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  Write them a song then

  On Friday afternoon, Yoon Hyun caught the end of Music Bank and came outside the singer's path at KBS.

  "Yuner, I'm already here, when can you come out?"

  "OPPA I just got off the Ankor stage and still need to change clothes and reapply makeup. It's going to be over half an hour."

  "Hurry up. We still have more than an hour before we arrive at Seoul National Theater."

  "Alright, OPPA!"

  Hung up the phone, Yin Xian started meditating with his eyes closed.

  "Yoon Hyun-ji, did you notice those fans over there?" Manager Kim Soo-young suddenly said.

  "Which side? Oh, those SNSD fans?"

  "Yes, it seems like they've been pointing and gesturing at our car since just now."

  "You're not thinking of coming to prick my car tires, are you?" Yun Xian said jokingly.

  "I must remind you that there are many crazy fans of Girls' Generation. Especially the two you always provoke, Yoona and Taeyeon, they're not people you can mess with."

  "Yeah... I'm telling you, Sooyoung-ah, it's not like I'm going to do anything with Girls' Generation, why are you talking so weirdly? What's with this 'I always provoke Yoon-ah' business..." Yunhyeon was somewhat speechless.

  "The company just informed me that they received an invitation from the company for Girls' Generation and SHINee's concert, which was sent by Kim Young-min in his own name, and Yoo Yeon-jung also signed it. The specifications are very high, and the price is also very high. The company hopes I can inform you so that you can make some arrangements."

  "Is the price too high? Well, this seems to be the first time I've heard of someone asking me to sing through a company." Yun Xian was taken aback.

  "There were also many people who came to the company to ask for songs, but in the past, because you handled all your agency-related matters yourself, the company rejected them. Later, although there were some song requests, I also rejected them on your behalf." Kim Soo-hyun flipped through her notebook and turned to a page filled with dense records, shaking it at Yoon Hyun.

  "Why did you take the hit for me? Won't your commission be higher if I earn more?" Yoon Hyun was a bit surprised, he had always thought that Kim Soo-yeon was someone who only cared about money...

  "Forcing you to write songs, IU would quarrel with me. I don't want my sister to be sad." Kim Soo-hyun said it very sincerely, at least Yoon Hyun couldn't see any possibility of her lying.

  "So this time... is it because of the high price? How high?" Yun Xian suddenly became curious.

  "Anyway, I couldn't refuse. 600 million for one song, but you have to be responsible for the recording of the song. As for the dance choreography and MV shooting, the price is calculated separately." Kim Soo-hyun said it very calmly, but a glint of gold could be seen in her eyes...

  "600 million? Is this price too high?" Yin Xian really had no idea.

  "Basically, it's already a loss-making business. Just like Girls' Generation's album 'Hoot', the total sales were only 180,000 copies, which is just tens of billions of won. After deducting channel costs, each song can only make two or three billion won. And that's for the successful ones. Of course, your album doesn't count, that was a... special case." When it comes to professional matters, Kim Soo-young is still a reliable manager.

  "Then my album..." Yun Xian's interest was piqued upon hearing this...

  "In the domestic market, the final sales volume was over 22 million copies, with a total sales revenue of over 100 billion. In the US and Europe, we sold over 17 million copies, and due to higher prices, it's estimated that the sales revenue is also over 100 billion. However, the channel costs for overseas sales are relatively high, so when combined with printing and other costs, the total cost is around 70%. But considering that the costs have already been accounted for in domestic sales, this part is pure profit... After deducting copyright fees and MV production costs from domestic sales, it's estimated to be a profit of around 30 billion." Kim Soo-hyun carefully opened her notebook, calculating as she spoke.

  "So my album has a net profit of 60 billion? Not bad, huh!" Yoon Hyun nodded in satisfaction, the number was so high that he himself couldn't quite believe it, almost as much as his annual income.

  "This is the revenue from physical albums, and online downloads have generated around 10 billion won in revenue. However, these are all split with the company, so the amount that ends up in your account is probably around 180-200 billion won." Taeyeon closed her laptop after finishing the calculations.

  "Can I say that, in fact, if I write a song now and sing it myself, I can earn around 30 to 40 billion. Or if it falls under my personal name, I should be able to earn tens of billions, right?" Yoon Hyun said.

  "You think the quote is too low? I have to tell you, even if it's Yoo Young-jin and his team, one song will absolutely not exceed 100 million..." Kim Soo-hyun was a bit speechless at Yoon Hyun's way of calculating.

  "I'll take another look." Yoon Hyun didn't confirm or deny it.

  "Yin Xian, those girls are coming over." Just as Yin Xian and Kim Soo-yeon were discussing the price and profit of writing songs, the driver of the minivan suddenly said.

  Yin Xian raised an eyebrow and looked over.

  All I saw was that a few girls held up a paper board with the words: "Are you Yoon Hyun OPPA? We have something to say to you."

  Yin Xian was stunned for a moment and planned to open the door and get out of the car.

  "Yoon Hyun-ki, be careful, in case it's a crazy fan, there might be danger." Kim Soo-hyun grabbed Yoon Hyun-ki who was about to move.

  "It's okay, even these little girls are scared, I might as well quit the music industry altogether." Yin Xian said with a smile.

  "That's not necessary, just roll down the window and it'll be fine." Kim Soo-hyun, who had apparently received detailed training, began to instruct Yoon Hyun. She knew better than Yoon what kind of person anti was. "It's not that I'm afraid of ten thousand things, but rather that one in ten thousand chance."

  Yin Xian furrowed his brow, originally wanting to say, can't I even beat a few little girls?

  He immediately thought of Lu Hongzhe. In front of fans, artists are naturally at a disadvantage. So, he still followed Jin Xiuyan's opinion.

  "What's up?" Yoon Hyun followed Kim Soo-young's instructions, rolling down the window halfway and shouting at a few girls outside.

  "Yoon Hyun OPPA, we are fans of Girls' Generation. We also love the songs you wrote." The girl who led them put down the sign she was holding and bowed deeply to Yoon Hyun with an angle of over 100 degrees.

  "I could tell from your cheering signs. Otherwise, I wouldn't be talking to you guys." Yoon Hyun revealed a smile.

  "Thank you OPPA! Are you waiting for Yoon-ah here?" The girl who saw Yun Hyun being so nice let out a long sigh of relief, and at the same time felt a little excited.

  "Oh? Yeah. I'm here to pick up Yoon-ah and we're going to the Baeksang Arts Awards together. Looks like you guys are really loyal fans of Girls' Generation!

  Yun-hyun thought for a moment, feeling that there was nothing he couldn't say, so he told the girls the truth. "Tonight I'll be walking the red carpet at Baeksang with Yoon-ah! Hope you don't mind!"

  "No, no! Thank you so much, Yoon Hyun OPPA, for writing 'GEE' for Girls' Generation." The girls quickly shook their heads and bowed deeply to Yoon Hyun.

  "No need to be so polite. Taeyeon and the others are also working very hard. Even if they didn't have that song, they would still shine like this today." Yoon Hyun naturally understood what these girls meant. It seems that after the Black Ocean incident, SNSD's fans have become much more docile!

  Growing up in hardship, though painful, is better than never growing up at all!

  "Although it's a bit presumptuous, we'd like to ask if Yoon Hyun OPPA has any intention of writing songs for Girls' Generation again? We're all looking forward to your next collaboration!" The girl who was the first to speak finally spoke out after some deliberation.

  "You guys just wanted to ask this?" Yoon Hyun laughed.

  Several girls nodded seriously and hastily.

  "I don't know about that. The copyright fees for the song last time, President Kim Yeong-min still hasn't settled with me yet." Yoon Hyun opened a joke. "Moreover, I think their development is already very good now, and there's no need for me to add icing on the cake again. Besides, I'm also afraid, you know your idols are all a group of people who don't distinguish between occasions, joking around wildly... Last time at KBS, it scared me so much that I didn't dare go out for over a month, and even recording 'Infinite Challenge' was nerve-wracking..."

  "Is that so......" The girl's face revealed an unmistakable disappointment that she couldn't hide.

  "After that incident, I thought I had become your sworn enemy for life! Thank you for still being able to speak to me so calmly. Yoon Hyun saw the little girl's sad face and felt a bit apologetic, so he comforted her by saying: "You have to have faith in them, they are already Korea's best girl group, and they are still developing, as long as they don't give up themselves, no one can take their place."

  "But we really want to see OPPA perform with them on stage..." The little girl still wouldn't give up.

  "It doesn't necessarily have to be a song I wrote." Yoon Hyun smiled.

  "Sorry, Yunhyeong oppa, I've troubled you." Another fan beside him quickly bowed to Yunhyeong.

  "Don't apologize. I'm not angry. And you're all thinking of Tae-yeon and Yoon-ah for me, it makes me happy too! They're my dear sisters. Don't worry about it. Since I let Yoon-ah call me 'oppa', I won't let them suffer too much." Yun Hyeon looked at the fans' slightly shocked faces and suddenly thought, why are his fans so lucky...

  He selectively forgot about the Bai Si incident two years ago... His fans were worried sick, but it wasn't any less than these few girls in front of him!

  The little girl who was the leader seemed to want to say something, but was dragged away by another girl next to her, apparently afraid that she would say too much and bring more trouble to Girls' Generation.

  Yoon Hyun looked at the girls who were dragging their feet as they left, and made a mental note. Even if it was just for this group of kids who could still laugh and chat with him, he would write another song for the Girls' Generation.

  Chatting with SNSD fans is indeed a good way to kill time, Yoon Hyun's window hadn't even rolled up yet when Lim Yoona came out wearing big sunglasses and got into Yoon Hyun's car.

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  This chapter's math and all that, don't delve too deeply... thanks...

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