Peninsula: You've been chosen here for producing girl groups.

Chapter 121 The Billionaire Emperor

living room.

Exclusive single-seat sofa.

Han Shuo leaned back on the sofa, looking at Park So-yeon with a mix of pleasure and amusement: "Noona, when you gave me this sofa, did you ever think it would become your favorite—"

Who would have thought of this?

A perfectly good sofa has been given a new use.

"Oops~"

Park So-yeon was both embarrassed and annoyed, and pinched Han Seok's mouth with both hands: "Stop talking, it's like I'm the only one who likes it."

Han Shuo put his arm around Hao Nuna's waist and pulled her into his arms: "I didn't say I didn't like it, did I?"

He sat up: "However, this kind of sofa is more comfortable than fun. Next time you give me a gift, give me a reclining chair."

Park So-yeon rolled her eyes at Han Seok: "You little rascal, you don't do anything useful all day, you just think about this, this should be—"

She laughed as she spoke.

Maybe I can give it a try.

"This is a new way to play."

Han Shuo added to the list.

"You can play if you want, I'm not playing."

Park So-yeon refused to admit that she had fantasized a little, cupped Han Seok's face in her hands, tilted her head and pouted, finally shutting up this annoying guy.

They were simply no match for each other.

The initiative was instead seized by Han Shuo.

How many girls must one kiss to develop such skillful kissing techniques?

That womanizer.

Their noses touched each other.

Their warm breath tickled each other's faces.

The heart is too.

That's true.

"Xiao Shuo~ Thank you."

Han Shuo chuckled and retorted, "Why are you thanking him?"

"Get lost~" Park Soyeon felt she was in control again and threatened fiercely, "If you mess with me again, I'll make you throw up."

She bent her waist backward.

The bow is shaped like a shrimp.

The buzzing of the phone startled Park So-yeon from her slumber: "Who could be calling you so late?"

"Just take a look and you'll see. Bring it over for me."

"Next time you need to do something, you should turn off your phone."

Park So-yeon huffed and puffed as she wiggled her way to get her phone.

I'm having a great time.

Being interrupted by a sudden phone call is something no one would be happy about.

Who is it?

Park So-yeon straightened up and sat down again.

"My cousin."

Park So-yeon instantly became well-behaved.

She covered her mouth tightly with both hands, remaining as quiet as a chicken.

My cousin called, but it wasn't anything major. He just told me that this afternoon, Fanxing Culture Media would officially release its revenue data for the first four months of the year for its game business.

See you when I get back home!

The phone was disconnected.

Park So-yeon, who had been mischievously harassed, gasped for breath and leaned weakly into his arms, asking with concern, "Is something wrong?"

Han Shuo's cousin is a key figure in the game business of the Chinese headquarters, and his influence is significant. He wouldn't call without a reason.

"Don't even mention it, the mobile game business is not progressing well."

Han Shuo put on a dejected expression and decided to shake Park So-yeon.

"Really? But why do you seem so excited?"

Park So-yeon was somewhat suspicious.

Her Chinese wasn't very good, so she couldn't understand what was being said on the phone, but she could clearly feel the other person's excitement, which was undeniable.

"You found out?"

Han Shuo stopped pretending and tightened his arms around Han Shuo.

Park So-yeon, with a smug and content expression, wrapped her arms around her lover's shoulders like little chicken wings: "What is it?"

Han Shuo lifted it up and then put it down again: "In order to empower me and secure the domestic Semir endorsement, the head office announced the revenue data for the first four months."

"How much money do you have?"

"Take a guess."

Park So-yeon calculated, "The media previously predicted February revenue to be one billion, and considering this game is still in its growth phase, March's will definitely be even higher—3 billion?"

"Too few."

"40 billion?"

"Guess again."

Park So-yeon stared blankly at her lover, her pupils dilating in shock: "50 billion?!"

"If you guess wrong, there will be a punishment."

Park So-yeon was stunned, both physically and mentally, thinking, "70 billion?"

"Although we'll cross this hurdle sooner or later, there aren't that many yet. Let me calculate it—"

Han Shuo opened his calculator and quickly performed a conversion: "Benefiting from the recent depreciation of the Korean won, the revenue for the four months is 65.01 billion won (approximately 4811 million).

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Has.

Park So-yeon was dumbfounded.

"Didn't you say—how come there are so many?"

"It's very simple. First, these kinds of social mini-games rely on social networks for dissemination, and the growth curves of users and revenue are inherently impossible to predict accurately."

"As for the second point, after our website successfully pioneered the GG model, other platforms followed suit and made money from free users."

Wow!

Park So-yeon was deeply shocked and amazed. She had a lot to say, but in the end she only said one sentence: "Games really make money, much more than music."

"Of course."

With the development of the Internet and the improvement of economic level, the gaming business will become increasingly profitable.

In the future, a few skins from a certain hit mobile game can easily bring in hundreds of millions of dollars.

"But the prospects of the gaming business are predictable; it's all about money. Music, on the other hand, has more potential for growth and a more promising business model."

"Tch~ All you ever say is money, money. If word gets out, people will kill you. Who wouldn't want a life where it's all about money?"

"Will the revenue figures be reported and circulated domestically?"

"I'm already popular enough, so let things take their course."

Night was falling.

The two showered and fell asleep in each other's arms.

Why are you standing so far away from me?

Han Shuo wrapped his arms around Park So-yeon and pulled her into his embrace.

"You bastard!"

Zhao Youli wiped it until it smelled fragrant.

She shifted her little bottom, clad in pink hot pants, and squeezed it into the chair.

turn on computer.

Put on your headphones.

start up.

No, play music.

"Oppa really doesn't like going on variety shows."

She browsed the planet.

Han Shuo's schedule still only has a few big and small things on it.

Nothing has changed.

If anyone else had his level of popularity, they would have been on a viral, stamp-collecting variety show long ago.

She circled Thursday's McDonald's.

The performance the night after tomorrow will be the debut stage for the title track "Fiction," and she needs to find a way to ask for leave to go and support Han Shuo.

Suddenly, a pinned post caught her attention:

This is why Oppa isn't actively pursuing his schedule.

"Do you guys think it's because Oppa doesn't like appearing on variety shows or TV stations?"

"I found a report on the Chinese version of Bilibili Planet that said that the company founded by Oppa made a fortune of over 4811 million yuan, or about 65.01 billion yuan, in four months with the video 'Farm'."

"Do you think he would torture himself at the TV station for a few hundred thousand won?"

The post also included screenshots of the report.

"Young Master Duo? You mean Young Master Duo? He's almost as old as my grandmother."

"Starting from my father's father's father's father's father, the combined income of all the people in our family wouldn't even reach this high figure."

"Oppa is so rich! Will he just play around for two years and then go back to being a domineering CEO? That won't do! I haven't had enough of his music show performances yet!"

"It seems that Oppa really loves making music."

"Thinking about it carefully, no wonder Oppa isn't keen on doing variety show appearances. The appearance fee for each variety show is pittance. Who does he think he is?"

"Yeah, if Oppa has money, he doesn't have to go to the TV station and be bossed around by the PDs. It's just that we suffer, because there's no new content and we can only watch MVs."

The astonishing revenue figures have garnered countless fans who idolize the company.

It was quickly reposted to multiple forums, sparking a new round of heated discussions.

Goodness, while they were still discussing whether Han Shuo's album sales could break 50 billion, Han Shuo had already quietly raked in 65.01 billion with "Farm"!

Note that this is not revenue stream, but revenue sharing.

"My God, starting from scratch, he built his own business empire. Asians have their own Zuckerberg."

"How can there be such geniuses? It's as if they were born to be admired by ordinary people."

"Among celebrities, he is the most successful entrepreneur; among entrepreneurs, he is the best songwriter. He is handsome, rich, and loved by countless people. His life is truly enviable."

However, Han Shuo's legend is far from over.

The artist's career is still booming.

The next day, Sanduo Water, a national purified water brand, officially announced that it would rejuvenate its brand and invited Han Shuo to be its spokesperson, with an endorsement fee of up to 4.5 million yuan!

At noon, the casual clothing brand UNIONBAY announced its intention to invite Han Shuo and Li Liuxi to be its spokespeople, with endorsement fees of 5 million and 500 million yuan respectively.

5 million and 1.5 million.

Including the previously announced 2 million from the school uniform brand Smart and the 4 million from the fried chicken brand BBQ, Han Shuo's pure endorsement income alone is 16 billion!

"Some people previously predicted that Hanshuo's sales for this event could exceed 50 billion, which I didn't think much of, but now it seems that even 50 billion won't be enough."

Earlier media predictions suggested that Han Shuo's album would sell 7 copies, but as of now, it has sold 7.7433.

Tens of thousands of tickets were sold, and the number continues to rise.

It is predicted that endorsement deals and commercial performances such as school anniversary celebrations could reach the 10 billion level.

In just two weeks, they officially announced endorsements for four products, earning a total of 16 billion yuan.

"The revenue from music streaming and album sales will be shared with upstream and downstream partners, but the revenue from endorsements and school anniversary performances will not be shared. This means that the revenue from this event is expected to exceed 30 billion."

Add in the revenue from the gaming business, and that brings it to nearly 100 billion!

With revenue of a mere 10 billion, it wouldn't even rank among the top in either China or South Korea.

However, celebrities like Han Shuo, who started from scratch and managed to build such a large operation in just over four months, are extremely rare.

No matter how popular or top-tier a celebrity is, they all pale in comparison to a billionaire.

"He's only nineteen years old. He's so young and he's already amassed a huge fortune. I can't even imagine how awesome he must be."

"This is just the current revenue; it will increase several times over in the future. Haven't you heard people say that the revenue of 'Farm' is expected to peak between May and July?"

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How awesome would that be?

Han Shuo said that it wasn't actually that enjoyable.

The number of phone calls, text messages, and visits was outrageous.

Especially the disturbances from the three major TV stations.

"Director Han, your Cheese fantasy drama could be broadcast on SBS as a one-act series, which would allow more viewers to watch it."

She's quite ugly, but she has such beautiful dreams.

The short dramas and short films we make are meant to fill Bilibili's content library, how could we possibly give them away to TV stations for free?

"Director Park, the main reason we film these dramas is to empower the StarsRookies project."

"At the same time, we will provide exposure for our endorsement partners' products. This is something we have agreed upon. If it is broadcast on TV, we will have to strictly abide by the GG Broadcasting Act, which would make us lose credibility."

It's just a few short films and dramas; it can't shake the foundation of the TV station at all.

Director Park didn't take it to heart: "I see, then there's nothing we can do."

After feigning regret, he slowly revealed his purpose: "Director Han, I heard you bought a KBS weekend drama?"

Weekend dramas focus on everyday family life, and their episode length and production costs are less than those of mini-series, so the copyright price per episode is not too high.

However, the sheer number of episodes is a major factor. "You Are My Destiny" is scheduled for 120 episodes, making the copyright fees quite substantial.

It makes people very envious.

"Look at the copyright situation of our station's 'X-Man' and 'Love Letter' —"

"Director Park, allow us to first understand the preferences of our users. I can guarantee that as long as there is a certain proportion of user interest, we will definitely acquire these two variety shows."

Director Park clearly didn't want to make a wasted trip, so he produced a set of research data: "Director Han, this is the statistical data from the Chinese company that previously handled the copyrights for two variety shows."

"It can be seen that Chinese audiences really like both variety shows. Bae Seul-ki became popular after 'Love Letter' and then started her activities in China."

"Director Park, you came prepared."

Han Shuo took the document and began to read it carefully.

He intends to acquire two variety shows to study the domestic audience.

After a quick glance, he looked up and said, "Director Park, I need to have my men look into this. We'll go to S this week..."

"How about we give you a result when BS promotes their songs?"

"Then let's wait for good news."

These two variety shows ended many years ago and have long lost their copyright value, so it was a pleasant surprise that they were able to sell them smoothly.

Director Park wouldn't mind waiting a couple more days.

"Actually, our station also has quite a few excellent TV dramas and variety shows —"

He launched into a sales pitch.

Han Shuo remained unmoved.

The financial crisis in the second half of the year will be the best time to make purchases.

When the other party had finished talking, he finally spoke up to comfort them, saying, "We've already used up our procurement quota for this year, but considering our pleasant cooperation, how about we make a second round of purchases in the second half of the year?"

"That would be great."

Director Park didn't want to push the sale too hard, lest he annoy Han Shuo.

The current result is already satisfactory to the station.

"Director Han, your music career is booming right now, and even the ratings for your music shows have gone up by two or three points. Several of our TV stations should give you a trophy."

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