sense."

"What he said makes sense?" Yun Fan began to doubt her ears, and even more so, she began to wonder if the two of them had some kind of secret relationship.

Why are you siding with outsiders?

After offering her advice, Chen Qianyu turned to Qin Yi, and what she said next made Yun Fan feel even more uncomfortable.

"Qin Yi, you really can't just ask for less. How about eight thousand, okay?"

"Chen Xiran!!" Hearing this almost coquettish tone, Yun Fan finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"Don't you know your situation? I'm doing this for your own good!"

Qin Yi noticed the subtle change in Yun Fan's face; rather than being angry, she seemed anxious.

Anxiety can make people lose their composure, but how could she, as a professional agent, be so easily influenced?

A possibility suddenly occurred to Qin Yi. Although he shouldn't ask about this, it concerned Chen Qianyu, so he had to.

"Qianyu, you can't get a single song right now, right?"

"Or, the company just doesn't give you songs, but doesn't prohibit you from contacting third-party composers; it just gives you a very small budget cap."

"Yes." Hearing Chen Qianyu's extremely decisive answer, Yun Fan turned his face in shock.

She had no idea what kind of spell Qin Yi had cast on this girl, that she would tell everyone everything.

After listening, Qin Yi fell into deep thought and couldn't help but marvel at the company's methods.

If you want good songs, you have to spend money; if you can't get good songs, there's no need to promote them.

Even if you get the song, you still need money for arrangement, recording, promotion, and printing.

After all, Chen Qianyu is the best newcomer, and the company cannot openly sideline her. Doing so would not only cause dissatisfaction among fans, but would also affect other artists in the company.

So by using the budget cap, they can just sit in this in-between position. Even if fans complain online, the company can use insufficient budget as an excuse.

As an artist under the company, Chen Qianyu could not openly refute the claims; she even had to defend the company and persuade her fans on public platforms.

What a brilliant scheme, truly a brilliant scheme.

At this moment, Yun Fan was prepared to be asked for an exorbitant price. Chen Qianyu was a singer she had personally mentored, and this matter was not only about personal feelings but also about her future career.

No matter what, she has to get the new song for Karena Ng.

In truth, she admitted that the price of those two songs was far more than ten thousand.

Ten thousand? Maybe I'll have to pay more to get these two songs.

"Sister Yun, let's go with your suggestion, 1500 per poem."

Yun Fan closed her eyes, pondering how to save on the upcoming publicity budget. When she heard Qin Yi speak, she almost instinctively replied, "Ten thousand..."

"Wait, what did you say??"

Qin Yi repeated his original words, and then he made a special note of another point.

"It's 1,500 yuan per song, but the contract must specify that it is only authorized to singer Chen Xiran, and other artists in the company are prohibited from covering, recording, performing, or using it for any commercial purposes."

"Of course, I will also specify that no further authorization will be granted during the authorization period."

"My request is standard practice in the industry, Sister Yun, you wouldn't be being unreasonable, would you?"

Not only was Yun Fan taken aback, but even Chen Qianyu stared intently at Qin Yi.

"No...but...of course it's not excessive!!" Yun Fan's voice became excited.

Management companies often buy songs for exclusive distribution; from the company's perspective, they don't want songs to be shared with other artists.

With this clause, the company could easily pass the financial audit. Qin Yi's actions could hardly be considered excessive; this was exactly the kind of cooperation she wanted.

"Mr. Qin, I'll draft the contract right away and bring it over tomorrow afternoon!"

Yun Fan suddenly stood up; the dramatic ups and downs in the past few minutes had made her blood pressure fluctuate wildly.

She had just stood up, intending to go back to the company to work overtime, when Qin Yi stopped her: "Sister Yun, you don't seem to have anything urgent tonight, do you?"

Yun Fan shook his head, unsure of what Qin Yi wanted to do.

"Okay then."

"Qianyu, go and get the pen and paper. I've suddenly had a new idea."

The songs "Love You" and "I Wish" are very suitable for Karena Chan, but they need promotion to become popular.

Is there anything that doesn't need promotion, or that can rely on promotion?

Some brothers, some.

Qin Yi took out his phone and glanced at the date.

Those were the three most important days of my life, and now there are 107 days left until those three days.

Taking the paper and pen, Qin Yi quickly began to write.

Yun Fan thought he was going to write about the contract, but when she took a closer look, she found that it contained musical scales and lyrics.

"Is he going to write a song on the spot??"

Yun Fan felt that what she had witnessed today was far too illogical.

It's one thing for such a young man to have the talent to compose music, but how could he be so familiar with copyright and contract terms? Could it be that he used to work for a large company?

Yun Fan shook his head repeatedly in his heart, immediately rejecting the idea.

If he really signed similar terms, how could he be completely unknown?

She couldn't help but secretly search for Qin Yi's name online, as well as the two songs he had previously composed.

Unsurprisingly, there was absolutely no matching trace online.

During this waiting time, Yun Fan also subtly probed about the relationship between the two.

Chen Qianyu, who used to have a lisp, suddenly seemed like a different person. It was as if her mouth was zipped up, and after asking her for a long time, she couldn't get any useful information.

This unusual scene made Yun Fan even more convinced that something must have happened between the two of them.

But even though there were things going on, she couldn't openly interfere with the two of them, so she could only turn a blind eye and do nothing about it.

A few years ago, she brought a young male idol who came from a talent show to the variety show. On the second day, he couldn't get up and refused to film anymore.

Over the years, Yun Fan has rarely encountered an artist as obedient as Chen Qianyu, not to mention her great potential.

If the song is ruined now, it won't be good news for either of us.

Thinking of this, Yun Fan decided to secretly investigate Qin Yi to see what kind of character he was and what his daily conduct was like.

She had just picked up her phone to send a message to her assistant when she suddenly heard Qin Yi utter two words.

"It's done!"