I found a cell phone from ten years ago.

Chapter 108: Over million hits
After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Li Xu was about to go to the front desk to order food. Liu Xin quickly said with a smile: "Why don't I go? I'm familiar with this place."

Before she finished her words, she had already quickly run to the front desk, greeting her former colleagues warmly, chatting and laughing while taking orders.

"Is she the artist you want to sign? She's quite energetic." Xu Nan looked at Liu Xin's back and said to Li Xu with a smile.

Li Xu also stared at Liu Xin's back, nodded, and said, "She's quite suitable to be an internet celebrity. She has a lot of energy and potential."

The most important thing for being an internet celebrity is to be beautiful, approachable, energetic and hardworking. Liu Xin perfectly meets these requirements and seems to be born to do this.

"Internet celebrity?" Xu Nan was a little surprised when he heard it.

She knew that wanghong, which means "Internet celebrity", was not a new thing at this time.

In recent years, many ordinary people, such as Xidan Girl, Fengjie, Sharp Brother, and Milk Tea Sister, have received a lot of attention from netizens because of a certain event or behavior, and have quickly become popular on the Internet.

However, although internet celebrities of this era have some popularity online, it is difficult for them to realize economic monetization.

Moreover, since most of the people who become famous come from grassroots backgrounds and are often accompanied by some negative events, the title of "Internet celebrity" always carries a sense of being not worthy of being in the upper class.

It is far different from more than a decade later, when internet celebrities became synonymous with fame and fortune. Everyone wanted to be an internet celebrity, and even elementary school students knew that being an internet celebrity could make a lot of money.

After the three of them sat down, Xu Nan picked up the briefcase beside him, took out a contract from it, handed it to Li Xu, and explained:

"I've never made an artist contract like this before. This is a contract template I found online. Take a look at it first. If there's anything that needs to be changed, we can discuss it."

Li Xu reached out to take the contract, glanced through it quickly, and put it down.

This is a very common artist contract template, nothing fancy.

He took out a piece of paper from the inside pocket of his coat, unfolded it and handed it to Xu Nan.

"Senior, here are some clauses I drafted. Please add them to the contract for me."

Xu Nan took the paper and read it carefully.

The first thing she saw was a penalty of 500 million, which surprised her.

500 million is not a small amount. For a small artist like Liu Xin who is not even on the th line, it is a sky-high penalty for breach of contract.

Although Li Xu called Liu Xin an internet celebrity, in Xu Nan's eyes, she is just a small artist.

After all, she had never seen the operating model of internet celebrities in later generations, so it was difficult for her to understand it.

At that time, there was no agency specifically dedicated to incubating internet celebrities.

The more Xu Nan read, the more astonished he became. The terms and conditions drafted by Li Xu were so detailed and thorough that it didn't seem like something an inexperienced newcomer could come up with.

Take the non-compete agreement for example. Not to mention outsiders, even some insiders may not consider this point.

Among the dozen or so items drafted by Li Xu, the two most important ones are:

The first point is that the entire network ownership of the "Xinxin Daily" account and the video copyright all belong to Li Xu.

Even though Liu Xin is the heroine, she has nothing to do with the ownership of the account and the copyright of the video, and she has no share in the account's earnings.

All she could get was a basic salary, as well as income from filming commercials, appearing on shows, and endorsements, and she had to give half of it to Li Xu.

Another point is the non-compete agreement.

Once Liu Xin ends her collaboration with Li Xu, she can no longer use the nickname "Xinxin" or her identity in the plot to shoot videos.

If she breaches the contract, she will be subject to a one-year non-compete clause, during which she will no longer be able to be a blogger or shoot videos.

As the saying goes: You should not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others.

Although Li Xu and Liu Xin have a good relationship now, no one can guarantee that there will be no conflicts between the two in the future, so it is necessary to take preventive measures in the contract.

Li Xu didn't want to spend so much effort to make Liu Xin famous, only to have her fame go to someone else.

For internet celebrities, once they lose their account, they are almost done for, not to mention that they won’t be able to shoot videos for a year.

After reading these dozen items, Xu Nan put down the paper, looked at Li Xu in surprise, and said with a smile: "You have considered it very comprehensively, and there is no need for me to do anything.

"After all, I'm not a professional, so I need professionals like you to help me see if there are any loopholes." Li Xu said with a smile.

"I see it mentions a signing fee. Are you planning to pay the signing fee?" Xu Nan said, picking up the paper again and taking a look at it, looking a little surprised.

Just as Li Xu was about to say something, Liu Xin came back with a large plate of food and said with a bright smile, "The food is here!"

Then, she placed hamburgers, cola, French fries, chicken nuggets and other foods in front of Li Xu, Xu Nan and Xu Haoyang one by one.

After putting the empty plate back, she sat down next to Li Xu and asked curiously, "What are you talking about?"

Xu Nan took a bite of the burger, glanced at Li Xu, and said to Liu Xin with a smile, "We're talking about the contract. He's been very nice to you and even prepared a signing bonus for you."

"Signing fee? What does it mean?" Liu Xin subconsciously glanced at Li Xu. It was the first time she heard of the signing fee, and she asked with a confused look on her face.

"Generally speaking, when a star signs a contract, the agency will give the star a sum of money, which is the signing fee. Newcomers and ordinary artists do not have this treatment, so he is really nice to you." Xu Nan explained patiently.

For Xu Haoyang's sake, her stance is definitely biased towards Li Xu. Naturally, she will not mention the parts of the contract that are unfavorable to Liu Xin, but will only talk about the parts that are favorable to her.

In fact, although Li Xu's contract is a bit "harsh", it is quite good for a newcomer. The four-year contract period is definitely a conscientious clause in the entertainment industry, not to mention the signing fee.

In the entertainment industry, there are so many people who want to sign a "contract of sale" but are not qualified.

After hearing Xu Nan's words, Liu Xin looked at Li Xu with surprise and joy.

"You don't have to give me any signing fee. I didn't do anything, so I'm just taking your money for nothing."

She really didn't expect that Li Xu would give her money after signing a contract, which made her feel a little guilty.

Since starting to shoot videos, Li Xu hasn't earned a penny, but has instead invested a lot of money. However, she got a great deal, not only getting paid for the videos, but also free food and drinks, and becoming an internet celebrity.

"The signing fee is not much, and the money is not given entirely to you. It is for you to use the money to improve yourself." Li Xu explained to Liu Xin with a smile.

Xu Nan glanced at Li Xu with a hint of sarcasm and said, "You're quite generous. Twenty thousand yuan is not a small amount."

"Twenty thousand? That's so much!" Liu Xin couldn't help but exclaimed after hearing this.

She thought Li Xu would only give her a few thousand yuan at most as a token of his gratitude, and she never expected it to be as much as 20,000 yuan.

Twenty thousand yuan is a lot of money these days. Most ordinary people may not be able to save twenty thousand yuan even if they work hard for a whole year.

Liu Xin and her classmates' annual tuition was only 4600 yuan, so yuan would cover her four years of university tuition. Over their meal and conversation, Li Xu and Xu Nan quickly finalized the terms of the contract.

Xu Nan seemed to suddenly remember something and said to Li Xu:

"Are you planning to sign this contract as an individual or in the name of a company? I suggest you register a company. It will be much more convenient to have one, and registering a shell company is also quite simple."

"I have already registered the company, and it should be done in the next few days," said Li Xu.

He entrusted the company registration to an agency, as it would be too complicated and time-consuming to handle the procedures himself.

"Then there's no problem." Xu Nan nodded.

After chatting for a while and finishing their meal, Xu Nan took out his phone, checked the time, and said:
"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first. If the contract is quick, I can get it ready tonight. I'll send you the electronic version and you can just print it out."

After saying that, she stood up.

Li Xu also stood up and said, "Senior sister, I'll see you off."

The four of them walked out of McDonald's together. When they got outside, Xu Nan stopped and said to Li Xu with a smile, "If you need anything in the future, as long as I can help, just ask."

"Okay, I definitely won't be polite to you if there's anything." Li Xu also responded with a smile.

After Xu Nan and Xu Haoyang left first, Li Xu turned to Liu Xin and said, "Let's go. I'll take you back to school and talk to you about something."

The two of them walked towards the University of Finance and Economics together.
Liu Xin turned to look at Li Xu and said with a smile, "What do you want to tell me?"

"Tell me your bank account number, and I'll transfer the 20,000 yuan signing fee to you today..."

Seeing that Liu Xin couldn't help but want to speak, Li Xu interrupted her and continued:
"Listen to me first. Use these 20,000 yuan to buy a good DV camera, a good smartphone, and a laptop. These are things you can use and are necessities."

"Yeah!" Liu Xin responded with a smile and nodded to Li Xu to show that he understood.

Li Xu looked at her and continued, "After buying these things, there should be a few thousand yuan left. You can use this money to buy some nice clothes and cosmetics and dress yourself up."

Liu Xin nodded again, then said somewhat awkwardly, "But I don't know what kind of DV or laptop to buy. How about you go with me?"

"As for your phone, just buy an iPhone 4. You don't need to buy an expensive laptop; a brand name around or yuan will do.

As for DV, if you don't understand, you can ask Li Guanfu... Never mind, I'll go buy it with you."

Li Xu changed his mind halfway through his speech. He thought it was a bit unsafe to let a girl like Liu Xin go shopping with so much money, and he was not very reassured.

When she heard that Li Xu was willing to accompany her shopping, she immediately smiled and her eyes were full of joy.

Li Xu looked at her with amusement and shook his head in his heart. How could he not see Liu Xin's little thoughts?

"Once you have a DV, you can ask your classmates and roommates to help you shoot some videos to record your daily life and upload them to our account. You can even just shoot some videos yourself," Li Xu continued.

"Record daily videos? How do you shoot them?" Liu Xin asked with great interest.

"It's very simple. I'll teach you when the time comes," said Li Xu.

It is impossible for him to accompany Liu Xin to shoot videos all the time. After finishing the "Delusion" series, she will have to shoot on her own. He will only occasionally shoot a couple video with her to interact with her.

Li Xu didn't send Liu Xin to the dormitory, but only sent her to the south gate of the University of Finance and Economics before leaving. He took a taxi and returned to the Xianlin Hotel.

He extended the room rate for another day, planning to stay in the hotel with Luo Jiahui for another night.

The final exams are coming soon, so he can't just drag Luo Jiahui to the hotel to book a room like he does now to urge her to review well.

Otherwise, Luo Jiahui would not know how many subjects she would fail.

Taking advantage of the opportunity now, he must be affectionate with her a few more times.

……

Over the next few days, the popularity of "Xinxin Daily" continued to climb. By the third day, the fifth and final episode had surpassed 10 million views on YouTube.

After more than a week, the number of clicks reached nearly 30 million, and the number of clicks on the entire network exceeded 100 million.

In this era, having over 100 million hits across the entire network is definitely considered a huge hit.

For example, the first season of the short drama "Mao Pian" was launched on Youku in May this year. The first episode received over a million clicks in one day, which directly alarmed the Youku editors, who suspected that they were inflating the clicks.

The same goes for Li Xu. The popularity of "Xinxin Daily Life" even alarmed the management of Youku. A deputy editor-in-chief called Li Xu directly and said that Youku could invest to support their filming.

In response, Li Xu politely declined. The money from the platform is not so easy to get. Not only is the money not much, but the platform also interferes with the filming and makes various demands.

After the video went viral, advertisers finally came knocking on the door, and there were quite a few of them. There were almost dozens of advertisers in various categories, including clothing, beauty products, snacks, etc. The QQ number that Li Xu left on his account was flooded with requests.

However, most of them just inquired about the situation, and only a dozen or so companies actually quoted prices, and they were all small brands, even online stores. The prices quoted were also relatively low, mostly around 3,000 to 5,000 yuan, and the highest was around 10,000 to 20,000 yuan.

Compared with the popularity of over 100 million hits on the entire network, this offer is a bit too low.

You should know that Liu Xin's popularity online has already surpassed that of Milk Tea Sister last year. Her videos and pictures can be seen everywhere on major video platforms, forums, Tieba, and QQ groups.

Many people also use her pictures as emoticons, especially a picture of her crying miserably with her mouth open, which has gone viral on the entire Internet, just like the "Douyan Goddess" that is popular on Tieba.

Many people may not have seen the video, but they have seen this picture and recognize her.

After some careful selection, Li Xu finally took a women's clothing advertisement for Liu Xin, which also had the highest offer, 20,000 yuan per piece.

Liu Xin only needs to wear the clothes sent by the brand and shoot a 3-minute video.

If the video gets over 10 million hits on Youku, the brand will add another 30,000 yuan.

Beautiful internet celebrities like Liu Xin are the easiest to get advertising, and they can take on all kinds of advertising such as clothing, cosmetics, snacks, beverages, etc.

As long as you prove the effectiveness of selling products, you can raise the advertising price to 5 to 10 yuan per advertisement. If you take five or six advertisements a month, you can easily make hundreds of thousands of yuan.

If managed well, the income can easily exceed that of some second- and third-tier stars.

It’s the same in any era. Traffic is money. If you have traffic, you don’t have to worry about not making money.

Especially at this time, Liu Xin can be said to be the only Internet celebrity operating in the post-life model. No one is competing with her for the time being, and making money is too easy for her.

……

(End of this chapter)