Gu Xingyi had always thought of himself as someone who viewed money like dirt.

But when a massive sum of money was actually laid out in front of him, he realized—even if it’s dirt, when there’s that much of it, it’s still enough to leave anyone completely stunned!

Normally, album sales are split—30% to the singer, 20% to the songwriter and composer, and the remaining 50% split 70/30 between the company and the platform. But since Xia Xiyao and Gu Xingyi didn’t have a company, her earnings only needed to be split 70/30 with the Huayin platform.

The group stared at each other, eyes wide, frozen for quite a while before they finally came back to their senses.

At this moment, Yun jie’s heart was full of mixed emotions. Not long ago, she’d been going gray with worry over her mother’s illness and mounting debts. But since Gu Xingyi appeared in her life, in just a short time, not only had she escaped all those hardships, she no longer had to worry about money ever again.

Tao Lele’s family was doing okay, but this was the first time she had earned this much money—it left her a bit dazed too.

It turned out that the reason Xia Xiyao had called them over early in the morning was to give them their paychecks.

In fact, Xia Xiyao had been thinking about this the whole time. Tao Lele and Yun jie had been working with her for nearly three months, diligently and without complaint, but until now, they hadn’t received a single cent.

So the moment she earned some money, they were the first people she thought of. She just didn’t expect the earnings from this album to be this terrifying.

Up until now, no album had ever surpassed 50 million in first-day sales. Yet Xia Xiyao’s had broken that historical record!

Gu Xingyi was the first to calm down, and he quickly thought things through.

In the original world, Old Zhou’s album had already broken 120 million in first-day sales. And this album by Xia Xiyao was made up of hit songs from several top-tier talents. Given that, these results weren’t all that surprising!

He looked up at Xia Xiyao, who still seemed a bit stunned, and suddenly smiled.

She was now a real-deal rich lady! If it weren’t for Tao Lele and Yun-jie still being present, he would’ve loved to copy Xiao Nainai and say to Xia Xiyao:

“Rich lady! Food! I’m hungry!”

But that didn’t stop him from speaking up now either.

“Hehe~ wifey, now that we have money, how about you approve a million for me first? It’s time to start the company.”

Gu Xingyi rubbed his hands together and grinned.

Chen Feng’s anime company still needed five million, and the 2,000-square-meter office space in the city center—just six months of rent would cost another five million. Not to mention all the later equipment expenses.

Xia Xiyao blinked, looking adorably dazed, making Gu Xingyi want to reach out and poke her little face with his finger.

Actually, Gu Xingyi also had his bank card linked, but he had previously said that any household spending from now on would be something they’d discuss and decide together.

“Okay~” Xia Xiyao softly agreed. After thinking for a moment, she pressed her lips together and looked at Gu Xingyi.

“Then… can we also start a charity foundation through the company? I want to set aside 30% of our profits from now on to help struggling orphans and patients who can’t afford their medical bills.”

Seeing Xia Xiyao’s serious expression, Gu Xingyi was stunned for a second, then smiled and nodded.

“Of course we can!”

They were both orphans themselves. Having been through things, they naturally understood hardship better than most. Even if Xia Xiyao hadn’t brought it up, he would have suggested it sooner or later.

It could only be said—they were perfectly in sync!

Of course, they planned to take responsibility for the foundation themselves and make sure every cent went to those truly in need.

When Yun-jie and Tao Lele heard that, their eyes instantly lit up. After exchanging a glance, Yun-jie also smiled and said,

“Xiyao, go ahead and deduct 30% of our pay for the foundation too. Think of it as our contribution.”

“Mm~ okay.”

Xia Xiyao agreed with a soft hum. With that, their next steps were more or less settled. Not wasting any time, Gu Xingyi stood up and made a gesture of invitation.

“I wonder if you lovely ladies would be interested in coming with me to check out your future new company?”

Tao Lele immediately cheered and raised both hands in agreement.

Xia Xiyao didn’t say anything, but instead stood up and wrapped her arm around Gu Xingyi’s, showing her answer with action.

After giving Chen Feng a call, the four of them left the house and drove toward the city center of Jiang City.

Arriving once again in front of this multi-story commercial building, Gu Xingyi looked up—it was his third time here. He never thought that one day, he would be opening his own company in this very place.

The floor available for rent was the eighth floor. Chen Feng was already there waiting, and beside him stood a man around forty years old.

The two were chatting and laughing, but they stopped and walked forward as soon as Gu Xingyi and the others stepped out of the elevator.

“Lao Gu, let me introduce you. This is Lin Fu, the person in charge of this building.”

Chen Feng pulled Gu Xingyi over to introduce them to each other.

“Mr. Lin, this is Gu Xingyi, our company’s boss!”

Gu Xingyi quickly took off his mask and shook hands with the warmly smiling Lin Fu.

As soon as the mask came off, it was clear that Lin Fu recognized Gu Xingyi—the surprised look in his eyes gave it away.

“Hello, hello! I really didn’t expect it’d be you renting this office floor. When Xiao Chen mentioned it earlier, I thought it was just someone with the same name! But it’s really you—Gu Xingyi! These past few days, you’re all over the news whenever I open my phone!”

“So, you’re starting your own entertainment company?”

After a brief handshake, Lin Fu asked with a look of delight and curiosity. News of Gu Xingyi starting a company here would be a huge scoop!

“Hello, Mr. Lin. Yes, I’m planning to start an entertainment company, and I’m just here looking for a location. Shall we check the space first?”

“Of course, of course! Let’s get down to business. Please, follow me.”

Lin Fu chuckled. If Gu Xingyi really started an entertainment company in his building, the place would become hot property overnight! He knew how popular Gu Xingyi was—his presence alone was as good as a golden signboard!

The group began touring the floor, with Lin Fu giving constant explanations along the way.

After walking a full round, Gu Xingyi had a good grasp of things. The entire floor covered 2,200 square meters, divided into fifteen office units, each about 120 square meters.

Of course, the layout was flexible. These office spaces could be renovated and customized as needed. If Gu Xingyi needed changes later, he could remodel it however the company required.

For instance: employee break rooms, recording studios, meeting rooms… he’d have to handle the interior work for all of those later.

Not to mention equipment installation and other follow-up tasks—those would be part of the next phase.

At the moment, Gu Xingyi was pretty much a one-man general. In the company, aside from himself, Xia Xiyao, and Lele, there were only the two previously discussed recruits—Feng Xiaoxiao and Yi Shuihan. For now, that was the entire team.

So what he needed now was just a few basic rooms to get started, and a space for Xingyao Animation to move in.

Gu Xingyi was quite satisfied with this floor, and immediately began negotiating with Lin Fu.

Lin Fu was thrilled that Gu Xingyi wanted to set up shop in his building, so he offered a very reasonable price.

Both sides quickly reached an agreement. In the end, Gu Xingyi signed a six-month lease at 12 yuan per square meter per day. Whether to renew after the contract expired would depend on whether he needed a larger space at the time.

Contract signed. Payment complete.

The very first step in establishing Xingyao Entertainment—successfully done!