After being dumped by the diva, I was picked up by her arch-enemy.

Jiang Yichen hung up the phone and put it away.

The early autumn night breeze felt refreshingly cool on my skin.

I heard a soft footstep behind me.

Gu Ruanxing walked over barefoot on the wooden floor of the balcony.

She was still holding the half-finished can of iced cola in her hand.

Her silk nightgown fluttered slightly in the night breeze, outlining her beautiful figure.

Gu Ruanxing walked to Jiang Yichen's side and rested her elbows on the balcony railing.

She turned her head and blinked her big eyes at Jiang Yichen.

"I have something to ask you."

"If you suddenly had money, what would you do?"

Jiang Yichen turned around and leaned against the railing.

He raised an eyebrow at Gu Ruanxing's curious expression.

"You're rich now?"

"How rich?"

Gu Ruanxing pouted: "Oh, it's just a random assumption."

Jiang Yichen stroked his chin, his gaze drifting to the distant night sky, and began to seriously indulge in his daydreams.

"If I became a billionaire."

"I'll go to Tomson Riviera and buy a penthouse duplex with a private pool."

"Then we'll build an underground garage, and collect Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, and seven different colors, so we can drive a different one every day."

"Buy a luxury yacht and throw parties at sea whenever you have free time."

"I sleep until I naturally wake up every day, and count money until my hands cramp."

Gu Ruanxing rolled her eyes and rudely interrupted his sweet dream.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

"What a beautiful dream you're having!"

"Return the billionaires, return Tomson Riviera."

"I'm asking you, if you suddenly had a small sum of money, like a hundred thousand or two hundred thousand, what would you do?"

Jiang Yichen was brought back to reality, and he shrugged.

"Tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands."

"Then let's find a place in a good location and rent an apartment."

"Just move out and live on your own."

"I can't just stay here and eat and live here for free, can I?"

Hearing the words "move out," Gu Ruanxing's heart skipped a beat.

Her fingers tightened unconsciously around the Coke can.

move out?

She didn't want to lose a pro player who could carry her to victory... uh, no, I mean a reliable teammate.

Moreover, the meals that Jiang Yichen occasionally cooks are incredibly delicious!

She felt that it was quite nice for Jiang Yichen to live here and didn't want him to move out.

Gu Ruanxing's eyes darted around twice.

He quickly started making plans in his mind.

Actually, she didn't ask this question on a whim today.

With the viral success of "Red Silk" online, Star Entertainment's music department held an emergency meeting overnight to conduct an evaluation.

This song has extremely high commercial value.

We must take advantage of the current buzz and quickly record a formal studio version to release on major music platforms.

This is in accordance with the company's standard practice for treating new employees.

They usually buy out the copyright to the song directly.

Give them a buyout fee of over 100,000 yuan, and the creator will have nothing to do with how much money the song makes afterward.

This approach is most beneficial to the company.

Gu Ruanxing had originally planned it that way too.

She might even give more, like 300,000, which would be a huge sum for Jiang Yichen right now.

But now...

If you gave him 300,000 yuan directly, I feel like he could move out tomorrow!

Gu Ruanxing bit her lip.

Another solution quickly flashed into my mind.

Profit-sharing contract!

The revenue sharing settlement cycle for music platforms is very long.

From the song's release to generating revenue, then the settlement between the platform and the company, and finally the money is deposited into the artist's account.

The process will take at least two or three months.

This means...

Even after signing the profit-sharing agreement, Jiang Yichen will remain penniless for the next two or three months!

He couldn't afford to rent a place, so he had no choice but to stay here obediently.

Continue to serve as her laborer and personal chef.

Thinking of this, Gu Ruanxing couldn't help but curl up a smug smile.

I'm a genius!

She cleared her throat and suppressed the smugness on her face.

He adopted a serious, businesslike expression.

"Cough cough."

"Jiang Yichen, I have something important to tell you."

Jiang Yichen found the changes in her facial expressions somewhat amusing.

"What are your orders, Miss Gu?"

Gu Ruanxing turned around, crossed her arms, and faced Jiang Yichen directly.

"The song 'Red Silk' is very popular online right now, and your video from the preliminary selection has already garnered over ten million views."

"The company's senior management decided in a meeting to strike while the iron is hot."

"Go back to the recording studio tomorrow and record the official version of this song."

"We plan to release the single simultaneously on several major platforms, including Tencent Music and NetEase Cloud Music."

Jiang Yichen nodded. This made sense; it would be a waste not to capitalize on the hype.

"There's no problem with the issuance."

How is copyright calculated?

Although Jiang Yichen is now a nobody, he was a top producer in his previous life.

He knew all the intricacies and complexities involved.

Gu Ruanxing crossed her arms, raised her chin slightly, and adopted a gesture of bestowing favor.

"Logically speaking, since you haven't even signed a formal agency contract yet, the company could easily buy out your copyrights for a small amount of money."

"However..."

"I think your performance these past few days has been passable."

"Therefore, I've decided to give you special treatment."

"Let's sign a revenue-sharing agreement!"

Jiang Yichen raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

Why would you sign a revenue-sharing agreement with an artist like yourself who's just starting to gain some fame?

This is quite rare in the entertainment industry, where capital preys on people.

"How exactly are they divided?"

Gu Ruanxing held up three fingers and waved them in front of Jiang Yichen.

"Thirty percent!"

"After deducting the platform's commission and the company's marketing costs, you will receive 30% of the net profit."

"This is the treatment only our company's top singers receive!"

"How about it? Wasn't that a good deal for me?"

Jiang Yichen quickly did some mental calculations.

The quality of "Red Dress" speaks for itself, coupled with its current explosive popularity across the internet.

Once launched, the download volume and membership revenue alone will be an extremely considerable figure.

In the long run, a 30% cut is definitely more profitable than a buyout fee.

This is like a windfall.

Jiang Yichen looked at Gu Ruanxing's arrogant face.

I was a little puzzled.

When did this woman become so generous?

Have capitalists changed their ways?

But it would be foolish not to make money if you could.

Jiang Yichen nodded decisively.

"OK."

"Miss Gu is very generous. We'll do as you say."

Gu Ruanxing was overjoyed to see that he agreed so readily.

She suppressed a laugh and deliberately added with a straight face.

"But I need to make this clear to you beforehand."

"Platform settlements are very slow."

"You won't receive your share of the profits for at least two months."

"Don't expect to get a single penny in advance from me during this period."

Jiang Yichen shrugged indifferently.

"no problem."

"Anyway, I'm eating and living at your place now, and I don't lack money."

Hearing this, Gu Ruanxing felt completely at ease.

She nodded in satisfaction and turned to walk into the house.

"Then it's settled."

"I'll go to the company to sign the contract tomorrow morning, and then go straight to the studio to record the song this afternoon."

"Now."

Gu Ruanxing walked to the sofa, picked up her phone, and waved to Jiang Yichen.

"Come and register right now!"

"I'm going to aim for the tenth star of the King rank today!"

Jiang Yichen sighed helplessly.

The contract hasn't even been signed yet, and they've already assigned me some hard labor.

He resignedly walked back to the living room and picked up his phone from the coffee table.

The two sat on the sofa and began a new round of battle in the canyon.