Chapter 20: Yi Yunxue Establishes a Studio

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Yiyun Xue curiously took the phone and glanced at the screen. Immediately, she was captivated by the content displayed.

“Courage?”

After reading everything, she was completely stunned, her eyes shimmering. “This song’s quality is in no way inferior to ‘Encounter’!”

“Sister Li, look.”

Sister Li took the phone, watched through once, and fell silent. Could Chen Jiang really be the “Innate Musical Genius”?

Producing three hit songs of gold record caliber in such a short time—this was beyond even top-tier composers.

“Don’t just stare, scroll down, there’s more,” Chen Jiang reminded.

“More?” Yiyun Xue flipped further, hardly believing her eyes. Indeed, there was another sheet of music.

The title on this one was “Green Light.”

In a past life, the singer who performed this song was the same as the one for “Encounter.”

That singer was considered an underrated artist, famously the only diva to have ever taken the “first time” from Jay Chou.

“Green Light” was not as popular as “Encounter,” but it was still a golden hit that once swept the streets and alleys upon release.

Its lower enduring popularity was due to its style differing from that of “Encounter.”

After absorbing this, Yiyun Xue’s admiration for Chen Jiang grew even stronger.

Sister Li’s expression was complicated—she hadn’t expected Chen Jiang to unveil yet another golden hit.

“Don’t look at me like that, there’s even more!” Chen Jiang felt a bit uneasy under Yiyun Xue’s intense gaze.

“More?” Yiyun Xue flipped once more and glanced up.

Another golden hit!

This song was called “The Wind Rises.”

“How many songs have you written?” she asked eagerly.

“Five in total, including your ‘Encounter.’ Enough to make a whole album,” Chen Jiang smiled.

“These are written for me?” Yiyun Xue’s face lit up with delight, almost wanting to give Chen Jiang a big hug.

After reviewing all the songs, she exhaled deeply and made a decision. “I think 30% shares is too little. Let me give you 35%.”

Sister Li had no objections this time; she too was deeply impressed by Chen Jiang’s talent.

She even suspected that once these songs were released, Chen Jiang would immediately be nominated by the Music Association as this year’s “Top Composer” and “Top Lyricist.”

No matter how many official spots they opened, one would definitely be his!

After all, which other top lyricist-composer could produce so many golden hits in such a short time?

“The remaining 65% shares: I’ll hold 60%, Sister Li 5%...” Yiyun Xue muttered.

Hearing this, Sister Li quickly refused, “No, that’s too much. I only invested a million; I can’t take so many shares!”

In the end, persuaded by Sister Li, Yiyun Xue reduced her offer to 3%.

Sister Li had initially wanted shares proportional to her investment, which should have been 1.8%.

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But Yiyun Xue felt that since Sister Li was a top agent in the industry, taking a bit more wasn’t unreasonable.

“Alright then, let’s draft the contract as we agreed. I’ll register the studio tomorrow.”

“As for the studio’s name... Chen Jiang, what do you think we should call it?” she looked at him.

“You’re the major shareholder, so naturally, the name should come from you,” Chen Jiang replied.

“Then how about Dreamrise Studio?” Yiyun Xue proposed.

“I like it,” Chen Jiang said without objection.

“I agree too,” Sister Li concurred.

The next morning, as soon as the business bureau opened, Yiyun Xue went to register the studio.

Thanks to connections, the process went quickly.

In a few days, the business license would be issued.

That noon, Yiyun Xue invited Tang Xiaxia and two others to a famous Cantonese restaurant in the city.

At twelve o’clock, the initial subscription phase for the book “Mysterious” ended.

The final initial subscription count was 105,696.

Just over a hundred thousand—this was more than twenty thousand higher than the top work on YueDian at the time, “Skybreak.”

Although “Skybreak” now had over 150,000 subscriptions, at this pace, “Mysterious” would catch up eventually!

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Inside the restaurant.

“To Dreamrise Studio’s bright future!” Yiyun Xue raised her juice glass.

The three clinked their glasses together.

Tang Xiaxia looked a little downcast, complaining, “You didn’t even tell me when you set up the studio. I wanted to invest too.”

“Xiaxia, aren’t we good sisters?” Yiyun Xue suddenly asked.

“Of course, we’re close, best sisters!” Tang Xiaxia was puzzled by the sudden question.

“Because we’re close, I didn’t let you invest. Your family is in this business, and you’re signed with your family’s company. I don’t want work to affect our relationship,” Yiyun Xue explained her considerate intentions.

She had thought it through carefully.

It wouldn’t have been a problem for Tang Xiaxia to invest, but her father was the founder and chairman of Tangxin Culture.

Tang Xiaxia herself was signed with her family’s company.

If she switched to this fledgling studio, her family definitely wouldn’t approve.

So Yiyun Xue refused her investment, even though if she had invested, Tangxin Culture might have favored Dreamrise Studio with resources.

But Yiyun Xue didn’t want that.

Tangxin Culture was a giant, something their new studio couldn’t compete with.

If Tang Xiaxia became a shareholder, and Dreamrise Studio succeeded, who would really be in control?

Tang Xiaxia might willingly give up control, but her powerful family never would.

Yiyun Xue was ambitious; she didn’t want the company she painstakingly built to become someone else’s trophy.

That was why she avoided entanglements with Tangxin Culture.

Even when Tianxing Entertainment targeted her before, she bore it alone, refusing Tang Xiaxia’s offer to ask her father for help.

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“I understand,” Tang Xiaxia said, seeing Yiyun Xue’s point.

“But you said Chen Jiang is investing with his skills? How many songs has he written for you?”

Her interest was piqued.

“When will you write me one? I’ll pay for it, sign a royalty contract—I only want 30%!”

Chen Jiang was shocked by her bold offer.

No wonder she was the heiress of one of the country’s top entertainment companies, Tangxin Culture—so generous.

Only 30%, but in the end, the returns might be less than 10%.

How was that any different from a losing deal?

“Stop joking. Why give up acting to become a singer?” Yiyun Xue said helplessly.

Tang Xiaxia had been an actress since debut, starring in many films and dramas.

Recently, for some reason, she wanted to switch to singing.

She’d just released an album, but it wasn’t very well received; sales were mostly from her acting fans.

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Northeast China, a small county town.

Hongshu was typing away in his study inside his newly moved-in villa.

After finishing today’s explosive update, he stretched and prepared to open the chat group.

[Yuedian Ten-Thousand-Subscription Authors Group]

[Wufeng]: The initial subscription results for “Mysterious” are out. I asked the editor—it broke 100,000!

[Mengyang]: I saw it. YueDian app even put up a banner congratulating the “Mysterious” author for hitting 100,000 initial subscriptions.

“Over 100,000 initial subscriptions?” Hongshu murmured.

“Impressive, even higher than my ‘Skybreak.’”

He had taken the time to read “Mysterious” again recently—he had to admit it was truly strong.

In writing skill, he knew he couldn’t match the other author.

He was self-aware; editors had told him “Skybreak” might not hold top spots on main site charts much longer.

But “Skybreak” had an irreplaceable appeal to readers on external platforms.

“Mysterious” was too complex and paced too slowly, not fitting well outside its home site.

Most of “Skybreak”’s income came from external sites; no matter how well “Mysterious” did on YueDian, it wouldn’t threaten his position.

“Why isn’t that author in the group...” Hongshu thought.

He wanted to get to know the author.

Excellent authors should communicate more!

“No, I’ll ask the editor for his QQ number,” he decided.

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