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Pei Muchan didn't talk much, just smiled.

Occasionally, when Xu Qingyan spoke, she would habitually retort a few sentences. Or when Zhou Lili asked about the concert plans, she would frown and ponder for a moment before answering.

"There are no concert arrangements for the time being, let's see the album's subsequent influence."

"Okay, Sister Pei." Zhou Lili was somewhat disappointed and turned to look at Xu Qingyan, "Teacher Xu, when are you planning to hold a concert?"

As he was drinking water, Xu Qingyan almost spit it all out, coughing as he said.

"Why switch to me?"

"The fans are urging, Brother Xu, you've been quiet for almost a month." Zhou Lili looked deeply concerned, "Teacher Xu, in the prime of your life, shouldn't you be working hard?"

"I can't help it if I'm out of inspiration, burned out." Xu Qingyan said, "Even the landlord's family runs out of surplus grain, you can't force an artist to produce, just wait a bit longer."

"What about the concert?"

"Forget it, how can I sing with just four or five songs, put them on loop?" Xu Qingyan waved his hand, "Let's talk about it later, there will be an opportunity, don't worry."

"Hey, liar!" Shen Jinyue interjected.

"You can shut up."

Pei Muchan found their bickering amusing, pouring fuel on the fire.

"He could actually sing my songs, we share the copyrights, so....."

"Don't say it, leading the kids astray." Xu Qingyan pointed at Pei Muchan, giving her a meaningful look, "Nothing like that, just need some more time to let it settle."

In the middle of it all, Pei Muchan went to the restroom.

After having a bit to drink, Shen Jinyue suddenly turned her head to glance at Xu Qingyan out of the blue, thinking about the scene just now. Her face showed suspicion, her little mind racing.

Something felt off, seeing Xu Qingyan and Pei Muchan interact seemed strange. It wasn't as if they were dating, it was just an odd kind of weird that she couldn't put her finger on.

At the end of the birthday banquet, Shen Jinyue sneaked in a question to Xu Qingyan during a lull in the festivities.

"Hey, are you and Sister Pei..."

Xu Qingyan glanced at her sideways, preparing to call a ride on his phone, casually asking.

"Are what?"

Shen Jinyue suddenly became coy, "Just... dating or something, you two seem very... close, kind of like the legendary couple."

"You should ask her that, what do you think?" Xu Qingyan gave her a glance.

"Um... I also don't think so."

"Well, there you have it, have you turned stupid at school?" Xu Qingyan poked her forehead hard with his finger, "Do more elementary school problems when you have time, and don't wildly guess all day."

Shen Jinyue stood there, dazed, with a somewhat vacant look in her eyes.

The next day.

After waking up, Xu Qingyan continued to immerse himself into his hectic workload. The approval for the broadcast required no worry on his part, as Wei Wufeng was well versed in this area.

For the theme song and soundtrack, Xu Qingyan chose the original tracks, but used "Arch-Enemy" for the end credits. He had Jiang Ling record the song, and had her work on the single as well.

After a long week of hard work, The Legend of Martial Arts finally premiered in early April.

The issue now was, who would buy it?

If no TV station wanted to buy it, they would have to go through online channels. However, the latter's influence was not as significant as a TV broadcast, so Xu Qingyan expressed his concern.

"I've contacted some familiar TV stations, and they're willing to take a look. But with both of us involved, relying on the quality of the series, getting a deal shouldn't be a problem."

"Both of us?" Xu Qingyan looked puzzled.

"Oh, you don't know, the heads of the purchasing departments are all women." Wei Wufeng's face revealed a mischievous smile, "Seeing you might just pique their interest."

"Damn, don't say it like that, it's freaky." Xu Qingyan rubbed the goosebumps on his arm, "I sell art not my body, you being there is just as good."

"I am going, when did I say I wouldn't?" Wei Wufeng looked nonchalant, "Who can take a bite out of me, the sole heir of the Wei family, bets on appearing in the internal bulletin tomorrow?"

Such a rich second generation, dammit!

Xu Qingyan shivered with disgust, firmly opposing any depraved behavior, patting Wei Wufeng on the shoulder with earnest,

"Young Master Wei, we must have some integrity."

"There's an old saying in Xia country, 'Do not bend for three pecks of rice, poor yet unyielding, never losing sight of one's ambitions in the clouds'..."

Wei Wufeng stood with his hands behind his back, casually saying, "At least five hundred thousand per episode."

"Damn, kowtowing to the hero here, how much?" Xu Qingyan couldn't straighten his tongue, his eyes wide, "You're talking about that much, not including online broadcasting rights, right?"

"Yeah, that's without them. Based on my experience, the purchasing department's ladies won't start lower than five hundred thousand." Wei Wufeng's lips quirked up slightly, "If it's too low, it's not even fun to buy."

"That strong?" Xu Qingyan was astonished.

Not to mention it's just half a million per episode, even though there were only twenty episodes in the script, the final edit came out to twenty-two episodes. Five hundred thousand per episode, the minimum is over ten million.

The back and forth doubled the amount.

That doesn't even include second and third round broadcasts, and if it's rerun, more money will go into the company's account. There's also the online broadcasting rights to sell, getting two bites of the apple.

"Country bumpkin, we've only just begun, selling it won't be a problem, it's more important that it catches fire." Wei Wufeng lit a cigarette, frowning, "To be honest, I'm not sure it will."

Xu Qingyan didn't respond, as he was confident in the quality of The Legend of Martial Arts.

"By the way, why are you holding on to those online broadcasting rights?" Wei Wufeng suddenly asked, "If it doesn't take off on TV, you can't expect much elsewhere."

"I know, we'll talk about this later." Xu Qingyan said.

"Okay." Wei Wufeng didn't press the matter further, turning to say seriously, "We really have to go ourselves, I'll make a connection, invite the leaders to a meal."

"You're actually willing to go that far?" Xu Qingyan looked surprised. Discover exclusive content at My Virtual Library Empire

"Go to hell, we're both so sunburnt, they won't even look our way!" Wei Wufeng cursed, "Just talk and leave, who's entertaining those romantic thoughts."