novellhall Chapter 21 Farewell, Harvest
Chapter 21 Farewell, Harvest
However, Lin Zixuan did not leave the Huairou Film and Television Base that day.
It wasn't that he didn't want to leave, but Xu Qing wouldn't let him, saying she wanted to give him a special wrap-up ceremony that night.
According to the filming schedule, it will take another half month to wrap up. As the absolute female lead of the TV series, Xu Qing will definitely stick to it until the very end.
That evening, the older sister had her assistant prepare a candlelight dinner in the room and also opened a bottle of red wine.
"bite."
The older sister raised her glass and clinked it against Lin Zixuan's. "Zixuan, do you want to stay here with me?"
"No, staying here would be inappropriate, and I have things to do back home."
"What's the rush?"
"I want to go back and shoot the music videos for the three songs 'Autumn Never Returns,' 'Wait a Minute,' and 'Damn Tenderness' first. Once you've finished your work here, I can focus on starting the 'Want to See You' project."
Xu Qing was puzzled. "Why make a music video? You're giving it all away for free to everyone, and you're not making a single penny. What's the point of making a music video? Do you think anyone's going to pay to watch a music video?"
"These three songs may seem to be free, but there are actually ways to make money from them, and quite a lot of money at that."
"Oh, you mean it?"
"certainly."
"Then tell me, how much money did you make, and how did you make it?"
"Is your phone's ringtone 'Autumn Never Returns'?"
"Yeah, what does this have to do with you making money?"
"Then let me ask you, when you download mobile ringtones, do you know you have to pay China Mobile?"
"I don't know, I've never cared. My assistant always pays my phone bill."
"There's no way to deal with a rich woman like you. Let me tell you, China Mobile charges 2 yuan for every ringtone a mobile phone user downloads."
"Oh, I see. Does that mean China Mobile will give you a share of the profits?"
"That's right. Right now, mobile ringback tones are the only partners that respect music copyright. They charge 2 yuan from customers, and I get 0.4 yuan."
"That's so unfair! The percentage of your earnings is so low."
"Sister, this is already quite good. Look at the internet, everything is free to use, without paying a single penny. You have nowhere to reason with them. China Mobile respects music copyrights and gives us compensation, which is already very conscientious."
"That's true. How much can you earn just from mobile ringback tones?"
"Last month it was 424,000 yuan, and this month it will only be more." He had previously checked the backend data on the 12530 website. As of the afternoon, the total number of downloads of the three songs as ringtones in May had exceeded 153 million, which means that the ringtone revenue share for this month will definitely exceed 610,000 yuan.
"So much? You're not lying to me, are you?" Xu Qing was shocked by the number. In her opinion, it was just a ringtone, and she would only get tens of thousands of yuan a month. She never expected it to be so much, which was beyond her comprehension.
Lin Zixuan took out his phone and showed her the transfer records. "Why would I lie to you? China Mobile settles accounts with us every month. This is the transfer record for last month's ringback tone revenue sharing."
The older sister regained her composure and believed Lin Zixuan's words. "You mean shooting a music video can further boost the number of ringtone downloads?"
"That's right. Before, because we didn't have the funds for promotion, the songs could only be spread by listeners on their own, which was a bit slow. Now that we have money, we naturally want to increase the promotion."
"Is there a time limit to China Mobile's revenue sharing for ringback tones? Can it be paid indefinitely?"
"Judging from the contract I signed with them, it's a long-term arrangement."
"Wow, so it seems like these songs of yours are like a few long-term meal tickets. Let me do the math, that's over 40 a month, that's 500 million a year, more than my movie salary!"
Of course, you can just take this with a grain of salt. With Xu Qing's current status, her salary for filming a TV series is generally around 8 yuan per episode. For the TV series "Men's Bottom Line", which has a total of 30 episodes, she has a full 26 episodes of screen time, and her total salary is as high as 208 million yuan.
Moreover, she's currently receiving a constant stream of film offers, with so many scripts being sent to her agent that she can't even keep up with them all. Even if she's a bit lazy and doesn't want to overwork herself, taking on three to four films a year would be a breeze.
In addition, as the "princess" of Beijing's elite social circle and with her beautiful appearance, she is highly favored by the fashion industry and GG (Girls' Love) businesses, and has a constant stream of GG endorsements and business activities.
Based on this calculation, even after deducting the agent's commission and taxes, she could easily earn over ten million a year, making her a standard wealthy woman.
"Compared to your income, it's definitely insignificant, but in any case, it's a good income for me and the capital for my career to take off."
Xu Qing reached out her slender hand and touched Lin Zixuan's face. "Ah Xuan, you're only 21 years old and still in college. You're already amazing. You're much better than I was back then. I believe that in a few years, you will definitely become a big star."
"I think so too."
Xu Qing kissed him. "I just love your confidence and shamelessness."
Lin Zixuan returned her kiss, "Just you wait and see, after 'Someday or One Day,' I'll become a big star."
Xu Qing's face lit up with the admiration of a young girl. "The script for 'Someday or One Day' is really well-written, Ah Xuan, you're amazing!"
"Don't you already know whether I'm good or not?"
The older sister's eyes were alluring, her gaze hooked, and she pinched him lightly. "You're so annoying, I'm going to beat you today."
Lin Zixuan reached out and gently pulled the older sister's soft, delicate body into his arms. "Is that so? Then let's try it..."
A cheerful and sweet song began to play.
. . . . . .
The flowers bloomed and faded, and seven years passed in total.
Lin Zixuan gave away a full three drops of essence.
When they parted in the morning, the older sister had tears in her eyes and clung tightly to Lin Zixuan, unwilling to let go. "Ah Xuan, wait for me. After filming wraps up in half a month, I'll come back to Beijing to find you and help you set up a film and television company to start 'Someday or One Day'."
. . . . . .
Before parting, Lin Zixuan glanced at the panel in his sea of consciousness:
Name: Lin Zixuan
Age: 21 (123)
人气：251452
Cultivation level: 18/100 (Qi Refining)
Target 1, Popularity: 8296751
. . . . . .
The gains in the past month and a half have been tremendous. I have successfully entered the second level of Qi Refining, and I am not far from the third level of Qi Refining.
After Sina reporters helped promote him, he became somewhat famous in the music scene.
The daily increase in popularity is now consistently above 5000, which is double what it used to be.
More importantly, with the help of her older sister's connections, her "Someday or One Day" project saw a glimmer of hope.
The only pity is that the older sister's popularity is being consumed too quickly. If I don't finish filming early, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay until the crew wraps up filming, and I'll have absorbed all of her popularity.