My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

Lin Fan never expected that people from NetEase Music would find him after going through so many twists and turns, wanting to buy out the copyright.

joke!

I'm still lying in bed, waiting for the steady stream of income from these songs to support myself!

How much money can you get from a buyout?

Tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? Or several hundred thousand?

I've lost out big time!

It's important to know that a high-quality song can continuously generate various copyright fees. For example, when Lin Fan participated in the "Morning Star" program, even the performance song that Xiao Yu prepared for him had to purchase the copyright from the original creator.

For example, if someone wants to cover this song, they have to pay him a copyright fee.

For example, if a brand or GG Entertainment wants to use this song, they will need to pay a copyright fee. Even if a variety show, TV series, or movie wants to use this song, they must pay a copyright fee.

If Lin Fan sells the copyright to NetEase, then all subsequent revenue will be completely unrelated to him.

In the eyes of NetEase Music and the general public, this song might only be worth that much money, and even if it were bought out, they wouldn't lose much.

But Lin Fan himself knew the value of this song!

You bought out a song that was a huge hit across the country back then for such a small amount of money? Do you think I've lost my mind?

Lin Fan's attitude was firm, so Chen Fang didn't try to persuade him any further.

Chen Fang was just relaying a message for someone. She had no vested interest in the matter, and as long as the message was delivered, she considered that she had repaid the favor.

So after Lin Fan left, Chen Fang called Jiang Jie: "Xiao Jiang, I'm sorry, Lin Fan's attitude is quite firm. I've tried to persuade him to think more long-term, but he insists... Um, I've also talked to him about the price... It's okay, it's no trouble, it's just a matter of passing on a message... Okay, I hope we'll have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

……

Netsun Music Headquarters.

Jiang Jie hung up the phone, frowning. Lin Fan's refusal surprised him.

Logically speaking, Lin Fan's most important task right now is the "Morning Star" talent show. An original song won't bring him much benefit. On the contrary, buying out the copyright to NetEase Music would allow the platform to heavily promote the song, which would bring Lin Fan massive exposure and help increase his votes.

Isn't this how idol popularity works these days? As long as you have a large fan base, you can have anything, right?

Lin Fan's insistence on copyright is, in Jiang Jie's view, putting the cart before the horse.

Or perhaps Lin Fan is just too arrogant?

He felt that he was exceptionally talented and that even without a platform to promote it, this song could bring him enough exposure.

An orphan with no connections, does he really think his talent is some kind of extraordinary genius?

Ha, how naive!

Jiang Jie turned on his computer and checked the data for "I Caught a Cold in That Corner" in the background. The listening and download ratio was astonishing, almost reaching 1:1, which was much better than the data of the eighteenth place.

At this rate, this song could very well break into the top ten charts.

This song has the potential to be a huge hit!

So what?

Faced with capital, everything is futile. Jiang Jie sneered as he picked up the phone and called the technical department: "Adjust the data for 'I Caught a Cold in That Corner' to 10:1, suppress it a bit!"

"Manager Jiang, isn't 10 to 1 a bit too harsh? Don't we usually go for 3 to 1?"

Xiao Wang from the technical department is a veteran, but this is the first time he's seen data pressured so intensely.

"Are you trying to teach me how to do things? Just do what I tell you to do, why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Jiang Jie slammed down the phone, still cursing under his breath: "If I don't teach him a lesson, how will he obediently sell the copyright!"

For Jiang Jie, what he enjoyed most was this sense of control. Every time he manipulated data to control those musicians, it gave him the illusion that he was God. So what if you're talented? Without my permission, none of you have a chance to become famous! Even if you're already famous artists, so what? If you don't pay me tribute, I can bring you down to earth and expose your true colors.

In my territory, dragons coil around me, tigers lie down, I am God!

Jiang Jie quickly forgot about Lin Fan. After all, this wasn't the first time he had done something like this. He had bullied small fry like Lin Fan countless times.

Lin Fan never expected that simply refusing someone he had never even met would result in his data being suppressed and his grand plan to make a fortune being thwarted.

The only ones who sensed something was wrong were Lin Fan's loyal followers.

[Born Entertainment Reporter Wang: Sisters, have you noticed that the rankings of some songs, like "Pufan," seem a bit off?]

[Sa_Sa: Exactly, I've been asking my friends to help me boost my ranking, but instead of going up, it's actually gone down? And his download count hasn't changed much at all, there seems to be something wrong with the data, right?]

[Whose rich heiress: Heh, what's so strange about that? They must have manipulated the data. This isn't the first time!]

……

The people in the group chat were buzzing with discussion. Wang Lingli immediately sensed something was wrong and shouted in the group, instantly drawing out the little rich girl!

[Cute Rabbit: There's such a thing as data manipulation? Wait a minute, let me place 100,000 orders first!]

[Tremble, mortals: My dear sister, please don't do this! If you do this, won't you just be making things worse for Fanfan?]

[Cute Rabbit: We can't just stand by and watch Fanfan get bullied! Why bother with complicated methods when money can solve everything?]

Sure enough, in the eyes of a rich woman, nothing that can be solved with money is a problem. Wang Lingli could only helplessly complain about this.

[Born Entertainment Reporter Wang: Actually, we have many other methods, such as first testing to find out how much data was suppressed, what the actual data ratio is, and then reporting NetEase Music!]

[You're kidding me: What's the point of reporting it? They'll just say there's a program error, and it's easily resolved!]

【Sa_Sa: I have a move that's absolutely lethal!】

This person is probably mentally ill: Speak up, speak up!

[Sa_Sa: I have a good friend who works at NetEase Music. We can have her find out who's in charge of data compression, and then...]

[I can't learn to be a lady: So I'll seduce him?]

[Sa_Sa: You're actually this kind of person! I mean, bribe him, get the key evidence, and then make it trend on social media!]

[Whose heart did those high heels shatter? That's ruthless!]

[Sa_Sa: Hmph, as long as it trends on Weibo, there's no need to report it; someone will immediately come looking for trouble with NetEase!]

[Aunt's unrestrained and dissolute behavior: Indeed, the most poisonous heart is that of a woman!]

[Born Entertainment Reporter Wang: This isn't even the worst part. We can also target NetEase's biggest competitor, Tianlai Music. What a great opportunity to strike at their rival! I'm sure they'd be happy to contribute to getting NetEase Music trending!]

[I can't learn to be a lady: You guys... are so cruel!]

Whose heart did those high heels shatter? Ah, women!

……

Indeed, the more beautiful a woman is in this world, the less you should mess with her!

Those who are rich are even more dangerous to mess with!