Reborn in 2015, I became a male god starting in high school.

Chapter 176 It's difficult to distribute favors equally.

The recording equipment here is much better than that at Li Chumei's cousin's place. Zhou Ziyang originally only wanted to record "The Wind Rises" once, but since he was already here, he decided to re-record "The Sea of ​​Stars".

Although Zhou Ziyang did not officially sign a contract with NetEase, the fact that he was able to authorize the broadcast of his two songs on the NetEase platform already brought them a lot of traffic. At the same time, Zhou Ziyang was also willing to sign a supplementary agreement with them, which meant that he was willing to authorize NetEase to operate his two songs. After that, whether it was offline operation or someone else covered Zhou Ziyang's songs, NetEase had the right to manage them and collect copyright fees. The money collected would be split 50/50 between Zhou Ziyang and NetEase.

If it were an ordinary singer, they would probably only get 30%. But the main reason is that the vice president of NetEase saw that Zhou Ziyang was someone who didn't lack money. Another reason is that Zhou Ziyang is a singer-songwriter who has already written two excellent songs in less than a month. It is unknown whether he will have other works in the future. So they simply want to do good for Zhou Ziyang. If he has new songs, Zhou Ziyang will definitely think of them first. If Zhou Ziyang runs out of ideas, then NetEase will not lose money. Anyway, the contract is signed for five years. After five years, the price will be re-evaluated based on Zhou Ziyang's performance.

"Teacher Zhou, would it be possible to take some photos of you? We'd like to use them for promotion on our homepage."

"Oh, no problem."

NetEase has a dedicated photography studio, and even makeup artists are ready.

Zhou Ziyang's appearance was already quite good. The makeup artist looked at him for a long time, and finally shaped his eyebrows and put together an outfit for him.

Jiang Menghan and Xia Wei were both at this kind of event for the first time, and they found it quite novel. They were taking pictures with their phones. They had been taking pictures the whole time while Zhou Ziyang was recording a song in the recording studio.

While Zhou Ziyang was taking pictures, they kept taking pictures non-stop.

These two girls have relatively clean social circles. They only post photos to their dormitory group chat for their roommates to see, along with captions like, "I came to the music company with Zhou Ziyang to record a song today."

"So this is what recording a song is like."

"Look, they're taking pictures of Zhou Ziyang now."

Apart from Sun Juan occasionally responding to Jiang Menghan, Huang Xinyi remained mostly silent.

His silence wasn't because he wasn't paying attention, but simply because he was jealous, yet unwilling to let Jiang Menghan have her way.

Xia Wei's roommate relationship was actually much better than Jiang Menghan's. After she sent the photos, both Shen Xin and Lin Siyao replied.

For example, Shen Xin would ask, "Record a song? What song? The one you sang yesterday?"

"Moving so fast?"

"That's for sure."

Xia Wei answered Shen Xin's question with some pride. She said that Zhou Ziyang received more than a dozen phone calls early in the morning, all from people wanting to sign him as a star. Later, Zhou Ziyang said that he felt that being a star was not free, so he chose this music company.

"Does that mean Zhou Ziyang is going to become a singer?" Shen Xin asked belatedly.

"@Xia Wei, how much money did the music company pay Zhou Ziyang?" Lin Siyao asked from the other end of the line.

Autumn afternoons are the hardest time to endure.

Lin Siyao and Shen Xin sat idly by the window in the classroom.

This was a class on ideology. The teacher was a plump woman in her forties, much like many Marxist-Leninist teachers, who constantly talked about great men.

Xia Wei answered Lin Siyao's question. She said that because Zhou Ziyang did not sign a contract with them, they wanted to put Zhou Ziyang's songs directly on the software. Then, if someone listened to Zhou Ziyang's songs a thousand times, Zhou Ziyang would receive a commission of four yuan.

"Only four dollars for a thousand tries? That's too little!"

Lin Siyao felt it was a bit short after listening, but Shen Xin thought it was quite a lot. Zhou Ziyang's song was very good, and it might be played tens of millions of times.

Early autumn wasn't too cold, and Lin Siyao was still wearing light blue denim shorts, her beautiful legs bent under the desk.

Lin Siyao said that even if she did it ten million times, she would only get forty thousand yuan.

“This shouldn’t be much for Zhou Ziyang,” Lin Siyao said.

Shen Xin thought about it and it seemed to make some sense.

But she also said that little by little, it adds up.

Lin Siyao smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. More than that, she was curious.

Why is Xia Wei skipping class and going to Zhou Ziyang's place?
“Me? I’m here to broaden my horizons,” Xia Wei said.

Lin Siyao found Xia Wei quite funny. She said, "You and Zhou Ziyang have already broken up, yet you still pester Zhou Ziyang every day. Aren't you afraid his girlfriend will cause trouble for you?"

"You mean Jiang Menghan? She's right here beside me."

As she spoke, Xia Wei secretly took a picture of Jiang Menghan and posted it in the group chat.

This left Shen Xin and Lin Siyao completely bewildered, wondering what kind of trick Xia Wei was playing.

Xia Wei said she really just came to broaden her horizons.

“I didn’t want to come at first, but Zhou Ziyang insisted on bringing me. Jiang Menghan seemed a little unhappy,” Xia Wei said.

Lin Siyao said that Jiang Menghan has a good temper.

"If it were me, I would have slapped you already."

Xia Wei rolled her eyes at Lin Siyao and said, "Are you still my best friend?"

Shen Xin found it amusing. In fact, what Lin Siyao said resonated with Shen Xin. Shen Xin also felt that Xia Wei's relationship with Zhou Ziyang was too abnormal. She covered her mouth and laughed, whispering to Lin Siyao, "You're being too direct."

"Just you wait and see, if she keeps going like this, something bad is bound to happen sooner or later."

Zhou Ziyang changed into three outfits and took several photos.

The photographer felt that taking photos of Zhou Ziyang alone was a bit too monotonous. It would be better to shoot a few short videos and pair Zhou Ziyang with a pure and innocent female lead.

As he finished speaking, the photographer couldn't help but glance at Jiang Menghan and Xia Wei, who had been standing beside him.

Both girls were very pretty and had the youthful charm of college students. The photographer asked if they could also be included in the photo.

The two girls were naturally happy to hear that their music could be featured on the homepage of the music website, but Zhou Ziyang said that there was no problem with the feature.

"I just don't know how your commission is calculated?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Menghan couldn't help but think that she could do it for free! She could do it as a favor to Zhou Ziyang.

Zhou Ziyang waved his hand, saying that it wasn't like that. He said he could forgo the commission and treat it as promotion for his new song, but since you're on camera, you definitely need money.

The vice president stayed by Zhou Ziyang's side the whole time and, after listening to his words, felt that there was no problem.

They typically pay models between 1,500 and 3,000 yuan when selecting them from outside.

"Teacher Zhou, how about this? We'll go with the highest standard, three thousand yuan per hour?"

Zhou Ziyang asked Jiang Menghan, "Is everything alright?"

At this moment, Jiang Menghan simply couldn't believe it. She was just an ordinary college student. Without Zhou Ziyang, no matter how beautiful she was, she would never have had this opportunity to cash in.

Three thousand yuan an hour?

Jiang Menghan seems to have become much brighter.

At first, Xia Wei, who was standing in front of me, was also someone I had high hopes for.

But from beginning to end, Zhou Ziyang seemed to be asking Jiang Menghan the same question.

It seems that NetEase also intends to only hire one model.

After all, the goal is to create a romantic pairing for Zhou Ziyang, so his original girlfriend would definitely be better.

Xia Wei couldn't help but feel sad.

She thought she could honestly play her role well, but when she actually encountered something like this, Xia Wei still felt upset.

Especially after Jiang Menghan put on beautiful makeup, she followed Zhou Ziyang and took one photo after another.

"Weiwei, could you please carry my bag for me?"

After her makeup was done, Jiang Menghan looked radiant. She had been carrying a canvas bag, but now that she was wearing makeup and had changed clothes, she felt that carrying the canvas bag was too conspicuous, so she handed it to Xia Wei.

"what?"

Xia Wei didn't expect Jiang Menghan to give her this task.

What is this, a handbag carrier?
But who can she blame? It's all her own fault.

I told her not to come, but she came anyway.

At this moment, Xia Wei and Zhou Ziyang, who was in the distance, exchanged a glance.

Zhou Ziyang, however, turned his gaze elsewhere.

Xia Wei looked at the canvas bag handed to her and finally accepted it. Afterwards, Jiang Menghan happily took many photos with Zhou Ziyang.

The photographer kept praising them, saying that Zhou Ziyang and Jiang Menghan were a perfect couple.

"Yes, that's right, that's it!"

The photographer kept snapping away, changing outfits three times in the first hour, mainly to create illustrations for "The Wind Rises".

Later, we need to change clothes and create two sets of illustrations for "The Sea of ​​Stars".

Jiang Menghan was quite happy at this moment, as she was able to wear beautiful clothes and take photos with Zhou Ziyang.

The key is that it can also make money.

At this moment, Zhou Ziyang asked, "Has an hour passed?"

"Yes, we've arrived. Don't worry, Teacher Zhou. We'll pay you 3,000 yuan per hour. I've also prepared yours." The vice president was rubbing his hands together. His task for the afternoon was to keep Zhou Ziyang and the others company.

Zhou Ziyang is not one of their signed singers.

However, both of these songs are phenomenal hits.

If these two songs are managed well, it will inevitably increase the popularity of their music app. More importantly, it can also be used to promote their other songs.

Zhou Ziyang said, "That's not what I meant. What I meant was, let her take over the filming."

As Zhou Ziyang spoke, he pointed to Xia Wei, who was standing there blankly, looking lost.

"?" Jiang Menghan, who was happily preparing for the next group, was stunned when she heard this. She didn't understand why Zhou Ziyang would do this.
Xia Wei, who was in the distance, was also stunned for a moment.

She was immersed in the reality of being a handbag carrier.

Who could have imagined that things would take such a dramatic turn?

The staff members on site were also stunned, not understanding what this meant.
Zhou Ziyang asked, puzzled, "Is there a problem?"

"No, no problem."

"Let's go put on some makeup first."

The scene became busy, with only Jiang Menghan looking at Zhou Ziyang with some displeasure.

She didn't understand what Zhou Ziyang meant.

Zhou Ziyang said, "If you've invited them over, you can't just let them sit there and watch."

"Since you're happy, let's make others happy too."

Jiang Menghan was indeed a little unhappy at this moment. She stared at Zhou Ziyang for a long time without saying a word.

Zhou Ziyang's statement is too unbelievable. Even if Xia Wei is unhappy, she is still an outsider. How can someone put aside their girlfriend to consider the feelings of an outsider?

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Zhou Ziyang asked.

Jiang Menghan said no.

Zhou Ziyang said, "If you had known this would happen, you shouldn't have let Xia Wei come over."

"If they come over, then this is what we should do."

While Xia Wei and the makeup artist were getting their makeup done, Jiang Menghan couldn't help but ask, "Do you still like Xia Wei?"

"Yep."

"?" Jiang Menghan was stunned, looking at Zhou Ziyang in disbelief.

Zhou Ziyang said, "Isn't this the answer you wanted?"

“I told you not to bring Xia Wei here.”

"Regardless of what my relationship with Xia Wei is now, we did have an ambiguous relationship in the past. I can't just ignore her now."

Jiang Menghan hesitated, sensing a logical error in Zhou Ziyang's words.

But upon reflection, it seems that way.

Xia Wei was indeed brought over at Jiang Menghan's request, but she didn't expect things to turn out this way.

At this moment, Xia Wei also came out dressed in beautiful clothes.

The photographer asked from the other end, "Can we start?"
Zhou Ziyang said no problem.

Xia Wei was happy now, and a little shy too.

However, Jiang Menghan was a little unhappy after Zhou Ziyang said a few words to her, and she was in no mood to watch Zhou Ziyang and Xia Wei taking pictures. So she simply turned around and went to the bathroom.

Xia Wei saw this scene and asked the question knowingly.

"Is Menghan angry?"

"Why don't you go and try to coax him/her?"

"I don't want to affect your relationship because of me."

"Stop talking nonsense."

Before Xia Wei could finish speaking, Zhou Ziyang said something directly. Taking advantage of the fact that the staff were preparing and no one was looking this way, Zhou Ziyang went up and slapped Xia Wei's buttocks without any politeness.

The slap was quite hard, something Xia Wei never expected. The pain from the slap brought tears to her eyes.

Zhou Ziyang said, "Neither of you women gives me any peace of mind."

"You don't know why she's angry, and you're still pretending to be a green tea b*tch in front of me."

“I told you not to come, but you came anyway. Now that you’re here, you get angry when I don’t let you take pictures. So when I try to be considerate of your feelings, she gets angry.”

"I"

Although Zhou Ziyang was lecturing Xia Wei, he was telling the truth. Zhou Ziyang had truly done his part in treating everyone equally, which made him seem petty.

So, facing Zhou Ziyang, Xia Wei could only lower her head guiltily.

Seeing that Zhou Ziyang still didn't speak, she moved closer to him in a conciliatory manner and whispered, "Honey, don't be angry."

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and take the picture,"

Zhou Ziyang and Xia Wei took two sets of photos. When they were halfway through the first set, Jiang Menghan came back, still looking a little unhappy.

After all the photos were taken, Zhou Ziyang glanced at Jiang Menghan.

Jiang Menghan also looked at Zhou Ziyang quietly, but did not say anything.

Clearly, she still threw a tantrum.

I spent several hours working at NetEase this afternoon, and finally, the project was completed.

The vice president of NetEase told Zhou Ziyang that the two songs would be available online by 8 p.m. at the latest.

"We'll definitely promote it prominently when the time comes!"

Zhou Ziyang nodded, indicating that he had worked hard.

"Of course, of course, Teacher Zhou. Please think of us if you have any new works in the future."

"By the way, this is the commission for the three of you filming."

He prepared 12,000 yuan, 3,000 each for Xia Wei and Jiang Menghan, and 6,000 for Zhou Ziyang.

However, Zhou Ziyang waved his hand and said he didn't need his six thousand.

"Thank you all for your hard work today. Consider this six thousand yuan as a treat for them to have tea."

"Don't worry, Teacher Zhou, our company has made arrangements. You should keep the money."

Without saying a word, the vice president stuffed it into Zhou Ziyang's pocket.

(End of this chapter)