Chapter 90

On Friday afternoon, Yoon Hyun arrived at the KBS singer passage right after the Music Bank program ended.

"Yoon Ah, I'm already here. When can you come out?"

"OPPA, I just came down from the encore stage. I still need to change clothes and do my makeup. It will take another half an hour."

"Hurry up. We still need over an hour to get to the National Theater of Korea."

"Okay, OPPA!"

After hanging up the phone, Yoon Hyun closed his eyes to rest.

"Yoon Hyun xi, did you notice those fans over there?" Manager Kim Soo Yeon suddenly said.

"Which side? Oh, those Girls' Generation fans?"

"Yes, they've been pointing at our car since just now."

"Are they planning to puncture my car tires?" Yoon Hyun joked.

"I have to remind you, Girls' Generation has a lot of hardcore fans. Especially Yoon Ah and Taeyeon, who you always provoke, are not someone you can mess with."

"Hey... Soo Yeon, I'm not trying to do anything to Girls' Generation. Why are you talking so strangely... What do you mean by 'always provoking Yoon Ah'..." Yoon Hyun was speechless.

"Earlier, the company informed me that they received an invitation from S.M. Entertainment to write songs for Girls' Generation and SHINee. It was sent by Kim Young Min nim in his personal name, and Yoo Young Jin also signed it. The offer is very high. The company hopes I inform you so you can make some arrangements." Kim Soo Yeon ignored Yoon Hyun's explanation and started talking about work.

"High offer? Hmm, this is the first time I've heard of someone asking me to write songs through the company." Yoon Hyun was taken aback.

"Many people have asked the company before, but since you handled your own management in the past, the company turned them down. Later, even though some offers came in, I also turned them down for you." Kim Soo Yeon flipped open her notebook to a page filled with records, showing Yoon Hyun the people she had rejected.

"Why did you turn them down for me? Wouldn't you get a higher commission if I earned more money?" Yoon Hyun was a bit surprised; he always thought Kim Soo Yeon was money-driven...

"Forcing you to write songs would make IU argue with me. I don't want my sister to be sad." Kim Soo Yeon spoke sincerely, and Yoon Hyun couldn't see any signs of lying.

"Then this time... is it because the offer is high? How high?" Yoon Hyun suddenly became curious.

"I can't refuse it. 600 million won per song, but you have to be responsible for the recording. The choreography and MV shooting will be priced separately." Kim Soo Yeon spoke calmly, but her eyes sparkled with excitement...

"600 million? Is that a high price?" Yoon Hyun really had no concept.

"Basically, it's a loss-making deal. For example, Girls' Generation's 'Hoot' sold only 180,000 copies, which is about 30 billion won. After deducting channel costs, each song can only earn 2 to 3 billion won. This is already a good sale. Of course, your album is an exception, which is purely... a special case." When it came to professional matters, Kim Soo Yeon was still a reliable manager.

"So my album..." Yoon Hyun became interested...

"The final domestic sales were over 2.2 million copies, with a total revenue of 100 billion won. In the U.S. and Europe, it sold over 1.7 million copies, with a higher price, so it's also about 100 billion won. However, the overseas channel costs are higher, and the total cost, including printing and other expenses, is around 70%. But considering the costs have already been calculated in the domestic sales, this part is pure profit... After deducting royalties and MV production costs, the profit is about 30 billion won." Kim Soo Yeon carefully opened her notebook and calculated as she spoke.

"So my album has a total pure profit of 60 billion won? That's pretty good!" Yoon Hyun nodded in satisfaction. This number was so high that he almost couldn't believe it, almost as much as his ** income.

"This is the revenue from physical albums. Online downloads bring in about 1 billion won. However, these are shared with the company, so the final amount in your account is about 18 to 20 billion won." Kim Soo Yeon finished her calculations and closed the notebook.

"Can we say that if I write a song and sing it myself, I can earn about 30 to 40 billion won, or about 10 to 20 billion won for myself?" Yoon Hyun asked.

"Do you think S.M.'s offer is low? I have to tell you, even Yoo Young Jin wouldn't offer more than 1 billion won per song..." Kim Soo Yeon was speechless at Yoon Hyun's calculation.

"I'll think about it." Yoon Hyun remained noncommittal.

"Yoon Hyun xi, those girls are coming over." Just as Yoon Hyun and Kim Soo Yeon were discussing the offer and profits, the driver of the limousine suddenly said.

Yoon Hyun raised an eyebrow and looked over.

He saw the girls holding up a sign that read: "Is this Yoon Hyun OPPA? We have something to say to you."

Yoon Hyun was taken aback and decided to open the door and get out.

"Yoon Hyun xi, be careful. If they are hardcore fans, it could be dangerous." Kim Soo Yeon grabbed Yoon Hyun, who was about to get out.

"No problem. If I can't even handle a few girls, I might as well quit the music industry." Yoon Hyun smiled.

"Still, don't get out. Just roll down the window." Kim Soo Yeon, clearly well-trained, began to instruct Yoon Hyun. She knew better than Yoon Hyun what anti-fans were like. "Better safe than sorry."

Yoon Hyun frowned, thinking, "Can't I handle a few girls?"

Then he remembered Lu Hongzhe. In front of fans, artists are naturally at a disadvantage. So, he followed Kim Soo Yeon's advice.

"What do you want?" Yoon Hyun rolled down the window halfway and shouted to the girls outside.

"Yoon Hyun OPPA, we are Girls' Generation fans. We also love the songs you wrote." The girl leading the group put down the sign and bowed deeply, more than 100 degrees.

"I could tell from your light sticks. Otherwise, I wouldn't be talking to you." Yoon Hyun smiled.

"Thank you, OPPA! May I ask if you are waiting for Yoon Ah here?" The girl, seeing Yoon Hyun was approachable, breathed a sigh of relief and became a bit excited.

"Oh? Yes. I'm here to pick up Yoon Ah to go to the Baeksang Arts Awards. It seems you are true fans of Girls' Generation!" Yoon Hyun thought for a moment and decided there was no harm in telling the truth. "Tonight, I will walk the red carpet with Yoon Ah. I hope you don't mind!"

"No, no! Yoon Hyun OPPA, we are very grateful for the song 'GEE' you wrote for Girls' Generation." The girls shook their heads and bowed deeply again.

"No need to be so formal. Taeyeon and the others work very hard. Even without that song, they would still shine as they do today." Yoon Hyun understood the meaning behind the girls' words. It seemed that after the Black Sea incident, Girls' Generation fans had become much more gentle.

Growing through hardships is painful, but it's better than not growing at all!

"Though it may be presumptuous, may we ask if Yoon Hyun OPPA has any plans to write more songs for Girls' Generation? We are looking forward to your next collaboration." The leading girl hesitated for a moment and finally asked her question.

"You just want to ask this?" Yoon Hyun laughed.

The girls nodded earnestly.

"I don't know. The royalties for the last song haven't even been settled by President Kim Young Min yet." Yoon Hyun joked. "Besides, I think they are doing very well now. They don't need me to add more to their success. Besides, I'm scared. You know your idols, they are a bunch of people who joke around without considering the situation. The incident at KBS scared me so much that I didn't dare to go out for over a month, and I was even nervous about recording 'Infinite Challenge'..."

"Is that so..." The girl's face showed unmistakable disappointment.

"After that incident, I thought I had become your Sone's lifelong enemy. I'm grateful that you can still talk to me so calmly now." Yoon Hyun, seeing the girl's sad face, felt a bit sorry and comforted her: "You should have confidence in them. They are already the best girl group in Korea, and they are still developing. As long as they don't give up, no one can knock them off their position."

"But we really want to see OPPA perform on stage with them..." The little girl was still not giving up.

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

"I'm sorry, Yoon Hyun OPPA, for putting you in a difficult position." Another fan quickly bowed to Yoon Hyun.

"Don't apologize. I'm not angry. I'm happy that you care so much for Taeyeon and Yoon Ah. They are like my younger sisters. Don't worry. Since I let Yoon Ah and the others call me OPPA, I won't let them suffer too much." Yoon Hyun, seeing the shocked faces of the fans, suddenly felt that his own fans were so fortunate...

He conveniently forgot about the worries his fans had during the Baeksang two years ago, which were no less than those of the girls in front of him!

The leading girl wanted to say something more but was pulled away by another girl, clearly afraid that she would say too much and cause trouble for Girls' Generation...

Yoon Hyun watched the girls leave reluctantly and made up his mind. For the sake of these Sone who could still smile and chat with him, he would write another song for Girls' Generation!

Chatting with Girls' Generation fans was indeed a good way to pass the time. Before Yoon Hyun could roll up the window, Yoon Ah, wearing a pair of large sunglasses, walked out and got into Yoon Hyun's car.

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The calculations in this chapter are not to be taken too seriously... Thank you...

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