Liao Liao did things with great magnanimity, after agreeing on the price, she signed a check on the spot.

  Waiting until she and Qijie and others went downstairs, Li Qian lit a cigarette, holding the check in his hand, smoking while looking at it. After finishing one cigarette, he folded the check and put it into the guitar case.

  He knew he would definitely be successful in the future, and he even made a step-by-step plan for it. However, he did not expect that there would be such an accidental opportunity, which allowed him to set foot on this path so quickly.

  Surprised?

  Of course surprising.

  Even if it was in his previous life, he would stay on a film set for several months at a time. The most he ever got paid was around 6 million yuan, and that was when he was working as both an assistant director and the fourth male lead. He had to split the payment into three installments, and by the time filming wrapped up, he only received 3.5 million yuan.

  Now, five songs, easily forty thousand, and directly in cash checks!

  Moreover, as far as Li Qian knew, the exchange rate between US dollars and Chinese yuan in this space-time had always been around 1:2. In other words, if these 400,000 yuan were exchanged for another space-time, even at the later 1:6 exchange rate of that world, it would be equivalent to 12 million!

  Of course, money is a small matter. Selling for 400,000 or 40,000 or even just 4,000, although the price difference is huge, but in essence, there is no difference.

  The more important significance of this matter is: I got an opportunity!

  An opportunity for one's work to appear in front of the masses, in front of record companies, and in front of various producers and music critics!

  Opportunities have always been priceless!

  Although Li Qian suppressed the joy in his heart, he spent some time adjusting his mood and even broke the rule of smoking three cigarettes in half an hour, but he only played a few songs before putting down the guitar.

  Even if he had lived two lives as a human being, he had never truly succeeded in any meaningful way.

  So he couldn't control his inner excitement at all.

  He lit another cigarette, leaned on the guardrail and slowly finished it, then packed up his things and headed home.

  Today is the weekend, both Li's father and mother are at home.

  Li Qian returned home, first putting down the guitar case, and without waiting for his parents to ask, he directly pulled out the check, unfolded it, smoothed it out, and placed it on the coffee table, saying: "Dad, Mom, I just earned 400,000 yuan."

  Mr. Li was sitting on the sofa reading a book, and upon hearing this, he looked up at him with furrowed brows and a puzzled expression.

  Li's mother was originally collecting the trash, and only looked out when she heard the door sound. Upon hearing this, she also looked at him with a puzzled face, "What's wrong with this kid?"

  Then, Mr. Li put down his book, looked up and glanced at Li Qian, and picked up the check.

  …………

  As soon as they walked down from the teaching building, Huang Wenjuan couldn't help but say with a bitter face: "Liao sister, you really did issue a check on the spot! When we get back... Zhao sister will kill you!"

  Liao Liao held those few pieces of paper in his hand, with a look of surprise and joy on his face. Upon hearing this, he turned his head and glanced at Huang Wenjuan without saying a word.

  "Sister, that's 400,000 yuan! 80,000 per song, it's a famous family price!"

  Even Qijie said with some trepidation: "That, I also think, isn't it a bit too expensive?"

  She still hasn't come back to her senses, she really likes listening to Li Qian's songs and also likes Li Qian's songs, but even if Liao Liao had already praised him to the sky before, she still can't imagine that one of Li Qian's songs could buy a car for herself? One of Li Qian's songs is worth three years of her salary?

  Just now, I actually played matchmaker and facilitated a deal worth 400,000.

  This is really a bit... too absurd!

  But at this moment, Liao Liao stopped in her tracks, looked at Qi Jie, then looked at Huang Wenjuan, and there seemed to be something shining in her eyes, which shone a bit dazzlingly.

  She waved the five thin papers in her hand and said, "I know that when I go back, I will definitely be scolded until my blood splatters everywhere. I also know that once this news gets out, countless people will say that Liao Liao is a fool. But I firmly believe that it won't take long for me to make them swallow their own words!"

  Qijie and Huang Wenjuan were both stunned, staring at her in surprise.

  The little assistant swallowed her saliva and asked, "Sister, although I know you're very confident, okay, I've listened to two songs too, and I think Li Qian's songs are well-written... but the market, sister, do you really believe his songs will sell well?"

  Liao Liao smiled and said, "You may think I trust him too much, but it's not that. I just believe in my own strength!" She paused for a moment, then waved the thin sheets of paper in her hand and said, "The company, as well as Zhao Jie who helped me collect those songs, they're not lacking in good songs. Some of them are even on par with these few songs. However, what I want isn't just good songs, but good songs that can perfectly showcase my unique vocal characteristics. And his works... although I only heard him sing two songs, I knew right away that those two songs were written specifically for me!"

  "So I firmly believe that as long as his composition is added, Liao Liao, it's a done deal!"

  …………

  In the living room of Li's family, Mr. and Mrs. Li were staring at each other, one sitting and the other standing.

  A brand new check was passed back and forth between the two of them, almost worn out.

  Finally, Li's father lit a cigarette and took a few puffs before seeming to regain some energy. He looked at Li Qian and asked, "Are you sure this is real?"

  Li Qian smiled and said, "It shouldn't be fake. If you don't believe me, we can go to the bank later to exchange it."

  Li's father nodded, took a puff of his cigarette and asked: "Five songs...and they gave that much money?"

  Li Qian smiled and nodded, saying: "It's five songs, originally I shouldn't have given so many, as far as I know, for a newcomer like me, even if the song is good, it's just a few thousand yuan per song. However...it can be seen that the singer thinks highly of my songwriting ability, so he wants to make long-term connections with me, and that's why he gave this sky-high price to deliberately promote me! Oh, right, I also need to be responsible for composing the music for these five songs, which is not a small workload."

  Mr. Li glanced at him and stopped talking, continuing to sit back on the sofa smoking.

  At this time, Li's mother seemed to have finally found that kind of ecstatic feeling, "Four hundred thousand! Old Li, this is four hundred thousand! Son, come here and let mom give you a kiss!"

  As they spoke, she ignored Li Qian's protests and threw her arms around her son's neck, kissing him fiercely on the forehead.

  Li's father looked up at her with disdain.

  At this time, Comrade Lao Li was still relatively calm.

  After Li's mother finished, he hesitated for a moment and said: "What if... after they go back, they think your song is not good, or say... for example, after they record it on tape and sell it, they find that the sales are not good, will they immediately ruin your reputation? Do you think this is okay? Xiao Qian, making money can't be too hasty, otherwise, why don't you contact them again, we'll ask for a little less. This is just your first time selling a song, and it's Qi teacher's friend, so let's sell it at a lower price! Even if her tape doesn't sell well in the future, no one will mention our business, and Qi teacher's friend won't blame you either, right?"

  Li Qian smiled and thought for a moment before suddenly saying, "Dad, your notebook has been out of date for several years now. What kind of car do you want to buy? I'll give you one as a gift."

  "Uh..."

  That's how it is!

  Everyone understands the principle, but when the money is really in hand, it's not easy to return it.

  Li Qian didn't need to say anything else or explain anything. He believed that with just one car, his old man would definitely hesitate first.

  Will Liao Liao's record go bankrupt?

  With his understanding of Liao's voice and confidence in those songs, he believed that such a situation would never happen. At most, it was just a big sale or small sale due to the difference between market trends and popular styles!

  In 1996, in the time and space that Li Qian had experienced, he was once called "Tian Zhenyuan" of the music scene.

  Why?

  Because of "The Shawshank Redemption", because of "Wildflowers".

  …………

  At this time, Li's father heard and indeed hesitated a little.

  But soon, after taking two deep puffs of smoke, under the gaze of Li Qian and Li Ma, he slowly shook his head and said firmly and patiently: "Xiao Qian, no matter what you do, writing or studying, or even composing songs or singing, you must remember one principle, don't be impatient! Money can be earned slowly, but reputation cannot be ruined! So, Dad's suggestion is still the same, this price is too high, we can't have it, ah! You call them back and negotiate... Like you said earlier, for a newcomer like you, isn't it just a few thousand per song? Then let's ask him to want 10,000 per song, okay?"

  Li Qian heard this and the smile on his face gradually faded away, replaced by a serious and guilty expression.

  Then he said seriously, "Dad, I have confidence in my song, and the other party is willing to pay this price, which means she also has full confidence in my song. However... since you say so, how about we do it like this? We'll take out 500,000 yuan from the 4 million, buy a car for you, and put the remaining 3.5 million aside. When Liao Liao's album is released, if it sells well and becomes popular, then there's no need to say anything, we can spend with peace of mind. If sales are poor, we'll return the remaining money to her... how about that?"

  Mr. Li thought for a moment, took a puff of his cigarette, nodded slowly and said: "This... is okay! However, Xiao Qian, Dad understands your filial piety, but this car, let's not buy it first. You go ask around, see what the rules are in their industry, take out part of that 50,000 yuan, and give it to Teacher Qi."

  Li Qian was taken aback by his words.

  Mr. Li seemed to be afraid that his son wouldn't understand the ways of the world, so he deliberately explained: "This isn't just about the brokerage fee or the thank-you fee, the key is that you have to understand, that Liao whatever, that celebrity, it's not easy for them to like your song and be willing to pay a high price for it. So this relationship, we have to take good care of it, right? So... just listen to Dad, okay?"

  After a moment, Li Qian smiled and nodded, saying: "Alright, I'll listen to you! 400,000... I'll give Teacher Qi a 5% commission!"

  Mr. Li heard this and finally became happy, "Ah! That's right!"

  Listening to the two of them settle things, Li's mother calculated that out of 400,000 yuan, she could only get 50,000, and then give Teacher Qi 20,000, leaving her with only 30,000... Although 30,000 was equivalent to a year's salary for herself, it was still a considerable windfall! However, compared to 400,000, there was no doubt that it was far from enough.

  Then, she thought for a moment and looked at Li Qian with great reluctance, asking: "Xiao Qian, what do you think is the possibility of your songs becoming popular?" The implication was that she was asking whether they could get the remaining 350,000 yuan.

  Li Qian smiled and said: "Mom, don't worry! Liao Liao's fire is extinguished!"