Rebirth 2004: I can make money by writing.

The next morning, the dawn light just fell on the tall buildings in the city.

Hao Qiang drove to Shenzhen, his destination being Lin Nan's Shenzhen City Communication Co., Ltd., located on Qianhai Guiwan 4th Road, Nanshan District.

The two places are more than 100 kilometers apart, and it only takes more than two hours to drive on the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway.

At half past nine in the morning, Hao Qiang's Porsche parked steadily in front of Lin Nan's company.

Lin Nan's company is a three-story building covering an area of ​​about 1,000 square meters, with an elegant appearance.

Before leaving, Hao Qiang had already called Lin Nan.

After arriving, he called her and soon Lin Nan came out to greet him.

Seeing Hao Qiang, Lin Nan's face was filled with a happy smile:

"Hao Qiang, I finally waited for you to come. You have changed a lot. You are becoming more and more elegant."

"Thank you for the compliment, Sister Lin."

Hao Qiang replied with a faint smile.

According to the gambling agreement signed at that time, the profits exceeding 3 million yuan that year were divided into 30% and 70%, with Hao Qiang still taking the lion's share.

As for the original singer's MV, distribution rights, broadcasting rights, information network dissemination rights, filming rights, etc., the two parties split the profits 70% to 30%, with Hao Qiang taking the smaller share.

So, in the past few months, Lin Nan's company has made a lot of money and regards Hao Qiang as the God of Wealth.

At present, news about Hao Qiang is still circulating. If he records songs, releases records, and makes exclusive mobile phone ringtones, he can stir up some buzz and strike while the iron is hot, which may make the songs even more popular and generate more revenue.

"Sister Lin, did you buy this land yourself or rent it?"

Hao Qiang looked around at the small building with all glass panels in front of him. It was located in the future prosperous Nanshan District and would be worth a lot of money in the future.

Lin Nan responded easily, "I bought it a few years ago. It's pretty good, right?"

Hao Qiang nodded and praised: "It's more than good. Sister Lin, your vision is really unique. It is worth a lot now, and it has unlimited potential in the future."

Lin Nan smiled slightly and said modestly: "Fortunately, it seems to have risen faster this year. I just hope it can counteract the currency depreciation."

Hao Qiang nodded in agreement: "Yes, if you have sufficient funds, investing in real estate is indeed a good choice. I think the prospects of this industry are very good."

Lin Nan is Qiu Yuqing's aunt, and can be considered a relative.

Even though Hao Qiang knew the future trend of Shenzhen's housing prices, he did not overemphasize this point.

After all, whether to invest is Lin Nan's own decision, he is just giving a well-intentioned suggestion.

Or maybe Lin Nan has a more profitable project.

Hao Qiang also has some understanding of the housing price trends in Shenzhen.

From 2000 to 2004, housing prices remained basically stable, with the average price only rising from over 5,000 to nearly 6,000.

But by 2005, due to factors such as economic growth, rising costs and favorable policies, housing prices began to rise rapidly, and the average transaction price of commercial housing approached 7000 yuan.

By 2007, housing prices had doubled, with the average price rising to 13,000 to 14,000 yuan.

Between 2013 and 2016, the increase in housing prices was even more astonishing.

Hao Qiang currently mainly invests in the stock market, which he believes is more profitable than speculating in real estate.

But he plans to invest part of his funds in real estate after withdrawing from the stock market in 2008.

To make up for the regret of not having a house, and also to let my father experience the ordinary life of collecting rent in flip-flops.

Lin Nan nodded in agreement and asked, "How's business going at your newly opened hot pot restaurant?"

"Business is pretty good. I'll probably make around a million this month."

"How much? A million or so?" Lin Nan was slightly surprised. "Is it really that profitable?"

"With a revenue of more than two million, the catering industry has a pretty good profit margin. It's normal to have a profit of around one million." Hao Qiang said lightly. If you observe carefully, you can roughly estimate it.

Nowadays, colleagues envy the mundane world.

But the worldly affairs are hard to replicate, it became popular because of the boss's fame.

Lin Nan exclaimed in admiration: "Well, you are amazing. I take back my previous contemptuous words."

She recalled that she had previously suggested that Hao Qiang write a few more songs, thinking that it would be more profitable than opening a hot pot restaurant.

Now it seems that her idea was obviously one-sided.

I never thought that a hotpot restaurant could make millions in a month!

Annual profit of over 10 million yuan!

It’s better than the annual profit of many companies.

It’s just a flagship store!

It’s incredible!

If we open more stores, we can make more money.

Songwriting is different, it is accidental and no one can guarantee that the next song will be a hit.

Hao Qiang listened to Lin Nan's words with a smile on his face: "You're too kind."

After a while, the two of them came to the general manager's office on the second floor together.

Lin Nan personally brewed a cup of tea for Hao Qiang, and then she spoke earnestly: "Hao Qiang, this year's Super Girl preliminaries are about to begin, and an artist from my company has signed up to participate.

I'd like you to compose a new song for her, of comparable quality, and you can name the price."

After hearing this, Hao Qiang responded frankly: "Sister Lin, I'm really sorry. I'm so busy with the new store expansion and my studies. I'm completely out of ideas right now. I feel like I've run out of ideas. I also want to make this easy money."

However, he still offered a suggestion: "This Super Girl event was indeed a success. I suggest Sister Lin find a way to sign the contestants you like. It will save more effort than training them yourself."

Hearing Hao Qiang's refusal to write a new song, Lin Nan simply stopped talking about it. She also understood his difficulties. In response to his suggestion, she smiled and said:

"Hao Qiang, you think too simply. There are many hidden secrets."

"Yeah, that's true."

Hao Qiang nodded slightly to show his understanding.

Afterwards, the two talked about other topics.

Lin Nan handed the business transaction report between his company and Xinghai Culture Company to Hao Qiang for review.

Hao Qiang took the report and quickly glanced through it.

In terms of revenue, song ringtone revenue accounts for the majority of the share. In addition, there are also revenue shares from record sales, digital downloads, streaming plays, etc.

In recent years, the record market has continued to thrive.

Singer like Zhou Tianwang, his albums such as "Ye Huimei", "Qilixiang" and "Chopin in November" each sold 300 million copies within one or two years of their release.

Singers such as Xiao Xuan, Sun Yan, and Lin Jie have also sold more than one million albums.

For example, the album "Cao Cao" sold 150 million copies according to history. It originally belonged to Lin Jie, but Hao Qiang registered in advance and snatched it away.

A record sells for about 20 yuan at the terminal, of which the record company takes about 45%, the singer takes 10%-15%, the record store takes about 30%, the lyricist and composer each take about 1.6%, and there are other participants such as producers.

This time, Hao Qiang came here not only to record and release the record, but also to discuss the cooperation agreement for the singing part by him.

In terms of record revenue, Hao Qiang and Lin Nan signed a partnership agreement. His share was 30% of Lin Nan's company's net profit after deducting expenses, which is about 10% of the record's price. This ratio is considered very high.

Now that Hao Qiang is singing himself, he has to take out a share of the singer's profits.

If 500,000 records can be sold and each record is priced at 20 yuan, Hao Qiang can probably get 2 million to 2.5 million yuan before tax.

Of course, this is just a beautiful assumption. Hao Qiang thinks that selling 100,000 records would be good enough.

According to Lin Nan's analysis, the ringtone revenue of his three songs will become less and less, and Hao Qiang needs to maintain the popularity.

After carefully reviewing the business report, Hao Qiang began to discuss the specific details of the cooperation with Lin Nan, including revenue from mobile phone ringtones, digital downloads, and streaming media playback.

Both parties did not care too much and signed the cooperation agreement happily.

After signing the agreement, Lin Nan took Hao Qiang to the company's recording studio.

The two staff members in the recording studio had already debugged the equipment, and two artists also rushed over after hearing the news, somewhat curious.

Hao Qiang's reputation in Xingnan Culture Company has long been spread, but they have never seen Hao Qiang in person.

Some time ago, Hao Qiang's name frequently appeared in major news reports, which gave them a deeper understanding of Hao Qiang. They did not expect that he was a freshman and also started his own business, which made them admire him very much.

Therefore, when they saw Hao Qiang coming, they did not look down on him, but were just a little curious.

Hao Qiang didn't know how to use these professional equipment or how to record and broadcast, so he had to ask around before he understood the process.

If the singer is not in good condition, he or she will not be able to record a song in a whole day.

But if you are in excellent condition, you might be able to pass it in one try.

This time, Hao Qiang wanted to record his three songs and make them into an album.

It was almost eleven o'clock at this time. Everyone did not expect to complete the recording in the morning, but hoped that Hao Qiang could adjust his condition first and try to complete it within two days.

Hao Qiang moistened his throat and did some professional announcer's oral exercises for a few minutes, mainly including lip and tongue exercises.

Actions such as pursing lips, rolling lips, pushing cheeks, scraping tongue, rolling tongue, and flicking tongue.

This oral exercise is very useful for those who lack expressive ability. For example, before giving a speech, after doing it, the pronunciation will be more accurate and natural.

"Master, let's start." Hao Qiang did the oral exercises and prepared to activate his super singing skills.

He had used it twice before and had 8 times left, each use lasting an hour.

Hao Qiang would not use this skill easily. For example, he would not use it in campus singing competitions. He was already famous enough in CUHK and there was no need for him to perform on stage.

"Hao Qiang, relax a little, don't be nervous, just practice today." Lin Nan saw him practicing oral exercises with a serious expression.

Hao Qiang smiled easily: "Well, okay, we still have to be more serious. After all, it's not easy for the masters."

There are so many people here, and it would be embarrassing if I can't pretend to be cool.

The two staff members didn't expect Hao Qiang to have such a good attitude. Unlike some artists, they don't have much ability but have a bad temper and are very arrogant.

"Mr. Hao, take your time and just get into the right state." A sound engineer replied politely.