Please make money.

Although it is still far inferior to Aoyama Thelma's "Stay By My Side", it is the best-selling single after all.

But good songs are not dog-tail grass, they are everywhere on the roadside. It is already very impressive to sing two songs in a row.

"I'll go and invite this Alizi myself!"

Meichuan Xizi stood up and said: "Liu Bei was respectful to the wise and humble, and he went to Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage three times before he got his help. This Alizi is my Zhuge Liang!"

The agent quickly grabbed her, saying that she couldn't lose face like this: "Don't do this, it will make her proud!"

"so what should I do now?"

"We can first 'requisition' her song, and then make her famous. This way, you will appear to be very generous."

What the agent said is actually an unspoken rule in the entertainment industry.

Within the same company, many resources are concentrated on top artists, including but not limited to film contracts, singing contracts, etc.

Many times, a work that is clearly tailor-made for a certain person is intercepted by another person due to adjustments in operational strategies.

Relying on her own abilities, Kyoko Umekawa overcame the "forced dedication" link in the many unspoken rules, but she also became the one who "forced others to dedicate themselves".

"But what if she doesn't want to?" Kiko Umekawa frowned.

"Why would she go to the composition department if she didn't want to?"

The agent thinks it's justified. It's not like I'm not paying, so if I pay it wouldn't be considered stealing!

"This……"

390-Alia: I like her!

Kiko Umekawa finally decided to talk to Alia in person.

The reason is simple, she thinks her agent is an idiot...

Really, it’s not because her own moral standards are so high, but because she thinks her agent is really stupid.

Of course you can control others, but the question is do you want to have one meal to fill your stomach, or every meal to fill your stomach?

What if! She meant, what if Alizi still has a channel and new songs?

She decided to report to her superiors and change her agent when she returned.

I'm really annoyed by this kind of guy who has no ability but is very good at making trouble...

So she went to find Alia in person. Although she still had a domineering attitude, she formally expressed her purpose.

"I'm here to buy your song! Name your price!"

Alia was about to ride her bike home. She looked at the Porsche in front of her and then at the so-called popular singer.

"...6."

Having lived for several lifetimes, Alia found that she had never met many people who were generous enough to let her name a price.

Oh, not that there aren’t any, but the endings are mostly subtle…

Alia looked at her watch and said, "I don't know where you got this information, Miss Umekawa, but I don't sell my songs. Your last name is quite unique. Who is Umekawa Kuko from your family? Please make way. Thank you."

It’s time to get off work, don’t talk about work, just live your life happily.

Besides, I still have to catch the evening rush hour...

Victory Records' headquarters is in the suburbs, and it's a bit remote.

As a headquarters converted from a factory covering a large area, the advantage is that the land is wide and the workstations are large.

The downside is that the traffic here is a bit tricky. It's okay if you have a car, but it's very difficult if you don't have a car.

Most normal workers ride their bicycles to the nearest tram stop and then take the tram home.

Those who have some wealth will buy a car so that they have enough money to spend on commuting to and from get off work.

Alia is a psychopath - she rode her bicycle back to the resort hotel by herself. I guess anyone who sees her would call her crazy.

Umekawa Kyoko - crossed out - Miss Umekawa Kyoko didn't know about this. She looked at Alia and sized up her dress.

Hair, no special hair styling has been done.

Well, although the hair quality is really good to an exaggerated degree...

Her face is wearing a mask, probably because she is allergic to pollen, but there are not many traces of makeup.

Are there still girls without makeup these days?

Kyoko Umekawa looked at it carefully several times, and when she was sure that she was not mistaken, she took a deep breath.

She actually didn't wear any makeup, instead of the kind of no-makeup look that required a lot of effort.

This girl's natural beauty is a little too good... She should go into the entertainment industry and become a flat model.

It's not that she has a flat figure, but she looks like a beauty magazine model.

After all, judging from her clothes, although this girl's life was not difficult, it was indeed a bit simple.

Alia followed her gaze and looked at herself, and became confused as well.

"I don't know what you're looking at, but I feel like you're thinking about something very rude."

Kyoko Umekawa thought about it, turned around and took out a gift box from the car.

"This is a gift card for a high-end brand. Contact the number above and I'll have three sets of clothes tailor-made for you."

Alia waved her hand and said, "I said I won't sell the songs. I appreciate your kindness. Besides, I have enough clothes. I have eight sets."

Alia did live a very simple life. She wore only eight sets of clothes for the four seasons, which she washed wet and changed dry.

But is it possible that she doesn’t care because she has enough clothes?

Noriko Umekawa nodded, but still put the box in the front pocket of her bicycle.

"Even if the song doesn't sell, this is a gift for you. You have a good foundation, don't waste it. I can introduce you to a channel."

Alia looked at this girl in surprise. For a moment, she couldn't figure out whether she was arrogant or just simply proud but not a bad person.

It's strange, why is there a pair of Crouching Dragon and Phoenix in Victory Records.

Could it be that you and Fujisawa Ame are from the same school?

"Okay, okay, so how did you know I have a new song?"

Alia is a soft-hearted person, so if someone speaks nicely, she will still respond politely.

“I saw it backstage.”

"Fuck, your system is a bit shameless..."

Alia hadn't expected it to be so blunt - didn't that mean the composition department's results weren't guaranteed at all?

Forget it. If you think about it, we are all workers after all. It would be great if we can give us a credit and some bonus.

"First of all, my songs are all from the works of 'friends', they are not written by me."

"..."

"Secondly, I plan to put these songs together into an album, a hodgepodge of them, so it's unlikely that I can show them to you for the time being."

Alia thought for a moment and pointed to the record composition department: "Do you know Fujisawa Yu?"

"Of course I know her. She's the principal pianist in the composition department. I go there often. Her music arrangement is amazing."

"She also asked me to compose a piano piece, but I don't have time for it at the moment. I will go back and buy some of your albums to listen to. After I confirm the style, I can help you compose two songs. It's just a gentleman's agreement."

"…What agreement?"

"I want 50% of the single's revenue."

Umekawa Kiko frowned immediately: "Impossible!"

She had previously had a good impression of this girl - simple, plain, hardworking but talented.

After all, Alia looks like an ambitious girl who has just come to the big city to work hard.

But I didn't expect to be so greedy...

The first thing to point out is that the entertainment industry in Sakura City pays great attention to protecting the interests of creators, which is correct.

The so-called creators are the providers of works such as lyrics and music.

For example, Ayumi Hamasaki, just by participating in writing lyrics, earned a record income of 2.7 billion - equivalent to 2.7 billion national dollars!

If we calculate based on sales of 20 million, there are probably more than 30 such high-income singer-songwriters in the history of Chongqing Sakura Empire.

Because in addition to creation, there is also long-term on-demand income from karaoke and the like.

Relatively speaking, actors' income is not high.

Because in the producers' view, the actors do not participate in the creation, they just complete the task-based performance.

For professions that have less than a 10% impact on the success or failure of a film or TV series, they should not have high incomes, only salary-like compensation.

This model is actually very similar to the group of veteran actors at the TV station in the Bauhinia area. They have familiar faces, work hard, but have low incomes.

Kyoko Umekawa's understanding is that since Alia is a "porter"-like role, the income she talks about is naturally not the creator's income.

But at this level, she has to take half of her income as a singer.

"Don't get excited. I'm using this money for donations."

"Donation is too greedy - ah? Donation?"

Umekawa Kiko's eyes widened: "Who are you donating to?"

“Anti-Bullying Foundation.”

"……What it is?"

Kyoko Umekawa had never heard of such a foundation. Is it a serious thing?

And there is another question, if you are a guy who has the ability to get these songs, why do you choose to donate them?

You still have to take half from me!

Seeing how excited she was, Alia interrupted her output.

"We may have a little misunderstanding about the distribution of benefits. I mean, why don't we make it clear? Be more specific!"

Kyoko Umekawa was confused at first, and then after a detailed explanation, she became even more confused.

"I see, you really don't understand at all?"

"...Can you please speak properly? I'm afraid you'll take off your glasses the next second if you say that, even though you don't have glasses either."

Alia rolled her eyes. She was not omnipotent. Didn’t she know that the weird ecology in your industry was very strange?

The industry ecology of Sakura Empire has become so strange and distorted.

First is the floor of the industry, the lowest end of the contempt chain, that is, idols.

Idols like Johnny's make a lot of money but it's all from the company and they get paid monthly.

Traffic stars get a monthly salary, this is weird but also reasonable...

And getting to know an artist like Kiko Umekawa who has multiple jobs, her main job is a singer, and her side job is guest appearances in TV dramas and movies.

If you star in a TV series, you can receive about 100 million to 300 million yen per episode, but that is the price for the lead role.

Based on about 10 episodes per season, the leading actor's income is approximately 1000 million to 3000 million yen.

Some super popular actors do have a premium, and some can even charge an appearance fee by the hour.

"There are even some that charge a whopping 3 million yen per hour. Aren't you envious?"

Kyoko Umekawa said this with her hands on her hips proudly, indicating that it is really easy to make money after becoming famous.

"But that's a legendary price. I don't know who it is. It's really enviable..."

"Three million an hour?" Alia scratched her face. This price sounded familiar.

The last time I agreed to a TV interview, it seemed like the appearance fee for one hour was this much.

So you put your hands on your hips and talk about my affairs. Those who know know that it is you who don’t know, and those who don’t know think you are someone to me.

Although Kyoko Umekawa thought about changing her career, she later felt that singing was better.

The reason is simple, the income from making movies is too low...