Going to work? Even a dog wouldn't go!

Chapter 9, 300 Million or Dad: Which to Choose?

"The job of a librarian is indeed quite good, but I don't want to retire at such a young age!"

"I'm only 22 years old, in the prime of my youth, the time to work hard and build my career. So, I still hope to do some challenging work. I know you mean well, but the job of a librarian is really not suitable for me."

As the saying goes, "A man who does not aspire to great heights is wasting his life!"

"My ambitions cannot be confined to a small library!"

Zhang Xian's expression was solemn, his words were intense, and his speech was full of heroic spirit.

His passionate speech really startled Zhao Shuyang. As a university teacher who spends all his time with young students, he was easily swayed by emotions.

"Yes, that's ambitious!"

"I really didn't realize Xiaoxian had such lofty ambitions!"

Zhao Shuyang nodded in approval.

Zhang Xinan was speechless. She knew her younger brother all too well. All his lofty ambitions were just empty talk!
It sounds nice, but it's really just unrealistic ambition.

Don't listen to his nonsense.

Zhang Xinan glared at her husband, who had been led astray, then reached out and pinched Zhang Xian's ear: "Go to the Beijing University of Science and Technology for an interview tomorrow!"

"Did you hear that??"

"I heard it, I heard it!"

Zhang Xian grinned and begged for mercy, "Big sister, let go, or your beloved little brother will be crippled!"

"My skin gets itchy if I don't beat it for three days!"

"Zhao Di said that all you do lately is fish and play games, and you haven't looked for a job at all!"

"What, you expect Dad to support you for the rest of your life??"

Zhang Xinan glared at him and scolded him.

"That's not true."

"That's not what I thought!"

Zhang Xian denied it repeatedly, but in his heart he was thinking: I would like to have Lao Zhang support me for life, but I am afraid that Lao Zhang will "give up" halfway.

"Big sister, can you let go now?"

"I'm 22 already, can you please stop pulling my ear all the time!"

Zhang Xian grinned and said again.

"Don't even mention 22, even if you're 62, as long as I'm alive I'll still pull your ear."

Zhang Xinan snorted coldly before letting go of her hand.

"I actually hope you can still pull my ear when I'm 102 years old."

Zhang Xian rubbed his ears while muttering to himself.

Of his five older sisters, he was most afraid of the eldest, Zhang Xinan. As the saying goes, the eldest sister is like a mother. After their mother passed away, Zhang Xinan took on the responsibility of disciplining her younger siblings until Zhang Xian was about to graduate from university and finally got married.

Therefore, the eldest sister Zhang Xinan has made a huge contribution to the family. In addition, due to the innate bloodline suppression, even though Zhang Xian is now a man with a powerful father, he still has little desire to resist in front of his eldest sister Zhang Xinan.

However, for every policy, there's a countermeasure.

It's impossible to attend class.

Zhang Xian's eyes darted around, his gaze sweeping over Zhao Shuyang's head, and he immediately had an idea.

This brother-in-law has three red lines on his head. One of them is connected to his eldest sister, but the identities of the other two are unknown.

Zhao Shuyang always tells others that he had only been in one relationship before marrying Zhang Xinan, so the extra red thread is suspicious.

Based on Zhang Xian's understanding of his brother-in-law, the possibility of him having an affair after marriage is not high; it is more likely that he concealed his past relationships.

"Brother-in-law, I heard you had a girlfriend in college?"

Zhang Xinan went to the kitchen to help her father cook, leaving only Zhang Xian and Zhao Shuyang in the room.

"Hmm, why are you suddenly asking about this?"

Zhao Shuyang looked at Zhang Xian with a puzzled expression.

"Because I heard that before you married my sister, you dated not just one girlfriend, but two."

"What are you doing"

Zhao Shuyang was shocked and almost blurted out the word "I know".

"How would I know, right?"

Zhang Xian chuckled, "If you don't want anyone to know, then don't do it in the first place." "Brother-in-law, you understand women. They're incredibly interested in their partner's romantic history, especially my sister."

"So, you don't want me to tell my sister about this, do you?"

Zhao Shuyang's lips twitched, then he sighed dejectedly: "I only have eight hundred yuan of my own savings, not a penny more!"

"Brother-in-law, what kind of person do you take me for?"

"How could I possibly take the money you've painstakingly saved up!"

Zhang Xianyi refused righteously and firmly.

"for free?"

Zhao Shuyang looked at Zhang Xian with suspicion. Because of their good relationship, his brother-in-law had often let him make a lot of money, but this time Zhang Xian was acting out of character.

"I really don't want to be a librarian. Tomorrow, you tell my sister that I didn't do well in the interview and wasn't hired. We'll stick to the same story!"

Zhang Xian whispered his request.

"Uh, that works too!"

Zhao Shuyang hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Actually, he didn't really agree with his wife being too controlling. As his brother-in-law Zhang Xian said, he was already 22 years old and should have his own life plan and be responsible for his own life.

Moreover, judging from Zhang Xian's speech just now, he also has aspirations.

Zhang Xinan was unaware that the two had secretly reached an agreement. When she left after dinner, she was still reminding Zhang Xian to do well in tomorrow's interview.

"Xiaoxian, I have something important to tell you."

After seeing off his eldest sister and brother-in-law, Zhang Xian was called to his room by his father.

Right now, Zhang Dongshan, the father, is setting up the equipment and lighting for the live broadcast.

"Dad, what's the important matter?"

"I'm planning to record 'Apple Fragrance' in a professional recording studio and release it officially. Since you're the lyricist and composer, could you grant me the necessary authorization?"

The popularity of "Apple Fragrance" gave Zhang Dongshan, an old singer who had been unsuccessful for most of his life, hope for a comeback.

Previously, he always claimed to be a has-been singer, but that was actually an exaggeration. A has-been singer is someone who was once popular, but Zhang Dongshan was never popular at all.

"No problem, this is easy!"

Zhang Xian immediately opened the "China Copyright Network app," where song licensing and sales could be completed, and the information would be clearly displayed.

For example, the ownership of the song copyright, who the song was sold to, who was authorized to perform it, whether it is an exclusive license or a non-exclusive license, etc.

This comprehensive transaction system can avoid copyright disputes, ensuring clear ownership of songs without controversy or unnecessary arguments.

When Zhang Xian opened the "China Copyright Network app", he was shocked by the overwhelming amount of news.

The private messages in the background were already at 99+. Zhang Xian randomly clicked on a few messages, and they were all requests for collaboration, and some wanted to buy the singing license for "Apple Fragrance".

"You've really become famous, haven't you!"

Zhang Dongshan, who had come over, also saw the backstage message, and happened to see a message that wanted to spend 300 million yuan to buy the exclusive performance rights for "Apple Fragrance".

"Wow, 300 million!"

Zhang Dongshan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Although he knew that "Apple Fragrance" was very popular now, these songs that became popular on Douyin were just a passing fad, and would be replaced by the next song in a month or even less.

"Dad, the authorization agreement has been sent to your account. You can just check it yourself!"

While Zhang Dongshan was still shocked by the 300 million yuan offer, Zhang Xian had already sent him an authorization agreement.

"It's okay, I'm going back to play games. Uh, I've submitted my resume."

"Make money!"

After saying that, Zhang Xian left his father's room.

Zhang Dongshan quickly opened his copyright website app and, sure enough, received a song licensing agreement to be signed.

That's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this is a free licensing agreement, which means he can sing the song for free.

In fact, Zhang Dongshan had never thought about paying money. Why should a father have to pay his son for singing his songs?
What an international joke!
But the 3 million he just received still shocked him quite a bit. What surprised him even more was that his money-grubbing son chose him over his father without a second's hesitation!

That brat's all grown up!

It wasn't for nothing that your mother risked five pregnancies to give birth to you!

As for why six children is considered five pregnancies?

Because Zhang Xian's fourth sister, Zhang Laidi, and fifth sister, Zhang Pandi, are twins.

(End of this chapter)