Listening to the system's prompt, Gao Fei was stunned.
Deposit exceeded five hundred million?
What's going on?
And the system has activated the mall mode, with fifteen purchase opportunities.
Given the system's usual tricks, Gao Fei guessed that the items in the mall were definitely a trap.
Just as he was marveling at the system's congratulations, Huo Dongcheng on the other end of the phone called out twice.
"Brother Gao, are you listening? Hello?"
"Oh oh, I'm listening, Old Huo!"
"Then what do you think? Eleven million dollars to buy your software, this is a windfall!"
Huo Dongcheng returned to the issue of selling the virtual phone software.
Gao Fei, who had snapped back to reality, didn't agree immediately. Instead, he asked curiously, "Old Huo, what's the name of the tech company you mentioned, and what's its specific business development direction?"
"The company is called Henry Technology, a top-tier enterprise in Hong Kong. As for its business development direction, I haven't been exposed to it before and I'm temporarily unclear. Should I go inquire?"
"No need to inquire, I have my own ways of getting their group's business information."
Gao Fei chuckled into the phone. Just as he was about to speak, Jin Qiqi knocked and entered the office.
He looked back at her, thought for two seconds, and then said, "Since you can raise the price to eleven million dollars, it means there's definitely room for my software to be priced higher.
Keep them stable for now, and I'll give you the final answer within two days."
"Old Gao, you're not planning to keep bidding, are you?"
"Pretty much!"
"Holy crap, you're even greedier than me. I like that spirit!"
"Once the price is set, I'll make sure to reward you. Wait for my word!"
Huo Dongcheng responded and hung up the phone.
The sound of running water in the bathroom stopped abruptly.
Jin Qiqi, standing behind him, glanced at the turned-off faucet, blinked twice, and gestured towards the window.
Gao Fei nodded silently and then led her out of the office.
The rooftop bar at the top of the office building.
"Boss, the domestic box office revenue, the copyright fees for movies purchased by various TV stations, and the share from video platforms have all been deposited into Feihe Film and Television Company's account.
After deducting all expenses, your current share dividend is four hundred and thirty million Longguo coins."
Four hundred million!
Hearing the dividend income from the movie, Gao Fei was shocked and speechless.
If there were no dividends, wouldn't the domestic box office revenue be close to a billion?
This was the first time Jin Qiqi had seen Gao Fei look surprised, which was quite unexpected.
In her eyes, her boss was usually calm and in control, unaffected by any unexpected events or surprises.
It was rare to see him shocked by money.
The word "greedy" was very fitting.
Jin Qiqi coughed and continued to deliver other news: "The statistics and income of foreign box office are handled by the General Administration. The box office is expected to be thirty to forty million dollars. After a month of release, the General Administration will announce the total box office.
Due to the popularity of the Jia Da Film Festival, the novel has become a bestseller abroad. The first volume was reprinted with twenty thousand copies and sold out in a week. The middle volume was released the day before yesterday, and thirty thousand copies were sold out in one day.
Boss, you are also the first literary giant to go abroad with a novel!"
"Literary giant, my foot. If it weren't for the film festival, my novel would at most be popular domestically. Compared to the great authors here, I'm a complete failure!"
Gao Fei was not impressed by Jin Qiqi's flattery. Instead, he asked greedily, "Stop the flattery, tell me quickly, which of my foreign incomes have been credited?"
"The publishing income from the novel, after deducting various expenses and taxes, is only a few million.
Your songs have signed authorization and agency contracts with four foreign music platforms. All songs were released in mid-last month.
That song 'See You Aging' even topped the charts on all four platforms. The playback revenue, as well as the commercial authorization revenue, are estimated to be credited this month.
However, the platform authorization fees signed have been credited this morning. After deducting taxes, the total is eighty-six million Longguo coins."
Listening to Jin Qiqi's news, Gao Fei's heart pounded.
Not counting other income, just from the domestic box office and the song authorization fees, the substantial income.
He now had a solid five hundred and sixteen million in his account.
After a year of transmigration, his income had been at most tens of millions, close to one hundred million.
Now with five hundred million in income, Gao Fei felt like he was floating on clouds.
As a transmigrator with a cheat, after a year, he had finally seen the light.
Simply put, he had made it!
If he didn't make movies, and including the industries invested in by his investment company, by the end of the year, he would definitely be among the billionaires.
"Damn it, if I had five hundred million when I was dealing with Kong Liwei, why would I have gotten involved in these江湖 (jianghu - martial world) events? I could have just smashed them with money."
Gao Fei muttered and looked at Jin Qiqi, asking, "By the way, when is Hank coming? Any news?"
"He said mid-month before, but I estimate we won't see him until next month!"
"Is he tied up with something?"
"Someone must have leaked the news. Upon learning he was coming to Longguo, many domestic film and television company executives directly blocked his doorstep!
I heard people are lining up to give him cars, money, and women!"
Gao Fei was speechless.
To have domestic film and television bigwigs groveling with money and gifts indirectly showed how much global film industry clout Hank's reputation and strength carried.
After a brief chat about Hank, Jin Qiqi drank some juice and said, "Boss, the aftermath of Yu Min spreading rumors about you is a bit serious."
"What do you mean?"
"The college entrance examination is tomorrow. As last year's top liberal arts student in the country, you were supposed to be the spokesperson for this year's exam.
But Yu Min spread rumors that you were involved in organized crime. Although the Kyoto police station has clarified, all the interviews and publicity scheduled for today have been canceled at the last minute.
A while ago, People's Daily and Communist Youth League official accounts even reposted your interview video from last year's college entrance examination to encourage students. They were all deleted yesterday.
That Yu person, why did they have to spread rumors about you at this critical juncture? Even if she's arrested, the subsequent impact on you is too severe."
Jin Qiqi put down the juice and sighed, tentatively asking, "Shall I have the public relations team put in some effort to restore your glorious image?"
"Forget it. The police station just issued a statement to clarify for me. It took me so long to get out of the spotlight. Let's not do any fancy moves. Time will fade it away!"
Gao Fei waved his hand, not too concerned about the impact of the rumors.
He didn't have any new movies, songs, or books to release right now, so there was no need to fight online public opinion to restore his image.
Moreover, his persona was: you can spread whatever rumors you want, I'm innocent, and I still make money!
After a brief chat, they returned to the company.
Not long after, Gao Fei's phone vibrated, and the over five hundred million in cash was all deposited.
"My pockets are finally full of ammunition again!"
He put down his phone with satisfaction and then started browsing the website of Henry Technology Company.
More than ten minutes later, Gao Fei, who had hacked into Henry Technology's internal network, widened his eyes as he looked at each business.
"What the hell, this tech company is quite shady. No wonder they want to buy my software at a high price!"
A moment later, he went to the restroom and called Huo Dongcheng.
"Brother Gao!"
"Old Huo, here's what you do..."