It was already evening when I left Universal. I had Nick borrow a car from Universal (no choice, Linton was too popular recently, the paparazzi were too close) and, avoiding the paparazzi, quietly went to Winona's house.
Winona had already prepared dinner and red wine. As soon as I entered the house, a figure pounced over. Linton quickly reached out and hugged her. First, the two had a deep, lingering kiss, then the battle erupted. 30,000 words are omitted here. Only when the battlefield quieted down did the two realize they hadn't eaten dinner yet.
"It's all your fault, you were so impatient, dinner's cold now."
"It can't all be my fault, who told you to be so tempting? Alright, let's just heat it up in the microwave."
The two returned to the dining room, finished dinner simply, and then shared their work experiences over red wine.
Slowly, the mood started to become ambiguous again. Winona said, "Darling, let's continue playing our game."
Immediately, the battle resumed. Perhaps it was due to being empty for too long, or perhaps it was due to being nourished, Winona's combat power was incredibly strong, and the battle was even more intense. The entire apartment bore the marks of battle until they fell asleep in each other's arms at dawn.
Since they had already arranged the time by phone, Winona had taken 2 days off, and Linton also had 3 days of rest.
The two simply found a farm called Gilchrist near Los Angeles for a vacation.
At the undisturbed farm, the two fished, hunted, picked, and enjoyed the rustic pleasures. More often, they engaged in passionate battles.
Winona was indeed a rising star in Hollywood, and the popularity she accumulated was very strong.
Through Dual Cultivation, with the boost from Winona's popularity, Linton's Cultivation speed increased steadily. He already felt that he had taken a big step forward in the seventh Late Stage of Qi Condensation.
Feeling the beauty of the farm scenery and the tranquility of rural life, Linton had the idea of buying a farm. Of course, these were matters for the future; it was still too early now.
During the vacation, he also received a call from Naomi challenging him, but Linton couldn't Clone himself, so he could only regretfully say next time.
In fact, this time, 'You're Beautiful' helped Naomi a lot.
In the music video, Naomi was portrayed as beautiful and endearing, attracting many fans.
Recently, she also finalized a movie crew. Although the role was small, she finally took the first step onto the big screen.
On the 10th, good news came from Universal again, informing Linton to come to the company on the 11th to settle the second payment of royalties for the three singles.
On the 11th, Linton and Winona returned from the farm. After dropping Winona off at home, he went straight to Universal.
After meeting Mira and Zhou Haisheng in the office, they went to Daniel's office. Lisa, smiling, was already there with her accountant.
From July 1st to the end of October, in the North America market, 'Baby' accumulated 850,000 copies, 'Numb' accumulated 2.08 million copies, and 'Believer' accumulated 3.05 million copies, totaling 5.98 million copies, with an average price of 6 US dollars per copy (single sales windows are shorter, and there will be some discounts in the Late Stage).
In the Overseas Market, 'Baby' accumulated 5.2 million copies, 'Numb' accumulated 4.8 million copies, and 'Believer' accumulated 5.6 million copies, totaling 15.6 million copies, with an average price of 5.8 US dollars per copy.
According to the agreement, Linton would receive 22% of the single sales revenue. Linton's personal share was (5.98 million * 6.2 + 15.6 million * 5.8) * 0.22 = 28,062,320 US dollars.
For song copyright licensing fees, 'Baby' added 1.32 million US dollars in licensing to various venues (TV stations, stadiums, universities, nightclubs, various competitions, shopping malls, product advertisements, etc.).
'Numb' added 1.45 million US dollars.
'Believer''s cumulative copyright licensing fees reached 6.2 million US dollars.
The total was 8.97 million US dollars.
According to the 22% royalty split, he would receive 1.9734 million US dollars.
Everyone was naturally overjoyed. After the economist verified and confirmed that there were no errors, Linton and Lisa both signed their names on the various documents.
Daniel had already poured several glasses of champagne and personally handed them to everyone, "Happy cooperation."
"Happy cooperation!"
"The potential of these three singles has basically been exhausted, but Linton's debut album sales exploded, and the next payment will be even more generous, hahaha," Daniel said excitedly.
Linton took a small sip, "I hope the next payment arrives soon."
"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it. Cheers!"
"Cheers!" Everyone raised their glasses and cheered loudly.
Universal's efficiency was as high as ever. Soon, everyone signed the distribution documents in the morning, and the payment was credited to the account in the afternoon.
Linton received a total of 30,035,720 US dollars this time, paid 3,003,572 US dollars to WMA Company, and 303,572 US dollars to Zhou Haisheng, suddenly adding over 26.73 million US dollars to his account.
"Do you have any information on the Silicon Valley properties I asked you to contact last time?" Linton asked Zhou Haisheng.
"Yes, there are two properties that meet your requirements. I've already seen both. One is an 8-story office building, with a land area of 4 acres and a building area of 16,000 square meters, quoted at 6 million US dollars.
The other is two 5-story office buildings, with a land area of 6 acres and a building area of 21,000 square meters, quoted at 8.5 million US dollars.
Boss, when are you free to go to the site to take a look?"
"Okay, you contact the real estate agent, first verify the property rights and the quality of the houses. If there are no problems, start negotiating the price. I'll probably be back from abroad around January 7th. If there are no problems when I get back, then buy it. Can I get a loan?"
"You can get a loan. I was going to suggest you buy with a loan even if you didn't ask."
"Also, please contact the stockbroker again. I'll invest an additional 13 million US dollars, all to purchase stocks in Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, and Compaq. 5 million for Microsoft, 3 million for Cisco, and 2.5 million each for Dell and Compaq."
"Boss, I'm afraid it might be a bit difficult. Microsoft's stock is too hot right now, rising too fast. It has increased by nearly 20% in just over four months. It's very hard to buy on the market. The previous two purchases were only completed last month. If we buy too quickly, it's easy to cause a rapid surge in stock prices and become a scapegoat. This time, 5 million, we don't know when we'll be able to buy it all."
"What about the other three stocks?"
"Cisco, Dell, and Compaq are also performing very well, all up over 10% in just over four months. However, they are not as hot as Microsoft, so we can buy them slowly."
"Then let's do this: buy at least 3 million of Microsoft, try to buy as much as possible. If it's really not possible, use the extra 2 million to buy Cisco, and keep the others unchanged."
After seeing Zhou Haisheng off, Linton then notified Mira to contact a real estate agent to find a high-end villa or estate.
Mira asked if there was a budget range, and Linton told her between 10 million and 20 million US dollars. That's right, he was still planning to buy a house. When you have money, you should enjoy it to the fullest.
This time going Overseas, Linton did not plan to bring Mira along. WMA Company's influence Overseas was too small, so bringing Mira along would not be very meaningful.
However, Danny and Bella still needed to be brought. Danny was responsible for his safety, and bringing Bella was to investigate the possibility of forming a fan club Overseas as well.
He notified Bella to come over, gave her a check for 50,000 US dollars as a reward for the initial fan club formation, told her that her salary would increase by 20% starting this month, and asked her to prepare for traveling Overseas.
Afterward, Linton called Aunt, telling her that he was going Overseas for promotion and couldn't spend Christmas with them, wishing her and her family a Merry Christmas in advance.
He also instructed Mira to buy Christmas gifts and mail them to Aunt's family.
