Chapter 33

Li Yuhao finally managed to get into his chauffeur-driven car under the enthusiastic 'escort' of a female junior. Seeing the pile of gifts from various juniors on the seat next to him, he helplessly shook his head and casually flipped through them to see what they had sent. "My goodness... They really send anything, bread, drinks, seaweed rolls, homemade boxed meals, I K... Who sent this 'Jissbon'? Don't they know I've always used 'Durex'?"

Li Yuhao could only bitterly smile as he looked at the box. The students of Seoul National University were truly talented, sending anything and everything. Li Yuhao directly picked up the box of 'Jissbon' and handed it to the middle-aged agent driving the car. "Uncle, I don't need this for now... I'll give it to you, don't let it go to waste."

The agent laughed when he saw the box of condoms. "Hehehe... Indeed, the students of Seoul National University are different. I don't need it either, so I'll just throw it away. By the way, Li Yuhao, don't eat or drink anything the fans sent. I'll deal with it when we get to the company." The agent was also worried about anti-fans possibly being among the senders.

Li Yuhao's album would start pre-sales tomorrow, and in half a month, he would be on stage. At this time, it was better to be cautious and avoid any mishaps. The anti-fan organization, which was omnipresent, was sometimes unpredictable. So during this period, everything had to be handled with caution.

Li Yuhao nodded in response to the agent's words. "I understand. No matter how hungry I am, I won't eat anything the fans send. The anti-fans are too scary."

Satisfied with Li Yuhao's answer, the agent nodded.

At this moment, Li Yuhao took out his phone and called Pani. "Pani, sorry. I was surrounded by juniors earlier. Did you call me for something?"

"Oh, I wanted to ask when you're free in the next few days. My team and I want to treat you to a meal to thank you."

"Um! I'm not sure. In half a month, I'll be on stage, and during this time, I need to order stage costumes and practice... Let me check with my agent." Li Yuhao slightly covered the phone's microphone and asked his agent, "Uncle, do we have any plans for the next few days?"

The agent replied, "Your 'Snow Flower' album will start pre-sales tomorrow. You need to go to the company to order costumes in the morning, and in the afternoon, you have to teach Lee Ji-eun. The day after tomorrow, you'll work on the stage effects with the company, and in the afternoon, you'll... Yeah, it's probably around four days from now. That night, you don't have any plans."

Li Yuhao, knowing his schedule, picked up the phone. "Pani, I'm free four days from now in the evening."

"Four days from now? Okay, I'll call you then. Your album pre-sales start tomorrow, right? I'll order your album 'Snow Flower' to support you."

"Hehe, thanks for your support, but you don't need to spend money to order it. I'll give you a copy when the time comes."

"Thanks. I won't bother you with work anymore. I'll call you later. Bye!!" "Bye."

......

At midnight, Li Yuhao's 'Snow Flower' album would start pre-sales. At this moment, the company's marketing department, planning department, the company president, and Li Yuhao were all sitting in the meeting room, waiting to see the pre-sale situation of Li Yuhao's album. Li Yuhao was also waiting with excitement for midnight to arrive.

Li Yuhao kept rubbing his hands, naturally feeling a bit anxious. "President, I'll go to the restroom."

Lee Min-jeok understood Li Yuhao's feelings very well. After all, midnight was the true beginning of Li Yuhao's journey into the entertainment industry. Lee Min-jeok smiled and said, "Yuhao, don't be so nervous. You've already gone to the restroom four times in less than an hour."

"President, it's easy for you to say. This is my first album. Of course, I'm nervous. How do I know if the fans will buy it? I can't hold it anymore, I'll go to the restroom first... I'll come back later." Li Yuhao ran to the restroom again, which was already his fifth time.

Li Yuhao was indeed very nervous. The entertainment industry was a completely unfamiliar and distant field for him in his previous life. Any previous work experience was not applicable here. Facing the stage soon, it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. Especially the album pre-sales tonight...

The pre-sale results would directly reflect whether Li Yuhao's popularity was just media hype or if he was truly a 'wolf' in the music industry.

After using the restroom, Li Yuhao returned to the meeting room. Lee Min-jeok smiled and said, "Yuhao, this is just an album pre-sale. The source hasn't even been released yet, don't be nervous... Don't you see how confident everyone is in your song? Besides, the pre-sale only accounts for a small part of the album sales. The main part is the sales after the source is released."

Li Yuhao nodded and said, "Yes, yes, the main part is after the source is released. But I really want to know how many hardcore fans support me. I don't have high expectations for the pre-sale, just 50,000 to 60,000 would be fine."

The people in the room burst into laughter at Li Yuhao's novice statement. "Hahaha... 50,000 to 60,000? You're scaring us. The pre-sale for TVXQ's album was at most 70,000. Think about how large the 'Cassiopeia' fanbase is. Your 'Feathers' compared to 'Cassiopeia'... still have a long way to go." In the end, they didn't want to discourage Li Yuhao.

100,000 'Feathers' was already a miracle. Li Yuhao's MV had only been released for about two months, and having 100,000 registered fans was already impressive. Each registered fan had to pay 20,000 yuan in management fees annually, so just the registration fees alone earned Li Yuhao 200 million yuan.

However, compared to the 300,000 'Cassiopeia' fans in Korea alone, not to mention the overseas 'Cassiopeia' fans, 100,000 'Feathers' was not enough.

Li Yuhao, hearing the company's ridicule, pouted and thought, "What about TVXQ? What about 'Cassiopeia'? They couldn't escape S.M.'s 'five-year itch.' Next year is the fifth year. From HOT to Shinhwa, to TVXQ... S.M.'s groups have all fallen to this curse... But this is only because S.M.'s shareholders are crazy for money. If TVXQ had the same contract as me, who would sue their own company?"

Seeing Li Yuhao pout, Lee Min-jeok smiled and comforted him. "Yuhao, I believe in you. One day, you'll surpass TVXQ. But... you need to get rid of your nervousness. This is just an album pre-sale, not a stage performance. I'm afraid... if you get nervous on stage and want to go to the restroom, that would be a real problem."

The people in the room burst into laughter at Lee Min-jeok's words. "Hahaha..."

Li Yuhao, with a dark face, said, "That won't happen. I get excited when there are more people. The more people, the calmer I am. I'm not afraid of going on stage." In his previous life, he had given speeches at the company's annual meeting without any fear.

"This album pre-sale feels like when I was in elementary school, waiting for the teacher to hand out test papers. I don't know if I'll get a beating when I get home with my test scores. This is because it's my first time facing the pre-sale results, so I'm a bit nervous. But mostly, I'm excited, very excited."

Lee Min-jeok laughed. "I understand. After all, this is your first album. No matter how much the company has hyped you up, today is the real test. Not just you, but all of us here are a bit nervous."

As they chatted, the time finally reached '00:00.' The planning department said, "The pre-sale has started." Everyone looked at the computer screen in the meeting room, which was directly connected to the network department. As soon as someone ordered an album, a notification would appear.

From '00:02,' the notification sounds started, 'Ding dong,' 'Ding ding dong,' and then the sounds kept coming, 'Ding ding ding...' The numbers on the screen kept increasing...

77... 152... 273... 565... Soon, someone said, "It's over a thousand." But the notification sounds didn't stop... "Two thousand."

"Pre-sales have reached ten thousand, YES!! YES!!! It's already a success." Because of the impact of digital music on physical albums, selling 100,000 albums was considered a big success. Currently, it was still pre-sales, which might only account for a small part of the total sales before the source was released. The main sales would come after the source was released.

In less than half an hour, Li Yuhao's album 'Snow Flower' pre-sales reached 20,000. "Twenty thousand, it's reached twenty thousand..." The network department immediately posted this news on Li Yuhao's official website, which stimulated his registered fans.

The growth rate of the numbers didn't slow down but rather accelerated.

An hour later, the marketing department said, "37,896... Great success. In just one hour, it's already over 30,000, almost 40,000. Li Yuhao's album can be considered a huge success!!" However, the growth rate slowed down but continued to increase.

Seeing this result, Li Yuhao smiled. He immediately picked up a free computer in the meeting room, logged into his personal fan club, and posted a message of gratitude...

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