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"That was good."

Lin Yuan nodded after examining everyone.

Except for the fact that Wei Haoyun struggled significantly with English, all the other singers performed very well.

It was evident that they had put considerable effort into preparation.

In particular, Sun Yaohuo and Chen Zhiyu not only read English well but also pronounced words beautifully—

Lin Yuan was proficient in English.

Unlike the singers who needed to work hard on their English, Lin Yuan could gain fluency just by exchanging language potions with the System.

Although he didn’t have to sing himself.

Since he planned to release English songs in the future, Lin Yuan had to be adept in English.

Otherwise, things wouldn’t make sense.

Lin Yuan encouraged everyone, "Please continue to work hard. I will try to release some English songs in the future."

He hinted at his intentions rather overtly.

Lin Yuan still cared about the singers from the Yu Dynasty.

He would prefer to keep his good songs exclusive within the company unless the singers were really incapable, in which case, he would seek external collaborations.

However, the prerequisite was that the singers of the Yu Dynasty should be well-versed in English.

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"Okay!"

Everyone responded loudly.

Wei Haoyun flushed with embarrassment and also responded with an "okay".

She had been sternly taught a lesson today.

Standing awkwardly in place, she had paid her first tuition fee.

At last, she understood why people said competition within Yu Dynasty was intense.

She had previously thought it was just fans poking fun.

Only after joining the company did she realize the truth:

If Fish Papa were an ancient emperor and the singers of Yu Dynasty were his concubines, the conniving queens might as well step down.

The beautiful unity of the Yu Dynasty was a façade!

The internal competition was bloody and brutal!

After examining everyone’s English, Lin Yuan let everyone take a break, except for Sun Yaohuo whom he asked to stay back.

When everyone was leaving, they shot envious glances at Sun Yaohuo.

Including Wei Haoyun—

She was finally starting to fit in. @@novelbin@@

"Too crafty!"

"He says he’ll give up on English, but he speaks it better than any of us!"

"He was just fooling us!"

"As naive as I am, I actually believed his nonsense!"

"He’s the most cunning!"

"Almost forgot, he’s the only capitalist among us!"

"...."

Once outside the room.

Jiang Kui and the others started grumbling.

Wei Haoyun looked dumbfounded again:

Shouldn’t I be the one saying all that?!

Aren’t you all behaving exactly the same as Sun Yaohuo?

How dare you call yourselves naive?

Meanwhile, inside the room.

Sun Yaohuo grinned: "Junior Brother, feel free to speak up."

"To record a song," Lin Yuan said bluntly, handing him a new song. "Get familiar with this song, Senior Yao Huo. We’ll start recording it next week."

"Okay!"

Sun Yaohuo joyously took the music score.

"’Farewell Kiss’?"

"Yes."

"I promise to learn it by tonight!"

"Ok."

"Oh, Junior Brother, I have something for you."

"What?"

Lin Yuan was puzzled.

"Just give me a moment."

Sun Yaohuo exited the room, returning after a while holding a shopping bag:

"It’s nothing really expensive, just a woolen sweater. It’s getting cold, you have to take care of yourself. I noticed you had a cold during one episode of ’The Masked Singer’."

"Thank you."

Lin Yuan felt a warmth in his heart.

Sun Yaohuo smiled: "No need to thank me, it’s a woolen sweater, pure wool!"

As he uttered the words ’wool’, Sun Yaohuo emphasized heavily as though it carried some special meaning.

....

January was still quite cold.

The next day, Lin Yuan wore the woolen sweater Sun Yaohuo gave him. It was indeed warm.

Upon arriving at the studio,

Agent Jin Mu suddenly smiled: "Congratulations, boss! Your name has been listed first on the latest ’Supreme God List’ announced by the Literature and Art Association Affinity Club this morning!"

"Really?"

Lin Yuan’s eyes sparkled.

His reason for choosing ’Journey to the West’ was to achieve this Supreme God status, which he finally succeeded in:

"How about the stock shares?"

"The matter of the shares is still under negotiation. I think we can get around 5% of shares, and there’s the possibility for an increase in the future. But in the short term, 5% is the limit."

"That’s good enough already."

Lin Yuan was not green in these matters. He understood that 5% of Silver Blue Books’ shares were no small matter.

After all, Silver Blue Books was a top-ranking novel publishing company in the five continents of Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, and Han!

"To get the shares, there are two options. One is to buy them at a certain price, another is for Silver Blue Books to give them to us directly..."

"Let’s go with the latter!"

Lin Yuan blurted out instinctively.

Jin Mu laughed bitterly: "I haven’t mentioned the conditions yet. The gift comes with certain conditions. All your future works can only be published on Silver Blue Books and they would also want involvement in the copyright development of your works. We can decide on the partner, but Silver Blue Books wishes to take 40% of the profit share...."

"Is that so?"

"I think it’s acceptable. Silver Blue Books have significant experience in copyright development. Their vast resources can help us create a higher value for our copyrights. Plus, they guarantee that if we grant them this share, our share can be increased to 10% in a few years. I have prepared a detailed report. You can review it later."

Lin Yuan had a team built up by Jin Mu.

With Lin Yuan’s growing responsibilities, Jin Mu couldn’t handle them all. That’s why he set up a team to facilitate business from various aspects, even including a legal team.

"Okay."

Lin Yuan had great faith in Jin Mu’s competence.

Jin Mu had diligently worked for years, much to Lin Yuan’s satisfaction.

Therefore, instead of a salary, Jin Mu now received a share of the profits provided by Lin Yuan, ensuring handsome compensation.

"By the way...."

Jin Mu hesitated for a moment.

Lin Yuan said, "Speak your mind."

Jin Mu nodded: "I believe, boss, you could consider buying shares in Starlight. You have already created high value for Starlight. If you are interested, I can negotiate with Starlight on your behalf. If necessary, we could disclose Chu Kuang’s identity to strengthen our negotiation stance, of course, only to the decision-makers of Starlight."

"Is that so...."

Lin Yuan mused: "I’ll consider it."

He currently enjoyed maestro-level treatment at Starlight and a considerable share of the movie profits. However, as Jin Mu pointed out, owning company shares would garner more profits.

But just like Chu Kuang’s shares in Silver Blue Books,

Lin Yuan needed an opportunity, a convincing recommendation.

Like becoming a true maestro.

Or waiting for the grand success of the Journey to the West series.

What Lin Yuan did not know was that Starlight was already discussing giving him shares.

Because either way, Lin Yuan’s importance to Starlight was indisputable....

Meanwhile,

With the news of Chu Kuang achieving Supreme God status, the internet was buzzing with discussions!

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ps: Time to wrap up, also I’d like to explain once again about the all-subscription extras location issue. Polluted White can’t adjust it, this is a QiDian activity and authors do not have the access to alter it. Unfortunately, the QiDian admin is currently on annual leave, so everyone, please bear with it for now. It’s expected to be adjusted later.