I was slacking off on a dating reality show when the female guests treated me like a treasure chest.

Chapter 134 Chen Nian's Music Studio

Chen Nian was heartbroken. They had agreed to suffer together, but Chen Nian was secretly enjoying himself.

But if you think about it carefully, as the director of the creative department of a company like Xinghe Entertainment, it wouldn't make sense if his salary wasn't at least a million yuan a year, plus some strange bonuses and the like.

Believe it or not, Lin Zai might actually have a net worth of three to five million.

On the phone, Lin Ran's voice pulled Chen Nian back to reality, asking, "So? Do you want me to invest in you?"

Chen Nian chuckled immediately, "Of course, if you want to invest in me, I will accept it without hesitation."

"How about this? Once it's up and running, I'll give you 30% of the annual profits."

"So many?" Lin Ran was somewhat taken aback. She had indeed considered taking some shares, such as 10%, and she had a feeling it would be a considerable investment.

She believed in Chen Nian's abilities, and even just the few songs he currently had could bring her substantial rewards.

This is more than 1.8 million, yet Chen Nian immediately asked for 30%.

Lin Zai had to admit he was a little touched; it was practically the same as receiving money.

"Of course, 30%, no problem, right?" Chen Nian felt that with Lin Zai's help, making money would be no problem at all.

"Then I won't waste any more words. I'll transfer 300 million to you. After you've covered the necessary expenses, see if there's anything else you can do with the rest."

"Besides, the studio doesn't just need you as a person. You'll need at least one receptionist, right? A receptionist can help you with a lot of things in the early stages."

"Whether it's paying fees, receiving guests, or handling tax matters for you, the front desk can easily help you with the process."

"That makes sense!" Upon hearing her words, Chen Nian suddenly understood and had many directions to take.

After discussing the matter, Chen Nian didn't rush to call Wang Xin to reserve the office, but instead went back to the apartment first.

When Lin Ran gets off work in the evening, I'll have a detailed talk with her and coordinate things.

After all, he took a lot of photos and videos today, which Lin can refer to to see if it's worth it.

As night fell, around 8 p.m., Chen Nian ran back home and found Lin Ran's car parked in front of the apartment building. She had just gotten off work at that time.

Lin Ran got out of the car and saw Chen Nian walking towards her.

"How's it going? Has the address been decided?"

Chen Nian shook his head. "No, I plan to go there tomorrow and finalize it. I thought you'd be a shareholder now, so I'll show you the internal office video I took today. You can take a look."

"Oh, let me see it." Lin Zai reached out and took Chen Nian's phone, then opened the video he had recorded and watched it.

After comparing the interior environments of the three offices, she preferred the one that was over 400 square meters.

Seeing that she also liked that building, Chen Nian decided to take this one.

Chen Nian let Lin go up first. He specially went to buy several cans of cocktails. He also wanted to ask Lin Ran for advice on some preparations after the studio opened.

"Not bad, you know to look into these things." Lin Ran opened a can of cocktail, took a sip, and then told him about some of the preparations she knew.

Chen Nian listened attentively and learned a lot. He hadn't expected that setting up a studio would involve so much work.

For example, you could hire a professional agent to help with the business license application. You also need to put some thought into the renovation. Even though the place is already there, you should try to improve it yourself and try to make it somewhat related to a music studio.

Next comes hiring staff. A front desk staff member is essential in the early stages, while an external part-time employee can be hired for finance. There is also a copyright staff member.

For creators, the operation and handling of copyrights is of paramount importance, so there must be someone to help them handle copyright contracts and royalty settlements.

Chen Nian carefully wrote all of this down, and then he said, "After I finalize the house deal tomorrow, I'll draft a contract for you."

"What are you going to do with me?" Lin Ran asked, puzzled.

"Of course it's a shareholding agreement."

Lin Ran glanced at him and said calmly, "That's not necessary. I trust you. If you can't do it, then it means I've been trusting the wrong person all these years."

"Hey, I told you, I can eat the finest delicacies but never forget you. Since you don't want the contract, I'll have the finance department calculate the money, and I'll transfer your share to your bank account every month."

"No need for that complicated stuff, just calculate it by the year," Lin Ran said, then rolled her eyes at him. "I remember saying that back when you were picking up girls."

"Oh, really?" Chen Nian chuckled. However, he didn't expect things to go so smoothly, so smoothly that he began to suspect that he had just been incredibly lucky lately.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, he called Wang Xin directly, arranged a time, and then set off with the huge sum of 300 million yuan that Lin had transferred to him.

When he arrived at the cultural and creative park, Wang Xin was already waiting for him at the entrance.

Upon seeing Chen Nian, she excitedly ran up to him and exclaimed, "You're Chen Nian, the one from the dating reality show that's been all the rage lately, right?"

"I finally remembered you! I was wondering why you looked so familiar yesterday. Turns out you're a guest on that variety show that the girls in our office have been watching a lot lately."

When they parted yesterday, Wang Xin kept thinking about this matter after she got back. After all, the guy who set up a music studio in this kind of place was so handsome, she thought he might be a celebrity.

But she couldn't remember at all. Finally, when she passed by her colleague, she saw that the colleague was watching a variety show clip and realized that the senior she had been hosting that day was a guest on the show.

He was also the dream man that her colleague talked about every day. Looking at the infatuated look on the other person's face, Wang Xin didn't dare to say anything, for fear that her colleague would confess her feelings here this morning.

Chen Nian smiled. He'd been recognized a lot on the street these past few days and was used to it by now.

After exchanging pleasantries, he asked Wang Xin to take him to see the office building again.

Wang Xin was extremely excited, as this meant that a celebrity had finally arrived at their park.

Although it is a cultural and creative park with many music training institutions, unfortunately, there is not a single well-known company in the park.

Now that a celebrity has opened a studio, it can be used as a promotional tool. On the way, Wang Xin told Chen Nian about some of the special offers.

"You mean, if I'm willing to be the park's signboard in the future, I can get a partial rent waiver, right?" Chen Nian's eyes lit up when he heard about the preferential policy she mentioned.

Wang Xin nodded and said, "That's right. For example, if the current monthly rent is 48,600, then according to our preferential policy, we can give you a discount of 40,000 yuan per month."

Chen Nian's heart skipped a beat. Saving 8600 yuan a month would amount to 10 yuan a year.

This immediately made him beam with joy, and he nodded repeatedly to indicate that there was no problem. However, he would need to see the contract for details later, as he didn't want the other party to use it for anything without his knowledge.

"Of course, we have contracts regarding these preferential policies, including how we will promote them."

As they spoke, the two arrived at the 400-square-meter office building in Zone D.

Chen Nian wandered around and examined everything carefully.

After confirming that everything in the office building met his requirements, he decided to rent it.

Wang Xin breathed a sigh of relief; the deal was done. She then quickly asked if she wanted to sign the preferential policy agreement directly so that it would take effect immediately.

"Of course, we won't use your company for advertising right now."

Chen Nian nodded, indicating that she could bring both contracts together.

In the morning, after confirming that there were no problems with the two contracts, Chen Nian signed the contracts, paid the money, and finalized the deal for the office.

According to the promotional contract in the preferential policy, Chen Nian gave him 3 months, which means that he would start using his company to make a promotional sign after 3 months.

Once everything was finalized and there were no problems, Wang Xin handed over all the relevant documents, contracts, and room keys for the office to Chen Nian.

Chen Nian took the documents, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then told the beautiful woman to go ahead and get busy.

"If you have any problems that year, just give me a call anytime," Wang Xin said with a smile.

"Okay, you go ahead and get busy, I'll sit for a while."

After Wang Xin left, Chen Nian sat at the front desk in a daze. He hadn't expected that in just over a month, he would be addressed as "President Nian." It was truly a case of "a scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation."

The next steps are obtaining the business license and some simple renovations.

Chen Nian wasted no time and immediately dialed the number Lin Zai had given him, then asked the person on the other end of the line to help him obtain the business license.

As for the company name, he discussed it with Lin Ran last night, and they ultimately decided to use his name as the main name.

Chen Nian Music Studio.

According to Lin Zai, this simple, direct, and blunt approach makes it immediately obvious to others that it is the studio he founded.

More than an hour later, Xiao Guo, the agent, arrived at the cultural and creative park. Chen Nian gave him all the necessary documents and told him to just go and get them done.

According to the other party, it should take about 5 days to complete.

Chen Nian calculated that in five days, he could buy some furniture, do some renovations, and hire two employees. In other words, his studio should be ready before Liu Ting came to Guangzhou.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian opened his phone and sent a message in their small group of six.

"Everyone, I have left Xinghe Entertainment and am currently renovating my own personal studio."

"Liu Ting, don't go to the wrong place. Remember to let me know before you come."

He was afraid that Liu Ting would head straight to Xinghe Entertainment as soon as she arrived in Guangzhou.

A moment later, a bunch of messages popped up in the group chat.