Chapter 102 Selling Copyright

  Chen Zhenquan suddenly became the workshop director, which is a big news in Chen Zhenquan's workshop. Director Liu's retirement was not a secret, and many people who had been eyeing this position and had started to take action early on were surprised to see Chen Zhenquan, who usually kept a low profile, take the seat. This naturally aroused the curiosity of many people.

  There were no secrets in the factory to begin with, and under the deliberate inquiry of these people, it was soon discovered that Old Chen had relied on his own son's prestige to take this position. Suddenly, Chen Chufan's reputation in the factory became notorious, and within a few days, everyone in the factory knew that Old Chen's family had a promising son who not only was about to go abroad for further studies but also helped his father get a job as director of the workshop before he left.

  It directly led to the workers in the tire factory, now educating their own children, opening and closing their mouths are all Lao Chen's son. Take a look at how Lao Chen's son is doing, becoming many people's mantra.

  Now that familiar people have seen Chen Chufan's parents, they can't help but praise their son. It makes the old couple smile every day, to the point where their mouths are stretched wide open. Some people even start asking Old Mr. and Mrs. Chen if Little Chen has a girlfriend, thinking of matchmaking for the younger generation.

  However, Chen Chufan did not care about these things. After finishing a week of translation work, Chen Chufan returned to his leisurely summer vacation life, the only difference from before being that now his mother didn't let him lift a finger with household chores. In his mother's words, her son was going to do great things in the future, how could he be bothered with such trivial matters?

  This tone made Chen Chufan feel both amused and annoyed. However, he couldn't win against his mother, so he could only give up. Fortunately, there wasn't much exhausting work to do at home, so Chen Chufan let his mother have her way. He was still thinking about how to make some money before leaving to leave for the two elderly people to live a better life.

  Although his own father had been promoted, the salary actually did not increase much. Especially now that the factory's performance is poor, and there are even cases of wage arrears, this makes Chen Chufan, who is about to go abroad, very worried.

  It's true that good things come in pairs. Just as Chen Chufan was worried about where to make some money, Liu Ayi made a phone call to Chen Chufan's home.

  Originally, a Hong Kong record company had taken notice of Chen Chufan's song "Jasper Night Rain" and wanted to buy the copyright, but they couldn't find any contact information for Chen Chufan. In the end, somehow they found out about Chen Chufan's connection with the Clear Water Bay resort and contacted Liu Xiaoting, the manager of the resort. Liu Xiaoting didn't think it was convenient to help Chen Chufan make a decision, so she directly called Chen Chufan herself.

  In fact, Chen Chufan should be grateful to the agent Fan Zhengchao who invited him to step into the popular music scene at the party. It turned out that after being rejected by Chen Chufan, he didn't give up and managed to get a video of "Jiang Lan Ye Yu" recorded on TV and sent it to Universal Music Company with whom he had a cooperative relationship.

  His intention was to attract the attention of Universal Music to this newcomer, and then offer some favorable conditions to make Chen Chufan more confident. Unfortunately, Universal Music had no plans to enter the Z domestic market at that time, so it was not interested in cultivating a new artist from Z domestic, but instead became extremely interested in the song in the video, and had the idea of buying the copyright.

  This is really a good thing, Chen Chufan was worried about thinking of ways to make money to support his family, and someone sent money to the door. However, the birth of this song has gone through the efforts of many people, such as the arrangement of Chufan Band, and the adaptation of Professor Wang, so Chen Chufan is also embarrassed to make a decision to sell the publishing rights alone, and told Liu Ayi about his hesitation.

  "It's easy to handle, Chu Fang band doesn't need to be bothered with, if you want to sell, they won't have any opinion. As for Professor Wang, you can contact him." Liu Xiaoting suggested over the phone.

  It's okay, Professor Wang left his home phone number to this proud student, Chen Chufan called and mentioned the matter, Professor Wang would not bother with such trivial matters with his own student, let Chen Chufan make the decision himself.

  Chen Chufan then called Liu Ayi back and agreed to sell the song's copyright.

  "Just sell it if you want to, and don't worry about anything else. The club will help negotiate the contract for you, and after that's done, all you need to do is sign it!" Liu Xiaoting said over the phone.

  Chen Chufan hung up the phone and felt extremely fortunate to have met Liu Ayi, otherwise he wouldn't have understood many things. If it weren't for Liu Ayi helping him deal with these matters in the name of the club, he probably wouldn't even know how to negotiate with others.

  A few more days passed, Chen Chufan did not wait for the news of the song copyright contract sale, but waited for another good news, TOEFL scores came out, and Xiao Chen classmates actually scored a perfect score, 677 points. This news stirred up countless people's nerves.

  Liu Yi, Han Xiaoxi, Ye Siying, Yang Tao, Meng Wei and others sent congratulatory telegrams. As a result, Xiao Chen classmate received phone calls for a whole day.

  Especially Xiao Hei, who kept asking her boyfriend on the phone how he learned English and what types of questions were on the exams, etc. As a result, Chen Chufan gave himself countless titles of genius over the phone.

  Yang Tao's congratulatory message had a somewhat off taste.

  "I'm telling you, Old Three, you're really something! With your TOEFL scores being perfect, how did you manage to get only 38 points on the CET-4 in your freshman year? What kind of twisted psychology do you have to resort to such a boring thing!"

  Dealing with a despicable person like Yang Tao, Chen Chufan has already become familiar and effortless.

  "Never mind about that, second brother. To make you feel sick with a score of 38, I was calculating scores throughout the entire CET-4 exam. It's easy for me!"

  Needless to say, the family was overjoyed when they learned that Chen Chufan had achieved a perfect score on his TOEFL exam. The old couple couldn't help but share the news with everyone they met. As a result, the name of Chen's child once again stirred up a small commotion in the factory.

  Good news always comes in bundles. The copyright sales contract for "Jiang Lan Ye Yu" has been finalized, with Universal Music purchasing the rights to the song for HK$1 million. Not only that, but Chen Chufan will still retain the right to be credited as the songwriter and composer. Furthermore, if the single sells 3 million copies after its public release, 10% of the profits will also belong to Chen Chufan. Even the taxes, which were negotiated by Liu Niang, will be paid by the other party.

  The original contract was mailed to S city, and after Chen Chufan signed it, it was sent back to Liu Yi. The transaction was then considered complete. The HK$100,000 earned from the sale of the copyright was also exchanged for RMB a few days later and transferred into Chen Chufan's bank card.

  After receiving this money, Chen Chufan's summer vacation also basically came to an end. It was almost September. Chen Chufan had to return to W City, cooperate with the club to handle some pre-departure procedures, and then start his unknown journey abroad.

  After dinner, when the whole family was sitting in front of the TV watching TV, Chen Chufan took out the card with 100,000 RMB from his pocket and handed it to his mother.

  "Mom, I have to go to W city tomorrow and after completing the formalities, I might leave the country directly. You take this card, the password is your birthday. There's 100,000 yuan inside, after I leave the country, you all take good care of yourselves and eat something nice every day!" Chen Chufan said with a casual tone.

  "What? 100,000 yuan? Where did you get so much money?" The father sitting on the side exclaimed first.

  Even with a casual tone, it can't hide the fact that the amount of money is huge. For a family with a monthly income of just over 10,000 yuan, 100,000 yuan is absolutely a huge sum. So, the suspicious eyes and astonished tone of my parents are predictable.

  "Yes, Fangfang, where did this money come from?" Her mother also had a worried look on her face.

  Fortunately, Chen Chufan had already guessed the reaction of his family members. He specially made a copy of the song copyright sales contract that was mailed to him, and when he returned to his bedroom, he took out this copy and explained: "Dad, Mom, don't worry about where this money came from, it's all legitimate income. I have musical talent, so I wrote a song and someone liked it, paid for the copyright, look, this is the contract for selling the copyright, take a look!"

  Taking the photocopy from his son, the two adults huddled together to study it for half a day before exclaiming: "This money is too easy to make! Writing a song can earn 100,000 yuan? That's more than I've earned in ten years of working!"

  Upon hearing his father's sigh, Chen Chufan pouted and said: "Dad, it's not as easy as you say. I don't know how many brain cells I've killed to write this song! It was only when inspiration struck that I had the idea. Even if you ask me to write another one, it would be very difficult!"

  "Alright, you old man, your son is much more promising than you." The mother chimed in with a relieved tone.

  When he heard his wife's words, Chen Zhenquan was not annoyed at all, but instead laughed: "My son, of course, will be more promising than me. You don't need to say that. However, Fangfang, this money is not needed by us two old people, so you'd better take it with you. When studying abroad, where doesn't cost money? Don't worry about home, my salary is enough for the two of us to live a life. And since you're studying abroad, we can save your tuition and living expenses at home, which will be even more comfortable."

  "No way, what am I going to do with so much money? You keep the money, and I'll feel more at ease studying outside!" Chen Chufan insisted.

  After a long time, under Chen Chufan's insistence, the family finally let him stay. However, his mother also ran back to the room and took out 5,000 yuan in cash that had been prepared for Chen Chufan to take away.

  "The money on your card was saved by mom for you, it's for when you get married in the future. This money is what our family prepared for you to go abroad, you should keep it well and exchange it into US dollars. When you arrive in America, use it in case of an emergency!"