Huayu: Starting by piggybacking on the fame of "Fairy Mom"

The subsequent negotiations went exceptionally smoothly.

From production cycle, marketing plan, launch time to the initial quantity and pricing, all details were quickly finalized, basically meeting the expectations of both parties.

The production and promotion plan will be completed by the end of April. The recording will be done in Wuhan, and the post-production will be done in Guangzhou.

The cover design, packaging, and promotional photos were all planned and coordinated by Era Records.

The first batch produced 1.1 million units, including 1 million cassette tapes and 100,000 CDs.

The promotional period is scheduled for June, and the launch date is set for July 2nd.

With everything settled, both sides beamed with joy.

"By the way, Uncle Chen, does your company produce music videos? Have you considered making music videos for these songs?" Zhou Xiaobai suddenly remembered the music video thing, which could also generate huge emotional resonance and gain popularity.

"We will definitely get started on this project. The production conditions for music videos are the same as for cassette tapes and CDs. We suggest we wait until the summer holidays to film, when you will have more time. We will then arrange for a filming team to be transferred from headquarters; they are very professional in this area," Chen Minghua explained, adding, "We plan to produce 500,000 copies as a trial run."

"Okay, so should you guys write the script for this music video, or should I?" Zhou Xiaobai asked. But actually, he preferred to write it himself; with the system's video library, copying homework would be a piece of cake.

"You can write screenplays too?" Chen Minghua asked curiously.

"Xiao Bai is a genius. He finished writing that piece of music in just one week," Wang Shuzhen said proudly. "He has a photographic memory, and his learning talent is even more amazing. You'll see!"

"Ah..." Chen Minghua exclaimed in surprise, and Secretary Li was also curious.

"Hehe!" Zhou Xiaobai couldn't help but feel smug. Although he had the system as a cheat, wasn't this also his own talent?

Anxi pouted, "Why don't you praise me? I'm a genius too, okay?"

"Okay, I'll give it a try then."

Chen Minghua made the decision and then asked Secretary Li to bring out the contract template he had brought. After making the revisions, he said he would take it back to the company to reprint it and return in the afternoon to sign it.

Zhou Xiaobai and An Qianqian are both minors, so the contract was signed by Grandma Wang on their behalf. As for having a guardian sign it? The immediate benefits might allow both parties to bypass the guardian requirement. However, the advance payment will be transferred to his bank account.

The script for the music video was written by Zhou Xiaobai, and all other matters were handled according to prior agreement.

Chen Minghua suggested that everyone go out for a meal to celebrate, but Grandma Wang and Zhou Xiaobai declined the invitation.

The orphanage also didn't prepare lunch for them; they were even short of gold coins!

This celebration will have to wait until later.

At 3 PM, the contract was signed, and Zhou Xiaobai's side received the advance payment of three million.

Tomorrow I will be heading to Era Records for production and audition work.

……

System Space

Anxi had cards in her pocket and was counting cash in her hand, grinning foolishly the whole time.

Three million in advance payments – two million were deposited into the bank account, and nine hundred thousand were transferred to the orphanage's account.

They received 100,000 yuan in cash—this would be their operating funds from then on.

"Little brother, we're rich now, right?" Anxi asked this question several times.

"You're the one who's rich now, I'm a penniless nobody." Zhou Xiaobai wanted to snatch her bank card; he didn't want to be a kept man.

"Your money is mine, and my money is still mine." Anxi thought her future life would be wonderful, with money and people to rely on.

"People say a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow, but you've turned the tables and used me as an example." Zhou Xiaobai laughed in exasperation.

"Hey! Little brother, we can go eat barbecue every day from now on, right?" An Qianqian decided not to answer his question and instead tempted Zhou Xiaobai with food. She started calculating how many times they could eat together. Two million one hundred thousand! Even her mother had never seen so much money.

Zhou Xiaobai was very unhappy and didn't want to talk to her.

Anxi gave Zhou Xiaobai a kick; she was extremely serious about paying taxes.

Zhou Xiaobai had warned her that she must never steal the gold coins and that we should abide by the law.

She asked curiously, "You said that donating to an orphanage can really get you tax deductions?"

"able."

"Five million tickets, how many will we get?"

"After deducting the donations, we can get more than ten million."

"Ahhh! I'm going to be a mom now!" Anxi shouted with joy. She muttered to herself, "Should I hire a few bodyguards like in Hong Kong movies? That way, if Mom hits me, someone will protect me."

She looked at Zhou Xiaobai and thought he was really useless. He had all the kung fu skills but still got beaten up by Da Meili. He didn't even know how to fight back.

Zhou Xiaobai stared at her as if she were an idiot.

"What about music videos? Won't they earn more?" Anxi asked again.

"More or less," Zhou Xiaobai said, his voice trailing off as he ignored her.

Anxi didn't press the matter this time, but her inner monologue was surprisingly rich—

Why don't Mom quit her job and go to New Oriental to learn cooking skills, so she can be a full-time mom to me and Xiaobai?

I'm a rich man, and from now on, I'll be the boss of this family. I'll be the head of the household.

As Anxi carefully calculated with her fingers, she was making plans for her mother's future.

As her thoughts raced, she suddenly paused, her gaze quickly sweeping over Zhou Xiaobai, who was lying on the grass with his eyes closed, seemingly resting.

Then she quietly walked towards the grove of trees in a corner of the space—she was going to hide money there; she had secretly dug a treasure trove in the grove last time.

A short while later, she sneaked over to Zhou Xiaobai, who was resting with his eyes closed.

Suddenly, she thought of something, her face immediately filled with anger, and she reached out to twist Zhou Xiaobai's ear.

"You, Zhou Xiaobai! Explain yourself! Why did you say Yang Yuying sings better than me? Is it because you have a crush on her and want to keep a mistress?" An Qianqian felt that Zhou Xiaobai was definitely up to something. She had overheard Da Meili gossiping about the mistress a while ago.

"A mistress?" Zhou Xiaobai was stunned by these lewd words and stood there dumbfounded for a moment.

"Yes, tell the truth." Anxi twisted her hand forcefully.

"It hurts! It hurts! It's going to fall off, it's going to fall off, An Qianqian, let go!" Zhou Xiaobai cried out in pain. She hadn't expected An Qianqian to be so ruthless; it hurt even more than when she bit someone.

After giving Zhou Xiaobai a good scolding, An Qianqian loosened her grip: "Confess and you will be treated leniently. If you plead guilty and submit to the law, and tell the truth, the government will treat you well." Having spent so much time in the space, she had read countless random books and her vocabulary had improved.

"I don't even know her. Don't you have her songs in your notebook?" Zhou Xiaobai explained, taking advantage of her moment of confusion, he turned around and swept her onto his lap.

"Huh?" Anxi didn't react for a moment, still wondering who Yang Yuying was.

"You've been listening to that song 'Mom's Kiss' and 'Look at the Blue Sky' lately, that's the star you like to listen to," Zhou Xiaobai explained.

"Ah! It's her! I really like her." Anxixi had copied a lot of Yang Yuying's songs into her notebook, and there were also stickers of her. She never expected that she would be working in the same company as Yang Yuying now.

Thinking of this, she secretly chuckled.

It seems I misunderstood Zhou Xiaobai.

However, since it's already been done, an apology is out of the question.

She took out two lollipops and did her favorite thing.