“Tick-tick.”
“Tick-tick.”
Sweat dripped down her pretty cheeks, dotted her chin, condensed into beads and dripped onto the floor.
Yuki Ichinose was lying on the wooden floor of her bedroom, with her legs spread apart and her upper body pressed forward on the floor.
Maintaining this movement can exercise the body's flexibility and is also very effective in burning fat.
When she was alone, she did not slack off.
Makeup, dancing, yoga, pronunciation, singing, reading, expression control, posture training, and model catwalk steps.
Maybe it was summer vacation, but she had so much to learn that she was busy from morning till night every day.
“All~!”
At this moment, the cell phone next to him suddenly rang.
Hearing the noise, a look of joy appeared on her pretty face. Without any hesitation, she reached out and took it.
However, when she glanced at the notification message on her phone and saw who the sender was, she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
Mom: "I'm going to the convenience store. Do you want me to bring you anything?"
She originally thought that Brother Guang had finished his work and it was time for him to send her a message every day.
"No, Mom, you're going out so late, please be careful on the road."
Yuki Ichinose maintained her split-leg posture and replied to her message.
Maybe it’s because she only started learning yoga last year, but maybe it’s because she is gifted, her body is very flexible and she is very adaptable.
"Practice for a while longer and then go take a shower."
After finishing this, she looked at the time, 9:47, muttered something, and continued her exercise.
She wants to become better, and she wants to use this summer vacation to transform herself.
Although she felt a little disappointed that Brother Guang didn't send her a message, it was only a little.
Because she knew that when Brother Guang finished his work, he would take her back to his hometown to meet his parents.
When she thought about it, she was both nervous and excited, hoping that her performance would not be too bad.
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At the same time, on the other side, Miki Baiyu had already soaked her feet, applied a facial mask, washed her face, put on pajamas, and lay down on the bed.
"I hope you can finish your work soon."
After turning off the lights, Miki Baiyu covered himself with the quilt, moved his head, adjusted his sleeping position to be comfortable, sent a good night greeting to Kurosawa Hikaru, and closed his eyes.
Unlike before, she now has the same athlete schedule as she did when she was a figure skater.
I go to bed early and get up early every day, full of longing and expectation for tomorrow.
She no longer suffers from insomnia, is no longer awakened by nightmares in the middle of the night, and no longer stays up late reading.
The experience of breaking her leg and ruining her career was like a nightmare to her even though many years had passed. She felt like she was falling into the abyss every time she thought about it.
However, as she began to focus on pair skating, she found that she could do it well.
Because pair skating also requires hard work, her knees will not be under great pressure because the jumping requirements are not so strict.
At the time, the senior student told her that it might not be impossible to skate in pairs and win the championship together!
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After carefully calculating the accounts, Kurosawa Hikaru had an expectation of the contract requirements.
The three big companies, Sony, Apple, and Penguin, either offer an extremely high buyout price or lower their profit-sharing requirements to give more profits.
That's right, he subsequently received a request from Apple and Penguin to have another meeting tomorrow, and he made his attitude clear.
Show your sincerity and don't even think about getting him. You need at least 100 billion yen before you consider it.
As for the value of signing a contract with him, he did not say much.
He could think of the value of it. If these three big companies couldn't figure it out, they were totally kidding.
The next morning, Kurosawa Hikaru and Igarashi Runa went to the Cat Carnival company together to shoot an advertising endorsement.
The collaboration with the music game Cat Carnival is the firm's first big order. After being delayed for so long, it is time to fulfill the contractual obligations.
Because of his perfect piano skills, playing music games is a piece of cake for him. Coupled with his superb acting skills, he was able to complete the entire filming in one go.
When he arrived at the shooting location, he was already wearing the zero-time suit.
Even if he hadn't used the piano to prove himself, no one would have doubted his identity in this matter.
You know, unlike Cosplay in private or small occasions, this is a commercial activity and an important occasion involving many aspects such as portrait rights and copyrights.
They arrived at the shooting location at 8 a.m. and left the company at 11 a.m. Kurosawa Hikaru and Igarashi Runa took the elevator and drove away in the underground garage.
"Is 1 billion yen just like that?"
Because they were working, Kurosawa Hikaru sat in the back seat, but there was a strange look on his face behind the mask, a look of incredible ease.
For their advertising endorsement with Cat Mania, they only need to shoot 5 commercials and 10 promotional posters, and they cannot endorse other games within a year.
Just by doing these things, you can get 1 billion.
Why are so many people in Japan starting to consider becoming full-time YouTubers? Even artist agencies and schools are starting to develop online artist businesses.
Because this is the importance of fame in the era of big data traffic.
"It's not in our hands yet. We have to wait until they edit the film, do the post-production, submit it for review and approval, and both parties agree to officially start the promotion before we can pay you."
Igarashi Runa also couldn't hide the smile on her face.
She also didn't expect that fulfilling the contract obligations would be so easy and was completed in just three hours.
Unlike her previous job at Phantom Star Agency, where she had no equity at all, this time in the contract, she has 30% of the equity.
Admittedly, the 30% equity dividend only counts the net profit.
Even though the tax rate for Japanese artists is terrible, the 1 billion yen must first be taxed, and then the operating costs and the 55% share of Kurosawa's artist contract must be deducted to get the net profit, but it is still a very considerable amount of money.
"Don't worry, it will be done in a month at the latest."
Kurosawa Hikaru smiled, feeling a little emotional but not too excited.
Compared to the big contract he is facing now, a 1 billion yen contract like Cat Carnival is child's play.
To put it bluntly, as long as they sign a contract with any of Sony, Apple, and Penguin, it is absolutely impossible for Zero Hour to go bankrupt during the contract period unless they encounter a natural disaster.
However, signing this contract will not be done overnight.
Because the amount involved in this contract is calculated in hundreds of billions, even a large company at the Fortune 500 level must seriously consider it and hold various meetings to discuss and make a decision.
That's right. Since he expressed his attitude last night, none of the three companies have taken down the announcement.
"Now that I think about it, 1 billion bought them a year's worth of game advertising endorsements. The vice president of Cat Carnival, Ms. Nishimura, has a really sharp eye. They made a killing."
After laughing, Igarashi Runa thought about what they discussed last night and couldn't help but sigh.
Miss Nishimura is really good at investing. She saw the potential of Lingshi early on, took a big gamble, and showed her full sincerity.
As it turned out, Miss Nishimura was worthy of the title of strong woman and she made the right bet.
Ever since the music recital, Ling Shi's fame has been at its peak and unstoppable. Many companies have contacted him and sought cooperation, and these endorsements are worth billions.
Unfortunately, he and Kurosawa had already sold the game endorsement rights when Zero Hour first became famous.
"In business cooperation, you don't have to worry too much about gains and losses, as long as there is a win-win situation. The benefits of Cat Carnival's cooperation with us will be seen by other companies. When the contract expires, the next contract will only be better."
Perhaps because he knew that the cat carnival was a small investment with a big reward, Kurosawa Hikaru didn't care.
Investing involves risks, and Ms. Nishimura led Cat Carnival to make the decision, and no matter how big the return is, it is well deserved.
"indeed."
After thinking about it, Igarashi Runa quickly figured out the reason.
The capital market is very greedy, like a shark, it will rush in as soon as it smells blood.
In short, this contract will be able to prove Kurosawa's value in endorsements. The more Cat Carnival earns, the higher its value in the eyes of capitalists.
"In that case, can we shorten the duration of our contracts with Sony, Apple, and Penguin? For example, we can sign a one-year contract with one of them first to prove our value. Then we don't have to worry about their lack of sincerity in subsequent contracts."
Suddenly, Igarashi Runa, who was driving, had an idea.
"hehe."
Hearing her question, Kurosawa Hikaru couldn't help but laugh.
"why are you laughing?"
"I'm glad you thought of this, but you guessed the wrong direction."
"Directions?"
Igarashi Runa was a little confused.
Kurosawa Hikaru nodded slightly, stroked his chin, and explained:
“In fact, Sony, Apple and Penguin, the three companies that want to cooperate with me, are faced with two choices.
The first one is that I have been in the industry for too short a time and my market value is not obvious enough. None of the three companies can figure out my value, so they only sign me for 1-3 years to further understand my value.
This is the safest way to invest, but the returns will be relatively low and there are risks. If I prove my absolute value in this short-term contract and want to renew it, the price may rise to the sky.
If the renewal fails, their helping me with operations and promotion is tantamount to helping others, which is more risky.
The second possibility is that a company values my value and decides to take a gamble, offering a sky-high price or making concessions, impressing me with their sincerity and achieving a strategic, long-term cooperation once and for all.
This is a very risky practice for investment, but it is the most common practice for large companies with abundant financial resources.
10 years is a long time. They can help me promote the company without any worries, maximize my value, and win more. Moreover, in a win-win situation, it will be easier to cooperate with them in the future.”
For large companies, short-term profits are not enough. Many of their plans and projects are aimed at long-term profits. Because they are large companies with solid foundations, they have enough time to win more. "
"I see."
Igarashi Runa listened to his explanation and nodded as if she understood something.
At the same time, she admired Kurosawa more and more in her heart.
This guy is still a college student who has not yet stepped into society, but he knows so much... Is this the top student in the Department of Finance
In the afternoon, they went through the business plan finalized last night, met with some people in the office, conducted business negotiations, discussed the contract details and signed them.
Kurosawa Hikaru did not go to the tutoring class today because today's matter was very important and he asked for leave.